Well, I'll take that as a no. If anyone is maybe I'll see you there. I'll
be on a orange Sam Hillborne with orange handlebars named Tanager.
Courage Classic is a fund raiser. All the money goes to the charity and
every little bit counts. That said, here's a bit more about it and a link
should
About a week ago I was planning an overnight bike camping trip. I had the
support and encouragement of my wife. As the week went on and I talked to
friends about possibly joining me, it became apparent that I either needed
to go overnight alone or forgo the camping in exchange for 2 day trips
Inspiring and well done, Chin, and Manny (actor!) I really enjoyed
watching it unfold.
Brian
Seattle, WA
On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Manuel Acosta
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So I mentioned that my buddy Jesus Beltran, we just call him Chin,
videotaped the last S240 to Samuel
Super enjoyable. Took me right back to our time exploring the Marin
Headlands and SF.
Make sure to tell Jesus a big thank you, and make request to keep making
and posting videos like these that push and cultivate the unracing side of
bicycling.
Maybe if he can show people what we're up with
Andy, that was a fun ride thanks for the company. While the weather was
disappointing, the bear sighting more than made up for it. Who needs bear
spray when all you need to do is bellow OH SHIT! A BEAR! to send one
bounding back into the woods. In spite of not having a view of the
mountains it
I was suffering from hot foot--inflammation of the balls of the feet. I've
had great success with the specialized body geometry insoles with the
metatarsal button.
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I had this problem on my XO-1. For me the rack arm thru which the brake bolt
runs and and the stud were not aligned resulting in brake drag. I had recently
installed Paul brakes and was baffled.
As soon as I trued up the alignment of these two pieces, the stud fortunately
returned to it's
Tony, thanks for sharing photos. Looks like an amazing and epic ride. Your
Hillborne looks great. Sounds like you had no problems with the Alba bars
day in and day out?
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These steps worked fantastically. I too had the issue where the indexing
didn't work and I had thought my rear shifter was broken. Thanks so much
for posting these instructions!
Stephen
On Sunday, July 22, 2012 9:36:27 PM UTC-7, E.B. wrote:
Tim, these are directions I've posted
I saw that wall art and immediately thought of you, Amit. I had to capture
it.
Mike... yes, more rides.
--Andy
On Monday, July 23, 2012 1:52:06 AM UTC-7, Amit Singh wrote:
Great ride summary and photos. Glad to see someone else is taking photos
of wall art on their bicycle rides.
Wow! That was so great. Thanks so much. Yes, your friend is talented. I
loved the soundtrack. Again, thank you very much. Well done!
--mike
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Excellent vids! The s24o one makes me glad I've got some bike campouts in
coming down the pipe. --Andy
On Sunday, July 22, 2012 10:11:10 AM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote:
So I mentioned that my buddy Jesus Beltran, we just call him Chin,
videotaped the last S240 to Samuel P Taylor Park.
A
Glad to hear the bike rides were fun but how did you redeem yourself with
the wife?
- David G in San Francisco
On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 11:16 PM, Andy Smitty Schmidt 54ca...@gmail.comwrote:
About a week ago I was planning an overnight bike camping trip. I had the
support and encouragement of
A direct message to you about the panniers, rack.
On Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:27:18 PM UTC-7, hobie wrote:
FS: Price reduced on Carradice,Tubus,Phil wheelset, Phil BB,Brooks Swift
The following items are what I have left and a couple of items added. All
prices include shipping
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
I just got my poster back from the framers and I thought I'd share
what the framers and I came up with to match the poster:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/7609912320/
detail:
Good discussion, comments on the bottom of the page prove what an
asshole place NYC is to live
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2012/jul/23/bicycling-101/?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=%24%7Bfeed%7Dutm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24%7Bbl%7D+%28%24%7BBrian+Lehrer%7D%29
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Oh, c'mon. Just because someone disagrees with someone else doesn't
make him an asshole.
I personally disagree with much of what the commentators say; I'll go
further and say that some of the comments are stupid; but then I also
disagree with much of what Grant says, and I think tweed mudflaps
Alll good points, I personally dont agree with grant over the helmet thing
either, but having lived in NYC for a long time I can personally attest
that it is filled with assholes, haha. Some of them just happen to ride
bikes but for the most part the bike haters dont even ride, they are just
know
I was just reading Lovely Bicycle's thread about walking bikes into
grocery stores in lieu of shopping carts, something I've done here in
ABQ, NM for years to the welcoming smiles and greetings of the two
Albertson's stores in question (I keep the bikes out of stores with
narrower aisles). I get
Hahahahaha, my local c-town aisles are so narrow two carts wont fit down
them, I can only imagine if you tried to bring a bike down those things,
especially with 58cm Bosco Bars!! I do think that dense areas like NYC are
more eco friendly if you think about it since most of us just carry our
So I've managed to infiltrate the world of Cycling Illustrated as a weekly
columnist, and my post this week even has a photo of me with my Sam. I've got a
long way to go with my writing, but I think it's cool of them to let a
non-racing guy like myself have a voice on the site. The article
On Monday, July 23, 2012 9:42:18 AM UTC-7, David G wrote:
Glad to hear the bike rides were fun but how did you redeem yourself with
the wife?
Got her a special gift of a framed Rivendell poster, maybe?
Peter
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Nice piece. I liked CI on FB and tweeted the link.
Cheers,
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Now grant is offering free books to first 10 anti-fans to call him. Way
more professional and classy than I could ever hope to be in his position.
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Peter Morgano uscpeter11...@gmail.comwrote:
Hahahahaha, my local c-town aisles are so narrow two carts wont fit
Wow, I didn't know he was on; I would have listened. I like Brian
Lehrer's show; intelligent guy who has good topics and interesting
guests.
Not sure I agree with Peter M about NYers being a$$holes. Of course
such folks live here. There are lots of good, interesting, and really
smart people
Alot of people stop me here too, track star wanna bes cutting me off in the
bike lane, delivery guys going the wrong way with thier headphones on, kids
on bmx bikes weaving in and out of traffic smoking weed, idiots in SUVs who
try to crush me into double parked cars, all kinds of nice stops!
No discussion of New York would be complete without first considering the words
of the punk band Fear:
http://www.metrolyrics.com/new-yorks-alright-if-you-like-saxophones-lyrics-fear.html
–Eric N
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(Grip King dust cap)
You just pry out that cap. It's been a couple of years since the one time
I did it, and I either used a nail set, or possibly long nose pliers. It
popped right out.
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I am also very interested in hearing about the Atlantis after it comes back
from the painter. So far, my only complaint with my 56 Atlantis is fighting
the front-end flop, going uphill with a front load at low speeds.
On Sunday, July 22, 2012 4:53:46 PM UTC-7, René wrote:
Hi Ben,
The
Thank you all for your comments!
If you believe in this kind of riding and want to help spread the word I
encourage you to sign up for a vimeo.com account and like the video as well
as leave a small comment. The more views and likes it gets the more people see
it so let's get some eyeballs on
The Good Lord reminds me to be humble:
Although I boasted of my milestone one-two knee shift two weeks back, I was
brought back down to earth yesterday when I over-knee shifted into the
small ring on a climb and nearly lost my manhood. The resulting surge
towards a very tall Nitto stem was
liked it on FB. Think about skinwalls though in place of blacks, and
Coke?!? Merlot dude! And some decent bread, and
:)
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Addison Wilhite
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Nice piece. I liked CI on FB and tweeted the link.
Cheers,
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On Mon, 2012-07-23 at 08:36 -0700, allenmichael wrote:
I am also very interested in hearing about the Atlantis after it comes
back from the painter. So far, my only complaint with my 56 Atlantis
is fighting the front-end flop, going uphill with a front load at low
speeds.
However, would a
Haha, Coke ZERO! Ugh, my picnic lunch is a thing of shame, truly.
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Glad your property is intact!
Funny, I have been wary of doing the same thing on my Fargo, but the
near-incidents have been fewer with the narrower, 42 cm Noodles than with the
earlier 46es.
Patrick Moore
iPhone
On Jul 23, 2012, at 2:07 PM, Shifty 1upand1d...@gmail.com wrote:
The Good Lord
Fun to listen to! Upon reading the comments - its just amazing how
brainwashed most people who ride a bike appear: helmets, weight, clip-in,
blinking... there seems to be no option for any alternative. I do all of
these at some times (although *never* a blinking light), but certainly not
all
An incognito sighting of a small red saluki mascarading as an art bike at
the Minneapolis Art Car and ArtBike Parade.
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2012/07/22/art-cars-bikes-parade-minneapolis
Go to the window with the TC Daily planet logo and hit play. Suspicious
bike and alleged
If there is a modern bike fit to be a Boy Scout Bike it's a Riv.
--Andy
On Monday, July 23, 2012 2:55:43 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote:
An incognito sighting of a small red saluki mascarading as an art bike at
the Minneapolis Art Car and ArtBike Parade.
... I promised to go on a camping trip real soon.
--Andy
On Sunday, July 22, 2012 11:16:35 PM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote:
About a week ago I was planning an overnight bike camping trip. I had the
support and encouragement of my wife. As the week went on and I talked to
friends
Still the greatest city in the world. Been riding these streets for 41
years,over the 59th st bridge at age 10 with friends from Astoria,no bike
lane,you had to ride the outer rodeway w. cars. It was suicide. It should
be up to the rider if he/she wants to wear a helmet. I was a bike messenger
Mike, I thought they were fine. In the wider size the tread is bigger
too; not exactly knobby but you get what I'm saying. As far as cushy,
I ran them at 40-45 psi or so for the smoother sections and actually
20 front/25 rear for the less smooth sections (I'm 170 lbs. these
days). I had no trouble
Hi Jim,
The first day riding was on pavement and it rained quite hard for a
spell. We camped on school ground grass that night, but the gym was
open for us as well. I left my stuff to dry in the gym and moved
outside with my tent after the sun came out. One of the ride leaders
commented on how the
Mike, Alba bars are the best! When I got my bike I debated drop/Alba,
but I've never looked back. I actually hold the grips now on descents
and somehow have developed my hand position so I have a good grip and
two fingers on each brake lever. On climbs (or just for a change) my
hands are on the
Since everyone is doing it I might as well jump on the bandwagon.
Riding with good riding buddy Tommy from Seattle to San Francisco.
Totally winging it. Leaving one week early. No route planned.
Looking for adventure. I know we'll be riding through Portland to get
coffee and to go to VeloCult's
Nice column and photo, Scot!
On Monday, July 23, 2012 2:51:52 PM UTC-5, Scot Brooks wrote:
So I've managed to infiltrate the world of Cycling Illustrated as a weekly
columnist, and my post this week even has a photo of me with my Sam. I've
got a long way to go with my writing, but I think
Good to hear, Stephen, and thanks for responding with your success. I think
doing the repair like this helps you understand the mechanism a bit better.
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Great job Grant..in such a limited format.don't let some of doz
guyz get ya down. Controversy always gets attention. Its just too bad many
still believe the common misconceptions you often speak of. I used to think
many of things you speak about were necessary (clipless pedals,
Hey Manny, I'm sure you and Tommy will have a great time. Good to know
you'll be swinging through Portland. I sent you and email directly that has
my contact info. It would be great to meet up with you.
--mike
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I'm in full support of not riding with a helmet if that's what you choose,
but stories from old guys who made it through their youths without them are
easy to come by from the ones who actually made it, 'cause, ya know, we
made it! I crashed a goodly number of times on my old Stingrays and
My favorite comment of all was
Mike In Bklyn from Brooklyn
Boy there was a lot of misleading info in this segment.
On clips and pulling up on the pedals-- anyone who tries to pedal a bike
out of the saddle comes quickly to appreciate clips. And I don't know what
kind of riding this quy has
Actually, foot retention does help when grinding a fixed 70 -- 75 gear up a
steep hill. You can't do it for long -- half a mile, say -- but it certainly
helps. One reason I went back to clipless was that I kept pulling my feet out
of the straps when climbing
Patrick Moore
iPhone
On Jul 23,
When I rode fixie for a long time I used the clipless system because I knew
my foot wasnt going to come off down a descent and stick my leg into an MKS
eggbeater. I always found that when climbing though clipless seemed like
they limited how much i could stand up and just hammer on the pedals. I
Usual story… cleaning out the parts bin. Some of it is more Riv-ish than
others.
All prices include USPS Priority shipping. Riv e-gift certificate preferred
method of payment.
List and prices below or pics w/ prices
Andy ill take the readers. Arent u in portland? Maybe we can meet up as i ride
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