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setmysoulfree3 on December 20, 2025 8:09 pm I am glad to see that I am not the only one who has cantilever brakes on my Clem. Mine are Dia-Compe 980 cantilevers.
Breezer_Bro on December 20, 2025 8:13 pm Frame: *RIVENDELL* Clem Smith Jr. Front Wheel: *SON NABENDYNAMO* SON delux + *VELOCITY* standalone 001 rim Rear Wheel: *WHITE INDUSTRIES* MI6 rear hub + *VELOCITY* standalone 001 rim Tire: *ULTRADYNAMICO* cava race tire Handlebar: *RIVENDELL* tosco bar Stem: *NITTO* 90-190 stem Brake Lever: *PAUL* canti lever short reach +*PAUL* groovy barrel adjusters Brake: *PAUL* touring canti brake + *PAUL* neo retro canti brake Shifter: *PAUL* thumbies Crank: WHITE INDUSTRIES* VBC road crank set Pedal: *MKS* XC-III Saddle: *BROOKS* c17 Grip: *ESI* racers edge grip + *BLUE LUG* cotton cloth bar tape Front Rack: *PASS AND STOW* 5rail rack Rear rack: *NITTO* rivendell R14 top rack Front bag: *OUTER SHELL ADVENTURE* rack bag Rear bag: *v.a* hippo bag
your_pet_is_average on December 20, 2025 9:16 pm Rambling through the country side with a baguette ass looking bike. Nice!
Hasheeshian_666 on December 20, 2025 9:20 pm I would of used a longer rear cable hangar. That rear brake hosing is driving me crazy.
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I am glad to see that I am not the only one who has cantilever brakes on my Clem. Mine are Dia-Compe 980
cantilevers.
Frame: *RIVENDELL* Clem Smith Jr.
Front Wheel: *SON NABENDYNAMO* SON delux + *VELOCITY* standalone 001 rim
Rear Wheel: *WHITE INDUSTRIES* MI6 rear hub + *VELOCITY* standalone 001 rim
Tire: *ULTRADYNAMICO* cava race tire
Handlebar: *RIVENDELL* tosco bar
Stem: *NITTO* 90-190 stem
Brake Lever: *PAUL* canti lever short reach +*PAUL* groovy barrel adjusters
Brake: *PAUL* touring canti brake + *PAUL* neo retro canti brake
Shifter: *PAUL* thumbies
Crank: WHITE INDUSTRIES* VBC road crank set
Pedal: *MKS* XC-III
Saddle: *BROOKS* c17
Grip: *ESI* racers edge grip + *BLUE LUG* cotton cloth bar tape
Front Rack: *PASS AND STOW* 5rail rack
Rear rack: *NITTO* rivendell R14 top rack
Front bag: *OUTER SHELL ADVENTURE* rack bag
Rear bag: *v.a* hippo bag
Wowie zowie
rivendell got that low slung slickness
I hope it rides better than it looks.
That is a loooong chain.
Rambling through the country side with a baguette ass looking bike. Nice!
I would of used a longer rear cable hangar. That rear brake hosing is driving me crazy.
Do you think these types of bikes ever get ridden?