Hey Tom, I worked closely with Grant et al at Riv on my Hunqa build and am delighted I did. To see the craftmanship Mark puts into every build is beautiful, and I would not have gotten it had I had someone local build it up.
I continue to be amazed at the fluidity with which my bike goes from pavement to dirt road to trail, handling each as though it were made for it (which it is!). I've never had a bike this happy to go anywhere, do anything, loaded or not with me comfortable the whole way. Sheer delight! Have fun, whatever you choose. You really can't go wrong working with the Rivfolk. With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:52:44 AM UTC-7, Tom Goodmann wrote: > > Absolutely I'm up for the swap, Ben. I've had what I now know is > typically great and patient help from the RivFolk, and for this first bike, > I sheepishly confess, I may just go with a build kit, as I feel pretty far > away from knowing both the current component market and more specifically > what works best on a Sam, whereas RivFolk have sorted through the > questions. As others have suggested, this need not be a one-time or short > term project, and I am already thinking to use cable splitters to build a > second cockpit with drops, and go with the upright Alb buiid kit for now. I > used to know a little bit about bikes, but let all of it, and frequent > riding, get away from me (as in, "where is that BB puller living > nowadays?") > > I feel lucky to get the frame at the sale price, and have been told that > for my build (5'11", 87 PBH) the 56 Sam is even better than the forthcoming > 58, new for this year. (By what means, Ben, are you adding the custom > paint--optioned via Riv?) For the moment, they are holding the frame as I > decide on the build. > > On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8:03:28 PM UTC-5, BenG wrote: >> >> Hi Tom! Similar story here - I bought the last green 60cm Hillborne >> sale frame, which was a shop return. With custom paint it'll be only a bit >> over $100 from new frame price - Yay! I'm at the low end of 60's pbh >> range, figuring to use bosco bars and enjoy the extra retreat. I have an >> Albatross bar with Silver bar-ends and mtb brake levers on a Specialized >> commuter, and it has served me Very Well. That machine, stock, had a "flat >> bar road bike" cockpit (grin), but the pursuit of comfort brought a >> low-rise mtb bar, a moustache bar on a steer tube extender, and finally the >> Albatross, where comfort lives. Good chance you'll like it, too. >> It would be fun to swap pics with you down the road. What say? >> Ben Guthrie >> >> On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:15:55 PM UTC-5, Tom Goodmann wrote: >> >>> Just over an hour ago, I snagged the last Sam Hillborne frame from Riv >>> at the sale price; I'm going to wait on the build a bit and think over >>> drops, moustaches, or albies, but am leaning towards the albatross bars as >>> something new for me. But really, I can't wait to try the new ride. Much >>> appreciation to this welcoming group. Any Riv riders in South Florida? >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
