So I actually got a reasonable ride yesterday on this puppy. Evidence of late-night/rookie misses was the twisty/sliding saddle----undertightened binder bolt, and the handlebars rotating downward drastically on the first hard stop---undertensioned stem. The stem was a minor issue because it's a Dura-Ace stem, which requires a long/thin 6mm wrench to reach the short internal bolt. That leaves you with the short end of an L-wrench hanging out the back, which is very difficult to torque to spec. Fortunately I had a small 9-10mm wrench with one end closed, so I could use that for added torque.
Then I had a flat about 3min from home, too close to bother with a roadside fix, so I ignominiously walked it home despite having all the repair fixin's in my bag. The lightweight tube had punctured due to older hardened velox tape leaving too deep a scoop above the spoke ferrules, which I didn't discover till after the longish walk home, but that meant if I had repaired it on the road, I would have had to redo it when I got home anyway to replace the rim tape. I do remember during assembly thinking I should probably replace that rim tape, but when it's late and I'm tired I usually think that inner voice is stupid. Did the rear at home, in the stand, still oughta replace the front rim strip as well. Cleaned up some somewhat oxidized spoke nipples while I was at it. Seat/handlebar slips and flat rear tire followed by a walk home. You know what? All in all it was still a very nice ride.... Riv rides good. Didn't particularly "feel fast," yet I made very good time. It corners faster than I expected, not at all a bad thing. The 30mm actual width Soma SV SLs felt great, until the rear flat. It felt like it wanted to shimmy pretty quickly if I took my hands off the bars, but then I remembered the front wheel dish was way off, and...I hadn't dealt with that. I guess that's what shakedown rides are for. Paul Brodek Hillsdale, NJ USA On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 2:11:28 PM UTC-4, Paul Brodek wrote: > > Actually, come to think of it, if it was mine there's always the > possibility there was an intermediary caretaker between me and Trevor. > > I'm pretty sure the color was considered a Burnt Orange. Frame size was > 58.5cm square c-c, def a bit lower than I like. There were some paint flaws > down near the seat tube bottle bosses that were sanded away, visible in the > naked frame photos. > > I have nothing against simplicity, but I think I like the curlier head > lugs on the '95 Road better than the simpler lines on the Starck. > > Paul Brodek > Hillsdale, NJ USA > > On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 2:04:21 PM UTC-4, Paul Brodek wrote: >> >> Thanks for linking it, Peter. If Trevor has it now, it went from Peter to >> me to Trevor. >> >> Peter asked me earlier offlist if the frame had been a little small for >> me, and looking at my notes on the frame dims I said probably not. But now >> looking at the built pix on flickr, yeah, definitely closer to "a little >> too little" for me. >> >> All I've managed with the new Starck Riv so far is a coupla >> round-the-block sweeps, which it handled nicely. I detected slight notes of >> lemongrass, with a subtle smoky finish. >> >> Paul Brodek >> Hillsdale, NJ USA >> >> On Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 1:57:12 PM UTC-4, Peter Bridge wrote: >>> >>> On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 9:12:30 AM UTC-7 foolis...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Paul I might have your Riv. What color was it? Size? >>> >>> >>> From my vague memory, kinda caramel maybe? Maybe with an area that had >>> been sanded on the down tube? Can't remember the color of the head tube. >>> Unless PB2 repainted it. >>> >>> Oh here we go, it's on Paul's flickr: >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/26383479@N04/albums/72157637897698005 >>> >>> ~pb1 >>> >> -- 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/31242df7-033a-434b-88b2-08c6c53f21efo%40googlegroups.com.
