Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

I just didn't like the pool of sweat -- 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 this group,

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

Get one if you want one. Don’t get one if you don’t. Riding on the trainer is not awesome but it gets a little less not awesome the more you do it. Is it like riding outside? No. Is it exercise? Yes. Will it help keep you healthy and in shape? Yes. I’ve had a medium quality trainer for about

[RBW] Re: Happy Hogmanay! (Scottish New Years)

Your c_o_l_d bike adventures really inspire, me, Patrick. I cannot imagine trying to get my fingers to work in 10 deg weather. As a fly fisherman I can relate to trying to do intricate things with fingers that might as well be owned by something/someone else. > > Please keep posting accounts

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

I agree Patric. With Will we did 10 miles a day in Europe when he was eight months in a ring sling. We also went on a backpacking trip with him. The first time We successfully only went 2 miles in. The second one the threat of snow turned us back. We haven’t been as ambitious with two kids. --

[RBW] 101 NEWBAUM's & Twine Uses

1) I'm discovering new uses for Newbaum's and twine. Below is a picture of an old model Suntour thumb shifter from a '87 Bridgestone CB-1. I put the shifter on my bike that did have bar-end shifters, but since I switched to Bosco bars recently I thought I'd try the thumbies out, trying

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

6 month olds tuck really well under a jacket in a sling, so your outer wear is their outer wear, and your body heat is theirs. 2 1/2 is trickier, but bundled up and just as part of the normal expectation of “doing things and it happens to be wet and cold” timed with breaks to warm up, ours do

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

Chris - I think I must of hit the perfect time for the question with the middle of winter and post holiday eating. I realize another thread might be strategies for staying in shape and getting outside with two little kids. I my case they are 2 1/2 and 6 months. It is a wonderful challenge to

Re: [RBW] Re: Discs versus calipers

Correct, mine are paired with SRAM brifters. Bill On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 1:27:21 PM UTC-8, Coal Bee Rye Anne wrote: > > I just looked them up again (Yokozuna Motoko brakes) and realized they are > in fact "road" disc calipers and appear to use short pull levers, not long > pull/v

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

Glad to see you are getting some responses I started a thread on trainers a bit ago and got zero comments. -- 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: A Homer Hilsen, between 57 and 59: how to decide?

FWIW I am 5-11 and have a 59 AHH. I have a short torso and it fits great! I would call the folks at Riv and ask them. That is the fun of buying from them! You may want to consider a Sam since it has a sloped top tube. Good Luck! Scott On Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 11:01:39 PM UTC-7,

Re: [RBW] Re: Happy Hogmanay! (Scottish New Years)

Indeed. Loads of honking. Yesterday’s ride included honking up steep bits with a tail wind that I usually have to LCG for a few hundred yards in my high gear. Honking good time. Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

Re: [RBW] Re: Happy Hogmanay! (Scottish New Years)

Riding fixed, I'll bet you do a lot of honking, too! On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote: > Och! Patrick, riding fixed, I often have to post (unweight the seat while > pedaling). Grin. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > -- > You received this message because

Re: [RBW] Re: Happy Hogmanay! (Scottish New Years)

Och! Patrick, riding fixed, I often have to post (unweight the seat while pedaling). Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- 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

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

My first (of 3) and only well-used trainer was a magnetic resistance trainer with this design, with 7 or 9 degrees of resistance. I recall asking a bike shop mechanic about the flex, and he looked at me with contempt and said, "What do you think the bike is doing when you ride it?" I was too

Re: [RBW] Re: Happy Hogmanay! (Scottish New Years)

No Hogmanays in my ancestry (well, perhaps the Scots Presbyterian imports to Ireland), so I'll just say: happy new year to everyone, and Patrick keep posting. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group

Re: [RBW] Happy Hogmanay! (Scottish New Years)

Ha, Mark! To big “B” or not to big “b”. That is the question. Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- 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: cork-grip removal

See, now this kind of winter activity makes so much more sense than entertaining thoughts of bike trainers. *Chapeau!* On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 8:15:31 AM UTC-8, Jim S. wrote: > > Hi all, thanks for the responses. So I went with the fire technique, > because it seemed the most

Re: [RBW] Happy Hogmanay! (Scottish New Years)

I don't want to get all legalese here, but, you know, I have a trademark on Beacon. However, because one of my grandfathers was, despite being Irish, born in Scotland, and because it is the holiday season, and because I am not Specialized ,

[RBW] Re: A Homer Hilsen, between 57 and 59: how to decide?

Hi John. If you dislike minimal standover, my recommendation might not be the best! Standover has never bothered me, for several reasons. In all my many miles and years of road riding, neither I nor any of my riding partners has ever smashed into the top tube. And if there was a situation

[RBW] Re: Happy Hogmanay! (Scottish New Years)

Happy Hogmanay to you as well, Patrick :) I enjoy your posts as our resident poet. -- 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: cork-grip removal

hahaha!!! I may need to do the same thing soon. I'm definitely going for this method (but maybe scooting my other cockpit stuff away from the grips first). On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 11:15:31 AM UTC-5, Jim S. wrote: > > Hi all, thanks for the responses. So I went with the fire technique,

[RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

One or two additional thoughts about rollers and trainers: Trainers - some of these have mounts that lock the front fork onto the stand, sans wheel, and support the rest of the bike frame with a clamp-on device at the BB shell. The rear wheel then rubs against a magnetically resistive flywheel

Re: [RBW] Happy Hogmanay! (Scottish New Years)

Thanks, René! It is a gift to watch from afar your journey for simplicity in cycling. Fair warning though, that beacon you see is the sparks from the rocks tumblin’ ‘bout in me head! Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

PDX probably has many used trainers via craigslist; else, a Kurt Kinetic (e.g. via REI) is great. Kinetic sells a little magnet and sensor that goes on the fluid trainer, is calibrated, and provides fairly accurate wattage info via a companion app that’s free to use for basic workouts. Slightly

Re: [RBW] Happy Hogmanay! (Scottish New Years)

Happy New Year Patrick! As always, you’re a beacon to guide us. All the best in the new year! René On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 12:00 PM Deacon Patrick wrote: > In which sunrise on the last day of the year is spectacular, a wee bit of > dandruff falls, we discover fixing a

[RBW] Happy Hogmanay! (Scottish New Years)

In which sunrise on the last day of the year is spectacular, a wee bit of dandruff falls, we discover fixing a flat at 10˚F is not as fun as it sounds, and the adventure of it all remains a wondrous gift. https://thegrid.ai/withabandon/happy-hogmanay With abandon, Patrick www.CredoFamily.org

[RBW] Bike Trainer Thoughts

Jonathan, not off topic at all! Kids and cycling and winter and how to combine (or not) is a challenge. We have four daughters, age 5-17. A few things we’ve discovered along the way and how we’ve implimented them (how/if you impliment them so they work for you will no doubt vary). You don’t

Re: [RBW] Bike Trainer Thoughts

My AHH is currently mounted on a Wahoo Fitness Kickr Snap trainer for the winter. This is with racks, fenders, and all including the small saddlesack. I only swapped my rear Barlow Pass EL for a 32mm Schwalbe Indoor trainer tire and a quick release skewer for my rear Pitlock. There is a front

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

Salt on the roads keeps me indoors. Don't wanna mess up the bike. Though they held up riding on dry salted roads in years past. I will ride on dry salted roads. Chain and fasteners were victimized but componemts and frame were fine. I dont ride on wet roads in winter. I'd be scared even on

[RBW] Re: A Homer Hilsen, between 57 and 59: how to decide?

Thanks everyone. And I didn’t know that Riv used C-to-Too numbers. That actually makes a lot of things make more sense to me. I’ve always been a little stand over averse, which doesn’t quite work for someone who is mostly torso. I’ll give the shop a call after the holiday. -- You received

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

Thank you everyone. Sounds like everyone’s experience kind of confirms mine. It’s hard to make riding indoors fun and the newer trainers might help a little but still probably preferable to force myself outside when possible. Luckily we had a sunny day in PDX and I got to go for a ride. --

[RBW] Re: Longshot WTT: SP hubs, my 32h for your 36h

Hi Aaron, I'm checking in to see if you got my private message. Thanks. -- 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: cork-grip removal

Hi all, thanks for the responses. So I went with the fire technique, because it seemed the most interesting. I dumped some mineral spirits on the grip, and then lit it up. Holy dynamite, that turned into a rip-roaring fire in a hurry. I should have taken a picture, but I was a bit concerned

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Trainer Thoughts

I tried Kreitler rollers. Couldn't balance. Bored after 5 "miles". Bring cycling indoors. -- 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: A Homer Hilsen vs LHT - Will I notice a difference?

Call RBW. I don't see why a Roadeo (if you want snap) can't handle that load and commute. And now you can get it with fork rack braze ons. Maximum snappy riv ride. But call them. They could confirm the Roadeo's carriability and handling with such a load. Ask about stem length too. My Ram got

[RBW] Re: A Homer Hilsen, between 57 and 59: how to decide?

I second that suggestion. I use the same seat height but I am probably an inch shorter in height than you. I could theoretically go with either size, depending. But for bars even, and, IMO, a more practical, enjoyable, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing (ie, no super gangly stem, fistful

[RBW] Re: A Homer Hilsen, between 57 and 59: how to decide?

I'd go with the 59. On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 1:01:39 AM UTC-5, John W wrote: > > Happy holidays, everyone. > > I’m currently seriously considering putting myself on the queue list for > an AHH, although who knows how long i’ll be waiting. I would benefit > greatly from some sizing

[RBW] Re: A Homer Hilsen, between 57 and 59: how to decide?

As Joe said it is all about TT length. Consider calling Riv and discussing it with them. On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 1:01:39 AM UTC-5, John W wrote: > Happy holidays, everyone. > > I’m currently seriously considering putting myself on the queue list for > an AHH, although who knows how

[RBW] Re: A Homer Hilsen vs LHT - Will I notice a difference?

I had a Bleriot and now a Cheviot. Both fine rides. There is a $1200 difference between the Homer and Sam H. You can take the train to Walnut Creek and most likely ride both. https://www.goticketio.com/train/walnut-creek,ca/seattle,wa/ My two cents. On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 1:36:07 AM

[RBW] Re: cork-grip removal

I scraped them off with a machete. A hatchet or 1" wood chisel and a rubber mallet would work too. On Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 9:55:04 PM UTC-5, Jim S. wrote: > > Hi all, any tips? I'm trying to remove cork grips, and it's not going > well. I've got a hacked up mess on my hands. Thanks