Hey John, So jealous. I'm out in the Fontainebleau forest most weekends for bouldering (and biking). It's one of the ways I justified buying the Hillbourne- I neeed a bike that could handle the GRs!
On Tue, 8 Apr 2025, 13:58 John Johnson, <[email protected]> wrote: > Cormac, > > Francilien, actually, yes! > I live out near Fontainebleau. > > cheers, > > John > > On Monday, April 7, 2025 at 8:25:48 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: > >> Nice whip @Nathan and cool to see a fellow Parisian (or Francilien) on >> the forum! >> >> On Mon, 7 Apr 2025, 17:41 Bill Lindsay, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Mighty 900 for the win! >>> >>> BL in EC >>> >>> On Monday, April 7, 2025 at 5:00:03 AM UTC-7 John Johnson wrote: >>> >>>> So, I've been meaning to respond to this thread since Leah started it. >>>> It's just starting to get nice outside here in the Île-de-France and we've >>>> had lots of sunny days and not very much rain (which is uncommon, >>>> actually). Other than getting out and riding, I've been working on 3 >>>> projects to keep myself occupied. >>>> >>>> The first is building up a Black Mountain La Cabra, which I bought >>>> while they were on sale earlier this year. I'm not too far along in the >>>> project, but I'll probably post it on the IBOB forum once it's up and >>>> running. >>>> >>>> The second is changing my single-speeded 1994 MB-1 to a 3x1 drivetrain, >>>> inspired by all the "reverse 1x" drivetrains built around Roadunos. I >>>> picked up a Sugino Mighty 900 triple (Bill Lindsay-approved!) on the French >>>> version of Craigslist. I'm not convinced the chainline is good yet (the >>>> middle ring is around 47-48mm and I might have to swap out for another >>>> bottom bracket). And I'm also futsing with the front derailleur (a Suntour >>>> XC-pro), which isn't staying in place. I'm using a gen 1 Silver shifter, >>>> and I'm not sure if it's the ratchet that's tired, or if I need to work on >>>> the limit screws of the derailleur, or something else. >>>> >>>> The third is my cheap bike build to leave at the train station in >>>> Paris. I ride the train in to Paris from the countryside for work, and >>>> wanted a bike that I can lock up at night and over the weekend and not >>>> worry too much about it getting stolen (which it probably will, on a long >>>> enough timeline). I also wanted a good drivetrain for city riding and >>>> minimal maintenance, so I settled on a fixed gear based around a weird rear >>>> wheel I had (26" rim with a 120mm rear fixed hub). I found an old orbea >>>> mountain bike with 126mm rear spacing and horizontal dropouts for the >>>> reasonable price of €23. I spray painted it rust brown and left the fork as >>>> was (a weird spray painted purple). A pair of 130BCD sugino cranks, an old >>>> turbo saddle, soma oxford bars, a wald basket, and some SKS fenders, and >>>> I've got a really fun, comfy bike for riding from the train station up the >>>> canal to where I work. All-in-all, I'm pretty satisfied with the >>>> bike-that-I'm-okay-if-it-gets-stolen project. >>>> >>>> >>>> cheers, >>>> >>>> John (outside fontainebleau) >>>> [image: bastille.jpg] >>>> On Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 9:56:00 AM UTC+2 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey Nathan, >>>>> I agree, having a bike with everything you want can be nice but a bike >>>>> with only want you need is so much fun too. >>>>> Thanks for the link to Hobo Hub Works, if the Instagram is any >>>>> anything to go by it seems like a fantastic space. >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:09:03 PM UTC+2 Nathan Mattia wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> [image: IMG_0653.jpeg]Life in the Lou has been WET and pretty >>>>>> miserable for the last week. Thank the Good Lord I finally just had >>>>>> #BofurBike (the Appaloosa)and #FaramirBike (the Miyata) fendered. I >>>>>> finally >>>>>> made it to our local Coffee Outside ride this last weekend, which is >>>>>> hosted >>>>>> by Matt @HoboHubWorks here in St. Louis. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Matt’s shop has become a bright spot and a hangout for many here in >>>>>> the Lou this past year. He has put it together inside some warehouse >>>>>> space >>>>>> in the old Lemp Brewery, and it is a bohemian biker’s paradise. Matt has >>>>>> made a business out of resurrecting and Rivefying old steel-framed bikes >>>>>> and keeping everyone’s rigs chugging along, for reasonable prices. But >>>>>> what >>>>>> he has excelled at, and what will keep me coming back, is creating >>>>>> community. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Here’s what else is new: turns out I like to go fast sometimes. I >>>>>> stripped the racks from #Striderbike, laying his 94 Bridgestone RB-T >>>>>> bones >>>>>> bare. Only a small Sackville Saddlesack remains for cargo. Replacing >>>>>> the >>>>>> cranks and BB with a 105 setup last year, and installing new brake pads >>>>>> already made it the most pleasurably-mechanically “tight” of my bikes. >>>>>> >>>>>> BUT NOW >>>>>> >>>>>> This whip now feels as sporty, tight, and nimble as I care to be on a >>>>>> bike. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/ksvlbi-Jd6w/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5209fb61-3d0e-4fd7-9bf3-2c79ffbac721n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5209fb61-3d0e-4fd7-9bf3-2c79ffbac721n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/ksvlbi-Jd6w/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1fd665d0-1d60-4bab-bfce-c4a567f839b1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1fd665d0-1d60-4bab-bfce-c4a567f839b1n%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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