Looks like an MTB to me as well. Bullmoose handlebar (I thinkgoing
from memory because I can't access the blog from work), canti-studs and
29'er knobbies
On Tuesday, March 11, 2014 10:29:31 PM UTC-5, Christopher Murray wrote:
Check it out in all it's blue-ness!
Jim,
Is this specific to Silver shifters or is it something that is relatively
common with a mix of friction and 9-speed cassettes? My bike has a
9-speed cassette and those cheap thumb shifters that RBW sells and
sometimes I get frequent ghost shifts, even under a very easy pedaling load.
This should be a fun thread!
I started out with normal kid's bikes in the 1970's that were mostly based
on BMX designs. At some point my parents bought matching 3-speeds and one
of my goals was to be able to ride my dad's giant bike. I did have one
10-speed my parents got at K-Mart and
. So yeah it has been messing with my head.
Just need to build it and ride it, then I'll have some feedback.
-Hugh
On Feb 26, 2014 4:11 PM, Chris Lampe 2 clamp...@yahoo.com javascript:
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Keep in mind that I'm not a mountain biker and other than riding gravel
roads way back when, all
is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.” ― Albert Einstein
http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/
On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 3:29 AM, Chris Lampe 2
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I feel your pain.
My existance right now consists of obsessing about
For the longest time, a photo of an Atlantis on Peter White's website that
is described as being outfitted with his best parts was my favorite
Atlantis photo. Now it's this one. I've become hooked on the 26
wheel/fat-tire combo. Nothing else looks or feels as good to me now and
the
must keep
moving.” ― Albert Einstein
http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Chris Lampe 2
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For the longest time, a photo of an Atlantis on Peter White's website
that is described as being outfitted with his best
I am also wanting to build my dream bike around a specific tire but I doubt
Jan will be producing a 559 x 55 Compass version anytime soon. :)
On Monday, February 24, 2014 1:58:41 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote:
I feel exactly the same way. A lot of people have built a bike around
Hetre
This is really good news! Part of the reason I wanted to explore
switching to 26 wheels was that my 700c bike doesn't have clearance for
29'er tires and the nano was a tire of particular interest. I think they
will sell a lot of these 40mm Nanos.
Now I'm sold on the 26 wheel size
Would you be willing to share your pemmican recipe? I've been fascinated
by this since first read about it in Soldier of Fortune magazine (don't
ask...grin) back in about 1982.
On Thursday, February 20, 2014 12:35:27 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote:
My first response is that
Great blog post!! I'm sure the photos don't tell the whole picture but it
looks like a relatively small facility. When I think of Schwinn, I don't
necessarily think small. It stands to reason that they've downsized
considerably but I was still thinking of a massive workshop.
On
I'm also interested in the Almotions. I'm 99% committed to making a
permanent switch to 26 wheels and I love my 55mm Big Apples. I will be
curious to see how the Almotions compare to the BA's in comfort. If they
feel just as good, have the same puncture protection but are even
If you can find a Surly Troll to test ride, do so. I'm riding a bike that
isn't too far off from a Hunqapillar (except it maxes out at 40'ish mm
tires) and there's no way I would be comfortable riding it as a mountain
bike. I have now test ridden a Surly Karate Monkey and a Troll (both
The highest level frame is listed as cro-mo main tubes which to me
suggests hi-ten stays. When you add the Soma fork the combined price ends
up being $420not much less than a Surly frameset. Also, I think anyone
who is willing to build a bike from the frame up is probably an enthusiast
Does the rumor mill include what current Riv model this new bike might be
most like?
On Monday, February 17, 2014 2:28:35 PM UTC-6, grant wrote:
I swear to God, Allah, Buddha, the Dalai Llama, Bob Dylan, and
Nebuchadnezzar that I had nothing to do with it. Jim from Merry Sales DID
email
I feel the same way. I soon as I saw 'hi-ten', my interest was lost.
On Sunday, February 16, 2014 10:46:19 AM UTC-6, Elisabeth Sherwood wrote:
Isn't anyone else reacting with a boy, that looks really, really cheap?
Other than the headbadge and a level top-tube, I'm not seeing anything
It's always nice to see a new line of cro-moly bikes enter the market.
With the growing interest and participation in adventure bike riding, I
don't understand why all of these companies limit the tire clearance on
their tourers to 40'ish mm. From reading various forums there is a market
Lampe 2 wrote:
It's always nice to see a new line of cro-moly bikes enter the market.
At least one, the red complete bike, is described as being made from
hi-ten steel, which we all know and love as gas pipe.
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Is this a hypothetical build or is it a design for a real bike? Are you a
frame builder or will you commission someone to build it?
I use BikeCad a lot for trying out bicycle ideas and it's a lot of fun and
VERY easy to use.
On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:12:58 PM UTC-6,
Nice! I love custom stuff so I hope you post a lot of progress pics!
On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:12:58 PM UTC-6, Christopher Chen wrote:
But a frame just got sketched out last night:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/12473139794/
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I want the kind of six pack you can't
I don't like drops but I went from traditional MTB handlebars with 10
degrees of backsweep to Albatross bars and absolutely hated them. I've
tried them on numerous bikes with different lengths of top-tubes and stems
but nothing matteredI still hated them. Having the grips parallel to
I THINK I've seen the tubing thickness for the AHH but I don't remember the
exact numbers. I do remember that I was surprised because it was thinner
tubing than I expected but I do think the AHH stats are out there. I don't
recall seeing the Roadeo numbers.
On Tuesday, February 4, 2014
I did a little searching. I'm pretty sure I've seen the AHH tubing
thicknesses in print but I don't remember exactly what they were. I'm
thinking .7-.5-.7 or in that ball park. I found a thread on another forum
where a poster quotes Grant as specifying the Roadeo having .65-.45-.65
tubing.
I second the notion of looking out for those long top-tubes. That's the
primary reason a vintage MTB won't work well for me.
If a Bombadil or Atlantis is what you want and it's financially feasible, I
say just go for it. If you have financial constraints you might consider
Velo-Orange's
I'm enjoying this thread as it allows me to learn about yet another
Rivendell that was long gone by the time I discovered RBW.
I am just enthralled with 55mm Big Apples on 26 rims and now I'm setting
my long-term sights on a good bike to utilize that combo. Right now I've
got them on my
Sitting here in my semi-warm house and drinking my morning coffee, watching
that video made me feel a little more cold.
I've recently become very interested in exploring the world of espresso
(other than commercial frappacinos cappuccinos) and that video has some
interesting equipment,
On his website, Peter White talks about his experiences with rim quality
and which ones are almost always good and which ones have some
variability. I remember for sure that Velocity was in the good category
and I think Mavic was as well. Some others that I commonly see were in the
variable
In recent writings Grant has mentioned that the Hunqapillar is basically a
budget version of the Bombadil. Yet, on Jim's website is this quote:
*Update on the Atlantis for the future - * One of the realities of our
current global economy is a continued devaluation of the US dollar against
Shaun,
Based on my experience and research, I love the design of the Atlantis.
However, it's a pricey option so I'm considering a LHT instead. The only
thing about the Trucker that concerns me is the chainstay length of 46cm
(compared to the 44cm chainstays of the Atlantis). You've ridden
When I had my old Trek Multitrack re-fitted with a threadless fork it took
two phone calls and a personal visit to the shop to convince them not to
cut the steerer tube! I told them to stack the spacers and put the stem
at the very top (so I'd have plenty of cable length). I'll admit it
I'm 5'11 with a PBH in the 85-87cm range and I finally picked up a couple
of old 26 MTB's to satisfy the curiosity that has been nagging at me for a
couple of years. I also finally got some 55mm 26 Big Apples to aid in my
experiments. I haven't made a decision yet but I'm seriously
I've been playing around with this old Trek MTB. It's a 57cm with the 55mm
Big Apples on it. I never thought I would be comfortable (psychologically)
riding a bike this big but on pavement I feel quite secure and
comfortable. I still would not want to take it on any kind of rough
service
Haven't heard anything specific to that bike but just a few weeks ago Grant
mentioned exciting bike news coming up soon but he hasn't mentioned
anything since. I'm sure they are plenty busy with the opening and
operation of RBBH.
On Monday, December 23, 2013 1:17:48 AM UTC-6, Michael
I check Craigslist throughout the day for interesting bicycles and to my
surprise, the first bike that came up today was a double top-tube Sam
Hillborne here in Oklahoma City. I'm in no way affiliated with the seller
but thought someone in this region might be interested.
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 7:11 AM, Chris Lampe 2
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I check Craigslist throughout the day for interesting bicycles and to my
surprise, the first bike that came up today was a double top-tube Sam
Hillborne
Just because I like playing around with BikeCad and I'm a fan of the
Hunqapillar, here's a rendering of a 54cm Hunq with 650B x 50mm tires.
http://www.bikecad.ca/applet?model=1384391824727
On Saturday, December 21, 2013 8:45:58 AM UTC-6, MobileBill wrote:
As many have noted on recent posts,
Well, the Bikecad link goes to a different bike so I'll try a different
route:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85055386@N03/11488089173/
I actually think on the 54cm Hunq the 650B looks more proportional than the
700c.
On Saturday, December 21, 2013 9:44:18 AM UTC-6, Chris Lampe 2 wrote
I don't have any experience with real mountain bikes but I've ridden two
700c bikes that were very similar in their set-up on rough dirt. One has a
trail measurement of 74 and the other has 61mm of trail. I rode both
bikes with the same wheelset/tire combo on the same terrain and areas where
I think I was attracted to Rivendell because they advocated much of what I
was already doing. The big differences that work for me:
1) Grant got me back on steel. I started on steel in 1995 (plus 38mm
tires and high handlebars) and upgraded to aluminum in 2007. Grant got
me to comparing
Fantastic photos! I swear my parents had an almost identical Underwood
typewriter when I was a kid.
On Sunday, November 17, 2013 10:11:29 PM UTC-6, Manuel Acosta wrote:
Had the pleasure to stop by the new shop downtown. I've stopped there a
handful of times prior a couple of weeks
One of my favorite Riv pictures is a Hillborne powder coated solid black.
Very sharp.
On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 7:23:36 PM UTC-5, hsmitham wrote:
Hi Bunch,
New to me Atlantis and having it painted and need you opinions on which
color to go with...my first thought was to go with pea
On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 4:25:27 AM UTC-7, Chris Lampe 2 wrote:
I finally have a bike that will take 50mm tires (1995 Trek 820). I
bought this bike as a test vehicle for 26 wheels, which I've never ridden
before, but am interested in on a high dollar bike. My first inclination
is to go
I finally have a bike that will take 50mm tires (1995 Trek 820). I bought
this bike as a test vehicle for 26 wheels, which I've never ridden before,
but am interested in on a high dollar bike. My first inclination is to go
with 50mm Big Apples but Schwalbe makes several other tires in the
I thought Grant had made several definitive statements that it would be a
production bike in the next year or so. I may be wrong, though.
On Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:50:50 PM UTC-5, Pudge wrote:
Grant told me more than a year ago that he’d really like to do a
production run of
I've noticed a trend of a lot of guys buying and riding Betty Foys as
opposed to the black mixte that Rivendell sells. I don't know if that's
just an availability issue or what but it makes sense to have a mixte that
is neither feminine nor masculine in name and appearance.
On Tuesday,
That is a sweet bike! Love the stripped down version in Green and I can
see the Atlantis influence. I think my favorite Riv is Grant's old 90's
Atlantis that he takes on S240's. Something about a tall frame with 26
wheels and fat tires..
On Thursday, September 12, 2013 2:27:51 PM
That is a beautiful bike but holy cross-chaining! I've never seen a
cassette that big.
On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 3:03:39 PM UTC-5, SMP wrote:
Hello bunch,
I had posed some questions a few weeks ago, as I had planned a few
upgrades to my Riv mixte.
1) Should I get a Gotham Cargo
I can't really say I drank the Rivendell Kool-Aid but I have been
positively influenced by Grant's ideas. When I was first referred to RBW's
website, I stuck around and studied it largely because I already held a lot
of the same ideals. High handlebars, wide-range gearing, fatter tires,
You rode a bike up to Doc Holliday's memorial marker? That's impressive!
My wife and I enjoyed our short stay there several years ago.
On Monday, August 26, 2013 3:22:15 PM UTC-5, jinxed wrote:
My wife organized a fun little vacation to celebrate my birthday and the
end of summer for
I really enjoy watching bicycle POV videos so I look forward to seeing more
on the Blug. There's a fella who lives in New Orleans and hangs out in the
commuting section of another forum and he's posted tons of videos and he's
made it an art form. He also has a knack for picking just the right
in 2009 and its been through
many iterations since. Its my go to daily driver and its current
incarnation is as a 1x9 with 700x47cs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryans_rando/sets/72157633634189317/
On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:37:24 PM UTC-7, Chris Lampe 2 wrote:
I was introduced
Added my Duremes and Hypers as mounted on Dyad rims.
On Sunday, June 2, 2013 10:36:27 AM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
Came across this crowd-sourced list of sizes, and thought it might be
appreciated by some off the good people here:
I was introduced to Rivendell Bicycle Works and Grant Petersen's writings
almost two years ago and was very intrigued. I bought my first adult
bicycle, a Trek Multitrack, in 1995 and rode it for twelve years and then
gave it to my dad and bought a 2007 Trek 7.2 FX. I was riding the FX when
I
All of the bike shops I've been in have a pretty wide selection of bike
styles and full-on road or mountain bikes are just a small segment of the
stock on the floor. However, yesterday I was taking my wife's car for an
oil change and happened to spot a bicycle store I didn't know existed.
That's good to hear. I rotate between a set of 40mm Duremes and 32mm
Hypers, depending on my mood, and it's good to know the Hypers hold up well
to flats (I have few worries about the Duremes).
On Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:37:43 PM UTC-5, Brian Campbell wrote:
One a ride this weekend (Me
Me too! Thanks for the clarification, Steve!
On Friday, May 10, 2013 5:28:09 PM UTC-5, Evan wrote:
Thanks, everyone, for your answers regarding trail. (Pneumatic trail vs.
geometric trail? Whoa. It's even more complicated than I thought!)
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Some of the things that influence trail include:
fork rake
head tube angle
tire width
rim diameter
I suspect that the following influence the feel of trail:
handlebar height
handlebar width
point-of-balance on the bicycle
I've used the trail calculator linked in this thread quit a bit and
Great photos!
My parents and I first visited Colorado Springs in 1975 and we fell in love
with the place! We ended up going back so often that my dad was on a first
name basis with the owners of the hotels we stayed in. Back in the late
90's, as an adult and in fairly decent physical shape,
I tend to waffle between Grant's and Jan's viewpoints on bicycles. I think
part of that is curiosity about the type of ride that Rivendell's provide.
I've heard so many glowing reports that I want to experience it for
myself. Also, I'm an uber-clydesdale and I trust Rivendell bicycles to be
Nice!
If/when I finally get a Hunqapillar, I'm thinking about a color that is
darker and more red than the gold on your AHH. I want an earthy color
and I've been riding a green bike since 1995 so I'm not inclined to stick
with the Hunqa green, as gorgeous as it is.
On Saturday, May 4,
Another option is to start with a new frameset and build it up with the
components he would eventually transfer over to a Rivendell. I've been
doing this with my old Trek hybrid and it's now an extremely comfortable
and versatile bike. I finally decided the frame geometry isn't right for
me
I agree. An LHT is a fantastic option to Riv out. Pretty much the only
reason I didn't choose a LHT was that it's head-tube angle and fork rake
combine to give a trail measurement in the mid-60's, which is where my
current bike is and I want a trail measurement of 60mm or less. My bike
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