[RBW] Re: Riv ATB photos

2011-12-27 Thread Christian
A couple of weeks ago I saw one of these parks outside my building at the University of Virginia. It was pouring rain, I had no camera, and needed to get going so I only stopped to drool for a moment . But it was a beautiful bike. Same color. No model name painted anywhere, same lovely head

[RBW] FS: Herse; again: $150 packing, shipping, insurance CONUS

2011-12-27 Thread PATRICK MOORE
That Herse: the Bike Coop here in ABQ estimates $50 to pack; I'll ballpark $100 to ship and offer the bike for $2,650 shipped CONUS. Inquire offlist for any details -- seriously interested parties only, please. https://picasaweb.google.com/BERTIN753/1958HERSE Thanks. -- Patrick Moore

[RBW] FS: Low mile Fat wheels!

2011-12-27 Thread PATRICK MOORE
They are very nice but just don't get used enough to warrant the walls space they require. 44 mm SoCat SL (the more expensive, hole-drilled, lighter model) wheelset, 622 mm. Black SRAM 9 sp rear disk cassette hub, silver front DH D72 dynamo disk hub, 32 X 14 g spokes, five-bolt rotor converter on

[RBW] Re: Riv ATB photos

2011-12-27 Thread Rob
I must admit this appeals to me in a way the more recent (I would say Mannerist) multiple top tube frames designed for the same purpose do not. Guess that's what led me to the rSogn. Rob in Seattle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners

[RBW] FREE: Tire levers/irons

2011-12-27 Thread cyclotourist
Two sets. Coarser ELDI German ones chromed generic ones. Either or both. Free for shipping ($3???). -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to

[RBW] Re: FREE: Tire levers/irons

2011-12-27 Thread cyclotourist
And photo of above-mentioned levers: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/6583669221/in/photostream On 12/27/11, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: Two sets. Coarser ELDI German ones chromed generic ones. Either or both. Free for shipping ($3???). -- Cheers, David

[RBW] Saddlebag support

2011-12-27 Thread PATRICK MOORE
$7.50 of 3/4 aluminum strut and an hour of labor yields a very usable support for the Camper. The SQR, even mounted as high as possible on the long seatpost, drags the Camper on the wheel (a non-LF Nelson barely clears); the support also allows a higher weight limit than the Carradice sanctioned

[RBW] Re: Saddlebag support

2011-12-27 Thread dougP
Patrick: You are a creative man of style! But wouldn't the Pletscher from Rivendell ($34!) do the same job with the added bonus of providing yet another place to lash on even more stuff? I realize it wouldn't have been as much fun as figuring it all out, drilling the holes, etc. Hey, if you got

Re: [RBW] Re: Saddlebag support

2011-12-27 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Pletscher? What, and prevent me from re-inventing the wheel? Also, it's expensive at over four times the cost, plus SH. But seriously, the real reason is that why I didn't just keep the Tubus Logo rack formerly on the Fargo: I've not found any rack that will clear fenders over 60+ mm tires -- and

[RBW] Re: Near-Catastrophic Rim Failure

2011-12-27 Thread Angus
On thought about rim temperature...if the temperature is going to weaken the metal...it's going to more than feel hot on our fingers...it's going to sear them. The rubber bits will melt first. Angus On Dec 7, 1:10 pm, Ray Shine r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I'm with you!  Scary, especially

[RBW] Re: FREE: Tire levers/irons

2011-12-27 Thread cyclotourist
Levers are heading up the CA coast for a new home! On 12/27/11, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: Two sets. Coarser ELDI German ones chromed generic ones. Either or both. Free for shipping ($3???). -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** --

Re: [RBW] Saddlebag support

2011-12-27 Thread René Sterental
Congratulations on the ingenuity! René -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to