[RBW] FS: Orange Sam Hillborne and Goodies

2011-09-25 Thread Mike Irwin
Hi everyone, After a number of months planning, acquiring, planning some more, waiting, I was nearing a start to my Hillborne build. But alas, due to a recent need to replace some photography equipment (ok, all of my missing photography equipment), I've decided to be happy with my current bicycle

[RBW] Re: FS: Orange Sam Hillborne and Goodies

2011-09-25 Thread Mike Irwin
And sold. This Hillborne is west-bound. On Sep 25, 12:52 pm, Mike Irwin rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, After a number of months planning, acquiring, planning some more, waiting, I was nearing a start to my Hillborne build. But alas, due to a recent need to replace some

[RBW] Re: WTB: A Few Final Items for My Build

2011-04-25 Thread Mike Irwin
Ok, I've got the seat post handled. Thank you to everyone who had a seat post to offer. I've decided to go the S83 route on this one. Still looking for a B17 saddle, bar ends and I'll throw a Dirt Drop in here. I'd prefer a Dirt Drop, but I'd do a Technomic between 10-12cm. Thanks again! Mike

[RBW] Re: Yesterday's Ride to Napa

2011-04-25 Thread Mike Irwin
I wish the local Amtrak route allowed for bikes to be hung w/out dismantling. On Apr 24, 7:29 pm, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUPACr9YUpUsns=em --Eric Nwww.Campyonly.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[RBW] Re: WTB: A Few Final Items for My Build

2011-04-25 Thread Mike Irwin
And the stem is handled too. Thanks! On Apr 25, 8:16 am, Mike Irwin rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, I've got the seat post handled. Thank you to everyone who had a seat post to offer. I've decided to go the S83 route on this one. Still looking for a B17 saddle, bar ends and I'll

[RBW] Re: Bike Tour Stuff.

2011-04-24 Thread Mike Irwin
Mummy bag + Tarp. Another option would be a bivy. I've got a Mountainsmith solo bivy that I use as a backup, in the event that I need to stake out a spot on a day hike that I've somehow under- estimated. I've been a big fan of ultra-light backpacking and I try to keep my packs sub-30lbs. That

[RBW] WTB: A Few Final Items for My Build

2011-04-24 Thread Mike Irwin
Hey Everyone! Just wanted to drop a quick note as I'm putting together my Hillborne build. I'm looking for a few last items for the bike and wondered if anyone has any of these components laying around as spares that they wouldn't mind parting with. I've got a bit of a budget, but a portion of

[RBW] Re: LS Green Rivendell Jeresy XXXXL

2011-02-04 Thread Mike Irwin
Has this item been sold yet? On Feb 1, 3:31 pm, Richard Merkin samcoal...@gmail.com wrote: I have a pic and will email itIm really only curious but if somebody gives a crazy offer it's theirs.  I have never worn it and bought it from riv, it did somehow develop a couple very small holes

[RBW] Re: LS Green Rivendell Jeresy XXXXL

2011-02-01 Thread Mike Irwin
What is the fit like? I always wanted one, but never got around to ordering. How does a 4XL translate to regular t-shirt sizes? On Jan 31, 12:17 pm, Richard Merkin samcoal...@gmail.com wrote: It's woolistic and never been wornout of curiosity what would somebody pay me for it. -- You

[RBW] Re: Shots of Emerald Green 2002 Riv Road

2011-01-30 Thread Mike Irwin
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[RBW] Re: I Got Your Pandas For You

2011-01-29 Thread Mike Irwin
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[RBW] Re: Question on Bar Ends

2011-01-22 Thread Mike Irwin
to clear the shifter cable housing (easy to do in cork). I believe RBW demonstrated this in a video and RR article. This video shows the grove. I cut mine with a round file. http://www.youtube.com/user/RivBikeWorks?blend=2ob=1#p/u/6/0VaUlzsDDvk Angus On Jan 20, 9:32 am, Mike Irwin

[RBW] Re: Do we need a Hillborne Flickr group?

2011-01-21 Thread Mike Irwin
Thanks Forrest. I'm really looking forward to this build. On Jan 20, 9:59 pm, Forrest ftme...@me.com wrote: Congrats, Mike Irwin, on taking the plunge.  -- Forrest On Jan 20, 4:14 pm, Mike Irwin rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com wrote: Soon, I'll be able to add my own pics. I just pulled

[RBW] Re: Question on Bar Ends

2011-01-20 Thread Mike Irwin
-on leather grips? I'd love to hear how it works out. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On Jan 19, 11:48 am, Mike Irwin rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in the planning process for a new steel steed. I'm planning on going with the Hillborne and building it up to be a fine, upright country

[RBW] Re: Do we need a Hillborne Flickr group?

2011-01-20 Thread Mike Irwin
Soon, I'll be able to add my own pics. I just pulled the trigger on a Hillborne frameset and will spend the next month or so diligently building it up. Thanks Jim T. In the meantime, I can use this flickr group to vet my build ideas. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[RBW] Question on Bar Ends

2011-01-19 Thread Mike Irwin
I'm in the planning process for a new steel steed. I'm planning on going with the Hillborne and building it up to be a fine, upright country cruiser. I have a set of Albatross bars that I think I'd like to use and I have the leather Brooks grips. I'd like to know if anyone has experience w/ using

[RBW] Re: The Phoenix? (Hunqafied Hillborne, actually)

2011-01-18 Thread Mike Irwin
I'm insanely jealous of your morning ride. The weather looks beautiful. While we don't have more than a few inches of snow on the ground here in lovely Iowa, it did rain yesterday, which has made everything a catastrophically frozen mess. As a side note, I think you've persuaded me to keep my

[RBW] Re: A Beautiful Day

2011-01-17 Thread Mike Irwin
Jim, I totally dig your setup. That is one good looking Hillborne. Mike On Jan 16, 7:47 pm, JimP thefamil...@gmail.com wrote:  Sam Hillborne aka Crazy Horse and I headed out to ride around the city. It was a beautiful day, 61 degrees and a clear sky. I rode around on back streets some of

[RBW] FS: Rivendell Protovelo

2009-10-26 Thread Mike Irwin
Up for sale is my Rivendell Protovelo 650b. Its a fantastic ride. Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen circumstances, I've got to let it go. Here's a basic run down of the bicycle. If you'd prefer a honey brown B17 w/ copper rails, rather than the aged Flyer, no problem and I'll switch it out

[RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell Protovelo

2009-10-26 Thread Mike Irwin
Oops...here is a link to the pics. http://www.flickr.com/photos/36294...@n03/sets/72157616898042722/ On Oct 26, 1:35 pm, Mike Irwin rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com wrote: Up for sale is my Rivendell Protovelo 650b. Its a fantastic ride. Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen circumstances

[RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell Protovelo

2009-10-26 Thread Mike Irwin
at 1:35 PM, Mike Irwin rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com wrote: Up for sale is my Rivendell Protovelo 650b. Its a fantastic ride. Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen circumstances, I've got to let it go. Here's a basic run down of the bicycle. If you'd prefer a honey brown B17 w/ copper

[RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell Protovelo

2009-10-26 Thread Mike Irwin
handling. Where are you? No matter what we decide on about picking it up or shipping I will be happy to send money tomorrow. Back out to do errands. I will be home in 3 - 4 hours and I will check in again then. Thanks John On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Mike Irwin rivendellbrownbom

[RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell Protovelo

2009-10-26 Thread Mike Irwin
to sell a bike. On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Gino Zahnd ginoza...@gmail.com wrote: I like how this entire conversation was public. On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Mike Irwin rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com wrote: Hi John, I'm in Des Moines, IA. I'm pretty flexible. Give me a shout

[RBW] Re: Acorn Bags Online

2009-05-07 Thread Mike Irwin
Wow! I'm glad I got mine when I did. Acorn bags are amazing. I've been using mine for everything from commuting to light camping and they work perfectly for my needs. On May 7, 9:09 am, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote: That's quite an impressive business model for a two-person, part-time

[RBW] Re: Ride Report: Along the Des Moines River

2009-05-05 Thread Mike Irwin
As promised, photos... http://www.flickr.com/photos/36294...@n03/sets/72157617599193203 Now, the scenery isn't nearly as breath-taking as some of the other ride report photos I've seen, but it was a beautiful day and everyone in the party was generally happy with the ride, the conversation and

[RBW] Ride Report: Along the Des Moines River

2009-05-03 Thread Mike Irwin
Today was our leisurely cycling group's Spring Ride. (However, I forgot both my Flip video cam and my digital camera in my car and didn't realize that I'd left it behind for about 20 minutes into the ride...another rider took some pics, so I'll try to post something up soon.) For anyone that is

[RBW] Re: Quickbeam with Schwalbe Big Apples

2009-04-16 Thread Mike Irwin
That's awesome. I just saw the photo of the tire clearance before I saw this post. I didn't click into the description and was wondering about the tires. I bet that's a sweet ride. On Apr 16, 10:20 pm, fiddlr40 mather...@gmail.com wrote: I just put Big Apples (700x50) on my Quickbeam:

[RBW] Re: Rise of the Brown Bomber

2009-04-16 Thread Mike Irwin
jeans and Birkenstocks. Ha! On Apr 16, 10:35 pm, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: Agreed, looks like a perfect go anywhere all day bike! On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 7:58 PM, Randy Graves rwgra...@cox.net wrote: Beautiful! Randy Mike Irwin wrote: I was more excited today than

[RBW] Re: New to me All Rounder

2009-04-15 Thread Mike Irwin
Oh wow, Marty, that is one beautiful bike. On Apr 15, 6:39 am, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote: Came across this and thought it was cool. Sounds like the first ever AR. May try to emulate this type of bike with my old (one of the first ever) Trek 850. Planning three stem/bar set-ups until I

[RBW] Re: Have a relaxing hiatus, Yehuda Moon...

2009-04-15 Thread Mike Irwin
: As an homage to Yehuda, I started a Van Sweringen Owners Bunch flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1080...@n21/ This is what happens when I'm going mad grading papers. Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Apr 14, 8:01 pm, Mike Irwin rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com wrote: Here, here

[RBW] Re: Have a relaxing hiatus, Yehuda Moon...

2009-04-14 Thread Mike Irwin
Here, here. Yehuda captured the spirit and essence of many things discussed in this very forum. I shall miss it dearly in the interim. On Apr 14, 8:54 pm, Kelly kingtw...@gmail.com wrote: I too will miss the Yehuda Moon series as I checked in daily. I will probably buy the books because I

[RBW] Re: Things you love about RBW and things that make you groan

2009-04-13 Thread Mike Irwin
I don't have any groans, but maybe a few wishes... Love: The philosophy, the ride, the fit, the lifestyle, the passion and the practicality. Honestly, if it wasn't for an article on Riv I read in an old Dirt Rag mag, I doubt I would have ever discovered the Company, this group of individuals and

[RBW] Re: Things you love about RBW and things that make you groan

2009-04-13 Thread Mike Irwin
I think most of this feedback has been fairly positive. I think we all realize that Riv always tries to do the right thing, but posts like this should be encouraged from time to time. Maybe groan is a word that holds a lot of negative connotation, but think about it in the same way that a company

[RBW] Re: things I like about Rivendell (ride report hijack)

2009-04-13 Thread Mike Irwin
I suppose the comments function would be dependent on the comfort level of those who manage it. But, having one stream of information would be nice. I tend to spend less time actually searching through YouTube, than watching YouTube vids embedded in a blog. I think that would be a nice feature.

[RBW] Re: Connecting ROB'ers

2009-03-22 Thread Mike Irwin
Groups. I feel that the conversation is much easier, although event coordination is a definite plus with a tried and true social network. On Mar 21, 2:37 pm, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote: on 3/21/09 9:16 AM, Mike Irwin at rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com wrote: I get a general sense

[RBW] Re: Albatross bars

2009-03-21 Thread Mike Irwin
Maybe its because the albatross bars allow me to look around a little bit more when I'm fully upright. With so much more to see, why hurry? On Mar 21, 10:53 am, charlie charles_v...@hotmail.com wrote: Its interesting to read that you have never felt slower on your bike. I had the opposite

[RBW] Connecting ROB'ers

2009-03-21 Thread Mike Irwin
I get a general sense of where a lot of the frequent contributors are based on stories and pictures, but I'm wondering if there is another way that we can essentially map out where members are? It might be a little easier than asking, Hey, anyone in or near Iowa? Has there ever been discussion

[RBW] How Much Tape is Too Much Tape?

2009-03-17 Thread Mike Irwin
I'm getting ready to wrap my Nitto Randonneur bars. I'm thinking about putting a set of the gel bar pads underneath the tape, but then I started to wonder if just wrapping another set of cork tape around the bars would be just as good. I'm planning on finishing with a shellac coating. I've never

[RBW] Re: How Much Tape is Too Much Tape?

2009-03-17 Thread Mike Irwin
Cool. The cloth over cork sounds interesting. Right now, I've got enough cork wrap for two layers, which I think I'll try, but if this isn't what I'm looking for, I may go after cloth over cork shellacked. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

[RBW] Re: Into Thick Air

2009-03-16 Thread Mike Irwin
I'm about 2/3 of the way through it. So far, (in my own opinion), its a great cycling adventure story for non-cyclists. That is one reason I get so excited about the Riv Reader to hit the mailbox. I crave a lot of detailed information about the technical aspect of cycling...the what's and how's