Tim, Thanks for the great idea of converting to 650. I had pondered it, but I had figured the bb would be too low. Glad to know it works, and I think I will go with 650 wheels as well. A few questions if you don't mind: Do you use a 170 crank length? Which brakes do you use with the 650 wheelset? Do the 650 x 38b max out clearance under fenders? Your bike is beautiful! Thanks again, Erl
On Monday, October 27, 2014 10:48:59 PM UTC-4, Tim Gavin wrote: > > I love that colorway; some of the loveliest Rivs have a dark head tube. > > My Road Standard is a '97 Waterford build, and the lugs look identical to > yours. Mine has the exact same clearances: 700 x 28c with about 1 mm to > spare under the brake bridge. > > > > I converted my Road Standard to 650 x 38b and am much happier with the > ride and handling on GB Lierres. I have to be careful about the resultant > extra-low BB, but the bike feels more Rivish to me on the wider tires. But > then I'm 220#, so I appreciate bigger tires on just about any bike. :) > > ATMO, the Road Standard 753 tubeset feels pretty stiff for a skinny tire > bike. Like a stout enough to tour on (which I do), but it can't fit a 700c > touring tire. I prefer a more compliant frame if I'm limited to high > pressure tires. > > The GB Cerf is a great tire for a skinny-only bike; I use them on my > gofast (Italian steel Giordana). The Giordana frame is pretty flexy; its > tubing is some French heat-treated Excelle NiChrom in a crazy-thin > profile. Under my bulk, that flex gives it a great ride. It planes on > skinny tires, where the Riv gets closest to that feel with the added plush > of the Lierres. That said, the Riv frame will still be strong long after > I've broken that Giordana frame, probably. > > The first generation Road Standard and All-Rounder have those gorgeous > Nervex-like lugs, and are probably the least-expensive frames you'll find > with "Rivendell" on the down tube. > > You made a great find on a beautiful bike! > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 9:02 PM, Tony DeFilippo <vpi...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> That sounds cool Erl! Funny to think of a Riv with clearances that >> small, as the narrow tires go in sure those GB tires are excellent. >> > > -- 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/d/optout.
