My first Riv, my first build of any kind. I'm a bit nervous.

56 CM SimpleOne designed to ride a 20 mile round trip commute over
hills, in all weather, with a bag for stuff, as light, clean and cheap
as possible.

Interface
**********
Bars - Albatross on Nitto 11cm Technomic, stem with cork grips. If
this doesn't work I'll try some down bars.
Seat - Brooks B17 black
Seat Post - yes
Pedals - MKS Touring with Power Grips
Brake - One front Tektro MTB with Tektro CR720 cantilevers

Drivetrain
**********
Rear hub - Sturmey-Archer S2C two-speed kickback with coaster brake
Cog - 17 tooth(?)
Crank - TBD

Wheels
*********
May have Rich build these, or a local guy. Nothing special.

Bolt On
*********
Rack - Nitto Mini Front
Bag - Some Rando style TBD.
Fenders - SKS or if I can find some green painted fenders!
Light - IXON IQ Speed

That's it! Very curious and a bit nevous about the S-A S2C hub, hope
it works.Any experience here with these or someone considering the
same?

Is there a rando bag that with work with Albatross bars?

~ Cheers,

Jeff


On May 14, 11:35 am, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I've been riding fixed/fixed on the stock QB free/free for a couple
> years without incident. I use the rotafix method of affixing the cog.
> The bikeshop broke a chainwhip trying to remove one of my cogs after
> I'd traded the wheelset to a friend. A little rota-UN-fixing, and it
> came right off. The original and still the best 
> explanation:http://204.73.203.34/fisso/eng/schpignone.htm
>
>  Philip
>
>  Philip Williamsonwww.biketinker.com
>
> On May 13, 6:03 pm, rex <jupiterthunderb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > on the contrary, ive been riding my quickbeam with a fixed/free setup
> > on the free/free suzue hub, and so far zero problems. totally doable.
> > the secret is in having two excellent brakes. obviously(?) much safer
> > with a lockring but if yer not skidding to a stop i doubt it matters.
> > got my advice from keven@riv and sheldonbrown.com. just my two cents.
> > thanks for your time
> > joe rex kelly
>
> > On May 13, 7:07 pm, Ron MH <visio...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Andrew, sounds like a good set up. I'd make one change, though.
> > > Instead of a free/free rear hub, I'd go for either free/fixed or fixed/
> > > fixed. The reason is, you can always put a freewheel on a fixed hub
> > > but you can never put a fixed cog on a freewheel hub. You limit your
> > > options by going free/free; you leave your options completely open
> > > with fixed/fixed. Maybe you don't want to try fixed gear now, but you
> > > may some day. I stared with a fixed/free setup and usually rode with
> > > the freewheel side. Now I'd say 80% of my miles are on the fixed gear
> > > side; it's a great way to go.
>
> > > Good luck with your mad plotting! ;-)
>
> > > Ron
>
> > > On May 13, 2:27 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Ok.. I'm sure some of you can relate.  
>
> > > > You think.. nice!  A new Rivendell frame for ~ $1K.  
>
> > > > I can build a less-expensive bike than what I've already got, and it's 
> > > > not that bad... feels totally justifiable.  And this one is a single 
> > > > speed - how much will it cost even with a couple of nice parts, without 
> > > > all that expensive shifter/derailleur nonsense...
>
> > > > And then you start choosing parts.
>
> > > > Here is my "simple" build list, after I got done dreaming and plotting. 
> > > >  Sadly, only a couple of these things were in my parts bin, so I 
> > > > managed to build my most spendy Rivendell yet.  : /
>
> > > > 58cm SimpleOne
>
> > > > Interface:
> > > > ----------------------
> > > > Nitto Randonneur bars (45cm)
> > > > Newbaums Orange
> > > > Dirt drop stem (10cm)
> > > > Brooks Special, Honey
> > > > Nitto S-84 seatpost
> > > > White Industries urban platform / Bruce Gordon stainless half clips.
>
> > > > Wheelset
> > > > -----------------------
> > > > Phil Wood high-flange free/free hubset, 32h, SLR drilled
> > > > Velocity Fusion rims, double butted DT Swiss (laced radial front / 
> > > > 3-cross rear), brass nipples.
> > > > Schwalbe Marathon Racer 700c x 35
>
> > > > Drivetrain
> > > > -----------------------
> > > > White Industries Ti BB  (113mm)
> > > > White Industries ENO Crank (170mm) silver
> > > > White Industries Dos ENO 16/19t
> > > > White Industries Double chainring, 38/35t
> > > > 3/32 single-speed chain
> > > > Sugino Crank Fixing Bolts (8mm)
>
> > > > Stoptrain
> > > > -----------------------
> > > > Sram S500 road levers
> > > > Jagwire brake cables
> > > > Tektro CR720 cantilevers
>
> > > > Aside from rim-tape and tubes, did I miss anything?  
>
> > > > I've got bottle cages, beeswax, corks, and twine, and the specific 
> > > > tools for those cranks and bb.  The bar wrap will be shellacked down 
> > > > from orange to something approaching the honey of the saddle.
>
> > > > Might put on an extra R-15 rack that I've got, or a sturdier and 
> > > > sleeker pannier rack if i can find one.
> > > > Thinking about a 21t freewheel for the other side, too, or a 14t...
>
> > > > Comon - who else has been madly plotting a SimpleOne or 
> > > > not-so-SimpleOne?
>
> > > > Best,
> > > > Andrew- Hide quoted text -
>
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