A Tosco bar arrived for me yesterday. It seems there is a problem however .... the ID of the bar is loo small for my Tektro RX 4.1 reverse brake levers. So I then tried some new yet older Riv shift pods just to see if they'd fit.... nope. Then I tried an old SunTour bar end shifter, nope. (many swear words inserted here). I called Vince @Riv and it seems when they had the bar made Riv sent them their current bar end shifter, so while those fit as they are a smaller diameter than the original pods. He did his best to figure a solution but it seems all he can do is initiate a return.
As best I could I measured 18.65mm and 18.70mm ID in each end. The bars OD measure 22.3, though the 31.8 clamp was spot on. I couldn't get even regular Tektro brake levers over the ends without forcing them, so I didn't. all of these parts go on/in Alba 56 and Billie bars with ease. I even tried sanding a little of the RX 4.1's inner mechanism to see if that would help but it would take some substantial metal removal either from it or the bars themselves. (more expletives).... If you're using anything else in the bar end other than the current Riv pods, you may be .... (more expletives). My last option for now before a bar return is if Dia-Compe's 188 levers will work, if I can get a retailer to actually measure them with the sleeve off as the description says for 18 or 20mm ID. Customer service .. as in talking to a living soul who's not a half robot instructed by a video screen what to think, do or say .... seems to be rare these dayze. Riv is rare.I live in an area where we have many Amish people who do roofs and siding and build homes, garages and such. You know, I have so much respect for those guys, they are real hand craftsman. No power tools or electronic devices to de-ssist them. I always waive to them and they always heartily waive in return. There's few bike riders here so when they see one we have an instant connection I suppose. Maybe it takes my back to the home I grew up in Minnesota that my Dad and god Father built by hand, it was pretty basic but I'll take basic well done any day of the week. Even the home I live in now was built in 1856 by the predecessors of my Mothers family buying it during WW2. Big thick stone foundation it sits upon. I'm not nearly so handy at such building homes, but I do know how to tear down a bike and build it back up in my sleep .Most of all I treasure peace ..... not a peace that is acquired, bought or sold .... no I'm referring that inherent indivisibility that is Life Itself.... Being-ness.... or IS-ness that is everything. On Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 2:53:01 AM UTC-5 Alberto Robador wrote: > Joe, if they only had the 25.4 version in stock so that I could use the > nice stem you just sent me...I was too slow! > > On Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 11:18:57 AM UTC-8 Garth wrote: > >> >> Yes Bruce, you know how to post photos, if you didn't "the device/means >> of expression" wouldn't exist. >> On Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 12:54:55 PM UTC-5 Brian Campbell wrote: >> >>> Thanks Garth. Now if you could show me how to post from my iphone....... >>> >>> On Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 4:34:33 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote: >>> >>>> Okay, I changed the format to .jpg and that worked to post both as an >>>> "add attachment" and "insert photo attachment". So if anyone has issues >>>> with posting photos , open the image, "save as" and change the file format >>>> to .jpg. I'm posting this with Chrome(book) OS and browser at the moment. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 4:30:33 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote: >>>> >>>>> Testing testing .... [image: Tosco.jpg] >>>>> On Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 4:28:02 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Riv has a schematic of the Tosco with it's images. This #%&*^! format >>>>>> wouldn't post the .png image of the bars, then the page malfunctioned >>>>>> and I >>>>>> had to reload the page, rendering my entire reply lost in cyberspace. >>>>>> The >>>>>> gist of which is .... everything is alright..... no matter what. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1403/7343/products/ScreenShot2020-11-24at11.51.45AM_1600x.png >>>>>> >>>>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b63d56c9-98f8-4cd9-a434-f4292c1072ban%40googlegroups.com.
