[RBW] Re: What saddles are women using on their Riv mixtes?

[Thomas Blak]

My wife has a Brooks B67 short on her Betty Foy and she doesn't complain. 
On her Brompton she has a Brooks B17 short. 

On Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 8:03:31 AM UTC-5 Steve Cole wrote:

> And Gilles Berthoud also ships to the U.S.  Very good to work with and 
> very fast delivery -- 2 or 3 days.  And likely to be less costly than 
> purchasing stateside.
>
> Steve Cole
> Arlington, VA
>
> On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 11:30:23 AM UTC-7 John Phillips wrote:
>
>> Rene Herse sells the Gilles Berthoud saddles in the U.S.
>>
>> https://www.renehersecycles.com/product-category/components/saddles/
>>
>> John
>>
>> On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 9:16:59 AM UTC-8 Linda G wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for all the recommendations! Rivet does have a couple of models 
>>> that are shorter and, though generally more expensive than Brooks, are not 
>>> as expensive as the Gilles Berthoud Marie Blanque. As far as unsprung 
>>> models for more upright riding, Brooks doesn't have anything currently 
>>> available except B17S. I'm not sure the Berthoud is even available in the 
>>> U.S. except by order from France. I haven't run across anything non-leather 
>>> that would look good on the bike and be functional. One thing I learned 
>>> from this search is to measure my sit bone width which makes the likelihood 
>>> greater of having success from ordering a saddle I can't try in advance. 
>>> Rivet does have a good return policy though.
>>> Linda
>>>
>>> On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 6:07:08 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>>> Ding! wrote:
>>>
 [image: FECE4CC1-CCA6-48D0-A2BA-33437A674267.jpeg]I have a white 
 leather Rivet on my raspberry Platypus! It is shorter, but also that means 
 it cheats you of some setback on your seatpost. I love it for comfort 
 though. Rivet Sonora.

 Leah


 On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 5:38:32 PM UTC-5 Roberta wrote:

> I think Rivet has some shorter nosed saddles, too.  Good reputation.  
> I've never ridden one, though.
>
> On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 10:33:00 AM UTC-5 Linda G wrote:
>
>> Thanks for all the good ideas. That Berthoud Marie Blanque looks 
>> good: leather with the shorter length I like. 
>>
>> On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 6:03:36 AM UTC-8 sof...@gmail.com 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On my platypus (soon to be on my Clem), I've tried the B17 regular, 
>>> B17 special, B67s, and have settled on the speedy but comfier to me 
>>> Gilles 
>>> Berthoud Marie Blanque. 
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 11:38:16 PM UTC-5 Nick Payne wrote:
>>>
 After having tried quite a number of different saddles over the 
 years, my wife has the Selle Italia Lady Gel flow saddle (in the 160mm 
 wide 
 L size) on all her bikes: 
 https://www.selleitalia.com/en/saddles/lady-gel-flow-s/.

 Nick

>>>

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[RBW] Re: An Appaloosa build video

[Thomas Blak]

There is something calming when you watch a build video like that. Thanks 
for sharing. 
On Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 9:19:49 AM UTC-5 Ryan wrote:

> Nice! It's fun watching someone who clearly knows what they're doing build 
> a bike. You make it look so easy! Love the blue accents with the orange 
> frame...even down to the blue lacing on the saddle and the blue ferrules. 
> You sure have an excellent eye for detail!
>
> On Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 4:33:52 AM UTC-6 Marty Gierke, 
> Stewartstown PA wrote:
>
>> That was fun to watch - thanks for taking the time to make it. Gotta love 
>> the cup & cone BB! You put grease in all kinds of places I've never thought 
>> to put grease. A little woodworking thrown in is right up my alley. The 
>> build turned out great. Would love to have seen it ride off into the sunset 
>> at the end, but maybe that's the next chapter. Keep 'em coming. 
>>
>> Marty
>>
>> On Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 4:39:55 AM UTC-5 brendonoid wrote:
>>
>>> A first time try at a filming/editing project by my partner and I. 
>>> Footage is from April 2021. For the bike savvy there are a lot of 
>>> non-sequiturs here.
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2huyxqj0_I
>>>
>>> Thanks for your time and I hope you enjoy!
>>>
>>>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Suggestions for better braking?

[Thomas Blak]

Late to the game on this one but I specifically came back to this group 
because I have always had problems with the braking performance with my Sam 
and 559 brakes. To put it bluntly this is the worst braking setup I have 
ever had, though my Brompton is a close second. I have tried almost 
everything to get the brakes to work, new cables, new housing, new salmon 
pads, brass ferrules. The only thing I haven't tried is machined sidewall 
rims which cyclist1959 suggested above. I think the solution for me is a 
new frame with V brakes. 

Eric said it best "Those long reach calipers are a bad design concept." I 
agree 100%. 
On Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 3:58:45 PM UTC-5 cycli...@gmail.com wrote:

> I've found that rims with machined sidewalls (Velocity Dyads and Quills) 
> provide much better breaking than rims that do not have machined sidewalls 
> (VO Voyagers, Grand Bois Papillon).  FWIW.
>
>
> On Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 6:22:21 AM UTC-8 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Again, thanks to everyone who chimed in on this thread. I actually 
>> particularly love when people start talking about their own 
>> situations/solutions, even if they don't apply to me...just because they 
>> don't apply now doesn't mean they never will.
>>
>> Semi-resolution of my original question...
>>
>> I went ahead and ripped off the tape, installed Sliver2 shifters/pods, 
>> new housing and cables, retaped and retwined...
>> [image: sambars.jpg]
>>
>> I definitely see some little mistakes in the wrap, but this is my first 
>> attempt at a drop bar and I'm pleased as punch. I might redo the drive side 
>> tape before I shellac (there are two little gaps on the inside drop and I 
>> have the tiniest bit of bar showing under the hood. I also think that dark 
>> blue is THE move on this sage green bike. I hated undoing Mark's work, but 
>> I think for my first time doing it, it went as well as it could have. Pro 
>> tip...if you're not buying the hemp twine Rivendell sells to finish your 
>> bar tape, throw away your current twine and order some. Night and day 
>> difference in quality and uniformity of thickness on the twine. 
>>
>>
>> So...did it make a difference in braking?
>> While I'm still a far cry from the power of V-brakes, I think new 
>> cables/housing and freshly set up brakes gave me a little more grab on my 
>> ride this morning. I did carefully decrease the pad/rim distance gap to 
>> about 1/8" and things are definitely feeling sungger/more secure. I'm still 
>> going to replace the Kool Stop with the Yokozuna salmons, though. The kind 
>> of riding I generally do with this bike requires VERY little braking power 
>> in the first place. If I were going to make this a daily commuter, I'd 
>> probably go searching for some Paul's or even try the VO Grand Cru. But...I 
>> have a daily commuter that stops on a dime. 
>>
>> At the end of the day, maybe the changes I made gave me a marginal 
>> improvement. Even if so, I have the satisfaction of doing this kind of work 
>> on a bike for the first time and the peace of mind knowing that my housing 
>> and cables are fresh...and that ain't nothing! 
>>
>> Thanks again for all your thoughts and feedback!
>>
>> Ben in Omaha 
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 6:29 AM ascpgh  wrote:
>>
>>> Not of the reach of your Sam but my Rambouillet was considered to be a 
>>> pretty far reach bike, specified for the longest reach caliper out there at 
>>> the time which was a non-group Shimano part. They were fine and I replaced 
>>> stock pads with something similar when necessary but I was alarmed by a 
>>> long descent in pouring rain that came up during a local charity ride. It 
>>> was like there was no braking at all. 
>>>
>>> I went beyond different pads and got a set of Paul Racer center pulls 
>>> center mount version with the salmon pads and all is well. I have to admit 
>>> I was in the market for more clearance around the tires so I could better 
>>> size fenders to cover the 32mm tires that I found made the bike handle its 
>>> best. Midlife crisis for my Ram: new calipers, 32mm RH EL tires and fenders 
>>> that covered them with adequate clearance and didn't rattle during braking. 
>>>
>>> I didn't undo the bars either, just modified the housing run and stop at 
>>> the seat tube lug and replaced the cable. There's some Rambouillet in the 
>>> Sam's blood.
>>>
>>> Andy Cheatham
>>> Pittsburgh
>>>
>>> On Monday, December 20, 2021 at 10:02:43 AM UTC-5 bjmi...@gmail.com 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Good morning!
 I picked up a 2013 Sam in late October and LOVE it for a billion 
 different reasons.

 However...one area where I really prefer my Atlantis is braking. I have 
 the Shimano DXR MX70 levers and v-brakes on the Atlantis and I feel like 
 the stopping power is incredible. This is my commuter bike, set up with 
 chocos for upright riding with lots of stops.

 Sam has Shimano Tiagra levers and the Tektro r559 brakes. They just 
 feel a 

[RBW] Re: FS- Winter Cycles frame 55 cm

[Thomas Blak]

The frame is sold. I received an offer that was enough to take it out of my 
hands. 


On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 11:46:36 AM UTC-4 Thomas Blak wrote:

> I wanted Eric to build me a fast version of my Rivendell Sam Hillborne but 
> with disc brakes and thru axles. It isn't exactly what I wanted so it needs 
> to go. 
>
> For your consideration a custom steel hand made lugged frame with hand 
> carved lugs. Modern design elements such as disk brakes and thru axles 
> compliment this frame.  
>
> Designed for 650b wheels, 42 mm wide.
>
> Measurements 
>
> 55 cm top tube ctc
>
> 52 cm seat tube ctc
>
> 16 cm head tube (actual)
>
> 43 cm chain stay ctc
>
> Designed with a 1” fork to keep the aesthetics.
>
> 27.2 seat tube
>
> Stem 120 mm, 26.0 bar clamp
>
> Paid $5500 for frame, fork, headset and stem, selling for best reasonable 
> offer. It is package deal. Mandatory price per rules of the forum $1000 US 
> or best reasonable offer. 
>
> It has been ridden 40 km and there are two imperfections. There is a small 
> chip at the bottom bracket, and I have touch up paint. There is a second 
> imperfection at the top the hand made plated stem. 
>
> After two weeks if a reasonable offer is made it will go the highest 
> bidder. I have tried putting a price and nothing, so let the market dictate 
> the price.  
>
> BEST Reasonable offer, please get this out of my house! 
>
> https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVMUuyn
>

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[RBW] FS- Winter Cycles frame 55 cm

[Thomas Blak]

I wanted Eric to build me a fast version of my Rivendell Sam Hillborne but 
with disc brakes and thru axles. It isn't exactly what I wanted so it needs 
to go. 

For your consideration a custom steel hand made lugged frame with hand 
carved lugs. Modern design elements such as disk brakes and thru axles 
compliment this frame.  

Designed for 650b wheels, 42 mm wide.

Measurements 

55 cm top tube ctc

52 cm seat tube ctc

16 cm head tube (actual)

43 cm chain stay ctc

Designed with a 1” fork to keep the aesthetics.

27.2 seat tube

Stem 120 mm, 26.0 bar clamp

Paid $5500 for frame, fork, headset and stem, selling for best reasonable 
offer. It is package deal. Mandatory price per rules of the forum $1000 US 
or best reasonable offer. 

It has been ridden 40 km and there are two imperfections. There is a small 
chip at the bottom bracket, and I have touch up paint. There is a second 
imperfection at the top the hand made plated stem. 

After two weeks if a reasonable offer is made it will go the highest 
bidder. I have tried putting a price and nothing, so let the market dictate 
the price.  

BEST Reasonable offer, please get this out of my house! 

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVMUuyn

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[RBW] Re: Good Problem to have? FS/FT

[Thomas Blak]

Don't build it up, that would be a money losing proposition. Sell what you 
have in the box. Good luck on your sale. 

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[RBW] Re: Vintage Mountain Bike site

[Thomas Blak]

That was certainly a blast from the past. Seeing those again brought back 
some fond memories of what I consider the golden age of mountain biking. 

>
>
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Re: [RBW] Re: What high security locks are people locking their bikes with?

[Thomas Blak]

If you are taking about the round keys from Kryptonite, they were phased 
out well over a decade ago and even then, not all were opened easily. I 
could never open the three I owned at the time using the pen method.Take 
your mechanics advice with a grain of salt. Kryptonite and ABUS are the two 
leading companies for bike locks and they are for a reason. 

The Lock Picking Lawyer has a YouTube channel where he just picks locks. I 
watch these because of the entertainment value but he is very good at what 
he does. Have a look at the lock he chooses for his own bicycle. More 
importantly listen to why he chose that particular lock. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpVOTEOMRuE






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[RBW] Re: What high security locks are people locking their bikes with?

[Thomas Blak]

I use Pitlocks on my Sam and my wife's Betty Foy for both wheels and the 
seat post. Each bike is then locked with 2 New York Fahgettaboudits, 
supplemented with a Krypto cable and Kryptonite Evolution. So three U locks 
per bike. Then they are placed in a bike locker in my condo building with 
another Kryptonite mini locking the door plus a Master padlock. 

Yes, it seems like overkill to many but you chose the locks to the amount 
of risk. If someone gets into my locker they are isolated and have plenty 
of time to attack the locks. This way I make that as difficult as possible. 

My wife's bike that she keeps in Japan is locked with some cheap Dutch lock 
that would take nothing to open. The risk is low, therefore no need for U 
locks etc. 

When I commuted to work I left three Kryptonites at work so I wouldn't have 
to carry them back and forth.  

For the Bromptons, they stay inside our unit but when traveling we use ABUS 
Bordo 6500 locks. They are easier to carry on the Bromptons, but I have 
less confidence they can hold up as well. 

Again it is all about risk and minimizing that risk. In Toronto, the risk 
is high, in Japan the risk is low and I lock accordingly.  


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[RBW] Re: PSA: Rivendell Cantilever Sam Hillborne 60cm - $900 on Craigslist Columbus, OH area

[Thomas Blak]

He is not being a tool because of the Timbuktu comment. He is letting the 
scammers know that the scam of " I will take it, sorry can't meet you after 
all, just ship it to me scam. I have yet to put something on CL and not 
have this happen to me. I will meet you at 4:00 and then of course not 
show, and the rest, you know the story. 

On Friday, April 19, 2019 at 1:52:24 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote:
>
> I'd knock him down a hundred for being a tool about shipping. There's no 
> reason to insult people with that "Timbuktu" comment. 

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[RBW] Re: Toronto Recommendations.

[Thomas Blak]

You will be really close to the Distillery District 
 which to me is the best part of 
Toronto for visitors. 

Kensington has been mentioned and it is right beside China Town #1, so you 
should check that out. 

Riding along the lake can be quite enjoyable. If you ride west you should 
go to at least the Humber River. If you are feeling adventurous ride north 
along the Humber River to Old Mill. The have a really nice High Tea if you 
are riding with someone else. Hoopdriver is not that far from Old Mill. It 
really is the best bike shop in the city. Also on the way to Hoopdriver is 
one of the best bakeries in the city. French bakery with a Japanese twist. 
Patisserie 
27 , has the best croissants outside of 
France, plus the other goodies with Japanese fusion. 

Another nice ride is to the Brickworks 
. This is an interesting 
ride because it is like you are in the country but you are actually in the 
middle of the city. Totally accessible by bike paths. 

For restaurants, there is so much to chose from. Toronto is multicultural, 
so you can chose any food you want. I tried Syrian food last week and loved 
it. My recommendations are Greek Town  along 
the Danforth. My recommendation is Pantheon  
and make sure you order the flaming cheese (Saganaki). My favorite 
restaurant is Bistro Camino. Japanese owned French restaurant with Japanese 
fusion. Not really a place to ride too but the subway will take you there. 

Great neighbourhoods are abundant. The Junction is worthy of a visit but I 
am biased I live there. There are craft breweries if you are into that 
stuff, and other great restaurants. Ossington and Dundas West 
neighbourhood, also have great restaurants. Korean Town if you fancy Korean 
food. Little Italy along College Street is another Toronto landmark. 

Here is a quote from Christopher Hume a writer from the Toronto Star 
newspaper. 

Think of tourists who come here and visit only the Eaton Centre, CN Tower 
and, say, Yonge-Dundas Square. They could return home and claim to have 
seen the sites, but did they experience Toronto? We understand why they 
wouldn’t bother with North York or Etobicoke, but what about Queen West, 
Roncesvalles, Ossington or the Danforth? Not only do these places offer 
lots of character and appeal, they are ideal for observing Torontonians up 
close.

source:Toronto Star 


So that should get you started in your research of where and what you want 
to do in Toronto. Three days won't be enough but it will give you a taste 
of what the city has to offer. 




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