Grant made a handle out of tape and posted photos on the BLUG years back.
I'm tempted to get or make something like this. I think you can buy this
one on Etsy:
https://img1.etsystatic.com/056/0/10243598/il_570xN.680016343_cnrl.jpg
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 10:06:40 AM UTC-7, drew wrote:
Thanks All.
I will patiently wait a response and see. Didn't really want to push it to
hard with Riv. But it would be fun to have their product in the shop. If
any one is on the tall side and wants to throw a leg over a Hunqapillar,
stop by the Pro Shop and you can take my rig for a spin.
My wife bought me a beautiful, honey-colored handle by Walnut Studios in
Portland, OR (http://walnutstudiolo.com/). It really was very well built
and an almost perfect match to my honey Brooks. Unfortunately, on a
Hillborne, you'd have to ditch one of the water bottle cages for it to
work.
RE: the Ed Felker post.
Wow 1200k!
I am just getting my toes wet into Randonneuring and struggled on a recent
120k with 4800ft of climbing. I cannot imaging how to get enough fitness
to do a 1200k! I am puzzled.
Back on topic:
It would be nice to have a Riv dealer close by, so I would be
Hi Everyone,
I have 2 bikes for sale that I'd like to clear out to make room for other
projects. I have considerable overlap occurring so these need to go.
Coho Randoneusse - 61cm C-T with 58cm C-C top tube. Built up with Ultegra
Compact crankset, Ultegra Front Derailleur, Deore XT rear
Keith -
Congrats on the new one. If this is your first, then brace yourself and
get plenty of sleep while you can.
I've had no problems with my Hunqapillar since you fixed the seat post a
couple of weeks back - it continues to be a work of art. It was great
meeting you and I remain grateful
Hi Luke,
Funny, my daily rider has been a 63 canti-Rom for years, and I'm looking
forward to trying out my XL stock NFE.
Didn't mean to imply that tubing was identical between stock NFE and Rom.
Both are 8-5-8 OS though. The non-stock NFE's like yours might be different.
My main motivation was
On 06/03/2015 03:44 PM, Lungimsam wrote:
It would be nice to have a Riv dealer close by, so I would be
confident they were handling Rivish repairs competently, instead of
bringing a 650b wheel to a 700c dealer and wondering are they
overtightening the spokes when truing, etc. Not that a 700c
Thomas,
Thanks for the e-mail.
Never used or mounted?
I just ordered a new front rack, basket a couple of bags and misc. stuff.
Where are you located ? I'm interested not sure I can swing it .How much
are you asking for them?
Thanks for contacting me.
Jon
On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 1:24 PM,
I’m pretty sure I have a new pair if you’re interested.
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Subject: [RBW] Re: Possiby
The Axiom racks support light mounting as well. Though you want something
narrow--a standard BM wide won't fit well. I have my taillight on my
fender and mount a circular reflector on the rack's light panel.
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 1:02:08 PM UTC-4, Lynne Fitz wrote:
one reason I went
I like the look of handles but...bottle cages. So what I mostly do is to
reach over the top tube, extend my arm and hand along the seat tube on the
side opposite my body (usually, the bike is to my right, so) and I grab
the seat tube near the BBish end. This is a tad bit more awkward
Quickbeam got some new shoes. These are delicious.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/18243233060/in/dateposted-public/
With abandon,
Patrick
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I just picked up a lot of 27 U.S. Postal Service bundle straps on eBay (36 in x
1 inch wide with spring clamps). A friend from the U.S.P.S. gave me one of
these a few years ago and it's so well-made it's been my favorite... I've
always wanted to find more. I will make available at least a
While I love the idea (and I'm speaking as a Riv customer, not as a (very
part-time) employee of a DC bike shop), I'm just trying to figure out what
the incentive would be for either the bike shop or the customer.
On the customer side, they already apparently get great service from Riv.
The
College Park Bikes and Mt Airy bikes are Rivish shops.
But I think the owner knows Grant personally so probable that it's no need to
inform RBW about them.
Why is RBW looking for dealers? I thought they don't do that anymore?
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there is an ebay vendor who has the black ones in choice of 4 different
lengths, pair, for $6.24 shipped.
search Coghlan's Arno Straps
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 8:39:54 AM UTC-5, Philip Kim wrote:
Yeah these are nice. I believe REI has different lengths as well.
On Monday, June 1, 2015
Thanks! Our dog, Josey is pretty high drive but is getting well trained.
Photos here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsk7BBEN3
On Jun 2, 2015, at 10:11 AM, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote:
When we head to the coast, I rent a trailer, to tow one of the kids
around
Hi Folks - I cannot be trusted to handle my own checking account
responsibly, much less make any claim to business acumen in the cut-throat,
bottom-line world of bike sales, but I just looked at Grant's Blug post,
dated May 26th:
* ...we’d also like your help in nominating dealers to maybe
Shoji,
Thanks, I’m mainly going to use it on my commute to work. I’m fortunate that it
is ~6 miles and on quiet streets and a paved trail. I’m lucky that I can devote
the Saluki to this and keep free my custom from this task.
-JimD
On Jun 2, 2015, at 7:59 AM, Shoji Takahashi
Porlex grinder, MKS pedals, Albastache, Brooks Pro, Nitto S83 Jack Brown
have all sold.
Feel free to make offers on any of the remaining items.
On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 7:15:03 AM UTC-7, ant ritchey wrote:
parts
MKS Sylvan track pedals, very good condition, $15
Nitto Albastache, a few
Neat to see they did that in Charlotte. I grew up there and back in the
90's it was not very bike friendly. Also not many close by options S24O.
Good for them!
On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 6:10:39 AM UTC-7, David Spranger wrote:
Enjoy!
http://cltspokespeople.org/s240/
David
Charlotte,
Hi Guys,
I'm posting my 60cm Betty Foy for sale. Custom painted at DD Cycles.
Fancy, stock Albatross build. Paul Thumbies with Shimano shifters.
Wheels built by Rich at Hands on Wheels.
Lightly used. In excellent condition.
Asking $2000.
Would prefer local pick-up, but will ship just
+1 on these, let them a bit better than the noodles because of the flaire.
On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 5:01:43 PM UTC-4, Avery Wilson wrote:
Check out the Nitto RM - 013. Similar to noodles, but more flare in the
drops. Just enough to keep my forearms from hitting the tops whilst in the
Thanks so much for all the replies.
• I wouldn't have considered the Axiom due to the chain stay issue (Andrew,
mine are even 2cm longer than on the Rando), but I like the workaround. I
like the slim look of this rack for daily 1-bag use.
• Good to hear the feedback on the Tubus Evo the
Oops - my posts are still moderated, so I idiotically started two posts on
this topic when I didn't see my original post appear right away. Apologies!
Here
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/aj01ocA0nBA/CL3K3kSyEu8J
is the link to the other post, which currently has a more
What a great write up! I felt an embarrassment of riches reading how she
has one option and only a busy highway to get there! Thank you for sharing!
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Yeah these are nice. I believe REI has different lengths as well.
On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 8:58:11 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Arno strap it is! I'll decide if I can wait, or buy a couple from REI.
Thanks!
On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 4:46:36 PM UTC-7, john muhl wrote:
I think Arno
I own a Boulder RS and a Rivendell Homer Hilsen. They are very different bikes.
The Boulder has skinny lightweight tubing (7-4-7 tt) and planes very well for
me. The Hilsen has OS tubing with thicker diameters, and is more difficult to
plane. I use the Hilsen, fitted with 40mm tires, primarily
+1 on Racktime Addit... Features a recessed (protected) spot for a rear
dyno light... Nice value.
Favorite is still the Nitto Big Rack... spendy but oh so nice.
On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 1:39:47 PM UTC-4, drew wrote:
+1 on racktime. they make nice quality stuff at an acceptable pricepoint.
On 06/03/2015 09:21 AM, Richard wrote:
I own a Boulder RS and a Rivendell Homer Hilsen. They are very different bikes.
The Boulder has skinny lightweight tubing (7-4-7 tt) and planes very well for
me. The Hilsen has OS tubing with thicker diameters, and is more difficult to
plane. I use the
I hear Darth Vader music playing... (Tom, that bike has no equal in this
universe)...
On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 8:18:47 PM UTC-4, Pudge wrote:
I’ve already got my Riv version:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/8566366471/in/album-72157624552118742/
*From:*
Awesome, Keith! Congratulations! How many kids do you have and is a cargo
bike in your future? Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 9:34:03 AM UTC-6, Keith Muller wrote:
Tony,
We are indeed right off the CO Canal. The Bicycle Pro Shop is on 34th
M St NW in
Tony,
@ DK when the road was rideable after the long B road section I felt the
Cazaderos performed admirably. They shed mud well and I never experienced
an unexpected loss of traction. Also, no flats. I ran them tubeless on
Pacenti SL23 650b rims @ 35 psi front and 45 psi rear.
Also, see you at
I have no way to answer or even effectively ponder and of the smart and
thoughtful commentary here. I am also far too lazy to find out, and too engaged
in my own life to care, but happily, none of these concerns are mine. I'm not
think in' too hard here - as is my modus operandi in most things.
It isn't clear to me how the notion of an RBW bike shop presence would work for
anyone except a very few customers. Riding (or even just seeing) a bike before
purchasing one can make a difference in customer choice. I believe that a
customer with that opportunity would be more likely to buy an
It's the Explion 300 - first began to go dim, then went into permanent dim
flicker, but this light has been on in one mode or another for every mile
I've ridden for the past 2-1/2 years.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/700c/aPA110001.jpg
Tony,
We are indeed right off the CO Canal. The Bicycle Pro Shop is on 34th M
St NW in Georgetown. Stop in sometime when you get a chance. I'll be out
for the next couple weeks cause my wife and I are expecting a little one
here in the next couple days.
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Someone asked me recently to send them some pictures of my Atlantis and as
I was going through them I realized just how many awesome rides I've had on
it in the relatively short time I've owned it. (14 months). I thought I'd
share some of the moments that stand out in my mind, either for being
Received my summer issue of BQ. I am disappointed with the published
test. Not that the test does not support my position but that it was a
seat-of-the-pants test. I was expecting/hoping for power outputs, VO2
charts, lactate threshold kinds of data. This is what I would expect from
the BQ
My wife had bought a dedicated dog trailer with the hopes of hauling one of
our dogs around. Both dogs hated it. It was like we had bought a medieval
torture device. The one doesn't like riding in the car, so that wasn't a
surprise. But, the other loves riding in the car and she hated it as
one reason I went for the Racktime from my venerable Jim Blackburn was just
that - the mount for a rear light.
Here is the rack on the Bleriot, when it was just back from repair and freshly
reassembled:
silly question, but every time i have to go up or over something, i seem to
try a different way of grabbing the bike and each way feels awkward or
unstable or bad for me. i've always been a shoulderer, but a frame pump up
along the top tube ruins that, and doing this down stairs with a super
Too many for me to think about this. So I'll just mention a recent one
that ought to rank right up there...three days, self-supported touring, on
a three speed Quickbeam...
https://pawndero.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/wisconsin-by-three-speed-part-1/
The location, companionship, weather, and
I have a Surly trailer that could carry a mastiff or two. The pivot point is
set well below the axle, so the trailer's effect handling is minimal. And the
pivot support distributes any stresses to both sides of the rear axle, which
rules. The only tradeoff is weight, it's heavy as sin, but a
Depends what you consider 'better'. I'm 160 LBS and ride my Atlantis on
100+ mile rides and enjoy it. However, I agree it is way more bike than you
need for something like that. I want a NFE because I have a fair bit of
trouble staying with my riding buddies when I'm on the Atlantis. These are
for the crafty-minded among you, spring buckles and webbing can be found here:
http://www.strapworks.com/Spring_Buckle_p/sb.htm
Some of the webbing is even non-solid-colored :-)
I'd bite, but I already have a huge supply of upcycled bike helmet buckles
waiting for projects.
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Excuse the update and iBOB crosspost...
In between bag orders, I've found time to do a small run of saddle wedges,
some of which are still available.
I've switched over to a thicker fabric - 15 oz before finishing. The fabric
then gets a wax treatment.
Prices have gone up accordingly. I'm also
Would the NFE make a better 100+ mile gravel grinder than my Atlantis? At
170 lbs, I really don't need such a stout bike, and I would probably be in
better shape at the end of the day on something lighter and sportier. The
geometry is different, but it looks like I would be able to get the
TWO-TEE-TEE-BOOM!!!
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 8:46:09 PM UTC-7, hangtownmatt wrote:
Drew,
This won't help you but I can't help but point out that this is where a
2TT bike shines !!!
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You're so right Patrick. I went from standard Stampede Pass to Barlow
Extralight on the Hilsen. They are plush.
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I wish I could buy it just because it's famous, but sadly it's too big for
me!
Good luck with the sale.
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 7:36:26 AM UTC-7, Miesha Kerl wrote:
Hi Guys,
I'm posting my 60cm Betty Foy for sale. Custom painted at DD Cycles.
Fancy, stock Albatross build. Paul
Speed kills!! I was in a racy mood comming home from work today and damm
near rear ended a car stopped where it had no business being stopped. I
like your comment built for crusing and enjoying the sites, but you
young'ins have a hard time with this and I understand. Some old guys do too.
These are so great - thanks for sharing them with us.
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 9:18:34 AM UTC-7, Mark Reimer wrote:
Someone asked me recently to send them some pictures of my Atlantis and as
I was going through them I realized just how many awesome rides I've had on
it in the
More like a cautionary tale, but thanks!
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 7:55:13 PM UTC-6, Cecily Walker wrote:
You're a hoot. :-)
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 6:54:43 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
You're gonna let 'um cap you? Brave lass! I hope you get out of that
When I returned from my three speeding adventure, I removed racks and bags,
converted the Quickbeam back to fixed wheel mode...and re-installed the Barlow
Pass Extralights. What difference! Smooth, fast, and that sweet hum on smooth
pavement...
Chris Johnson
Sanger, Texas
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I reach over the bike, grab the downtube with my right hand kind of low, and
grab the bars with the left. I can alter the angle to go up or down stairs
pretty easily.
Philip
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In my experience, it’s often cheaper to buy the entire crankset than to buy the
spider/arms separately if you’re looking for new stuff.
Rivendell doesn’t sell the parts separately, so let’s use Velo Orange as an
example: On their web site, you can buy an entire Grand Cru triple crankset for
First ride with Rizzo, a 41km farm tour. It might not seem like much to
you, but for me, it was a lot. And a lot of fun.
https://flic.kr/p/fxa1nz
Next favourite: a weekend in Winthrop, WA with friends celebrating my
birthday. It was my first time riding single track, but Rizzo was a champ.
You're a hoot. :-)
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 6:54:43 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
You're gonna let 'um cap you? Brave lass! I hope you get out of that joint
soon, without getting too disjointed. Can't you patella I've had one too
many knee surgeries? It's a bad tendon-cy. Grin.
Wow, Pondero! I've been admiring your adventure on Flickr -- great to get
the write up to go with it. How's your friend doing with his vertigo? Or is
that the cliff-hanger to get me to tune in next week? Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 11:22:19 AM UTC-6, Pondero
On 06/03/2015 09:54 PM, Cecily Walker wrote:
This is a really dumb question that probably could've been answered by
using a search engine, but I'd rather ask y'all. Is it possible to
just buy crank arms,
yes
or do I need to buy the whole thing, rings, crank and all?
no, you can swap the
I haven't had a knee done but I did have a hip replaced last year and
getting on the bike again made all the work of rehab TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!
Give it your best and you'll be riding before you know it.
Aloha,
Bob
On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Shoji Takahashi shoji.takaha...@gmail.com
wrote:
Patrick, Steve (GravelDoc) is much improved now, but didn't finish the tour
with us. He did have a chance to do some riding around Wilton one afternoon
while Shawn and I were huffing up hills. We talked about you while trying to
help him out. He said he thought the riding he did was
Some of you have followed my various health complaints over the last year
or so, and I'm thankful for your friendship and support. I wanted to let
you know that I finally have a date for knee replacement surgery. I'll be
going in on July 7, 2015. I'll be in the hospital for at least 3 days, and
Yep. You can buy shorter crank arms, but it might be cheaper to get the whole
set. Installation is faster to swap cranks than to move rings over and install
cranks.
Are you looking for 165mm cranks? Or shorter?
Good luck with the knee surgery!
Philip
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Cecily:
This group is your search engine for all things Rivendellish. To your
question, I'm not sure you can get new ones sans rings but lots of people
have posted on here to sell crank arms. You could post a WTB with your
desired length bolt circle, and see what pops up.
dougP
On
Here's to a quick recovery, Cecily.
All the best, shoji
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 9:51:16 PM UTC-4, Cecily Walker wrote:
Some of you have followed my various health complaints over the last year
or so, and I'm thankful for your friendship and support. I wanted to let
you know that I
Can't wait to get mine in... Ordered them last night for the new 700c wheel set
going on the tandem. Based on recommendation from Compass I went with the
standard casing for my use.
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Drew,
This won't help you but I can't help but point out that this is where a 2TT
bike shines !!!
Matt
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 10:06:40 AM UTC-7, drew wrote:
silly question, but every time i have to go up or over something, i seem
to try a different way of grabbing the bike and each
Alan,
Mary Gersemalina is my wife, and we are well acquainted with the
BicycleSpace folks, as they are with us and our Riv bikes. They were nice
enough to do a little video of us, I grabbed my SimpleOne for the shoot.
http://www.bicyclespacedc.com/our-blog/2014/11/15/ed-and-mary
They are
You're gonna let 'um cap you? Brave lass! I hope you get out of that joint
soon, without getting too disjointed. Can't you patella I've had one too
many knee surgeries? It's a bad tendon-cy. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 7:51:16 PM UTC-6, Cecily Walker wrote:
Some
This is a really dumb question that probably could've been answered by
using a search engine, but I'd rather ask y'all. Is it possible to just buy
crank arms, or do I need to buy the whole thing, rings, crank and all? My
physiotherapist thinks that switching to shorter crank arms might improve
When you say loaded and super heavy, I assume you're talking about the
bike with substantial luggage. That gets really awkward, with the front
wheel wanting to pivot and panniers adding their weight access
limitations. In those situations, I take the bags off make in 2 moves.
PITA of
Haha I have a 2tt hillborne! But it is set up light. The hunqapillar is a
single top tube with racks and bags and fenders and a sprung saddle.
Definitely a chore to carry up and down things. I'm somewhat consoled that I'm
not alone in this, and that I am not missing some secret technique. The
I am sorry that there was a misperception that we did a detailed study of
pedal retention. We tested a few pedals, both with and without retention,
and the results were interesting. Whether a more rigorous study is needed
when the results are so clear is another matter. To cite an even more
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