Mine is set up with a mix of Shimano components, 9 speed indexed with bar-end shifters. I recently swapped the cantilever brakes out for Deore V-brakes. The braking performance was immensely improved. I could never get rid of brake shudder in the fork with cantilevers. Here's a slightly outdated pic. I've changed the seatpost and saddle since then.
<https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-bDt8rKW/0/2d884bd3/O/i-bDt8rKW.jpg> On Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 7:13:29 PM UTC-5, Tom Goodmann wrote: > > Chris, what's your set-up on the Heron? I agree; like anything Riv, you > can ask so many things of this bike and one thing you always get is the joy > of riding it. > > On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 6:36 PM Christopher Cote <christophe...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I have the exact same bike, it is a really wonderful, underrated machine. >> I don't ride mine enough, and think about selling it every now and then, >> but I take it for a ride and all thoughts of parting with it evaporate. >> It's 90% the same as a 58cm Atlantis at a fraction of the cost. Whoever >> snaps this up is getting a steal! >> >> Chris >> >> >> On Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 8:55:36 PM UTC-5, Tom Goodmann wrote: >>> >>> [image: Heron Touring 1.jpeg] >>> >>> I’m selling a silver (or pewter) Waterford Precision Cycles-made Heron >>> Touring bike in very good condition, including everything except pedals and >>> saddle. It offers a stable ride with OS downtube, taking up to a 35mm >>> tire. I have used the bike as a commuter, and for an MS 150 fundraiser >>> (winning laughter from all the carbon fiber riders), as well as for weekend >>> rides. I’ve replaced the rear wheel bearing cartridges and 7-speed >>> cassette; the rims are Sun CR18s with 32mm Panaracer Pasela tires; Suntour >>> front derailleur; Sachs Centura rear with Shimano bar-end shifters; Sugino >>> crank (50/38/26); Shimano cantilever brakes with Suntour Cyclone brake >>> levers on Nitto Randonneur bars. The frame is clean, with no dents or >>> dings; there are some paint touch-ups on rear stays (chain suck) and >>> underside from the previous owner; I rate its appearance at 8.5+. Please >>> see photos; several more on request. There are web pages that give lots of >>> information about this joint project between Rivendell, Waterford, and Ted >>> Durant or, later, Todd Kuzma; happy to share them via a PM. I’ll pack with >>> care, and ship via BikeFlights to save costs for any potential buyer. $795 >>> + shipping & insurance >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/UJL9xEN_x_c/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> 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.
