Thanks for all the compliments!
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 8:17 AM, RJM <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't have one, but allow me to spend your money in my imagination...I > would think that Compass Bikes Rene Herse crank would be killer for a > Roadeo. > > The Rene Herse cranks are gorgeous, but I don't want to spend that kind of money. One of the justifications I used for this purchase was that I could use the gruppo from my existing road bike with little extra expenditure. The VO 46/30 double fits that kind of economical build, where the Rene Herse does not. On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 5:56 AM, islaysteve <[email protected]> wrote: > A minor question, what mirror did you use, and how do you like it? > Thanks for sharing, Steve > > The mirror is a Busch & Mueller 901, on the /2 bar-end mount. I use this model on my carbon 'cross bike as well. I bought the mirrors from bike-discount.de, but Peter White carries the entire B&M line in the US. Although the Ortlieb/D+D mirror that Riv carries has an excellent field of view, I've broken multiples. The B&M mirrors are more durable, and the ball joints just pop apart when stressed, instead of shattering like the Ortlieb/D+D/Riv mirror. I use the 901 (or larger 903) on the /1 hose-clamp-and-arm mount on my bikes with bar-end shifters. I use the 903 (with the long-arm mount) on my fat bike. On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 5:09 AM, ascpgh <[email protected]> wrote: > Your build makes me nostalgic for the New Success group I used on a '91 > RB-1. I was really impressed by how well that group operated under day to > day use as well as on really long rides in the mountains where I lived. > > The front shifter and derailleur functioned with a third inner ring > mounted via a TA triplizer middle ring to better climb mountains that were > either too steep or too late in the day for a 39. Rare as hens' teeth and I > think the smallest tooth count was 42, but got a 30t bailout gear to back > it up for the low grinds. > > Sadly sold that bike complete (to fund my Rambouillet). That group was a > very attractive part of it and looks as good I remember on your bike. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > Yes, the Sachs New Success group is attractive and works well. It has a very solid mechanical/clockwork feel. I could get a 39t 135bcd tripleizer ring from David Banzer <http://treetop.bigcartel.com/product/willow-chainring-tripleizer-130-135-bcd-options>, and add a bailout ring. That would allow me to keep the sexy Sachs/Campy crank. But, I don't like how much cranking on the shifters that Campy 8s Ergopower requires to shift a triple (I tried it on my Riv Road); so I want to keep the Roadeo a double. I already have two other bikes with triples and bar-end shifters. If I don't find a used subcompact double from the list, I'll get the Velo Orange 46/30 <http://www.modernbike.com/velo-orange-new-rando-crank-175-stainless>. Cheers, Tim Gavin 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 [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.
