Re: [RBW] Re: Club Rides On A Racing Platypus

Doug - congrats on your increasing fitness on your new bike! Bikes and health are great investments. Despite demonstrating that speed and comfort are NOT mutually exclusive, I have made zero converts. Absolutely no one is rushing out to buy a Racing Platypus of their own. However, their gaze

[RBW] Re: Black Waxed Canvas Acorn Bags

Tool Roll Bag has been 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

Re: [RBW] Re: Club Rides On A Racing Platypus

I love your smiling comeback to the guys. Personally if I was hammering on a carbon racer and a young lady on a pretty raspberry mixte with fenders, rack and dynohub beat me I wouldn't pull up in the parking lot and tell her she's doing it wrong. I'd ask what *I'm *doing wrong! On Friday,

Re: [RBW] Heat in the Bay

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. 99' in Colorado. 3 records broken On Fri, Sep 9, 2022, 6:53 PM Joe Bernard wrote: > You think "media" have it wrong and "these numbers have been exaggerated > all week" ? I don't understand your implication here. > > On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 5:32:12 PM UTC-7

Re: [RBW] Heat in the Bay

You think "media" have it wrong and "these numbers have been exaggerated all week" ? I don't understand your implication here. On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 5:32:12 PM UTC-7 kwi...@weimar.edu wrote: > Yes, 114 is extremely rare in the East Bay, but I live up in the hills of > the North Bay

Re: [RBW] Re: Club Rides On A Racing Platypus

So glad you are showing the others that you can be both comfortable and fast! I've noticed too that as I ride more, especially more hills, I've gotten stronger and developed more endurance. I'm not looking to be fast but my average speed has increased with the same effort the past few months.

[RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto Fillet FacePlanter 4 bolt quill stem 25.4mm clamp 60mm or 85mm or Jim Stem

Bumping this back up. I see they have restocked these. Still interested in a trade or to buy a used one to save some $. Let me know if you have a 85mm face plater stem. Thanks, Brian On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 10:50:22 PM UTC-7 brizbarn wrote: > Anyone looking to sell or trade a Nitto

Re: [RBW] Re: Club Rides On A Racing Platypus

But aren’t carbon rims ridiculously expensive? On Monday, August 15, 2022, Max S wrote: > Patrick, > > This is a deeply and widely explored topic. There are some numbers and > graphs to look at here: https://www.wheelscience.com/pages/aero-v-weight > In my personal experience, deep rims can

Re: [RBW] Heat in the Bay

Yes, 114 is extremely rare in the East Bay, but I live up in the hills of the North Bay (Napa Valley) and while we were told by media that our high was 112, my weather station under my covered front porch (shade) indicated a high of 91 degrees. I also did my 30 mile ride with a six mile climb at

Re: [RBW] Heat in the Bay

According to local news, temps have been about 15 degrees higher than normal this week in the Sacramento area. Bay Area has been hot too, but usually about 30 degrees cooler than Sacto. That’s why I headed in that direction today to ride—just too hot locally (combined with bad air quality due

[RBW] Re: TK's Custom

54 cm Noodles? Good grief... them er sum wide bars! I thought my 48's were a skosh wide, but wow... I'll bet they squeak a bit, with so much leverage. - Andrew, Berkeley On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 4:50:37 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > Check this out from the latest Riv email, it looks

[RBW] TK's Custom

Check this out from the latest Riv email, it looks like mine! I also got my paint inspiration from Mark Abele's custom, this one is a little darker than mine and closer to Mark's. So pretty. https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news/tks-custom?mc_cid=1ae4dd7598_eid=6ddd470367 -- You received

[RBW] Heat in the Bay

Just got a regular email from Will announcing bike frame availability among other things. "Other things" include his comment that last Tuesday the temps reached 114 degrees!!? Isn't that a rare temperature for the Bay area in NoCal? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[RBW] Re: Advantages of front loading

I have a 1990s Cannondale adventure tourer with low-trail fork. With the low riders (and front panniers), it's as stable as a motorcycle, no matter how much I overload the rear panniers . Influenced by Grant's

Re: [RBW] Re: Bosco vs. Boscomoose

Definitely ride it for a while before deciding. I just tilted my Billies up this week, it's probably the same angle my Boscomoose was now!  On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 3:49:22 PM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: > My judgement is likely a bit premature. I failed to mention that my Bosco >

Re: [RBW] Re: Bosco vs. Boscomoose

My judgement is likely a bit premature. I failed to mention that my Bosco was 550 wide, the ‘moose 580. I did notice the solid feel straight away although the FacePlater is very secure. Nice to have options.:) Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 9, 2022, at 6:37 PM, J J wrote: > > I have a

[RBW] Re: Bosco vs. Boscomoose

I have a Boscomoose on my Hunq. I guess I'm fortunate that the fixed tilt angle works very well for me. I had run the regular Bosco with a stem, and it felt less secure than the triangulated and reinforced Boscomoose, no matter how tightly I clamped the stem to the bar (and you can only go so

Re: [RBW] Bike Hoist recommendation needed

Or, perhaps Laing's suggest is a great one--hook around tire rims on both front and back... I know accounting software...not so good at physics. On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 5:33:52 PM UTC-4 Roberta wrote: > Wow, such positive feedback on this item! To me, all these pulley items > looked

Re: [RBW] Bike Hoist recommendation needed

Wow, such positive feedback on this item! To me, all these pulley items looked the same. I could put one around my stem and one on the seatpost or that area where all the tubes meet at the top of the seatpost. Or wherever the group suggests. Strength is not my strength and I'll need to pull

[RBW] Re: Bosco vs. Boscomoose

I also learned this with the exact bars you're comparing. Bars that can't be adjusted for tilt are always a crapshoot and you're probably going to lose that bet unless the front end is really slack like a Clem or Gus/Susie. My custom IS that slack and they worked ok for me, but I still

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike Hoist recommendation needed

I've been eyeing them too. On Fri, Sep 9, 2022, 2:36 PM Garth wrote: > Tie Boss looks like The Boss ! All you need above is 2 storage hooks > screwed into solid wood. Great tip Jon ! > On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 4:05:59 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote: > >> Can you just hook the rear hooks to

[RBW] Bosco vs. Boscomoose

Or, when to leave well enough alone? I recently traded my 650 wide Tosco for a 550 wide Bosco. This worked to let me achieve a higher bar without exposing more stem & even gave me the flexibility of lowering the stem a smidge. The narrower width gave me a more natural feeling wrist angle and

Re: [RBW] Rivendell Baggage For Sale

Oh, it's one of those square handlebar bags Riv used to sell. On drop bars you would wrap the rear hook-and-loop straps either side of the stem, then rig up something with those front straps to loop around the brake lever hoods. Resting the bottom on a front rack is good, too!  On Friday,

[RBW] Re: Bike Hoist recommendation needed

Tie Boss looks like The Boss ! All you need above is 2 storage hooks screwed into solid wood. Great tip Jon ! On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 4:05:59 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote: > Can you just hook the rear hooks to the top of the rear wheel instead of > the seat? > > Or bend the rear hooks

[RBW] Re: Bike Hoist recommendation needed

Can you just hook the rear hooks to the top of the rear wheel instead of the seat? Or bend the rear hooks outward so that they only grab the seat rails? Or put a tye-wrap (or two) around the seat rails and lift by the tye-wrap(s). Harbor freight has a version for $10. Sometimes their stuff

Re: [RBW] Bike Hoist recommendation needed

tieboss.com On Fri, Sep 9, 2022, 1:18 PM Jon Dukeman wrote: > Google ...Tie Boss. no ratchets > Easy to operate. > Watch video > Jon > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2022, 7:42 AM Roberta wrote: > >> I have one a tower leaner bike rack in my 3 ft wide covered breezeway, >> where I store my bikes parallel

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell Baggage For Sale

I appreciate your struggle to figure out what's going on with the rack bag, I canNOT deduce the size or how it mounts from those pics. Hey Karl, can you show it to us sitting on a rack? On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 11:55:37 AM UTC-7 greenteadrinkers wrote: > Would you know if #9 is sized

Re: [RBW] Bike Hoist recommendation needed

Google ...Tie Boss. no ratchets Easy to operate. Watch video Jon On Fri, Sep 9, 2022, 7:42 AM Roberta wrote: > I have one a tower leaner bike rack in my 3 ft wide covered breezeway, > where I store my bikes parallel to the wall, one bike on top hooks, one > sitting on the floor. The bottom

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Baggage For Sale

pm sent for tan candybar! On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 12:01:14 PM UTC-7 Karl wrote: > Little Joe (#4) is (Sold) moseying on down the range. > > Karl > > On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 1:20:48 PM UTC-5 Karl wrote: > >> Needing to dramatically downsize my "stuff" so, first post is my >>

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Baggage For Sale

Little Joe (#4) is (Sold) moseying on down the range. Karl On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 1:20:48 PM UTC-5 Karl wrote: > Needing to dramatically downsize my "stuff" so, first post is my Rivendell > Bags I have had collecting dust and Golden Retriever hair! If interested, > please note the

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell Baggage For Sale

Would you know if #9 is sized to fit on top of something like a Marks Rack? Looks like it could be an early trunk sack? Thx! Scott On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 2:45:54 PM UTC-4 Karl wrote: > There are some places I circled where it attaches to the rack. I’ve never > used it, and cannot

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Baggage For Sale

Curious how bag #9 mounts to a rack? thx! Scott On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 2:20:48 PM UTC-4 Karl wrote: > Needing to dramatically downsize my "stuff" so, first post is my Rivendell > Bags I have had collecting dust and Golden Retriever hair! If interested, > please note the number on the

[RBW] Rivendell Baggage For Sale

Needing to dramatically downsize my "stuff" so, first post is my Rivendell Bags I have had collecting dust and Golden Retriever hair! If interested, please note the number on the photo for the bag when replying. Let me know if I am crazy high on pricing. More fun stuff to come (Quickbeam

[RBW] FS/FT Saddlesack Large + Kangaroo Pouch

Hi all, After toying with the idea of making some modifications, I'm just going to move on. It's in good shape, maybe a bit of puckering on the leather at the bottom and a smallish stain on the top flap (shown in a photo but it's kind of hard to distinguish from a shadow) are the only issues

[RBW] Re: Mt Diablo

Rivendell bicycles- Forged in the fires of Mt. Diablo Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Cheers, John On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 7:44:24 AM UTC-7 campyo...@me.com wrote: > For those who aren’t in the area, here is Rivendell’s favorite mountain as > it looks right now. > > -- You received

[RBW] Re: WTB: Albstache Bar

And found one, thanks all! On Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 10:55:05 AM UTC-5 Michael Ullmer wrote: > Still looking, anyone holding? > > On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 8:11:13 AM UTC-5 Michael Ullmer wrote: > >> My singlespeed Trek 520 is coming together nicely. It's currently set up >> with

[RBW] Bike Hoist recommendation needed

I have one a tower leaner bike rack in my 3 ft wide covered breezeway, where I store my bikes parallel to the wall, one bike on top hooks, one sitting on the floor. The bottom handlebar sticks out, so I've learned to turn sideways to pass it. The issue is there just isn't enough room or

[RBW] Re: All Time Best Paint Color

Another vote for the red-grey Hunquapillar. There was a custom cyclocross bike with the same scheme on the old Riv staff bikes that I spent too much time staring at. [image: hunq.jpg] Also a vote for the grilver Clem H. I own one, and it is a very nice, understated scheme. Goes really well