[RBW] Re: Pics of Soma San Marcos - 2TT Alert
Interesting that he notes it's certainly not light With it's intended purpose I would have assumed that while not carbon light they would have wanted it to not be too heavy. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/qAGYb-MYCC8J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Anyone down for quick Spur of the Moment S240
Someone ought to start up a last-minute S24O google group not that I'm volunteering! :) -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: New England Riv Ride?
On Jul 18, 9:32 pm, rb b...@projectblu.com wrote: Eh...that's a bit of hyperbole (the hardest 100 in America)... +1. there's something for everyone at D2R2, and one can ride as much, or as little as they want. there's always a bailout, regardless of which route one takes, and it's the kind of ride where you don't mind the hard efforts because you're constantly rewarded with scenery and good company. The appeal for me is the festival atmosphere after the ride. everyone is geeking out on bikes, eating good food and having a great time after an amazing ride. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Pics of Soma San Marcos - 2TT Alert
Bummer, I was hoping the 2TT would be on this. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/T9AJ3n6JFlwJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: WTB: Silver 32/36H Front Wheel
I believe that Velo Orange sells single wheels, front or rear. 700 or 650. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/DbnCwIjquQkJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Sackville BarSack headlight compatibility?
I found that it did interfere a little on my 56 Sam. Ended up getting the Gino light mount and it worked perfectly. Dustin G WC CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/mDTk_gAH1QoJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Pics of Soma San Marcos - 2TT Alert
Huh? Check pics 3 - 5... On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 6:56 AM, SamuelJames samcoal...@gmail.com wrote: Bummer, I was hoping the 2TT would be on this. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/T9AJ3n6JFlwJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Pics of Soma San Marcos - 2TT Alert
Whoops I meant NOT on this!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/8117j61Rc_AJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] FS: 59 Rivendell Romulus. Low Miles. Very Clean
Hi BOBs, I am selling my 59 Romulus. I got this bike in Feb 2004 but it sat unassembled in an unused bedroom for over 5 years. I had bought it as a spare since I have another 59 Romulus. I put it together to use on a supported tour in June 2009. It has 1500 fair-weather miles on it. It has never spent a night outside or been locked to anything or transported on the outside of any vehicle. Stored in the basement in the winter. Never used to carry much of a load or for commute. On the 2009 tour it spend each night in a VW Westphalia that belonged to a friend who was along. Here is what Grant had to say about the Romulus at one point including a comparison to the Rambouillet: The ROMULUS was a just-as-well-made but cheaper-to-buy version of the RAMBOUILLET. Cheaper because it came in as a whole bike. Cheaper because it was painted all one color (no cream details). The lugs were simpler, but they cost us as much, and are the same quality. The ROM got cut only because the Dollar was taking too big a beating, and continuing it would've meant raising the price about $400 per bike. Maybe we shoulda, maybe we shouldn'ta, but a $400 price increase with no significant change in spec is hard to swallow, so we dropped the bike. http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/romulus/index.html Here is what PJW offered at one point, which includes dimensions and angles: http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/romulus.asp Pictures of my bike are here: https://picasaweb.google.com/jblish/Rivendell59RomulusForSale?authkey=Gv1sRgCIKtqvfemLm9owE# The Romulus is a classic Rivendell bike with a hand-made frame by Toyo in Japan. You will not find a bike such as this, in this condition, at a better price. You can compare it to the frames made in Taiwan now and it is still a bargain when it is this clean. If you want clean, look at the chain stay and bottom bracket photos. The bike is in close to new condition; that is what I believe justifies the price. The Romulus comes with: Nitto 46 Noodle bars, Nitto Technomic Deluxe 110 stem Dura Ace bar-end shifters standard Shimano (R400?) brake levers Jagwire brake pads that I put on when I assembled it Shimano 105 headset, bottom bracket, hubs and derailleurs Sugino Crown S 170mm crank with 48-36-26 rings Shimano 12-25 9-speed cassette original 9-speed chain with SRAM quick-link silver Araya RC-540 rims with straight gauge silver stainless spokes Panaracer Ruffy Tuffy 700x28 tires with presta tubes Nitto Crystal Fellow seat post silver SKS plastic fenders with quick-release front attachment and hardware. In the case of this bike, the cassette and seat post have never been used because I swapped out other parts when I assembled the bike. If you would rather have the silver Salsa Shaft or the Harris Century Special 13-30 cassette, please let me know. Otherwise you will get the unused parts as part of your package. I have put together two packages to offer. *Package #1 includes all of what is listed above, just as the bike came from RBW and is $1175.00 plus shipping. *Package #2 includes everything above plus: lightly used honey Brooks B17 Special *saddle* MKS Sylvan touring *pedals* Zephal #4 black *frame pump* with strap white Bontrager gel *bar tape* Cateye Vectra wireless *computer / speedometer* with pick-up unit, magnet, zip ties *a pair of Pasela tires* in either 700x28 or 700x32 with TG or in 700x28 without TG. You can have any two of the tires - mix and match if you want a bigger tire on the rear. *Package #2 is $1300.00 plus shipping *There are some substitutions and additions, including a large Nitto rear rack for $75 that we can talk about if you want the bike. If you want a new saddle I have New In Box honey Brooks B17 Special and / or New In Box black Brooks Team Professional (no bag loops). Most of this stuff is shown in the pictures and you can get an idea of what you might want from them. I will include what you want at a price we agree on. There is just one defect. On the right side of the down tube the Romulus decal has been partly scuffed and abraded. It is not a mess but it is far from perfect. You can see the damage in the photo. There is / was no clear coat over the decal. I regret this flaw. It is the only one of which I am aware. Preference will be given to local sales, to buyers who go for Package #2 and to anyone willing to let me drop the bike off at a shop we agree on for packing and shipping at your expense. I am a good packer but we are having a heat wave and I would prefer not to work in the garage packing a bike. I am willing to drive a couple of hours in any direction to meet a buyer part-way to deliver instead of ship. If you want the bike but don't like my price tell me what you want to pay. I believe this bike will sell this week. If I need to adjust the price I can do that. I do not want to mess with eBay. In looking casually at the local CL, this is not the kind of bike a person would look for on that forum. I
Re: [RBW] Re: New England Riv Ride?
I'm in Litchfield County but very often drive up to Sheffield to ride through Berkshire County and would agree, it's fabulous. Lightly travelled back roads and a high tolerance for bicyclists for the most part. All sorts of roads from flat to rolling to lots of hills. Between, Litchfield, Berkshire, and Columbia Counties, it's a whole world of local riding. Even in winter (uh, but not this last winter) RGZ On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:32 PM, rb b...@projectblu.com wrote: Eh...that's a bit of hyperbole (the hardest 100 in America)...last year, my first doing it, I rode it on a 30lb+ fully fendered IGH Bob Jackson, took a few wrong turns, but easily finished. That said, I wasn't riding at warp speed, as so many people were; yeah, to keep up with the speedsters, it might be a hard ride, but to do it over the course of a leisurely day...as long as your gears are low enough, and it's not your first long ride / first dirt ride...it's fine (that said, my pal who did it with me registered 11,000' of climbing; compared to out west, sure not that much, but all on New England dirt pitches straight up and down). It's fun, there are a lot of great people with great bikes there, and the party at the end was lovely too. That said...I still think there's nicer riding in my neighborhood, Berkshire County. Perhaps a meetup at the d2r2? Ron -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/suFrYJygqq8J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] fs: Brooks Swift saddle w/ box + tool
I have here a slightly used Brooks Swift saddle, perfect for that road/ touring/cx bike. I just purchased this on eBay and I didn't even like the look of it on my bike (I have a B17) so it's up for sale. From eBay seller: The color is honey brown, and the rail material is chrome It is in excellent condition/shape. It was only ridden for 20 miles Ended up getting a different saddle, so this has been sitting for a few months Not even near broken in. I will include original packaging/tool There's a little dent in the leather, see photo. No big deal. $120 shipped from Chicago. # Width: 150mm # Length: 272mm # Height: 72mm # Weight: 510g http://tinyurl.com/3hxhcgo http://tinyurl.com/42pf8v4 http://tinyurl.com/3ssptdr -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] WTB: Silver 32/36H Front Wheel
Coincidentally, I have a spare front 36 spoked Dyad wheel with an XT hub. Used for a short while until I replaced it with a Dyad 36/SON hub front wheel. Rich built it. Would you be interested? You're not stating what type of rim you're looking for... 26, 650B or 700c? Mine is 700c. Rene Sent from my iPad On Jul 18, 2011, at 10:26 PM, Steve yngp...@yahoo.com wrote: Long shot, but any chance someone has just a front wheel for sale? Looking for silver rim/spokes 32 or 36, potentially 28. Also, willing to split the cost of a wheelset from Rivendell if someone is just looking for a rear wheel. Thanks -- 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-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Sackville BarSack headlight compatibility?
I did a BarSack hack and mount the 'Sack to my Mark's Rack. Didn't like the idea of having to get the Nitto thing that's a total mono-tasker. Seems a bit un-Riv-ish to me, actually. My light (BM Ixon) mounts to the front tab of the rack, so there's no interference. (Sorry, I know this isn't really an answer to your question, but I had a similar concern so just avoided the problem altogether) -Pete (been a hack since way back...) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/OMIfrxtDiRAJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Anyone down for quick Spur of the Moment S240
So sad to say it's impossible for me as well... René On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 12:52 PM, ekoral eko...@gmail.com wrote: aww, i would love to go, but monday is no good for me. sorry dude. eli On Jul 15, 9:38 pm, Manuel Acosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com wrote: For those that are interested or have a free day. Monday to Tuesday- SF to Half Moon Bay Via Planet of the Apes Road. Camp at Half Moon Bay State Park then ride back the next day via Devils Slide. Questions? Go with your gut. Don't over think this just go! Bring everything or nothing! Starting late morning or early afternoon. Lets say brunchish. There will be plenty of stopping for food and pictures and random stuff (playing in the sand or climbing on rocks). Everything important will be figured during the ride. This will be a good ride for those who has never ridden on a S240. We will most likely get lost but all in good fun. Here's pictures of the ride a couple of months ago. Minus the ride from Hawk Camphttp:// www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157626612344624/ -Manny It's called Planet of the Apes Road for a reason. Acosta -- 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-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] FS: Rivish parts and more.
Still can't seem to post this on the google groups. Having the same trouble as some others with posts disappearing. Sooo... Here's the updated sale list: Thanks to the member's who purchased parts yesterday. They're in the mail. Here's a list of what's left plus a couple of additions. * Chris King NoThreadSet *1 1/8 inch. Silver - Maybe 100 miles. - $85 plus $5 shipping* Shimano 9sp. Cassette* - cs-6500 - 12-27t - Less than 200 miles - $40 plus $5 shipping. *Nitto Technomic Stem* - 26.0 clamp - 90mm extension. $35 plus $5 shipping *Shimano 600 Crankset *FC-6400 - Silver - 175mm - 53/40 tooth - Used cond. - teeth are so, so. - Overall pretty good condition - $35 plus $8 shipping * Suntour Cyclone Mark II Front Derailleur* FD-2300 - With Box. - Used cond. - Working - $15 plus $5 shipping *Nitto Albatross bars* - Aluminum - Signs of usage - Decent cond. - $40 plus $8 shipping *Shimano Ultegra Seat Post* sp-6600 - 27.2 X 270mm - One bolt - Less than 200 miles - Nice - Shiny! - $45 plus $5 shipping *MKS Touring pedals* with Power Grips - Low miles - $30 plus $5 shipping * Rivendell T-Shirt* Blue Extra Large - Still Lugged Steel Washed never worn. $15 plus $5 shipping. *Wool Jersey* - Tete de Course - XXL - Gold with white stripe and black lettering - Made in Italy for Nike - Quarter zipper - New w/ tags - $30 plus $5 shipping *Fizik Arrione Saddle* - Black w/ world cup stripes - Decent cond. with signs of use. - Aprox. 1 scrape at the edge of nose - $40 plus $5 shipping * *Pics upon request. Please make inquiries at my email: clifwrightphotos at yahoo dot com. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/I8PLS3aVWuMJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Rivish parts (and more) For Sale
Having trouble making this post stick so I'm trying again minus the previous sales and plus a few additions. Thanks to the member's who purchased parts yesterday. They're in the mail! Here's a list of what's left plus a couple of additions. * Chris King NoThreadSet *1 1/8 inch. Silver - Maybe 100 miles. - $85 plus $5 shipping* Shimano 9sp. Cassette* - cs-6500 - 12-27t - Less than 200 miles - $40 plus $5 shipping. *Nitto Technomic Stem* - 26.0 clamp - 90mm extension. $35 plus $5 shipping *Shimano 600 Crankset *FC-6400 - Silver - 175mm - 53/40 tooth - Used cond. - teeth are so, so. - Overall pretty good condition - $35 plus $8 shipping * Suntour Cyclone Mark II Front Derailleur* FD-2300 - With Box. - Used cond. - Working - $15 plus $5 shipping *Nitto Albatross bars* - Aluminum - Signs of usage - Decent cond. - $40 plus $8 shipping *Shimano Ultegra Seat Post* sp-6600 - 27.2 X 270mm - One bolt - Less than 200 miles - Nice - Shiny! - $45 plus $5 shipping *MKS Touring pedals* with Power Grips - Low miles - $30 plus $5 shipping * Rivendell T-Shirt* Blue Extra Large - Still Lugged Steel Washed never worn. $15 plus $5 shipping. *Wool Jersey* - Tete de Course - XXL - Gold with white stripe and black lettering - Made in Italy for Nike - Quarter zipper - New w/ tags - $30 plus $5 shipping *Fizik Arrione Saddle* - Black w/ world cup stripes - Decent cond. with signs of use. - Aprox. 1 scrape at the edge of nose - $40 plus $5 shipping * *Pics upon request. Please make inquiries at my email: clifwrightphotos at yahoo dot com. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/awJ-aa7R6lsJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Bombadil Complete!
Beautiful... makes me want another Riv, even though I've only had mine built up for a week! :-) I love that bottom head lug!! On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote: After a long stretch of travel and parts gathering/swapping, my Bombadil is on the road. What a perfect bike! Smooth, stable, comfortable, capable. The Bullmoose bars easily beat out the Noodle and Albatross set-ups I tried, and the B67 beat out the B17 Champion Flyer. Nothing not to like! I'd like to try Big Apples next, and then there's the inevitable bag-matching debate. For now, I'm simply thrilled to be on the road. Here's a link to my Flickr set, and one to a quick walkaround movie if you can't wait. *http://tinyurl.com/3fzmr7d* * * Movie here: * * *http://tinyurl.com/3n33wav * * * Marty -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/XFVfy-mxtJUJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Component Question
Can you use Shimano Deore or XTR on a road bike? Curious because I will building up a Yves Gomez soon and that is what I have lying around. Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/2JhPMbWrO70J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Component Question
Can't see why not. Right now, there's a 20+ year old Deore on my Atlantis that was OEM on a 7 speed MTB. The Atlantis came with long cage MTB derailer, is 8 speed. The original one just got kinda sloppy loose after 8 years. Run whut yu brung. dougP On Jul 19, 1:54 pm, SamuelJames samcoal...@gmail.com wrote: Can you use Shimano Deore or XTR on a road bike? Curious because I will building up a Yves Gomez soon and that is what I have lying around. Thanks -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] any list members doing SAGBRAW?
The Atlantis is currently in transit for the start of a mid-west tour built around the SAGBRAW ride in Wisconsin, starting 7/30 in Marinette and finishing up 8/5 in Kewaskum, WI. Any Riv riders doing this one? dougP -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] any list members doing SAGBRAW?
The Atlantis is currently in transit for the start of a mid-west tour built around the SAGBRAW ride in Wisconsin, starting 7/30 in Marinette and finishing up 8/5 in Kewaskum, WI. Any Riv riders doing this one? dougP -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Component Question
On Tue, 2011-07-19 at 13:54 -0700, SamuelJames wrote: Can you use Shimano Deore or XTR on a road bike? Curious because I will building up a Yves Gomez soon and that is what I have lying around. Sure. Only issue might be a MTB rear hub is 135 OLN, and a road frame usually is 130. No idea about an Yves Gomez. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Mounting rear Honjo to Simpleone/QB
Hi. Any of you kind folks experience the need to significantly improvise the permanent installation of a 40-ish cm rear Honjo on to the QB or Simpleone? I've recently discovered that in order to remove the rear wheel out of the horizontal dropouts with the fender intact, permanent installation of the fender will require that it be rotated forward about 6 (yikes!), and then trim the excess fender that, as a result of the rotation up/forward, now extends below the bottom bracket. Just to clarify the end result: I'd lose about 6 of fender coverage on the rear wheel. I hope this makes sense, and I look forward to your thoughts. Thanks, David -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Component Question
If the Yves is basically a Sam with a mixte-tube, then you should have no problem. Aside from durability, I think MTB drivetrains are mainly about having enough chain wrap capacity to use a really small stump-puller front ring. The ONLY thing I can think of is some front deraillers have a very deep inner part of the cage that can be tricky to set up with the Sugino triple cranks and their seat tube / chainstay geometry. I had a Shimano LX that I couldn't get to work on my Sam. The FD's that Riv sells - the IRD and Campy - work fine. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/uo7LCulrmyIJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Zefal HPX from Riv?
Any of you out there buy into the Zefal HPX with the ASV (auto head system)? I hve a few older HPX pumps in the garage and go back and forth with my mini pumps. The new head system on these has me a bit confused, things this simple should not make me feel so dumb. The instructions on the box can be seen here: http://flic.kr/p/a5fp98 even with these in 4 languages I can not get air to easily go into a presta valve with the lever latched onto the stem. I have tried pulling out the little metal widget, flipping the inner gasket etc. to no avail. Any body else figure these out? -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Zefal HPX from Riv?
I've found that shoving the pump head *all the way down* onto the valve stem works best with all-in-one systems. Shove it all the way on, flip the lever, and it should work. --Eric N Sent from the iPad 2 On Jul 19, 2011, at 2:25 PM, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote: Any of you out there buy into the Zefal HPX with the ASV (auto head system)? I hve a few older HPX pumps in the garage and go back and forth with my mini pumps. The new head system on these has me a bit confused, things this simple should not make me feel so dumb. The instructions on the box can be seen here: http://flic.kr/p/a5fp98 even with these in 4 languages I can not get air to easily go into a presta valve with the lever latched onto the stem. I have tried pulling out the little metal widget, flipping the inner gasket etc. to no avail. Any body else figure these out? -- 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-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Component Question
Yes. On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:54 PM, SamuelJames samcoal...@gmail.com wrote: Can you use Shimano Deore or XTR on a road bike? Curious because I will building up a Yves Gomez soon and that is what I have lying around. Thanks http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Zefal HPX from Riv?
I'm not sure how the automatic head is supposed to work given the picture on the box. You need something to push the pin on the valve down to let air in - in either presta or schraeder mode. I have the HPX classic and you can see here there is a pointy-thing inside the valve head that pushes the pin down: http://www.zefal.com/SITE/BASES/NOTICE/document/noticeDirectReversible.gif Maybe the pointy thing in the automatic version is fixed inside the pump head, and you need to push it down further as Eric N suggests...? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/p9guiuhAKAMJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Zefal HPX from Riv?
I got one of those pumps and also found it frustrating to use. It seemed like the valve had to be in head of the pump at just the right depth and angle. The other frame pump Riv sells(http://www.rivbike.com/ products/show/topeak-pumps/28-024) works easier and seems to be better quality. I want to like the Zefal but I don't. Fortunately most of my bikes are now running variations of the Schwalbe Marathon and flats aren't that much of an issue. --mike On Jul 19, 2:25 pm, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote: Any of you out there buy into the Zefal HPX with the ASV (auto head system)? I hve a few older HPX pumps in the garage and go back and forth with my mini pumps. The new head system on these has me a bit confused, things this simple should not make me feel so dumb. The instructions on the box can be seen here:http://flic.kr/p/a5fp98 even with these in 4 languages I can not get air to easily go into a presta valve with the lever latched onto the stem. I have tried pulling out the little metal widget, flipping the inner gasket etc. to no avail. Any body else figure these out? -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Mounting rear Honjo to Simpleone/QB
Fenders, tire removal and the QB/Simpleone can be a real pain in the ass. What kind of hub are are you using? Can you unscrew the ends, pull out the axel and let the wheel drop down out of track ends? And the there's the whole issue of fender line... --mike On Jul 19, 2:21 pm, Lemon davidboydle...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. Any of you kind folks experience the need to significantly improvise the permanent installation of a 40-ish cm rear Honjo on to the QB or Simpleone? I've recently discovered that in order to remove the rear wheel out of the horizontal dropouts with the fender intact, permanent installation of the fender will require that it be rotated forward about 6 (yikes!), and then trim the excess fender that, as a result of the rotation up/forward, now extends below the bottom bracket. Just to clarify the end result: I'd lose about 6 of fender coverage on the rear wheel. I hope this makes sense, and I look forward to your thoughts. Thanks, David -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Mounting rear Honjo to Simpleone/QB
On Jul 19, 3:16 pm, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: Fenders, tire removal and the QB/Simpleone can be a real pain in the ass. What kind of hub are are you using? Can you unscrew the ends, pull out the axel and let the wheel drop down out of track ends? And the there's the whole issue of fender line... I agree it's a pain; if you're using quick release, you can drop the wheel vertically. I solved it by using SKS fenders. jim m wc ca -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Component Question
AFIK, rear hub width is irrelevant. You can use MTB components on any road frame. Usual caveats apply such as making sure shifters are the same brand as the rear derailer and so on... 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] The New Green Sam
Pics are up. The white decals look so much better than the gold, imo. Beautiful bike. pics herehttp://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/443/original_anna_green_bike_Layout_13.pdf post here http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/372 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/KyvcvHtL2hAJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Component Question
Or use JTEC shiftmates to marry Campy with Shimano/SRAM for rear D's. I've got a Campy brifter working fine with a long cage XTR derailleur on my newly set up Atlantis dirt roader. The front one works fine with the front Ultegra triple D without JTEC intervention. Tim On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote: AFIK, rear hub width is irrelevant. You can use MTB components on any road frame. Usual caveats apply such as making sure shifters are the same brand as the rear derailer and so on... 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-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Component Question
On Tue, 2011-07-19 at 16:27 -0700, Rene Sterental wrote: AFIK, rear hub width is irrelevant. You can use MTB components on any road frame. Usual caveats apply such as making sure shifters are the same brand as the rear derailer and so on... If the rear hub is too wide for the dropouts, you either have to get the hub respaced, or you have to get the rear triangle spread. Not doing either, but just forcing the hub in there is, according to a recent posting by a noted framebuilder who used to build frames for Serotta, the leading cause of broken dropouts. So no, it's not irrelevant, it's just something you have to deal with. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Component Question
Front half of my Rambouillet is Dura-Ace/Ultegra, back half is XT... Works fine... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/V1T5PcvojJQJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Component Question
Shimano road and MTB are interchangeable except the hub spacing thing. Not so with SRAM. And their some Campy-Shimano marriages that work without any fancy added parts, like Campy 10spd shifters with Shimano 8 speed cassettes. ~mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Huy5i0WHM2gJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Wanted: Bullmoose Bars
Before I place an order with Rivendell I thought I would try for a used pair. Mainly because I really want one of those clear coated ones that they originally sold. If you ahve a set you don't want or you have been wanting a newer color set I would be happy to take them off your hands and I will pay well for them. I would be interested in a dull brite set too but a clear set first. 150mm ext. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/a0AL2RezR9MJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Mounting rear Honjo to Simpleone/QB
If you have a Phil hub, and if you have a fixed chain length, it can easily be done. You just need to use bolts on the hub, rather than a QR. Most QR axels are slotted, and won't drop down from the fork ends. On Jul 19, 3:46 pm, Jim M. mather...@gmail.com wrote: On Jul 19, 3:16 pm, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: Fenders, tire removal and the QB/Simpleone can be a real pain in the ass. What kind of hub are are you using? Can you unscrew the ends, pull out the axel and let the wheel drop down out of track ends? And the there's the whole issue of fender line... I agree it's a pain; if you're using quick release, you can drop the wheel vertically. I solved it by using SKS fenders. jim m wc ca -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] X01 on Ebay
Check this one out: http://cgi.ebay.com/1993-Bridgestone-XO-1-Road-Bicycle-52cm-/300579207159?pt=Road_Bikeshash=item45fbeab7f7 No relationship to seller, no interest in buying, just interested in what the group might say 'bout this red hot deal! Bill -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Refugio Pass, CA - Info request
Update from San Diego-bound Amtrak: We left Buellton early after a hearty breakfast, made it up and over Refugio Pass, exited Hollister via the functional on-ramp(!), and made it to Santa Barbara in 4:45, with an hour and a half to enjoy burgers and beer at a brewpub adjacent to the train station. Photos and prose to come. Esteban Somewhere near Fullerton, southbound On Jul 17, 6:53 pm, Timmy Bolton ti...@timmybphotography.com wrote: RE: Winchester exit. I grew up a touch north from that exit. Last time I was down there (a couple months ago) you could still exit off the freeway there. Like Doug said, Amtrak is a straight shot from the exit. You'll have a bike lane or shoulder all along Hollister. Just hang a left on S La Patera and you're there. Refugio Canyon is a fun place to ride. Although I've only ever done it in the reverse direction (ascending the pavement Gaviota side). You can minimize the amount of 101 time if you go on the service road when exiting refugio canyon road near the beach / state park. Hang a left just before the freeway offramp. Follow that road until it ends (onto what looks like an offramp in the wrong direction at El Cap) and hang a quick left/right onto the bike path next to a cattle fence). The beach side path has been closed for a couple years. Follow the mountain-side path until it ends at the el cap canyon exit. This bike path features a half pipe. You'll know what I mean when you see it... After the path ends, hang a right, go under the freeway, hang a left on the freeway on-ramp and take the 101 to Winchester. Wide shoulders all along that stretch of the 101. And a tailwind! Cheers, Timmy Bolton On 7/17/11 6:34 PM, dougP wrote: Jim: I just sent you the link to Chris Kostman's write-up on this on the Rough Riders site. From Buellton, take 246 east to Refugio Rd, then right. Chris' time for the loop seemed pretty quick you guys will be hauling stuff up the hill. I would want to be over the top way before noon to make a 1:45 train in Goleta. They are doing work on the bridge at Hollister Ave where bike used to have to exit so I'm not sure what you'll have to do there. If you can exit Hollister, it's a straight shot to the train station but you have keep an eye out for the Amtrak signs. The station is a couple blocks north of Hollister. dougP On Jul 17, 5:44 pm, James Warrenjimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote: This is a request for some info needed by some south-riding tourists who are list-members. Dustin and Esteban are on their way south now from San Francisco. I am joining them in Buellton tomorrow, and Tuesday morning, the plan is to set out for Santa Barbara. They need to be at the Goleta train station to get a train that departs at 1:45 PM Tuesday. We are trying to figure out if it is realistic to set out early and ride from Buellton to Goleta via the Refugio pass (a dirt climb) instead of Highway 101 and make it to Goleta by 1:45 PM. Is there anyone on the list who has done the Refugio pass with a sense of how long it took. (I know that riders vary, but I'm just trying to get as much info as I can. Thank you very much, Jim Warren -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] X01 on Ebay
They're not built anywhere NEAR as well as a comparable Atlantis or Hunqapillar. I'd love to have one, but 1800 is bonkers. If you're walking around with that kind of bike money, a production Riv in need of a few of the parts you have laying around is a much better choice. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/AlZHD_rd5CYJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: X01 on Ebay
There was one on Craigstlist recently. Same size and in very nice shape for $1200. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/8HMzWZDfh4wJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Riv Chica Warrior!
Despite this record-breaking heat and humidity here in the Twin Cities, my partner Erin on her Quickbeam and I on my single-speed Proto-Bleriot elected to do our 20-mile round trip commute to work. The ride home was 98 degrees with a dew point at about 80 degrees…this put the heat index up somewhere like 100-115 degrees. Right balmy. Two blocks from home, as I’m looking forward to air conditioning and a cold one, all hell broke loose. Up in front of me is a maroon Mercury Cougar, and I’m thinking, “When did I last see a Cougar?” As I’m gazing, the car slows down and a young man hops out to go to the convenience store. I wait to see if the Cougar is going to park, but no, it just keeps going. As we proceed down the road, a bicycle passes me, and then I hear yelling behind me. I turn back to see another young man running like the blazes shouting, “That guy stole my bike! Stop him! That guy stole my bike!” It’s the dude from the Cougar who had passed me on the bike! So I stood up and bore down hard on my peddles in hot pursuit. He was riding on the sidewalk next to a big park and I was just behind him in the street. After about 3-4 blocks he started to fade—remember it was literally close to 100 degrees—and I caught up to him. “You stole that bike!” I yelled fiercely. It was clear that he wasn’t aware that I had been on his heels. “You stole that bike! Just drop it and walk away,” I commanded. His grin faded ever so slightly. “I see you,” I continued sternly (albeit between gulps of air). “I see your face, I see your clothes, I see the number on your jersey.” His grin dimmed. I looked at his bare arm. “I see your tattoo,” I said and looked him in the eye. “I see you. Drop the bike and walk away.” He knew the tattoo meant I could ID him. He looked away, dropped the bike, and wobbled off, his legs spent. A dude in the park had watched the whole thing and called out, “Whoa! You just caught that guy and made him give up the bike, man! You chased him down in this heat, and you made him drop the bike. You beat him and you’re twice his age, man!” Erin rode up, having stopped to call 911, and the young man who owned the bike came up huffing and puffing and was ever thankful to have the bike back. Most of the time, I count myself as one of the slower people out there on a commute filled with lycra-clad boys riding carbon racers. At 52, I’m all for bike lingering. But today, I busted it out at the end of a scalding hot ride and beat a kid who in all likelihood was not two but three times younger than me, and I caught up to him when it counted and got a stolen bike back. Feels damn good. Yours, Liesl a.k.a. RivChicaWarrior, Superhero! -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Riv Chica Warrior!
Man! What a story. It makes my almost 59 year old bones feel young again. You are my hero for the whole week! Congrats. david On Jul 19, 2011, at 9:10 PM, Liesl wrote: Despite this record-breaking heat and humidity here in the Twin Cities, my partner Erin on her Quickbeam and I on my single-speed Proto-Bleriot elected to do our 20-mile round trip commute to work. The ride home was 98 degrees with a dew point at about 80 degrees…this put the heat index up somewhere like 100-115 degrees. Right balmy. Two blocks from home, as I’m looking forward to air conditioning and a cold one, all hell broke loose. Up in front of me is a maroon Mercury Cougar, and I’m thinking, “When did I last see a Cougar?” As I’m gazing, the car slows down and a young man hops out to go to the convenience store. I wait to see if the Cougar is going to park, but no, it just keeps going. As we proceed down the road, a bicycle passes me, and then I hear yelling behind me. I turn back to see another young man running like the blazes shouting, “That guy stole my bike! Stop him! That guy stole my bike!” It’s the dude from the Cougar who had passed me on the bike! So I stood up and bore down hard on my peddles in hot pursuit. He was riding on the sidewalk next to a big park and I was just behind him in the street. After about 3-4 blocks he started to fade—remember it was literally close to 100 degrees—and I caught up to him. “You stole that bike!” I yelled fiercely. It was clear that he wasn’t aware that I had been on his heels. “You stole that bike! Just drop it and walk away,” I commanded. His grin faded ever so slightly. “I see you,” I continued sternly (albeit between gulps of air). “I see your face, I see your clothes, I see the number on your jersey.” His grin dimmed. I looked at his bare arm. “I see your tattoo,” I said and looked him in the eye. “I see you. Drop the bike and walk away.” He knew the tattoo meant I could ID him. He looked away, dropped the bike, and wobbled off, his legs spent. A dude in the park had watched the whole thing and called out, “Whoa! You just caught that guy and made him give up the bike, man! You chased him down in this heat, and you made him drop the bike. You beat him and you’re twice his age, man!” Erin rode up, having stopped to call 911, and the young man who owned the bike came up huffing and puffing and was ever thankful to have the bike back. Most of the time, I count myself as one of the slower people out there on a commute filled with lycra-clad boys riding carbon racers. At 52, I’m all for bike lingering. But today, I busted it out at the end of a scalding hot ride and beat a kid who in all likelihood was not two but three times younger than me, and I caught up to him when it counted and got a stolen bike back. Feels damn good. Yours, Liesl a.k.a. RivChicaWarrior, Superhero! -- 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-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Riv Chica Warrior!
Great story! And it shows the power that simply riding has to keep you in shape. Pretty gutsy move, to challenge a young bike thief. RivChicaWarrior, rock on! Here on the Left Coast, this could be developed into at least a pilot. dougP On Jul 19, 7:18 pm, David Blessing cyberbless...@q.com wrote: Man! What a story. It makes my almost 59 year old bones feel young again. You are my hero for the whole week! Congrats. david On Jul 19, 2011, at 9:10 PM, Liesl wrote: Despite this record-breaking heat and humidity here in the Twin Cities, my partner Erin on her Quickbeam and I on my single-speed Proto-Bleriot elected to do our 20-mile round trip commute to work. The ride home was 98 degrees with a dew point at about 80 degrees…this put the heat index up somewhere like 100-115 degrees. Right balmy. Two blocks from home, as I’m looking forward to air conditioning and a cold one, all hell broke loose. Up in front of me is a maroon Mercury Cougar, and I’m thinking, “When did I last see a Cougar?” As I’m gazing, the car slows down and a young man hops out to go to the convenience store. I wait to see if the Cougar is going to park, but no, it just keeps going. As we proceed down the road, a bicycle passes me, and then I hear yelling behind me. I turn back to see another young man running like the blazes shouting, “That guy stole my bike! Stop him! That guy stole my bike!” It’s the dude from the Cougar who had passed me on the bike! So I stood up and bore down hard on my peddles in hot pursuit. He was riding on the sidewalk next to a big park and I was just behind him in the street. After about 3-4 blocks he started to fade—remember it was literally close to 100 degrees—and I caught up to him. “You stole that bike!” I yelled fiercely. It was clear that he wasn’t aware that I had been on his heels. “You stole that bike! Just drop it and walk away,” I commanded. His grin faded ever so slightly. “I see you,” I continued sternly (albeit between gulps of air). “I see your face, I see your clothes, I see the number on your jersey.” His grin dimmed. I looked at his bare arm. “I see your tattoo,” I said and looked him in the eye. “I see you. Drop the bike and walk away.” He knew the tattoo meant I could ID him. He looked away, dropped the bike, and wobbled off, his legs spent. A dude in the park had watched the whole thing and called out, “Whoa! You just caught that guy and made him give up the bike, man! You chased him down in this heat, and you made him drop the bike. You beat him and you’re twice his age, man!” Erin rode up, having stopped to call 911, and the young man who owned the bike came up huffing and puffing and was ever thankful to have the bike back. Most of the time, I count myself as one of the slower people out there on a commute filled with lycra-clad boys riding carbon racers. At 52, I’m all for bike lingering. But today, I busted it out at the end of a scalding hot ride and beat a kid who in all likelihood was not two but three times younger than me, and I caught up to him when it counted and got a stolen bike back. Feels damn good. Yours, Liesl a.k.a. RivChicaWarrior, Superhero! -- 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-bunch@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.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Riv Chica Warrior!
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Re: [RBW] Riv Chica Warrior!
You go girl! Riv Chicas rock! On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Liesl li...@smm.org wrote: Despite this record-breaking heat and humidity here in the Twin Cities, my partner Erin on her Quickbeam and I on my single-speed Proto-Bleriot elected to do our 20-mile round trip commute to work. The ride home was 98 degrees with a dew point at about 80 degrees…this put the heat index up somewhere like 100-115 degrees. Right balmy. Two blocks from home, as I’m looking forward to air conditioning and a cold one, all hell broke loose. Up in front of me is a maroon Mercury Cougar, and I’m thinking, “When did I last see a Cougar?” As I’m gazing, the car slows down and a young man hops out to go to the convenience store. I wait to see if the Cougar is going to park, but no, it just keeps going. As we proceed down the road, a bicycle passes me, and then I hear yelling behind me. I turn back to see another young man running like the blazes shouting, “That guy stole my bike! Stop him! That guy stole my bike!” It’s the dude from the Cougar who had passed me on the bike! So I stood up and bore down hard on my peddles in hot pursuit. He was riding on the sidewalk next to a big park and I was just behind him in the street. After about 3-4 blocks he started to fade—remember it was literally close to 100 degrees—and I caught up to him. “You stole that bike!” I yelled fiercely. It was clear that he wasn’t aware that I had been on his heels. “You stole that bike! Just drop it and walk away,” I commanded. His grin faded ever so slightly. “I see you,” I continued sternly (albeit between gulps of air). “I see your face, I see your clothes, I see the number on your jersey.” His grin dimmed. I looked at his bare arm. “I see your tattoo,” I said and looked him in the eye. “I see you. Drop the bike and walk away.” He knew the tattoo meant I could ID him. He looked away, dropped the bike, and wobbled off, his legs spent. A dude in the park had watched the whole thing and called out, “Whoa! You just caught that guy and made him give up the bike, man! You chased him down in this heat, and you made him drop the bike. You beat him and you’re twice his age, man!” Erin rode up, having stopped to call 911, and the young man who owned the bike came up huffing and puffing and was ever thankful to have the bike back. Most of the time, I count myself as one of the slower people out there on a commute filled with lycra-clad boys riding carbon racers. At 52, I’m all for bike lingering. But today, I busted it out at the end of a scalding hot ride and beat a kid who in all likelihood was not two but three times younger than me, and I caught up to him when it counted and got a stolen bike back. Feels damn good. Yours, Liesl a.k.a. RivChicaWarrior, Superhero! -- 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-bunch@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. -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Refugio Pass, CA - Info request
Esteban: Glad that worked out! Now we have a decent timeline for that segment. Can't wait to see pics of the adventure. dougP On Jul 19, 5:55 pm, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote: Update from San Diego-bound Amtrak: We left Buellton early after a hearty breakfast, made it up and over Refugio Pass, exited Hollister via the functional on-ramp(!), and made it to Santa Barbara in 4:45, with an hour and a half to enjoy burgers and beer at a brewpub adjacent to the train station. Photos and prose to come. Esteban Somewhere near Fullerton, southbound On Jul 17, 6:53 pm, Timmy Bolton ti...@timmybphotography.com wrote: RE: Winchester exit. I grew up a touch north from that exit. Last time I was down there (a couple months ago) you could still exit off the freeway there. Like Doug said, Amtrak is a straight shot from the exit. You'll have a bike lane or shoulder all along Hollister. Just hang a left on S La Patera and you're there. Refugio Canyon is a fun place to ride. Although I've only ever done it in the reverse direction (ascending the pavement Gaviota side). You can minimize the amount of 101 time if you go on the service road when exiting refugio canyon road near the beach / state park. Hang a left just before the freeway offramp. Follow that road until it ends (onto what looks like an offramp in the wrong direction at El Cap) and hang a quick left/right onto the bike path next to a cattle fence). The beach side path has been closed for a couple years. Follow the mountain-side path until it ends at the el cap canyon exit. This bike path features a half pipe. You'll know what I mean when you see it... After the path ends, hang a right, go under the freeway, hang a left on the freeway on-ramp and take the 101 to Winchester. Wide shoulders all along that stretch of the 101. And a tailwind! Cheers, Timmy Bolton On 7/17/11 6:34 PM, dougP wrote: Jim: I just sent you the link to Chris Kostman's write-up on this on the Rough Riders site. From Buellton, take 246 east to Refugio Rd, then right. Chris' time for the loop seemed pretty quick you guys will be hauling stuff up the hill. I would want to be over the top way before noon to make a 1:45 train in Goleta. They are doing work on the bridge at Hollister Ave where bike used to have to exit so I'm not sure what you'll have to do there. If you can exit Hollister, it's a straight shot to the train station but you have keep an eye out for the Amtrak signs. The station is a couple blocks north of Hollister. dougP On Jul 17, 5:44 pm, James Warrenjimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote: This is a request for some info needed by some south-riding tourists who are list-members. Dustin and Esteban are on their way south now from San Francisco. I am joining them in Buellton tomorrow, and Tuesday morning, the plan is to set out for Santa Barbara. They need to be at the Goleta train station to get a train that departs at 1:45 PM Tuesday. We are trying to figure out if it is realistic to set out early and ride from Buellton to Goleta via the Refugio pass (a dirt climb) instead of Highway 101 and make it to Goleta by 1:45 PM. Is there anyone on the list who has done the Refugio pass with a sense of how long it took. (I know that riders vary, but I'm just trying to get as much info as I can. Thank you very much, Jim Warren- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Riv Chica Warrior!
Hi Liesl, This is the best story (meaning true story) I have heard in years. Really. Also I can visualize things as you come up (I imagine) on the SE corner of Powderhorn Park, heading west. Protovelo in the lead. Erin's green 58 Quickbeam following behind to provide support and phone service. Gotta love a purple Cougar. People required to drive them gotta be bad to complete the package. Just the way it is. May I fill our kind readers in on the fact that you are not a hulk? Seriously folks, a person of huge kindness, generosity and wit but of smaller stature. She knew what to do to get the job done but it was not her menacing size that convinced the Cougar-Based Bandit to give it up. It was the cleverness of letting him know she was serious about nailing him plus her ability to ride fast in these horrible conditions. We set a record today for the highest dew point, 82, since 1966. Nice work, Liesl. I will search my workshop for a modest reward for your excellent achievement. Leave it on the doorstep, probably in a Target bag. I'll find something in the next day or two. Best, John On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Liesl li...@smm.org wrote: Despite this record-breaking heat and humidity here in the Twin Cities, my partner Erin on her Quickbeam and I on my single-speed Proto-Bleriot elected to do our 20-mile round trip commute to work. The ride home was 98 degrees with a dew point at about 80 degrees…this put the heat index up somewhere like 100-115 degrees. Right balmy. Two blocks from home, as I’m looking forward to air conditioning and a cold one, all hell broke loose. Up in front of me is a maroon Mercury Cougar, and I’m thinking, “When did I last see a Cougar?” As I’m gazing, the car slows down and a young man hops out to go to the convenience store. I wait to see if the Cougar is going to park, but no, it just keeps going. As we proceed down the road, a bicycle passes me, and then I hear yelling behind me. I turn back to see another young man running like the blazes shouting, “That guy stole my bike! Stop him! That guy stole my bike!” It’s the dude from the Cougar who had passed me on the bike! So I stood up and bore down hard on my peddles in hot pursuit. He was riding on the sidewalk next to a big park and I was just behind him in the street. After about 3-4 blocks he started to fade—remember it was literally close to 100 degrees—and I caught up to him. “You stole that bike!” I yelled fiercely. It was clear that he wasn’t aware that I had been on his heels. “You stole that bike! Just drop it and walk away,” I commanded. His grin faded ever so slightly. “I see you,” I continued sternly (albeit between gulps of air). “I see your face, I see your clothes, I see the number on your jersey.” His grin dimmed. I looked at his bare arm. “I see your tattoo,” I said and looked him in the eye. “I see you. Drop the bike and walk away.” He knew the tattoo meant I could ID him. He looked away, dropped the bike, and wobbled off, his legs spent. A dude in the park had watched the whole thing and called out, “Whoa! You just caught that guy and made him give up the bike, man! You chased him down in this heat, and you made him drop the bike. You beat him and you’re twice his age, man!” Erin rode up, having stopped to call 911, and the young man who owned the bike came up huffing and puffing and was ever thankful to have the bike back. Most of the time, I count myself as one of the slower people out there on a commute filled with lycra-clad boys riding carbon racers. At 52, I’m all for bike lingering. But today, I busted it out at the end of a scalding hot ride and beat a kid who in all likelihood was not two but three times younger than me, and I caught up to him when it counted and got a stolen bike back. Feels damn good. Yours, Liesl a.k.a. RivChicaWarrior, Superhero! -- 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-bunch@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. -- John Blish Minneapolis MN USA -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Riv Chica Warrior!
I have daughters, three cheers for girls.awesome story On Jul 19, 7:10 pm, Liesl li...@smm.org wrote: Despite this record-breaking heat and humidity here in the Twin Cities, my partner Erin on her Quickbeam and I on my single-speed Proto-Bleriot elected to do our 20-mile round trip commute to work. The ride home was 98 degrees with a dew point at about 80 degrees…this put the heat index up somewhere like 100-115 degrees. Right balmy. Two blocks from home, as I’m looking forward to air conditioning and a cold one, all hell broke loose. Up in front of me is a maroon Mercury Cougar, and I’m thinking, “When did I last see a Cougar?” As I’m gazing, the car slows down and a young man hops out to go to the convenience store. I wait to see if the Cougar is going to park, but no, it just keeps going. As we proceed down the road, a bicycle passes me, and then I hear yelling behind me. I turn back to see another young man running like the blazes shouting, “That guy stole my bike! Stop him! That guy stole my bike!” It’s the dude from the Cougar who had passed me on the bike! So I stood up and bore down hard on my peddles in hot pursuit. He was riding on the sidewalk next to a big park and I was just behind him in the street. After about 3-4 blocks he started to fade—remember it was literally close to 100 degrees—and I caught up to him. “You stole that bike!” I yelled fiercely. It was clear that he wasn’t aware that I had been on his heels. “You stole that bike! Just drop it and walk away,” I commanded. His grin faded ever so slightly. “I see you,” I continued sternly (albeit between gulps of air). “I see your face, I see your clothes, I see the number on your jersey.” His grin dimmed. I looked at his bare arm. “I see your tattoo,” I said and looked him in the eye. “I see you. Drop the bike and walk away.” He knew the tattoo meant I could ID him. He looked away, dropped the bike, and wobbled off, his legs spent. A dude in the park had watched the whole thing and called out, “Whoa! You just caught that guy and made him give up the bike, man! You chased him down in this heat, and you made him drop the bike. You beat him and you’re twice his age, man!” Erin rode up, having stopped to call 911, and the young man who owned the bike came up huffing and puffing and was ever thankful to have the bike back. Most of the time, I count myself as one of the slower people out there on a commute filled with lycra-clad boys riding carbon racers. At 52, I’m all for bike lingering. But today, I busted it out at the end of a scalding hot ride and beat a kid who in all likelihood was not two but three times younger than me, and I caught up to him when it counted and got a stolen bike back. Feels damn good. Yours, Liesl a.k.a. RivChicaWarrior, Superhero! -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Component Question
Thanks for the feedback...I will probably buy a new wheel set which will be 700c since it's a 62. On Jul 19, 6:50 pm, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote: Shimano road and MTB are interchangeable except the hub spacing thing. Not so with SRAM. And their some Campy-Shimano marriages that work without any fancy added parts, like Campy 10spd shifters with Shimano 8 speed cassettes. ~mike -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Riv Chica Warrior!
Way to go! Not only for catching that dude but for getting out in this muck. I stayed home in St.Paul instead of going for a ride... -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] 26in wheel set
Greetings all, I am looking for a used high quality wheel set for my riv inspired mountain bike. I am running the original wheels from 1983 and think it may be time for an upgrade. I thought to get some Rich built wheels but wanted to ask here first. Currently touring around the big island of hawaii and loving it. It's pouring at the moment hence the moment to stop and reflect on wheel quality. I am usually located in Berkeley, ca. Cheers, Adam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Y9JwJLVpHxMJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] 26in wheel set
Greetings all, I am looking for a used high quality wheel set for my riv inspired mountain bike. I am running the original wheels from 1983 and think it may be time for an upgrade. I thought to get some Rich built wheels but wanted to ask here first. Currently touring around the big island of hawaii and loving it. It's pouring at the moment hence the moment to stop and reflect on wheel quality. I am usually located in Berkeley, ca. Cheers, Adam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/zRGDLAfzUbEJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] 26in wheel set
Greetings all, I am looking for a used high quality wheel set for my riv inspired mountain bike. I am running the original wheels from 1983 and think it may be time for an upgrade. I thought to get some Rich built wheels but wanted to ask here first. Currently touring around the big island of hawaii and loving it. It's pouring at the moment hence the moment to stop and reflect on wheel quality. I am usually located in Berkeley, ca. Cheers, Adam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/0CNMImmrOrQJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Refugio Pass, CA - Info request
Great day! -Original Message- From: Esteban proto...@gmail.com Sent: Jul 19, 2011 5:55 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: Refugio Pass, CA - Info request Update from San Diego-bound Amtrak: We left Buellton early after a hearty breakfast, made it up and over Refugio Pass, exited Hollister via the functional on-ramp(!), and made it to Santa Barbara in 4:45, with an hour and a half to enjoy burgers and beer at a brewpub adjacent to the train station. Photos and prose to come. Esteban Somewhere near Fullerton, southbound On Jul 17, 6:53 pm, Timmy Bolton ti...@timmybphotography.com wrote: RE: Winchester exit. I grew up a touch north from that exit. Last time I was down there (a couple months ago) you could still exit off the freeway there. Like Doug said, Amtrak is a straight shot from the exit. You'll have a bike lane or shoulder all along Hollister. Just hang a left on S La Patera and you're there. Refugio Canyon is a fun place to ride. Although I've only ever done it in the reverse direction (ascending the pavement Gaviota side). You can minimize the amount of 101 time if you go on the service road when exiting refugio canyon road near the beach / state park. Hang a left just before the freeway offramp. Follow that road until it ends (onto what looks like an offramp in the wrong direction at El Cap) and hang a quick left/right onto the bike path next to a cattle fence). The beach side path has been closed for a couple years. Follow the mountain-side path until it ends at the el cap canyon exit. This bike path features a half pipe. You'll know what I mean when you see it... After the path ends, hang a right, go under the freeway, hang a left on the freeway on-ramp and take the 101 to Winchester. Wide shoulders all along that stretch of the 101. And a tailwind! Cheers, Timmy Bolton On 7/17/11 6:34 PM, dougP wrote: Jim: I just sent you the link to Chris Kostman's write-up on this on the Rough Riders site. From Buellton, take 246 east to Refugio Rd, then right. Chris' time for the loop seemed pretty quick you guys will be hauling stuff up the hill. I would want to be over the top way before noon to make a 1:45 train in Goleta. They are doing work on the bridge at Hollister Ave where bike used to have to exit so I'm not sure what you'll have to do there. If you can exit Hollister, it's a straight shot to the train station but you have keep an eye out for the Amtrak signs. The station is a couple blocks north of Hollister. dougP On Jul 17, 5:44 pm, James Warrenjimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote: This is a request for some info needed by some south-riding tourists who are list-members. Dustin and Esteban are on their way south now from San Francisco. I am joining them in Buellton tomorrow, and Tuesday morning, the plan is to set out for Santa Barbara. They need to be at the Goleta train station to get a train that departs at 1:45 PM Tuesday. We are trying to figure out if it is realistic to set out early and ride from Buellton to Goleta via the Refugio pass (a dirt climb) instead of Highway 101 and make it to Goleta by 1:45 PM. Is there anyone on the list who has done the Refugio pass with a sense of how long it took. (I know that riders vary, but I'm just trying to get as much info as I can. Thank you very much, Jim Warren -- 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-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Riv Chica Warrior!
Fantastic indeed! Cool that you saw the whole thing go down and were able to react. On Jul 19, 8:11 pm, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote: Way to go! Not only for catching that dude but for getting out in this muck. I stayed home in St.Paul instead of going for a ride... -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: X01 on Ebay
I would have picked this one up, but it didn't have the original bar tape so I gave it a pass. On Jul 19, 6:51 pm, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: They're not built anywhere NEAR as well as a comparable Atlantis or Hunqapillar. I'd love to have one, but 1800 is bonkers. If you're walking around with that kind of bike money, a production Riv in need of a few of the parts you have laying around is a much better choice. -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Riv Chica Warrior!
Good for you! This is the most interesting cycling story I've read for a while. On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Liesl li...@smm.org wrote: Despite this record-breaking heat and humidity here in the Twin Cities, my partner Erin on her Quickbeam and I on my single-speed Proto-Bleriot elected to do our 20-mile round trip commute to work. The ride home was 98 degrees with a dew point at about 80 degrees…this put the heat index up somewhere like 100-115 degrees. Right balmy. Two blocks from home, as I’m looking forward to air conditioning and a cold one, all hell broke loose. Up in front of me is a maroon Mercury Cougar, and I’m thinking, “When did I last see a Cougar?” As I’m gazing, the car slows down and a young man hops out to go to the convenience store. I wait to see if the Cougar is going to park, but no, it just keeps going. As we proceed down the road, a bicycle passes me, and then I hear yelling behind me. I turn back to see another young man running like the blazes shouting, “That guy stole my bike! Stop him! That guy stole my bike!” It’s the dude from the Cougar who had passed me on the bike! So I stood up and bore down hard on my peddles in hot pursuit. He was riding on the sidewalk next to a big park and I was just behind him in the street. After about 3-4 blocks he started to fade—remember it was literally close to 100 degrees—and I caught up to him. “You stole that bike!” I yelled fiercely. It was clear that he wasn’t aware that I had been on his heels. “You stole that bike! Just drop it and walk away,” I commanded. His grin faded ever so slightly. “I see you,” I continued sternly (albeit between gulps of air). “I see your face, I see your clothes, I see the number on your jersey.” His grin dimmed. I looked at his bare arm. “I see your tattoo,” I said and looked him in the eye. “I see you. Drop the bike and walk away.” He knew the tattoo meant I could ID him. He looked away, dropped the bike, and wobbled off, his legs spent. A dude in the park had watched the whole thing and called out, “Whoa! You just caught that guy and made him give up the bike, man! You chased him down in this heat, and you made him drop the bike. You beat him and you’re twice his age, man!” Erin rode up, having stopped to call 911, and the young man who owned the bike came up huffing and puffing and was ever thankful to have the bike back. Most of the time, I count myself as one of the slower people out there on a commute filled with lycra-clad boys riding carbon racers. At 52, I’m all for bike lingering. But today, I busted it out at the end of a scalding hot ride and beat a kid who in all likelihood was not two but three times younger than me, and I caught up to him when it counted and got a stolen bike back. Feels damn good. Yours, Liesl a.k.a. RivChicaWarrior, Superhero! -- 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-bunch@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. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] X01 on Ebay
And to think I paid only $1,500 for my Herse. As a former XO-1 owner, I agree with Joe: buy a Riv. On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Bill Carter bcarter...@charter.net wrote: Check this one out: http://cgi.ebay.com/1993-Bridgestone-XO-1-Road-Bicycle-52cm-/300579207159?pt=Road_Bikeshash=item45fbeab7f7 No relationship to seller, no interest in buying, just interested in what the group might say 'bout this red hot deal! Bill -- 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-bunch@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. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: X01 on Ebay
yea... and those shimaNo derailleurs... the nerve of that guy to deface a bike like that. Of course if it was 55cm I just might of grabbed it... life is too short ya know. and I'm not sure I could ever go back to 559 wheels ever again. ~mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/u9cs4yDzqrsJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Refugio Pass, CA - Info request
I'll have to write Google maps and have them revise there time estimate for that leg. Unless you guys were doggin' it I'm looking forward to the pictures and story... and next year to do the same trip. ~mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ohNls9NUxRYJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] 1994 Riv
A... blush :-) On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 5:09 PM, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, originally I was going to paint my Bleriot when I was inquiring. Although that bike was eventually sold for a Hilsen, my interest still applies. If I close my eyes and picture the perfect Rivendell bikes/colors...1. Kostman's All Rounder ala orange/dark h.t. 2. David's (cyclotourist) Custom in traditional Imron blue/cream h.t. Digressing, If those two bikes were ever pictured together, I would have to send a letter of apologies to Monica Bellucci notifying her she had been unseated from the most beautiful thing photographed throne. When/if my bike ever gets new color, it will be one of those 2 schemes. Even if I have to go outside RBW to get the Orange/Navy combo. At the end of the day though, I just ride my bike and dont really give a thought to it's color. That happens when it's snowing and I'm staring at pictures of the Cali Contingent riding Mt. Diablo. On Monday, July 18, 2011 5:16:57 PM UTC-6, William wrote: That's a great look. You asked for a dark headtube on a Hilsen? Or on a custom? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/_d0L7WLNEKAJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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 *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Riv Chica Warrior!
From one 52-year old singlespeeding Riv Chica to another, I say awesome job. You have done something good for cycling and I hope the cycling gods smile on you for it! Joyce On Jul 19, 7:10 pm, Liesl li...@smm.org wrote: Despite this record-breaking heat and humidity here in the Twin Cities, my partner Erin on her Quickbeam and I on my single-speed Proto-Bleriot elected to do our 20-mile round trip commute to work. The ride home was 98 degrees with a dew point at about 80 degrees…this put the heat index up somewhere like 100-115 degrees. Right balmy. Two blocks from home, as I’m looking forward to air conditioning and a cold one, all hell broke loose. Up in front of me is a maroon Mercury Cougar, and I’m thinking, “When did I last see a Cougar?” As I’m gazing, the car slows down and a young man hops out to go to the convenience store. I wait to see if the Cougar is going to park, but no, it just keeps going. As we proceed down the road, a bicycle passes me, and then I hear yelling behind me. I turn back to see another young man running like the blazes shouting, “That guy stole my bike! Stop him! That guy stole my bike!” It’s the dude from the Cougar who had passed me on the bike! So I stood up and bore down hard on my peddles in hot pursuit. He was riding on the sidewalk next to a big park and I was just behind him in the street. After about 3-4 blocks he started to fade—remember it was literally close to 100 degrees—and I caught up to him. “You stole that bike!” I yelled fiercely. It was clear that he wasn’t aware that I had been on his heels. “You stole that bike! Just drop it and walk away,” I commanded. His grin faded ever so slightly. “I see you,” I continued sternly (albeit between gulps of air). “I see your face, I see your clothes, I see the number on your jersey.” His grin dimmed. I looked at his bare arm. “I see your tattoo,” I said and looked him in the eye. “I see you. Drop the bike and walk away.” He knew the tattoo meant I could ID him. He looked away, dropped the bike, and wobbled off, his legs spent. A dude in the park had watched the whole thing and called out, “Whoa! You just caught that guy and made him give up the bike, man! You chased him down in this heat, and you made him drop the bike. You beat him and you’re twice his age, man!” Erin rode up, having stopped to call 911, and the young man who owned the bike came up huffing and puffing and was ever thankful to have the bike back. Most of the time, I count myself as one of the slower people out there on a commute filled with lycra-clad boys riding carbon racers. At 52, I’m all for bike lingering. But today, I busted it out at the end of a scalding hot ride and beat a kid who in all likelihood was not two but three times younger than me, and I caught up to him when it counted and got a stolen bike back. Feels damn good. Yours, Liesl a.k.a. RivChicaWarrior, Superhero! -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Riv Chica Warrior!
This should go on the next Reader!!! Also on EcoVelo!!! Submit it to them with a photo of your bike! Great story and great presence of mind... Hats off to you! 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Mounting rear Honjo to Simpleone/QB
I have some extra-long V-O Zeppelin fenders on my Quickbeam. I did what you describe, and rotated the fenders forward about 6. I did not trim the front extension, though; I let it extend below the chainstays to the edge of the largest chainring. I bent the fender to fit through the stays, rather than cut notches. Bicycle Quarterly says it's the proper way, and I concur, having cut stay-notches in another fender. Notching the fender leaves the extension with no strength. The coverage loss in the back doesn't affect me, as I don't ride with others very often, and never in a paceline. I did put a mudflap on the back, which adds back some of the coverage lost. http://flic.kr/p/9t7HjT If you have a hex key (for V-O fender bolts, at least), you can loosen the stays to help get the wheel out of full fenders, too. Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Jul 19, 2:21 pm, Lemon davidboydle...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. Any of you kind folks experience the need to significantly improvise the permanent installation of a 40-ish cm rear Honjo on to the QB or Simpleone? I've recently discovered that in order to remove the rear wheel out of the horizontal dropouts with the fender intact, permanent installation of the fender will require that it be rotated forward about 6 (yikes!), and then trim the excess fender that, as a result of the rotation up/forward, now extends below the bottom bracket. Just to clarify the end result: I'd lose about 6 of fender coverage on the rear wheel. I hope this makes sense, and I look forward to your thoughts. Thanks, David -- 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-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: New England Riv Ride?
There's a group of us in South County riding Thursdays and Saturdays, very mellow rides, lots of dirt, lots of hills, good views, and always a fine (carried) lunch - email me offlist if you'd like to join (we often go into Connecticut / Litchfield County - Canaan mountain Rd from Norfolk, one of the best rides around here). Ron -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/nKMI3gC6jCYJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: WTB: Silver 32/36H Front Wheel
Looking for 700c. Email sent on wheel. Thanks! On Jul 19, 12:33 am, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote: Coincidentally, I have a spare front 36 spoked Dyad wheel with an XT hub. Used for a short while until I replaced it with a Dyad 36/SON hub front wheel. Rich built it. Would you be interested? You're not stating what type of rim you're looking for... 26, 650B or 700c? Mine is 700c. Rene Sent from my iPad On Jul 18, 2011, at 10:26 PM, Steve yngp...@yahoo.com wrote: Long shot, but any chance someone has just a front wheel for sale? Looking for silver rim/spokes 32 or 36, potentially 28. Also, willing to split the cost of a wheelset from Rivendell if someone is just looking for a rear wheel. Thanks -- 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-bunch@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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: Got better pedals, need better shoes
Received my current issue of Bicycle Quarterly today and, by coincidence, they had a very favorable review of the Keen Austin shoe. I might check them out myself! On Jul 18, 11:30 am, Michael Hechmer mhech...@gmail.com wrote: My search for a new pedal to provide some variety from the Frogs, which I really like, has ended in success. I got a pair of White Ind. urban pedals and the Bruce Gordon half clips, I really like them. They are almost as easy in and out as the Fogs and almost as secure. They are pretty comfortable too, especially for the two hour rides on back roads that I do a lot of. However, my New Balance 908 sneakers don't quite fit the clip right(ok but not great) and the toes on the Keen Commuter, which i wear with the Frogs, don't fit under the clip. So I'm thinking about a shoe with a lower front profile but they are hard to find in a size 13. Ecco has one ($140, ouch!) and this cycling shoe from Keen:http://www.keenfootwear.com/us/en/product/fw11/shoes/men/pedal/corona... Does anyone have any experience with these? BTW, I now have a pair of Grip King pedals which got used just enough to get dirty, maybe 50 miles or so, which need a home. $45 shipped conus. Michael -- 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-bunch@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.
