Vacationing in Whistler, this morning I went on a bike ride with my daughter on
rental valley bikes, i.e., entry-level Giant MTB-shaped objects with placebo
suspension forks. In Whistler Village we happened upon the Crankworx Demo/Expo
plaza, and the kind folks at the Giant tent let us borrow
it's not the be-all, end-all, but it's a neat idea and makes a great demo.
I like having 5 steps from 65 to 85, and you may not be able to do that
on a 1x drivetrain and still have a good spread.
On Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 6:06:17 AM UTC-5, Garth wrote:
H , absolutely not . I
As expected, RBW has sold out of 55 cm Cheviots until next year. Anyone
have one to sell?
On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 1:28:01 AM UTC-4, Steve Cole wrote:
I'm looking to get my wife a step through for a special occasion. I would
like to buy either a 55 cm Cheviot or 58 cm Betty Foy. I
H , absolutely not . I for one love using my left hand , and
having a FD and multiple rings .
While understand that everyone wants to be right , haha ;) , I find
this a bit extreme in the right hand. I for one revere my the left hand
as much as the right and the balance of the
I only rode the Sport enough to confirm that everything works, but I’ve ridden
my Raleigh Prestige enough to know that (for me) it has a very nice ride. And,
as Shawn notes, it’s a Raleigh, make in Nottingham by real English workers.
http://film.britishcouncil.org/how-a-bicycle-is-made
Hah!!! I was wondering what a Prestige was... funny.
Your Superbe is awesome. BB
On Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 1:51:01 PM UTC-4, Eric Norris wrote:
P.S. I was having a brain freeze … I meant “Superbe,” not “Prestige.”
Here’s a photo of mine: https://flic.kr/p/i88qEA
--Eric Norris
Looks like the 1x setup is lighter weight setup.
The bike I use for heavy loaded touring is a 1x6. Presumably it is
somewhat more light than if I had front gear set up. Did not give that any
thought setting up though. Simplicity and less maintenance.
I'm not one to shift a lot while on
I didn't think those old bikes were so well remembered. Funny. My old friend
who lives across the park has a garage loaded with old Raleighs like this (not
step thru) and Pughs. They even have the same frame mounted, painted pumps that
came standard on the bikes. He asked me once to try and
I found this and find it might be of use to the Society of the
Rivendellians:
On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 5:00:26 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
Having owned 3 or 4 of these, I have to say that, for me, the Schwinn
Collegiate with 1X5 stem-shifted-Alvit transmission was far nicer to ride;
so was the tourist-bar'd 5 speed Sprite, (not to mention the higher-zoot,
The Raleigh Superbe was another beautiful rider. Tough to compare the
Nottingham 3-speeds (Raleigh, Rudge, Robin Hood, Humber, Dunelt, BSA, Triumph,
etc.) to anything else... They had their own unique, swift feel. And EVERY time
I ride one I'm STILL smiling.
The Raleigh 10-speeds from the
Thanks for the tip Clayton. I also wear a medium and notice if you specify
a tall-which I’m not but a little extra shirt tail can be okay-there are
shirts available.
David
On Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 11:07:31 AM UTC-4, Clayton wrote:
I found this and find it might be of use to the Society of
I could never get friction to work to my satisfaction with a 9-speed
drivetrain so I can't imagine what 11-speed would be like.
I converted my 3x9 to a 1x9 and the actual weight of all the stuff I took
off was one pound.
On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 7:28:57 PM UTC-5, Lungimsam wrote:
No. My Prestige does, and I think the feature was limited to their higher-end
bikes.
It is a cool feature. When I bought the Prestige (for $5 at a yard sale!) it
was missing the keys. I called an old-school locksmith who came out and created
one with a blank and a hand file. Very interesting
Finally got my 2-speed wheel laced up and installed on my S1 (BIG THANKS
TO JOHN SHARPE!)
I took it out on a semi-hilly ride, and WOW... this moves along the flats
at a good clip, but just a quick flip of the thumb shifter and I can
actually climb a long hill that would otherwise have me
Does it have the awesome locking fork? That's the best feature ever
put on a bike!
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
I only rode the Sport enough to confirm that everything works, but I’ve
ridden my Raleigh Prestige enough to know that (for me) it has a very
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
P.S. I was having a brain freeze … I meant “Superbe,” not “Prestige.”
Superbe Superbe, Eric!
;-)
-Shawn
No one actually looks at email signatures anymore, but here goes nothing:
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
wrote:
The Raleigh Superbe was another beautiful rider. Tough to compare the
Nottingham 3-speeds (Raleigh, Rudge, Robin Hood, Humber, Dunelt, BSA,
Triumph, etc.) to anything else... They had their own unique, swift
P.S. I was having a brain freeze … I meant “Superbe,” not “Prestige.”
Here’s a photo of mine: https://flic.kr/p/i88qEA https://flic.kr/p/i88qEA
--Eric Norris
campyonly...@me.com
www.campyonly.com
campyonlyguy.blogspot.com
On Aug 9, 2015, at 10:27 AM, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
On 08/09/2015 11:51 AM, Shawn Granton wrote:
On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 5:00:26 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
Having owned 3 or 4 of these, I have to say that, for me, the
Schwinn Collegiate with 1X5 stem-shifted-Alvit transmission was
far nicer to ride; so was the
I had one for a minute, but too small. The fork lock almost made me
keep it though!
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
P.S. I was having a brain freeze … I meant “Superbe,” not “Prestige.”
Here’s a photo of mine: https://flic.kr/p/i88qEA
--Eric Norris
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5924556914/
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Shawn Granton
urbanadventurelea...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
P.S. I was having a brain freeze … I meant “Superbe,” not “Prestige.”
Superbe
That is incredibly well-preserved. That being said there's other things
I'd rather ride, as Patrick noted. The nostalgia of a Raleigh doesn't
really do much for me. I'd rather have an old French constructeur bike,
but I doubt any were ever made in my size.
What would move my nostalgia meter
I am between M and L but often prefer Large because I like my shirts baggy
and long. Question: What is so great about seersucker? I've worn seersucker
for years, but found that rayon was considerably more comfortable in very
hot weather. Has anyone else tried rayon?
Test: I sweat more in
EB is also offering 25% off any purchase, which drops another $6 off!
That plus they have the elusive large-tall size = sold!
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Davidbea beada...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for the tip Clayton. I also wear a medium and notice if you specify a
tall-which I’m not but a
Hi Steve,
Saturday Cycles in SLC has an 'almost' used Betty Foy for sale. Sold it and
due to unfortunate circumstance we got it back after being ridden perhaps a
hundred or 3 miles. Bike as new. Built with dirt drop and albatross,
typical Riv type kit with Sugino triple, Shimano bar ends 9spd,
I have 3 NEW 46's and 1 used;
I also have 2 NEW 44s and 1 used.
Moreover, I have 1 30 t used, but lightly used.
I would like to trade straight across for new or used-but-very-good 50s and
48s.
I also have a mess of black, good quality (Dura Ace?) 15 and 16 t 3/32
fixed cogs FS or to add to the
Letting myself be led gently down the thread drift: last summer I saw,
marveled at, and was very tempted to buy, from Stevie's Happy Bikes in
Corrales, NM, a very, very nice Pegeout mixte city bike with bottle
generator, hidden wiring, f and r dyno lights, f and r racks, fenders, all
nicely
That's very nice and interesting. I am still (after months) waiting for a
resolution to my S3X problem -- shop ordered 36 when I ordered 32; but
hoping I'll have a 3d, 3-sp-fixed wheel for the newly modified '03 custom
errand bike before the summer is out.
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 12:29 PM,
Local tire trade complete!
On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 11:27:55 AM UTC-7, Bruce Smitham wrote:
Want to trade my 2 Schwalbe Marathon Supremes tires with less than 10
miles on them for a set of same tires but in 50mm for tour de big sur in 2
weeks.
Thanks, Bruce in San Diego
--
You
this came off an 89 rockhopper that im working on. everything is in very
good condition, so i figured they might be worth a home.
specialized black stem and flat-ish bar.
shimano mountain lx shifters (3x8, i think) sis and friction.
shimano exage/slx brake levers with the little hoods.
like i
Hello All,
I'm open to parting the bike out. I'm asking $500 for frame, fork and
crankset.
Cheers
On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 5:43:56 PM UTC-7, Nanga Parbat wrote:
Bilenky Steel Frameset
light blue powder coat with some chips
please see photos
seat tube 42cm ctc 44cm ctt
sloped top
Jumped the gun. Everything is still available
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other things not sold
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I just bought a tripleizer and granny ring (and forgot to use the sale
code..DOH!), and it works fine with the 9-speed chain on my Bike Friday.
On Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 5:28:33 PM UTC-7, Benz, Sunnyvale, CA wrote:
I want to put in a good word for David and his rings. I ordered a few 46T
For those of you who rode back on the days of 39/50 and sub30T rear 5 and 6
speed cassettes:
1. Would you go back to a sub-30T 5-speed cassette if you could, now that you
have ridden with 30+ T cogs in modern cassettes?
2. Was anyone riding 30+t cogs back in the day? Seems like sub30 was the
I want to put in a good word for David and his rings. I ordered a few 46T
middle and 30T inner chainrings to have a lifetime supply for my Sugino OX
crank. The rings came in quickly, look really nice, and even seem to be
compatible with the 10-speed chains (disclaimer: test fit; did not ride).
One critical thing to keep in mind when waxing nostalgic over 60s/70s
Raleighs is that there were two broad categories:
1. The Carlton-built framesets (Professional, International,
Competition, Super Course, later Grand Prixs) + Japanese/US-built
framesets, all of which used standard
Being a fan of occasional doubles -- meaning a drivetrain that is used
mostly as a 1 X X but that has a granny ring bailout -- I've noticed that
this type of gearing lacks the convenience of a middle ring for
low-to-mid-range gears useful for steep singletrack where you want to shift
rapidly from
Hillborne sold! Thanks all.
Paul Germain
Midlothian, Va.
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I don't know about sub-30, but a 5-speed with a good range would be fine in
the hilly area I live. I tend to skip cogs on 8- and 9-speed cassettes
because the small jumps are useless to me.
On Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 9:35:14 PM UTC-7, Lungimsam wrote:
For those of you who rode back on the
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