Forgot to mention that I think the biggest adavantage of Berthoud is it’sset serviceable . It is very easy to replace the top. I initially had a top with cut out that I replaced with solid .
On Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 2:48:24 PM UTC-8 atreya...@gmail.com wrote: > Thanks everyone! > > The color in person is truly amazing . I think it’s much deeper and richer > blue than the previous one . My jpeg shot from the camera is highly > stylized and does not represent the color accurately . I will post > additional pictures later this week . > > Calvin, > Yes they are berthoud saddle - aspin model. They worked well with > albatross bar on my Atlantis but are great with drop bars on homers! . I > think with more upright position you are probably better off with > Berthoud’s wider model or brooks b17. I personally could never get along > well with brooks b17 ; no matter how I angled the saddle I would either > feel like I am sliding off or start hurting . > > Cheers , > Deepak > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 10:59 Calvin Yolo <calvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Amazing looking ride! Is that a Berthoud saddle? I am debating if I want >> to give up my Brooks for a natural Berthoud, but don't know many people who >> ride it. >> >> On Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 7:33:01 PM UTC-8 jmlmu...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> Wow that bike is gorgeous! That new shade of blue looks amazing! Well >>> done! >>> >>> On Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 7:25:10 PM UTC-8 atreya...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks everyone for inputs to my components and build . Picked up my >>>> bike today and it exceeds my expectations ! Here are some quick pics with >>>> Grant and James , who built my bike . My initial impression base on around >>>> 15 mile ride back home is that it’s sublime ! The set up is just perfect . >>>> I might lower the bar a little above saddle or at saddle height , just >>>> for >>>> the ride back home I jacked it up to max . >>>> I will post detailed pictures and impressions shortly . >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Cheers , >>>> Deepak >>>> >>>> On Jan 10, 2022, at 08:10, Calvin Yolo <calvi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thank you. Here's some more details on the parts list: >>>> >>>> >>>> Velocity Quill with SON/VO rear hub to RH Baby Shoe Pass (measures >>>> 40mm) - went tubeless this time around >>>> Pass & stow rack with a Edelux II mounted on it >>>> 10 speed Shimano 105 rd-5700 + fd-5700 + cs-5700 (11-28) >>>> Silver cranks low/low (34/24) >>>> Shimano SL-BS79 10-speed shifters mounted on Paul thumbies >>>> Paul Love Levers >>>> Bosco bars + Nitto Tallux 120mm stem >>>> Tektro R559 brakes >>>> Copper Crane headset mounted bell >>>> Forager Cycles cables cherries >>>> >>>> Notes: We barely made the rd-5700 work with the 34/24 chainring, >>>> there's only a few mm of clearance at the chain stay as shown in the pic >>>> below. >>>> [image: CBE94B07-A268-43C2-B675-68721612E9D5-15002-0000117ABD907430 >>>> Large.jpeg] >>>> [image: 2FA4A8FE-AFEA-407F-92E6-E9B84F784EC3-15002-0000117AAFE46887 >>>> Large.jpeg] >>>> On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 2:41:47 AM UTC-8 brendonoid wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Seriously gorgeous build Calvin. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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/7S11fNxInZ0/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/58a0e9ab-6f58-4bb5-9e84-7f3185efb3f5n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/58a0e9ab-6f58-4bb5-9e84-7f3185efb3f5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> -- >> 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/7S11fNxInZ0/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f9d87acd-8a08-4336-8765-f6ac664e699dn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f9d87acd-8a08-4336-8765-f6ac664e699dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/84f2e163-04f4-4716-9162-79f3ac259d57n%40googlegroups.com.
