On 12/30/2015 10:43 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:
No, what I wanted would have required a new custom even after the
singles came out, since the QB and SO don't have what I want in a
fixed gear bike.
Likewise without the "destructive" mods, I would not have had the kind
of bicycle I wanted, as I said before.
Well, it is yours and custom is custom, and if there was no other way to
get what you want and you are happy, then great -- as long as you never
change your mind and want to go back, because those mods aren't reversible.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com
<mailto:palin...@his.com>> wrote:
On 12/30/2015 10:23 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:
Well, I had a custom derailleur Rivendell modified to long
horizontals without derailleur hangar (and had the dt shifter
bosses removed, too); this is just the opposite case. My own
excuse is, that I loved the way the bike fit and handled, but
preferred a dedicated fixed gear drivetrain, and I didn't have
the $ for a new custom Rivendell. I've been happy with this mod
for getting on for 10 years. Perhaps the owner loved his SO but
preferred derailleurs, and didn't want to spend for another
Rivendell?
I suppose I take a more liberal view of bicycle modification than
many, but my guiding principle is, if you really have thought the
modification through, and there are good reasons why alternatives
won't work as well for you, all variables considered, do it. A
bike is meant for riding, and riding is meant to give the rider
pleasure, so do what is most pleasant.
Well, except that your modification was destructive and not
reversible, and his could have been ignored and the bike run as a
single-speed as originally designed even after having been
modified. Not that I'm saying his made any sense economically: I
agree with Jim, there are plenty of other Riv models that already
did that job. At the time you made those mods, the
single-speed/fixie models had not yet been designed.
I agree that whimsical mods are silly. I'm just not sure this is
one of them.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Jim Bronson
<jim.bron...@gmail.com <mailto:jim.bron...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Why would anyone do this? There are other Rivendell models
that fit
this role without frame modification.
I don't mean to be overly negative but this is seriously
(expletive) stupid.
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