[RBW] Re: Tire trouble puzzlement
In case anyone cares, I have put Soma B-Lines, Regular Hetres and now Soma Xpress and 650b Marathons on 5 different Synergies from Australia and Florida and been unable to get any of them completely round. I have put many miles on them and don't find the bumps to be detectable or a problem. I also was riding around last week with a 700x28 tube in there folded into a chicane at one point and it made it across town a couple times. I am pretty sure I haven't had anything but pinch flats (my fault) and maybe two glass shards in the 3 years I've been riding these wheels. OK Tom, Vancouver BC -- 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: Latest in Fenders!
The point of the very light single fender is to allow other people to ride close behind you in a paceline without having to get pieces of street on their lips. On a brevet this is vital if you are otherwise a no fender type of person. Tom, Vancouver On Saturday, March 29, 2014 8:49:15 AM UTC-7, Brewster Fong wrote: Like someone said on another board, charge enough and you can get cyclists to buy just about anything... Check out this fender for $80! http://mikesbikes.com/m/product/bikesmart-tangent-sl-8900.htm Better yet, watch the video of how it worksmake sure you look for the droplets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=DcwE967IOGo I expect Riv to stock these next weekGood Luck! -- 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: Panaracer Tour Tire
Judging by the similar weight and looks, probably a Marathon competitor. Maybe try these: http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/new-express I have the non-hypertex ones in 650b and they're just like a Pasela. Tom On Saturday, January 12, 2013 7:47:53 AM UTC-8, Mike wrote: When I started riding bigger tires on my commuter and road bike, one in the same at the time, I used Continental Contacts initially, but after reading through the Rivendell Catalog I switched over to Paselas, first 35s then 32s as I got into randonneuring. The tires were great, my main complaint was and still is, issues with the sidewalls, that they're not that durable. I used T-Serves, again, first 35s and then 32s which are now on my randonneuring bike and like those well enough. Still, Schwalbe Marathons seem to have taken over for me. I currently have them on my commuter, my LHT (40s) and my Hilsen (35)s. I like them well enough, while they're sluggish, they're durable and dependable. I think they're ideal for just riding. Still, I'm always on the lookout for new tires and noticed these new Panaracer Tour Tires. http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=58386 http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=58385 They seem to come in a good range of sizes (32, 35, 38, 42) and the price is right. Has anyone else seen or used these? I wonder if they're just Paselas with a black sidewall and reflective strip? Given the low price I'm sure to try them out at some point, most likely the 38s or 42s. --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/YzITeF-K1EAJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Neck warming, fin.
Thanks for the info dude, didn't know how to wear a scarf before! Tom, Vancouver On Saturday, December 8, 2012 1:55:29 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: Just now: 54*F, cross wind gusting to 17, Wabi Woolens ls jersey as single layer, 1/4 (cut lengthways, then each section sectioned again) Pendleton Clan Boyd scarf wrapped 1 1/4 times about neck under collar kept sensitive neck very comfortable. Best at about 6 wide and 24 long -- mine a wee bit short for optimum ease of use, but once you get it in place it seems to work. Yesterday I tried the 6 section of lower lycra tight -- relatively lightweight: not nearly as good. After two aborted payment attempts, the silk mock turtleneck dickies are on the way -- 4-to-8-business-days. Next week: 30% chance of snow mid week nights; fleece gaiters are waiting. -- - Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/dzWrc9hM-R8J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Add to your riding kit
Considering everyone in here has a beard already the beard cover assumption is perfectly natural. On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 5:17:30 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: http://www.vat19.com/dvds/beardo-original-beard-hat.cfm Goes with: Spats ShinShields WindShield And, of course, your Grunden's Rain Hat. One would think that the beard itself would (I once asked my boss, who started growing a beard in late October, if he was preparing for winter.) Patrick chortling into his dinner Moore -- Believe nothing until it has been officially denied. -- Claude Cockburn - Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/w-gtn5txqtkJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Beautiful 68cm Rivendell Bombadil
Looks to me like the bent pictures are an illusion caused by light hitting the front of the fork blades, as well as the fork being turned slightly away from us (left). Only you can tell if it's bent though, and if you can't tell in 3-D then its not bent enough to worry about I'd say. -Tom On Thursday, September 13, 2012 9:00:01 PM UTC-7, Amit Singh wrote: A good friend took the time to search through my flickr stream and found this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/6314859575/in/set-72157626396224998 Straight as an -- On Thursday, 13 September 2012 22:10:35 UTC-4, Amit Singh wrote: You know what? It tracks perfect, rides straight and true, even no hands. I'm going to just ride it. :) On Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:52:48 UTC-4, Amit Singh wrote: Aiight. I'll hit up Doug Fattic in the morning. In the meanwhile I'll continue riding BombaLove through the weekend. On Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:39:37 UTC-4, Jeremy Till wrote: I also hate to say it, but that was the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw the first photo. I let it go because it's always hard to tell from a single photo, but now that I've seen another, I have to agree...that thing is bent man. The fact that it's bent forward is interesting and concerning. Forks are usually bent backwards from some type of crash, in which the front wheel is stopped by an obstacle and the weight of the bike bends the fork backwards under it. Bending forward means that the bending force was solely vertical--like hopping off a curb carrying a lot of weight. In any case, I'd be wary about loaded touring with that thing. Chances are that now weakened, it would keep bending or even worse, crack at the crown. Send it back to Riv, or else get the correct fork rake specs and have a framebuilder or well-equipped (i.e. with fork jig) LBS bend it back for you, and then keep an eagle eye on it. Or just get a new fork. I On Thursday, September 13, 2012 6:07:11 PM UTC-7, Amit Singh wrote: Bubba !!! Why'd you drop this idea in my mind?! Here's another photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/7983927516/ Can someone else tell me the fork is perfect and not to worry about it? GP, you'd be the supreme authority here, of course. So ... what are the implications if a fork is not perfect? This bicycle tracks perfect no hands, anything else to worry about? Amit On Thursday, 13 September 2012 18:51:39 UTC-4, William wrote: I hope that's just a photo illusion but the forks look bent. The upper fork legs are not parallel with the headtube, in the photo. Maybe in real life they are. Careful! On Thursday, September 13, 2012 7:07:58 AM UTC-7, Amit Singh wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/7980699538/ Another Bombadil w/ 60mm tires and fenders. Converted from mountain bike to touring bike duty for my upcoming CO Canal / Allegheny Passage tour. Excited! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/90ZHnAqZdw8J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Question about Riv site
Sometimes I find it hangs indefinitely, I have to click in the address bar and hit enter to resend. It usually loads instantly then. -Tom On Sunday, July 1, 2012 1:13:33 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: Dear Abby: whenever I click on the url for the Rivendell Bicycle Works site, the page grinds and grinds and grinds and, in other words, loads very, very slowly, often timing out before loading. What can I do to ease the pain? [Enter your response here: Patrick Moore, even now at this very moment --- aha! It just loaded. 45 seconds. But the question stands. -- Push back against the age as hard as it pushes against you. Flannery O'Connor - Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/RwY76VI8jd8J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
