If opening up wide is important I have had good luck with the CX70s. On the
CX70s the pads are offset from the brake arm by a centimetre or two, allowing
normal road pads to clear the fork/seatstay. This is not the case on Tektro
CR720s. On my two Riv bikes, the same brake pads didn't clear the
I was enjoying the Soma Highway One bar, but while experimenting with my
new Compass tires on my Roadeo and then my Hampsten SBTi, I have come to
the realization that the 44 Noodle is best for me. It just offers me more
positions on the bar. GP was right all along. My Soba 44cm is going back on
Hey Andrew,
I've been waiting for more info, especially user feedback, to appear for
the Velogical dynamos. For a rider, like me, who uses lights only very
infrequently having zero drag during the 95% of the time no lights are
required seems a great tradeoff for (possibly) slightly increased
I ran the silver 9-speed Microshift thumb shifters on my MTB for two
seasons. The machining and quality of the clamp and levers is very nice and
they are a pleasure to look at. Mine were the index-only option and I
bought them from the cheapest Taiwanese source on Ebay. I also have heard
about
+1 on the Shutter Precision SPV-8. running it with an eyc on my city/long
distance road bike and I basically leave the light on all the time.
Boson Au-Perkins
2608 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Not my
Hello All,
I am searching for a 54cm.blue/white Rambo to compliment my lonely Sam
Hillborne. Just had the privilege of seeing one in my town of Catonsviile, Md.
The geometry looks very similar to my 1983 Holdsworth Mistral but with greater
clearances for 33mm tires and fenders.
Thank you,
I got my Compass tires yesterday, 700x32. I installed them last night.
Today I rode 20 miles on them. 50psi in front, 60psi in the rear. I weigh
about 178lbs and my Roadeo weighs about 23lbs with water,tools,etc. The
ride is sublime. They're keepers for me. We have a lot of beat up roads
I like it. It's not a hub dyno, but it may just have seduced me away from hub
dynos. See my blog for a review, especially
http://lawschoolissoover.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/something-old-is-new-again-the-velogical-rim-dynamo/
I also comment on it in the comparative section.
Don't forget
I'm happy not to live in goathead country! 20 years ago I was at a family
reunion in Utah and borrowed my nephew's MTB. That was my first experience with
the little buggers. Just awful. I can't imagine what they must do to road
tires!
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On 09/25/2014 10:13 PM, ted wrote:
Yes it is hard to tell scale from the photo you used (btw where/how
did you get it).
google image search for goathead
But the spines on goatheads are nothing like 2cm
long.
The CX-70 and the late model Tektro CR720 (2012 or so and newer) use
Shimano Road pads, that's why they clear the stays .
If you use canti brakes that have the smooth post type of pads, I know that
Kool Stops can be trimmed at the end so that they also clear the stays .
Pads by no means
That's great news, Jim! My girlfriend and I are excited for the demo.
We'll meet you at HC tonight!
Tim
On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
thill@gmail.com wrote:
Surly loaned me several fat bikes. Four Ice Cream Trucks and a couple
Moonlanders in various
It's called a CSM 99 or M99 11-36 cassette if someone wants to do a online
search. It's available from Amazon among others .
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Thanks. I have a few pairs of cantis in my parts box. I'll try swapping
in different pads and see if I can find something that works. If not, I
guess I'll go for the Shimano's. Or perhaps the Paul Touring Cantis as
those are the same price and MUSA.
Thanks,
Aaron Young
The Dalles, OR
On Fri,
Bottom-line: fantastic tires, now with 3,281 miles of use. I've been thinking of posting this update so now while there's a review of the 32's here's my review of skinnier ones:Love the cushiony ride, and the confident handling, stick-to-the-road sensation. Note: I'm a cautious rider but these
I was thinking of retrofitting my Shimano cantis on the Soma GR with
the MTB type pads but I guess if I do that, they won't clear the fork?
I'm running 38mm Compass Loup Loups so maybe they aren't wide enough
to cause an issue, dunno.
Reason I want to replace the stock pads is that the stopping
The only thing is that Paul's use the long, mtb pads . They use kool-stop
thinline pads, which I have never seen so I'm not sure if they are able to
be shortened like the regular Eagle 2's are . They likely are the same
internal structure, but I don't know. Inside the Eagles there is a
Jim, you could start by getting some Kool Stop Eagle 2 Salmon pads, and
cutting the ends of as I described above so they'll clear the forks :)
On Friday, September 26, 2014 10:14:19 AM UTC-4, Jim Bronson wrote:
I was thinking of retrofitting my Shimano cantis on the Soma GR with
the MTB
I live near downtown Ellicott City.
I don't have one but would love to see yours if you eventually get one.
I've never seen one before except in pics.
I have a Sam and a Bleriot.
Either way, pm me if you want to do a ride with our Rivendells in the area
sometime.
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in the demos.
On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 6:21 AM, Tim Gavin
tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com wrote:
That's great news, Jim! My girlfriend and I are excited for the demo.
We'll meet you at HC tonight!
Tim
On Wed, Sep 24, 2014
Rod,
That bike you describe is very worthy. I had that same model once upon a time.
I would like to point out that even if 32/33mm tires can fit under fender on
this bike. It is far from ideal; most fenders wont work, the brake choice
matters as well a few smaller factors. I eventually
i have a blue 54ram but a person would have to pry it from my cold dead butt
to get it.
they show up for sale sometimes
i almost bought one a few months ago off ebay
the comments about fenders are to trusted
i have fenders and 32 jack brown tires
but there isnt quite enough clearance
30 with
Did sombody say Goathead???
*https*://*www*.*flickr*.com/groups/*goatheads*/
Vicious little things. But they are pretty small. Thicker tires like the
Marathon Plus can defeat the *majority *of them. The trick is to stay out
of the gutters and constantly scan for runners the plant sends onto
I too have a Roadeo but have been riding 25s in IL,WI,MN.
Don, where do you ride?
Compass tires seem worth looking into!
--Eric in Illinois
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Nice review! I've been very happy with my Compass Loup Loups, which I'm
using on a 650b conversion. Are the Cayuse fatter than the Rubinos?
jim m
wc ca
On Friday, September 26, 2014 7:03:51 AM UTC-7, Joan wrote:
Bottom-line: fantastic tires, now with 3,281 miles of use. I've been
thinking
The Oct/Nov issue of Adventure Cyclist, the magazine put out for members of
Adventure Cycling (originally Bikecentennial, these are the folks who put
out maps and tours in the US such as the Trans-Am, the Lewis and Clark,
etc), has a nice write up on Grant and Rivendell. I don't know if the
Here's a public link with some photos and a link to the members-only full
article:
http://www.adventurecycling.org/resources/blog/a-glimpse-into-rivendell/
Julian Westerhout
Bloomington, IL
On Friday, September 26, 2014 5:44:35 PM UTC-5, Julian wrote:
The Oct/Nov issue of Adventure
Thanks for posting this; I'd have missed it otherwise.
I certainly don't want to buy everything Rivendell sells, but I very much
praise Grant for building a successful if modest company from nothing and
for going his own way; and, #3, for so greatly influencing the market in
all sorts of positive
UPDATE: All freewheels have been sold. I now posess zero multi-speed
freewheels!
On Saturday, September 20, 2014 6:47:38 PM UTC-7, Philip Williamson wrote:
Hi all,
For sale, some freewheels I will never use. Very open to selling them all
to one person at a discount.
Prices include
I have a set of these on my Ti Litespeed Classic. My experience has been
much the same as yours. Great tires!
On Friday, September 26, 2014 10:03:51 AM UTC-4, Joan wrote:
Bottom-line: fantastic tires, now with 3,281 miles of use. I've been
thinking of posting this update so now while
I'm off on Friday's while the rest of humanity in Los Angeles is madly
rushing to get home in petrol-chemical bubbles. I decided to do a ramble
over Pasadena way mail some letters go to Vroman's book store and have a
bite to eat. While resting a spell a fellow walks up to me and say's that's
a
I suppose he could have been trying to make conversation, but it sounds
like a put down...
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 8:42 PM, hsmitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm off on Friday's while the rest of humanity in Los
He meant no offense, just doesn't have bikey sophistication.
~Hugh
On Sep 26, 2014 9:25 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
I suppose he could have been trying to make conversation, but it sounds
like a put down...
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth
I don't know a ton about snowmobiles, but I wouldn't walk up to someone and
tell them their ride looks like a Franken-mobile. May not have meant to be
offensive, but not very thoughtful, either.
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 9:39
Could it be perchance the color? Just trying to give benefit of the doubt.
On Sep 27, 2014 12:49 AM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't know a ton about snowmobiles, but I wouldn't walk up to someone
and tell them their ride looks like a Franken-mobile. May not have meant to
be
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