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On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 1:26:55 PM UTC-4, Steve Cole wrote: > > I am selling my wonderful RBW Simpleone that Cycle Monkey converted for me > from a single speed bicycle to a Rohloff Speedhub driven bike with 14 > spaced separated gears. I had seen that Cycle Monkey had made a similar > conversion for another Simpleone owner. Since I first learned of Rohloff, > I was fascinated by the Speedhub. It’s truly a marvel of German > engineering: https://www.rohloff.de/en/. I knew that world tourers > commonly ride bikes with Speedhubs because they are bullet-proof. I had > always had as a cycling goal to ride the Great Allegheny Passage/C&O Canal > paths for years, which seemed like a perfect reason to convert my > Simpleone. I did, I rode, I had an amazing time, I never looked back. > > > > I’m probably not going on another long tour again soon, if ever. The > GAP/C&O were about 350 miles and it took me a year and a half to > prepare. Day rides and S24Os are now my main cycling pleasures so I’m > offering up my Rohloff Simpleone. > > > > Here’s a Rivendell Blug link about the Simpleone: > https://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/2349569449/simpleone-update-december-17-2010 > > > > Here’s a Cycle Monky link about the conversion: > https://www.cyclemonkey.com/blog/rohloff-equipped-rivendell-simpleone > > > > My Simpleone is in near perfect condition. You can find several photos > here: > https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13V_EPZ_RttiEHXfQsV7iib51JaOx7jLn?usp=sharing. > I > include a couple of photos that show some nicks but, really, nothing is > hidden. The bike is fitted out with high-end components which are > reflected in the price. I will consider any reasonable offer. Here’s the > build: > > > > Frame: 58cm Rivendell Simpleone > > Drive: Silver Rohloff Speedhub with preferred external gear mechanism, > Giles Berthoud > > shifter and threaded axle > > Bottom Bracket: Rivendell standard, likely a Shimano UN55 > > Handlebars: Nitto Albatross Alloy with leather Brooks knockoff grips > (Origin8) and Brooks > > leather tape > > Brakes/Levers: Paul Components Touring Cantilevers with Pau Componentsl > Canti Lever Levers > > Stem: Nitto Technomic 100mm > > Headset: Standard Rivendell, likely FSA > > Seatpost: Nitto S83, two-bolt > > Hubs: rear-Rohloff Speedhub; front-Shutter Precision SV-8 Dynamo Hub > > Lights: rear-B&M Secula; front-B+M Eyc T Senso > > Wheels: rims-700c Velocity Dyad; tires-Compass (Rene Herse) Barlow Pass > 700cx38 standard, > > gumwall; butted spokes, fenders-Velo Orange Snakeskin > > Rack: front-Nitto M12 > > > > Asking Price: $2,250, saddle excluded but shipping included > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/614da117-8f97-49f6-bac6-9929954d8cf6o%40googlegroups.com.
