I'll echo what's been said already, that's an unbelievable collection of parts. Wow.
I love the wide variety of handlebars out there today and I would run dozens of them on different bikes, but for me, the Hillborne should run one of two bars: Nitto Albatross or Nitto Noodle, and of course this depends on whether you want it to be an upright bar bike, or a drop bar bike. In either case it should run Dura Ace bar end shifters (9spd or 10spd), and a Shimano drivetrain with wide range (double or triple, and at least an 11-32 cassette). I don't mean these as limitations, it's just how I would build a Sam over and over again. The irony is I'm running Campy on my own Sam, but if I were to do it again, this would be what I'd do. Simple but effect parts go the furthest on a Sam imo. Here's what I would do: - Deore or XT hubs to Velocity Atlas rims (optional: SP dynamo front hub) - Velo Orange fenders with whatever tires tickle your fancy (I'd run the Rene Herse tire of suitable size in standard casing) - Bar-end shifters operating Shimano Deore-level derailleurs - Sugino triple crankset, Shimano 11-32-ish cassette - MKS pedals of your choosing - Nitto Albatross handlebar attached to a Technomic / Tallux stem - Paul Racer centerpulls (expensive, but a good place to put extra money) - Nitto Marks rack up front; maybe an RBW51 out back -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2cc75130-fa67-42cf-9618-77efa709a468n%40googlegroups.com.
