Excellent Minh! I looked up the location too having walked that area in the
past.
I bet the exposure of the address is what they seek. Cutting edge design
and fashion seeks such, rationalized by what must come from marketing
budgets, certainly not sales volume. It seems almost like a trade
Looks good, it'll be nice to have the light centered too. Twine'd and
shellac'd? What rack is that with the front tab?
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That's what I attempted yesterday, Bob. It worked (as usual) until a bull
elk came over a nearby ridge, suddenly snorted very loudly (triggering my
adrenaline), hoofed the ground, and debated whether to charge or not
(triggering more adrenaline -- can I make that tree if he charges?). He
Looks very nice.
On Monday, November 18, 2013, Christopher Chen wrote:
Set up my light tonight.
Originally I was going to zip tie along the rack to the hub, but I didn't
have any small zip ties. I figured while I had the time and the twine I'd
teach myself the lost practice of cable
+1 to what Bob said. You want whatever lines are athletic or slim fit.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Monday, November 18, 2013 8:17:06 PM UTC-7, Robert Barr wrote:
To the OP I would respond that the Patagonia line has shifted a bit. The
Snap T used to be a slightly technical piece of midlayer
I'll bite... Haven't tried the pari-moto of course. I'm running on about 1000
miles or so with my 'extra Leger' 42mm here's. The only other 650b tire i can
compare it to is the col la vie and I'm running the 45mm nomads on my 700c.
If you don't mind paying as much per tire as a nice low
Popular thread... Third in line but my 64cm Atlantis is a touch large and I'd
consider a trade. I'm in the DC area but get up towards Michigan for work
occasionally.
Tony
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On 11/19/2013 08:02 AM, Tony DeFilippo wrote:
I'll bite... Haven't tried the pari-moto of course. I'm running on about 1000
miles or so with my 'extra Leger' 42mm here's. The only other 650b tire i can
compare it to is the col la vie and I'm running the 45mm nomads on my 700c.
If you don't
I had both when I had 650B.
Hetres roll well and easy, last long, and are surprisingly flat resistance.
Pari Motos roll well, don't last long, and were flat prone on Midwest roads
and trails where I otherwise have experienced few flats.
I hardly think Compass is deriding Pari Motos when it
Hi Ryan
Just the frame and fork.
Tom Dusky
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On Nov 18, 2013, at 8:38 PM, Abcyclehank wrote:
Tom,
I may be interested also. Local sale possible since I am a fellow
Michigander. Are you looking to move the entire bike or just frame and fork?
Hello
I am looking just to sell, frame and fork.
Interesting though I originally bought a 61 and found it too small. I found
someone to trade with, I was surprised how much more I enjoyed the larger frame.
My Ideal size is 63—63.5
You can call if you want to chat about this
Good luck
Tom
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On Monday, November 18, 2013 11:40:14 PM
I did two seasons on Pari Motos. The first year I did a solo 600 km ride that
involved a large amount of gravel. I commuted regularly on them into the
winter. The second year I did a super rando series on them. This year I have
done 8 200km rides on Hetre extra legers. So, I think I have enough
Ted based on that review the pari-motos may be the next tire I rotate in to
service... Thanks!
On Nov 19, 2013 6:38 AM, RonaTD teddur...@gmail.com wrote:
I did two seasons on Pari Motos. The first year I did a solo 600 km ride
that involved a large amount of gravel. I commuted regularly on them
It's the big front rack. I'll actually redo it by waxing the twine next
time, to help the knots hold.
On Nov 19, 2013 4:47 AM, Tony DeFilippo vpi...@gmail.com wrote:
Looks good, it'll be nice to have the light centered too. Twine'd and
shellac'd? What rack is that with the front tab?
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Thanks. Fast is what I want. However I am pretty heavy at 6'7 and 265ish
so we'll see how well they work out in practice, starting Saturday morning
at O'dark thirty. There is a 70% chance of thunderstorms on Friday so
there should be lots of loose rocks and so forth on the roads. Good test
of
Apart from the time involved (which I think might not end up being too bad), is
there any reason not to twine the length of the wire run? I twined the
taillight cable on the lng rear rack strut run on my Mystery Bike and it
looked pretty good, but I didn't consider twining the rest of the
@ Patrick- I totally understand that and shop appropriately. But I was looking
at the same garment from the same manufacturer. And it's funny how most things
athletic fit are generally fashion clothes not intended for athleticism.
I think I was mainly surprised to see an overly baggy piece
Agreed. I love the colour and the more modern components (saddle, Campy
brifters) actually harmonize quite nicelyand of course, if they work
great, that's great too. Very elegant and understated
On Friday, November 15, 2013 6:26:59 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Alex
I like your bike
Looks good, and I would choose twine over zip ties any day. That said,
I've also had good luck with adhesive glue, using it to attach small
shrink-tube guides along a rack.
Anton
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 2:39:09 AM UTC-5, Christopher Chen wrote:
Set up my light tonight.
Originally I
And if you really want to get carried away with the whole twiny thing:
gilligan.jpeg
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On Nov 19, 2013, at 7:49 AM, Allingham
Well, I was inspired by the practice of lacing cable runs in telephone
switching offices and in air/spacecraft. I had considered just twining the
entire run.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codeq/doctree/87394.pdf (pretty dry, warning!)
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J
My confusion, in the picture it looked like a triple to me. But, for the
record. Your 50/12 combination yields 112 gear inches while my 44/11 is
108. Your 34/29 is 32 G.I. while my 30/28 is 29. Not a great deal of
difference to be sure. Vermont, where I live and ride, provides a lot of
I'll pretty much second this review of the Paris Moto. I have ridden them
for about 1000 miles with one (fortunately slow) puncture. I am retired and
so rarely ride into a city with broken glass, debris, or goat heads! but I
do ride a lot of dirt and gravel roads. They feel very quick and
Wow, talk about a gift horse. Think of it like a son day, no school! But I
have to admit, as I age I get less and less motivated to ride in the cold.
It's not so much the temperature but the wind and wet that discourage me.
Deacon, I'd lov to meet you at the Riv rally but I'm guessing neither
The Pari-Motos are fine tires and I rode a 600k brevet on them with no
flats, while there were other riders with 3-4 flats, so I would say
that with reasonable riding they are not flat prone.
My only beef against them is that I am 150 lbs or so and after 600
miles the very fine tread was worn
Mike,
Good to know others can ride that distance without padded shorts. No VP's I
went with the Grip Kings and I like them, my wife has the VP's on her Betty
and I can see why you like em.
Sorry to hear you Mom is battling an illness, hope she recovers quickly.
Best,
~Hugh
On Mon, Nov 18,
I'm going in another direction for luggage on my Stag so I need to sell
this bag. It's a ranger tan (more of a medium brown) Mini Rando bag by
Acorn. Very lightly used--I've ridden with it on the bike in dry
conditions 5-6 times--if I put it on a shelf and called it new you would
have no reason
Let me know, Michael. It'd be great to meet. I'll likely be close to home
then, so the Pikes Peak region.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 11:39:23 AM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote:
Wow, talk about a gift horse. Think of it like a son day, no school! But
I have to admit,
I have WTB Speed TCS Cross country rims; 26. The specs say rim size is
559X19C. How do I convert this to know how small of tire, that is in width,
will fit on this rim? Currently I have 1.75 tires but want to go smaller.
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As far as I know, there is no 26 tire in existence that would be too
narrow for that rim. Use whatever you like!
Generally you only need to worry when your nominal tire width is narrower
than your rim width. For example, the Velocity A23 road rim is a 23mm wide
rim, recommended for 23mm
Well, for full disclosure, I'm 5'6 and 125lbs, so your mileage may vary!
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:28:21 AM UTC-6, Jim Bronson wrote:
Thanks. Fast is what I want. However I am pretty heavy at 6'7 and 265is
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I think any rider who owns a bike that fits Hetres should have both a set
of Pari Motos and a set of Hetres on-hand. Swap them around as the mood
strikes
On Monday, November 18, 2013 10:37:49 PM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote:
Any thoughts? I ended up with Pari Motos pretty much because I wanted
Endorsement on this bag. It's a PERFECT match for the Caldera Keg stove
kit from Ocean Air Cycles. You can fit the stove, collapsable pour over,
fuel bottle and containers for coffee and cream in the main compartment.
Then filters, spoon, fire steel, bandana, and sugar packets in the side
Wait - you can change tires whenever you want?
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Subject: [RBW] Re: Hetres vs. Pari-Moto, your thoughts?
I
For sale is my recently acquired 1985 Stumpjumper, 22 inch, I think the
biggest one they made that year. I bought it off a list member in perfect
condition, minus the usual collection of scrapes and Rivved out the cockpit
with Cromo 55cm Bosco Bars, 130mm Technomic Deluxe stem. I changed out the
Nice bike! FYI, though: Though I may be wrong, I'm pretty sure that's not
an '85. The '85 had a lugged unicrown fork and steeper angles. Yours
looks like maybe a '84 stumpjumper sport??? Great bike, either way, and
nicely set up. (You had me excited for a bit, because I've been searching
Ahh, looking at my old emails I think you are correct its actually an 1983,
sorry for the confusion. Thanks Keith!
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 3:24 PM, iamkeith keithhar...@gmail.com wrote:
Nice bike! FYI, though: Though I may be wrong, I'm pretty sure that's
not an '85. The '85 had a lugged
53cm Raleigh competition frame. This has been in my basement for 5 years.
It came to me as a complete bike but with the fork squashed during
shipping, no accident damage. I was gonna build it as fixie for my friend
but we did a Peugeot PX instead so it was primered and hung in the
basement. Its
And, bag is sold!
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Steven Frederick stl...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm going in another direction for luggage on my Stag so I need to sell
this bag. It's a ranger tan (more of a medium brown) Mini Rando bag by
Acorn. Very lightly used--I've ridden with it on the
Before zip ties, Telco folk used waxed lacing cord for cable management.
MaBell approved, and it doesn't leave sharp ends.
https://www.sourcetelsupply.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=32
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The problem/advantage to the big ball of twine is that I end up using twine for
many such applications. It's like I'm looking at all my bikes and thinking,
where can I add some twine to this bad boy? Cable management is a no-brainer.
Approve!
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Brooks says Flyer Imperial is now available in USA. It is taller than a regular
Flyer.
FYI:
RBW says they have no plans at present to stock it.
Wallbike not listing it last I checked their site either.
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Cool idea.
Perfect way to secure cables on a Rivbike.
Definitely needs a shellac-attack, though.
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Looking for a 26in, 135mm spaced, rim brake rear wheel for a single speed
setup. Even a bare hub would be great. I'd by a full wheel set if necessary
and the price is right but I really only need the rear as I'll eventually go
with a dyno front.
It's destined to live on a new-to-me red XO-3!
Well, if everything works out, I'll just keep it the way it is. And I like
the fact that the bike shows a 4-fingered-fistful of seatpost on it.
Bosco's would definitely do the trick. They give you more rise and a
handful more bar reaching rearward over the Albii.
I don't really wanna
I just noticed that the spokes on the (six-speed) freewheel side of the
rear wheel are all tighter than the spokes on the left... yet the wheel
seems centered between the dropouts, and spins true. Does this seem right?
Shouldn't spokes on both sides settle into some sense of balance? My
right side spokes should be tighter than the left side spokes
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Is this just like like that Mermot dri top people seem to like?
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Strangely enough, I believe I have what you are looking for. It is a wheel
set though. Let me pull them out tonight and send you some pics.
The wheels were intended to go on my Lotus Pegasus single-speed conversion
project which I am declaring dead due to a knee injury.
Dan
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On Tue,
yes Andrew, it's supposed to be like that. i can explain the vector math to
you off list if needed. :)
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On Nov 19, 2013, at 5:11 PM, BSWP ashtab...@gmail.com wrote:
I just noticed that the spokes on the (six-speed) freewheel side of the rear
wheel are all tighter than the spokes on the left... yet the wheel seems
centered between the dropouts, and spins true. Does this seem right?
Shouldn't
Michael, if Mermot dri top==Marmot Dri Clime, I'd say no. The Marmot has
a very thin fuzzy insulation layer hanging inside the nylon shell. The
Anorak, I think, is just the shell. The Marmot is light but somewhat bulky
and definitely not waterproof. I've used the Marmot for years. Both seem
nifty.
I'll be testing the hi-viz out on my trip from LA-PDX next week!
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What's next for Newbaum's? Jimi Hendrix black-light purple?
-Let's hope so!
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I will be in Ventura next week for about 36 hours. Will be taking the bike
with plans to camp somewhere. Any ideas would be most helpful. Thanks.
Ride safe,
Curtis
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Thanks, fellow riders. I was comparing to my single-speed QuickBeam... ;-)
And here is a nice note from Sheldon Brown:
Don't worry about the left-side tension on rear wheels. If the freewheel
side is correctly tensioned,
and the wheel is correctly dished, the left side will be quite a bit
A bunch of oil for deep-frying a turkey. Back of Atlantis. Very heavy. It was
Thanksgiving.
They were non-Lesnik wheels though. I broke a spoke later that day.
On Nov 19, 2013, at 5:39 PM, dougP wrote:
Photo sent to me by a fellow Atlantis owner obviously bird lover. This is
40 lbs of
Curtis, to the north there are hiker-biker sites at Carpinteria, El Capitan
and Refugio State Beaches.
and for a nice sunset moment, Island Brewing has a tasting room adjacent to
the Carpinteria Campground off Lindley.
Inland you could go up past Ojai to Wheeler Gorge.
~mike
On Tuesday,
My 4 year old. She does effect handling when she wiggles though, so that
took some training.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:39:26 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote:
Photo sent to me by a fellow Atlantis owner obviously bird lover. This
is 40 lbs of birdseed and did not upset
Oh, and the sled to go with the kid.
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On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:39:26 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote:
Photo sent to me by a fellow Atlantis owner obviously bird
I assumed that was what you were doing - sorry to read that it didn't work.
Hopefully you will find peace at home. Be well
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
Let me know, Michael. It'd be great to meet. I'll likely be close to home
then, so the Pikes
1993 X0-3 rear spacing is 130mm or maybe 128mm as stock.
Have you considered just putting a BMX cog and a bunch of spacers on the
stock cassette wheel?
-Dave
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:01:55 PM UTC-5, Tony DeFilippo wrote:
Looking for a 26in, 135mm spaced, rim brake rear wheel for a
Yup 128mm according to the catalog, although I have a 130mm in mine. 135
was always a bear for me to put in, although I rode one for years.
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1993 X0-3 rear spacing is 130mm or
Dave, your absolutely right. According to the catalog it's 128mm. I never
checked, just assumed the 26in wheel meant mtb spacing as it does on the
26in Atlanti' ... Thanks!
I'm out of town right now but I'll check Friday when I get home. Sorry to
spin everyone up, not enough attention to
I have no experience with Brifters on any bike, but I know its been done on
Mustache bars before. I imagine the Shimano with two lever that both move
inwards (or down on a M-bar) would work best. the thumb switch on some
campy units might be hard to access.
-Dave J
On Sunday, November 17,
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:40:08 AM UTC-8, Eric Norris wrote:
And if you really want to get carried away with the whole twiny thing:
gilligan.jpeghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HcweEx2IhyI/ULy_MpPcskI/kKc/nSWxUxqlMi0/s1600/gilligan.jpeg
Forget Gilligan. I have had these, um,
How close to Ventura should the campsite be?
dougP
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 5:15:24 PM UTC-8, Curtis wrote:
I will be in Ventura next week for about 36 hours. Will be taking the bike
with plans to camp somewhere. Any ideas would be most helpful. Thanks.
Ride safe,
Curtis
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Patrick,
I know what I am about to write is probably very stupid, and I am sorry to
insult you by even mentioning this suggestion. I know that you are
suffering from a profound brain injury that I am sure doesn't respond
to lightweight treatments.
So please forgive me to even think of
I will need to be in Ventura by 1 pm the following day.
Mike, I like the beer and sunset theme.
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013, dougP wrote:
How close to Ventura should the campsite be?
dougP
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 5:15:24 PM UTC-8, Curtis wrote:
I will be in Ventura next week for
Interesting talk on the physics of bicycles.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y4mbT3ozcA
Curtis
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Please report back, hopefully (for my sake) with some words on how the
seams and stitching are finished?
Maybe the pics on the Riv site were of samples or prototypes, but the one
in (Jenny's?) hand and the one next to the Coke show lots of frays and
thread ends.
From a potential durability
I've passed 40 lb (42?) load+panniers on the Ram with Fly -- groceries in
the new Ortlieb Rollers.
Max, at least max recorded, was 45 lb total on the lightweight, 1973
Motobecane, also in panniers, also on Fly. The Ram is as good as the Mot at
rear loads and handles better unladen (for me,
If you need to be back by 1, then El Capitan Refugio are a bit far.
Refugio is 60 miles El Cap only a bit closer. Carpinteria is a great
location, the state park is right on the beach, around 20 miles north. Not
familiar with Wheeler Gorge but Ojai is only about 15 miles inland from
Thought hearing from you all would make an interesting thread.
I have been enjoying my Sam for a long time now.
I call these RBW ideas because that is where I first heard about them
(thought I know they have been around for years, just not embraced so much
these days). I was an alu/composite
Hugh, the Grip Kings with spikes work pretty well. But if you find yourself
needing more gription when riding off-road, go with the VPs. I'm glad
you're experiencing your Hilsen from platform pedals. My very first ride on
my Hilsen, home from the bike shop, was on Grip Kings and it felt so odd.
Mike,
Sorry to hear that. At that point you just cherish each day...one of our
neighbors has cancer which started as breast cancer and has now moved to
her bones, she just keeps doing radiation and knows it's the kind that will
never go away. I brought she and her husband some food today. Very
A GREAT list of observations, Mike! I think I agree with all of them
to one degree or another. I have to move high bars to the list of
likes as well, especially if you consider that seat height is high
by the industry standard!
I would add:
Wald baskets - man those things are great!
Zip ties -
Just the essentials: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64942209@N00/3587798278
On 11/19/13, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I've passed 40 lb (42?) load+panniers on the Ram with Fly -- groceries in
the new Ortlieb Rollers.
Max, at least max recorded, was 45 lb total on the lightweight,
Leather Saddles were a game changer for me after riding plastic for so many
years. Great list, I like the bolt upright position and agree the
in-between can be uncomfortable, luckily my lower back can only do bolt
upright. :-)
On Nov 20, 2013 12:34 AM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Makings of a good thread, Michael!
First one to mention Kool-Aid owes the board a beer.
*YES*
1. Swept-back handlebars: Basically, the Albatross, which I had decided
upon first glance were just klunkier Moustache bars, but have since come to
find have more usable hand positions (for me) than
Curtis, you could ride up to Ojai and over Casitas Pass on the 1st day.
About 34 miles and includes a nice bike trail in route to Ojai. You can go
further up Hwy 150 into Summerland if you want a longer ride and comedown
the coast into Carpinteria.
On day two it's an easy ride down the coast (
Ditching the Speedplay pedals: After a near-crash experience with click ins
during a muddy two-day charity ride I switched to VP Thin Gripster pedals
and I've never looked back. So nice to be able to jump on the bike for a
ride with my kid without getting kit'd up. And I'm way more comfy on the
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