Hi Dan, Beautiful build and always nice to hear from fellow Aussies. I too am thinking about a proper road bike to complement my Appaloosa. If HeapsGoodGarage brings the lugged Roadini here maybe...
Sergio Green is so nice. I think it's the nicest Riv colour but I am biased because my Appaloosa is Sergio Green. Love the chainring guard too. Your bike looks like it would be right at home among other modern road bikes (but more handsome). I like that Rivendells can be set up with modern aesthetics too - they aren't just for retrogrouches. More photos of the bars and cockpit please! I like the two tone bar tape. Kat On Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10:49:28 AM UTC+10 Ted Durant wrote: > On Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 12:41:39 AM UTC-5 Dan wrote: > > > Thank you for those of you who read this far and apologies for the > wordiness. I just wanted to share my thoughts to give back to this > community. Happy riding! > > > Beautiful bike, thoughtfully built, excellent review! Welcome to the > lovers of Noodle bars club :-) I never had the problem of brake shoes > displacing on my long-reach calipers. I wonder if you might try some > different brake shoes, if they might bolt more securely to the calipers. I > have had uniformly great experience with Compass/Rene Herse tires, mostly > the extra light variants. I don't ride in thorny areas, so my puncture > experience has been quite good. You'll know when it's time to replace a > tire, though, when you get 3 flats in a week :-) I have been very happy > with getting thousands of kms out of tires before that happens. > > Shimmy - such a frustrating thing. One other thing you can try when it > happens is to touch a knee to the top tube. If that works, you can get in > the habit of putting a knee there whenever you want to take your hands off > the bars (though, of course, that means coasting, too). For the sake of > science, you could try changing tire pressures, especially if you're > loading up the handlebar bag. In my experience, though, the steering > geometry that Grant prefers for road bikes tends to make handling a > challenge with a front load. > > Ted Durant > Milwaukee, WI USA > -- 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/8628ad99-4282-4d9f-8203-34bdc130305an%40googlegroups.com.
