45 Honjos with Silver sidepulls and 35 Paselas = no touching or rubbing, but
tight clearances. Jack Brown's had plenty o' room.
Brian
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on 6/14/10 4:27 PM, Lee at leec...@gmail.com wrote:
Riv-related content: On every climb I was thinking, Jesus H, how the
heck am I going to get the Quickbeam over this thing?
Just keep pedalin', pardner...
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Scott - great story behind the photos - I salute you, Bob, and your family
for making it happen! I think I'd put that frame on the wall somewhere.
It's priceless.
Brian
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http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/bicycle-industry-insider-profile-grant-petersen/
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Wow, I agree. Enjoy the new bike and the brakes. Huge congrats! Super
impressed.
On Jun 14, 2010, at 11:32 PM, Brian Hanson wrote:
Scott - great story behind the photos - I salute you, Bob, and your
family for making it happen! I think I'd put that frame on the
wall somewhere. It's
Thanks Brian and Paul...
[of course, Paul... I -also- just got an email from Tamie informing me
of a delay in shipping because someone isn't back in the shop until
Wed. ;-) ...but it was nice speaking to you personally over the phone
last week about the Racers!].
-Scott
On Jun 14, 11:51 pm,
Nice mini-interview with The Grant.
Enjoyed it muchly!
-Scott
On Jun 14, 11:41 pm, Brian Hanson stone...@gmail.com wrote:
I didn't see anyone post this yet...
http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/bicycle-industry-insider-profile...
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Yes, I love my Quickbeam and live in Hawaii, but that's not really the point
of this email, though my QB is involved...
I was on my way home today after doing a bit of research for a volunteer
project this weekend and decided to stop to get sandwich to take home. As
I'm netting my sandwich to my
On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 20:30 -0700, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote:
But now that you mentioned
it, maybe Jan Heine can repeat his tire rolling resistance tests,
except to test the effect of different numbers and lacing patterns of
spokes.
Wouldn't a drum test work even better?
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On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Jim Cloud cloud...@aol.com wrote:
Well, I'm not sure about riding elsewhere, but here in Tucson during
the summer I certainly don't wear wool jerseys. I have a number of
nice wool jerseys, but they remain on hangars in the closet during our
summer weather.
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 2:41 AM, Brian Hanson stone...@gmail.com wrote:
I didn't see anyone post this yet...
http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/bicycle-industry-insider-profile-grant-petersen/
Check out the comments. The comment by Paul Price of Paul Components
is nothing short of glowing and
Check out the comments. The comment by Paul Price of Paul Components
is nothing short of glowing and just plain cool.
Now if only GP and Paul would get together and offer a set Hilsen
option with Paul Racer level braze ons. The Hilsen and Racer Ms are a
match made in bike heaven.
Thanks for
Or, my favorite solution: reject the dominant racing paradigm and
embrace your slowness!
By far the best advice!
On Jun 14, 8:39 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com
wrote:
The spoke count matters very little compared to the weight of the tire/
tube/rim combination. You can
- They do look pretty swell.
Surprisingly so. I do not quite understand why these neat fenders
have not yet found a larger following.
- By far the simplest fenders to mount, and also the simplest fenders
to mount well. I’ve also used Planet Bike, the regular SKS, and
Honjos.
Title says it all. Excellent condition. No dents, dings, scrapes,
scratches, gouges, ect. Has a few minor pinhead size nicks that have
been touched up. It literally looks new from a few feet away. Headset
has been repacked and the frame and fork have been treated with
framesaver. You won’t be
If / when I get a Bombadil here's where I'd take it:
http://tourdivide.org/
I enjoy following the race. I'd love to tour the route.
I think someone did tour this on a prototype Bombadil a while back.
Last year the updates from the racers got more and more interesting as
the ride
Hi Bob. That's a nice moment. My neighborhood has gotten quite young
and trendy over the last stretch of years. I think the fixed gear
thing got a lot of people out riding in my neighborhood, but now I'm
seeing a shift amongst the 20-to-30 year-old set. I see more and more
bikes being ridden
Yes very nice complement made by Paul Price... who would have thought
centerpull brakes would be back on bikes (well some bikes)? I spec'ed
the braze on Racers on my new Coho Randonneuse and down tube shifter
bosses ( hint for GP).
He also eloquently explains Grants' marketing genius, done with
That was a pleasure to read!
Grant describes himself as a one-trick pony. I'll disagree and say
that he's also a strong writer.
Esteban
San Diego, Calif.
On Jun 15, 7:20 am, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
Yes very nice complement made by Paul Price... who would have thought
prototypical GP quote:
What are your interests aside from bicycles?
Evolution, astronomy, Bob Dylan, fishing, poetry, film photography,
behavior, hiking, pull-ups and dips, and most of all, my fantastic
family and dog. Not so much, my cat.
On Jun 15, 8:12 am, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote:
I imagine (since we are talking about an imaginary bike), that the
Racer Ms will allow 43mm Honjos and Jack Browns no problem.
I think I've seen a Ram with such a set-up, but can't recall where.
The Ram Rom have the same clearances.
Wow. That set-up would be stellar!
On Jun 15, 6:02 am,
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote:
I imagine (since we are talking about an imaginary bike), that the
Racer Ms will allow 43mm Honjos and Jack Browns no problem.
I can't Collapse the waveform and force the bike into existence until
a box shows up and I can open
I posted similar questions to yours a while back as Speed Up My
Sam. I had just abandoned my racing bike for a Sam and was
struggling with how sluggish it felt when climbing and generally
losing 2-3 mph over my average pace. I ultimately just rode the
century with my commuting wheels, fenders
On Jun 15, 9:30 am, JimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote:
If / when I get a Bombadil here's where I'd take it:
http://tourdivide.org/
i get a kick out of the letters of intent for this event. makes me
want to write my own, but I simply don't have the mental game for the
TD.
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On Jun 15, 11:43 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
I can't Collapse the waveform and force the bike into existence until
a box shows up and I can open it.- so it's not that the bike is
imaginary it is that I cannot know the state/position of the bike with
certainty.
surely you've read
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Patrick in VT swing4...@gmail.com wrote:
On Jun 15, 11:43 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
I can't Collapse the waveform and force the bike into existence until
a box shows up and I can open it.- so it's not that the bike is
imaginary it is that I
This is really nice, and the follow-up comments are nice, too. I
posted it to my Facebook page, along with a link to my own interview
with Grant back in 1992:
http://www.facebook.com/adventurecorps
- Chris Kostman
La Jolla, CA
http://www.XO-1.org
http://www.adventurecorps.com
On Tue, Jun
Just my humble opinion but finishing a ride slower that a previous
one of equal distance can be due to many factors, fitness level, wind
and weather, proper hydration and food intake, tire pressure, etc.
etc.
Most people ( not here for the most part) think bigger tires means
slower. I guess I
Thanks for sharing this very special moment with us, Scott. I felt I
was also there with you...
René
On 6/14/10, Paul Price p...@paulcomp.com wrote:
Wow, I agree. Enjoy the new bike and the brakes. Huge congrats! Super
impressed.
On Jun 14, 2010, at 11:32 PM, Brian Hanson wrote:
Scott -
Good point Mike. Rolling resistance is a huge factor. If the rides
are on relatively debris free roads, the Schwalbe Kojak is another
comfotably wide tire that rolls very freely.
On Jun 15, 1:13 pm, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
Just my humble opinion but finishing a ride slower
On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 11:43 -0400, Seth Vidal wrote:
I can't Collapse the waveform and force the bike into existence until
a box shows up and I can open it.- so it's not that the bike is
imaginary it is that I cannot know the state/position of the bike with
certainty.
Yes, and if you peek,
Isn't Tucson bone dry in summer?
Actually, Tucson receives half of its annual rainfall during the
summer in a monsoonal 108-day period that starts in late June and
lasts through September. (Tucson's annual rainfall is 12.17 inches,
compared to Albuquerque's 9.47 inches). During this monsoon
Outlier, Swobo and Swerve all make tee-shirts (Outlier a polo shirt as
well) out of the new very light merino wool weaves available.
I have one from each and have worn them all on some hot humid days
here in Chicago with no complaints at all.
None of them come in classic loud -LOOKATME- cycling
Would anyone like to trade my lightly used Mark's Rack (stays were
never even cut) for your Nitto Mini front?
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This cracks me up. Patrick you should know better!
I think albuquerque and Tuscon as far as climate and demographics are
pretty damn close to being the same place. Same number of people
mostly, same deserty (well sonoran vs chihuahuan desert, but still)
climate with nearby mountains. Tucson is
Might try a Swobo if our local dealer gets them in.
Here is the one I am talking about. Typical Swobo, It at least appears
to be the toughest in the bunch. Someone complains about the swobo
patch sewn inside near the bottom. I never notice it.
I was born in New Mexico (Socorro) and attended college at the
University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, so I think I'm pretty
familiar with both Tucson (where I've lived for 30 years) and
Albuquerque. Tucson is quite a bit hotter than Albuquerque during the
summer, and correspondingly milder
None of them come in classic loud -LOOKATME- cycling jersey designs if
that is your thing.
Not my thing, generally. But, I don't mind a jersey that mimics the
classic wool team jersey look of the 1960-1970's, without
advertising. These are hard to find in currently manufactured
synthetic
Any tips/suggestions for bending some aluminum struts for the Nitto
Top Rack? The braze-ons on my new bike are fairly low (compact frame)
and the struts on the top rack only come out parallel to the rack, and
end up too high. So I need a 3o degree bend or so.
Probably not rocket science, just
I have an 89cm PHB, and the 61cm Bleriot was a touch small. I believe due
to their lower bb and possibly slacker seat tube.
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Jon Grant jgr...@papagrant.com wrote:
I am 5’-8.5”, 85 cm PBH, and I ride a 59 cm Bleriot very comfortably. Leg
length can vary
Jim,
I was mostly laughing at Patrick asking what was essentially a
monsoon question, which he should know better about. I know you have a
NM background.
I think we talked about this before at some point. I think from a
broad brush standpoint high southwest desert cities in the US of 1
million
NIB! Sugino Alpina2-800D Crank set - 34/48 - 170mm - JIS taper, $125
plus shipping cost.
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I used to when going to college back in the day. Would wear out
jeans in about 3 months. Plus have some scars to remember that time.
So, for a short (sub 5 mile) ride, maybe. For my commute, nope.
Maybe not looking like a total bike geek, but will never be confused
for a Fred.
Eric Platt
St.
I bent mine to get the Nitto R14 low and as close to the frame as
possible. Didn't have anny issues.
René
On 6/12/10, KyleBH holla...@gmail.com wrote:
Any tips/suggestions for bending some aluminum struts for the Nitto
Top Rack? The braze-ons on my new bike are fairly low (compact frame)
and
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 10:38 AM, KyleBH holla...@gmail.com wrote:
Any tips/suggestions for bending some aluminum struts for the Nitto
Top Rack? The braze-ons on my new bike are fairly low (compact frame)
and the struts on the top rack only come out parallel to the rack, and
end up too high.
I just got the Median jersey from Ground Effects in New Zealand. It is
wool on the inside and synthetic on the outside. It seems very well
made and the size large fits me perfect ( not so with Swobo Merino
jersey... is the new Trad model supposed to improve fit? ). The price
is very reasonable
The Ground Effect jersey I've mentioned looks reasonably plain, if unexciting,
Definitely avoids a lot of the hyperbole you see on some of the makes
out there. There is arguably a market for the loud stuff. Not sure I
understand it, but there are a lot of things people do I can't clam to
On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 16:39 -0700, EricP wrote:
I used to when going to college back in the day. Would wear out
jeans in about 3 months. Plus have some scars to remember that time.
So, for a short (sub 5 mile) ride, maybe. For my commute, nope.
Maybe not looking like a total bike geek, but
First the request for help. Any of you that own a 650B Hilsen or
Saluki or Bleriot or Protovelo. Could you please take an approximate
measurement of the straigth line distance from the center of the front
hub axle to the base of the fork crown race? I want to figure out how
close it is to the
I get 37 cm on my Saluki from center of skewer to underside of headset.
From: William tapebu...@gmail.com
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Subject: [RBW] Request for a 650B measurement, and a ride report
My understanding is that the A. Homer Hilsen is now available in 650B
in sizes: 47-50-52-54-56-58
and in 700C in sizes: 57-59-61-63-65-67-69-71
It says so on the AHH page:
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/a-homer-hilsen/50-650
For the size chart, you just look at the Saluki numbers on
It seems that the geometry is a bit different on the 650b model.
Slacker head angle and less fork rake.
I wonder if they sell more of the 700c model in the similar sizes or
more of the 650B?
~Mike~
On Jun 15, 5:34 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
My understanding is that the A. Homer
5ft 9.5in and gotta 57cm Bleriot that fits perfectly-- could have
definitely gone bigger(59), but not smaller(55). Best bike ever--
though I would like to have a Sam.
Cheers!
cm
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Swobo puts weird/strange/ whimsical little details on their products. The
chainlink on the Sunday Bobby shirts is nice, but the yellow stitching by
the neck is not so much. That said, as Joel mentioned, their wool is
extremely light weight, especially the NZ made products. Fiji stuff is
pretty
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