I listed it on ebay , it is # 270509364222. I will ship free to list members.
On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Harvey Sachs <hmsachs@verizon.net> wrote:
> Sadiq's 3Rensho is worth looking at, and would be fun and lovely bike for
> the right person. And, it nicely illustrates the challenges in making a
> small frame with 700c wheels for short people. The first clue is the very
> long 50cm top tube, compared with a very short 45 cm. seat tube. When you
> look at the pix, there is rather little clearance between the front tire and
> the down tube, even though the BB is Way High - I'd guess well over
> 12"/30cm. To make the frame work at all, you have to build with a very high
> BB and thus the top tube height goes way up. Fortunately, many women have
> long legs, so you can get away with lifting the BB a bit. But most seem to
> have relatively short torsos. Back then, I had a really hard time finding
> bikes that would fit my shorter friends. Bill Boston and Georgena Terry
> broke through this, using a smaller front wheel so the top tube could be
> shortened. Bill's slogan was "Short is Normal."
> I've seen a Hollands with an obscure wheel size smaller than 700c, and
> there were other work-arounds. So, the bike is a monument to skill,
> craftsmanship, and the difficulty of coming up with a well-balanced design
> when wheel diameter is constrained. I wish it fit me.
>
> harvey sachs
> mcLean va
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Sadiq Gill wrote:
> Greetings.......................
> I have for sale a somewhat rare bird. It is a 3Rensho in a very small
> size. The seat tube is 45cm c-c and the top tube is 50 cm c-c. I believe
> it would fit a person 5 feet or five feet one inches; or someone small with
> a small inseam. Unlike many other small road bikes the frame takes standard
> 700c wheels. <snip>
> Pics are at:
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/
>
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