Thank you for the suggestions.
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that is absolutely awesome.
On Monday, April 16, 2012 9:22:59 PM UTC-4, Smitty wrote:
I've been using a Slickersack on and off for a couple months. One of the
reasons I don't use it sometimes is that it can't be easily put back on the
bike when it's full of stuff. The strap/snap
doc -- poles on the TT... good idea... noted.
mike -- I'm thinking I'll come out for one or both of the 100k in May and
am thinking more and more about the 200k at the end of June. Ed G. and I
were talking over the weekend about increasing distance and he was
encouraging. But I might be
I had SKS fenders with QRs in the back for a long time. They work pretty
well, but mine got pretty ragged looking after several years. I think I
went through two sets before I got some VO zeppelin fenders. They also
work pretty well, but the stays could be more secure where they mount to
the
Smitty wrote:
I might be distracted by camping and use my spousal hall
pass for overnighters instead. A 3day/2night mini tour sounds pretty fun.
--Andy
More and more that's what I'm thinking. I feel much more excited and
enthused about a 3 day tour consisting of 3 100 mile days than the
Another option: How about having a fenderless bike? You already have three
that have fenders.
On Monday, April 16, 2012 7:55:02 PM UTC-5, EricP wrote:
Wasn't able to resist any longer. Snagged a 60cm SimpleOne a week ago.
Frame arrived today. Spent the afternoon putting it together.
Does anyone have one of these Nitto Saddlbag grips that they'd like to turn
into
cash?:
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/r13.htm
Also, I have a single Schwalbe Marathon 700x47 tire, and I'm looking for
another
(used is fine) to make a pair.
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/t001.htm
Please
Very cool! I really would like those fasteners on my ss. Page bookmarked.
Jim in Boulder
On Monday, April 16, 2012 7:22:59 PM UTC-6, Smitty wrote:
I've been using a Slickersack on and off for a couple months. One of the
reasons I don't use it sometimes is that it can't be easily put back
I tried looking at the cog but I can't tell much. I'm not very
mechanical. I'll look at the chainring too. It wasn't knocked out of
adjustment because I watched him install it. I checked the master
link. It looks ok. It may be the derailleur but I have friction
shifters so I wouldn't think
I like the bendiness of Woody's flat fenders -- I leave the back stay long;
loosen the nut, and it's easy to bend the fender to get the wheel in and out.
Here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/4411489431/in/set-72157623567913352
Purty, too:
Congratulations on your new bike.
I've spent the last few months trying to convince myself that it is okay to
pull the trigger on my first Rivendell. In fact, I've come close a few
times to purchasing one of the new blue 56 Sam's as well. When you finally
do get the bike, I hope that it
I mean this in the nicest possible way, but unless I'm misunderstanding
something terribly, there's no way you should be spending 70% of your time
riding in your highest gear. It makes my knees hurt just thinking about
it. You should be trying to ride in approximately the 90-100RPM range.
Most of my time while I'm working pedicab I'm admiring other people's
bikes. Here and there I see a Rivendell. While in front of the ferry
building last Saturday whie waiting for fares I notice a
very familiar Homer with a basket. I told myself that looks like Grant's
bike. And low and behold
Prompted by this thread I changed out the Rolly Poly/Ruffy Tuffy front/rear
combo on my road bike wheels to the pair of (what I have considered to
be special event) Grand Bois Cerf 28mm tires. I rode them for 25 mountainy
miles yesterday and enjoyed their feel immensely. Today I got a front
On Tue, 2012-04-17 at 12:33 -0700, William wrote:
I mean this in the nicest possible way, but unless I'm
misunderstanding something terribly, there's no way you should be
spending 70% of your time riding in your highest gear. It makes my
knees hurt just thinking about it.
He said 70% of
Ah ha! You ride in this smallest cog most of the time! Take another look
but the back side of the teeth on that cog are most likely cupped
(increasing slope of the tooth until it becomes an overhang near the top).
This is good news as buying a new final cog is easy and much cheaper than a
And it is in the smallest cog on the cassette in the largest chain
ring. That's where I do most of my riding - probably 70% of the
time.
I must've misread it then. I see that telling me smallest cog on the
cassette in the largest chain ringprobably 70% of the time.
I agree 70% of the
I'm in the same boat with Pari-Motos. I flat almost every ride with
Pari-Motos, and almost never with anything else. I've put them back on
with Foss tubes to try again. I like the ride of them, but the flat record
is pretty bad for me. For me it's been glass.
On Tuesday, April 17, 2012
I noticed a discussion cropping up in the New Chain Skipping thread that
I thought it would be worthwhile to dedicate a thread to this, as I have
been thinking about it a bit -
I am a relatively new bike rider, and change gears as it makes sense to me
- when i feel like i need more speed, i
On Tue, 2012-04-17 at 13:26 -0700, William wrote:
I agree 70% of the time in the large chainring (mine's a 44) is not
controversial. But I use my 44x11 less than 1% of the time. If I
used my 44x11 for 2700 miles my knees would be gone, and that 11T cog
would be shot.
And I agree with
...and I agree with you agreeing with me...
On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 1:54:38 PM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Tue, 2012-04-17 at 13:26 -0700, William wrote:
I agree 70% of the time in the large chainring (mine's a 44) is not
controversial. But I use my 44x11 less than 1% of the
The remedies for throwing chains I've used is careful adjustment of the
front derailer, and making those front shifts gently. One rule of them
which will contribute to shifting this way is shift before you need to.
If you're approaching an incline that will require the granny ring, go
ahead
only tangentially related. When I was there at the Rapha store last,
Pineapple Bob was there buying a freaking grip of Rouleur magazines.
Manny, I was there the day after our 100k. My wife gave me permission to
buy a Rapha rain jacket! Score!
On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 12:46:28 PM UTC-7,
Thinking of getting a Carradice Barley saddlebag but wanted to ask if
anyone here is running one currently and how they like it. Also do you
need a bag support with this thing like the now discontinued Hupe, and
will it work with a sprung Brooks like the B72? Thanks to any help
anyone can offer.
Carradice Barley and the Acorn Boxy Rando Bag are my two main bags. You
can fit an amazing amount of stuff into a Barley Bag. I use mine with the
Carradice SQR, which I also really like but I think if your bike is tall
enough with enough seatpost to keep the bag off the fender or tire I you
I'm not quite sure what you mean by throwing chains on the big granny
gear, but assume you mean the chain overshifts and falls to the outside of
the ring. If so there are three possible causes. The limit screws in the
F dr may need to be tightened just a bit. You can also buy a chain
The Barley Bag is very nice. I didn't need any support for it. The
Barley fists quite nicely tucked under the saddle and strapped to the
seat post. I have no information on the B72.
On Apr 17, 2:36 pm, Peter M uscpeter11...@gmail.com wrote:
Thinking of getting a Carradice Barley saddlebag but
I have thrown the chain off the outside ring (i.e. the chain goes too far
outside) and off the inside ring (i.e. it goes too far inside). I have
fiddled with the limit screws and followed the riv install a derailer
video, by my eye things look right.
Setup questions:
I have the Alpina FD
8
Yep. I'll agree with all points. The barley is a fantastic sized bag. It
holds a surprising amount of stuff and I often call it my tardis bag. One
aspect I really like are the two side pockets that allow for a bit
of organization. I keep the right pocket packed with spare tube, patch kit,
C02,
Little brother shall be referred to as THOR!
That fender now has a history which makes it more valuable.
Thumbs up and bravo.
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Anyone have a spare set of mustache bars lying around? I am not
convinced that I will like them but I want to give them a try. I am
open to just the bars by themselves or complete setups with brakes,
stem, and shifters.
Respond offlist please to help keep down the cutter.
Thanks
JL
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I'm not familiar with that derailler. Make sure the derailler is only a
couple of mm above the big ring. Some deraillers, including the popular
105, have such a long cage that they cannot be lowered down to a 46 ring
without hitting the chain stay. I use the Campy, which has a pretty short
From the Master (Sheldon Brown): Everything you need to know about chain wear,
skipping, etc.:
http://sheldonbrown.com/chains.html
--Eric N
On Apr 17, 2012, at 4:34 PM, Michael Hechmer mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not familiar with that derailler. Make sure the derailler is only a
My Carradice bags, Barley and Nelson LF, have seen quite a bit of use
over the years:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=41335973@N00q=carradice
You definitely don't need supports with either of them. I picked up
supports through Wiggle a few years ago because they were so cheap and
they do make it
FD was from Riv, I had them do the setup last year when I got the bike.
It would surprise me if I had already worn out either a chainring or a
casette, only rode the Sam for the end of the summer until now, less than
1,000 miles I would imagine.
slipping on the cogs, not the rings.
have
If it's skipping around the rear cluster with Silver shifters, I'd suggest
making sure the shifter bolt is tight. Also, I find that these shifters are
at their best with 7/8sp cassettes or freewheels. With 9sp, the ratcheting
is too imprecise for my tastes, but others report apparently
Zack, I live in a hilly area so I use all three rings pretty often..this
may not apply to your terrain. Like you, I ride flattish roads in the
middle ring, but when approaching an incline I'll usually shift to the
small ring up front before bottoming out the gears in back. So my
conditions are
I just ordered a San Marcos in 54cm. I'll probably build it up
semi-Riv'ish, but with my own somewhat more contemporary touch of style. If
it doesn't sell right away, it'll be here for inspection and testing for
Grant's book signing on May 31.
On Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:08:47 PM UTC-5, Vespa
What? That's heresy. Ended up putting on a set of Berthoud fenders lying
around the garage this morning. Took the lead from a SimpleOne owner in
Washington DC who has similar fenders with long stays. Loosen the 3mm
bolts and can move the fender to get the rear wheel out. At least that's
Another single data point.
Along with the post on where the Rambouillet fit in the Riv line up, I rode
an 18 mile loop from my home on my Ram with a pair of Continental GP4, 23
mm tires. (A gift). The course has 900 feet of climbing and includes 4-5
miles of dirt roads, with the rest equally
Ok, trying yet another setup on my bike and wanted to see if there was
any interest in my old yet only used 2 times setup. I want to sell the
Marks rack, slickersack and platrack as a group. Slickersack is in
brand new condition, only used twice, Marks rack and platrack nuts
have some marks on
Thanks. Believe me, I spent more than a few months. Nearly ordered a
Hunq before the prices went up. Considered an LHT. In the end, I've
told myself to take a chance and see if I can't be satisfied with
Riv's bargain model. Will let everyone know about the big smile some
time in early June,
Congrats on ordering the Hillborne. I love mine and think it is the most
comfortable bikes I have ever ridden.
On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:22:12 PM UTC-5, cbone97 wrote:
Thanks. Believe me, I spent more than a few months. Nearly ordered a
Hunq before the prices went up. Considered an
Pics in an imgur album here -- http://imgur.com/a/fN5VH#0
So these are the same panniers I just purchased from Adam here on the
group. They're just as he described; good condition, used, but good
condition and lots of miles and years ahead of them. I tried them out, I
guess I'm just a
Congratulations! I was in the same situation as you when I ordered my Sam.
Had a 14 year old Bontrager Privateer Comp that had been through many
reincarnations and it was time to get something new and nice. I think
you're going to look back at this as one of the best and most overdue
decisions
The subject line sounds like it could be a part of the signoff from NPR's
Car Talk:
...and our executive producer Doug Free Lunch Berman, just back from the
Hackensack Platrack, Slickersack, Mark's Rack, fatback, hardtack, lamb
rack, Dry Sack and Monterey Jack On-Your-Back Snack Attack.
Now
My Atlantis is built up and riding (gratuitous plug for Saturday Cycles in
SLC). An awesome dreadnaught of a bicycle. I'm running a Nitto Mini-Front
with a Berthoud bag and decaleur on the front. I'm planning a tour and
wondering what y'all use for a front touring rack. I'm thinking of
Haha, I thought the same thing writing it. Oh those whimsical Rivendellian
names, love the alliteration!
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Bill M. bmenn...@comcast.net wrote:
The subject line sounds like it could be a part of the signoff from NPR's
Car Talk:
...and our executive producer
I have a Barley, no support needed for me on a 56 Riv Road. It's a nice
size for a day ride in transitional weather, just big enough for the
essentials and an extra layer or two of clothing.
It's never been on a sprung Brooks, but have had my Nelson on a Champion
Flyer. With the bag
Chapeau!
On Apr 17, 2012, at 7:33 PM, Bill M. wrote:
The subject line sounds like it could be a part of the signoff from NPR's Car
Talk:
...and our executive producer Doug Free Lunch Berman, just back from the
Hackensack Platrack, Slickersack, Mark's Rack, fatback, hardtack, lamb rack,
Joe -
Thank you for the response - perfect description, and also the exact
opposite of what I have been doing.
To some of you guys may just be intuitive or obvious, but it takes me a
little bit to catch on to things.
I will also tighten the silvers up again. It does seem like I have to *
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Zack zack...@gmail.com wrote:
I will also tighten the silvers up again. It does seem like I have to *
really* have them tight in order for them not to slip on the Sam. I had
a Salsa Casseroll that had silvers which was not nearly as finnicky.
I had this
What may seem intuitive to me today came from reading exactly the way
you're doing now. It may be possible to teach oneself all the shifting
tricks strictly from riding and doing, but I prefer to ask someone who
already knows them. My front shifting approach was derived from a Bicycling
Not sure how short you trimmed the struts to fit 650b. FWIW... The struts
on my Platrack on my 700c AHH are 42cm. A new pair of 42cm struts from Riv
is $20. http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/rh1-20077.htm
On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 6:10:33 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote:
Ok, trying yet another setup
Hmm, so you didnt have to trim them at all to fit a 700c fork? I just
measured them at a hair under 41cm, 40.8 to be exact. I assume then if you
put them on a 26 fork you would have to trim them a bit more?
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 11:15 PM, Smitty 54ca...@gmail.com wrote:
Not sure how short you
I have a Nitto Mark's Rack and Tubus Tara combo setup on a 26 MTB-
tourer... the Nitto for a small bag, and the Tubus for panniers...
works nicely.
I also have a Jandd Extreme front rack for another 26 MTB-tourer,
which I also REALLY like.
That said, my first choice (if cost wasn't a factor)
You could certainly go custom and keep the mini around. From what I
understand, a regular low rider rack will sit at quite a jaunty angle on a
Riv fork.
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Thought of Barley until I purchased a Nelson Longflap...and glad I
did. The Barley would be too small except in ideal weather (for me) In
the summer I use a Banana bag for tools,tube, wallet and phone but in
the rainy Northwest I need capacity for rain gear and a change of
clothing etc. for
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