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 - > > > > - 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-bunch@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.
