Can someone explain why the double top tube is necessary? I just don't get it. Rough stuff bikes have been around for a long time and do quite well with a single top tube. Is there a purpose or is Riv just making their own little style statement?
Steve On Apr 17, 10:49 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Today was the Tierra Bella Century and I rode the 35 mile ride with the > Bombadil. You can check out some pictures here:http://tinyurl.com/y6nuxy2. > > I taped my handlebars and shellacked them. I think the result is > outstanding, my first ever experience with cloth and shellac. I also taped, > twined and shellacked the stand. > > The day was great, I'm out of shape but working on it. I get bad hot spots > on my left foot, seems I have a Morton's Neuroma on that foot. At least with > the platform pedals I was able to move my foot around. It seems worse when > I'm putting pressure to climb, subsides when I can pedal without applying so > much pressure on the foot. > > Amazingly, my bike seemed to be invisible to all the crabonites and > aluminites passing me on the left all morning long. The only guy who said > "Nice bike!" was a young guy riding a Bianchi single speed, wearing a beard > like Sheldon's and carrying his stuff in a messenger Timbuktu bag. Not even > at rest stops did anyone approach me to ask what kind of bike was I riding. > I guess that in their world, carbon is the ultimate and nothing else exists. > > I followed the tire pressure guidelines from the chart, and the bike felt > wonderful. I did, however, note the following problems and would like > feedback to solve them: > > - Going a bit fast on downhill slopes, about 16 mph, removing the hands from > the bars caused a shimmy. It was kind of a low frequency shimmy, gentle but > steady. The bike kept going straight, but with the shimmy. I have a Chris > King headset; is it perhaps a little tight? Read somewhere that someone > fixed that problem by loosening their headset a bit. > > - The bike creaks constantly; there is some creaking when coasting, but I > cannot associate it with anything in particular. Perhaps the Berthoud > fenders, perhaps the BB. Then, when pedaling with my hands on the hoods, > there was a regular loud creak that towards the end I could replicate when > stopped by twisting on the handlebars. Both of my stem bolts are as tight as > I can tighten them by hand. This creaking superimposed on the rolling creaks > as well and created a cacophony (in my ears) that seemed to get worse > towards the end of the ride. Specially if I was pedaling harder or uphill. > > Any help with suggestions on how to fix these problems will be appreciated > as always! > > Thanks again! > > René > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
