As they used to say in the old VW custom mags -that is one "sano" build. Very clean and sleek and pleasing to the eye. Love the acorn roll position -looks like it was meant to be there and the clamp on cable stops looks great I am going file that one away. How do you like your 7 speed IRD/ Phil rear wheel combo? How would you compare it to a 9 speed freehub wheel? I have been thinking about going 7 speed just to have few gears to try and dial in ;-)
Great Job Enjoy! RR PS I could help thinking the "All rounder" looked like a perfect candidate for a SA or Shimano IGH 3 speed or 8 speed hub, it would make for a great town bike. You could always use the power shifters on your future riv. On Aug 13, 11:03 am, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > Believe it or not, this is the first pair of non-aero brake levers > I've used. Kinda feels naked without the wires coming out the top, but > I'm liking it so far. Just hope that doesn't lead me down the path of > clipless pedals and indexed derailleurs! > > On Aug 12, 9:45 pm, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Nice bike.......and your bars look comfy to me. When I had drop bars > > on that's how I set mine up and simply used the drop portion when I > > felt the need to "go aero". Right now I use upside down Albatross bars > > and cork grips with a tall stem. I like them better than mustache bars > > too. I usually use the hoods when riding with a noddle bar 1.5 inches > > above saddle height. > > > On Jul 29, 6:40 am, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > Plenty of Riv bits on this old Trek, with more to come - including the > > > Resurectio decals. I'll take better photos when it's complete, and add > > > a full component description. The idea is to transfer all the bits to > > > a Rivendell frame when the stars align. You'll notice an unusual (but > > > quite handy) placement for the Acorn two-strap bag. The strap width > > > did not fit the Avocet saddle, so I thought hmmm... This would also > > > work for any of the small saddle bags/bar bags Riv sells I suppose. I > > > really like the Nitto R-15 rack. I have the Boxy Rando for Mark's rack > > > ready to go. > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/32306...@n07/sets/72157621882484628/ > > > > And here's the latest "All-Rounder" version of my other old Trek. > > > Evolving slowly, but just about perfect now. > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/32306...@n07/sets/72157615116858932/ > > > > Cheers, > > > > Marty- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
