On Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:54:16 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I got a Riv Box yesterday. My order was Steel Albatross bars, tektro > brakelevers, a bar of grampa's pine tar soap, a black and white bandanna, > and some goldy brassy ferrules. > > 1. The box was so small that I was 100% CERTAIN that one of three things > had happened: > A. they forgot to ship the handlebars > B. they shipped the wrong bars > C. the box was a tardis--bigger on the inside than the outside > > Turns out it must have been C, because the steel Albatross bars were in > there. Amazing such a big bar fit in what looked like such a little box > > 2. Getting a new Nitto Part is always really gratifying for me. I think > Nitto is really nice > Agree, I have a Nitto Noodle bar on my litespeed and love it! Yes, its heavy, at least compared to alot of bars these days, but the shape is so perfect that I don't care. In fact, I recently purchased another Noodle bar from an LBS and am going to put it on my Calfee! Haha, that ought to get my weightweenie friends up in arm when they find out I'm *adding weight* to my bike?!
> > 3. I love my bandanna collection. I recommend adding a $3 bandanna to > every Riv order. I'm becoming a bit of a bandanna hoarder. > > 4. I really like how classy my builds look with brassy ferrules. I used > to ask Mark A personally for a handful when I needed them. I'm glad they > sell them in those $5 baggies now. > Nice. If you like brassy ferrules, you may want to consider getting a pair of matching brass derailleur cable adjusters like these: pic: http://www.kirkframeworks.com/accessories_photos/barrel_adj.jpg link: http://www.kirkframeworks.com/accessories.htm Good Luck! -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.