I know we've been all through this before, but here perhaps is a new twist:
If folks are still installing cork grips, and if they're looking for a way
to fasten the grips to the bars and they don't want the multiple
aggravations of Gorilla glue or they feel self-conscious buying hairspray,
may
Shoji
Thanks for that observation and suggestions. This being my 30-year-old
56cm-ish Trek, rather than my 59cm-ish Rivs, I've got more than fistful of
saddle post...but I like the clipboard idea, and will put it to use.
Bill
On Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 8:00:53 PM UTC-5, Mobile Bill
There it is...everything I need to know in living color. Thanks!
On Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 8:00:53 PM UTC-5, Mobile Bill wrote:
>
> I should just take the plunge...but prefer to do so with the advice of
> those who have used them.
> A small saddlesack seems the perfect fit for my
I should just take the plunge...but prefer to do so with the advice of
those who have used them.
A small saddlesack seems the perfect fit for my one rackless bicycle, which
like all my bikes does a good bit of commuting and shopping.
While the size is about right for everything I might stuff in
Seems like discussions about the new Silver cranks got lost in the q
factor, but after working to put my handsome Sugino back together this
weekend, I have got to take my greasy hat off to Grant and Co. for finally
fixing that nearly unfixable crank. No hidden bolts, no fiddly spacer
wafers to
I commute and joy ride several thousand miles a year on my Saluki and Betty
Foy. I have a hard enough time funding shoes that fit comfortably. Thank
goodness I don't have to buy special shoes to clip into my pedals. I've
used Power Grips with MKS touring pedals on my Saluki for nearly a decade
Good ol' Liriodendron tulipifera, a k a yellow poplar, tulip poplar, and
many similar common names. Close relative of magnolias (can't you see?),
nearly ubiquitous in moist eastern broadleaf forests, only tree you're
likely to ever encounter with that odd flat-topped or notched leaf top.
It's late, so let me clarify! Evening OUT the shiftsno such thing as
"doere reare"...and thumb tube is better understood as thumb shifter...
On Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 11:10:22 PM UTC-5, Mobile Bill wrote:
>
> WIll be giving my Saluki shifting system -- bar-ends, fri
WIll be giving my Saluki shifting system -- bar-ends, friction, connected
to a rapid rise doere reare derailleur -- a long overdue overhaul. I've
noticed that shifting has become more tricky of late ...and just on this
bike. Still perfectly happy with the friction shifters, down tube and thumb
worry I would have overloaded with the big bag, perhaps for the
reason Michael implied: That one big bag would have been floating on top of
the rack, rather than hanging off either side. Perhaps it is time to invest
in a trailer...
On Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 8:15:23 PM UTC-6, Mobile Bill
Much to my surprise, my Betty Foy is becoming my most used bike on my
commutings and travels about town. Love the Saluki and my 1988 Trek like
the first day I got on em, and the Betty Foy sort of became mine by
default. But boy, the Betty Foy is convenient for so many reasons that I
didn't
Glad you're back on your bike.
On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 10:47:39 AM UTC-6, Lynne Cooney wrote:
>
> I wondered if that was you, Bill!
>
> On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 6:53:03 AM UTC-8, Mobile Bill wrote:
>>
>> Regarding slowness: Since we're getting
t; the carcass & beads (anyone up for a little tire dissection?). I'd be hard
> pressed to detect any difference in ride quality between worn & new, but I
> sure can detect a difference in flat resistance.
>
> dougP (happily Marathon-ing along)
>
> On Tuesday, Novembe
's
mostly a hypothetical issue with me.) Lynne Cooney, I see you took the
Spring Hill Avenue Lucky Charm with you. Hope you are well.
On Friday, November 20, 2015 at 9:35:20 PM UTC-6, Mobile Bill wrote:
>
> It would be wrong to suggest that Marathons never flat. I just had my
> thir
It would be wrong to suggest that Marathons never flat. I just had my third
flat, a slow leak ... in the course of riding 5 Marathons 22,000 miles on
my Saluki (not sets of tires, but 5 tires). The tires I have on there
probably have at least a couple of thousand left in them. I keep thinking I
I stumbled on a mention of new 650B Supreme in Schwalbe lineup. Twas on the
international, but not U.S., site. Any one heard anything about this? Did I
miss a mention already? Will Riv carry if it comes to U.S. (and surely it
must).
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Keven is good. Thanks for your help and conversations over the years.
On Monday, October 19, 2015 at 5:17:16 PM UTC-5, Zack wrote:
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> Just read the newsletter, I see that Keven is moving on to different
> pastures, just wanted to take a moment to publicly acknowledge that he is
> one of the
Would not part with my Saluki, and ride it and the Betty Foy most of the
time, around town and on long paved treks. I needed a dirt touring bike
that was a little more serious and load-bearing than the typical offerings,
and woulda had a Bombadil, and probably woulda been happy with it, but
that a shot
first ... I don't completely understand what I'm getting into with the
helicoil insert, but will investigate. Am perilously close to investing in
a good tap and dye set, I fear.
On Tuesday, December 23, 2014 10:28:28 PM UTC-6, Mobile Bill wrote:
Hope y'all are getting some time off
Hope y'all are getting some time off for riding. In the 70s here, but
raining cats and dogs for two days, so working on my bikes and looking for
the most practical, creative and immediate solution to a stripped braze-on
on my Betty, unfortunately the BO to which the rear rack attaches. Don't
Looks like Wednesday morning it will be about 10 to 15 degrees colder on
the Gulf Coast than it is in Anchorage. Wish y'all could keep it where it
belongs.
On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 12:51:34 PM UTC-6, Mark Reimer wrote:
Enjoy yourselves down there. But please, don't make us Northern folk
I'll add a small voice to the discussion:
What is it that Riv does for the bike market? I love my lugs, wouldn't
trade em, but I'd have to say that lugs are only a very small, and perhaps
insignificant reason for buying another Riv. Riv's overall design
leadership and thoughtfulness is one.
and I couldn't be
happier except that I miss having brakes at my fingertips when my hands are
forward on the bars.
Cheers, John
On Monday, September 8, 2014 11:56:44 AM UTC-7, Mobile Bill wrote:
Ok, your comments on this site and Jared at Riv have just about talked me
into dropping my
Thanks. Also found one hiding in performance catalog, of all places.
On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:30:32 PM UTC-5, Mobile Bill wrote:
This is generally a conservative bunch, at least mechanically speaking. So
you understand my desire to keep my 6-year-old low-normal shimano rear
derailleur) Sorry for that bit of confusion. I'll apply the 10-tooth advice
to the older unit. VO has a nice set of 10-tooth replacements on the
website that are the correct diameter, but not currently in stock.
On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:30:32 PM UTC-5, Mobile Bill wrote
This is generally a conservative bunch, at least mechanically speaking. So
you understand my desire to keep my 6-year-old low-normal shimano rear
derailleur going after 20,000 odd miles (Shimano quit making them shortly
after Riv started promoting them, so can't get new). The jockey wheels are
Thanks for all the comparisons and advice. I am chewing on all of this
information now. After seeing the 54 cm set ups, my concerns are certainly
allayed. Interesting thread about undersizing may also apply here ...
On Monday, September 8, 2014 1:56:44 PM UTC-5, Mobile Bill wrote:
Ok, your
yes, Trevor, with that picture you dang well complicated my decision making
process again. A beautiful bike. Really. Handsome because the elements all
seem so in proportion and tight. Not that I haven't annoyed the RBW folks
enough, but I will ask them once more ...
I appreciate the
Ok, your comments on this site and Jared at Riv have just about talked me
into dropping my money on a Hunquapillar rather than trying to resurrect
the 650B Bombadil (may it ever RIP).
But before I take the plunge, I'm wanting to think this sizing thing out
more carefully.
*Any of you with a 51
Chris AND Tom
Thanks for reminding us all what it's like to be on both sides. I've
been in a car more than I'd like lately, and shudder when I recognize how
much our view of the world changes when we're looking through a windshield.
I'm committing to be a more visual driver and a more
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