Excellent, glad it has a good home! You may want to try moustache bars. They only work for a % of the population, if you're in that set, you'll like the way they give you outside/alba-esque position, as well as a forward position by the bars. Typically need a shorter stem, and if you're already using a short DD stem, you may not be able to get it dialed in. Although the newer style ones might alleviate that problem.
On 8/31/13, cbone97 <cbon...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks David. Yes, it's the one that was for sale here. Definitely has a > few paint scars but overall in great shape and the price was right. > > The majority of my riding is rails to trails with my family, but even > around my neighborhood which is pretty hilly, the big ring on the double > had always been plenty. Figured if I need to ride really hilly stuff I'll > switch to the little ring and leave it there. A shifter, cable, and > derailer seems like a lot of stuff if one hardly ever needs to shift. I > plan to have the bars pretty high, but with the albas always found myself > wanting to grab the furthest and lowest part of the bar by the stem. Never > > thought I'd have drops but this is what pushed me toward them. Maybe the > Albas just weren't ideal on the Polyvalent. > > On Saturday, August 31, 2013 10:09:38 AM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Charles, was that the 56cm double TT Sam that was for sale here? I >> thought long and hard about that one at the time, but couldn't do that >> and a new Quickbeam. Anyway, back to what sounds like a great build: >> Looks like you have it built it very thoughtfully and should like it a >> lot. I'm presuming it's pretty flat so you don't need to shift in >> front much. Pretty trick set up there! Hope the drops work out well >> for you. I like mine right at seat height, but nothing wrong w/ higher >> or lower than that. Post some pics when you can. >> >> On 8/31/13, cbone97 <cbo...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: >> > Hi bunch! >> > >> > Just wanted to share my joy. After 2 to 3 years of getting back into >> bikes >> > >> > and wanting a Riv for nearly as long, I have parts on the way to build >> > up my orange dtt canti Waterford-built Sam that I scored here a few >> weeks >> > back. I've gone through a VO Polyvalent and a couple lesser bikes, and >> > >> > nearly bought a Hunq and a new Sam in the past. For various reasons I >> > didn't pull the trigger, but now I have the frame I like better than the >> > >> > current Sams (namely the orange and canti studs). Can't wait to get my >> > >> > parts (Riv and Amazon-sourced) in, get it built, and enjoy the magic. >> > >> > Here's what will go into the build: >> > Sugino wide-low double (had this on my Polyvalent and love it. what a >> > perfect product) >> > Grip Kings (would like to try the thin gripsters but am holding the cost >> > >> > down for now) >> > Tallux stem (had this on the Polyvalent. will see where this puts the >> bars >> > >> > but aesthetically I think I'd prefer a dirt drop) >> > Nitto Grand Rando 132 bars (my 1st drops. still have my Albas, but >> wasn't >> > wild about them on the Polyvalent.) >> > Tektro TRP RRL SR brake levers, drilled and gum hoods >> > Tektro CR720 brakes >> > Newbaum's tape (grey) >> > Conti Speedrides >> > Wheels are Dyads on LX >> > Brooks B17 aged (I have a honey B67 that may go up for sale soon) >> > Deore LX T661 rear derailer (front derailer = hand) >> > SunRace cheapy thumb shifter (love 'em) >> > Grey cable housing and brass ferrules (!) >> > King Iris cages >> > Tan Medium Shop Sack >> > Wald medium basket >> > Nitto R15 rack (will use on front for the basket) >> > >> > If you've gotten this far, thanks for your interest. Will post pics when >> > >> > built. >> > >> > One question: is there a Riv or other Serial # registration to add my >> bike >> > to? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Charles in Missouri >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an >> > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> > To post to this group, send email to >> > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. >> >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > >> >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> David >> >> "it isn't a contest. 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