FMSACYCLE
By adams on 09/07/2010.
Bike tags: 1984 | Chris King | gold | Nashville | Paul component engineering |
FMSACYCLE BEST (super relax concept edition) / 57 cm / 1984
Salsa Cowbell 3 / Thomson Elite X2
Surly Cross-Check w/ 1" steer tube and mid-blade eyelets / Chris King NoThreadset
Shimano HB-5700 / H+Son TB14 / 700x35c Vittoria Randonneur
Shimano FH-5700 / H+Son TB14 / 700x35c Vittoria Randonneur
Shimano FC-5700 / Chris King
Brooks B17 Special / Thomson Elite
Shimano PD-M959 / KMC X9
Shimano SL-BS64 / front: Shimano FD-5600; rear: Shimano RD-5600
front: Paul Touring Canti; rear: Paul Racer / Shimano BL-1055
SRAM PG-820 11.28 (8 Speed) / 39.53 / Blackburn TRX-1 Rear Rack and Jandd Extreme Front Rack
FMSACYCLE BEST (super relax concept edition) / 57 cm / 1984
Salsa Cowbell 3 / Thomson Elite X2
Surly Cross-Check w/ 1" steer tube and mid-blade eyelets / Chris King NoThreadset
Shimano HB-5700 / H+Son TB14 / 700x35c Vittoria Randonneur
Shimano FH-5700 / H+Son TB14 / 700x35c Vittoria Randonneur
Shimano FC-5700 / Chris King
Brooks B17 Special / Thomson Elite
Shimano PD-M959 / KMC X9
Shimano SL-BS64 / front: Shimano FD-5600; rear: Shimano RD-5600
front: Paul Touring Canti; rear: Paul Racer / Shimano BL-1055
SRAM PG-820 11.28 (8 Speed) / 39.53 / Blackburn TRX-1 Rear Rack and Jandd Extreme Front Rack
I bought this bike in 2005 for pennies on craigslist and then slowly went nuts. The frame is a lovely no-name 57cm lugged steel beauty from Taiwan R.O.C. (with a lovelier headbadge) powder coated to match its original color. Not much else remains from the cotter-cranked behemoth that she once was. The frame lacks the eyelets one seeks in a true touring bike, although the geometry is spot on. It fits me so well that if I ever were to get a custom frame i'd just copy this one. Today she sports Super Relax Concept livery and is as pleasant for a beer run as a 5000km trek. If you have any information about FMSA cycles, get in touch!