Absolutely build with what you have/think makes the best build. I built my Altantis with a mix of 80's/90's and some new-ish parts. Granted it's an early 2000's frame but I would build it the same if I bought a new one today. Riv-ish builds do not need to be, nor are they commonly made of all new parts, they should just be quality parts that work well (ie, a longer BB in your case) and are a joy to use.
Darin On Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 6:27:41 PM UTC-7, Eric Myers wrote: > > Hi, > > I just bought a New Old Stock 2009 Sam Hillborne 60cm frame, and am going > through the travails of building it out. This is my first Rivendell and > I'm pretty excited about it, but it is also my first full build and I'm > finding out all sorts of stuff I didn't know. > > It feels slightly sacrilegious to say this, but I was hoping to use some > used drivetrain parts I already have, so I can start riding the Sam > sooner. I'd love some shiny new parts but I just spent more than I > intended on a frame. Do other RBW owners use older parts, or is that more > of classic and vintage thing? The parts I'm hoping to use are Shimano > Exage 300LX parts from a barely used 1992 XO-3. The main problem now is > the that the bottom bracket in the bike is too short, so the crank would > rub the chainstay. On the other hand, I think the grease is all dried up > in there, so it might be just as easy to replace it as fix it. > > Advice and opinions are welcome! > > > -- 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.
