I actually much prefer a cable hanger from the seatpost bolt (The WF Sams have a brazed on cable stop). However, the cable hanger included with my Sam didn't really fit, so I got the longer Surly with built in barrel adjuster. Very nice, though the new Nitto cable hanger Riv sells looks even nicer (but no barrel adjuster).
Enjoy. Gernot On Nov 23, 12:04 pm, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > thanks guys, wierd duh moment for me tonite, for some reason it never > registered to me that i could run side-pulls or canti's on this. I > stared at the frame tonite for a few minutes wondering why grant built > a canti bike without the cable stop in the rear before i realized that > i could use side-pulls if i wanted to, i guess this is one of the > earlier taiwan frames. i think i'll still run cantis as i'd rather > use the studs then leave them unused. > > i'm a little paranoid about the exposed brake cable on the top tube, > don't worry or run housing in the center? > > On Nov 22, 11:24 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Those orange Sams are a pretty nice gateway drug... > > > On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 7:52 PM, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Nice to score the orange! Soon you'll ride it so much you'll forget > > > about the paint. I vote blue bar tape. > > > > Ryan > > > > On Nov 22, 1:51 pm, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > First i want to say thanks to everyone on this group, i've been a Riv > > > > member for a long time but away for the last few years. I recently > > > > looked at my stable of bikes and realized i didn't actually want to > > > > ride any of them for a long period of time so i decided to solve > > > > that. A new go-fast bike was not that appealing to me and the new > > > > Rivendell's like the AHH or Roadeo were more then i wanted to spend. > > > > > The Hillborne looked like a good idea as i wanted to put a rack and > > > > fenders on mine, the canti brakes were a slight turn-off (i gave up > > > > canti's like 10 years ago!) But i got over this too, as an aside is > > > > anyone running the old magura hydraulic brakes on an Hillborne or > > > > Atlantis? I know this is counter to the spirit of the group but > > > > curious if anyone has done this. I have them on a mt bike only. > > > > > Anyway i've been lurking for awhile hoping to pick up a Rambouillet, > > > > Atlantis, Bleriot etc but nothing in my size or i was too late. I > > > > finally picked up a Hillborne on ebay last week (yes the orange single > > > > tt one in the box on ebay last week--sorry if you were bidding against > > > > me, for the record his reserve price was almost his BIN price). I > > > > just got it today and i realized that this is actually the first "new" > > > > bike i've had to build up from scratch ever and it's by far the nicest > > > > one, the thought of putting it into the work-stand for the first time > > > > feels a little strange. > > > > > One thing i will say, i know what Grant means about not quite as nice > > > > as AHH finish but perfectly fine nonetheless, there are some less then > > > > perfect paint areas (one spot on the top tube looks like they got some > > > > sediment in the paint, it's actually quite bad) it's the kind of > > > > thing that bothers you at first but then you realize there are a lot > > > > worse things in life but since i plan on riding this bike it's not the > > > > end of the world for me, the sparkly paint is nice. > > > > > Sorry if there is not much point to this post, just excited to build > > > > up my first Rivendell bicycle. I'm a little worried about the size i > > > > got (went with 56, scared of the 60 and my PBH is low relative to > > > > height), but i'll see once i get wheels etc on the bike and whether i > > > > need to swap out stems etc. > > > > > Now on to the important decisions like what color bar tape.... > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > probably benefit more from > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
