<https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gd5AUvFzknA/T-Hyr2Ij3zI/AAAAAAAACBc/63ZAQGiHv7o/s1600/photo-3.JPG> first time commuting on non-clipless pedals since 2004. felt real nice....until my shoelaces got caught in the gears!
The ride has changed remarkably - and almost entirely for the better. I'm sliding forward a bit on the seat - which may be correctable by giving a backwards tilt to the saddle. Also a bit of discomfort on the tops of my shoulders. Better than the discomfort in my shoulder blades I had with drops, but surprised that I was still feeling any. On Tuesday, June 19, 2012 7:44:22 PM UTC-7, lumpy wrote: > > learned quite a bit by doing this work by myself. Removed my STI shifters > and brake interrupters, along with the cabling and housing, and a stem > riser and replaced the stock volpe drop-bars with albatross bars with > shimano MTB brake levers and silver shifters. > > Got everything working just great, glued on some cork grips, twined and > shellac'd and am totally enjoying my new ride. Friction shifters are > smooth as could be and make a whole lot more sense to me than STI does. > Only glitch I ran into was not realizing exactly where the front > derailleur cable should fit, so when i first attached it the front shifting > was very difficult to do. All better now thanks to some web-sleuthing. > > Will try to take and post a photo tomorrow from my commute... > > On Monday, June 11, 2012 3:53:30 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> It'll be interesting to hear your thoughts on friction shifting with >> power-ratchet shifters..I presume you've been shifting index on your Volpe. >> I thought I would never adapt to friction, but kind of stumbled into it >> when I bought a couple of bikes with the old Suntour shifters (bar-ends on >> one, thumbies on another). I figured I would deal with it because that's >> what they came with, but would prefer indexing if given the choice. >> >> Until I bought a couple more bikes with clicks. Nope. Now the loud, >> clunky index shift drives me crazy. I love the silent, smooth action of >> power ratchets, and find it just about impossible to miss a shift. >> >> Joe Bernard >> Vallejo, CA. >> >> On Monday, June 11, 2012 8:41:41 AM UTC-7, lumpy wrote: >> >>> now let's just see how funky this volpe will look with albatross >>> bars :) >>> >>> Ordered albatross bars, cork grips, silver bar end shifters, brake >>> levers, and cabling…. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 10, 8:47 pm, charlie <cl_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> > My first nice bicycle was a Bianchi Campione D'Itatlia in about 1982. >>> > Grant is right on that's a good bicycle and with a few mods you will >>> > get comfy. You'll then have something to ride while you save for a >>> > Rivendell. This will also give you time to figure out what you want. >>> > Time will always refine your tastes and needs. Tis a good decision you >>> > are making. >>> > >>> > On Jun 9, 8:02 pm, lumpy <davele...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > so got a chance to meet Grant this afternoon for a quick spin on a >>> 56 >>> > > Sam Hillborne and a look at what can be done to make my Bianchi >>> Volpe >>> > > a bit more comfy. Very nice experience there with everyone - Grant >>> > > assured me that the Volpe is an excellent bike, and gave the >>> > > suggestion of albatross bars with a longer stem to get me more >>> > > upright. I think it's worth a shot, and while it is a further >>> > > investment in a bike I don't yet truly love.....Grant's conviction >>> > > that the volpe can and will serve me well has me with a $200+ >>> shopping >>> > > cart on rivbike.com >>> > >>> > > oh, and my PBH was more accurately measured at just below 85. >>> > >>> > > On Jun 8, 12:01 pm, lumpy <davele...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > > > Pretty sure a 56. Heading to RBW tomorrow and should know better >>> then. I >>> > > > measured my PBH at just under 81cm and I'm just over 5'8" >>> > >>> > > > On Thursday, June 7, 2012 3:48:49 PM UTC-7, pb wrote: >>> > >>> > > > > What size do you ride/need? :-) >>> > >>> > > > > On Jun 6, 3:52 pm, lumpy <davele...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > > > > > Hey now, >>> > >>> > > > > > Looks like a fun group here. I live in the bay area and am >>> taking my >>> > > > > first >>> > > > > > trip out to Rivendell this weekend to take a look at some of >>> these >>> > > > > beauties >>> > > > > > in person. I currently ride a Bianchi Volpe, and even with a >>> stem >>> > > > > extender >>> > > > > > can't get the more upright comfort I'm looking for. Doubtful >>> if I can >>> > > > > > afford a Rivendell this weekend, but I'm certainly going to >>> start saving >>> > > > > > and scouring craigslist! >>> > >>> > > > > > Mostly a commuter, with occasional longer rides. Commute is >>> 18 miles >>> > > > > round >>> > > > > > trip, and a longer ride for me these days is 20-30. I've >>> ridden steel >>> > > > > > frames since I started biking in 2003, but mostly on a Marin >>> aggressive >>> > > > > > bike...only switching to a bianchi last year. >>> > >>> > > > > > Looking forward to learning how comfortable a bike can >>> actually be ;) >>> > > > > > Dave >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/jYgU73JG4eAJ. 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.
