I learned from Roman at Riv that they now have 113mm BBs (*actually measures 114mm with my digital calipers*) installed by their Taiwanese framebuilder, along with the headsets. I learned this when inquiring about my frame-only 2024 Lugged Roadini. They will not swap (or exchange) a different BB at no cost... you just have to buy a different one if you need a different spindle length. Perhaps this assembly spec affects other frames as well.
Although their cranks (and other brands) largely spec 110mm BB spindle for a double, Riv's heavily pushing "skeleton key" front derailleurs that require a 113mm BB spindle. So keep this in mind if you're ordering a frame-only. I'll be ordering a 108mm BB to swap in, to tighten up q-factor and hopefully improve upshifting on my Rene Herse double crank (10sp with Ultegra chain, per RH suggestion). The BB swap is a minor inconvenience, minor delay in my planned build schedule this month. Probably good news for many that their framebuilder does the Tange headset installation. I wasn't too fazed doing the Tange install myself on a Roaduno, but when I looked up Tange's threaded headset assembly diagram it didn't even show all the parts (including ring gaskets whose up/down orientation is important). I'm pretty sure I got that assembly right... LOL... it feels OK when I ride/steer :-) -- 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/1f39b423-5f99-4df0-9895-0be747853382n%40googlegroups.com.
