Joe, I had the downtube shifters mounted lower until recently on the downtube. They really were too much of a reach! I had my mechanic move them up recently, and I've found them to be satisfactory.
By the way, I did use downtube shifters on this bike for many years previously. The Campy shifters were the original equipment on the bike from Schwinn (although they also supplied SunTour Bar-cons as an optional extra). Jim On Jul 9, 4:22 pm, Joe K <kube...@aol.com> wrote: > It's beautiful, Jim! > > One question. On such a tall bike, how do you feel about the downtube > shifters? When I went from a 58cm frame to a 62cam Riv, I found the > reach to the downtube something I wouldn't want to do routinely, so > opted for bar-ends. Perhaps your arms are longer than mine. > > I have a Univega beater that has the right frame size, but the stem > and bars don't really fit...looking for longer and wider myself. > > Joe > > On Jul 9, 6:29 pm, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I just added some photos to my Flickr photostream that might interest > > those in this group. I converted this bike from a 27" to 700c size, > > using the long-reach Tektro R556 brakes to accommodate the smaller > > wheel size. This bike makes a nice classic "Country Bike", thanks to > > those brakes! > > > The other recent changes made were to fit the bike with wider > > handlebars and a suitable stem. I'd used some original Cinelli Giro > > d'Italia handlebars and Cinelli 1-A stem for some time, but the narrow > > width (38 cm) of the Cinelli bars just felt very constrained. I'd > > guess I'd gotten use to the wider bars on my Rivendell Road Standard, > > which are the Nitto B-185 type in 44 cm width (basically the same bar > > as the current "Mark's Bar" sold by Riv - although the "Mark's Bar" is > > a lightened type). > > > The bars that I chose to use are the Nitto B-176 "Dream" bars, along > > with a Nitto "Pearl" stem that I had available from my stock. I also > > decided to switch the derailleur controls from H/B end type to a set > > of classic Campagnolo "Record" downtube control levers. > > > This is a really nice bike! Here's the > > photos:http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964304@N05/sets/72157630501496260/ > > > Jim Cloud > > Tucson, AZ -- 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.
