Lovely.
May I suggest a tweak? Shorten the kickstand (a simple hacksaw will
do). But don't cut it too short. If you want to run wider tires at
some point, leave it long enough so it will work with the widest tires
that fit. Another way to shorten the kickstand for your medium tires
if you don't
Hi!
Yes, I've already chopped over 40mm off. It could probably stand to be another
10-15mm shorter. But I want to have some margin for uneven surfaces. I don't
know; I'm going to be chopping the rear rack stays while I still have a
friend's dremel-ish rotary tool (fun and scary to use).
All over but the shouting. Now the only things left to do are to cut
the rear rack stays and to put on the reel lights. Oh, and mount a new
rear brake. Then ...let the tweaking begin!
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/7568778/1/Samuel%20Hillborne%205?h=f99605
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
On Jul
First real ride of the build!
iPhone (3G, unfortunately), so not particularly stunning. But they
wouldn't be anyway, given that I'm handling the camera.
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/7568778/1/Samuel%20Hillborne%204%20-%20first%20ride?h=d9c074
Yours,
Thoams Lynn Skean
On Jul 4, 7:42 am,
that frame is clean... on my taiwanese frame the ss cluster is
definitely sloppy in comparison to yours. the paints a little sloppy
too. i'm a little jealous, although that is a detail i doubt many
would notice. i'm sure structurally it they are both equally sound.
thanks for the pics, and watch
More pics (I'm calling it release candidate 1... guess what I do for
a living?) are at:
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/7568778/1/Samuel%20Hillborne%203%20-%20RC1?h=f19e1c
Still to go: way too much to enumerate, each smallish... all the
basics are there.
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
On Jul 4, 7:43
Very nice bike. And very nice build. My LBS just got in a couple of
Hillbornes, including a 60. That one is just a single. Lucky for me,
would hate to be tempted to get rid of my 56 for a doubled 60.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Jul 5, 7:17 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net
Wow! Those bars are up there!
On Jul 5, 8:21 pm, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Very nice bike. And very nice build. My LBS just got in a couple of
Hillbornes, including a 60. That one is just a single. Lucky for me,
would hate to be tempted to get rid of my 56 for a doubled 60.
Eric
Those bars have been lowered! Ya shudder seen 'em before!
On Jul 5, 7:27 pm, Johnny Alien johnnyal...@verizon.net wrote:
Wow! Those bars are up there!
On Jul 5, 8:21 pm, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Very nice bike. And very nice build. My LBS just got in a couple of
Hillbornes,
See many non-parallel double top tubes Out In The World?
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I saw many weirdly shaped aluminum bikes but the few steel non-
parallel bikes I saw were the rickshaw variety. I was interesting
being countries where bicycle racks overflow with bicycles. All the
bikes had a well used look,
It's the rear brake cable guide that will divide us! :)
I saw quite a few double top tubes in Asia (Flying Pigeon, Raleigh),
they don't see that unusual anymore. I bet you have a lot of fun with
that one. Wonder how I can swing a new Hillborne? (but, but, but,
it's over a year old...and the
linear pull, traditional canti, sidepull, centerpull; single-top,
double-top; color(s); single-speed, multi-speed; freewheel, fixed
gear; freewheel, cassette/freehub; internal gear, derailer;
dérailleur, derailer So many ways to divide us.
Cycling is indeed a big tent.
Still haven't made up
Could you snap a couple of shots of the seat stay cluster? I'm just a
little curious to see the difference in brazing between mine and
yours. Thanks.
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On Jul 1, 2010, at 12:38 PM, mr.trout ianet...@yahoo.com wrote:
Could you snap a couple of shots of the seat stay cluster? I'm just a
little curious to see the difference in brazing between mine and
yours. Thanks.
Will do tonight!
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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My Taiwan Sam has the brake bridge fender boss, and I do use it with
my Berthoud/SKS fenders:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25150...@n08/4424233671/in/photostream/
Thank you for pointing this out. Having the fender boss allows me not
to envy you Waterford Sam owners. :)
Gernot
On Jul 1, 5:04
WOW! This thread title with not photos is just plain mean.
On Jun 30, 1:26 am, Thomas Lynn Skean thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net
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Actually, in the wilds of my garage. I think it's snoozing in there.
I'll try to sneak up on it and get a few pictures over the next few
days. I understand they
I stand chastised. I can only offer an apology and the explanation
that I was tired (hey, it's after midnight!) and excited (hey, I got a
Riv!).
Quality... I don't have. Quantity I have. Pick out the best picture.
Whatever one you think that is, that's the one my wife took. I took
the others.
is that a 56 or 60?
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On Jun 30, 10:17 am, jandrews_nyc jasonaschwa...@gmail.com wrote:
is that a 56 or 60?
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On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Thomas Lynn Skean
thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net wrote:
I stand chastised. I can only offer an apology and the explanation
that I was tired (hey, it's after midnight!) and excited (hey, I got a
Riv!).
Quality... I don't have. Quantity I have. Pick out the best
Okay, it's a contest. There's no prize for being first, no shame in
never finishing. A no drop contest, if you will.
Does anyone notice what's missing from the frameset?
(The missing thing would be probably be obvious if I were a better
photographer and had produced fewer pictures to look
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Subject: [RBW] Re: double-top-tube hillborne sighted in wild
Okay, it's a contest. There's no prize for being first, no shame in
never finishing. A no drop contest, if you will.
Does anyone notice what's missing from the frameset?
(The missing
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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:28:03 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [RBW] Re: double-top-tube hillborne sighted in wild
Okay, it's a contest. There's no prize for being first, no shame in
never
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Thomas Lynn Skean
thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net wrote:
Okay, it's a contest. There's no prize for being first, no shame in
never finishing. A no drop contest, if you will.
Does anyone notice what's missing from the frameset?
The 3rd top tube?
looks complete to
Looks like it is missing down tube shifter mounts. For me, it might
be a big deal as I really like the simplicity of down tube shifters.
I do run bar end shifters on my Atlantis, but both custom Rivendells
are down tube shifters.
On Jun 30, 10:28 am, Thomas Lynn Skean thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net
Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: double-top-tube hillborne sighted in wild
Looks like it is missing down tube shifter mounts. For me, it might
be a big deal as I really like the simplicity of down tube shifters.
I do run bar end shifters on my Atlantis, but both
I don't see anyhing missing that isn't on my SH. I do see a welded on
rear cable guide in the back. That is something different.
On Jun 30, 8:28 am, Thomas Lynn Skean thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net
wrote:
Okay, it's a contest. There's no prize for being first, no shame in
never finishing. A no
Well... I said missing because I've seen this thing on one other
orange Hillborne in person and have seen evidence of it on orange
Hillbornes in photos. So, please share an opinion on whether it is
missing or merely absent.
It's the brake bridge fender boss.
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
On Jun 30,
AFIK, none of the Waterford bikes come with a brake bridge fender boss (rear
fender). I've seen this on Toyo Atlantises and Toyo Homers (haven't paid
attention to Sams). I made a special request that one be included in my
Atlantis (to replace my Bombadil) and Keven confirmed it would be a special
Mystery solved! Thanks, René!
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
On Jun 30, 2010, at 7:13 PM, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
AFIK, none of the Waterford bikes come with a brake bridge fender boss (rear
fender). I've seen this on Toyo Atlantises and Toyo Homers (haven't paid
attention to
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