Over the past few months I have tried these saddles (mostly Avatars in 143
and 155 widths),andcan only say.Wow!
These saddles are so supremely comfortable that w/ a couple of exceptions
for nicely broken Brooks, I will switch, over time, the entire fleet over
to them.
Yesterday I went a bit
Something about these early All Rounders that floats my boat in any bay.
Good thing it's not my size, but it's one of those Rivs I would like to
have around just to look at. If someone here picks it up, we need more pics!
*http://tinyurl.com/784glag*
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William, congrats on the new bike. Yeah, those frames look great.
Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, I'm in-between sizes otherwise I
might be considering one of their frames to take the spot vacated by
the sale of my Quickbeam. They seem to be designed well. Looks like
right now you can get
Thanks for the heads up about these saddles. I've had thoughts of
venturing away from Brooks for one of my bikes (Cross Check). For now
it's got a Flite on it which I like. I'm most likely gonna give the
WTB Pure V a try, I have a friend using this saddle on his rando bike
and likes it. I also
+4 on the Swift bags. I have the canvas roll-tops and they rule.
On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 6:01:03 PM UTC-5, Scot Brooks wrote:
I'm really close to pulling the trigger on some Ironweed panniers which
seem to be incredible bang-for-the-buck. I've also considered the Sackville
and Ostrich
Swift also has a great bag for large front racks.
On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 11:03:41 PM UTC-5, Mike On A Bike wrote:
hmm now the Swifts are really tempting... A 25X13X6 roll-top
pannier with backpack conversion would have the same capacity as my
Rivendell Mountain Works Mariposa
Thanks for the tip on the Specialized - good to know. I have cheap, 20 year
old Specialized saddle on my beater bike that is still going strong.
And +1 for WTB, too. I have a WTB Pure V Pro that I like quite a bit. For
some reason I just can't get Brookses to work for me.
On Thursday, March 8,
I was very impressed by the quality and appearance of the panniers
made
by philosophy bags as the NAHBS. They seemed to be one of the hits
of the weekend for
many.
Best,
Adam
On Mar 6, 3:01 pm, Scot Brooks scothinck...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm really close to pulling the trigger on some Ironweed
WTB Pure V Pro here as well. Comfortable and works well. Tried the S-
Works but came back the Pure V. Also seem to get along with the
Aliante and ProLogo Scratch in the wider width. It's all so
individual.
On Mar 8, 10:01 am, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for the tip on the
I use a Specialized Alias on my go-fast. Not cushy comfortable, but
it stays out of the way and doesn't give me any pain or numbness.
There's a new leather saddle just coming to market under the name
Rivet. They debuted at NAHBS and apparently they sold most of what
they brought. Two widths,
I saw that MAP with Loyal bags at NAHBS, very pretty indeed.
Bill
On Mar 7, 12:28 pm, David Yu Greenblatt
david.yu.greenbl...@gmail.com wrote:
I find these Loyal Designs panniers to be truly
appealing:http://www.flickr.com/photos/mapcycles/6939511529/in/photostream
-- David G, Madison WI
Thank you, Specialized... My diabolical plan is working
Phase 1 (create new demand): complete...
Phase 2: flood the market with used Brooks saddles, thereby causing
worldwide prices to plummet
Phase 3: Start buying up unwanted inventory... and convert every
barstool in my underground lair to
Specialized Toupe Gel -- Firm, does not feel comfortable, but never
feels uncomfortable. The gel is very thin, not mooshy. Great saddle
for long miles. Not very rivvish, for those who care.
Then there's Specialized clothing. Their soft goods are absolutely
excellent. Not very rivvish, for
While we're giving Specialized some love, and the tweed police (cue Cheap
Trick song) seem to be on a donut break...
I have pair of Specialized Touring shoes that are comfortable, easy to walk
in, and among the more graphically-understated options out there for SPD
shoes:
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote:
and the tweed police (cue Cheap Trick song) seem to be on a donut break...
Why is that comment necessary? How does that help the conversation?
Your only goal is to mock and/or embarrass others.
I do not appreciate it and I
Now now, let's not get all earnest. It's great fun to poke fun at both
sides. After all, it's just cycling, and there are few things and
people in this world that won't benefit from a few sniggers, I
included.
Patrick ok, so bring it on Moore who (grimly yanking this thread
back on topic, Likes
Apologies. I did not intend to mock or embarrass anyone.
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 11:34:59 AM UTC-5, Seth Vidal wrote:
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote:
and the tweed police (cue Cheap Trick song) seem to be on a donut
break...
Why is that comment
*Tweed Police* - that's funny, especially when tied into the Green
Police satire ad (Audi TDI, with Cheap Trick backup) that ran in the 2011
Super Bowl, the very best ad that played that day. After all, if you can't
poke fun at yourself, or tolerate a bit of fun being poked at you, then
what's the
Offensive post deleted.
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 11:47:43 AM UTC-5, Peter Pesce wrote:
Apologies. I did not intend to mock or embarrass anyone.
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 11:34:59 AM UTC-5, Seth Vidal wrote:
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote:
and the
Grammatical mocking for Patrick: ...me included. We expect so much more from
a Latin scholar!
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Sheeit, there goes my intellectual reputation. But after some quick
grammatical analysis, I think you are right.
Mea culpa lapsa mearum. Or something like that.
Patrick Ver-oay nd-ay ut-oay Moore
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J
thomas.alling...@skadden.com wrote:
Oh, you sold the QB. Just not putting enough miles on it? Now what will I
borrow this summer??? :-)
As for the BMC bikes, I wish they were built in 2cm increments. I'm
slightly between sizes, too. Yeah I know, what's the big deal w/ 1cm,
right, but I'm a fussy one...
On Thursday, March 8,
A very unusual sloping top tube on it. I've never seen that on a Rivendell
other than the newer Sams/Bombas/Hunqs. Depending on the tire clearance,
that would make an AWESOME drop-bar MTB!!! I wonder who built it. Pic of
the BB is craptastic, so can't make out if anything else is on it other
FWIW, if Mike had handed me these bikes, and told me to resell them, I
would call my '59' a 58. It is 58cm from the center of the bottom bracket
to the top of the top tube along the seat tube. My '59' measures 59cm from
the center of the bottom bracket to the tippy top of the seat tube along
My buddy perma-loaned me the cheap version of Avatar. It's in my parts
box. I'll give it a go. It's daunting facing the fact that I need to
establish a 'go-to' contemporary saddle. Since so many of the nice ones
are $200 (and up) it's intimidating.
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 2:33:04 AM
But Phil doesn't have panniers listed on his Loyal-site. Interesting.
Maybe email him and luck yourself into a discounted prototype!
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 8:09:42 AM UTC-8, Bill M. wrote:
I saw that MAP with Loyal bags at NAHBS, very pretty indeed.
Bill
On Mar 7, 12:28 pm, David
+5 for Swift Industries. They let you pic fabric, grosgrain, and thread color.
I'm ordering a Brompton bag from them. They make great stuff.
Also the bags made by Philosophy are excellent. I met Troy the owner of
Philosophy Bags at NAHBS and spoke to him for awhile about his bags. The bags
Crap, one could easily spend $5000 on a pile of panniers, and that pile
would have zero repeats and zero bad choices. And my wife wonders why I
have so many bags!
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 10:31:03 AM UTC-8, Harry H wrote:
+5 for Swift Industries. They let you pic fabric, grosgrain, and
Some stuff sold, other nice stuff added, more soon...
Photos descriptions: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjyZpfpx
Thanks,
David G, Madison WI
On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 7:07 PM, David Yu Greenblatt
david.yu.greenbl...@gmail.com wrote:
For Sale:
Rivendell Nigel Smythe Green Tweed Seat Pouch, like new
Great Restoration!
Cheers!
Sean
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From: Scot Brooks scothinck...@gmail.com
Subject: [RBW] Not a Riv, but a distant cousin
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 3:25 PM
Resurrected Bridgestone XO-4 (imgur
What a great build. Nice work.
On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 12:25:13 PM UTC-8, Scot Brooks wrote:
Resurrected Bridgestone XO-4 (imgur album) http://imgur.com/a/2EohP#0
Thought you guys might get a kick out of this. I'm tempted to post some
photos of my Sam, but this project has been at the
I measure bikes to the top of the top tube at the seat tube junction,
too. Not to the top of the seat tube collar.
That's definitely good to know about the BMC bikes.
Philip
On Mar 8, 1:12 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
FWIW, if Mike had handed me these bikes, and told me to resell
Uncommon sighting - I don't know why but there aren't that many of us riding around Northern Virginia on Rivendells, though more than I thought showed up a few weeks ago in response to the 'survey' question. This was an orange Hillborne parked outside the new Trader Joe's, using 2 (!) ulocks to
I just heard there may be a book tour happening for you-know-who... At
least in the Pac NW. Keep your ears open...
Brian
Seattle
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Coolio! That would be super neat. I've never met you-know-who in person.
Rob in Seattle
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Of course it'll probably take he who isn't being named out of Walnut Creek
exactly when I due in. ;-) I can't remember why he wasn't around last time
I visited but there you have it!
Aloha,
Bob in Hawaii (but heading east at the end of April for a visit).
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Rob
The lack of consistency in frame measurement really bugs me. I wish the
industry would stick to one way (center to center preferred) and be done
with it. Posting the actual as well as theoretical is even better.
I know, I know, I said consistency and bicycle in the same rant, sorry...
On
size is in the eye of the beholder. Folks don't rant that a Medium at
Banana Republic and a Medium at Old Navy fit differently (OK, perhaps they
do).
Seriously though, Grant will tell you it all comes down to getting your
three contact spots in the right places. Feet, tuckus, hands. Where
sometime around May - 2nd week ish...
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Robert F. Harrison rfharri...@gmail.comwrote:
Of course it'll probably take he who isn't being named out of Walnut Creek
exactly when I due in. ;-) I can't remember why he wasn't around last time
I visited but there you
This is not new news, but I recently re-discovered this video.
Unbelievable skills, nerves of steel, and way bigger cojones anyone I know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIe6hYAdw_I
Check out the dog that wanders onto the course...
Mike in balmy So. Boston, Mass
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On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 6:04 PM, MSmith bee...@gmail.com wrote:
This is not new news, but I recently re-discovered this video.
Unbelievable skills, nerves of steel, and way bigger cojones anyone I know.
and he's wearing a suit.
I would have crashed 30,000 times on that run.
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 4:04:28 PM UTC-8, M D Smith wrote:
This is not new news, but I recently re-discovered this video.
Unbelievable skills, nerves of steel, and way bigger cojones anyone I know.
he says voy al matrimonio at the end. I'm going to a wedding
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 4:35:59 PM UTC-8, William wrote:
and he's wearing a suit.
I would have crashed 30,000 times on that run.
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 4:04:28 PM UTC-8, M D Smith wrote:
This is not new news, but I
Tentatively planning for May 31 in Minneapolis, dovetailing into the June
1-3 Midwest RBW Owners Rally.
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 4:20:02 PM UTC-6, stonehog wrote:
I just heard there may be a book tour happening for you-know-who... At
least in the Pac NW. Keep your ears open...
Brian
I had this for sale previously and it was grabbed up...then the deal fell
through...then it was really close to Christmas...so I begged my in-laws to
keep it in storage for me till later in the year. (I'm having some
theft/safety issues with one of the neighbors I share garage space with. I
Grant wrote an editorial about this video last year.
Bill
On Mar 8, 4:04 pm, MSmith bee...@gmail.com wrote:
This is not new news, but I recently re-discovered this video.
Unbelievable skills, nerves of steel, and way bigger cojones anyone I know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIe6hYAdw_I
I dont think your photos do the color justice. It's not that dark in real
life, at least not in my mind. It's a really nice metallic burgundyish
brownish color. If it was a 55 instead of a 52, I'd be tempted.
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 4:50:50 PM UTC-8, jinxed wrote:
I had this for sale
Or maybe it's my monitor darking things up. My point is it's a great bike
and a great looking bike.
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 5:02:15 PM UTC-8, William wrote:
I dont think your photos do the color justice. It's not that dark in real
life, at least not in my mind. It's a really nice
Sticking to c-c or c-t seat tube measurement only works in a level top
tube world. Reach and Stack are probably better measurements to use
than seat tube and top tube.
Bill
On Mar 8, 2:58 pm, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
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The lack of consistency in frame measurement
I have a pair of Grip King pedals. Used lightly and in good shape. They
are missing the reflectors.
$30 shipped.
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On Thursday, March 8, 2012 8:22:30 PM UTC-5, Johnny Alien wrote:
I have a pair of Grip King pedals. Used lightly and in good shape. They
are missing the reflectors.
$30 shipped.
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HE WHO CANNOT BE NAMED ! If his name is as much as mentioned he will
apperate ... for a book reading/signing!
On Mar 8, 7:45 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com
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Tentatively planning for May 31 in Minneapolis, dovetailing into the June
1-3 Midwest RBW Owners Rally.
Well, I'll grant you that much...
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Amit Singh asd...@gmail.com wrote:
HE WHO CANNOT BE NAMED ! If his name is as much as mentioned he will
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On Thu, 2012-03-08 at 17:10 -0800, Bill M. wrote:
Sticking to c-c or c-t seat tube measurement only works in a level top
tube world. Reach and Stack are probably better measurements to use
than seat tube and top tube.
What are reach and stack?
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I spoke today with someone from Grant's book publisher about the upcoming
book tour. We've scheduled the evening of May 31 to have Grant at HC for a
book-signing session. This kicks off the Midwest RBW Rally, which begins
formally on June 1. More info here:
Are you kidding me? Talk about the stars aligning. You lucky midwesterners.
On Mar 8, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote:
I spoke today with someone from Grant's book publisher about the upcoming
book tour. We've scheduled the evening of May 31 to have Grant at HC for a
That's pretty sweet!
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 6:22 PM, James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.netwrote:
Are you kidding me? Talk about the stars aligning. You lucky midwesterners.
On Mar 8, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote:
I spoke today with someone from Grant's book
I like this a lot and look forward to being there. We all know Grant has
another connection to St Paul as well. Maybe that factors in to having him
come here in late May. In any case, nifty, I say.
-jb
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 7:57 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
thill@gmail.com wrote:
Not really stars aligning. First they selected an earlier date. I called back
and asked if it could be on May 31 to make it work with the rally. The woman I
talked to said no problem. I suppose GP might have something to say about it,
and plans frequently change for external reasons, but that's
http://www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/techctr/stack.html
stack = height of top of the headtube above the center of the BB
Reach = horizontal distance between the center of the BB and the center of
the headtube at the top
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 5:56:37 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On
On Mar 8, 9:01 am, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
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Oh, you sold the QB. Just not putting enough miles on it? Now what will I
borrow this summer??? :-)
Don't worry, I've got you covered. I still have my LHT, Hilsen, CC and
Bryant randonneur.
As for measuring bikes, I wish
Fantastic service. Wow.
And here's an illustration of how the frame can float between your
contact points. Based on frame angles, bikes with the same tube
lengths can fit very differently, and bikes with very different tube
lengths can fit the same. The bizarro-world of non-intuitive
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