good job - I like your taste in drivetrains <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GsL37Lhu4vY/UTS_eYzOjrI/AAAAAAAAAgU/crrlLWlzZH4/s1600/aaP3030001.jpg>
On Sunday, August 4, 2013 10:12:49 PM UTC-5, Brian Campbell wrote: > > I had posted this bike before but wanted to show some pics of it in its > "final form". I am not 100% sure what year this Ritchey Road bike is but it > is lugged and has no serial number. (Anyone venture a guess? Late 1970's?) > Anywho, I bought it, via ebay from the original owner, who rode it as a > daily commuter for 20+ years and across the US twice. When it arrived, I > found the the seat tube was cracked where the post was inserted. Judging by > the dents in the set post, it looked like someone at the shop that packed > the bike used a big set of Channel Lock pliers to twist a stuck post out. > > I took the bike to Bilenky Cycle works in Philly and they fixed the crack > and did an amazing job of matching the paint around the seat lug. It is > nice that steel frame can be repaired. > > Anyway, I just put a new Nitto stem on from another list member and > managed to get a set of cream Longboards on it. Fenders w/ 29mm tires on > this bike were bit of challenge/puzzle but it all worked out in the end. > Also after talking w/ Grant at Riv HQ on the phone, he reminded me that it > was easy to modify the Shimano bar end pods and a couple of down tube > shifter stops to convert the original Suntour micro-ratchet shifters to bar > ends. They work great and the bike ride really nicely. > > Riv Content: > > 46cm Noodles > Cream Longboards > MKS TOuring pedals w/Soma Cages > Brooks Imperial Saddle > Shellacked Newbaums > Friction Shifting > > > http://s91.photobucket.com/user/bylar13/media/Ritchey/061_zpsce7b4531.jpg.html?sort=2&o=0 > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
