Ahh, the stem is a good place to start. I've used Albas on several bikes, and even on frames right at the edge of too big I always needed a 12cm stem. Those bars have a good bit of reach-back, and can make you feel cramped if the stem is too short. The bar-end shifters will exacerbate this feeling. You have a very nice bicycle there, so I would start with the cheaper/easier changes before deciding the Sam isn't quite what you need. PS. Love the double-tubes and the blue headtube. I kinda like the frame-color headtubes over cream. Joe Bernard
On Tuesday, April 1, 2014 12:06:24 PM UTC-7, Avery Wilson wrote: > > > Well, I wonder if my very small level of dissatisfaction (I am about 95% > happy!) could be cured by lighter wheel/tire setup, and maybe a longer > stem.. > > I have a 12cm TechDeluxe that I could put on, but that entails unwrapping > and rewrapping half of my bars. :) > > So a little description of the current setup: > > 56CM DTT Sam Hillborne > 10CM Tallux stem > Albatross bars > Wheels are LX Hubs with Velocity Dyad (heavy-ish touring rims) > Tires are Resist Nomad 700x45 (42 actual) Wire bead. > Brooks B17 regular. > Some sweet vintage Paul brake Levers > Marks Rack with Wald Medium Basket > Axiom Rear rack as bag platform (would rather have another Mark's Rack.. :) > > > Everything else is a Riv-standard build.. silver shifters, Sugino triple, > tektro R559 etc. > > Could I get some of that lively responsiveness that I love in the Hilsen > with a lighter wheelset and some of those sweet new Compass 700x38 tires? > Or is the ride of the AHH inherent in its frame? > -- 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/d/optout.
