I’d probably better get my two cents in. I’m working off a pile of parts that I’ve collected over the years. That’s not necessarily the best way to approach a new build, but it will get something on the road. And everybody has a pile of parts…somewhere…
I took the frame down to the LBS for the prep I couldn’t do myself. They installed the stock headset, chased the bottom bracket shell, and aligned the rear derailleur hanger. One thing that might help others is their comment that the bottom bracket shell wasn’t threaded far enough in (for a UN300x107), and so they had to run their thread taps in a little farther. The wheels - I went with 650b (our Platy is a 50cm) Velocity Dyad 36s Rear hub is a Deore LX FH-T660, front is a SON28 generator hub For tires we’re using Schwalbe G-One Allrounds The drive is a Deore XT FD-M781 front and Deore XT RD-m772 SGS for the rear A Suguino XD2 46/36/26 crankset and Haimim “oil sheen” pedals complete the set Brakes are Tektro 837 AL Silver, and the levers are Tektro RS360A The cockpit is proving to be a slight problem. We’re going with Albatross bars and Dura-Ace bar ends, but… To get a good fit I’m going to assemble the whole set up with a Nitto NTC110 DX stem. The 11cm reach is probably going to be a bit long, and I expect to have to get something shorter, but until I do we can’t put on cork grips. So I’m using a handlebar tape wrap until she finds her reach. Currently it is built up just enough to be rideable, while she finds a saddle that she REALLY likes (one of the big complaints of her old bike). And there’s still a lot I need to do - light, basket, fenders - so no pictures yet. -- 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/e2c3cecd-8f4e-4a8c-8101-50d2395d61e9n%40googlegroups.com.
