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Guess I see the undertube as marketing in this case. Not to keep the
bike different than a MCFB but to do something different than Surly,
Salsa, or Raleigh. Personally, I see this bike competing more with
the Pacer, Casseroll or Port Townsend than a typical off the shelf
racing bike. And maybe
It'll be a good looking, cool bike either way. But, I think if the
San Marcos is going to have a double TT, they should just go ahead and
add rack mounts and double eyelets front and rear.
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Matt has a good point. And, rack mounts would serve a greater purpose than the
2TT.
From: newenglandbike matthiasbe...@gmail.com
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Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 5:12 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: AMOS update
It'll be
Yeah, I tend to agree. I don't mind the double TT but if you're gonna
overbuild it why not just make it more rack/load friendly? It doesn't
need to be as sturdy as a Saga but maybe in-between that and their ES
sport road bike.
On Apr 18, 5:12 am, newenglandbike matthiasbe...@gmail.com wrote:
Compass Bicycles (BQ affilated bicycle components) may be doing some
kind of crank in the future which I imagine will be a wide-range
double. I the VO 50.4 crank on my new rando bike and it's great. I was
pretty happy with a 46/34 double set-up but 46/30 is so much better.
As I mentioned in
If you like 110/74 compact doubles, VO is blowing out their Suginos
for $90. That's a 48/34, and a heckuva deal.
On Apr 18, 7:31 am, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
Compass Bicycles (BQ affilated bicycle components) may be doing some
kind of crank in the future which I imagine will be a
On Apr 18, 7:24 am, bfd bfd...@gmail.com wrote:
This is too easy, we all know that the guys looking at $6K carbon
bikes are never going to go for rack mounts:) Good Luck!
Dude, I doubt people looking at $6k carbon bikes are the target
audience for this bike anyway. This bike with it's
I guess I don't really take Grant's comment that this is the kind of bike
guys who buy $6,000 carbon frames should've gotten as an assertion that RBW
is marketing the bike to that guy. I take it more as a commentary on the
fact that many of the guys who buy those bikes would be much better off
The Amos...I'm not sure when it'll come out. I hear, from Merry Sales,
that it'll be about a monthbut I know from experience that it
could be three. It won't hit with a big splash anyway---the last I
heard, MS was going to bring in only fifteen each of the 54, 59, and
63; and of those fifteen,
A, interesting... they didn't get the best write up in the recent
BQ. Hopefully made better than their freewheels! :-)
On Apr 18, 7:12 am, Scott G. sco...@primax.com wrote:
The crank shown is a 110 crank with a triplizer, Velo 0range is
selling the same crank.
I've noticed more riders in the last couple weeks, since the temps
have started to warm up a bit, as well.
On Apr 17, 6:14 pm, Benedikt neutralbuoya...@comcast.net wrote:
I'm already seeing A LOT more cyclists on the road. It's funny I
always find bicycle lights laying in the road in May.
Whooohoo... the IRD is available in 172.5. Should sell like hotcakes!
For those prices I'd rather have the Middleburn with a 94mm spider.
The Sugino/Stronglight is still the best deal in town.
~Mike
On Apr 18, 10:19 am, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
A,
My wife, son and I went to Monterey for the weekend. On Friday afternoon we
checked out the Sea Otter Classic and all the booths in the expo. Normal
road and mountain bike racing stuff, but a few cool items like wooden bikes.
No Riv stuff on this kind of shows. My son had a great time collecting
Unfortunately due to medical reasons with a family member I am having
to sell my almost brand new Sam Hillborne. Here is the Ebay link if
anyone is interested.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rivendell-Sam-Hillborne-56cm-/120713242891?pt=Road_Bikeshash=item1c1b11e90b
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+1 to the welcome, from another blériot owner. i have always had bikes but
this was my first venture into the pricier bike universe. the people here
were very welcoming and helped me get this project completed. thanx to
allayouse.
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Thanks for the welcome, everyone. Pix will be forthcoming, but I
won't make any promises as to when. Will try to do it next weekend.
I'm glad to hear that at least some of you like the Louis graphic, I
guess he'll stay ; ). For now, the Ti frame is retired, and I don't
think I could bear to
not to beat a dead horse... but the double top tube road bike is just
plain marketing schtick, nothing else.
I just got back from a 2 week bike tour in the Yucatan and took many pictures
of bikes owned by economically poor locals. Nearly every bike had double top
tubes.
Ray
Lisbon, CT
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Decent condition. No bolts or rings.
I wound up with an extra set of these from all the horse trading I've been
doing.
$80 shipped or best offer.
I'm only looking for modern trades, but if you have a large campy 10speed
cassette, or alloy 10-speed campy ergo shifters, or an alloy record 10
I love the airplane graphics, and the name. I think it, the Atlantis,
and Quickbeam, are the coolest bikes Rivendell ever produced. I'm
thinking about grabbing the next 54cm 'riot I come across as soon as
my Gary Fisher Klunker sells.
Joe Bernard
Fairfield, CA USA
On Apr 17, 9:47 pm, James
Grant -
Thanks for adding some behind-the-scenes facts to the discussion.
The San Marcos and Roadeo have both seemed like four-wheel-drive Ferraris to
me - fat, plush suspension slung below a rocket sled frame.
It's always interesting to see how these projects evolve.
- J
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Regarding mudflap attachment... I've tried three ways:
1) screws/lockwashers/nuts
2) twine
3) zip-tie(s)
The only reason I tried (2) and (3) were because (1) and (2) failed,
each within a few hundred miles.
(3) hasn't failed, in about 4,000 miles of riding so far. On potholed
buckling pavement
on 4/18/11 4:02 AM, islaysteve at alkire...@verizon.net wrote:
BTW, I plan to carry a spare tube but that may be overkill
considering the wider tires and thicker tubes, compared to the road
stuff that I'm used to. Do most of you carry a spare tube or not?
Everyone enjoy Spring riding! Steve
On Mon, 2011-04-18 at 04:02 -0700, islaysteve wrote:
BTW, I plan to carry a spare tube but that may be overkill
considering the wider tires and thicker tubes, compared to the road
stuff that I'm used to. Do most of you carry a spare tube or not?
Actually, I carry three plus a patch kit.
Aloha! Glad to have you here and enjoy that Bleriot.
I always carry a spare tube when I'm on my Quickbeam. I also carry a patch
kit so that I can swap and repair. I've actually had two flats on the same
ride but that was my fault. I'm riding 35mm Paselas and It turned out a bit
of glass was
on a bike that could conceivably be ridden by a 290-lb rider, a
little conservativeness is not a bad thing
This is something all of us as rivendell consumers have to come to
terms with. The potential for riders of this stature is real and a
constraint that production bike designers face and
On Mon, 2011-04-18 at 15:04 -0700, rperks wrote:
If I want a road bike, no matter what the percieved
light and fast marketing schtik is, it will likely be built for the
potential heavy weight.
I think it's pretty safe to say your LBS carbon fiber racing bike with
the lightly spoked wheels and
Sorry that you have to sell. It's a nice looking bike and they are
indeed great value for the money -- probably the quality of the
original, Waterford Riv models, no?
On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 7:21 AM, Rick rick.gool...@gmail.com wrote:
Unfortunately due to medical reasons with a family member I
My video from the recent 400K brevet from the Golden Gate to Hopland and back.
Lots of Riv and Riv-ish bikes on the course (inlcuding mine) ... see if you can
spot them in the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BkTkrn3vn0
--Eric
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On Mon, 2011-04-18 at 11:32 -1000, Robert F. Harrison wrote:
always carry a spare tube when I'm on my Quickbeam. I also carry a
patch kit so that I can swap and repair. I've actually had two flats
on the same ride but that was my fault. I'm riding 35mm Paselas and It
turned out a bit of glass
I use the nuts provided with my Berthoud leather (whoopee!) flap on my
Berthoud ss 45s and, so far, no problem. These are nylock nuts, but
I've used blue Loctite on others. I would imagine that a joining
system that successfully holds fenders to frame or stays to fenders
for thousands of miles
On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Mon, 2011-04-18 at 15:04 -0700, rperks wrote:
If I want a road bike, no matter what the percieved
light and fast marketing schtik is, it will likely be built for the
potential heavy weight.
I think it's pretty
On Mon, 2011-04-18 at 16:28 -0700, John Speare wrote:
I agree that it probably wasn't designed for a 290'er, but it better
be designed for a 220'er at least. I see lots of big big dudes around
here on fly-weight carbon bikes with low-spoke-count wheels.
I wonder how many of them are using
Not me. In fact,that's another reason why I've never used anything
with that name on it. Other than a peanut butter wrench.
Then again, because of my size, won't ride a bike with Tange Prestige
tubing, either. Yes, the modern stuff could, probably, hopefully,
take my weight. But am not going
Finally got the first of my two Dutch Gazelles rollin after building
the wheels early in the winter... This was more a renaissance project
(than a pure restoration). These bikes were trade-ins at a nearby
LBS, and somehow found there way to my garage (after being passed
around to a few people who
That's a good ride, Rene. Family time, as well. Can't get much better, can it?
From: Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 11:47 AM
Subject: [RBW] Homer in Monterey + photos
My wife, son and I went
Always at least one spare tube, one patch kit, a mini pump (if not carrying my
frame pump) a rag, mini tool, small vial of baby powder (I powder tubes after I
patch, or when placing in a new tube. The tube seats better inside the tire.),
Plastic tire irons, and often a small bag of munchies.
the colors on the beach scene are intense, beautiful bike and
excellent photography.
~Mike
On Apr 18, 6:46 pm, Ray Shine r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
That's a good ride, Rene. Family time, as well. Can't get much better, can it?
From: Rene Sterental
First rack:
http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-first-rack.html
And bag hack for the rack:
http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/2011/01/rory-bag-hack.html
Kid bike:
http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/search/label/maddie%20xmass%20bike
Wife bike + rack:
Steve, a few notes about the Blériot graphics:
Grant named the bike more after the plane than the man, I think. The
plane is so simple and sturdy that copies of it are still being built
today by hobbyists; it's quite accessible.
The portrait of Louis is really him, not just any olden-days pilot.
Now with a new soundtrack that YouTube won't block!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-blRVV7_g
--Eric
campyonly...@me.com
www.campyonly.com
www.wheelsnorth.org
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I am pretty sure the very first reference to the Bleriot was as a
coupled travel bike-- hence the name and airplane. I'd have to go back
to the Readers to find it but am 99% it was in there (1% chance I
dreamed this). Obviously it never happened and either they had the
graphics and decals ready to
FYI, 26 x 1.XX tubes fit really good, so you're not dependent on 650b
marked tubes. I can't remember if it's the 1.5 or 1.75 tubes, but on
or the other was no problem fitting after I broke the valve stem as
described by Steve.
On 4/18/11, Ray Shine r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
(snip)
tire,
Yeah, I know, and that's a good point. In fact, the tube I used Saturday was a
26 that I purchased from Valencia Cyclery. It fit no problem. Still, I ordered
about a half dozen from RBW when I first bought the bike.
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IIRC, the actual 650b labeled tubes also list a 26 tire size
compatability on them. Similar to how 700C 27 do. So yeah, no
worries for tubes when you're stranded out in Western Mongolia :-)
On 4/18/11, Ray Shine r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Yeah, I know, and that's a good point. In fact, the
Roadeo ride through Death Valley last month - pictures here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/sets/72157626529502314/
Death Valley is an amazing place. First time there, on a bike or
otherwise.
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Anyone seen the Wikipedia image of the Bleriot memorial in Dover (where he
landed in 1909)? Someone added handlebars. :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlériotMemorial.JPG
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On Apr 18, 2011, at 5:30 PM, cm chrispmur...@hotmail.com wrote:
I am pretty sure the very first
Hello All,
My name is Manny, lurked here awhile, joined this Google group, now
officially an RBW owner. Sorry, long-ish post cause I'm X-cited!
The good news. Thanks to an earlier post by a member searching for a
Rambouillet (in a much larger size than mine) and the reply/suggestion
from
Sorry that you have to sell your Sam. Looks like a great bike, good
luck with the sale. Hopefully you'll get another or better one in the
future. Steve
On Apr 18, 9:21 am, Rick rick.gool...@gmail.com wrote:
Unfortunately due to medical reasons with a family member I am having
to sell my
I ordered an olive toolwrap when it was the only one listed on the Riv
site...at the time, they didn't even list the grey grid one. Mine should
arrive tomorrow. I have a grey grid bag and would prefer a matching
ToolWrap. I see that the olive wrap is now sold out. Rather than sending
it
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