I like it. I'd substitute:
Bars: Nitto 185s, 44 cm.
Pedals: Shimano ("accept no substitutes") SPDs.
Saddle: Turbo (it's a tiny bit wider than a Flite) for bars within 1" of
saddle, Flite for lower.
Of course, bars, pedals and saddles are more personal items than, say, stems
or seatposts.
I'd put on JB Greens.
Otherwise, I agree.
On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 2:01 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.)
>
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