I live in northern nj. I have on orange Rambouillet. I also ride an olive green long haul trucker.
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 16, 2012, at 8:58 AM, rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/topics > > Front rack ideas [5 Updates] > East Coast Rivendells - DC & NoVa [4 Updates] > Still gone. [3 Updates] > East Coast Rivendells / BOBs [20 Updates] > East coast riv riders [4 Updates] > 650b and the MTB crowd. [3 Updates] > Sackville BarSack/F-15 Rack and Trunksack For Sale-Grid Grey [1 Update] > ISO Grid Grey Slickersack and Platrack [1 Update] > FS: Nigel Smyth Big Loafer, Nitto R-15, Technomic Standard [3 Updates] > Questions: 9-speed cassette to 7- or 8-speed switch [1 Update] > Packing the Sackville Shopsack [1 Update] > FS: Phil cassette wheel 26" [1 Update] > FS: Refurbished Phil wheel [1 Update] > Front rack ideas > johnb <jbust...@gmail.com> Feb 15 01:18PM -0800 > > Last year I got a new Atlantis for my 50th birthday. Originally, I > outfitted it with a mini front rack with a small trunk sack and a Tubus > Cargo on the back end. I bike commute to work 2-3 ...more > "Allingham II, Thomas J" <thomas.alling...@skadden.com> Feb 15 04:23PM -0500 > > I have a Pass & Stow rack that's going on the front of my Rohloff-equipped > Bombadil this weekend (work permitting!), and a Freight Baggage bag that's > just waiting for the rack to be installed. ...more > dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> Feb 15 02:38PM -0800 > > John: > > Congrats on getting an Atlantis for a milestone b'day. Mine is coming > up on 9 years old now & it's still my go-to bike for everything. > > On your commute, are you carrying weight on the ...more > johnb <jbust...@gmail.com> Feb 16 05:32AM -0800 > > Right now, the weight is on my back in a terrific Tom Bihn Synapse but that > won't cut Baltimore summers. I have also used one of my Swift Industries > panniers. Both work but the pannier is 10% full and ...more > Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> Feb 16 08:40AM -0500 > > On Thu, 2012-02-16 at 05:32 -0800, johnb wrote: > > Right now, the weight is on my back in a terrific Tom Bihn Synapse but that > > won't cut Baltimore summers. I have also used one of my Swift Industries > > ...more > East Coast Rivendells - DC & NoVa > Joan Oppel <oppel...@verizon.net> Feb 15 04:51PM -0600 > > i ride a Bleriot (and a lugged steel Waterford). Steve P is in Alexandria and > rides only steel bikes. Another friend lives in Arllington, has 10 bikes - > one Rivendell, all steel. And then there are ...more > islaysteve <alkire...@verizon.net> Feb 15 03:52PM -0800 > > I'm in Kensington, MD and have only seen one Riv, a Quickbeam on Beach > Drive. I got my Bleriot last year and so have just begun to be aware of > Rivs on the road. Admittedly, I've not gotten in a ...more > Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> Feb 15 04:15PM -0800 > > Just checking in here, Orange Hillborne (with racks front and rear) or > a Green Quickbeam in Falls Church. You can recognize me by the > plethora of bike luggage i will most likely have on the bike. > ...more > Bruce Herbitter <bruce.herbit...@gmail.com> Feb 15 10:58PM -0600 > > We had a couple of DC Randonneurs down here (Alabama) for a brevet in > Novemeber, and they were only lovely lugged steel bikes. Not rivs however... > > ...more > Still gone. > "C.J. Filip" <c.j.fi...@hotmail.com> Feb 15 05:53AM -0800 > > Continuing to keep an eye out for it here in this north Idaho > university town! I like to think I have tabs on all the [regularly > ridden] Rivs existing within the city limits: 1 Homer and 3 ...more > islaysteve <alkire...@verizon.net> Feb 15 03:55PM -0800 > > Manny, As unlikely as it is that your Bleriot would be transcontinentally > shipped (black-market), I will keep an eye out. As a Bleriot owner, i > would be sure to spot it! I'm confident that all ...more > Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> Feb 15 06:08PM -0800 > > Manny, you should have received a replacement by now. Did this happen? > ...more > East Coast Rivendells / BOBs > Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> Feb 15 06:17AM -0800 > > Joe K: > > Why not consider joining several of your East Coast Riv comrades on > the second annual Riv Rally East (do a search for the thread on this > forum for details). It IS technically an off-road ...more > jimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> Feb 15 06:21AM -0800 > > Yup, the shift from 'all racing all the time' is a good trend. > > Since I ride to and from work pretty regularly I encounter folks who are > curious about and intrigued by > doing something similar. ...more > Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> Feb 15 06:28AM -0800 > > Joe- > I know there's at least one other NYC Riv guy on here, and a few in CT, MA, > DC and you can't miss BobbyB from NJ. > I live in CT and work in Manhattan. I ride my QB or LHT to the station ...more > Lyle Bogart <lylebog...@gmail.com> Feb 15 09:34AM -0500 > > Hey Joe, > > Come on up to mid-coast Maine! There's at least two Riv riders up here (me > and my wife!) but I see lots of folks out on steel rides. . . pretty > country here. > > Cheers! > > lyle > > > -- ...more > Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> Feb 15 09:47AM -0500 > > On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 06:28 -0800, Peter Pesce wrote: > > CT, MA, DC and you can't miss BobbyB from NJ. > > I live in CT and work in Manhattan. I ride my QB or LHT to the station > > every day and take ...more > Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> Feb 15 08:53AM -0800 > > I wonder if part of it has to do with rust. You have to remember, there's > no or very little snow on much of the west coast, they don't salt the roads > out here, and, at least the Bay Area/ Central ...more > "mikel66...@juno.com" <mikel66...@juno.com> Feb 15 04:55PM > > im going to out myself and friend > me: Atlantis, Ram, Heron Road, heron Touring > friend: Saluki, Heron Randonnuer > mike goldman > warwick, rhode island ...more > robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> Feb 15 12:06PM -0500 > > Litchfield, CT > > at least 1 of everything except a Roadeo. > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:55 AM, mikel66...@juno.com > ...more > Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> Feb 15 09:13AM -0800 > > I've owned nothing but steel bikes and lived nowhere but the northeast. > Except for a winter beater/commuter bike it's a non-issue. > > I've also been thinking about Joe K's original question and I ...more > robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> Feb 15 12:15PM -0500 > > So we can plan a New England Riv rally? > > > I've owned nothing but steel bikes and lived nowhere but the northeast. > Except for a winter beater/commuter bike it's a non-issue. > > > I've also been ...more > jeffrey kane <jsk_onl...@mac.com> Feb 15 06:24AM -0800 > > Hey Joe, > > I live on the UWS and frequent River Road to Piermont to Nyack to > Rockland, etc ... this past year, 95% of which on a Saluki. You're > right about the curb appeal of the Riv's in NYC, mine ...more > Peter F <phfmu...@gmail.com> Feb 15 06:41AM -0800 > > As another NYC resident and an Riv owner, I will say that I think > there is a quiet minority of Rivendellians here in the city. I ride > my Atlantis with mustache bars around town a fair amount, and ...more > Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> Feb 15 11:43AM -0500 > > I am a proud Brooklyn Rivster, you can see me on the Bay Ridge bike path on > my Hilsen on nights and weekends since I have a full time job and a kid at > home. I am occasionally at prospect park but ...more > sjauch <sja...@gmail.com> Feb 15 11:05AM -0800 > > Another NYC (Queens) Riv owner. It's a Roadeo. > > Perhaps we need a NYC meetup/ride. > > ...more > Rick <richardholc...@yahoo.com> Feb 15 12:37PM -0800 > > I'm East, but down. We live in Atlanta and see a few folks tooling > around on Rivs in the neighborhood. I also managed to convert a small > covey of folks that have since purchased Rivs (two Betty's ...more > kevin lindsey <lindsey.ke...@gmail.com> Feb 15 01:32PM -0800 > > Greetings. > I ride regularly in northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., and it > seems pretty clear that this is CF territory: almost nothing but high > end Specialized, Trek, and Cannondale bikes, with ...more > Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> Feb 15 04:35PM -0500 > > On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 06:41 -0800, Peter F wrote: > > I've done the Croton Aquaduct BOB ride a number of times (and seen > > lots of Rivs being ridden there) > > That's the one I was thinking of earlier ...more > Lisa <ukulele.l...@mac.com> Feb 15 02:42PM -0800 > > I'm in Boston and I ride an Atlantis. > > Last year I rode the MassBikePike (www.massbikepike.org), a 4-day supported > tour in western MA. It's always a fun and friendly ride. Out of 125 bikes > ...more > David Spranger <daspran...@gmail.com> Feb 15 04:19PM -0800 > > In Charlotte, NC, besides my Rambouillet and SimpleOne and my wife's Betty > Foy, we know of another lady with a Betty, have seen an A. Homer Hilson > riding around and have heard there is an Atlantis ...more > yavo <fyavor...@gmail.com> Feb 15 08:07PM -0500 > > Philly area. > 1997 Rivendell Road. > http://flic.kr/p/7Bp6ij > -- > Fred Yavorsky > Jenkintown, PA > http://www.twistcomm.com/Bikes > > > > ...more > East coast riv riders > Ken Karpowicz <karpow...@sbcglobal.net> Feb 15 05:21PM -0500 > > Bloomfield CT > ...more > robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> Feb 15 05:22PM -0500 > > Close! > > On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, Ken Karpowicz <karpow...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > > > Bloomfield CT > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > ...more > "Allingham II, Thomas J" <thomas.alling...@skadden.com> Feb 15 05:45PM -0500 > > I'm in Wilmington, DE, and ride an Atlantis, a Hilsen and a Quickbeam. I'm > the the only Riv owner I know of in DE, though there are some Riv folks in > and around Philadelphia. > > -----Original ...more > Bill <the.mac...@gmail.com> Feb 15 02:52PM -0800 > > > Bloomfield CT > > Atlantis -- Millville, NJ > ...more > 650b and the MTB crowd. > Rick <richardholc...@yahoo.com> Feb 15 12:52PM -0800 > > Occasionally, when discussing the merits of the bleriot, a local > cycling cognoscente will predict the inevitable demise of 650b. The > conversation usually starts off with a general inquiry, but once ...more > William <tapebu...@gmail.com> Feb 15 01:32PM -0800 > > It appears that 650B is certainly here to stay, but it also appears that > very little of that new rubber is going to fit on your Bleriot, or my > Hilsen, or even my Bombadil. Even the lion's share ...more > Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> Feb 15 04:34PM -0600 > > On Feb 15, 2012, at 2:52 PM, Rick wrote: > > > manage to explain the benefits, and its clear that my arguments are > > plausible, the trump card is always that the wheel size will not make > > ...more > Sackville BarSack/F-15 Rack and Trunksack For Sale-Grid Grey > Peter M <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> Feb 14 07:23PM -0800 > > Have a tentative agreement to buy a Slickersack and Platrack so need > to make space or my wife will really just kill me, haha. So have my > Gridgrey barsack with F-15 rack for sale for $160 and the ...more > ISO Grid Grey Slickersack and Platrack > Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> Feb 14 09:41PM -0500 > > Yeah but I know there are grid grey versions out there, I was just throwing > out a line to see if anyone had one they werent too attached to. Hate to be > the bag matching type but I have grid grey ...more > FS: Nigel Smyth Big Loafer, Nitto R-15, Technomic Standard > Frank <pguil...@gmail.com> Feb 15 06:36AM -0800 > > Mike, I have a green Big Loafer that is new. > ...more > Matt Gilkey <mgilke...@gmail.com> Feb 14 03:17PM -0800 > > It is the green tweed color. Thanks. > > ...more > Matt Gilkey <mgilke...@gmail.com> Feb 14 06:28PM -0800 > > Rack and stem are sold. Nigel Smythe big loafer in green tweed is > still available. Price reduced to $100 shipped. Thanks. > > ...more > Questions: 9-speed cassette to 7- or 8-speed switch > Hiawatha Cyclery <hiawathacycl...@gmail.com> Feb 14 04:16PM -0800 > > My two most used parts distributors, QBP and Olympic Supply, do not > list any wide-range 8sp cassettes with a small cog other than 11t. The > only 8sp cassette that starts at 13t is a tighter range ...more > Packing the Sackville Shopsack > Marc Irwin <irwin7...@gmail.com> Feb 14 03:02PM -0800 > > I think the shop sacks are the absolute bong! > I use a giant one on my VO Porteur rack and the medium on my Pletscher > rear on a regular basis. The clerks at the store are always shocked ...more > FS: Phil cassette wheel 26" > Hiawatha Cyclery <hiawathacycl...@gmail.com> Feb 14 01:41PM -0800 > > Phil Wood recently serviced a hub (on a wheel) for a customer of ours, > but in the time we were waiting for the wheel's return, the customer > decided he wanted to replace it with a disc-brake hub for ...more > FS: Refurbished Phil wheel > Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> Feb 15 06:10AM -0800 > > I posted this yesterday from an alternate online persona, but I guess it got > hung up in the spam filter. > > Anyway, my buddy Weasel recently rode from Minneapolis to New Orleans. 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