Christopher - You were the only other Riv rider I saw. Here's the pic of
our bikes at the REI stop to prove it -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neutralbuoyancy/9349973266/in/set-72157634761138578/.
That was right before I hooked up the stereo.
- Brian Benedikt
On Thursday, July 18, 2013
Anna's Glorius, and a rather odd and fascinating video. Check it out,
people who check out things.
http://rivbike.tumblr.com/
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Loved the video. I haven't retrieved bike parts from a dump yet, but a great
idea. The gentleman creates the tool, to make the part, to fit on the car.
Awesome!
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I have a Champion Flyer that developed a ridge in the center as it was
breaking in that became uncomfortable. I ended up cobbling together a
press using some plywood pieces and a few C-clamps to flatten it back
down. It involved a layer of cloth to prevent any abrasion, then the
custom cut
I notice Anne's Dad put reflective tape ovals on the rims. I assume this is so
oncoming drivers will see them reflect in their headlights?
If this works I may do it on my bike.
Anyone know if it reflects well this way?
BTW, that bike is beautiful. I wonder why they ever stopped making it. Or is
I have similar reflectors on my rando bikes. They're highly visible at night,
and available at www.funreflector.com
Eric N
www.CampyOnly.com
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Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy
On Jul 23, 2013, at 6:47 AM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote:
I notice Anne's Dad put reflective
You can still get the Glorius or Wilbury-- call RBW. It's a sold as a
custom, like the Bombadil. From what I understand (which isn't much), the
lugs are super extravagant, beautiful, and expensive to braze.
On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 9:47:03 AM UTC-4, Michael wrote:
I notice Anne's Dad put
Fun! Even better story with the log bridge.
On Monday, July 22, 2013 2:37:12 PM UTC-4, Phillip Hathaway wrote:
Just to prove I could do it and to leave a hectic week in Boulder behind I
decided to try an overnight camping trip with my Yves Gomez. As it happened
it turned into more of an
I read about this reflectoring idea on Sheldon's site a while back. Don't
recall if it was a Sheldon idea or a Jobst Brandt idea, but it sounds like
it meets all the ideal criteria for reflectors - as much surface area as
you want, motion, etc. As most rims are bit convex in cross section (or a
Peter,
Your resurrection of this thread is timely, in a way. This past weekend I
took the Hunqapillar on an overnight trip from Seattle to Port Townsend. My
route was a conscious choice of more climbing for less traffic, so I became
pretty intimate with how it climbs, and how I climb, too. I
RBW still sells strips of 3M reflective tape, which can be snipped and
shaped for a variety of surfaces, to increase visibility in the path of
oncoming headlights. I put some on my Dyad rims, and like that it can be
seen from front/rear as well as from the sides.
Turns out I don't need a new rear derailler after all, I need a new shifter.
Shimano bar end is only shifting 6-7 cogs, even in friction.
LBS says they checked the sqaure thingy and confirmed that it is installed
right.
Apparantly I need a new shifter.
Anybody try Sun Race friction thumbies on
On 07/23/2013 09:22 AM, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote:
Turns out I don't need a new rear derailler after all,
I need a new shifter.
Shimano bar end is only shifting 6-7 cogs, even in friction.
LBS says they checked the sqaure thingy and confirmed that it is
installed
brooks and gino light mount pending sale all other parts are still available
On Monday, July 22, 2013 8:22:27 PM UTC-4, joe kelly wrote:
hi folks
i have the following rivish items for sale:
_nitto technomic 8cm used 35
_shimano deore xt hb-m750 front hub new with skewer 25
_paul gino
Hey Group:
Great news for tall folks.
I've been corresponding with Keven at RBW about ordering a 64cm Atlantis frame.
Although the Atlantis info on the RBW website makes it appear that the 64cm
frame is no longer available (e.g., even the geometry info isn't listed), 64's
are still made. For
One advantage of working for yourself is that you can simply take off
during a work day and go for a nice ride. My brother Peter is in town and
we drove about 40 miles northwest to the town of Jemez Springs, in the
Jemez Mountains of course, and veered off to NM 376, a tiny, almost
one-lane dirt
Group
I'm continuing the painful process of culling down my bike herd. Due to the
nature of my circumstances, I'm striving to get down to one or two bikes.
I've already sold off my Bombadil and Quickbeam (Thanks, Chris and Keegan!)
The next to go is my Hilsen.
The 3 year old frame is in
On 07/23/2013 05:49 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
Photos:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos?pid=590392614637156oid=106181942408196036547
(I hope Google plus, damn it to hell, cooperates. Snarl, curse, splutter.)
nope, just ads for adding photos and auto backup.
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I have, it works great on an Alba. Maybe put a piece of bar tape under
the clamp to prevent sliding. Or maybe I just didn't get the clamp tight
enough.
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The prior owner of my 2004 Rambouillet drilled out and tapped a 10/32
thread into the bottom of the rear brake boss to make fender mounting
cleaner and easier. Works great!
On Sunday, July 21, 2013 1:28:20 PM UTC-4, Michael wrote:
Is this advisable since there are so few threads and the
If the LBS started out saying it was a trashed RD and now they are saying
front shifter, I, personally would be looking for a second opinion. The
Shimano bar end shifters are very reliable - I'm not sure how it has
suppose to have failed. It would be strange that the problem simply
occurred
I used the cheapie Sun Race thumbies on my wife's initial Yves Gomez build,
with Albas. I hated them. They just felt so cheap and janky. The real
deal killer was that the frictiony part could not be tightened enough to
hold the front der in place, and I was not using an unusually strong
I may be naive, but just can't see how a *stick* could do such damage. I
haven't had the displeasure, but imagine it going something like... stick
gets sucked, front wheel locks, rapid deceleration, rider over bars and the
bike probably leaves the ground relieving the force on the fork.
Forgot to add:
1. The Fargo is very well set up. The 44cm B135 is very comfortable for
non-technical off road use -- I doubt it will do well on technical
singletrack; many different positions, but because of the rise from the
clamp to the ramps, using the flats is not very comfortable. The ramps
Yeah, it totally can. If the front wheel is locked, and if the front tire
cannot slide, and the rider + cargo is pretty heavy, the fork absolutely
can fold before the rider goes over the bars.If it was on dirt the
front tire would have most likely slid before the fork buckled. If it was
Page says I can't see pics unless I join g+. This isn't the first time. Not
joining so I guess I'll learn to do without. It's become a bone of contention
now.
• Perry
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I won't lie- even the small chance of this happening has me gulping. I wonder
if Honjo, VO, Gran Bois or others have looked into making QR connections ala
SKS for metal fenders?
-J
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I think those companies would be aware of QR connections on fenders but
most likely ruled them out on style issues. You are sacrificing some safety
for style points, its all about your choice. I ride VO fenders but with
Hetres on the Bombadil I have tons of room under there and it would take
some
This is most excellent news, thanks for sharing!
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It can. It happened to me. Stick followed the tire into the fender. Fender
collapsed into fork crown. Immediate endo. Landed on head.
Helmets definitely help once in a while.
Both blades deformed. Top and down tube deformed. Major pain in rear.
Do not ride fenders without release
Jan Heine, who advocates aluminum fenders, claims that well mounted Honjos,
Berthouds and ilk don't really have this risk. You can probably find his
reasons on his blog (http://janheine.wordpress.com/), but it seems to me
that well installed fenders, with a small gap between trailing edge and
A month or two ago I was piddling along on my bike with SKS fenders with the
little QR thingies. I picked up a stick somehow that got slammed into the
stays, which popped out of the QR and no problem. Surprised the heck out of me
and I had to stop and put the stays back into the QR, but that
First and mainly, glad the rider will be OK. Second, I'm having a hard
time re-creating the dread happening here. How was the fender attached to
the crown that would let it rotate forward like that? What I've read from
more experienced riders (e.g. Jan Heine) is that metal fenders don't
require
Nice, Phillip! Good looking Yves. Is that near Allenspark? I essentially
grew up playing in Rocky Mountain National Park, though officially I lived
in Ft. Collins.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Monday, July 22, 2013 12:37:12 PM UTC-6, Phillip Hathaway wrote:
Just to prove I could do it and to
I have two Rambouillets and an Atlantis. The 56cm Rambouillet is too big
and I am selling it.
Here is the Craigslist ad
*http://bellingham.craigslist.org/bik/3955620958.html*http://bellingham.craigslist.org/bik/3955620958.html
since
I dont know how to post a picture to this list
The build list
Since Jan has posted here in the past, and is a good friend of Grant,
perhaps he will enquire into the specifics of this event and offer his
views on the relative safety of various fenders and fender installations
here. He as previously stated on his blog that:
Regarding safety, I have asked
I wrote an article for the Bellingham Herald about who pays for roads and
that Chuckanut Drive was built for
bicycles and wagons and not for cars.
In the article I cited an old statistic that ninety percent of all cycling
crashes happen in the first two years of cycling.
I have been quoting
Phillip,
Really great paint on the Yves; love that green! On the up coming SoCal vs.
NorCal rumble I plan on leaving the basket behind as I noticed that same
low speed drift. Looks like a great time. One of these days I'll make it to
Colorado for some bike camping as you and Deacon have me
Buy with confidence!
Ryan
On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 8:26:35 PM UTC-7, bo richardson wrote:
I have two Rambouillets and an Atlantis. The 56cm Rambouillet is too big
and I am selling it.
Here is the Craigslist ad
Beautiful! I must look away and hope someone buys it fast, before I
reconsider. :)
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Ian,
A couple days ago I noticed that I couldn't hit the 2 largest cogs.The LBS
put the Albas on for me in May. I don't usually use those gears so it may
very well have happened then. I suspected the RD because it came a bit bent
and had to be bent back to shift properly when it was installed.
Over at Soma (Merry Sales distro?)
http://store.somafab.com/nir26rera.html
Nitto r26
A more modern looking rack from Nitto.
- Chrome-plated steel
- Height adjustable for 26 and 700c wheels
- Narrow platform means the struts angle out to give good pannier support
- Two types of mounting stays
Thanks for the Heads Up, Justin.
Nice rack. Somewhat Tubusian in its design. I like height adjustable and
it is so simply achieved.
-jb - an admirer of a Nitto rack of any description
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:31 PM, justinaug...@gmail.com wrote:
Over at Soma (Merry Sales distro?)
Shawn - we need to go for a ride - I have a 54cm hunqa, too, and it's set
up very similarly. http://flic.kr/p/eCurLu
The purpose is a camper bike, but I mainly use it for commuting. Let me
know if your up for a ride one of these days...
Brian
Seattle, WA
Brian Hanson
Seattle, WA
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