I do like to coast on descents as well. Many times I can coast faster than
other people can pedal. However, if the group I am riding with starts
pulling away then I will pedal.
Or, if they got ahead of me on the ascent, then I will pedal on the descent
to catch up.
On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at
I am glad I had many bikes when I met my wife, else she be tempted to
attempt a similar policy in our home ;)
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Mattt mattto...@gmail.com wrote:
I am selling my 60cm Sam Hillborne. I estimate it has about 1000 miles
on it. The frame is in excellent condition.
Riv still makes the Sam in 64 but it costs more (1500 usd) and the lead
time is longer. I was thinking of buying one myself but I converted my
existing custom 69 cm Riv to 650b and have been happy with the conversion.
On Apr 15, 2014 2:51 PM, Tom Harrop twhar...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi list,
It's
I'm pretty intrigued by chain lube with a distinctive smell as it's calling
card. I generally smell all the motor oils that I put in the household
cars and I can tell various motor oils by their smell. I think Mobil 1
smells the best of all oils I have used, with Mobil Super 5000 a close 2nd.
A decade ago you were almost 30 years older? How does that work? Does
Rivendell now sell the Fountain of Youth?
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 6:44 PM, George Schick bhim...@gmail.com wrote:
Patrick - yeah, I know it. That's why I finished my thread post with
...it certainly does seem as though
Did you shoot the Valspar onto the fender? If so what kind of prepwork did
you do?
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Marc Irwin irwin7...@gmail.com wrote:
Can't help on the red (mine is orange) but Valspar Cobalt Cannon matches
the grey perfectly. Good luck.
I always wear the wool closer to my skin, feels better to me.
On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 6:02 PM, bruce.herbit...@gmail.com wrote:
Spandex UNDER your wool makes more sense to me.
*From:* Peter Morgano uscpeter11...@gmail.com
*Sent:* Sunday, April 06, 2014 4:59 PM
*To:* rbw-owners-bunch
you're running heavy slow tires, for one thing. If you want a faster ride
without completely sacrificing puncture resistance, you could try the Nifty
Swifty I have about 2000 miles on a Nifty Swifty on the front of my Riv,
with zero flats.
Pari-Moto on the rear with about 1 million flats, no
I sold off a 68cm Rambouillet frame about 8 or 9 years ago, without ever
building it up. The top tube just looked way too short and I was much less
experienced with bikes then. Kind of regret never at least building it up
and trying it. It was so pretty in that orange color!
On Fri, Apr 4,
You're not sitting on the rails when your SAA looks like that? I tried one
a few years back and after 40 miles I was seated on the rails with a light
strip of leather between my bum and the rail. I literally called home and
had a family member meet me at mile 180 of a 600K with my Brooks, which
It gets more mental than physical after a while. Sometimes it's a fine
line between having enough caffeine to stay awake but not so much one has a
panic attack.
On Mar 31, 2014 7:05 PM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote:
Wow!! I don't know how you Rando-peeps can go so far! That is amazing.
What if you feel like the Brooks works better on some bikes than others?
Then you really put the possessive in your mileage may vary...?
On Mar 28, 2014 10:04 PM, Ron Mc bulldog...@gmail.com wrote:
I was certainly joking, but it's always your mileage may vary because we
all makes our choices on
I must have the old Synergies. The tires will readily mount unevenly and
thump and pulsate, if I'm not careful with mounting.
That being said, I think the high weight of the engine does balance it out
some. The pulsating is much less noticeable on the back even when the tire
is obviously out of
which crankset is that, Ron? T/A?
On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Ron Mc bulldog...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't know if he still has them, but I bought NOS from Citizen Chain
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=493888447299696id=372421173651
I have an old Eisentraut that is in fairly good condition that's been
hanging on my wall for way too long. I'd like to build it up in a
Rivendell-esque sort of way. I'd like to use as many of the parts I have
hanging around as possible.
The frame has been cold set 130 at some point, so I plan
Regarding widening of the cogset, not all the 10/11 speed setups are wider.
Feel free to correct me here but this is my understanding:
Shimano's 11 is wider than their 7(+spacer)-8-9-10. The 11 speed setup
uses a different hub. The 10 speed is no different than the 8 speed in
total cassette
I rode a 200K in hiking boots one time because I left my SPD shoes at home
200 miles away from the ride by accident. Worked fine, my feet felt good
at the end.
On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 9:58 PM, Peter Morgano uscpeter11...@gmail.comwrote:
And not be in terrible pain. The new trail here has lots
This occurred back in late 2007/early 2008 so i don't have the best of
recollection but I think they were Timberland.
On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:14 PM, Peter Morgano uscpeter11...@gmail.comwrote:
What kind of boots.? I have Rockports.
On Mar 26, 2014 11:05 PM, Jim Bronson jim.bron
I put the 12-36 on the tandem and we ride it 95% in the 40 middle ring.
Since you're riding offroad, I would think the 36-36 combo would be plenty
low for most situations. If you have a gnarly grade to climb, then flog
your granny ;)
I did have to change the derailer to work with the 36 btw. I
You can get BB spacers to adjust the chainline if you don't want to buy a
new BB.
On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 5:38 PM, HunqRider pott...@gmail.com wrote:
Wondering if anyone is thinking about converting their Rivendell over to a
simple 1x drivetrain configuration (single chainring). I did this
I bought 3 of the regular, non-EL model with tan sidewalls around 12:45
PDT. Shipping via Priority Mail, so hopefully they will be here by
Thursday. I will let you all know how they measure out on my Synergies.
Also will be taking them out on the Austin 400K this weekend, after my 5
flat
Igor and his miscreants?
On Mar 22, 2014 10:08 PM, bo richardson borus...@gmail.com wrote:
three or four of us, so far, ride together on weekends
we go from bellingham to edison for lunch and then up
colony mountain and sometimes garvelly road and around
lake samish and back to bellingham
Hmm, I think contempletif describes riding with my wife perfectly.
(no honey, I do not wish to stop to take pictures again, we last did that
about 2 miles ago...)
On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 9:24 PM, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
On Mar 22, 2014, at 10:08 PM, bo richardson
I was just reading this when I saw your post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-karin-l-smithson/life-lessons_b_4989547.html
On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 7:16 AM, jimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote:
I'll say this; the further I move toward my antiquity, the more I feel
like a boat anchor.
Awesome post redsydude
I have a bike that I paid like $160 for off of Ebay and probably wasn't
worth even that, an old early 80s gas pipe Nishiki. It's what I use when I
need to ride somewhere and lock up a bike. I keep thinking I will make
some improvements, but then looking at the frame, it's
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Then you will love the 2015 VW Golf Variant TDI.
Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote:
Oh I agree with you, it's just not enough to make me want to jump into a
new car. If it had a diesel and got 35-40 highway mpg then I might be more
eager to take the plunge on a new
What is zap a gap? Is that a product or just a slang name for something you
use for filling in cuts in tires?
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What color is the Nelson Longflap?
On Mar 20, 2014 11:00 AM, Dave davele...@gmail.com wrote:
Carradice Nelson Longflap - $65 (used frequently, still in good shape)
Carradice SQR - $40
Nitto Saddlebag Grip R50 - $80
VO Pass Hunter Rack - $60
VO Threadless Stem 25.4, +/- 17 degree rise, 120mm
If you have the money, or at least a plan to borrow the money and pay it
back in a reasonable amount of time, I don't see the issue here.
Unless this number of bicycles in your house would lead to S-1. But IIRC
your partner is also an avid rider and a Randonneur, PBP ancien, etc. So
no problems
Gang,
There was recently a thread on the 650B forum about increasing chainstay to
run Hetres for example. One method used by Alex Wetmore had pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/88336152@N00/11139776595/
It's an area of interest to me since I converted my bike to 650B. There
were some
Only 34? That's a disappointment.
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 8:01 PM, Chris Chen cc...@nougat.org wrote:
Measures out to 34mm right now, but that might change.
I'm gonna go out for a ride.
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I'm thinking about getting an Xpress as a spare tire, after having 5 flats
on 2 different Pari-Motos. I replaced the back tire with a spare after the
3rd flat, and proceeded to have two more.
If a rider is going to have to install the spare tire, I think there's some
merit in that spare being a
What about the other washer in the picture that is notched to press against
the strut?
On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 5:01 AM, blakcloud blakclou...@gmail.com wrote:
Serrated washer with a Sheldon Brown fender nut by Problem Solvers. The
washer you see comes with the Nitto rack as part of the
I agree with you Philip. I weigh 270 and I get lots of flats on wider
tires, including 5 flats on this last weekend's Houston Randonneurs 600K.
Interestingly, I got all my flats during the times of rain that we
encountered. I got no flats when the road was dry. I understand that
things get
Another vote for the pure cycling joy of light, easy rolling tires.
On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Steven Frederick stl...@gmail.com wrote:
I can certainly find either type of tire useful in some applications. I
just thought this was kind of a nifty summation of his preferences...
Steve
You can't make something fly just by making it light. While weight is
certainly a critical parameter in determining performance as stated in
payload/range and speed, no airplane needs to be light enough to fly. It
needs to have enough lift from it's wings to overcome whatever weight it is
trying
My opinion is that Jan is trying to optimize his tires for randonneuring,
which is fine with me because that's the source of many of the miles that I
put on my Rivendell. I listened to Jan when I was running 700c and
switched from Gatorskins to Grand Bois and I had never been happier. Now
on
Don't mean to be dense but what is the bolt size needed for the eyelets
that you connect a rack to that are near the rear dropouts? And can these
be obtained at say Home Depot?
I know the head is either 4mm or 5mm, but that doesn't help with the thread
size. Or does it?
Basically, I just need
Yes, you just have to match the number of speeds. 9 speed brifters are not
hard to come by. 3500 Sora is about the same as 105 from 6 or 7 years
ago. Or you can look for NOS 105 or even Ultegra 9 speed.
On Mar 9, 2014 11:42 AM, Scotty bongos...@verizon.net wrote:
So I know this may go against
Wow, where have I been? I need to get some of these for my mountain bike.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
After finding that Stan's in the tubes in the very light Furious Freds was
ineffective in stoping goathead flats (at least, with tubes/Stan's
great article:
http://gizmodo.com/city-cycling-health-versus-hazard-1536760988
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On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 2:27:20 PM UTC-6, Jim Bronson wrote:
The person in the cube next to my desk and myself share a coffee pot and
bean purchasing. We have an electric grinder that puts out quite a bit of
noise pollution for 5 other people
The person in the cube next to my desk and myself share a coffee pot and
bean purchasing. We have an electric grinder that puts out quite a bit of
noise pollution for 5 other people in the general vicinity. (we are all IT
support people in a 20x30ish room).
How much effort is required for this
I only got about 1000 miles before the amount of flats I was getting became
intolerable. Nevertheless I love these Pari-Motos and I recently bought
more of them. Perhaps I would also love the Loup Loup Pass but get longer
tread life. The thinner sidewalls are a concern though. I have had some
the outer ring to the
middle ring. I think they must have either changed the design, or there is
wear in the molds that they're using. As long as you remember to ease off
as you make that downshift, it doesn't seem to be a problem.
Nick
On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 1:07:23 PM UTC-5, Jim
I am having some problem with my chain jamming when I downshift from the
big ring to the middle ring on my Sugino XD600. I have been observing
this, and it appears what is happening is the chain is wrapping completely
around the pin that is supposed to facilitate upshifting.
Now, the XD600 is
- pedal wrench, bolt extractor and 5 mm allen wrench.
You need to remove the pedal, the crank arm and the small ring to get at
the big-middle combo.
Michael
On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 1:07:23 PM UTC-5, Jim Bronson wrote:
I am having some problem with my chain jamming when I downshift
I'm interested in the lights, if you still have them.
On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Scot Brooks scothinck...@gmail.comwrote:
The Son28/LX/Dyad wheelset is 32h front and 36h (135mm spacing) rear. It's
been ridden, but there's no detectable rim wear. Both wheels are hand-built
and 700c.
or
Dremel time may solve it.
Is your front indexed? If so, maybe it doesn't let the FD move inward far
enough? Sounds like a micro-millimeter situation, which can drive you nuts
running it down.
dougP
On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 1:00:04 PM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote:
The cranks are all
, February 19, 2014 3:40:20 PM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote:
True, the nubs might be bigger on the 8 speed pins. I don't know. One
reason that I was thinking of a 9/10 compatible big ring.
The front shifting is not indexed.
On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 5:24 PM, dougP doug...@cox.net wrote:
JIm
what was the outcome?
On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Scot Brooks scothinck...@gmail.com wrote:
PM sent, Jim. Only one person in front of you with interest. No payment
yet, though.
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On Feb 19, 2014 9:05 PM, Scot Brooks scothinck...@gmail.com wrote:
Just waiting to hear back from the first party, Jim. Sorry about the delay
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I looked at both of these racks to satisfy my desire for a lightweight rear
rack to carry no more than 5-7 lbs. Basically, to support what's in my
Carradice Barley. Contents to support brevets of 400K and longer where a
change of clothes for cooler evening riding may be required. Perhaps a
Yeah I agree. I weigh 270ish and it's really hard on tires. My tires
would probably last a lot longer if I weighed 160. But I'm 6´7 and I
haven't weighed 160 since 8th grade or so.
On Feb 5, 2014 9:16 AM, Anton Tutter atut...@gmail.com wrote:
I think there are a lot of factors that contribute
I'm not sure my wife would agree that when in doubt we should let air out
but anyway...
On Feb 5, 2014 11:26 AM, blueride2 rlh3...@gmail.com wrote:
No flats in maybe 500 miles on the Hetres. I did have a flat yesterday on
the GB Cypres tires. I have about 1100 miles on the Cypres and have had
what's the appropriate transaction tag?
On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Ron Mc bulldog...@gmail.com wrote:
having both bought and sold here, including selling to WTB threads, I'm
much in favor, but will also note that using the transactions tag is a
plus.
On Tuesday, February 4, 2014
I've gotten flats on the last two brevets I did on my Pari-Motos. I think
I'm going to have to throw the back tire out soon, the center section has
worn smooth and I'm not sure how much farther it can go. It has maybe 700
miles on it. Oh well, I enjoy the ride.
On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 11:53
It makes for a more durable wheel, imo. How one ultimately defines
stronger I guess is up to individual interpretation.
On Feb 4, 2014 7:54 PM, ascpgh asc@gmail.com wrote:
Butted spokes stronger?
Lighter I get. Is dynamic elasticity on a built wheel in use more focused
in the thinned
I have a 1993 Burley tandem with cantilevers. I am running 700x32 and
upgraded the bike to a freehub setup and 9 speed. Also got longer
seatposts, a threaded stem extension and 48cm noodles.
We enjoy this bike but I wouldn't recommend it if you have other options.
It's very heavy, probably
Wow...my size and everything. What a deal.
Ah for the love of fifteen hundred dollars.
Think I'll go in the bathroom and cry now...
On Jan 28, 2014 11:23 PM, Kelly tkslee...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/sets/72157633031703828/
Including extra set of wheels, bag..
I walked my bike up a hill in the last 200K I did. About 5 miles from the
end there is an absolute wall of a hill on Barton Creek Blvd. Well I too
was wearing normal shoes so I got off and walked. It was great! No guilt
here! I think the rules of brevets state that your cycle just has to be
Lots of people have ridden PBP having never ridden a brevet prior to
the start of the year that PBP is in. (whatever year that may have
been...)
However, due to the popularity of the event, the organizers have had
to come up with some sort of way of limiting participation. I went in
2007 and
That's very interesting about SP hubs, didn't know about them. Their
website is a bit confusing though, what's the difference between the
PV-8 and the SV-8, other than 23 grams and $13 at current exchange
rates? Both appear to be for rim brakes, have a 60mm hub diameter and
a 100mm OLD.
djmcnam...@gmail.com wrote:
Anthony at Longleaf has the SP hubs in stock right now. He builds good wheels
at a reasonable price. And is a nice person to work with.
Dan
-Marin
On Jan 20, 2014, at 6:50 PM, Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote:
That's very interesting about SP hubs, didn't
7/12 as I will be visiting from Texas and available that day.
On Jan 13, 2014 11:37 PM, Jim M. mather...@gmail.com wrote:
I apparently volunteered in the Jamboree thread to start organizing so I'm
starting this new thread.
Question 1: When? The date in the poll was 7/19, but I've heard
Oops never mind, 7=! August.
I will be in the bay area in August. Well maybe another time.
On Jan 15, 2014 5:56 PM, Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote:
7/12 as I will be visiting from Texas and available that day.
On Jan 13, 2014 11:37 PM, Jim M. mather...@gmail.com wrote:
I apparently
I thought I had a lot of bikes. Think you have me beat.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
Thought the group might enjoy this latest addition to my Bike Room:
http://flic.kr/p/jcVhUQ
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great pics, thanks!
On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 3:39 PM, Paul Germain germain...@aol.com wrote:
Here in the Mid-Atlantic, you have to take your mini-vacations when you can.
These two Sam Hillbournes took a couple of dry days in the 50's, sandwiched
between lots of rain to do a bike camping trip
To throw in my 2 cents, I will be in the Bay Area in early August for the
California Central Coast 1200k Randonee and would be interested in a Riv
rally if one was held while I was in the area.
At any rate, I plan on a pilgrimage to Rivendell World HQ while I am there.
Jim
On Nov 18, 2013 4:10
Interesting. The NTC-280 appears to be 280mm, I don't remember seeing this
one for sale anywhere.
On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 10:39 PM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote:
*NITTO already makes a pop-top quill stem.*
Scroll to bottom of page to see it on the left:
Hear, hear!!
On Jan 9, 2014 8:44 AM, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
wrote:
Yes, I agree... the stem faceplate is one of those smart innovations that
should be on EVERY stem, quill or threadless. Same goes for brake levers
and shifters... NOTHING should ever have to slide over the
Pull hard! ;)
On Jan 8, 2014 6:53 PM, PeterG ssubman2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Phillip,
I have googled it and can't seem to find out how to make the 135mm wheel
set fit a 130mm space.Can you elaborate? Thanks
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them much wider to do that, as Ron Mc stated above.
Tim
Cedar Rapids, IA
On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 1:13 PM, Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote:
Pull hard! ;)
On Jan 8, 2014 6:53 PM, PeterG ssubman2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Phillip,
I have googled it and can't seem to find out how to make
http://www.santacruzrandonneurs.org/2014-3CRHome.html
Just curious. I will be riding my Rivendell, of course. Most of the
registrants are from California so I figure there must be at least one
other Rivendell owner in the mix.
-Jim
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Where does tire weight factor in to all this? I personally find lighter
tires to be faster for the most part, whether they're 23mm or 38mm (the
widths I am running on my Paul Taylor and Rivendell respectively).
On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Jan Heine hein...@earthlink.net wrote:
Even though
I could cut down to one bike if it wasn't for bike thieves. I'm not about
to lock up my Rivendell in front of the grocery store, or to the bike rack
at work. For that I have my beater bike, an early 80s Nishiki.
On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 4:13 PM, justinaug...@gmail.com wrote:
Nice time to
The handlebars were a problem on the 68cm custom that I own, traveling to
France and using a hard shell plastic case that I borrowed. There was not
enough slack in the shifter and brake cables to remove the threaded stem
from the steerer tube. But the bike seemingly would not fit in the box
with
I looked at just installing some loops onto the saddle rails, Velo Orange
sells some for just this purpose. However, the bottom attachment point
says to attach it to the seatpost. That doesn't seem like it's going to
work very well. I don't want any sort of interference with my legs while
I love, love,love the ProRace3's on my go-fast bike! I just wish I had
room under the front fork for a 25. Even the 23 barely fits. it's crazy.
And it's a steel fork, go figure. Whoever designed this fork was clearly
not very forward thinking. I was looking at replacement forks online with
a
on flights, which is not too
bad. The weight and dimensions limits are also reasonable, so it might be
doable, as long as we fly with them.
Do you happen to know what box you used? Was it a plastic type hard case
jobby?
KJ
On Thursday, January 2, 2014 11:50:22 AM UTC-5, Jim Bronson wrote
I've put the bike back together in the Paris subway and in the Amtrak
station in Portland. It really isn't that bad as long as you have a 4, 5
and 6mm allen wrenches handy. It's more of a hassle to drag the bike box
around than it is to just put the bike back together. (IMO).
I agree with you
I like the way your brake cable loops back and rests in the hex bolt. But
what is that pulley just below the corner of the seat tube and top tube? A
travel agent for Vbrakes? The brakes look like regular cantis though.
On Saturday, December 21, 2013, Eric Norris wrote:
I MacGyvered this
Where is this Large Bicycles List that you speak of?
Searched Google but it wasn't in the first two pages of results.
On Saturday, December 21, 2013, Tom Harrop wrote:
Hello all,
No personal connection, but the link to this eBay
Why is it that when you get too close to the right edge of the road, it's
hard to pull it back?
I had a little brief off road excursion on one of my regular routes
yesterday. I was too close to the edge, and it just started going over, so
I went with it rather than fight it. Thankfully the
The Sam has an up sloping top tube so it's supposed to fit taller folks
better than say a 64 Atlantis.
I'm 67' with a 99 PBH and when I called Riv to talk bikes they said it
would work well for me. (I decided to convert my existing bike to 650b
instead of acquiring a new frame)
On Friday,
I'd be interested in the Panasonic, the other two not so much.
On Saturday, December 21, 2013, Curtis McKenzie wrote:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tall-Huge-Big-XXL-XXXL-Rivendell-Panasonic-Cannondale-/151189654884?pt=US_Bicycles_Frameshash=item23339b0d64
On Saturday, December 21, 2013, Jim
Oh, I rode it back on the pavement, but at a much slower speed. It was a
really nice ditch, as far as ditches go.
Questionable decision, I know.
On Saturday, December 21, 2013, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 12/21/2013 05:51 PM, Jim Bronson wrote:
Why is it that when you get too close
I'll take it
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Dan McNamara djmcnam...@gmail.com wrote:
Phil BB is claimed.
That leaved the green Carradice Barley
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Dan McNamara djmcnam...@gmail.comwrote:
Acorn bag, R-14 and Tektro levers claimed.
Barley and Phil BB
the green barley Carradice that is.
On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote:
I'll take it
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Dan McNamara djmcnam...@gmail.comwrote:
Phil BB is claimed.
That leaved the green Carradice Barley
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 11
I can buy a fully built Synergy wheel for less than $110 each, front and
rear. I ended up getting the front dynohub, so I paid a little more at
$146 from AE Bike. But so far these wheels are doing great and yes they
have only 32 spokes and I weigh 270:
The Tektro brakes worked great for me with kool stop pads. I need to get
some cool stops for my new R559's. The stock pads are not great.
On Dec 6, 2013 3:19 PM, pb pbridge...@aol.com wrote:
WTB -- contemporary 47-57 sidepull brake calipers, thinking Ultegra or
perhaps Grand Cru, or perhaps
You didn't ask, but I am also running R559s on my conversion as well.
Works fine. Will be better with kool stops, when I get around to that.
On Dec 5, 2013 3:21 PM, mikel66...@juno.com mikel66...@juno.com wrote:
leslie,
what brake calipers are you using on your Ram conversion...and what color
Yes, they do make Nifty Swifties in 650b, I have a set on my bike now...
http://www.ebikestop.com/panaracer_nifty_swifty_650b_x_328mm_blacktan_steel-TR2322.php
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 2:00 AM, Hugh Smitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
Bruce do they make Nifty-Swifties in 650b? I don't think
11 miles to Suffern'
LOL. Great picture.
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 8:06 PM, Iron Rider 1000...@gmail.com wrote:
I had major sidewall blowout with the GB lierre:
http://eprider.blogspot.com/2013/06/images-from-catskill-600k.html I
won't be buying that tire again.
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You received this
Agree with you there. I switched to Redline BMX pedals a few years back
but the VP pedals are a big improvement on the cheap BMX pedals.
Still have BMX pedals on my Paul Taylor but the VP pedals are definitely a
cut above.
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Kellie Stapleton
wow that is brave! I have lived in Portland before and I would not ride on
the I-405 Freemont bridge.
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Andy Smitty Schmidt 54ca...@gmail.comwrote:
Myself, with a couple unspecified buddies from the list here, took
advantage of the low holiday traffic and rode
Pics link doesn't work for me :(
Granted, I am on my phone so maybe it gives a different link for mobile.
On Nov 30, 2013 12:23 AM, Manuel Acosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Got to participate with one of Rivendells own box packer, Jenny Klug, on
her quest in gaining her s240-12.
In
I don't get the 10/11 speed negativity being synonymous with Riv culture.
I see the embrace of older 7/8/9 speed gear being mostly practical as in,
it costs less and does the job, and also in most cases it's compatible with
existing components.
But if I was starting from scratch and the
They said you would have to be within a certain distance of a distribution
center for it to work, I guess the payload/range of the drone fleet is not
that good.
On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 8:56 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
H.if it can deliver to GPS coordinates, you could get parts on
I would like to have an old Schwinn like that! Plus a 66 is right up my
alley. However, I think my wife would disown me if I brought home any more
bikes ;)
On Nov 22, 2013 8:57 PM, Jim jamesfek...@gmail.com wrote:
I feel a little like Rip Van Winkle in this conversation, as I purchased
my
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