Hello John, Amateur lighting in the photograph. Paint is the Sage Green Riv offered on a run of 2014 Sams. Part of that run had cream paint on the head tubes but I opted out of that one. In another life it has been a workhorse like your Sam. Versatile bikes aren't they?
Regarding the DiaCompe centerpulls. I like them. They look good and function as well as I could expect. In fact, this bike has also run Tektro long reach calipers which worked well enough too. I realize brakes like saddles or handlebars are in the YMMV category. You indicated CX-70 cantis are on your Sam. I have used those with much success too on a previously owned Atlantis. Currently installing CX-50s on another bike. I hope that helps. Best, Rich in ATL On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 9:09 PM john Bokman <jpbco...@gmail.com> wrote: > Custom paint, Rich? > > How are you finding the brakes? Very nice looking. I’m running cantilevers > on my workhorse Sam (Shimano CX 70), but if I can manage to hustle a second > sam in “fast” mode, I may well choose these (given your approval, of > course). > > On Mar 7, 2024, at 5:55 PM, RichS <rshannon6...@gmail.com> wrote: > > And for another take on the Sam Hillborne as a superb bike on pavement, > give a nod to mounting a pair of 32mm Grand Bois Cypress. Also pure bliss:-) > > [image: IMG_0781.jpg] > Best, > Rich in ATL > On Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 12:26:08 PM UTC-5 mathiass...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> @laing >> >> Well. >> >> That's some garage you've got there. I spy north of $2k invested in >> leather saddles alone. I approve.I have sent the pictures to my family and >> informed them that I will no longer take complaints about how I have "too >> many bicycles" and related nonsense. >> >> Thanks for this! >> >> cheers -mathias >> >> >> >> On Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 9:15:26 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote: >> >>> Or you can buy a bunch of Rivendells and keep most of them.... >>> >>> [image: IMG_0034s.JPG] >>> [image: IMG_0031s.JPG] >>> >>> Note that comfort depends a lot upon your body proportions. When I >>> finally got a Rivendell custom for my drop bar road bike, the top tube was >>> 10 cm longer than the seat tube. >>> >>> Laing >>> >>> On Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 12:57:14 AM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> The other way to discover what you really want to ride is to buy a lot >>>> of bikes that sort of look like what you want (you are not sure what you >>>> want), upgrade them all, repeat several times as you try to perfect >>>> previously unrealized imperfections, then sell them at a loss. Do this for >>>> a couple of decades, then buy customs. This method costs a bit more than >>>> the other one. >>>> >>>> But yes, ride lots of Rivendells. All those I've owned (I bought 5 >>>> including a 2nd-gen Ram and kept one that will turn 25 in April) all had a >>>> certain common handling and "feel" in common. And I do think that a Ram, if >>>> you don't want to spring for a Roadeo, might well be what you are looking >>>> for. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 7:39 PM Corwin Zechar <cz...@sonic.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> ... Ride lots of bikes - Rivendells if possible. Think carefully about >>>>> what you want. Don't be afraid to try different things. Meditate on the >>>>> differences. And most of all, practice patience if you are looking for a >>>>> Ram. >>>>> >>>> > -- > 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/65YhL3IkALM/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/991aca96-d17c-4db9-ac9a-036d094314ben%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/991aca96-d17c-4db9-ac9a-036d094314ben%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/65YhL3IkALM/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/DC805896-3612-4EF0-9997-BD8C779CDBB3%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/DC805896-3612-4EF0-9997-BD8C779CDBB3%40gmail.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/CADumhofztA9%3DKJh0rZEozHhajBHsGMbOzZG2bOCzGk2xnqt95A%40mail.gmail.com.
