[RBW] Paul Racer Set Up

2012-05-13 Thread Brian Campbell
Have a set of the Racers on my Riv and while they work well, they seem to be problematic to set up. The Paul instructions are pretty generic. Anybody do this somewhat regularly that could offer some detailed advice? Maybe explain their process? -- You received this message because you are

Re: [RBW] Paul Racer Set Up

2012-05-13 Thread Brian Campbell
...@gmail.comwrote: Somewhat confused, what do you mean by setup and why would you have to do it more than once or twice? What issue are you having specifically? On May 13, 2012 11:03 PM, Brian Campbell bdcampbel...@gmail.com wrote: Have a set of the Racers on my Riv and while they work well, they seem

[RBW] Re: Small Sackville Saddlesack issue

2012-05-13 Thread Brian Campbell
I cut the side out of a large plastic cat litter container (37lb tidy cat) and shaped it to fit. Works well. On Sunday, May 13, 2012 9:44:53 PM UTC-4, Joe K wrote: Thanks, Thomas. BTW, my load has been small: a coiled cable lock, spare tube, tire repair stuff -- shouldn't sag. I think the

[RBW] Re: Rationalizing a Reduction; Encourage Me

2012-05-05 Thread Brian Campbell
I would say pick a bike for each purpose and sell the duplicate/remainder. I recently went through a similar purge and ended up w/ the following: Salsa La Cruz w/ Dyno hub, lights and rack to pull my daughters Burley Piccolo. This bike is also the dedicated commuter. AHH for longer,rides etc.

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv Rally East Miraculously Escapes Weather Debacle!

2012-04-28 Thread Brian Campbell
When is the next Rally in the east? I am just outside Philadelphia and missed this ride. I just joined the list about a month ago. -- *From:* Minh mgiangs...@gmail.com *Sent:* Sat Apr 28 09:41:33 CDT 2012 *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re:

[RBW] Specialized Sequoia

2012-04-11 Thread Brian Campbell
I have an opportunnity to buy a 60cm Specialized Sequoia ($650) in almost new condition. My interweb research has let me know that these bikes have a dedicated following. I was wondering if anyone here has one and could possibly tell me their thoughts about the bike and also, if the price is in

[RBW] Re: Specialized Sequoia

2012-04-11 Thread Brian Campbell
been a while. I think the Sequoia and the Trek 620 were the hi water marks for sport-touring bikes in the '80's and the improvements on their design has been marginal since then. Michael On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:37:52 AM UTC-4, Brian Campbell wrote: I have an opportunnity to buy

[RBW] Re: My Grilver AHH

2012-03-31 Thread Brian Campbell
Here is the original Grilver bike. http://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/3432148761/grilver-60cm-sam On Saturday, March 31, 2012 1:24:40 AM UTC-4, Smitty wrote: beauty. On Saturday, March 24, 2012 2:25:27 PM UTC-7, Brian Campbell wrote: I got this frame about a year ago and built up

[RBW] Re: What fenders on a Soma San Marcos?

2012-03-31 Thread Brian Campbell
45mm then. General rule of thumb is 10mm larger fender (or thereabout) than the tire you will run. On Friday, March 30, 2012 6:59:40 PM UTC-4, Reed Kennedy wrote: I've now got nearly all the parts for my 3 speed Soma San Marcos build! Anybody know the largest fender this frame will fit? I'm

[RBW] Re: Gearing question

2012-03-29 Thread Brian Campbell
If you you go 2x11, then it will go to 11. On Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:15:49 PM UTC-4, William wrote: 24x16, 24x18, and 24x21 are not all 33 inch gears. Other than the math errors made by your personal assistant, I approve. 2x9 is the way to go for almost everybody, in my

[RBW] Re: My Grilver AHH

2012-03-28 Thread Brian Campbell
because, - after selling my slightly too big Homer - I'm seriously considering getting one in the right size, and I *love *the color of yours. I don't like the stock blue so much. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA. On Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:49:56 AM UTC-7, Brian Campbell wrote: Darn, I meant

[RBW] Re: My Grilver AHH

2012-03-27 Thread Brian Campbell
Shimano Platform/SPD pedals Paul Racer Center pulls w/ Black cool stop pads. Lugged Nitto Stem 100mm Bike truly is an amazingly comfortable ride :21:46 AM UTC-4, Philip Williamson wrote: Wow. Just... wow. That's a beautiful bike. Philip On Monday, March 26, 2012 1:59:46 PM UTC-7, Brian

[RBW] Re: My Grilver AHH

2012-03-27 Thread Brian Campbell
will trickle in. And that has made all the difference. On Saturday, March 24, 2012 2:25:27 PM UTC-7, Brian Campbell wrote: I got this frame about a year ago and built up with the following parts: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76454470@N05/ 61cm AHH Nitto Noodles 46cm Nitto Lugged Stem 100mm

[RBW] Re: My Grilver AHH

2012-03-27 Thread Brian Campbell
Darn, I meant enemy On Tuesday, March 27, 2012 1:48:35 PM UTC-4, Brian Campbell wrote: Yeah, truth be told at first, I was a bit miffed that it wasn't exactly as I had ordered it. Then I realized that perfect is the enemey of good enough and moved on. It is by far, my favorite bike

[RBW] Re: French Nitto Stems

2012-03-27 Thread Brian Campbell
No. You can make one w/ some sand paper and time. Not that tough. On Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:57:14 PM UTC-4, Eric Norris wrote: Does anybody know if Nitto offers stems in a size to fit a French steerer? --Eric N -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

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