Thanks, Jim - that makes sense, especially if your Sam will see dirt. I've ridden a few Rivs set up with V-brakes at the HQ, and their serious stoppage really adds to the solid feel of the bikes. V-brakes are now kind of retro...
Esteban San Diego, Calif. On May 7, 7:23 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > Eric's bike is very cool, and he did a nice job on the part spec and > assembly. Shortly after Eric stopped by to show us his new bike, we > put together a 52 Hillborne. What a great bike! Granted, I just rode > it around the block, but, after a few fit adjustments, I could see > spending the day on it. Very comfortable, and the handling is great as > an "all-rounder". Stable, but not sluggish in turns like some touring > bikes tend to be. > > Also, the color is a winner. > > We were running low on front cable hangers, so we set our shop bike up > with cheap Tektro v-brakes and the Tektro long-pull aero levers. I > know that Rivendellians have traditionally been resistant to v-brakes > for some reason, but this bike is a natural for v-brakes (cantilevers > are fine, too). They are easy to set up, don't require cable hangers, > and stop like crazy. > > Jim > Hiawatha Cyclery > > On May 6, 5:34 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > Yesterday was a big day on a personal level. Not only have I now > > doubled my Rivendell bike ownership, but also did my first bike build > > since getting back into riding four years ago. > > > Stopped at Hiawatha to pick up the frame and have master mechanic > > Mongo Mark install a front cantilever cable hanger and spray some > > framesaver. Was even able to open up the box and unpack the bike. > > (Ahh, new bike smell. Or was that just the framesaver?) > > > Some comments on the Hillborne. First off, wow! From the previous > > photos was expecting a slightly dark green. What I see instead is a > > lovely medium green. Beautiful. With a lot of depth to the paint. > > And the details - my goodness. Lugwork is excellent. (Of course.) > > Especially like the little "shark fin" at the back of the fork crown > > lug. Great touch. The overall lines and proportions of the bike look > > right. After building, happen to lean the Hillborne near my > > Atlantis. Sam has nothing to be ashamed of. He can easily hold his > > own with the likes of a truly classic frame. > > > Spent the evening building up the bike. Nothing too fancy, in fact, > > except for the brakes, just about everything else was lying around the > > garage waiting for a bike frame. Some of my parts choices will not be > > approved by everyone. Specifically going with Noodle bars and a dirt > > drop stem. However, as of now, the bars are 4 to 6 cm higher than the > > saddle. A good starting point for getting back into drop bars. > > Although now need to wrap the top tube to prevent the bar end shifters > > from smacking it. Yes, it happened quite a few times during the > > build<grin>. > > > Only one issue during the build. If one is going to use cantilever > > brakes, be careful picking the rear cable hanger. Am using basically > > the same one Rivendell sells. However, needed to grind off some of > > the back of the hanger to get it to fit around a 5mm bolt and still > > have the seatpost slide in easily. Not a big issue, but does bear > > mentioning. > > > So only rode it around our circle drive and up a small hill. And it > > is impossible to compare it to any other of my bikes as each is set up > > so differently. The quick impression is it tracks true and is really, > > really comfortable. Hopefully a longer ride today will confirm that > > impression. > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
