[RBW] Re: FS: Filson, Towel Rack, Nitto, Brooks, RBW, Shimano, Sunrace

On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 5:46:33 PM UTC-5, Will Ashe wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > Cross posted with iBob. I'm clearing out a few things. All prices include > shipping to CONUS, but I'm pretty bad at judging value so please make an > offer/let me know if I'm way off base. If you get more

[RBW] Re: Who is using bike lights?

I would check out dinotte lights, made in u.s.a., expensive, but very bright and very durable. they make a couple amber front lights that are highly visible without being too obnoxious to oncoming traffic...one can even work as a headlight in full dark on the road. I combine them with dynamo

[RBW] Re: FS: Filson, Towel Rack, Nitto, Brooks, RBW, Shimano, Sunrace

On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 5:46:33 PM UTC-5, Will Ashe wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > Cross posted with iBob. I'm clearing out a few things. All prices include > shipping to CONUS, but I'm pretty bad at judging value so please make an > offer/let me know if I'm way off base. If you get more

[RBW] Re: Who is using bike lights?

A couple of weeks ago I was riding down a shady stretch of an MUP when up ahead I saw a very bright light coming towards me. Since this path is frequented by power line repair personnel as well as occasional police patrols, I assumed that it was one of their vehicles and was preparing to pull

[RBW] FS - 43mm 700c Hammered Honjos

After 13 years of use, my 43mm / 700c hammered Honjo fenders were serviceable but looked ragged enough to replace. Two years ago, I purchased a new set of replacement fenders (without hardware) from Jitensha Studio in Berkley, CA. I unboxed them but never unwrapped or mounted and finally

Re: [RBW] Re: Good wishes for those on list affected by CA wildfires

Here's a website that can convey the extent of the wildfires. Remember that the areas in darker red are burning, and the areas in lighter red (orange?) are under an evacuation *order *(meaning

Re: [RBW] Re: daily post ur riv

Very nice. On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 6:55 PM Will Ashe wrote: > My recently completed new-to-me 65cm AHH. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >

Re: [RBW] Re: Good wishes for those on list affected by CA wildfires

Stay safe Joe. On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 6:55 PM Joe Bernard wrote: > It's definitely not awesome. I'm in Novato, Marin County, and at 4pm > Saturday 8/22/20 it's freakin` *dark* out there! The fun really begins > tomorrow morning with a 5-hour dry lightning warning. Yayyy!!!  > > On Saturday,

Re: [RBW] Re: Good wishes for those on list affected by CA wildfires

It's definitely not awesome. I'm in Novato, Marin County, and at 4pm Saturday 8/22/20 it's freakin` *dark* out there! The fun really begins tomorrow morning with a 5-hour dry lightning warning. Yayyy!!!  On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 1:56:40 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Yes,

[RBW] FS: Filson, Towel Rack, Nitto, Brooks, RBW, Shimano, Sunrace

Hi Folks, Cross posted with iBob. I'm clearing out a few things. All prices include shipping to CONUS, but I'm pretty bad at judging value so please make an offer/let me know if I'm way off base. If you get more than one thing we can talk discount. Please respond off-list if you can. I'll try

Re: [RBW] Is this replacement bolt safe to replace YTS A2-70?

“torque-itis“ Too funny! I’m usually not like this but I tried to tighten it as much as possible just because I know I’m not as strong as the guys. I’ll take it down a notch. Thanks also aeroperf! I get to go to a hardware store—one of my favorite types of stores. (I really should have

Re: [RBW] Re: Good wishes for those on list affected by CA wildfires

Yes, CA Friends, you’re on my mind every day. Our air is hazy all the way in Vegas, so I can’t imagine what it’s like for our Californian friends. Are you out there riding in the smoke and ash-filled air? Staying in? Anyone having to evacuate? 2020...the hits just keep coming. I’m so sorry,

Re: [RBW] Re: While we wait for our Platypus Bikes...

> When did the prototypical child's bike change from a balloon-tire cruiser to a chopper-type bike? Midway through 1964. In the heady days of customizing cars and motorcycles, a Schwinn executive saw kids in California customizing their balloon-tire bikes to make them look and ride like

Re: [RBW] Re: Is this replacement bolt safe to replace YTS A2-70?

I've been wrenching on bikes since 1967 (the old man said snippily, as he expectorated into his stained, white beard*), and I've lived in very humid environments (Washington, DC! Karachi, Pakistan! New Delhi, India in the monsoon season!) and I've neglected my full share of bolts, and I have

[RBW] Re: Is this replacement bolt safe to replace YTS A2-70?

Regular water rusts steel, too. I wash my bike occasionally, and once I find the right seat/position, I don’t move it for a few years. So moisture has time to act. I’m not worried about a standard steel bolt rusting to the point of locking in place. It is more of a looks thing. There’s a

Re: [RBW] Re: Is this replacement bolt safe to replace YTS A2-70?

Is rust really a problem for seatpost binder bolts? Not if you don't leave the bike sitting in salt water! Lube the threads, of course, but you'd do that with a stainless steel bolt, too. On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 12:46 PM aeroperf wrote: > > The one marked A2-70 is stainless steel. > >

Re: [RBW] Re: Good wishes for those on list affected by CA wildfires

Wow. Again, best wishes and a prayer. I laughed at your signature. On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 6:55 PM Philip Williamson < philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Patrick. As my friend at Tilted Shed Ciderworks said on Monday, > “Here we go again.” > Looks like the roads I rode last weekend

[RBW] Re: Is this replacement bolt safe to replace YTS A2-70?

The one marked A2-70 is stainless steel. https://www.fastenal.com/content/product_specifications/M.SHCS.4762.A2-70.pdf A regular metric steel socket head cap screw will work, but you risk it rusting if you leave it in for any length of time. So you can use the other one, but replace it soon.

Re: [RBW] Is this replacement bolt safe to replace YTS A2-70?

Roberta: I have to laugh, since it seems you suffer from the same hereditary illness that I suffer from: torque-itis. I've broken the same bolt as yours, and many others as well, and most recently broke a brand-new seatpost collar -- when I ordered a replacement, I ordered 2 for future breakage.

[RBW] Is this replacement bolt safe to replace YTS A2-70?

I snapped the seat post collar (I hope that's what it's called) bolt on my Joe Appaloosa while tightening it, got a replacement from a local LBS but not sure it's safe. I recall a few months ago someone had something similar, but I don't remember the specifics. Bolt that snapped is marked

Re: [RBW] Re: While we wait for our Platypus Bikes...

When did the prototypical child's bike change from a balloon-tire cruiser to a chopper-type bike? It must have been while we were outside the US, because all the kids' bikes I recall from elementary school were cruiser types; I recall one little girl with a "Dale Evans" version in palomino colors

Re: [RBW] Re: Who is using bike lights?

Thanks; good to know! I'm fortunate not to have to commute on traffic arteries during rush hour -- work at home -- but I did so for years, and while I was pretty well seasoned at traffic riding, any aid to visibility was and is still welcome. I use to keep a reflective triangle on the back of my

[RBW] Re: While we wait for our Platypus Bikes...

[image: good buddy.jpg] This isn't my picture as I just found it on google, but this is the first bike model I remember riding. On the saddle it says "Good Buddy" so I always called it my good buddy. I rode that thing so much the frame eventually broke...well, we were riding in a field and

[RBW] Re: Tires and seat posts more important for comfort than frame material?

I had a Trek Emonda SL6 (full carbon bike with a bontrager saddle that looked like it would cut you in half and 25mm tires) for a few years and that bike was super comfortable and really fast feeling, especially going uphill. You wouldn't think that bike should have been as comfortable as it

[RBW] Re: Tires and seat posts more important for comfort than frame material?

I don't disagree with what he says but he could have been done in a minute by stating the obvious: the up-and-down movement of your derriere is not driven by the frame material since it turns out double diamond frames are vertically stiff. I'd recommend watching Jeff Jones demonstrate the

[RBW] Orange Sam in the House

Thanks Mark. I've had quite a few vintage mt bikes set up 'Riv' style particularly in the cockpit with 'upright' bars,quality fatter tires and practical gearing making for comfortable and fun bikes to ride on a modest budget. Also, I've had several nice vintage touring bikes come through the

Re: [RBW] Re: Who is using bike lights?

Patrick, Yes. I think, for many, it reminds them of farm or construction equipment and they are pre-disposed to notice it. I have no proof of that but I have also found drivers giving me a bit more room, even in big pickup trucks. That did not always seem to be the case previously. Again, I