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Suggested Components for Heron or Atlantis or Kogswell


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Parts Group

Smart Mix

Frame

Rivendell Atlantis, Heron (Road or Touring) or Kogswell

Fork

Included

Headset

Atlantis: Shimano Ultegra (included)
Heron: Tange

Stem

Nitto Technomic

Handlebars

Nitto Noodle

Tape or Grips

Cinelli, You choose COLOR!

Bottom Bracket

Shimano UN-53

Cranks

Sugino Forged XC 300 or 500

Pedals

Speedplay Frog or Shimano SPD

Front Hub

Campagnolo Veloce 32 or 36 Hole
or Custom Polished High Flange Maillard

Rear Hub

Shimano 8/9 Speed Cassette Hub 36 hole

Quick Release Skewers

Shimano or Campagnolo

Spokes

Phil Wood 14 gauge

Nipples

DT Brass

Rims

26" Front: WTB Speedmaster
26" Rear: Bontrager ASYM
700C Front and Rear: Torelli Master

Rim Strips

Velox (will out last your rim!)

Tubes

Rubber (ones that hold air)

Tires

26": IRC Metro Duro or Schwalbe Marathon or Big Apple
700C: Rivendell Rolly-Polly or Ruffy Tuffy or Schwalbe Marathon Slick Kevlar

Brake Calipers

Shimano Cantilever or Dia-Compe BRS 200 Caliper

Brake Levers

Dia-Compe BRS 200 or Shimano

Shifters

Rivendell Silver (Down Tube or Barcon) or Shimano Ultegra Barcon

Front Derailleur

Shimano 105 Triple

Rear Derailleur

SunTour X-1 or Shimano Deore

Cassette

Shimano 8 Speed (gearing your choice)

Chain

SRAM PC-48

Seat

Brooks B-17

Seatpost

Soma Fabrication Single Bolt (True Micro-Adjustable) 27.2mm (Nitto Copy)

Building an Atlantis or Heron is, of course, a custom event. We will work with you to create the perfect bike for your needs. The Atlantis is the most versitile bike we have ever seen. It can be a full on mountain bike, a road bike, touring bike, a city commuter or any combination. Herons make very sensible road or touring bike. With that said, the bike can be as expensive as you like. There is however a minimum quality level we work with. For example, there is no sense trying to save money on key components like the crank or handlebars and stem, but you can save money on wear parts like the bottom bracket and hubs, with the thought of replacing later with better quality.

The above spec. sheet keeps that in mind. The complete bike above is about $2,200 to $2,500

For those that want integrated shift/brake levers, we recommend Campagnolo Veloce or Centaur ErgoPower. It is the best value we have found. Campy shifters are completely rebuildable whereas Shimano STI is not serviceable at all! We have a sample of a Shimano shifter, quite new but out of warranty that had a small broken washer. The customer had to buy an entirely new shifter because parts are not available. We still regularly rebuild 10 year old Campy shifters into new condition. There are only 2 or 3 parts that we usually replace and they are cheap!

SUGGESTIONS FOR PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR CUSTOM BIKES: