Re: [RBW] Re: Any former paper boys (or girls) on this list?

[Ray Varella]

Patrick,
I looked at that front wheel and wondered the same thing, drum or e assist?

I have a huge drum like that if you think you want to put it to use. Mine 
predates ebikes by a number of decades.


Ray

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 8:54:34 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote:

> Or, duh: Electric assist?
>
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 9:54 AM Patrick Moore  wrote:
>
>> Forgot to add: That's a huge drum on the front! Braking must be good ...?
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 9:53 AM Patrick Moore  wrote:
>>
>>> Brendon: that's great. Is this in the US, or in another country?
>>>
>>> I have never heard of bicycle postmen (or women) in the US.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 3:52 AM brendonoid  
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Never newspapers but my very first job was junk mail (pamphleteer?) 
 delivery round which I did on my Repco (think Crust's Huffy Granite) out 
 of 
 a plastic milk crate strapped to a cheap rack.
 Stuff has happened in between but the last 10 years I have been blessed 
 to be a bicycling Postman. I get to ride all day and get paid for it. I 
 can 
 imagine a worse life.

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[RBW] Re: Rad article on NYC delivery workers

[Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!]

Completely captivating. Just wow. I was horrified and ensconced. Great 
photos. REAL bike life. I wish there was more that could be done for those 
NY delivery workers. The thieves were extraordinarily brazen - you usually 
expect them to give up when confronted - but some of them became murderers 
when challenged. I wasn’t expecting that. Thanks for that article, Eric. 
Really enjoyed learning about the NY delivery workers. 

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 7:01:36 PM UTC-7 WilletM wrote:

>
> Thanks for sharing the link!  I've been absolutely mesmerized watching the 
> bike messenger gathering spots on Market St during visits to SF over the 
> last twenty years.  Between the bikes and the bags and the tattoos and the 
> clothing, there is a very humbling lesson for me that THEY are the real 
> deal and that I am the poser/gaper who tries to furtively steal a glance as 
> I walk past.
>
> On the bright side, the whole messenger/courier subculture did motivate me 
> to begin collecting messenger bags and packs 15 or 20 years ago, and I do 
> combine that love for messenger gear with my all-things-bicycle infatuation 
> and it makes for a great way to chill and enjoy after a hard day of work in 
> the real world.
>
> Willet M.
>
> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 12:57:53 PM UTC-6 eric...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>
>> A long piece on the insanely hard-working bicycle delivery people in NYC. 
>> Terrible wages, robberies, stabbings, lack of worker protections. They all 
>> ride electric Arrow bikes but you don't have to tell your friction 
>> shifters. Great read and excellent photos by Philip Montgomery. 
>>
>> https://www.curbed.com/article/nyc-delivery-workers.html
>>
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Re: [RBW] Sackville Question?

[Patrick Moore]

If you find you need a standoff, I *may* still have one of the chi chi
leather ones I bought some years ago that hold the back of the bag off the
seatpost by about 5 cm. If you do find you want one, I'll send you one
gratis, as I no longer need mine.

You will need an extra-long strap to go from bag through standoff around
post back through standoff and back to bag; IIRC, about 12" though the
straps that came with the standoff were, IIRC, 16". I do want to keep the
straps for myself, though.

They're very nice; thick, good quality, well-joined leather; I forget who
made them.

*If* you need it! I've kept them because they're pretty and who knows, one
day ...



On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 8:23 PM Ben Mihovk  wrote:

> Patrick,
> Thanks for the thoughts. The squeaking definitely seems to be leather on
> leather…I’ve got the saddle loop straps as tight as they’ll go.
>
> I’ll try pulling the seat post strap with pliers…I’m REALLY close to being
> able to buckle it.
>
> I love the way the bag looks and how much I can fit enough that I’m going
> to keep it and see.
>
> Thanks!
> Ben
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 14, 2021, at 9:06 PM, Patrick Moore  wrote:
>
> 
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 6:17 PM Ben Mihovk  wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>> I just received a beautiful royal blue Slimsucker today from Riv
>> and...well...I don't know about it. I have three issues that are making me
>> think about contacting Riv for a return.
>>
>> 1. It's really squeaky...I'm assuming the brand new leather will soften
>> and chill out a bit and be quiet eventually. Have other people noticed this
>> when their bags are new? I have two x-small bags that I have been using and
>> I can't remember whether they squeaked or not.
>>
>
> What is squeaking, the bag against itself or the bag against the bike? If
> the former, I'd guess it will eventually shut up. If the latter, I'd guess
> that the bag could be more tightly strapped to the bike. (See #3.)
>
> I've owned 3 Sackvilles, 1 M and 2 L, or v versa, as well as at least 2
> dozen other transverse saddlebags, and I don't recall any of them
> squeaking; that is to say, either they didn't squeak or it was small enough
> that I didn't notice it.
>
>>
>> 2. I wasn't fully prepared for the thigh rub...I put the bag on my bike,
>> put my computer, a couple books, laptop charger, etc... in it and rode up
>> the block and back and I'm not a fan of that feeling of the bag touching
>> the backs of my thighs. Has anyone else been rubbed the wrong way (sorry)
>> at first but kind of stopped noticing it after a while?
>>
>
> Again, at least 27 bags, very probably more over the 30 + years, all or
> almost all of which hit the back of my thighs to one degree or another, and
> -- personal sensitivity -- I didn't notice it after about 1/4 mile.
>
> Note that most of the saddlebags I've used (besides 3 Sackvilles and 3-4
> Bagginses) have been Carradices or clones, which IME hit the legs more;
> again, for me at least, this was not in any way a bother or even really
> noticeable.
>
> But you can make or buy standoffs.
>
>
>> 3. The leather strap to secure it to my seatpostI need the third hole
>> to be *just* a little closer. If I use the second hole, it's not tight
>> and the bag swings front to back. The leather used on these bags is
>> excellent so I know that I could probably punch a new hole in the strap (if
>> I keep the bag), but does anyone have any suggestions that I might not be
>> thinking of?
>>
>
> I like bags tightly strapped; I always cinch the saddle straps and the
> seatpost strap extra tight using pliers, If need be, I pull very tightly
> and make an extra, in-between hole between the 2 (stretched) holes on
> either side. Note that new leather will stretch permanently to a degree
> after a while.
>
> Oh, and I always cover the inside of the seatpost strap buckle rivet with
> a small patch of leather so it doesn't scratch the seatpost.
>
> Upshot: I'd say: get all the straps real tight; ride if for 20 miles, and
> if you need a standoff make or buy one, or use a rack or support, both of
> which tend to hold bags away from the saddle.
>
>>
>> This stinks...I do like the bag and I think I could deal with the things
>> that bug me...but part of me wants to reach out and set up a return before
>> I take it on a full ride and get it dirty. Any thoughts the group might
>> have would be most appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ben
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Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[dougP]

Seeing the tropical disease problem in Africa sounds credible.  When I saw 
him, he'd been down Africa & up South America.  Plenty of time to develop 
an idea.  He had a fairly polished presentation so he may have been 
drumming up interest in his project as he went.  

dougP

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:55:48 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:

> He meets up in the pub six years later, "Well boys, I was almost eaten by 
> an alligator and shot by rebels, but I did it."
>
> "We were kidding, mate." 
>
> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:48:05 PM UTC-7 Mike Godwin wrote:
>
>> He had to leave, his drunken mates said "I double dog dare you" or some 
>> equivalent in London-ish.
>>
>> Mike SLO CA
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:37:06 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>>
>>> Most people who have a harebrained idea in a pub with their buddies 
>>> after 6 pints sober up the next day and decide it's a ridiculous idea! 
>>> 藍
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:31:32 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>>> Ding! wrote:
>>>
 I think it’s fun to discuss. Carry on, people!

 I also got the impression Stephen (whose name I misspelled in the 
 original post, argh) just DID it. I haven’t purchased the book yet, but I 
 listened to his story on the podcast and he seemed to have just come to 
 the 
 conclusion that cycling around the world was something he should do. Of 
 course this was after his 6th pint. In a pub. With his buddies. 藍

 Sent from my iPad

 On Sep 14, 2021, at 5:28 PM, Joe Bernard  wrote:

 I suspect you're both probably right, you've heard the gentleman speak 
 over the years whereas his journey is new to me. I just read the 
 Prolologue 
 again and got the same impression as before, he just NEEDED to go. This is 
 how this section ends: 


 [At times, I wondered why leaving home felt like such an obvious 
 decision at all. Now, I think I was simply longing for a less certain 
 future. And uncertainty, whether in life or bike rides, is the heart and 
 soul of any journey.]

 Anyway, at this point my interest and excitement about what this is all 
 about iis bordering on a distraction from Leah's reasons for the thread so 
 I'll stop my ruminating. It's a good book! Go read it! 

 Joe Bernard
 On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 4:50:33 PM UTC-7 aeroperf wrote:

> What I got from the blog was that he was an ER doctor.  He didn't 
> start specializing in tropical diseases until he actually was on the tour.
> He got some whiff of it in Africa, but it was the trip up from 
> Indonesia-Maylaysia-India that rubbed his nose in it.
> It's been 5 years since I read the blog - somebody read the book and 
> tell me if I'm wrong.
>
> At the start, he was feeling burned out at work, was in a pub with his 
> mates, and after a couple of pints decided to bike around the world.
> He went back to the hospital, took a leave of absence, got a bike, 
> made sure his mother was being cared for, and headed out into Europe.
> So I think the answer was "Because he said he was going to, that 
> evening at the pub."
>
> NOW he's a doctor specializing in tropical diseases, after actually 
> seeing how medicine worked in some of the places he biked through.  But I 
> do not believe he was when he started.
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Re: [RBW] Sackville Question?

[Ben Mihovk]

Patrick,
Thanks for the thoughts. The squeaking definitely seems to be leather on 
leather…I’ve got the saddle loop straps as tight as they’ll go.

I’ll try pulling the seat post strap with pliers…I’m REALLY close to being able 
to buckle it. 

I love the way the bag looks and how much I can fit enough that I’m going to 
keep it and see. 

Thanks!
Ben


Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 14, 2021, at 9:06 PM, Patrick Moore  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 6:17 PM Ben Mihovk  wrote:
>> Hello!
>> I just received a beautiful royal blue Slimsucker today from Riv 
>> and...well...I don't know about it. I have three issues that are making me 
>> think about contacting Riv for a return.
>> 
>> 1. It's really squeaky...I'm assuming the brand new leather will soften and 
>> chill out a bit and be quiet eventually. Have other people noticed this when 
>> their bags are new? I have two x-small bags that I have been using and I 
>> can't remember whether they squeaked or not.
> 
> What is squeaking, the bag against itself or the bag against the bike? If the 
> former, I'd guess it will eventually shut up. If the latter, I'd guess that 
> the bag could be more tightly strapped to the bike. (See #3.)
> 
> I've owned 3 Sackvilles, 1 M and 2 L, or v versa, as well as at least 2 dozen 
> other transverse saddlebags, and I don't recall any of them squeaking; that 
> is to say, either they didn't squeak or it was small enough that I didn't 
> notice it.
>> 
>> 2. I wasn't fully prepared for the thigh rub...I put the bag on my bike, put 
>> my computer, a couple books, laptop charger, etc... in it and rode up the 
>> block and back and I'm not a fan of that feeling of the bag touching the 
>> backs of my thighs. Has anyone else been rubbed the wrong way (sorry) at 
>> first but kind of stopped noticing it after a while?
> 
> Again, at least 27 bags, very probably more over the 30 + years, all or 
> almost all of which hit the back of my thighs to one degree or another, and 
> -- personal sensitivity -- I didn't notice it after about 1/4 mile. 
> 
> Note that most of the saddlebags I've used (besides 3 Sackvilles and 3-4 
> Bagginses) have been Carradices or clones, which IME hit the legs more; 
> again, for me at least, this was not in any way a bother or even really 
> noticeable.
> 
> But you can make or buy standoffs. 
>  
>> 3. The leather strap to secure it to my seatpostI need the third hole to 
>> be just a little closer. If I use the second hole, it's not tight and the 
>> bag swings front to back. The leather used on these bags is excellent so I 
>> know that I could probably punch a new hole in the strap (if I keep the 
>> bag), but does anyone have any suggestions that I might not be thinking of? 
> 
> I like bags tightly strapped; I always cinch the saddle straps and the 
> seatpost strap extra tight using pliers, If need be, I pull very tightly and 
> make an extra, in-between hole between the 2 (stretched) holes on either 
> side. Note that new leather will stretch permanently to a degree after a 
> while.
> 
> Oh, and I always cover the inside of the seatpost strap buckle rivet with a 
> small patch of leather so it doesn't scratch the seatpost.
> 
> Upshot: I'd say: get all the straps real tight; ride if for 20 miles, and if 
> you need a standoff make or buy one, or use a rack or support, both of which 
> tend to hold bags away from the saddle.
>> 
>> This stinks...I do like the bag and I think I could deal with the things 
>> that bug me...but part of me wants to reach out and set up a return before I 
>> take it on a full ride and get it dirty. Any thoughts the group might have 
>> would be most appreciated. 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Ben 
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[RBW] Re: Sackville Question?

[Collin A]

Ben,

Answers below:
1. Mine was not squeaky, but it sounds like it quiets down later.
2. I got used to it eventually, but it helps to have softer things in the 
bag that your thighs can move into (rather than something super hard and 
stiff). Alternatively, having a marks rack (or similar to angle the bag 
slightly away from the seatpost resolves the thigh rub if it really bugs 
you.
3. Like Patrick, I like my connections tight, which is why I replaced all 
of the leather straps with voile nano straps of a bright orange color. I 
used the stock straps for a while and noticed they do stretch a little with 
age, so if you wanna keep the leather, just give it a few weeks of tugging 
and stretching and no new hole would be needed (unless the hole is like 2 
cm too short).

Enjoy the bag, I love my bag boy royal quite a lot and it works super well 
thanks to the boxy shape for groceries, work stuff, camping, etc. But my 
wife stole it so I am currently sackville-less!

Collin in Sactown
On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:17:09 PM UTC-7 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote:

> Hello!
> I just received a beautiful royal blue Slimsucker today from Riv 
> and...well...I don't know about it. I have three issues that are making me 
> think about contacting Riv for a return.
>
> 1. It's really squeaky...I'm assuming the brand new leather will soften 
> and chill out a bit and be quiet eventually. Have other people noticed this 
> when their bags are new? I have two x-small bags that I have been using and 
> I can't remember whether they squeaked or not.
>
> 2. I wasn't fully prepared for the thigh rub...I put the bag on my bike, 
> put my computer, a couple books, laptop charger, etc... in it and rode up 
> the block and back and I'm not a fan of that feeling of the bag touching 
> the backs of my thighs. Has anyone else been rubbed the wrong way (sorry) 
> at first but kind of stopped noticing it after a while?
>
> 3. The leather strap to secure it to my seatpostI need the third hole 
> to be *just* a little closer. If I use the second hole, it's not tight 
> and the bag swings front to back. The leather used on these bags is 
> excellent so I know that I could probably punch a new hole in the strap (if 
> I keep the bag), but does anyone have any suggestions that I might not be 
> thinking of? 
>
> This stinks...I do like the bag and I think I could deal with the things 
> that bug me...but part of me wants to reach out and set up a return before 
> I take it on a full ride and get it dirty. Any thoughts the group might 
> have would be most appreciated. 
>
> Thanks,
> Ben 
>

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[RBW] WTB Nitto 32R rack

[Coco Menk]

Hey guys!

Looking for a Nitto Big Back Rack 32R Medium for my Clem L. Anyone have any 
leads?

Much appreciated! :)

Coco

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Re: [RBW] Sackville Question?

[Patrick Moore]

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 6:17 PM Ben Mihovk  wrote:

> Hello!
> I just received a beautiful royal blue Slimsucker today from Riv
> and...well...I don't know about it. I have three issues that are making me
> think about contacting Riv for a return.
>
> 1. It's really squeaky...I'm assuming the brand new leather will soften
> and chill out a bit and be quiet eventually. Have other people noticed this
> when their bags are new? I have two x-small bags that I have been using and
> I can't remember whether they squeaked or not.
>

What is squeaking, the bag against itself or the bag against the bike? If
the former, I'd guess it will eventually shut up. If the latter, I'd guess
that the bag could be more tightly strapped to the bike. (See #3.)

I've owned 3 Sackvilles, 1 M and 2 L, or v versa, as well as at least 2
dozen other transverse saddlebags, and I don't recall any of them
squeaking; that is to say, either they didn't squeak or it was small enough
that I didn't notice it.

>
> 2. I wasn't fully prepared for the thigh rub...I put the bag on my bike,
> put my computer, a couple books, laptop charger, etc... in it and rode up
> the block and back and I'm not a fan of that feeling of the bag touching
> the backs of my thighs. Has anyone else been rubbed the wrong way (sorry)
> at first but kind of stopped noticing it after a while?
>

Again, at least 27 bags, very probably more over the 30 + years, all or
almost all of which hit the back of my thighs to one degree or another, and
-- personal sensitivity -- I didn't notice it after about 1/4 mile.

Note that most of the saddlebags I've used (besides 3 Sackvilles and 3-4
Bagginses) have been Carradices or clones, which IME hit the legs more;
again, for me at least, this was not in any way a bother or even really
noticeable.

But you can make or buy standoffs.


> 3. The leather strap to secure it to my seatpostI need the third hole
> to be *just* a little closer. If I use the second hole, it's not tight
> and the bag swings front to back. The leather used on these bags is
> excellent so I know that I could probably punch a new hole in the strap (if
> I keep the bag), but does anyone have any suggestions that I might not be
> thinking of?
>

I like bags tightly strapped; I always cinch the saddle straps and the
seatpost strap extra tight using pliers, If need be, I pull very tightly
and make an extra, in-between hole between the 2 (stretched) holes on
either side. Note that new leather will stretch permanently to a degree
after a while.

Oh, and I always cover the inside of the seatpost strap buckle rivet with a
small patch of leather so it doesn't scratch the seatpost.

Upshot: I'd say: get all the straps real tight; ride if for 20 miles, and
if you need a standoff make or buy one, or use a rack or support, both of
which tend to hold bags away from the saddle.

>
> This stinks...I do like the bag and I think I could deal with the things
> that bug me...but part of me wants to reach out and set up a return before
> I take it on a full ride and get it dirty. Any thoughts the group might
> have would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Ben
>
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[RBW] Re: Sackville Question?

[Ben Mihovk]

Hey Joe!
Thanks for the response...really appreciate it. 

1. Good to know...I don't need silence, I was just taken aback by the 
squeaks!
2. I think thigh rub will be less of an issue once I ride more than a 
block...not going to worry too much about this.
3. Good idea! I have some of those velcro straps! My front fender was 
velcro strapped to the back one when it shipped from Riv. 


Thanks again!
Ben

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 8:46:56 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote:

> Ben,
>
> 1. Squeaky. Yes, they soften up and get quieter but I can't promise 
> silence. For me part of The Saddlebag Thing is you know it's there, I'm not 
> sure I've ever had one that completely disappeared as a sound on the bike. 
>
> 2. Thigh rub. Sometimes I notice it, most times I don't. I've never hated 
> it..if you do then The Saddlebag Thing may not be for you. It's definitely 
> not for everybody. 
>
> 3. One thing I do hate is that confounded leather seatpost strap, the 
> holes are never in the right place and it rubs the paint on my nice pointy 
> seatlug. I replaced mine seen here with a Velcro™ (hook-and-loop) strap 
> pilfered from a Makeshifter bar bag. 
>
> Joe Bernard
>
> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:17:09 PM UTC-7 bjmi...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>> I just received a beautiful royal blue Slimsucker today from Riv 
>> and...well...I don't know about it. I have three issues that are making me 
>> think about contacting Riv for a return.
>>
>> 1. It's really squeaky...I'm assuming the brand new leather will soften 
>> and chill out a bit and be quiet eventually. Have other people noticed this 
>> when their bags are new? I have two x-small bags that I have been using and 
>> I can't remember whether they squeaked or not.
>>
>> 2. I wasn't fully prepared for the thigh rub...I put the bag on my bike, 
>> put my computer, a couple books, laptop charger, etc... in it and rode up 
>> the block and back and I'm not a fan of that feeling of the bag touching 
>> the backs of my thighs. Has anyone else been rubbed the wrong way (sorry) 
>> at first but kind of stopped noticing it after a while?
>>
>> 3. The leather strap to secure it to my seatpostI need the third hole 
>> to be *just* a little closer. If I use the second hole, it's not tight 
>> and the bag swings front to back. The leather used on these bags is 
>> excellent so I know that I could probably punch a new hole in the strap (if 
>> I keep the bag), but does anyone have any suggestions that I might not be 
>> thinking of? 
>>
>> This stinks...I do like the bag and I think I could deal with the things 
>> that bug me...but part of me wants to reach out and set up a return before 
>> I take it on a full ride and get it dirty. Any thoughts the group might 
>> have would be most appreciated. 
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ben 
>>
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[RBW] Re: Rad article on NYC delivery workers

['WilletM' via RBW Owners Bunch]

Thanks for sharing the link!  I've been absolutely mesmerized watching the 
bike messenger gathering spots on Market St during visits to SF over the 
last twenty years.  Between the bikes and the bags and the tattoos and the 
clothing, there is a very humbling lesson for me that THEY are the real 
deal and that I am the poser/gaper who tries to furtively steal a glance as 
I walk past.

On the bright side, the whole messenger/courier subculture did motivate me 
to begin collecting messenger bags and packs 15 or 20 years ago, and I do 
combine that love for messenger gear with my all-things-bicycle infatuation 
and it makes for a great way to chill and enjoy after a hard day of work in 
the real world.

Willet M.

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 12:57:53 PM UTC-6 eric...@gmail.com wrote:

> A long piece on the insanely hard-working bicycle delivery people in NYC. 
> Terrible wages, robberies, stabbings, lack of worker protections. They all 
> ride electric Arrow bikes but you don't have to tell your friction 
> shifters. Great read and excellent photos by Philip Montgomery. 
>
> https://www.curbed.com/article/nyc-delivery-workers.html
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Re: [RBW] Re: For sale 53cm Rivendell Frank Jones Sr

[A. Douglas M.]

Sadly sold. 

On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 8:54:02 AM UTC-6 A. Douglas M. wrote:

> Having travelled the western states through wildfire and dust storms, I am 
> back in Texas, and this bike is ready for its new owner to come forward.
>
> Reduction to $2000.00 and we’ll split actual packing and shipping.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Best,
>
> Aaron 
>
> On Aug 6, 2021, at 08:45, A. Douglas M.  wrote:
>
> I appreciate everyone’s interest so far! I’ll be out of town for a few 
> weeks and unable to respond to email.
>
> Best,
> Aaron in El Paso 
>
> On Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 9:21:50 PM UTC-6 Lucky wrote:
>
>> Me too, Collin…me too.
>>
>> On Aug 3, 2021, at 20:10, Collin A  wrote:
>>
>> Gosh darnit, this would fit and would be perfect for Sacramento...but 
>> not in the cards right now with my partner starting grad school.
>>
>>
>> Collin in Sacramento
>>
>> On Monday, August 2, 2021 at 6:00:54 PM UTC-7 ryan.merri...@gmail.com 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Somebody needs to buy this!  The Frank Jones Sr. is a wonderful single 
>>> speed bike and I'm extremely glad I bought Joe's a year or so ago...well, 
>>> it was during the pandemic anyway. I'm always happy while riding that bike.
>>>
>>> Good luck with the sale!
>>>
>>> On Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 1:03:41 PM UTC-5 A. Douglas M. wrote:
>>>
 Hello all!

 I’ve got my FJS up for sale. You may have seen that I bought it under 
 the pretense that it was a 55cm. Alas, it’s a 53cm. Full geometry is on 
 the 
 blug/blahg/blog, but Riv advises this is for PBHs of 79.5 to 83. 

 Currently set up with a Sugino crank Wolftooth/Willow 40/32 (Phil BB) 
 and a White Industries 16t freewheel and Surly 18t fixed cog on Velocity 
 A23 rims laced to formula (origin8) hubs. Low mileage Gravelking SS+ 35s. 

 Velo Orange 80mm stem, Nitto B115 45cm bars, newbaums, TRP levers with 
 new Ultegra cables and housing. Brakes are Tektro 556. 

 Nitto S83 seat post with a Brooks Pro. Pedals not included. 

 Chain has 20 miles on it. 

 This was my first time riding a long chainstay Riv. I’m a fan. It feels 
 just as nimble on the street and trail. I believe 3 of these were made in 
 this color and size.

 Price is $2300 shipped obo. Photos at 
 https://photos.app.goo.gl/S1K7dDWiZmMcWKSs5

 Please let me know if you have any questions.

 Thank you!

 Aaron in El Paso 


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Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[Joe Bernard]

He meets up in the pub six years later, "Well boys, I was almost eaten by 
an alligator and shot by rebels, but I did it."

"We were kidding, mate." 

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:48:05 PM UTC-7 Mike Godwin wrote:

> He had to leave, his drunken mates said "I double dog dare you" or some 
> equivalent in London-ish.
>
> Mike SLO CA
>
> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:37:06 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>
>> Most people who have a harebrained idea in a pub with their buddies after 
>> 6 pints sober up the next day and decide it's a ridiculous idea! 藍
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:31:32 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>> Ding! wrote:
>>
>>> I think it’s fun to discuss. Carry on, people!
>>>
>>> I also got the impression Stephen (whose name I misspelled in the 
>>> original post, argh) just DID it. I haven’t purchased the book yet, but I 
>>> listened to his story on the podcast and he seemed to have just come to the 
>>> conclusion that cycling around the world was something he should do. Of 
>>> course this was after his 6th pint. In a pub. With his buddies. 藍
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Sep 14, 2021, at 5:28 PM, Joe Bernard  wrote:
>>>
>>> I suspect you're both probably right, you've heard the gentleman speak 
>>> over the years whereas his journey is new to me. I just read the Prolologue 
>>> again and got the same impression as before, he just NEEDED to go. This is 
>>> how this section ends: 
>>>
>>>
>>> [At times, I wondered why leaving home felt like such an obvious 
>>> decision at all. Now, I think I was simply longing for a less certain 
>>> future. And uncertainty, whether in life or bike rides, is the heart and 
>>> soul of any journey.]
>>>
>>> Anyway, at this point my interest and excitement about what this is all 
>>> about iis bordering on a distraction from Leah's reasons for the thread so 
>>> I'll stop my ruminating. It's a good book! Go read it! 
>>>
>>> Joe Bernard
>>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 4:50:33 PM UTC-7 aeroperf wrote:
>>>
 What I got from the blog was that he was an ER doctor.  He didn't start 
 specializing in tropical diseases until he actually was on the tour.
 He got some whiff of it in Africa, but it was the trip up from 
 Indonesia-Maylaysia-India that rubbed his nose in it.
 It's been 5 years since I read the blog - somebody read the book and 
 tell me if I'm wrong.

 At the start, he was feeling burned out at work, was in a pub with his 
 mates, and after a couple of pints decided to bike around the world.
 He went back to the hospital, took a leave of absence, got a bike, made 
 sure his mother was being cared for, and headed out into Europe.
 So I think the answer was "Because he said he was going to, that 
 evening at the pub."

 NOW he's a doctor specializing in tropical diseases, after actually 
 seeing how medicine worked in some of the places he biked through.  But I 
 do not believe he was when he started.

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Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[Mike Godwin]

He had to leave, his drunken mates said "I double dog dare you" or some 
equivalent in London-ish.

Mike SLO CA

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:37:06 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:

> Most people who have a harebrained idea in a pub with their buddies after 
> 6 pints sober up the next day and decide it's a ridiculous idea! 藍
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:31:32 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding 
> Ding! wrote:
>
>> I think it’s fun to discuss. Carry on, people!
>>
>> I also got the impression Stephen (whose name I misspelled in the 
>> original post, argh) just DID it. I haven’t purchased the book yet, but I 
>> listened to his story on the podcast and he seemed to have just come to the 
>> conclusion that cycling around the world was something he should do. Of 
>> course this was after his 6th pint. In a pub. With his buddies. 藍
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Sep 14, 2021, at 5:28 PM, Joe Bernard  wrote:
>>
>> I suspect you're both probably right, you've heard the gentleman speak 
>> over the years whereas his journey is new to me. I just read the Prolologue 
>> again and got the same impression as before, he just NEEDED to go. This is 
>> how this section ends: 
>>
>>
>> [At times, I wondered why leaving home felt like such an obvious decision 
>> at all. Now, I think I was simply longing for a less certain future. And 
>> uncertainty, whether in life or bike rides, is the heart and soul of any 
>> journey.]
>>
>> Anyway, at this point my interest and excitement about what this is all 
>> about iis bordering on a distraction from Leah's reasons for the thread so 
>> I'll stop my ruminating. It's a good book! Go read it! 
>>
>> Joe Bernard
>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 4:50:33 PM UTC-7 aeroperf wrote:
>>
>>> What I got from the blog was that he was an ER doctor.  He didn't start 
>>> specializing in tropical diseases until he actually was on the tour.
>>> He got some whiff of it in Africa, but it was the trip up from 
>>> Indonesia-Maylaysia-India that rubbed his nose in it.
>>> It's been 5 years since I read the blog - somebody read the book and 
>>> tell me if I'm wrong.
>>>
>>> At the start, he was feeling burned out at work, was in a pub with his 
>>> mates, and after a couple of pints decided to bike around the world.
>>> He went back to the hospital, took a leave of absence, got a bike, made 
>>> sure his mother was being cared for, and headed out into Europe.
>>> So I think the answer was "Because he said he was going to, that evening 
>>> at the pub."
>>>
>>> NOW he's a doctor specializing in tropical diseases, after actually 
>>> seeing how medicine worked in some of the places he biked through.  But I 
>>> do not believe he was when he started.
>>>
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Re: [RBW] Bikes on eBay, CraigsLIst, and Other Sites

[Matthew Williams]

Clem Smith Jr.
59cm
$1700
Eugene, OR
https://eugene.craigslist.org/bik/d/wilbur-59-cm-rivendell-clem-smith-jr/7380421249.html


Sam Hillborne
62cm
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Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[Joe Bernard]

Most people who have a harebrained idea in a pub with their buddies after 6 
pints sober up the next day and decide it's a ridiculous idea! 藍



On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:31:32 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> I think it’s fun to discuss. Carry on, people!
>
> I also got the impression Stephen (whose name I misspelled in the original 
> post, argh) just DID it. I haven’t purchased the book yet, but I listened 
> to his story on the podcast and he seemed to have just come to the 
> conclusion that cycling around the world was something he should do. Of 
> course this was after his 6th pint. In a pub. With his buddies. 藍
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 14, 2021, at 5:28 PM, Joe Bernard  wrote:
>
> I suspect you're both probably right, you've heard the gentleman speak 
> over the years whereas his journey is new to me. I just read the Prolologue 
> again and got the same impression as before, he just NEEDED to go. This is 
> how this section ends: 
>
>
> [At times, I wondered why leaving home felt like such an obvious decision 
> at all. Now, I think I was simply longing for a less certain future. And 
> uncertainty, whether in life or bike rides, is the heart and soul of any 
> journey.]
>
> Anyway, at this point my interest and excitement about what this is all 
> about iis bordering on a distraction from Leah's reasons for the thread so 
> I'll stop my ruminating. It's a good book! Go read it! 
>
> Joe Bernard
> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 4:50:33 PM UTC-7 aeroperf wrote:
>
>> What I got from the blog was that he was an ER doctor.  He didn't start 
>> specializing in tropical diseases until he actually was on the tour.
>> He got some whiff of it in Africa, but it was the trip up from 
>> Indonesia-Maylaysia-India that rubbed his nose in it.
>> It's been 5 years since I read the blog - somebody read the book and tell 
>> me if I'm wrong.
>>
>> At the start, he was feeling burned out at work, was in a pub with his 
>> mates, and after a couple of pints decided to bike around the world.
>> He went back to the hospital, took a leave of absence, got a bike, made 
>> sure his mother was being cared for, and headed out into Europe.
>> So I think the answer was "Because he said he was going to, that evening 
>> at the pub."
>>
>> NOW he's a doctor specializing in tropical diseases, after actually 
>> seeing how medicine worked in some of the places he biked through.  But I 
>> do not believe he was when he started.
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Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[Leah Peterson]

I think it’s fun to discuss. Carry on, people!

I also got the impression Stephen (whose name I misspelled in the original 
post, argh) just DID it. I haven’t purchased the book yet, but I listened to 
his story on the podcast and he seemed to have just come to the conclusion that 
cycling around the world was something he should do. Of course this was after 
his 6th pint. In a pub. With his buddies. 藍

Sent from my iPad

> On Sep 14, 2021, at 5:28 PM, Joe Bernard  wrote:
> 
> I suspect you're both probably right, you've heard the gentleman speak over 
> the years whereas his journey is new to me. I just read the Prolologue again 
> and got the same impression as before, he just NEEDED to go. This is how this 
> section ends: 
> 
> [At times, I wondered why leaving home felt like such an obvious decision at 
> all. Now, I think I was simply longing for a less certain future. And 
> uncertainty, whether in life or bike rides, is the heart and soul of any 
> journey.]
> 
> Anyway, at this point my interest and excitement about what this is all about 
> iis bordering on a distraction from Leah's reasons for the thread so I'll 
> stop my ruminating. It's a good book! Go read it! 
> 
> Joe Bernard
>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 4:50:33 PM UTC-7 aeroperf wrote:
>> What I got from the blog was that he was an ER doctor.  He didn't start 
>> specializing in tropical diseases until he actually was on the tour.
>> He got some whiff of it in Africa, but it was the trip up from 
>> Indonesia-Maylaysia-India that rubbed his nose in it.
>> It's been 5 years since I read the blog - somebody read the book and tell me 
>> if I'm wrong.
>> 
>> At the start, he was feeling burned out at work, was in a pub with his 
>> mates, and after a couple of pints decided to bike around the world.
>> He went back to the hospital, took a leave of absence, got a bike, made sure 
>> his mother was being cared for, and headed out into Europe.
>> So I think the answer was "Because he said he was going to, that evening at 
>> the pub."
>> 
>> NOW he's a doctor specializing in tropical diseases, after actually seeing 
>> how medicine worked in some of the places he biked through.  But I do not 
>> believe he was when he started.
>> 
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Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[Joe Bernard]

I suspect you're both probably right, you've heard the gentleman speak over 
the years whereas his journey is new to me. I just read the Prolologue 
again and got the same impression as before, he just NEEDED to go. This is 
how this section ends: 

[At times, I wondered why leaving home felt like such an obvious decision 
at all. Now, I think I was simply longing for a less certain future. And 
uncertainty, whether in life or bike rides, is the heart and soul of any 
journey.]

Anyway, at this point my interest and excitement about what this is all 
about iis bordering on a distraction from Leah's reasons for the thread so 
I'll stop my ruminating. It's a good book! Go read it! 

Joe Bernard
On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 4:50:33 PM UTC-7 aeroperf wrote:

> What I got from the blog was that he was an ER doctor.  He didn't start 
> specializing in tropical diseases until he actually was on the tour.
> He got some whiff of it in Africa, but it was the trip up from 
> Indonesia-Maylaysia-India that rubbed his nose in it.
> It's been 5 years since I read the blog - somebody read the book and tell 
> me if I'm wrong.
>
> At the start, he was feeling burned out at work, was in a pub with his 
> mates, and after a couple of pints decided to bike around the world.
> He went back to the hospital, took a leave of absence, got a bike, made 
> sure his mother was being cared for, and headed out into Europe.
> So I think the answer was "Because he said he was going to, that evening 
> at the pub."
>
> NOW he's a doctor specializing in tropical diseases, after actually seeing 
> how medicine worked in some of the places he biked through.  But I do not 
> believe he was when he started.
>
>

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[RBW] Sackville Question?

[Ben Mihovk]

Hello!
I just received a beautiful royal blue Slimsucker today from Riv 
and...well...I don't know about it. I have three issues that are making me 
think about contacting Riv for a return.

1. It's really squeaky...I'm assuming the brand new leather will soften and 
chill out a bit and be quiet eventually. Have other people noticed this 
when their bags are new? I have two x-small bags that I have been using and 
I can't remember whether they squeaked or not.

2. I wasn't fully prepared for the thigh rub...I put the bag on my bike, 
put my computer, a couple books, laptop charger, etc... in it and rode up 
the block and back and I'm not a fan of that feeling of the bag touching 
the backs of my thighs. Has anyone else been rubbed the wrong way (sorry) 
at first but kind of stopped noticing it after a while?

3. The leather strap to secure it to my seatpostI need the third hole 
to be *just* a little closer. If I use the second hole, it's not tight and 
the bag swings front to back. The leather used on these bags is excellent 
so I know that I could probably punch a new hole in the strap (if I keep 
the bag), but does anyone have any suggestions that I might not be thinking 
of? 

This stinks...I do like the bag and I think I could deal with the things 
that bug me...but part of me wants to reach out and set up a return before 
I take it on a full ride and get it dirty. Any thoughts the group might 
have would be most appreciated. 

Thanks,
Ben 

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Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[aeroperf]

What I got from the blog was that he was an ER doctor.  He didn't start 
specializing in tropical diseases until he actually was on the tour.
He got some whiff of it in Africa, but it was the trip up from 
Indonesia-Maylaysia-India that rubbed his nose in it.
It's been 5 years since I read the blog - somebody read the book and tell 
me if I'm wrong.

At the start, he was feeling burned out at work, was in a pub with his 
mates, and after a couple of pints decided to bike around the world.
He went back to the hospital, took a leave of absence, got a bike, made 
sure his mother was being cared for, and headed out into Europe.
So I think the answer was "Because he said he was going to, that evening at 
the pub."

NOW he's a doctor specializing in tropical diseases, after actually seeing 
how medicine worked in some of the places he biked through.  But I do not 
believe he was when he started.

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[RBW] Re: FS: cockpit - Analog/Spank "flare 25º" + DiaCompe 287 V-brake levers

[J Schwartz]

This is now sold, thank you

On Friday, September 10, 2021 at 7:01:14 AM UTC-4 J Schwartz wrote:

> Dropping the price on this set-up to $115 plus shipping from New York 
>
> On Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 11:32:33 AM UTC-4 J Schwartz wrote:
>
>> Hello, 
>> I have a Bar/Lever combo here for sale for $135 plus shipping from New 
>> York State
>>
>> Analog/Spank  Flare 25º wide drops , 46cm...these are super interesting 
>> and incredibly comfy bars in that the 31.8mm clamp diameter size is 
>> extended all the way along the flats of the bars just until the bar bends 
>> towards the brake levers.
>>
>> https://analogcycles.com/products/spank-flare-25-degree-bars?variant=40095929401521
>>
>> Size is 46cm but they feel much wider than say..a noodle...because of 
>> that flare ...they are wide enough to clear my quite huge BagsxBird (which 
>> is a custom sized about 18" wide including pockets) 
>>
>> The levers are the much appreciated Dia Compe 287-V with gum colored 
>> hoods.
>> The choices for long pull drop bar levers are few and these are perhaps 
>> the most elegant out there.
>>
>> The bars are currently wrapped in some sort of orange/red Newbaurms and 
>> then shellacked with half amber/half clear and finished off the the V.O. 
>> waxed finishing thread in black. 
>>
>> https://velo-orange.com/collections/grips-wraps/products/extra-waxed-thread-for-bar-wraps-other-leathers
>>
>> There is brake housing under the wrap and that housing extends about 18" 
>> for the rear once it exits the tape and about 15.5" for the front once it 
>> exits the tape.  Definitely long enough for a 55cm Appaloosa with V'brakes 
>> and a short/high stem.
>>
>> Obviously you'll need a face-plater type stem in 31.8mm size.  I used an 
>> Analog 30mm on my Appaloosa. 
>>
>> Including a bunch of pics of them on my bike with both teal and rust 
>> colored wrap and off.
>>
>> *PHOTOS HERE: *
>>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[dougP]

To the question of "Why?":  When we saw Fabes, he told us he was a doctor 
specializing in tropical diseases that impact mostly poor countries.  There 
was no interest on big pharma in dealing with the problem as there was no 
money in it.  His ride was therefor to generate awareness of these diseases 
& donations toward funding research for treatments.  I haven't had a chance 
to start the book but it seems quite odd that this would not be mentioned 
in the introduction.  As pointed out above, this is an important question 
that should be addressed.  Maybe it comes about later in the book.

dougP

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 1:03:59 PM UTC-7 eric...@gmail.com wrote:

> Oh! Cool, thanks Joe ✌️
>
> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 3:29:54 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote:
>
>> Eric,
>>
>> That's the one, it's tacked onto the end of the 20 Years Later episode at 
>> the 15 minute mark..Fabes' segment I'd about 6 minutes long. 
>>
>> Following up on my half-asleep post from last night because I can see I 
>> didn't come remotely close to explaining myself: What I find fascinating in 
>> people who start a thing like this is the invisible, undefinable hand of 
>> "it just has to be done" in it. Fabes writes about it - and his first 
>> journey across Chile - almost as if it was a foregone conclusion, like OF 
>> COURSE you would ride your bicycle across a country and then the whole 
>> world! Then he meets someone who seemed to have this same "I did it because 
>> I had to" motivation, this is so interesting to me. 
>>
>> Joe Bernard
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 11:46:47 AM UTC-7 eric...@gmail.com 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone have a link to the episode or the title of the episode? 
>>> Leah's link bonuces me to the most recent episode of the podcast which is 
>>> about 9/11. 
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 3:44:46 AM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote:
>>>
 This is really *such *an interesting book, and oddly for me as I've 
 never had the faintest interest in travel writing or television. I'm in 
 the 
 middle of Chapter 3 now and one glaring omission lingers: I don't know why 
 he's doing this. I mean I understand his interest in it but there's an 
 overriding sense of "it just had to happen" that's never really explained, 
 like it just became The Thing I Must Do and he went. As I'm stopped here 
 to 
 leave this note Stephen has just met another man on a bike who's been back 
 and forth across Africa three times. Why? There doesn't seem to be an 
 answer, between the two travelers I'm not sure it's even a question. 
 They're out there because they are. 

 On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 10:37:53 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:

> Prologue done, he's an interesting writer. There's a breeziness to his 
> style - a momentum - which is instantly inviting. An example, this refers 
> to his first bike trip with his brother in Chile:
>
> "We chose routes with impulsive pleasure and we ate like escaped 
> prisoners of war. Mountains rose and fell and there was an abiding 
> sensation of being dwarfed by the landscape, as if we were animals filmed 
> from above in a wildlife documentary."
>
> I also learned that hotchpotch is a word (or he invented it) and 
> medical stuff I don't understand is much more interesting than I 
> expected. 
> Oh, there's stuff about riding, too 
>
> Thanks for finding this for us, Leah! 
> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 8:18:29 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>
>> "Leah, who has never even ridden a century..."
>>
>> I remember being about 60 miles into it and realizing there were 40 
>> more. I was not pleased with this information! 
>>
>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 7:09:16 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>> Ding! wrote:
>>
>>> Doug, that’s wild! If you (or anyone) reads the book, report back. 
>>> I’m reading his journal online now. 
>>>
>>> Leah, who has never even ridden a century, nor gone on a group ride.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Sep 12, 2021, at 2:35 PM, dougP  wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>> Yep, that's the guy.  Quite an adventure.  Seems odd to have worn 
>>> out 5 Rohloff hubs but they were seeing a lot of abuse.  Off to order 
>>> the 
>>> book.
>>>
>>> Thanks for posting.  I'd wondered what happened to the guy.  
>>>
>>> dougP
>>>
>>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 1:47:40 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote:
>>>
 We saw a presentation at REI several years ago from (probably) that 
 same Dr.  He was raising funds for tropical disease research that Big 
 Pharma wasn't interested in:  no money as the countries where these 
 diseases are a problem are all poor.  

 He had lots of great stories.  In one area of Africa, he said when 
 he passed the same dead goat 

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: SunXCD cranks, Nitto posts/stems Compass Tires

[Brian Campbell]

Thanks to all who have purchased items. Here is an updated list:
*Pictures here:*
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z55XgXy1xH2jMPSZ6
*Updated*
*Cranksets:*
1.Electra Ticino Crank arms (Made by FSA) 44/34/30 Sun XCD Chainrings 
170mm. $250 Chainring bolts to make it a double included.
*Seat posts*
1. Thomson Masterpiece w/setback 27.2 250mm $65
2.Thomson Elite 27.2 w/setback 27.2250mm  $75
*Stems*
Ritchey Stem 1 1/8 100mm 31.8 silver $40
*Handle Bars*
Soma Portola (Never used) 26.0 $45
*Tires-All 700c*
Vittoria Corsa Control Graphene 2.0 28mm $65
*Other*
Box One Min V brakes for standard road levers $95

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 10:04:33 AM UTC-4 Sam Perez wrote:

> Is the seat post the 250 or 300 length?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 14, 2021, at 4:07 AM, Brian Campbell  wrote:
>
> 
> *Updated*
> *Cranksets:*
> 1.Electra Ticino Crank arms (Made by FSA) 44/34/30 Sun Chainrings 170mm. 
> $275 Chainring bolts to make it a double included.
> *Seat posts*
> 1. Lugged Nitto post 27.2  $140
>
> *Stems*
> Ritchey Stem 1 1/8 100mm 31.8 silver $40
>
> *Handle Bars*
>
> VO New Rando bar  31.8 44cm $45
> Soma Portola (Never used) 26.0 $45
>
> *Tires-All 700c*
> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $100 (Black) Not tubless compatible, I think
> Vittoria Corsa Control Graphene 2.0 28mm $80
> *Other*
>
> Box One Min V brakes for standard road levers $125
>
> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 8:03:56 PM UTC-4 Brian Campbell wrote:
>
>> *Updated*
>> *Cranksets:*
>> 1.Electra Ticino Crank arms (Made by FSA) 44/34/30 Sun Chainrings 170mm. 
>> $275 Chainring bolts to make it a double included.
>> 2. Sun XCD Triple 44/34/28 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a 
>> double. $275 
>> (Stock dust caps).
>> 3. Sun XCD Triple 46/34/30 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a 
>> double. $275 (8mm crank bolts)
>>
>> *Seat posts*
>> 1. Lugged Nitto post 27.2  $140
>>
>> 3. Thomson Elite $85 27.2
>> 4. Thomson Masterpiece $75 27.2
>>
>> *Stems*
>> Ritchey Stem 1 1/8 100mm 31.8 silver $40
>> Nitto Technomic Deluxe 26.0/100mm $50
>>
>>
>> *Levers*
>> Cane Creek Drop bar lever for V-brakes. Never used. $50
>>
>>
>> *Handle Bars*
>> Deda Zero 100 handle bars 31.8 46cm $45
>> VO New Rando bar  31.8 44cm $45
>> Soma Portola (Never used) 26.0 $45
>>
>> *Tires-All 700c*
>> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Black)
>> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Tan)
>> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $100 (Black) Not tubless compatible, I think
>> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $115 (Tan) Not tubless compatible, I think
>> Panaracer Gravel King SK+ 38mm $75
>> Vittoria Corsa Control Graphene 2.0 28mm $80
>> *Other*
>>
>> Box One Min V brakes for standard road levers $125
>>
>> Please ask any questions.
>>
>> Brian Campbell
>> Berwyn, PA
>>
>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 5:30:45 PM UTC-4 Brian Campbell wrote:
>>
>>> Howdy all. 
>>>
>>> Selling off some extra things. All prices include shipping to the lower 
>>> 48 states via USPS. Looking to sell these items not currently looking for 
>>> any trades.
>>>
>>> All payment through either Paypal (Friends and Family or you cover fees 
>>> for other payment options) or Venmo.
>>>
>>> Happy to do a local pick up for anyone close by. I am and my whole 
>>> family are fully vaccinated.
>>>
>>> Please follow the link for pictures:
>>>
>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z55XgXy1xH2jMPSZ6
>>>
>>> *Cranksets:*
>>> 1.Electra Ticino Crank arms (Made by FSA) 44/34/30 Sun Chainrings 170mm. 
>>> $275 Chainring bolts to make it a double included.
>>> 2. Sun XCD Triple 44/34/28 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a 
>>> double. $275 
>>> (Stock dust caps).
>>> 3. Sun XCD Triple 46/34/30 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a 
>>> double. $275 (8mm crank bolts)
>>>
>>> *Seat posts*
>>> 1. Lugged Nitto post 27.2  $140
>>> 2. Nitto 65 27.2 $55
>>> 3. Thomson Elite $85 27.2
>>> 4. Thomson Masterpiece $75 27.2
>>>
>>> *Stems*
>>> Ritchey Stem 1 1/8 100mm 31.8 silver $40
>>> Nitto Technomic Deluxe 26.0/100mm $50
>>> Nitto Dirt Drop stem 100mm/26.0 $60
>>>
>>> *Levers*
>>> Cane Creek Drop bar lever for V-brakes. Never used. $50
>>> Tektro TRP Road levers $55
>>>
>>> *Handle Bars*
>>> Deda Zero 100 handle bars 31.8 46cm $45
>>> VO New Rando bar  31.8 44cm $45
>>> Soma Portola (Never used) 26.0 $45
>>>
>>> *Tires-All 700c*
>>> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Black)
>>> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Tan)
>>> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $100 (Black) Not tubless compatible, I think
>>> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $115 (Tan) Not tubless compatible, I think
>>> Panaracer Gravel King SK+ 38mm $75
>>> Vittoria Corsa Control Graphene 2.0 28mm $80
>>> *Other*
>>> Set of VO bottle cages $35
>>> Shimano 10 speed index bar end shifters $60
>>> Box One Min V brakes for standard road levers $125
>>>
>>> Please ask any questions.
>>>
>>> Brian Campbell
>>> Berwyn, PA
>>>
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[RBW] Share More Riv Riding Pics

[st nick]

Jason Fuller, that's remarkable that the two roosters and the sheep are taking 
such an interest in your Sam Hillbourne. 

.Do you have something pungent in your rear panniers?
Perhaps they just like orange bikes.I know I do.
Its good to hear your Sam did well under load.
Paul in Dallas

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Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[Eric Marth]

Oh! Cool, thanks Joe ✌️

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 3:29:54 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote:

> Eric,
>
> That's the one, it's tacked onto the end of the 20 Years Later episode at 
> the 15 minute mark..Fabes' segment I'd about 6 minutes long. 
>
> Following up on my half-asleep post from last night because I can see I 
> didn't come remotely close to explaining myself: What I find fascinating in 
> people who start a thing like this is the invisible, undefinable hand of 
> "it just has to be done" in it. Fabes writes about it - and his first 
> journey across Chile - almost as if it was a foregone conclusion, like OF 
> COURSE you would ride your bicycle across a country and then the whole 
> world! Then he meets someone who seemed to have this same "I did it because 
> I had to" motivation, this is so interesting to me. 
>
> Joe Bernard
>
> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 11:46:47 AM UTC-7 eric...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have a link to the episode or the title of the episode? 
>> Leah's link bonuces me to the most recent episode of the podcast which is 
>> about 9/11. 
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 3:44:46 AM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote:
>>
>>> This is really *such *an interesting book, and oddly for me as I've 
>>> never had the faintest interest in travel writing or television. I'm in the 
>>> middle of Chapter 3 now and one glaring omission lingers: I don't know why 
>>> he's doing this. I mean I understand his interest in it but there's an 
>>> overriding sense of "it just had to happen" that's never really explained, 
>>> like it just became The Thing I Must Do and he went. As I'm stopped here to 
>>> leave this note Stephen has just met another man on a bike who's been back 
>>> and forth across Africa three times. Why? There doesn't seem to be an 
>>> answer, between the two travelers I'm not sure it's even a question. 
>>> They're out there because they are. 
>>>
>>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 10:37:53 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>>>
 Prologue done, he's an interesting writer. There's a breeziness to his 
 style - a momentum - which is instantly inviting. An example, this refers 
 to his first bike trip with his brother in Chile:

 "We chose routes with impulsive pleasure and we ate like escaped 
 prisoners of war. Mountains rose and fell and there was an abiding 
 sensation of being dwarfed by the landscape, as if we were animals filmed 
 from above in a wildlife documentary."

 I also learned that hotchpotch is a word (or he invented it) and 
 medical stuff I don't understand is much more interesting than I expected. 
 Oh, there's stuff about riding, too 

 Thanks for finding this for us, Leah! 
 On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 8:18:29 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:

> "Leah, who has never even ridden a century..."
>
> I remember being about 60 miles into it and realizing there were 40 
> more. I was not pleased with this information! 
>
> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 7:09:16 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding 
> Ding! wrote:
>
>> Doug, that’s wild! If you (or anyone) reads the book, report back. 
>> I’m reading his journal online now. 
>>
>> Leah, who has never even ridden a century, nor gone on a group ride.
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Sep 12, 2021, at 2:35 PM, dougP  wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>> Yep, that's the guy.  Quite an adventure.  Seems odd to have worn out 
>> 5 Rohloff hubs but they were seeing a lot of abuse.  Off to order the 
>> book.
>>
>> Thanks for posting.  I'd wondered what happened to the guy.  
>>
>> dougP
>>
>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 1:47:40 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote:
>>
>>> We saw a presentation at REI several years ago from (probably) that 
>>> same Dr.  He was raising funds for tropical disease research that Big 
>>> Pharma wasn't interested in:  no money as the countries where these 
>>> diseases are a problem are all poor.  
>>>
>>> He had lots of great stories.  In one area of Africa, he said when 
>>> he passed the same dead goat twice he knew he was lost.  When we saw 
>>> him in 
>>> SoCal, he was on I believe his 3rd tent, and he had a set of Ortleibs 
>>> where 
>>> most of coating had worn off.  He had a new set waiting for him in the 
>>> Bay 
>>> Area, & made it sound like "I'll just pop up there & get them".  
>>>
>>> I'll have to check out those links.  I always wondered if he made 
>>> it.  He had some pretty dodgy adventures.
>>>
>>> dougP
>>>
>>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 11:53:24 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle 
>>> Ding Ding! wrote:
>>>
 I was listening to a podcast episode on The Moth. At the end of the 
 show, a bonus story was featured. It was told by Steven Fabes, an ER 
 doc 
 who hailed from London, who had hatched an 

Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[Joe Bernard]

Eric,

That's the one, it's tacked onto the end of the 20 Years Later episode at 
the 15 minute mark..Fabes' segment I'd about 6 minutes long. 

Following up on my half-asleep post from last night because I can see I 
didn't come remotely close to explaining myself: What I find fascinating in 
people who start a thing like this is the invisible, undefinable hand of 
"it just has to be done" in it. Fabes writes about it - and his first 
journey across Chile - almost as if it was a foregone conclusion, like OF 
COURSE you would ride your bicycle across a country and then the whole 
world! Then he meets someone who seemed to have this same "I did it because 
I had to" motivation, this is so interesting to me. 

Joe Bernard

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 11:46:47 AM UTC-7 eric...@gmail.com wrote:

> Does anyone have a link to the episode or the title of the episode? Leah's 
> link bonuces me to the most recent episode of the podcast which is about 
> 9/11. 
>
> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 3:44:46 AM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote:
>
>> This is really *such *an interesting book, and oddly for me as I've 
>> never had the faintest interest in travel writing or television. I'm in the 
>> middle of Chapter 3 now and one glaring omission lingers: I don't know why 
>> he's doing this. I mean I understand his interest in it but there's an 
>> overriding sense of "it just had to happen" that's never really explained, 
>> like it just became The Thing I Must Do and he went. As I'm stopped here to 
>> leave this note Stephen has just met another man on a bike who's been back 
>> and forth across Africa three times. Why? There doesn't seem to be an 
>> answer, between the two travelers I'm not sure it's even a question. 
>> They're out there because they are. 
>>
>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 10:37:53 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>>
>>> Prologue done, he's an interesting writer. There's a breeziness to his 
>>> style - a momentum - which is instantly inviting. An example, this refers 
>>> to his first bike trip with his brother in Chile:
>>>
>>> "We chose routes with impulsive pleasure and we ate like escaped 
>>> prisoners of war. Mountains rose and fell and there was an abiding 
>>> sensation of being dwarfed by the landscape, as if we were animals filmed 
>>> from above in a wildlife documentary."
>>>
>>> I also learned that hotchpotch is a word (or he invented it) and medical 
>>> stuff I don't understand is much more interesting than I expected. Oh, 
>>> there's stuff about riding, too 
>>>
>>> Thanks for finding this for us, Leah! 
>>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 8:18:29 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>>>
 "Leah, who has never even ridden a century..."

 I remember being about 60 miles into it and realizing there were 40 
 more. I was not pleased with this information! 

 On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 7:09:16 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding 
 Ding! wrote:

> Doug, that’s wild! If you (or anyone) reads the book, report back. I’m 
> reading his journal online now. 
>
> Leah, who has never even ridden a century, nor gone on a group ride.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 12, 2021, at 2:35 PM, dougP  wrote:
>
> 
>
>
> Yep, that's the guy.  Quite an adventure.  Seems odd to have worn out 
> 5 Rohloff hubs but they were seeing a lot of abuse.  Off to order the 
> book.
>
> Thanks for posting.  I'd wondered what happened to the guy.  
>
> dougP
>
> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 1:47:40 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote:
>
>> We saw a presentation at REI several years ago from (probably) that 
>> same Dr.  He was raising funds for tropical disease research that Big 
>> Pharma wasn't interested in:  no money as the countries where these 
>> diseases are a problem are all poor.  
>>
>> He had lots of great stories.  In one area of Africa, he said when he 
>> passed the same dead goat twice he knew he was lost.  When we saw him in 
>> SoCal, he was on I believe his 3rd tent, and he had a set of Ortleibs 
>> where 
>> most of coating had worn off.  He had a new set waiting for him in the 
>> Bay 
>> Area, & made it sound like "I'll just pop up there & get them".  
>>
>> I'll have to check out those links.  I always wondered if he made 
>> it.  He had some pretty dodgy adventures.
>>
>> dougP
>>
>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 11:53:24 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>> Ding! wrote:
>>
>>> I was listening to a podcast episode on The Moth. At the end of the 
>>> show, a bonus story was featured. It was told by Steven Fabes, an ER 
>>> doc 
>>> who hailed from London, who had hatched an ill-formed plan to cycle 
>>> around 
>>> the world. He quits his job, buys a shiny new bicycle, and waves 
>>> goodbye to 
>>> 100 of his closest friends and family on the steps of his old hospital. 
>>> He 

[RBW] The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[st nick]

Yes, thanks for pointing this fellow out!

I'll be checking it out.
Years ago reading such adventures particularly the' Crazy Guy on a Bike' 
sitethat has hundreds and hundreds of journals of bike travelers led me to 
attempt 4 loaded up too heavybike touring adventures (US only) 3 successfully.
I did find it a bit addictive.
You get into a routine of a rewarding simpler life withwith the definite 
physical challenges pedaling to your next overnight stop,   packing and 
unpacking, resupplying,
 trying to take in all the beauty (mostly),
meeting so many great people, great conversations,  an expanded / enlightened 
view of the world, 
and just the immense satisfaction of looking at a map and seeing that 
youpedaled all that way on your own pedal power. 

Gosh, that's a long sentence.
I love reading of other folks bike adventures. It gets into your blood,  I 
think.
I'll find and share a link of a young couple that cycled all over the world a 
few years back.
The girl, from Oregon started off on her own after high school at 18 as I 
recall and cycled for months on her own before her boy friend joined her in 
India    , I think it was.
I know they rode in Europe,  India, South America and other places I'm 
forgetting.
They got really good with their photography and journaling.
You felt like you were riding along with them seeing such places and scenes 
that I did not know existed.I thought she was some kind of traveling heroine.
Adventures are out there for the fearless and even maybe for the not so 
fearless.
Paul in Dallas 




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[RBW] Rad article on NYC delivery workers

[Eric Marth]

A long piece on the insanely hard-working bicycle delivery people in NYC. 
Terrible wages, robberies, stabbings, lack of worker protections. They all 
ride electric Arrow bikes but you don't have to tell your friction 
shifters. Great read and excellent photos by Philip Montgomery. 

https://www.curbed.com/article/nyc-delivery-workers.html

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Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[Eric Marth]

Does anyone have a link to the episode or the title of the episode? Leah's 
link bonuces me to the most recent episode of the podcast which is about 
9/11. 

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 3:44:46 AM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote:

> This is really *such *an interesting book, and oddly for me as I've never 
> had the faintest interest in travel writing or television. I'm in the 
> middle of Chapter 3 now and one glaring omission lingers: I don't know why 
> he's doing this. I mean I understand his interest in it but there's an 
> overriding sense of "it just had to happen" that's never really explained, 
> like it just became The Thing I Must Do and he went. As I'm stopped here to 
> leave this note Stephen has just met another man on a bike who's been back 
> and forth across Africa three times. Why? There doesn't seem to be an 
> answer, between the two travelers I'm not sure it's even a question. 
> They're out there because they are. 
>
> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 10:37:53 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>
>> Prologue done, he's an interesting writer. There's a breeziness to his 
>> style - a momentum - which is instantly inviting. An example, this refers 
>> to his first bike trip with his brother in Chile:
>>
>> "We chose routes with impulsive pleasure and we ate like escaped 
>> prisoners of war. Mountains rose and fell and there was an abiding 
>> sensation of being dwarfed by the landscape, as if we were animals filmed 
>> from above in a wildlife documentary."
>>
>> I also learned that hotchpotch is a word (or he invented it) and medical 
>> stuff I don't understand is much more interesting than I expected. Oh, 
>> there's stuff about riding, too 
>>
>> Thanks for finding this for us, Leah! 
>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 8:18:29 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>>
>>> "Leah, who has never even ridden a century..."
>>>
>>> I remember being about 60 miles into it and realizing there were 40 
>>> more. I was not pleased with this information! 
>>>
>>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 7:09:16 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>>> Ding! wrote:
>>>
 Doug, that’s wild! If you (or anyone) reads the book, report back. I’m 
 reading his journal online now. 

 Leah, who has never even ridden a century, nor gone on a group ride.

 Sent from my iPad

 On Sep 12, 2021, at 2:35 PM, dougP  wrote:

 


 Yep, that's the guy.  Quite an adventure.  Seems odd to have worn out 5 
 Rohloff hubs but they were seeing a lot of abuse.  Off to order the book.

 Thanks for posting.  I'd wondered what happened to the guy.  

 dougP

 On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 1:47:40 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote:

> We saw a presentation at REI several years ago from (probably) that 
> same Dr.  He was raising funds for tropical disease research that Big 
> Pharma wasn't interested in:  no money as the countries where these 
> diseases are a problem are all poor.  
>
> He had lots of great stories.  In one area of Africa, he said when he 
> passed the same dead goat twice he knew he was lost.  When we saw him in 
> SoCal, he was on I believe his 3rd tent, and he had a set of Ortleibs 
> where 
> most of coating had worn off.  He had a new set waiting for him in the 
> Bay 
> Area, & made it sound like "I'll just pop up there & get them".  
>
> I'll have to check out those links.  I always wondered if he made it.  
> He had some pretty dodgy adventures.
>
> dougP
>
> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 11:53:24 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding 
> Ding! wrote:
>
>> I was listening to a podcast episode on The Moth. At the end of the 
>> show, a bonus story was featured. It was told by Steven Fabes, an ER doc 
>> who hailed from London, who had hatched an ill-formed plan to cycle 
>> around 
>> the world. He quits his job, buys a shiny new bicycle, and waves goodbye 
>> to 
>> 100 of his closest friends and family on the steps of his old hospital. 
>> He 
>> makes it as far as his favorite pub before he realizes he’s made a 
>> terrible 
>> mistake. And that’s all I’ll say. He was so engaging and so hilarious 
>> that 
>> I tracked him down online and found his website. His book detailing his 
>> travels is called Signs of Life, and you can get it on Amazon (ebook for 
>> me!). 
>>
>> If you have a little wanderlust yourself (me!), you love bikes (ooh, 
>> me!) and you are interested in medicine (also me!) you might enjoy his 
>> book 
>> or at least reading an article about his journey.
>>
>> https://stephenfabes.com/the-journey/
>>
>> The podcast of his story - begins at the 15 min mark:
>>
>> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moth/id275699983?i=1000534944747
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[RBW] Re: Multispeed wheel for Quickbeam or SimpleOne riders

[J Schwartz]

I will add that I THINK I have the extra bits from Paul to build this hub 
into a different size wheel in the future ...those will be included if I 
have them
I can also include the derailleur hanger and clamp-on cable stops
On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 2:36:46 PM UTC-4 J Schwartz wrote:

> This is a rear wheel that I had built around a Paul "Jono" hub 
> (discontinued) that allowed a wheel to be built with a variable spacing.
> The wheel is built for the 120mm rear spacing of my SimpleOne.   The Jono 
> is a freewheel hub.
> The Paul hub is High Polish w/ the quick release option.  
> Rim is Velocity Synergy 700C 32H Silver
> Spokes are Wheelsmith DB14 2.0/1.7/2.0 Silver w/ Silver Brass Nipples
>
> I rand this on my SimpleOne with a double up front and a very nice, 
> Suntour "pro-compe" 5-speed freewheel (13-34) which turned my SimpleOne 
> into a SimpleTen.
> I had to add a bolt-on derailleur hanger and a clamp-on cable cable stop 
> in order to do it.
>
> This was built by Anthony King @ Longleaf about 5 years ago.  
> The wheel has essentially no miles on it.  I fitted it, dialed in the 
> derailleurs, rode it a couple of weekends and, because I was moving from 
> NYC to upstate NY, my SimpleTen sat in a storage unit for a year.
> After moving, I returned the SimpleOne to a single speed and have been 
> hanging onto this wheel thinking I would set it up multi-speed again but I 
> have too many multi-speed bikes.  So it's time to pass this on.
>
> Here's a bit of info for Paul on the Jono Hub:
> https://www.instagram.com/p/BIqSWlkB50V/?hl=en
>
> Photos here:
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/S7eDANCu4cgD8zmk6
>
> The Suntour freewheel isn't included but is available.
> Also, it's currently set up with a tubed Pasela tg 700x37 tire. Not 
> necessarily included but if you want it , let me know.
>
> price: $220 for the wheel
> $30 for the 5-speed 13-34 Suntour pro-compe freewheel (very nice 
> condition, clean and lubed)
> $235 if you purchase together 
>
> shipping from New York State is additional
> [image: IMG_2259.JPG]
>
>
>
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Re: [RBW] Rivendell Incoming Frame Schedule

[Joe Bernard]

Update from 9/13/21 Riv Newsletter:

Clem L Completes 99 bikes: Shipping late September - delivery mid to late 
October. There's not enough room in the container to fit the 47.5 and 51cm 
Homers.

Homers in 47.5 through 64cm 146 frames: Shipping from Taiwan the second 
week of October - delivery early to mid November.

On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 6:45:51 AM UTC-7 Tim Bantham wrote:

> That's the one I was looking for! Thanks Mathieu!
>
> On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 9:23:16 AM UTC-4 mathie...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>
>> Good morning Tim, 
>>
>> The Most recent update that I recall seeing is from Aug 6th, 
>>
>> I’ve attached the body of the email below 
>>
>> Early AugustI wrote in an earlier update about how our production is 
>> shaping up for next year and how it's looking like we're going to have a 
>> repeat of this year with many of our frame orders placed over a year ago 
>> getting pushed all the way to 2023.
>>
>> The situation is obviously serious either way, but I have a suspicion and 
>> hope that our people in Taiwan are doing what we* try *to do here (it 
>> doesn't always work out) which is underpromise and overdeliver; or maybe 
>> they're just preparing us for the absolute worst scenario and it won't end 
>> up being that bad. I'm allowed to hope!
>>
>> Here's an example of what it's like now: I placed two orders in June each 
>> for 1200 Alex DM21 rims and they told me the current ETA for the first 
>> order is July 2023, and the second order is March 202*4.* How could that 
>> be? Do they really have that many unfufilled orders? It's hard to wrap my 
>> head around it.
>>
>> If the current production schedule is accurate, we're getting less than 
>> half of what we planned for. This means more instant frame sell-outs, 
>> reduced dealer sales, and increased prices. The alternative is laying off 
>> employees, reducing hours, or possibly not making it to 2023.
>>
>> That all sounds bad and worrisome, but recently I stumbled across some 
>> entries from Grant's progress reports in the early Riv Readers. The 
>> problems then were absolutely worse; Riv was on the cusp of out-of-business 
>> for years. If you feel like it, you can read through some of those in the 
>> early 
>> Readers here 
>> ,
>>  
>> but they're stressful, even 20 years later. At least now we have enough 
>> momentum to clear the hurdles - We're not Dalilah Muhammad, but we're doing 
>> OK.
>>
>> Here are some updated frame ETAs, with a major emphasis on the E. They 
>> don't account for port strikes or congestion, Covid shut downs, or Suez 
>> Canal type jam-ups. Also, we won't make the frames live on the site the day 
>> we receive the container. If we're still working on the shipment that came 
>> before, we'll wait awhile before making them available to buy. All these 
>> dates below can change and sometimes drastically.
>>
>> *Clem L framesets, 45 frames*: delivery is imminent, like next week.
>>
>> *Homers in 47.5 and 51, 48 frames: *Shipping from Taiwan in early 
>> September - delivery mid to late the same month.
>>
>> *Clem L Completes 99 bikes: *Shipping with the small Homers above.
>>
>> *Homers in 54.5, 58, 61.5 and 64cm, 98 frames: *Shipping from Taiwan in 
>> early October - delivery mid to late the same month.
>>
>> *Gus and Susie - 130 frames: *Shipping sometime in November, arrival 
>> early December. If they get delayed we may push them into 2022.
>>
>> *Rosco Platypus: *Unknown ETA - we're still waiting on samples.
>>
>> That brings us to 2022 and the only confirmed deliveries we have are:
>>
>> *Atlantis - 150 frames: *Slated to ship from Taiwan in January, with 
>> arrival late that month or early the next.
>>
>> *Platypus - 226 frames: *Delivery in March.
>>
>> *Sam Hillbornes - 209 frames: *Delivery in April.
>>
>> The rest of our orders, most of which we placed in September 2020, have 
>> been pushed back to 2023. We're still waiting to hear for sure what we can 
>> get from our other frame maker - so far all they've said is that they'll 
>> try their hardest to get us Homers in July '22, but no word yet on 
>> Roadunos, Roadinis, and Gus-n-Susies, which they also make.
>>
>> We also have a couple projects in the works, here's the scoop:
>>
>> *Jim Rear Rack: *Delivery in early October.
>>
>> *Slim Jim Goat Gloves: *Late this month
>>
>> *Microshift front derailers: *Late this month - these will work on all 
>> our bikes.
>>
>> *Microshift thumbies: *Sometime in September.
>>
>> *Silver2 Thumb mounts: *Late this month - the shifters are in stock now.
>>
>> On Sep 13, 2021, at 8:21 AM, Tim Bantham  wrote:
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have the latest inbound frame schedule? I couldn't find the 
>> latest on this. I thought Will had sent an email but I couldn't locate it. 
>> Given the current supply challenges I realize that anything published is 
>> best guess. 
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[RBW] Re: School me on RH tires for my Sam

[Jason Fuller]

My experience (and the experience of several people I know) has been that 
while on paper, the GK and RH tires should be basically identical (they're 
made by the same mfg, they have similar design and weight, etc), there is 
some difference outside these metrics that result in the Rene Herse tires 
riding much smoother and also being more robust against punctures. I'm 
betting it's in the casing's weave. 

I've run a couple sets of standard casing and a couple sets of extralights, 
and especially for tubeless I'd just go standard casing. I didn't 
personally notice a big difference in ride, but the EL's lose air quicker 
for sure. 

On Tuesday, 14 September 2021 at 05:14:01 UTC-7 Tim Bantham wrote:

> OK OK I"ve come to my senses. Nothing less than 38mm so the Barlow Pass is 
> where I am leaning. My tubeless set up is on a Velocity Quill which is just 
> a superb rim. Both wide and stiff which makes for a very durable yet 
> reasonably light wheelset. I don't have a caliper but according to the RH 
> specs on a 23mm rim the Barlow Pass measures 41mm. I am not riding this 
> bike with fenders.   My brakes are Paul Racers and I find the 38's fit 
> through a fully open brake when taking the front wheel on and off. A friend 
> of mine who rides a ton more than I do is very knowledgeable on these 
> tires. He said that the Endurance casing is what I want. The extra lights 
> are very difficult to set up tubeless yet the endurance casing is 
> marginally easier. The EL casing is susceptible to sidewall cuts where as 
> the Endurance has the same thread count but has the added protection. I do 
> like to ride rough stuff once in a while so even just a little off road 
> riding calls for a more robust sidewall. 
>
> I am currently riding Gravel Kings smooth treads. To me the Gravel Kings 
> have been great. They are an easy tubeless set up and hold air just fine. 
> I've never had a problem with them and I find the ride quality to be very 
> nice.
>
> I'm intrigued by the RH tires but when I hear that they are a PITA to set 
> up tubeless I wonder if it is worth the hassle. They also cost twice as 
> much. Will I really improve the quality of my ride? I already feel like the 
> Sam rides amazing on 38mm GKs pumped up to 38 psi front and 40 in the rear. 
>
> On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 11:21:44 PM UTC-4 Mark Allen wrote:
>
>> Adam, I've had Snoqualmies (in Extra Light, Standard and Endurance 
>> casings, even!) under VO zeppelin 52 fenders on my Sam Hillborne for a few 
>> years now. I think the only thing preventing me from completing my bingo 
>> card is that my Sam is the canti version, not the sidepull. On H+Son 
>> Archetype rims (17.5 mm inner width), the Snoqualmies measure at 41mm for 
>> me and I've got 10 mm of clearance between the tire and the fender. I've 
>> been incredibly satisfied with this setup.
>>
>> Mark
>> On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 10:08:08 PM UTC-4 bjmi...@gmail.com 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Very interested in the conversation as I've been tempted by RH tires 
>>> lately. I'm one year into my Shikoros that came with my Atlantis and I love 
>>> them...but I'm tempted to try something else when it's time to replace 
>>> them. The Barlow Pass Endurance casing seems like the play (wish they had 
>>> an all-road in 42mm as my Shikoros are 42mm).
>>>
>>> On the other hand...Soma makes a Supple Vitesse EX in 700x42 for $20 
>>> less a tireon the other-other hand, maybe I can't beat Shikoro for 
>>> urban commuting/crushed limestone trails.
>>>
>>> Ben
>>>
>>> On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 8:36:46 PM UTC-5 Adam wrote:
>>>
 It seems like most folks are happy with Barlow Pass & fenders, which is 
 what I have (with 559s), and that's a great combo. Without fenders I'd go 
 larger, probably the Snoqualmie Pass unless the Oracle Ridge fits w/o 
 fenders?

 I've considered trying to squeeze the Snoqualmies - which are around 
 40mm for me too - under VO zepplin 52 fenders. Has anyone tried this? I 
 think the challenge would be the 559 front brake's squeeze when open, 
 which 
 would be a non issue on the OP's Racers, I guess? If anyone's successfully 
 done this, or some other combo of Snoqualmie pass and fenders, I'd like to 
 hear about it.

 Adam



 On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 5:14:18 PM UTC-5 Nick Payne wrote:

> My Barlow Pass measure 40mm after several months use, mounted on 22mm 
> internal width rims (Light Bicycle AR28 disc rims).
>
> Nick
>
> On Tuesday, 14 September 2021 at 6:50:05 am UTC+10 cycli...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>
>> Wow Collin, you're getting 41mm on the Barlows?  I get 40mm on the 
>> Snoqualmie Pass when mounted on Velocity Dyads and 42mm when mounted on 
>> Quills.  The Barlows mounted on Dyads measured 35mm, if I remember 
>> correctly.
>
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[RBW] FS: Stems, thumbshifters, seatpost, pedals

[Johnny Alien]

I have the following items for sale. Everything is shipping included.

Nitto Technomic 90 stem 25.4 clamp - $40 shipped (Good used condition. No 
significant scratches are marks)

Nitto deluxe long quill 90 stem 26.0 clamp - $50 shipped (Good used 
condition. No significant scratches are marks)

Nitto MT-53S - $50 shipped (This is an odd duck that I ordered by accident. 
It's brand new and too expensive to ship back to Japan. It's made for a 
25.4 column vs the standard 22.2 Cost $100 so it was a pricey mistake for 
me. I am hoping someone has something that can use this)

Sneaker pedals - $30 shipped per pair (2 pairs. Both very lightly used 
pairs. Both look new)

Kalloy 26.8 seat post - $40 shipped (Brand new and never installed. This is 
what comes with the Riv stock builds. They are super nice)

Sunrace thumbshifters 3x9 indexed - $50 shipped (I think that while these 
are indexable up to 3 and 9 you can also index anything below. I don't 
think they can do friction. They are brand new and never installed)

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Re: [RBW] Re: Any former paper boys (or girls) on this list?

[Patrick Moore]

Or, duh: Electric assist?

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 9:54 AM Patrick Moore  wrote:

> Forgot to add: That's a huge drum on the front! Braking must be good ...?
>
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 9:53 AM Patrick Moore  wrote:
>
>> Brendon: that's great. Is this in the US, or in another country?
>>
>> I have never heard of bicycle postmen (or women) in the US.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 3:52 AM brendonoid 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Never newspapers but my very first job was junk mail (pamphleteer?)
>>> delivery round which I did on my Repco (think Crust's Huffy Granite) out of
>>> a plastic milk crate strapped to a cheap rack.
>>> Stuff has happened in between but the last 10 years I have been blessed
>>> to be a bicycling Postman. I get to ride all day and get paid for it. I can
>>> imagine a worse life.
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Re: [RBW] Re: Any former paper boys (or girls) on this list?

[Patrick Moore]

Forgot to add: That's a huge drum on the front! Braking must be good ...?

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 9:53 AM Patrick Moore  wrote:

> Brendon: that's great. Is this in the US, or in another country?
>
> I have never heard of bicycle postmen (or women) in the US.
>
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 3:52 AM brendonoid 
> wrote:
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>> Never newspapers but my very first job was junk mail (pamphleteer?)
>> delivery round which I did on my Repco (think Crust's Huffy Granite) out of
>> a plastic milk crate strapped to a cheap rack.
>> Stuff has happened in between but the last 10 years I have been blessed
>> to be a bicycling Postman. I get to ride all day and get paid for it. I can
>> imagine a worse life.
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Re: [RBW] Re: Any former paper boys (or girls) on this list?

[Patrick Moore]

Brendon: that's great. Is this in the US, or in another country?

I have never heard of bicycle postmen (or women) in the US.

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 3:52 AM brendonoid  wrote:

> Never newspapers but my very first job was junk mail (pamphleteer?)
> delivery round which I did on my Repco (think Crust's Huffy Granite) out of
> a plastic milk crate strapped to a cheap rack.
> Stuff has happened in between but the last 10 years I have been blessed to
> be a bicycling Postman. I get to ride all day and get paid for it. I can
> imagine a worse life.
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Re: [RBW] Bikes on eBay, CraigsLIst, and Other Sites

[Jonathan D.]

Roadini is mine.  I thought I would see if I found a local buyer first and 
flexible on price.  Happy to ship to an RBW list member.

On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 11:15:58 AM UTC-7 Johnny Alien wrote:

> That is a great price on the Bombadil!
>
> On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 1:49:56 PM UTC-4 Matthew Williams wrote:
>
>> Bombadil
>> 52cm
>> $1800
>> Bend, OR
>>
>> https://bend.craigslist.org/bik/d/sisters-rivendell-bombadil-all-purpose/7379058210.html
>>
>>
>> Roadini
>> 54cm
>> $1750
>> Portland, OR
>>
>> https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik/d/portland-rivendell-roadini-54-cm/7379028891.html
>
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Re: [RBW] Re: FS: SunXCD cranks, Nitto posts/stems Compass Tires

[sam . perez . 2002]

Is the seat post the 250 or 300 length?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 14, 2021, at 4:07 AM, Brian Campbell  wrote:
> 
> 
> Updated
> Cranksets:
> 1.Electra Ticino Crank arms (Made by FSA) 44/34/30 Sun Chainrings 170mm. $275 
> Chainring bolts to make it a double included.
> Seat posts
> 1. Lugged Nitto post 27.2  $140
> 
> Stems
> Ritchey Stem 1 1/8 100mm 31.8 silver $40
> 
> Handle Bars
> 
> VO New Rando bar  31.8 44cm $45
> Soma Portola (Never used) 26.0 $45
> 
> Tires-All 700c
> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $100 (Black) Not tubless compatible, I think
> Vittoria Corsa Control Graphene 2.0 28mm $80
> Other
> 
> Box One Min V brakes for standard road levers $125
> 
>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 8:03:56 PM UTC-4 Brian Campbell wrote:
>> Updated
>> Cranksets:
>> 1.Electra Ticino Crank arms (Made by FSA) 44/34/30 Sun Chainrings 170mm. 
>> $275 Chainring bolts to make it a double included.
>> 2. Sun XCD Triple 44/34/28 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a double. 
>> $275 
>> (Stock dust caps).
>> 3. Sun XCD Triple 46/34/30 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a double. 
>> $275 (8mm crank bolts)
>> 
>> Seat posts
>> 1. Lugged Nitto post 27.2  $140
>> 
>> 3. Thomson Elite $85 27.2
>> 4. Thomson Masterpiece $75 27.2
>> 
>> Stems
>> Ritchey Stem 1 1/8 100mm 31.8 silver $40
>> Nitto Technomic Deluxe 26.0/100mm $50
>> 
>> 
>> Levers
>> Cane Creek Drop bar lever for V-brakes. Never used. $50
>> 
>> 
>> Handle Bars
>> Deda Zero 100 handle bars 31.8 46cm $45
>> VO New Rando bar  31.8 44cm $45
>> Soma Portola (Never used) 26.0 $45
>> 
>> Tires-All 700c
>> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Black)
>> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Tan)
>> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $100 (Black) Not tubless compatible, I think
>> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $115 (Tan) Not tubless compatible, I think
>> Panaracer Gravel King SK+ 38mm $75
>> Vittoria Corsa Control Graphene 2.0 28mm $80
>> Other
>> 
>> Box One Min V brakes for standard road levers $125
>> 
>> Please ask any questions.
>> 
>> Brian Campbell
>> Berwyn, PA
>> 
>>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 5:30:45 PM UTC-4 Brian Campbell wrote:
>>> Howdy all. 
>>> 
>>> Selling off some extra things. All prices include shipping to the lower 48 
>>> states via USPS. Looking to sell these items not currently looking for any 
>>> trades.
>>> 
>>> All payment through either Paypal (Friends and Family or you cover fees for 
>>> other payment options) or Venmo.
>>> 
>>> Happy to do a local pick up for anyone close by. I am and my whole family 
>>> are fully vaccinated.
>>> 
>>> Please follow the link for pictures:
>>> 
>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z55XgXy1xH2jMPSZ6
>>> 
>>> Cranksets:
>>> 1.Electra Ticino Crank arms (Made by FSA) 44/34/30 Sun Chainrings 170mm. 
>>> $275 Chainring bolts to make it a double included.
>>> 2. Sun XCD Triple 44/34/28 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a double. 
>>> $275 
>>> (Stock dust caps).
>>> 3. Sun XCD Triple 46/34/30 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a double. 
>>> $275 (8mm crank bolts)
>>> 
>>> Seat posts
>>> 1. Lugged Nitto post 27.2  $140
>>> 2. Nitto 65 27.2 $55
>>> 3. Thomson Elite $85 27.2
>>> 4. Thomson Masterpiece $75 27.2
>>> 
>>> Stems
>>> Ritchey Stem 1 1/8 100mm 31.8 silver $40
>>> Nitto Technomic Deluxe 26.0/100mm $50
>>> Nitto Dirt Drop stem 100mm/26.0 $60
>>> 
>>> Levers
>>> Cane Creek Drop bar lever for V-brakes. Never used. $50
>>> Tektro TRP Road levers $55
>>> 
>>> Handle Bars
>>> Deda Zero 100 handle bars 31.8 46cm $45
>>> VO New Rando bar  31.8 44cm $45
>>> Soma Portola (Never used) 26.0 $45
>>> 
>>> Tires-All 700c
>>> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Black)
>>> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Tan)
>>> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $100 (Black) Not tubless compatible, I think
>>> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $115 (Tan) Not tubless compatible, I think
>>> Panaracer Gravel King SK+ 38mm $75
>>> Vittoria Corsa Control Graphene 2.0 28mm $80
>>> Other
>>> Set of VO bottle cages $35
>>> Shimano 10 speed index bar end shifters $60
>>> Box One Min V brakes for standard road levers $125
>>> 
>>> Please ask any questions.
>>> 
>>> Brian Campbell
>>> Berwyn, PA
>>> 
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[RBW] Re: School me on RH tires for my Sam

[Tim Bantham]

OK OK I"ve come to my senses. Nothing less than 38mm so the Barlow Pass is 
where I am leaning. My tubeless set up is on a Velocity Quill which is just 
a superb rim. Both wide and stiff which makes for a very durable yet 
reasonably light wheelset. I don't have a caliper but according to the RH 
specs on a 23mm rim the Barlow Pass measures 41mm. I am not riding this 
bike with fenders.   My brakes are Paul Racers and I find the 38's fit 
through a fully open brake when taking the front wheel on and off. A friend 
of mine who rides a ton more than I do is very knowledgeable on these 
tires. He said that the Endurance casing is what I want. The extra lights 
are very difficult to set up tubeless yet the endurance casing is 
marginally easier. The EL casing is susceptible to sidewall cuts where as 
the Endurance has the same thread count but has the added protection. I do 
like to ride rough stuff once in a while so even just a little off road 
riding calls for a more robust sidewall. 

I am currently riding Gravel Kings smooth treads. To me the Gravel Kings 
have been great. They are an easy tubeless set up and hold air just fine. 
I've never had a problem with them and I find the ride quality to be very 
nice.

I'm intrigued by the RH tires but when I hear that they are a PITA to set 
up tubeless I wonder if it is worth the hassle. They also cost twice as 
much. Will I really improve the quality of my ride? I already feel like the 
Sam rides amazing on 38mm GKs pumped up to 38 psi front and 40 in the rear. 

On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 11:21:44 PM UTC-4 Mark Allen wrote:

> Adam, I've had Snoqualmies (in Extra Light, Standard and Endurance 
> casings, even!) under VO zeppelin 52 fenders on my Sam Hillborne for a few 
> years now. I think the only thing preventing me from completing my bingo 
> card is that my Sam is the canti version, not the sidepull. On H+Son 
> Archetype rims (17.5 mm inner width), the Snoqualmies measure at 41mm for 
> me and I've got 10 mm of clearance between the tire and the fender. I've 
> been incredibly satisfied with this setup.
>
> Mark
> On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 10:08:08 PM UTC-4 bjmi...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>
>> Very interested in the conversation as I've been tempted by RH tires 
>> lately. I'm one year into my Shikoros that came with my Atlantis and I love 
>> them...but I'm tempted to try something else when it's time to replace 
>> them. The Barlow Pass Endurance casing seems like the play (wish they had 
>> an all-road in 42mm as my Shikoros are 42mm).
>>
>> On the other hand...Soma makes a Supple Vitesse EX in 700x42 for $20 less 
>> a tireon the other-other hand, maybe I can't beat Shikoro for urban 
>> commuting/crushed limestone trails.
>>
>> Ben
>>
>> On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 8:36:46 PM UTC-5 Adam wrote:
>>
>>> It seems like most folks are happy with Barlow Pass & fenders, which is 
>>> what I have (with 559s), and that's a great combo. Without fenders I'd go 
>>> larger, probably the Snoqualmie Pass unless the Oracle Ridge fits w/o 
>>> fenders?
>>>
>>> I've considered trying to squeeze the Snoqualmies - which are around 
>>> 40mm for me too - under VO zepplin 52 fenders. Has anyone tried this? I 
>>> think the challenge would be the 559 front brake's squeeze when open, which 
>>> would be a non issue on the OP's Racers, I guess? If anyone's successfully 
>>> done this, or some other combo of Snoqualmie pass and fenders, I'd like to 
>>> hear about it.
>>>
>>> Adam
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 5:14:18 PM UTC-5 Nick Payne wrote:
>>>
 My Barlow Pass measure 40mm after several months use, mounted on 22mm 
 internal width rims (Light Bicycle AR28 disc rims).

 Nick

 On Tuesday, 14 September 2021 at 6:50:05 am UTC+10 cycli...@gmail.com 
 wrote:

> Wow Collin, you're getting 41mm on the Barlows?  I get 40mm on the 
> Snoqualmie Pass when mounted on Velocity Dyads and 42mm when mounted on 
> Quills.  The Barlows mounted on Dyads measured 35mm, if I remember 
> correctly.



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[RBW] Re: FS: SunXCD cranks, Nitto posts/stems Compass Tires

[Brian Campbell]

*Updated*
*Cranksets:*
1.Electra Ticino Crank arms (Made by FSA) 44/34/30 Sun Chainrings 170mm. 
$275 Chainring bolts to make it a double included.
*Seat posts*
1. Lugged Nitto post 27.2  $140

*Stems*
Ritchey Stem 1 1/8 100mm 31.8 silver $40

*Handle Bars*

VO New Rando bar  31.8 44cm $45
Soma Portola (Never used) 26.0 $45

*Tires-All 700c*
Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $100 (Black) Not tubless compatible, I think
Vittoria Corsa Control Graphene 2.0 28mm $80
*Other*

Box One Min V brakes for standard road levers $125

On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 8:03:56 PM UTC-4 Brian Campbell wrote:

> *Updated*
> *Cranksets:*
> 1.Electra Ticino Crank arms (Made by FSA) 44/34/30 Sun Chainrings 170mm. 
> $275 Chainring bolts to make it a double included.
> 2. Sun XCD Triple 44/34/28 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a double. 
> $275 
> (Stock dust caps).
> 3. Sun XCD Triple 46/34/30 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a double. 
> $275 (8mm crank bolts)
>
> *Seat posts*
> 1. Lugged Nitto post 27.2  $140
>
> 3. Thomson Elite $85 27.2
> 4. Thomson Masterpiece $75 27.2
>
> *Stems*
> Ritchey Stem 1 1/8 100mm 31.8 silver $40
> Nitto Technomic Deluxe 26.0/100mm $50
>
>
> *Levers*
> Cane Creek Drop bar lever for V-brakes. Never used. $50
>
>
> *Handle Bars*
> Deda Zero 100 handle bars 31.8 46cm $45
> VO New Rando bar  31.8 44cm $45
> Soma Portola (Never used) 26.0 $45
>
> *Tires-All 700c*
> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Black)
> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Tan)
> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $100 (Black) Not tubless compatible, I think
> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $115 (Tan) Not tubless compatible, I think
> Panaracer Gravel King SK+ 38mm $75
> Vittoria Corsa Control Graphene 2.0 28mm $80
> *Other*
>
> Box One Min V brakes for standard road levers $125
>
> Please ask any questions.
>
> Brian Campbell
> Berwyn, PA
>
> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 5:30:45 PM UTC-4 Brian Campbell wrote:
>
>> Howdy all. 
>>
>> Selling off some extra things. All prices include shipping to the lower 
>> 48 states via USPS. Looking to sell these items not currently looking for 
>> any trades.
>>
>> All payment through either Paypal (Friends and Family or you cover fees 
>> for other payment options) or Venmo.
>>
>> Happy to do a local pick up for anyone close by. I am and my whole family 
>> are fully vaccinated.
>>
>> Please follow the link for pictures:
>>
>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z55XgXy1xH2jMPSZ6
>>
>> *Cranksets:*
>> 1.Electra Ticino Crank arms (Made by FSA) 44/34/30 Sun Chainrings 170mm. 
>> $275 Chainring bolts to make it a double included.
>> 2. Sun XCD Triple 44/34/28 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a 
>> double. $275 
>> (Stock dust caps).
>> 3. Sun XCD Triple 46/34/30 170mm arms. Included bolts to make if a 
>> double. $275 (8mm crank bolts)
>>
>> *Seat posts*
>> 1. Lugged Nitto post 27.2  $140
>> 2. Nitto 65 27.2 $55
>> 3. Thomson Elite $85 27.2
>> 4. Thomson Masterpiece $75 27.2
>>
>> *Stems*
>> Ritchey Stem 1 1/8 100mm 31.8 silver $40
>> Nitto Technomic Deluxe 26.0/100mm $50
>> Nitto Dirt Drop stem 100mm/26.0 $60
>>
>> *Levers*
>> Cane Creek Drop bar lever for V-brakes. Never used. $50
>> Tektro TRP Road levers $55
>>
>> *Handle Bars*
>> Deda Zero 100 handle bars 31.8 46cm $45
>> VO New Rando bar  31.8 44cm $45
>> Soma Portola (Never used) 26.0 $45
>>
>> *Tires-All 700c*
>> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Black)
>> Compass Stampede Pass EL 32mm $115 (Tan)
>> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $100 (Black) Not tubless compatible, I think
>> Compass Barlow Pass EL 38mm $115 (Tan) Not tubless compatible, I think
>> Panaracer Gravel King SK+ 38mm $75
>> Vittoria Corsa Control Graphene 2.0 28mm $80
>> *Other*
>> Set of VO bottle cages $35
>> Shimano 10 speed index bar end shifters $60
>> Box One Min V brakes for standard road levers $125
>>
>> Please ask any questions.
>>
>> Brian Campbell
>> Berwyn, PA
>>
>>

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Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

[Joe Bernard]

This is really *such *an interesting book, and oddly for me as I've never 
had the faintest interest in travel writing or television. I'm in the 
middle of Chapter 3 now and one glaring omission lingers: I don't know why 
he's doing this. I mean I understand his interest in it but there's an 
overriding sense of "it just had to happen" that's never really explained, 
like it just became The Thing I Must Do and he went. As I'm stopped here to 
leave this note Stephen has just met another man on a bike who's been back 
and forth across Africa three times. Why? There doesn't seem to be an 
answer, between the two travelers I'm not sure it's even a question. 
They're out there because they are. 

On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 10:37:53 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:

> Prologue done, he's an interesting writer. There's a breeziness to his 
> style - a momentum - which is instantly inviting. An example, this refers 
> to his first bike trip with his brother in Chile:
>
> "We chose routes with impulsive pleasure and we ate like escaped prisoners 
> of war. Mountains rose and fell and there was an abiding sensation of being 
> dwarfed by the landscape, as if we were animals filmed from above in a 
> wildlife documentary."
>
> I also learned that hotchpotch is a word (or he invented it) and medical 
> stuff I don't understand is much more interesting than I expected. Oh, 
> there's stuff about riding, too 
>
> Thanks for finding this for us, Leah! 
> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 8:18:29 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>
>> "Leah, who has never even ridden a century..."
>>
>> I remember being about 60 miles into it and realizing there were 40 more. 
>> I was not pleased with this information! 
>>
>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 7:09:16 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>> Ding! wrote:
>>
>>> Doug, that’s wild! If you (or anyone) reads the book, report back. I’m 
>>> reading his journal online now. 
>>>
>>> Leah, who has never even ridden a century, nor gone on a group ride.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Sep 12, 2021, at 2:35 PM, dougP  wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>> Yep, that's the guy.  Quite an adventure.  Seems odd to have worn out 5 
>>> Rohloff hubs but they were seeing a lot of abuse.  Off to order the book.
>>>
>>> Thanks for posting.  I'd wondered what happened to the guy.  
>>>
>>> dougP
>>>
>>> On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 1:47:40 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote:
>>>
 We saw a presentation at REI several years ago from (probably) that 
 same Dr.  He was raising funds for tropical disease research that Big 
 Pharma wasn't interested in:  no money as the countries where these 
 diseases are a problem are all poor.  

 He had lots of great stories.  In one area of Africa, he said when he 
 passed the same dead goat twice he knew he was lost.  When we saw him in 
 SoCal, he was on I believe his 3rd tent, and he had a set of Ortleibs 
 where 
 most of coating had worn off.  He had a new set waiting for him in the Bay 
 Area, & made it sound like "I'll just pop up there & get them".  

 I'll have to check out those links.  I always wondered if he made it.  
 He had some pretty dodgy adventures.

 dougP

 On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 11:53:24 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding 
 Ding! wrote:

> I was listening to a podcast episode on The Moth. At the end of the 
> show, a bonus story was featured. It was told by Steven Fabes, an ER doc 
> who hailed from London, who had hatched an ill-formed plan to cycle 
> around 
> the world. He quits his job, buys a shiny new bicycle, and waves goodbye 
> to 
> 100 of his closest friends and family on the steps of his old hospital. 
> He 
> makes it as far as his favorite pub before he realizes he’s made a 
> terrible 
> mistake. And that’s all I’ll say. He was so engaging and so hilarious 
> that 
> I tracked him down online and found his website. His book detailing his 
> travels is called Signs of Life, and you can get it on Amazon (ebook for 
> me!). 
>
> If you have a little wanderlust yourself (me!), you love bikes (ooh, 
> me!) and you are interested in medicine (also me!) you might enjoy his 
> book 
> or at least reading an article about his journey.
>
> https://stephenfabes.com/the-journey/
>
> The podcast of his story - begins at the 15 min mark:
>
> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moth/id275699983?i=1000534944747
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