Re: [RBW] A College Clem

All things are things. They pass on, as we all do. The experience using the thing is more important than the thing. He, and we, will learn from whatever thing he rides. But, so long as we live, we will make another thing. But to ride, that is the thing. Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA My

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

@Piaw - I lived on Sladky Avenue between Springer and Fordham Way to be more specific. Kim Hetzel. On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 8:42:37 PM UTC-7 pi...@gmail.com wrote: > I'm 2 long blocks from Cuesta Drive. I'm pretty sure if this happened in > MTV or Sunnyvale the police wouldn't be

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

I'm 2 long blocks from Cuesta Drive. I'm pretty sure if this happened in MTV or Sunnyvale the police wouldn't be unresponsive. I have no idea why Oakland and San Francisco don't consider a holdup at gunpoint worth getting a search warrant over. On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 7:17 PM Kim H. wrote: >

[RBW] Re: FS: 65cm A. Homer Hilsen (Waterford), F/F/HS/BB $1000

Hilarious! On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 6:58:02 PM UTC-5 Johnny Alien wrote: > https://youtu.be/cmXZOI7cM0M > > On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 7:30:40 PM UTC-4 Sam Wanless wrote: > >> [image: IMG_2083.JPG] >> >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[RBW] Re: FS: 65cm A. Homer Hilsen (Waterford), F/F/HS/BB $1000

I can read the price sticker, I'll take it for $11.99 ;) -Sam "I wish I was a little bit taller*" McDermott Philadelphia, PA * (not to mention, having more liquid funds available and more space in the basement) On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 7:30:40 PM UTC-4 Sam Wanless wrote: > [image:

[RBW] Re: FS: Albastache, Cranksets, Blue Lug Power Stem, Silver Shifters, Brake Levers

I think I might just hang on to the albastache bars. I still have these items that need to go. I dropped the price on the crankset. Like new. 1. Sugino XD2 Double Crank Arms - Excellent to almost mint shape. Has no rings but does have the new sugino bolts to put them on. 170mm length.

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

@Piaw - Oh my goodness ! How terrible that is being forced at gunpoint to hand over your bicycle and being left stranded. Unbelievable. I am glad I do not live there anymore. I moved away decades ago not too far from you, near Cuesta Drive in Mountain View, California. Kim Hetzel Yelm, WA.

[RBW] WTB / ISO Nitto R10 bag support rack

Good Evening. Anyone have one of these looking for a new home? They seem to be out of stock everywhere except Bluelug. Thanks in advance. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[RBW] Re: Atlas tubeless?

another anecdotal take, for what it's worth: I have run a pair Dyads tubeless for about 3 years with no problems at low pressure (oracle ridge, ~17-25 psi). But it did take more work and patience to set up. As Patrick has already noted, in the absence of a good shoulder you can build up the

Re: [RBW] My first Rivendell/My first post

Thanks for the info. I'll try it next build. On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 5:42:40 PM UTC-4 brainsa...@gmail.com wrote: > The current set up I have on my Ram is 11-36 in the back with a 52-42 up > front. I wasn't going to do the 36, but I had it and wanted to see how the > derailleur would

[RBW] Re: FS: 65cm A. Homer Hilsen (Waterford), F/F/HS/BB $1000

https://youtu.be/cmXZOI7cM0M On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 7:30:40 PM UTC-4 Sam Wanless wrote: > [image: IMG_2083.JPG] > > > > > -- 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

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

> > > > Whenever I lock a Rivendell to a rack, I lock the heck out of it. I’m > talking three U locks and a thick cable lock. It’s a pain, you have to find > the right kind of rack to accommodate all the locks, and it means carrying > an extra weight. The additional few seconds a thief would have

[RBW] FS: 65cm A. Homer Hilsen (Waterford), F/F/HS/BB $1000

Hi all, Letting go of my 65cm Homer for $1000. This is just for the frame, fork, Ultegra headset, and a Phil BB (I can remove if requested). Geo can be found HERE For reference, I'm 6'2" with a 91cm PBH. My saddle height is around 80cm and I

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

I agree with Christian’s general message. If the young man does end up taking the bike to college, make sure he locks it properly and redundantly. Whenever I lock a Rivendell to a rack, I lock the heck out of it. I’m talking three U locks and a thick cable lock. It’s a pain, you have to find the

[RBW] Re: Advice sought: mounting Nitto M12 or similar front rack to Paul cantis

Thanks, Steven. So I'd just need a longer M6 screw along with these spacers? The Touring Cantis have a 20 mm screw, so I'd need something like an M6x40? -- Bob On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 4:00:35 PM UTC-6 S. Greco wrote: > I recommend using spacers instead of the rack adapters. The rack

Re: [RBW] San Francisco/Bay Area Riv Riders

(1) Ask for Jerry at the Bicycle Outfitter. He's worked on various problems I couldn't fix myself for years. (2) The mechanic/wheelbuilder from Cupertino Bike Shop is now running his own mobile bike repair: Juan Oliva (408) 910-8040 (call or text). (3) Dave Prion previously ran the service

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

TL;DR - I disagree... Clem College Cruiser FTW! - Properly lock it up with multiple locks to a secure rack - don't leave it in one spot outside more than a day, less if the spot sees high traffic - Revert it to stock/cheap(but cheerful) configuration - make it uGly to

Re: [RBW] San Francisco/Bay Area Riv Riders

I'm curious if anyone has a bike shop on the Peninsula they trust for repairs/tunes ups. Also, what's up to whoever I saw on a Riv going the opposite direction (north) on Old County Saturday. On Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 11:29:08 AM UTC-7 diana@gmail.com wrote: > Ah! Sorry I've got

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

I went to college at Cal Berkeley. My first bike in the USA, a $50 walmart special, got stolen my first year while I was attending a lecture at Warren Hall. After that pain, I never had a bike stolen again, since I learned to lock the bike properly and bring it into my house/apartment

Re: [RBW] My first Rivendell/My first post

The current set up I have on my Ram is 11-36 in the back with a 52-42 up front. I wasn't going to do the 36, but I had it and wanted to see how the derailleur would handle it. It works great, but I'll probably change it because I can't see a situation where I'll need to go that low. On

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlas tubeless?

My experience with non-tubeless tires and rims set up tubeless (non-tubeless 1.35" Kojaks on non-tubeless Sun M14A rims, tubeless Furious Freds on non-tubeless SnoCat SL rims, tubeless WTB Rangers on non-tubeless Alex OEM rims, Monocog) is that your chances of success with non-standard tubeless

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

I've been following this thread/discussion and it really is a bit of a downer. Reality bites. Theft is rampant on college campuses I guess although I was a commuter student (car) for most of my college years so didn't witness or even hear about crime on campus back in the late '80s. I didn't

Re: [RBW] My first Rivendell/My first post

That's certainly my theory, but I haven't tried it with a cog that large yet. I currently have a 14-28 6-speed Suntour mounted on the temporary Phil+Araya rear that's there now, until I reconstruct the Phil+Mavic MA-2 rear that I noticed as dented when I was building up the Trek. That hub will

Re: [RBW] Measurement sought: headtube length of MUSA 56 cm Atlantis

Thank you, Nick. Can't imagine it changed that much with the move to Waterford. -- Bob On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 12:48:48 PM UTC-6 oldandin...@gmail.com wrote: > Toyo I think, Not waterford... But this is a 26" model > > Nick > > > On Monday, August 7, 2023, Bob wrote: > >> If you have a

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

I think Grant sent his older daughter to school in Minneapolis with a red Glorius. I think she made it halfway through college with it but it was finally stolen after she locked it to a chain link fence. https://bikepirates.livejournal.com/3520587.html? I did email Grant and ask his opinion.

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

I'll toss this out, FWIW, which may not be much, but: for a year or so (sophomore/jr years) my daughter got around campus on a longboard, compact enough to haul into the lecture hall, until her project responsibilities with bulky kit made it impracticable. But books fit in backpacks and the campus

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

A Clem with a dyno hub and a few accessories is a $2500 machine. That’s pretty expensive by most any standard. Eric On Monday, August 7, 2023, Joe Bernard wrote: > I'm with Max on this. It's a good bike designed to be used as a > commuter/shopper/cruiser, and not so maddeningly expensive that

[RBW] Re: A College Clem

Throwing in my two cents as someone who had a bike on campus all 4 years of college. I always brought it into my dorm room when I was there, and just kept it locked outside of classes during the day. it can be a bit cramped in the dorm room with a bike in there, but I always made it work. Never

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

The boy will think of his grandfather with nostalgia and love and think of the bike with regret and bitterness because it was stolen within the first 48 hours. *BUT!!!* I recall a Blahg post or posts where Grant described his then-college-attending daughter's campus Clem. Why not ask Grant? On

Re: [RBW] A College Clem

It's fast, isn't it? I recall your bike-trains to school. My baby daughter turned 22 in June -- I told an acquaintance at church yesterday carrying his just-churched newborn girl that in 20 years he will still be counseling, encouraging, guiding, correcting, and paying for the child. A Clem at

[RBW] Re: FS: Cliffhanger Tandem/Cargo Wheelset

Wheels are sold, thanks all! Bones On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 7:47:31 AM UTC-4 Justin Kennedy wrote: > Thanks all! Bones a friend may be reaching out about the wheels cheers- > > On Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 7:30:49 PM UTC-4 Bones wrote: > >> Appreciate the input. To clarify: the wheels will

[RBW] Re: A College Clem

I'm with Max on this. It's a good bike designed to be used as a commuter/shopper/cruiser, and not so maddeningly expensive that it can't be replaced* if need be. *Yes I realize this is relative and a Clem isn't cheap by 'Walmart bike' standards. I'm talking in terms I can relate to, i.e., my

[RBW] Re: Ride Report + Film photos

Too bad it was cut short but beautiful photos. On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 6:14:52 AM UTC-4 kyleco...@gmail.com wrote: > sweet photos! keep shootin! > > On Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 7:58:44 PM UTC+2 lyon...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Stephen! Will you try again for Analog's October ride? It would

Re: [RBW] My first Rivendell/My first post

Quite a remarkable derailleur. I thank you, Peter for the information that I never knew about, when I was a huge fan of Suntour derailleurs and freewheels for many years after the sunset of the Suntour company. On Mon, Aug 7, 2023, 10:32 AM alan lavine wrote: > So it would be g ood for a large

Re: [RBW] FS: EVERYTHING! Lots of parts and tools

PM'ed On Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 2:52:35 PM UTC-5 twowheeledtexan wrote: > Thanks everyone for the response, I've cleared out a bunch of stuff. If > you've paid and haven't gotten your package or a tracking number from me, > either email me or just be patient I assure you it's coming, I sent

[RBW] Measurement sought: headtube length of MUSA 56 cm Atlantis

If you have a MUSA 56 cm Atlantis (i.e., Waterford-built, 26" wheels) and a couple minutes to spare, would you please measure the length of the headtube and either post it here or send it to me privately? Thank you. -- Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[RBW] Advice sought: mounting Nitto M12 or similar front rack to Paul cantis

Does anyone here have experience mounting a Nitto M12, or any front rack that attaches to the cantilever-brake bolts, to Paul brakes (either Touring Cantis or Neo-Retros)? If so, is there anything I'm unlikely to know but should before starting? (I am aware that I'll want Paul's Rack Adapters.)

[RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell Road 54

Bump- price drop to $2000 On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 6:20:50 AM UTC-4 Christopher Block wrote: > [image: 27A41429-B3E5-442A-BB48-723554B64F7D.jpeg]Was looking for > freewheel, found it, Arris 7 speed, also found this” extra” derailleur that > came with bike, Suntour Superbe Pro (GT), RD-5800,

Re: [RBW] My first Rivendell/My first post

So it would be g ood for a large cog, like 34T, instead of a long cage deralailer ? Alan On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 5:21:45 AM UTC-4 divis...@gmail.com wrote: > It's to get the chain takeup of a long-cage derailleur, without the long > cage. A shorter cage is less likely to get bent, or to

[RBW] Re: A College Clem

When I was a kid, I had a Specialized Ascent (?) MTB stolen from an apartment complex parking "garage". I had bought that bike with my paper route & other kid job money, so it really hurt! In grad school, I also had an XT seatpost & Ti Flite saddle stolen from my MB2 parked in front of a

[RBW] Re: A College Clem

I'm sorry to say that I think it will get stolen. I took a bike to college and enough parts were stolen off of it to make it unusable within the first year. It wasn't even a desirable bike or parts. I wish you good luck if you try this. Best regards, Matt in Oswego On Saturday, August

[RBW] Re: Roaduno

I would wager Riv sells a few Roadunos based on that cool dropout. I'll also drink to that! Best, Rich in ATL On Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 1:26:46 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: > That has got to be one of the coolest dropouts I've ever seen. Even if I > didn't use the Der hanger, that thing

[RBW] Re: A College Clem

I'm currently building a bike for a good friend's son who is going off to college. It's a mid-1990s Mercian. Its going to Boston. I'm having second thoughts and thinking of just giving him the cash and telling him to buy a decent enough beater off of the local Craigslist, and having a LBS

[RBW] Re: FS: Cliffhanger Tandem/Cargo Wheelset

Thanks all! Bones a friend may be reaching out about the wheels cheers- On Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 7:30:49 PM UTC-4 Bones wrote: > Appreciate the input. To clarify: the wheels will work on any frame with > 100/135 spacing. I used them on my Clem for a bit and they worked great. > > Bones > >

[RBW] Re: Ride Report + Film photos

sweet photos! keep shootin! On Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 7:58:44 PM UTC+2 lyon...@gmail.com wrote: > Stephen! Will you try again for Analog's October ride? It would be great > to see another Riv-person there (other than just me and Miggy). > > For the 4x4 this year, even Scott (who makes all

Re: [RBW] My first Rivendell/My first post

It's to get the chain takeup of a long-cage derailleur, without the long cage. A shorter cage is less likely to get bent, or to get banged against rocks, roots and other debris. Suntour did a full model range of 3-pulley rears as a special arrangement for Nishiki (early 80s?). My LBS (the late

[RBW] Re: Riv Riders Interactive Map is Live!

Thanks John for doing this. That is Ana’s purple Riv and I believe that story is true. I only dream of a custom mixte. On Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 10:35:19 PM UTC-4 John Rinker wrote: > Hello Roberta, > > Thanks for adding your pin. It is now updated. You are correct- as the map > is, I