Pictures? sounds like beautiful build RR
On Jun 17, 2:40 pm, relistan <relis...@gmail.com> wrote: > My 60cm Sam Hillborne partial build arrived on Friday and I spent the > weekend putting it together. This is truly a gorgeous bike. The > paint looks fantastic and the lugs are very nice. Mine has a bit > fancier down tube lug than the one photographed by Renaissance > Bicycles. I'll post photos once it's wearing its fenders (not at the > moment). > > I commute daily and this is now my daily rider (replacing massively > upgraded 1971 Peugeot UO-8). I'll give riding impressions here and > if you want to know how its set up then keep reading below. > > The ride is very smooth. My first impression is "man those handle > bars are really up there!" This will come as no surprise to Riv > riders, I imagine, but it was surprising to me. At first I wasn't > sure about it, but now I find it very comfortable. The frame geometry > is in general very comfortable. I know this is Grant's shtick, but > he's not just talking, it's for real. At the moment the saddle feels > a bit far forward, but it's not on the right post yet. > > I had never ridden bar-end shifters. The one thing I didn't like > about the Hillborne frame was the lack of provision for down tube > shifters (my preference). But I ordered it and took the leap of > faith. I got used to these things in two rides and now it's totally > natural. I like it. The Silver shifters are very close copies of the > SunTour Sprints that I run on my Peugeot. They work great in bar end > configuration, something I wouldn't have expected. > > I was convinced by Keven at Riv on the phone to order the Schwalbe > Marathon Supremes instead of the Jack Browns. I wanted the look of > the tan sidewall but I thought, "Heck these guys know what they're > doing and if he says get the Schwalbes, then do it." I still want to > try the Jack Browns for comparison at some point, but for now I'm very > happy. These ride like butter! Through the rougher parts of the road > it's like floating on air over the mess. > > With 7 speeds in the rear and three in the front (haven't needed that > tiny front one yet), I feel like I have infinite gearing available. > The SRAM rear derailleur is fast and smooth and highly accurate. > Never ridden one before but I'm very happy with it. > > I highly recommend this bike. It's comfortable, easy to ride, and > plenty light and quick, even decked out with gear that is not > amazingly light weight. > > Here's how I have it set up at the moment. I should say here that I > weigh 230lbs (and live on top of a big hill and commute through an > industrial area) and that I have a history of doing damage to axles, > drive-side cups/cones, and cranksets. I ordered things to be rugged > because I don't want to deal with repairing stuff as much as possible. > > * 60 cm Sam Hillborne frame > * Phil "Rivy" Hubs with Velocity Dyad Rims (Rich built) > * IRD 7sp freewheel > * Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 42mm tires > * Sugino XD2 cranks (175mm) a la Riv > * Campagnolo Mirage front derailleur > * SRAM X-7 rear derailleur > * Silver bar end shifters > * Nitto Noodle bars > * Cane Creek SCR-5 levers (tan) > * Velo Orange Grenouille cantilevers > * Velo Orange 110mm stem > * Velo Orange stem adaptor > * Velo Orange road pedals (chrome cages) with MKS tall clips and > Christophe straps > * Velo Orange type 2 bottle holders > * New Brooks B-17 honey saddle (borrowed from my Raleigh > Professional) > * Campagnolo Nuovo Record seat post (borrowed from my Raleigh > Professional) > > I have a Velo Orange seat post and Cardiff Mercia saddle waiting at > home to go on the bike for tomorrow's riding. We'll see how that > changes things. This weekend I will be fitting Velo Orange 52mm alloy > fenders and will get photos on the first sunny day after that. :) > > Cheers, > Karl --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
