Re: [RBW] Jobst on 650b?
>From a current threat on lubricating or just using faster jockey wheels, >among the veterans and survivors at rec.tech: ‘If I recall, that crap with Jobst started when I rode with him and he was climbing in a 48-19. I suggested that he could probably do a better job at his age with a 39-25 and he went Jobst on me.’ Harry Travis PDX, OR,USA -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Effect of reach from changing stem length vs raising/lowering
I like John’s remark. Too often lost in the exact formula is appreciation of how little or how much variation there is. To OP: If your stem a quill type with an expander bolt, I don’t know why you wouldn’t look at other stems and measure distances to get estimates of minimum insertion for your custom stem. A Nitto-made stem I just measured expects 2 of 6 inches to be below the top nut. Would it be marked more conservatively if it were a 130mm stem instead of an 80mm (c to c) what with the potentially greater leverage? Harry Travis Portland,OR -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Hammock camping?
I’m a dedicated hammock camper, w >1000 off the ground for comfort. Theultimatehang.com and Derek Hansen’s book will help you lots. He’s a veteran Boys Scout leader, so his advice for and experience with newbies is outstanding. You must underquilt , as a Bike packer, for space and weight. Kludges are akin to lifting your chain between chain wheels with a coat hanger. A partial UQ for your torso will do. If down-filled , it will weigh<1lb and compress to large grapefruit size. A sleeping bag is too much and too hard to enter and exit unless left mostly unzipped . A top quilt replacement for temps to 35F will weigh <20oz. Total kit, down UQ and TQ, hammock, straps, and tarp, will come to 5-6lb. Hammockforums.net is a good source for discussion, info, and gear. WARNING: Hammock campers there include weight weenies to rival mountaineers and CF aficionados. Harry Travis PDX, OR USA -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Which tire (and can I get by without sealant?) for AZ road/dirt
Tire Savers ... and I see that Compass makes them in the US again and markets them as ‘Tire Savers.’ Elsewhere, they’ve been called ‘flint flickers.’ -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Which tire (and can I get by without sealant?) for AZ road/dirt
The first bike of the modern age I bought bore two old skool prophylactics on the tubs: thorn scrapers resting gently on the surfaces of the tire treads. Because it is the second and subsequent rotation of the tire that is mostly responsive for driving the point of the glass or goathead in, flicking them off stops most punctures from developing. They used to mount to the fork brake bolts. I see a patent illustration in which they are mounted with adhesive to the frame. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: New Thoughts on Saddle Height?
2 centimeters, 4/5 of an inch? That's quite a bit. Did anyone ever offer observation to you that your hips were rocking when you pedaled? The other rule of foot-length is that heels just touching the pedals when the leg is fully extended implies the right bend at the knee when the distance from heel to place-of-foot over pedal is added. That said, common advice is that for many riders, moving cleats a bit behind the ball of the foot instead of under them is a better, if not most powerful position. That would imply a lower saddle, but just several mm. lower. On Sep 27, 10:28 am, Jeremy Till jeremy.t...@gmail.com wrote: If you want to double check, you could measure your pubic bone height (PBH) using the method on the rivendell site and then apply their formula for seat height, which is PBH minus 10-10.5cm. I did this recently and ended up lowering my saddles about 2 cm. So far, my hamstrings are thanking me. It also has the added advantage of raising my bars by 2cm relative to my seat, making everything just slightly more comfy cockpit-wise. On Sep 26, 6:29 pm, GeorgeS chobur...@gmail.com wrote: I rode my club's century today and as I was toiling up a hill, a young triathlete sort on a plastic thing (the tubes were not even round!) came by me and he said Sir, you might want to raise your seat a bit so you'll get more leverage. Unsolicited advice is so cool. My immediate thought was to tell him that I had been riding bikes since before he was born, but I've been trying to keep my mouth out of gear so I didn't say anything. But then I started thinking that back in the day, the rule of thumb, at least as it was passed down to me, was that when the pedal is in the 6 o'clock position, the knee should be very slightly bent. I've been doing that with every bike I've set up for lo these many years. Was that wrong? Has there been any progress in thinking on this subject? GeorgeS -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@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.
