Same regarding other tools as well. Too often a dollar saved yields two
dollars wasted once you get into ownership and use.
Biggest return for purchase money among components on a bike's performance
is obviously the frame/fork. Second I rate wheels, third crankset.
I recall some '80s-'90s
PS: I am one of those foolish people who thought he could turn a Cross
Check into a Riv. For the $2K+ I spent trying, I could have spent a few
bucks more and had many more years of enjoying my Hillborne. Live and
learn!
John
On Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 8:51:13 PM UTC-7, hangtownmatt
If I stop somewhere I don't trust, I loosen the seatpost screw and take the
seat, seatpost and saddlebag assembly in with me. The back of a Brooks
doesn't make a bad handle. I even have an old Thomson seatpost bag I can
slide over the post to protect from grease. I figure the whole assembly
How is the Riv better or different from the CC?
Eric
On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Surlyprof jmcclu...@gmail.com wrote:
PS: I am one of those foolish people who thought he could turn a Cross
Check into a Riv. For the $2K+ I spent trying, I could have spent a few
bucks more and had
I had the Cross Check for about 4 years. I bought it as a complete when I
was in a hurry for a replacement after a crash. Cheap build. If you buy
one, build it up from a frameset. I replaced almost everything on it.
When I was done it had a Brooks saddle and tape, mustache bars, fat
take my bike into the
grocery store and use it as a shopping cart. Never had anyone complain.
Doug
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To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: Help Riv: Let
I have a buddy who is a solid triathlete while simultaneously loving lugged
steel and rides a very pretty all campy Tommasini. We were brewing beer
in my garage last month and he tested my wife's LHT, my Romulus, and then
my Atlantis. When he came back from his circumnavigation of the cul de
Drew,
But what about the valuable inside?
On Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 9:34:45 PM UTC-7, drew wrote:
My solution has been to buy a used bag, thread a cable thru one of the
leather lashes/rack/saddle/seat stay, but small lock and attach. Someone
may cut the cable, but likely they won't go
Great idea, and I do let everyone interested ride my Sam Hillborne, but
most people just don't understand. They think they can turn a Surly (just
an example) into a Rivendell. There are exceptions but even they don't
seem to bite. And for me, I'd love a SaddleSack, but it doesn't fit my
My solution has been to buy a used bag, thread a cable thru one of the leather
lashes/rack/saddle/seat stay, but small lock and attach. Someone may cut the
cable, but likely they won't go for a beausaged/patched/locked up bag.
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