[RBW] XT front derailleur with Sugino XD2 triple on a Hunqapillar?

I haven't had any luck getting rid of chain rub against the front derailleur plate of a Deore XT front derailleur on my Hunqapillar (Dura Ace shifters). I have a 108 Phil Wood hub and the granny ring is pretty close to the chain stay as it is, and I can't get it much closer. Seems like an XT

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Thinking about selling my Rambouillet

Same here. My 68cm Orange *barely* fits a 700x35 in back without a fender. YMMV. KJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[RBW] Front Low-rider Panniers on Rambouillet?

I will add that the most extreme (and yet possibly most logical) option would be to commission a new low-ish trail fork from Tom Matchak or another builder, and powder the whole shootin' match. I'm wanting to reserve that as a last and most sensible/costly resort. KJ -- You received this

Re: [RBW] Re: [socalallrounders] Re: 2017 Redlands Strada Rossa

I'm glad I've got your attention now!!! :-) On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 7:39 PM, ted wrote: > Ah, I see now. Pls disregard my previous enquiry. > > > On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 7:34:08 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com > wrote: >> >> Registration for the ride is Jan 1...

[RBW] Re: [socalallrounders] Re: 2017 Redlands Strada Rossa

Ah, I see now. Pls disregard my previous enquiry. On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 7:34:08 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > Registration for the ride is Jan 1... registration for sofa space is a > different story! Glad you got a spot! > > On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 7:31 PM, 'Mike

[RBW] Re: [socalallrounders] Re: 2017 Redlands Strada Rossa

um, on Dec 21 you wrote: "We've confirmed that registration is opening on January first. We're planning on accommodating up to

[RBW] Re: [socalallrounders] Re: 2017 Redlands Strada Rossa

Registration for the ride is Jan 1... registration for sofa space is a different story! Glad you got a spot! On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 7:31 PM, 'Mike Schiller' via SoCal All Rounders (SCAR) wrote: > huh? I thought registration didn't open until Jan 1st??? > >

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

I am mostly familiar with the MUPs of the East Bay Regional Park District in the SF Bay Area. I almost always use my bell when approaching from the rear, and from the front if other users don't seem to be paying attention. I ring several times as I approach (e.g., ding-ding ding,

[RBW] Re: [socalallrounders] Re: 2017 Redlands Strada Rossa

It's getting full, claim your spot while you can!!! On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 5:56 PM, Hugh Smitham wrote: > Planning on it! Do I have a spot at Chez Estes? > > On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 11:02:18 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Calendared it for March

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

I like the Spurcycle. But I LOVE the brass Lion bell from England. I like good bells; they have a mystical history On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 8:38:22 AM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Bells are designed to reverberate. They take the vibration of a ride, even > when not intended to be

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Thinking about selling my Rambouillet

I owned one, and I can tell you with assurance that it did not fit 38mm tires. On 12/28/2016 08:13 PM, Bruce Herbitter wrote: I just copy and paste screen grabs :) Wayback machine March 2003 On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Steve Palincsar >

Re: [RBW] Front Low-rider Panniers on Rambouillet?

On 12/28/2016 08:15 PM, Bruce Herbitter wrote: the fork is not intended for the weight either in the tubing choice or the geometry. But you are correct, top rack and low hung weight will be different. On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Steve Palincsar

Re: [RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed/Using a bell

My excitement was with a dog not off-leash. Instead the dog was on one of those leashes on a reel that allow them to be 10 or 12 feet away from the owner. Came around a nearly blind corner (having slowed anyway out of caution) and there was the dog on one side of the trail, the owner on the

Re: [RBW] Multi Use Path Etiquette

The greenways here are a treasure. I can ride 50 mi on them and most of it feels totally remote. There's a little more pedestrian traffic around park trailheads and especially dog parks, but pick your times right and you can go miles and miles without seeing anybody. I have two 32 mi routes

Re: [RBW] Silent bell until needed

I like the Crane Karen (Rivendell's bell 12?) with the stronger spring that Rivendell sells. The springs have a finite life if you ride MUP/greenways, and you need to replace the springs anyway. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners

[RBW] Re: Front Low-rider Panniers on Rambouillet?

The majority of weight on a *low rider* is carried by the attachment to the front dropout eyelet. The mid fork attachment stabilizers the rack, levels it, but does not carry much load. Therefore, the fork tubing is not carrying much weight. A Marks Rack would be entirely different, as

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Thinking about selling my Rambouillet

Thanks Mike for that datapoint. On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 7:12 PM, mikel66...@juno.com wrote: > My 58cm Ramborange will fit a 37mm Paselaespecially in back where the > brake bridge is higher than it should be >

Re: [RBW] Front Low-rider Panniers on Rambouillet?

the fork is not intended for the weight either in the tubing choice or the geometry. But you are correct, top rack and low hung weight will be different. On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > Yes, but a lowrider isn't like Marks rack. > > > On 12/28/2016

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Thinking about selling my Rambouillet

My 58cm Ramborange will fit a 37mm Paselaespecially in back where the brake bridge is higher than it should be 3 Signs You May Have a Fatty Liver [Watch] livecellresearch.com

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Thinking about selling my Rambouillet

I just copy and paste screen grabs :) Wayback machine March 2003 On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > That must describe the later generations, because the 1st gen orange ones > certainly didn't fit 38mm tires. > > > On 12/28/2016 07:35 PM, Fullylugged

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Thinking about selling my Rambouillet

That must describe the later generations, because the 1st gen orange ones certainly didn't fit 38mm tires. On 12/28/2016 07:35 PM, Fullylugged wrote: >From RBW: "More clearance lets you ride a chubbier tire, so you can ride lower tire pressures on rougher roads. For most paved roads you’ll

Re: [RBW] Front Low-rider Panniers on Rambouillet?

Yes, but a lowrider isn't like Marks rack. On 12/28/2016 07:37 PM, Fullylugged wrote: The bike wasn't designed as a front loader, which is why the absence of mounts. I used a Marks rack on mine which attaches with P-Clamps and didn't like te handling with anything over about 5 lbs in it.

[RBW] Front Low-rider Panniers on Rambouillet?

The bike wasn't designed as a front loader, which is why the absence of mounts. I used a Marks rack on mine which attaches with P-Clamps and didn't like te handling with anything over about 5 lbs in it. YMMV. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

[RBW] Re: FS: Thinking about selling my Rambouillet

>From RBW: "More clearance lets you ride a chubbier tire, so you can ride >lower tire pressures on rougher roads. For most paved roads you’ll probably be >on a 700x23 to 700x28, but if you ride bad roads or fire trails, or load it up >with lunch and spare gear, your Rambouillet will easily

Re: [RBW] Silent bell until needed

Or post-concussion syndrome? On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 3:20:29 PM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > > On 12/28/2016 11:38 AM, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Bells are designed to reverberate. They take the vibration of a ride, > even when not intended to be rung, and “hum.” Anyone have

[RBW] Re: FS: Thinking about selling my Rambouillet

I think the official figure is 700x28 with fenders. Different rims and tires may affect your results. On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 7:16:30 PM UTC-5, Matt Beecher wrote: > > What is the largest tire it can reasonably take with fenders? > > Thanks, > Matt > -- You received this message

[RBW] Re: FS: Thinking about selling my Rambouillet

What is the largest tire it can reasonably take with fenders? Thanks, Matt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[RBW] Re: FS: Thinking about selling my Rambouillet

That's a diamond at coal prices judging by the pictures posted. Somebody needs to buy this and ride it. They are indeed a fine riding bike. I know I had one. If I didn't have other things (not even bike related dammit) tugging at the purse strings. I'd snap it up. On Tuesday, December 27, 2016

[RBW] Re: WTB: Sackville Saddlesack Large

*NO LONGER LOOKING.* On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 12:30:12 PM UTC-8, Kellie wrote: > > Looking for a large Sackville Saddlesack in pretty good condition. > Preferably olive. Hopefully I can find one in the Bay Area and we can meet. -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [RBW] Rivendell and Peter White Shoutouts for Exceptional Customer Service

Patrick is oh, so, right about both. I had a Luxus U go bad in 2015 while I was in Connecticut. I was training for PBP and had a 400K brevet that weekend. It was my only chance to ride one because of the rotator cuff surgery that spring. I called Peter, overnighted it to him and he put a new

Re: [RBW] Multi Use Path Etiquette

FUNNY STORY... A friend and I were riding a trail and we came upon a sharp, blind curve. When we got halfway around the turn there were two guys jogging in single file. I couldn't react quick enough to ring the bell so just as we were almost side by side I yelled "on your left, sorry". I felt

Re: [RBW] Multi Use Path Etiquette

On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 1:25 PM, BenG wrote: > In all cases I yield my speed and momentum for the chance to make a > positive interaction. Seems like folks appreciate that consideration. Yep and especially around children. No telling how they will react. Tim -- You

Re: [RBW] Rivendell and Peter White Shoutouts for Exceptional Customer Service

Yup. Penny is a peach. I suspect it was you on the phone with her while I was busy checking in a huge chainring order from TA.That was me yelling, "Don't use lithium batteries!" PJW On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote: > Providing consistently exceptional

[RBW] Multi Use Path Etiquette

I slow such that I can ring the bell and wait for their response without invading their space. If they wear ear buds, I slow and ring, and creep up such that they see me peripherally and can react before I pass. In all cases I yield my speed and momentum for the chance to make a positive

[RBW] Front Low-rider Panniers on Rambouillet?

Hi All, Hope everyone is having a nice holiday season! I'm curious about how the Rambouillet handles with different configs of a front load. I've only ever really used a small Swift Bandito up on the handlebar, but never anything more substantial. Have any Ram owners ever: - somehow run

[RBW] Rivendell and Peter White Shoutouts for Exceptional Customer Service

Providing consistently exceptional customer service is a challenging and amazing thing to accomplish and I just wanted to shout out to Rivendell and Grant as well as Peter White for their care of me as a customer. Prompted by the light discussion in a different thread, I remembered I was

Re: [RBW] Silent bell until needed

On 12/28/2016 11:38 AM, Deacon Patrick wrote: Bells are designed to reverberate. They take the vibration of a ride, even when not intended to be rung, and “hum.” Anyone have suggestions for the most silent, stealth bell you’ve experienced, there when you need it, uterly silent when you

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

Oh yeah, I have not owned this one but I do love the sound of it I find them more pleasing , more playful I guess that just a dong or ding dong. https://www.amazon.com/Mirrycle-Incredibell-Bicycle-Bell-Chrome/dp/B001CJVGRY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxizulSniIY -- You received

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

Yep, the Brass Duet Incredibell . Never ever ever makes a peep unless I activate the lever, a nice brass tone,a higher pitch than the larger ones . I've used them for about 5 years or so without a hiccup. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017APNX6/ref=twister_B000YZ4CPU?_encoding=UTF8=1 a short

Re: [RBW] IQ-X Headlight

The lens/reflector cover is plastic. If it is like the Cyo lenses, it will survive winter fine. It will eventually get scratched and yellow from environmental exposure. However, a headlight restoration kit from the auto parts store will fix it right up, based on my experience with the Ixon and

Re: [RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

I've got several of the lever-arm "Crane" or "Universal"-type bells; 2 of 55 mm diameter and one of 45 mm. All brass. The larger ones are nice and loud and work fine on the paved and well-used bike path; but I the smaller one is much softer in sound, and I chose that one for the Matthews which is

Re: [RBW] girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

The issue might be lack of chain ring options, and inability to go much lower than a 50/42 -- 39 if you are lucky. On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 12:18:27 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > It looks like a very practical ride; congratulations. > > "...bury a flathead in the chainstay..." I

Re: [RBW] Silent bell until needed

I have both a Spurcycle bell and a knockoff copy that cost about 1/5th the price and has 90% of the sound. This type of bell is indeed very attractive and loud. --Eric N campyonly...@me.com www.CampyOnly.com Campyonlyguy.blogspot.com @Campyonlyguy > On Dec 28, 2016, at 10:11 AM, René

[RBW] Re: girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

Maybe the issue I never solved was attaching an actual Pleitscher-branded kickstand in the bottom up manner as I think the Greenfield Retro uses different bolt size. As I recall Pleitscher is a better quality stand even though both brands "look" the same. On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at

[RBW] Re: girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

I had considered threading the top plate and bolting up from the bottom. The distance between the bottom bracket and the chain stay bridge was already tight - going up a size or two in order to get threads in the top would have been impossible. The bolt size needed wouldn't have fit between

Re: [RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

>From all the bells I've tried, the best by far, in both style, sound quality and mounting versatility is the Spurcycle bell: http://www.spurcycle.com/products/better-bicycle-bell It has completely replaced all my bicycle bells, has the most lovely yet far reaching and lasting sound and is

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

spurcycles bell i have works well On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 11:38:22 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Bells are designed to reverberate. They take the vibration of a ride, even > when not intended to be rung, and “hum.” Anyone have suggestions for the > most silent, stealth bell

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

I'm not using one, but increasingly find more people on the trails (an excellent and yet selfishly disappointing thing. Sardonic grin.) and so see the need for it increasing. I have every confidence that I am far more sensitive to "hum" than anyone else on the planet. With abandon, Patrick On

Re: [RBW] Multi Use Path Etiquette

I doubt it. Though I wouldn't equate my avoidance of MUPs with that of life threatening diseases, I definitely prefer to avoid them most of the time. On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 6:37:19 AM UTC-8, Skenry wrote: > > Am I the only one who avoids paths like the plague?Though I do have a

Re: [RBW] Re: girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

Yep, sorry, that picture I clipped from Greenfield isn't the best. The bolt is narrow and goes up via the bottom and threads into the new top plate.Its oddly shaped to allow FD cables to pass in the tight areas. On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 12:38 PM, eflayer wrote: > I

[RBW] Re: girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

I "stand" corrected: http://www.niagaracycle.com/categories/greenfield-ks2sb-kickstand-with-retro-kit-black?gclid=Cj0KEQiA4o3DBRCJsZqh8vWqt_8BEiQA2Fw0eSpQmaC512X9vvR1e_iF6XVegKG21BzdAiHkvQ2QVXwaAg3a8P8HAQ On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 8:57:11 AM UTC-8, S. Greco wrote: > > My lovely

[RBW] Re: girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

The retro kit enable better fitting of the top bracket but the bolt hole and bolt head are still in the same position. That position often brings the bolt head really close to the seat tube. Why not thread the top bracket and bring the bolt in from the bottom side? On Wednesday, December 28,

Re: [RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed/Using a bell

+1 on the spring-mounted strikers making noise all the time. I have found that bells with the "trigger" style strikers stay quiet (to my ears) until I use them. Regarding using bells and/or calling out on the bike trail ... I use a bell, and over time I've reduced my bell-ringing to those

[RBW] Re: girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 8:57:11 AM UTC-8, S. Greco wrote: > > My lovely girlfriend was finally ready to graduate from her Schwinn to > something a little nicer. She wasn't ready for a Riv despite my > recommendations. Her criteria was that it must be a step-through frame. My >

[RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto r14 rack

Not local, but I bought one from this seller and the shipping time was about a week. *I* like the rack. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nitto-R14-Rear-Rack-/121680222093 On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 12:22:39 PM UTC-5, Kellie wrote: > > Looking for a Nitto rack local to the Bay Area. -- You

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

I see all the problems everyone has listed every time I'm on a MUP, and the only solution I've found to to slow way down and assume the person/people are going to move directly in front of me no matter how many times I've rung my bell and called out to them. People walking & talking are the

[RBW] WTB: Nitto r14 rack

Looking for a Nitto rack local to the Bay Area. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to

[RBW] Re: girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

I've spent hours trying to "screw" with ill-fitting kickstands like this. Doesn't it seem like Pleitscher and Greenfield could make a model where you insert and tighten the bolt from under the BB instead of on top? Isn't there always more clearance underneath? Am I missing something here in how

Re: [RBW] girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

It looks like a very practical ride; congratulations. "...bury a flathead in the chainstay..." I suppose you meant "chainstay bridge"? Why not leave on the cottered cranks, unless you are trying to save weight? Unless you object to the weight or unless you will be disassembling the bb every year

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

It's quite possible that you are more aware of this than I am, what are you using that you find hums? That said, I find that the hammer strike bells that RBW sells stay quiet when not needed, and the spring mounted striker style (bell 26) that RBW also sells brings incessantly for moderate

[RBW] Silent bell until needed

That sounds like the design brief for electronic horn type devices. Push the button and it beeps. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[RBW] girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

My lovely girlfriend was finally ready to graduate from her Schwinn to something a little nicer. She wasn't ready for a Riv despite my recommendations. Her criteria was that it must be a step-through frame. My criteria was that it must have a derailleur hanger - a proper one and not a metal

[RBW] Silent bell until needed

Bells are designed to reverberate. They take the vibration of a ride, even when not intended to be rung, and “hum.” Anyone have suggestions for the most silent, stealth bell you’ve experienced, there when you need it, uterly silent when you don't? With abandon, Patrick

Re: [RBW] IQ-X Headlight

I've restored a great deal of clarity to plastic car lens covers with fine auto body rubbing compound. Not a guarantee, just a thought. On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 8:10 AM, lum gim fong wrote: > Will the plastic lens hold up on salty winter roads? > Will it fog over

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

Many people using MUP's nowadays are just about as bad distracted drivers. Here's a link from a recumbent rider's blog that pretty much sums it up: http://www.bentrideronline.com/?p=4132 On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 7:33:06 PM UTC-6, Tim wrote: > > Do you think it's ok, when riding on the

[RBW] Wanted: 64cm quickbeam

Please message me with what you've got, and how much you need for shipping to the DC area. Thanks! Jeff Arlington, VA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send

Re: [RBW] IQ-X Headlight

Will the plastic lens hold up on salty winter roads? Will it fog over eventually like plastic car light lenses? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

On a related note regarding multi-use paths: When riding at night, *please don't employ your flashing strobe light *to make us aware of your presence. Those things blind the rest of us when we're trying to pass you going in the opposite direction, and we really can't tell exactly *where *you

Re: [RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

Good advice; and I'll add: recall with confidence that you have as much right to the path as anyone else. On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 10:40 PM, Christopher Murray < chrispmurra...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think you got it right with "you just can't win" bc no matter what you > decide you will never

Re: [RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

I find women of a certain age and class to be the most self-righteously unpleasant among path users; and this one turned without looking and then blamed you? On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 7:07 PM, Christopher Cote < christopherjamesc...@gmail.com> wrote: > She yelled "nice bell" as if to mean that I

Re: [RBW] Multi Use Path Etiquette

If the path is regularly and frequently used by cyclists, then I think normal people expect bicycles to come up behind them and keep their wits about them. That said, I also think it's polite to warn pedestrians, and when I don't have a bell, I do so by saying "Cyclist!", which works better than

Re: [RBW] Multi Use Path Etiquette

Am I the only one who avoids paths like the plague?Though I do have a brass bell on a few of my bikes, but only for the beautiful look of tarnished brass. Ride on the road. Scott On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 9:25 AM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > On 12/27/2016 11:50 PM,

Re: [RBW] Multi Use Path Etiquette

On 12/27/2016 11:50 PM, Ashwath Akirekadu wrote: I have always wondered this. Alerting pedestrians felt like I was annoying them 99% of the times to avoid that 1% chance of collision. I love the beep beep suggestion. Whenever my toddler son is riding with me, I'm going to delegate beep

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

I can tell that this is going to be a long-lived discussion. My main route takes me on two relatively popular bike paths, both of which require that the cyclist make a noise before passing. While the bell is a pleasant option, I found that it often doesn't penetrate through to those who are

Re: [RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

Another vote for bells here. Where I live, riding from home (i.e., without driving to a remote ride start) is impossible without riding on one of the most popular MUPs in the country (so much for avoiding the problem by not riding there) and especially near the District of Columbia many of

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

I find that using my bell that I bought from Rivendell gets a better response than :"on your left" because the bell is more audible at a farther distance giving the hiker/walker more warning. The bell either gets a wave, a smile, or a smile and a thank you! Jon >> -- You received this

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

I've had that happen on trails in Big Cypress and am considering one of these: http://www.mtbbell.com/ On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 9:30:53 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > The other day I had to negotiate MUP passage with an 8 point buck and his > does. We just watched each other for

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

I believe that you should always signal when passing on multi use trails. It is often 'required' by the trail rules, and it is certainly common courtesy whether it is written on a sign or not. Signaling could be verbal, or a bell. Just because you are the only two people on the trail, and the

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

I was going to offer yet another "solution" but man oh man, it is quite apparent to me that the only real "solution" is to never be a problem in the first place, hence no solutions either as they are 2 sides of a same coin. For all the solving ever solved, problems are as many as ever

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

fair warning, There is a class of runners out there who will intentionally widen themselves when a bike is trying to pass. I don't know if it's something kicked around in running bulletin boards, but it is an intentional act, pressing right of way, and seemingly wanting to force the bicycle

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

Bike bells are essential for deer. They know where you are, they know your speed, and usually stop in their tracks. My hilly neighborhood has a huge deer herd. I've also been descending 40 mph from the Guadalupe/Pedernales divide and had a charging buck otherwise intersecting me stop dead in

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

no, I don't. Bell. I always ring mine twice. As soon as I think be heard, and again just before I pass. I usually get thanked for it by the pedestrian, and people who need to adjust their width and do so will get thanked by me. Dogs on leash, as much warning as possible. Out of control

[RBW] Re: Multi Use Path Etiquette

Thanks for that perspective, Ian. Now that I think about it, I'm not sure that I've been on an MUP as anything but a cyclist. Back in the day when I was a runner (thus the fake knees today) I ran on the sidewalk, and today I don't really go for walks, so I've really only cycled on the paths,

[RBW] Re: FS: 60cm Cheviot Complete

As your Bike-o-Therapist I suggest you stop Jonesing and go for a ride on your Cheviot. :-) On Sunday, December 25, 2016 at 12:52:10 PM UTC-5, Clayton.sf wrote: > > we'll see. still mulling this over quite a bit. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

Re: [RBW] IQ-X Headlight

The lens is plastic. You can use any 6 volt Busch & Müller, Schmidt or Spanninga taillight with it. If you use a Supernova taillight, the taillight will have no standlight. I don't know about other brands of taillights, but most should work. Peter White On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 3:05 AM, lum gim

Re: [RBW] IQ-X Headlight

1. Is the lens glass? 2. Can you run a SON rear dyno tail light off it? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to