It'll be interesting to hear your thoughts on friction shifting with power-ratchet shifters..I presume you've been shifting index on your Volpe. I thought I would never adapt to friction, but kind of stumbled into it when I bought a couple of bikes with the old Suntour shifters (bar-ends on one, thumbies on another). I figured I would deal with it because that's what they came with, but would prefer indexing if given the choice. Until I bought a couple more bikes with clicks. Nope. Now the loud, clunky index shift drives me crazy. I love the silent, smooth action of power ratchets, and find it just about impossible to miss a shift. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA.
On Monday, June 11, 2012 8:41:41 AM UTC-7, lumpy wrote: > now let's just see how funky this volpe will look with albatross > bars :) > > Ordered albatross bars, cork grips, silver bar end shifters, brake > levers, and cabling…. > > > > On Jun 10, 8:47 pm, charlie <[email protected]> wrote: > > My first nice bicycle was a Bianchi Campione D'Itatlia in about 1982. > > Grant is right on that's a good bicycle and with a few mods you will > > get comfy. You'll then have something to ride while you save for a > > Rivendell. This will also give you time to figure out what you want. > > Time will always refine your tastes and needs. Tis a good decision you > > are making. > > > > On Jun 9, 8:02 pm, lumpy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > so got a chance to meet Grant this afternoon for a quick spin on a 56 > > > Sam Hillborne and a look at what can be done to make my Bianchi Volpe > > > a bit more comfy. Very nice experience there with everyone - Grant > > > assured me that the Volpe is an excellent bike, and gave the > > > suggestion of albatross bars with a longer stem to get me more > > > upright. I think it's worth a shot, and while it is a further > > > investment in a bike I don't yet truly love.....Grant's conviction > > > that the volpe can and will serve me well has me with a $200+ shopping > > > cart on rivbike.com > > > > > oh, and my PBH was more accurately measured at just below 85. > > > > > On Jun 8, 12:01 pm, lumpy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Pretty sure a 56. Heading to RBW tomorrow and should know better > then. I > > > > measured my PBH at just under 81cm and I'm just over 5'8" > > > > > > On Thursday, June 7, 2012 3:48:49 PM UTC-7, pb wrote: > > > > > > > What size do you ride/need? :-) > > > > > > > On Jun 6, 3:52 pm, lumpy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hey now, > > > > > > > > Looks like a fun group here. I live in the bay area and am > taking my > > > > > first > > > > > > trip out to Rivendell this weekend to take a look at some of > these > > > > > beauties > > > > > > in person. I currently ride a Bianchi Volpe, and even with a > stem > > > > > extender > > > > > > can't get the more upright comfort I'm looking for. Doubtful if > I can > > > > > > afford a Rivendell this weekend, but I'm certainly going to > start saving > > > > > > and scouring craigslist! > > > > > > > > Mostly a commuter, with occasional longer rides. Commute is 18 > miles > > > > > round > > > > > > trip, and a longer ride for me these days is 20-30. I've ridden > steel > > > > > > frames since I started biking in 2003, but mostly on a Marin > aggressive > > > > > > bike...only switching to a bianchi last year. > > > > > > > > Looking forward to learning how comfortable a bike can actually > be ;) > > > > > > Dave -- 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/-/knVU-yGxcZwJ. 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.
