Comments on: A Series of Tubes: Final buildup on Marcus Rando Light Touring Bike

By: biking x

biking x — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:52:14 +0000

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By: Tad

Tad — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:42:34 +0000

Well, let’s see one of the violet crowns in the TdF before we put them down!

By: Motobecanes Rock

Motobecanes Rock — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:24:49 +0000

Elliot, thank you for your response. I saw your name over in the VO blog and from there went to read about your bikes of which the LaSalle especially appealed to me.

By: elliott

elliott — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:58:14 +0000

Motobecanes Rock,
The Asian made Motobecane of today is a ghost of the French made Motobecanes you are referencing. Having said that, French Motobecanes were also nowhere near the level of Rene Herse or Alex Singer bikes. Internal cabling is not new, just forgotten in most of today’s mass produced bikes. My choice of the internal cabling is part of the tribute the great constructeurs (plus it looks pretty cool.)

By: Motobecanes Rock

Motobecanes Rock — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:46:25 +0000

Even the humble Motobecane Mirage Sport ’83 has brake cables going through the top tube. Motobecanes rock though we aren’t talking about the pinnacle of
French bike making.

By: elliott

elliott — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:22:47 +0000

Paul,
Wheelbase was 1049mm and chainstays were 450mm. If you really want to go heavy touring with full bags, I’d look at a 465 mm chain stay for heel clearance on the bags (also makes the bike super stable.) That’s what I do on the city bikes I make so you can put really big pannier bags on the back.

Also, keep in mind I built in a 65mm rake on the fork with a 73 degree heat tube. This yields a fairly short fork trail of 37mm. This is the traditional French approach and assumes a load on the front. If you are building without a front rack that will normally be loaded, I’d build with a more standard trail of 50-65 mm otherwise the steering can get a bit jittery.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:02:29 +0000

I think you did a great job on this bicycle. I would like to know the wheelbase and also the chainstay length. What size bike is this? The dimensions are hard to read on the drawing. I would like to build a somewhat similar bicycle also. Thank you

By: Mtblawgirl

Mtblawgirl — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:51:13 +0000

Beautiful work!

By: Spencer

Spencer — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:37:41 +0000

What a fantastic build! I love the stylized holes for the cables. That is something I don’t think I’ve seen before. So beautiful.