I got my hands on a stem of the identical model (SR Custom) but with a longer extension (100mm vs 80mm). So now the fit is much better. This means wrapping the handlebars. I had KHAKI Newbaums on-hand, but the shade is not right for this bike. I visited Riv HQ so I could view the three shades of BROWN in-person. The BROWN was too light. The DARK BROWN is perfect to complement the brown lettering on the decals. The CHOCOLATE is too dark. CHOCOLATE is more like "BLACK COFFEE". The only way to tell it's not black is to hold it up next to a roll of real BLACK.
So, PSA, know your browns: BROWN --> milk chocolate DARK BROWN --> normal 60% chocolate CHOCOLATE --> black coffee Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 12:51:16 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > > There's a category and a classification for everything in the bike > industry now, making it really easy for an N+1 guy like me to invent new > slots in the stable that need (NEED!) to be filled. The latest for me is > an Eroica bike. An Eroica bike is an old road bike, kept period correct, > for use in Eroica events. Reviews of these events are glowingly positive, > mainly for the social aspects of them. I'm a social guy, so if I can get > another bike, and use that as my admission fee to a fun social event, I'm > in! > > I found for myself a 1983 Univega Gran Premio. There are many many little > reasons why this particular bike appealed to me, and I was able to get an > OK price on it. It came in last night, and it was in such great shape that > I was able to overhaul and service everything I wanted to overhaul and > service and render it completely road ready. So, here's new bike day: > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UIHQW4K9swY/Weevzxb7bZI/AAAAAAAADpc/Dqgx25WookoN-YwgHpVQ8aR6Y5OD17nggCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_2220.JPG> > > Riv content: > > > --I upgraded to Riv Rolly Polly tires > > --lugged steel > > --Eroica celebrates beausage over restorations, particularly repaints > > --great, legendary Suntour, SR and DiaCompe parts > > --once I finalize stem length, I'll re-do the bars with Newbaums > > > I have not ruled out trying to get 200 miles in on this bike before > October ends, which would be bike #11 in my 10x200 challenge. > > I have not yet signed up for Eroica California 2018, but I think I might > > > Bill Lindsay > > El Cerrito, CA > -- 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.
