I've ridden the regular Rumpkins on my wife's Yves Gometh, but that has
been just around the block stuff. It's little.
For various reasons I've accumulated a TON of 36-38mm 650B tires. So I've
been running ~38mm tires on the Bombadil for quite a while, always kind of
longing for something
Totally dynamite.
There were major benefits to moving up to the top of the East Bay Hills,
but doing so made it much harder for my wife and kids to get anything done
on their bikes. We love living in a quiet, low traffic, and scenic place.
But my fourth grader sometimes says I love our
There are humans exactly your height riding just about every crank arm
length out there. The conventional wisdom is that longer arms are harder
to spin but give you a little more power. Smart people who don't care a
lot about optimal performance when cycling will correctly say 170mm is
fine,
What Grant is telling us is:
If you are running the Mark's Rack, try hard to keep the weight of the
cargo on the mark's rack to 4.4 lbs or less.
If you are running the Nitto Mini front rack, try hard to keep the weight
of the cargo on the Mini Front Rack to 13 lbs or less.
If you are running
Kelly
Back in my bike shop past lifeA friend of mine was doing work on two of
his bikes at the same time at the shop. One he was keeping and the other
he was prepping to sell. About a month later he had his bike back in the
stand. He took the chain off, and the cranks rotated left leg
I just got my pair of Force Field Fatty Rumpkins, and put them where they
belong, on my Bombadil. Nobody is going to mistake these tires for
supple. They're stout!
Anyway, rumor has it these are very limited edition, because after they
sell through this run of tires with the Fatty Rumpkin
Make more stronger! :)
On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 10:55:34 AM UTC-8, Earl Grey wrote:
Chris, thanks for the photo. Actually I meant the opposite: Attaching both
struts to the outside of the rack, but one to the outside of the fork, and
the other to the inside of the fork. But your
More likely when she organizes a Rally for all Rivendell longbikers, she'll
call the event Appa-palooza.
On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 1:50:12 PM UTC-8, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
WOW, with that configuration you should call it your Appa-palooza...
Cantis and 26 in fatties... NICE!!!
On
A San Marcos grade Atlantis.
So you just want the single TT, single color, canti-Hillborne back?
On Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:31:20 AM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
No that's perfect for a road bike. I was wondering out loud about a
fat-tired (relative) version. A San Marcos grade
Edwin
Sounds like a good list. The key to using the Mark's Rack with a true load
is the second set of struts, as you can see in the staff bikes photos
(Keven's Appaloosa, Grant's Homer). It's much more loadable with the
second pair of struts.
On Monday, February 25, 2013 5:36:47 PM UTC-8,
That's this Sunday? Dude. Might have to do that. Which bike do you want
me to bring?
On Monday, February 25, 2013 8:26:55 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote:
Meet Fremont Bart 930ish.
Proposed route. Open to suggestions.
http://goo.gl/maps/rDEcp
Beauty of doing a ride in the East Bay. Do
Not to nit-pick, Liesl, but Manny's festooned bike is a Hillborne. :)
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 2:24:13 PM UTC-8, Liesl wrote:
holy moly boys, just looked at the photos! they are beautiful! what a
sense of composition and placement and technical spot-on-ness. wow. Now
if only I
and money.
On Feb 26, 2013 8:34 PM, cyclotourist cyclot...@gmail.comjavascript:
wrote:
Yes!!! But w/ clearance for +50mm tires like Mike mentioned. Could be
the perfect bike!
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:58 AM, William tape...@gmail.comjavascript:
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A San Marcos grade Atlantis.
So
have to be a Rivendell if that cuts into brand perception,
etc. Just seems like a enough of a market for it.
/February rainy, cold, snowed in, cabin fever conjecture (from Sunny
Southern California).
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 6:11 PM, William tape...@gmail.com
javascript:wrote
Yes, Shaun, it is. Absolutely correct. The OP specifically wants a budget
Riv to replace his LHT, and several have stated in the thread that what
they want is a budget lugged Atlantis.
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:47:06 PM UTC-8, meehan...@gmail.com wrote:
Isn't the budget Atlantis
That's a business model that might work. Merry Sales paid Grant $3000 for the
San Marcos design and for permission to use Riv lugs, and they pay Riv a tiny
royalty for each frame sold. It was all in the Blug.
Now if Merry Sales came to Riv again,and said we want to do another bike, and
paid
That's a business model that might work. Merry Sales paid Grant $3000 for the
San Marcos design and for permission to use Riv lugs, and they pay Riv a tiny
royalty for each frame sold. It was all in the Blug.
Now if Merry Sales came to Riv again,and said we want to do another bike, and
paid
OK. I'll put the knobbies back on the Rawland and rock that. See you Sunday!
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Post pictures. I bought a pair of long straight ones on Saturday before
the S24O because I'm going to do the four strut setup on a Betty.
On Monday, February 25, 2013 8:17:29 AM UTC-8, Earl Grey wrote:
Well,
I am still up, and Mark got in early to WHQ, so Rivendell is putting a
couple
Dustin
I'm starting a list:
Things you cannot bring on a campout wrapped in bacon
The list is empty so far. I'm sure I will think of something.
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Even though I'm local, I do sometimes have Rivendell ship orders to me.
Like most of you, I'm a fan of the packaging efficiency. It was fun on
the S24O this weekend to hear Jenny's thoughts about it. She thinks hard
about how to get all your stuff SAFELY inserted into the smallest box
We should put a headlamp on Manny next time he wants to scurry up a tree and
take a long exposure shot of that. It would look like a tree getting scribbled
out by a firefly
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Manny's pictures are terriffic, as usual. There were 14 that started out,
but Scott (Riv) peeled off to family obligations. Sean rode most of the
way with us but had homework. That left a dozen of us.
Liesl
Jenny
Grant
Keven
Will
Anne
Manny
Dustin
Tony
Dave
Nate
and myself
We rode about an
James Warren wrote:
I know my bro-in-law would buy such a bike if the available size was as large
as 64 cm with 6 degree top tube. He couldn't do the $3000 that the Bombadil
got to, and the 64 cm Sam didn't have the dirt tire capability he was
after.
James, you should point your brother in
I guess I meant, for example: what if the budget Riv was a singlespeed? or
a mixte? or did not have lugs? I don't know anything about where they are
willing to make concessions for savings or what their design targets are.
If you know your size, I'd stay ready with some cash handy and be
Force Field Fatty Rumpkins. Like it! Wire bead. I might have to get a
pair of these when I wear out my New Express'. Maybe I'll show up to Riv a
little early tomorrow and put them on, on the spot!
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That singular is pretty nice. Especially the one with the chromey chainstay.
For those that can fit on a level TT bike thats a nice one. For a roadbike
with fender clearance and a slight upslope TT there's the black mountain cycles
offering. Black mountain also has a monster cross that
Look away from the Ramboo. Look away
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Yeah, well I'm a recovering smart ass, and it's one day at a time...
Perhaps we could contract jinxed to design us a cloisonne pin: Association
of Recovering Smart-asses
On Thursday, February 21, 2013 12:25:40 AM UTC-8, Philip Williamson wrote:
Being back in California, the only way I can
Remember RB1s were spaced 128mm when they came with a 126mm 7 speed rear
end or a 130mm 8 speed rear end.
Remember also that the first Shimano 130mm rear hubs had a cone shaped left
lock nut that would allow you to pull the rear wheel in, which would pull
your frame out to 130 for you.
On
What kind of budget Rivendell are you keen to buy?
On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:58:02 AM UTC-8, murphyjrfk wrote:
Does any one know if the budget riv is still being considered planned
anything? I hope so. And sooner rather than later.
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Jim Thill knows, this ain't rocket surgery
On Thursday, February 21, 2013 6:34:05 PM UTC-8, Jim Thill - Hiawatha
Cyclery wrote:
I don't use tools. I clamp the frame in the stand, grab the rear triangle
with both hands, and give it a good snort. Then I measure spacing and
centered-ness and
Easy to do, doesn't look bad, and adds exactly 73.756% usefulness to
the thing.
Excellent mod, and nice Grantish turn of phrase. We should have a Group
Writing Contest. Everyone has to submit a post writing in the voice of
Patrick Moore imitating Grant.
On Monday, February 18, 2013
The Mittster, straight ROCKING the one-by. It was all figuratively
downhill after that
On Monday, February 18, 2013 1:02:26 PM UTC-8, Leslie wrote:
On Monday, February 18, 2013 3:45:09 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote:
I wonder what Romney rides. Probably this:
http://tinyurl.com/ap8pzfm
Daydream away, Scot. Just don't start thinking about the best bars for
ghost riding. That would be downright irresponsible
...maybe a low trail bike would have the low speed stability to do a
longer ghost ride
On Saturday, February 16, 2013 8:48:36 PM UTC-8, Scot Brooks wrote:
I was
Zack
Anybody who wants to do it can just buy the longest Nitto Struts from Riv
when they get their HA Rack:
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/rh1-20077.htm
Cut one end off to length, bend it twice, file it nice, and Robert is your
Mother's Brother
My project was a kludge by comparison,
Even if they don't, they do. Rivendell will sell you anything that Merry
Sales sells, if you want to go that route. Your local bike shop with a
Merry Sales account also can do the same. Everything Soma is available
from Merry Sales.
Maybe when I wear out some of the 650B New Express tires
.
$750! That's an incredible deal.
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 9:40:30 AM UTC-8, William wrote:
+1
I'm so into this tire, I'm considering buying another 700c bike just to
run them.
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 9:38:47 AM UTC-8, Leslie wrote:
I so wish there was a 650b version
Liesl
I've checked it out with the family unit and I am approved. I'll plan on
being at Global Riv Headquarters at 2PM.
Bubba
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:17:44 PM UTC-8, Liesl wrote:
Anne, *clearly* you are a Warrior! This is getting to be pretty dang
fun! Okay, for those of you
I'd recommend a Betty Foy. Enthusiastically. So would Keven.
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:19:36 PM UTC-8, markt...@gmail.com wrote:
New member to the group here. Just retired last spring after teaching for
38 yrs and am thinking that I deserve a new bike to ride during my
At 86.5 PBH, he'd be on a single TT Hunqapillar.
On Friday, February 15, 2013 1:34:49 PM UTC-8, IanA wrote:
The Hunqapillar would be worth strong consideration. The extra tube is
diagonal, which may appeal.
Ian A
Edmonton AB Canada.
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 3:19:36 PM UTC-7,
Ding ding! We have a winner. That is really good
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+1
I'm so into this tire, I'm considering buying another 700c bike just to run
them.
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 9:38:47 AM UTC-8, Leslie wrote:
I so wish there was a 650b version of this tire
-L
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 12:28:58 PM UTC-5, bgcycles wrote:
Morning
I went by Riv HQ on my birthday (the 8th) to buy some stuff with my B-Day
discount. I got to see the Hub Area Rack on the floor demo Hillborne, and
got to talking with Mark about it. Luckily enough, I ended up leaving with
one of the prototypes to play with. I can't say anything about the
Minh
Yes. The Platrack must have struts, but if you run those struts to the
dropout, then you can't put a pannier on the hub area rack. The Hub Area
Rack has a tab to attach an optional strut. I made my own custom strut to
reinforce the Platrack, using the tab on the HARack
On Thursday,
Mark told me the same thing that Grant posted on the Blug. The racks are
physically present at Riv HQ. They just want to wait for Nitto to finish
some testing and give a final thumbs up. That was a week ago now, so if
you called them, they might tell you something more accurate. I expect
An etsy storefront is pretty easy to set up and allows folks to buy from
you 24/7 and manages your inventory for you. That's where I sell the
products of my secret hobby: the worlds best tape wallets:
tapebubba.etsy.com
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 4:16:59 PM UTC-8, jinxed wrote:
David,
wrote:
Looks great! That's the exact same hack that I'm planning on my Bombadil.
Did you hear anything more about the bags that are in the works for the
HAR?
cheers,
Andrew
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:11:42 PM UTC-8, William wrote:
I went by Riv HQ on my birthday (the 8th) to buy some
I agree that it would be nice to see a re-design with a vertical slot that
could fit the mid-fork braze-on, on all the various Riv forks. I have the
same one you have, and I'd like it even better if it fit without a
p-clamp. Maybe their experience on the HA Rack will spawn a re-design.
On
All the Staff Bikes that have a Mark's Rack installed use two pairs of
struts, both running to the mid fork braze on. I started using that set-up
on my brevet bike as the diving board piece began to sag on my Mark's Rack.
It's the stronger setup if you are running some load on the Marks Rack
together in creative ways.
On Monday, February 11, 2013 9:45:49 AM UTC-8, Jim M. wrote:
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:37 AM, William tape...@gmail.com javascript:
wrote:
All the Staff Bikes that have a Mark's Rack installed use two pairs of
struts, both running to the mid fork braze
I've used the shorter cage XT with a 12-36 cassette and a double
chainring. The M751 GS is the model.
On Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:31:54 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote:
Will they accomodate 34 or even 36 to cogs? I've never used one.
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 9:28 AM, ted
What is a Hunquapillar? Is it something like a Hunqapillar?
On Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:05:38 PM UTC-8, Christopher Murray wrote:
Ran across this on the 'tubes. Anyone seen these in person? Do they exist?
Like'em a lot.
I've been working on modifying a pair of Tektro R200A brakelevers. One
lever blade is done and polished. I'm pretty happy how it's turned out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/8458376451/in/photostream/
There's a whole set full of pictures. The 8 grams of savings will be very
Experience and judgement are my guides. My background is in Mechanical
Engineering. I trust my instincts. I don't think I've pushed it in the
slightest. This particular piece is made of what I'd call absurdly thick
material. Radically overbuilt in my opinion.
Honestly this project was
I have one belted around my backpack.
The thing that bums me out is that they apparently don't make the little
one, which had two little velcros, that I dangled from two seat rails. I'd
buy four more of those if I could get them.
On Saturday, February 9, 2013 6:29:58 PM UTC-8, Pondero
You could change your name to Robin Banks
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My daily commuter is a 1984 Miyata that I got for free, and did a 650B
conversion on. It's dynamite!
On Friday, February 8, 2013 9:20:27 AM UTC-8, Eric Norris wrote:
Here's a question for everyone: What's your best cycling deal of all time?
I'll start with a few recent examples of great
MBB knows what's up.
I'm delighted with my Bombadil.
On Thursday, February 7, 2013 8:39:44 AM UTC-8, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
Having ridden my 2TT Bomba (60cm), for the past 2-3 years, I've never been
able to place it in any one category. Granted mine is sized and configured
as more of
Sadly my Ibis Touche won't take much wider than a Jack Brown. I have Jack
Browns on there now, and a set of 35mm Paselas in the stash. If I could
wave my magic wand at the rear triangle to make room for 45mm tires, I
would. The fork is ready to take fatties. I guess all I need is to move
From the Riv Reader index:
http://www.rivbike.com/Articles.asp?ID=295
I can see there's a Wilbury/Glorious article in RR#34. You probably got
that far.
Aside from that, I bet one of the usual suspects would give you the info
you seek with the right phone call and/or email.
Bill
On
With nanodrive!
On Thursday, February 7, 2013 1:59:05 PM UTC-8, Jim M. wrote:
On Thursday, February 7, 2013 1:36:43 PM UTC-8, Matthew J wrote:
I dont think the Bombadil was ever intended as a DH or all terrain
bike especialy since its a fully rigid frame and all but more of a
rough
OK, try to stop me from buying one o' these bandannas!
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/az3-rdo.htm
HA!
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My wife is pretty tiny. She runs the saddle nearly slammed to the seat lug
on her 52cm Yves Gomez. Still, her Albas are paired with a longer
Technomic DLX stem. I can't remember right now if we went with a 12 or an
11cm stem, but I'm pretty sure it's a 12.
On Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Thank Lob for that! I was having a terribly hard time resisting the
temptation to buy. Especially considering how nice a 650B bike an RB2
could make.
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I'm not sure I got your question right. If your question was Why doesn't
Riv sell Sheldon Nuts?, then my answer is: They do! I just bought a
pair:
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/fe82.htm
kind regards
Bill
On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 9:39:40 AM UTC-8, Earl Grey wrote:
Do you
The Junction is also adjacent to a facility (maybe a fire station?) that
has an accessible hose. There are a couple RUSA Permanents that go through
there, and it's on the cue sheet as an alternate water source.
On Monday, February 4, 2013 10:31:25 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote:
For the bulk
I think Keven had his built with totally normal downtube shifter bosses on
both sides.
On Monday, February 4, 2013 8:49:12 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote:
Looks like bottom bracket cable guide from the bottom.
On Monday, February 4, 2013 8:46:14 PM UTC-8, James Warren wrote:
The photos
Twelve bikes. Three have a Mark's Rack in front, and all three of those
have the double struts mod. I like it.
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:01:38 PM UTC-8, Jim M. wrote:
A new page with staff bikes: http://www.rivbike.com/Staff-Bikes-s/766.htm
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Definitely worth celebrating
On Sunday, February 3, 2013 6:42:27 AM UTC-8, Pondero wrote:
http://pawndero.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/gravel-plunking-country-bike/
Just wanted to celebrate the return of A. Homer Hilsen to rural north
Texas. It's not the same one I foolishly sold several
Nope, Steve, you've captured the functionality completely. You like 2TTs
for loaded touring bikes and hate them for light roadish/randoish bikes.
It's unfair for people to label you as a universal 2TT denier, because you
aren't. You like the 2TT for touring bikes, as do I. You like more
It's a pretty flexy rack. Beeswax the bolts and use a proper lockwasher
and you'll be fine in my opinion.
On Saturday, February 2, 2013 10:41:38 AM UTC-8, Scot Brooks wrote:
A quick question for those with experience. Just got my R14 from a list
member, set it up, and plopped my
Crap! My work is shut-down that week so I could have gone, but I have a
dentist appointment on Thursday the 21st. I'll try to pull a couple
strings
On Friday, February 1, 2013 10:17:42 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote:
Mike asked me about a s240 trip to Mt.Ham. Taking Will's suggestion.
Small Sam Hillbornes are 650B
On Friday, February 1, 2013 9:06:49 AM UTC-8, ted wrote:
Saluki/Hilsen, hillborn, Betty, Bombadil. Any other RBW models that
are/were 650B?
On Feb 1, 11:57 am, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Fri, 2013-02-01 at 08:55 -0800, Michael wrote:
...which was already in your list. More coffee now.
OH! and don't forget Small Hillbornes!:-)
and small quickbeams. They were 650B
On Friday, February 1, 2013 9:31:24 AM UTC-8, William wrote:
Small Sam Hillbornes are 650B
On Friday, February 1, 2013 9:06:49 AM UTC-8, ted wrote
Why should the RD care how big a difference you have between rings as long
as you stay under the 33 28 limitations?
You are absolutely right to ask this. The RD absolutely does not care how
much of the 33 teeth of capacity is used up in the front and how much is
used up in the back. If you
Resume chanting and meditation
I live on a 15% grade. I don't need a QB
I live on a 15% grade. I don't need a QB
I live on a 15% grade. I don't need a QB
I live on a 15% grade. I don't need a QB
I live on a 15% grade. I don't need a QB
It's not working
On Thursday, January 31, 2013
Awesome! All hail the RCW!
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 12:39:55 PM UTC-8, ttoshi wrote:
I just picked up my most amazing Roadeo (more later), and I found out
that it was my frame that Jenny saved from the dastardly villains!!!
I got a full re-enactment of the event (apparently it got
Boulder sells Phil's washers! Phil Woosley is the local (Richmond) one man
show of Loyal Bags. He makes the leather fender washers for Boulder and
Peter White, too if memory serves. MUSA!
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:08:45 PM UTC-8, Benz, Sunnyvale, CA wrote:
Thanks for the tip Ron!
of your forks. If that center to center
distance is *195mm - 235mm*, then a HARack will fit on your bike. If you
don't have a mid fork braze-on on the front side of your forks, then you
are P-clamping it.
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 7:00:52 PM UTC-8, William wrote:
Tom
I think I confused
If you were going to guess, where would it fit? Rivendell currently sells
6 Nitto Racks. Ranked high to low, the prices are:
1. Big Front - $198
2. Big Rear - $195
3. R14 - $132
4. Mini Front - $127
5. Mark's - $126
6. F15 - $70
I would guess that it will fall in the gap between #2 and
I count 8 welds on each HARack side. 16 welds, and a few in-plane bends,
for the pair. The Mini Front has 13 welds (maybe 12) and it's a VERY 3-D
unit. Both are about a pound of the same materials. In full production
quantities, I'd price them in the same ballpark. I'll guess $147 for the
...and my inlaws are in Corona. I did a 200k permanent down there over
Christmas last year on my Riv, which featured every inch of the SART on the
first leg.
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 2:05:20 PM UTC-8, ttoshi wrote:
My in-laws live in Hemet/San Jacinto. It would be nice to do a ride
I like 11s too, but just because it allows me to use a 44 up front. I can
spin up a 44x11 to 40mph (65kph), and faster than that I am very happy to
coast
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:02:54 PM UTC-8, Kelly wrote:
I like my 11 and I use it often. For every uphill that demands the 24x28
Jenny is an ass-kicker, as are all RCW's
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 9:24:38 AM UTC-8, Liesl wrote:
Okay, I retitled this because some may have just thought I was blabbering
on about visiting Riv again, and this Blug story is worthy of a hearty
response from us!
see the 1/23 entry:
I saw that too, and I'm also excited about it. However, I'm in a bit of a
pickle because I don't have any upper eyelets. Neither my Hilsen nor my
Bombadil has double eyelets on the fork tips. I emailed Mark if it would
fit, and he replied that the rack was indeed designed to go on upper
is
another good reason to have two separate rack-halves.
William:
The distance from lowrider mount to lower eyelet on my Bomba is spot on
165 mm, i.e. perfect for a Tubus lowrider. Don't see how it could be less
than 135 mm. Or am I confused again here?
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My Marks Rack helps conceal the front end rising. I posted a few photos of
my 650B Hilsen, which now has silver Longboards. I'll save the Honjos for
another project
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/8429257730/in/photostream
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 5:08:26 PM UTC-8, Michael
Absolutely dynamite
On Sunday, January 27, 2013 8:15:14 PM UTC-8, stonehog wrote:
This afternoon, four mad-rad RBW list members got together for a bar
taping fest in a Seattle garage (yes, it was raining). Amazingly, all
members arrived on their bikes and carrying nothing more than bar
It was the Nifty Swifty that Jan measured as the slowest tire under test in
his tire testing. The Nifty Swifty was/is the belted version of the Maxy
Fasty.
On Monday, January 28, 2013 12:11:24 PM UTC-8, Ryan Ray wrote:
I remember Jan tested the Rolly/Pollys and Ruffy Tuffys and found them
This thread has veered way off topic
EPIC threadjacking, no question.
Bill One man's threadjacking is another man's violent segue Lindsay
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For the most part my sandbagging turned out to be accurate. My wife and
kids had a fancy-ish dinner trip planned last night and I had made a
mostly-binding promise to reach the finish before dark. So, when I got to
Point Reyes Station I decided to skip the out and back leg to the Marshall
Same price regardless of color? Or same price for threaded/threadless?
Anyone know?
Toshi is right. Any Riv model that is built to order gives you some
no-charge color latitude. The two main exceptions to that are: They can
veto it if they hate your color choices and they can upcharge you if
Lierres? Approve! I just put a pair on my 58cm 650B blue Hilsen, too.
On Saturday, January 19, 2013 12:42:25 PM UTC-8, Iron Rider wrote:
Only thing left is to put on the fenders. If anyone wants a look see, I
posted some pics on Flickr.
Erin R
I emailed Keven and he said it's a 54. It's MY size, not yours. muahahaha!
In all honesty I will not likely be making a run at that broken-pillar, but
if any of you are an 84-88 PBH person and want to save money on a
good-as-new 'pillar
On Thursday, January 24, 2013 12:13:19 AM
I'm all inspired to take the Blacksmithing class at The Crucible in
Oakland, thanks to that BLUG post
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Rene
Last time I was there at Riv HQ I scanned the garage-sale leftovers table.
I scored an A Homer Hilsen cap that only fits freakishly large domes like
mine. Under the table were the Foss tubes for $10. They were mostly or
all 650B x Fat. I asked Vince about it and he said that it seems
I use a cycling cap as well as a glasses umbrella
On Thursday, January 24, 2013 11:59:48 AM UTC-8, René wrote:
One of my unstated goals for this year was to ride and commute even if
it's raining. I'm overcoming a whole bunch of mental barriers and I'm
mostly well equipped now to ride
I'm signed up for the Lighthouse 200k on Saturday. For those interested it
starts at the Golden Gate Bridge, head up through Marin to Sir Francis
Drake Blvd in Fairfax. Then the course follows Sir Francis Drake all the
way through Samuel P Taylor Park until it hits Highway 1 in the tiny town
the Populaire/route-of
previously, that's not too bad- so, we'll just see about tacking on
that extra 100.
But. The question. Is this a HRNB?
=- Joe Bunik
Walnut Creek, CA
On 1/24/13, William tape...@gmail.com javascript: wrote:
I'm signed up for the Lighthouse 200k on Saturday
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