Do you like drop bars? I heartily recommend the Rene Herse Maes Parallel as the ultimate road drop bar - shallow drop, moderately long reach, long, flat ramps, just a hint of flare in the hooks. I use these on both road bikes and on the drop-barred gravel sand bike. https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/components/handlebars/maes-parallel-254-handlebars/
I was going to suggest the 38 cm c-c model (as I prefer 38s on my road bikes -- I use very wide 42s on my dirt road bike; again 60 c-c road frame) BUT just discovered that the narrowest model now offered is the 40 cm c-c. Too bad. Saddlebags: The ultimates are the current Rivendell ones, but Carradice ( https://carradice.co.uk) makes many, many models, ancient and modern, and supports, and it's often cheaper to order directly and pay ocean shipping than to buy from a US vendor. Carradice + internation shipping will be cheaper than Rivendell, btw, tho' the Riv bags are bijou top-10% purse quality. Margaret at Carradice -- is she still there? She was Customer Service, and was always very helpful. Again, I've *never* had the sun (furnace bright here in ABQ, summer) damage a Carradice apart from bleaching the color a bit after years of use. On Thu, May 5, 2022 at 9:36 AM Adrianna T <[email protected]> wrote: > Now for the million dollar question.. what handlebars and saddlebags would > you all recommend? I know there are other conversations about Carradice > bags, but I don’t know anything about bags that would fit this type of bike > or era. > > On Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 6:03:53 PM UTC-7 Fullylugged wrote: > >> Very nice build. As a fellow '95 Road rider, I share your enthusiasm for >> this bike's riding characteristics. 26" was used by RBW a couple of times >> to get better geometry in smaller size frames. It works. Hope you enjoy >> many miles on yours! >> >> On Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 7:52:32 PM UTC-5 Adrianna T wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> >>> Back in January I came across a custom Riv Road Standard that I didn't >>> know anything about, other than that it was being sold by Joe Breeze (to >>> raise funds for his bicycling museum). >>> >>> A bunch of you here helped to spec it out and that helped me feel >>> confident enough to buy it. >>> >>> After several months, I finally have a bike! >>> >>> (The delay was largely around waiting for parts to show up, with this >>> supply chain and all). >>> >>> Here's what I ended up with. Photos attached. >>> >>> - Nitto Randonneur 25.4 400mm >>> - Gran Compe 202 Non Aero Brake Levers, Drilled >>> - Nitto Fillet FacePlater Quill stem >>> - Dia-Compe ENE Down Tube Shifters >>> - Rene Herse Double Crank 46-30 - 171mm >>> - MKS Monarch pedals >>> - Velo Orange 32 hole silver front and rear hubs >>> Velocity A32 32 hole polished rims >>> - Shimano 105 >>> - Microshift 11-36 >>> - 26″ x 1.25″ Elk Pass Tires >>> - Dura Ace >>> >>> Thanks to Scenic Routes (community bike center in San Francisco), and >>> this community here, for the input and advice. It rides like a dream and I >>> am really, really happy with it. >>> >> -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5c6cd0f1-d47b-45a0-9443-b0ee549a2a2fn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5c6cd0f1-d47b-45a0-9443-b0ee549a2a2fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguqsAvwacnKrke9WW9OqbLB0_7zjf10rRTfU1xkUOZj-w%40mail.gmail.com.
