I guess I can see why one might not want to put the 2X10 SRAM drivetrain on a Riv for aesthetic reasons. But from a purely functional standpoint, I concur with Jim's assessment of this set-up. I recently bought a Surly Ogre from Jim (Hiawatha Cyclery) and went with the 2X10 set-up on Jim's recommendation after seeing it on his Goodrich at the shop. The gear range is great and it shifts perfectly. I love it!
Shaun Meehan On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < [email protected]> wrote: > Somewhat unorthodox suggestion, but the smoothest shifting drivetrain I've > ever owned or even heard about has been the SRAM X.9 2x10 kit recently > installed on my Curt Goodrich (formerly I had the same group on a Redline > mountain bike). The way the chainrings are ramped on the x.9 crank is a > thing of beauty, but forget about swapping out other rings. My crank is a > 42/28, but a 39/26 is also available. I have an 11-36 cassette, which makes > for a near perfect gear range. You'll probably maybe have to use a non-SRAM > front derailleur for tire/fender clearance reasons. Of course the SRAM > stuff is all black, smoky gray, or maybe white, which is what makes it > unorthodox for a Riv. But if you can get over the color issue, it's awesome. > > > On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:25:06 PM UTC-5, sanjoser wrote: >> >> hello everyone >> >> I've had a mix of components on my atlantis for it's life, these 10 years >> or so. >> different shifters, hubs, gears, drivetrain, etc. >> I've got the urge to do an upgrade, and I'd really like to go campy. I've >> been >> advised that my chris king hubs are fine, so long as they get serviced >> every >> six months, so I guess I'll keep those, but everything else is up for >> change. >> This is my goto bike for commuting and tours. I guess I don't have to >> explain that >> to this group. >> So, what 's the consensus? >> best regards >> tom >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/rR5cVruCxpcJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
