Wow, I love reading stories like this - Rivs that get such high mileage that their parts get ridden to dust! Really fun idea to do a refresh. I hope more of us follow your example, James. Where did you go to get all those miles? Is this daily commuting? Adventure biking? Camping? The bike has few adornments, which amazes me. I have junked up all my bars and saddled my bikes with bags and more bags. Your bike is delightfully uncomplicated.
I feel like Pam Murray is the RivSister version of James. They both wear out drivetrains! Enviable! We need them to meet and take a photo… Leah On Monday, December 15, 2025 at 6:58:33 PM UTC-5 James Valiensi wrote: > Hi, > I’ve had my Appaloosa for 8 years now. I’ve worn out one each of chain, > cassette, derailleur, shifter and a set of brake pads. Two BBs were ridden > to failure. And rode through four or five sets of tires. Wore out one > Brooks Saddle on it. > The headset (FSA) and wheels (Silver), Nitto seat post and Pual’s brakes > are all still good. The wheels never go out of true. > > I was inspired by Gideon’s Atlantis and planned a rebuild. > New drive train, 11 speed x 1 Shimano XT (same as my original build). > Bluelug/Nitto Bullmoose handle bar. Paul’s crank arms, a Phil Wood BB found > on ebay (NOS) and a Woldtooth oval chain ring. The tires are Ultradynamico > knobby tires. > It looks like a late 80’s MTB that someone bought 40 years ago, road a few > times and dug it out of the garage to start riding again. > For me the handlebars are perfect, much nicer than the original Bullmooses > I tried 8 years ago. The oval chainring was ordered by mistake - but I like > it. The feel is very subtle and not negative. My purple anodized brakes are > fading but their performance is not. > > -- 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/11a06122-ed6c-4efe-aaeb-575dcd6bd4ban%40googlegroups.com.
