[RBW] Re: paddle plugs to attach cyo to son hub
Peter White calls them connectors on his site. I've called them spade connectors, but I'm not an expert. I think PJW has them for a couple bucks apiece. The nicer way to attach a lighting wire to a dynamo hub is called a Shimano. I was impressed with their slick little plastic doodad that finishes off the wire. Strip the wires, poke 'em through the plastic box, fold 'em over and snap the cover on. Voila! Regardez votre plug! Not two independently-minded spade connectors writhing around on the end of a wire, but a single unit that snaps right onto the hub. To make my SON wires easier to attach, I now mount the hub with the spades pointing straight up, so I can see and feel them in front of the fork. The lighting wires come around the outside of the fork to reach the spades, which leaves me more grip area on the wire, and a cleaner angle of attack than hiding the wire behind the fork blade. It leaves more wire visible, but I no longer care. With the black SON, you can barely see it... Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Jan 3, 7:45 pm, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote: What do you call the paddle plugs you would use to attach a cyo light to a son hub. They are 5mm wide and I don't know what they are called but I need a couple of them to attach this light. Also - does anyone have a nicer/quicker way of attaching them that doesn't involve nearly as much cursing as it has been my experience they do (especially when it is either wet or cold). Thanks, -sv -- 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: Fenders/Tires for Rom
I've owned two Rivendells: a Romulus, and my current AHH. They're both good road bikes you can ride all week on any paved road, and most dirt ones. The only differences I can detect are more clearance and more braze-ons for the AHH. I can't vouch for the Romulus hitting a limit on tours I don't do, but for most daily riding conditions, I can't see the AHH guy hitting the road while Mr. Romulus sits home sulking because his bike let him down. As far as handling differences..I doubt it. I went from the Romulus to Recumbent World for a few years, so I can't say I have a direct memory of the Romulus' ride, but the AHH felt dang familiar when I hopped on it. I think it's safe to say they both ride like a Rivendell road bike. In other words..GREAT. -- 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/-/e_5c5Icf4O4J. 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: Upgrading my Trek 520?
Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I appreciate it. Steve -- 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/-/kmi0Nxchl30J. 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: School-bus yellow, mustard
Aha! I found my color. It was on a Bleriot repainted Ticonderoga yellow. It took me a minute, then..ding! Ticonderoga is the pencil, of two-for-a-buck-from-Rivendell fame. So of course I'm going to buy a couple, drop them off to Rick with my frame, and say, Make it like this, please. Here's something you probably didn't know (courtesy of Wiki): As of 2009*[update]*http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dixon_Ticonderoga_Companyaction=edit, the director of business development for the Dixon Ticonderoga company is *Lee Corso* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Corso (who is better known as a * sports* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports *broadcaster*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presenteron *ESPN* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN). According to *USA Todayhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Today *, his on-air trademark is waving a pencil to punctuate his speech. Joe I did not know that Bernard Vallejo, 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/-/JHiDaYCfyy4J. 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: School-bus yellow, mustard
On Jan 5, 9:55 pm, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: WOW, Bill, that one really pops. I see a bit of lime green on my monitor. Is it there, or just a computer distortion? In real life the bike has no hint of green (or orange), so it must be an optical illusion of some sort. And pop is a good desription, I feel really visible when riding it. Please post pics of the Ticonderoga Bleriot if available. -- 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: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding?
On Jan 5, 1:37 pm, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote: This is genius. I wave drivers by to let them know I know they're there, but I didn't have a signal for, Calm down, I know you're there, hang on a minute. On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: On the topic of taking the lane , I've had much success with hand signals. hold up one finger to exclaim hang on a minute and we'll get past this together; -- -- Anne Paulson Good points, but the drivers I worry about are not the ones who wait, either patiently or impatiently, for a signal. I am more than happy to wave them by. Out here in the country pretty much everybody waves at everybody anyway. It's the ones who decide at a distance it's okay to speed up and hurry around (in spite of oncoming traffic and precious little room to spare) who worry me, risking my life to save themselves a few lousy seconds. Fortunately those are few. I live in an area near a major university (about twelve miles from Athens, GA) where cycling is common and seems to be on the increase. I think awareness of cyclists and courtesy from motorists has improved here over the last few years. 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.
Re: [RBW] paddle plugs to attach cyo to son hub
On Tue, 2012-01-03 at 22:45 -0500, Seth Vidal wrote: What do you call the paddle plugs you would use to attach a cyo light to a son hub. They are 5mm wide and I don't know what they are called but I need a couple of them to attach this light. spade connectors? Also - does anyone have a nicer/quicker way of attaching them that doesn't involve nearly as much cursing as it has been my experience they do (especially when it is either wet or cold). Some people have cut the cable and installed a connector plug inline. When they remove the wheel they leave the short bit connected to the wheel and separate the cable at the inline connector. -- 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 Spoof Today on BikeSnobNYC
I don't read BSNYC daily but when I do I can't help but chuckle. I love the idea of a Lug Life tattoo. I recently came across this cycling blog and really like it, a nice combination of cycling history and humor--The blog's tone is decidedly schizophrenic, with one post focusing on Colombia's cycling history, and the next being about Johan Museeuw's hair plugs. http://www.cyclinginquisition.com/ --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.
[RBW] Re: 59cm Riv A/R for sale on Bend, OR CL
That's a beautiful bike - thanks for passing that along Norman. -- 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/-/PLzrpiNslBQJ. 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] Quickbeam vs SimpleOne
FWIW, my Silver (last batch) QB has a kickstand plate... Steve, in weirdly snow-free Mid-Michigan. On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Andrew ashtab...@gmail.com wrote: The SO has a kickstand plate where the QB has a tube, down between the chainstays, behind the bottom bracket. I think that's about it... I saw a sweet SO at Berkeley Bowl today, on my way home, with nice soft tape on moustache bars. It had the ginormous Wald basket and platracks to hold it up. I looked for someone inside, carting a large Sackville basket bag, but the crush of seasoned humanity was too great, I did not espy them. - Andrew, Berkeley On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 6:34 PM, nathan spindel nath...@gmail.com wrote: Aside from the paint and country of origin, are there any tangible differences (geometry, fork, tubing, etc) between the Quickbeam and SimpleOne? I've ridden a QB and liked it, but have never tested a SimpleOne so I don't know how they compare. That sale is tempting. -nathan -- 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] Re: Riv Spoof Today on BikeSnobNYC
Thanks for posting that link -- the few entries I've read are very interesting, particularly about Colombian cycling. Riv should start importing panela! On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 6:22 AM, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: I don't read BSNYC daily but when I do I can't help but chuckle. I love the idea of a Lug Life tattoo. I recently came across this cycling blog and really like it, a nice combination of cycling history and humor--The blog's tone is decidedly schizophrenic, with one post focusing on Colombia's cycling history, and the next being about Johan Museeuw's hair plugs. http://www.cyclinginquisition.com/ --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. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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] Low Miles 59 CM ROADEO FOR SALE! KILLER PRICE!
I don't know whether to say, damn, I wish I had the cash or damn, I'm glad the tt is a bit too long. (Sorry, tt length counts for me in finding the right fit.) That is a good price. On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 2:31 PM, MustacheBar fi...@pacbell.net wrote: An awesome low miles Roadeo for a great price, -Sram APEX Drive Train -Nice Velocity Wheels with 105 hubs Climbs like a goat, flies like a cloud only $2800!! Call Finn at Home: 510-525-5551 Cell: 510-410-0314 Email: fi...@pacbell.net Pictures links below: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alchemicalnature/6643316689/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/alchemicalnature/6643316577/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/alchemicalnature/6643316449/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/alchemicalnature/6643316377/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/alchemicalnature/6643316241/in/photostream/ -- 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 http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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] Indian bike names
Given the name/trademark lawyerly things that Riv has run into with bike names, Calumet might be a problem. When photography was based on silver halide and chemistry I knew Calumet as a respected business particularly for photo accessory/widgets. Oh I just checked they are still at it (http://www.calumetphoto.co.uk/eng/browse/brands/calumet). -JimD On Jan 5, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Allan in Portland wrote: Perhaps this gives away my NW Indiana roots, but I gotta say Calumet would be kinda nice for a bike name. However, those who've never made steel from ore, or known someone that knew someone who did, probably wouldn't get it. So... staying with my Indiana roots as root for good indian names, but aiming a little less esoteric, I'm not sure one could do better for a bike than Tippicanoe. It rolls off the tongue. It's fun to say. Friends and strangers alike won't be able to resist adding and Tyler too every time they see you with your new bike. Regards, -Allan -- 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/-/FyUEz0Ug4aEJ. 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] Roadeo or RB1?
Robert Zeidler said: All of this just about has me ready to pull the trigger. On a new Calfee with the Adventure set-up. I say: Great idea! I love mine! Joe Bartoe Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc. email: j...@synapticcycles.com website: www.synapticcycles.com Twitter: @synapticcycles phone: 949-374-6079 Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:37:41 -0600 Subject: Re: [RBW] Roadeo or RB1? From: zeidler.rob...@gmail.com To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com All of this just about has me ready to pull the trigger. On a new Calfee with the Adventure set-up. On Thursday, January 5, 2012, Kelly Sleeper tkslee...@gmail.com wrote: Actually it was relating to the subject line.. ROADEO or RBI.. then when the Roadeo is suggested it is treated as being no different than an 80's whatever. I disagree with that and that you get the Rivendell ride from all of those bikes. Not a matter of anger or being snarky, just thought it was funny. I've seen my wife and she had the xtralight Merlin, and a Lemond. Both sat there and were never ridden after she got the Rodeo. Eventually she sold the Merlin extralite. Every review I've seen on the Roadeo from other owners on here has been very positive.The few short rides I've had on the Roadeo have been impressive. Just wish they made won big enough for me. Considering is a swiss army knife no different than an 80's trek or just an over priced steel wannabe is ok.. just surprising since we are in a Rivendell forum. Figured some other owners would have spoke up. Patrick, yes I took it as baiting and didn't think you were serious about wanting an honest review or thought as you've read the same posts and more as I have. I also know that how a bike feels to me may not be the same as it will feel for you. Just as I don't believe a long haul trucker rides the same as an atlantis. For me it's a fact I've ridden them side by side... other disagree. Take the silver brakes off and put on a dura-ace group, thread less headset and 700x25 tires and go. Bicycle magazine indicated they didn't think the roadeo was smooth enough when they made the tires hard instead of the pressure that was recommended. So as much as I enjoy your posts about your trikes and other bikes and such.. yes this one felt like a bait people into giving information that you had no intention of using. Since you already had the information about the Roadeo posted on here many times with outside reviews that you've read. With the large list of objections and reasons and price to not own a Roadeo why ask about it even? That was my perspective on it. So ya baiting and funny.. not a slam on you.. just an observation. Sure as heck not a word in anger.. see all of this typing to say what I said in what a sentence.. :) When I bought my AHH I took a 14 hour round trip drive to ride one before ordering. I don't care if GOD himself said it road great I wasn't spending that kind of money without riding it. I'm glad the Country Bike Shop was there or I would have ended up flying to California to ride one first. kelly -- 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/-/htPvkmwXWx0J. 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. -- 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: SRAM Automatix versus Sturmey Archer S2 Duomatic on SimpleOne
Here is a review of the Duomatic from my friends at UrbanVelo, if that helps: http://urbanvelo.org/sturmey-archer-s2-duomatic-kick-back-hub/ Thanks, Sean --- On Thu, 1/5/12, David Spranger daspran...@gmail.com wrote: From: David Spranger daspran...@gmail.com Subject: [RBW] Re: SRAM Automatix versus Sturmey Archer S2 Duomatic on SimpleOne To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, January 5, 2012, 2:24 PM Thanks to both of you. The SRAM is also available without a coaster brake. I lean in the direction of the Sturmey Archer Duomatic only because Sturmey Archer products are so serviceable. I am not sure of the serviceability of the SRAM. I have had some feedback that the kickback shifiting of the Sturmey is problematic, but it may just be a getting used to it type thing. Pudge, when you have a chance to use yours can you comment on this? Thank you,David SprangerCharlotte, NC -- 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/-/zzwh3jazDf0J. 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: School-bus yellow, mustard
Here ya go, Bill. http://www.flickr.com/photos/by-cycle/4058054535/ -- 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/-/VDXH_A-2JfMJ. 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] Indian bike names
Well, since Calumet originated as an Indian tribe and is the name of a township in NW Indiana, a river, a slew of local businesses, a photography joint in the UK, and a baking powder manufacturer, to name a few, I think they'll be OK. But I'm cooling of it regardless. ;-) Regards, -Allan -- 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/-/uSeQjBoKQiMJ. 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] Indian bike names
Or taking a lead from GP, Arrowhead, aerohead, or some such? Make a great headbadge. On Friday, January 6, 2012, Allan in Portland allan_f...@aracnet.com wrote: Well, since Calumet originated as an Indian tribe and is the name of a township in NW Indiana, a river, a slew of local businesses, a photography joint in the UK, and a baking powder manufacturer, to name a few, I think they'll be OK. But I'm cooling of it regardless. ;-) Regards, -Allan -- 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/-/uSeQjBoKQiMJ. 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: Indian bike names
Those are nice ones. I really like Bois Forte. However, contra the Calumet example, if it's still solely associated with the tribe it may not be available. And this is my last one (ok, no promises ;-)) if Tippecanoe is too cute sounding, may I suggest Wabash. Terre haute (high ground), -Allan -- 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/-/q-Rrt8enniUJ. 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] Indian bike names
There ya go, Z-Man. I thought Arrowhead was cool, too (and sent it to Grant). It begs for a spear through the downtube decal with an arrowhead on the end. I don't think it would be too much work to tie it to the warrior chief headbadge G would like to use. It's too bad Chief and Scout are already taken by Indian Motorcycles, 'cause those are very cool. Joe Bernard Vallejo, 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/-/B-hFM0Ib6mEJ. 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] Indian bike names
Lived right on the banks of thr Wabash for a coupla years. On Friday, January 6, 2012, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: There ya go, Z-Man. I thought Arrowhead was cool, too (and sent it to Grant). It begs for a spear through the downtube decal with an arrowhead on the end. I don't think it would be too much work to tie it to the warrior chief headbadge G would like to use. It's too bad Chief and Scout are already taken by Indian Motorcycles, 'cause those are very cool. Joe Bernard Vallejo, 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/-/B-hFM0Ib6mEJ. 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: Fenders/Tires for Rom
On Jan 5, 12:12 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/4/12, Esteban kemm...@gmail.com wrote: Ride the Romulus as the classic road bike it is. This may be just a question of semantics, but I have always thought of the Ramboulliet/Romulus as a type of sports tourer bike. Keep in mind I have never owned or ridden a Ram, but I do own a Heron Road I have ridden for years and more recently acquired a Waterford 1250, both of which are generally similar bikes to the Ram/Rom in my mind, and the type of bike I prefer for my on-road recreational use. (I'm not going anywhere too fast anyhow, so I might as well be more comfortable.) I run 28s without fenders on both bikes, but I may give 32s a try next time tires are needed. I am not trying to be argumentative, just would like some clarification on the terminology from some of you more knowledgeable folks. Is a classic road bike close to the same thing, or is sports tourer or light touring bike just some marketing mumbo jumbo? PS - I would love it if Grant/Riv would paint some Rodeo frames in the original Ram orange and badge and decal them as Ramboulliet 2s. I'd probably sell every bike I've got to buy one of those. -- 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: Fenders/Tires for Rom
I own a Heron Road and a Rambouillet (and coincidently owned a Waterford 1250). The Heron Road and 1250 were pretty similar--the Heron is a bit stiffer-tubed and sportier but they have about the same fender clearance. (i.e., not much). The Rambouillet is a touch longer and slightly less sporty and uses longer reach brakes so has room for fatter tires and fenders. Steve On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Bill Carter billcar...@gmail.com wrote: On Jan 5, 12:12 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/4/12, Esteban kemm...@gmail.com wrote: Ride the Romulus as the classic road bike it is. This may be just a question of semantics, but I have always thought of the Ramboulliet/Romulus as a type of sports tourer bike. Keep in mind I have never owned or ridden a Ram, but I do own a Heron Road I have ridden for years and more recently acquired a Waterford 1250, both of which are generally similar bikes to the Ram/Rom in my mind, and the type of bike I prefer for my on-road recreational use. (I'm not going anywhere too fast anyhow, so I might as well be more comfortable.) I run 28s without fenders on both bikes, but I may give 32s a try next time tires are needed. I am not trying to be argumentative, just would like some clarification on the terminology from some of you more knowledgeable folks. Is a classic road bike close to the same thing, or is sports tourer or light touring bike just some marketing mumbo jumbo? PS - I would love it if Grant/Riv would paint some Rodeo frames in the original Ram orange and badge and decal them as Ramboulliet 2s. I'd probably sell every bike I've got to buy one of those. -- 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: Fenders/Tires for Rom
I should probably add that I think the Roadeo (which I misspelled in my previous post) is a great looking bike also, I just think the name is a little too punning and cutesy. (A minor complaint at best.) On Jan 6, 11:49 am, Bill Carter billcar...@gmail.com wrote: On Jan 5, 12:12 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/4/12, Esteban kemm...@gmail.com wrote: Ride the Romulus as the classic road bike it is. This may be just a question of semantics, but I have always thought of the Ramboulliet/Romulus as a type of sports tourer bike. Keep in mind I have never owned or ridden a Ram, but I do own a Heron Road I have ridden for years and more recently acquired a Waterford 1250, both of which are generally similar bikes to the Ram/Rom in my mind, and the type of bike I prefer for my on-road recreational use. (I'm not going anywhere too fast anyhow, so I might as well be more comfortable.) I run 28s without fenders on both bikes, but I may give 32s a try next time tires are needed. I am not trying to be argumentative, just would like some clarification on the terminology from some of you more knowledgeable folks. Is a classic road bike close to the same thing, or is sports tourer or light touring bike just some marketing mumbo jumbo? PS - I would love it if Grant/Riv would paint some Rodeo frames in the original Ram orange and badge and decal them as Ramboulliet 2s. I'd probably sell every bike I've got to buy one of those. -- 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: Quickbeam vs SimpleOne
Single Sixty Sidepull Sam -- does this mean what I think it does? Photo? Gear? Your evaluation of it? On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I scratched the itch, but I bought Matt's silver Quickbeam instead of an SO. Can't wait for it to get here! Pete SingleSixtySidepullSam SilverSingle-Speed...er...Quickbeam (oh well!) -- 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/-/gIn1Mqkz-kwJ. 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 http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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: Indian bike names
I'm with Robert and Joe on this one - Arrowhead or something along those lines. I think that'd be a very cool name and a refreshing change (in my humble opinion) from the oddball person names Rivendell has been using of late. (Give me Saluki any day over A. Homer Hilsen - but then I have a vested interest in that one). John -- 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: Indian bike names
Are these tribes still extant? I wonder what it'd be like for a member of a tribe to see a bike named after his or her people. Would it be like seeing: FS: 56cm Englishman Anyone put Hetres on a German? I really regret selling my Japanese. My new Canadian just isn't the same. Stolen Egyptian American vs Russian: which should I buy Happy Friday! :-) ts On Jan 6, 6:53 am, jimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote: Given the name/trademark lawyerly things that Riv has run into with bike names, Calumet might be a problem. When photography was based on silver halide and chemistry I knew Calumet as a respected business particularly for photo accessory/widgets. Oh I just checked they are still at it (http://www.calumetphoto.co.uk/eng/browse/brands/calumet). -JimD On Jan 5, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Allan in Portland wrote: Perhaps this gives away my NW Indiana roots, but I gotta say Calumet would be kinda nice for a bike name. However, those who've never made steel from ore, or known someone that knew someone who did, probably wouldn't get it. So... staying with my Indiana roots as root for good indian names, but aiming a little less esoteric, I'm not sure one could do better for a bike than Tippicanoe. It rolls off the tongue. It's fun to say. Friends and strangers alike won't be able to resist adding and Tyler too every time they see you with your new bike. Regards, -Allan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visithttps://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/FyUEz0Ug4aEJ. 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Roadeo or RB1?
Here are the numbers for a 1993 RB1: http://yojimg.net/bike/equipment/bikes/rb1_geo.php and for the Roadeo: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjehUKAztnO8dEFRVEYxUWpxeXNPMHZMeDZINmNUMWc#gid=0 The 57 cm Roadeo would fit me perfectly ... On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Ely Rodriguez elyk...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Patrick, Happy New Years! I wonder what the geometry and tubing differences are between the two? I've always liked my RB-1's, my fastest brevet was on one. Does anyone know the tubing specs? Ely -- 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/-/fDTtJK5ZzioJ. 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 http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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] Indian bike names
AHH was nice, when it was just that but it's getting a bit moldy IMHO. BTW did anybody get notified about their deposit on the new bike? On Friday, January 6, 2012, TSW tsesun...@gmail.com wrote: Are these tribes still extant? I wonder what it'd be like for a member of a tribe to see a bike named after his or her people. Would it be like seeing: FS: 56cm Englishman Anyone put Hetres on a German? I really regret selling my Japanese. My new Canadian just isn't the same. Stolen Egyptian American vs Russian: which should I buy Happy Friday! :-) ts On Jan 6, 6:53 am, jimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote: Given the name/trademark lawyerly things that Riv has run into with bike names, Calumet might be a problem. When photography was based on silver halide and chemistry I knew Calumet as a respected business particularly for photo accessory/widgets. Oh I just checked they are still at it (http://www.calumetphoto.co.uk/eng/browse/brands/calumet). -JimD On Jan 5, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Allan in Portland wrote: Perhaps this gives away my NW Indiana roots, but I gotta say Calumet would be kinda nice for a bike name. However, those who've never made steel from ore, or known someone that knew someone who did, probably wouldn't get it. So... staying with my Indiana roots as root for good indian names, but aiming a little less esoteric, I'm not sure one could do better for a bike than Tippicanoe. It rolls off the tongue. It's fun to say. Friends and strangers alike won't be able to resist adding and Tyler too every time they see you with your new bike. Regards, -Allan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visithttps:// groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/FyUEz0Ug4aEJ. 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. -- 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: School-bus yellow, mustard
On Jan 6, 11:03 am, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: Here ya go, Bill. http://www.flickr.com/photos/by-cycle/4058054535/ I like it, Joe. Good choice. Kind of in between the HyperCanary and the mustardy colors. The one thing I dislike about my Waterford is that it shows every speck of dirt or grease, and I find myself always looking for a rag to wipe it down. -- 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: Fenders/Tires for Rom
In my opinion, a classic road bike has shorter chainstays and lower bars (circa the '80s) than a Ram/Rom/AHH. The latter to me is more of a sport tourer, which would be a classic road bike stretched a bit, with a higher headtube. In my mind, the full-on touring line is drawn at beefier frame tubes and cantilever brakes. -- 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/-/imNmAAgV_sYJ. 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: Roadeo or RB1?
Patrick. Let me know if you desperately want my 56cm RB-1. The only non-stock items are the handlebar tape, chain and the tires. It's a 1992, so no 'gd fender' braze ons. It's living in Illinois, so it would take some doing to get you connected with it, but again, if you're truly motivated, things can be done. Sheldon has the full 1992 catalog for you to peruse. http://sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1992/1992.pdf -- 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/-/j4YwY0rH2E0J. 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: School-bus yellow, mustard
I found this on the Riv site. The Hillborne 10-or-so pics down is a nice yellow, too. http://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/11590199765/staph-bykes -- 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/-/teVFUVU3oGAJ. 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: Quickbeam vs SimpleOne
Patrick- Not sure what you think it means ;-) but it's a 60cm Sam with sidepull brakes and a single top tube. There was a thread a couple of months ago where some of us were trying to decipher all the various versions of Sam that are/were available. I have a few not-so-great flickr photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppesce/ As for evaluation, I don't have a lot of experience with many different bikes, so I can't offer much in the way of comparisons. I love its flexibility - I had it built a few different ways and currently have an SRAM Apex compact double drivetrain on it, for kicks. I was probably going to mess with again soon but the new-to-me QB will keep me distracted for a while. -Pete -- 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/-/fPJyj_IG9UIJ. 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: School-bus yellow, mustard
The world famous Jay Ritchey Hillborne! Captured in the wild: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/6324307454/in/set-72157628078846998 -- 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/-/h8whfU3sKOQJ. 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: Quickbeam vs SimpleOne
Single refers to top tube; sorry, I thought it might refer to a single gear. I could see a ss Sam ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3FnpaWQJO0 On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote: Patrick- Not sure what you think it means ;-) but it's a 60cm Sam with sidepull brakes and a single top tube. There was a thread a couple of months ago where some of us were trying to decipher all the various versions of Sam that are/were available. I have a few not-so-great flickr photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppesce/ As for evaluation, I don't have a lot of experience with many different bikes, so I can't offer much in the way of comparisons. I love its flexibility - I had it built a few different ways and currently have an SRAM Apex compact double drivetrain on it, for kicks. I was probably going to mess with again soon but the new-to-me QB will keep me distracted for a while. -Pete -- 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/-/fPJyj_IG9UIJ. 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 http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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: School-bus yellow, mustard
Ah geez, my eyes are crossing trying to compare yellows. Paint it like Jay's sounds like a good bet, eh? -- 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/-/uWv0YPDNFpUJ. 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] Indian bike names
Each their own, of course, but improper nouns lack zip. -Allan -- 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/-/WJheyJbYArsJ. 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 Spoof Today on BikeSnobNYC
He was funnier when he was edgy and anonymous... On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote: On Thu, 2012-01-05 at 18:29 -0800, grrlyrida wrote: I'm with Joe. First I thought maybe it's a guy thing, but I just don't find him amusing or funny. Neither do I. -- 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] Re: SRAM Automatix versus Sturmey Archer S2 Duomatic on SimpleOne
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[RBW] Re: 59cm Riv A/R for sale on Bend, OR CL
Damn--something about dark colored Rivs just does it for me--black, dark green, etc. Esp. when built up with proper silver parts, the way the frame and the parts contrast looks so right. There was a 62cm Road Standard on ebay about a month ago that was a similar color (at least to my red-green colorblind eyes) and I wanted it, bad. If it ever get a custom color from them...it'll be something along those lines. -- 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/-/KcS8ADWIAxkJ. 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 Spoof Today on BikeSnobNYC
Those 17 kids of his mellowed him some, too, I imagine. -- 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/-/R3WyNrQDXcMJ. 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: Indian bike names
Well, this'll give away my own NE Indiana roots, but I'll opt for Little Turtle. He was Miami Tribe leader during the early settling of the upper Midwest and figured into the French-Indian War and the War of 1812. I especially liked him because he was clever enough to realize that he could charge a toll for those traders needing to portage from the Maumee River to the Wabash River in order to continue their travels West. My second favorite would be Tecumseh, but I suppose that would sound too much like a lawn mower engine and would probably initiate a copyright suit. You can read lots about either of these two on the Web On Jan 5, 11:19 pm, Allan in Portland allan_f...@aracnet.com wrote: Perhaps this gives away my NW Indiana roots, but I gotta say Calumet would be kinda nice for a bike name. However, those who've never made steel from ore, or known someone that knew someone who did, probably wouldn't gethttp://www.google.com/search?q=calumet+indianait. So... staying with my Indiana roots as root for good indian names, but aiming a little less esoteric, I'm not sure one could do better for a bike than Tippicanoe. It rolls off the tongue. It's fun to say. Friends and strangers alike won't be able to resist adding and Tyler too every time they see you with your new bike. Regards, -Allan -- 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: Fenders/Tires for Rom
I don't think I'd want to change the brake just to get .2mm of additional tire under a fender. This bike already rides nicely. What I would want to do is squeeze every bit of comfort possible out of it for long rides without affecting its performance and generally sporty nature as I bought this precisely because I found my Sam sluggish for unladen or lightly-laden duty. I have no desire to turn the Rom into a Sam and even if I were to hang the Sam's parts on an A.H.H. I would build it up with an eye towards comfort and carrying saddle bags, etc. If I'm limited to a very smooth supple 28 tire on the Rom for sportier riding that's going to be just fine. On Jan 6, 10:27 am, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: In my opinion, a classic road bike has shorter chainstays and lower bars (circa the '80s) than a Ram/Rom/AHH. The latter to me is more of a sport tourer, which would be a classic road bike stretched a bit, with a higher headtube. In my mind, the full-on touring line is drawn at beefier frame tubes and cantilever brakes. -- 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: Indian bike names
One problem as I see it with that name- How was the ride? Arrowing. (With apologies to Yellow Submarine.) Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jan 6, 10:59 am, John Price lindapri...@comcast.net wrote: I'm with Robert and Joe on this one - Arrowhead or something along those lines. I think that'd be a very cool name and a refreshing change (in my humble opinion) from the oddball person names Rivendell has been using of late. (Give me Saluki any day over A. Homer Hilsen - but then I have a vested interest in that one). John -- 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: paddle plugs to attach cyo to son hub
Hi Seth, I went through several machinations when I got my SON hubbed wheel and wnated both the wheel and my E3 to go back and forth between my Saluki and my protovelo bleriot. I used Peter White's gold connectors and they work fabulously. I put one set on very short wires coming from the hub, then had standing wiring running up the fork blade to the canti brake hanger and up to the handlebars. Each end of this standing wire had gold connectors, and each of the two bikes had this standing wire set-up. then the E3 got the same treatment as the hub: a short wire with gold connectors. I can move both the wheel and the light back and forth effortlessly and do it in very low light. I really like that I can take the light with me easily and quickly when I park the bike in a public location. I used the rubber handlebar mount for the E3 on m'bars. The whole system works like a charm. I'm about to set up my Trek 620 the same way so the light can move over to it as well. good luck, Liesl in also eerliy snow-free Minnesota -- 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: Fenders/Tires for Rom
On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Darin G. dbg...@mac.com wrote: I don't think I'd want to change the brake just to get .2mm of additional tire under a fender. This bike already rides nicely. What I would want to do is squeeze every bit of comfort possible out of it for long rides without affecting its performance and generally sporty nature as I bought this precisely because I found my Sam sluggish for unladen or lightly-laden duty. I have no desire to turn the Rom into a Sam and even if I were to hang the Sam's parts on an A.H.H. I would build it up with an eye towards comfort and carrying saddle bags, etc. If I'm limited to a very smooth supple 28 tire on the Rom for sportier riding that's going to be just fine. Darin, 1. You can get the cypres under there, no problem. no change in brakes: 2. As Manny would say: Pictures prove it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/tags/romulus/ -sv -- 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] Indian bike names
Yup. Just before Christmas. From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of robert zeidler Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 12:13 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Indian bike names AHH was nice, when it was just that but it's getting a bit moldy IMHO. BTW did anybody get notified about their deposit on the new bike? On Friday, January 6, 2012, TSW tsesun...@gmail.commailto:tsesun...@gmail.com wrote: Are these tribes still extant? I wonder what it'd be like for a member of a tribe to see a bike named after his or her people. Would it be like seeing: FS: 56cm Englishman Anyone put Hetres on a German? I really regret selling my Japanese. My new Canadian just isn't the same. Stolen Egyptian American vs Russian: which should I buy Happy Friday! :-) ts On Jan 6, 6:53 am, jimD rasterd...@comcast.netmailto:rasterd...@comcast.net wrote: Given the name/trademark lawyerly things that Riv has run into with bike names, Calumet might be a problem. When photography was based on silver halide and chemistry I knew Calumet as a respected business particularly for photo accessory/widgets. Oh I just checked they are still at it (http://www.calumetphoto.co.uk/eng/browse/brands/calumet). -JimD On Jan 5, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Allan in Portland wrote: Perhaps this gives away my NW Indiana roots, but I gotta say Calumet would be kinda nice for a bike name. However, those who've never made steel from ore, or known someone that knew someone who did, probably wouldn't get it. So... staying with my Indiana roots as root for good indian names, but aiming a little less esoteric, I'm not sure one could do better for a bike than Tippicanoe. It rolls off the tongue. It's fun to say. Friends and strangers alike won't be able to resist adding and Tyler too every time they see you with your new bike. Regards, -Allan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visithttps://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/FyUEz0Ug4aEJhttp://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/FyUEz0Ug4aEJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.commailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.commailto:rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=enhttp://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.commailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.commailto:rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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. -- To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein. This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request.
[RBW] Re: Fenders/Tires for Rom
Hard to argue with, I agree. I'm going to ride over to my LBS this afternoon--they've got a Rom with fenders and some GB Cypress tires mounted on wheels and we'll take a look at it. D.G. On Jan 6, 1:40 pm, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Darin G. dbg...@mac.com wrote: I don't think I'd want to change the brake just to get .2mm of additional tire under a fender. This bike already rides nicely. What I would want to do is squeeze every bit of comfort possible out of it for long rides without affecting its performance and generally sporty nature as I bought this precisely because I found my Sam sluggish for unladen or lightly-laden duty. I have no desire to turn the Rom into a Sam and even if I were to hang the Sam's parts on an A.H.H. I would build it up with an eye towards comfort and carrying saddle bags, etc. If I'm limited to a very smooth supple 28 tire on the Rom for sportier riding that's going to be just fine. Darin, 1. You can get the cypres under there, no problem. no change in brakes: 2. As Manny would say: Pictures prove it:http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/tags/romulus/ -sv -- 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: paddle plugs to attach cyo to son hub
I've got a mental prototype (aka a hare-brained fantasy) of a magnetic connector similar to Apple laptops for my SON/Edelux. With my meager fabrication skills on that small-scale, I imagine it would have to go through many prototype stages before it would be any good at all, but I believe the concept should work. -- 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/-/M_V3VvLPeLEJ. 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] School-bus yellow, mustard
Joe, Here's a link to my Rivendell. It may be brighter than you're looking for. I think the color was called RB1 yellow. I chose it out of the old color brochure Rivendell used to send out. I had hoped it would be a close match to an old yellow Previa we used to drive. Good look with your quest. David Sprunger Fargo, ND http://www.cord.edu/faculty/sprunger/bikes/riv1334/ On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: I have an AHH I purchased from a listmember last year. It came in a custom light-green metallic (kind of a Prius green) that I'm less enthralled with than I expected. I'm going to send it to Rivendell Local Painter Guy (also local to me) for a respray. I'd be interested to see any photos of bikes with yellowish/mustard colors. I remember a Saluki being for sale a year-or-so ago that had a sort of school-bus yellow, offset with red pedal straps, that was very pretty. I also found this on a link at www.rivbike.com. http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/3710512379/in/pool-rivendell, which looks like hot mustard to me..also very nice. Any pics of bikes in this color range would be most appreciated. Thanks, Joe Bernard Vallejo, 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/-/FpjxIGO3zqIJ. 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: Indian bike names
I don't think GP will like it, but I think Chief would be great. The long and laid-back nature of bike makes me think of someone who's entitled to take their time... The back-up bars also remind me of this: http://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/experience/history/pages/vintage-news.aspx And the asymmetric seatstay braces seem to have been formed by the wind, kind of like the old motorcycles: http://www.kiwiindian.com/gallery/Vintage/index.php?image=7 Just my 2c. -Pete -- 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/-/r-nt0ySSvBEJ. 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 Spoof Today on BikeSnobNYC
On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 13:17 -0500, Steven Frederick wrote: He was funnier when he was edgy and anonymous... As far as I'm concerned, he was never funny. -- 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: paddle plugs to attach cyo to son hub
On Jan 6, 2:57 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote: I've got a mental prototype (aka a hare-brained fantasy) of a magnetic connector similar to Apple laptops for my SON/Edelux. With my meager fabrication skills on that small-scale, I imagine it would have to go through many prototype stages before it would be any good at all, but I believe the concept should work. Whoa William, I like this idea! Go forth with great vigor and keep us posted! -liesl -- 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: paddle plugs to attach cyo to son hub
On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 3:57 PM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote: I've got a mental prototype (aka a hare-brained fantasy) of a magnetic connector similar to Apple laptops for my SON/Edelux. With my meager fabrication skills on that small-scale, I imagine it would have to go through many prototype stages before it would be any good at all, but I believe the concept should work. Wow, That makes good sense to me. Afaik there should never be any stress on the cable from the light to the hub so a magnet should be plenty strong enough to keep it connected. I wonder how easily a prototype could be made. I should spend an afternoon in a radioshack looking at connectors. -sv -- 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] School-bus yellow, mustard
Joe, Beautiful -- 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/-/rrvkF2mc3HQJ. 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: Indian bike names
On Jan 6, 11:07 am, TSW tsesun...@gmail.com wrote: Are these tribes still extant? I wonder what it'd be like for a member of a tribe to see a bike named after his or her people. Would it be like seeing: FS: 56cm Englishman Anyone put Hetres on a German? I really regret selling my Japanese. My new Canadian just isn't the same. Stolen Egyptian American vs Russian: which should I buy? This is important. I work with Native people, and appropriation of culture by Euro-Americans without asking is just not a good thing. Note that the University of North Dakota officially discontinued its use of the Fighting Sioux nickname the first of the year. Sorry to get political here, but this is such a respectful community that I feel I should pipe up. -liesl -- 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: paddle plugs to attach cyo to son hub
Seth K+J magnetics has all shapes and sizes of rare earth (neodymium) magnets. They have a nice website, and I've bought lots of stuff from them for unrelated projects. My idea is round flat disk magnets, with the poles aimed along the flat part of the round disk shaped magnet. It's called diametric magnetization. Like this model: http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=R424DIA That way the magnets will self-align to one another by just getting them close. Wet and cold (and DARK) won't matter in the slightest. That aligns your two contacts every single time. Round makes it easier to fabricate a weatherproof exterior that still allows the magnets to rotate when they are self-aligning. The thing I haven't worked through is how to put the contacts on there where they are reliably sandwiched without scrubbing each other off when the self-alignment part is happening. Maybe a plastic spacer, that also tunes the pull force by separating the magnets by just the right amount. -- 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/-/VWVsdzk21JkJ. 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] Indian bike names
In the immortal words of Drill Sargent Hulka, Lighten up, Frances. On Friday, January 6, 2012, Liesl li...@smm.org wrote: On Jan 6, 11:07 am, TSW tsesun...@gmail.com wrote: Are these tribes still extant? I wonder what it'd be like for a member of a tribe to see a bike named after his or her people. Would it be like seeing: FS: 56cm Englishman Anyone put Hetres on a German? I really regret selling my Japanese. My new Canadian just isn't the same. Stolen Egyptian American vs Russian: which should I buy? This is important. I work with Native people, and appropriation of culture by Euro-Americans without asking is just not a good thing. Note that the University of North Dakota officially discontinued its use of the Fighting Sioux nickname the first of the year. Sorry to get political here, but this is such a respectful community that I feel I should pipe up. -liesl -- 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: Indian bike names
I was thinking along the same lines. (My local football team is the Redskins, if you know what i mean...Not quite the same, No, worse). Thanks for putting it into words with concrete experience to back them up Liesl. -- 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/-/IuF6CCrDrIoJ. 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 Spoof Today on BikeSnobNYC
I look forward to reading him daily (and AHTBM tri-weekly). Makes me feel tingly and warm inside. READ SNOB On 1/6/12, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote: On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 13:17 -0500, Steven Frederick wrote: He was funnier when he was edgy and anonymous... As far as I'm concerned, he was never funny. -- 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. -- Cheers, David Redlands, 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] FS: Nigel Smythe Big Box Saddlebag, Brand New, never mounted
Nigel Smythe Big Box #20-185 saddle bag, purchased from Rivendell in 2008 for $235.00, brand new, never mounted, looks to measure 13 x 12 x 11. Asking $220.00 + Shipping. http://dmayne.home.mindspring.com/nsbag/DSC_0040.jpg http://dmayne.home.mindspring.com/nsbag/DSC_0041.jpg http://dmayne.home.mindspring.com/nsbag/DSC_0042.jpg http://dmayne.home.mindspring.com/nsbag/DSC_0043.jpg http://dmayne.home.mindspring.com/nsbag/DSC_0044.jpg 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: FS: 50cm Rivendell Rambouillet
Just want to correct the post it is in fact a 52cm rambo On Dec 29 2011, 3:00 pm, Duy Tran duyhav...@gmail.com wrote: In great shape! Has nitto noodle handlebar shimano brakes along with silver tektro interrupter brakes. Has a sugino triple crank do not know the exact specs of it. And a 9 speed rear hub. Also has shimano bar end friction shifters. Only things not be included are pedals, seat post, and saddle. Ask for pictures and I will email them for you. The frame is painted blue. I am asking for a reasonable 1600, as well as the cost of shipping. I am located in the Los Angeles area if you want to pick it up. Thanks a bunch, Duy Tran you can email me at duyhav...@yahoo.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-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 Spoof Today on BikeSnobNYC
I've never been in a BSNYC/Riv thread before. I didn't realize announcing I'm not a fan would start all this. It shant happen agian..I'm not thrilled that he may be reading this. Like I said, he seems like a nice fellow. -- 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/-/-bpti_ea8HEJ. 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 Spoof Today on BikeSnobNYC
He's a very strong writer (which may be a reason Grant likes him so much - it is for me). Maybe funny is not the best analytic. Satire isn't usually funny. But successful satire is clever, and often conveys a sharp critique. BSNYC is highly successful in both ways. On Jan 6, 3:00 pm, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: I've never been in a BSNYC/Riv thread before. I didn't realize announcing I'm not a fan would start all this. It shant happen agian..I'm not thrilled that he may be reading this. Like I said, he seems like a nice fellow. -- 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 Spoof Today on BikeSnobNYC
The first post pointed out Riv-content on BSNYC. That seems on-topic to me. Whether anyone finds him funny or not seems off topic and prone to inciting snarky discussion. I apologize for my part in it. I've become very tired of the low signal-to-noise ratio on this list and the iBOB list, and I may just have to take a break. But if anyone wants to ride around Walnut Creek or thereabouts, let me know. 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] Re: Custom cassettes
On Jan 2, 7:55 pm, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote: I mentioned that I had a 9 speed 11-34 to convert into an 8 speed 13-34. Well by golly it works suprisingly well. After filing off the 3 rivets holding it together, I inserted 8 speed spacers in place of the 9s and used an 8 speed 13 tooth small cog. . . Amazing! Sounds like a kludge worthy of the legendary P. Moore. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kludge -- 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 Spoof Today on BikeSnobNYC
The Steves disagree markedly!...This is the straw/camel's back for Jim...I think Philip said it best, humor is not something that you can vote on. -- 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/-/n-M7BvD9dQ8J. 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] Todays Ride
Well as hard as it was to believe St Louis had temperatures in the 70's today. So a later afternoon 30 miler was in order. The early part of the ride was 24ish miles tail wind out and head wind home on gravel and single track along the river. Had a thermos of coffee and sunshine. What a way to end the week. Not to mention it's always good to spend some Bomba time. Here are some pics.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/6649415829/in/set-72157628751855623/ Have a great weekend. Kelly -- 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/-/fgrv-GYNFRgJ. 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: Todays Ride
Absolutely fabulous. -- 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/-/Mp-KIptSmEsJ. 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: FS: 50cm Rivendell Rambouillet
*face palm* On Jan 6, 11:50 am, Duy Tran duyhav...@gmail.com wrote: Just want to correct the post it is in fact a 52cm rambo On Dec 29 2011, 3:00 pm, Duy Tran duyhav...@gmail.com wrote: In great shape! Has nitto noodle handlebar shimano brakes along with silver tektro interrupter brakes. Has a sugino triple crank do not know the exact specs of it. And a 9 speed rear hub. Also has shimano bar end friction shifters. Only things not be included are pedals, seat post, and saddle. Ask for pictures and I will email them for you. The frame is painted blue. I am asking for a reasonable 1600, as well as the cost of shipping. I am located in the Los Angeles area if you want to pick it up. Thanks a bunch, Duy Tran you can email me at duyhav...@yahoo.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-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] Todays Ride
Very nice!!! -- 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: Indian bike names
The Wampanoag name of the leader of the Native American Indian side in King Philip's War against the new England colonists - the bloodiest in New England history - was Metacomet. He wasn't the most admirable character, according to conventional history, but he did fight to the death in a losing cause. And Metacomet sure seems like a great name for a bike! On Jan 6, 2012, at 5:36 PM, islaysteve alkire...@verizon.netmailto:alkire...@verizon.net wrote: I was thinking along the same lines. (My local football team is the Redskins, if you know what i mean...Not quite the same, No, worse). Thanks for putting it into words with concrete experience to back them up Liesl. -- 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/-/IuF6CCrDrIoJ https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/IuF6CCrDrIoJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.commailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.commailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein. This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. == -- 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: Custom cassettes
On Jan 6, 5:11 pm, Bill Carter billcar...@gmail.com wrote: Amazing! Sounds like a kludge worthy of the legendary P. Moore.http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kludge To the contrary, this is a highly elegant efficient solution (especially when you're retired, with a billable rate of $0/hr). The 11-34 was given to me. Harris no longer makes custom 8 speeds, and their 13-34 9 speed costs $124.95. And what's the fun of just buying something when the alternative is assembling from spare parts? 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] Re: Indian bike names
My 2 cents is..I think Native-American traditions and names and such are very cool, and worthy of honor on a bicycle. I hope Grant doesn't get spooked out of it by people claiming he's disrespecting them in some way. Last I heard, stars 'n' stripes motifs on bikes was considered a celebration of America. There ain't nothing more American than the first ones. Joe I'd put a deposit on an Arrowhead tomorrow Bernard Vallejo, 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/-/QabxMlgKXZYJ. 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: Indian bike names
On Jan 6, 10:41 pm, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: My 2 cents is..I think Native-American traditions and names and such are very cool, and worthy of honor on a bicycle. I hope Grant doesn't get spooked out of it by people claiming he's disrespecting them in some way. Last I heard, stars 'n' stripes motifs on bikes was considered a celebration of America. There ain't nothing more American than the first ones. It can be done in a good way: talk to Native people. Learn what it means to do it in a good way. A bicycle with a given name would be truly wonderful. -liesl -- 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: Anyone Regret Selling a Bike?
On Saturday, December 31, 2011 12:47:24 AM UTC-5, Mattt trepidatiously pondered: snip will I in a few years change my cycling routine and have a need for the Quickbeam? I say: Life is unpredictable, filled with surprises, some of them quite pleasant. I've regretted getting rid of things, including bicycles, but more and more delight in less and less. You could find a good answer to your question by pondering it while cleaning out your most cluttered closet. Best, Larry -- 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/-/uYu0YgbVP-QJ. 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] cable hangers - keyed or unkeyed?
Question for those experienced with setting up cable hangers from threaded steerers: how important is it for the steerer to have a keyway (or, for older French cycle aficionados, a flat spot at the back of the steerer) to keep the hanger properly aligned? I'm assembling a bike with an un-keywayed steerer and a NOS Mafac cable hanger. Choices are: have a keyway cut into the steerer and modify the hanger to have a key; have a flat ground on the steerer and leave the hanger as-is; or grind out the hanger so it's round all the way 'round. Or, go outside the box and use a different hanger, of course... Recommendations? -- 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: Indian bike names
On Friday, January 6, 2012 5:19:36 PM UTC-5, Liesl wrote: This is important. I work with Native people, and appropriation of culture by Euro-Americans without asking is just not a good thing. Note that the University of North Dakota officially discontinued its use of the Fighting Sioux nickname the first of the year. Sorry to get political here, but this is such a respectful community that I feel I should pipe up. -liesl Excellent point, with which I used to agree. And, not that I completely disagree with it now, but my thoughts have evolved. (I hesitate to say, but think I can respectfully do this, and it does relate, given GP's consideration of 'an Indian name'.) So, I'll give it a try... The community I grew up in near here is called Indian Springs (not the one north of Las Vegas); there were springs that the Cherokee used nearby, along the 'Great Warriors Path' (predecessor of the Stage Coach road, an extension of the Fincastle road, that became part of Boone's Wilderness road). My elementary school's mascot was, to no surprise, the 'Redskins'. When I was a kid, we'd play cowboys and Indians, and it wasn't a bad thing to be an Indian. When my father was a boy, he used to hunt for arrowheads along the stream near a known encampment site, that's a couple of miles upstream from where that creek flows past my house. We grew up with a romantic notion of what the 'noble savage' represented. Today, my son's school's mascot is 'the Indians', and the middle school he was in that feeds into it, are also the 'Redskins'. It's a big part of the early history here. It wasn't meant to be disrespectful. Over half of the placenames in the United States come from Native American names. The word 'Indian' itself is being replaced with 'Native American', for the sake of political correctness. All of my ancestors have been in East Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, or western North Carolina since 1800; all were in North America prior to 1776, but some where still on the Chesapeake, or elsewhere on the east coast, at that time. Of those that I've traced back across the Atlantic, I'm predominantly English/Scots-Irish/Welsh, with one originating from Switzerland. The one variant: my paternal grandmother's great-grandmother's mom, and her husband's mom, were Cherokee, part of the ones that remained hidden here when the Trail of Tears occurred; however, they remained away from what became the Eastern Band, and thus aren't on the Dawes rolls. Where I live, there aren't a large number of African-Americans, not as you have elsewhere in the country. There was one black student who was a senior when I was a freshman, and there was a freshman when I was a senior, but I never knew either of them. However, there are plenty of people around here who are racists. I really didn't know anyone who wasn't like me, a 'WASP', when I was growing up, and was actually afraid that, as odd as this might sound, that I might be a racist and not know it, at that point. I went to Parris Island, wide-eyed and apprehensive; and that was where I first got to really know some guys that were black... and they were great fellows. I was actually relieved, and felt foolish for having felt as I did. But later on in infantry school, I met a couple of them weren't. But the twist was, they presumed I was racist because I was a southern white boy, and thought I was out to get them; the table was turned. However, there were plenty of other people who were great, too, and a few others that weren't, and I had the realization: people are people, and you have to take each individual individually on their own merits. After that point, was when I noticed rap starting a transitioning from a 'black-only' thing to a 'whites acting as black', is how I viewed it (I'm sure I was late to this, had happened elsewhere earlier, and, long before with other genre, but, I digress). I frowned on such, not as a anti-African-American thing, but, that, other whites were being disrespectful of 'black culture', because they weren't reserving it for them. I viewed it as, it was wrong for me to be part of that, of being a white guy listening to rap, not out of hate, but because I would be taking something from them. [I can't say that I necessarily could have articulated that at that point, it wasn't a conscious philosophy, just my retrospective view of myself at that time.] But finally it dawned on me at some point along the way, that my view of that, was actually a form of segregation. Not an active, but a passive variety. And not only that, but by allowing, even a passive, segregation, to continue, it could inadvertently allow (not necessarily for myself, but for 'people in general), a fertile ground to nurture an underlying racism, by having that segregation keep an understanding of other cultures from developing. If you're a part of it, you're not going to throw stones at
Re: [RBW] Re: paddle plugs to attach cyo to son hub
I'll buy one. Let me know when you're in production. –Eric N Sent from my iPhone 4S On Jan 6, 2012, at 2:27 PM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote: Seth K+J magnetics has all shapes and sizes of rare earth (neodymium) magnets. They have a nice website, and I've bought lots of stuff from them for unrelated projects. My idea is round flat disk magnets, with the poles aimed along the flat part of the round disk shaped magnet. It's called diametric magnetization. Like this model: http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=R424DIA That way the magnets will self-align to one another by just getting them close. Wet and cold (and DARK) won't matter in the slightest. That aligns your two contacts every single time. Round makes it easier to fabricate a weatherproof exterior that still allows the magnets to rotate when they are self-aligning. The thing I haven't worked through is how to put the contacts on there where they are reliably sandwiched without scrubbing each other off when the self-alignment part is happening. Maybe a plastic spacer, that also tunes the pull force by separating the magnets by just the right amount. -- 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/-/VWVsdzk21JkJ. 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.
