[RBW] Re: FS: Bikes on eBay, CraigsLIst, and Other Sites

2020-07-21 Thread Karl
Big person Quickbeam. Looks great! I need another foot of height to think about it! https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=254659=Rivendell On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 6:11:41 PM UTC-5 Matthew Williams wrote: > This thread is for Rivendells you've found on eBay, CraigsList, and

[RBW] Re: For sale: brazed, Ni-plated Nitto goodies

2020-07-21 Thread diekaiser
Interested in the bars and r14! Give me a holler at ursasveritas@gmail On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 7:16:23 AM UTC-7 Zach A wrote: > Hi all, > > I need money so I'm selling some old favorites I've been hoarding. Prices > include shipping in continental US: > > dull-bright Bullmoose (short

Re: [RBW] RBW Business Model

2020-07-21 Thread Joe Bernard
My Riv Custom is forever. Everything else is always susceptible to the right buyer at the right time, and I'm probably going to buy another production Riv eventually. Platypus! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To

Re: [RBW] RBW Business Model

2020-07-21 Thread Patrick Moore
I was kidding a friend today who makes his living as a handyman and often fails to adequately estimate his time that he used the "friendly and accommodating client" business model where you depend on the client to cough up extra to make up for your underestimate of time required (and your nice-guy

[RBW] The Betty vs The Bear, a ride report

2020-07-21 Thread Michael Hechmer
*The Betty Vs The Bear* We had just settled in for a short summer ride, She on her Betty, and I on Saluki. With the Lemoile on our left and woods on the right, We pedaled along this lovely rail trail. Often she leads at her very own pace While I follow back, enjoying the sights, But

[RBW] Re: WTB: 58 or 60cm Appaloosa - F/F/HS

2020-07-21 Thread Jan O.
Hi Gary, I’ll PM you my contact info. Thank you. Jan -- 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

[RBW] WTB another Riv

2020-07-21 Thread Andrew Huston
Bumping with specific interest in a 55 Hillborne, 54 hunq spiller or 650b Atlantis in 56. -- 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: WTB: 58 or 60cm Appaloosa - F/F/HS

2020-07-21 Thread 'Gary L' via RBW Owners Bunch
Hi again, Just to clarify, I realized that my initial post was a little confusing. I'm not ready to let go of my Hunq until I try out an Appaloosa. So I'm mainly interested in buying an Appaloosa frame at this point. Jan,I know you understood that and thanks for your interest in the Hunq. PM

[RBW] Re: RBW Business Model

2020-07-21 Thread Ash
藍 Indeed! I'm about to build a new Susie W Longbolts - 4th bike in as many years (to be fair, I have none now). When budget discussions come up I make it a point to remind missus that these bike projects cost 1/10th or 1/20th of the midlife crisis boat and sports car projects I was

[RBW] Re: WTB: Sackville Banana Sax

2020-07-21 Thread 'Hetchins52' via RBW Owners Bunch
Andrew took me up on my offer so mine is on its way to TN and no longer available. David On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 10:46:28 AM UTC-7, Applegate wrote: > > I'm also interested, especially in blue and olive (did they ever make it > in the darker "royal" color?), if there are any others out

[RBW] Re: WTB: 58 or 60cm Appaloosa - F/F/HS

2020-07-21 Thread Matthew Williams
Hi Gary, I have a 58 Appaloosa I might be willing to trade. Could you please post some photos of your Hunquapillar? On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 1:33:01 PM UTC-7 Gary L wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm thinking of swapping out my 58 Hunq for an similar-sized Appaloosa and > would ideally be looking

[RBW] Re: WTB: 58 or 60cm Appaloosa - F/F/HS

2020-07-21 Thread Jan O.
Hi Gary, I don't have an Appaloosa to offer but I would be very interested in buying your 58 Hunq if you decide to sell it. Thank you. Jan San Francisco On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 1:33:01 PM UTC-7, Gary L wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm thinking of swapping out my 58 Hunq for an

[RBW] Re: WTB: 58 or 60cm Appaloosa - F/F/HS

2020-07-21 Thread Jan O.
Hi Gary, I don't have an Appaloosa to offer but I would be very interested in buying your 58 Hunq if you decide to sell it. Thank you. Jan San Francisco On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 1:33:01 PM UTC-7, Gary L wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm thinking of swapping out my 58 Hunq for an

[RBW] WTB: 58 or 60cm Appaloosa - F/F/HS

2020-07-21 Thread 'Gary L' via RBW Owners Bunch
Hi all, I'm thinking of swapping out my 58 Hunq for an similar-sized Appaloosa and would ideally be looking for one of the newer 60cm Appaloosa frames but would also consider an older 58. Let me know if you have one you'd like to re-home. Thanks, Gary -- You received this message because

[RBW] Two Bike Fridays for Sale

2020-07-21 Thread Julian Westerhout
For Sale — Two Bike Fridays. I am selling these on behalf of the owners — a couple of friends of mine who had plans to do lots of riding on these, but life intervened, and so they’ve mostly sat unused, and are pristine and loaded, ready to go make other riders very happy. Take a look at the

Re: [RBW] FS: MUSA Atlantis. 56 cm / 650b

2020-07-21 Thread Matthew P
Thanks Mike. No problem Applegate. On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 12:07:01 PM UTC-7, Applegate wrote: > > Ah, thank you for the offer. I was thinking it'd be worth adding in the > tires with the wheelset, but I won't rush the purchase without. > > On Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 11:22:06 UTC-7 Matthew

Re: [RBW] RBW Business Model

2020-07-21 Thread ANDREW ERMAN
I enjoyed your post. Thanks! Andy On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 10:38 AM Michael Hechmer wrote: > There is a major flaw in the RBW Business Model. They forgot to include > planned obselence. Really, how can you expect to grow a business when your > products not only don't wear out they don't even

[RBW] Re: FS: Brooks B17 Standard, blue, mostly new

2020-07-21 Thread Joe Bernard
SOLD -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit

Re: [RBW] FS: MUSA Atlantis. 56 cm / 650b

2020-07-21 Thread Applegate
Ah, thank you for the offer. I was thinking it'd be worth adding in the tires with the wheelset, but I won't rush the purchase without. On Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 11:22:06 UTC-7 Matthew P wrote: > Applegate - the Thunderburts are available. I'm asking $70 plus > shipping. Call it $80 flat.

Re: [RBW] FS: MUSA Atlantis. 56 cm / 650b

2020-07-21 Thread Michael Williams
Hey Matt, take a look at bikeflights for shipping wheels. -Mike Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Matthew P wrote: > > Applegate - the Thunderburts are available. I'm asking $70 plus shipping. > Call it $80 flat. Does that work for you? > Where are you located? > > The

[RBW] Re: FS: 60cm Orange Rambouillet $800 Complete

2020-07-21 Thread John Beaston
SOLD - Thanks for all the private offers. -John On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 5:14:41 AM UTC-7 Brian Campbell wrote: > Nice ! Any chance you would be interested in a frame only sale/shipping to > PA? > > On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 10:16:49 AM UTC-4 John Beaston wrote: > >> Culling the herd. >>

Re: [RBW] FS: MUSA Atlantis. 56 cm / 650b

2020-07-21 Thread Matthew P
Applegate - the Thunderburts are available. I'm asking $70 plus shipping. Call it $80 flat. Does that work for you? Where are you located? The wheelset and all other parts have been claimed. Anyone have suggestions shipping wheels? I'll search around. Thank you. -Matthew San Diego On

[RBW] Re: WTB: Sackville Banana Sax

2020-07-21 Thread Applegate
I'm also interested, especially in blue and olive (did they ever make it in the darker "royal" color?), if there are any others out there! Alex Applegate, Berkeley, CA On Saturday, 18 July 2020 at 11:23:26 UTC-7 Andrew Turner wrote: > If anyone wants to turn theirs into PayPal credit, I'm your

Re: [RBW] FS: MUSA Atlantis. 56 cm / 650b

2020-07-21 Thread Applegate
And the Thunder Burts, actually... On Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 10:42:12 UTC-7 Applegate wrote: > Hi Matthew! I'd love to know a price for the Hands On Wheels-set. Thanks > in advance. > > On Saturday, 18 July 2020 at 12:26:00 UTC-7 Matthew P wrote: > >> The bike sold in June. >> and again since

[RBW] Re: Rat Trap Pass: reviews? impressions? poetic waxings?

2020-07-21 Thread Mackenzy Albright
Also. I didn't point this out in the last post-but I ran baby shoe and rat traps (neither were the extra lites) Even though they eat glass, I have only really had one cut large enough to patch. When I DID get a flat I saw all the glass and shards embedded and plucked it all out with a needle.

Re: [RBW] FS: MUSA Atlantis. 56 cm / 650b

2020-07-21 Thread Applegate
Hi Matthew! I'd love to know a price for the Hands On Wheels-set. Thanks in advance. On Saturday, 18 July 2020 at 12:26:00 UTC-7 Matthew P wrote: > The bike sold in June. > and again since then so I think its time I update this post. > > I have some parts from it if you're interested (see

[RBW] Re: Rat Trap Pass: reviews? impressions? poetic waxings?

2020-07-21 Thread Ryan M.
I’ve used the Antelope Hill, Steliacoom, and the Stampede Pass tires in the past and never had flatting issues. I wouldn’t use them as a durable commuting tire though...that’s not really their purpose. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners

[RBW] Re: FS: Bikes on eBay, CraigsLIst, and Other Sites

2020-07-21 Thread Nathan F
Oof. Really wish that was up here in Portland! Here's a custom that just popped up on ebay. Decent parts kit, but most importantly great tire clearance and cantis : )

Re: [RBW] Re: Photos from Today's Riv Ride

2020-07-21 Thread 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch
We call walking a “24-inch gear” (two feet). No shame in that! --Eric N > On Jul 21, 2020, at 8:42 AM, Craig Montgomery wrote: > >  > 3 speed hubgears on top quality frames. One of the great marriages in the > history of cycling. > > Craig Sturmey "Walking Up the Hill With Class" Archer in

[RBW] Bikes on eBay, CraigsLIst, and Other Sites

2020-07-21 Thread Matthew Williams
58cm Rivendell Custom. Longmont, CO. https://www.ebay.com/itm/174356535993 -- 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 - Ocean Air Docena MKII - Burgundy

2020-07-21 Thread Sean Steinle
bump, open to offers and partial trades toward a less expensive smaller front bag. On Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 6:40:40 PM UTC-5, Sean Steinle wrote: > > Finally time to move this bag. Used for less than a year, and not that > much at that. Tried to capture everything in pics. Two clean holes

[RBW] Re: Rat Trap Pass: reviews? impressions? poetic waxings?

2020-07-21 Thread Mark Roland
My bad. Got suckered into a &%%$@! zombie thread. I find these almost as annoying as slashing a sidewall on a new tire. C'mon people, if a thread was started 4 years ago and last zombied two years ago, it's okay to start a new thread, even on a similar or identical topic. This has become a

[RBW] Re: A different Mustache/Albastache set-up?

2020-07-21 Thread masmojo
As others have said the Moustache bars are set up with road levers, because that's what they are designed for. Likewise Albatross bars are for city bike or mountain bike levers (and grips). Can you cobble something together using a moustache bar with a mountain or city bike lever, yeah, but

[RBW] Re: A different Mustache/Albastache set-up?

2020-07-21 Thread Ginz
You can use Velo orange city levers. https://velo-orange.com/collections/brake-levers/products/city-bike-brakes-levers Inverse levers would also work if you aren’t using bar end shifters. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group.

[RBW] Re: FS: 60cm Orange Rambouillet $800 Complete

2020-07-21 Thread Brian Campbell
Nice ! Any chance you would be interested in a frame only sale/shipping to PA? On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 10:16:49 AM UTC-4 John Beaston wrote: > Culling the herd. > Orange Rivendell Rambouillet. Serial RB 0419 > Original owner. My beloved, year-round commuter for many years. > Paint in good

[RBW] Re: A different Mustache/Albastache set-up?

2020-07-21 Thread Ryan M.
I forgot to say in that last post, you would have to shim the levers to fit around the bar diameter if you were not going to use them by the stem...if that makes any sense. 26.0 would be larger than the 23.8mm bar diameter so you would have to stick something in there to fit the space. I've

[RBW] Re: A different Mustache/Albastache set-up?

2020-07-21 Thread Ryan M.
Here is a solution that just came to me while I was perusing the Paul Components page. You could use a pair of Paul Comp Cross Levers sized for the 26.0 diameter of the Mustache bars. They are designed to be used as an inline brake lever for drop bars, but you can use them on their own too.

[RBW] Re: FS: 60cm Orange Rambouillet $800 Complete

2020-07-21 Thread John Bokman
Why did the Covid situation have to take my job? I would be so on this otherwise! And local, too! On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 10:17:01 PM UTC-7, maxcr wrote: > > Same, except it is my size... I don’t need another bike, I don’t need > another bike, I need another bike? > Max -- You received