Spats, Compe levers, and large MKS clips are sold.
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Excellent feedback guys! Thank you very much. Jeffrey the pictures are
particularly helpful and Steve as always your experience with this exact
frame is great to hear.
I haven't gotten up close with Honjo's but I was kind of blown away by
Berthouds on several of Rob Perks bikes earlier this
The Prince of Darkness and why the English drink warm beer
On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 6:18:20 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com
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Did anyone mention Lucas yet?
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Goshen Peter
You'd be insane NOT to bring a bike to C'Ville! If you like, check out my
Flickr page for what the riding's
like: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwmcmillen/. Then go to the C'Ville
bike club's page https://www.cvillebikeclub.org/ for rides, maps, etc.
Beginning in the fall and lasting
My favorite LBS in Pittsburgh is *Thick Bikes *. This is not the first
time they have played a key role in recognizing a stolen bike, and while
it's up on the rack, notify local police to come and nab the perp! I go
out of my way to use them as my LBS when my Sam needs some attention.
*Way
My Cambium is holding up beautifully.
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Great story!
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 5:33 AM, Rusty Click click...@gmail.com wrote:
My favorite LBS in Pittsburgh is *Thick Bikes *. This is not the first
time they have played a key role in recognizing a stolen bike, and while
it's up on the rack, notify local police to come and nab the
We have B17s on the tandem, one standard one deluxe. No anomalies or
premature ware in either; but the early Selle Anatomica saddles I have on
the Ram Saluki are both noticeably more comfortable. These are very
early models and still in good condition. Only no dang bag loops!
Michael
On
I don't know about biking in Charlottesville, but I've been there a few
times, and it's a very nice, picturesque little town. Absolutely beautiful
in the fall. Also highly recommend visiting Monticello and surrounding
areas (though biking up to Montalto might be a challenge...).
-E.
On Wed, Sep
wow! Happy ending, and thanks to a great LBS.
Did the thief cut the under-tube?
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 8:33:30 AM UTC-4, Rusty Click wrote:
My favorite LBS in Pittsburgh is *Thick Bikes *. This is not the first
time they have played a key role in recognizing a stolen bike, and
I have VO Al fenders on my Saluki with 38 mm but feel sure I could fir 41s
if I wanted too, but it would be just a bit tighter than optimal.
Michael
On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 7:18:01 PM UTC-4, Tony DeFilippo wrote:
After riding a bike with these stainless beauties and given that I have
Allan,
i've spent time down there and it is a pretty area, there are a few routes
that are not bike friendly (like US29), but you can find ways around it and
downtown is quite small so a bike is really handy.
depending on where work is, that 10 miles can be easy or stressful, the
roads are
Awesome! Rusty, thanks for sharing, love it when people get their bikes back
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On Sep 11, 2014, at 5:33 AM, Rusty Click click...@gmail.com wrote:
My favorite LBS in Pittsburgh is Thick Bikes . This is not the first time
they have played a key role in recognizing a
Hey terrific! I'm glad it was something straightforward. Enjoy the rest
of the setup.
On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 10:07:16 PM UTC-7, Dave wrote:
Think you nailed the problem here. Once I took the bike off the stand I
could see the wrongness of the angle. Good eyes Minh and Bill.
The second gen of those fenders are quite nice quality, too, with good
hardware. Peter Weigle has used them on several of his Hetres-shod bikes.
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Early on, cutting the tube was assumed on the BikePGH.org thread. After he
recovered his Sam, with no damage to the tube, the owner now thinks the
thief defeated the U-lock somehow.
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 9:21:32 AM UTC-4, Shoji Takahashi wrote:
wow! Happy ending, and thanks to a
Which raises an interesting question, since many of us use
U-locks-and-cable approaches. Are there ways of locking up with a U-lock
(preferrably a smallish one) that defeat most methods of defeating the
things?
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 10:27:54 AM UTC-4, Rusty Click wrote:
Early on,
Try American Cyclery in San Francisco
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it's the badge that is an inch off center, but one side of the saddle is
stiff, and the other is quite soft. We've concentrated on breaking in the
hard side and she rides it Many miles without complaint, but I still have
to apply neatsfoot oil to the bottom of the saddle just on that side to
It's unfortunate to have a nice bike like a Rivendell that you can't take
places and lock up. I would never entrust mine to a U-lock. I ride my
junky old Nishiki if want to ride somewhere but have a need to lock up.
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Rusty Click click...@gmail.com wrote:
Early
I have VO Zepps on two bikes with 42mm Hetres, and they really are just
about the ideal fender for that tire. Plenty of clearance, but they don't
look fat and oversized, either. No issues on either setup, both of which
have seen very rough, rocky and fast gravel riding. At half the price of
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 7:46:54 AM UTC-7, Andrew Marchant-Shapiro
wrote:
Which raises an interesting question, since many of us use
U-locks-and-cable approaches. Are there ways of locking up with a U-lock
(preferrably a smallish one) that defeat most methods of defeating the
My LBS is having a problem dealing with a nasty creak in the BB area of my
(silver) QB. They don't seem to know what BB would be best, whether to use
ISO or JIS, or whether the crank (standard Sugino crank that shippped with
the QBS) is the issue. The most recent is that the BB installs fine
Granted, an angle grinder is going to win. But. I don't park on NY,
Chicago, or LA city streets. I do park at a public rack on the New Haven
campus where I teach a course. I have an Abus mini-U lock that I use
frame-to-rack, backed with a heavy cable laced through both wheels and
secured
*shouldn't have ...
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 12:04:33 PM UTC-4, Tex69 wrote:
My LBS is having a problem dealing with a nasty creak in the BB area of my
(silver) QB. They don't seem to know what BB would be best, whether to use
ISO or JIS, or whether the crank (standard Sugino crank
When I was getting married, I considered a Tungsten ring, then the ring
designer told us that the only draw back of Tungsten is that it's very hard
to cut, so if you break your finger somehow, it would be extremely
difficult to get the ring off. I went with recycled gold instead.
How about
The QB is shipped with a JIS crank/bb, 103mm spindle. It's really unlikely
that RBW mis-installed the crank. How long has it been creaking? Did the
bike shop install a new bb not knowing what kind to use?
Faced with creaking, I would remove the crank and bb and re-install. Clean
the threads,
I found most of my bottom bracket noises weren't bottom bracket noises at
all, they were crank arm to bottom bracket noises. I eliminated them by
making my standard practice to always torque to 35 ft/lbs using a click
type torque wrench. I haven't had any problems with noise from the bottom
What brand is the BB? Does the creak happen when both pedals are on the
down stroke? Have they ruled out a pedal? I'm sure they removed the BB and
regreased the threads before reinstalling. Is there play when the crank arm
is pulled side to side? A light coating of oil on the spindle before
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 9:07:04 AM UTC-7, Andrew Marchant-Shapiro
wrote:
Granted, an angle grinder is going to win. But. I don't park on NY,
Chicago, or LA city streets. I do park at a public rack on the New Haven
campus where I teach a course. I have an Abus mini-U lock that I
I am betting she is at Interbike right now. Might take a day or two :-)
On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 9:57:23 PM UTC-7, jbartoe wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I have a near new Rivet Pearl Saddle. It's white. Little to no wear.
I'd like to sell or trade it for a Rivet Independence. Price is $100
You might want to add a cable lock. That's two locks instead of one without
adding much weight or nuisance to lock up. (The cable laced through the
wheels and locked with the U still means only one lock.)
I've left heavier-duty U locks at the train station so that I'd have two U
locks. One
Same shop some years ago said that original BB installed without grease. I
had taken it in for creaking at the time. Pretty sure they replaced
original with new one which was ISO as I understand. Oops.
Now say that with new JIS still creaks.
Will look at other suggestions (and maybe look for
Hi Lynne-
It's too old to return at this point. I tried it off and on but it's not a good
fit for me so I'd rather sell and start with something new.
Joe
Joe Bartoe
Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc.
email: j...@synapticcycles.com
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Twitter: @synapticcycles
also check chain ring bolt for tightness.
does the creak happen in and out of the saddle? (eliminates seatpost as
source). i'd agree with jim that in most cases the bb and crank are not
the real source of the creaking. and also be ok with the possibility that
you may never fix it, my
I like the White Industry idea.
As to creaking, it's mostly out of the saddle with gusto, so no weight on
the seat of any kind.
Some further research says that they mounted an ISO BB a while ago instead
of the JIS. Could the wrong BB have bored out the crankarm?
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Ha, I enjoy the drive across northern Wisconsin! Too bad you can't make it,
Michael.
On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 3:35:52 PM UTC-5, Michael Hechmer wrote:
Jim, Alas Pat and I need to bow out of this event, although we are sorry
to miss it. It turns out that after a very,very, busy summer
Worse when putting a lot of torque on the pedals puts the entire front
drivetrain in play as possible cause. Definitely swap pedals with a set you
know doesn't creek and see if that helps. That turned out to be the source
of my creaking pedals on my QB.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday,
My wife and I got tungsten wedding bands so I researched the issue. While
tungsten is very hard to cut, it's very easy to shatter! If you go to the
ER with a stuck tungsten ring, they stick it (and your finger) in a clamp
and take a hammer to it. Maybe it's possible to make a tungsten lock
Yes, what Deacon said. It's frustrating, but changing one thing at a time
is probably the way to do things. The rear wheel is definitely in play,
even if you are certain the sound is coming from between your feet.
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 11:57:59 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Thanks for the pointer. Also, nice photo stream. Definitely gets me
motivated to pack a bike. :)
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 4:47:59 AM UTC-7, Christian wrote:
You'd be insane NOT to bring a bike to C'Ville! If you like, check out my
Flickr page for what the riding's like:
I bet the owner forgot to include the frame in the locking job. Just that
one time. Just by mistake. And an opportunist walked by. No way would a
thief defeat a u-lock, then lock it back up all neat and tidy.
I have forgotten to include the frame in the lock once in the last couple
of hundred
Good day, folks. Recently, another list member was kind enough to sell me
his Albastache bars and brake levers, which is a good thing since I'm
building a bike on strict budget--just a lowly teacher here. However,
despite my many meticulous measurements it turns out that Technomic stem
I'd
3 leather toeclip straps between basket and rack.
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yes, Trevor, with that picture you dang well complicated my decision making
process again. A beautiful bike. Really. Handsome because the elements all
seem so in proportion and tight. Not that I haven't annoyed the RBW folks
enough, but I will ask them once more ...
I appreciate the
The original Rivendell mixtie! This one is green, with an albatross bar,
Nitto rear rack, fenders, Brooks B17 saddle... and what was then the
typical Riv build.
It has been overhauled detailed for you. New chain, new cables. Break
pads have a lot of life left in them, and so were not
bump for a super bike. would consider package deal with the dynamo
Supernova headlight+taillight.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Lxl3ZOxZy5M/VA9xOHEkXJI/C1E/zxVKcCqDGIQ/s1600/mile%2Bhigh%2Belephant.jpg
I tried a Brooks S and it's pretty short, but the biggest problem is the
saddle's rails are even shorter than a regular Brooks. There's hardly any
fore and aft movement.
On Sunday, September 7, 2014 7:21:14 PM UTC-4, justin...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey folks-
I was wondering if anyone here has
Don't forget to keep the drivetrain clean and use a wax-based lube. Coupled
bike = drivetrain all over your stuff. You can try to put one of those
covers on it but your life will be better if it's fairly clean to begin
with, and hotel staff will thank you. Pack some disposable nitrile gloves
That's pretty weird all the way around.
When I ran non-ferrous frames, one of which had a consistent BB creak
issue, we found that using Anti-Seize worked best. Alternatively, plumbers
teflon tape can work. I used steel bolts which also helped.
I just replaced the BB on my QB with an IRD.
I don't have an answer but it is a great bar . I put one on my Quickbeam
and like the bar much better than the Nitto Noodle it replaced. Civia used
to make a handlebar that was pretty much identical to the hwy one called
the Emerson but it is not one their website anymore you may be able to
Hi Bill,
As I've mentioned, I have 54cm Hunq, my PBH is 85cm, and I am 175cm tall.
Saddle height (center of BB to top of saddle) is 75cm.
Picture of my Hunq with Noodle and Dirt Drop 8cm stem:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77318553@N08/8096995569/
The stem has an effect horizontal extension of 6
I recently had a creak from the BB area of my self-built Quickbeam. I
checked the crank arm bolts, then the chainring bolts. Finally I tigthened
the pedals and heard the familiar creak. My beautiful one-owner 1986 Dura
Ace right crankarm was cracked at the pedal threads... sniff.
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Very interesting blog post up tonight. Confirms the Clem Smith Jr. as a
new model as well as another animal named model. Another book is on the
way, expanding on one of the major topics in Just Ride. Great stuff!!
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Thanks to all. Some good food for thought. Cranks spin nicely and don't make
much noise in the saddle, so I guess I'll take my time.
One person here said QBs originally came with 103s. Mark from RBW thought 113s.
Thoughts?
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1. Meaning like they are as springy as a sprung saddle?
Or just that they are leather draped on a frame?
How springy are they?
The Rivet site describes them as suspension saddles.
With my 143 sit bones, looks like the Pearl would be the one for me.
But I like sprung saddles.
Though I do love the
Think mine came with a 107 cartridge in it. Changed it out for a PW so I could
fine tune the chain line. That was the shortest one RBW stocks, 108? Works very
well with old suntour superb track crank.
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They have been on the market for some time now, but a search of the web
shows still no sellers on this side of the pond.
Anyone know of a reputable source *that has them for sale now*?
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I gave up on an AnAtomica because it never quit stretching on me.
It stretched so much that the glue was being squeezed through the leather.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aaaP4130003.jpg
I replaced it with a Rivet Indy.
All leather saddles with leather mounted directly to a frame are referred
to as suspension saddles. No connection to whether or not the saddle frame
has springs or not.
David
Chicago
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 9:42:54 PM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote:
1. Meaning like they are as springy as a
*UPDATE and report:*
I swapped out the cassette for the 11-32 RBW sells, and threw on an SRAM 8
speed chain. It was really easy and fun to do. Didn't need to adjust limit
screws. Just threw it on and runs fine like the old system.
*How it effects drivetrain:*
Chain runs fine thru my Deore
I am not in the market, but you gotta show us pictures.
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Unless you're up to trade it for a SimpleOne I'll just be over here sobbing.
-Justin
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And a batch of Cheviots in that awesome green color featured down in the
blog.
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 10:26 PM, 'Chris Lampe 2' via RBW Owners Bunch
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Very interesting blog post up tonight. Confirms the Clem Smith Jr. as a
new model as well as another
I thought it was one of the better blug posts - wide variety, touching on
things internal to RBW, hinting at new models (where's Joe Appaloosa?),
covering hatchets in more detail than ever, and introducing a new book.
Bravo.
- Andrew, Berlkeley
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 7:26:20 PM
Hey group,Im selling my Cheviot. Its a great bike, but I also own an
Atlantis and Homer and theres just too much overlap, plus need to finance
an upcoming trip to NZ. Sooo, its a pretty standard build
60cm frame
Wheelset 36H Synergy/ LX hubs Rich built
Albatross bars
Nitto Technomic
Mike, I emailed you a few days ago about this, did you get it?
On Sep 12, 2014 1:09 AM, Michael Williams mkernanwilli...@gmail.com
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Hey group,Im selling my Cheviot. Its a great bike, but I also own
an Atlantis and Homer and theres just too much overlap, plus need to
finance an
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