Rivendell Sam Hillborne Bicycle Build
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Thanks to a blazing hot tip I purchased this Rivendell Sam Hillborne on craigslist. It was set up for a much taller rider who was on a bike that was too small for them. I broke the bike down and had it repainted by Rob Gassie at Bing Bicycle in Virginia. I installed mostly new components from Nitto, Paul Component Engineering, Brooks, Newbaums, Rene Herse, Velocity, King Cage, IRD, Silver, Crane and Tektro.
Backing track recorded by me: Backyard birds and insects.
Outro music: Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, "Small Black," Chicago, 1929.
Brass socket head screws from McMaster-Carr
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once i laid eyes on your creation bliss inducing waves that i world be able to ride for all eternity rose just over the horizon
This is a feeling we all need riding at the end of a long day with that last climb coming into view!
Very well done. Great all rounder. Especially like the Tuxedo color combo; classy.
Nice score on yours and an excellent build.
What is your opinion of the Herse Tires now that you have some miles on the bike?
I have a Rivendell Hunqapillar and my wife has a Cheviot. Great bikes and company.
I have wanted a Hillborne for some time, maybe next year.
Thanks for the video.. from So Oregon.
Hi Jeff, thanks for writing and I'm glad you enjoyed the video and build.
I do like the Herse tires, comfortable, nice traction. And I appreciate the way they look. I run them around 37psi with tubes. I've had two flats over the past year but both followed crashes.
I'd love to ride a Hunqapillar sometime, that's very sought-after frame these days!
@@ericmarth Hi Eric,
I am on the Rene Herse news letter list and frequently get updates about their tires. Their tire accomplishments with long distant riders is impressive. Currently I am using Schwalbe.. I am looking for toughness and grip in a tire as I mostly "explore" which takes me to all kinds of terrain.
So Oregon (I am in Jacksonville) has every, and any, kind of road and climate.
My Hunqapillar is a 2011 , I believe that is when I got it. It is the original elephant grey and kidney bean red single top tube.. with 700C wheels. .. dirt drop stem with Nitto Noodle bars and of course a Brooks saddle. It still looks like a new bike. My PBH is the same as Grant Petersen's so it makes ordering easy. The SAM may be next. Can't have to many bikes.
Crashes, ah yes, crashes. Two kinds of riders.. those who have been down, those who are going down. I've been down so hopefully my future is clear.
Looking forward to more of your videos.. Liked and subscribed.
Keep the rubber side down. From Southern Oregon AKA The State of Jefferson
PS Some of my other bikes are
1981 Miyata Aero Pro much modified...Bought new.. it is my "crash test" bike, hence the occasional remodels .
1983 SOMEC.. somewhat rare.. pearl white over chrome, blue pinstriping, pantographed. All Campy Now putting it back to EROICA specs.
1992 GIANT CFM III their first intro of a Carbon Framed Mt Bike with alloy lugs. Bought new
Mint.
1992 Specialized Epic Alley,, also a first in Carbon. I am gifting this to my grandson...too techno for my taste. Another near mint bike with a bit of history.
These two bikes are unique so I kept them but they both cured me of Carbon . I much prefer Steel.
i bow before your eternal greatness bliss inducing nirvana has taken hold
I am merely mortal but I am trying to make some nice content, here. Namaste!
Beautiful build and such a calm, relaxing recording - thoroughly enjoyed it. A fun fact: I believe the Crane bell is pronounced ee-neh (as opposed to ee-nee as you said). In Japanese "ee-neh" is like saying "that's nice" or "isn't it nice?"
Thank you Julian, I didn't realize! I will start saying "ee-neh" ;)
Just beautiful. I have a Sam as well, but this is just special.
Thank you so much, Edwin! Enjoy your Sam
Thanks you for this wonderful soothing bike video. I love the crickets and your attention to detail. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!
Thanks, Paul!
That was just lovely to watch. And a gorgeous end product. Editing on point!
I appreciate the kind note and I'm glad you enjoyed watchin'. Thanks!
i tap my bars with a spoon in my left coat pocket instead of a using a bell
Damn, that is next level, I love it!
a seminal work of incredible significance and will increase in value over TIME GOAT
Cheers to you for your kindness!
The most enjoyable TH-cam video in a long time! Beautiful build.
Dang, thanks Dave!
Nicely done!
Thanks, Russ!
so good Eric! Your monologue was just so good as well! Make more!
Dude! This is like a Riv Zen Meditation 🙂. Love it! Oh, and beautiful bike.
Some people have said ASMR, but I like RZM ☺️ Thanks for watching!
Craigslist? All I find on Craigslist are old mowers and crappy big box bikes.
It was unexpected, for sure. A friend sent me a text about the listing and a few hours later I had the bike!
10/10 video bud! - Love the look of your place and your taste in bikes! Hope for more of your content in the future!
Oliver! Thanks, that's real nice of you to say. I've got more videos planned.
This is really great! Thank you very much for sharing. You have a lovely shop setup. I enjoyed the stop frame parts coming out of the boxes. Very clear, informative video and voice over. : ) Enjoy!
This video is fantastic. LOVE the build, the bike, the narration, etc... I'm insanely jealous of your workspace, too.
So nice of you to say, Ben. Thank you!
Great video, I would love to see more of the shop at some point! Keep up the good work!
How did the original bottom bracket get removed??
Love your videos- please do more! Question: at 6:46 you’re installing brake pads and have a rubber band on the back half of the pad. Is that for setting proper towe in? Thanks!
Thank you, Dean! Yes, the rubber band is to create some toe.
@@ericmarth cool trick - thanks!
Yellow bandana... form or function?
The build probably costed more than the bikes price tag, Right? Don`t get me wrong, it's a beautiful build! I personally would had done way less changes. specially the handlebar, the original looked so cool!
Thank you! I definitely went in for some nice components. I decided to set this bike up with drop bars because I have two other bikes with swept-back, upright bars. The bars I removed are Nitto Albatross bars (the first version, at 56cm), which I have one of those other bikes. They're great! I was looking to set up a super comfy bike with drops and, well, that's what I got!
Very nice build.
Why shellac the tape?? That is new to me.
Great ASMR video. Love the bike.
Thanks for watching!
You forgot the Glamour shots!
COOL brake toe-in hack using a rubber band around the leading edge of the pad. The brake levers are very nice. Likewise with the twine binder on the bartape. Magnifique!
Wow, thanks a bunch!
you have great taste in bikes and you're very skillful in building them, great camera work too. hello from Ireland.
Thank you, malachy! I really appreciate the nice words
Beautiful bicycle 🚲
Great project! Thank you!
Hey, thanks! It's been a nice ride B)
Subscribed! Beautifully done! More adventures on this lovely machine please!
More to come and thanks for subscribing :)
Why dirt on the tubes?
1983 O's! Sorry, couldn't help but notice the banner on your fridge. Nice build by the way.
Thanks, I love that banner.
Awesome build.
How tall are you? Did you use your pbh for the sizing or did you use traditional sizing?
I’m 5-9 and I’m considering this 56cm Sam hillborne. I have freakishly long torso, I’m all torso with a 30 inch inseam. So my guess is I could make a 56cm Sam work?
Hi Maxwell. I jumped at the bike mainly because it was a real deal on craigslist and it just happened to work out for me. My PBH is 87cm and on most Riv models that puts me between the 54/55 and the 57/58 sizes depending on the frames.
For your kind of situation, given height, torso, inseam, etc. I'd suggest that you call Rivendell and see what they suggest for a size. They are great at answering questions like this and everyone there is fun/easy to talk to over the phone! They won't steer you wrong.
I really like your videos. They’re so relaxing and aesthetically pleasing. Just makes me happy.
I'm very glad to hear it, thanks for saying so.
You're like the Bob Ross of bike repair
Incredibly kind, thank you Antoine :)
bro, which country are you from? It seems very beautiful ..
Virginia, USA
Did you use elastic bands around the brake pads to help toe the cantis properly?? Genius if so, I'd never considered such a simple hack!
Yep, just something I picked up from the Calvin Jones / Park Tool vids, I think.
You are doing great and seem to really know what you are doing. BUT... flipping the frame upside down wasn't a great idea. It is far worse for carbon frames. Putting a lot of force in a big wrench sends a lot of stress and torque through the frame. No frame is intended to have that much force/torque/load and end up being distributed through the center of the seat tube or top tube into a bike clamp. I prefer to keep the wheels on and place the bike on the ground. This way stress passes from the BB through the bike in the same manner it was designed to handle while pedaling.
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Very nice bike, except the stem ruins everything. It sticks up like a chimney.
Ouch! Well it's been a few years and the saddle is higher, the bars are MUCH lower and the current setup is overall a bit different but without so much stem. Much more traditional arrangement, though not slammed.
I'm going to remember the split ring pliers next time. If I can remember where I left them🤔 I'm not as organized as you, lol
They're definitely handy, I got the tip from Russ at Path Less Pedaled, who got it from RJ the Bike Guy. And cheaper than the official handlebar tool from Nitto.
Hi Friend by Remove of the Botombraket put the skrues in and than is better torke!!
Okie dokie!
Put some shoes on. Freak!
Removing cotton handlebar tape that has been shellacked is an extra charge.
Oh hell yes it is
I just placed an order for a Sam with Rivendell, and now I'm watching and watching again the few videos available on TH-cam. Thankfully, yours is a beautiful watch.
Beautiful build! The paint job is impeccable!
Thanks so much!
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Beautiful bike and video¡ Makes me appreciate my Sam that much more. And props on the haircut too...
Pretty, classy bike, I'll give you that. I have one of those lame Nitto alu stems. Truly a POS, because they corrode and look like hell in short order. There's a black ring everytime you adjust the height. The HB one bolt mount sucks too.
Having the same bare alu for the seat post is even worse. WTF, at least have anodizing. One bolt is also soooo dumb. If you need a gooseneck setback, your frame is too small. Actually, I think it IS too small for you. The jacked up stem looks like what's common on a Surly LHT POS. LOL.
I do love IGH roadsters. These Rivendell bikes look lost without a XL SA front DRUM brake. IMO.
Sturmey Archer hubs really put all else to shame for efficiency. I've never used bar tape in my whole life. I love swept comfort bars, now on all 3 of my bikes with the plastic nubbed grips from 1973.
I just bought a simiar Simcoe roadster bike. Then I changed half the stuff, including making a metal mart parts steel stem, and getting them nickel plated. Not so pretty, but strong and durable as hell. The roller brakes suck compared to SA drums for sure.
Beautiful bike and beautifully made video
That's very kind, thank you!
hi, how to keep the mks pedal and others silver parts shiny ?
Oh, boy. Well my parts look shiny in the videos but that's when they're new. I don't clean my bikes very often!
Fantastic, may we have another please?
No builds in progress at the moment, some day!
This is so good...great video and great build...I was wondering what is the reason for putting a little dirt on the inner tube during installation. Cheers and got yourself a subscriber.
Many thanks! I put a little dirt or chalk on the tubes to keep them from welding to the tire casing.
@@ericmarth thank you for the response and this is genius...I will start utilizing this method on my future tire assemblies. Cheers.
wheres the updates dude, great editing man,
Thanks, Keith. I have a video pending
How did you remove the sugino logo?
I used a decal scraper (square razor blade in an aluminum handle). Carefully scraped it away, came up easily, no scratches.
Super Duper, cheers from Paris !
Merci!
Hi, do you sell these bicycles?
Hi! Not usually but I have parted with one of my builds
Enjoyed the show. Thanks for the upload and enjoy your rides on a beautiful rig!
Nicely understated video, thank you 😊
What is the cost of this build ?
It was around three thousand dollars American 🫡
Respectfully I don’t really understand what the endgame is with this project. The paint and decals and parts looked to be in great shape. If you repaint and rebuild with all new parts you’re erasing all that’s “vintage” about the bike. It’s only original once.
This is not a significant "vintage" frame and there was nothing in the original build worth preserving. It was a shoddy build: broken rear hub, broken headset, brittle tires and absurd cable routing and lever/shifter placement. Why would I keep it set up like that? I didn't care for the orange paint so I had it repainted. Now it's set up the way I like it so I can ride and enjoy. Which should be the "endgame" for any build.
Ok sure. It’s worth mentioning that repainting, restickering and rebuilding an average used bike will far exceed the cost of buying a comparable new bike.
@@shaunoconnordotnet Who would you like to mention this to?
Can't say anything negative about that build! Looks like a nice bike.
Bravo bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 video, music ,location, bicycle end only frame the is video its amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻ciao da Milano italy 👋🏻👋🏻
Antonio! Grazie mille! Thanks for watching :)
Beautiful build
Thank you for stopping by!
Beautiful countryside.
Eric - great video - out of curiosity what spindle length bb did you use with that Sugino triple? Thx.
Thanks, Guy!
Okay, my memory was a little fuzzy so I had to look back into my records. When I got the bike it had the Sugino triple you see in the video and a Tange bottom bracket with a 107mm spindle. This sounds very short to me but that's what was in there, I still have it in my parts bin and I just looked at it to double check.
I replaced the bottom bracket when I built the bike back up and my purchase records show I ordered a 107mm and then a few days later I ordered a 113mm. I vaguely recall trying the 107 and it didn't fit - the inner ring bottomed out on the chain stays. I remember grumbling and ordering another almost immediately.
I've since removed that Sugino and I'm running a Sun XCD double with 42/26 on the same 113mm bottom bracket and I have about a millimeter of clearance between the chain ring bolts and the chainstay.
My Hillborne was manufactured in 2009 and the Sugino is an XD2.
I hope this is helpful. Take care!
Thanks so much, Eric!
@@guylevan91 Cheerys, Guy!
YOU ARE AN ARTIST !
Thank you!
Nice bike 😉👍🌻
Thanks for stopping by :)
Such a beautiful bike after your fantastic restoration!
Well made and super inspirational video!
Thank you for sharing.
Greetings from Sweden
Many thanks!
I keep coming back and watching this masterpiece of restoration as I am working on getting me a A. Homer Nilsen 58 cm frame after measuring my PBH at 90cm..this is just great...you didi a great job with the filming and editing and the music is wonderful. I am certain I will be back to watch this video again, it is so relaxing. Cheers.
Thank you so much! Enjoy your Homer build!
Sweet build! Great choice on components and everything aesthetically fits.
great watch, real cozy man. I always dug the black Hillbornes too, hopefully some day I'll have one.
Hey, thanks a lot! Take care.
A nice summer storm rolled in.
Thank you for this video! I love my Homer that I bought during Pandemic Summer 2020!
All right! Homers are so rad, congrats :)
Very well done! The video and bike, both. Appreciate the chill, low
key approach. Think maybe bikes can reflect their owners' personality?
Wishing you many happy miles at 'PartyPace' hah
Thank you, Cameron
Beautyful biuld and bike
Beautiful bike. nice job. You have an enviable shop and home as well. Living the dream!
Thanks for that! Cheers
This bike is so beautiful. I try to built from a Cinelli bike from 2022 a vintage one and I asking you , where do you bought this browned coloured hoods? They will fitt to my honey coloured Brooks B 17 saddle and my leather bar tape.
Thank you, Sven.
The levers with the brown hoods are Tektro TRP RRL SL levers. As of today (27 January 2023) they are in stock at Rivendell and directly from Tektro. Sounds like a nice match to your honey saddle and leather tape!
@@ericmarth Thank you for answering, this was very helpful.👍
@@sventhomsen7759 Good luck with the build!
Thanx!
That was a great watch! And you surprised me with your selection of music to close out the video. Clearly your sense of aesthetics is not limited to bikes.
Thanks Ken!
I thoroughly enjoyed the build. Your narration was so peaceful. Thank you
Wow, thanks so much!
Top class build. Ditto for video production. Very classy comment section so all my questions were answered earlier in the comments thread.
Thanks, Philip! The comments have been quite surprising, glad they had you covered.
When you was trying to remove the old bottom bracket I was thinking to myself, clamp the BB in a vise and turn the entire frame. I seen it done that way and it seems to be pretty easy. I bet you felt like a million bucks riding that bike, it sure looked like it. 👍👍
Thanks a bunch! I think the bottom bracket tool and vise combination but didn't get video footage. Great suggestion!
Wonderful video and great bike! Finding a Riv on craigslist is such a score! Love to see you compare the bikes you have sometime.
Thank you so much Jon! A few months ago I thought I didn't know enough to compare the bikes but I'm getting a better feel. Maybe someday, thanks for the request.
On most spindle type BB’s you can use the crank bolt to hold the removal tool on, provided you can rig up some various washers to space it out correctly.
Great suggestion. I got a bottom bracket socket holder made by Pedro's after the video.
Lovely just lovely
Very calming. The bike turned out fantastic too.
It's been a fun ride. Thanks!
link for that home made bike repair stand? i'm holding out for a real one but this is probably more cost effective for my use.
This is something I put together, maybe I'll do a build video!
Beautiful bike and video. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
I really enjoyed watching you build this bike!
Thanks for watching and for the kind note!
Legit build
Let's Go O's!
What a beautiful video. Thank you so much. It is absolutely inspirational. Now off to do my own build!
Thank you! Enjoy your build and the promised rides B)
What a beautiful build! How was the bottom bracket removed? Was the bent seat tube fixed before paint? Great to watch this , I subscribed and look forward to more of your videos!
Great questions and two I should have answered in the vid. Rob Gassie of Bing Bicycle, who repainted the frame, got the bb removed. I think he said he put it in one of his frame-building jigs or clamps. The very tip of the seat tube lug was bent, Rob fixed that as well.
Bing did awesome work. Wish he was still in Richmond.
Yeah, no kidding!
Very nicely done on both the build & the video, may I ask what were the new pedals you put on?
Thank you! The pedals are MKS XC-III "bear trap" pedals. Ocean Air Cycles, Blue Lug and Crust sell them. Probably a few other places, too! Riv has had them in the past.
A nice vibe.
Nice!
You got lucky with that final train shot, huh? Very nice!
I really did. Thanks, Rick!
love your channel man. can't wait for more vids
Thanks a bunch!