Grant did a radio interview last week (8/2). I thought the group might
like to check it out. Here is the link:
http://570wkbn.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=bicycling_today.xml
Harry
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Thank you everyone for your helpful comments.
I should have said in my original post that I have a Merlin Cyrene,
which I like for riding roads. However, I cannot carry any load and I
am limited to 700c x 28 tires. I also have a mountain bike, but I may
cannibalize it to build up either the
Hey all -
Spent a few hours rolling around Marin and Sonoma counties on
Saturday, at the annual running of the Marin Century. Had the Hilsen
all spiffed up and ready to go on the ride, which I'd anticipated
doing with Gino. Alas, 'twas not to be, and after a bit of will-I/
won't-I monologues, I
Hi, all!
Anyone know of a source for other-than-black hoods for the drop bar
linear-pull brake levers that RBW sells? I think those levers are
Tektro RL-520 model levers.
I know Dia-Compe has some drop bar linear-pull brake levers that are
available with either black or brown hoods; but even for
At those prices, one can easily consider White Industries or DT hubs with
the Campagnolo-
splined freehub body. Or perhaps Phils with a Shimano/SRAM cassette
and a J-tek device.
Royce are easily as shiney as the penultimate Campy hub line. They
have a sleeker design than the White and
On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 9:55 PM, ewb ebons...@optonline.net wrote:
However, I am a little concerned by the posts that
I've read (by a small minority of owners) that the Hillborne ride
quality can degrade under load; the fact that the latest version of
the Waterford 56cm Hillborne has 2 top
Jim,
Thank you, wish I were there.
Ron
On Aug 8, 11:34 pm, cyclofiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
Hey all -
Spent a few hours rolling around Marin and Sonoma counties on
Saturday, at the annual running of the Marin Century. Had the Hilsen
all spiffed up and ready to go on the ride,
It's not an adventure if you don't get lost!
philip williamson
www.biketinker.com
On Aug 8, 5:06 pm, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
Went out for a bit of a ride today and decided to veer from my charted
course to see what this one hill I'd heard about was like.
So I swung a right on
on 8/8/10 4:12 AM, MichaelH at mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
Lots of interesting thoughts and suggestions here. I haven't heard
from anyone who thinks the very narrow tires might have contributed to
it.
Tires can definitely be a factor. Ride buddy JimG had consistent shimmy
issues on his Kog
on 8/8/10 12:21 PM, MichaelH at mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
Up till yesterday the Rambouillet has had
impeccable road manners. I don't think I would buy a second bike from
someone who had sold me a frame with built in shimmy.
True shimmy is a reproduceable event. There is typically a
Does this only happen when you brake and goes away if you stop braking?
Does I happen in bikes with canti brakes but not on bikes with sidepull brakes?
I've had this problem only on a Gunnar with canti brakes. Have yet to
descend fast on the Atlantis to see if it will happen. Front
cantilever
On Aug 9, 2:34 am, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
At those prices, one can easily consider White Industries or DT hubs with
the Campagnolo-
splined freehub body. Or perhaps Phils with a Shimano/SRAM cassette
and a J-tek device.
Royce are easily as shiney as the penultimate
On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 08:44 -0700, Bob Cooper wrote:
It’s a cold, sunny spring morning, and I’m shivering slightly.
That right there is enough to initiate a shimmy.
I hit a bump in the road hidden by a shadow from a tree.
I tense up
And per the FAQ that itself is a contributing factor in
René,
Thanks for the comments.
However, I doubt that brake design has much of an effect on shimmy. By
the way, here I define “shimmy” as a mind-numbing terror at an
oscillation of maybe 120 cycles per second and an imminent crash.
“Shimmy” sounds like a silly dance that they did in the 1920s,
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 10:32, Bob Cooper robertcoo...@frontiernet.net wrote:
Jobst is the only person who has shed enough light on this problem of
mine that, when I actually apply his advise, it has an effect. All
praise to Jobst for that post to the FAQ all those years ago.
Alright, so one vote for CDLV, one for Fatty Rumpkin and one for Nifty
Swifty. LOL! :D
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I wonder how loud is the hub when coasting? Shimano is still king as
it is the quietest.
The Freewheel Royce at least are pretty quiet. I do not recall ever
riding a bike with Shimano hubs. Maybe I have, just do not remember.
The Royce are easily as quiet as my Maxi-Car, which is a rather
On the morning coffee run I noticed this outside my coffee shop:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/4875065709/in/pool-64927...@n00/
it's where I normally park my bike and I thought the juxstaposition of
the walk-on art (the picture) and the ride-on art (the atlantis) was
nice. :)
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Okay, I'll try to help but I can't promise anything :) I've used the
NSs and CdlVs extensively for commuting, mixed terrain riding, long-
distance road riding, and camping. IMO, both make fine commuting
tires. One thing I'd like to make a point about is that I think the
bike you are riding and
I'm wanting to try a couple S24Os this summer, and I'm heading toward
a basket-in-front and saddlebag-in-rear setup. I ordered a Medium
Wald basket from Rivendell. Smaller than I expected, but it fits
perfectly on a Mark's rack. My guess is that the Medium size is about
optimum for a high
Thanks, Lee!
Not overboard at all. ;)
These will be going on my Homer.
I currently have just the rear rack installed with an Arkel Tail Rider
and I switch back and forth between a side pannier and a messenger bag
depending on my mood.
Usually I'm only carrying clothes and other odd/ends for the
I'm currently the high bidder, and have been for several days. I
doubt that my current bid will win, but I really do want it and will
put it right to use if I do win. If somebody does outbid my current
max bid I will most likely bid again.
If anyone here on the list is planning to blow me out
FWIW, on my 56cm Hillborne I ran a Nitto Mini/Platrack in front with a
R14 and a Saddlesack Large in back for my S24O on Mt Diablo. The
tent, sleeping bag, and thermarest lashed to the platrack in front.
Everything else went in the Saddlesack. Worked great, including no
hands riding. A picture
I was on the fence but came to the realization I don't need another
Riv at this point in my life. So I'm out. Good Luck Bill!
On Aug 9, 3:42 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm currently the high bidder, and have been for several days. I
doubt that my current bid will win, but I really
To conclude the thread, I purchased a Shimano LX M581 rear derailleur
for the bike. Wow how modern derailleurs have improved. The
spring action is super light, the pulley cage is 2cm. longer than the
vintage Deore was,allowing for a 45t capacity, up from the 38t of the
Deore. Needless to say,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542...@n04/4815789734/
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Hope you win, but let me add please...
I can never quite understand the eBay Refresh-n-Stress method of
bidding. Recently I've won a coupla things on The Bay, and even more
recently I've sold [and am selling] a metric poop-ton of high end
drums cymbals... and it seems to me that it's logical to
This may be a little off topic and a bad idea - but I was considering
spraying mine using vinyl upholstery paint.
Can't make them gum colored exactly but there are some options that
come close - wear may be a factor.
Otherwise I wouldn't be shocked if the hoods from other brands could
be
On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 14:51 -0700, S.Cutshall wrote:
Hope you win, but let me add please...
I can never quite understand the eBay Refresh-n-Stress method of
bidding. Recently I've won a coupla things on The Bay, and even more
recently I've sold [and am selling] a metric poop-ton of high end
Scott, I agree with you. I've handled this auction wrong. I should
have bid my limit at the start, and just be content to let it go if
somebody went over the top. I didn't do that, and so here I am.
On Aug 9, 2:51 pm, S.Cutshall clotht...@gmail.com wrote:
Hope you win, but let me add
Wow! Those are the smallest front panniers I've ever seen! :)
Aaron Young
Rochester, NY where the rain soaked me to the bone on my commute home.
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 5:06 PM, TomT vel...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542...@n04/4815789734/
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On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 15:02 -0700, William wrote:
Scott, I agree with you. I've handled this auction wrong. I should
have bid my limit at the start, and just be content to let it go if
somebody went over the top. I didn't do that, and so here I am.
So go ahead and raise your bid to your
I'm selling my 58cm orange Rambouillett that I picked up from another
Riv owner on this site around Feb. of this year. I'm moving into a
much smaller place and can't fit 5 bikes,wife and 5 year old. It is
not completely built up and will need to be finished.The majority of
the parts are here.They
TT length is one of those it is , but it isn't things. If you
ride a bike with too short of a TT , it is. If not it isn't.
That's why you get the polar opposite opinions.
Being tall, and ridden many short TT'd frames ,it is important to
myself because stems only reach so far. They
On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 17:28 -0500, Rene Sterental wrote:
You're correct. My confusion. It's just that the OP stated that at
speed he'd see a bump or something, would tense and hit the brakes and
the vibrations would start; it threw me off.
This is quite an interesting discussion but seeing
Redundant question, Steve...
that's what I am saying [only exception being: known fact that most
bidding on high-end/desirable goods on The Bay happen in the last 20
seconds... so again, know your Max-Bid, program it in for the
recommended 6 second protocol, walk away, enjoy life, and then check
Welcome to the list! Sounds like an epic ride. You need an Olympus
waterproof camera for your next trip.
jim m
wc ca
On Aug 9, 3:28 am, Fai Mao i.am.fai@gmail.com wrote:
I made this tour earlier this summer for my 50th birthday. At that
time I was not a member of this group or I would have
Scott and Steve
You are both right. The stress is really based on wanting the thing
and wanting it for the price I want it for. Sure, if somebody wanted
that Rambu so badly that they bid $4000 for it, I would on one level
be fine with that, but on another, you're still bummed you couldn't
have
I guess that's the best way to get rid of it! :-)
Thanks for the emergency solution!
René
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There is sort of a way of quantifying it, and it's apparently used by
some professional fitters. When I was professionally sized at the
Tommasini factory in Italy, they took a measurement that went from the
center of the front hub to the center of the handlebar/stem clamp. It
was ostensibly to
On Aug 9, 8:18 am, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
I wonder how loud is the hub when coasting? Shimano is still king as
it is the quietest.
The Freewheel Royce at least are pretty quiet. I do not recall ever
riding a bike with Shimano hubs. Maybe I have, just do not remember.
I think the point is, that reach isn't the same as top tube length.
Reach, which for me is a key component of fit, does depend on top tube
length, but also on seat tube angle, handlebar height, etc.
I have an old Peugeot and a new Atlantis that have exactly the same
effective top tube length.
I'm with you William, the ebaY can be rough on the emotions. I
subscribe to the put your top bid in and hope it's enough. BUT, that
still leaves me wondering if I am just slightly outbid. I ponder the
question of perhaps the other bidder was willing to only pay a couple
of bucks more than I
It does seem very nicely done. and it's my size thinking
William does have quite a few Rivs.. I have only one... I'll just
watch for the moment. No promises though.
~Mike~
On Aug 9, 5:51 pm, Ken Yokanovich reflector.collec...@gmail.com
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I'm with you William, the ebaY can be rough
Yeah, and now I'm outbid. I guess that still gives me all night to
really contemplate my max/max to take a shot at it in the morning.
On Aug 9, 5:51 pm, Ken Yokanovich reflector.collec...@gmail.com
wrote:
I'm with you William, the ebaY can be rough on the emotions. I
subscribe to the put your
How would this be an improvement over simply bidding as much as you are
actually willing to pay in the first place?
Schadenfreude, Steve. Schadenfreude.
The joy of eBay is not just in the winning. It is knowing someone
else lost.
And nothing elevates that pleasure more than waiting for
Actually, I said no such thing. I wrote that I was going 45 mph and
moved from the drops to the tops a tuck when the slight vibration
started. I immediately reverted to the drops the vibration stopped.
Thanks for the reference to the ibob, discusiion Brandt's
thoughts. The thing that most
I don't think top tube length is anywhere near the most important measure of
a frame. Reach from the ischeal support points on the saddle to the points
of grip on the handlebars is important, as is the position of the ischeal
supports relative to the BB axis. The horizontal distance from the
Speaking of ebay and Rivendell, this frame is stunning:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=330459226341
Someone please buy it!
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 6:16 PM, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
How would this be an improvement over simply bidding as much as you are
On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 17:51 -0700, Ken Yokanovich wrote:
I'm with you William, the ebaY can be rough on the emotions. I
subscribe to the put your top bid in and hope it's enough. BUT, that
still leaves me wondering if I am just slightly outbid. I ponder the
question of perhaps the other
The new 50.4 bcd TA Cyclotourist copy crankset is now in stock at VO.
Looks very nice and shiny! The stock 46-30 combo seems like it would
work well most flatter places. Though it seems like 46t ring would get
a lot use to me since the 30 would only be needed climbing? What
freewheel/cassette do
I had a nice discussion with Grant regarding the TT length as we
narrowed down the details of a Riv on order. Basically, if I
understood Grant correctly, his explanation was exact as Ken's is
below. It all makes sense, really, since no one sits on the TT. Our
contact points on the bike are the
Perhaps I'm reading this incorrectly but I think we're misreading
Grant's comments on TT length. He is not saying that TT length is
unimportant, only that it is a dependent variable. I think the
understanding of the TT is not important should be restated as the
TT is a dependent variable, in
I've commuted on Maxy Fastys, CdlV's, and Schwalbe Marathons, and have
several hundred non-commuting miles on FR's. I had way too many flats
on both the MF's and CdlV's. MF's I can understand, they are not
designed for flat-resistance. At one point I had five flats in six
days on the CdlV's.
it's a factor for me too - 84.5 pbh and 5'11 for me.
not totally sure how to compensate.. i end up pushing the seat way back and
putting the bars up high .. but i think that unweights the front end a bit too
much, and contributes to wandering handling on my Sam Hillborne.
-andrew
On Aug 9,
The bottle cages are sold.
Thank you.
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Sent: Aug 9, 2010 7:53 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] F.S. two Brand New Elite Ciussi Button - Alloy water bottles
I am selling two brand new Elite Ciussi
I've had Marathons on my Bleriot for the past 15 monthszero flats
(and almost no wear). It wore CDL'vs before that for 13 months and
had 6 flats...yes, I keep a spreadsheet (GEEK alert)! I've also had
used Schwalbes (Marathon Racers) on my Rambouillet for over 18 months
and had only one
Wow! I sometimes have mixed feelings about VO but this is really a
good thing. I imagine I'll have these on my Hilsen by the the end of
the year.
I have a 46/34 double on there now, can I keep using the same derailer
(Campy compact dbl)?
--mike
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That's a nice looking frame, and it's my size. If I had an extra
$1700...
I've never purchased something from eBay. I hope to keep it that way.
--mike
On Aug 9, 7:20 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Speaking of ebay and Rivendell, this frame is stunning:
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