Re: [RBW] Re: What is a Rivvish bike?

On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 4:21:24 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I can't tell if this question is honest curiosity or the beginning of a > semantic debate. I hope it's the former, because semantic debates are > super boring. > Honest curiosity.There has been a LOT of

Re: [RBW] Re: What is a Rivvish bike?

On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 2:09:32 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Rivendell does not copy or replicate any old proven designs. They > design bikes that have never been built before by anyone, ever. > Which frames in particular are you talking about? -david parsons --

[RBW] Re: Looking for Photo

Was the mount part of the rack, or an add-on? There are a bunch of frame & rackmakers who've done the curved mount. pjw did one fairly recently; maybe that was what you saw? (I've got two machines with eDeluxes, but neither of them have a curved mount.) -david parsons On Tuesday, October

[RBW] Re: Fender Mounted Rear Dynamo Light?

And also: I internally route the wiring on most of my machines, but if your frame is painted a dark neutral color it's easy to find zipties that match so between them, transparent tape, and the dark wiring it's actually pretty easy to route the wiring externally and not have things look like

[RBW] Re: Fender Mounted Rear Dynamo Light?

On Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 8:36:13 AM UTC-7, Tom Norton wrote: > > Anyone had any experience with the above type light? Some. I prefer to braze a mount onto the NDS seatstay and attach the light to that, but it's just as easy to run a power lead out a fender stay and up to the light.

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Garage Sale - Lots of great gear/parts

If it's an A719, it's pretty much gotta be 700c, yes? -david "I'd snap this up, but I've already got a s3x at home" parsons On Monday, October 16, 2017 at 2:41:08 PM UTC-7, Shawn Granton wrote: > > Thanks Philip, somehow I missed that IG picture. Still would like to know > wheel size. > -Shawn

[RBW] Re: Hanging Edelux + Nitto Big Front

On Monday, October 16, 2017 at 11:25:06 AM UTC-7, Minh wrote: > > Hi all, > > Has anyone come up with a creative solution for hanging an edelux when > using a Nitto Big Front Rack? it does not have any side bosses that i > could use (like you would with a Marks Rack). > Attach it via a

Re: [RBW] Diff between slick GravelKing and Compass Babyshoe Pass? Looks the same. Described the same.

Resist Nomad 700x28c, Hutchinson Confrerie des 650b. The Pari-Moto is a little too expensive to go into the cheap category, and the Nomad 35 is good, but it's just a tire. -david parsons On Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 9:35:45 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote: > > There's that old saying about fast,

[RBW] Re: Need Advice On Lighting System

On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 10:40:40 AM UTC-7, Tim wrote: > > Just a reminder, with the Luxos U, you can have lights, or charge the > phone, but not both at once. I think that's the case with the Sinewave too. > I don't think the hubs will put out enough power for both. I don't know

[RBW] Re: Wanted: 650b Rear Wheel, or Advice on Which to Buy

On Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 12:17:02 AM UTC-7, Evan E. wrote: > > 3. Buy these BIKE 650B WHEELSET RIM BRAKE 27.5 SLVR 130 MM HUB 8/10 SPD > WEI ZAC19 36 H wheels from UglyRM on eBay. > > >

[RBW] Re: What's the least expensive 650b slick tire?

Hutchinson Confrérie des 650B (33-34mm) are in the ballpark of $27 from xxcycle (plus shipping) On Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 5:17:43 PM UTC-7, lum gim fong wrote: > > No knobs. > Minimal tread ok, I guess, like a herring bone. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[RBW] Re: First generation Rosco Bubbe Mixte for sale (bump, new pictures)

Sale pending! -david parsons -- 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-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send

[RBW] Re: First generation Rosco Bubbe Mixte for sale (bump, new pictures)

It's 650b; I looked for the original frame specs but I couldn't find anything (looked at the geometry page on main site, looked at the ENTIRE http://roscobubbe.tumblr.com site) for the Bubbe-1 mountain mixte frames.By hand measuring, it's 54cm ST, 59cm ETT, 71.5(ish) HTA, 72 or so STA,

[RBW] Re: First generation Rosco Bubbe Mixte for sale (bump, new pictures)

Aaand I forgot the dimensions: Effective TT: 590mm ST:540mm crank length: 175mm. -david parsons -- 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

[RBW] First generation Rosco Bubbe Mixte for sale (bump, new pictures)

I've got a never-used-as-anything-except-a-fitting-template first generation Rosco Bubbe mixte taking up space in my bike mess that I'd love to pass on.I comped it when I smudged the fork while building a rack for it (I was able to buff the smudge out so it's not noticeable) but it's not

[RBW] Re: Howdy from central Wisconsin!

On Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 7:17:07 AM UTC-7, Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus Bicycles wrote: > > O, welcome! I see no mention of cheese curds in your introwhich > seems odd. Are you sure you're living in Wisconsin? Short shameful confession: born & raised in Wisconsin, but

[RBW] Re: OT: Sewing your own bags?

I've made 20 or so handlebar bags, and in my experience /most/ of the work is pretty easy, but the parts that aren't are surprisingly difficult. In particular, sewing the corners of the bag & taping the edges are the places where you'll end up driving yourself and the sewing machine to despair

[RBW] Re: Anyone tried a Copenhagen wheel on their Rivbike??

On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 12:00:04 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Patrick: An electric fixie is madness! Trust me, you don't want a motor > pushing pedals that won't freewheel. > Not necessarily. The C'wheel would not work (probably?), but a suitably clever design could set up to

Re: [RBW] What do Rivendell riders use for GPS computers?

On Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 3:46:01 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote: > > Have you considered a “hiking” GPS unit? I rode with a fellow randonneur > recently who used a unit something like this: > > https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-eTrex-Waterproof-Hiking-GPS/dp/B3WGP5 > > Benefits include no

[RBW] Re: What do Rivendell riders use for GPS computers?

On Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 2:44:03 PM UTC-7, lum gim fong wrote: > > Next in the series ( > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rbw-owners-bunch/what$20do$20rivendell$20riders%7Csort:relevance > ): > > What do you all use for gps units on your bikes? > If trip distance, total

[RBW] Re: PDX To Eclipse Ride - Anyone Going?

Yeah, I'm going to head south as well. From Sellwood, it's between 20-25 miles to the edge of totality (and once past the Molalla River there are a lot of N/S tertiary roads which will HOPEFULLY not be complete parking lots) so a stupidly early departure gives plenty of time to at least make

[RBW] Re: Ideas for using Busch & Muller tail light without a rack?

do sound interesting.. except the one that needs a > torch. Do have any pictures of your setup(s)? > > > > On Wednesday, 16 August 2017 21:51:09 UTC-7, Orc wrote: >> >> If your bicycle has rear rack bosses on the seatstays, you can mount it >> to that with a wi

[RBW] Re: Ideas for using Busch & Muller tail light without a rack?

If your bicycle has rear rack bosses on the seatstays, you can mount it to that with a wire bracket (I use B headlight brackets for this.) If your bicycle has rack/fender bosses at the dropouts, you can mount it with a metal bracket (a section of aluminum flat stock curved 90 degrees and

Re: [RBW] Re: Cable/Housing Cutter Suggestions

On Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 7:59:57 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Next question: what do y'all use to crimp cable ends on the ends of > cables? > Regular wire cutters do pretty well if you're careful; I have a pair of old (and somewhat dull) cutters that I use for zipties, cord, and

[RBW] Re: Cable/Housing Cutter Suggestions

On Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 10:18:23 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: > > I'll repeat my tip 'cause I think it got missed: Cutting the housing (Park > cutter) with a scrap piece of cable inside helps keep the end round. A > dental pick to finish it is still a good idea. What I've taken to

[RBW] Re: why so many joe's up for sale?

On Sunday, August 6, 2017 at 8:44:53 AM UTC-7, Peter Turskovitch wrote: > > Hi Bill, sorry if the question seems ignorant. I don't know a ton about > bike geometry. > > Can't you put upright bars on any bike? Lots of bikes take 2" tires. And > what effect do the chainstays have? > You

Re: [RBW] Saluki Links

The machines in the TdF are beaten to death by racers, so this isn't a particularly good comparison? -david parsons On Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 10:52:16 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: > > "Lifetime model" is "bike that will outlast you." Which is definitely true > of Rivendells, and not at

[RBW] Re: Dyno hub wiring

I do. Either a port in the DT in the vicinity of the HT or a port in the steertube (with 3-4 loose wire wraps around the steertube before heading off down the DT.) When I drill the DT, I always braze a grommet into the hole to reinforce it, though that does mess up the paint in the area.

[RBW] Re: Appaloosa question

On Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 2:58:48 PM UTC-7, Carla Waugh wrote: > > My brother in law just received his beautiful new Appaloosa and he really > loves it. He will make bar and stem changes possibly. I just wondered what > are the little nuts/screws are on top of the fork crown? Maybe three

Re: [RBW] Movie "Brevet" on Vimeo

as riding a bicycle for long > distance and going way too far. > > On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 7:20 PM, Orc <grr.g...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> >> >> On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 3:40:17 PM UTC-7, Lee Legrand wrote: >>> >>> Dude was riding the ha

Re: [RBW] Movie "Brevet" on Vimeo

On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 3:40:17 PM UTC-7, Lee Legrand wrote: > > Dude was riding the hardest gear for the last 100km because his cables > failed, a 50 and a 12. He said it was very hard but very nice. > Was he riding through? If so, I could see how pushing a 5:1 would sort of

[RBW] Re: 2017 latest dynamo/lights that are best in the world?

Sure, why not? If you're fast enough so that the insignificant power losses for a non-SON hub are significant, then you want something that shovels a lot of light a long ways forward, and an IQ-X (or maybe a Luxos) is gonna be the way you want to go. -david parsons On Saturday, July 22, 2017

Re: [RBW] 2017 latest dynamo/lights that are best in the world?

The big problem with the magniclight is that the lamp is integrated with the generator so you're stuck with the crappy lamp unless you're willing to hand-modify the thing. I suspect you could drive an IQ-X off one of those things (I regularly run an IQ-X + taillight off a Shimano 1n70) though

Re: [RBW] Re: Crowd sourcing ideas for vintage parts for a new randonneuring rig (semi sort of WTB)

On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 4:17:31 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote: > > “... annoying brake cables”? I could not disagree more. I think they’re > beautiful! > They aren't a very user-friendly design; those elegant arcs go right over the top of a rando bag, which I could imagine would be

[RBW] Re: Crowd sourcing ideas for vintage parts for a new randonneuring rig (semi sort of WTB)

With a bit of lurking, it's possible to find old White 'tincan' hubs for about the same price as midrange modern Shimano; cheaper if they're sold as "for parts" (I picked up a couple of tincans for ~$25/ea and was able to rebuild them with another ~$15 in parts.) If you're looking for old

[RBW] Re: How's your IQ-X light lens holding up.

I've only got a couple of thousand of miles on my IQ-X, so it's not had the chance to get any serious wear, but as for plastic lenses I put about 25,000 miles onto a IQ-Cyo (another plastic-lensed joint) without noticable lens wear.The -X has an impressive beam throw, so even with some

[RBW] Re: Dyno lights/hub

I don't use a Marks rack, but I'd imagine that you could just run the wiring up the DS fork leg, across the crown, then forwards on the fork crown stay and the underside of the rack to the light mount. Ziptied into place, or just wrapped around the fork leg, stay, and rack rails. -david

[RBW] Request for a safety review

If it was me I'd mount it forward of the fork leg so that (a) debris carried up by the wheel won't strike it and (b) if it came loose and toppled into the spokes it would be thrown away from the wheel instead of jamming against the fork blade. -david parsons -- You received this message

Re: [RBW] Re: Discs versus calipers

I know I'm sounding like a parrot here and I'll stfu after this, but Riv sells steel bikes and of the approximately 1,000,000 framebuilders in the United States (true, most of them are in Portland, but bikeflights is your friend) there are bound to be some are capable of and would happily put

Re: [RBW] Re: Discs versus calipers

On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 12:16:46 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Jay Connolly prophesied what will happen if Rivendell doesn't make a > disc-brake single bike. > > I've prophesied that Rivendell is not going to make a disc-brake single > bike. > > *BUT*if they did decide to make

[RBW] Re: Best front rack for Hunqapillar?

On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 5:13:22 PM UTC-7, Michele wrote: > > What are people using for a small rack to support a rando bag or basket? > I'm wondering if the Nitto M-12 rack would work? Is there something more > appropriate? > I just braze up a 10x8 rack, which is a perfect size to fit the

Re: [RBW] Re: Discs versus calipers

On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 1:16:58 PM UTC-7, masmojo wrote: > > For forks you gotta go back to Rivendell or go custom > If you want the Riv look, yes, but there are still plenty of third-party forks in the 1" steertubeway out there if getting a replacement is necessary and you can't

Re: [RBW] Re: Discs versus calipers

You've gotta put a reinforcing rib on the back of the caliper-side fork blade; it's fussy, but it doesn't spoil the look of a riv fork NEARLY as much as jackknifing one of the fork blades. -david parsons On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 12:18:23 PM UTC-7, Peter White wrote: > > Oh, no! Put a disc

Re: [RBW] Re: Discs versus calipers

In my experience, the fiddly bit of hydraulic brakes is the tubing; otherwise they're about as well behaved as a good pair of rim brakes. And you don't pay the Spyre or Hy/rd premium for them (if you care at all about how single-piston brakes need to shove the disk into the other caliper.)

[RBW] Re: So many Rivs on the chopping block

On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 2:10:24 PM UTC-7, Mark in Beacon wrote: > So why keep beating this poor old dead horse? I think we can all agree: > There are those who would like Rivendell to make a bike with discs. 2.Right > now, Rivendell does not make disc bikes, and has not announced

[RBW] Re: Roadini at RBW

So you could afford the plastic Riv? -david parsons On Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 5:25:28 PM UTC-7, Austin B wrote: > > If that Calfee were actually a carbon fiber Riv proto, I'd have to sell my > Sam out of principle. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[RBW] Re: what kind of bike is it?

Call it a hybrid; that's a more familiar term than the Riv 'all-arounder' (or the PNW "randonneuse", which is similar but not really to the french originals.) -david parsons On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 3:56:32 PM UTC-7, ericf3 wrote: > > greetings > > I picked up my own first Riv (Bombadil F)

[RBW] Re: How does Compass tire compare with Pari Moto?

On Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 2:24:14 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > For anyone who feels the difference, it's Compass or tubular. > You should write ad copy for Compass; you pack a lot of convincing praise into a short paragraph without sounding like the Acme Blurb-o-matic.

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv Atlantis shifter cable routing (Bottom Bracket guide?)

(a) not the same kind of wire, (b) how frequently do you shift? -david parsons On Friday, June 9, 2017 at 6:57:49 AM UTC-7, Belopsky wrote: > > You guys don't use wires to cut metal? That's how I cut my steerer to > size..Also if I need to trim handlebar width > -- You received this message

[RBW] Re: Riv Atlantis shifter cable routing (Bottom Bracket guide?)

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 4:21:52 PM UTC-7, Belopsky wrote: > > yeah I'll just let the wire cut into the frame. it's just a bike How frequently do you shift? You might be waiting quite a long time for a shifter cable to notch the BB. -david parsons -- You received this message

[RBW] Re: questions about quickbeam/simple one gearing

On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 7:50:07 AM UTC-7, alan lavine wrote: > > Hi All, > The simple one for sale got me to thinking about doing something similar > with a fixie frame I made at United Bicycle Institute a few years ago. > IIRC you can put 2 closely spaced chainrings up front. Then in the

Re: [RBW] Re: The BLAHG, eRivs?

What are you trying to stop with them? I've got 1.5 hydraulic brakes sitting in my bike mess at home (I have a plan to put a disc brake onto a Bob Yak trailer) and I spent some time with them on a regular bike but didn't really see any difference between them and the mechanical discs I put

Re: [RBW] Re: The BLAHG, eRivs?

st ride what is ridden and there is not > need to justify it to anyone. > > > > > On Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 2:40:58 PM UTC-4, Orc wrote: >> >> >> >> On Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 9:50:41 AM UTC-7, Grant @ Rivendell wrote: >>> >>> I'm probably b

Re: [RBW] Re: The BLAHG, eRivs?

On Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 9:50:41 AM UTC-7, Grant @ Rivendell wrote: > > I'm probably becoming a predictable bore on disc brakes, but still and for > the record, except for the few conditions where it's an obvious benefit to > get the brake away from the tire (mudglop and grit), the rim IS

[RBW] Re: OT: June 2 blahg

cheapish. Film is nice, but it's a constant money drain if you use it a lot. And if you use pentasaurs (with the notable exception of the auto 110) those cheap lenses will live just as happily on a digital back as on a film one. It doesn't help that collectors have started to sweep up old

Re: [RBW] FS / FT Berthoud, Noodle Cockpit, Velocity 650b Cliffhanger wheelset, and and and

The photo makes it look like a bog-standard Aspin? The rails, at least in that picture, don't look like they're the titanium ones. It's pretty impressively worn in, too; someone put a lot of miles onto that puppy. -david parsons On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 2:14:21 PM UTC-7, Steve

Re: [RBW] Re: On downsizing (and the 1 bike, and 650b)

On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 11:32:26 AM UTC-7, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > Anyone of you multi wheelset advocates have a good system for going from > slick/fender/dyno light to knobby > All of my wheelsets have dynohubs, so in my case it's just a matter of popping one wheelset out and

[RBW] Re: On downsizing (and the 1 bike, and 650b)

Then keep the hunq and purge everything else. What's the BB drop on the thing? -david parsons On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 10:43:42 AM UTC-7, drew wrote: > > that ceiling thing actually looks kinda promising. there is a subtext of > unspoken wife expectation that im either feeling or

[RBW] Re: On downsizing (and the 1 bike, and 650b)

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 2:53:20 PM UTC-7, Jonathan D. wrote: > > Orc, > > Do you have any pictures of the tandem style cabling? I would be curious > how that works to easily swap handle bars. > No pictures, but S sells them @ http://www.sandsmachine.com/ac_cable.htm -davi

Re: [RBW] Re: On downsizing (and the 1 bike, and 650b)

on loose gravel. But at speed on pavement I'd find it hard to pick any handling differences that don't point back at the length of the front triangle instead of the shape of the contact patches. -david parsons > > On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 12:22 PM, Orc <grr.g...@gmail.com >

[RBW] Re: On downsizing (and the 1 bike, and 650b)

If space is more important than money, strip the Hunq down to the frame and tuck it into the corner (or hang it in the closet, or on a wall) for later when you've got more time, space, and mental energy) and then look at the other 3 bicycles for weeding down to one. The 650b do-it-all is not a

[RBW] Re: On downsizing (and the 1 bike, and 650b)

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 8:14:18 AM UTC-7, Surlyprof wrote: > > The problems with converting [to 650b] is it would require moving the > canti posts and a repaint and it lowers your bottom bracket (pedal strike). > Yes and no. I converted my Trek 1000 to 650b a few years ago and have

[RBW] Re: 650b, fenders and a Bob Yak

The lowriders are too wide? Can you spacer them out further (I don't know if this is possible; the net of a billion lies has pictures showing rear campee racks with removable lowriders, but I'm not sure if that's the only type of campee or not) and sneak the fork between the lowriders and

[RBW] Re: 650b, fenders and a Bob Yak

I'm stumped, sorry :-( Maybe a picture would help? -david parsons On Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 8:30:04 AM UTC-7, Call Me Jay wrote: > > The fork of the Yak won't clear the frame of the Campee. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch"

[RBW] Re: 650b, fenders and a Bob Yak

Is the yak fouling on the bolt that mounts the Campee to the dropout, or are you having trouble with it + the lowriders? -david parsons On Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 5:09:55 AM UTC-7, Call Me Jay wrote: > > It fits but I had to remove my rear rack (Nitto Campee) because the Yak > fork couldn't

Re: [RBW] Re: Save Bruce Gordon Cycles

On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:50:20 AM UTC-7, Chris Birkenmaier wrote: > > Perhaps he should have started an IRA years ago like many folks must do? > There was an article about BG a few years back in Adventure Cycling(I think? A pdf was posted somewhere -- not here -- in the middle of a

[RBW] Re: 650b, fenders and a Bob Yak

The older bob yak (16" wheel) clears a Pari-Moto + fender with enough clearance that I've never bothered to measure. The modern yak says 360mm clearance on the fork, which should be enough for up to a 50mm tire + fender, but you should measure your machine nevertheless. -david parsons On

Re: [RBW] Re: Save Bruce Gordon Cycles

ing over the years > in a 401k to cover his retirement. > > --Eric Norris > campyo...@me.com > @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) > > On May 23, 2017, at 11:44 AM, Orc <grr.g...@gmail.com > > wrote: > > It would be nicer if they were donated, yes,

Re: [RBW] Re: Save Bruce Gordon Cycles

It would be nicer if they were donated, yes, but I can imagine why BG would be somewhat annoyed after coming to the realization that spending most of his life as a (really good) framebuilder and $2.50 is worth a cup of drip coffee at Starbucks. -david parsons On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at

Re: [RBW] Save Bruce Gordon Cycles

More hassle than throwing them into a dumpster. I suspect that what BG wants is for one of the more-money-than-god-less-sense-than-a-cat .com billionaires that infest the bay area to throw down some pocket change, then show up with a moving truck and get the things out of his hair. And

[RBW] Re: The BLAHG, eRivs?

Yes, that's what mopeds became (and it's what may be the future of this generation; there are already some /very/ scooter-looking electric mopeds out there that I occasionally see on the bike paths/locked up to bike racks in Portland. The only thing keeping the electric mopeds from becoming

[RBW] Re: The BLAHG, eRivs?

Mopeds just won't stay dead, will they? It's nice that this generation of them are battery-electrics, but an electric Rivespa will never displace any of my clutter of pushbikes. -david parsons On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 11:53:44 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Grant mentioned ebikes

[RBW] Re: Handlebar Bliss

On Monday, May 15, 2017 at 4:09:14 AM UTC-7, Broccoli Cog wrote: > > Thanks for the feedback. I have Noodles on my Sam set slightly above > saddle height. I can't say enough about how great these bars are. Perfectly > comfortable drop bars in every way. > What's particularly good about them

[RBW] Re: Riv Redwood Identity Crisis. Tire recommendations needed.

On Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 3:49:52 AM UTC-7, Garth wrote: > > ... I myself am perfectly happy riding on 35mm Forte Metro-ST tires from > Performance bike and they continue to satisfy me after multiple sets. If I > had another bike that needed that size I'd buy more. They are plenty > "supple"

[RBW] Re: Riv Redwood Identity Crisis. Tire recommendations needed.

On Friday, May 12, 2017 at 8:00:57 PM UTC-7, David Banzer wrote: > > I'm familiar with Compass and have them > on a few bikes. Just curious what other options are out there. > David In 700c, there's always the Resist Nomad. The Nomad 28 is the best of the lot, but the 35s are fairly close

[RBW] Re: Riv Redwood Identity Crisis. Tire recommendations needed.

Hutchinson Confrérie des 650B; 32mm, which is small enough to be speedy, but big enough to float on gravel roads. If you're feeling daring, get a pair of TLR-ready wheels and run them tubeless at 35-45psi. -david parsons On Friday, May 12, 2017 at 1:07:52 PM UTC-7, David Banzer wrote: > > My

[RBW] Re: Do I need tire fatter than 650B x 42?

How wide do the Horizons measure on your machine? On Monday, May 8, 2017 at 12:52:23 PM UTC-7, masmojo wrote: > > I recently tried the WTB Horizon 650B X 47mm tires & I liked them a lot. > Great tire for an Appa. Clem or Clementine! > They also just introduced their byway 47 which looks like a

[RBW] Re: Do I need tire fatter than 650B x 42?

F(anyone's)I; Schwalbe One 650x25b tires on a 650b conversion: Riv content is, um, the waterbottle is from the Rivendell mothership and the

[RBW] Re: OTT: 10 speed X Wide Low(2x)?

I've done a 10-speed chain with a Sugino 0x801d, which is similarly meant for up to 9 speed. Biopace, so I couldn't do anything fancy with the rings to get them closer together, but no chain suck, even with 48/28 chainrings. -david parsons On Friday, May 5, 2017 at 2:17:49 PM UTC-7,

Re: [RBW] Re: OT: Japanese Woodworking

On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 2:16:45 PM UTC-7, Lee Legrand wrote: > > Well, there is a alot of stuff on the internet about living simple and > getting back into natural predisposition in terms of food, clothing and > health. Like the Paleo diet or barefoot shoes, or sitting on the floor >

Re: [RBW] Re: OT: Japanese Woodworking

On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 1:28:46 PM UTC-7, Lee Legrand wrote: > > Maybe wearing shoes of some sort but I think you are rushing to discredit > him a little to quickly Orc. > I'm not so much trying to discredit him as trying to see where that argument even comes from. There hav

[RBW] Re: regarding orange bikes

On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 12:19:02 PM UTC-7, Jim S. wrote: > > Obviously a highly subjective question, but I like hearing the opinions on > this board. The question: for long-term owners of orange bikes, do you find > yourself getting sick of orange after a while, more so than with other >

Re: [RBW] Re: OT: Japanese Woodworking

On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 11:30:46 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Our feet weren't engineered to be cushioned, supported, formed, and > imprisoned > Cite? Humans have been wearing shoes for at least 10,000 years (and if the commentary on the net of a million lies is at all accurate,

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivs on the Great Divide Route?

On Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 1:32:15 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Curious, and very daring too: has anyone ever modified a Rivendell frame > to accept disc brakes? My beau ideal, or perhaps belle ideale, is an > Atlantis that takes 60 mm tires with fenders and air between them, and

[RBW] Re: Worry about age of Tires?

Crappy old tires stay ridable for a lot longer than you can think (the original 700c tires in my 1989 Trek 1000 stayed in service until around 2010, including a bit of plodding up and down railroad grades when they were so old that the filthwalls were starting to fray) but if I was in your

Re: [RBW] Re: WTB: Fork with Canti Posts for 650b Homer

On Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 5:09:27 PM UTC-7, Hugh Smitham wrote: > > used Fargo ... mechanical disc brakes > +1 on disc brakes. Not for any better stopping ability, but because large chunks of the divide are at the dog end of nowhere and you can stagger a lot further on a battered wheel

[RBW] Re: WTB: Fork with Canti Posts for 650b Homer

I'm not sure that caliper brakes would be a problem for braking as much as they'd be a problem for clearance. If you're going with fatbike tires nothing except an insanely long reach single-pivot brakes would even fit around the tires (and then you'd need something like a Travel Agent to get

[RBW] Re: WTB: Fork with Canti Posts for 650b Homer

Is it that important to have mega-stopping power on the rear end of your bicycle? I've got some fairly blingy xtr parallel push v-brakes on the rear end of my mountainhack, and they do stop the wheel really well, but when they stop the wheel on basically any sort of surface the thing breaks

[RBW] Re: WTB: Fork with Canti Posts for 650b Homer

Have you considered centerpulls? (Assuming, of course, they could fit around a 2+ diameter tire) That's certainly a cheaper alternative than either buying a new fork or getting canti posts brazed onto your existing fork. -david parsons On Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 10:28:16 AM UTC-7,

[RBW] Re: #%*#! Fenders!!!!

Bolt it to the rack; thermoplastic fenders are nice, but they tend to want to weave their way sinuously around the perimeter of the wheel, and nailing the front of the fender in place reduces the visible weaving. -david parsons On Monday, April 17, 2017 at 6:19:37 PM UTC-7, Broccoli Cog

Re: [RBW] Re: Do I need tire fatter than 650B x 42?

ril 14, 2017 at 7:03:16 PM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > > On 04/14/2017 09:55 PM, Orc wrote: > > > > On Friday, April 14, 2017 at 6:42:55 PM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote: >> >> >> On 04/14/2017 09:35 PM, Orc wrote: >> > The Zefal fra

Re: [RBW] Re: Do I need tire fatter than 650B x 42?

On Friday, April 14, 2017 at 6:42:55 PM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > On 04/14/2017 09:35 PM, Orc wrote: > > The Zefal frame pumps are pretty good pumps, and they aren't the theft > > magnets the new(ish) SKS semi-mini floor pumps is, but the one I have > >

Re: [RBW] Re: Do I need tire fatter than 650B x 42?

; > On 04/14/2017 07:11 PM, Orc wrote: > > > > On Friday, April 14, 2017 at 7:00:05 AM UTC-7, Orc wrote: >> >> >> >> I've found 3.5 advantages >> >> >Actually 4.5; even with a 38 it takes *forever* to pump up a tire. > > > -dav

Re: [RBW] Re: Do I need tire fatter than 650B x 42?

On Friday, April 14, 2017 at 7:00:05 AM UTC-7, Orc wrote: > > > > I've found 3.5 advantages > > Actually 4.5; even with a 38 it takes *forever* to pump up a tire. -david "Pari-Motos aren't as bad as Parigi-Roubaix for being flat magnets, but they're sufficien

Re: [RBW] Re: Do I need tire fatter than 650B x 42?

On Friday, April 14, 2017 at 4:52:22 AM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > On 04/14/2017 12:44 AM, Orc wrote: > > On Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 1:10:25 PM UTC-7, Ash A wrote: >> >> Trying to make up my mind as to whether I should buy P50 fender or P55. >> &

[RBW] Re: threaded fork crown rod breakage on my Nitto 32F... punishment or a sign? Also, it can be salvaged, right?

I might be making things up as I go along, but some (all?) of the Nitto front racks use an m6 bolt brazed onto the end of a steel tube for the fork crown stay, so if there's any flexing it will stress the bolt<->bolt head junction (which has already been weakened by brazing it to the tube.)

[RBW] Re: Do I need tire fatter than 650B x 42?

On Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 1:10:25 PM UTC-7, Ash A wrote: > > Trying to make up my mind as to whether I should buy P50 fender or P55. > > I like P50 much better in terms of fit and looks. > > Seems like 650B x 42 is the widest tire I can go if I install P50, so I > bought a pair of Pari

Re: [RBW] Re: Opinions on saddlebags? Swift vs. Carradice vs. Sackville

On Monday, April 10, 2017 at 7:36:24 PM UTC-7, Justin, Oakland wrote: > > Then the Bagman breaks and > ... you go out and buy one of the Ocean Air bagman clones? -david parsons -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To

[RBW] Re: N = ? or How do you decide how many bikes to own?

I'm not sure why you think the Roadini isn't double butted; the brochure certainly implies that it is? I'm not sure how /heavy/ the tubing is, but saying that the tubes are cut from the big-butted end sounds like it's being made from regular d-b tubing. -david parsons On Monday, April 10,

Re: [RBW] Re: N = ? or How do you decide how many bikes to own?

sort of machine give or take 6-8 gears or a coaster hub. #1 Trek 1000, xtracycled #2 Soma Speedster, 650b->700c #3 Schwinn Crisscross, then Ahearne, then SE draft #4 GT Talera, 650b disc sweet fixie #5 Trek 1000, dextracycled & 650b #6 Mountainhack (Trek 820+Orc) 650b

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