Hi, All. Since there was interest in it, I wanted to post a progress update and build sheet. At almost a month after ordering, the frame should be well along in the queue by now. The build components are well settled and the part allocations, orders, and accumulations are in process.
Gearing will be 3x10 with a Riv Sugino crank combined with a 12-36 cassette. At my current 'less than 200 watt power' level, this combination should work well for me for quite some time. After starting towards getting barends, I ended up switching to down tube shifters with the Shimano Dura-Ace 7900 for a friction front shift and indexed rear shift. The more I thought about it, the less I liked the esthetics of bar end shifters. This was due to two primary factors, the shifters being right in front of the knees and also the loose loops of cables usually used with them. Those just seem messy to me somehow, not very tidy. Down tube shifters are so much cleaner looking to me in comparison. I think seeing them on René's pictures helped in that decision. (Thanks for those.) To start working towards getting used to them, I have been practicing on my SRAM Apex brifters on my AWOL. Each time I shift, I try to remember to reach down and touch the down tube for a second or two. This should help me get used to holding the handlebar with only one hand while shifting. Any way, that's my theory. For the build sheet, here is the link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lq_0chVXRJn4wV8Dl0qaeHpsgttyq3X1lyzIHZwelB0 Thanks again everyone. Tim On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Tim Butterfield <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been thinking of getting a Rivendell bicycle for a long time. I > first joined this group to lurk back in 2010 and have been a member and > sometimes lurker since then. But, I had not made the commitment and > purchased a Riv. The closest I came was getting a Velo-Orange Rando. That > was sort of rivish. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/timbutterfield/sets/72157624827193423 > > Being in the suburbs of Chicago near O'Hare airport limited my comfort > using it the way it should have been. That bike was sold before I left > Chicago to live full-time in an RV. Once we decided to settle in > Anacortes, WA (still in the RV), I purchased a Specialized AWOL Comp, > definitely not rivish. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/timbutterfield/sets/72157644371355428 > > It's a nice bike, but I now want something more rivish, this time, the > real thing. I'm thinking of getting either the Roadeo or the A Homer > Hilsen. I like the idea of the liveliness and sportiness of the Roadeo, > but like the bit of extra versatility of the AHH also. With my weight at > 200+ (PBH 33" or 83.8cm, age 51), I'm leaning towards the AHH instead of > the Roadeo. I can start more roadish with the AHH and, as I build my > abilities further, expand the bike to fit new and/or different tasks > without having to change frames. > > So, I'm fairly settled on getting my first Riv, one of the two mentioned. > My pondering now is mostly on how to appoint it. My Rando was more modern > with the 105 setup. The AWOL was definitely modern with discs and SRAM > setup. But, I'm not tied to that. Though I haven't used it much, I like > the looks of a quill stem, drop bars, and downtube shifters. It looks > clean and simple. I'm just not sure what it's like to live with. I expect > that, like many things, it is a matter of adapting to it. But, using DT > shifters or bar ends does set a direction as neither would work with an > 11-speed I could have instead. I'm trying to consider the pros and cons of > each. > > With my AWOL, I leave it locked to the cabana just outside my RV. Some > RVs have sufficient inside storage for a bike. Mine doesn't. > > My questions to the group are these: As I am not yet doing longer > distances, are there still benefits to the more traditional setups? If I > pick either one, what might I later miss the other may have provided? Are > there likely to be any weather related or other wear issues leaving a Riv > locked to the RV park cabana like I do my AWOL? I'm doubtful of that, but > don't want to mistreat it either. Any thing else I should consider? > > Thanks for any advice you have. > > Tim > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
