I have owned a perfect fitting 60cm Rambouillet and currently own a
perfectly fitting 59 cm Bleriot. Both were built with Noodles. Ram
had 9 cm stem, Bleriot has 10 cm stem.
When the green Hillbornes first came in at Riv, I test rode a 56 cm
bike. That size of Hillborne seemed just right for m
I would think that zip ties would be more convenient than duct tape, both
for putting the basket on as well as for taking it off. That's what I use,
when I occasionally put the basket on my rear rack. I do have a jumbo
cannister of zip ties in my garage anyway, so maybe that makes it seem more
conv
Brynnar,
Given what information you've provided, the 56 Hillborne should be a
good fit. The 60 Hillborne is a pretty big bike, a fair bit bigger-
feeling than a 60 QB. My opinion, of course.
Jim
On Jul 26, 1:29 pm, swenindy wrote:
> EricP,
>
> How did you go about sizing your frame? I'm about t
Bah, humbug. A nice folded dog blanket will solve this problem.
Ex and I used to carry two dumb Shi Tzu in a milk crate on the rear rack of
our tandem. You ought to have short leashes attached, for our bitch took it
upon herself to jump ship while underway; she almost hung herself on the
leash, bu
One of my several LBSes sells a qr *front* wire basket; not sure if it is
Wald, and not sure if it would hold a mini frankfurter, but there you are
...
My own inclination would be a QR front basket of some sort, which I imagine
would involve
no more than two toe straps and a decent wire basket; or,
I wouldn't use a Wald, the wires aren't spaced nicely for a dog to
perch comfortably. Basil (from the Netherlands) makes some nice
wicker baskets with open wire covers designed specifically for
carrying animals:
http://www.basil.nl/gb/home/
(click on Assortment, then Animal Bicycle Baskets)
Bil
I am pleased to discover that my birthday happens to coincide with the
date of Louis Blériot's famous flight, and will in the future observe
it.
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David
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> I vote for the zip ties. As long as you have some small wire cutters
> and plenty of zip ties it is 30 seconds to remove and 90 seconds to
> ins
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I vote for the zip ties. As long as you have some small wire cutters
and plenty of zip ties it is 30 seconds to remove and 90 seconds to
install. Very secure. In my opinion the duct tape would be a mess and
the velcro would allow the basket to move around.
David
Mi
My wife has been asking me to find some way to bring her dog ( a 10.5
lb. mini dachshund named Sam) on our bike trips. I think this means
mostly on my bike. I'm thinking about a wald basket for the back
rack, but wouldn't want it there most of the time . G. P. suggests
putting them on with zip
EricP,
How did you go about sizing your frame? I'm about to pull the trigger
(both colors look great but I have a green Quickbeam so the orange
really pushed me over the edge!) but I'm confused about the size. I
ride a 60cm Quickbeam with noodle bars. With a decent amount of stem
extension the
This came stock on my wife's new Raleigh. She didn't like it, so we
took it off before the bike hit the road. Fits to cantilever bosses
and the brake bridge. Platform is 8" long, 6" wide. Added plus: an
integral bottle opener on the front.
$30 shipped to you in the USA.
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Thanks, Joe. I ask because I haven't done it much yet, on this skinny tired
bike -- my grocery beater had a fixed, 700c X 28 wheel/tire.
I supposed that, since many people heavier than I ride skinny tires, I'd be
alright, but as you note, the extra weight is all on the rear. Still, I do
have lowis
Thanks for the compliments on the build.
Yes, I have a Bruce Gordon derailleur cable disconnect on the front cable. I
plan to add one to the rear cable as well, but I was in a hurry to get the bike
built up and skipped the rear one on the original build. I have both mustache
and noodle bar set
Patrick-
Ive been using 32 spoked front and rear wheels (Mavic Open Pros) for several
years, shod with 23C Vredestein TriComp or Conti Ultras or 25C versions of the
same. I weigh in around 186lbs right now and know that I've weighed up to 10
pounds more at times. I've ridden these wheels with
Quite nice looking.
But still prefer my GreenHill.
Eric Platt
On Jul 25, 1:07�pm, eflayer wrote:
> wahoo,
> perfect,
> give me one,
> for the herd.
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Ha! I backpacked around Europe after college in '96. My friend and I
lost our guide book the first day and had a ball trying to find our
way around without any information (no iPhone then!). One day in
Dover we were trying to climb into the castle (it was closed), and got
lost in a forest -- an
So when will we see the "Centennial Celebration Edition" Blériot from
Rivendell? :-)
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Thanks, Angus. I should have stated that I am more worried about rim
longevity than pinch flats.
On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Angus wrote:
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> Patrick,
>
> My experience is the tire/rim size has a lot to do with the propensity
> to pinch flat. Before I became more bicycle educated I ran 19/
Patrick,
My experience is the tire/rim size has a lot to do with the propensity
to pinch flat. Before I became more bicycle educated I ran 19/20 mm
tires on various rim widths and pinch flatted on a regular basis (more
so on the wider rims). Now I ride 28-37mm tires and don't recall the
last pi
Our town sees fit to grade the roads in the middle of the monsoon so
we have lots of mud - like riding on syrup.
FWIW, I think the raingear from Lou at Foxwear is the best there is.
I have two pair of his rain pants and no matter how hard it rains, I'm
dry from ankle to waist. On the upper side,
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