With the caveat that I haven't tried a super stiff rear rack (e.g.
Tubus/Nitto), for whatever reason the same weight in the Hoss/Camper is way
less likely to cause shimmy for me on this bike. Part of the issue might be
my big feet (size 12s) mean panniers have to slide pretty far back. Even
with
Outside the sweat will evaporate?
I come back from bike rides with sweaty (wool) clothes, but when I took kung
fu, my outfit could be wrung out, and weighed like two pounds.
I think you'll be fine with wool, riding outside.
Philip
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Thanks JB! I have a Hoss bag just like yours, but don't know what I
would do w/ the tent if I used it. Although bivies are the new tents!
Did you ever use panniers, and was that any different than the big
rear bag? It seems like bag or panniers wouldn't really matter that
much differently as they
I've worn Smart Wool microweight tee shirts on 60+-mile rides in 96 degF
temperatures with high relative humidity. They wicked and evaporated the
way they're s'posed. Rode a lot, drank a lot, sweated a lot. I've also had
good luck in the heat (high 80s/low 90s, muggy) with the short-sleeve MUSA
Others got before me; in the wind of your forward motion the moisture will
evaporate, even in high humidity. For me the differentiation of materials
has to do with the result of all that evaporation which leaves synthetics
stinky, cotton still drenched, wool better off on both counts.
Andy
70 degrees and 80% humidity when I left my house this morning at 6am. As
always an ibex wool t-shirt and Musa shorts kept me relatively cool and dry
or less hot and less damp on my 8 mile ride to work.
Summer has arrived in Washington, DC and it is never a dry heat!
On Thursday, May 28, 2015
Fantastic! Down hill on big tires can become an absorbing flow at the right
speed for the radius of curves, road surface and grade, even on an MTB with
bald fatties!
Hard to say wimping out' in the face of storms at that elevation where
being a lightning rod is one thing but getting soaked
Tim: would your wool jerseys accumulate so much moisture if you were
outside in your movement's slipstream?
Beth: that bamboo blend sounds like rayon. For years now I've been wearing
rayon (Hawaiian) shirts in very hot weather, and they are cool and don't
stink easily. They can also be tossed in
I have used the Carradice SQR, which clamps to the seat post, for many
years and have them on both my Saluki Trek. I have both a Barley and a
rarely used LF attached to a pair of the small metal frames that pops into
the seat post. As far as I can tell the SQR can be used with any saddle
Adjust the bottom hook so that it puts a bit of tension on the top hooks --
the plastic back of the bag acting as a sort of spring. That won't stop all
noise, but it will stop most of it.
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 10:45 PM, Benz, Sunnyvale, CA benzouy...@gmail.com
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Anne,
If you have
Yes, brake reach may be a problem. Measure the reach now, add 38 mm (622 -
584).
The Tektro 800a has long reach, but it's not a great brake. You may not be
satisfied with their capability.
Also, be warned that the 800a is backwards. The cable exits on the left
shoulder of the caliper, versus
I'm pretty sure you need to add 19mm, not 38mm, e.g., the radius, not
the entire circumference.
This thread is good information overall though because I want to
convert my Redwood also, and I have recessed R559s lying around.
Guess I will have to reconsider my choice of brakes :(
Like Tim I was
Oh, I was ready, having wool layers and rain jacket and even shoes (gasp!)
in my saddlebag. The purpose of this ride (aside from the pure pleasure of
the ride itself) was to probe how I did at roughly 13,000 feet and I
accomplished that -- and see how long recovery takes (which has been
I get shimmy on my Atlantis with a full Nelson Long flap (cool band name)
with no front load. I must be doing something wrong
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 12:07:38 AM UTC-4, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
Last week on a S240, had a great time (except for that one incident)
but the problem was
Obviously my vertigo has a profound effect on my experience here, but I can
take my hands off very briefly with a minimal day ride load, but never with
a bikepacking load. The Hunqapillar rides very smooth with a bikepacking
load with rear panniers, tent/bag/pad on top and food bag on the
Why are people trying to ride loaded bikes with no hands?
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Andy, your fat tire comment got me thinking (it happens, unbidden, despite
my best efforts!). My 2.1 Hunqapillar tires are 30psi, my 38mm QB are
40psi. Perhaps if I bump up the Hunqa tires, they'll be happier on the
asphalt descent. H. I may have a plush geared bike option after all.
Grin.
My experience with Herons, Quickbeam, and Bleriot is that adding any kind of
saddlebag weight increases shimmy propensity. The most stable handling I have
found, and it's remarkably stable, is all the weight up front, a little in the
handlebar bag and most of it in a pair of panniers at the hub
I hope to write a proper report this weekend, but if you want to see a few
more photos (including the Atlantis with the destroyed derailleur) I've
uploaded a lot of stuff to my Flickr page.
Keep in mind, this includes riding to the start line from Seattle, so the
total ride was 1,150km in 7 days,
At the risk of being a smartass, I was wondering that too. :)
Maybe, David, your AR would work better except that those pesky M-bars
won't allow you to have the Wald basket. I have a funny feeling that a Sam
or a Hunq or an Atlantis would shimmy less when loaded this way. Jan and
others have
It has been my experience with the Atlantis that any high rear load adds a
considerable amount of shimmy. The best loaded handling for me I have
found to be lower on the front. To me, the low front load also feels like
it adds a bit of stability to the bike, like its more solidly on the
I am running Schwalbe Kojaks 26x2.0 on a new build (Handsome XOXO), and I
pushed these to the upper limit of the recommended 40-70 psi range). Wow,
*they
smoove and they MOVE!!*
BB
Wore it twice, and decided it I run too warm and like short sleeve wool
shirts better.
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/argh.htm
$60 shipped and it's yours! Contact me off list if interested.
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As an inveterate rear-loader, of several Rivendells ('94 Road, '03 Road,
Sam Hill) and many other bikes, I haven't found that rear loads even up to
40 lb cause shimmy, while even modest front loads -- over 5 but no more
than 10 lb -- make the front wheels harder to control.
Perhaps shimmy
For me loaded and hands free are mutually exclusive, but have dismissed
myself from having a strong voice in this because of my vertigo. Even if I
was comfortable riding no-hands with a load, the amount of correction
required when something goes off is huge compared with an unloaded bike
with
Awesome pics of the OOB, Brian and Mark! Wow! Thank you!
With abandon,
Patrick
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I think the issue with the Road Standard is that 38mm is the largest that will
fit, which is fine. I'd like to fit 42mm plus fenders which I'm sure the
Redwood can do, just the brake issue. FWIW, I have another 650b single speed
conversion with 750 centerpulls that stops fine.
Another
I'm not upset if I can't ride no hands, laden or not; it's just a minor
annoyance. But no, the two are not exclusive. My '94 rode rock solid and
rock steady no-hands at 8 mph and at 18 mph with 30 lb in an unsupported
Camper Longflap; and the '94 was quicker handling than the later ones, with
42.4
One handed becomes iffy for me above 30mph or on rougher roads, but
otherwise is easy. Sound like two things may need to shift: your load and
dropping no-hands from your expectations?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 11:54:44 AM UTC-6, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
Yeah, I
Patrick, your comment about the Hunq not being as good on the descent
as the Simple One made me curious. I have a Hunq. I would be interested in
your further experiment with tire pressure and findings. Let us know.
Jim D.Massachusetts
On Friday, May 29,
Because I like riding with no hands. Shouldn't I be able to when loaded?
Are they mutually exclusive? Serious question.
My bike rides absolutely brilliantly when not loaded, but the four or so
times a year I ride loaded, it's pretty miserable. As I don't do it a lot,
I don't want to get a
My gradual refurbishing of the Bertoud bag has moved another step forward.
I went to a fabric store and bought some 1 batting called nu foam and
used strong two sided tape to attach it to the bottom two sides of the
bag. I'm very pleased with the results. It's much easier to see into the
Yeah, I don't mean riding for for miles no-hands, but it's nice to sit up
and take hands off occasionally. But above and beyond that, I have to ride
seriously grabbing the bars with both hands when loaded. I really can't
even ride one-handed without shimmy starting. It's pretty severe, and not
Wow!
Did your bike come home safely?
Looking forward to your report...your stories and photos are always so
entertaining!
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 11:42:02 AM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote:
I hope to write a proper report this weekend, but if you want to see a few
more photos (including the
There were also some dropped/offset brake pads shoes available recently
that fit standard Kool-Stop pads. They could help with your reach issues.
-J
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 10:43:13 AM UTC-7, David Banzer wrote:
I think the issue with the Road Standard is that 38mm is the largest that
IMHO they are almost :-) mutually exclusive given the number of factors
that come into play when riding an unladen bike, no handed. When you add
weight, in unequal amounts, at different points, all over the bike,
stabilty with no hands would not be an expectation I would have of any bike.
I
Nope. Still trying to “simplify my files.” Meaning, “sell some bikes.”
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David:
As you can see, there is no single answer to the shimmy problem.
Personally, I think where the load is, both front / rear and high / low)
and how each of us rides are major factors. A good example is Joe Bartoe's
experience with shimmy on his Hilsen with a light front load, whereas my
Yep, or that I guess, it could be exactly that.
On May 29, 2015, at 4:49 PM, cyclotour...@gmail.com
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Recent topic on the internets:
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2015/05/minute-ready-to-serve-brown-wednesday.html
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 3:28:08
I'm trying to think how this would be different than my current bikes.
HIgher BB, slightly lighter tubes, vertical dropouts, threadless
steerer compared to my A/R Those are all net positives, but not huge
deals. Pretty similar. Compared to my road model, it would let me put
on fatter tires, along
As one commenter rightfully put it, truly unremarkable.
KJ
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 4:23:24 PM UTC-4, Eric Norris wrote:
Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling
simple MUSA bicycles:
Apologies if this was posted before; it's a few months old, but new to me.
I don't know anything about Momentum Mag other than it started showing up
in my Inbox after I entered a 'win a bike' contest. They like the Cheviot a
lot.
Thanks Doug! Last weekend would have been a good time to talk about
this, but too busy scraping off the mud! :-)
I only had the one pannier this time, so figure that could be a
contributing factor. Although last time I had two, with same effect.
Hands-free isn't the absolute goal, but riding with
I'm going to fool around with some different dry-run set up ups and see how
it goes.
Rear bag only, rear bag w/ small front load, rear panniers only, and rear
pannies with just a little up front.
Also going to try the saddle a bit forward and see if that does anything.
Hands free isn't the
Recent topic on the internets:
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2015/05/minute-ready-to-serve-brown-wednesday.html
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 3:28:08 PM UTC-7, tarik...@gmail.com wrote:
Spencer Wright, ex one man rando frame builder Traffic Bikes and
currently of all sorts of awesome
I cut a piece of corrugated plastic (aka coroplast**) to fit snugly inside
the tombstone pocket on the large Trunksack.
Thus reinforced, I looped zip ties through the tombstone pocket, and around
whatever horizontal rack tube is handiest.
**Coroplast can be found free by salvaging
Spencer Wright, ex one man rando frame builder Traffic Bikes and currently of
all sorts of awesome stuff, such as the prepared newsletter and the public
radio single station mason jar radio, has been consulting for them, I would
guess with him involved these have a chance to be pretty neat.
I've been getting Brilliant Bicycle stuff in my email (on purpose). The
bikes seem nice enough for the price, but the we're super more better than
the others copy, combined with a dearth of specs on the website, are a
little off-putting. But hey, I'd ride one to the corner store.
On Friday,
I thinking I need just a touch more width for the torn up pavement in my
neighborhood. What would you suggest as the next size up from my current
Jack Browns...that would fit a Soma San Marcos?
Thanks,
Paul
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On May 29, 2015, at 4:02 PM, DS davecst...@gmail.com wrote:
Is there anything like a rando bag out there that is smaller than most rando
bags, but bigger than the small trunksack for a front rack?
I have an Acorn bag. Its great. But bigger than I need. I don't rando. I just
need to fit
I'm not sure if the SanMarcos has the clearance but if it does I'd get the
Compass Stampede Pass.
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My research on this topic suggests the Boulder really shines with the skinny
lightweight tubing. Are the Boulder owners here riding the skinny bikes or the
regular tubing? Does the praise for the Boulder's ride apply regardless of the
tube set selected?
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Skinny.
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 8:58:42 PM UTC-7, Darin G. wrote:
My research on this topic suggests the Boulder really shines with the
skinny lightweight tubing. Are the Boulder owners here riding the skinny
bikes or the regular tubing? Does the praise for the Boulder's ride apply
BTW, the Rivendell Speedblend tires are 700x32 with *lots* of tread left.
Nice, smooth ride despite being the skinniest tires I've ever had on the
Hillborne!
John
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 10:22:59 PM UTC-7, Surlyprof wrote:
In case you don’t remember Evan E’s recent post proposing a
But they're endorsed by Marks Daily apple! They're primal!
-J
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In case you don’t remember Evan E’s recent post proposing a Rivendell
Speedblend World Tour here’s the link:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rbw-owners-bunch/evan$20speedblend/rbw-owners-bunch/8Zfrw3fZPyA/AH75KCEORUUJ
Evan and I have ridden together several times with a monthly
Decent shape. It was not the right fit for me and Homer Hilsen.
Asking $45 shipped.
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Forgot the Ram: again, Fly, 40 lb, no shimmy.
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
As an inveterate rear-loader, of several Rivendells ('94 Road, '03 Road,
Sam Hill) and many other bikes, I haven't found that rear loads even up to
40 lb cause shimmy,
An older Riv (or similar brand) built around short reach sidepulls would be
a better choice, I think. Think Heron Road or Riv Road Standard.
Rambouillets and the like are just such fine machines with 700c wheels I've
never considered such a conversion. (My orange Ram is my last 700c bike
Heh. I can't see any reason why that gizmo wouldn't be just fine for
sharpening any knife. Looks like it even has screw indents for bench
mounting. Myself I still use a couple of ceramic rods (one coarse and the
other fine) to sharpen kitchen knifes and they work good, too. As a side
note,
Great pictures, any comments on riding it north to south. Thanks, Steve
Plymouth, New Hampshire
On Friday, May 29, 2015, Mark Reimer marknrei...@gmail.com wrote:
I hope to write a proper report this weekend, but if you want to see a few
more photos (including the Atlantis with the destroyed
It would become progressively more interesting. South to North went from
forests to rolling prairies.
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Steven Sweedler sweed...@gmail.com wrote:
Great pictures, any comments on riding it north to south. Thanks, Steve
Plymouth, New Hampshire
On Friday, May
I'm okay w/ no hands (I guess), but hope that moving loads around can
reduce the necessity for tight two-handed grip!
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 11:01:39 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
One handed becomes iffy for me above 30mph or on rougher roads, but
otherwise is easy. Sound like two
Riv content: Rivendell sells bladed devices. This one is steel and wood,
not lugged. You can use it to sharpen Opinels, tho' I prefer Victorinox.
I am something of a kitchen knife snob, though all my knives come from
thrift stores or flea markets; my motley collection is largely old Chicago
I really doubt those are MUSA at that price.
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling
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Is there anything like a rando bag out there that is smaller than most
rando bags, but bigger than the small trunksack for a front rack?
I have an Acorn bag. Its great. But bigger than I need. I don't rando. I
just need to fit my tools, jacket, snacks, wallet, phone, a lock, etc.
Hoping for
well... we are all different. I run really hot and so even the lightest
wool tops are too hot above 80F for me. Below 75F and they are the
greatest things ever made.
as far as synthetic jerseys... the Nalini Base jerseys are the most
comfortable I've worn for really hot weather.
I lived
Brilliant Bicycles are hand-crafted at a state-of-the-art, wind-powered
manufacturing facility in Taiwan.
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http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/bastss-o.htm
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 3:02:45 PM UTC-6, DS wrote:
Is there anything like a rando bag out there that is smaller than most
rando bags, but bigger than the small trunksack for a front rack?
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Dear Tim,
Your jersey isn't the place to weight weenie--it saves layers if carefully
chosen.
A summerweight wool jersey will get you from low-40's to mid-90's and 90%
humidity, and you'll use that full range at PBP. I was not surprised at all
by the temperature range on PBP 2011, and really
Thought this might be of interest to the group—a new company selling simple
MUSA bicycles:
http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/ex-vcs-launch-brilliant-bicycle-co-with-1-5-million-in-funding/?ncid=rsscps=gravity_1462_4834067520792034342#.7chmya:hLTJ
Patric,
I did some bombing off the passes on gravel timber roads between South Fork
and Silverton over several summers on my '87 RockHopper. The road surfaces
varied from paved on CO-149 to ratty timber access double path on the north
face of Snowshoe Mountain.
I had a pair of HardPack 2.2
Way to go Patrick,
They don't call it The road to the clouds for nothing. You can see my
house from there( smiling) I can't believe it's still heavily covered with
snow.The mountain has been getting hammered.
Great pics Thanks for sharing.
Jon
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 7:51:54 AM UTC-6,
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 4:02 PM, DS davecst...@gmail.com wrote:
Is there anything like a rando bag out there that is smaller than most
rando bags, but bigger than the small trunksack for a front rack?
Listmember David Banzer makes some that look to be just a bit bigger than
the small
Thanks Tim. I just sent a PM as well. For the OP and others, I can always
change dimensions of bags I offer as well as make custom bags. I'm
learning, so trying to keep prices affordable.
David
Chicago
On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 4:12:27 PM UTC-5, Tim Gavin wrote:
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at
Sounds like the option you should try is either front or rear panniers
with only a light front top load ( no basket) up high. Keeping the weight
as low as possible.
Every bike/load is different base on how you pack. Big loads up high are a
shimmy cause in most cases.
I remember riding
bump
On Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 9:51:14 AM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Multiple times now the snaps on my TrunkSacks, large and small, mounted
front or rear racks, have unsnapped. Not a big deal on the front as the
tombstone holds them on and I can see it happen (though frustrating).
I used a pair of Sackville hub wipers looped through tombstone strap
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Sure, definitely try some different loading strategies with panniers, but I
think other posters area too quick to dismiss a big saddlebag. It's the
only rear load that doesn't have leverage on the rear triangle (as long as
it's mostly hanging from the saddle, with any rack or support just
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