FYI, SRAM doesn't do triples for road bikes. You can do 2 x 10 or 2 x 11. Other than that limitation, I do like how their Double Tap brifters work. I have a 2 x 10 Rival drivetrain on my plastic (carbon) gravel bike.
I concur that Shimano's STI triples can be a bit picky, but the current offerings (3 x 10 Tiagra 4700) and their last-generation ones (3 x 10 5700 105 or 6700 Ultegra) work pretty well. But, Shimano's stuff tends to work best with their specific cranks (which only come in 50/39/30 or 52/39/30), some of which do not have a standard 74 mm BCD for the granny. You used to be able to swap in a lower granny, but the newest Shimano triples don't allow that any more. Campagnolo triples are apparently more forgiving. However, their newer shifters have some slightly different technologies (Quickshift, Powershift, Ultrashift) that you'd want to learn up on before you choose. I haven't used Campy stuff newer than 8-speed; I have an 8-speed Sachs (made by Campy) Ergopower drivetrain on my Roadeo. I also concur that brazed-on centerpull brakes are the way to go. Plenty of power, good looks. You have to decide whether you want "standard" centerpull posts (for classic brakes like Weinmann/Dia-Compe or Compass centerpulls), or whether you want Paul Racer centerpull posts (different size). You'll have to let Riv know soon regarding your choice, so they can update the frame build order with Waterford. Cheers, Tim (in Iowa) On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 2:13 PM, Tim Butterfield <timbutterfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Steve, > > As for components different than the Sam kit, here are some based on my > current plan after all of this discussion: > > 3x10 gearing > brifters (TBD, maybe older Ultegra 6700? or SRAM?) > Rando bar (probably Compass 420mm) > Barlow Pass EL tires > SP dyno wheel > > Of course, there are also the extras on top of the kit such as: > > C17 Cambium seat > Honjo hammered fenders > Rack (TBD) > Light (TBD) > Bag (TBD) > and more > > Cheers. > > Tim > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On 06/03/2016 02:50 PM, Tim Butterfield wrote: >> >>> Patrick, >>> I was just going by comments made during the single early research >>> conversation I had with Dave, which I could have very easily >>> misunderstood. When I asked him about recommendations for the AHH build, >>> it was the same component set as used for the drop bar Sam. >>> http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/build-05.htm >>> >>> That isn't quite what I was looking for. I was looking for a bit more >>> upscaled build kit, which doesn't really fit with that more value oriented >>> kit. That is what led to the component selection questions in this thread. >>> >>> I will revisit it and request a higher level component list, even if the >>> parts are priced separately instead of as a combined kit. >>> >>> >>> >> Which components in particular did you feel might better be replaced with >> higher level versions? Just curious... >> >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
