Thanks All! Joe- that build looks similar to what I'm thinking... The will actually be shipped out Monday, so I'll see what I got to work with when it gets here. I'm really excited as I know Dad would have wanted to me to use it for sure.
Chris On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 6:28:02 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > Chris, here's the setup on my custom which I just got back from riding and > can't say enough good things about. It's a SRAM Rival 1 derailleur with > SunRace 11-50 11-speed cassette..the cage/pulleys are Garbaruk fron Analog > Cycles but honestly the stock cage worked fine before I made the switch. > Front is 36t. I use a trigger shifter but you can match this drivetrain to > Rival 1 dropbar levers. > > *zoom for detail, the background in this pic kinda washes everything out* > > Joe Bernard > On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 4:44:12 PM UTC-8 four...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Howdy, been a member for a while, don't post much. >> >> Looking for some ideas from the collective here... >> >> Background: >> My dad passed away last year and I will soon be getting his very lightly >> used Riv Homer Hilsen. The bike is currently set up (as far as I know) with >> swept-back bars, MTB levers, 9sp RD (Deore maybe?), Triple front chainset >> (Sugino), Paul Thumbies, and Riv Silver brakes. >> >> I'm looking to modernize it a bit with drop bars (Nitto stem/bars), >> tubeless wheels/tires (Pacenti Brevet wheels and Gravel Kings?), and update >> the drivetrain... this last part is where I'm looking for some advice. >> >> Since I have to invest in new levers and shifters (or at least modify the >> Thumbies to bar ends), I've considering a whole new drivetrain... maybe a >> 1x gravel setup with something like a 42/42? Also, maybe go with a set of >> Paul's in the brake dept? I think I've read the Silver brakes can be a >> little flexy at times? >> >> I will ride as is for a bit, but... Thoughts? >> >> Thanks, >> Chris >> > -- 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/5e7344f5-68d3-48c6-bce3-41be178a9248n%40googlegroups.com.
