Now for a few of the back story pieces 1. Front and rear derailers I bought here on the list. The worst thing about them was that the jockeys were pretty toast, but I had on hand a pair of NOS Suntour sealed bearing pulleys. Perfect for friction shifting. 2. Crankset and BB came off a buddy's bike. He bought a SRAM Red group for his bike, and paid me to do the build for him with a Riv Gift Cert. Those dollars went to my Bombadil this summer. 172.5mm arms are always good with me. No way was I going to use it as a 52/42/30. I might make the small ring a 26, or even a 24. This move liberates my Ritchey 94/58 triple, as a spare or another project. It also liberates a Campy triple front der. 3. I posted a WTB post for this chainguard. Turned out I found it at my LBS, and they gave me a decent deal on it. 4. I had been assembling this drivetrain as a possible kit for an 80's road bike build. This move keeps the headcount in the stable at a marriage-preserving 4. 5. This also liberates an XT mega 9 SGS rear derailler which can go on the tandem, along with a 12-36 cogset. Mega. 6. I also have put a more substantial rear rack on for my next round of Shimmy tests. 7. I'm considering moving this bike into full-commuter status with an Albatross setup.
On Dec 30, 2:34 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think you will really like this set up. I converted my Rambouillet > to a White Ind VCB double with a 44/30 and 11-28 9 speed cassette and > have really liked it. Front shifting is much more predictable and > with an 11 tooth cog the smaller rings eliminate the nee for a triple. > > Happy New Year > michael > > On Dec 30, 2:32 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Several things converged on this small winter project. Rather than > > bore with the backstories, here's the Hillborne with a new compact > > double drivetrain: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/sets/72157625582849057/ > > > chainguard/42/30 in front > > 11-32 8 speed in back > > Suntour XC Pro ft + rear ders. -- 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.
