Not Tim, but will answer anyway.
1. Already do. Schwalbe Marathon Supremes are more than that. Retail
is $70. And good studded tires are also in the $60 range. And I
happen to think the Nokian and Schwalbe studded tires are high
end.grin
2. Yes with a caveat - it has to last more than 1000
I haven't been following this thread until now...but this is making my
LBS (Elite Bicycles) seem great!
If I find a part that I want, I generally hit the print button, take
it to the shop and say can you guys get this? If I'm asking for
something stupid they generally point that out to me...
Beth,
I'm 6'0...not as tall as some 559 lovers. Most of my bikes (64cm)
have 700c wheels, but my All-Rounder is 559 and it is great. Good
strong wheels, lots of large tires available, it's been the bike
for touring and commuting.
I've never felt the need to go to 650b.
When I pack my
Eric Norris wrote:
A Riv made with 4140 tubing? Let's hope Soma uses
some decent tubing for the frame ... and a flat fork crown.
While Surly frames are made with 4140 cromo, currently all Soma frames
are made with Tange Prestige tubing. I'd always assumed Tange Prestige
was not plain cromo.
As
On Fri, 2010-01-08 at 03:18 -0800, EricP wrote:
2. Yes with a caveat - it has to last more than 1000 miles. It's one
reason I never have and never will buy a Grand Bois tire. With my
body weight of 230, 1k appears to be a best case scenario for
durability. At least with the road
On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 21:48 -0800, beth h wrote:
I feel better. Less lonely.
I must admit I'm surprised at the number of TALL guys who like 559.
I am, too. I'm surprised Grant would even consider them. After all, if
he balked at 650B in sizes greater than 62 -- now 55 or thereabouts --
Does anyone know when Grant will come out of hibernation, sober up,
wake up, break free from his writers block, or whatever else may be
his excuse and produce the long awaited Riv Reader 42?
Can someone on the west coast go and throw some water on his face and
ask?
I would, but I live too far
I've searched around for he answer to this without any clear answer,
but the hoods on my Tektro R-200's are dead and floppy and loose, and
whatnot. Has anyone successfully mounted the Cane Creek SCR-5
replacement hoods onto the Tektro R-200's? I know some folks here have
taped up their loose
Cane Creek replacement hoods should fit your Tektro levers perfectly. At
least they did for me.
Phil Roberts
Chandler, AZ
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 6:46 AM, scott clankbonesh...@gmail.com wrote:
I've searched around for he answer to this without any clear answer,
but the hoods on my Tektro
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
ked for reasons, not demands.
*My* demands *are* reasons.
You mean, you'll hold your breath until you turn blue if they don't?
Yeah, that's a persuasive reason.
I'm half Filipino. When I hold my breath I turn
I would -- for the record, and seriously, and not just to yank Steve's
chain. Tires are the most important component after frame and saddle, no?
Still thinking about 28 mm GBs for the Motobecane ...
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Thu, 2010-01-07 at
FWIW, 170 and 1,701 miles exactly from the rear Turbo with no casing showing
and punctures still very rare; swapped out because thread was paper thin,
proactively and not reactively. NM, not MN.
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:18 AM, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Not Tim, but will answer anyway.
1.
I run 22 mm Turbos under my 559 45 mm Honjos and no one has laughed at me
yet.
http://picasaweb.google.com/BERTIN753/DropBox#5390776559262641394
Fender width would be a weird reason to choose tire width; I'd choose my
tires for tire reasons and let the fenders be what they are.
On Thu, Jan 7,
Sounds a little testy. Cut the guy some slack. He is running a small business,
with a non-essential product, in a depression. The reader will come when it
comes.
Jim D. Massachusetts
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I was just kiddin! Doesnt anyone have a sense of humor around here? I
have already apologized to some of you,but for the rest.. here it
iz!
I APOLOGIZE!
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Amen, though my last box of Remas has lasted longer than I had anticipated
thanks several years of good luck or because Turbos are less prone to flats
than Paselas. And one flat a week? Not a bad rate by my standards; I've
dealt with one flat a day. One gets used to it.
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at
Too bad we are not having this debate in 2011 rather than 2010.
If the custom bike gods favor me, by the end of the year I will have a
700 heavy duty touring bike, a 559 city - light touring, and a 650b
rando style bike. The 700 and 650 will both be kitted with 40 spoke
rims, Maxi-Cars front and
On Fri, 2010-01-08 at 07:19 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com
wrote:
ked for reasons, not demands.
*My* demands *are* reasons.
You mean, you'll hold your
Last year, on a 60 mile ride in snow/rain mix, temp about freezing.
Two flats on basically new Schwalbe Big Apples. The second one was
close enough that rode 10 miles on the rim. This was on the Atlantis
(Riv-related content). Otherwise, this thread is going pretty far
afield from the group.
36 spokes on a 559 wheel for 165 lb, even with load, seems excessive; tho'
of course my wheels have no dish. My brother, 200+ with laptop on back, used
to bunnyhop the 28 spoke Mavic wheels on his (multispeed, read wheel dished)
XO2 with no problem. I carry 45 lb loads on a 32 hole 622 rim and 30+
On Jan 8, 7:47 am, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
The Hetres last a lot longer than 1,000 miles. I've not heard anybody
claim such low mileage for them.
The Grand Bois Cypres 700x30s, outlast 1,000 miles too, come to that.
230's not that far from my experience: last spring I was
On Jan 8, 2010, at 7:17 AM, Mark wrote:
Does anyone know when Grant will come out of hibernation, sober up,
wake up, break free from his writers block, or whatever else may be
his excuse and produce the long awaited Riv Reader 42?
Can someone on the west coast go and throw some water on his
Crazy!! Hopefully they'll use a nice steel, maybe Reynolds 525/531.
I'm heading out to Riv the end of this month. I'll try to get some
photos.
On Jan 8, 7:45 am, richard hargrove lugg...@gmail.com wrote:
Eric Norris wrote:
A Riv made with 4140 tubing? Let's hope Soma uses
some decent tubing
Who cares about the tires! That bike is TOTALLY awesome. Looks super
fast, strong and useful.
super strong and useful.On Jan 8, 9:29 am, PATRICK MOORE
bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I run 22 mm Turbos under my 559 45 mm Honjos and no one has laughed at me
yet.
p.s. Yes, I'm aware that the LHT now works with 26 in every size. But the 1
1/8 threadless headset is a non-starter...
Why? I would have thought you'd be all over that. It's the most common
headset now. Even its detractors admit it's plenty durable and field
serviceable without special
It is a beauty. Patrick, you should have had a white panel put on the
seattube, too, for continuity...B-)
Steve
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I got the brown/gum ones and they work perfectly
On Jan 8, 5:46 am, scott clankbonesh...@gmail.com wrote:
I've searched around for he answer to this without any clear answer,
but the hoods on my Tektro R-200's are dead and floppy and loose, and
whatnot. Has anyone successfully mounted the
36 spokes on a 559 wheel for 165 lb, even with load, seems excessive; tho'
of course my wheels have no dish. My brother, 200+ with laptop on back, used
to bunnyhop the 28 spoke Mavic wheels on his (multispeed, read wheel dished)
XO2 with no problem. I carry 45 lb loads on a 32 hole 622 rim and
I wonder the Riv-Soma relationship.
Will it be a taiwan made roadeo and grant allowed them to use the
design?
Or is it a soma design that grant tweaked?
Plus I wonder what the cost would be, if it is close to $1000 in my
opinion most people would go with a hillborne with thinner tires.
But
Come to think of it, considering that the release date of the book is April
-- it might be an April fools joke told prematurely.
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No need to, Surf. I think most of us recognized it as humor.
Bill
Louisville
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mclbicy...@gmail.com writes:
I APOLOGIZE!
Surf
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Actually, Grant had commented a while back that RR#42 would be out
before the end of the year. But, as with most things Rivendell, you
can add 3 to 4 months to that. I'll bet it's out before Spring
although it does seem Rivendell has quite a few irons in the fire.
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On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 3:34 AM, Angus angusle...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
When I pack my All-Rounder into a travel case, the 559 wheels make
this much easier.
Angus
That's the #1 reason I would go 559 in a travel bike (along w/ availability
on tour). Packing them in an SS case must be
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 6:48 AM, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
Unless I am run over by a truck this touring season, when the tire
debates start next winter I should have a pretty decent set of
anecdotal arguments. Until then ...
Be sure to take notes!!! :-)
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Tim,I love it and it is the correct size for me.This is why I'll be
selling my 56cm saluki and looking for a 58cm 650b Saluki.How is the
Rodeo going?Happy New Year
On Jan 5, 1:38 pm, Timothy Whalen whalen...@gmail.com wrote:
Hobie,
How are you liking the Rambouillet?
Tim
On Tue, Jan 5,
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Mark mclbicy...@gmail.com wrote:
I was just kiddin! Doesnt anyone have a sense of humor around here? I
have already apologized to some of you,but for the rest.. here it
iz!
I APOLOGIZE!
Surf
Not nearly good enough, Surf. We want to see you grovel.
Get
My SOMA is made with Reynolds 631. WHile I have my gripes with it,
it's a fantastic frame/fork with a flat crown.
-Justin
On Jan 7, 4:40 pm, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
A Riv made with 4140 tubing? Let's hope Soma uses some decent tubing for the
frame ... and a flat fork crown.
Grant said before the end of the year, but didn't say which year.
Everything else is conjecture like Bones always says to Booth...
On 1/8/10, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Mark mclbicy...@gmail.com wrote:
I was just kiddin! Doesnt anyone have a sense
I don't use wool products myself but I thought some people here might find
this interesting.
http://tinyurl.com/ygbmkww
It links to a slideshow about Rambler's Way wool.
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The older Somas were made with Reynolds 631 ( I have a 2007 Double
Cross) but they switched to Tange (in 2009 I believe).
And the rumor is that the same shop in Taiwan ( Maxway) builds both
the Soma's and the Hillborne right now.
So this sort of thing seems fairly easy to do on paper. In reality
What does Grovel mean?
sURF
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Had some fun with an iPhone app:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/4256854575/
Enjoy!
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On Jan 7, 6:19 pm, beth h periwinkle...@yahoo.com wrote:
Am I the only one on this list who really, deeply cares about the
future of 559-wheeled bikes? If anyone else out there loves 559 like I
do, write in and say why,
i have a 559-wheeled Sycip Java Boy, and it wasn't really by design,
Cool!
On 1/8/10, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
Had some fun with an iPhone app:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/4256854575/
Enjoy!
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And the app is free!
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On Jan 8, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Rene Sterental wrote:
Cool!
On 1/8/10, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
Had some fun with an iPhone app:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/4256854575/
In my deepest moment of focus on work today I started a Roado Flicker
pool today. I looked up what I could and sent out invites but welcome
all submissions that are on subject, i.e. Roadeo Frame, build and ride
shots.
Please help me flesh this out, it is way too top heavy with my own
pictures at
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:32 PM, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
In my deepest moment of focus on work today I started a Roado Flicker
pool today. I looked up what I could and sent out invites but welcome
all submissions that are on subject, i.e. Roadeo Frame, build and ride
shots.
Please
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On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 5:17 AM, Mark mclbicy...@gmail.com wrote:
Does anyone know when Grant will come out of hibernation, sober up,
wake up, break free from his writers block, or whatever else may be
his excuse and produce the long
The way I figure extra meta data in the database of the univererse is
not really a bad thing. For only an extra few clicks you get a little
more coverage for the objects of our attention. Better coverage at a
minimum is just that, and if it leads to growth of our numbers,
possible sales for
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:43 PM, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
The way I figure extra meta data in the database of the univererse is
not really a bad thing. For only an extra few clicks you get a little
more coverage for the objects of our attention. Better coverage at a
minimum is just
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:43 PM, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
The way I figure extra meta data in the database of the univererse is
not really a bad thing. For only an extra few clicks you get a little
more coverage
This. Is. HILARIOUS.
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Drawings all sorts
From: cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com
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Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:04:51 -0800
To:
I was thinking of setting up one each for: Seat Post Binders, Stems,
Crank Bolts, Pedal Dust Caps. ;)
Just don't forget the most special-ist Rivendell group:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/rivendell_valve_stems/
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Redlands, CA
Bicycling is a big part of the future.
No tense like the present!
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 2:15 PM, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
I was thinking of setting up one each for: Seat Post Binders, Stems,
Crank Bolts, Pedal Dust Caps. ;)
Just don't forget the most special-ist Rivendell group:
Funny ha-ha?
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Jon Grant jgr...@papagrant.com wrote:
This. Is. HILARIOUS.
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From: rperks perks@gmail.com
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Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:15:42 -0800 (PST)
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: Roadeo Group on Flickr
I was thinking of
On Jan 8, 2010, at 5:47, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Fri, 2010-01-08 at 03:18 -0800, EricP wrote:
2. Yes with a caveat - it has to last more than 1000 miles. It's one
reason I never have and never will buy a Grand Bois tire. With my
body weight of 230, 1k appears to be a
Nipples, anyone?
On Jan 8, 2010, at 2:15 PM, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
I was thinking of setting up one each for: Seat Post Binders, Stems,
Crank Bolts, Pedal Dust Caps. ;)
Just don't forget the most special-ist Rivendell group:
I kinda like having multiple groups...
Angus
On Jan 8, 3:33 pm, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:32 PM, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
In my deepest moment of focus on work today I started a Roado Flicker
pool today. I looked up what I could and sent out
I havent had a flat since August.
Now that Beth has doomed herself to a double flat on her next ride
(Just kidding Beth) :-)
On Jan 8, 1:15 pm, Beth betha.lu...@gmail.com wrote:
Greetings from a lurker,
I'm reading all of these reports multiple flats with some amusement/
on 1/8/10 1:33 PM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
I've noticed each of the riv bikes seem to be getting its own flickr
group. Is there any reason not to just keep all of them in the riv
group and let the search function work if someone just wants to see
pics of a particular model?
on 1/8/10 2:22 PM, cyclotourist at cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Funny ha-ha?
Funny as in might-make-someone-edge-carefully-out-of-the-room
;^)
- Jim I'm also a member.
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Current Classics
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 7:45 PM, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
on 1/8/10 2:22 PM, cyclotourist at cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Funny ha-ha?
Funny as in might-make-someone-edge-carefully-out-of-the-room
;^)
- Jim I'm also a member.
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