Re: [RBW] Sam Hillborne - Upright vs Drop

[Richard Rose]

Wow! A Breadwinner as an ugly duckling. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 17, 2025, at 10:35 PM, Ted Durant <teddur...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi All - On the n+1 theme of a recent thread ... Since the delivery of my Chapman, my Great Lakes Sam has been sulking in the corner, getting a bit dusty. As I thought about rationalizing my collection, I decided it was time to make Great Lakes Sam my upright bike-about-town. I've just finished setting it up with Choco bars on a 13cm stem, and holy moly it feels fantastic. Other bikes I've converted to upright have never felt right, mostly because the steering gets so weirdly light. The steering on the Sam lightens up just a bit, but it feels like a sport horse itching to go. I had 48mm tires on it initially, and they are dreamy, but the clearance under the fork crown is tight and I have some light wires stuffed up there, so I put 42s on it and it's still dreamy. I'm thinking about putting Cazaderos on it so I can take it to the local MTB trails for fun.  Time to start dialing in the build so it doesn't look like a parts-bin special. Currently it has a Dura-Ace7900/CX70/Herse drivetrain on it, with Dura-Ace 10sp bar end shifters. I have thoughts of making it a 1x, but I'd have to find a not-ugly rear derailer that can handle a large cog, or maybe put a drop link back there. But, the 2x setup works flawlessly and the gear ranges are better than I expected. If the DA7900 rear derailer can handle a 32, I might be done with the drivetrain. Meanwhile, my Breadwinner G-Road has been reassembled with the Force22 drivetrain and drop bars, and it will get fenders and lights reinstalled in preparation for being my ugly roads winter bike.  Ted Durant Milwaukee, WI USA -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2aa50f52-1af9-4ee9-9f12-ee88595e0823n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/12653D29-43AA-42E2-BF8E-9A6297ABF116%40gmail.com.