I've spent quite a bit of time this winter contemplating a project to convert my early 1990 Trek 520 Touring bike to a more upright, "around town" bike. The bike is all set with fenders and racks. The next step is to replace the Noodles with Albatross bars. Here are my questions.
First, given that I have absolutely no concern about the weight of this bike, is there any reason NOT to to buy the $68 CrMo Albas that Riv offers? Since this bike will be ridden on roads only, I can't see any reason to spend $90 to buy the "lighter and stronger" heat treated aluminum version of the Alba. Secondly, I am curious if anyone has used the Shimano MTB brake lever that Rivendell sells. It seems like a good, solid, relatively nice-looking brake lever. I will be using it to pull Tektro 559 sidepull brakes. Thanks for your thoughts. Sean -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
