If your guy at Williamson cycle built up the bike and it served you so well on a cross country tour, I wouldn't mess too much with success.
"I am not sure what the hell most of you are talking about here, but you sure are bike nerds." You got that part right! If your guy is still around, take copious notes, smoke out the BS (one rider's BS is another's Holy Grail) and talk to your guy about where you want to go with this bike. It's your bike, build it the way it works best for you. Good luck! These projects can be fun. dougP On Apr 5, 6:39 pm, "dr...@charter.net" <dr...@charter.net> wrote: > Thanks for all of your input so far. I am not sure what the hell most > of you are talking about here, but you sure are bike nerds. I am > still stuck on figuring out double versus triple crank in the front, > and if I change, which brand to use, and whether or not that requires > new derailers or not. I have no idea if I need new hubs or not, as my > wheels still are fine. I am way behind all of you, but have more time > to do some research next week. I will say that even with my basic 105 > derailers, and Tiagra triple chainring that the guy at Williamson > cycle put on the bike when I first bought it, my Atlantis performed > amazingly well on my cross country ride through snowstorms, mudslides, > five mountain ranges, blazing heat, with not one breakdown or > malfunction. I hope that I can figure all this out soon, as my frame > is coming back next week..I do feel a bit more knowledgeable than I > did before. > > On Apr 1, 7:53 pm, "dr...@charter.net" <dr...@charter.net> wrote: > > > > > In a few days I should be getting my Atlantis frame back newly painted > > from California. I want to rebuild it from the bottom up, as the > > components, chainrings etc, were completely worn out. > > > However I am much better at long distance cycling than I am at putting > > a bike together. In fact, I know nothing about it at all. I have a > > bike mechanic who is going to let me buy and pick out my own > > components. He could probably advise me, however I suspect that with > > the help of a few of you Rivendell owners and builders here, I could > > put together the bike of my dreams. Last time, I just kind of asked > > the bike store to put on touring Shimano components, it worked well , > > but I this time I want it rebuilt a bit lighter with upgraded > > technology. > > > Can I get a few of you to help me? If so, I will tell can start by > > telling you the components that I had on it previously. > > > It took me two weeks just to pick out the new color for my bike. If I > > tried to do this myself, it will take me a few years.- 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.
