[RBW] Re: Maiden Hillborne ride disturbing and troubling.

2010-02-27 Thread rcnute
Is it safe? Ryan On Feb 27, 2:05 pm,Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote: Watch out! Next time you go to the dentist you may get a Marathon Man pulled on you... :-) Endodontists love sharp files!!! René (a Rivendell orthodontist who averages 12mph and wants to ride like Patrick)

[RBW] Re: Maiden Hillborne ride disturbing and troubling.

2010-02-26 Thread Pondero
Here's hoping the initial shock will wear off soon, and the photo documentation is thorough. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to

[RBW] Re: Maiden Hillborne ride disturbing and troubling.

2010-02-26 Thread Michael_S
I came to same conclusions... luckily before I rode my 56 Hillborne. So I started with a much shorter quill, a 90 mm Nitto Pearl, ( which measures 97mm compared to all other Nitto quill stems??) and placed the bars as level with the seat as I could eyeball given the B17 shape, stem angle and Nitto

[RBW] Re: Maiden Hillborne ride disturbing and troubling.

2010-02-26 Thread doug peterson
Patrick: It sounds like you were overwhelmed by all the newness but hey, you'll adapt. Did you remember to try shifting the gears? I realize after all your SS tales, that feature may wait until you have some rides under your belt :). Enjoy the ride! dougP On Feb 26, 3:46 pm, PATRICK MOORE

Re: [RBW] Re: Maiden Hillborne ride disturbing and troubling.

2010-02-26 Thread Shaun Meehan
Doug beat me to it but I also wanted to inquire as to whether or not you got that whole shifting thing figured out. Looking forward to the pictures. Shaun Meehan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send

Re: [RBW] Re: Maiden Hillborne ride disturbing and troubling.

2010-02-26 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Actually, I did the entire ride in a 46X something. That's another thing: so many damned gears! That's not American! And the rear der is reverse action -- dirty pinko commie spltter cough, cough, cough. On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 5:35 PM, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote: Patrick: It sounds

[RBW] Re: Maiden Hillborne ride disturbing and troubling.

2010-02-26 Thread Bill M.
A discombobulating experience with possibly apocalyptic consequences, to be sure, but hardly an apothegmatic report! I hope the promised photos do not feature said cottong FOTL's. If you decide you need a narrower saddle, I have a barely-ridden VO Model 6 I'm not using... Enjoy your new baby!

[RBW] Re: Maiden Hillborne ride disturbing and troubling.

2010-02-26 Thread Mike
On Feb 26, 4:38 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, I did the entire ride in a 46X something. That's another thing: so many damned gears! That's not American! What could be more American than excess? Glad you're enjoying the bike. You are enjoying it aren't you? Pictures

Re: [RBW] Re: Maiden Hillborne ride disturbing and troubling.

2010-02-26 Thread cyclotourist
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: What could be more American than excess? Super-sized excess. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym.