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WTF Townie, RC Broham Rack & 40 1/2 cage

I basically built this bike around the radness of the single sided Campy shifter from totally random parts bin parts. Made the custom rack and bottle cage for fun! More about the build on my blog: http://cyclingwmd.blogspot.com/2011/01/40-cage-rc-broham-rack-and-wtf-townie.html

Frame:
Beat up, front end impacted DeBernardi frame resprayed ala rattlecan..

Fork/Headset:
Straight bladed Yamaguchi road fork off of one of Mike McCarthy's old race bikes and a Dura Ace headset..

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Stronglight Ironlight Cranks with some rando BB

Pedals:
Shimano DX pedals

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Random 7 speed freewheel hub and chain, probably sachs..

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Dura Ace 7 speed rear Derailleur and vintage Campagnolo single sided shifter..

Handlebars/Stem:
Nitto bars with Nashbar Cork Grips and a Cinelli stem

Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Turbo GEL Saddle and a Campagnolo fluted seat post

Brakes:
Campagnolo Athena Brakes with Dia Compe levers

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
OG HED wheels with original 7 speed freewheel style hub

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
OG HED wheels with original 7 speed freewheel style hub

Accessories:
Custom made RC Broham rack and prototype 40&1/2 cage..

Added by CyclingWMD. Last updated almost 12 years ago.

5 Comments

Wimk

Wimk says:

I keep coming back to look at this.

Posted over 8 years ago

thisisdish

thisisdish says:

love this bike

Posted over 11 years ago

cbeall25

cbeall25 says:

that bottle cage is awesome

Posted over 11 years ago

Fazz7

Fazz7 says:

nice components!

Posted over 11 years ago

lostinthought

lostinthought says:

One of, if not the finest, townie I've seen. But, not surprising of the owner of that absolutely gorgeous red Mercian.

Posted almost 12 years ago