Most Riv customs have a lot drop 80mm like mine a long low not built for me, but it is the best riding bike I ever rode. Conversions with low bottom brackets are not recommended see… http://www.freewebs.com/650b/conversions.htm. Rivendell models are very stoutly built, for someone at 135 pounds they would not be a good bike, way too stiff, unless you want to carry over 100 pounds of stuff then the Homer would be a good choice. But with the custom they may have been made lighter. Contact Rivendell and see if you can find out how much the person weighted the bike was built for. Good luck
Tom Dusky Huntington Woods, MI On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:53:12 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote: > > So a friend of mine (seriously, not me!) wants to know if this custom > on ebay will take a 650b/hetre conversion. I am not too familiar with > these older Rivs so thought I would ask if anyone here has done this > kind of thing. I would think the Dia-compe Mod 750s would get you the > reach but again, will the bb drop be too much and will it even fit the > Hetres or is this guy dreaming? He really wants a 650b/Hetre bike but > wants something more roady than the AHH/SH since he is only 135lbs. > Just spitballing here, thanks all. Link to bike on the Bay > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/2002-Rivendell-Road-custom-57-cm-/120947913999?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item1c290eb50f -- 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/-/PB2SiR0qrYoJ. 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.
