Spyshots of my custom mixte - happy days

[Ryan Fleming]

Mark at Rivendell was kind enough to shoot a few pics of my custom in progress. Inside shots but the color looks  like it turned out as I hoped

Hopefully you can view these. 

Happy new year , everyone !

[Belopsky]

What brakes will you be using?

[Shoji Takahashi]

wow! Happy New Year, Ryan.

Tailwinds, shoji

On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 11:36:11 AM UTC-5, Ryan Fleming wrote:

[Ryan Fleming]

Paul Racers

[Joe Bernard]

Oh my. It's probably good that that Riv decided to paint the one they're selling blue, 'cause I don't think I could talk myself out of buying it in your color. Gorgeous!

[Ryan Fleming]

Thanks...actually the blue does look  really good ...and for Riv's sake I devoutly hope someone else out there thinks so too 

[lum gim fong]

Congrats! Thanks for sharing photos! I saw a custom on organized ride once. Very fine definitely a cut above.

[BSWP]

It's great that RBW is making brazed-on centerpulls am option for more frames. Whether Mafac RAID, Compass RAIID, or Paul, it's a brilliant and clean design.

- Andrew, Berkeley

[Wally Estrella]

Very nice! Enjoy the ride!

On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 11:36:11 AM UTC-5, Ryan Fleming wrote:

[Allingham II, Thomas J. (Retired Partner)]

OMG.  THAT IS A GORGEOUS COLOR, GORGEOUS BIKE. 

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[Ryan Fleming]

It is a beautiful colour...just as I envsioned and it'll look neat in sunlight too. It's a metallic burgundy ---from Joe Bell's chart of colours

And since I don't possess the mechanical /artistic skills   that you ,  Bill or   my partner has, I am glad that Mark at Riv is building the bike and installing the fenders and I asked for Rich-built wheels.I took some help from Grant and Mark for some of the parts picks...Grant persuaded me to try his Choco bars and Mark recommended WI hubs because I thought the Phil rear cassette hub price was a bit more spendy. But I like picking parts and I pretty much picked stuff I know and love; Chris King headset, Phil Wood BB , Brooks B-17 Select , getting cream SKS fenders, Nitto for bars,stem, seatpost, Sugino for cranks...etc. I have a few nice bikes but no place really to work on them....I rent...have half a garage but wouldn't feel comfortable leaving tools and super-expensive bike stuff locked up in the garage.


Anyway....looking forward to riding it come spring

On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 2:59:38 PM UTC-6, Pudge wrote:

OMG.  THAT IS A GORGEOUS COLOR, GORGEOUS BIKE. 

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 4, 2017, at 11:46 AM, Shoji Takahashi <shoji.t...@gmail.com> wrote:

wow! Happy New Year, Ryan.

Tailwinds, shoji

On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 11:36:11 AM UTC-5, Ryan Fleming wrote:

Mark at Rivendell was kind enough to shoot a few pics of my custom in progress. Inside shots but the color looks  like it turned out as I hoped

Hopefully you can view these. 

Happy new year , everyone !

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[Chris Birkenmaier]

Congratulations on that lovely bike!  Calls for some more photos once you have it built up.  I really like your color choice too - one of my favorites.

[p g]

Nice color choice! Congrats and enjoy!

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[Chris Lampe 2]

That is going to be a beautiful bike!!  

Are those wheels 650B?

[Daniel Betancourt]

Congrats! I love that color combination!

Dan

[Ryan Fleming]

Hi Chris...yes I'm going with 650B

[Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus Bicycles]

Cream fenders are going to look ace on this bike!  What a beaut.... love the direct-mount centerpulls...

On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 11:36:11 AM UTC-5, Ryan Fleming wrote:

[Ryan Fleming]

Thanks, all. I feel  sure that the ride will be as lovely as it looks. Really excited about it. Quite a long wait, but worth it for sure !

[Ryan Fleming]

I had  thought I would go with Shimano CX70 Cantilevers, but Grant recommended Paul Racers and I'm glad I went with them. My old PX-10 has Mafac Racers with Kool-stop pads and these brakes may be 70's throwbacks , but I think they work really, really well for rim brakes. 

[Ryan Fleming]

On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 10:36:11 AM UTC-6, Ryan Fleming wrote:

[Ryan Fleming]

geez what an idiot...rough day. latest BLAHG has some pictures of my new mixte...still not quite rideable yet but.....you get the idea ...apologies for earlier blank post

[Les Lammers]

Looks might fine Ryan! The Choco norm bars are quite nice. These look interesting too. https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/peeking-through-the-knothole/pneubar-pname

On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 4:19:20 PM UTC-5, Ryan Fleming wrote:

[Ryan Fleming]

They do look like neat bars and I was willing to try something a bit different

I had originally ordered a 9cm Tallux stem but after mostly building up the bike ,Mark (and Grant and Will agreed) that the 9cm stem with the flipped Chocos which extend back way more than moustaches I usually ride with  gave the bike a twitchiness which was not ideal...too far behind the steering axis . I didn't know what to pick for a stem extension, really , so I just went with what I normally use with moustache and road bars. All ended well ; Mark chopped 14mm off the ends of the bars and swapped the 9cm stem for a 13cm,  so all is well. Must be challenging , though, dealing with a non-local customer, though...there's a lot of back-and-forth especially for a complete build. But they do an awesome job and they bend over backwards to get everything just right, so I applaud them for that.

Pretty much all that's missing from what I've seen so far  is the saddle and seatpost - B-17 Select and S-83 Nitto seatpost and some of those MKS touring pedals

[Les Lammers]

Interesting. What size is your frame? I'm still not sure about the stem size on my Chevoit or if the Choco norm bars will stay. Handlebar choice can be a slippery slope.

[Ryan Fleming]

Hi Les

Same size as the holiday mixte....55cm

[Ryan Fleming]

Sure can be

In my case, I think that my frame was  probably  tweaked for the choco-norm bars...as opposed to moustache bars I typically ride. But since the Chocs extend back farther than the M-bars would, I needed  a longer stem to compensate. I'm sure that Mark or Will or Grant can explain this way better than I can and I'm sure  they'd be happy to walk you through it. Glad they caught that I ordered my usual stem length and kindly replaced it, tested it and  sorted out the issue

[Ryan Fleming]

Update...no pix yet. My mixte arrived yesterday. That bike was sure lovingly packed; I think you could have dropped that box from a 6-story building and had a gorilla dance on it and bike would have been fine. Nice packing job but no cat drawings - boo hoo :)

Took us  about 3/4 of an hour  or so to carefully cut off bubble wrap and semi put the bike together ...so sitting in my living room...prettiest thing in the living room

It is a sight to see in the flesh.  Long chainstays and all, the proportions are really pleasing and the craftsmanship is exquisite. The colour I chose is beautiful and I'm stoked with our component choices. This is not a winter beater,,,but can't wait to ride it in the spring. Looks like for the 3rd time in my world, Grant and company have hit it outta the ball park. And as always, a total pleasure to deal with.  Was a long wait, but totally worth it.

Pictures and ride report (will be different from anything else I own) to follow

[Chris Birkenmaier]

Congratulations Ryan! Getting a new bike is always a treat and yours is certainly special. Looking forward to the photos.

[Les Lammers]

Woo Hoo for you! Who says you have to grow up? I hope you can ride it a bit before spring.

[RichS]

Congratulations on receiving your long awaited mixte! I share your excitement in the unpacking ritual.

Wishing you an early spring!

Richard

On Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 6:07:16 PM UTC-5, Ryan Fleming wrote: