Congrats....your rims look like DT Swiss TK540 (double eyelet) rims with the old decals. The TK540 are really strong rims if wheels were built properly. My set were used for loaded RTW touring for over 20,000 miles and were still true when bike was sold.
On Friday, November 25, 2022 at 3:52:45 PM UTC-5 Tom Palmer wrote: > Hi all, > I picked a Mermaid Platypus frameset from a very nice local Riv/Crust fan. > Thanks Derek! > Spent a couple of weeks doing a parts bin build. The only things I bought > new were 2 chains because Derek has a Clem Jr to build and needed the one > from this frame and a tandem length derailler cable. Was able to get the > first ride in today and had fit tweaked within a few miles. I am at the > bottom of the fit guide for the big 60cm but Will at Riv confirmed I would > be OK. I did get to do quick ride before I purchased so confident it would > work well and it does. Very nice first ride, smooth, zippy, and quick > handling. Already rethinking the tires- only 700x42 Continental speed > Rides. Just thinking bigger since my roads are fairly rough chip seal in > general, but want to keep fenders. I will do a second post on how large a > tire with fenders. Looking forward to tomorrows ride, it will be longer and > more hills. Build list is as follows- steel Albatross bars and steel stem, > Ergon grips, Tektro V brake and Avid levers, and Microshift 10 speed bar > end shifter shifting Deore derailler. Thompson seat post and Specialized > body Geometry saddle from 90's. Alfine single ring crankset. Wheels are > pretty nice, DT Swiss 240s hubs and not sure which DT Swiss rims. Fenders > are Bontrager meant for 26" tires, but fit well. > Planning on front rack that will tame the quick handling a bit, but worth > the utility. > Tom Palmer > Twin Lake, MI > -- 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/733cc7d2-97ca-4c8c-8829-d5c39c39056bn%40googlegroups.com.
