From what Rich explained to me that the XT hubs are standard, though
Shimano hubs are made in Asia anyways, and the Velocity sport hubs are
loose ball and just as easy to service, and made in Taiwan and has a silver
finish.
The Tektro sidepulls aren't too bad once you replace them with Kool
Ah, ok then. The only parts on the list I would consider upgrading are
brakes (if using cantis, not crazy about the tektros but they are ok) and
the wheelset. If Phil Wood or XT or something a little nicer isn't in the
budget, then that's fine too. Derailleurs on a friction-shifted bike
Being Frugal is great! There are a few things I didn't really think through
or know about when I built my Sam 9 months ago.
I wish I would of built the front wheel with a dyno hub,so I could add
a head and tail light later. I don't commute or ride much at night but now
days I like to have
If you still have one of those ~$1000 bikes, you could move some or all of
the parts over to the new frame.
Then you can spend time finding parts to put the old frame back on the
road, or simply sell the leftovers.
If you don't have a spare bike, there's always Craigslist. Any size bike
will
I recently built a bike with 8-speed XT bits that were gathered in a
leisurely fashion, mostly from the bay, along with this and that from the
list and from my boxes. Each individual transaction seemed cheap, and I
was careful never to total the costs, therefore the build was cheap. QED.
While at Riv were the clems available to ride?
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/f-clemsmith.htm
For the price of the HIllborne frame you get a complete bike ready to roll!
I know it's not the Hillborne, but considering the evolution of riv bikes
I'd say all the good that's in the Hillborne
On 06/09/2015 01:04 PM, Philip Williamson wrote:
If you still have one of those ~$1000 bikes, you could move some or
all of the parts over to the new frame.
Then you can spend time finding parts to put the old frame back on the
road, or simply sell the leftovers.
You could even buy one of
if budget is your main concern, i would second going the used/ebay/internet
search route. obviously, that takes much longer. you can, however save a
ton of money, get your bike fun and rideable, and then swap out for more
expensive parts later or as you need them. i put a sam together for a
IIRC, and thanks to listmembers' generosity, I paid less than $400 for
a set of very nice parts indeed, including wheels and tires, for my
Ram, though I did have a few things stashed away, like f and r
derailleurs. The build was considerably more high-end than Riv's basic
build.
On 6/8/15, drew
Is the budget kit listed on the site? I only see one type of build kit
under Frames
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Not on the site. I meant a build with items of your choosing.
On Monday, June 8, 2015 at 11:07:57 AM UTC-7, Ginz wrote:
Is the budget kit listed on the site? I only see one type of build kit
under Frames
Maybe after I start making a list of actual prices the riv build kits will
look
For my Sam I got a few years ago, I needed to stick to a tight budget. I
got the frame fork and headset used from this list, and then I worked hard
to get stuff used or cheap. Those things I bought new, I got from Riv, like
a Sugino crank, brake levers, one bar end shifter (I run 1x8 to save
Go with the Riv kit. It's been extensively cherry-picked by folks that
build and ride the bikes every day.
On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 11:57:26 PM UTC-5, Daniel D. wrote:
So I test rode a sam the other day and really enjoyed the ride. Getting
my ducks in a row to swing a frame. I've
I recently bought the Sam frame. I would've gone with the Riv Build kit,
had not already had those parts laying around (Nitto seatpost, brooks,
sugino triple,long reach Tektro, etc).
Along with the frame, I got Rich wheels (dyno hub), Eyc light, Mark's rack,
and the 650b paselas.
On Monday,
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