I hear you Joe, I tried to sell him the 54 AHH but he kept saying it was too heavy, he is a good friend but this whole heavy vs light argument does get old so looking for him to take the plunge and get a nice practical ride. He does have an older Peugeot PX10 we could convert but with its 'racing" geometry it wont be nearly as comfortable as a nice AHH. Maybe a decent place to start though.
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:42 PM, Joe Bernard <[email protected]> wrote: > Your friend needs to be disabused of the notion that the AHH is not a road > bike. My Romulus was a pure 700c road bike like that Ebay Riv, and my AHH > rode like the Romulus. Hilsen can be used for medium-load touring and > gravel treks, but it is not a touring bike. It's a 650b road bike. > > Joe Bernard > Vallejo, CA. > > On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 8:23:25 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote: > >> Good points, issue is my friend is coming out of the cold of pure >> roadieism and although he has shed his praise of 23mm tires he still thinks >> of anything not made Columbus Zona or whatnot "heavy", while wanting >> simultanously to jump on the "650b Bandwagon." He did ride the AHH I had >> and loved it so I think I just need to turn the screws a bit tighter. I am >> tired of carrying around his stuff since his CF rig has no capacity at all >> and is really only good for going fast over smooth pavement in perfect >> weather, haha. >> >> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:16 PM, cyclotourist <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I don't think any Rivendells have ever had less than 70mm of drop. >>> Unless it was a very custom-custom, plan on 70, and don't be surprised to >>> have it be 72 or 73. That's on the edge of 650b compatibility. The 750s >>> should work fine and I see a cable hanger in the front, but Tektro 559s >>> would be perfect as well. Fitting Hetres would would just be a guess... >>> maybe, maybe not. It's going to be a chunk of change for a guess if you >>> can't confirm measurements from the seller. >>> >>> I'd recommend getting a 650B AHH and build it up super-light if that's >>> what he wants. It could be as "roadie" as he can afford! :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 7:53 PM, Peter M <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> So a friend of mine (seriously, not me!) wants to know if this custom >>>> on ebay will take a 650b/hetre conversion. I am not too familiar with >>>> these older Rivs so thought I would ask if anyone here has done this >>>> kind of thing. I would think the Dia-compe Mod 750s would get you the >>>> reach but again, will the bb drop be too much and will it even fit the >>>> Hetres or is this guy dreaming? He really wants a 650b/Hetre bike but >>>> wants something more roady than the AHH/SH since he is only 135lbs. >>>> Just spitballing here, thanks all. Link to bike on the Bay >>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/2002-**Rivendell-Road-custom-57-cm-/** >>>> 120947913999?pt=Road_Bikes&**hash=item1c290eb50f<http://www.ebay.com/itm/2002-Rivendell-Road-custom-57-cm-/120947913999?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item1c290eb50f> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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-bunch@googlegroups.** >>>> com <[email protected]>. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers, >>> David >>> Redlands, CA >>> >>> ** >>> “I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an >>> America that’s the America millions of Americans believe in. That’s the >>> America I love.” >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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-bunch@googlegroups.**com<[email protected]> >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/kkLHitf0EcgJ. > > 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.
