Hi Greg, I haven't noticed if the BB is chamfered. I bought the frame off craigslist from someone in the East Bay area about 4-5 years ago, so it's possible that it is your frame.
It's good to get this input from the group, both on the suitability of this frame for Alba bars (at least for me), and on whether it really should stay with the beausage it has right now. I think I've just gotten in the habit of acquiring a new bike every 12-18 months for the last 3-4 years. I just need to realize that this habit requires that some bikes actually leave the garage eventually. On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 2:13 PM Greg J <gregkj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Keith, > > That looks like my old Riv Road Std that I bought from Hiroshi at > Jitensha. Is it chamfered for a Mavic BB? > > best, Greg > Oakland, CA > > > > On Monday, March 18, 2019 at 10:15:19 AM UTC-7, Keith Weaver wrote: >> >> Thanks to all for the great responses! I really enjoyed looking at the >> beautiful bikes at NAHBS on Saturday, and got to look at 3 Rivs in person >> at their (busy) booth. I took my Riv Road, and was able to ride it for >> about 1.5 hours the next day, outside of Woodland, CA. I was with a group >> on a large variety of bikes, and I was never the limiting factor, so the >> bars didn't slow me down by much. That said, the position still feels a >> little too upright on narrow, stiff tires. I think a longer stem may help >> with that, but right now, I'm leaning toward mounting some Noodle bars I >> already have onto the Riv, and possibly trying the Alba bars on my Disc >> Trucker. >> >> A closer examination of my funds seems to indicate I should pare some >> items out of the garage before I splurge on a new frame or on a paint job >> for the Road Standard. That said, if anyone has a ~52 cm Rambouillet, AHH, >> or similar Riv frame that would be a good light-ish Alba bar candidate, >> feel free to hit me up. I may be in a mood to make a financially >> irresponsible decision! >> >> Here's a shot of my Road Standard in its current configuration, I have >> dropped the bars a significant amount, based on group feedback from the >> last time I posted a shot of it. >> >> Cheers, >> Keith >> >> On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 8:12 AM RichS <rshann...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Keith: >>> >>> My experience with Albatross bars is similar to what others have >>> expressed; especially Drew's observation about the role geometry plays in >>> handlebar selection. Albatross bars felt good on my Atlantis, so with this >>> in mind I tried Albas on my Sam (which always had Nitto Noodles). With >>> Sam's more slack geometry and lighter feeling steering the Albas just >>> weren't working for me (even though pictures prove there are a plenty of >>> Sams being ridden with Albas). Now, Noodles are back on the Sam and we're >>> both happier. >>> >>> Side notes: 1. the versatile Atlantis feels perfect with Noodles too. 2. >>> a new MIT Homer is enroute to me now and the bars will definitely be >>> Noodles. >>> >>> I say go for the new Homer! >>> >>> Best, >>> Rich in ATL >>> >>> On Friday, March 15, 2019 at 8:40:03 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: >>>> >>>> Going back over Keith's post, I think a new AHH is the way to go. It's >>>> new and lugged and the color (with cream) is gorgeous, and the frame can be >>>> ordered based on what bars you want to use. Also, let's see a pic of that >>>> Road Standard! (I have an eternal weakness for original Rivs) >>> >>> -- >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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.
