...so maybe the
lower mounts should be a size specific feature?
Steve
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Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: 60cm "Maxway" Hillborne Photos
@ M. Chandler
The bars are the most popular ones we sell -- Nitto Noodle
@ RoadieRyan
I looked at our forlorn Murphy Project the other day and definitely
felt a twinge of guilt. The problem is that our To-Do list just gets
longer and longer, and in terms of "priority", Murphy is way down the
list
Hadn't noticed, but it would make the newer Hillborne bikes easier to
mount a frame bag, such as the Revelate Designs Tangle with a lower
bottle mount.
Yes, the fork crown is different now. I have an early Hillborne and
the design is different. I like mine, but if I had the newer, I'd
like that,
Bryan
Very lovely looking build,one of the few Sam's I have seen built up as
a "go fast" bike and it looks like it could go snap off a 20 mph club
ride no problem. FWIW I really like the sidepull look on the Sam.
Odd that all of the Ultegra group is "ice grey" except the shifters
seems like the
I agree. Seems like the placement of the bottle cage bosses need not
be so low on a 60cm. Especially so low that they overlap the derailer
clamp.
However...
I have a double-top-tube 60cm Hillborne. While its bottle cage bosses
are reasonable where they are (on mine they're both solidly above the
Thanks William.
That's the first reasonable explanation I've heard for that "design
choice."
-Pete
On Jul 29, 2:56 pm, William wrote:
> Design flaw? No. Design choice with which some will disagree?
> Yes.
>
> Many cages clear the FD without standoffs...the King Cage Riv sells
> being my favori
Good points William, thanks.
Rob in Seattle
On Jul 29, 2010, at 11:56 AM, William wrote (about low water bottle
bosses):
Design flaw? No. Design choice with which some will disagree?
Yes.
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I just took delivery on a double top tube 60 Sam frame. As good as
the orange looks in photos, and the Renaissance ones in particular,
it's simply stunning in the flesh. Once I decided on getting a Sam I
really waffled trying to choose between the green and orange.
Availability solved that issue
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 3:15 PM, rperks wrote:
> As stated there are tradeoffs both ways. Best spacer I have fond to
> date for this "problem" is a single presta valve nut on each.
>
presta-valve-nut! that makes so much more sense now!
I thought those were just things the tube manufacturers gav
As stated there are tradeoffs both ways. Best spacer I have fond to
date for this "problem" is a single presta valve nut on each.
Rob
On Jul 29, 11:56 am, William wrote:
> Design flaw? No. Design choice with which some will disagree?
> Yes.
>
> Many cages clear the FD without standoffs...the
Design flaw? No. Design choice with which some will disagree?
Yes.
Many cages clear the FD without standoffs...the King Cage Riv sells
being my favorite
For every frame with a low mount seat tube H2O setup, there's an
observer pointing out that it's unnecessarily harder to reach
For every frame
Agreed Peter, having the FD mount between the bosses does seem like a
design flaw, on any size frame. I suppose you could use spacers to hop
over the derailleur clamp. It'll be tough to reach down that far to
grab the bottle while riding. Why not have it higher? Something I'm
missing?
Rob
The transition from the hoods to the flats looks fantastic. Which
bars are those?
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@ Shaun,
Thanks for the complements ... I too am a brifter man on my "racey"
Soma Stanyan.
The tape is Brooks leather in Brown. Super good quality stuff ... the
cork bar end plugs are a really nice touch.
In fact, I've added few more photos of the bars, tape, saddle, and a
few Polariods just fo
As far as I can tell the "decorative" elements of the lugs are a bit
different on these Sams from the previous orange models.
And, much to my chagrin, the water bottle bosses on the seat tube are
mounted much lower- so low that the FD clamps between them.
Kind of ridiculous for a 60cm frame.
On Ju
I was just thinkin'... these bikes would look very cool with that new
Gran Compe centerpull brakeset from VO!
~Mike~
On Jul 29, 7:18 am, Michael_S wrote:
> looks like these bikes have a different fork crown than the prior
> canti models. nice looking bike , that orange is just right ( I have
>
looks like these bikes have a different fork crown than the prior
canti models. nice looking bike , that orange is just right ( I have
one)... and I agree those cranksets are not my preference.
~Mike~
On Jul 29, 7:08 am, Peter Pesce wrote:
> Great! Now I don't have to post pics of MY bike!
>
>
Great! Now I don't have to post pics of MY bike!
Except for a SuginoXD2/Shimano LX Drivetrain with bar-ends and an
Imperial saddle it's the same.
I was going for a classic 70's/80's road bike look, so I actually like
the fact that these Sam's have side-pulls.
I'm sure the Ultegra group is fantas
Looks great! You really take some fantastic bike pictures. I love that
Hillborne orange. I've been riding a Surly Pacer quite a bit lately,
and it's equipped with Shimano Tiagra "brifters". It's the first
brifter equipped bike that I've ridden in a long time. I know it's
sort of "sacrilege" on this
Beautiful work. The Hillborne and Ultegra headset look just fine
together.
On Jul 29, 6:55 am, "Bryan @ Renaissance Bicycles"
wrote:
> I've added a few pictures of a recently built 60cm "Maxway" Hillborne
> to our RB Gallery. This is a just arrived "2010" frameset from
> Taiwan, hence the lack
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