After picking up my first Riv, a Rosco I picked up less than a couple of weeks ago, I have realized that the Chocos do not have a long enough grip area to fit my SunTour ratchet thumbies and make use of the "hook" or the second, more stretched out hand position. Although I could try moving the shifters far down the bar past the hook. This'll make shifting even more of a conscious decision, but it would certainly buy me more grip area real estate. However, I'll be trying the wider and risier Wald 898 that has a looooong grip area as well. I'll also be doing a traditional Riv grip as the cheap Oury knock-offs are way too thin to offer anything in the way of comfort (this also puts the many scraps of handlebar tape and wrap I have lying around to good use).
John M. Tucson, AZ (sweating it out!) On Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 8:05:23 AM UTC-7 Nick A. wrote: > I'm pretty in love with how my Atlantis is currently riding, so there's > not much by way of cockpit changes or anything coming down the line. I do, > however, hem and haw about my wheels. I'm currently running a set of 36H > Velocity Cliffhangers with straight spokes that I picked up from Velomine > during the original build. I'm no weight weenie by any means, but they > weigh a ton. With that in mind, I've assembled parts for a new, lighter, > slightly more road-y wheelset (I've been riding paved trails about 90% of > the time): > > Sun CR18 32H polished rims > Sapim Race DB spokes > NOS Shimano RX100 front hub > NOS Shimano Deore LX rear hub > > It should shave at least a couple pounds off, which would be nice. > > Nick in Falls Church VA > > > On Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 12:50:23 AM UTC-4 Philip Williamson wrote: > >> My Quickbeam is pretty dialed. Enough that I’ve given away or sold spare >> wheelsets or built other bikes around them. >> >> The bell is pretty terrible, though. It’s a Sogreni fancy-pants unit I >> got from a Riv garage sale for $5. Apparently someone there also found it >> hard to ring and dull sounding! When I ride I imagine ways I can hack it >> so it doesn’t suck, but I probably just need to replace it with a good bell >> that’s easy and satisfying to ring. >> >> It’s my only Riv, and I’ve had it for 20 years, so it shouldn’t be too >> surprising that there’s not much left to tweak. >> >> Philip >> Santa Rosa, CA >> >> On Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 12:52:11 PM UTC-7 Jay wrote: >> >>> When building up a bike sometimes you make do with what you have on hand >>> already, or is readily available, or affordable. Though in the back of >>> your mind you've already identified a replacement. >>> >>> I'm curious as to what parts on your current builds have you slotted for >>> eventual replacement at some time in the future? What will you be >>> replacing it with? Any dream parts in there, or just more functional or >>> comfortable choices? >>> >>> On my Roadini I'm really happy with the touch-points: saddle and seat >>> post, bars and tape, pedals; one of my wheel sets (with the 43mm tires); >>> the cages; brake levers, callipers, and DT shifters. The chain and cassette >>> are fine--and I want to stick with 11sp--but the crank and derailleurs are >>> on my list of upgrades/swaps (partially for aesthetics...would like silver, >>> partially for function as I would like a bit more great range on the low >>> end). I would also like to replace the second wheel set that I use with >>> 30mm tires for road-only rides (to something lighter/faster). I would also >>> change the housing (aesthetics, maybe green or grey), and the saddle bag. >>> >> -- 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/f60d998d-f7c8-4cc6-8d44-4fd8f1b9a320n%40googlegroups.com.
