Y’all may want to have a closer look at those BBs and HS… I wanted to swap in different BB and HS on mine, and noticed there wasn’t much in the way of grease on the BB threads or the head tube. Easily fixed, and maybe doesn’t matter too much, but I do worry about things seizing up after prolonged use. - Max “why did it take me so long to buy headset tools?..” in A2
On Friday, January 24, 2025 at 10:10:54 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > I learned from Roman at Riv that they now have 113mm BBs (*actually > measures 114mm with my digital calipers*) installed by their Taiwanese > framebuilder, along with the headsets. I learned this when inquiring about > my frame-only 2024 Lugged Roadini. They will not swap (or exchange) a > different BB at no cost... you just have to buy a different one if you need > a different spindle length. Perhaps this assembly spec affects other frames > as well. > > Although their cranks (and other brands) largely spec 110mm BB spindle for > a double, Riv's heavily pushing "skeleton key" front derailleurs that > require a 113mm BB spindle. So keep this in mind if you're ordering a > frame-only. I'll be ordering a 108mm BB to swap in, to tighten up q-factor > and hopefully improve upshifting on my Rene Herse double crank (10sp with > Ultegra chain, per RH suggestion). The BB swap is a minor inconvenience, > minor delay in my planned build schedule this month. > > Probably good news for many that their framebuilder does the Tange headset > installation. I wasn't too fazed doing the Tange install myself on a > Roaduno, but when I looked up Tange's threaded headset assembly diagram it > didn't even show all the parts (including ring gaskets whose up/down > orientation is important). I'm pretty sure I got that assembly right... > LOL... it feels OK when I ride/steer :-) > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b951b663-ea62-4056-bf71-d540751dae8bn%40googlegroups.com.
