Peter White has said before that premature failure of a Phil bottom
bracket is due to the bottom bracket shell threads not being aligned.
Here's an excerpt from one of these discussions:
For a Phil Wood BB to last, the frame's BB threads must be chased
with a
tool that indexes one side of the
On Fri, 2009-02-06 at 06:38 -0800, JoelMatthews wrote:
Before I've used the old fashioned kind with annual cleaning re-packing
with Phil's grease (really sticky stuff; does not wash out), have never had
any problem. I have 20+ year old BBs that are still good.
7K seems low unless it's
this has also happened to me. twice.
first time, i thought maybe the bb shell wasn't properly machined, so
I had the threads chased and made sure that would no longer be an
issue.
the second time I detected premature wear (same bike/bb shell), the
advice I got regarding installation was to
I will have break down and finally buy a Bicycling Magazine again.
Been years.
Thanks for pointing out the saddles are VO. I did not look closely
and just assumed they were Brooks. I understand Mike is working hard
to keep the price below $2k. VO saddles fit the bill.
A Hillbourne similarly
This has happened to me (on my canti-rom, coincidentally), and now I
favor Shimano UN-54 BBs, which tend to last a long time. I can get six
of those for the price of one Phil. Just the Phil replacement bearings
cost more than the Shimano BB, so I can't quite understand the long-
term value of
I just took a look at them. I still like the tubular shape of the
Carradices. I bought the Hoss when it came out and found that it
wouldn't ride on the top of my Nitto expedition rear rack. That
little bar that sticks up on the front of the rack stuck right up
through the bottom of the Hoss.
On Feb 6, 11:32 am, pcooley pcoo...@cybermesa.com wrote:
I just took a look at them. I still like the tubular shape of the
Carradices. I bought the Hoss when it came out and found that it
wouldn't ride on the top of my Nitto expedition rear rack. That
little bar that sticks up on the front
The large Sackville at 23L is the same size as the Carradice Super C
or Camper
but the Sackville costs twice as much.
The bags look well made, but they also look fussy and I don't like the
boxy shape.
Rivendell also persists in fastening the saddle strap buckles outside
the bag. Maybe
you an do
I don't remember seeing this on the Phil Wood Web site, nor the
required tool. If it's that critical Phil ought to be selling a
simple tool to check it. What about other cartridge bb, like White or
King? Do they have the same sensitivities?
Michael
Westford, Vt
On Feb 6, 10:20 am, John
I recall something probably in a RR a few years ago (maybe when Baggins came
out?) that delivery of Carradice was spotty. I looked at Carradice on
Wallingford yesterday lots of stuff out of stock, and Peter White's
inventory updates are months old. So Grant may have been trying to fill a
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:14 PM, k5osx k5o...@gmail.com wrote:
On Feb 6, 2:50 pm, Doug Peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
I recall something probably in a RR a few years ago (maybe when Baggins came
out?) that delivery of Carradice was spotty. I looked at Carradice on
Wallingford yesterday
FYI if you are looking for Carradice Bags with the weak dollar it
seems to make sense to order them directly from England if you are
looking to save a few bucks. Saint Johns Strees Cycles seems to have
a good supply
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/
Dan Abelson
Saint Paul, MN
I also have a Bleriot and would be interested in seeing pictures of your bike
with bag installed. Jim D. Massachusetts
--- On Thu, 2/5/09, Frank frank.r.ful...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Frank frank.r.ful...@gmail.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: Sackville bags: how necessary, and for what uses?
To: RBW
I'm torn with them. On the one hand, yeah, they are too fussy
loking. On the other, they really look like the bees knees of bags.
Whether I get the medium or not is still being debated.
Right now, though, would rather have an olive tweed big loafer to
match my lil' loaf. Going to run the
Hi,
I've got some wood fenders with the same kind of stays as come on the
honjos and other metal fenders. I'm trying to mount the rear one but I
can't get the stays around the lower tab on the nitto rack. I've been
looking on flickr pictures to see how other people have worked around
this but I
Hi Doug!
Thanks.
I vow to take some new, new photos this spring/summer to send to
Cyclofiend's website. I've been dragging my feet on that for far too
long.
Anyway, the basket is the Rivendell/Wald small. It's a great fit. And
it has worked out so well w/ all the different sorts of riding this
Wallingford has has Carradice supply problems for years, i don't think
it's anything new, though it could be worse over the last year. It
seems from Grant's writing on the new products that most of them are
bourne partly from a desire for their own style, partly because
existing supplies are
Hi David,
You know...it really wasn't too difficult to freshen up the chain-suck
mess. I'll post a Flickr photo showing how it turned out.
You can sort of see the primer in this photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28720...@n02/3054481627/
All I did was wet-sand the area w/ emory paper of
I've never had this problem, but then I've not put more than about 2-3K
miles on the ones mounted on production frames. (One was already very old
when I installed it.) As for the Phils on the 2 custom Rivs, one has ~ 5500
miles and the other ~9,500, and both feel as they did when new. The third: I
How much can you get in the Lil' Loafer? I've never seen on in person but they
look good in the photos seem to be out of the way as far as your hands go. I
use my front bag for food, maps, a handy stash spot for clothes. As neat as
it looks, the Lil Loafer looked a bit small for the
I prefer the aesthetics of my Nigel Smythe country bag. The brown
leather against black canvas and engraved nameplate are all a little
dear (a little too Dooney and Bourke) for me. In general, I prefer my
canvas in khaki or forest green.
I do love my Riv NS country bag. It's probably the
Someone wrote:
I just took a look at them. I still like the tubular shape of the
Carradices. I bought the Hoss when it came out and found that it
wouldn't ride on the top of my Nitto expedition rear rack. That
little bar that sticks up on the front of the rack stuck right up
through the
I don't like the way the little loafer loads to the front of the bike, away
from the rider. You should be able to open it up easily while riding or
stopped, not reach around and open from the front...
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Doug Peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
How much can you get
Steve, have you ever tried a recumbent? I'm not convinced it would
solve the biking-with-a-bad-back issue, but it's worth a try. I
switched a couple years ago because of saddle sores and wrist pain. If
you log on to www.bentrideronline.com, you may be able to hook up with
someone in your area who
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Lesli lesli.lar...@gmail.com wrote:
I prefer the aesthetics of my Nigel Smythe country bag. The brown
leather against black canvas and engraved nameplate are all a little
dear (a little too Dooney and Bourke) for me. In general, I prefer my
canvas in khaki
Jim -- thanks for your work in maintaining the Riv lists. I enjoy the give
and take, which is different enough from that of the Boblist to be
interesting.
Warning: photos of my fleet to come. I am waiting for the return of my newly
purchased ($25) and lent out Nishiki mixte, which, when returned
Mine has:
Shop rag, click-stand, tire bars, tube in latex glove, patch kit, tool kit,
ziploc with toilet tissue, sunblock chapstick, band aids, rain bonnet for my
helmet (Nashbar: also fits the lil loafer perfectly, and cheaper than a fitted
cover) rain jaccket. Room for some food, etc. rings
My NS bag is a nice canvas twill. It was one of the early
prototypes. Color is more forest green than khaki tan. It has a
wonderful tight weave which really keeps out the rain.
LL
On Feb 6, 4:55 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Lesli
Paul C wrote:
For now, it looks like I'm wedded to the Carradice Camper Longflap.
It's become an old and comfortable companion. I can understand Grant
wanting to have his own line of bags, but I don't understand why they
ever dropped Carradice. They seem like great bags.
My bike shop carries
+1 on buying directly form the UK. Lots of stock at St John's Street
and
with the exchange rate at $1.40 to the pound the bags are good value.
You'll get a great bag and save $80. Here's what I pack in a 18L
Nelson Longflap and a 9 L Junior (used as a bar bag) for weeks of
credit card touring
I just mounted a set of fenders and ran into the same problem. Yes, I bent the
stay and all is well. It definetly required the off set of the loop that holds
the screw.
--- On Fri, 2/6/09, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com
Subject: [RBW] secrets for
This past week, I've been getting larger-than-normal slugs of enterprising
internet marketing attempts. I'm pretty sure that in the last batch or two,
a couple of posts by real members got thrown out with the bathwater.
It is really a shame you have to spend your time fending off pesky
Guys:
Someone posted that model paint (maybe Testors?) has a match for the
Atlantis color. Kevin's prep sounds good follow up with a little model
airplane paint should get it at least to she'll do (if you know any
Aussies!). Heck, I wouldn't get excited about the finish in that area; it's
Bruce: Thanks for that info. I've got the Nitto small rack, it's just so
handy. I'd be a bit lighter on rain gear (less than 20 per year here)
tend to carry a lot of food. It sounds a good option. And they just look
so good!
dougP
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From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Patrick raises an interesting question: Is there a proper way to clean
waxed canvas? I've never thrown mine into the washer but just hosing it off
doesn't seem to do much except wash of the surface grit. I'm afraid
anything aggressive will destroy whatever's left of the waxing. It still
feels
I hate that I'm not using the little pump peg to store a nice looking
air-infiltration device. Curious what you guys/gals use if you have
those cool touring pumps on your Rivendell.
Cheers,
Colin Cummings
Amarillo, TX
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I do. I hang a full length Topeak Master Blaster under the top tube using
aforementioned pump peg.. I've used it, as well, and it worked flawlessly.
Ray
--- On Fri, 2/6/09, colin p. cummings colinthehip...@gmail.com wrote:
From: colin p. cummings colinthehip...@gmail.com
Subject: [RBW]
Currently using a morph, and the only qualms I have with it are the
location: it takes up a reasonably valuable water bottle spot on my
Bleriot. Plus the pump peg is all wasted...
On Feb 6, 10:38 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com
wrote:
The Master Blaster is a great frame
Hello all. I'm trying to find the long (quill length - not stem)
version of the dirt drop stem with a 26.0 clamp. Ben's Cycle only has
the short version, as does Riv. Any ideas (or anybody got one laying
around)?
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I have my morph mounted directly to the left of the water bottle on
the downtube. It doesn't conflict with pedaling in that location and
I can use all my water bottles.
On 2/6/09, colin p. cummings colinthehip...@gmail.com wrote:
Currently using a morph, and the only qualms I have with it are
Park Tool frame pump for me.
On Feb 6, 9:29 pm, Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote:
Bah. I use a road morph G. It isn't pretty at all. But it is very
effective at pumping up tires.
On 2/6/09, colin p. cummings colinthehip...@gmail.com wrote:
I hate that I'm not using the little
This is only Riv related because Rivs have tires, but...
I've had the same Silca track pump with a Presta head on it since the
70's, and it's been a dependable marvel. However, we have a fleet of
bikes now and half of them have Schraeder valves. I have a
compressor, but it's a bother running
On Feb 6, 2009, at 10:20 PM, colin p. cummings wrote:
I hate that I'm not using the little pump peg to store a nice looking
air-infiltration device. Curious what you guys/gals use if you have
those cool touring pumps on your Rivendell.
Silca Impero with Campy head.
Blackburn full frame under top tube, or behind seat tube, depending on if I
have fenders on.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3152600068/in/set-72157604046492434/
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Bill M. bmenn...@comcast.net wrote:
Zefal HPx, but mounted on the left chainstay. I've
Zefal HPx under the top tube. A perfect fit...I forget it's there
until I need it.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2419/2183293239_c825b5e600.jpg?v=0
On Feb 6, 10:03 pm, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Blackburn full frame under top tube, or behind seat tube, depending on if I
have
Is this what you are looking for?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=STRK:MESELX:ITitem=170299869097
I've currently got this liste on the 'bay. Not sure if it's Nitto or
not but if any Riv group members buy it I'll ship for freelet me
know.
On Feb 6, 9:14 pm, chris
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