Jim- Yes, the bottom bracket is pretty low; Grant's right on that one. I should measure it some time. I have 170 crank arms and the (quite low profile) campus pedals scrape rarely when I pedal while leaned way into a turn. Yes, Tektro R556 brakes have the perfect reach.
But the ability to ride fast and comfortable 650x38B tires and mount fenders outweighs the occasional pedal scar. I rarely pedal in corners anyway. This bike has evolved into a rambler, a light tourer, ace commuter, library runner, and farmer's market basket. I have a gofast steel racer for when I'm feeling speedy. The Riv is for riding for the pleasure of riding. It's versatile, sexy, and fast. Tim Gavin On Thursday, November 7, 2013 6:05:40 PM UTC-6, Jim Cloud wrote: > > Tim, > > You've obviously converted your Riv from 700c to 650B. How has that > worked for you? Most of the information I've seen, including some from > Grant himself, is that the original Rivendell Road Standards were not good > candidates for a conversion because of the low bottom bracket that Grant > specified for his original Road Standard bikes. What is the length of your > crank arms? Are you using the Tektro R556 brakes? > > Jim Cloud > > On Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:20:37 AM UTC-7, Tim Gavin wrote: >> >> I finally mounted fenders to my Riv last night. Looking pretty classy, >> but I need to tweak the fender line. The front is especially tricky; I >> think I need to bend down the top of the crown mount to clear the headset; >> like in the Riv install video. The cream Longboards go well with the >> headtube and graphics. >> >> Tim Gavin >> Cedar Rapids, IA >> >> '97 Rivendell Road Standard (Reynolds 753, 531 fork) >> Nitto moustache bars, Silver bar-ends, Cane Creek SC5 levers (gum) >> Brooks Flyer with Carradice Nelson >> 50/40/30 Campy triple crank on Phil BB >> 9 speed 11-32 cassette with Microshift derailer >> Shimano A530 Campus pedals with Riv spikes >> 650x38B Grand Bois Lierre on Zac19 rims, Deore hubs >> SKS Longboard fenders >> Nitto Mark's rack with medium Wald basket >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9As8KegRZbE/Unu0UfOBPJI/AAAAAAAAAQs/VTKooOsgjCw/s1600/PB060492.JPG> >> > > On Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:20:37 AM UTC-7, Tim Gavin wrote: >> >> I finally mounted fenders to my Riv last night. Looking pretty classy, >> but I need to tweak the fender line. The front is especially tricky; I >> think I need to bend down the top of the crown mount to clear the headset; >> like in the Riv install video. The cream Longboards go well with the >> headtube and graphics. >> >> Tim Gavin >> Cedar Rapids, IA >> >> '97 Rivendell Road Standard (Reynolds 753, 531 fork) >> Nitto moustache bars, Silver bar-ends, Cane Creek SC5 levers (gum) >> Brooks Flyer with Carradice Nelson >> 50/40/30 Campy triple crank on Phil BB >> 9 speed 11-32 cassette with Microshift derailer >> Shimano A530 Campus pedals with Riv spikes >> 650x38B Grand Bois Lierre on Zac19 rims, Deore hubs >> SKS Longboard fenders >> Nitto Mark's rack with medium Wald basket >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9As8KegRZbE/Unu0UfOBPJI/AAAAAAAAAQs/VTKooOsgjCw/s1600/PB060492.JPG> >> > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
