I've been seriously considering going to a downtube shifter on my bike. I
have the down tube boss, I would love to free up the handlebar space (BIG
thumb shifter) and I only shift when I can't accomplish my ride as a
single-speed.
On a related noted, when Grant brought out the 10
Mark,
I don't have a Hillborne but a while back I had a guy admire my Hilsen. He
said wow that's a great Frankenstein bike I didn't feel offended just a
smug knowing :-)
~Hugh
Los Angeles, CA
On 05/31/2015 11:00 AM, Kellie wrote:
My new to me, freshly built Saluki got the comment at work on our
maiden commute a few weeks ago, Oh, that's an old fashioned one.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JM4g2-Oy_hs/VWsh4EBiYHI/Aa8/i58oqM-4p3s/s1600/untitled-2-3.jpg
Well, at
I love that set up on my Hunqapillar, Chris. When you need to replace your
main chain ring, consider a narrow-wide ring. I love my 38t narrow-wide so
far and I've had zero chain drops (though I've yet to use the 24t much.).
With abandon,
Patrick
On Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 10:15:40 AM UTC-6,
I'm definately sold on the idea of a dedicated single-speed chainring (I
think that is what a narrow-wide is) for my big ring. I've been using
the stock middle ring on my modern Deore crankset and my riding is tame
enough that I haven't had any chain drops. I'm moving away from that
crankset
I test rode an Albatross Sam on the bike path near Rivendell. Was pushing
it to see if it could replace my Bianchi road bike as my only go fast-ish
bike (It has). Near the end of the test ride I could tell someone was
following. I tried to wave him on since I was pulling over to return to
I think it's hilarious the way they respond to down tube shifters. I left then
on my old Trek that I use for club rides. I like thecoolnessof shifting both
derailleurs with one hand.
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My new to me, freshly built Saluki got the comment at work on our maiden
commute a few weeks ago, Oh, that's an old fashioned one.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JM4g2-Oy_hs/VWsh4EBiYHI/Aa8/i58oqM-4p3s/s1600/untitled-2-3.jpg
On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 11:49:44 AM UTC-7, Marc Irwin
Mine is a single TT, so that probably contributes to their confusion.
Marc
On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 10:44:40 PM UTC-4, hangtownmatt wrote:
I get this a lot also. I'd say it's a 50/50 mix of people thinking it's
old and people who know what it is but have never seen one in person.
Last summer I was stopped at a light in front of Wrigley and a reveler/passerby
stopped and let me know that he knew what I'd done by taking an old bike and
making it a hybrid.
Now, I have a 2010 storm blue DTT non creamed head tube with a dirt drop and
noodles, rolling on rock-n-roads.
FW,
Well... your alternative is to whip out the cell phone, snag the Riv site
and prove the newness.
Problem is: future FIL will do the math and come up with $4000.
That may or may not be what you want. :-)
On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 10:14:02 AM UTC-5, drew wrote:
Ha ha. i had an in depth
One day, at a stop light, a roadie glanced over at my Sam and said That's
a classic. I suspect he wasn't familiar with the bike and just figured it
was old. But he said it in a nice way. And hey, he was right: it IS a
classic.
Evan
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Dear Marc,
Three weekends ago, on my first 300K ride with the club in a couple of
years, Wow, you updated a vintage bike. Who did the repaint? Where/when
was it built?
Well, the frame was built in Wisconsin for me in early April, and the
parts are mostly from the pile of stuff I collect in my
Ha ha. i had an in depth conversation with the fiancee's dad, regarding my
hunqapillar, where he kept telling me that my bike was in amazing condition
and that he used to have bikes like mine years ago. i must have told him
it was new 7 or 8 times and each time he just ignored me or reassured
It's rather sad that so many new (ie, who came to the sport only post
late-'80s) cyclists will never know the mixed blessings of dt shifters,
friction shifting, clips 'n' straps 'n' slotted cleats. Of course, there
was all sorts of cycling bullshite way back even before I started --
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On 05/26/2015 06:22 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
Speaking of Prestige, this caught my eye and took away my breath. A
fool and his money etc etc.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Vintage-Simplex-Prestige-Delrin-Road-Bike-Front-Derailleur-/111080032931
Holy crap!
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Speaking of Prestige, this caught my eye and took away my breath. A fool
and his money etc etc.
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On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
It's rather sad that so
Mark,
I haven't had my Sam a year yet and most of my friends ( club riders/ )
knew I got a new Sam . When they saw it in person most of the comments
were. .How much does it weigh?
A friend who works at LBS and familiar with Rivendel saw it and said Way
cool .
I get a lot of looks of course
I have a 4 year old single TT orange Sam H. People who admire it almost
always think it's a restored bicycle. I love my bike. Single best
investment I have ever made.
TimPetersen
On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 1:49:44 PM UTC-5, Marc Irwin wrote:
That is a reoccurring question I hear when out
Just go all William Gibson on them and say, Actually, I printed a 3-D
replica of a 1960's Rivendell steel frame, then I sourced compatible
components through the Japanese underground market.
This reminds me of Anne's story, minus the sexist component, of being
lectured about her fat bike. It
Yes, with my Hunqapillar at a bike shop. I don't go there any more.
Sardonic grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
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I get this a lot also. I'd say it's a 50/50 mix of people thinking it's
old and people who know what it is but have never seen one in person.
There's no doubt it's an attention getter, I think it's mostly due to the
double top tube.
On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 11:49:44 AM UTC-7, Marc Irwin
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