Yeah. Mark claimed no Riv customers slam the bars like me anymore. CZ
On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 3:30:25 AM UTC-7 Eric Daume wrote: > Looks great, and I love the color, and the fat tires with the Albastache > combo. > > I think you win the Riv with the lowest bars award! > > Eric > > On Sat, Mar 23, 2024 at 2:03 AM Corwin Zechar <cz...@sonic.net> wrote: > >> It's definitely not new bike day. That was back in the first week of >> February. Not even New Bike Month. So it's New Bike Quarter? >> >> Anyway, I picked up my much anticipated and long-awaited custom Rivendell >> last month. Some interesting aspects include: >> >> 1) SRAM drop bar levers mounted on opposite sides (with respect to normal >> drop bar mounting) on Nitto Albastache bars - as suggested by Bill Lindsay. >> >> 2) A Fizik Aliante Gamma saddle recovered by Mick Peel in Australia and >> sporting the Rivendell logo. >> >> 3) A Rich Lesnik built wheelset with Onyx hubs and Velocity Quill rims. >> >> 4) SRAM rear derailer and SRAM bar-end shifters. >> >> 5) Shimano Ultegra 6650 compact double crankset with TA Specialities >> chainrings >> >> 6) Chris King bottom bracket with outboard bearings. >> >> 7) DT Swiss skewers. >> >> 8) Custom lug carving by Mark Nobilette. >> >> 9) Ritchey Micro Road pedals. >> >> 10) Tektro CX 8.4 short-pull V-brakes. >> >> The main difference between my new custom and the old custom are the >> cantilever posts and lug carving. >> >> I can report that my new custom feels just like my old custom - wherever >> it is. I rode the bike in the Redlands Strada Rossa last Saturday and it >> performed flawlessly - despite my lack of experience on dirt roads and >> singletrack. >> >> A few photos illustrating the most salient aspects follow... >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Corwin >> >> [image: drivetrain.jpg][image: carvedLugs.jpg] >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a06f5b7c-d302-4630-975a-bd925b26cedan%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a06f5b7c-d302-4630-975a-bd925b26cedan%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/9a99ab3b-a319-4930-a5eb-211886637d38n%40googlegroups.com.
