[RBW] Re: Pedals

2012-09-11 Thread bulldog1935
Riv's MKS Grip King (Lambda) pedals are the best thing since Technomic quills. I can ride in my Merrell sandals and they stick like glue. They pedals are the final touch in my upright riding adjustment. I have a compression injury in my left knee from a car wreck when I was young. Riding

[RBW] Re: A Minor Modification

2012-09-11 Thread bulldog1935
Very nice job - really sharp. I ride with a Bell Muni helmet with a flip mirror, and find it to be all the mirror I need. But still, great job and it looks sharp. (I also like the visor on the helmet) On Sunday, September 9, 2012 3:55:56 PM UTC-5, David T. wrote: I have really been

[RBW] Re: Ancient Rivendell

2012-09-11 Thread bulldog1935
I'm pretty sure it's an old Rudge http://oldbike.wordpress.com/1912-rudge-whitworth-no-3-aero-special-de-luxe-all-weather-full-roadster/ On Monday, September 10, 2012 3:00:14 PM UTC-5, Marc Irwin wrote: A local bar held a Vintage Bike Rally/swap this past Saturday. Amidst the other

[RBW] Re: What Is Your Moustache Attitude?

2012-09-10 Thread bulldog1935
, bulldog1935 wrote: I think us old guys (55 - not too) find a tall quill and moustache bar to be a second and third wind in cycling. There are a lot of factors that affect cervical strain, but the biggest is that we lean on the bar now rather than pull on it like we did when we were younger

[RBW] Re: What Is Your Moustache Attitude?

2012-09-07 Thread bulldog1935
I think us old guys (55 - not too) find a tall quill and moustache bar to be a second and third wind in cycling. There are a lot of factors that affect cervical strain, but the biggest is that we lean on the bar now rather than pull on it like we did when we were younger. I have a Technomic

[RBW] Re: 10-speed friction shifting probs gettin' a look-see today.

2012-09-06 Thread bulldog1935
I agree with those who think the shift lever clamp is loosening. The spring on the derailleur is always trying to pull it into a higher gear. I used Rivendell bar-end converters to put my zeus shift levers onto a mustache bar. I have to tighten the rear shifter clamp a couple of times in

[RBW] Re: Beautiful Japanese bicycle prints. Anyone read Japanese?

2012-09-06 Thread bulldog1935
I am experienced in Japan shopping - I had a fiberglass fly rod rolled from scratch and finished, and have purchased a good deal of fly tackle, including English bags at a better price that I could get them from the UK. The next thing, is Japanese businesses are prohibited by law from

[RBW] Re: Did I just get flipped off???

2012-09-06 Thread bulldog1935
safest assumption is he was greeting the shirt On Saturday, September 1, 2012 4:52:00 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: I was cruising (casually, coolly, smoothly, urbanely) home in the hooks on the gofast (elegant in khaki shorts and Hawaiian shirt) when I was passed by a young 30- or

[RBW] Sackville Grid Gray question

2012-09-04 Thread bulldog1935
is it OK to use a canvas wax like an Otter's wax bar on the Sackville Grid gray. I was hoping to stiffen the fabric a bit and, of course, weatherproof it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web