Piaw said: >> Don't worry about assembling the bike. Modern bikes are easy and modern parts even easier.
Clearly, you have not added racks and fenders much :) Especially the latter are usually finicky... been doing this since 1986, can't count how many times. Sometimes it goes OK, but I got some Honjos to put on right now and lemme tell you... >> (I avoid the square taper BB for that reason) That I've had no trouble with, cartridge or traditional. cheers -mathias On Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 8:12:12 PM UTC-4 Piaw Na wrote: > I've been building my own bikes since 2007. It's not nearly as hard as > building a wheel. The only issue I can see is the the Sam Hillborne runs > cantilever/v-brakes, which have never worked out for me (I only buy > sidepull brake bikes to sidestep that problem). I recently built my wife's > bike. During the build due to bad lighting in my garage I assembled the > microshift bar-end wrong in such a way that the lever throw was half of > what it should have been. I scratched my head and rode it to the bike shop, > where the mechanic diagnosed the problem while telling me that it's silly > to put MTB derailleurs and a 1x drivetrain on my wife's road bike. But they > were about to close up shop. I decided to just ride the bike back home, > undo the shifter/derailleur cable assembly and redo it (which took all of > 15 minutes) and now the bike's perfect and she's setting PRs on her commute. > > The lesson: > > - Have good lighting in your workshop. Saves lots of time. > - Don't worry about assembling the bike. Modern bikes are easy and > modern parts even easier. (I avoid the square taper BB sfor that reason) > - The only way to get the parts you want on a bike is to buy them > yourself and assemble it yourself. I've had reputable shops like R&E > cycles > refuse to custom build a road bike with a 1x drivetrain. I do it myself > and > have no complaints about my mechanic refuse to do entirely reasonable > things. > > > On Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 8:32:14 AM UTC-7 Michael wrote: > >> Hi all, >> Ordered a Sam as my first Riv but unsure whether or not I should tackle >> building it up myself or just let Riv have at it. I have never built a bike >> before but I do have a workshop and am good with tools/mechanically >> inclined. >> >> Are there any specific steps that you would absolutely not recommend a >> beginner attempt? By the time i purchase specialty tools, it may have been >> wiser to just order it complete? >> >> Let me know what you guys think, I really don't want to do something >> stupid! >> >> Thanks, >> > -- 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/d5a1510b-30f4-40fa-bf5b-261a8e5264ecn%40googlegroups.com.
