Get some Rich-built wheels with a rim choice optimized for the estimated tire width you intend; get Rich's advice on making that choice; he's great at that. For example, I went with Atlas rim matched to the 700x50 or 55 Big Ben tires that I usually ride.
If you have Rich-built wheels on a Hillborne frame it will be hard not go wrong with the rest of the bike. 2nd most important thing after the wheels is bet the saddle and handlebars right. I think not skimping price-wise to make those things right (frame, wheels, seat, handlebar) sets you up for a great bike no matter what. After that, set up the rest of your components as your mood and budget strike you. Someone on the forum gave a great shifter tip recently: Sunrace thumbies mounted directly to the stem. It looks like a good moderately priced way to go. Here's the photo they posted: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephendm/18247780680/ (I'm a fan of stem shifters, and this would be a more economical way of setting them up.) -Jim W. On Jun 7, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Daniel D. wrote: > So I test rode a sam the other day and really enjoyed the ride. Getting my > ducks in a row to swing a frame. I've always wanted to build up a frame. > But as my camaro sitting in the garage proves, sometimes projects don't go as > planned. A concern is that the "budget" build doesn't turn out to be that > thrifty after all. But maybe it'll be fine, I'm a pretty picky shopper and > my equipment work out pretty well. Seeking advice from those that were in my > position. Any regrets not just taking the easier route? > > -- > 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. James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net - 700x33 -- 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.
