I got the levers that way and left it. I believe it was for the grip - seems to give my hand a more firm grasp on the lever when I'm on the hoods.
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Will <wpm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nice build and beautiful Brittany too! By the way, why the twine on > the bottoms of the brake levers? > > On Jun 8, 2:42 pm, r2far...@yahoo.com wrote: > > I have a HH with a Shimano XTR rear derailleur and it handles a 32 no > problem. I use a DA triple front (52-39-30) and the whole works shifts under > load better than anything I've ever seen. Sometimes when I'm loaded with > weight, I think I'd like something smaller than the 30t granny, but the next > step down would be walking speed anyway and I haven't gotten off yet, so far > so good. Overall, a pricey but slick drivetrain. > > > > From: Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> > > Subject: [RBW] Re: New Hilsen > > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 1:51 PM > > > > Looks great! So the DA triple rear derailer jives well with the 11-32 > > cassette, even though they're only designed for a 28t max cog? > > > > On Jun 7, 10:41 pm, Brian Hanson <stone...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I've got about 100 miles on my new Metallic Copper Hilsen. I did the > final > > > build a few weekends ago in an afternoon, and everything went together > very > > > nicely. So far so good, but I'm getting used to drop bars and regular > > > pedals after riding a mt. bike for the last 18 years. The jury is > still > > > out, and I've got a set of Albatross bars waiting in the wings. > Shifting is > > > velvet smooth with the 9-speed older Dura-Ace setup. The Silver > shifters > > > and brakes are all they're talked up to be... > > > > > It was really fun to put this bike together - I loved the frame as soon > as I > > > got it - these bikes are truly special! Next steps for this project > will be > > > getting some fenders and rackage/baggage - this is the pacific NW after > > > all... BTW - weight as it stands in these pics is right around 25 lbs > for > > > those that care. On the trail it rides like a freight train - smooth > and > > > fast. I shaved about 5-10 minutes off my daily 10 mile one-way > commute, > > > although it's probably pure adrenaline from the big stupid grin on my > face. > > > > > Hilsen Pics < > http://picasaweb.google.com/stonehog/AHomerHilsenInSeattle#> > > > > > Brian Hanson > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
