[RBW] Aloha to Erl (Apologies to the list)
Aloha everyone, Erl especially. First, my apologies to the list for sending a personal message this way - my email doesn't seem to be getting through to Erl and I'm hoping this makes it through. --- Erl, Im off on the ride you suggested. I'm sorry my email wasn't getting through to you and hope I didn't disturb your plans. Thanks again for the offer. My phone number was in one of the emails I sent, feel free to give me a call. Mahalo, Bob -- Robert Harrison Honolulu, HI rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.com Wu Name: Tha Eurythmic King of Nowhere -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Didn't see that coming... Segmented Cast Fork Crown on BLUG
If memory serves CoMotion did the final bike w/ tandem tubes for that bike. This crown could be used on multiple projects, but would make a lot of sense for both a rough stuff tall bike a tandem. I suppose we'll have to wait for G to enlighten us, though. Best, Eric On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 8:18:19 PM UTC-4, Johnny Alien wrote: I am pretty sure that another company took over that Bison project and saw it to completion. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Brifters on Noodles?
Dear Joe, Check the reach of the bars. The noodles are a pretty-normal 90mm reach, 140mm drop. If the Salsa bars have a shorter reach, then the levers will be farther away on the noodle than they were on the Salsa. In practice, I use the bulge-formed noodle bar and the Compass 1970's bend bars(115/125). I have to adjust the stem length, but they're both lovely bars with Ergo and Doubletap levers. Best, Will William M. deRosset Fort Collins, CO On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 5:34:26 PM UTC-6, Joe Bernard wrote: I picked up a Bike Friday a few weeks ago, my first dropbar bike in 10 years. I'm liking the Shimano Sora brifters enough to stick with them for a while (a vast improvement over the first-gen 9-speed Ultegras I tried years ago), but the 42cm Salsa bars just ain't cuttin' it. My last dropbars were 44cm Noodles, which I loved. My concern is that being slightly wider, with a long ramp, might make the reach to pushing those shifters sideways a bit long. Does anyone here have experience with this setup? Thanks, Joe click click Bernard Vallejo, CA. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Nervous about my first Riv: Ordered a Cheviot today!
Congrats! Where in VA? In the DC Metro area there is a pretty good sized Riv community... So long as you have fenders on the bike the mud/slime will stay off the more important parts pretty much on its own. Mud/Slime is just a badge of honor in my books anyway but this has been a very wet year. Generally if I'm bringing the Saluki in wet I give it a light wipe down with a shop rag just to get the worst of the standing water off. But sometimes I let it sit a couple days. Good luck w/ the new Chev, I haven't ridden one myself but they look fabulous! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS: 5 (FIVE!) bikes or framesets available
What a line up! I can heartily endorse the 56 Bombadil for anyone on the fence, I love mine. (PBH ~90). With drops it rides very similar to my 60cm Saluki... The Gunnar and Black Mountain look like awesome bikes to and that 58 Hilsen tacked on at the end is a screaming deal. There will be some happy new bike owners off this sale! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Brifters on Noodles?
My Ultegra 6700 work well with my 46cm Noodles - I love them! On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 7:34:26 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: I picked up a Bike Friday a few weeks ago, my first dropbar bike in 10 years. I'm liking the Shimano Sora brifters enough to stick with them for a while (a vast improvement over the first-gen 9-speed Ultegras I tried years ago), but the 42cm Salsa bars just ain't cuttin' it. My last dropbars were 44cm Noodles, which I loved. My concern is that being slightly wider, with a long ramp, might make the reach to pushing those shifters sideways a bit long. Does anyone here have experience with this setup? Thanks, Joe click click Bernard Vallejo, CA. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] FS: 5 (FIVE!) bikes or framesets available
Hey Bill, If you don't mind my asking, what's your height and PBH? Thanks, D. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Seattle-to-Portland this weekend?
Babyshoe Pass! On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Andy Williams awilliam...@gmail.com wrote: Good to know that there will be a couple of fellow travelers on the route. I'm well aware of the potential for carnage and cluster*!$$#@@# at the beginning of the route, as well as the examples of bad behavior and poor manners all the way to Portland. When I ride STP, I wonder why I do it. When I don't, I miss it. Go figure. Andy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] encomium of SaddleSack Medium as a daily commute bag
Classy! On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Thomas Lynn Skean thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net wrote: I typically ride my bike a short distance (1-5 miles) to a train, then a train 40-50 minutes into work. Recently I've settled into using my SaddleSack Medium as my daily commute bag. On a normal day it's pretty empty; lunch, hat, minimal gear don't really challenge it. (I store tube/tools/etc separately.) But it also swallows up rain cape splats, additional snacks/tea/coffee, gloves, extra layers, general cargo, and still has room for a laptop when needed. The side pockets are great for wallet/phone/glasses/keys, which remain mid-ride accessible. In the past few weeks the ACW mug has become my go-to drinking vessel while on the train. It's just the right size to allow me to control temperature better than my large Klean Kanteen source container. And it better supports actual open-air sipping, which somehow has more appeal than sippy-top containers when I'm seated stably on a train. And it dries well hanging from the SaddleSack. The Nitto saddlebag grip is of course a vital component of the system. (Need to find a silver acorn for this one.) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aZa9RU854vs/VZ6bv-V0yQI/AO4/sO2EkcApkNg/s1600/SSMACW.jpg I'm glad I was able to score a tan SaddleSack. Among the colors RBW has offered over the years, it remains my favorite. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Post Surgery Therapy
It definitely looks like the BM mount made mated with the cygolite mount! On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Doug Williams salg...@minbaritm.com wrote: To take a shot at answering my own question...is it an Edelux Light Mount like on the Riv site? If so, then my next question...is that a Cygolite mount on it? That's what I want to do; mount a Cygolite on my Mark's rack like that. What did you have to do to make that work? Doug On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 3:30:39 PM UTC-7, Doug Williams wrote: What is the light holder attached to your front rack and where did you get it? Thanks, Doug On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 1:22:17 PM UTC-7, David Person wrote: Changed the cockpit over to Albatrosses this past week. I'm enjoying the more upright position and the location of the bar-end shifters. An added benefit is the shifters are now higher than the top tube, so no more banging of the bar-ends on the it. The Linus is a new addition for my wife. On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 7:14:18 AM UTC-7, David Person wrote: I've had a pair of Nitto B115 drop bars hang around (literally) for a couple of years begging to be put to use. I was inspired by an old Kohler faucet commercial (the one where a couple wants a house designed around a faucet). So I've designed a bike build around these bars. Had back surgery at the end of December and recently was released to do PT, so it was time to put this bike together. I have to give a shout out to Pondero, Stonehog and a few others who's blogs kept me sane and inspired during the first few months after surgery, when I seriously doubted I'd ever ride again. I rode six miles yesterday, which is the most so far, but to far to go to get back to the riding shape I was in a couple years ago. Additional photos can be found in my Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/98035479@N08/sets/72157653847408849/with/18432114739/ Going to experiment with some Nitto Albatross bars too. Got to keep a promise I made to Keven at Rivendell when I ordered the frame. David So. Cal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: ride of remembrance
Thank you Eunice. I'm glad to read about and see the good people you have there. I have amazed by the random people that I've met online that knew Seth. Simple things like selling something on Craigslist, or posting on a mountain bike forum. A person will ask me Did you know Seth? I'll sheepishly reply that I only knew him online and not in real life. On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 7:26 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote: Eunice: Thanks for taking the time to assembly those photos post. It's wonderful that a ride of remembrance continues. It's said that so long as a person is remembered, that person is still with us. dougP On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 7:15:20 PM UTC-7, Eunice Chang wrote: I've been meaning to write this since last year. Most of you know Seth Vidal, who frequented RBW list and who was killed in a hit and run two years ago. One of the things he liked was the ride reports. He'd share them with me and we'd plan rides. I joined the list a few months after he died, mostly just to update the group, but I've also read some of your ride reports, and they were very, very helpful on getting me back on the bike and rediscovering a new, but different, kind of joy that only bicycles can provide. I thought I'd contribute as well. It's also my small way of saying thanks for your support, intentional or not. I've organized rides of remembrance on the day he died, and I rode his Hilsen in both cases. This year, a friend of mine borrowed my QB for the memorial ride so two Rivs were well represented. :) The ride was roughly 2 miles- it was just a slow roll through the neighborhood to the area where Seth was killed, to where the ghost bike was, have a moment of silence, and then through a very short trail along Ellerbee Creek and back to the starting point. We went to a pub later. The most amazing thing was that when we all lined up in front of the ghost bike, traffic actually slowed down (it almost never does- it's a 35 mph but since it leads to highways on both ends, most folks go 45-50). I led the ride, but I am a terrible ride leader. Last year, I rode really fast ahead of the pack and it became a joke (after years of riding the tandem and having Seth tell me to pedal harder, it's kind of hard to break the habit). This year a friend took me for an impromptu 14 mile ride the day before and another friend made sure I had a few beers in before the ride. I apparently still went too fast, and someone kind of had to chase me down to make sure I waited for the group. And honestly, I tried to slow down. It's not my fault Rivs are extremely efficient machines. And I would have taken photos, except I managed to destroy my camera with the water from the bouquet of sunflowers (Seth's favorite) that I left at the ghost bike. So I've collected others' into this album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ejchang/sets/72157655728650855 Keep riding and writing. You never know who you might reach. -Eunice still enjoying the ride Chang -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Cheers, David Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: ride of remembrance
Eunice: Thanks for taking the time to assembly those photos post. It's wonderful that a ride of remembrance continues. It's said that so long as a person is remembered, that person is still with us. dougP On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 7:15:20 PM UTC-7, Eunice Chang wrote: I've been meaning to write this since last year. Most of you know Seth Vidal, who frequented RBW list and who was killed in a hit and run two years ago. One of the things he liked was the ride reports. He'd share them with me and we'd plan rides. I joined the list a few months after he died, mostly just to update the group, but I've also read some of your ride reports, and they were very, very helpful on getting me back on the bike and rediscovering a new, but different, kind of joy that only bicycles can provide. I thought I'd contribute as well. It's also my small way of saying thanks for your support, intentional or not. I've organized rides of remembrance on the day he died, and I rode his Hilsen in both cases. This year, a friend of mine borrowed my QB for the memorial ride so two Rivs were well represented. :) The ride was roughly 2 miles- it was just a slow roll through the neighborhood to the area where Seth was killed, to where the ghost bike was, have a moment of silence, and then through a very short trail along Ellerbee Creek and back to the starting point. We went to a pub later. The most amazing thing was that when we all lined up in front of the ghost bike, traffic actually slowed down (it almost never does- it's a 35 mph but since it leads to highways on both ends, most folks go 45-50). I led the ride, but I am a terrible ride leader. Last year, I rode really fast ahead of the pack and it became a joke (after years of riding the tandem and having Seth tell me to pedal harder, it's kind of hard to break the habit). This year a friend took me for an impromptu 14 mile ride the day before and another friend made sure I had a few beers in before the ride. I apparently still went too fast, and someone kind of had to chase me down to make sure I waited for the group. And honestly, I tried to slow down. It's not my fault Rivs are extremely efficient machines. And I would have taken photos, except I managed to destroy my camera with the water from the bouquet of sunflowers (Seth's favorite) that I left at the ghost bike. So I've collected others' into this album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ejchang/sets/72157655728650855 Keep riding and writing. You never know who you might reach. -Eunice still enjoying the ride Chang -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] ride of remembrance
I've been meaning to write this since last year. Most of you know Seth Vidal, who frequented RBW list and who was killed in a hit and run two years ago. One of the things he liked was the ride reports. He'd share them with me and we'd plan rides. I joined the list a few months after he died, mostly just to update the group, but I've also read some of your ride reports, and they were very, very helpful on getting me back on the bike and rediscovering a new, but different, kind of joy that only bicycles can provide. I thought I'd contribute as well. It's also my small way of saying thanks for your support, intentional or not. I've organized rides of remembrance on the day he died, and I rode his Hilsen in both cases. This year, a friend of mine borrowed my QB for the memorial ride so two Rivs were well represented. :) The ride was roughly 2 miles- it was just a slow roll through the neighborhood to the area where Seth was killed, to where the ghost bike was, have a moment of silence, and then through a very short trail along Ellerbee Creek and back to the starting point. We went to a pub later. The most amazing thing was that when we all lined up in front of the ghost bike, traffic actually slowed down (it almost never does- it's a 35 mph but since it leads to highways on both ends, most folks go 45-50). I led the ride, but I am a terrible ride leader. Last year, I rode really fast ahead of the pack and it became a joke (after years of riding the tandem and having Seth tell me to pedal harder, it's kind of hard to break the habit). This year a friend took me for an impromptu 14 mile ride the day before and another friend made sure I had a few beers in before the ride. I apparently still went too fast, and someone kind of had to chase me down to make sure I waited for the group. And honestly, I tried to slow down. It's not my fault Rivs are extremely efficient machines. And I would have taken photos, except I managed to destroy my camera with the water from the bouquet of sunflowers (Seth's favorite) that I left at the ghost bike. So I've collected others' into this album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ejchang/sets/72157655728650855 Keep riding and writing. You never know who you might reach. -Eunice still enjoying the ride Chang -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Rivet review?
My Brooks B17 is only good for up to 300K rides but the Rivet has worked for 400+ and 600K rides including one weekend of a 500K followed the next weekend by a 600K. Unlike Brooks, you don't need to use a seat cover on Rivets for rainy day brevets. Eileen On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 2:39:38 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote: Has anyone been able to ride a new Rivet saddle long enough for a review? I'm thinking about the mahogany Pearl for the new Hunqa build. I just took it out for the shake-down ride to work today. It was a smooth ride! Thumbs up so far. I am realizing the small saddlebag will have to move to a taller bike with more clearance (59cm AHH) as I got some tire rub. Luckily I have an XS Keven's bag that will do it up right. http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzosf8m Brian Seattle, WA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Sugino Wide/Low Feedback + Are Sugino Cranks STI Compatible ??
Thanks for the info. Does anyone know if the Sugino double or triple is Shimano STI shifter compatable? On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 4:37:29 PM UTC-4, reynoldslugs wrote: yes, works fine. The set up you describe is working well on my Gunnar Crosshairs, commuter. Pics here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/sets/72157628055130729 Mine is either 24-40 or 26-40. with an 11-34. I am able to use the full cassette on the large (40) chainring, but not quite with the small chainring - it gets a little grindy when using the small cogs on the cassette. good luck Max B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bars on the Hunqapillar
+1 for MAP/Ahearne Bars. Mine are on an Atlantis. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Nervous about my first Riv: Ordered a Cheviot today!
In 40+ years of cycling, I never thought I'd buy something sight unseen without even a test ride. And I never thought I'd buy a mixte. But I've never read a word of complaint or buyer's remorse about Rivs. The love owners seem to have for these bikes is unusual, so I decided it was worth parting with nearly $3K of my hard-earned dollars to get the Chev. I could have thoroughly pimped out a Clementine for much less, but I totally fell for the lugs, the lines, and the whole package. I'm in my early 50's, live in Virginia, and ride for the pure joy of it on paved paths and gravel trails. I'm all for beusage, but want to keep the occasional mud and slime off the important parts. Any tips for how best to keep it un-crapified? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: IRD Thumbshifters and Quill shift mount questions
My experience is with the IRD stem mount and a couple of single cranksets on my Sam... Yes, you can move your thumb shifter(s) to the stem mount, although you'll have to disconnect the cable (because of the cable adjusters on the thumb mount and stem mount). If you want to just run the RD, I wouldn't bother with the stem mount, however. My favorite orientation (there are several options on the stem mount) has the cable housing and adjuster pointed down, almost parallel to the head tube, and this is pretty much how it would point if you mounted the right thumb shifter on the quill. This orientation uses the shortest amount of housing—Make sure you're careful to give it just enough without leaving an oversized loop/S-curve in the cable. Using the shortest cable housing you can will give a very crisp, positive shifting, similar to downtube shifters. It's also a very minimalist, clean look. As far as running a 1X drivetrain goes, it's important to try to get the straightest chainline you can to the middle cog (achieved by choosing the right bottom bracket, using a SS/track crankset, etc. Also helps a lot to replace the chainring with one designed for single speed/track use, but made for 3/32 chain. The teeth will be taller and there won't be any ramps or tooth variations like on a derailleur chainring. The chain might still bounce off occasionally, especially when you're in the lowest gear. Currently, I use a VO Grand Cru 50.4 BCD crank with a 44t single ring on a 108mm BB. that gives me a perfect chainline to the #5 cog on a 9 spd cassette. I mounted a simple Deda Elementi Dog Fang to protect against chain derailment to the inside while in low gears, and I've heard it working a few times. Previously, I was using an FSA Gimonti track crank with a 42t ring and the Dog Fang. If you can't/don't want to do so much tinkering, you can get something like the Paul chain guard that adjusts to your crank position and fits over the top of the chain and ring to prevent derailment. I've done that too. Some people use a bash guard in the outer ring spot or file the teeth off the outer ring to keep the chain from derailing to the outside, but I haven't had any problem with derailment to the outside (the Paul devise prevents inner or outer derailment). On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 8:43:08 PM UTC-4, Johnny Alien wrote: When I bought my Hillborne from the fine Riv folks I got the Albatross bars with IRD thumbshifters set up. When Brian was building it up he warned me that while those thumbshifters are fantastic (and they are) that it might be better to go with the stem shifter mount or bar ends to give me max amount of positions on the bars. I really wanted the shifting right by my hands and I don't like bar end shifters that much so I told him it would be fine with the thumbs. I should learn that the Riv folks really know their stuff because after owning it for almost a year now I have decided that I really feel a bit cramped around the brake area because of the shifters. Is it possible to remount the IRD shifters onto the quill shift mount? It seems like it should be possible but I am unsure. My other option is this...I don't use the front shifter at all. I have the wide low double and am always in the larger chainring. I could always just mount the right thumb shifter onto the quill and just drop the left one completely. I assume that as long as I leave the derailer there I could just remove that shifter completely. All of this might free me up to more easily switch to moustache bars later if I want to. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: wtb: Betty Foy (50cm)
Riv definitely made the 50cm Betty, because I have one! They used to make 47cm/52cm/58cm (and possibly one larger size?), then at some point they switched over to 50cm/55cm/60cm sizing. It's similar to the Cheviot sizing now. I've seen a couple Betty's come up for sale on this site the past year. If you like the Cheviot design I believe the 50cm Betty and Cheviot have the same geometry, while the 55cm/60cm Cheviots have longer chainstays than their Betty counterparts. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Didn't see that coming... Segmented Cast Fork Crown on BLUG
Hummerpillar? HAHAHA sorry I couldn't resist On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 3:19 PM, Bill Lindsay tapebu...@gmail.com wrote: That's not what I was thinking. A fat bike doesn't need to be more heavy duty than a Hunqapilar or a Bombadil.and I do not recall any BLUG or Knothole teasers hinting at a fatbike. Think harder.needs (really needs) to be more heavy duty than any Rivendell ever made, and has been hinted at from time to time. On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 3:16:02 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: Right? The only thing preventing Rivendell from doing a fatbike is someone got there quicker ;) On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 2:58:23 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: Is it hard to imagine? Think harder. A theoretical Riv model that would need to be more heavy duty than a Hunqapilar or a Bombadil. One that has been mentioned in passing from time to time in the BLUG, in a maybe we'll do that someday kind of way. I don't think it's hard at all to imagine. On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 2:09:45 PM UTC-7, Ginz wrote: It is hard to imagine that there would be a model more heavy duty than the Hunqapillar and Bombadil. If heavy duty is what you want, now is the time! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: San Marcos vs ES
Yes. I generally agree with Grant on threaded vs. threadless. My approach to riding is not going to require any compromises if I use a threaded stem - honestly, I just like to get out there and ride, I don't need to be fastest. The Technomic reference is from my use of them in my lugged steel Treks - I have a mile of stem showing on the largest Trek frame they made...my expectation (given the sloping TT and giant head tube) is that I wouldn't have as much showing on a 63cm San Marcos. On Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 4:22:23 PM UTC-4, David Person wrote: I looks like the ES is a threadless steerer/headset while the SM is a 1 threaded steerer/headset, if that makes a difference to you since you mention the uses of a Technomic. On Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 8:03:11 AM UTC-7, a3inverter wrote: Greetings all, I've been interested in the San Marcos (in 63cm) for a year or so now and a combination of some aggressive pricing and available fundage has me very close to buying one, however, would like to hear from the bunch regarding any comparisons to the Soma ES. The ES is a bit cheaper ($125) and might fit slightly bigger tires. My priorities are: A comfortable, well-fitting ride - 94cm PBH here and the 25.5in steel Treks that I ride today (460,560,400) have plenty of Technomic showing to get to level saddle and bars Room for bigger tires - Room for 38c should do. I had 29x2's on my 62cm LHT and while the tires could handle anything, the geometry really didn't work for the rough stuff. Light-ish - While the LHT did fit, it felt dead and heavy. Interested in your feedback...Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Didn't see that coming... Segmented Cast Fork Crown on BLUG
I was saving for a Hunqapillar, but may now be interested in the awaited details of the bike built around this crown. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Local Rivendell Dealer suggestions for DELMARVA area?
Jim was entirely right about that. We had too many dealers, no infrastructure for them, and not enough bikes to deliver. Plus, a dealer ordinarily gets 30 days or more to pay, and we couldn't afford to offer that. So I agree with all he says here. I'm really sorry he's closed, though. We've got our cool Hiawatha poster up here and It's strategically placed right across the room from me, so I get to look at it every time I look up. JIm, we were proud to be in Hiawatha, it is still the coolest bike shop name ever, I had a frightfully delicious buffet there once, and good luck to you in whatever's next. Our new dealer search is going slowly, carefully, and in a smaller way. We've learned. I am just sorry we made it hard for you, Jim. Didn't deserve it! B, Grant On Friday, June 5, 2015 at 9:10:30 PM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: I don't know anything about the shops in your area. But I can tell you that selling Riv presents some extra challenges that only the most passionate of shops will be able to tolerate. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Nervous about my first Riv: Ordered a Cheviot today!
Ask Elrond to throw some of these on before they ship: www.rivbike.com/product-p/fe1p55.htm On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 8:03 PM, Tony DeFilippo vpi...@gmail.com wrote: Congrats! Where in VA? In the DC Metro area there is a pretty good sized Riv community... So long as you have fenders on the bike the mud/slime will stay off the more important parts pretty much on its own. Mud/Slime is just a badge of honor in my books anyway but this has been a very wet year. Generally if I'm bringing the Saluki in wet I give it a light wipe down with a shop rag just to get the worst of the standing water off. But sometimes I let it sit a couple days. Good luck w/ the new Chev, I haven't ridden one myself but they look fabulous! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Cheers, David Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS: 5 (FIVE!) bikes or framesets available
I'm roughly 5'11. My saddle height is 75.5cm. PBH something like 86.5 - 87cm. On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 7:54:24 PM UTC-7, Daniel Jackson wrote: Hey Bill, If you don't mind my asking, what's your height and PBH? Thanks, D. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] RIVELO-PDX RIV deler and servicing bikes
Even tho RIVELO (John) doesn't have a payroll mechanic, it should still be easy to get your Rivwhatever worked on. John has an arrangement with at least two mechanics, one of them a former mechanic down here at RBW. Also, for better or worse, our bikes operate 100 percent with 40-year old technology. Cables work the brakes and derailers, the bottom brackets are simple as pie cartridge units, the cranks show their chainring bolts...there's minimal and often zero black boxing of the mechanisms. If by some trick the rest of us don't know about, you and your bike make it back to 1975, you can trust that your Riv bike won't befuddle any bike mechanic. Portland in 2015 probably has 300 professional good ones, and any good bike mechanic anywhere will feel at home tinkering on a Rivendell. Anyway, I'll stick to the main point here, that Rivendell bikes are mechanical time machines, so...no problem. Plus, John has 100 percent access to our mechanics and all of us here--as will anybody who buys a bike there. We won't travel to PDX to find the source of the click you hear, but you're far from alone out there! Also, for those of you in the area who haven't been by RIVELO, you should know that John is disarmingly casual but knows our bikes through and through. Everybody here misses him. G -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Nervous about my first Riv: Ordered a Cheviot today!
Congrats!!! New Rivendells look much better in person, so I think you will be amazed at how great it looks when you get it! Don't worry about sight unseen. Rivbikes are ultra high quality bikes. Some of the finest on the planet. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Rivet review?
Too bad they don't make a sprung saddle. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Brifters on Noodles?
Bike Friday New World Tourist and some cheap Chinese electric-assist I found on Craigslist, both 20 wheelers; Dahon Curve D3 converted to SRAM Automatix 2-speed, 16 wheels like Brompton. I've had a few 20 Dahons, too. I'll probably end up with a Brompton one of these days, if I can ever find one used that isn't almost the price of a new one. Those suckers hold their value like Harleys! Riv content: All my folders sport bags and Brookses purchased from RBW :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bars on the Hunqapillar
Thanks go to Brian/Stonehog. He's a harlequin master. I enjoyed the challenge of it, but won't be doing it again anytime soon. Liesl-- you're welcome to ride it when you're in town. You choose the h-bar! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Meanwhile in Toranto...
There are still some decent people left in Canada! :-P KJ On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 12:38:37 AM UTC-4, Manuel Acosta wrote: http://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/people-in-toronto-created-a-memorial-to-a-dead-raccoon-after?bffbtrendingutm_term=4ldqphx#.wmOnKXK9w You ask about Riv content... Fellow list member's tweet is featured here... Also it's hilarious . Manny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Brifters on Noodles?
Joe: what sort of folder do you have? I've been dreaming about a Brompton myself ... On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 9:48 PM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: It's been huge fun so far. I've had a plethora of 20-inch-wheel folders, but this is the first one with drops. It's also the first one which handles like a regular bike..very impressive. It sounds like y'all are happy with brifters on Noodles, so I'll get my order in to Riv. Sorry, it'll be 44cm..I tried 46 on my Romulus and it was just a *bit* too wide for my short little arms ;) Joe Bernard 30 minutes from Walnut Creek, CA. On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 4:54:46 PM UTC-7, jbu...@gmail.com wrote: Drop-bar 20-wheeled bikes are a blast... especially when a 46cm noodle is involved! 48 should work too, but I've found as I widen my bar, I prefer a little less stem (e.g. 1cm shorter than w/ 46 or gasp, 44). =- Joe Bunik Walnut Creek, CA On 7/9/15, Call Me Jay callme...@mac.com wrote: I have 46cm Noodles with Campy 10 Ergos on my Custom and it seems to fit me fine. No complaints. On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 7:34:26 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: I picked up a Bike Friday a few weeks ago, my first dropbar bike in 10 years. I'm liking the Shimano Sora brifters enough to stick with them for a while (a vast improvement over the first-gen 9-speed Ultegras I tried years ago), but the 42cm Salsa bars just ain't cuttin' it. My last dropbars were 44cm Noodles, which I loved. My concern is that being slightly wider, with a long ramp, might make the reach to pushing those shifters sideways a bit long. Does anyone here have experience with this setup? Thanks, Joe click click Bernard Vallejo, CA. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Didn't see that coming... Segmented Cast Fork Crown on BLUG
Hmmm... Jeff Bilenky Jones??? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] WTB: Nitto Rear Campee for 700c
Greetings, Curious if anyone on the list has a rear Nitto Campee rack with the detachable pannier mounts that they aren't really using and would like to move on. Dialing my SH in for the Adirondack tour next month and I think that will suit my needs well. Thanks Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Meanwhile in Toranto...
look at you go Cecily On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 12:21:02 PM UTC-5, Cecily Walker wrote: I'm Buzzfeed famous! On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 9:38:37 PM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote: http://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/people-in-toronto-created-a-memorial-to-a-dead-raccoon-after?bffbtrendingutm_term=4ldqphx#.wmOnKXK9w You ask about Riv content... Fellow list member's tweet is featured here... Also it's hilarious . Manny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: PSA: 54 Bleriot on Bay Area CL - $995!
Looks like a 55 to me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Sugino Wide/Low Feedback + Are Sugino Cranks STI Compatible ??
Man, at least light a candle and open some wine first. Jeff Hagedorn Los Angeles, CA USA On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 9:39:00 AM UTC-7, reynoldslugs wrote: another lurid view: https://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/14752341602/in/album-72157645542691980/ On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 10:52:34 AM UTC-7, sameness wrote: Whoa. Those cranks need to be tagged NSFW. Jeff Hagedorn Los Angeles, CA USA Max -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: PSA: 54 Bleriot on Bay Area CL - $995!
dang you for outing it :p. But since it's out there looks to be a 53? Not sure it would fit anyway with my 5'8 79pbh On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 9:54:51 AM UTC-7, Surlyprof wrote: This looks legit since it is being sold at Livermore Cyclery. Seemed like a screaming deal since they are trying to sell it quickly. John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Local Rivendell Dealer suggestions for DELMARVA area?
I don't detect MUCH confusion about why we want to open a few dealers, but maybe there's some, so here's the whole thing: Our sales have been about $2.85 million a year for several years straight (a 5-year low of $2.8, and two years of $2.9) I don't know whether that sounds high or low, but what I can say for sure (but at some risk of coming off like a whiner) is that for a company of 12 F/T employees and 6-7 P/Timers, dealing expensive and generally low-margin gear with high development costs and payment terms that tend to crush cash flow--and also, I am happy to say, paying our staff as much as possible and way more than our cpa would like---that $2.9 million is not quite sustainable. I'm 61, not planning any retirement, still totally loving this stuff, and looking forward to doing some more hopefully helpful but definitely fun and satisfying things. I believe that our bikes are good enough to reach more people. I look at the Sam or Chev and now the Clem and then I look at what people are spending in the real world and what they're getting, and I think hey, that too small/unsuitable/dangerous/4-year bike that cost way more than a Sam is not the perfect bike for you---and yet we can't reach these riders all by ourselves, so we need some dealers. To do dealers right means bending and stretching to work with them on their inviolable terms, and hoping they'll bend a little to us (like, paying with a credit card before we ship). That is the tuffy. Selling to even a small number of dealers requires more cash-available than we ever have. We've had an LC of $50,000, and have paid it down to $45,000. I recently talked to our bank about getting more, and we're getting another $100,000 out of it, but even that's not enough to let us proceed with our tempered, realistic plans for 2016. We need another $50K, and we've borrowed already too many times from friends, the occasional employee (always paid back on schedule), my own home equity (may never be paid back), and now we need and are getting some bank help, but not enough. The Big Plan (by our measure) is to have four models in stock most of 2016: Sam, CLEM, Chev, and a new Tourishy bike with that wild new crown. Plus finally, I want to have 20 tandems, complete in the box. Like Clemdems, To me, for us, it seems outrageous and risky, but it is definitely not as risky as staying the way we are. The bikes won't suffer, they'll continue to improve. There's no change in philosophy or anything like that. We're sticking to our guns (although allowing more TIGGING than before). But yes, those four bikes are going to help us, and we're getting a few dealers slowly and carefully. We've got one refusal from a dealer I really wanted and thought would for sure go for it (longtime friend); but it's not happening, so o well. We're opening up at most 10 by the end of the year. It may be seven. Will's doing it, with some guidance from me, retrieved from that decade at Bstone... We're nearly full of dealers. I want one in Marin, maybe Oak/SF, for sure the TC, since I have a daughter in college there (she rides a Trek steel converted mtn bike with fenders, rack, and Bosco bars, which she loves. She should be on a CLEM. Her Glorius is here at home--am not going to sacrifice another one of those to the Twin Cities bike thieves). Anyway...things are fine, changes are in the air, and let me say sincerely--and not as a trick to help it continue---that it is extremely gratifying to know that we have a community of yay-sayers out there, right here. Thanks, and adios para ahora... G -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] PSA: 54 Bleriot on Bay Area CL - $995!
This looks legit since it is being sold at Livermore Cyclery. Seemed like a screaming deal since they are trying to sell it quickly. John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Aloha to Erl (Apologies to the list)
The only apologies you should be making to the list is for you living in paradise and most of us not! Enjoy your ride Bob. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Sugino Wide/Low Feedback + Are Sugino Cranks STI Compatible ??
another lurid view: https://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/14752341602/in/album-72157645542691980/ On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 10:52:34 AM UTC-7, sameness wrote: Whoa. Those cranks need to be tagged NSFW. Jeff Hagedorn Los Angeles, CA USA Max -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Aloha to Erl (Apologies to the list)
Hah! Just keep in mind that 'paradise' has two rides, clockwise and counter-clockwise. Admittedly they are nice rides. I prefer counter-clockwise as that keeps the beach on your right. Okay, okay, there a few other options as well. For those who haven't traveled to the DC area, I've been corresponding with Erl about the bike trail to Mt Vernon along the river. Wow. It was a super day today with really great weather (after thunderstorms earlier in the week) and even though I didn't manage to hook up with him I still did the ride and owe him a big debt of thanks for letting me know about it. While I wasn't riding a Riv on this trip I was riding a bike that has been to Walnut Creek - twice in fact. How's that for Riv content. I'll get around to a few images in time. Still in the middle of my vacation and spending time around a computer isn't really on the agenda. :-) Aloha all! Bob On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 12:27 PM, 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com wrote: The only apologies you should be making to the list is for you living in paradise and most of us not! Enjoy your ride Bob. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Robert Harrison Honolulu, HI rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.com Wu Name: Tha Eurythmic King of Nowhere -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Meanwhile in Toranto...
I'm Buzzfeed famous! On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 9:38:37 PM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote: http://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/people-in-toronto-created-a-memorial-to-a-dead-raccoon-after?bffbtrendingutm_term=4ldqphx#.wmOnKXK9w You ask about Riv content... Fellow list member's tweet is featured here... Also it's hilarious . Manny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] FS: 5 (FIVE!) bikes or framesets available
I'm at a very well-rounded ten, and I can justify having all of them, but I am 100% capacity for what I can physically store (first-world problem). That said, there are other bikes on the incoming roadmap. First off, I've volunteered to be the Team Mechanic for the El Cerrito High School Mountain Bike Racing Team. I'm planning on having that be my main volunteer activity for the entirety of my two kids' six-years at ECHS. So, I'm going to buy a regular 29er race-ish mountain bike. Hydraulic disks, etc. To let that bike in, one bike needs to go. I'm still thinking about getting a Clem, and there are a couple other things that I might be tempted to do moving forward. So, I've got FIVE bikes that I could part with. I'd be happy to sell two and pull back the other three. In no particular order 1. 56cm Orange Bombadil. Bought off the peg from Riv in 2010. Orange powdercoated 2TT Bombadil. Frame/Fork/Headset + matching powdercoated 200mm Bullmoose bars for $1400. Negotiable complete bike PHOTO https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/5236885742/in/album-72157623611013487/ 2. 58cm Gunnar Crosshairs singlespeed. I bought this last summer from off the list. I set it up as a really smart doublespeed. I can change between two gears with no brake adjustment. Waterford built frameset, spec'd to match a Riv in fit. Frame/Fork/Wheelset $1000, negotiable complete bike options. PHOTO https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/14820455111/in/album-72157642798847383/ 3. 59cm Black Mountain Cycles Road. Bought direct from Black Mountain Cycles in 2012. Intended to be my budget-Roadeo. My intent was always to use it as a budget prototype road bike for the next custom road bike I set up. I'm still focussing in on exactly what that custom will be, but I've leaned what I need to learn from this fine bike. $500 Frame/Fork/Headset. Negotiable complete bike. PHOTO https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/10237186425/in/album-72157636508980195/ 4. 1987 22 Schwinn Paramountain Clem. $800 complete. If you are dying to have a CLEM-like bike immediately and are dying to have me buy a real CLEM, then you'll jump at this. Includes the Mt Campee rack and basket and the custom Ruthworks framebag. I'll even throw in my custom handmade corroplast prototype panniers. PHOTO https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/17663099654/in/dateposted-public/ 5. 58cm A. Homer Hilsen. Bought new from Riv in the winter of 2010/11. Ridden on numerous brevets. Now it's become a platform for several of my off-the-wall build configuration notions, as evidenced by it's current setup as a 1x9 with an ultralight $900 wheelset. Frame/fork/headset $1200. Complete bike negotiable. PHOTO https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/16427711380/in/dateposted-public/ This is bad timing on my part because I'll be out of town for a while, but I will bump this post in August. Let me know if you want to talk. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Didn't see that coming... Segmented Cast Fork Crown on BLUG
Answered by G and a new Tourishy bike with that wild new crown Best, Eric On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 10:15:52 AM UTC-4, Montclair BobbyB wrote: Hmmm... Jeff Bilenky Jones??? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: PSA: 54 Bleriot on Bay Area CL - $995!
I had a 55 (came with pump peg) I have a 53 (no peg) From that I am assuming anything without a peg is 53 or smaller. I have an 82 pbh. 5' 7 3/4 tall The 53 rides better for me. Both standovers were fine for me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: PSA: 54 Bleriot on Bay Area CL - $995!
It's a 55, they probably measured 54 c-to-c. I had one and it was ever so slightly too tall for me at 78pbh, 5'-7. It should fit you perfectly, and it's a screaming deal with that Nygel Smythe goodie bag included. Go buy it right now! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Didn't see that coming... Segmented Cast Fork Crown on BLUG
What is the minor flaw that will send the crown back for redesign? To my eyes, it's the minimal material between the two louvres, at the point where they just barely overlap. In-line vertically when viewed from the front, and also in-line with the threaded hole at the top. A larger web of metal in that area will make for a stronger grasp of the fork in the crown. Just my opinion, and I bet I'm wrong, it's probably something else really really subtle. - Andrew, Berkeley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: PSA: 54 Bleriot on Bay Area CL - $995!
I have a 51 prototype bleriot. no pump peg. 5'2 / 75-76 PBH. standover fine with 38 soma expresses -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS: 5 (FIVE!) bikes or framesets available
Bill, just looking at those photos was a blast! Gad I'm too short for any of 'em! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Local Rivendell Dealer suggestions for DELMARVA area?
Until very recently, we didn't have a Riv dealer either (guess where *I* live? :-) I am in the parking lot pic, talking to Grant). Although Rivelo doesn't service bikes, they just sell them :-) It is bogus to think that any competent bike shop can't service your Riv. 99% of my 650b wheels are built by my LBS (a Trek dealer). They also do any wrench work I can't. My mechanics also did a super job helping me out with my 1971 Gitane TdF. Cheers, Lynne F -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS: 5 (FIVE!) bikes or framesets available
Amen, sister. I'm 30 minutes down the road from Bill, and could find excellent reasons for any one of those bikes if I were taller. Although that Paramountain would be sweet with a slammed seatpost. Hmmm... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
