I'd second the idea of riding it for awhile and then making the decision. My daily ride(Ebisu) is a 48/34 with a 12x27, which gets me up any hill I'm likely to encounter. My weekend in the mountains bike is a Rambouillet with a 46/36/26. Maybe you need to figure out exactly how you want to use the bike before changing anything. Cheapest change is to go to the campy 12x29 cassette, then look for 48/34 rings (Peter White stocks campy rings & the LBS can order campy compatible rings for you. If you stick with 9 speed, you can keep the very nice campy brake lever and use the Riv Silver Shifters ($35). All four of my bikes use Silver shifters, either b.e. or d.t., & Shimano 9 speed cassettes and they shift great. I used indexed shifting for many years. now I would never go back to it. Waste of money & not as much fun for a recreational rider. Michael Westford, VT
On Jul 1, 12:49 pm, Brewster Fong <bfd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jun 30, 8:02 pm, Christopher Paul <zdree...@gmail.com> wrote:> Finally was > able to track down your reply. THANK-YOU!!!!!!!! My LBS > > balked about using my parts in this fashion (I have a history of > > giving them parts and paying for their labor, so this is nothing new). > > I directed them to the link you gave me, and the owner acknowledged > > that this was a viable solution and agreed to do it for me. This > > knowledge prevented him from running up the tab with less efficient > > alternatives. As I told Gino, I have allocated funds from this > > savings for beer from a local establishment in a depressed economy in > > your honor. Seriously, > > Thanks! > > Wow, thanks! My general rule is to try the cheapest thing first. If > that doesn't work, THEN look at more expensive options. One thing I > like about this group is its willingness to try different things. > Instead of being locked in to one system, many here are willing to > experiment. All of my bikes are "mutt-bikes," with a mix of several > different brands and systems. In the end, if you can make things work, > it makes for a more eclectic and interesting bikes for those in the > know.... > > Also, there's nothing wrong with bring in parts and paying a LBS for > labor. Hey, they're making money and if they're willing to put > something together, why not? Good Luck! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
