I vote for the Roadeo because Kelly's right, this is a Rivendell forum; and
they're totally bitchin.
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I like that by posting links here, we can use any mapping site we
like, which seems 5x as inclusive.
A short description of length, difficulty, and location, along with
the link is probably useful for long-term searchability. City, County/
Parish, state, length, road surface ('mixed terrain'), and
You could use an old 120mm 5-speed, which can still be found.
On Tuesday, January 3, 2012 10:39:40 PM UTC-5, Allan in Portland wrote:
IIRC, the rear spacing is 120mm. I suppose one could spring it to 126 to
fit an old 5 or 6 speed, but I'm not sure that still qualifies as easily.
Regards,
I am not interested in fenders or tires larger than 28, nor am I
interested (for the purposes of this discussion) in fineness of joinery or
cosmetic details. Just fit (or potential for fit) and, above all, handling.
In that case you should just get early 80's Centurion LeMans, Raliegh
Comp.,
I used to have a half-step+granny gearing on my Sequoia (but went to a
touring triple now).I use an 8-speed in the back with the DO spacing
spread to 130. I have to agree that with an 8-speed, you definitely *do
not* need the half-step/granny setup. To really leverage half-step
Phil Wood freewheel hubs can be ordered with 120mm end caps for 5 speed use.
You can then buy new end caps to make the hub 130mm, a handy hub
for bob bikes.
Now is someone could put Suntour freewheels back into production we'd
be in business.
Eric how do you like the S3X ?
I'm looking for a
So far, so good with the S3X. I have this hub on two different bikes, and both
are working fine. The only issue so far is that the hubs don't like to shift
under a load. If you're already grinding up a hill, it's too late to shift
(unless you can somehow soft pedal for a moment). Other than
I'm puzzled: baiting? Not the slightest intention of doing that. I do want
to know why Roadeo owners prefer that bike to other road bikes.
Anyone?
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Kelly Sleeper tkslee...@gmail.com wrote:
Well then Patrick maybe you should try the ugly bike fitness forum. I'm
Ah, I get it: mine came across as denying the superiority of the Roadeo
with the various models listed as counter examples. Sorry; I merely wanted
Kelly to be more clear about his reasons.
I've long thought of a Roadeo but the cost also makes me wonder if it is
really so much better than RB1,
I am thinking about building up my SimpleOne (thank you Riv Sale!) with one
of these two hubs. Does anyone here have any experience (good or bad) with
either of both of these hubs?
Thank you,
David
Charlotte, NC
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Patrick,
I can well understand your desire to get the right bike and spend no more
than the right amount of money doing so. Perhaps though your question is
moving into a kind of bicycle metaphysics where there really is no
completely rational way of deciding? That being said (asked?) I'll try
On Jan 4, 9:46 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Ah, I get it: mine came across as denying the superiority of the Roadeo
with the various models listed as counter examples. Sorry; I merely wanted
Kelly to be more clear about his reasons.
I've long thought of a Roadeo but the cost
Kelly writes:
Well then Patrick maybe you should try the ugly bike fitness forum.
I'm sorry last I looked I was in a Rivendell owners forums where Riv's
need not be defended. Really you think anyone else on here can give
you a review of how a Roadeo will fit you? Do you really think a 20lb
I have an S2 DuoMatic on a reno'd MB-2. Pedals go on tonight and I can give
you a report, but not on reliability, obviously.
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I think coming to the Riv forum to state you don't care about how the tubes
are connected; or how good it looks; is ever so slightly baiting. The
fact that the Roadeo is meticulously designed, built, painted, and ends up
gorgeous..is at least half of what you're paying for. Nobody buys a
Best to consider the source in evaluating a comment or remark. Patrick is a
(rightly) respected member of this group (Kelly, too, for that matter); to me,
at least, that would argue for opting for the more constructive of two
competing interpretations.
But there's a world of difference
And Patrick knows darn well that it's the dead of winter; full of holiday
stress and not enough riding; and thus the perfect time to throw a little
bait to a frustrated pack of riders. The boy ain't stupid. ;-)
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Oh man. All this talk of no-brainers - You guys have my credit card
finger starting to itch!
Does anyone know if a long reach caliper brake will work in front? I know
the frame is designed for cantis but I kind of like the simplicity of a
sidepull on a single-speed. I can always use the canti
Sounds like a great ride -- love to do it, boys.
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Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 9:37 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Subject: [RBW] Re: New Year morning ride
Hey Bobby,
I don't know about the brake. On my QB with Open Sport I'm currently
running 700x40 Marathon Supremes, but I did run 700x50 Big Apples just
fine.
Scratch that itch!
jim m
wc ca
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 8:45 AM, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote:
Oh man. All this talk of no-brainers - You
Really nice images! I hope to be able to do this one year, if it works out
with our family schedule.
Ely
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My wife's Betty also has rubbing on the front/right tip of the fender when
the bike steers to the right. The bike has 50mm Honjo installed with
35mm Soma Xpress tires. I kinda wish the Mark's rack had a boss, like the
Mini front, which could be used to secure the front tip of the fender. The
A few days ago a buddy and I set out on an AHH and a LHT to explore the
unfamiliar (to us) reaches of north Portland.
Pictures show some of what we found...
https://picasaweb.google.com/54canoe/NewYearsEveDayRide2011?authuser=0feat=directlink
Hello Folks,
Thanks for the discussion on selling a bike. It was informative. After a
discussion with the wife , I am selling my Quickbeam. I am selling it for
the price I purchased it from John on this forum at $1200. I thought I
would give the forum first crack before I put it on Ebay.
The SO has a kickstand plate where the QB has a tube, down between the
chainstays, behind the bottom bracket. I think that's about it... I saw a
sweet SO at Berkeley Bowl today, on my way home, with nice soft tape on
moustache bars. It had the ginormous Wald basket and platracks to hold it
up. I
I bought it from someone in LA who was selling it, he had it in
pristine condition as he did not ride it often. He did not know what
the specs are so I don't know. I have been to lazy myself to look, if
you want to know what they are I can easily find it out myself. The
amount of teeth on the
Patrick,
I can't justify the cost of a new Roadeo to you, but I can explain my
opinions regarding my feelings about the Roadeo being a dramatic
improvement over the 531/sl frames of the past. By the way, I still own a
Basso Loto SLX frameset. First, the my Roadeo frameset is lighter than my
Let me know if you'd like to sell the above shirt. I bought a large
several years ago, wear it all the time, but now the armpits are
tearing and Riv no longer has them in my size. Help or suggestions?
Thanks, Daniel
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We bought two Rambouillet bikes new in 2006 and love them. One is blue,
60cm, cost $2617, the other is green, 58cm, cost $2545. Although well
ridden, they are kept indoors and are in excellent condition. Brooks
saddles look pristine, as does the handlebar tape and just about
everything else,
Thanks for all the replies. I am by turns hurt, angered and amused (and
edified) by turn this discussion took and the various responses to what was
probably indeed rather naively particular questions, and I will respond
with my own resolution to adopt Eric Platt's very worthy new year's
$1200-$1500 seems to be the going range for those bikes on the second hand
market. You might even find buyers on this list. Best of luck!
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I have a Trek 520 that I use for loaded touring:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rexkerr/3030119147/
The bike is a 25 (~63 cm) frame (near traditional geometry), the largest
that Trek made at the time. It's too small for me (as a point of
reference, my AHH is a 67 cm frame and I was debating
Patrick
From my perspective the discussion went sideways because your position came
off as:
A Roadeo costs $4k
I will not spend that much
I want a used racing bike
I challenge you to convince me that a used racing bike is guaranteed to
make me unhappy in the ways that a $4k new Roadeo is
Rex
That's exciting to plan out a touring bike that fits you properly! My
opinions:
Hilsen--Hillborne--Hunqa--Bombadil in ascending order of stoutness.
The Bombadil would be ideal, but it's the most expensive.
You seem to have the parts compatibility stuff mapped right. The front
Thanks for the thoughts...
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 11:35 AM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Hilsen--Hillborne--Hunqa--Bombadil in ascending order of stoutness.
The Bombadil would be ideal, but it's the most expensive.
Yeah, and out of my price range! :-) I already blew my budget on my AHH.
Might want to check out this thread looking for a 60 cm Rambouillet
frame and fork. He's in Lodi, CA I believe.
http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/browse_thread/thread/6e4ad153f0a996f3#
On Jan 4, 10:57 am, Lola jimn...@gmail.com wrote:
We bought two Rambouillet bikes new in 2006
I used the Campy Triple that Riv sells (on Sale right now!), on a Hillborne
and a Bombadil.
The Hunqa takes a 27.2 seatpost
Grant's frame drawing tutorial was probably archived by somebody. It was
all pdf's. I saved them somewhere, but it will be days before I get a
chance to look.
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Wow, someone is going to get an awesome deal, that is incredible!
Dave used to live in Monterrey and misses it Nawrocki
Fort Collins, CO
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Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 4:43:04 PM
Subject:
When I built my original Bombadil, I used mountain bike drivetrain
components exclusively. Front external BB with RaceFace cranks and XT front
derailer with no issues at all. A MTB FD may not work with road/touring
cranks, but if you stick to a MTB crankset and 22/32/44 chainrigns, it
should be
That might work- use searchable terms in the body of the post, and
something descriptive and easy to sort in the Subject line:
Subject: Trail Database: [location, state, approx mileage]
e.g.,
Subject: Trail Database: Berkeley, CA, 12 miles
Then a fuller description and links in the body.
BTW,
Crap! My apologies for claiming 27.2 on the Hunqa.
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I thought it was a fair question. I stayed out of it because I had no
input. The couple posts with descriptions of the handling differences
between Roadeos and other light, fast bikes were interesting and
instructive to me.
It is wintertime, though, and I've been discarding some of my replies
On Wed, 2012-01-04 at 10:43 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
I suppose my questions were rather too particular for me to reasonably
expect clear replies from everyone, but on the other hand I myself do
have very clear ideas about how the various bikes I've ridden differ
in handling from my two
Gears and coasting!
Patrick otherwise mum forthwith on this topic Moore
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Wed, 2012-01-04 at 10:43 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
I suppose my questions were rather too particular for me to reasonably
expect clear
Once again it's a Medium and it is very nice with zip up neck and
drawstring waist but a wee bit too small for me with a six footer's torso
and size 17 neck.
The body is of wool but it has stretchable plastic wind panels. Mostly red,
some black.
Well used but still very usable and presentable.
On Wed, 2012-01-04 at 15:42 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
Gears and coasting!
Seems to me I recall they came from the Maker equipped with both, until
some Vandal took a dremel to them and ground off the fittings.
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But ahhh, the thrill of it! No, the '99 was built as a fixie and the '03
was converted by Dave Porter. I want to keep the '03 as a commuter/errand
bike (since 2/3 of my riding is that sort) because it has rack and fender
braze ons, but perhaps I can convert the '99 to rear gears. Unless I
convert
On Wed, 2012-01-04 at 16:07 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
But ahhh, the thrill of it! No, the '99 was built as a fixie and the
'03 was converted by Dave Porter. I want to keep the '03 as a
commuter/errand bike (since 2/3 of my riding is that sort) because it
has rack and fender braze ons, but
I saw a 2008 Trek Catalog that shows geometries on the next to last
page. The 62cm Hunqa (largest size) is indeed a larger bike than a 25
Trek, but the 64cm Bombadil is more similar in size to your 67cm Homer
and especially closer to the 69cm Homer you considered.
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Roger rogerdhod...@gmail.com wrote:
I saw a 2008 Trek Catalog that shows geometries on the next to last
page. The 62cm Hunqa (largest size) is indeed a larger bike than a 25
Trek, but the 64cm Bombadil is more similar in size to your 67cm Homer
and especially
When I lived in Berkeley, my favorite mixed-terrain route was to take
the seaview trail from Inspiration Point up to Grizzly Peak. The
on-road parts of the ride varied, but it was typical to go up Spruce
and come down Claremont or Tunnel. No Rivendells back then, so I did
it on a 700c hybrid
+1 that your phantom grey metallic Homer is really a great color.
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BTW, just found a more recent picture of the Trek 520, which I uploaded
here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rexkerr/6638127641/
Shows the current setup better...
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Got the e-mail that the rebates were up, and immediately returned to the
sale for a few more things. MUSA pants, the Campy front changer, a dirt
drop stem for my Bombadil Bullmoose/Noodle bar-swap option and added some
small non-sale things while I was at it. Two packages from Rivendell en
Rex, looking at the photos of your Trek, are you sure it's a 25? Most of
my bikes are that size, and they all seem to have a much longer head tube.
If not, that would explain a lot.
Marty
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I was just riding my Rivendell home from work, climbing a big hill, doing fine,
when suddenly this truck intentionally blew by me, inches away from making
contact. I could tell they did it intentionally. They swerved over to come
close to me, and then swerved back into the center of the lane.
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote:
Rex, looking at the photos of your Trek, are you sure it's a 25? Most of
my bikes are that size, and they all seem to have a much longer head tube.
If not, that would explain a lot.
I haven't measured it, but I did buy it new, and
Too bad they sold out of those brand V panniers I had my eye on... the grid
grey ones might have also been a good match for my AHH... oh well, I would
have felt guilty using my rebates on zero-margin items anyhow. :-)
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote:
Got the e-mail
I like the black Riv cap. Too bad they don't have that style anymore.
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 7:51 PM, jimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote:
In the spirit of the season this has been placed on 'da Flickr':
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/6625082641/in/photostream
per usual my goals for
Rex,
I watch the old Treks on ebay pretty closely, and I think your plan
makes great sense economically. The 520s with tig welded frames like
yours are very popular, sell quickly, and I am always amazed that
framesets in general seem to sell pretty close in price to fully built
bikes. I checked
Me too. A small rebate led to some resupplying on my favorite things, like Jack
Brown Greens. Glad I made the order.
On Jan 4, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Marty wrote:
Got the e-mail that the rebates were up, and immediately returned to the sale
for a few more things. MUSA pants, the Campy front
I've got a couple half-step bikes and find that I rarely use the half-
step. Usually the full step is quite sufficient, however, there
are times when just a little bit higher or lower gearing is a nice
option...especially on long, undulating rides. I can't imagine
shifting through the whole
Rex, that's a great color on your Hilsen
Wasn't the bike-design class archived over on Cyclofiend's site somewhere?
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I'd feel a bit bad using my rebate for sale things too. I put in a small order
pre-sale, and two more in-sale, so I guess I'm doing my bit to help. I'll save
the rebate to ease the pain of returning to full-price shopping next week!
I'm glad Riv is distilling their product line. I've recently
Found it, bottom of the pdf page:
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/pdf/index.html
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Hi Chris,
I had this problem too, i had a Nitto Mini Front and when i switched
to a Nitto Campee Front i lost that same boss up front. I came up
with my own DIY solution, i used an extra daruma bolt and a ziptie to
secure it to the cross section of the rack, it doesn't look as clean
but is rock
Jim,
I believe we all have had similar experiences. A recent law was
passed here in Georgia that requires motorists to give cyclists at
least three feet clearance, but it remains to be seen whether the
police will actually enforce it, and publicity to educate the motoring
public about the new law
Funny side note: about a minute ago, at the instant I clicked on your e-mail,
the characters on the Law Order episode on my tv mentioned a character
named Bill Carter.
On Jan 4, 2012, at 7:07 PM, Bill Carter wrote:
Jim,
I believe we all have had similar experiences. A recent law was
On Wednesday, January 4, 2012 8:43:24 PM UTC-5, Rex Kerr wrote:
Too bad they sold out of those brand V panniers I had my eye on... the
grid grey ones might have also been a good match for my AHH... oh well, I
would have felt guilty using my rebates on zero-margin items anyhow. :-)
I felt
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote:
Found it, bottom of the pdf page:
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/pdf/index.html
Great, thanks!
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On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Bill Carter billcar...@gmail.com wrote:
[...] The 520s with tig welded frames like yours are very popular, sell
quickly, and I am always amazed that framesets in general seem to sell
pretty close in price to fully built bikes.
Good to know... that's one thing that
I'm not sure what you are referring to. Both my Mark's Racks (on the AHH
and the Betty) have 2 bolts on the flat section that holds the rack in the
middle and goes into the brake hole in the fork crown. I use one of these
to stabilize the front of the fender. Has anything changed recently?
René
The flyer indicates it can take up to a 35 with a fender,...
http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/romulus/romflyer/03.html
Maybe I need to consider a larger fender?
On Jan 3, 1:41 pm, Esteban kemm...@gmail.com wrote:
28mm seems to be the practical limit with fenders on the Ram/Rom.
On Jan 3, 11:50 am,
Not with the stock brakes. Just not gonna happen. I think the flyer
is overly optimistic. SKS allow for more wiggle room than metal,
maybe. But not much
For me, the limitations worked with the design of the bicycle. While
the Rom/Ram shines with 35s on mixed terrain rides, it was designed
I'm not sure I understand how this is working.
How does one see all the purchases they've made in 2011.
For that matter, all the purchased they've made ever?
thanks
Jason
On Jan 4, 10:43 pm, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday, January 4, 2012 8:43:24 PM UTC-5, Rex Kerr wrote:
On 1/4/12, Esteban kemm...@gmail.com wrote:
Not with the stock brakes. Just not gonna happen. I think the flyer
is overly optimistic. SKS allow for more wiggle room than metal,
maybe. But not much
For me, the limitations worked with the design of the bicycle. While
the Rom/Ram shines
I ran 32 Paselas without fenders for some most-excellent trail riding, and
35s would've worked, too. But not with fenders. You'll inevitably face
various versions of tire rub, and particle-trapping under the fork.
I did do a bodge of cut SKS fenders over the 32s for a while: fenders in
front
What about the Grand Bois Cerf 28s? This is my go-fast bike but
I'm thinking of doing my first 200k brevet this spring and think
fenders would be a good idea. Just curious as to what will be the
best fender/tire combo. Not looking to turn it into a fat tire
tractor as my Sam takes care of that
One thing the Hetre has done is create a lot of noises and tight
clearances for the the 650B denizens whose Kogswells, Ebisus, and
Rivendells were spec'd for around 37mm - which was all that was
available about 2007.
I agree with Ryan - after riding the Lierres, if you want supple
casing and a
On a brevet I would choose the Challenge Parigi-Roubaix at 27mm.
Plenty of comfort, and a damn fast tire. Maybe more quality control
than the GB, although I haven't been paying attention to that
discussion much (or any internet bikeyness for that matter) lately.
Paselas work great, but the 28s
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