Thanks to all. Previous owner (Joe) did all the color choosing. The steerer was completely revamped to threadless so all should be good. Did about 4.5 hours yesterday on the bike and it performed flawlessly. Only concern is my "racy" saddle...good for a couple hours then the butt starts asking "where's the Brooks"?
Rob On Jul 6, 6:08 am, Steven Frederick <stl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, I like the colors. A local builder often uses a similar color scheme > on his signature bikes. > > Are you using a clamp on/threadless stem on a threaded steerer tube? I've > read that that can lead to the steerer cracking but I don't know personally > if that is a realistic concern... > > Steve > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Looks great! You're right, not the typical Riv build but that is > > basically the setup I'd go for (assuming Grant would let me) if I ordered a > > custom Riv road. Maybe with 47-57mm reach brakes, though, so I could fit > > fenders + Ruffy Tuffy's in the winter. > > > On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 12:33:16 PM UTC-7, rob markwardt wrote: > > >> Hi All, > >> Picked this up off one of the lists a couple months and with the > >> helped of Recycled Cycles did one of my fastest builds yet (2 > >> months...my Trek project is pushing a year and a half!!). Took it out > >> on it's maiden voyage this morning. Kind an atypical Riv build these > >> days..fenderless, fairly light, non-threaded headset, etc. I built it > >> up with stuff laying around and some newer mid-level Shimano parts. > >> Ride was fantastic....light, quick, climbed and descended the biggest > >> hills I could find quite nicely....felt nice. I think we've got > >> sunshine for a few days so hopefully I'll get in a few more rides. Oh > >> and no slippage from shifters or back wheel;). > > >> Happy Fourth from Seattle, WA > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/**77502424@N00/sets/**72157630423425036/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/77502424@N00/sets/72157630423425036/> > > > -- > > 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/-/yAdBFXRWIDoJ. > > 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. -- 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.
