Thanks Edgar. I'm still playing around with saddle positioning hence the tool roll strapped on the rack instead of attached to saddle rails. I measured saddle height at 68cm last night, which I lowered a little (maybe 1cm) since the picture. My pbh is around 80cm.
On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 5:06:03 PM UTC-5, ed wrote: > > Very nice bulid Tim! > What is your pbh and the distance between the center of the crank to the > top of your saddle? > Edgar > > On 17 Apr 2019, at 4:05 AM, Tim Baldwin <tbald...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Tom, I was planning on keeping the Troll and putting 2.8s on for winter > riding but that Gus is tempting. Luckily not owning a car anymore helps in > the money department. > > Collin, I've long been a bike tinkerer. So much so that my LBS is now > offering me fill in shifts. The ride is definitely top rate. > > On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 2:50:24 PM UTC-5, Collin A wrote: >> >> Looks like a bomber commuter! And isn't it funny that even though you've >> had the bike for about a week you're already going through iterations and >> tinkering? It's probably my favorite part about Rivs, second only to the >> ride. >> >> Enjoy the new bike and ride the heck out of it! >> >> Collin >> >> On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 11:24:01 AM UTC-7, Tim Baldwin wrote: >>> >>> The frame arrived last Monday, I finished the build on Friday, and added >>> the racks on Saturday. This is my first Riv after years of wanting one. I >>> wasn't sure if the ride would live up to the hype but I'm loving it so far. >>> So stable and yet feels quick. After seeing Will's 2 speed setup I really >>> wanted to try it out. I'm in Chicago so it's flat but we do get some good >>> headwinds. So far I'm really digging it. >>> >>> The picture is after my first commute yesterday. I'll try and stop on >>> the way home today and get some outdoor pics. I think I'm going to take off >>> the rear rack and get one of the new Bag Boy saddle bags. I think that with >>> the medium basket bag will work great for commuting. I'll also get a >>> lighter front rack. Right now the bike is a bit heavy to carry up/down >>> stairs so it would be nice to lighten it up a bit. Don't really feel the >>> weight riding though. I got the water bottle cage behind the seat tube now, >>> but I talked to a guy at my shop who's into making bags and we talked about >>> doing one between rear tire and seat tube. Seems a perfect use for the >>> space. I still need to figure out fenders. Not enough room under the fork >>> crown with these Big Ben Plus tires but I really like the ride and flat >>> proofness of them. I'll probably end up splitting the front fender so I can >>> continue using the nice fat tires. >>> >>> I ride 10 miles each way to work and I'm enjoying the ride more than >>> ever. I had the same tires and Bosco bars on a Troll before this but the >>> Atlantis feels like riding on a cloud compared to my previous setup. The >>> Deore v-brakes feel better than the BB7 discs, which was a pleasant >>> surprise. Overall, I'm very happy with this bike. >>> >> -- > 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-owne...@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.
