And I bit! On Apr 22, 8:43 am, John Bennett <johnat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not to worry, R. > > Tarik is pulling your leg. > > John at RBW > > On Apr 21, 11:31 pm, R Gonet <richard.go...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > > > What? Grant built a carbon bike? After all that he's said and > > written about them, I hope that's not true. > > > On Apr 22, 12:11 am, tarik saleh <tariksa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Sorry to burst all of your bubbles, based on very well placed sources: > > > The frame in question is the full carbon riv that was NOT at the SD > > > bike show. The original buyer requested that it had clearance for no > > > more than 20mm tires, but that was mistakenly transcribed as 20mm with > > > fenders. The final product just had a touch too much space between the > > > 18mm tires that the customer preferred and the frame, destroying the > > > balance between fat frame tubes and very tiny tires with subliminal > > > clearance. It will probably be repainted as PROTOORBEA and sold on > > > Ebay. > > > > Tarik > > > > > On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 8:56 PM, Ron MH <visio...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> Joel, > > > > >> Sorry to burst your bubble, but the Paul brakes won't work if those > > > >> canti studs are set up for cantis and not the Paul centerpulls. The > > > >> two have different stud mounting positions. The idea is pretty cool, > > > >> though. > > > > >> It is a bizarro design from a Rivendell perspective. Assuming that > > > >> this is the rejected custom in question, I can't get my head around > > > >> why Grant would have let that set of frame choices get out the door > > > >> given his (and the company's) very a particular velosophy. > > > > >> Ron > > > > >> On Apr 21, 6:41 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > >> > > Maybe the new Sturmey Archer kickback hub with coaster brake for > > > >> > > the > > > >> > > rear, Repack Revisited. > > > > >> > We are of a like mind. I need another bike like I need another hole > > > >> > in my head. Nevertheless, the thought of a Riv frame with a kick > > > >> > back > > > >> > coaster brake hub - maybe Bull Moose bars up front - perhaps the new > > > >> > Paul RacerM for a front brake? - really sets the mind a reeling. > > > > >> > On Apr 21, 8:09 am, "Scott G." <sco...@primax.com> wrote: > > > > >> > > Maybe the new Sturmey Archer kickback hub with coaster brake for > > > >> > > the > > > >> > > rear, Repack Revisited. > > > > >> > > -- > > > >> > > 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 > > > >> > 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. > > > > > -- > > > > Cheers, > > > > David > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > > > scientist guy > > > > > -- > > > > 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. > > > > -- > > > Tarik Saleh > > > tas at tariksaleh dot com > > > in los alamos, po box 208, 87544http://tariksaleh.com > > > all sorts of bikes blog:http://tsaleh.blogspot.com > > > > -- > > > 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 > > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
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