Not saying they made the frame, just the lug. Laing
On Monday, September 28, 2020 at 5:54:04 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote: > Pretty sure that is an "M" for Maxway. > I have that same feature on my Maxway single speed frame. I believe that > they made some frames for Rivendell at some point, located in Taiwan. > > Laing > Delray Beach FL > > On Monday, September 28, 2020 at 5:48:06 PM UTC-4 campyo...@me.com wrote: > >> There’s a maker whose name starts with “W” (can’t recall the name at the >> moment) who makes BB shells like that. My Richard Sachs has one: >> >> >> --Eric Norris >> campyo...@me.com >> Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy >> YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy >> >> On Sep 28, 2020, at 2:40 PM, Paul Brodek <pcb....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hey Patrick, >> >> My frame doesn't have the Little Wing (Well she's walking/thru the >> clouds...), but I'm pretty sure what you've got there is a cast bb shell, >> with the wing integral to the casting. Can't remember who makes it, but >> I've seen 'em before. >> >> Oh, and I bit the bullet and changed the front rim strip as well. Then >> the tube burst in the stand, pulling it I saw it had already gotten >> distorted/damaged by the Velox tape, so it was waiting for fail. >> >> It should be said, though, that the tubes are Q-Tubes Extralights, made >> by Kenda, which I have used for years without any particular problems. But >> over the past year or two I've had more than a few rim-side failures with >> these. Fortunately usually not on the road. Kinda feel like I maybe fell >> into a bad batch. >> >> Paul Brodek >> Hillsdale, NJ USA >> >> On Monday, September 28, 2020 at 2:58:37 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>> Please let us have more ride reports after you get the new bike sorted. >>> >>> Curious: Did Joe S braze a wee little "wing" strut between chainstay >>> lugs just aft of seat tube and forward of cs bridge? He did on my 1999 >>> gofast fixie custom (half-assed photo attached). >>> >>> [image: image.png] >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 11:32 AM Paul Brodek <pcb....@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> So I actually got a reasonable ride yesterday on this puppy. Evidence >>>> of late-night/rookie misses was the twisty/sliding >>>> saddle----undertightened >>>> binder bolt, and the handlebars rotating downward drastically on the first >>>> hard stop---undertensioned stem. The stem was a minor issue because it's a >>>> Dura-Ace stem, which requires a long/thin 6mm wrench to reach the short >>>> internal bolt. That leaves you with the short end of an L-wrench hanging >>>> out the back, which is very difficult to torque to spec. Fortunately I had >>>> a small 9-10mm wrench with one end closed, so I could use that for added >>>> torque. >>>> >>>> Then I had a flat about 3min from home, too close to bother with a >>>> roadside fix, so I ignominiously walked it home despite having all the >>>> repair fixin's in my bag. The lightweight tube had punctured due to older >>>> hardened velox tape leaving too deep a scoop above the spoke ferrules, >>>> which I didn't discover till after the longish walk home, but that meant >>>> if >>>> I had repaired it on the road, I would have had to redo it when I got home >>>> anyway to replace the rim tape. I do remember during assembly thinking I >>>> should probably replace that rim tape, but when it's late and I'm tired I >>>> usually think that inner voice is stupid. Did the rear at home, in the >>>> stand, still oughta replace the front rim strip as well. Cleaned up some >>>> somewhat oxidized spoke nipples while I was at it. >>>> >>>> Seat/handlebar slips and flat rear tire followed by a walk home. You >>>> know what? All in all it was still a very nice ride.... >>>> >>>> Riv rides good. Didn't particularly "feel fast," yet I made very good >>>> time. It corners faster than I expected, not at all a bad thing. The 30mm >>>> actual width Soma SV SLs felt great, until the rear flat. >>>> >>>> It felt like it wanted to shimmy pretty quickly if I took my hands off >>>> the bars, but then I remembered the front wheel dish was way off, and...I >>>> hadn't dealt with that. >>>> >>>> I guess that's what shakedown rides are for. >>>> >>>> Paul Brodek >>>> Hillsdale, NJ USA >>>> >>>> On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 2:11:28 PM UTC-4, Paul Brodek wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Actually, come to think of it, if it was mine there's always the >>>>> possibility there was an intermediary caretaker between me and Trevor. >>>>> >>>>> I'm pretty sure the color was considered a Burnt Orange. Frame size >>>>> was 58.5cm square c-c, def a bit lower than I like. There were some paint >>>>> flaws down near the seat tube bottle bosses that were sanded away, >>>>> visible >>>>> in the naked frame photos. >>>>> >>>>> I have nothing against simplicity, but I think I like the curlier head >>>>> lugs on the '95 Road better than the simpler lines on the Starck. >>>>> >>>>> Paul Brodek >>>>> Hillsdale, NJ USA >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 2:04:21 PM UTC-4, Paul Brodek wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for linking it, Peter. If Trevor has it now, it went from >>>>>> Peter to me to Trevor. >>>>>> >>>>>> Peter asked me earlier offlist if the frame had been a little small >>>>>> for me, and looking at my notes on the frame dims I said probably not. >>>>>> But >>>>>> now looking at the built pix on flickr, yeah, definitely closer to "a >>>>>> little too little" for me. >>>>>> >>>>>> All I've managed with the new Starck Riv so far is a coupla >>>>>> round-the-block sweeps, which it handled nicely. I detected slight notes >>>>>> of >>>>>> lemongrass, with a subtle smoky finish. >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul Brodek >>>>>> Hillsdale, NJ USA >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 1:57:12 PM UTC-4, Peter Bridge >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 9:12:30 AM UTC-7 >>>>>>> foolis...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Paul I might have your Riv. What color was it? Size? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From my vague memory, kinda caramel maybe? Maybe with an area that >>>>>>> had been sanded on the down tube? Can't remember the color of the head >>>>>>> tube. Unless PB2 repainted it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oh here we go, it's on Paul's flickr: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/26383479@N04/albums/72157637897698005 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ~pb1 >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/31242df7-033a-434b-88b2-08c6c53f21efo%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/31242df7-033a-434b-88b2-08c6c53f21efo%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8bdda338-1ae6-460e-832e-1bc72d2c20e6o%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8bdda338-1ae6-460e-832e-1bc72d2c20e6o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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