Re: [RBW] My Riv-ish Burley Tandem Build
I concur that it’s older than a ’93. My wife and I bought ours when we got married in 1993, and the graphics are different and it has 700s. The only things on ours that are different from stock are the seats, tires, handlebar tape and rear rack. I do like the idea of mustache bars, since that's what I have on two other bikes. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lPXzcUt0dwY/U8SLE1rkEPI/EK0/MeWdtTlrgLw/s1600/burley.jpg On Monday, June 30, 2014 12:07:19 AM UTC-4, Jim Bronson wrote: I think that's older than a 93. My 93 Burley Duet came with a 700c wheelset. I replaced the rear wheel with a Shimano HF-08/Sun Rhyno Lite/DT Swiss Alpine wheel, have 9 speed 12-36 with Deore M-591 rear derailer and Microshift R9 brifters. Also replaced front chainrings with new Stronglight ones I had shipped from xxcycle.com in France. Using a stem extender and 48mm Noodles. Still using stock front wheel. 700Cx32 WTB tires of some sort or another, just something I picked up on the cheap. On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 10:53 PM, Tony DeFilippo vpi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: http://dr2dc.blogspot.com/2014/06/introducing-drumroll-please-mr-burley.html My Thanksgiving '13 week C-list impulse buy and supposed 'winter' project is finally rolling in style! I'm rocking dual Moustache bars, original Nitto's for the captain (me) and flipped XO-3 MTB diameter ones for my wife. That is newbaum's over one layer of inner tube, 2 coats of shellac (done yesterday so the color is as brilliant as it'll ever be! Other Riv-ish details include the MUSA steel frame of course, Suntour Barcon's (the whole bike came w/ a Suntour XC group), dual Brooks Flyer saddles and some Nitto stems. Last weekend was the ~18 mile WOD trail shakedown ride with unwrapped bars and today we did ~27 miles to Mount Vernon and back via the Mount Vernon Trail and Old Town Alexandria. Both were unqualified sucesses. I'm still getting used to the handling and braking responsibilities for two, my trail etiquette today could have used some fine tuning but I'll get smoother. I was impressed how well the bike responded to heavy pedalling up some of the sharp, short hills on the way to MV. I'm hoping to get in alot of tandem riding for the rest of this year! Tony https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X4tBN-ga6jk/U7DUNK72IGI/EjY/kk85I27Uxv8/s1600/RAD_4199.jpg -- 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-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- 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 Riv-ish Burley Tandem Build
Mark, Great looking tandem! Thanks for sharing the picture and helping with the dates. I like the bend in your fork, much nicer looking than the straight one on mine. The basic frame design does look extremely similar though including the continuous bend chain/seat stay. I guess that must be straight guage tubing?!? I'm really thrilled with ours, and the moustache bar build with brooks flyer saddles has opened up the comfort considerably. Now I just need to rig some kind of overhead hooks on a pully so I can store it in the garage with less impact to floor space. Tony -- 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 Riv-ish Burley Tandem Build
Looks fantastic! How do you both find it riding together? Having tried moustache and albastache upside down, I'm also curious how your wife likes her wrists,elbows being bent inward rather than outward? With abandon, Patrick -- 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 Riv-ish Burley Tandem Build
Thanks Patrick! The bike rides very nicely. We have only sampled two tandems so it's hard to be very authoritative... The size seems very good which is hugely important. I can easily and safely take one hand off the bars to adjust or grab the water bottle without much thought for stability which is nice. Not sure if it's the greater combined rider weight or the narrower (32mm) tires but we take bumps alot harder than in my single bikes. Leaning and steering with the hips is going to have to develop over time as we learn to anticipate each others behavior. For now it seems like we spend a bit more time either 'to fast' or 'to slow' with fleeting, in sync, powerful and rhythmic middle areas. It feels great to ride when we're chugging along a near flat section that has gentle or no curves. As for my wife's hand-elbow angle i'm not sure, I'll have to have someone get a picture of us riding to see how she's using the bars better. We're still playing around with angle and extension on her bars. Tony -- 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 Riv-ish Burley Tandem Build
I think that's older than a 93. My 93 Burley Duet came with a 700c wheelset. I replaced the rear wheel with a Shimano HF-08/Sun Rhyno Lite/DT Swiss Alpine wheel, have 9 speed 12-36 with Deore M-591 rear derailer and Microshift R9 brifters. Also replaced front chainrings with new Stronglight ones I had shipped from xxcycle.com in France. Using a stem extender and 48mm Noodles. Still using stock front wheel. 700Cx32 WTB tires of some sort or another, just something I picked up on the cheap. On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 10:53 PM, Tony DeFilippo vpi...@gmail.com wrote: http://dr2dc.blogspot.com/2014/06/introducing-drumroll-please-mr-burley.html My Thanksgiving '13 week C-list impulse buy and supposed 'winter' project is finally rolling in style! I'm rocking dual Moustache bars, original Nitto's for the captain (me) and flipped XO-3 MTB diameter ones for my wife. That is newbaum's over one layer of inner tube, 2 coats of shellac (done yesterday so the color is as brilliant as it'll ever be! Other Riv-ish details include the MUSA steel frame of course, Suntour Barcon's (the whole bike came w/ a Suntour XC group), dual Brooks Flyer saddles and some Nitto stems. Last weekend was the ~18 mile WOD trail shakedown ride with unwrapped bars and today we did ~27 miles to Mount Vernon and back via the Mount Vernon Trail and Old Town Alexandria. Both were unqualified sucesses. I'm still getting used to the handling and braking responsibilities for two, my trail etiquette today could have used some fine tuning but I'll get smoother. I was impressed how well the bike responded to heavy pedalling up some of the sharp, short hills on the way to MV. I'm hoping to get in alot of tandem riding for the rest of this year! Tony https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X4tBN-ga6jk/U7DUNK72IGI/EjY/kk85I27Uxv8/s1600/RAD_4199.jpg -- 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. -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- 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 Riv-ish Burley Tandem Build
You definitely could be right about the age... I've not found alot of good information about years and product listings for Burley. On my ride today we did have a great conversation with a couple who recognized the burley and told us about touring the world with their kids on a pair of burley duets... Very friendly people. Tony -- 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.
