There were only 125 original Road Herons (with horizontal rear dropouts) built between the end of 1997 and Spring 2001 and I'm very happy to have one. Viva L'Airone! The Heron was back in production as of 2002 with Todd Kuzma and closed again in mid-2007.
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| Item | Description | ||||||||||||||||
| Frame: | Heron Road 56cm, silver. Bought Mon, 14 May 2001 from Stephan Arulaid. | ||||||||||||||||
| Crankset/Chain rings: | Currently Shimano 600 167.5 arms, 40t ring (If geared: Sugino AT crankset (46/36/24) 170mm. 110/74 mm BCD) | ||||||||||||||||
| BB/Crank Axle: | Shimano UN-73, asymetric 115mm | ||||||||||||||||
| FW: | Currently 16t single speed (If geared: ST 7spd 13-26 13-14-15-17-21-24-26) | ||||||||||||||||
| Chain: | SRAM PC-48 w/powerlink | ||||||||||||||||
| Front derailleur: | Currently none. (If geared: ST Mountech or whatever) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rear derailleur: | Currently none. (If geared: ST XC Pro short cage with red aluminum Bullseye sealed pulley wheels) | ||||||||||||||||
| Shifters: | Currently none. (If geared: ST Sprint downtube friction) | ||||||||||||||||
| Pedals: | Time ATAC | ||||||||||||||||
| Brakes: | Front & rear: DiaCompe Grand Royales long reach calipers, KoolStop salmon brake shoes | ||||||||||||||||
| Brake levers: | Campy Record carbon aero | ||||||||||||||||
| Handlebars: | Nitto Mod 185 44cm short reach and shallow drop | ||||||||||||||||
| Bar Tape: | Black Cinelli cork | ||||||||||||||||
| Stem: | Nitto Technomic Deluxe 10cm | ||||||||||||||||
| Headset: | Cheap Tange | ||||||||||||||||
| Tires: | Panaracer Pasela 700x28 (measure to 25) -These tires are incredible. | ||||||||||||||||
| Rims: | Mavic Open Pro SUP CD 32h front and rear | ||||||||||||||||
| Spokes: | 14/15g DT stainless spokes front, straight 14g rear | ||||||||||||||||
| Rear hub: | Currently Suzue single fixed/single. (If geared: Phil FW 32h 130mm; Mavic skewer) | ||||||||||||||||
| Front hub: | Schmidt Dynamo; Mavic skewer | ||||||||||||||||
| Saddle: | Brooks Team Pro | ||||||||||||||||
| Seatpost: | Unknown 27.2, no setback | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer | Cat Eye Mity 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cages (2): | Blanburn aluminium | ||||||||||||||||
| Fenders: | SKS mudguards, highly modified, zip-tied, mudflaps made from a plastic cat litter container. | ||||||||||||||||
| Lights/reflectivity: | Front: Lumotech Oval Plus on Berthoud rack light mount, Cateye 3 LED EL400 backup headlight on left. Rear: 2 Cateye LED LD600s (on seat stays). | ||||||||||||||||
| Carrying: | Front: Berthoud rack with Berthoud 2885 bag modified with coroplast stiffener and zip ties through base leather to rack. Rear: Nitto mini rack with old Carradice Nelson Longflap with a towstrap run through the base to the rack. | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Stuff: | Zefal HPX2 pump. | ||||||||||||||||
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