Low BBs ride better, especially on descents. Does your knee hit the feedbag on the bars when you switch between sitting and standing? I discovered mine does on my Roadini, and I now mount it on the other side of the bar. I guess judging from the bike setup it looks like you're far back enough that it might not be an isssue.
On Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 8:40:52 AM UTC-7 EGNolan wrote: > Thanks to all who helped with parts and thoughts, thought I'd give a li'l > update on the custom-leaning Rivendell Road bike... > > > For reference, it fits 650b x 42 + fenders without any mods by using > Tektro 559's. The bb is pretty low, but hasn't been an issue for the first > few hundred miles :) > > I'll wrap the bars when I've committed to keeping drops, I always try to > like it, but without collecting a large quiver it's difficult me to venture > too far from uprights as I ride with a coffee in hand more often than I > ride a longer distance than 25 miles... > > > [image: IMG_5660.JPG] > > On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 4:18:08 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> Custom is good. Whatever you have is working! 👍 (excellent color, too) >> >> On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 1:04:14 PM UTC-7 EGNolan wrote: >> >>> Joe, >>> I was just going with what the original owner told me as far as Riv >>> Road, it may well be a custom. Luckily for me, I had a set of 559's AND a >>> 650b wheelset sitting on a Bleriot frame. I tested fit prior to putting my >>> requests out there. 42's fit with fenders, though I will dimple the >>> chainstays for additional peace of mind, and the 559's have plenty of reach >>> for this specific instance. >>> >>> I feel that I am extremely lucky in that this (road, longlow, custom?) >>> bike works in ways others have not/do not. >>> >>> Best, >>> Eric >>> >>> On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 1:10:20 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> The Road Standard was the original Waterford model with short-reach >>>> brakes, a Joe Starck is getting into custom territory. I could be wrong >>>> but >>>> your current brakes look like the Shimano mid-reachers that Riv later put >>>> on Rambouillet and Romulus. If this is accurate you may not get the >>>> results >>>> you need with 559s, the reach for them works on 650B when replacing >>>> short-reach for long. Going from mid-reach to way-longer-reach may put the >>>> pads below the new rims. >>>> On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 8:02:03 AM UTC-7 EGNolan wrote: >>>> >>>>> Doug, >>>>> The reasons I am saying it's a Road Standard vs. LongLow are no >>>>> guarantee, but the original purchaser/orderer of the frame said it was a >>>>> Road Standard, it has sidepulls (vs. cantilever on many LL's), chainstay >>>>> length seems to match RS's and it fits a 35, but w/ no room for fenders >>>>> and >>>>> doesn't fit 38's (might be doable if you don't like clearance at the >>>>> fork, >>>>> but not doable in the rear where a 38 rubs width-wise). Maybe there was a >>>>> bit of overlap in customization, I'm not sure, this was just JS's 14th >>>>> bike >>>>> for Riv... Happy to entertain this bike being anything, it rides >>>>> wonderfully, looks beautiful and has lots of life left for a well ridden >>>>> 25+ year old frame. I'm excited no matter the name! >>>>> >>>>> PS- I've found wheels & brakes and I appreciate everyone's interest in >>>>> helping out! >>>>> >>>>> Eric >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 9:43:26 PM UTC-4 Doug Van Cleve wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Are you sure this isn’t a Long Low? I have a ‘99 JS Road Std, also >>>>>> with short reach brakes (that probably maxes out between 32 and 35mm) >>>>>> and I >>>>>> don’t recall the Road Std having any other brake option… >>>>>> >>>>>> Doug >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 2:03 PM Jim Bronson <jim.b...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I also have a Joe Starck Road Standard from that era, but mine has >>>>>>> short reach brakes. It barely fits a 700c 30mm under the brakes, I'm >>>>>>> surprised you got a 35 in there. Yours must have been built with more >>>>>>> brake clearance than mine. I also converted mine to 650B and have >>>>>>> ridden >>>>>>> it 10,000 kilometers of brevets that way and lots of other rides. I'm >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> so sure you'll be able to fit a 42 in there though, the chainstay width >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> fork width is the limiting factor on my bike. I'm pretty sure a 42mm >>>>>>> would >>>>>>> rub. However, if you can make it work then more power to you. I'm >>>>>>> happy >>>>>>> with my 38s and cream longboards I got from Rivendell. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I want to also convert my Redwood, and I'm hoping it will fit >>>>>>> 650Bx48. I do have the parts to do it, but you would not like the rims >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> have anyway, I'm 6'7" 300+ and I've destroyed too many lightweight rims >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> buy any more, it gets expensive. 600-650 grams is where I shoot for >>>>>>> now. >>>>>>> I've gotten good service from Velocity Atlas 650B, to name one in >>>>>>> particular. Eventually though they all crack around the spoke bed and >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> have to get another wheel built. I need to get back down to my >>>>>>> pre-parenthood weight, more in the 240-260 range, that was easier on >>>>>>> bike >>>>>>> parts. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyway good luck with your older Rivendell! I love mine! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jim >>>>>>> Austin suburbs >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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/dd50a6b0-2d61-465a-bd9b-a0e0d56569een%40googlegroups.com.
