[RBW] Re: Fender Installation and Usage Experiences

2023-10-26 Thread John P. in SF
I have had good luck with the 75mm wide VO fenders. I have owned an appaloosa in the past with these fenders and 2.1 tires fit fine and if you are ok with trimming knobs and dimpling chainstays, 2.25 knobbies fit under the fenders as well. I currently have that same pair of fenders on my 59

[RBW] Craigslist 54cm Hunqapillar, $2250, Sunnyvale CA

2023-09-29 Thread John P. in SF
Not mine... https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/d/sunnyvale-rivendell-hunqapillar/7671471793.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[RBW] Re: tube tear at valve stem base — any ideas why and how to fix?

2023-08-03 Thread John P. in SF
Hi. If what is happening to you is what happened to me, your tire is rotating on the rim. This sometimes happened when I was using an undersized tube like Patrick M. mentioned, but it happened a lot to me when using modern tires on older rims, and less when using a tubeless compatible rim.

[RBW] Re: Exploration: Make your own pump peg

2023-01-18 Thread John P. in SF
I made a pump peg for one of my bikes out of an old spoke. The pump was a little short for the quick release trick, plus using the quick release trick can have the handle of the pump fill up with water in the rain. The pump never fell off, even while on rough fire roads. Link to picture of the

[RBW] Re: front carrying options for 2022

2022-06-09 Thread John P. in SF
and repeatable. I can pick up my bikes by the basket when I do this. Old tubes make nice tie downs, in my experience. Cheers, John P. in SF OT - if someone in the SF bay area wants to part with a Clem L 59 frameset we may be able to strike a deal. plz reply off list. On Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 9

[RBW] Re: SON Rear Light Brightness?

2021-10-26 Thread John P. in SF
bike and I see the light all the time. All of my bikes (down to just four at the moment) have generator lights front and rear, which I find to be very convenient and trouble free. Cheers. John P in SF > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[RBW] Re: Play & Slipping with Silver Bar End Shifters

2021-02-01 Thread John P. in SF
HI I have had maybe 6 pairs of silvers over the years and not all of them slipped, used both as bar end and as dt shifters. I have solved some of my silver shifter slipping problems by placing a thin slice of beeswax in between all the various parts and reassembling. I have only had

[RBW] Advice on odor removal from B-17 please

2020-08-27 Thread John P. in SF
or pair of boxers from the wrong pile that day. After a few confirming sniffs I looked elsewhere and easily found the offending source, my newly acquired B-17. Any tips for odor removal from the newbies or anciennes? Thanks in advance, John P in SF, who thought he smelled a bargain and got