Very nice! Now where are the pics?! RGZ
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 7:29 AM, David Klatte <flopmeis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Many thanks to everyone on the list who helped me pick out some of the > bits. This is the 71cm double top tube A. Homer Hilson for a 6'7" > rider (me). > > It arrived safe and sound earlier this week packed just like the > rivbike YouTube video shows. My first impression after (re) assembly > was OMG, this is the biggest frickin bike I've ever seen! I was > seriously worried that I wouldn't be able to get on the thing. Of > course I needn't have worried - with big tires and bare footed wearing > jeans, my, umm, soft tissues just graze the top tube. > > It is very weird not to need a special long seat post or a special > long stem. It is weird not to need to push the seat really far back. > It is weird not to need to do funky things to put the bars in a > comfortable spot. It is really weird to have a bike that fits. > > And fit it does, at least based on my quick test rides. I won't be > able (or at least willing) to really put it through it's paces for a > while - it is ten degrees F as I write this. > > Here is how the build ended up: > > Velocity Dyad rims with Phill Wood hubs, 40 spokes in the back and 36 > in the front. > > Phil Wood bottom bracket > > Shimano 9-sp cassette, 12-36 > > 180mm Carmina cranks with a 50-36-28 triple ring and Grip King pedals > > B-67 saddle in brown > > Albatross bars with cork grips and thumbie shifters > > SKS fenders, a Mark's rack, basket, xs Saddlesack, and a brass bell. > > David > > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- 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.
