Larry, it looks like a number of people selected your photo. It is both a beautiful bike and a stunning shot. Well done, but three years? That's more patience than I can imagine. On topic with your thread title, if I ever run out of 8 speed stuff, I have several new 7 speed cassettes I've accumulated over time. They pop up on the bargain table for around $20. Since 9 appears to be following 8 into the twilight, I'll happily retreat back into the 20th century.
dougP On Nov 28, 5:38 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Very nice... :-) > > Sent from my iPhone 4 > > On Nov 28, 2010, at 8:35 AM, LF <fie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > It took three years, or so, to set up the classic blue Rivendell Road > > Custom. > > <http://tinyurl.com/28hn6fs> > > Mostly, preference for a fixed-gear mid-80s Sequoia, a perfectly messy > > garage, and it being sorta okay as it was, slowed me down. > > > I purchased it from a too disgruntled iBob. He had three Rivs for > > sale; couldn't get them to fit his long torso comfortably. Oddly, > > this bike came with a too short for normal-torso-me Salsa stem. Also > > had ti eggbeater pedals, pretty narrow handlebars, campag brifters > > with 9-speed Centaur drivetrain, wireless computer w/cadence; no > > wheels, no saddle. > > > I didn't take to brifters, asked about them on iBob, was assured by > > Sheldon that pretty much only people who hadn't tried brifters > > preferred friction shifting. I gave them a fair trial, before I > > upgraded to 7-speed friction shifting. Each to their own. > > > I cleaned the garage last summer and fixed a few bikes, finishing the > > Riv Nov. 28, 2010: 36 spoke wheels (mavic hubs, MA2 and Torelli > > Master rims) with Pasela 28s, VO fenders, B-17, technomic stem, > > Noodles w/ tape & twine, 7-speed friction shifting w/ Suntour barCons, > > grip kings, Nitto front rack & Wald basket, bell. Ditched the cycle > > computer. > > > I went for a brisk New England seashore November ride. The frame fits > > just fine. The bike is comfy. The drive train shifts smoothly & > > accurately. It's much quicker and easier to shift chain rings with > > friction shifting, replacing the wild multiple flapping brifter > > motions with a short, direct, efficient barCon movement. My hands rest > > more comfortably on the hoods; brifters always felt awkward, too big. > > The Paselas provide good shock absorption. It’s a Riv Road, riding > > better than a Dream. > > > Best, > > Larry > > > -- > > 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. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
