On Feb 1, 5:34 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
So, what's y'all's preference for combination on/off road riding? Fat
and soft on pavement, or skinny, hard 42s on dirt?
There are so many varietals of dirt - Vermont has quite a few.
Pennsylvania has its own brand. And from what
Awesome setup, Brian. That's a keeper.
BB
On Feb 3, 12:50 am, Brian Hanson stone...@gmail.com wrote:
Patrick - totally agree on the Kojaks! I've run the 2 inchers on my Miyata
commuter for about a year now. Super smooth, and light enough. Not the
total cushy of a Big Apple, but a lot less
We need a grass-roots movement to push for Hetres to be made in other
sizes... 26 and 700
On Feb 3, 9:26 am, Patrick in VT swing4...@gmail.com wrote:
On Feb 1, 5:34 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
So, what's y'all's preference for combination on/off road riding? Fat
and
+1
On Friday, February 3, 2012, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
wrote:
We need a grass-roots movement to push for Hetres to be made in other
sizes... 26 and 700
On Feb 3, 9:26 am, Patrick in VT swing4...@gmail.com wrote:
On Feb 1, 5:34 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com
My laptop has an extended battery that makes it extremely square in shape,
and sure enough, when the slickersack arrived (in magnificent Origami-box
fashion) the corners of my laptop pooch out the walls of the slickersack.
That does it! I'm getting a new one. I agree with you, though,
I've been using the 26 x 1.25 Pasela for years, finding it to be the fastest
26 tire bigger than 26 x 1.0 of all the ones I've tried, except the old Avocet
slick which hasn't been available for years. It feels slower than the 700C
versions of the Pasela, although objectively my average speeds
I have a set of the relatively new Compass Cycles 26 inch tires, which I
briefly mounted on an early '80s Mongoose ATB out of curiosity (it normally
rides on 60mm Fat Franks). The Compass tires ride like a dream, very cushy but
very quick feeling. Sort of, uh, Hetre-like.
On Feb 3, 10:46 am, robert zeidler zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote:
+1
anybody try the Compass 26x1.75? looks like it might be comparable,
despite the different tread.
Bobby's Grand Tycoon sounds about right too ... I'd buy that on name
alone. but i'm wary of buying 26 tires because 650b is
I wonder how the fat ones would do off road -- how wide is the actual
measurement when mounted on a typical ~24 mm rim?
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Montclair BobbyB
montclairbob...@gmail.com wrote:
Awesome setup, Brian. That's a keeper.
BB
On Feb 3, 12:50 am, Brian Hanson
I used the 559X32 mm (1.25) Pasela and was less than overwhelmed. The
Kojak rolls better and is certainly more flat resistant; of course it
costs more than twice as much.
What 559X1 tires did you use? I haven't ridden the Kojaks enough to
say for sure, but I *think* they roll as well as the tiny,
Oh, and how do the Fat Franks compare with the K and the BAs --
weight, flat resistance, rolling resistance?
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:03 AM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I wonder how the fat ones would do off road -- how wide is the actual
measurement when mounted on a typical ~24
Can't compare -- I have ridden only the Fat Franks (which I've ridden a lot)
among those tires. But I know Bobby B has ridden all three, and has informed
opinions.
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On Feb 3, 2012, at 11:09 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
I used the 559X32 mm (1.25) Pasela and was less than overwhelmed. The
Kojak rolls better and is certainly more flat resistant; of course it
costs more than twice as much.
What 559X1 tires did you use? I haven't ridden the Kojaks enough to
the 8sp was a typo. all kits are 9.
noodles and tiagra brake levers cost more than the alba/mtb levers
On Feb 2, 8:25 pm, Jay in Tel Aviv jayin...@gmail.com wrote:
Any idea why the 8 speed Noodle kit is $120 more than the 9 speed
Albas?
As far as I can tell everything else is the same.
Jay
No way! If you guys want Hetres you have to come over to the 650b side!
B-)
Steve
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:46 AM, robert zeidler
zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote:
+1
On Friday, February 3, 2012, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
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We need a grass-roots movement to push for
On Feb 3, 11:34 am, Allingham II, Thomas J
thomas.alling...@skadden.com wrote:
I have a set of the relatively new Compass Cycles 26 inch tires, which I
briefly mounted on an early '80s Mongoose ATB out of curiosity (it normally
rides on 60mm Fat Franks). The Compass tires ride like a dream,
I don't put in nearly the kind of miles that you all
mightnevertheless from what I have observed between all three
tires:
- For riding mostly road, I prefer the 50mm wide Kojaks at 50+ PSI (70
is max)... These roll like magic
- For a mix of road/dirt, I prefer the Big Apples (50mm is still
No doubt the MTB bike and parts mfrs are going to push 650B this year...akin to
the road bike manufacturers jumping on the 10+ speed cassettes and other
changes over the years. It's important to the bike business model to have
something new to sell on a continuous basis. It would be a simple
I chose my Protovelo in early 2008 as a frame special - a try-out
from from Mark Nobilette back before he started making the Riv
customs.
It was off-the-shelf, but it was exactly what I was looking for in a
custom at the time - 650B, all-rounder good for rambling and commuting
- a transportation
Awesome bike man. On cursory judgement by the seatpost and
seat/handlebar height, it looks like it fits damn comfortably.
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On Feb 3, 3:04 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com
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It would be a simple thing to wave one's hand and dismiss these
innovations as so much hype . ...
I don't mean to be dismissive. Anybody who has developed preferences,
as many on this list have, appreciates options -
I agree with neb, that is a nice fit, and a wonderful functional setup!
I have talked to a couple of Atlantis owners that have expressed your
'speed limit' observation,
and I too have observed that on my LHT. The damn bike just won't respond to
my attempts to hammer.
But as soon as I sit up and
There must be a governor on my Bombadil, cuz I get the same. Then
again, as you pointed out Esteban, maybe it begs to be ridden at the
right speed...
There ARE exceptions to this phenomenon, though... On big downhills
I've outpaced my friend on his Pinarello Dogma (my saddlebag weighs
more than
A year or more ago, my rambunctious golden retrievers knocked over the
Atlantis, which was politely drying in the afternoon sun after a nice
bath. The derailer hanger bent, and it totaled my original derailer,
which was the now-discontinued rapid rise version. I admonished the
dogs, and
Me... Besides Slickersack-envy, I've got the po-boy version on my
Platrack... zip-tied Wald basket and a rugged, nicely used paramedic
jump bag that makes the perfect man-purse... It holds everything,
including my laptop and a whole buncha other stuff.
On Feb 3, 10:52 am, William
This?
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/vo-wheel-stabilizer.html
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One device is called a Hebie something or other -- here's a pic of one mounted
on a Trek hybrid. A very similar device is here at VO:
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/vo-wheel-stabilizer.html.
$10!
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What's interesting is that Jan Heine rides the same size as I do, and
the Protovelo is a bit larger (and designed differently) than the
GBUB, but that is also a big bike. But he flys on it, I'm sure...
Granted, I am not a fast rider and Jan is whippet thin and a strong
rider to boot -- but the
Esteban, you forgot to mention how damn good looking the bike was!
I'm sure there are almost as many opinions about the lively issue as
there are tire sizes. Two variables trump everything else. The right set
of tires wheels can make a bike feel much more lively and give a rider
that little
That Miyata was machined from a single block of pure billet AWESOME
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I seem to recall that GCo were looking at removing and putting the
rear-der spring back on, to convert normals to reverse...
Anything come of that??
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Thanks for the review! I've had my eye on these for a long time, and got
to check out a pair of the 26x2's at the shop last week (I'd have brought
them home, but I don't have any 26 bikes!). They were interesting in that
they had a very supple sidewall with a thin but relatively stiff tread
I'm well over the absolute need for a light bike -- the Fargo in its
lightest form is probably no less than 28 lb and the trike is probably
about 30 lb -- tho' I do very much appreciate the effect of weight on
the feel of a bike, particularly handling, climbing and
acceleration; my Rivs take over
It's a Truvative; I don't know the model. I do know that several
Truvative posts, road and off road, are designed with generous
setback.
Riv content: my penchant for slamming my saddle allaway back is due to
Grant's influence: when I ordered my first (1994, Waterford) Riv I
complained that I was
Toe strap. Or, http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/m3.htm My John's Irish
Straps have held heavy loads, so the wheel flop factor will not faze 'em.
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Rick richardholc...@yahoo.com wrote:
A year or more ago, my rambunctious golden retrievers knocked over the
Thanks, William - I think it is currently my favorite ride. It's dialed
in as they say.
On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:25 PM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
That Miyata was machined from a single block of pure billet AWESOME
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FWIW, I replaced the VO 2-leg stand (which IME worked better than the
twice-as-expensive Pletscher -- the legs spread wider) with a cheap
Greenfield rear dropout mount stand after my grocery bike kept falling
over with any large rear load. It looked uglier but it worked much
better, even, oddly
Very pretty, and your observations on a built in speed limit are
interesting. I wonder how much has to do with geometry, tubing,
overall weight, wheel weight, position and tires -- and for that
matter, terrain. I know that the Fargo with soft Big Apples definitely
has a governor-limited speed on
Jan will tell you 700x32 Grand Bois Cypres *is* the functional match for
the 650x42 Hetre. You can't get it in red, though. There's a pretty good
chance my next bike will be built around the 700x32 Cypres.
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Newest item at RBW... the BO Moustache Bar:
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/build-hb3.htm
Any ideas what makes this one different from the other M'bars? My wife
notes that I have enough moustache bars already, and more than enough BO,
and that I most certainly therefore do not need a BO bar...
On Fri, 2012-02-03 at 18:24 -0800, William wrote:
Jan will tell you 700x32 Grand Bois Cypres is the functional match for
the 650x42 Hetre. You can't get it in red, though. There's a pretty
good chance my next bike will be built around the 700x32 Cypres.
I can't believe that for a minute.
It looks like it's just the normal moustache bar (same description and
designation, RM-016), but categorized under Build Only Inventory. Not
sure what that means.
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Interesting... I didn't want to have one bike be the odd man out, so I
opted NOT to buy my r-d from Riv (sorry guys!) in order to get a
traditional high-normal setup to match my other bikes. The test rides were
a problem as I kept shifting into a higher gear at stop signs. I'm
surprised that
FWIW, and perhaps on a lark, I opted to test the rapid rise r.d.
waters on my recent Legolas build:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/6630325529/
picked up a used set of XTR fd/rd, and have to say they is like
buttah... I have not had any problems with confusion while shifting...
=- Joe
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