My Hillborne came with Albatross bars, Paul levers (which I love) and Rich wheels. However, I swapped the handlebars out a set of Albastache with TRP levers and Brooks tape for a little more aggressive position. I still have the Albatross set up in case I want to ride more upright later in life (since I will NEVER part with my pearlescent orange Hillborne). Once I added a Brooks Flyer Special, that's the last tinkering I've done. I had thought to change out my XT derailleur for an Altus I bought for $5 at Riv's garage sale a few years back but didn't want to mess with success. The bike has been so dialed to me that it is a treat every time I get to ride it. I'm not convinced that anyone could even build a custom that fits me as comfortably. Recently, my MTB set up (and Analog's IG) has had me thinking of switching to a 1x9 set up but I just don't know if it's worth the time and money for a simpler drivetrain and, maybe, a few less grams of weight. Once it's dialed, it's hard to justify change. Maybe paint?
John "who occasionally dreams of a purple Hillborne" Niles, CA On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 5:50:51 AM UTC-7 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote: > As I wait for my first Rivendell (sort of) patiently, I can't help but > prowl their website and this group and stare at components and accessories > that I think I'd like to try. But...the only bike I've ever monkeyed with > is my current one that came with a fantastic Shimano RD...and that's about > it as far as solid components go. So I'm always playing with the idea of > getting a different crank, different brakes, different this or that. > > My question (finally) is this - of those of you who have done an a la > carte build through Rivendell, who just leaves everything they picked out > and who is constantly trying different components? > > I didn't spring for any Paul components or a set of Rich's wheels, but > everything that's coming on this bike is nicer than I need it to be...so > the plan is to never change anything except bar tape. But...there is a lot > of buying and selling of components here and elswhere. > > So yeah...do you tinker with a Riv build, or do you let it be? > > -Ben > -- 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/15dc46f2-ebb1-409a-9236-16d3f57081b3n%40googlegroups.com.
