Way to go Joe! An admirable build indeed. Also very sensible. Sorry to plant the seed, but it is simply inevitable that this bike will feature a Riv handlebar soon! (Albatross/Billy)
With every road bike I have owned I was tempted to toss out the drop bar and do an alt bar. That thought would come to my head during every ride! Sadly it is much more involved than swapping handlebars for my Appaloosa. You went ahead and did it, and have set an excellent example! Speaking of Will's whacky, yet 100% sensible ideas, he had mentioned to me that the right configuration for my bike would be canti for front and v-brake for the back. I'm actually quite tempted to give it a try one day. On Thursday, 11 October 2018 14:30:27 UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Here's an update/finished build on my Sparkly Orange Roadini, which > answers the question, "What if you intentionally oversized a dropbar bike > for flatbars?" I think Will @ Riv will like it, he's into putting the > "wrong" parts on a bike. > > I had picked up an old Bianchi Project 5 with a Softride suspension stem, > but the bars were too low on that bike. Then it dawned me that the stem > would work just dandy on my Leo, so here ya go! > > Riser bar, XTR 9-speed shifter someone here sold me, Suntour dt for the > front, NOS Dia-Compe levers, Ergon grips, old Sakae cranks and BB from an > RB-T, NOS Shimano RX100 fd (from France!), NOS Deore LX rd (Japan!), > Mavic/105 wheels, 11-34 XT cassette, Jack Browns, MKS Touring pedals, > Woody's Chop Chort fenders with huge gaps that are different front and > back..Grant won't even be able to look at those fender lines! > > It's a fun bike with almost no standover, but here's an amusing thing I > discovered: When I first come to a stop and throw a leg over to hop off, > the suspension is slightly compressed..instant standover clearance! Check > it out. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/Bba3J2TpJE8sEaBh9 > > Joe Bernard > Novato 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 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.
