Re: [RBW] Re: Silver OM-1 Derailer - Any word yet on its capacity???

[Sean Bulthuis]

I have mine on my Sam. 3 ring (46-36-24) and 9 spd rear (11-32) and it 
shifts like a dream.  Silver 2 shifters.  I'm a pretty conservative 
shifter.  Meaning, I keep pretty consistently in big chain ring and 
smallest 3 cogs.  Middle ring and middle 3 and small chain ring for the 
lowest 3 gears.  There is some "grace" provided and when I mess up it 
(OM-1) tells me, which I love.  For all who hope . . . I hope Santa leaves 
one in all your stockings!

On Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:03:36 AM UTC-8 Isaak Oliansky wrote:

> I've had the OM-1 on my Ritchey Breakaway Cross for a few weeks now. Front 
> rings are 46/30 shifting a 10s 11-36 XT cassette via Suntour power ratchet 
> DT shifters mounted to barcon pods. Everything is as smooth as can be. The 
> prior XTR RR long cage mech was giving me a bit of grief shifting into the 
> 36t cog, however user error is highly likely as an earlier gen RR mech 
> shifts into the 36t cog with no issue on my Bombadil. 
>
> [image: IMG_4225.jpg]
> [image: IMG_4226.jpg]
> On Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 7:42:55 AM UTC-8 River Bailey wrote:
>
>> Lovely altar addition! 
>>
>> On Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 4:40:42 PM UTC-5 isaako...@gmail.com 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I couldn't resist this picture. The OM-1 landed at my house today, and I 
>>> put it on our (now getting old) fall equinox family altar. At least in the 
>>> garage, I am deep in the cult of OM and RR. Please laugh. 
>>>
>>> [image: IMG_3713.jpg]
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 9:08:36 AM UTC-8 chengh...@gmail.com 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 It looks very similar to Microshift's own R10 medium cage rear 
 derailleur 
 (10
  
 speed; 39T capacity, max cog 34T).
 I didn't know Rivendell contracted Microsoft to make OM-1. When I first 
 saw the photo of OM-1 I thought that looks very similar to the R10 that I 
 am using, except R10 is high-normal. But for some reason the silver 
 version 
 of R10 is out of stock in the US everywhere I checked. 
 On Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 12:25:02 AM UTC-5 isaako...@gmail.com 
 wrote:

> Patrick- I will be happy to oblige. I snagged one somehow. Good timing 
> as an xtr RR mech wasn’t playing nicely on my ritchey breakaway cross. 
> The 
> gearing is 46/30 with an 11-36 xt cluster, shifted friction. I don’t have 
> problems with a similar setup and an older rr xtr mech on my bombadil, 
> maybe this will be the fix.
>
> IO in Ashland OR
>
>
> On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 6:12:08 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> All of you who bought the new OM-1, please report on how it shifts in 
> friction, particularly with 10 or more cogs. 
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Silver OM-1 Derailer - Any word yet on its capacity???

[Roberta]

Here is Russ’, path less pedaled, review now that he’s been on it awhile. 
https://youtu.be/MYsicpaHoCY?si=oUPvqCzchtm8jfs_

On Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 1:03:36 PM UTC-5 Isaak Oliansky wrote:

> I've had the OM-1 on my Ritchey Breakaway Cross for a few weeks now. Front 
> rings are 46/30 shifting a 10s 11-36 XT cassette via Suntour power ratchet 
> DT shifters mounted to barcon pods. Everything is as smooth as can be. The 
> prior XTR RR long cage mech was giving me a bit of grief shifting into the 
> 36t cog, however user error is highly likely as an earlier gen RR mech 
> shifts into the 36t cog with no issue on my Bombadil. 
>
> [image: IMG_4225.jpg]
> [image: IMG_4226.jpg]
> On Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 7:42:55 AM UTC-8 River Bailey wrote:
>
>> Lovely altar addition! 
>>
>> On Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 4:40:42 PM UTC-5 isaako...@gmail.com 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I couldn't resist this picture. The OM-1 landed at my house today, and I 
>>> put it on our (now getting old) fall equinox family altar. At least in the 
>>> garage, I am deep in the cult of OM and RR. Please laugh. 
>>>
>>> [image: IMG_3713.jpg]
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 9:08:36 AM UTC-8 chengh...@gmail.com 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 It looks very similar to Microshift's own R10 medium cage rear 
 derailleur 
 (10
  
 speed; 39T capacity, max cog 34T).
 I didn't know Rivendell contracted Microsoft to make OM-1. When I first 
 saw the photo of OM-1 I thought that looks very similar to the R10 that I 
 am using, except R10 is high-normal. But for some reason the silver 
 version 
 of R10 is out of stock in the US everywhere I checked. 
 On Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 12:25:02 AM UTC-5 isaako...@gmail.com 
 wrote:

> Patrick- I will be happy to oblige. I snagged one somehow. Good timing 
> as an xtr RR mech wasn’t playing nicely on my ritchey breakaway cross. 
> The 
> gearing is 46/30 with an 11-36 xt cluster, shifted friction. I don’t have 
> problems with a similar setup and an older rr xtr mech on my bombadil, 
> maybe this will be the fix.
>
> IO in Ashland OR
>
>
> On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 6:12:08 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> All of you who bought the new OM-1, please report on how it shifts in 
> friction, particularly with 10 or more cogs. 
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Silver OM-1 Derailer - Any word yet on its capacity???

[Patrick Moore]

Thank you, Isaak.

On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM Isaak Oliansky 
wrote:

> Patrick- I will be happy to oblige. I snagged one somehow. Good timing as
> an xtr RR mech wasn’t playing nicely on my ritchey breakaway cross. The
> gearing is 46/30 with an 11-36 xt cluster, shifted friction. I don’t have
> problems with a similar setup and an older rr xtr mech on my bombadil,
> maybe this will be the fix.
>
> IO in Ashland OR
>
> On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 6:12:08 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> All of you who bought the new OM-1, please report on how it shifts in
> friction, particularly with 10 or more cogs.
>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Silver OM-1 Derailer - Any word yet on its capacity???

[Isaak Oliansky]

Patrick- I will be happy to oblige. I snagged one somehow. Good timing as 
an xtr RR mech wasn’t playing nicely on my ritchey breakaway cross. The 
gearing is 46/30 with an 11-36 xt cluster, shifted friction. I don’t have 
problems with a similar setup and an older rr xtr mech on my bombadil, 
maybe this will be the fix.

IO in Ashland OR

On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 6:12:08 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote:

All of you who bought the new OM-1, please report on how it shifts in 
friction, particularly with 10 or more cogs. 

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Re: [RBW] Re: Silver OM-1 Derailer - Any word yet on its capacity???

[Patrick Moore]

All of you who bought the new OM-1, please report on how it shifts in
friction, particularly with 10 or more cogs.

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Re: [RBW] Re: Silver OM-1 Derailer - Any word yet on its capacity???

[maxcr]

I'm one of the lucky few who managed to get one. It will replace a Shimano 
Deer Head RD on my Ram which needs a drivetrain switch now that it's 
converted to 650b and my 180 WI cranks are too close to the ground for my 
comfort (going 170).

When I got to the online store (I think I was there very early), I checked 
and there were only 10 OM-1's available, I think that's all they sold, but 
I can't be sure.

I'll report when I get it and install it.

Max

On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 12:26:20 PM UTC-5 GAJett wrote:

> According to Rivendell (Derailer - Rear - Silver OM-1 (reverse action) - 1 
> ) 
> the capacities are listed as: 
> "Biggest cog it’ll shift to: 36t. With an extension tab it’ll shift to at 
> least 42t.
> Chain wrap (explained on the box): 39t"
>
> Didn't see anything there about indexed shifting but I do recall seeing 
> that somewhere.
>
> GAJett
>
> On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM NYCbikeguy  wrote:
>
>> Bumping this thread back up:
>>
>> Did the OM-1 already sell out that quickly???
>> At the $150 sticker price, I didn't think this would sell out that 
>> quickly, but man I was wrong.
>> Looking forward to candid reviews from the lucky ones who get their hands 
>> on this!
>>
>> Best,
>> IY
>> CT/NYC
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 4:12:54 PM UTC-4 Josh C wrote:
>>
>>> Kyle, I saw that yesterday afternoon. I sent them a message asking when 
>>> it'll be available, and they said, "Maybe winter 2025??".  I don't have any 
>>> experience with IRD but it looked pretty. Glad it's silver and not huge.
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:55:33 AM UTC-4 Kyle Mitchell wrote:
>>>
 Merry Sales was showing off a new front derailleur at the MADE show and 
 specifically mentioned Rivendell testing them out in their clip with Path 
 Less Pedaled.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp19IGyL_HM&t=53s

 On Monday, September 8, 2025 at 6:34:32 AM UTC-7 Josh C wrote:

> I'm glad that they are making this RD, but honestly, I think a good 2x 
> capable FD would be of more use to me. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited 
> for 
> both, but I find it harder to find good quality (and good-looking) 2x 
> FDs. 
> I'd have to go back to the archives and see if they are planning for that 
> FD to be 3x or 2x. 
>
> On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:36:10 PM UTC-4 Steve wrote:
>
>> Shannon, what I experienced by exceeding the capacity of the 
>> derailleur was an inability to shift out of the big ring- big cog combo 
>> -- 
>> the chain was overly taunt;  the hub  continued to freewheel, no drama 
>> resulted   Fortunately the derailleur survived the  ordeal   . ;-). 
>> It 
>> sounds like you maybe dropped the chain inboard and locked up the rear 
>> hub 
>> or the cranks??
>> On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:13:07 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The one you were fortunate not to have, although I was also kinda 
>>> joking.
>>>
>>> I've done it, while pedaling pretty hard. Luckily, it was uphill on 
>>> a mountain bike, so I wasn't going very fast.
>>>
>>> I still crashed instantaneously. I just didn't get hurt much.
>>>
>>> --Shannon
>>> On Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7:57:14 AM UTC-7 Steve wrote:
>>>
 What crash?  

 On Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 10:46:09 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld 
 wrote:

> How badly were you and the bike hurt in the crash?
>
> --Shannon
> On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 7:56:07 PM UTC-7 Steve wrote:
>
>> Shannon,  I like your advice. Indeed, now that I think about it, 
>> the current 3x drive train runs a bit slack in the 24 x 11 
>> combination.   I 
>> will confess though to having been "bone headed" enough to once 
>> seize a 
>> derailleur in the big x big position -- which taught  me to check  
>> the 
>> chain in that position when setting up a new drivetrain. 
>>
>> Steve 
>>
>> On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 9:17:52 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Exceeding chain wrap on a derailleur isn't a big deal. The worst 
>>> that can happen is that you upshift into a too-small cog on the 
>>> granny 
>>> ring, the chain goes slack and makes hella noise, and you shift the 
>>> front 
>>> and feel like a moron.
>>>
>>> My 1985 League Fuji is set up 45/42/30 x 14-16-18-20-23-26... 
>>> with a 1980 Suntour Superbe that's spec'd at 23t of chain wrap and 
>>> a 23t 
>>> max cog. Other than the shift up from the granny, which needs to be 
>>> done 
>>> nicely and slowly, (but when was the last time you needed to shift 
>>> u

Re: [RBW] Re: Silver OM-1 Derailer - Any word yet on its capacity???

[Guy Jett]

According to Rivendell (Derailer - Rear - Silver OM-1 (reverse action) - 1
)
the capacities are listed as:
"Biggest cog it’ll shift to: 36t. With an extension tab it’ll shift to at
least 42t.
Chain wrap (explained on the box): 39t"

Didn't see anything there about indexed shifting but I do recall seeing
that somewhere.

GAJett

On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM NYCbikeguy  wrote:

> Bumping this thread back up:
>
> Did the OM-1 already sell out that quickly???
> At the $150 sticker price, I didn't think this would sell out that
> quickly, but man I was wrong.
> Looking forward to candid reviews from the lucky ones who get their hands
> on this!
>
> Best,
> IY
> CT/NYC
>
> On Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 4:12:54 PM UTC-4 Josh C wrote:
>
>> Kyle, I saw that yesterday afternoon. I sent them a message asking when
>> it'll be available, and they said, "Maybe winter 2025??".  I don't have any
>> experience with IRD but it looked pretty. Glad it's silver and not huge.
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:55:33 AM UTC-4 Kyle Mitchell wrote:
>>
>>> Merry Sales was showing off a new front derailleur at the MADE show and
>>> specifically mentioned Rivendell testing them out in their clip with Path
>>> Less Pedaled.
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp19IGyL_HM&t=53s
>>>
>>> On Monday, September 8, 2025 at 6:34:32 AM UTC-7 Josh C wrote:
>>>
 I'm glad that they are making this RD, but honestly, I think a good 2x
 capable FD would be of more use to me. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited for
 both, but I find it harder to find good quality (and good-looking) 2x FDs.
 I'd have to go back to the archives and see if they are planning for that
 FD to be 3x or 2x.

 On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:36:10 PM UTC-4 Steve wrote:

> Shannon, what I experienced by exceeding the capacity of the
> derailleur was an inability to shift out of the big ring- big cog combo --
> the chain was overly taunt;  the hub  continued to freewheel, no drama
> resulted   Fortunately the derailleur survived the  ordeal   . ;-). It
> sounds like you maybe dropped the chain inboard and locked up the rear hub
> or the cranks??
> On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:13:07 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld
> wrote:
>
>> The one you were fortunate not to have, although I was also kinda
>> joking.
>>
>> I've done it, while pedaling pretty hard. Luckily, it was uphill on a
>> mountain bike, so I wasn't going very fast.
>>
>> I still crashed instantaneously. I just didn't get hurt much.
>>
>> --Shannon
>> On Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7:57:14 AM UTC-7 Steve wrote:
>>
>>> What crash?
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 10:46:09 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld
>>> wrote:
>>>
 How badly were you and the bike hurt in the crash?

 --Shannon
 On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 7:56:07 PM UTC-7 Steve wrote:

> Shannon,  I like your advice. Indeed, now that I think about it,
> the current 3x drive train runs a bit slack in the 24 x 11 
> combination.   I
> will confess though to having been "bone headed" enough to once seize 
> a
> derailleur in the big x big position -- which taught  me to check  the
> chain in that position when setting up a new drivetrain.
>
> Steve
>
> On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 9:17:52 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld
> wrote:
>
>> Exceeding chain wrap on a derailleur isn't a big deal. The worst
>> that can happen is that you upshift into a too-small cog on the 
>> granny
>> ring, the chain goes slack and makes hella noise, and you shift the 
>> front
>> and feel like a moron.
>>
>> My 1985 League Fuji is set up 45/42/30 x 14-16-18-20-23-26...
>> with a 1980 Suntour Superbe that's spec'd at 23t of chain wrap and a 
>> 23t
>> max cog. Other than the shift up from the granny, which needs to be 
>> done
>> nicely and slowly, (but when was the last time you needed to shift 
>> up off
>> the granny *right fringgin' now!!*,) with the Riv Silver 1
>> shifters on the downtube, it shifts better than I do.
>>
>> As long as your derailleur can handle it when you boneheadedly
>> try to downshift to the bottom cog on the big ring without locking 
>> up your
>> drivetrain and making you crash so fast that time won't have time to 
>> slow
>> down before you hit. (I guess that's possible going the other way, 
>> if you
>> got the chain so slack, under so much pedal force and speed as to 
>> wrap it
>> around the bottom bracket like a fishing reel, but any situation 
>> where I
>> can imagine

Re: [RBW] Re: Silver OM-1 Derailer - Any word yet on its capacity???

[Eric Marth]

I checked stock 40 mins after the email was sent and they were all gone. 

On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 10:14:45 AM UTC-5 mwill...@gmail.com wrote:

> The newsletter said a larger order coming in December. I’m still amazed 
> that 90 of them, at a “one per customer, please”, sold out so quickly.
> Mike
>
> On Nov 8, 2025, at 9:35 AM, Tom Goodmann  wrote:
>
> I only saw the message late in the evening, hours to late. I wish there 
> had been an opportunity to preorder; that way, a larger order might have 
> been made and guaranteed. Hope there will be more to come, and eagerly 
> await new users sharing experiences.
>
> Tom
> Decorah, Iowa 
>
> On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 3:01:02 AM UTC-6 Mike Rossi wrote:
>
>> Probably sold out ~20 minutes. I had one in my cart, but noodled around 
>> looking for something else to add to get free shipping, and missed out. Oh 
>> well, maybe next month.
>> Mike
>>
>> On Nov 7, 2025, at 9:46 PM, 'Hetchins52' via RBW Owners Bunch <
>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>> Time stamp on the weekly Friday news email from Will -- 3:50 pm Pacific 
>> -- to yours, IY, at 4:34 pm means they sold out in 45 minutes (or less)!
>>
>>
>> Incredible!
>>
>> David Lipsky
>> Berkeley
>> On Friday, November 7, 2025 at 4:34:09 PM UTC-8 NYCbikeguy wrote:
>>
>>> Bumping this thread back up:
>>>
>>> Did the OM-1 already sell out that quickly???
>>> At the $150 sticker price, I didn't think this would sell out that 
>>> quickly, but man I was wrong.
>>> Looking forward to candid reviews from the lucky ones who get their 
>>> hands on this!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> IY
>>> CT/NYC
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 4:12:54 PM UTC-4 Josh C wrote:
>>>
 Kyle, I saw that yesterday afternoon. I sent them a message asking when 
 it'll be available, and they said, "Maybe winter 2025??".  I don't have 
 any 
 experience with IRD but it looked pretty. Glad it's silver and not huge.

 On Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:55:33 AM UTC-4 Kyle Mitchell wrote:

> Merry Sales was showing off a new front derailleur at the MADE show 
> and specifically mentioned Rivendell testing them out in their clip with 
> Path Less Pedaled.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp19IGyL_HM&t=53s
>
> On Monday, September 8, 2025 at 6:34:32 AM UTC-7 Josh C wrote:
>
>> I'm glad that they are making this RD, but honestly, I think a good 
>> 2x capable FD would be of more use to me. Don't get me wrong, I'm 
>> excited 
>> for both, but I find it harder to find good quality (and good-looking) 
>> 2x 
>> FDs. I'd have to go back to the archives and see if they are planning 
>> for 
>> that FD to be 3x or 2x. 
>>
>> On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:36:10 PM UTC-4 Steve wrote:
>>
>>> Shannon, what I experienced by exceeding the capacity of the 
>>> derailleur was an inability to shift out of the big ring- big cog combo 
>>> -- 
>>> the chain was overly taunt;  the hub  continued to freewheel, no drama 
>>> resulted   Fortunately the derailleur survived the  ordeal   . ;-). 
>>> It 
>>> sounds like you maybe dropped the chain inboard and locked up the rear 
>>> hub 
>>> or the cranks??
>>> On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:13:07 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 The one you were fortunate not to have, although I was also kinda 
 joking.

 I've done it, while pedaling pretty hard. Luckily, it was uphill on 
 a mountain bike, so I wasn't going very fast.

 I still crashed instantaneously. I just didn't get hurt much.

 --Shannon
 On Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7:57:14 AM UTC-7 Steve wrote:

> What crash?  
>
> On Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 10:46:09 PM UTC-4 Shannon 
> Menkveld wrote:
>
>> How badly were you and the bike hurt in the crash?
>>
>> --Shannon
>> On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 7:56:07 PM UTC-7 Steve wrote:
>>
>>> Shannon,  I like your advice. Indeed, now that I think about it, 
>>> the current 3x drive train runs a bit slack in the 24 x 11 
>>> combination.   I 
>>> will confess though to having been "bone headed" enough to once 
>>> seize a 
>>> derailleur in the big x big position -- which taught  me to check  
>>> the 
>>> chain in that position when setting up a new drivetrain. 
>>>
>>> Steve 
>>>
>>> On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 9:17:52 PM UTC-4 Shannon 
>>> Menkveld wrote:
>>>
 Exceeding chain wrap on a derailleur isn't a big deal. The 
 worst that can happen is that you upshift into a too-small cog on 
 the 
 granny ring, the chain goes slack and makes hella noise, and you 
 shift the 
 front an

Re: [RBW] Re: Silver OM-1 Derailer - Any word yet on its capacity???

[Mike Rossi]

The newsletter said a larger order coming in December. I’m still amazed that 90 of them, at a “one per customer, please”, sold out so quickly.MikeOn Nov 8, 2025, at 9:35 AM, Tom Goodmann  wrote:I only saw the message late in the evening, hours to late. I wish there had been an opportunity to preorder; that way, a larger order might have been made and guaranteed. Hope there will be more to come, and eagerly await new users sharing experiences.TomDecorah, Iowa On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 3:01:02 AM UTC-6 Mike Rossi wrote:Probably sold out ~20 minutes. I had one in my cart, but noodled around looking for something else to add to get free shipping, and missed out. Oh well, maybe next month.MikeOn Nov 7, 2025, at 9:46 PM, 'Hetchins52' via RBW Owners Bunch  wrote:Time stamp on the weekly Friday news email from Will -- 3:50 pm Pacific -- to yours, IY, at 4:34 pm means they sold out in 45 minutes (or less)!Incredible!David LipskyBerkeleyOn Friday, November 7, 2025 at 4:34:09 PM UTC-8 NYCbikeguy wrote:Bumping this thread back up:Did the OM-1 already sell out that quickly???At the $150 sticker price, I didn't think this would sell out that quickly, but man I was wrong.Looking forward to candid reviews from the lucky ones who get their hands on this!Best,IYCT/NYCOn Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 4:12:54 PM UTC-4 Josh C wrote:Kyle, I saw that yesterday afternoon. I sent them a message asking when it'll be available, and they said, "Maybe winter 2025??".  I don't have any experience with IRD but it looked pretty. Glad it's silver and not huge.On Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:55:33 AM UTC-4 Kyle Mitchell wrote:Merry Sales was showing off a new front derailleur at the MADE show and specifically mentioned Rivendell testing them out in their clip with Path Less Pedaled.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp19IGyL_HM&t=53sOn Monday, September 8, 2025 at 6:34:32 AM UTC-7 Josh C wrote:I'm glad that they are making this RD, but honestly, I think a good 2x capable FD would be of more use to me. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited for both, but I find it harder to find good quality (and good-looking) 2x FDs. I'd have to go back to the archives and see if they are planning for that FD to be 3x or 2x. On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:36:10 PM UTC-4 Steve wrote:Shannon, what I experienced by exceeding the capacity of the derailleur was an inability to shift out of the big ring- big cog combo -- the chain was overly taunt;  the hub  continued to freewheel, no drama resulted   Fortunately the derailleur survived the  ordeal   . ;-).     It sounds like you maybe dropped the chain inboard and locked up the rear hub or the cranks??On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:13:07 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld wrote:The one you were fortunate not to have, although I was also kinda joking.I've done it, while pedaling pretty hard. Luckily, it was uphill on a mountain bike, so I wasn't going very fast.I still crashed instantaneously. I just didn't get hurt much.--ShannonOn Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7:57:14 AM UTC-7 Steve wrote:What crash?  On Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 10:46:09 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld wrote:How badly were you and the bike hurt in the crash?--ShannonOn Monday, September 1, 2025 at 7:56:07 PM UTC-7 Steve wrote:Shannon,  I like your advice. Indeed, now that I think about it, the current 3x drive train runs a bit slack in the 24 x 11 combination.   I will confess though to having been "bone headed" enough to once seize a derailleur in the big x big position -- which taught  me to check  the chain in that position when setting up a new drivetrain. Steve On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 9:17:52 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld wrote:Exceeding chain wrap on a derailleur isn't a big deal. The worst that can happen is that you upshift into a too-small cog on the granny ring, the chain goes slack and makes hella noise, and you shift the front and feel like a moron.My 1985 League Fuji is set up 45/42/30 x 14-16-18-20-23-26... with a 1980 Suntour Superbe that's spec'd at 23t of chain wrap and a 23t max cog. Other than the shift up from the granny, which needs to be done nicely and slowly, (but when was the last time you needed to shift up off the granny right fringgin' now!!,) with the Riv Silver 1 shifters on the downtube, it shifts better than I do.As long as your derailleur can handle it when you boneheadedly try to downshift to the bottom cog on the big ring without locking up your drivetrain and making you crash so fast that time won't have time to slow down before you hit. (I guess that's possible going the other way, if you got the chain so slack, under so much pedal force and speed as to wrap it around the bottom bracket like a fishing reel, but any situation where I can imagine that happening would be really really weird...)Tl;dr: I'd Just Do It (tm). It'll almost certainly work, and if it doesn't, you'll just hate it and do something different, so no harm done.--ShannonOn Monday, September 1, 2025 at 4:

Re: [RBW] Re: Silver OM-1 Derailer - Any word yet on its capacity???

[Tom Goodmann]

I only saw the message late in the evening, hours to late. I wish there had 
been an opportunity to preorder; that way, a larger order might have been 
made and guaranteed. Hope there will be more to come, and eagerly await new 
users sharing experiences.

Tom
Decorah, Iowa 

On Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 3:01:02 AM UTC-6 Mike Rossi wrote:

> Probably sold out ~20 minutes. I had one in my cart, but noodled around 
> looking for something else to add to get free shipping, and missed out. Oh 
> well, maybe next month.
> Mike
>
> On Nov 7, 2025, at 9:46 PM, 'Hetchins52' via RBW Owners Bunch <
> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> Time stamp on the weekly Friday news email from Will -- 3:50 pm Pacific 
> -- to yours, IY, at 4:34 pm means they sold out in 45 minutes (or less)!
>
>
> Incredible!
>
> David Lipsky
> Berkeley
> On Friday, November 7, 2025 at 4:34:09 PM UTC-8 NYCbikeguy wrote:
>
>> Bumping this thread back up:
>>
>> Did the OM-1 already sell out that quickly???
>> At the $150 sticker price, I didn't think this would sell out that 
>> quickly, but man I was wrong.
>> Looking forward to candid reviews from the lucky ones who get their hands 
>> on this!
>>
>> Best,
>> IY
>> CT/NYC
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 4:12:54 PM UTC-4 Josh C wrote:
>>
>>> Kyle, I saw that yesterday afternoon. I sent them a message asking when 
>>> it'll be available, and they said, "Maybe winter 2025??".  I don't have any 
>>> experience with IRD but it looked pretty. Glad it's silver and not huge.
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:55:33 AM UTC-4 Kyle Mitchell wrote:
>>>
 Merry Sales was showing off a new front derailleur at the MADE show and 
 specifically mentioned Rivendell testing them out in their clip with Path 
 Less Pedaled.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp19IGyL_HM&t=53s

 On Monday, September 8, 2025 at 6:34:32 AM UTC-7 Josh C wrote:

> I'm glad that they are making this RD, but honestly, I think a good 2x 
> capable FD would be of more use to me. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited 
> for 
> both, but I find it harder to find good quality (and good-looking) 2x 
> FDs. 
> I'd have to go back to the archives and see if they are planning for that 
> FD to be 3x or 2x. 
>
> On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:36:10 PM UTC-4 Steve wrote:
>
>> Shannon, what I experienced by exceeding the capacity of the 
>> derailleur was an inability to shift out of the big ring- big cog combo 
>> -- 
>> the chain was overly taunt;  the hub  continued to freewheel, no drama 
>> resulted   Fortunately the derailleur survived the  ordeal   . ;-). 
>> It 
>> sounds like you maybe dropped the chain inboard and locked up the rear 
>> hub 
>> or the cranks??
>> On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:13:07 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The one you were fortunate not to have, although I was also kinda 
>>> joking.
>>>
>>> I've done it, while pedaling pretty hard. Luckily, it was uphill on 
>>> a mountain bike, so I wasn't going very fast.
>>>
>>> I still crashed instantaneously. I just didn't get hurt much.
>>>
>>> --Shannon
>>> On Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7:57:14 AM UTC-7 Steve wrote:
>>>
 What crash?  

 On Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 10:46:09 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld 
 wrote:

> How badly were you and the bike hurt in the crash?
>
> --Shannon
> On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 7:56:07 PM UTC-7 Steve wrote:
>
>> Shannon,  I like your advice. Indeed, now that I think about it, 
>> the current 3x drive train runs a bit slack in the 24 x 11 
>> combination.   I 
>> will confess though to having been "bone headed" enough to once 
>> seize a 
>> derailleur in the big x big position -- which taught  me to check  
>> the 
>> chain in that position when setting up a new drivetrain. 
>>
>> Steve 
>>
>> On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 9:17:52 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Exceeding chain wrap on a derailleur isn't a big deal. The worst 
>>> that can happen is that you upshift into a too-small cog on the 
>>> granny 
>>> ring, the chain goes slack and makes hella noise, and you shift the 
>>> front 
>>> and feel like a moron.
>>>
>>> My 1985 League Fuji is set up 45/42/30 x 14-16-18-20-23-26... 
>>> with a 1980 Suntour Superbe that's spec'd at 23t of chain wrap and 
>>> a 23t 
>>> max cog. Other than the shift up from the granny, which needs to be 
>>> done 
>>> nicely and slowly, (but when was the last time you needed to shift 
>>> up off 
>>> the granny *right fringgin' now!!*,) with the Riv Silver 1 
>>> shifters on t

Re: [RBW] Re: Silver OM-1 Derailer - Any word yet on its capacity???

[Mike Rossi]

Probably sold out ~20 minutes. I had one in my cart, but noodled around looking for something else to add to get free shipping, and missed out. Oh well, maybe next month.MikeOn Nov 7, 2025, at 9:46 PM, 'Hetchins52' via RBW Owners Bunch  wrote:Time stamp on the weekly Friday news email from Will -- 3:50 pm Pacific -- to yours, IY, at 4:34 pm means they sold out in 45 minutes (or less)!Incredible!David LipskyBerkeleyOn Friday, November 7, 2025 at 4:34:09 PM UTC-8 NYCbikeguy wrote:Bumping this thread back up:Did the OM-1 already sell out that quickly???At the $150 sticker price, I didn't think this would sell out that quickly, but man I was wrong.Looking forward to candid reviews from the lucky ones who get their hands on this!Best,IYCT/NYCOn Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 4:12:54 PM UTC-4 Josh C wrote:Kyle, I saw that yesterday afternoon. I sent them a message asking when it'll be available, and they said, "Maybe winter 2025??".  I don't have any experience with IRD but it looked pretty. Glad it's silver and not huge.On Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:55:33 AM UTC-4 Kyle Mitchell wrote:Merry Sales was showing off a new front derailleur at the MADE show and specifically mentioned Rivendell testing them out in their clip with Path Less Pedaled.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp19IGyL_HM&t=53sOn Monday, September 8, 2025 at 6:34:32 AM UTC-7 Josh C wrote:I'm glad that they are making this RD, but honestly, I think a good 2x capable FD would be of more use to me. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited for both, but I find it harder to find good quality (and good-looking) 2x FDs. I'd have to go back to the archives and see if they are planning for that FD to be 3x or 2x. On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:36:10 PM UTC-4 Steve wrote:Shannon, what I experienced by exceeding the capacity of the derailleur was an inability to shift out of the big ring- big cog combo -- the chain was overly taunt;  the hub  continued to freewheel, no drama resulted   Fortunately the derailleur survived the  ordeal   . ;-).     It sounds like you maybe dropped the chain inboard and locked up the rear hub or the cranks??On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:13:07 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld wrote:The one you were fortunate not to have, although I was also kinda joking.I've done it, while pedaling pretty hard. Luckily, it was uphill on a mountain bike, so I wasn't going very fast.I still crashed instantaneously. I just didn't get hurt much.--ShannonOn Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7:57:14 AM UTC-7 Steve wrote:What crash?  On Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 10:46:09 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld wrote:How badly were you and the bike hurt in the crash?--ShannonOn Monday, September 1, 2025 at 7:56:07 PM UTC-7 Steve wrote:Shannon,  I like your advice. Indeed, now that I think about it, the current 3x drive train runs a bit slack in the 24 x 11 combination.   I will confess though to having been "bone headed" enough to once seize a derailleur in the big x big position -- which taught  me to check  the chain in that position when setting up a new drivetrain. Steve On Monday, September 1, 2025 at 9:17:52 PM UTC-4 Shannon Menkveld wrote:Exceeding chain wrap on a derailleur isn't a big deal. The worst that can happen is that you upshift into a too-small cog on the granny ring, the chain goes slack and makes hella noise, and you shift the front and feel like a moron.My 1985 League Fuji is set up 45/42/30 x 14-16-18-20-23-26... with a 1980 Suntour Superbe that's spec'd at 23t of chain wrap and a 23t max cog. Other than the shift up from the granny, which needs to be done nicely and slowly, (but when was the last time you needed to shift up off the granny right fringgin' now!!,) with the Riv Silver 1 shifters on the downtube, it shifts better than I do.As long as your derailleur can handle it when you boneheadedly try to downshift to the bottom cog on the big ring without locking up your drivetrain and making you crash so fast that time won't have time to slow down before you hit. (I guess that's possible going the other way, if you got the chain so slack, under so much pedal force and speed as to wrap it around the bottom bracket like a fishing reel, but any situation where I can imagine that happening would be really really weird...)Tl;dr: I'd Just Do It (tm). It'll almost certainly work, and if it doesn't, you'll just hate it and do something different, so no harm done.--ShannonOn Monday, September 1, 2025 at 4:16:06 PM UTC-7 Steve wrote:Thanks Eric. Another group member tipped me off to this photo from the article, but I couldn't quite make it out. Looking at it now I think you've deciphered it.  If this is the final capacity - and I'm guessing it is if Riv went to the expense of having the boxes printed - the current 3x drivetrain on my Platypus will exceed its specified max chain wrap.  I may have to wait for the Sam Hillborne I've been contemplating for my next birthday.  If I hear anything different from the inquiry I finally sent Will at RBW, I'll share it