All mine, which are all various usb rechargable Planet Bike super flash
lights all came with a mount that is articulated, similar to a standard
cheap OEM rear reflector mount.
They come with 2 tube sizes, a large one that fits a seat tube, a smaller
one that is a bit larger than a seat stay, and a
Yes
While I don't believe the Surly Ultra New hubs lack of a quoted weight
limit means they are unlimited, I do believe it implies that any reasonable
weights are not a problem.
Whereas the Phil ones have a limit specified.
If a company tells me there is a weight limit, I'm inclined to agree/obey
One big difference(at least for me) other than the price between the Phil
and the Surly Ultra New Hubs, is the loaded bike+rider weight rating.
Phil says 280lb/127kg for their Classic.
Surly unspecified weight on all their hubs.
I personally prefer the fixing bolt to the QR. Less stuff for people
Curious if any ladies have tried this saddle yet?
Building up an old Schwinn Continental for a friend and trying to decide
which saddle to go with for her. Trying to put as much Riv spirit in the
build as possible.
I think the width is good on the Riv but it seems too long, compared to the
and for those that failed to read the actual website before raising their
hackles and wildly speculating and adding unrelated stories, If you don't
want to put your home address, it recommends hoosing a random address in
your town or vague lat/long to add some anonymity but also to keep the
Honestly, if I was somehow forced to winnow down to one bike, it would be
my qb hands down no 2nd thoughts.
It's a pretty great do about everything except race or full on mtb frame.
Jason, glad you decided to keep it. It's also a great build.
--ben in Kansas City
On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 7:28 AM
When I was starting my design process for Paul braking my Quickbeam
everyone said to put touring on the rear.
I measured my heel clearance and decided for my bike and fit, that touring
would be unnecessary and neo-retro's would clear fine.
However, a set of used touring in my preferred color came
Paul brakes work as well as any others of similar style.
Are they worth the money? Depends on you I guess.
To me Paul brakes are works of art and absolutely worth the money.
Was having this exact convo at a group ride last week when someone pointed
out my Steamroller to someone else and was
I'm not in Brooklyn any longer but lived in Greenpoint from 2018 to 2020.
I always saw lots of Rivs in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. There's a guy
with an orange QB that lives on Eagle, Don't recall his name. But we talked
a few times riding down Franklin. I lived Huron and it was always funny
It's been happening to a few people, there's a couple of threads about it
here.
This one has Skip's email to contact to have you added back.
https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/WFPsQuiauUM/m/Z8tmidi1AwAJ
--ben in KC
On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 11:38 AM wrote:
> Hey all, I have seen
Dave, I've been wondering the same. I've had my eye on these finnish
blanket hoodies for a while now as a multipurpose outdoor shirt.
https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/jama-blanket-shirt/35226#koko
These folks also seem popular and offer more colorways and
styles/thicknesses.
You all got me excited for PBE so I went and checked but SWA tickets from
KC are just too expensive for the last minute trip.
I'll definitely plan better for next year.
--ben
On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 12:31 PM Roberta wrote:
> I'm looking forward to meeting new people and catching up with the
Yep Joe, it would be a darn shame if we had to go actually ride bikes
instead of talking about bikes on the internet.
:)
--ben
On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 3:52 PM Joe Bernard wrote:
> Apparently my post last night literally ended Facebook and Instagram.
> Sorry everybody!
>
> Joe "social media
Yep, good handy material to have around. I added supports to my trunksack
with it because it was a bit too floppy when empty.
Always plentiful in recycle bins and piles.
--ben
On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 11:30 AM Pam Bikes wrote:
>
> The signs on the side of the road are usually coroplast. Use
e, alas. They were hanging on hooks, looked like what I want, and after
> trying them on, I paid for them.
>
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 11:25 AM Benjamin L. Kelley <
> benjamin.kel...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Details on these shoes? They sort of look like the Chrome
at 12:25 PM Benjamin L. Kelley <
benjamin.kel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Details on these shoes? They sort of look like the Chrome Truk sneaker,
> but less aggressive on the side sole and thicker around the ankles.
>
> --ben
>
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 12:08 PM Patrick Moore
&g
Details on these shoes? They sort of look like the Chrome Truk sneaker,
but less aggressive on the side sole and thicker around the ankles.
--ben
On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 12:08 PM Patrick Moore wrote:
> I spent over $200 on shoes (Five Ten, $150) and pedals ($50+, recommended
> by experts)
Curious what leather dressing you used? I've only used neats foot oil and
proofide and never failed.
I would think regardless of what you used, that the miles should have done
it.
--ben in KC
On Mon, Aug 2, 2021 at 11:01 AM Lynn Haas wrote:
> I have a honey colored Brooks Imperial saddle
I have been having the same problem for a few weeks.
I added the option to my gmail filter that sorts the mailing list traffic
into a label to"never send to spam" (suggested by someone else, don't
recall who.)
--ben
On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 10:23 AM 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch <
I agree with John here, the most Riv-ish solution is not to use one. If
dings in my paint from posts or handlebars bothered me, I'd be more
inclined to not do the things that cause it, rather than to add
unnecessary, bulky, and unattractive protective equipment.
My most beat up toptube frame(2017
Do they have zwift fake indoor "riding" for motorcycles too? or is that
trainer looking apparatus just for moving it around?
On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 3:30 PM Joe Bernard wrote:
> At first I was like "cool race bike replica" then I realized..that's a
> race bike!
>
>
>
> On Monday, June 28, 2021
I generally remind them it's less expensive than most peoples cars. Then I
remind them that I don't own a car and that my bike is my transportation.
--ben in KC, celebrating 5 years of being car free in car country this
summer.
On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 11:47 PM Ian A wrote:
> Most people
Not especially, if I ride through mucky areas, I use my water bottle to
spray them off once I arrive where I'm going to keep them "clean" or free
of debris.
Requires a bit more braking power or longer stopping time, but not huge.
Rim brake pads don't suck up contamination like disc brake pads do
I also rock a Cleverhood cape. It hangs pretty loose so it doesn't cause a
great deal of condensation underneath unless it's very hot. I'm 5'11"/180cm
with some extra weight and the Cleverhood offers great coverage for me.
I find that for most purposes if I have fenders, I don't really need rain
Not a 100% solution obviously.
But the Swift Bandito bar/seat bag has slots where the buckles can reside
inside the bag, rather than outside where someone will notice it can be
easily detached.
My bandito survived at least one year and the better part of a second
outside in the bike theft capital
I've been buying lots of stuff from CatLABS in Jamaica Plain, MA.
Omer does a great job of testing and inspecting each item he sells, and the
prices often beat eBay.
If you're in the market for film gear, I can highly recommend them.
https://www.catlabs.info/category/35mm-cameras-and-lenses
Also
Going with others in the now closed iBob thread.
I vote for Pentax K1000, super plentiful, cheap lenses. Fully manual.
It's what I learned film on, being a recent beginner myself.
The light meter was off by a couple stops on mine but I was able to adjust
the ISO and make up for it, shot many many
Jay, funny about your freewheel. I think the one on my Steamroller is the
opposite.
Hasn't been used since the day I rode it home because the shop didn't have
an 1/8 fixed cog in stock at the time. It's fully seized up and will not
spin free at this point.
Last time I had it in a shop I asked
Nitto Monkey Bananas? https://global.bluelug.com/nitto-monkey-banana.html
--ben
On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 9:39 PM Andrew Turner
wrote:
> In an older RBW catalog, there was a blurb about adding some cut-up PVC
> pipe to the handlebars to achieve some different shapes to hold on to but I
>
I've noticed some other sites switching to this theme for their
site/webstore. I find it hard to navigate to find things.
My main complaint is it tends to merge the website and the webstore into a
seamless amalgamation of "site" and I can't tell whether I'm going to be
reading an article/page or
I'm running wavies on my QB and love em. Compared to Sycip JJJ, Surly
Open, and Dimension Arch bars I have/had on other bikes. I think the wavie
is a bit more comfortable for my biking posture.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 10:08 AM Alex K wrote:
> Longing for the PNW air, looking at these
Always a tricky thing. The bike charity co-op in NYC that I dropped parts
off at before moving back to KC, they would go through more desirable parts
and sell online or in their retail location with funds going to the
operation. So maybe just looking for the right co-op that does that sort of
Interesting article about the history of 650b.
https://www.handbuiltbicyclenews.com/c36-bicycle-wheels/196-the-renaissance-of-the-650b-wheel-0
Has info from Grant about tires, and a picture from RR 33 in Fall 2004.
About 1/2 way through the article.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 4:28 PM Matthew Cook
Ron's Bikes started selling them recently also, but appears to be currently
out of stock.
https://ronsbikes.com/products/japan-tail-light?_pos=2&_sid=292ee306a&_ss=r=33031174422616
I'm a big fan of these lights and have been using them for years(via
BlueLug). I have one mounted on the rear
But these use sealed cartridge bearings right? What is to adjust other
than holding them and the spindle in place?
On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 1:31 PM Ray wrote:
> That's really interesting. I don't think I've seen that before. If it were
> me, I think I would treat it just like setting the
he
> hub flange and it can drop out.
>
> Not CS but also a fan of this phil wood feature because I like fenders
>
> On Aug 11, 2020, at 8:49 AM, Benjamin L. Kelley
> wrote:
>
>
> Is this feature dependent on the model or do all Phil track hubs do this?
>
> On Tue,
Is this feature dependent on the model or do all Phil track hubs do this?
On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 10:16 AM Clayton Scott wrote:
> Phil wood hubs are your friend if you use febders with horizontal
> dropouts. You can remove the bolt all the way and the wheel just drops out.
>
> Clayton Scott
>
I've been using the Swift Bandito for ~5 years now. Very happy with it.
Holds my repair kit and Kryptonie Fahgettaboutit with some room to spare.
The thing I like about the Swift Bandito vs the similar size Roadrunner bag
is that on the bandito, the buckles for the straps go inside the bag,
I have a Cleverhood regular/original? I won in a give away years back.
Waterproofing is great. Mine is DWR coated ripstop multicam with red
accents. (Not my first choice but it was what was in the giveaway).
Zippers are waterproof. Has plenty of reflective accents.
Has some condensation/heat
I gave hot waxing a go last year. It worked, but not better than other
"dry" lubes, and was more hassle I found. I tried Finish Line's dry lube
and found it to be as dirty as regular wet lubes and didn't last very long.
I ended up back with Squirt. It's as clean as hot waxing as far as
attracting
Glad that someone is beginning to look at it at least. I hadn't heard any
of that. It makes sense that velocity is going to affect distance. Tho,
this could cause concern for the increase number of people that are offset
from public transit using the bike lanes.
I've been maintaining 100% masking
I'm currently in NYC but will be moving back to KC next month so I'll be on
the other side of the state from you soon.
I'd be down for a train trip over and ride later in the year perhaps, My
work goes on so I'm as busy as ever during all this.
I also tend to agree with you, a small group
Bluelug posted some pictures of a Cheviot the other day with one of these
on a rear bag support.
It looks pretty sweet.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bluelug/49741183866/in/dateposted/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bluelug/49740639788/in/photostream/
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 10:03 AM Pat Smith
I actually never really fit in with a bike community anywhere I've
lived(Currently Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY). So I ride alone by choice and by
default. I'll occasionally ride with friends that do, but not often.
Sometimes I'll chat it up with another rider in the bike paths.
What I'm taking,
Funny I had the same thing happen, a couple flats in in a couple of days(I
think like 4 in one week) on RH/Compass Stampede Pass' right after moving
from KC to NYC. After that I switched to gatorskins which are the
anti-supple and suck for gripping anything other than flat and dry
pavement. But I
That's good to hear, I'm running 35c GravelKing SK+ on my Orange QB and was
planning on going to 38's at some point.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 2:20 PM Reid Echols wrote:
> Thanks for the shout-out Brian!
>
> I can confirm that I'm running 43c Gravelking SKs in my Silver QB, and
> echo Patrick's
I use a Lezyne Mega C, and it allows you to have multiple bike profiles and
has a setting for wheel circumference on each. I'm pretty happy with it,
great battery life, and doesn't have the cold start issues I was
experiencing with garmin devices.
Goals for this year. I always set a small
Last winter I picked up a set of Bike Iowa's Pogie Lites for my commute.
Not cold enough here(Brooklyn) for full pogies and these keep enough
wind/rain/snow off and create a nice warm micro climate inside enough that
I can wear thin wool liners rather than something thicker that's going to
either
Thanks!
They are tiny USB lights(front and back), I ordered from Blue Lug in
Japan. Also running a PB SuperFlash in the rear.
The light output is not exceptional.Two settings, on/flash. Good to "be
seen" in the city and not blind the other folks in the bike lane, but if
you need to ride where
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