The cream head tube was changed somewhere along the line.....no biggie to me.... it is the Simple One after all. With the weakening dollar I am surprised the price was held as long as it was. Glad I ordered mine when I did.
On May 30, 9:20 pm, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Nice! Weren't these going to have cream headtubes or am I > misremembering? > > Ryan > > On May 30, 6:57 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > it's about 82.6 cm at the middle of the tt, with Mara Racer 35c's pumped up > > to 70psi. > > goes up to 84 as you slide forward. > > > so it's comparable with the QB numbers. > > > i was thinking 56 based on the charts, and was advised to go to 58 or even > > 60. > > and per the site suggestion my pbh of 84.5 minus 23-25 is a 60 cm frame.. > > > extremely glad i didn't go 60 - would have been waaaay too big, with a > > negative standover and much too long top tube. the 56 would have been fine > > too, i think, with a regular 10 cm stem instead of the rise-giving > > dirtdrop. i've got short arms and legs, and a long torso (5'11) - this 58 > > with dd stem and rando drops stretches me out plenty far, moreso and with > > the seat not as far back as on the Sam / Rom (same seats/posts) with their > > bullmoose / m-bars, respectively. > > > best, > > andrew > > > On May 30, 2011, at 4:22 PM, redsydude wrote: > > > > Could you measure and report the mid top tube standover of your > > > simpleone explicitly? The quickbeam chart says 83 and 85 cm standover > > > for the 58 and 60 cm bikes respectively. In one of the rivendell > > > messages they said PBH minus 23 or 25 cm for the simpleone. That > > > would put you (and me) on a 60 cm bike. Since the simpleone isn't > > > expanded geometry, I was planning to go as big as possible but > > > something doesn't quite add up. > > > > Thanks, > > > Tom > > > > On May 29, 8:54 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> ok - she is built: my 58cm DosSimple: > > > >>http://salamander.net/stage/SimpleOne/(picturenamesstarting with "built"). > > > >> first impressions: > > >> -------------------- > > >> - rides like glass. even more than the cantiRom or Sam Hillborne I have. > > >> - these wheels feels as stiff as the 36 hole Deore XT Mavic 765 on my > > >> Sam, but feel as light and accelerate as easily as the 20 spoke aero > > >> Neuvation wheels on my Rom. > > >> - even without racks this one feels extra rigid and comfy both at the > > >> same time, compared to my others. > > >> - doesn't want to stop. the momentum on flat ground is just insane, and > > >> even going up hill it feels easy. > > >> - even more eager than the Rom, totally absent the laid back sedate > > >> glide feel of the Sam. > > >> - i love the noise of the freewheel. i feel 12 again. > > >> - much less standover than i expected in a 58cm. i've got like.. .5 cm, > > >> maybe in keens, and none barefoot (pbh of 84.5). > > >> - a taller, narrower ride than i expected, partly due to the 10cm DD > > >> stem and 45cm rando bars... i'll probably get used to it, but i'd sure > > >> love if these were a couple cm wider on the flats. the flared drops, > > >> however, are just about perfect, and the Sram Road levers' flare nicely > > >> meets that of the rando bars. > > >> - it feels like i'm up a lot higher than on the 56 Sam w bullmose or 59 > > >> Rom w 7cm lugged + m-bars, though "balancing" on the Simple is easier > > >> (on Mara Racer 35s, compared to the Sam with Mara Sup 40s and the Rom > > >> with Mara Racer 30s). > > >> - 38 x 16 gearing won't be too easy, which i was concerned about... > > >> wonder how the long final hill in my commute is going to be - don't > > >> think i'll have to change rings, but... > > >> - installing the brakes and cables this time was a lot easier, now that > > >> i've done it wrong on at least two other bikes. > > >> - a "4th hand" makes adjusting the straddle cable trivial. > > >> - i should have sprung for a WI chainring lockring tool before starting > > >> the build. the "alternative" 5-pin Park one they recommend really isn't > > >> ideal. > > >> - the Tektro CR720 brake pads hit the inside of the fork/chainstays when > > >> straddle is released. that's the way Rivendell build my Sam, it turns > > >> out, with these same brakes, so i guess that's ok. > > >> - i'm suddenly concerned that my other two Rivendells aren't going to > > >> get much love this summer. > > > >> still to install (except for bar tape, this is all pending arrival in > > >> the mail): > > >> --------------- > > >> - BG clips, ss > > >> - Tubus Logo, ti > > >> - lights > > >> - orange newbaums and shellac > > >> - small right side drop bar end mirror > > >> - and i'll probably add a mini-front rack as well... th > > > >> - i may abandon these bars for m-bars. > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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