Mine is still 8-speed, although purely friction, bar ends (switched from Shimano to SunTour) with Shimano XT Hubs13-32 cassette, TA Zephyr crank with 46/34 rings, SKF BB and Mavic front and rear derailleurs.
My Honjo H-47 fenders and Paul Racer brake calipers have been my updates. I consider wheels to be consumables after after so many years/miles. There's also the pesky rear dropout replacements and the seat stay bridge that had to be rebrazed. Not been a commuter, although I did ride it to work a few weeks last summer, but ridden through lots of conditions. When I have a plan in place for a big ride I don't let weather deter unless it's just plain foolish. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 10:02:32 AM UTC-4 erics...@gmail.com wrote: > > That’s a nice looking upgrade. Once I quit commuting on it the fenders > came off, and they’re not missed. > > I’ve only replaced the drivetrain on mine. At times I miss the original 9 > speed XTR derailleurs and cranks, and bar-end shifters. The newer > Ultegra/DA is 10 speed brifter set up is fancy though. I just can’t justify > the crazy money for a set of the old XTR cranks. > On Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 4:45:06 AM UTC-4 ascpgh wrote: > >> Here's how I eliminated all of the pesky rattles and clicks that those >> OEM "long" reach Shimano calipers produced with fenders and 32mm tires on >> my 2002 Rambouillet: >> [image: 20160619_164026.jpg] >> I suspect I'm 5+ mm clear of the tire and at least 1mm of fender and >> bracket at the bridge. Bare 38mm should fit. >> >> I really need the fenders so the Paul Racers were an even better answer >> than they looked i concept. Highly recommend. Tires come out, go in fully >> inflated. >> >> Andy Cheatham >> PIttsburgh >> >> On Friday, June 18, 2021 at 11:22:52 AM UTC-4 erics...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> I’m the original owner of a 2003 orange Rambouillet. It has always worn >>> Roly Poly tires, but my stock has ran out. It hasn’t worn fenders in over >>> a decade, and I want to run some bigger tires. I threw my wife’s 700x37 WTB >>> All Terrains on it and they cleared. I just want to run fatter road tires >>> on it. What can reliably fit 700x38 or 40s in one of the various Panaracer >>> makes? >>> >>> >>> FWIW This bike rides like a silky dream. Ive went through 30+ other >>> bikes over the years, and this one remains. It is a beauty. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Eric >>> >> -- 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/0a82312a-1ebd-40d2-adcd-ea1a79ad0134n%40googlegroups.com.
