Paul touring, I noticed now my cable straddle is pretty high but lowering it means replacement on the cables. Will wait for a rainy day and see if I can get it right. Front is pretty good but rear is somewhat tight. On Aug 19, 2012 12:02 AM, "ted" <ted.ke...@comcast.net> wrote:
> What kind of brakes do you have? > It took me a while to get the cr720s on my Bombadill to run quiet but > they are fine now. > > On Aug 18, 6:45 pm, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nice stuff, did you hand paint that rear rack or find a spray that was a > > good match? I am this close to just admitting defeat and bringin in my > > Bombadi to the LBS to have them tweak the brakes. I finally got them to > > stop squeaking but feel like I need to grip them like a gorilla to make > > them work well. As much as I dont like the looks of v-brakes if I didnt > > have an attachmen to my standard levers I would go that way. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Very sweet looking. It reignites my Atlantis lust! What kind of > pedals am > > > I seeing? There is definitely a learning curve to Paul's cantis, but > after > > > a short while it will seem very easy to readjust them, or take them on > & > > > off when you want to. > > > > > Michael > > > > > On Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:29:52 AM UTC-4, The Cripler wrote: > > > > >> Several weeks back, with the hearty encouragement of this forums > > >> members, I purchased my first Rivendell - a used 58cm Atlantis. It > was a > > >> deal that was too good to pass up, and I have been nothing but > incredibly > > >> happy that I made the leap. Since the purchase, I have been tweaking > the > > >> bike fit and swapping out some parts. I was able to recoup some much > needed > > >> $$$$ with the sale of my Surly LHT and host of parts from my bin. This > > >> allowed me to make some nice upgrades to the Atlantis. Since the > purchase I > > >> have swapped out stems to a 100 Nitto Technimic, added a Paul > > >> Neo-retro/Touring brake combo, splurged on the Tektro TRP brake > levers, > > >> rerouted my brake and derailleur cables, and finally last night added > > >> yellow Newbaums cloth tape and twine to the Noodles. All that is left > to do > > >> is get some amber shellac on the bars, and I am ready to ride! > Through the > > >> process I have learned alot...mostly about the "joys" of tweaking with > > >> canti brakes and the importance of taping your brake cables where you > want > > >> them prior to wrapping and twining (still might have to fix this > one). Here > > >> are some pics: > > > > >> < > https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Bp1cCFGAnwU/UC0DamiyQDI/AAAAAAAAAC...> > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/QiOsaZWu-EgJ. > > > > > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
