On 12/30/2015 10:23 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:
Well, I had a custom derailleur Rivendell modified to long horizontals
without derailleur hangar (and had the dt shifter bosses removed,
too); this is just the opposite case. My own excuse is, that I loved
the way the bike fit and handled, but preferred a dedicated fixed gear
drivetrain, and I didn't have the $ for a new custom Rivendell. I've
been happy with this mod for getting on for 10 years. Perhaps the
owner loved his SO but preferred derailleurs, and didn't want to spend
for another Rivendell?
I suppose I take a more liberal view of bicycle modification than
many, but my guiding principle is, if you really have thought the
modification through, and there are good reasons why alternatives
won't work as well for you, all variables considered, do it. A bike is
meant for riding, and riding is meant to give the rider pleasure, so
do what is most pleasant.
Well, except that your modification was destructive and not reversible,
and his could have been ignored and the bike run as a single-speed as
originally designed even after having been modified. Not that I'm
saying his made any sense economically: I agree with Jim, there are
plenty of other Riv models that already did that job. At the time you
made those mods, the single-speed/fixie models had not yet been designed.
I agree that whimsical mods are silly. I'm just not sure this is one
of them.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Jim Bronson <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Why would anyone do this? There are other Rivendell models that fit
this role without frame modification.
I don't mean to be overly negative but this is seriously
(expletive) stupid.
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