Jason F - I wish I had the confidence to switch between drops and swept back. I always wanted to try albatross or VO granola on my Salsa Fargo (which I ride as a mountain bike on non technical trails, with lots of paved connecting everything). One day I may give it a shot.
Steve - "obsessing", absolutely you're not alone. "engaging avocation", great phrase! "core addiction", yes but a health one. (P.S. sorry I think I replied similar just to you...I do that too often and need to pay attention before I click). On Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 1:24:46 PM UTC-4 steve...@gmail.com wrote: > It's reassuring, after perusing this thread, that I am not alone in > obsessing over and tinkering with my bike builds. > > Is it just an engaging avocation --- or a hard core addiction? > > No matter, it results in comfortable, good looking bikes that keep me in > the saddle and moving. > On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:59:44 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote: > >> My Hillborne is running Velocity A23 rims, on the second rear and the >> front is nearing end-of-life, and I'd like to switch to Pacenti Brevet's >> because they're just so darn good looking. That's about it for 'permanent' >> changes; I do like to switch between drops and albatross and also fenders + >> slicks vs. knobbies on the Hillborne but those are more seasonal in nature. >> >> The Bombadil is similarly dialed in; I do bounce around with what bar I >> want to run and have a similar tire issue to Bill - I have four pairs for >> the Bombadil I think, so even if I put a few thousand km on it per year I'm >> set for a bunch of years. I'm glad to be at this stage where the bikes are >> totally where I want them to be, but I also get fidgety... it's nice to >> have something to look forward to! >> >> On Monday 15 July 2024 at 16:28:41 UTC-7 RichS wrote: >> >>> The Tange adjustable bottom bracket Riv sells was too much tempatation >>> for me. Wanted to install it on my Hillborne. Love the look, the feel and I >>> like to experiment so this was right up my alley. Unfortunately the 118 >>> spindle was a little too wide. No way to get a replacement spindle from Riv >>> or other sources I've checked. I will likely put this up for sale and buy >>> another one but with a shorter spindle. >>> >>> Best, >>> Rich in ATL >>> >>> On Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 3:52:11 PM UTC-4 Jay wrote: >>> >>>> When building up a bike sometimes you make do with what you have on >>>> hand already, or is readily available, or affordable. Though in the back >>>> of your mind you've already identified a replacement. >>>> >>>> I'm curious as to what parts on your current builds have you slotted >>>> for eventual replacement at some time in the future? What will you be >>>> replacing it with? Any dream parts in there, or just more functional or >>>> comfortable choices? >>>> >>>> On my Roadini I'm really happy with the touch-points: saddle and seat >>>> post, bars and tape, pedals; one of my wheel sets (with the 43mm tires); >>>> the cages; brake levers, callipers, and DT shifters. The chain and >>>> cassette >>>> are fine--and I want to stick with 11sp--but the crank and derailleurs are >>>> on my list of upgrades/swaps (partially for aesthetics...would like >>>> silver, >>>> partially for function as I would like a bit more great range on the low >>>> end). I would also like to replace the second wheel set that I use with >>>> 30mm tires for road-only rides (to something lighter/faster). I would >>>> also >>>> change the housing (aesthetics, maybe green or grey), and the saddle bag. >>>> >>> -- 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/f7573069-7399-436e-bba0-ee59b6cafd38n%40googlegroups.com.
