Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

2024-04-22 Thread Peter Adler
, the little rubber donuts used to keep cables from rubbing against finish look like they'd work. Peter Adler Berkeley, California On Monday, April 22, 2024 at 11:28:06 AM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote: Anyone else who has received RH TPU tubes … mine have a little round piece of plastic between

Re: [RBW] Re: Eroica California

2024-04-06 Thread Peter Adler
'd operate on the premise that the bike regulations will be the same as the 2023 ones: Eroica CA 2023: https://eroica.cc/en/california/regulation Nova Eroica CA 2023: https://eroica.cc/en/nova-california/regulation-nova-eroica-california Peter "all lugged steel+drop bars" Adler Berkel

Re: [RBW] Gearing Choices

2024-04-05 Thread Peter Adler
As Snoopy said long ago: "Some of us prefer to sacrifice comfort for style". Peter "guilty more often than I care to admit" Adler Berkeley, California/USA On Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 4:09:49 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: I admire how the entire build hinges on a rear derail

Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-25 Thread Peter Adler
ing you've got once you're off the bike. Peter "unwilling survivalist" Adler Berkeley, California On Friday, March 22, 2024 at 9:08:28 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: I’m glad everyone knows all these things and then shares because I’m in need of it. I didn’t know you could da

[RBW] Re: PSA from CORSA CLASSIC

2024-03-25 Thread Peter Adler
book. One would expect that if demand is high, there would be a third run. Peter "bought the two non-Anglophone maps before he made others" Adler Berkeley, California On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 7:36:13 AM UTC-7 Kim H. wrote: I received an email from them about that there is only n

Re: [RBW] Re: Hobson-Zingo tools tried and liked?

2024-03-22 Thread Peter Fray
if I needed to, and will likely replace more stuff with >>> their tools as needed. >>> >>> On Friday, March 15, 2024 at 12:25:06 PM UTC-4 peter...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> Not at all fixated on the branding, just looking for tools in general. >>

[RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-21 Thread Peter Adler
. Peter "доверяй, но проверяй" Adler Berkeley, California/USA On Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 8:49:13 PM UTC-7 Collin A wrote: > SON is supposed to be releasing a light that has a charger and has a "high > beam" function in "Spring 2024" > Update: New version

[RBW] Re: FS: Cycling Style, Road and Mountain Tires, Bars, and WomensClip-in Shoes

2024-03-20 Thread Peter Adler
I PMed you, but the photos are locked behind Google Photos' "ask for individual access" door. If you don't want to give 50-100 potential purchasers permission to see them one at a time, you might want to unlock the door for everybody. Peter Adler Berkeley, California On Wednesday

Re: [RBW] Re: Rapid rise derailleur suggestion

2024-03-19 Thread Peter Adler
xtra links beyond the Shimano big-big +1 parallelogram measurement suddenly gained me the ability to reach 7 out of 10 gears, where I had only been able to do a single speed beforehand. A datapoint for the the tricks file. Peter "wall of text!" Adler Berkeley, California/USA On Tuesday,

Re: [RBW] Re: Rapid rise derailleur suggestion

2024-03-19 Thread Peter Adler
've been tried in the marketplace several times and very few people other than Grant liked them, but because they're trying to force a dropped parallelogram mechanism to produce the opposite result of what the mechanism was designed to do, which is likely to be done with Rube Goldberg

Re: [RBW] Edelux II Headlamp Moisture - Is my light cooked?

2024-03-18 Thread Peter White
Yes. We can replace the remote switches. On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 8:09 PM Peter Adler wrote: > That being the case, Collin needs to get out and ride for the next several > days, as the last few days have been sunny and there's no rain predicted in > Berkeley until next weekend. It's th

Re: [RBW] Edelux II Headlamp Moisture - Is my light cooked?

2024-03-17 Thread Peter Adler
electronics is useful to know. I have a couple of third-generation B Luxos U that definitely have symptoms of water intrusion; the remote switch of the first got cracked in a crash shortly before winter 2023, and it's been erratic since. Peter, I've been meaning to send it back for repair; do you

Re: [RBW] Edelux II Headlamp Moisture - Is my light cooked?

2024-03-17 Thread Peter White
t; https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fa3311fd-b282-4044-8054-2df4e10b8837n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fa3311fd-b282-4044-8054-2df4e10b8837n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- Peter White

Re: [RBW] Re: Hobson-Zingo tools tried and liked?

2024-03-15 Thread Peter Fray
ike Plumpatire floor pump to be a part of the > Hobson Zingo program. If you require explicit HZ branding on each item, > the MP pump doesn't qualify. > > https://www.rivbike.com/products/mike-plumpatire-floor-pump > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Friday, March 15,

Re: [RBW] Re: Hobson-Zingo tools tried and liked?

2024-03-15 Thread Peter Fray
I dont see a HZ floor pump on the website though... On Fri, 15 Mar, 2024, 11:10 am Adam Moss, wrote: > Their floor pump is awesome! > > Best, > Adam > > On Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 9:12:56 PM UTC-7 peter...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Looking for recommendations for

[RBW] Hobson-Zingo tools tried and liked?

2024-03-14 Thread Peter Fray
Looking for recommendations for any HZ tools that you have tried and would recommend... Thank you peter -- 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, sen

Re: [RBW] WTB: Fork Crown Headlight Bracket

2024-02-02 Thread Peter White
is group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/BC2E9DAD-5828-451F-A9BE-DDA26B5B7EE3%40me.com > . > -- Peter White -- You re

[RBW] Bosco for small bikes

2024-01-22 Thread Peter Fray
handlebar reaches far back it would make long reach bikes easier to fit. How do you make sense of the second one? Wouldn't it make the small bikes feel smaller? Or perhaps the reference is to the handlebars rise and not reach? Thanks for your thoughts, Peter -- You received this message b

Re: [RBW] Riv literature for cost of shipping

2024-01-18 Thread 'Peter Bridge' via RBW Owners Bunch
I think I have a buyer and back-ups lined up for this package, so this offer would appear to be done. Thanks and sorry, Kevin. Thanks ~pb On Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 1:50:22 PM UTC-8 Kevin Lu wrote: > Hi Peter, I'm interested if these aren't claimed yet! Let me know where I &g

Re: [RBW] Re: Ultegra 9spd long cage range

2023-12-19 Thread Peter White
it >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAG%2Bh3f0cnhOa9x%3D_yL2QuX6P%3DhVQ%3DgZhwv3nfKf429CmeNwOvQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAG%2Bh3f0cnhOa9x%3D_yL2QuX6P%3DhVQ%3DgZhwv3nfKf429CmeNwOvQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_

Re: [RBW] PSA: Classic TA Zephyr Triple Touring Crankset 172.5 - eBay auction

2023-12-08 Thread Peter White
roup and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/58285618.1408097.1702009688267%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/

[RBW] Re: Cool decorations on anybody’s night rides?

2023-12-04 Thread Peter Adler
treets has uncovered little pockets of elaborately lit houses, but usually no more concentrated than 3-4 per block. Peter Adler Berkeley, California/USA On Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 7:07:06 PM UTC-8 fra...@gmail.com wrote: There are a ton of places around me that are really done up! Not sure

Re: [RBW] Studs for Winter Riding?

2023-12-04 Thread Peter White
.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bb04fb20-5fff-4302-90e9-8a8242effe1an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- Peter White -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from thi

Re: [RBW] Bluelug Visit to Rivendell (Video)

2023-11-20 Thread peter cownan
I loved those lugged Susie’s!!! Definitely considering selling my large Gus to get those preferably in the smaller wheel size. Does anyone know when they’ll be available? On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 2:55:21 PM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: > I know ! > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 29,

[RBW] Re: Grant’s Mountain

2023-11-11 Thread Peter Adler
Atmospheric river headed Bay Area way midweek. Might trickle off to the north again; but last winter, the first one had twelve more behind it, one after another, for almost ten weeks. Get your riding in while you can :-( Peter "no, really; I'm OK with the soaked socks" Adler Berkel

Re: [RBW] Re: Boomerang Rivs

2023-10-22 Thread Peter Adler
seem plausible because composite cork is a standard material for notice boards. Peter Adler who refers to Berkeley, CA suppliers because those are the ones he passes regularly On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 3:38:50 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: Wooden tubulars were part of the Hetchins show bike b

[RBW] Re: Who’s getting a Platypus tomorrow?

2023-10-21 Thread Peter Adler
Green + purple + yellow = Mardi Gras bike. Go to New Orleans during the season, and all the plastic beads thrown from the parade floats are in those three colors. Maybe yellow bar tape or water bottles. Peter "laisse les bons temps rouler sur vélo" Adler Berkeley, CA On Thursday,

[RBW] WTB: Royal & gold riv hat

2023-10-14 Thread peter cownan
Missed the 2nd drop of these awesome hats. Would love to buy one will pay for shipping. -- 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

Re: [RBW] Re: What shoes does your Riv wear?

2023-10-03 Thread Peter Adler
d the GKs and put about 250 miles on them without incident. Maybe the intervening 20 months has aged the rubber enough to stand up to small road hazards? Fingers crossed... Peter "once bit" Adler Berkeley, CA On Monday, October 2, 2023 at 6:40:51 PM UTC-7 ted.l...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [RBW] Re: Style on the bike

2023-09-30 Thread Peter Adler
seems to hold them down. Peter Adler Berkeley, the geographically smaller but demographically larger CA On Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 12:04:17 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: "You get way faster when your bike gets lighter." Proven fact. If you want to go 1 mile per hour faste

Re: [RBW] Re: Style on the bike

2023-09-27 Thread Peter Adler
into pockets? Strip the bags off (or ride a bag less bike), and all of a sudden the collateral benefit of riding a heavy bike around becomes obvious: You get way faster when your bike gets lighter. Peter “95% on the make you strong bike w/racks and panniers” Adler Berkeley, CA On Wednesday, September 27

[RBW] Re: Help me repair Pam's Silver shifters

2023-09-20 Thread Peter Adler
Sounds like a task tailor-made for 3D printing. The ideal situation would be if Dia-Compe would send you the 3D file that they almost certainly have, but I'm sure that (rational) liability concerns will prevent this. Peter Adler no longer professionally engaged in the rich-people-suing-other

[RBW] Re: Test post: I'm RBW Owners Bunch!

2023-09-19 Thread Peter Adler
2) Browser or email client? 3) Browser/email client make/model/version (e.g., Firefox 115.2.1) So to kick it off: 2015 MacBook Pro macOS 10.14.6/Safari 14.1.2 Peter "pretend that we can't see your screen - because we can't" Adler Berkeley, CA On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 10:29:49 AM UTC-

[RBW] Re: Me rummaging through YOUR parts box: single speed freewheels

2023-08-22 Thread Peter Adler
Finestkind; LMK when the handoff's happened. After 10+ years, time is obviously not a consideration on my end... Peter Adler Berkeley, CA On Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 11:53:54 AM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: I've offered to buy the FW and extractor from George. He wants a check in the mail

Re: [RBW] Me rummaging through YOUR parts box: single speed freewheels

2023-08-22 Thread Peter Adler
Retro-direct <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro-direct> opportunity! [image: 1024px-Retro-direct.svg.png] Peter Adler Berkeley, CA On Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 2:00:07 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: I don't know if these endeavors are Einstein or Frankenstein, but there's no way t

[RBW] Re: Me rummaging through YOUR parts box: single speed freewheels

2023-08-22 Thread Peter Adler
tion would be a much bigger task. And so my useful wheel and usable-by-somebody else freewheel have sat ever since, unused and taking up space. I'd gladly buy the extractor and lend it to my neighbor Bill as needed. Alternately, he could buy it and lend it to me. Peter Adler in the town just south

Re: [RBW] My first Rivendell/My first post

2023-08-07 Thread Peter Adler
system, for science. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 10:30:09 AM UTC-7 alan lavine wrote: So it would be g ood for a large cog, like 34T, instead of a long cage deralailer ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners B

Re: [RBW] My first Rivendell/My first post

2023-08-07 Thread Peter Adler
bringing the third pulley into contact with the chain and supporting the run to the chainring better. When the chain's tension increases, the cage rotates forward, disengaging the third pulley from the chain. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 5:48:25 PM UTC-7 alan lavine

Re: [RBW] Re: 26.0 bar in 25.4 clamp?

2023-07-26 Thread Peter Adler
t shakes out? Your unshattered bones and unshredded flesh will thank you. Peter "my body feels sharp, localized pain just reading this thread" Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 5:03:46 AM UTC-7 lconley wrote: Personally, I would just buy the correct stem. -

[RBW] Re: Early 80's Specialized Sequoia

2023-07-22 Thread 'Peter Bridge' via RBW Owners Bunch
Did your noticeably heavy Sequoia perhaps have heavy wheels or thornproof tubes or a spring Brooks saddle or some such? I find Sequoias to be sportingly light. ~pb On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 9:27:21 AM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote: > There have been a couple of mentions of early 80's Sequoias

Re: [RBW] Re: Wanted post worries

2023-07-16 Thread Peter Adler
nd in iBOB, but not in others; the RBW Labels are RBW-Ephemera, RBW-History, and transactions-sell-buy-trade. I suppose all the features in that group-specific bloc are setting options determined by list administrators. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA [image: Screen Shot 2023-07-16 at 13.25.07.jpg][image: S

Re: [RBW] Re: Wanted post worries

2023-07-16 Thread Peter Adler
h the home page of an individual group, it gives me a list of the total number of members in tat group - but it still doesn't give me a list of their names/handles/email addresses. How is it that you're getting to a list of members? What does it look like? Peter Adler who's clicked

Re: [RBW] Re: Roaduno

2023-07-15 Thread Peter Adler
-on hanger) to mount the "multi-cog negotiation mechanism". Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 4:01:03 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: I keep forgetting about the dangling hanger. Such a silly thing to have added IMO, particularly if 120 spaced. Admittedl

Re: [RBW] Re: Roaduno

2023-07-15 Thread Peter Adler
locked out). Am I close? Or did the regular 10 speed spacers do the job? Do two cogs + spacers really equal 10mm? They were the riveted back two cogs, yes? Is there a Shimano splined 10 speed cassette available with all loose cogs? Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 10:33

[RBW] Re: Stolen custom 1995 Rivendell Road Standard (San Francisco)

2023-06-22 Thread Peter Adler
-established one - the one that police use to check fo stolen bikes brought in from outside their jurisdiction, and used bike dealers use to check to make sure they're not buying hot bikes that the police might confiscate. Best of luck. Peter Adler who hasn't had a bike stolen in 40 years, but has

[RBW] Re: Free for pickup, Sonoma County, Park PCS-1 workstand

2023-06-21 Thread 'Peter Bridge' via RBW Owners Bunch
Stand has been claimed pending pick-up. Thanks Peter Bridge On Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 6:32:13 PM UTC-7 Peter Bridge wrote: > I am cleaning the garage and find myself long one workstand. Free for > pick-up, a basic, old, Park PCS-1. Folding legs, spring-operated clamp >

[RBW] Free for pickup, Sonoma County, Park PCS-1 workstand

2023-06-20 Thread 'Peter Bridge' via RBW Owners Bunch
I am cleaning the garage and find myself long one workstand. Free for pick-up, a basic, old, Park PCS-1. Folding legs, spring-operated clamp with two settings, one for for skinny tubes and one for fat. Un-fancy, but it has always served. Anybody local and in need? Peter Bridge Sebastopol

[RBW] Re: Lightweight chi-chi saddlebag of about 9 liters / 61 ci

2023-05-24 Thread Peter Adler
needed here! Phil works primarily in waxed canvas and leather, but his site used to feature images of bags in modern ultralight (ahem) *petrochemically-derived* materials. He's not really a web store guy; you're best off emailing/phoning and talking to him about what you're looking for. Peter

[RBW] Re: A Sad Day: Waterford and Gunnar are closing their doors.

2023-05-10 Thread Peter Adler
basically what happened at Velo Orange, as near as I could see. It's likely to be what happens at Rivendell, since Grant's not much younger than Schwinn. Peter "61, and some days I feel every one of those years" Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 1:40:01 PM UTC-7 Batwing w

[RBW] Re: Riv Garage Sale hauls

2023-04-28 Thread Peter Adler
e that 40H 650B rim, we should talk. I have a need for one, especially if it's a silver Velocity Atlas (fingers crossed and clapping for Tinkerbell). I've got to build a rear wheel with a prewar SA AW hub (+ 3-speed cog), to match the prebuilt 32H Atlas + Shimano LX wheel I posted above. P

Re: [RBW] Re: Son Hub advice

2023-04-18 Thread Peter Fray
handle > the heavy forces. I cannot imagine the recovery from a stripped bolt hole > in a six bolt format SON hub body. Your BB/cassette lockring tool will > operate the fastener. Nice big, larger diameter threading you can see and > keep lubricated/anti-seized. > > F

Re: [RBW] Re: Son Hub advice

2023-04-18 Thread Peter Fray
c brakes parts) The concerns in my head were first as Peter mentioned about the rim flexing, if this more the case with disc rims - this is an unknown unknown territory for me. Second, wider flange spacing would have been nicer, but I see a lot of people touring with disc Son hubs and I think thes

Re: [RBW] Sam Build - Wish Me Luck!

2023-04-15 Thread Peter Adler
live fenderless most years. It'll drop the light down maybe 3-4 cm from it's current position. I got one a while back from Peter White Cycles, when I was getting my Luxos U replaced under warranty and got some extra stuff to capitalize on the shipping: B Busch & Müller Cyo cantilev

Re: [RBW] Son Hub advice

2023-04-15 Thread Peter White
of us need to charge any electronics while we ride, so we don't use the slightly heavier SON 28 hubs. On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 7:47 AM Peter Fray wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking to get the Son dynamo hub. Considering it's price I'd rather > make an informed (still quite impulsive) decision

[RBW] Son Hub advice

2023-04-15 Thread Peter Fray
u for your insight! Peter -- 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 view this discussion on

Re: [RBW] Re: 26.8 seatposts with generous setback

2023-04-14 Thread Peter Adler
are a reflection of the difference between modular and welded rails, or a difference between pre- and post-2020 saddles generally. Peter Adler owner of about 14 SA-As from a 20-year range, in various stages of stretched-outness and bent-railness, including the one Grant did a Frankenstein job on with X

[RBW] Re: PSA: Watch our for scammers in the group

2023-04-09 Thread Peter Adler
of group settings. There are obviously drawbacks from locking the group off from outside observers, mostly that you'll get fewer new members if you don't offer a free taste. But it would cut down on email harvesting. Peter "eternally vigilant, and not at all paranoid, no no no" Adler Berkel

Re: [RBW] Riv Garage Sale hauls

2023-04-05 Thread Peter Adler
h the idea first? Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 5:51:23 PM UTC-7 R. Alexis wrote: Looking at your picks looks like you forgot to mention the coin keeper/purse. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owne

Re: [RBW] Re: Let's talk about the All Rounder

2023-03-27 Thread Peter Adler
racks trying to fit the center brake hole-to-canti post on the Trek (sized for 27"). None of them work, because they're all designed for 700c. Peter "arrrgh" Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 5:29:03 AM UTC-7 Steven Sweedler wrote: I wonder when Nitto introduc

[RBW] Re: Front Derailleur Suggestions

2023-03-26 Thread Peter Adler
not trying to be judge-y; it just seems to me that you're manufacturing a lot of extra effort for yourself without clear benefit. Peter Adler a habitual manufacturer of his own wasted efforts in Berkeley, CA/USA On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 10:04:43 AM UTC-7 Matthew Williams wrote: Hi everyone, I need

Re: [RBW] Re: Front Derailleur Suggestions

2023-03-26 Thread Peter White
roups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/68001ed0-b4c8-4dee-b847-7eea267cf44fn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/68001ed0-b4c8-4dee-b847-7eea267cf44fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- Peter White -- You

Re: [RBW] Rivendell Garage Sale Saturday

2023-03-23 Thread Peter Adler
AWOL somewhere about ten years ago, when I bought the DS arm) has finally resurfaced. Peter "if I've only got panniers, that caps what I can buy and carry off" Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 2:45:45 PM UTC-7 Greg J wrote: I'm planning to ride over on my A/R, if an

[RBW] Re: Has anybody 650'ed a Riv Road?

2023-03-15 Thread 'Peter Bridge' via RBW Owners Bunch
On Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 1:29:48 PM UTC-7 Matt Beecher wrote: Out of curiosity, did you get the pink one off craigslist? If so, please don't paint it. Be brave enough to ride pink. Who, me? I carefully delayed until it vanished. I was tempted to chase it. I'm already pretty heavily

[RBW] Has anybody 650'ed a Riv Road?

2023-03-14 Thread 'Peter Bridge' via RBW Owners Bunch
Has anybody on the list 650'ed one of the old Rivendell Road frames, the ones that take short brakes and that max out at 28c tires? What was the outcome? ~pb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this

[RBW] Re: Rivendell gravel bike

2023-03-11 Thread Peter Adler
and Super Champion). Granted, the geometry of bikes of that type was to have relatively long top tubes, in the style of the 1920s. This, plus the more upright riding position, probably reduced the groin-impalement risk. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 6:45:58 PM UTC-8

[RBW] WTB: friction thumb shifters, VO crazy bar, gamma/monarch pedals

2023-03-04 Thread Peter Fray
for the above I'd be happy to consider. Cheers, Peter -- 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.co

Re: [RBW] Re: Pedal Question

2023-02-23 Thread Peter Adler
ike-doofused in front of witnesses  Peter "pride goeth right when you fall down" Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 8:50:51 PM UTC-8 Greg J wrote: SPDs are ubiquitous, and you can find them for nearly free (for example, I have a couple of old but functional sets th

Re: [RBW] Just restored '95 Riv Road

2023-02-09 Thread Peter Guyton
My 1999 has the same > lugs. > > What are those pedals? > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 8:36 AM Peter Guyton wrote: > >> This may be my first post here, though it's likely I posted way back >> when (I probably should check that!) >> >> ... So I just had

[RBW] Re: Just restored '95 Riv Road

2023-02-09 Thread Peter Guyton
UTC-5 jrst...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> >> Peter, beautiful job, great color. I hope you enjoy the bike for many >> more years. >> On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 10:36:36 AM UTC-5 peter@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> This may be my first

[RBW] Re: Just restored '95 Riv Road

2023-02-09 Thread Peter Guyton
great but may try to do it again (can't tell in the photos hopefully). On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 11:50:16 AM UTC-5 Jock Dewey wrote: > Peter, that is a timelessly beautiful bicycle. Bravo for spending the $$ > and taking the time to preserve it. IMHO, there is nothing so sati

Re: [RBW] Re: Just restored '95 Riv Road

2023-02-09 Thread Peter Guyton
3 at 10:22 AM 'Slacky Mac' via RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> Stunning I say! Really beautiful! >> >> On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 10:36:36 AM UTC-5 peter@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> This may be my first post h

[RBW] Re: Just restored '95 Riv Road

2023-02-09 Thread Peter Guyton
, February 9, 2023 at 4:41:00 PM UTC-5 Edwin W wrote: > Peter, > > That is a beautiful bike! > Perfect job by you and Waterford. > > How much did it cost to do? Because I will do that to one of my bikes one > day, and want to start saving!! > > You could literally just hang that

[RBW] Re: Blue Lug / Nitto strut light mount hack

2023-02-04 Thread Peter Adler
reduce the risk of tire injury by removing the extra one off. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 10:12:26 AM UTC-8 JohnS wrote: Thank you BB for sharing. Nice, clean mounts for rear lights can be hard to find/improvise. -- You received this message because you

Re: [RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-03 Thread Peter Adler
the discounted prices work with any browser at all. I could have phoned him and complained about it, but it felt petty. I like the stuff I bought, but it still sticks in my craw that I paid more than I was promised. If I order any of the scraps, I think I'm just going to phone the order in. Peter

Re: [RBW] Seat Post Slippage

2023-01-26 Thread Peter White
. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/55dfa73c-b4d5-4b8c-8c4d-c9e5860bf4a5n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/55dfa73c-b4d5-4b8c-8c4d-c9e5860bf4a5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_sourc

Re: [RBW] Re: Selle Anatomica carbon rails with Nitto S65 seatpost?

2023-01-21 Thread Peter Adler
to call Selle An-Atomica and yell at them about the *steel* rails in my H2 (tubes, not rods as I discovered), which snapped through about 1" in front of the two-bolt Campy seatpost after barely one year's riding. So, your mileage may vary, as a regular correspondent might say. Peter "cur

Re: [RBW] Re: NorCal Cycling

2022-12-20 Thread Peter Adler
inal store on University Avenue (my home store, where my dad was a board member and the newspaper publisher in the 60s) and the fancy store on Shattuck in the Gourmet Ghetto. The land was worth more than the organization; the 99-year lease for the Telegraph/Ashby store was sold to Whole Foods Peter &quo

Re: [RBW] Re: Rear Dynamo wiring pics / examples? non-fender

2022-11-22 Thread Peter White
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Re: [RBW] Sharing Your Fall Foliage Fotos 2022

2022-11-07 Thread Peter White
That's the shop, not our house. The house is well off to the left, out of the photo. On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 8:12 PM Kim Hetzel wrote: > Thank-you, Peter. It is a beautiful picture of contrast. Nice to see the > whole front of your home from visiting your website in purchasing products

Re: [RBW] Re: Fender size for a Rambouiller

2022-10-19 Thread Peter White
The chainstay clearance is about 41mm. So if you use something wider, you'll just need to trim the fender just behind the BB. Peter Jon White On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 7:28 PM jonrich55 wrote: > Thanks, Peter! > > Appreciate everyone's help and advice. Looks like 28 or

Re: [RBW] Re: Fender size for a Rambouiller

2022-10-18 Thread Peter White
on the Rambouillet. 33.3mm would be very dangerous, in my opinion. If this were my bad weather bike, I'd be using the same tires but with the 41mm Stronglight anodized aluminum fenders. Peter Jon White On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 2:10 PM Joe Bernard wrote: > Jon, > > You would probably need wide

Re: [RBW] moisture in dynamo light - am i screwed?

2022-09-15 Thread Peter Adler
driven to extinction by that same COVID plague. *Naturellement*, you'll want to let the alcohol evaporate as much as possible before applying any kind of heat (hair dryer at absolutely lowest heat setting). Heat + alcohol = FIRE. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 7

[RBW] For Sale: Close-Outs

2022-08-24 Thread Peter White
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Re: [RBW] WTB/ISO: Nitto Technomic Deluxe

2022-08-21 Thread Peter Stock
Call it $40 USD plus shipping peter stock toronto canada On Sun., Aug. 21, 2022, 2:30 p.m. Peter Stock, wrote: > In fact my 80mm Technomic stem is stamped 26.0. > My error. > Does this help? > > peter stock > toronto canada > > On Fri., Aug. 19, 2022, 8:21 p.m.

Re: [RBW] WTB/ISO: Nitto Technomic Deluxe

2022-08-21 Thread Peter Stock
In fact my 80mm Technomic stem is stamped 26.0. My error. Does this help? peter stock toronto canada On Fri., Aug. 19, 2022, 8:21 p.m. James, wrote: > I am interested! I can always use a shim to fit a 25.4, but can't move up > from 25.4 to 26 > > On Friday, August 19, 2022 at 6:

Re: [RBW] WTB/ISO: Nitto Technomic Deluxe

2022-08-19 Thread Peter Stock
i've got an 80mm. but I have it catalogued as 25.4 if it's interesting, I'll double check that clamp diam tomorrow. Peter Stock Toronto, Canada On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 5:52 PM James wrote: > A lotta stems floating around here and it seems like OP got their needs > met. I'll try m

Re: [RBW] WTB/ISO: Nitto Technomic Deluxe

2022-08-19 Thread Peter Stock
I have a Technomic in 80 length. maybe too short. but I have it listed as having a 25.4 clamp diameter. But I could check that. let me know if you are set or if an 80 could help. Peter Peter Stock Toronto, Canada On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 4:44 PM Todd G wrote: > Hi Seth, thanks for the of

[RBW] Wanted: Hunqpillar 54 or 58 cm hunqpillar

2022-08-15 Thread peter cownan
Looking to buy frame and fork hunqapillar either size will work. -- 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

Re: [RBW] Re: Potential buyer etiquette

2022-08-05 Thread Peter Stock
And if I get a nice frame that size at some point, I'll keep them in mind. And what is f/f? Peter Stock Toronto Canada On Fri., Aug. 5, 2022, 12:45 p.m. Mike Godwin, wrote: > As a potential buyer and infrequent seller, perhaps I sometimes correspond > too much. A Nitto rac

Re: [RBW] Re: Potential buyer etiquette

2022-08-04 Thread Peter Stock
If ghosters then show back up a few months (or years) later for something else, I usually remember them and so they lose the privilege of free packing, Best Rate Shipping etc. Or I just raise the price peter stock toronto canada On Thu., Aug. 4, 2022, 7:14 p.m. Joe Mullins, wrote: > I

[RBW] Re: Prescription sunglasses with progressive lenses

2022-07-08 Thread 'Peter Bridge' via RBW Owners Bunch
irritation - after 10-12 years the frame changed slightly and Oakly would no longer replace my lenses, so I have two pairs of %$%$@ unusable frames. But I still like my current pair. Peter Bridge Sebastopol CA On Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 11:27:17 PM UTC-7 jamesk...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [RBW] FS: Shorts and Pants

2022-07-07 Thread Peter Stock
are the Musas long enough for you? (they look a bit short). how tall are you? (or what is your inseam? Peter Stock Toronto, Canada On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 11:24 AM Dave Grossman wrote: > Selling some MUSA Topo Designs pants and nice Filson Dry Shelter Cloth > Shorts. Shorts ar

[RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto 27f rack

2022-07-05 Thread Peter Adler
, I'd like to talk to the seller of whichever one Nikko doesn't take. I've been on a low-level search for a used one for several years, but I mostly abandon the search in frustration that the Campee variants usually offered are one of the other five variations. Peter "the rear one I've alr

Re: [RBW] Shiny Rear Rack and Dynamo Brake Light

2022-07-05 Thread Peter White
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Re: [RBW] ISO/WTT/WTB: Dura Ace GA 200/first gen crank arms, VG condition, 170 mm or something equally pretty, spare, light.

2022-06-27 Thread Peter Stock
I have a set of 170mm 1st Gen DA cranks if you are still looking. I can send photos later today. Peter Stock Toronto, Canada On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 5:22 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > Topline Superlight, anyone?* > > This would be a vanity component on a vanity bike, tho' a bi

[RBW] Re: Kilts!

2022-06-25 Thread Peter Adler
were going to look for Scottish-esque bike accoutrements, I'd start there; the times I've attended, there was booth after booth of Scottish kitsch of all kinds. Bike-sympathetic breeks, maybe? https://thescottishgames.com/faqs Peter "saw world record-holding shotputter Brian Old

[RBW] Re: Wheel building, 36 into 32: in case it's of interest to non-i-Bob-list-members.

2022-06-20 Thread Peter Adler
replacement of silver rims with black rims. * by Doctor Bicycle Science, who knows *more* than you do; he has a master's degree - in Bicycle Science! Peter Adler hunting for Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre streams in Berkeley, CA/USA On Monday, June 20, 2022 at 1:03:33 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote

[RBW] Re: wheels (135mm spaced rear with freehub) for a Sam Hillborne

2022-06-19 Thread Peter Stock
for the leads. Peter On Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 3:50:12 PM UTC-4 Garth wrote: > All of that is quite relevant Peter ! I'm pretty much the same way, I > don't care about bling, function over form. The only reason I own a Riv > frame is it's function, the Bombadil frame fits me perfect

[RBW] Re: 2020(1?) 60 cm Sam Hillborne measurements, and sizing help

2022-06-19 Thread Peter Stock
have a look at this chart. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gfiN1kOxVrthdc6eScUF9fP5n-BvRBILbBMYiEg5LM4/edit?usp=sharing On Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 11:01:44 AM UTC-4 alltheworl...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone have a current model 60cm Sam Hillborne they can measure? I'm >

[RBW] Re: wheels (135mm spaced rear with freehub) for a Sam Hillborne

2022-06-19 Thread Peter Stock
be enough for a new handbuilt set. But that's not really what I need. Peter On Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 4:38:59 AM UTC-4 Garth wrote: > > Peter, If you can be more specific of what exactly you're looking for > that'd help me to give you some direction. > The given is the 135mm 700c wh

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