I love the color! Whats the width of the Fatty Rumpkins? I'm interested to see how the fenders fit. I saw a Cheviot at FFD this past fall and the wheelbase was much longer than it appears on line.
On Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 9:21:57 PM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote: > > I interrupt my recent hiatus because A. It seemed stupid, B. I promised I > would show off my new Cheviot, and C. Maybe this will serve as > encouragement for anyone on the fence about a shiney new Riv to take the > jump. Apologies for the lousy indoor shots, I finally got the build > finished and just did some laps around the block after sunset. I'll had a > sunny outdoor album to this thread soon. > > RBW Blue Cheviot 55cm. > Nitto stem and Choco bars. > Stock seatpost and my trusty Brooks B17 ti saddle. > Tektro R559 brakes and those curvy Tektro levers Riv sells (the copy > mentions that they have kind of a 'brake from the hoods' position unusual > for mtb levers, and this is immediately noticeable. Very nice levers). > Ergon grips, German mirror. > Velocity Synergy 650B wheelset from a listmember, LX rear, some kinda > Shimano dynohub front, some kinda B&M light from another member (thanks, > members!) > Fatty Rumpkin tires with the lovely (and apparently accidental) red-ish > brown sidewalls. Trivia: the blue label on the tires looks nifty on the > blue frame. Sweet! > 17t single cog located with two Gear Clamps, Paul Melvin tensioner. > Sugini Quickbeam-ish double, 40-26. > 8-speed chain..don't use 9-speed on this setup, it fits too tight on the > single cog. > MKS Sylvan Touring pedals. > > Verdict: It's fantastic! Of course this is an extremely limited first > impression, but it feels light and nimble like other Riv road-ish bikes > I've owned. My snap judgment is more Hilsen than Appaloosa, but that could > be my brain biasing towards looking at road brakes whole I'm pedaling..who > knows?? > > My first impression of the 2-speed arrangement is that it's a singlespeed > and I'll probably never bother to stop and "shift". I purposely went this > direction because I've gotten maddenly out of shape the last couple years > and riding ebikes only exaserbated the problem, so I intend to grind out > the big gear as much as possible. But it's nice to know the granny is there > if I really need it. Fortunately I've just moved from the monster hill I > was living on, or I wouldn't have even attempted this. > > The plan right now - especially since I also just bought Patrick the > Deacon's Haul-a-Day - is to keep this on the minimalist end with no racks. > I have some shorty wood fenders coming which is probably pushing the > minimalist thing too far for a lugged steel bike with full eyelets, but I > saw that setup once on a Specialized Langster fixie and for some reason I > like the look. > Get a Cheviot! > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/879LccVHzlW0mRsG3 > > Here's the Haul-a-Day, also not great shots. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/HIZdXsNfDPnnGDdb2 > > Joe Bernard > Novato CA. > > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
