Deacon, I don't ride fire roads but live in a town that is 95% dirt
roads. Much like your description, these roads can vary widely from day to
day and mile to mile. My Jack Browns are usually fine, but like the 38mm
Pari Moto even better. Personally I would avoid anything knobby,
especially
I would like to join in too, but have to work. Have a blast!
Dave Nawrocki
Fort Collins, CO
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Subject: [RBW] Re: Flash CO Pikes Peak Ride
Wish I
maybe your ex-gf is selling it?
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 1:12:32 AM UTC-6, Shawn Granton wrote:
Hello friends, I figured I'd ask the great braintrust that is the Riv list
for a little assistance.
Today I took a peek at Portland's bike section on Craigslist, as I am wont
to do
We put 130mm rear on my daughter's '86 Team Fuji with 126mm dropout spacing
- it's nothing to spread the frame 2mm on each side.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Fuji/aP6220005.jpg
On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 8:02:59 PM UTC-6, Trevor saxton wrote:
Hi Tim I have
David-
I saw your bike on iBOB; very nice job. My gf's father's is the same model
and color, but a standard tube (non-mixte). He and his wife bought them as
a set that included the mixte, but it was wrecked a couple years ago when
my gf was run into by a car in Chicago. She healed up fine, but
I would contact her and say it's not kosher to use your photo.
But not before buying the saddle. $50 is a great price. :)
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 7:00 AM, Ron Mc bulldog...@gmail.com wrote:
maybe your ex-gf is selling it?
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 1:12:32 AM UTC-6, Shawn Granton
On 11/13/2013 09:22 AM, Tim Gavin wrote:
I would contact her and say it's not kosher to use your photo.
You do, after all, retain the copyright (unless you released it with a
permissive license) and this surely constitutes unapproved commercial use.
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A few years back I sold a vintage amplifier on Craigs. Quick sale good
price, I was happy.
Sometime later I noticed a listing for the same model. I took a look
because the model is not so common. Sure enough the ad had a picture
showing my amp, on my rack, with my other stereo equipment and
Tim,
I haven't gotten around to touching the bottom end. Possibly a winter
project if it makes it to the top of the list.
I actually put the same cheap wheel set on the Homer I built. So far they
look fine and have given me no trouble.
David
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Tim Gavin
Speaking of itzy-bitzies: I managed to unintentionally take apart one of
my silver shifters when installing it.
The itzy-bitzy spring boinged off into the nether. :(
I made a replacement from a click-pen spring. :)
On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 9:35 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
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And this conversation is why I enjoy the Riv List in the Winter months.
Lots of talk. Lots of opinions. Here's mine :
We talk and talk and talk about fit and sizing. When it comes down to it,
if you aren't 100% sure on the fit, don't buy it online. I make many
purchases online, but almost
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 6:00:57 AM UTC-7, Ron Mc wrote:
maybe your ex-gf is selling it?
This is the first thing that came to my mind. If you bought her that
saddle, and she doesn't want it, she should just give it back, damn it.
;-)
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Re: My ex-girlfriend selling it. I contacted her when I first saw it, and
no, she isn't. (And you'd also figure I'd recognize her phone number. ;-) )
-Shawn
On Nov 13, 2013 7:20 AM, iamkeith keithhar...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 6:00:57 AM UTC-7, Ron Mc wrote:
maybe
In addition to variations in personal skill and comfort levels, it can be
really hard to compare off-road tire choices online here because what a
fire trail looks like in CO may be much different in Oregon,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Nor Cal, So Cal, etc. We've had similar
conversations
Och! Dave and Mojo, that's a bummer you have to work the weekend. Is that
standard for you both? We'll just have to plan a ride around your
schedules. Depending on sun and snow frequency, roads can be surprisingly
clear -- one possibility for some winter rides is some of the dirt roads
outside
How are synthetic base layers (polyester,etc.)? They can be had for cheap.
But I wonder if they perform as well as wool?
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I'd say if he's new to offroad, better to advise the mountain bike. If
he rides his mountain bike and feels like he has more tire than he
needs, oh well. If he rides the road bike and feels in over his head,
it'll ruin the ride.
On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com
Speaking for myself, it's not so much that somebody would use my pic without
permission but what it says about such a person. In other words, maybe they're
perpetrating a scam on an unsuspecting buyer, or worse. So I'd flag it at
least. I'm not sure I'd contact them directly though. If you want
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9:26:18 AM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
How are synthetic base layers (polyester,etc.)? They can be had for cheap.
But I wonder if they perform as well as wool?
Blech.
With abandon,
Patrick
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Yes, what Anne said.
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.comwrote:
I'd say if he's new to offroad, better to advise the mountain bike. If
he rides his mountain bike and feels like he has more
Speaking of tire width and what tire is too narrow, I'm kind of
chicken about traction, and I'm moving in the other direction. As I've
mentioned in this group before, I'm planning a Great Divide ride in
2015. I'm about (I think) to pull the trigger on a Surly Krampus.
Three inches of tire width!
Knobby it is! Thanks all!
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9:59:24 AM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, what Anne said.
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Anne Paulson
Is there any rule of thumb on this? Put the 650b wheels on my custom Riv
with 32.8mm Nifty Swifty tires and there is less than 3 inches of clearance
from the crankarm to the floor.
I think it's ridable...if I never pedal through corners. I'm just afraid
it's going to bite me sometime when I'm
The thing about wool is, it doesn't develop a smell or start to feel gross
after wearing it.In fact you can wear it again and again before it
needs washing, and it doesn't even *feel* dirty even when you've been
wearing it several days (ask me how I know!).Plus if you wash it gently
or
When I used to commute in the winter the Balaclava was essential to not
having a face of frozen snot at the end of the ride. I also wore thermal
underwear (long johns for us old people) which helped to hold in a lot of
warmth.
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com
Anne, a Krampus w/ Knard 3.0 looks like a fantastic bike for the GD.
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.comwrote:
Speaking of tire width and what tire is too narrow, I'm kind of
chicken
I marked it as Best of CL as it's giving us something to talk about on a
Wednesday morning!!!
I kid people, I kid...
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Perry bob...@gmail.com wrote:
Speaking for myself, it's not so much
Anne, why not the ECR? It's got all the braze-ons for touring and a lower
BB, which will mean more stability and a riding position more like an
Atlantis which has the same BB drop. The BB drop on the Krampus (60mm) is
pretty high for a bike with 74 mm wide tires. I'm seriously looking at an
I test rode a Krampus. My head said, this is not sensible, I should
get a regular mountain bike with front suspension and run 2.5s, this
Krampus is really heavy and this doesn't make sense. And my heart
said, WH! this bike goes anywhere, I don't have to be scared on
steep downhills, it's so
Good question. I haven't been able to test ride an ECR. People who
have ridden both say the Krampus is more mountain bike-y, and the ECR
is more touring bike-y. And I already have a touring bike.
I'm not so sure the lower BB is better for what I want. More
stability, but more pedal strikes too.
As someone from Australia (hot) commuting in Germany (cold) I definitely
qualify as a wimp. Must find some of those chopper gloves, they look the
business!
Tom
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I really don't think pedal strikes will be an issue with an 80 mm drop and
3 tires. That put's the pedals about the same place as most mountain
bikes these days... For example...the Salsa El Mariachi has a 60 mm but
with 2.3 tires the pedals will be ~18 mm lower than the Krampus or about
the
Ski gloves for me--others have used the wierd lobster gloves/mittens,
but I haven't needed them. My ski gloves have multiple inserts
depending on the coldness. For CA riding I haven't needed anything
other than the outer glove.
I use a bright yellow helmet cover and cycling cap to keep my head
Intention is that this will be my primary randonneuring bike.
On the plus side, my Velo Orange fenders moved right over with no problem
from their current location on an '84 Trek 610. On the minus side, the
Velo Orange Pass Hunter front rack apparently will not fit on this frame so
I guess I
Rams predate Riv adding kickstand plates... The AHH/Sam H/ is where they
became prolific. (Did older Atlanti not have them, do newer ones have them
now?)
If I had an orange Ram in need of a repaint, it'd be going back to the
original orange. (Says the guy with a Bombadil in Rambouillet
My commute is just about 10 miles, a few more depending where I start.
living in SoCal makes the commute pretty tolerable even in the winter time.
Wool is the key I think!
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If anybody cares Nitto has a 280mm version of the Technomics quill
available now. That should be more than enough rise for just about any
build.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/internet-bob/qXP5MLcLIFs
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 11:49:43 AM UTC-8, NickBull wrote:
Garth,
You
I have to say that is a tempting choice for a 650b round town bike. I love
my bombadil but with a stumpjumper and a MB2 I feel I have a lot of overlap
in my stable right now. Would this be considered livelier than a Sam H?
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 2:49 PM, NickBull nick.bike.b...@gmail.com wrote:
My older Atlantis does not have a kickstand plate, however, I believe the
newer ones do. (There is a photo on the Atlantis page on the Riv website
showing a kickstand plate.)
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 2:09:19 PM UTC-5, Leslie wrote:
Rams predate Riv adding kickstand plates... The
Also, can anyone compare this to the Velo Orange Polyvalent MKII?
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Peter Morgano uscpeter11...@gmail.comwrote:
I have to say that is a tempting choice for a 650b round town bike. I love
my bombadil but with a stumpjumper and a MB2 I feel I have a lot of overlap
My commute is 7-10 miles one way, depending on the route and any errands
run along the way. I left this morning with the temp at 28°, wearing a
merino wool skull cap from Smartwool, an Eddie Bauer synblend t shirt
(heresy!) long sleeve cotton casual shirt for work (gotta look pretty),
merino
I liked this statement by Grant in the section on Tires: Get a tire that
seems reasonable for your use, and ride it enough to learn how it behaves.
Eventually you'll find your favorites, two years later they will be
discontinued, and you can start all over again.
How true!
Jim
On Tuesday,
My bottom bracket height is 260 mm minus the 170 mm leaves 90 mm
clearance from the ground. This is about 3.5 inches, and I never
worry about pedal strikes (it's never happened), but my pedal isn't
very wide, and this is an important part to consider. I have 42mm
wide tires on my conversion...
Would the 44-584 Marathon HS420's that RBW sells work?
This is a guess, but a call to RBW could confirm.
Would they make your bike sit higher off the ground than on the Swiftys?
Marathons appear to have a tall profile. Maybe because of the Green Guard
layer on top if the casing.
My Swiftys
I clipped a pedal on a 73 Pogliaghi Italcorse bicycle years ago while
heeled over in a curve. I went down very quickly and the tubular tires on
the bike were pulled right off the rims. I think it all depends on the
force dynamics, how fast you're going and how much pedal contact with the
I especially like the gifs.
http://www.rivbike.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/newgif3-1.gif
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Daniel:
Thanks for posting. I'll be there.
dougP
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:41:21 AM UTC-8, Daniel wrote:
For all the southern California bike folks, there's going to be a steel
bike show in Orange this Sunday, November 17, 2013.
*Date:* Sunday, November 17, 2013
*Time:* 12pm
More information still.
http://www.bikemag.com/news/news-trials-star-martyn-ashton-suffers-significant-spinal-injury/
On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 12:31:50 PM UTC-8, Statrixbob wrote:
Here's some more information about him:
http://www.tribalzine.com/?Mickael-Dupont-a-crazy-street
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GBHVYCCHmKQ/UoQk4BspocI/BJ4/499zj-LCkZI/s1600/IMG_2816.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jhCH0VhT4iI/UoQlmnGnXtI/BKA/7R2JYDhNWws/s1600/IMGP69631.jpg
Hi mike
If you are still looking you might see my ad here for a 57cm frame-
only problem is I do not want to ship it right now.
On Saturday, 7 September 2013 11:26:37 UTC-7, Mike B wrote:
Hey ya
Looking for that Bleriot 57cm Frame and Fork (might consider the whole
package)
If I didn't have about eleventymillion jackets would be all over this. The
orange would be perfect for winter riding around here. (Bet I'll end up
with one in the near future anyway.)
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Bill Lindsay tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
I
Wow! I really hope he has a full recovery and can ride once again.
Best,
~Hugh
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Frank pguil...@gmail.com wrote:
More information still.
http://www.bikemag.com/news/news-trials-star-martyn-ashton-suffers-significant-spinal-injury/
On Tuesday, November
Hi ya Brent.
I'm interested but where exactly are you?
On Nov 13, 2013, at 8:36 PM, Brent wrote:
Hi mike
If you are still looking you might see my ad here for a 57cm frame-
only problem is I do not want to ship it right now.
On Saturday, 7 September 2013 11:26:37 UTC-7,
Hi Brent
I'm interested but need to know where you are.
Cheers
Mike
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 8:24:52 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GBHVYCCHmKQ/UoQk4BspocI/BJ4/499zj-LCkZI/s1600/IMG_2816.jpg
Silly me, forgot to mention I am located in Vancouver, B.C., Canada
On Wednesday, 13 November 2013 17:24:52 UTC-8, Brent wrote:
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Planning on showing up w/ my amigo and his Quickbeam. If we can get a
little ride in, great! If not, meandering around Orange Circle à pied
area is 100% acceptable!
On 11/13/13, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Daniel:
Thanks for posting. I'll be there.
dougP
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013
I had short reach brakes before with 700x32mm tires and they barely fit
under the brake bridge. Don't know what that converts to in 650b but they
need to be a bit smaller than that to clear the fenders that will be
bought. I'm not sure a 44mm tire would fit. But I do have the R559's
installed
Last call for $90 (shipped within CONUS), before it goes back to storage.
Thanks!
On Sunday, November 3, 2013 10:50:14 PM UTC-5, Chris wrote:
Price reduced to $100 shipped or $90 local pick (in NYC).
Please reply offline. Thanks!
On Thursday, October 24, 2013 6:13:50 PM UTC-4, Chris
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