to
drop bars and is awaiting further conversion to V-brakes.
This is why I still read bike forums obsessively!
Daniel M
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On Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 9:20:34 AM UTC-8 David Person wrote:
> Followed your link to your Esty store. Great patches. Order a couple of
> Bike T
in Death Valley for days with a wobbling pedal is not something I
wish to repeat.
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Igor,
Not sure if you've seen this but if it were me, I'd get the longest arms I
could find. Looks like 110mm is easy to find and there is one Tektro model at
120mm:
https://www.gravelbike.com/v-brake-arm-lengths/
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that hasn't been touched up by a professional, which people buy and ride
all the time.
You won't regret it!
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is under less
tension so the cable stretches less and the housing compresses less as a
result.
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Oh I see it's a Hillborne. My Hillborne had run-of-the-mill Deore V-brakes and
it was one of the best braking bikes I've ever had.
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evangelist, but if you've already gone to the trouble
of a long-pull setup, I think you will find cantis a downgrade.
Do you have a particularly flexible fork, BTW?
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I believe Grant is also working on a V-brake and I will certainly buy a set the
moment they become available.
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turns meant I got
A LOT of pedal strike. The most of any bike I've owned. And this was with
either 165 or 167.5mm cranks (can't remember which).
This is not to disparage the bike at all, rather to simply state that my
example was not a good candidate for pedaling through tight turns.
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Thank you for calling it out, Justin.
It's insidious and it's dangerous.
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x54mm if they will fit between the stays. Disc brakes,
which I otherwise think are unnecessary for all-road bikes, make the conversion
really easy to try.
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ying around and assembled into something I'd be comfortable
locking up anywhere. It's been really great riding fixed from time to time
after briefly dabbling about 10 years ago.
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town for the time
being...
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Not to mention the GBW takes 27.5" wheels/tires and not 29", if I'm not
mistaken.
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t; fatbike couldn't keep up with me on the pavement,
despite having drop bars.
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ilable) at 25psi, despite their dramatically greater volume.
So I would recommend 27.5x2.8" Rangers and will have a hard time ever ordering
another Vee tire again.
Hope that helps,
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lating on all counts.
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I second Patrick's "shove hard" advice, with the added suggestion of squeezing
the two stays together while you do it. It makes the loop in the stays where
they meet slightly narrower and thus slightly easier to get back into the mount.
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quire one. It could be
built using parts they have already used in the past, and it would give them a
nicer alternative to the Breezer Uptown 8 that I otherwise recomend to anyone
who will listen.
I think I have given this too much thought, and written words, for that matter.
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grade to a Riv later, because by then they'll be sold on the virtues of a
practical bike!
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not be everybody's cup of tea, but I think you end up with a nice
wide-range cassette and an all-around ring with a granny bailout, using
durable, reliable parts that are inexpensive to replace when you wear them out.
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> Has anyone seen a spy photo or drawing of the Silver 2 concept?
>From the BLUG some time ago, assuming it displays correctly:
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If you hadn't said anything, I would have guessed that's a Bosco Bullmoose in
front and the upcoming Wavie bar in the rear. Am I crazy to still think this?
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of those boxes. Eventually I realized that I wanted smaller wheels with larger
tires, so I replaced it with a 650b Boulder All Road and kept on going all the
way back to 26" with a pristine 1993 MB-1 whose praises I just sang in another
thread.
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or me. There is something about the creative tension of the
Bridgestone bikes (racing-driven market forces vs. Grant-driven practicality)
that I love. It's why the Police and the Smiths are far better bands than any
of the solo projects that followed.
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aand leave it to Google Groups to make it really difficult to post
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process.
We all deserve better. Apple and Google USED to put the user first.
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Hi Deacon,
One of my first full-scale bike tinkering projects about 8 years ago was
converting a 90’s Japanese steel road bike to fixed gear. I really enjoyed it
but it was a little too small for me, so I sold it after a few months. I have
another fixie project in my mind for the future and
at max flex, not due to some drivetrain magic.
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with a strobing light show.
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experienced.
I enjoy your ride stories and sardonic grins.
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d other sources but the price of these things has
gone up quite a bit since I last owned one! Does anyone have a Nitto R-14
WITHOUT the tombstone that they would be willing to sell to me at a reasonable
pre-owned price? They pack flat so shipping should be pretty easy!
Thanks in advance for all replies.
Da
ide bottom brackets.
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foot in place
along with the pins. I also like that the axle extends all the way to the edge
of the pedal. I put a pair on my MB-1 and they go very nicely with the rest of
the bike and I love the way they feel underfoot.
http://www.vp-usa.com/vp-aim/
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ride with no thought to
shifting, ever.
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Hillborne a few years ago and will
be on my frankenstein Surly Troll with flared drop bars. Feel free to say hi if
you see me.
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Hillborne a few years ago and will
be on my frankenstein Surly Troll with flared drop bars. Feel free to say hi if
you see me.
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for a separate road
bike at all. Seeing Jan Heine and Rawland announce their new foray into big
smooth 26 rubber just as I was putting the finishing touches on that bike
was kind of vindicating - I'd been calling myself a 26 apologist up to
that point!
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humor is always the best medicine!
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My understanding is that the Microshifts are index-only (no friction option
as with the Shimano / Thumbie option), but that the proprietary ones that
come on Surlys (but are not sold separately) do have the friction option.
Can anyone confirm or deny all or part of this?
Daniel M
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Chris:
It is a Thorn Raven Tour. Not custom, probably low-volume, designed
specifically for the Rohloff hub. It's not a direct replacement for the
Hillborne in any way, shape, or form - it's a nearly 40-pound touring / city /
fleeing-the-zombie-apocalypse bike. I wouldn't even THINK of
is less of a tank and more of a road bike, although the
lack of canti posts on the current offerings I find really disappointing.
My two cents in a nutshell.
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existence I would find them very intriguing, but the website only shows
1.5 and 1.75 and my current philosophy is to run the biggest, supplest,
lightest tire that will fit.
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I love my Chacos. I prefer the ones without the big toe loop so I can wear
them with or without socks. They have a heel strap and it works entirely
with a friction-slide buckle, so no velcro to wear out or snap buckle to
break. I love the fact that I can loosen them all the way and step into
Just to point out: over-extraction does not result from too much (er, many)
coffee grounds being used. It's a combination of too few grounds / too much
water / too much extraction time.
I find that using a generous amount of very coarse grind with a slow pour-over
is a very forgiving method.
It can be done without a scale and a timer with very good results. It all
depends on how much you want to obsess.
Daniel
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The Hario I mentioned earlier costs $25 on Amazon at the moment. Ceramic
burr grinder, easily and quickly adjustible. No need to go boutique-y
unless you want to.
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Wow - I can't believe I'm compelled to chime in here, but I switched to a
hand-grinder a few years ago when my electric burr grinder gave up the
ghost. I disliked how loud the electric grinder was and REALLY disliked how
much static electricity it imparted into the grinds - a small portion of
as I need them to last long.
The perfect decoration for an otherwise-boring blackwall? Reflective stripe. I
love my Hetres and my SuperMotos, but I miss the reflective stripe of the Big
Apples and Marathon Supremes. What an incredible visibility improvement.
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I bought a 650b randonneur from a very nice seller who had ridden it perhaps
three times in the two years he had owned it. I ended up swapping out the
front wheel for one with a dynohub, the tires for 42mm Hetres, and the rando
bag for something a bit taller. As a result, those
I have rigged up a Public Basket to a Nitto front rack on my Boulder All-Road.
Public's spring-loaded bottom clamp mechanism does not give a particularly
secure mount in the first place, so I have always augmented it on other racks
with a pair of nylon straps. In the case of the Nitto front
The bike is still available, but the Craigslist posting has expired. Here
is a link to the refreshed post:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/3656403116.html
I hope I'm not violating any guideline or community etiquette by linking to
my own craigslist post; I've never set up a Flickr or
It is with some reluctance that I am selling my former everyday (and I mean
every day) ride. It is nearly irreplaceable now, since all new 56cm
Hillbornes have double top tubes and no canti posts. I have since bought a
heavier touring bike and a lighter randoneurring bike, so the Hillborne no
I had a similar experience earlier this year. I rode the Davis Double for
my second (and possibly last) time, on my Hillborne with full fenders and
35mm Paselas, and wore my usual touring / long day attire: Nylon zip-off
pants, long-sleeve button-down sun shirt, and comfortable low-top light
Tektro makes V-brake interruptors. Riv used to sell them, but unfortunately
they stopped offering all V-brake equipment entirely recently. I have the
interruptors on my Hillborne and they work spectacularly well. They feel jist
like shorty mountain bike levers and have more stopping power than
(Continued - argh iPhone!) ..explain to me why people prefer cantis to
V-brakes. I just don't get it.
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to further my feeling that 26 is a vastly underappreciated wheel size for
city, country, and touring bikes.
Daniel M
On Thursday, June 7, 2012 11:49:43 AM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote:
Detailed article on the spread of 650:
http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/06/06/whats-driving-the-650b
Is this thread still active? I'll post my headset experience: I bought a
new Sam Hillborne from Rivendell, assembled by them, in April of 2010.
Within one month, the day after completing the Davis Double, I noticed that
my headset was pitted, with a noticeable notch when the bars were turned
I will share my perspective here. Background: I backpack and bike
tour multiple times per year, and have accepted that I will never be a
lightweight camper. However I am always seeking ways to bring a
little bit less. I am particularly dismayed when I do overnight trips
and find myself carrying
as mine.
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through your lock. Sorry if this is
off-topic. I REALLY hope you get your bike back and am hoping in the
meantime that I and others can learn from how the scumbags got yours.
Daniel M
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On Nov 21, 7:45 am, tthomashardie tthomashar...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, My Sam Hillborne was stolen
call it abeausage.
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Can I also chime in in favor of V-brakes with Tektro levers? I have
had my Hillborne since May built by Rivendell with Deore V-brakes,
Noodle bars, and Tektro levers and interruptors. The braking is
superb. Loaded touring with tent, sleeping bag, food, clothes, etc,
coming down paved roads at
I inquired about getting Silver shifters with Paul Thumbies less than
two months ago and was told it was a less-than-desirable combination,
so I had my Hillborne set up with Shimanos instead. Not clear on
exactly what changed, but really no complaints about the Shimanos,
either. I rode them for
I just took possession of a Waterford Sam last Thursday. It is a 56cm
and it has only a single top tube. I wasn't expecting to go the
Waterford route but when I finally decided to pull the trigger I went
to RBWWHQ with debit card in hand and was told that the incoming batch
would only accept
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