Since you have time, set up an eBay repeat search for Simplex Retrofriction. NOS and good condition used come up fairly often. They work better than Silver and look better IMO. I have them on three bikes.
White Industry BB is very nice and rolls very smooth. Priced between the VO and Phil. Does not come in a lot of lengths. If length matches your needs, I would go with the White. I have been thinking about a new Hilsen. As I am really into the RacerMs, been wondering whether Riv would agree and how much if so to a braze on option. As good as the center pull Pauls are, the braze ons are that much better. To add to your saddle dilemma, the new Brooks Colt looks cool and the design and materials may be right for the build you are thinking. An 11 is a real low gear. Unless you are a real strong rider, I think 12 or even 13 makes more sense. No need to have something you rarely use. I tried the Randonneur bars for tour and riding around a couple of months and could never get used to them. They are surprisingly hard to tap - the wacky curve. Least ways for this mechanically disinclined ride. I am not a fan of Mustache at all, but note many swear by them. I would go either Noodle, Dream or Albatross if you want upright. You cannot go wrong with Nitto racks, but should at least check out the Tubus Vega. Tubus offers a spring clamp option. It comes in handy in so many ways. On a minimalist build bike you can clamp onto small loads and not find yourself wising you had a bag much of the time. I love the White platform/Gordon clip combo. I think the pedals are also fine for touring and should do well for club riding as well. On Jul 11, 3:01 am, kent <broken.cy...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is just daydreaming about a bike that I won't be building > immediately as I have a Surly Big Dummy build that is happily chewing > up every bit of spare change I can throw at it and there's a very > reasonably priced Catrike Road on craigslist (I've wanted to do a long > tour on a recumbent trike, though even if I wanted to I can't get > fully bent as the Air Force won't allow me to grow a recumbent guy > beard!) My Bombadil will continue to be my lone Rivendell for a while, > but someday... someday! (It is a distinct possiblity that the frame > will be purchased immediately after they announce an upcoming price > increase.) I had initially intended to get your help filling out the > parts list, but as I wrote it down most of it fell into place. > > My Bombadil at 56cm fits well, but may be just a hair short in the top > tube department. At 6'1 with an 86cm or so PBH I'm on the tall side of > the overlap between the tallest 650b AHH frames and the smallest 700c > frames. I'm about 80% certain that I'll end up with a 59cm 700c frame, > but ideally I will get out to California and test ride one or three to > be sure. Both the Toyo and Waterford blues are beautiful, but I'm > still considering a custom color just to be contrary. > > Here's the rest of the build in no particular order: > > Crankset - Velo Orange Grand Cru 46/30 wide double. When I started > contemplating this bike I was kicking myself for having not picked up > a Sugino PX crank while Velo Orange still had them so the announcement > of this new crank early in the year was great. > Shifters - Silver friction shifters. Still up in the air about whether > they will be on the downtube or bar-ends, but they'll look great and > work great either way. > Brakes - Paul Racers. Maybe Silver sidepulls if I want to save a bit, > I'm sure they work great, but they just don't look quite as pretty to > me. > Brake levers - Sram S500. And maybe a pair of interrupters since I do > tend to spend a good deal of time on top of the bars. > Bar - Nitto Noodle (or perhaps a Mustache bar or Randonneur?) w/ > shellac'd twine and cloth over cork. I love the look of the M bar on > the AHH and the Rando seems like a good idea in much the same way that > dirt drop bars are on mountain bikes, but I ought to have one bike > with classic drop bars and this would be the right one for them. > Stem - Nitto Technomic Deluxe > Post - Nitto Crystal Fellow > Rear rack - Mark's/Mini. Just enough to support a big saddle bag if > needed. > Rear bag - Acorn Medium for general use. Carradice Barley when I need > more room. > Bell - stem-mounted > Saddle - VO Model 6? Brooks Swift? Selle An-Atomica Titanico? Yeah, I > haven't nearly made up my mind on this point. > Headset - Tange (Chris King 2Nut if I decide I just have to have the > shiny.) > BB - Tange (Phil as above.) > F Der - Shimano XT Longcage > R Der - Campy, IRD, whatever Riv has handy. > F Wheel - Velocity Synergy Shimano LX 36h > R Wheel - Velocity Synergy Asym 8/9s Shimano LX 36h > Cassette - 9sp 12-36 (11-32?) I'm sure it won't actually make a huge > difference in the real world, but the choice is going to bug me. > Tires - Grand Bois Cypres, Pacenti Pari-Moto, Schwalbe Marathon > Supreme, or Jack Brown Blue. Obviously a couple of these options will > be eliminated depending on which size frame and therefore wheels I end > up with. > Pedals - MKS GR-9. And if I like them then someday when I have money > to burn I'll replace them with White Industries Urban Platform Pedal > and Bruce Gordon Strapless Clips. > > Opinions and commentary welcome, even if it's just about color > coordination or the lack of fenders/racks/lights (I have that covered > on other bikes.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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