Hey Y'all,
I've got kind of an interesting issue-
I'm trying out some indexing (not something I usually like) on my atlantis,
and I've got a real pretty set of dura ace 9spd downtube shifters (SL-7700)
that i'm sticking in the bar end pods that used to house my silvers.
Has anyone tried this?
9 speed has 8 clicks
8 speed has 7 and so on
NetZero now offers 4G mobile broadband. Sign up now.
http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT1
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW
I use the DA BE's on our tandem and they work pretty well. I don't
remember the end cog shifting any different. My only complaint is that
they seem to need an overshift. I often shift with the click then need to
go another mm to move the chain.
Michael
On Sunday, September 30, 2012
On Sun, 2012-09-30 at 05:15 -0700, Michael Hechmer wrote:
I use the DA BE's on our tandem and they work pretty well. I don't
remember the end cog shifting any different. My only complaint is
that they seem to need an overshift. I often shift with the click
then need to go another mm to move
Are you using an adapter for the lever/pod interface?
Is it an actual Shimano Pod?
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW
Owners Bunch group.
To view this discussion on the web visit
Did my standard irregular coffee ride.
I woman noticed the bike and wondered where I'd come from.
I replied that I'd come from 11 miles away. She thought I was from England.
These pictures may show the perceptual differences.
I think Modern, others thing Old School.
Modern:
Here are your tech docs for your SL-7700. Maybe these can help:
http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/SI/Dura-Ace/ShiftLever/6J50B-SL-7800_7700-EN_v1_m56577569830605247.pdf
Ideas:
1. Maybe your limit screw needs to be let out a bit to let the lever
travel far enough so it will click?
2. Sometimes the DT lever cable hole doesn't line up correctly with the
hole in the pod. You may need a spacer, or the DT-to-pod adapter to get
things interfaced
I just did this a few weeks ago and I can confirm it works, at least on
my Atlantis. The Tektro hanger comes with two recessed allen nuts that
work with the Nitto. A Sheldon's fender nut works here too, but the rack
stud is too long to allow the second bolt that attaches the fender to
Any ride you survive is a good one, eh. When you slap on the Weirwolfs,
don't forget to add 700mm mountain bars, and you'll shred the gnar for sure.
I've had some great rides in NM, made even greater by the thought of green
chile anything at the end.
Cheers
jim m
wc ca
On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at
Not familiar with Schwalbe's sealant, but I have been using Stan's latex
sealant for years in my tubeless mountain bike tires... The stuff works
great, but it's not always a matter of filling it and walking away.. it can
take some tweaking to get it right. A quart of Stan's sealant runs around
While I agree on the bare facts with Steve, I have to add that on our
tandem w/ Shimano bar end shifters which replaced the
broke-at-most-inopportune-time OEM brifters and I have found some delayed
signal effect of my shifter inputs when waiting for the drivetrain to
respond.
This bike has
I have the same setup on my wife's Betty. Are you using the Shimano or Silver
pods? There is a difference between them I find. Use the Shimano pods if you
can locate a pair. There are these orientation markings on the Shimano spacers
that they can only be inserte into the pods in a certain
sounds like a good time to me. Snap a photo on your ride with the Weirwolfs
next week.
~mike
Carlsbad Ca.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW
Owners Bunch group.
To view this discussion on the web visit
At a suggestion from my brother I added ~15 lb to the Fastgrips and they
are far, far better. The Kojaks, a bit wider, seem to roll very well at sub
60 -- I guess some tires are just more sensitive to pressure. The FGs
certainly feel more harsh than the Ks at the higher pressure -- in fact,
they
It's the saddlebag and the lugs. Very nice in color -- sorry, colour -- btw.
Patrick starting to crave a Nelson Longflap again Moore
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 9:47 AM, jimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote:
Did my standard irregular coffee ride.
I woman noticed the bike and wondered where I'd come
Shoulda' gone with sepia; old-timey and artsy all in one!
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 8:47 AM, jimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote:
Did my standard irregular coffee ride.
I woman noticed the bike and wondered where I'd come from.
I replied that I'd come from 11 miles away. She thought I was from
My SIS indexing works great across the whole cassette. So I think yours
could too. I feel no resistance when moving the levers. Every gear change
clicks nicely, even to the extremes of the cassette.
And, my housing goes from the barends all the way up the bars and comes
outta da
Yeah. Thinking about it again I got the math all wrong. 25 quid X 1.6
is about 40 US, not 50, for the kevlar bead. Add shipping and subtract
VAT.
On Sep 29, 10:25 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, Jay. IIRC the wires go for about the same in the US, tho' I gather
there may
Thanks again -- that's a damn' good price for Kevlar bead. Will keep that
in mind, tho' I hope Schwalbe will give me a pair for free in warranty.
And SJS have the Nelson Longflap for 50 quid -- $80
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Jay in Tel Aviv jayin...@gmail.com wrote:
Yeah. Thinking
Bobby: are they the same thing? 25 ml is 1oz and I don't think that 1 oz
of Stan's will work.
I've tried various Slime/Stan's-type sealants and have given up because in
every case, even tho' the stuff works for many thorn holes, eventually it
will leak and make a puddle in the tire casing -- a
Oh! Tires are SOLID! Yes!!!
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 4:15 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Just in! Note double top tube (dropped; no down tube on this bike) with
comfortably placed bar and new Brooks Shanghai sprung model in avant
guard vinyl with springs cleverly moved to
Oh, oh! I want to take it to White Mesa!
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 4:17 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Oh! Tires are SOLID! Yes!!!
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 4:15 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.comwrote:
Just in! Note double top tube (dropped; no down tube on this bike) with
Uh oh: you prolly meant 25 quid for the WIRE bead, no? Still
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 2:25 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks again -- that's a damn' good price for Kevlar bead. Will keep that
in mind, tho' I hope Schwalbe will give me a pair for free in warranty.
And
You're talking to yourself again.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Sunday, September 30, 2012 3:21:13 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
Oh, oh! I want to take it to White Mesa!
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 4:17 PM, PATRICK MOORE bert...@gmail.comjavascript:
wrote:
Oh! Tires are SOLID! Yes!!!
On
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/sunday-review/to-encourage-biking-cities-forget-about-helmets.html?pagewanted=all
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW
Owners Bunch group.
To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com.
To
Hi All,
I'm looking for some recommendations for winter riding shoes or boots. For
just plain old platform style pedals, not clipless SPD pedals. And by
winter I mean cold weather. Not West Coast cold (which we refer to as
chilly in these parts) but Minnesota cold. Something that will keep my
And to the world, my little friend, and to the world.
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 5:17 PM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote:
You're talking to yourself again.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Sunday, September 30, 2012 3:21:13 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
Oh, oh! I want to take it to White
maybe Sorel arctic boots...
On Sunday, September 30, 2012 4:59:51 PM UTC-7, meehan...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi All,
I'm looking for some recommendations for winter riding shoes or boots. For
just plain old platform style pedals, not clipless SPD pedals. And by
winter I mean cold weather.
Shaun
I am use red Wing insulated work boots down to zero and they work well for
me. I have wide feet and the fact they come in wide widths helps.
Dan Abelson
St Paul, MN
On Sep 30, 2012 6:59 PM, Shaun Meehan meehan.sh...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi All,
I'm looking for some recommendations for
I'm not leading any anti-helmet charge...and whatever my stance on them is,
it's on the heels of people way smarter than I am. Questioning helmets is
not the same as questioning the importance of safety. It is that *only* if
you regard helmets as totally safe *and* ignore any tendency to take
I've already read the article, which was written from a European
perspective. If riding in your community is comparable to Copenhagen
or Paris, I'm sure the article will be very germane. You might also
read the comments to the article from NYT readers...
Jim Cloud
Tucson, AZ
On Sep 30, 6:29
I do not think wearing a helmet makes me take more risks when riding.
Why? Because I am also concerned that I don't break my collar bones, arms,
hands, legs, injure internal organs, etc.
So I am going to be very careful anyway.
I wonder if there have been any reliable studies about the
Here's another article the group might find interesting:
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/josh-brodesky-my-brush-with-death-and-my-new-rules/article_53fedad6-1ff6-5083-8610-2f4a77303c81.html
Note that the street mentioned in this article, Mountain Avenue. is a
specific bike thoroughfare with wide
I have the same shifter and experienced the same problem but they were on
the down tube of the bike. It wouldn't make the click and wouldn't stay in
the cog. I tried everything to get it to work, I finally just gave up and
decided I had an eight speed instead of nine. At the time I kept
Hi Brevivelo,
I am in Adelaide and have been interested in getting an Atlantis for some
years (or at least since they were half the price they are today!) I
suspect that 58cm is about my RivBike recommended size so I'm pretty
interested in your proposed sake. I wonder if you could give a few
Jim, I am curious about the age of the woman who commented on your bike. I
had a strikingly different comment last week at my local coffee shop (I
detect some similar tendencies with this group). For the second time in
about two weeks I was complimented on my new style commuting bike. My new
style
Hey JL,
I'm in SF and have a set of heat-treated aluminum alba bars with Tektro
grips, a long reach Kalloy quill stem and Deore thumbies. Please let me
know if you're interested and we can discuss price and a convenient time to
meet up.
Cheers,
Eric
egordon2231(at)gmail.com
On Thursday,
I need some advice/help on the right size Hunq to order. I'm 6'1 and have
a 91cm PBH. I also plan on running a Albatross bar. According to the Riv
website, I'd be on a 58cm, but I've been advised to get a 62cm, which
sounds large. Many thanks.
--
You received this message because you are
Have a few things to offer for sale. Prices in parenthesis next to price is
s/h cost, will combine at reduced rate of course.
- Swift Ozette Rando Bag Large Trunk Saddle Bag, Custom (Rust, grey
canvas, blue trim). Asking $270 for the set. (+$15)
I got these bags last August, decided to
Hi, Joan,
Nice summary of Grant's visit! I thoroughly enjoyed his presentation (AND
loved seeing what people rode to the event, too). Good flickr set, too.
MG
www.chasingmailboxes.com
On Friday, September 28, 2012 12:15:48 PM UTC-4, Joan wrote:
Grant visited us in the DC area yesterday
Thank you for the writeup Joan! I'm mostly a lurker on the list, but I
made it to the talk -- I was the guy in the blue shirt, red shorts,
and front-loaded SimpleOne. It was a great event. Many thanks to Larry
for putting it together, and to everyone who made the ride out.
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012
Surprisingly they were both BC's. Grant's been a brilliant addition to
our team.
On Thursday, September 27, 2012 9:27:00 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote:
While I would love to give props to Grant on the Advisory Council for
Brooklyn Cruiser I just dont see him as a gleek. It was, however, a
I say if you can dream it build it. There may be less expensive ways to do
it as others have pointed out, most notably the Alfine 11 speed IGH, but
part of the fun of bikes and gear is coming up with off the wall
applications.
I recently converted my Handsome Devil from a Sugino Triple
College Park Bikes has posted some pics of the gathering last night:
http://www.bike123.com/Grant%20Peterson%20slide%20show/
only of the discussion, none of your beautiful bikes pictured - it was nice
to see the a good collection of Riv's together out in the wild though
Is there a proper term
@ Steve, Joe, and Jim: thanks for the great photos. These really help. I've
got an interesting situation (I think). I have been flummoxed in trying to
set up a handlebar bag for some time now. In short, my bike's long head
tube combined with a fairly large frame have been difficult to fit. I
The mini moto is a great brake, at least on my bike, which I use for road
riding, commuting, and occasional gravel grinding..
I replaced a Tektro R6 mini-V on the front of my Lynskey ProCross (Alpha Q
CX 10 fork; Shimano Ultegra 6700 levers; Mavic CXP33 and, sometimes, A719
rims; Continental
Dreamy Draw area is nice. We have a condo near there. I offered my
Hillborne in an email to Grant a couple of days ago. Got an instant out of
the office reply. Just as well. Keeps me from having to truck a bike into
the bowels of Phoenix.
Phil
On Thursday, September 27, 2012 9:53:41 AM UTC-7,
Building up a bike and it needs some new drops. Any suggestions? What do
you ride?
I know Noodles of course, and I've tried them in 3 different widths and for
some reason they don't hit home for me.
If you had to put a drop bar other than a Noodle on your Riv/Riv-ish bike,
what would it be?
--
If you read the ny times article it touches on these kind of personal
stories. The issue is that without taking away the stigma of helmet use and
cyclists as being the other we will never get where Europe is. I fell
going 35mph and a helmet probably saved me from more harm than I got but
going
I've used Sorels for snow biking and they work really well. Big and clunky,
of course, but at those temperatures there are tradeoffs.
jim m
sunny wc ca
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Shaun Meehan meehan.sh...@gmail.comwrote:
Hi All,
I'm looking for some recommendations for winter riding
Tucson is a Bike Friendly Community and has received a Gold level
status from the League of American Bicyclists (LAB). This, obviously,
didn't prevent the accident that was described in the article from
occurring.
Frankly, I could care less if someone chooses to wear a helmet, but
the
Hey, schwinn cream is good company to have. While I live in unhip Bay Ridge
I wish yall well in the more progressive hoods out there. I dig the look,
definitely what I would describe as a non-pasleyized city bike. Shame I
am back up to 4 bikes in the apartment and hearing grumbling from my
patient
On Thu, 2012-09-27 at 16:10 -0700, tragicallyaverage wrote:
Building up a bike and it needs some new drops. Any suggestions? What
do you ride?
I know Noodles of course, and I've tried them in 3 different widths
and for some reason they don't hit home for me.
If you had to put a drop bar other
Besides some wonderful clothing, bikes, camping gear, and ideas, something
I've become since discovering Rivendell is a lot more tolerance around what
makes a good cyclist. I used to be very critical of those who didn't ...
whatever. Now, I am just happy when I see someone riding.
On Sun, Sep 30,
For me, who have used dozens of bars, these are the ne plus ultra of road
bars:
http://www.compasscycle.com/handlebars_gb_maes_para.html
They are made by Nitto to more-than-Nitto standards -- they make Noodles
look crude. but the essential benefit is the shape: you can set them
parallel to the
Hey Shaun,
Try a pair of Bean boots:
http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/43351?feat=506796-GN3page=men-s-l-l-bean-boots-10-shearling-linedattrValue_0=Brown/BrownproductId=732953
or
Jack,
More info onthe Protovelo? Size, story, etc? The PV looks to be a beaut. The
Specialized is one ugly bugger ( in a good way ).
Marc
From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] on
behalf of Capnjack
Salsa Bell Laps. If they were made in silver instead of black , they'd be my
version of the perfect drop bar.
Max
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW
Owners Bunch group.
To view this discussion on the web visit
Thanks for that, it's encouraging to hear it can be and has been done!
- Andrew, Berkeley
On Sunday, September 30, 2012 9:57:09 AM UTC-7, tim becker wrote:
I just did this a few weeks ago and I can confirm it works, at least on
my Atlantis. The Tektro hanger comes with two recessed allen
A helmet only kicks in when you crash, so the use-or-not-use decision
involves a calculation (inexact at best) as to the liklihood of losing
control of one's destiny . Riding like a racer thru rush hour traffic
in an urban area seems less controllable than puttering down a country
lane. As with
Since you brought up efficacy, do you have a peer-reviewed article to cite
regarding this? No, a cracked helmet is not a demonstration of its
efficacy; prove to yourself by cracking one in your hand and noticing that
it takes very little force to do it. And no, a bicycle helmet is
Finally, this is not a pro- or anti-helmet post.
Really?
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW
Owners Bunch group.
To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
On Sunday, September 30, 2012 6:14:57 PM UTC-7, Robert Barr wrote:
Jim, I am curious about the age of the woman who commented on your bike. I
had a strikingly different comment last week at my local coffee shop (I
detect some similar tendencies with this group). For the second time in
Hi,
I had turned off the list while I was on vacation but I had a great
time on vacation in japan. Alas I didn't get take any of my bikes with
me but I had an opportunity to ride a couple of rented bikes and an
afternoon bike tour while I was away. There's little riv-relationship
other than
I really don't care if you chose to wear a helmet, as I've stated.
It's your choice. If you feel that you're forced to wear a helmet...
because of social pressures, that's your problem. Please consider my
initial statement, I don't care..
I'll continue to wear mine, end of subject.
Jim Cloud
Will be interesting to hear the results!
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 6:47 PM, Phil lugsnst...@gmail.com wrote:
Dreamy Draw area is nice. We have a condo near there. I offered my
Hillborne in an email to Grant a couple of days ago. Got an instant out of
the office reply. Just as well. Keeps me
Nitto Dirt Drops if you can find them. Someone posted that Merry Sales
stocks them???
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 7:57 PM, reynoldslugs be...@perrylaw.net wrote:
Salsa Bell Laps. If they were made in silver instead of black , they'd be
my version of the perfect drop bar.
Max
--
You received
I think it's dependent on how you plan on riding it. I'm between sized (54
and 58) with an 89 PBH and would need to decide if I wanted more standover
or the bars higher.
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 4:56 AM, John Johnson johnsoj...@gmail.com wrote:
I need some advice/help on the right size Hunq to
I like the flared drops of the classic WTB Dirt Drop bars and the Salsa
Woodchippers. I don't tend to like normal road drops, but I've only tried
SR Randonnr and Noodles in the last 10 years.
What other bars have you used or are you used to?
Philip
www.biketinker.com
On Thursday, September
70 matches
Mail list logo
