[RBW] Re: Beautiful 52cm custom on ebay

2013-03-22 Thread samh
Beautiful! More pictures! On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 7:23:40 PM UTC-6, djbardwil wrote: It's nice to be able to post the results of a winter build project on the last day of winter. While I still await the arrival of my Berthoud Trunk bag for the rear rack and Berthoud tire bag for the

Re: [RBW] Re: Beautiful 52cm custom on ebay

2013-03-21 Thread cyclotourist
Glad to hear the TCO isn't a problem! That's always my first concern when I see a smaller frame, but leave it to Rivendell to minimize or even eliminate that concern! On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 6:23 PM, djbardwil djbard...@gmail.com wrote: It's nice to be able to post the results of a winter

[RBW] Re: Beautiful 52cm custom on ebay

2013-02-09 Thread djbardwil
My first post joining this group. I purchased this custom Rivendell and am in the process of building my dream bike. I am aware of the potential for toe overlap, have taken quite a few measurements, and I believe I may be able to avoid the issue on this frame. The seat tube is 52 cm c-t

Re: [RBW] Re: Beautiful 52cm custom on ebay

2013-02-09 Thread cyclotourist
GREAT, glad someone was able to get what looks to be a great deal! On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 4:02 PM, djbardwil djbard...@gmail.com wrote: My first post joining this group. I purchased this custom Rivendell and am in the process of building my dream bike. I am aware of the potential for toe

[RBW] Re: Beautiful 52cm custom on ebay

2013-01-21 Thread Benz, Sunnyvale, CA
Might be difficult to do the conversion... From 700C to 650B, you'll need to drop the brake pads by about 19mm. That appears doable on the front but the rear brake is already mid-slotted so that may be problematic. Furthermore, the current brakes look to be Dia-Compe Mod 750. These brakes have

Re: [RBW] Re: Beautiful 52cm custom on ebay

2013-01-21 Thread cyclotourist
You're right, that's a lot of reach already! Plus Rivendells already have a very low bottom bracket, which is another problem. I just see a bike that size and can't help thinking 650B candidate!!! Lot of toe clip overlap on that one by the looks of it. On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Benz,