FWIW, I have owned 3 Rivs (AHH/Hunq/Custom) and ALL have needed to have the seat tubes reamed to the correct size. All three would scratch up seat posts terribly when they were inserted. I spent about 3 hours with a brake cylinder hone and 400 grit sand paper getting the AHH seat tube so that it would not mar seat posts. Also none of the seat lugs were over tightened.
I took the Hunq and the Custom to a local builder and had him ream the seat tubes with the proper size tool. Both had metal shavings that needed to be removed from the bottom brackets afterward. That tells me that something was not correct/complete in the frame prep, at least in my case(s). If I were to buy another Riv frame the fist step would be a though going over by a builder/shop to ensure everything is correct. My AHH needed to have the derailleur hanger aligned as it was bent (maybe in shipping) and would not allow for proper indexing when shifting. The frame was brand new from RIv. It works fine now and has for the last 7 years. It was not a big deal just something to be aware of when working with steel frames. They might need a few tweaks now nd again. . On Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 10:05:58 AM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: > > I have a tapered round file. It lets you get in there at a slight angle so > you can make some passes at the ridge without rubbing at the top of the > lug. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
