> > Well, shucks. I wasn't very patient (the frame just looked so naked, which > is nice, but I wanted to take her places) so I put in my order yesterday > for most everything I didn't have on hand (my day off work coincided with > my post's moderation period). >
Anyhow, I went with mostly standard fare with some tweaks here and there, including a few compromises based on what was available with a discount from the shop. Cockpit: 44cm Nitto noodles, Shimano Tiagra levers, Nitto Technomic stem, and I'll be ordering V.O.'s comfy cotton tape (I really dig the feel of shellacked cotton) in red or orange Drivetrain: Sugino X600, 46/36/26 (hoping I like this gearing) with an XT front and Deore back, and an XT 9-speed cassette in back (11-34), with Duran-Ace bar ends (I want to try indexed bar end shifting, at least once) Wheelset: front Shimano dyno hub laced to 36h V.O. Diagonale rim, rear V.O. touring hub laced to same rim as front (the V.O. stuff here might be somewhat of a gamble, but at just over cost I'll give it a shot) Other: Tektro R559 brakes, still deciding between MKS touring pedals or the Thin Gripsters And my Brooks B17 Special was planted on immediately after I received the frame. Those two are in it for the long haul together... On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 6:08:50 PM UTC-6, Zach Duval wrote: > Greetings Riv-owning folks, > > Today my new Sam Hillborne frameset arrived, and I'm beyond stoked to > start building 'er up. I opted for only the frameset because I work for a > local bike shop and am able to get some pretty sweet deals on components. > However, I'm new to the shop and this will be my first build from scratch, > so I'm open to advice. > > I'd like the Sam set up with mid-weight touring in mind, with some > flexibility to maintain a comfortable and reasonably speedy unloaded ride, > and will definitely be going drop-bar style with Noodles. > > My question for you folks is what are some key upgrades I might consider > over the standard build kit suggested on Riv's website? What have you > learned from outfitting your own Rivs? > > Lay on the Riv wisdom. > > Thanks! > > > > > -- 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.
