I hadn't heard of the 3.5 Vee Speedsters. I'll have to check those out.
A Pugs is still lurking in the back of my mind as a future bike.
On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 4:02:59 PM UTC-6, Tim Gavin wrote:
FYI, the Surly Black Floyd semi-slicks apparently aren't much faster than
Knards. The
Looks like fun.
I'm there.
On Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 2:49:01 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
The powers that be just finalized the dates and times for this spring's
RSR: March 21st! Up to date info on the official RSR blog:
http://redlands-strada-rossa.blogspot.com/
This event
Ann ... I'm curious why the Nanos tickle your fancy rather than the Smart
Sams? For me and what I ride, anyway, the bigger lugs on the Sams are
beautiful for traction while the center ridge pattern is great for pavement.
With abandon,
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Ahhh! Yes, bigger nobbies would be excellent for the Great Divide MTB Trail
-- but not the Continental Divide Trial. Go figure. Application is
everything. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 9:53:10 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote:
I guess, because people who ride the
It'll be a good place to be!
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 6:21 PM, TomT vel...@gmail.com wrote:
Looks like fun.
I'm there.
On Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 2:49:01 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com
wrote:
The powers that be just finalized the dates and times for this spring's
RSR: March 21st! Up to
My wimpy bludgeoned brain couldn't handle the main weekend, but on the off
chance that we do a trip to SoCal this spring (we consider spring trips to
escape the slushy spring slop snows that make it so you can't do much of
anything here), would there be a time better than others to do a
Chris:
All-rounder covers a lot of sins. I consider my Atlantis an all rounder
because it's my daily ride, goes off road well enough for my purposes (like
you, no single track gnarly MTBing) and I can toss 40 lbs of junk on it
(and another 10 psi in the tires) and take off on tour. But
Spring is great time to come out. Weather will be predictably
unpredictable. Last year it was nearly 90 American for the RSR, but damp
and drizly the next weekend. No weekend is better/worse for everyone, so
throw a dart at the calendar and see what happens!
As for tires, I actually ride pretty
Thanks, Doug. I'm not worried about the terrain and my ability to ride it,
just the ability of my tires to handle the goat heads. I see you lot
constantly fixing flats. I haven't had one since I got the Hunqapillar. Now
I've said it, I'm doomed. Grin.
With abandon,
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I guess, because people who ride the Great Divide like the Nanos. And
that's mostly gravel roads, some pavement.
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 8:46 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
Ann ... I'm curious why the Nanos tickle your fancy rather than the Smart
Sams? For me and what I ride,
Patrick:
Check out our Google Group:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/socalallrounders
David, Hugh, Mike, Curtis, Jim et al, plan our local mischief here. Let us
know your travel schedule likely we can work out a ride. Don't worry
about the goatheads; those are only allowed in
I have a similar-era MTB, an '88 Schwinn KOM
http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/Bikes/1988_Schwinn_KOM.html. It's lugged Tange
Prestige racer, and has the improved (from the Klunkers) NORBA
geometry(71° head
/ 74° seat). So it's a better all-rounder then the earlier
klunker-inspired frames, but still not
And now I’m off to Google “White LMDS”
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Subject: [RBW] Re: What's your winter project?
OK, this might be
They call him *Andy StumpPuller Cheatham... Beast of the Alleghenies.*..
haven't heard of too many people busting a Stumpy chainstay.
Consider yourself fortunate, I have several friends who more recently had
less fortunate dealings with Specialized to warrant busted frames.
I did want to make
Anyone have any thoughts on positives or negatives associated with choosing
a 26 LHT versus a 90's MTB, like a Stumpjumper or Rockhopper?
I'm familiar with the geometry differences between the two and I will be
using modern components (except for stem if I go vintage) so I'm interested
in
Wow, Bill. That is an inspiring (and, for those like me who lack the
imagination/skills to conceptualize such a thing, humbling) winter project.
Pics along the way, please, please, please. And good luck!
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To my knowledge, a vintage MTB from the late '80s would differ from the LHT
in terms of having a higher bottom bracket and most likely fairly slack
seat and head tubes. Depending on the frame's geometry, it may ride well on
the road and it may not. There have been differing reports in both
The plan right now is to go with the LHT but I want to cover all my bases
and make sure I don't miss anything in an older bike.
I would set mine up similar to this one:
## agonizingly forced metaphor sequence INITIATE ##
It's like picking a restaurant in an unknown city.
If you find a Chipotle, you know exactly what you'll get and it'll be
pretty good.
If you pick a restaurant at random, you might get total crap, and you might
get the meal of your life
A
Thanks Tom.
Related WTB. Does anybody want to sell me a BB cable guide that will
accommodate 3 cables?
On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 7:44:07 AM UTC-8, Pudge wrote:
Wow, Bill. That is an inspiring (and, for those like me who lack the
imagination/skills to conceptualize such a thing,
While I love the Stumpies, I also love the LHT 26 disc version, and built
one up for my brother. This is such a cool bike that you can do so much
with... This one is a 2x8 all internal-geared commuter. Solid as a
rock,wide gear range and hydraulic discs; this is one seriously capable
bike.
I have used a SURLY CrossCheck with the 700c *Bruce Gordon*Rock n' Road
Tires
for a vacation bike that was carried in a truck to use wherever I happened
to be, paved road - gravel bike trail or whatever was available where I was
to ride on.
SOMA has a similar frame.
Charlie Petry
On
hey maybe the Pizza place could cater the post ride food!
~mike
On Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 7:43:47 PM UTC-8, James Warren wrote:
And my favorite pizza on the planet! In downtown Redlands.
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I have a 22 1992 Cannondale M500 that I have thought about converting
to an all-rounder (and 650b) but it's definitely not steel. I bought
this bike new when I was in college. I think it's 130 frame spaced
which helps. It already has a nice silver crankset. Needs a
periscope stem and drop
I could get behind that!
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 9:07 AM, Mike Schiller mikeybi...@rocketmail.com
wrote:
hey maybe the Pizza place could cater the post ride food!
~mike
On Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 7:43:47 PM UTC-8, James Warren wrote:
And my favorite pizza on the planet! In
Helmets off to you! You are the personification of Rule #9.
http://rundan2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/the-rules.pdf The lowest
I've gotten is last year. I rode my Hunq in -35F windchill, but just a few
miles to have lunch and back. The scary part was realizing I could not
feel the
I love the KOM! I'm going to be putting a dirt drop stem on the StumpJumper
Comp (I think I'll name him Chompy) with some 46 noodles I also have a set
of Moustache bars which may also give me that in the drops feel. I think
it'll be crazy little shredder. The frame was for sale at a local store
A vintage MTB is a gamble, it may be a dud or it may be a jackpot.
Pros:
*Good steel* -- Back when steel was king, the top-end bikes had fantastic
tubing, as good as anything today. (FYI, surface rust and scratches can be
blasted out. Blast and powder coat costs ~$200).
For a lively ride, get a
I would have given him a Rule #5 to go with that Rule #9.
On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 10:00:45 AM UTC-8, Marc Irwin wrote:
Helmets off to you! You are the personification of Rule #9.
http://rundan2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/the-rules.pdf The lowest
I've gotten is last year. I
I have WTB Nano 2.1's on my Atlantis, in 29er though... They RULE. They
roll very well and have a pretty mellow tread. Enough bite that I can ride
trails no problem, but mellow enough that I can ride pavement without
adverse consequence.
Thanks for all the suggestions. The WTB Nano looks like just the ticket. It
does come in 26. I think it would fit on my Atlantis, especially if I took
off the fenders.
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Mark Reimer marknrei...@gmail.com wrote:
I have WTB Nano 2.1's on my Atlantis, in 29er
Sweet. You'll love 'em! I never use the Nano's with fenders. If I could
even find a fender that was big enough, I'd definitely run into some
significant toe-overlap problems.
I have Bruce Gordon Rock N' Roads on now with Velo Orange fenders and the
overlap is already awful. No fault of the tire
Bob,
Good information. I've ridden one 26 LHT but it was one size too small
and stock (ie, skinny tires and drop bars) so that ride really didn't tell
me a whole lot about the bike as I would set it up. Your comment about
choosing the Pugs over the LHT is interesting. I would love to test
FYI, the Surly Black Floyd semi-slicks apparently aren't much faster than
Knards. The 3.5 Vee Speedsters are faster. I have a friend that rides a
SS fat bike on those tires all summer, and I ride a related tire (Mk2) in
2.1 on my Schwinn KOM.
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 4:00 PM, 'Chris Lampe 2' via
Peter, Could you please send (off group) tracking info for the brakes?
Thanks! (Sorry, folks, off group wasn't functioning).
With abandon,
Patrick
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Hey All,
I bought an 84 Stumpy Sport new back then. I rode it for over twenty years
before I killed it. I then bought a rough 84 Stumpy Sport off the local CL
for $50 and ride it daily. I won't argue about the ride except to say that
I have always really liked it. I can say for certain that
That's HOT!!!
On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 2:20:06 PM UTC-5, Chris Lampe 2 wrote:
The plan right now is to go with the LHT but I want to cover all my bases
and make sure I don't miss anything in an older bike.
I would set mine up similar to this one:
I was thinking about tubing differences between the LHT and the Pugs last
night and this morning as I rode the Pugs into some blistering wind. I
haven't measured diameters of tubes on the Pugs, but it looks to me like
the usual configuration, i.e., DT has a larger diameter than TT. The LHT
has
Great info from Tim! One minordetail I'lladd regarding the Bridgestone MB's:
From '91 to '94 and I believe1990 as well, all Bridgestones had the sameframe geometry. The MB-6 had the same geometry as the MB-1 or zip. The differences from high end to low end MB'swere in the brands and weights of
I have an LHT with 26 wheels. It is indeed a capable bike. You can load it
like a mule and it will ride fine. I've ridden mine on packed dirt, gravel,
packed sand, and grassy, pot-holed double-track. No problems, though it's
not my first choice—or my second, or my third—for those surfaces if
Hi Chris,
Can you tell if my friend’s Stumpjumper is a Sport?
Just wondered is I picked it up I could set up like some on road/off road
Atlantics I see?
Thanks
David
Kenmore, New York
On Jan 9, 2015, at 3:30 PM, Chris in Redding, Ca. campredd...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hey All,
I bought an 84
My Roadeo is sold. Thanks for all the interest.
On Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 1:36:40 PM UTC-8, Don Compton wrote:
I have a 59cm Roadeo, light metallic blue, Campy shifters and deraillers,
Tekro brakes, Nitto Noodles, Tallux stem, Crystal seatpost. The wheels are
Record hubs with Velocity
My reply was meant to be directly to Christopher's post of that pink-ish
1990's Stumpjumper frameset. I guess I hit the wrong button. I have an
early 90's too-small Rockhopper that is the best riding bike I've ridden so
far. That pink-ish Stumpjumper probably has the same geometry but with
I had a '89 Stumpjumper and broke the right chain stay, spirally from the
bridge weld before a year was up, and received a '90 frame on warranty from
Morgan Hill. That one was sweet, Tange tubing, their Direct Drive
architecture, shorter stays, more departure from CA Klunker geometry. Still
a
Oh, thank goodness. Congrats to you and the buyerand me, for hesitating
long enough.
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