[RBW] Re: Confused by Nitto
Also see NITTOs own rack page for details: http://nitto-tokyo.sakura.ne.jp/carrier-E.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Confused by Nitto
Also there is a Berthoud sidepulls rack but I would not use one per Tony DeFillipos post about the design flaw that appears to be a safety hazard? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Confused by Nitto
See here: http://nitto-tokyo.sakura.ne.jp/carrier-E.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Confused by Nitto
Side pull bike front racks: Marks Rack- double adjustable strut tabs, light mount tab in front. 4.4lb. Weight limit with one strut setup. ~6lbs. with two strut setup as told by RBW employee. No fender mount point. Strut tab mount to brake bolt direct requires no bending. M18- one adjustable strut setup only. No light tab in front. Max weight capacity 17.6 lbs. according to NITTO no fender mount point. Strut tab mount to brake bolt direct requires no bending. VO Randonner- one fixed strut setup. Fender mounting point. 4 light mounting eyelets. ~15lbs. Weight capacity as told by VO employee. Strut tab mount to brake bolt direct requires bending to arch it clear over side pull arms. Soma champs elysses- not sure. See their site. This was what I found to be available on the market for front side pull racks in fall of 2014. Not sure if anything else is available nowadays for sidepulls. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for helmet/head rain covers?
Even below 50F? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: The Silver Hubs
Wonder how they compare in weight and functionality to the Deore hubs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Indian Head Century in Indian Head, MD
I signed up for the 100. But we got there late and were concerned about not making the rest stops, so we just did the 70 mile route. *The weather and clothes:* The weather was about 70's-90's. Hot and humid. Bright blue skies with some clouds made for a beautiful day. I wore a jackpot-found-for-less-than-4$-at-a-Goodwill Ibex wool t-shirt, and wool 3/4 tights that I scored on clearance on Ibex site last winter. I've had the shirt for a couple years now and it is getting some small holes in it. My wife fingernail polished them or something like that to keep them from getting any bigger. Nike sneakers. Cotton socks. Summer Gloves. Helmet made in 2009, I think. *The Ride:* The 70 route is the same route as the 100, but eliminates a thirty mile loop that splits off the 70 course. I hopefully will do the 100 next year. Run by the Oxon Hill Bike club. The full 100 has ~3240 feet climbing/elevation? Not sure what the diff in those terms means, or if they are the same. A handful of short-ish, steep hills. The rest of the ride was gently rolling southern Maryland country road and shouldered country highway terrain. Beautiful. The last rest stop is at mile 89 mark on the century map, I guess 59 on the 70 route. If you make it to there, you can recovery spin the last almost totally flat miles to the finish if you are tired. At least on the 70 route you could. There was a beautiful new looking MUP for about 5 miles at the end that was flat and wide. As soon as you pop out at the end of it you are about .2 miles from the end. Traffic was light and the car drivers were friendly, even one slowing to ask me about the event. This is probably a good step up into a century with some hills if you are used to flat centuries and don't want anything too hard, but want to try a century that isn't flat. I would guess that upwards of 1000 people were there. When I was at one of the latter rest stops they said they counted about 575 people who came through so far. I am so glad that this century is offered. And only $30 to register and close to home!!! More info about the ride here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/70237737@N00/albums/72157658179109169 I think Palinscar and Joan from this forum are involved in this ride or have been in the past. I saw a woman at the finish picnic who looked like she could have been Joan (from pics I have seen on this forum of her) but wasn't sure and I was too shy to ask. Starts at a beautiful park with plenty of parking and the walk up tables to get wrist bands (no numbers for riders) were lickity split fast and very friendly service. *The bikes:* I saw no Rivendells that I was aware of Bummer. But I did see some other lugged steel. One was Japanese. Started with an H. "Hiroki"?!?! It was pink. No Palinscars or Joans that I met along the way. I saw more titanium than ever I am aware of seeing on an organized ride. Moots, and Sevens, and Litespeeds. Maybe one recumbent? No banana bikes. Lotsa alu/carbon One guy was on a gigantic bright blue cruiser bike. I think there were tassels hanging from the grips. I think I may have seen one tandem. I was on my 53 Bleriot. *The pictures:* Just a few. I'll post a video clip later. https://www.flickr.com/photos/70237737@N00/albums/72157658179109169 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: '03, Chauncey-modified, Honjo-fendered
Wow! That sounds like an impossibly low price, unless they were clearance and came without hardware. Did they come with hardware? I see they have some 700c fenders there for 44$?!?!?!?!?! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] What do Rivendell Riders use for helmet/head rain covers?
Next in the series. What works for you in downpours on long rides? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Tested 6 pairs of 700c (29in) tires - results and impressions
Matt, BQ studies tire construction to determine which designs give the rider the fastest and most comfortable ride quality. It is alleged that the speed percentages measured in the BQ studies (like the slowest tire tested was ~20% slower than the fastest tire tested., iirc) adds up over long distances. So a 10 hour ride with the slowest tires, in theory, would take only 8 hours on the fastest tires. I have not noticed significant speed increases with GB or Compass tires over others I have ridden. But they are very comfortable, seem to keep their momentum up very well when starting up a hill, and their cornering is fantastic. I didn't get the last two benefits from my Schwalbe Marathons, though they were also excellent tires. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How to get out Brooks sit bone divets sop the rear frame down;t dig into my rear end.
I'm thinking of a step by step: 1. Tension saddle 2. Proof hide top. Wait a day or so and see how it feels. If that doesn't work: 3. Tension more. If that doesn't work: 4. Imperialise it with a cutout, and see if that flattens out the top. If that doesn't work: 5. Install new Imperial saddle. 6. Find a nice place in the house to place honey Flyer as a decoration and as memorabilia for all the nice rides I had on it. I'll be disappointed though to learn that a Brooks is done in less than a year, though. I might contact Beooks for warranty. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: So why no Titanium Wald basket?
Get a basket that doesn't break... A Berthoud front bag in the largest size they make! Plus a Compass Nitto stem devalued and you are ready to roll. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: So why no Titanium Wald basket?
Decaleur i mean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: So why no Titanium Wald basket?
Get a basket that doesn't break... A Berthoud front bag in the largest size they make! Plus a Compass Nitto stem decaleur and you are ready to roll. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Speak to me about front loading and rear loading
Clayton. If they stop making suspension posts you could try a sprung saddle. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: MKS sneaker pedal
Riv sells MKS dust caps. At least they used to. Check there to get some. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Rat Trap Pass tires with metal fenders
Compass sells 5 and 6 speed cassettes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Anyone doing the Indianhead 100 in southern MD on Labor Day?
What'ya gonna be riding on? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: PSA: Sample Appaloosa is pretty sweet
It's good to have a new name. Then less confusion on which "Sam" you are looking at in a given "FS:" listing. The long stay wider tire version or the 42mm tire max version. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: PSA: Sample Appaloosa is pretty sweet
It's good to have a new name. Then less confusion on which "Sam" you are looking at in a given "FS:" listing. The long stay wider tire version or the 42mm tire max version. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Both Riv's in Action Today
Sounds like a capital day of riding!!! Silence that noise, good man! Try here for suggestions: http://www.jimlangley.net/wrench/keepitquiet.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Next Bomba Tire
Once a tire goes into the 60$+ range, it starts to hurt. I will say that Compass has been very fair, even dropping their prices as the euro and yen have changed, I think for their Schmidt stuff this year and also their tires last year. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How to get out Brooks sit bone divets sop the rear frame down;t dig into my rear end.
Thanks for the advice, y'all. I guess I'll have to tension, proofhide and see what happens. maybe lace if need to. @Michael: That is an interesting idea. Thudbuster. Then I could just get a slotted cambium and not have to worry about having to only get a sprung saddle. Plus the Cambium removes the wetness damage issue. I'll keep the thudbuster option in mind. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Homer goes to France to ride Paris Brest Paris - a ride report
Coasting uphill outside of Mamers?!?! I asked my local Rando club if anyone noticed it. Will report back if any did. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: PSA: Sample Appaloosa is pretty sweet
I'm holding out for a super light tubing, standard tube width, low trail, canti brake, 650b, carbon brush in the headrube, seat tube taillight braze-on, wireless front dropouts, Rivrandobike. They have done everything but, I think, so far. MTN, all road, road, touring, country, single speed, Mixte, and comfort/hybrid/cruiser, have all been touched upon. Tandem is in the works. Unicycle, and bmx and kid bikes haven't been done yet though. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How to get out Brooks sit bone divets sop the rear frame down;t dig into my rear end.
Rivet doesn't make sprung saddles, or I would try one. I emailed them about it. They don't like the weight of a sprung saddle, and they didn't get the appeal of sprung. I like sprung saddles. Just wish the leather shape wouldn't change so easily. Brooks is coming out with a Cambium type sprung saddle in 2016 that I will be interested to try. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Next Bomba Tire
I like Compass and GB tires. I have never gone EL on them though. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] How to get out Brooks sit bone divets sop the rear frame down;t dig into my rear end.
So I have only had this saddle for 10 months and I have divots where the sit bones sit to the point of feeling the rear of the frame dig into my rear end when I ride now. People say these saddles last for 20 years or so. But mine is becoming unrideable at this point. Any advice? It is a sprung Flyer, so I am not sure if tension bolt tightening will help. Wondering if the springs will just rise with the tensioning, making the saddle more concave and the rear frame piece more pronounced. Anyone have experience with this? Any solutions? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Chauncey-modified 2003 Curt
How many is bulk and are you getting a discounted price? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: PSA: Sample Appaloosa is pretty sweet
Well, they gotta know there's a big market for it. Lotsa lugged Rando builders around these days in the USA. Randonneuring seems to be exploding in the USA. I think in this years PBP, the USA had more riders than any other country except France. Riv could go Taiwan or Toyo and undercut the competition. Plus, Riv has the best looking frames/lugs in the industry. They'd be the prettiest. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Chauncey-modified 2003 Curt
I'm still deciding on if I like Loup 38 or Cypres 32 650bGB/Compass tires before I buy a bunch for the long term. Hetres ride great, but don't allow fender clearances I am comfortable with on my Sam or Bleriot. I think the 38 and 32s ride just as nice. Less weight. Easier to get between the brake pads. Better aesthetics. Tons of fender clearance. So now I have 4 Hetres sitting around. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Chauncey-modified 2003 Curt
Patrick, does your Schmidt headlight wire run inside the front rack tube? Got a pic of where it pops out? Nice racks!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Next Bomba Tire
Wow. The GB/Compass prices are getting scary. Don't know what I'll do for fast 650b tires if they go up much more. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] How was your PBP?
I know some of you were talking about it. Just wondering how you made out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Small Items to add to a RBW Order.
Clear chain stay protector Roll of twine Silver shifter extra metal and plastic washers Schwalbe SV 12 650b tubes Pleatscher one leg kickstand and rubber foot Brass ferrules Gray brake housings cables kit Gray shifter housing and cables kit Spanninga fender taillight -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Fender front flap: how close to the ground I is still safe?
Just mounted by P45 to rear of fork crown. This brought the flap obviously too close to ground. Cut about 1/2 off. Now three fingers from the ground. Is this too close? Will it result in it being a stick scooper? Next step is probably just remove the flap. How close to the ground is yours? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Carless? How many miles per day do you ride?
On average would you say? Urban, suburban, or rural? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Wheelie on 18% grade...
Once a cop told me it was an 18% grade. So I wanted to see what it was like. People sometimes come out there and time themselves on it. Sometimes I see them with some kind of timing contraption on a tripod at the base and the cops close the road for them. First one was the 18% grade. I got up it in my 26 x gears. Would be interesting to try to wheelie it the whole way one day to see if that makes it easier than riding on two wheels (less rolling resistance?!?!?). Yeah, right! Ha ha! Second one, seemed longer but a little less steep. But still really steep. 26x gears. Stopped right before the top as mental willpower and legs were blown by that time (.need..more..willpower.). Resumed riding to top after brief standing rest. Cannot believe how weak I am despite the riding I have done the last few years. Same for the third hill. Legs were shot after that for the last miles home. Even the easy rolling terrain was hard with blown legs. I am so weak. OK, Randonneurs can stop laughing at me now. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: WTT New Barlow Pass for New Jack Brown Green
1. Compass/Bicycle Quarterly articles/blog state that tires will get an mm or two wider with use/time, iirc. 2. They state that rim width plays a role in how wide the tire will empuffen, 3. They also state that handling on 700c bikes degrades with any tire wider than 35mm. They believe running wider tires is best on a 650b bike because they keep their nimble handling with wider tires. They say that the reason they do make wider than 700 x 35mm tires is to help 700c-ers get to experience the cush of wider tires. But they believe handling degrades at anything wider than 35mm on a 700c wheeled bike. Unless Compass/BQ has changed their position since I last read. 4. I think their stated tire measurements could only be made clearer by including the name/width of the rim it was measured on, as well as how much they were initially empuffed for the initial measurement (psi/bar) used to list in their tire description, and a disclaimer to educate the consumer that real life width will be determined by rim width, tire pressure, and time/use. Empuffery is definitely more complex than first meets the eye. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Double leg Kickstands... lets talk
My Father-in-law had that kinda kickstand back in China. I don't think I'd like the weight of that kstand either. China's got great ideas for baby seats and umbrella holders, too. But in Canton China, seems like people are just cruising to work/school. Nobody cares about average speeds and I don't think there are many, if any, hills to climb in Guangzhou, China!!! They don't like helmets, either!! Too hot!!! Everything over there is pure function. They even ride their bikes when they are soo rusted!! You couldn't go fast if you tried in Canton - too crowded and no one seems to observe any kind of right-of-way or traffic laws, except the cars who have to stop at red lights. No one has to worry about parts failing on 30+ mile descents, like we do here in the States. They are cruising flat in crowded traffic at 10mph with bike shops on every corner, so to speak! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: WTT New Barlow Pass for New Jack Brown Green
I don't remember what he attributes it too. I just remember him writing on the blog that, for 700c bikes, he felt that handling gets worse when the tire with exceeds 35mm, while 650b bikes keep their nimble handling with tires wider than that. I am pretty sure he used the term degrades, but it doesn't matter what the term was, as he was the one doing the writing, and he had a right to put it however he wanted since it is his private blog, and not a scientific journal. I'm not gonna look it up or anything. But I'll gladly remove the post if you want me to so I don't mislead anyone. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Wheelie on 18% grade...
PS- it was my front loaded Bleriot. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Anyone doing the Indianhead 100 in southern MD on Labor Day?
Thinking of doing the 70 ride. Is it a lot of 6+% grades, or more tame than that? I think Joan and Steve are involved in this ride somehow, or were in times past. Maybe they would know. Anyway, I'll be keeping an eye out for Riv's, like I always do on organized rides! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Wheelie on 18% grade...
So I rode my first 18% grade today and found myself poppin' a wheelie by accident. It was hard to get into a comfy position and just get into a rhythm. Do you lean forward a lot, into hoods, or sit up more on the tops with drops to get into the zone on those kinda grades? The only rhythm I got into was my anaerobic gasping. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Fenders: Cream or Silver?
I'd say silver if you plan to use silver racks. The SKS P45's in silver looks awesome together with the silver color of my NITTO rack. Also, try to look at pics of a cream fendered bike from the rear. You may think it is too much cream color from that angle. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: no more Synergies?
If anyone is interested, I might be willing to sell my 650b Synergy/Velocity hub front and rear wheelset that came stock on my Blue Sam from RBW. Comes with Shimano 8 speed cassette on it. Got the bike in 2013. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Stuck Tektro R559 QR...any suggestions?
My front Tektro R559 on my Sam won't snap open to quick release. Works fine for normal braking and in normal mode. But calipers won't pop open when I open the QR lever, like it's supposed to. The rear brake works fine. I lubed all pivot points and cleaned off some gunk from the spring, but still not popping open. Any suggestions? Everything looks clean except a little rust on QR bolt head. But the black safety tab opens and closes easily. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Double leg Kickstands... lets talk
Wonder if single leggers do this to frames, too. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Stuck Tektro R559 QR...any suggestions?
Thanks for the suggestions. I hope I don't have to replace the housing...undoing all that shellaced bartape and twine would be a bummer. Now that you mention it, last week I was lifting my bars all the way out to re-grease the shaft after 2 years of unmoved placement in the steerer tube, and I remember the housing popped out and hung up on the ferrule at the adjuster thingy on the calipers. I popped it back in, but maybe something got smooshed. Or maybe it popped out at the lever end. I'll take a look. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Good Error Resolution from Alex's Cycle in Japan
What?!?!? Some of their prices are like wayy cheaper than what stuff costs in the US. I wonder how they can sell Pearl stems for only 60-something bucks. Maybe no import fees, like a USA vender has? Sometimes I wonder if places that sell stuff for so cheap are selling off manufacturer's seconds. Not saying Alex's is doing that. Just saying that the thought crosses my mind when I see a vendor with cheap prices on so many things. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: A more civilized and relaxing s24o report!
Happy Anniversary!!! That's great you have a spouse who likes bikes, too! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Double leg Kickstands... lets talk
1. Perhaps integration is the key. A bike that has a kickstand built into the frame in such a way that it doesn't damage anything to have the kickstand used with or without the bike loaded up to 100 lbs. Since this means tourers, I don't think the consumers would mind a built in k-stand since they are planning to load the bike up anyway. Other, non-touring specific models could just have regular plates for one leggers. 2. Freddie Hoffman rides Waterfords with a 100lb load on his bike, if I remember right. I wonder what he does for kickstands. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Double leg Kickstands... lets talk
Well if you guys would stop riding off with the two letters open for usual effect... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How to try DT shifters on a blue Sam?
Thanks, Arthur! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Grand Bois Cyprus minimum pressure?
PS- these are the standard casing version. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Grand Bois Cyprus minimum pressure?
170lb rider in an unloaded Sam. 45psi? I want as much Cush as possible but without squirm in cornering. What do you run yours at? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Grand Bois Cyprus minimum pressure?
Also they are 650b -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Can a Blue Sam stand up to these kinds of dirt trails?
The kind with lots of sudden, deep, and uneven ruts, loose, big gravel chunks, roots, and rocks that stick up 6 inches from the dirt that your front tire will slam into when you can't see them coming because the shade is so dark? Don't wanna trash my Synergies or bend my fork blades doing this. My son-in-law (has mountain bike with shocks) is getting interested in the dirt trails around here and asked if I would go along. Mind you, neither of us has really any experience with these trails like this, though I fly along fast over hard packed fine gravel trails. Those are fun. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How to try DT shifters on a blue Sam?
Arthur: Which size did you get? Looks like they have a lot of sizes online. I'm thinking of using a piece of scrap inner tube to line it with. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Very initial impressions of new Elk Pass 559 X 32 mm tire.
Compass just announced tubeless compatible tires in 26, 650b, and 700c Check it out on the BQ blog. https://janheine.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/compass-tires-and-tubeless/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Local Rivendell Dealer suggestions for DELMARVA area?
Wow! A place to test ride Rivs that's not too far from home! And avoid shipping costs for the smaller stuff! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: WTB Cheviot/Betty Foy
bike123.com has a complete Betty for sale. Call them to verify size. http://bike123.com/used_bikes/used_sbikesview.php?ID=4269 They are well known in the Baltimore/DC area as College Park Bikes and Mount Airy Bikes. Used to be Riv dealers. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Quickbeam or Simpleone alternative
To find a SO/Quickbeam: I'd call RBW and ask. Sometimes they put some discontinued models for sale on the site that they dug out of storage, if I remember right. They just might have one around. If that fails, I'd start calling around Harris Cyclery, Peter White Cycles, and http://bike123.com/used_bikes/bbused_bikeslist.php?psearch=RivendellSubmit=Search+psearchtype= They may have some sitting around. You never know. Last, mycraigsfinder allows you to search for an item on all of Craigslist at one time. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] How to try DT shifters on a blue Sam?
If I want to try DT shifters on my blue Sam, how do I do that without tearing up the paint on the DT with a boss clamp? Also, is there some formula to calculate where to place the bosses on the DT? Too bad the frame didn't come with bosses. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Would you go back to a 5-speed cassette if you could?
For those of you who rode back on the days of 39/50 and sub30T rear 5 and 6 speed cassettes: 1. Would you go back to a sub-30T 5-speed cassette if you could, now that you have ridden with 30+ T cogs in modern cassettes? 2. Was anyone riding 30+t cogs back in the day? Seems like sub30 was the standard. 3. Could I use Compass Cycles' 5 and 6 speed cassettes on my Rivendells with enough spacers on the freehub to make up for the extra space? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: 1x11 Rivendell!
That's a cool idea to eliminate a FD and two chainrings from the front end!! Weight savings and no left hand shifting either! I bet that cassette big ring looks like a discus from the non-drive side of the bike. Telephone at Shimano HQ: Brrriiinggg Shimano rep: hello, stockist from Rivendell! RBW Stockist: ...Shimano?..,,Were gonna need a bigger dork-disc!... Could this mean the end of FDs and double/triples on stock RBW builds? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: 1x11 Rivendell!
The only downside I can think of is that you may not be able to friction shift over an 11-speed cassette well if the spacing is narrow. Wonder what the weight savings balance is, though? -1 silver shifter and pod -1 cable -1 ferrule -1 housing -1 front derailer/adapter -1 to 2 chainrings -1 lube for cable -1/2 cable route under bb -1 grease/beeswax for front silver shifter parts +1.5 extra turn of bartape to push into vacant bar end hole. +1 cork for the bar end +3 bigger cassette cogs. Looks like the 1x setup is lighter weight setup. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Bike rental Rockville, MD area
College Park Bikes? It's in College Park, MD. Not too far from Rockville. Not the closest either. But they are a Rivish shop. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How do I tell if I need a spacer for a 7speed cassette?
Thanks for the kind offer, Rich. Does the spacer have cutouts for the cassette rivets? The cassette has 3 rivets and wondering if I can find a spacer with cutouts so I don't have to grind off the rivets. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] my new Roadeo
Congrats! Pics, please! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: WTB: 51 cm Sam Hillborne
Blue 52s were made, too, if that's a possibility. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Bicycle shops in Hokkaido
I'd ask Jan Heine of Compass Cycles/ Bicycle Quarterly. He's been riding a lot in japan and I think he's been thru Hokkaido. He writes about bike shops in Japan too. Maybe he can recommend someone: hein...@earthlink.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Bicycle shops in Hokkaido
Or call him at Compass Cycles in Seattle Washington USA at: 206-789-0424 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Does Science Now Support ... Just Ride ?
I don't put alot of truck in science anymore. Too much conflicting science. Food and nutrition being one example. We like to think we've got it all figured out but remember, it wasn't too long ago we thought the world was flat and bleeding people cured ailments. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: ...whereby a stone became caught up in his wheel
Maybe I am ignorant about racing rules, but I am not understanding why it was unsportsmanlike to attack when Froome stopped. Noone else stops and waits when other people crash or have to stop in the TdeF, so what made it wrong? Losing due to a mechanical, crash, or otherwise happens in races. Why was this different? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Cambium VS. B-17 question
Brooks told me a sprung Cambium type saddle is planned for 2016. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Rain Gear
For warm weather rain riding, I'm almost at the point where I want to wear Keen waterproof sandals and just get wet everywhere else. Throw a shower cap on the Brooks and just change clothes when I get home. Though I will say that so far my Gore Tech shoe covers worked well on the last rain ride I was on. I also sweat too much under rainwear. The last poncho ride I took had my hands getting caught up in the poncho while moving hands around on the drops. Dangerous. After the 25? Mile ride I was soaked anyway, saddle wet too as I kept finding myself sitting on the tail of the poncho. So I am thinking Keen waterproof sandals, shower cap on Brooks. Wool clothes can be changed when I get home. Everyone else I saw riding that day was in regular clothes looking like they didn't mind the soaking. As for wet weather in the cold months, you'll have to ask a Randonneur. I haven't figured that one out yet. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Fenders in Summer
Maybe there is a perception that the car engine's capabilities can be easily boosted to compensate for the car fender and lights weight more easily than a bike engine can be improved, making weight more of a critical penalty to the bike engine than to a car engine? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Fenders in Summer
Fenders are not 100% effective but very close! I like my fenders a lot. Stuff still blows out the sides of fenders (both on my Longboards and Honjos) and can still get on your feet and stays and fork blades. Not much, but you can see traces after riding through dirt/mud areas. But my frames look nice and clean, and my fendered bikes are wy cleaner than my non-fendered bike was. I also enjoy knowing that I am getting hit by mostly falling rain only, and not the possible urine, chemicals, vomit, and offal that may be swirling in the water on the road. So I keep the fenders on year round here in the wet summers and road-salty winters of Maryland. Also, I think silver racks on a bike without fenders looks kind of strange. Silver fenders really go well with silver racks and make the bike look prettier, in my opinion. They compliment each other well. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Racer loves Rivendell
The pro cycling people must have very good reasons to ride what they ride. I don't think these people are dummies. While I am not enamoured with them, I have respect for people who can go 20+mph average speeds and pump out sustained 400+ watts on mountain climbs for 40+ minutes at a time. They worked awfully hard for it. And while speed isn't everything in the whole picture of bike riding, I think it is a valid form of bicycle use. and it is quite an accomplishment to be able to ride like that. But I do think it would be fun to kid them though in some good-natured, chiding-fun way by stationing people with signs 2/3rds along the TdeF routes that say: If you were on a Roadeo, you'de be done by now.. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: More Sam Love--and do you ride your Riv through winter?
What can be put on bolt heads. I find that they get rusty. I ride my Sam in the winter. Full Fenders. Components seem to be fine but seems like the chain and bolt heads get rusty. Frame still looks great. But I usually don't ride in the snow/ wet in the winter. Just on dry days when the salt seems to be fading from the roadways. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Need advice for avoiding embarrassing Brooks saddle stain...
Wear Navy blue or black pants only while riding. Not joking. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] What are the diffs between SRAM 8 speed chain models?
What are the diffs, besides the price and colors, between the PC-830, 850, and 870 SRAM chains? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: What are the diffs between SRAM 8 speed chain models?
But the link length and widths are the same? Pin/plate spacing? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: May I introduce Yves...
Congrats on the new bike!! Congrats also on the SUNXCD derailers. I have the rear one on my 8-speed Bleriot. How do you like the SUN FD? Does it work well with your 9-speed(8?) cassette setup? I might get a SUN FD for both my bikes next time I need to change. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bleroit TT DT Diameters
I have a 53. I'll try to remember to measure when I get home tonight and report back. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Something's not right here...
I like this method. Very easy. They even tell you at which link to cut the chain. Worked great on my Sam when I went to 8-speed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZHbfblJzaw -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bleroit TT DT Diameters
On my 53 Bleriot, measured at about the middle of the tubes.: TT-29mm= 1.14 DT=32mm = 1.25 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Complete build RBW Bike packing by Emil at RBW Video
Here's a Rivideo showing a full build bike packing video. Very helpful for anyone shipping a bike. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQw64fkmWjM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] How do I tell if I need a spacer for a 7speed cassette?
1. 7-speed has a little wider spacing between cogs, which will hopefully help me friction shift better than I have done in 10,9,and 8. 2. Also, I have found that I hardly ever use the 11 tooth cog on my SRAM 8-speed cassette, (11-13-15-17-20-23-26-30), so I am interested in trying the silver Shimano HG50 13-30 (13-15-17-20-23-26-30). Same ratios that I like, just without the 11. I like the small jumps. I don't like big jumps in cassettes. 3. The Sam needs a new chain, so I am just refining the cassette to taste while I am at it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: How do I tell if I need a spacer for a 7speed cassette?
What would be cool is a 5-speed in the back and a double crankset up front like in the olden days. But my legs can't power that, and I don't know how anyone did back in the pre-1980's era. I live in rolling-to-hilly terrain and it's all I can do to get down the road in my 36T middle ring with the 11-30 cassette I have in the back. It was also all I could do when I had 11-32 in the back. I don't feel any diff. There is no such thing as restorative rides, or walking your bike around here. You go up and down, or on a rare flat, or a false flat, so you are always working hard. I am a weak rider. I am not an athlete like racers and Randonneurs are. On the rare true flats we have around here, I cruise somewhere in that 13-15-17 range, while in that middle 36T ring. I got a cassette once that had 11-13-15-18, and that was too big a jump between 15 and 18 while cruising on flats. I felt I was either bogging down in the 15, or spinning too fast in the 18. I lost the sweet spot in that cassette. But I have found the 13-15-17-20 works really well for me. I don't like anything bigger than 3 tooth jumps in the easier gears for me, so the 20-23-26-30 side of the cassette works nicely for me. So, with 7 and 8 speed cassettes, I am trying to strike a balance between the close tooth counts of a 10-speed, but with the better friction shifting of a 5-speed. I find the 11-13-15-17-20-23-26-30 keeps my cadence smooth throughout the changes over the cassette, and I also enjoy the mental relaxation of having less cogs in the back, though I don't have the legs to ever go to single speed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] How do I tell if I need a spacer for a 7speed cassette?
Hi y'all, Want to try a Shimano 7speed cassette with tight spacing I like on my Blue Sam. How can I tell if I need a 4.5 spacer or not with my freehub? It's an RBW stock 650b wheelset Velocity hub with a Shimano compatible freehub that came stock with 9 speed cassette, then I went to 8-speed. Worked great, but now I wanna go 7speed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How do I tell if I need a spacer for a 7speed cassette?
Three more questions: 1. Will using the spacer mess with my chainline, and does it matter? Also: 2. Will I have to reset my limit screws because of the 4.5mm spacer? No biggie. Just want to know. 3. How do I get around those rivets on the back of the cassette that won't allow the spacer to sit flush onto the freehub? Grind them off? Show trimmed content -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How do I tell if I need a spacer for a 7speed cassette?
OK, so last two questions: 1. Will I have to reset my limit screws because of the 4.5mm spacer? No biggie. Just want to know. 2. How do I get around those rivets on the back of the cassette that won't allow the spacer to sit flush onto the freehub? Grind them off? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: WTB 58 or 60 CM Sam Hillborne (really love the single TT model)
I also live in MD. But alas... My frame is a 55! I don't think I would sell though. I am in the Ellicott City area if you want to do some riding! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Ram as 650 tourer, a follow up report.
Very interesting comparisons and ideas about effects on speed and handling. Wonder what would happen if you put ultralight 650c rims and tires on your bike to make for light wheel weight and see if they spin up faster. Or, perhaps, a frame designed for 700c won't work its best with another wheel size than what it was designed for? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: WTB: 7 cm Tallux Stem
An alternate suggestion if the stem swap doesn't fix it: I used B17's and started to get low back pain and after a year of struggling to figure out why it hurt when I rode, I got a sprung Flyer saddle, and that nullified all the road shock and my back doesn't hurt anymore. It was the road shock going up into my low back through a regular saddle that was hurting me. Not saying that's your situation, but just suggesting something that might help if the bars change doesn't work. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Searching for a cheapo saddle with B17 like fit
Keep your B17 on the bike. Go to bicyclebolts.com and buy and install their security seat post bolt, and security saddle clamp bolts. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Measuring sit bones: hilarity ensues
Try your LBS. some of them have a thermopedic memory foam type bench you can sit on that leaves sit bone indents in the material for you to measure. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Nervous about my first Riv: Ordered a Cheviot today!
Yes, they will install fenders for you if you want, for a fee. At least they did in 2013. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
