For what it's worth, my new Hunqapillar has a threaded fender mount on the
kickstand plate, AND a threaded fender mount on the brake bridge. It is one of
the original Taiwan frames. My Waterford built Hilsen needed an L-bracket. I
would suspect it comes down to supplies and builders since
Greetings,
I work 24 miles away from home and have kid drop-off duties in the
morning so unfortunately I drive to work. I do, however, try to ride
in at least a couple times a year. Since today was bike to work day so
I made arrangements with my wife and made the trek to my place of
I believe Velo Orange is starting to design another Mixte bike. If
it's anything like the last one, it'll have a 1 threaded headset,
132.5mm rear spacing, and of course be a Cr-Mo frame, possibly lugged
with the double top tube (not the same as the Rivendell 2TT!). I'm
hoping they just give it a
Damn that's funny.
On May 18, 4:49 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
This just in! Grant learned all he knows about bicycles from Angela Lansbury!!
Quote: 2) Grant Petersen learned everything he knows from Angela Lansbury.
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Shouldn't we all just be having fun when we ride?
If 23mm tires and carbon is truly, in a zen way, fun for you: do it!
Mirrors, panniers, bags, steel? Do it.
650b fixed gear 70s racer to townie conversion? Do it! (I do!)
Much like underwear, as long as its not chafing others who cares what
Handsome She-Devil. Wrong headset. And you dont need low-rider mounts
to use a low-rider rack. Clamp it. Origin8 has a sub 200 dollar mixte
frame and fork called the Mixer that shops can get.
ALso, if you don't want to spend much money at all, your local
craigslist probably has 50 old mixtes on
Nice ride!
Wouldn't be a 'convenient' daily commute that I could do.
Great thing for the kids to see that one can use a bike this way.
-JimD
On May 18, 2012, at 11:22 PM, rob markwardt wrote:
Greetings,
I work 24 miles away from home and have kid drop-off duties in the
morning so
And is now $700.
On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:40:04 AM UTC-7, Rob H. wrote:
I think you're right, from what I remember last night, the original
asking price was $1900 and now it's already been changed to $1400.
On May 16, 9:12 am, Zack zack...@gmail.com wrote:
yep, not saying it
I'll put in a good word for the Velo Orange Mixte,which was only
available for a short time a few years ago, but I read on their blog
that they are considering another production run. It takes 700 C
wheels, has lugs, 1 threaded headset, 3 front fork braze-ons and
good tire clearance. I don't know
Corollary to Justin's excellent point of 'whatever makes you happy is
nobody else's business', I think Grant is saying 'don't be bullied into
conformity by popular bike culture, particularly by unrealistic racing
fantasies'. Sometimes I think Grant likes to humorously needle even
conformity
Rob:
Well done! How do you deal with that ped/bike bridge?
Jim in Boulder
On Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:22:58 AM UTC-6, rob markwardt wrote:
Greetings,
I work 24 miles away from home and have kid drop-off duties in the
morning so unfortunately I drive to work. I do, however, try to
I haven't posted in this group yet, but perhaps necessity is the
mother of de-lurking... This post inspired me to finally fit my 59 cm
Hilsen with some Berthoud fenders I've had sitting around for a while.
I've done everything except the L-bracket; now I'm sitting here
wondering whether anyone has
I would like to thank Manny for turning me onto this forum and
organizing the s24o trip up Mount Diablo to catch the race. It was a
pleasure to meet Dustin, Anne and Bill and the other Rivendell riders.
It was amazing to see the camaraderie between everyone and to feel the
excitement and energy
(those hoping for Spy vs Spy are going to be disappointed)
Two frames. Two years. One size. One maker.
One owner.
Both my green Hillborne purchased this year and my orange Hillborne purchased
in 2010 are 60cm Waterford-made canti-studded double top tube studies in joy,
comfort, and
The picture is kind of decieving. There is a ramp on the right side
so it really is for bikes and peds. I usually just use the crosswalk
since the traffic on 99 gets the majority of green light time.
On May 19, 9:59 am, Jim jamesfek...@gmail.com wrote:
Rob:
Well done! How do you deal with
Jim-
Thanks! You're one of the folks who steered me and my family towards Riv and
Surly. I just emailed GP because the Kindle version has his name as Grant
Persen on the title page. Hopefully they fix it and push it out to us nonpaper
folks. I wish I could have purchased an electronic version
I'll totally ship it to Philly, but I sold it to a pawn shop and they won't
let me buy it back for 27 days. But if you send me money now I'll ship it when
I get it out...
Flagged.
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I have used a 113mm bottom bracket for my Hillbornes. I knew there was ample
clearance for my XD2 triple. And I was okay with the chain line and its general
behavior.
But I was inspired by recent group posts to see if a 110mm would work on my
frame with my crank. It does! And it does improve
I've used Nitto's F-15 rack for a while now with my BarSack. Not continuously
but often. In fact, it's the intermittent nature of its usage that led me to
these notions.
1) Replace the M8 bolts in the ends of the fork with 8mm set screws 30mm in
length. Then you can use 8mm wing nuts to
You might consider a 106 to 107 also...I know its only 3-4mm
difference but that is what I have on mine with a seven speed cassette
and spacer and it works nicely with even better alignment and shifting
IMHO.
On May 19, 11:22 am, Thomas Lynn Skean thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net
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I have
I tried a 107 once and couldn't even get good torque on the crank against the
taper without interference from the bottom
bracket itself. In short, my crank didn't work with that 107 bottom bracket,
completely independent of the frame. Just weird.
Assuming that was a fluke (say, incorrectly
Thomas,
Thanks for posting this, i just ordered a BarSack with my birthday discount
and was thinking of how i could come up with a better quick release system.
now just need to find a source for the set screws!
On Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:04:07 PM UTC-4, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote:
I've used
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Justin August justinaug...@gmail.com wrote:
I'll totally ship it to Philly, but I sold it to a pawn shop and they won't
let me buy it back for 27 days. But if you send me money now I'll ship it
when I get it out...
Flagged.
hahah - nice.
-sv
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On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Thomas Lynn Skean
thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net wrote:
(those hoping for Spy vs Spy are going to be disappointed)
Two frames. Two years. One size. One maker.
One owner.
Both my green Hillborne purchased this year and my orange Hillborne purchased
in 2010 are
I have independently arrived at the M8-wingnut solution. The problem I
found with removing the 'fork' section of the rack is that the handlebar
clamps move slightly and make it a fiddle to re-mount.
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Ahhh man, I was just going to send him an envelope with some cash in it so
he could hold. I mean hey, I can wait 27 days!
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Justin August justinaug...@gmail.com
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I'll totally ship it to
So, I've been slowly warming to this idea of using platform pedals. I
actually compromised and went half way, using cream colored PowerGrip
straps that Rivendell was selling at the time and the MKS touring pedals
that they sell. This setup works fairly well for me and I'm starting to
prefer it
Pedal strike is more of a habit problem than a pedal problem, at least
for me. You start to learn what you can and can't get away with on
corners. Narrower pedals definitely help, but not as much as you might
think.
On 5/19/2012 2:46 PM, Rex Kerr wrote:
So, I've been slowly warming to this
I've had a little of that myself, though I think having the clamps around
rubber shims around an Albatross have prevented it from being problematic.
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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Hmmmweird.would think the diff to be only 10 -12mm since the
thickness of the pedal cage is about one inch with the axle running
through the center. On those froggy pedals the axle is the same basic
size and so wouldn't be more than 6 -7 mm farther from the ground.
(I'm curious, maybe do
Right on Thomas..every bicycle/bicycle part can be a little
different.
On May 19, 12:16 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net
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I tried a 107 once and couldn't even get good torque on the crank against the
taper without interference from the bottom
bracket itself. In
I wouldn't worry about it. If you're riding a Riv you probably aren't
racing...don't pedal through the corners and keep your outside crank
in the down position if you are turning agressively at high speed (you
should do that regardless of what pedal you are using). I've used the
MKS touring
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 4:17 PM, charlie cl_v...@hotmail.com wrote:
Hmmmweird.would think the diff to be only 10 -12mm since the
thickness of the pedal cage is about one inch with the axle running
through the center. On those froggy pedals the axle is the same
It's more than that
I don't think it's me, maybe it is, but these are the most difficult
tires I have ever dealt with. Normally when I think of tires being
difficult to mount, they're really tight and require multiple levers
and a lot of force to get on.
My problem is the opposite. These things are so loose that
I have had this problem. Had to put alot of air into the tube and then
seat it, alot more than I usually would to get it to be tighter around the
wheel. Then pump it up, deflate and repump a few times with the wheel on
the upside down or suspended bike to make sure it wasn't pinched. Pain in
If you want to cook, bring a lighter. lol. Learned that one this weekend.
Won't make that mistake twice! I tend to bring too much food anyways, so
I just had salami and an apple for dinner. the whole if you screw up it
doesn't really matter because you will be home the next day thing
...lug. They were giving away promotional lugs. Here is the one I got.
So pretty:
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Very cool. I'd love to have one, but I'm respecting their new
customers only, please request.
On May 19, 4:30 pm, lungimsam john11.2...@gmail.com wrote:
...lug. They were giving away promotional lugs. Here is the one I got.
So pretty:
Good point. I'll get some side-by-sides up tomorrow.
For now, here's some slightly outdated info on Samuel The Orange:
http://home.comcast.net/~thomaslynnskean/cockpits/
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On Saturday, May 19, 2012 1:30:11 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote:
...lug. They were giving away promotional lugs.
I pedal strike on occasion on my AHH with 175 cranks and king grips. I have
another bike that needs new cranks, so I'm leaning towards moving the
current 175 AHH cranks over and getting 170s for Homer. But like others
have said... I think it's more a user error than a problem with the bike.
I've found Big Apples, both vanilla and Liteskins, to be supremely
loose on both Alex DH19 and SnoCat SL 44 mm rims; so loose that,
installed before any air is in the tube, they will literally fall off
the rim if the wheel is held sideways. But adding air, carefully so
that the beads remain
In the long distance hiking community there's a saying Hike your own
hike. It applies equally well to bikes. --Andy
On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 11:15:32 PM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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Maybe there should be a spoiler alert here - be advised that I will be
discussing various
One picture to colierate Tommy's first post on the form.
Tommy himself riding up Diablo on his new touring bike!
http://flic.kr/p/c1uJEd
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I agree with all...but happen to have micro-knowledge about some
particulars. The Grip King pedal has the best clearance of any pedal
we sell...was designed to win and does. Much of this is obvioius, but
here it is all at once: Pedal clearance is only a function of
how far the pedal sticks out
And boy are my arms tired. Out for a late night ride so rode over to
the shore path but by the time I got back my arms were killing me. I
have been juggling a few different bikes lately but my latest setup is
a 56cm Homer (650b-Hetres) with a 10cm technomic and Albatross bars,
about 1 inch above
Peter M wrote:
...my arms were killing me. I
have been juggling a few different bikes lately...
I suggest you stop juggling bicycles and your arms will stop hurting.
Or maybe start by juggling balls or beanbags, then clubs, then maybe
chainsaws or bowling balls. It takes a lot of practice
That must be it, damn 8th grade girlfriend taught me all wrong most likely.
I will start juggling carbon bikes, they are so lightweight after all.
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 12:08 AM, MSmith bee...@gmail.com wrote:
Peter M wrote:
...my arms were killing me. I
have been juggling a few different
I tried Albas on several different bikes, and even though I have short
arms, the reach-back was too much. I felt cramped and my hands/arms
hurt.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On May 19, 9:16 pm, Peter Morgano uscpeter11...@gmail.com wrote:
That must be it, damn 8th grade girlfriend taught me all
Nothing beats New Bike Day. Rode the new bike to work. It was funny because
my student's seem more excited about the bike then I am. LIke any new
shiny thing with wheels, all the kids wanted to ride it. I'm not good at
describing the feel of a new steel bike so I'll quote some of the things
This is totally awesome, enjoy in good health!
(I have to laugh about the voicemail comment. My wife is a teacher
and it's fruitless to leave her a VM if I expect any response)
On May 20, 12:57 am, Manuel Acosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com
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Nothing beats New Bike Day. Rode the new
Super beautiful Bike, Manny. As a green/sidepull Sam owner, I get really
jealous of all you orange/canti folks.
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IMHO, A-bars work best when they are significantly above the saddle and way
forward. The Nitto non-dlx Technomic works great for this. If that's what
you have, pull it up some more, and then maybe swap out for a 12cm. Here's
what mine looked like after I went all
Many Congratulations Manny!
On May 20, 12:57 am, Manuel Acosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Nothing beats New Bike Day. Rode the new bike to work. It was funny because
my student's seem more excited about the bike then I am. LIke any new
shiny thing with wheels, all the kids wanted to
Thank you for posting all the wonderful photos.
On May 20, 12:57 am, Manuel Acosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Nothing beats New Bike Day. Rode the new bike to work. It was funny because
my student's seem more excited about the bike then I am. LIke any new
shiny thing with wheels, all
i just made that last photo into my desktop!
On 5/19/2012 9:57 PM, Manuel Acosta wrote:
Nothing beats New Bike Day. Rode the new bike to work. It was funny
because my student's seem more excited about the bike then I am. LIke
any new shiny thing with wheels, all the kids wanted to ride it.
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