IIRC, and thanks to listmembers' generosity, I paid less than $400 for a set of very nice parts indeed, including wheels and tires, for my Ram, though I did have a few things stashed away, like f and r derailleurs. The build was considerably more high-end than Riv's basic build.
On 6/8/15, drew <drewbeckme...@gmail.com> wrote: > if budget is your main concern, i would second going the used/ebay/internet > > search route. obviously, that takes much longer. you can, however save a > ton of money, get your bike fun and rideable, and then swap out for more > expensive parts later or as you need them. i put a sam together for a > little less than 600$ (including saddle/seatpost/pedals) by making some > trades, bidding, using coupons, buying from the group, digging in parts > bins etc. in some cases, i ended up with better items than would be in the > > riv build kit. only a few concessions were made (older bar ends, claris > derailleur, vintage sr seatpost). the wheelset is where you'll spend the > most, and for my purposes, a lightly used/good quality wheelset (not hard > to find in 700c) was a worthy concession to save 2-300$. ill get a few > years or more out of them and then i can upgrade if i want. in the > meantime, i have a bike that rides great and i saved some money that i can > spend on bags and racks and lights and whatever. > > -- > 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. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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.
