[RBW] Re: Budget Clem L Build

2024-05-29 Thread Gordon Stam
Make sure you get a seatpost with it. Its a 29.8 seatpost which is kind of an odd size. On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 5:42:45 PM UTC-6 fmri...@gmail.com wrote: > Ciao Everybody, > > About to grab a Clem frame and really want to do a highly utilitarian / > budget build. Wanted to start a thread

[RBW] Re: Is an Atlantis Worth It?

2024-05-22 Thread Gordon Stam
Well, there's something to be said for getting to your destination, hopping of your bike and looking back at it thinking, "man, nice bike!" - every time you ride it. That's worth something. Also the resale value on Rivendells is really, really good so if you end up regretting your purchase

Re: [RBW] Re: Susie green color discrepancy

2024-05-21 Thread Gordon Stam
That color looks a whole lot like the old Pea Sage Green, which is what my Romulus is painted with. On Tue, May 14, 2024, 6:55 PM tio ryan wrote: > that's rad, wish my platypus had shifter bosses! > > -tio ryan > > On Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 7:18:39 PM UTC-4 tal...@gmail.com wrote: > >>

Re: [RBW] Touch-up paint

2024-05-10 Thread Gordon Stam
I need Pea Sage Green. Got a "beusage" spot on my Romulus. On Fri, May 10, 2024, 4:49 PM Zac wrote: > FWIW, I was checking the Gunnar/Waterford site to see if they had my paint > color (I ordered a bottle when I first heard they were shutting down, but > it broke during a move) and noticed they

Re: [RBW] Snake-in-a-bike

2024-05-08 Thread Gordon Stam
Snaking it's way through your frame. Interesting. On Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 8:02:26 AM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: > He wanted to examine the YG's lugwork up close. > > I often come across snakes on paved recreational trails in the bosque at > this time of year, as the pavement warms up but

Re: [RBW] The 3x1 road bike. Anticipating some of your RoadUNO builds

2024-04-29 Thread Gordon Stam
I'm finding this discussion of 3 speed transmissions pretty interesting, to the point where I'm leaving the chain on the middle sprocket in the rear and just shifting the three cogs up front. It's a nice experience. You have to bear down and grunt sometimes, and sometimes you spin out, but you

Re: [RBW] The 3x1 road bike. Anticipating some of your RoadUNO builds

2024-04-26 Thread Gordon Stam
Hey Bill, nice build on the 3x1. Used frames and lots of spare parts are fun that way. G From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com on behalf of Bill Lindsay Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 12:26 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] The 3x1 road bike.

Re: [RBW] Rivendell Roadbike Curious

2024-04-25 Thread Gordon Stam
That might have been me.Was it green, the Romulus? This was a route that began and ended in Pagosa Springs. And agreed, it is a good road bike, and I still have mine. I do recall, however, that I had a work a little harder keeping up on fast road rides on the Romulus that I did on my Gunnar

Re: [RBW] Re: Evening Spring Ride on the Clem

2024-04-21 Thread Gordon Stam
Patrick Moore wrote: > Welcome back, congratulations on the Clem, and thanks for the binocular > suggestion. I lean toward the Carson since its price is more in line with > my very occasional and casual use, and because it's so compact. > > On Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 11:09 AM Gor