Hadn't noticed, but it would make the newer Hillborne bikes easier to mount a frame bag, such as the Revelate Designs Tangle with a lower bottle mount.
Yes, the fork crown is different now. I have an early Hillborne and the design is different. I like mine, but if I had the newer, I'd like that, too. As to the lower bottle mount, have it on another bike, and have used the presta nut spacer solution. Otherwise, don't really notice a difference in actually reaching down to grab a bottle. Oh, and add me to the list - those are very nice photos of a very nice build. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jul 29, 4:57 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > I agree. Seems like the placement of the bottle cage bosses need not > be so low on a 60cm. Especially so low that they overlap the derailer > clamp. > > However... > > I have a double-top-tube 60cm Hillborne. While its bottle cage bosses > are reasonable where they are (on mine they're both solidly above the > derailer clamp), the simple addition of a frame bag mount (not the bag > itself) to the lower top tube has made it rather tedious to use the > seat tube bottle cage for an actual bottle. I never anticipated that > I'd be able to use the actual bag and still have good access to the > bottle cage. But I had hoped to be able to use the bottle cage when > only the bag's attachment dealy is in place. So, on my frame anyway, > having them a little lower would be nice. They could be a solid inch > or more lower without a chance of overlapping the derailer. > > I'm thinking of adding a clamp below the front derailer specifically > to *lower* the bottle cage mount position so that the cage is more > generally useful. I haven't yet measured to see if it would be > practical to do so. > > All that said... As problems go, this one barely rates. And it's > probably the most glaring "imperfection" (if it even qualifies as one) > my Hillborne has. It is one fantastic bike. Easy to build up, > fantastic to ride. > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > > On Jul 29, 9:24 am, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > As far as I can tell the "decorative" elements of the lugs are a bit > > different on these Sams from the previous orange models. > > And, much to my chagrin, the water bottle bosses on the seat tube are > > mounted much lower- so low that the FD clamps between them. > > Kind of ridiculous for a 60cm frame. > > > On Jul 29, 10:18 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > > looks like these bikes have a different fork crown than the prior > > > canti models. nice looking bike , that orange is just right ( I have > > > one)... and I agree those cranksets are not my preference. > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > On Jul 29, 7:08 am, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Great! Now I don't have to post pics of MY bike! > > > > > Except for a SuginoXD2/Shimano LX Drivetrain with bar-ends and an > > > > Imperial saddle it's the same. > > > > > I was going for a classic 70's/80's road bike look, so I actually like > > > > the fact that these Sam's have side-pulls. > > > > > I'm sure the Ultegra group is fantastic, but I'm just still not crazy > > > > about the look of the crank. > > > > > -Pete > > > > > On Jul 29, 7:55 am, "Bryan @ Renaissance Bicycles" > > > > > <renaissancebicyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I've added a few pictures of a recently built 60cm "Maxway" Hillborne > > > > > to our RB Gallery. This is a just arrived "2010" frameset from > > > > > Taiwan, hence the lack of canti mounts. > > > > > >http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/gallery/rb-gallery-1/ > > > > > > Yes, this is an Ultegra 6700 bike ... the latest iteration of the > > > > > Ultegra line -- this time in "ice grey". A few retrogrouches might > > > > > balk at the customer's drivetrain selection, but after test riding the > > > > > bike for a few miles, I certainly couldn't complain about the crisp > > > > > shifting. > > > > > > Just let me know if you have any questions about the details of the > > > > > build. > > > > > > Bryan- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
