Hey Guys, Here are some updated pics of my Bombadil after much tinkering, experimenting and of course plenty of saddle time. Everything functions wonderfully.
Swapped out the Bullmoose bars for these Sycip Singles Bar, found my old Specialized branded Dirtdrop stem. This bar is so much more versatile and comfortable than the Bullmoose bars I could never get my hands comy on them, I figure it had to do with the fixed rear-upward angle. As you can see I have these bars rear-downward which feels much more natural. Decided I would run the thumbshifters under the bar so I would have more hand positions, they function near perfect except when I am trying to shift into the lowest gear in the rear its a little awkward but im used to it now and doable just a little stretch to do it. Of course now the rear shifter is now on the left and the front on the right, my brain doesnt have a preference, im totally fine with it. I then added the orange tape (yellow would have been better) and shellacked and twined the whole thing together its about 4/5 coats of shellac. Also twined the chainstay and shellacked that too. Added the Suntour Superbe pedals and they are much better to me than the MKS touring pedals I had. Swapped the Quasi-Moto tires for the Fatty Rumpkins since im not riding in the dirt and was planning on fenders which are the VO Zeppelin model that are used but not too abused. The fenders had several holes from the previous owner that I covered up with Foil tape, I also used a small strip on the seatpost to remind me of my usual saddle height. You can also see that I now have one of the Nitto R cages and a Electra Ticino cage, they look exactly the same. My favorite mod was running the Bell on the exposed threads of the Canti brake hanger. Its a little forward of where you traditionally would run it but I can reach my finger easily to the striker which is pointing up, the position keeps it out of the way which I like. I also had to swap out the headset which was pitted out from being run loose, the new headset is one of the really awesome Cane Creek 100 threaded units which are I think even nicer than a Chris King. I was also running the VO 1st gen brakes but got tired of them cause there was no toe-in adjustment and no spring adjustment. They stopped great but squeeled like crazy and one side of the brke arm on the front always ran too close to the rim. These Shimano brakes are pretty fiddly but I really appreciate the adjustments and was able to get them set-up perfectly. And last but not least I bought a pair of the Paul brake levers cause they are so sexy. The only thing I need now is a front rack, then the build will be complete. I still havent figured out which one I want. Kinda like the VO porteur rack, but im not settled on that yet. Oh yeah then I need bags........it never ends, ah the fun. Other upgrades I would like to do: Paul brakes, Swap out the hubs for White industries or I have some 8spd DuraAce hubs that I could respace to 135mm. Maybe I should just get some rims and build a second set of wheels...well see. I would finally like to get a set of the VO 50.4mm 172.5mm cranks in a 46/30 config. http://tinyurl.com/49vzwzg Any Thoughts? -- 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-bunch@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.
