Oh, and Yes you can include others in your family in this process I am probably going to build up a betty foy for my wife, based on a set of Phil freewheel hubs recently won for $130, I can visualise the whole build in my mind's eye floating around the hubs. At that price how could you not justify a whole bike?
Rob On Feb 23, 11:56 am, rperks <[email protected]> wrote: > Once you stockpile an assortment of stems you can dial in your optimum > reach from the saddle to the bars. > > The next obvious extension of this logic is to pursue additional > frames with top tube dimensions that pair with the other stems to > build as many bikes as possible with the optimum total reach. The > quest for optimized bikes to consume the parts in your bin can go on > for quite some time, and just when you think you were getting > close.... (or running out of space)you will score a set of Phil hubs > for $50 or a friend will give you another nitto stem they were not > using, then it starts all over again.... > > Rob > > On Feb 23, 9:11 am, "Jim M." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'd say buy them in several lengths. If they are good Nitto stems, > > you'll be able to sell the ones you don't want. > > > On Feb 22, 5:19 pm, neurodrum <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > so i'm doing something that i'm sure nobody here has done, e.g. buy up > > > parts for my next bike without really knowing what it will be ;) > > > > now of course that's not totally possible.. but i'm keeping my eyes > > > out for good deals on pedals, a saddle, seatposts, racks, etc., that > > > are the kind i like.. the stem/quill isn't something that's probably > > > totally safe to buy before a frame, but... i'm thinking threaded- > > > compatible, so that i can swap around with my other Rivendell > > > (assuming my 2nd road bike also is flav-riv-full)... > > > > so i'm keeping a watch on used/deals for a nitto lugged quill stem.. > > > but i see that they come in 8-12 cm sizes.. and i have no real idea > > > what that means in terms of "fit".. i'll prob go with noodle or > > > moustache bars, and i'm about 2/3rds torso ... does that mean i should > > > try to score a shorter stem? or should i wait on that part entirely > > > (it'd be safer, but ...) > > > > thanks for any thoughts. > > > > -andrew- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
