No, what I wanted would have required a new custom even after the singles came out, since the QB and SO don't have what I want in a fixed gear bike.
Likewise without the "destructive" mods, I would not have had the kind of bicycle I wanted, as I said before. On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> > 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. >> >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://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 which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* Carthusian motto -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
