That clamp-on cable stop was an unfortunete forced decision based on the owners desire for centre-pull brakes. If the built-in cable stops were used, the brake housing would essentially prevent the rider from turning more than a few degrees in either direction before the brake cable would but up against the housing at the cable stops. By using a clamp-on stop a few inches down the frame, they could buy a full range of motion for steering. Believe me, everyone was bummed about having to do that. The only way around it would be to use side-pulls.
On Friday, May 2, 2014 1:22:37 PM UTC-5, Tim Gavin wrote: > > Welcome to Riv ownership, and welcome to the list! > > I noticed that your Atlantis has a dealer sticker from World of Bikes in > Iowa City. Though IC's bike culture is pretty Riv-ish (like many college > towns), I wouldn't call World of Bikes the most Riv-ish shop. They don't > carry Atlantii any more but they do carry a couple Surly's in addition to > the mainstream Al/CF bikes. These Rivs sure get around... > > This is the first time I've seen the new San Marcos color built up. It > looks nice, and a bit less "twinkly" than the old pearly light blue (a > gorgeous color). Plus, it has mid-blade eyelets now. > > One question: On the beautiful Nobilette, why did the shop use the black > clamp-on downtube cable stop, instead of the cable stops built into the > lower head lug? Of course, we all make style decisions but I can't > understand this one. > > Cheers, > Tim > Cedar Rapids, IA > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
