Congrats, Rex. A fine ride like a Hilsen deserves a fine set of wheels... That makes all the difference (in my opinion)... I splurged a bit on a 7-speed freewheel Phil Wood hub on my Bomba (not too pricey) and am so glad I did. I say beg, borrow or steal whatever you need to get the wheels YOU want... no compromise. You'll thank yourself ....
And pics, please!!! Good luck. BB On Jun 27, 1:54 pm, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > After a nearly unbearable wait I'm finally a riv owner!!! I drove down on > Saturday and picked up my 67cm AHH frame! It's a work of art! I went with > a custom color, and after many hours of second guessing my decision I > finally got to see it! I have to admit that it came out a lot lighter than > I expected from the paint chip, and I was a little bit upset when I first > saw it, but once I started hanging shiny bits on it I started to realize > that it's probably a lot nicer than what I'd originally asked for, and it's > really growing on me -- I think now that it's a really nice color! [The big > reveal coming once the shiny bits are properly hung :-) ]. > > So, speaking of shiny bits... there's one rather important one that I > haven't decided on yet! Wheels! I really like the classic polished hubs, > and this bike is beautiful and really deserves some nice looking hubs, but a > set of Rivy hubs approach the the amount that I was hoping to spend on the > entire wheelset! I considered the VO Grand Cru hubs, which are a bit > cheaper, but they don't have the 32 spoke hubs that I wanted (I like the > look of 32 spoke hubs, and I'm a lightweight rider for my height, I have a > touring bike for the heavy loaded stuff). I like freewheels, and 7 speeds > is perfect [prefer it over 9], but am probably leaning more toward a > cassette just because quality freewheels are getting harder to find. The > problem that I'm having is that it's harder to find 135 mm hubs that meet > these requirements than 130 mm hubs, as 135 mm stuff is usually MTB oriented > and more colorful (usually anodized). So, I'm starting to think about maybe > getting a set of road hubs and buying a new axle and respacing it... anybody > ever done that? Is it hard to find proper axles? It looks like Harris > sells all the parts that I need... > > Thanks! > -Rex -- 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.
