I'm finding that the CR720 canti brass bushing fits too snugly on the canti
posts on my new hunqa. I can hardly force the brake on the post. I tried
a Deore V-brake and it goes on no problem. I'm guessing the posts have
clear-coat as they look coated shiny. What is the best way to remove
Maybe there should be a spoiler alert here - be advised that I will be
discussing various aspects of the new book, so navigate away from this page
if you prefer the content of the book to be a complete surprise.
I finished reading the book tonight, which if I can summarize in a line, is
about
The Deore v-brakes are so much better in so many ways than ANY canti,
especially the fiddly and minimally effective CR720...maybe just take it as
a sign from God that you are meant to use v-brakes on this bike?
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:13:04 AM UTC-5, stonehog wrote:
I'm finding that the
Obviously, sizing varies from brand to brand, and frame size makes much
less difference with threadless steerers (if the steerer is left long
enough). So it's not out of line that a 6-footer could optimally ride a
56cm non-Riv.
Anyway: Back in 2005 when I rode and was comfy on a 58 Atlantis
Agree with you on that, Jim. My new SimpleOne is a 60cm, and fits me
fine. Although in a perfect world, I'd probably be on a 62, or even 64 at
6' and 89is pbh. But here's where it gets strange, both my Surly bikes are
58 cm and also fit fine. And both have less seat post showing than the
Brian,
I would slice off a 1x1 square of 400 grit sandpaper, wrap it around the
canti post and work it around like rolling a cigarette. It won't take
much to make the brake fit.
Jim, The CR720 such an excellent brake- the opposite of fiddly and
minimally effective. How are you setting
This may not be much help, but I think you'd be fine on a SH for touring
even if it involved lots of offroad places. 700x40mm tires are fine for
that in my experience, even fully loaded on single-track. The
hunqapillar with 700x50s would obviously work too. You just have a
tough
I think you're right Jim, that a lot of things Grant advocated for are
much more easily found on bikes today than they were say 10yrs ago.
Along those lines, check this out:
http://vimeo.com/41872915
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Jim, not quite finished with the book yet, but had the exact same reaction.
Regarding your comment about living in a lucky bubble, and relatively few
obvious faux-racers, I've noticed that I tend to instinctively congregate
with those with shared interests. No arguments against the
Planning on riding up Monday afternoon to juniper campsites. Tuesday
planning to check out the Tour de Cal that running through the south gate
of diablo into livermoore. If your interested in doing a s240 and you've
never done one before this is a good first one to do.
Pictures of last s240 up
Hmmm. I had to do the same thing when I first set up my Samusing Deore
V brakes no less. Like you said a light polishing corrected the
snugness. I don't like V brakes very much and oddly, IMO anyway, liked the
Deore's less than other's I have used. I find all V brakes too grabby with
On Thu, 2012-05-10 at 08:58 -0400, clyde canter wrote:
Hmmm. I had to do the same thing when I first set up my Samusing
Deore V brakes no less. Like you said a light polishing corrected
the snugness. I don't like V brakes very much and oddly, IMO anyway,
liked the Deore's less than
The CR720 is now standard issue on Cross-Checks and LHTs, which are the two
models we sell most at my shop. I've come to dislike cantilevers in general,
but I don't understand the appeal of this model in particular. I doubt I'm
making any setup mistakes, as I've been setting them up and riding
I had a similar reaction that I wrote about here after the 2012 NAHBS:
http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2012/03/reflections-on-north-american-http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2012/03/reflections-on-north-american-handmade.html
I found that the CR720's required a super-high yoke -- so high that I
couldn't get a long enough straddle cable. I had to switch to the
Problem Solvers wide yoke which allowed for a standard straddle cable
and all is well.
Overall, I do not like cantis but I am ok with the CR720.
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IMO the CR720 brakes are pretty bad in almost every way except price,
and you could very likely spend a lot of time optimizing their
mediocre potential.
I recommend the Shimano CX70 cantis as an excellent no-fuss
replacement.
On May 10, 2:13 am, Brian Hanson stone...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm
Good points by Jim and Addison. Grant certainly was at the start of a
sea change over the last 10+ years in the bike industry -- I remember
when Rivendell was the only source (at least, the only one relatively
easy to find) for Brooks saddles and Carradice saddlebags and one of
the few voices
Hmm, I have to admit I'm not sold on CR720s either. Will the V-brakes discussed
above clear 60 mm tyres, a fat fender and a front rack? I'd consider switching
if so.
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On May 10, 2012, at 9:21 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
Good points by Jim and Addison. Grant certainly was at the start of a
sea change over the last 10+ years in the bike industry
True enough although Grant's impact goes back to the B-stone days and it just
took a while for the larger industry
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The bag has plenty of room to put one of those soft sleeves on the
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It comes with a yellow rain cover attached which is a
Seth,
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On May 9, 7:24 pm, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
Does anyone on the list have a 63cm romulus? I'm curious about
something - so if you have one and would be willing to talk to me
about it, drop me a line.
thanks
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If its a center mount rack, the mounting post might pass over the transverse
part of the brake, rather than under like with cantis. My Curt Goodrich tourer
has just enough clearance for 26 fat franks (2.35) and Berthoud 60 mm
fenders, and normal v-brakes seem fine. Some recent v-brake models
Not sure. My setup had Alba bars and levers specifically for V brakes.
Changed the levers to short pulls when I set up the CR720s. Are there any
V brakes that work with regular drop bar levers and brifters?
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Thu,
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 07:19:57 -0700
Subject: [RBW] Re: tektro cr720 installation advice
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IMO the CR720 brakes are pretty bad in almost every way except price,
and you could very likely spend a lot of time optimizing their
Anyone know how they came up with the name for that model?
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No the Atlantis.
On May 7, 1:56 pm, Darin G. dbg...@mac.com wrote:
On the Romulus? Its a Carradice Bagman.
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/saddlebag_support.asp
D.G.
On Monday, May 7, 2012 12:55:26 AM UTC-6, Duplomacette wrote:
What is that rack?
On May 7, 12:16 am, rcnute
On Monday, May 7, 2012, Mark Chandler gravelb...@hotmail.com wrote:
Question for those using Berthoud fenders:
Have you successfully bent the front stays to be compatible with mid-fork
attachment? I'd like to install some Berthoud fenders on one of my bikes,
but the disc brakes crowd the fork
The topic of v-brakes vs. cantis has been rehashed again and again- it's
well-trodden territory here and elsewhere on the net and of most folks are
probably not going to change their once they've settled on one or the
other.But, among cantimount brakes, the CR720s are among the best
I never read anything from Grant, but Romulus and Remus were the
brothers (mythical) who founded Rome. Rome is the City of Seven
Hills. Wouldn't that be a great place for a brevet? And of course,
fine hand-made steel bikes are synonymous with Italy
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On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Tim tki...@comcast.net wrote:
I never read anything from Grant, but Romulus and Remus were the
brothers (mythical) who founded Rome. Rome is the City of Seven
Hills. Wouldn't that be a great place for a brevet? And of course,
fine hand-made steel bikes are
Don't think that was ever specifically mentioned - there's the announcement
article and some flyer images here:
http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/romulus/
On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 2:20:42 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote:
Anyone know how they came up with the name for that model?
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A LBS has these on sale at an attractive price, so I might try them. The
store lists them as 28mm, the web site as 29, and I have heard they run a
little large. Can anyone tell me what they actually measure? I would be
putting them on Open Pro rims.
Michael
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I am kind of in the market for a Roadeo for club riding, at least I am
saving my pennies for one right now. What are the reasons that you think a
CAAD10 would be the better bike for those club rides?
On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 9:57:04 PM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
My $.02: *Keep the
Hi Michael,
They will measure somewhere between 28 and 29 actual. Probably just over 28.0
actual.
Here's a write-up I did on my blog:
http://thesaltycyclist.blogspot.com/2010/02/initial-impressions-grand-bois-cerf.html
Joe
Joe Bartoe
Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc.
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I don't think the Cannondale is better bike (this is the RBW list after
all), just a good addition for OP's bike line up.
Convoluted thought process: OP said he had a too-small C'dale and wanted to
do occasional fast club rides. I presumed he likes that brand but doesn't
need a real expensive
Leslie, show me a Hunqa with some kind of Nitto or Nigel Smith device for
securing a 4 piece rod and I will likely cash in my kid's college fund.
Saddlesack large in the back for the waders and boots, basket in front for
the vest and you are definitely in business.
Oh, and it would have to be
Good reasons. I am struggling with this decision myself as I have a
perfectly good Lemond Zurich frame sitting in the garage that could be a
good speedy bike if I put the time into buying parts and building it up, I
just don't know if I would appreciate a Roadeo more during the group rides
I'd vote for making your Homer practical yet sporty, and have the Hunqa be
your butched up bike. For example, if your homer came with 700c Synergy
rims and shimano hubs, then use that wheelset on your Hunqa and have Rich
build you a White Industries/A23 wheelset. If your Homer came with a
Just returned from a tour using a rental bike with V-brakes, and now
giving serious consideration to that option. Day One I almost pitched
over the h'bars when a pedestrian stepped into a crosswalk as I was
mid-instersection. Note this was a totally unfamiliar bike and
different riding position,
Thanks Joe. That is helpful. The blog is almost two years old now; do you
still feel the same. Have you ever ridden the Roly-Poly and could you
compare the two?
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:15:33 PM UTC-4, jbartoe wrote:
Hi Michael,
They will measure somewhere between 28 and 29
Michael,
The Roly-Poly is a very nice tire, but for me it feels sluggish and slow in
comparison. I actually had a better experience with the Ruffy Tuffy than the
Roly-Poly.
The Grand Bois Cerf has become my favorite tire. The green label on a set of
Hed wheels actually measures 29C and is
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:33 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Just returned from a tour using a rental bike with V-brakes, and now
giving serious consideration to that option. Day One I almost pitched
over the h'bars when a pedestrian stepped into a crosswalk as I was
mid-instersection.
There are some nice pics of exactly that in the Tout Terrain section of Peter
White's website.
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On Monday, May 7, 2012, Mark Chandler
Manny,
I am in... Sent you an email off list
Dustin G
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Now that Tektro makes long pull aero levers, and v-brakes are excellent
even/especially at the cheap level
This is exactly the reason I don't use V-brakes on my drop-bar (single)
bikes. For me, on a drop bar (single) bike, a very important function of
the brakelevers is their comfort as a
This coming Monday? That's too good to pass up. I'll try to make it work.
Bill
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:51:20 AM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote:
Planning on riding up Monday afternoon to juniper campsites. Tuesday
planning to check out the Tour de Cal that running through the south gate
Prefer to sell by pair; $120/pair plus shipping CONUS.
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Yes, that's exactly the consideration. If you're only using the bike for X
activity, it can be kind of dedicated/cheaper and not the perfect bike.
Those Wisconsin built Lemonds are nice bikes BTW! Kind of the last of the
big company US built steel bikes. 853 tubes. Good stuff.
On Thursday,
More details in the mixed.Made campsite reservation at juniper for eight
people.
Convinced two of buddies to roll out so far we have three.
Planning on leaving later monday afternoon around 530ish due to work.
Depending on how long it takes us we'll be there right when the sun will go
down.
530ish where? Walnut Creek BART? Riv HQ? I'll miss the morning race
watching and will just head back to work, but it looks like I'm a go!
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 10:50:03 AM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote:
More details in the mixed.Made campsite reservation at juniper for eight
people.
On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 11:15:32 PM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
snip
but that Grant gave voice to a backlash movement and opened a
long-neglected market
Hmm. This isn't to take anything away from Grant, but I think Grant was
more a keeper-of-the-flame than prophet or
... Mammals over dinos if you will, and in contrast to Protestants over
Catholics (nb. Martin Luther).
-Allan
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Brian--Matt is of course absolutely right in terms of sanding the
canti posts lightly until the friction is removed. Doesn't take
much. I had a bike that was chromed and so were the canti posts--that
was much tougher.
Ryan
On May 10, 4:42 am, newenglandbike matthiasbe...@gmail.com wrote:
It's OK to eat fish because they don't have any feelings.
On May 9, 2:06 pm, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote:
A fly rod. Every time I see a 2TT bike, I want to slip a fly rod in its
tube in there.
(Catch-n-release, since you're a vegetarian.) (Well, I catch-n-release
too, and am not.)
Jim, you're making me eager to read it. The thought just occurred to me,
reading the responses. Jitensha Studio opens in 1982. Grant works at REI,
rides competitively... hangs out at Hiroshi's shop. Lots of other people
around, I'm sure - influences. Bridgestone happens. Hiroshi's
I use them with Campy road levers with good results.
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:23:33 AM UTC-4, GRAVELBIKE.com wrote:
Have you used the CX70s with integrated brake/shift levers?
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One of the older Readers (low 20's possibly)first mentions plans tooffer theframe that ended up becoming the Rambouillet. But in this reader, when the idea was first introduced, the name "Rambouillet" is not yet revealed. Grant says in that Reader that the name will probably be "Romulus." He
I bought a '92 XO-1 in 1993 and at that point became aware of
Bridgestone/Grant/the iconoclasm that became part of Rivendell. I
joined the BOB in 1993, got on the early Riv mailing list in 1994 and
ordered my first frame at the end of that year. I was pretty aware of
what was on the mainstream
Carradice makes the Bike Burea, a nice canvas and leather briefcase
with an internal, suspended laptops sleeve (holds a 17) that also
mounts to a rack with Carradice's proprietary qr mounting clips. I've
given someone else right of refusal, but if the deal goes off it will
be available.
It is big
On Thu, 2012-05-10 at 09:33 -0700, dougP wrote:
Just returned from a tour using a rental bike with V-brakes, and now
giving serious consideration to that option. Day One I almost pitched
over the h'bars when a pedestrian stepped into a crosswalk as I was
mid-instersection. Note this was a
Not true! My Beta fish would see me coming and rush up to the glass
and wave his fins at me.
He loved me.
More G-D feelings than the guinea pigs -- four legged chickens!
Riv content: must get daughter new gerbils to replace Clumsy who just died.
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Mike On A Bike
Bike is sold! It was sold locally to a very nice guy, couldn't ask
for more!
Thanks!!
On May 4, 6:31 pm, Eric ericwolfo...@gmail.com wrote:
fs: RivendellRomulus59cm. No dents. Includes frame/fork and 105
headset.
Also included is a Shimano 105/Araya RC540 wheelset. The rear rim has
a very
Here in the SF Bay Area, it's Bike-to-Work Day. A blog on one of the
local e-rags had a nice call-out of the Betty Foy:
http://blog.sfgate.com/bicycle/2012/05/10/bike-to-work-day-am-stations-had-coffee-but-no-bacon/
Lee
SF, CA
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was your fish named Beta of the genus *Betta*, by any chance? Beta the
Betta?
Mrs Botter put some bitter butter in the batter, but Mrs Botter's Betta
Beta bet that better butter bought from a better Betta would make the
batter better
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:08:03 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore
My daughter named ours boy because he is blue. I am sure their is some
social construct commentary in there.
On May 10, 2012 4:41 PM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
was your fish named Beta of the genus *Betta*, by any chance? Beta the
Betta?
Mrs Botter put some bitter butter in the
I think that there are so many variables with cantilever brakes--arm
length/type/material, pad type, straddle cable length, distance between
housing stop and straddle hanger, type of straddle hanger, fork/frame
stiffness, stiffness of housing stop (this one, i think, is often
overlooked),
I use a laptop briefcase and bungee it down in my front basket. I don't
carry a laptop every day, but it works fine and I don't have to remove the
saddlebag when I park the bike.
jim m
wc ca
On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 2:27:16 PM UTC-7, TSW wrote:
Sorry if this is a repeat. I'm looking for a
Sounds fun but I can't make the overnight. I plan on riding up to Junction
in the morning, if it's not too crowded, to see who gets the KOM points.
Maybe I'll see you all there.
jim m
wc ca
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:51:20 AM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote:
Planning on riding up Monday
Just put new pads on my MB2 and what a pain in the arse to adjust the old
post type cantis to stop them from squealing, almost enough for me to try V
Brakes. I do all my own wrenching here at home but that is the one job that
is just maddening. Cue people's comments as to how easy it is to adjust
Thanks Ryan and Matt. To the rest of you - wow! Start another thread
already :)
Brian - heading home soon to sand them posts...
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:13 PM, rcnute rcn...@hotmail.com wrote:
Brian--Matt is of course absolutely right in terms of sanding the
canti posts lightly until the
I wonder why folks value modulation so highly? In my view, the primary
purpose of brakes is to stop effectively, and therefore, the more powerful
brake is my usual preference. With v-brakes, scrubbing speed in tight
downhill corners or whatever isn't difficult at all to modulate, UNLESS you
I wonder why folks value modulation so highly? In my view, the primary
purpose of brakes is to stop effectively, and therefore, the more powerful
brake is my usual preference. With v-brakes, scrubbing speed in tight
downhill corners or whatever isn't difficult at all to modulate, UNLESS you
I use my Betty for commuting also. The step-through really helps when
I try to maneuver her around to hit crosswalk signals when needed (not
all our lights are smart. I notice people are nicer to me when I
ride Betty and wear my Nutcase watermelon helmet. They're not as nice
when I ride my red
VERY interesting observation on the helmet/bike niceness factor. Isn't
there a study that documented cars giving casual (helmet-less) cyclists
more space when they passed? This isn't a helmet-war, just interesting
human observation!
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Have my SimpleOne set up with 720s and my Sam Hillborne with Deore V
brakes. I do notice a difference. The 720s modulate, but they don't stop
as well, IMO. At least not quickly. Had to really plan out a stop at the
bottom of a descent today. Eventually will swap pads to see if that
helps.
I emailed the seller. If they want to ship through a shop would be happy to
take it.
I'll make a point tell the bike what a piece of crap it is and how it
didn't know how good it had it. All it needed to do was look around and
think of someone else for just a little bit. But no, that would be too
Replying to Jim: Jim, the difference between the only really nice
cantis I've used, the IRCs that came stock on my ersthwhile Sam Hill,
and all the Vs and Avid BB7s I've used, is noticeable. The IRCs were
easily as powerful as the Vs and probably more powerful than the
Avids, but the power was
I think anything that humanizes you helps. There have been a number of
observations ( not sure they are actual studies) that one of the contributing
elements to driver-on-driver hostility is the anonymity of the interaction. As
a cyclist, anything that undermines a driver from anonymizing you
I think anything that humanizes you helps. There have been a number of
observations ( not sure they are actual studies) that one of the contributing
elements to driver-on-driver hostility is the anonymity of the interaction. As
a cyclist, anything that undermines a driver from anonymizing you
On Thu, 2012-05-10 at 17:02 -0700, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote:
I wonder why folks value modulation so highly? In my view, the primary
purpose of brakes is to stop effectively, and therefore, the more
powerful brake is my usual preference.
It's because when I put the brakes on I do not
Funny - that's basically what I am doing, although my Homer is more of a rando
build (SON/White/Synergy, Herse crank) and the Hunqa is getting the more
mountainy goods (XT/Synergy, XC Pro crank). The Homer in 59 and larger doesn't
give much up for weight to the Roadeo. Both use similar steel -
By cutting off the stem...
OK, my two cents for Tim:
If you really, really like the occasional fast club ride, get a bike just
for that. Life's short, and racing bikes are fun. There are plenty of
them out there. If that's what you want don't let Grant or anyone else
persuade you
What is also true is that braking power goes with force on the pads at
the rim, and force at the pads in relation to force at the lever is
the mechanical advantage. Also (regardless of mechanism) mechanical
advantage goes with lever travel. If the ratio of pad movement to
lever movement is the
Patrick,
Interesting comment. It seems to confirm a suspicion I have but lack
the varied experience needed to be sure of. Namely that the
variability between good and bad implementations of a given style of
brake is greater than the inherent variation between designs.
On May 10, 6:18 pm,
Well, the weather here in Portland has been spectacular the past
couple of days. In preparation for the upcoming Cascade 1200k I've
been trying to get in a few more longer rides than just a basic Super
Randonneur series (200k, 300k, 400k and 600k brevets). Today my friend
Ed and I headed out to do
Tim, You don't mention your weight but if you are riding a 63 cm
Hilsen I imagine you to be close to 200 pounds if lean. If you want a
touring bike/off road machine get a 'Hunk' for sure it'll take your
weight (and) loaded baggage. I think your Hilsen is plenty fast for
road rides if your
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