Great question. I am going to assume that this is a go-fast bike, built for fast club rides and maybe an occasional rondenee, yes?
For a drive train you will want a nice compact double, like the better Sugino Alpina, or the Da Vinci, unless you have you heart set on a TA. A 48/34 mated to a Hyperglide 12/27 cassette gives . If you need or want a lower gear (I do) I would strongly recommend springing for the White VBC, which is a beautiful crank and you can set it up as a 44/30 with an 11-28 cassette for an excellent gear range and shift pattern. Still cheaper than TA & musa. For BB anything economical will do, and for this bike i would definitely not go PW. Wheels - Open Pro rims mated to either White or Ultegra hubs, depending on whether you prefer sealed or serviceable bearings. I like the White hubs - lighter and cheaper than PW. Some people find them noisy, and they do have a loudish hum which you can hear when coasting below 17/18 mph. Silver Down Tube shifters. Faster than BE, cleaner looking than SIS and in many situations, faster too. Least fussy shifters money can buy. If you have never used them you have nothing to loose but your fear. Aero levers mated to your hand size. I like the fat Cane Creek/ Tecktro, but some people find the narrower 105's more to their liking. Brake caliper's depend on your fender choice. If you are putting a nice pair of Honjo Hammered (which would look great on this bike) then the first choice should be Paul's Racer Ms, unless you are really up for scouring the internet for old school and using a crescent wrench to set them up. Bars are pretty personal but very few people have ever been disappointed with the noodle shape. Nitto Pearl or Tech. delux stem. If you search around you can find lighter, silver posts than Nitto, but they are good posts. Saddle, if you want to safe some weight, consider a Terry Ti-Fly. A good compromise between a Brooks or Selle Anatomica and a full blown racing saddle. Pedals, a light weight touring pedal - I like the Speed Play Frogs, which work well with my Keen Commuter sandals. I have my Ramboulliet set up as a go fast, here's what it looks like: http://gallery.me.com/mhechmer#100094 Most important of all: ENJOY THE PROCESS; ITS NOT ABOUT GETTING ANYWHERE! blessings, michael On Mar 28, 2:20 pm, Bike Hermit <bikeher...@biketouringnews.com> wrote: > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_D0f7V9H_Bq4/TZDRZfEMkiI/AAAAAAAAAZ...> > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_D0f7V9H_Bq4/TZDRNq1bBkI/AAAAAAAAAZ...> > How would you build it? -- 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.
