Welcome. Novaras were decent bikes back in the day, as I recall. I agree with Steven that you’d be best off flipping the Albastache or else finding an “upright” North Road-style replacement; Rivendell makes many variations on these.
On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 11:35 AM pis madd < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello! First time poster here. I've admired the riv line up for a years > now and was inspired to join this group after reading the piece on Mr. > Peterson in the New Yorker. > > I am 'remodeling' a bike I salvaged from the side of dumpster back in the > throws of June 2020 - it isn't anything special, and I've owned some other > really fun builds by my SO, but I just keep coming back to this frame. > > Anyway, I recently scored some Albastaches on the cheap and been curious > to make them work. Currently have them flipped so there is a rise rather > than the intended drop. Length wise - I love the back hand position, and I > love the forward position - but the curve of the front makes for some > awkward handling while braking, esp downhill. I am thinking of forgoing the > road brakes and finding some city ones or mtb ones with the correct > diameter. > > Anyone out there rocking these and loving the set up? Any tips or tricks > you care to share? > > Thanks for reading and see you on the net. > -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgt0JtYF5H7du4dhr9i0DM5Hi_thxfxJ2c4CyTEOXBUR6w%40mail.gmail.com.
