Engineers speak of "creeping elegance", in bike terms, if you are ever foolish enough to buy a built bike. A Pukka Bob, will have replaced 87% of parts within 16 months of purchase.
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 3:35:59 PM UTC-4 dougP wrote: > I bought my Atlantis in 2003 & had Rivendell set it up in their standard > touring spec. It met my needs for tours but inevitably I just HAD to mess > with it. It's just too tempting. Since then, I've changed brakes a couple > of times, gone from drops to upright bars, smaller chainrings, wider range > cassette, wider tires (in those days 35 mm was wide), and probably a few > other things I've forgotten. > > Heck yea, tinkering, eh, improving is half the fun. One of the bearties > of Rivendells is that they are so versatile you can change the bike as your > needs change. Don't be shy. > > dougP > > On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 5:50:51 AM UTC-7, Ben Mihovk 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/03c35f7b-a6e3-4aa7-9b91-e8a8095cf8f3n%40googlegroups.com.
