Ben: I would certainly change the brake cables. If the housings look ok, leave them (especially since changing them would require losing that nice tape/twine job). Brake cables fail; housings just get rusty and old.
If the shifter cables look good, you can probably leave them in place. Look where the cables go under the bottom bracket. That’s where they will usually get rusty and old first. If they look good and work smoothly, apply a little oil (such as Phil’s) at the BB shell and leave them. Again, if the housings look good, no need to replace them. Brakes are much more important than shifting—take care of them first! --Eric Norris [email protected] Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy > On Nov 4, 2021, at 9:33 AM, Ben Mihovk <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good morning! > I've wanted a zippier second bike to complement my lovely Atlantis for a > while now, and I finally got one! Up until a couple weeks ago, I made it my > plan to buy a Homer frame when they eventually get released, pay for frame > prepping, and stash it in my basement, and amass parts over the winter to > build it up. But...this lovely Samuel Hillborne came up for sale on eBay and > it just felt meant to be. To top it off, the seller was a 3 hour drive away. > Long story short, I got it! > > The build is what they used to call "700 Drop Bar Sam Jumbo" Build Kit...it's > a 9" stem instead of the listed 11". Nothing super fancy, but all quality! It > took me a solid four days to notice the headbage is upside down...not sure I > really care, but I did find an RJ the Bike Guy video on headbadge > removal/installation if it does end up bugging me. > > <3.jpg> > > <1.jpg> > > <2.jpg> > > Here is where I could use some help/recommendations... > 1. I know I want different tires. It has 40mm Marathon Supremes that measure > only 38-39mm. I can't get a 42mm Shikoro in there without contact and trying > to adjust the fender. I would like to keep the fenders on for now. I like the > Shikoros I have on my Atlantis enough to just get a pair of 38mm and call it > a day, but maybe I don't need quite that tough of a tire for paved bike > trails, crushed limestone trails, light gravel/dirt roads, etc... What do you > like? > > 2. If you bought an 8 year old bike with all-original parts, would you > freshen up the cables/housing or would you just ride until you have a problem? > > 3. It might be kind of fun to throw on some Silver shifters while I'm at it. > I like the Shimano Dura-Ace shifters fine, but the Riv website says their > downtube Silver Shifters can be put on the Shimano pods. Has anyone any > advice or warnings about doing this? > > > -- > 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 [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/de5c33ec-021b-4803-b9fe-df624382d38en%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/de5c33ec-021b-4803-b9fe-df624382d38en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > <2.jpg><1.jpg><3.jpg> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/EEDAF799-6961-4A87-B302-DA51DE7D4A20%40me.com.
