Five banjos?!? Okay, I'll confess to two. One a guit-jo. And can
barely plunk a tune out on one.
Now guitars, that's another story.
Unfortunately, have never been able to get down to one of anything.
Have thought about it. But it just doesn't have the appeal. In those
cases where I've
On Jul 18, 10:11 am, Johnny Alien johnnyal...@verizon.net wrote:
Even tig welded a complete steel bike for $500-700 is very unlikely.
**
Our shop (Citybikes) sells a Tig'd Cr-mo KHS Urban Xpress -- with 700c
wheels, 700 x 32 tires, PLENTY of room for fenders and even -- on a
special version
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Beth H periwinkle...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Jul 18, 10:11 am, Johnny Alien johnnyal...@verizon.net wrote:
Even tig welded a complete steel bike for $500-700 is very unlikely.
**
Our shop (Citybikes) sells a Tig'd Cr-mo KHS Urban Xpress -- with 700c
wheels,
Just curious of how others treat their
rivendells? Are they really used to their full potential? Or locked
away shameless in the garage because of their face value?
-Manny
My Hillborne certainly isn't a beater. A beater implies I have a
special occasion bike around. Fortunately since the
I only like to own one of something (banjo, lamp,
computer, bike, vacuum etc) but that one is usually pretty good.
-Ray
Me too, but I've gotta confess to owning five banjos!
Isaac
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Or like my wife, you could get a new, lugged steel, 6 speed Raleigh
with metal headbadge, fenders, basket, kickstand, chainguard and
skirtguard, and even a passenger seat w/foot-pegs in lieu of a rear
rack for $120 (if you live in Thailand). Pics:
Your talk of locks and paint chips reminds me that I'd really like to
see Rivendell sell a [tweed] Sackville u-lock cozy. Mmmm. Or maybe I
should just figure out how to acquire a couple of these:
http://flic.kr/p/79a1qC.
-nathan
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 8:49 AM, jamison brosseau
The HD is a good example. If I had not Riv'd out my Handsome Devil
I think I could have come in for a sub $1000 price but Dammit between
this group and CycloFiend (Damn You Jim!) I wanted a cool steel
bike ;-)
On Jul 18, 11:32 am, andrew hill neurod...@gmail.com wrote:
what about the Handsome
Or you could get one of these Sub $500 beauties, not lugged of course
but cromo, I would, however, be suspicious of the assembly quality
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/galaxy.htm
On Jul 19, 10:02 pm, RoadieRyan rya...@hotmail.com wrote:
The HD is a good example. If I had not
2 cents on the Poly from VO -a build kit for $600 gets frame fork
headset seat post wheels and brakes which is a pretty bangin' deal
considering getting all that stuff separately is more like $750.
Granted after you do all the outfitting you can still make it a spendy
bike but you could also do it
I'd love to see another collaboration between Rivendell and either
QBP
(Surly/Salsa) or Merry Sales (Soma). Similar to the Bleriot
arrangement
they had. Let Grant design and spec it, let them sell it. TIG welded
powder coated would be awesome for this application. Let the
distributor
worry
i agree with charlie. they are just bikes. i ride both of mine and
soon to be a third daily in NYC. they get locked outside for hours
(two u locks and a cable). all that locking nicks up the paint pretty
bad, but they still ride great, and in my opinion look better with age
and use. last year
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 5:29 AM, Johnny Alien johnnyal...@verizon.net wrote:
Just have that Rivendell touch
in the design and components. Something similar to the idea of the LHT
THe thing is...there already is a Surly and they do that niche well.
It's amazing how Surly has taken over the
But Surly bikes sell for around $1K. $1K /= a beater. I'd like to see a
$500-700 Riv designed, QBP/Merry/JB sold bike.
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 5:29 AM, Johnny Alien johnnyal...@verizon.netwrote:
I'd love to see another collaboration between Rivendell and either
QBP
(Surly/Salsa) or Merry
Even tig welded a complete steel bike for $500-700 is very unlikely. I
think Jamis has a steel bike for around $600 but that is the only one
I could think of.
On Jul 18, 12:24 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
But Surly bikes sell for around $1K. $1K /= a beater. I'd like to see a
There are tons of sub-$700 steel bikes for sale. These, for example:
http://campusbikeshop.com/product/khs-brentwood-810.htm
http://campusbikeshop.com/product/schwinn-sierra-seven-805.htm
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Johnny Alien johnnyal...@verizon.net wrote:
Even tig welded a complete
When I get something new and nice, I've recently started trying to
envision it as worn out, used up and empty. That way, right away, I'm
getting comfortable with the inevitable, and also encouraging myself
to Really Use It. I'm trying to look at the wear as signs of
accomplishment. Pride-in-use,
Gee I must be getting old . My idea of a beater bike was
always a Schwinn Varsity or Sears Bike the ones from the 70's
that weighed like 45 pounds. The problem is these days even
those are sought after . so yeah the idea of a beater bike is
gone.
The bottom line is
Those are both hi-tensile very low quality steel. I can't imagine
Rivendell doing anything like that even for a budget bike. The
Rivendell name still needs to go on it. Neither is anywhere near what
Surly or VO has. Even the lower level Bridgestones back in the day
were CrMo. I was looking for
what about the Handsome Devil? that could prob be built up for sub-$1K pretty
easily.
On Jul 18, 2010, at 2:17 PM, Johnny Alien wrote:
Those are both hi-tensile very low quality steel. I can't imagine
Rivendell doing anything like that even for a budget bike. The
Rivendell name still needs
very mass produced with good parts = + $1000
http://www.fujibikes.com/LifeStyle/ClassicSeries/Touring.aspx
On Jul 18, 11:32 am, andrew hill neurod...@gmail.com wrote:
what about the Handsome Devil? that could prob be built up for sub-$1K
pretty easily.
On Jul 18, 2010, at 2:17 PM, Johnny
I thought most folks on this list and most bike friendly people
already had a beater bike - ? I remember seeing owners lists of 6 to 8
bikes per that included city, touring and beater type bikes. Do you
need 2 beater bikes in your stable now?
Don't confuse inexpenisive bike with beater bike. To
That Trek is very nice and VERY similarly spec'd and priced to the
Surly LHT. I think once you break the $1000 barrier people no longer
want to treat it as a beater.
On Jul 18, 3:44 pm, eflayer eddie.fla...@att.net wrote:
very mass produced with good parts = + $1000
I think that 80's mtb's make the best beaters
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16266...@n00/4298178773/
http://picasaweb.google.com/ken.mattina/BianchiSuperGrizzly#5339609849183018498
Ken
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Johnny Alien johnnyal...@verizon.netwrote:
That Trek is very nice and VERY
I can't imagine any Rivendell being a true beater, even a heavily used
quality bike is just a spray job away from redemption.
These have some style - on ebay in australia for $299 ok not lugged
but look nice.
http://www.progearbikes.com.au/product.php?id=91
For a beater bike there are so many
Problem solved ...you want a bike that won't be stolen and one that is
relatively carefree to ride for errands around town etcit
sounds like you are talking about a folding bicycle that is tig welded
that rides similar to a large wheel bicycle. We have that in several
brands but a
a stop to te shop from sf would easily take at least 3 hours. 1 hour
to get on bart. 1 hour at the shop. 1 hour to bart back
On Jul 18, 1:27 pm, Johnny Alien johnnyal...@verizon.net wrote:
That Trek is very nice and VERY similarly spec'd and priced to the
Surly LHT. I think once you break the
I'm with Charlie on this one. I love my Atlantis because I can use it
for anything. The lugs detailing are a nice bonus but I'm not going
to baby it or worry about a few scratches. Every once in a while I
get out the model paint to touch up some major paint damage (like
adding more fork
From a list member I recently purchased an SS coupled Rambouillet.
The bike was used quite a bit and came to me with numerous paint
chips. But it still looks damn good in its green and cream paint. I
took on its first trip of 500 miles a few weeks ago. Packed in the
case, unpacked it and indeed
I thought Grant's little musings were nice -and reassuring given my
recent Bleriot purchase - but I wonder if he's being obtuse and
purposefully ignoring the Velo-Orange Polyvalent or finds something
seriously wrong with it.
On Jul 17, 12:08 pm, manueljohnacosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com
My guess is that with tires, stem, handlebars, tires, etc, etc that
the VO Poly gets up to $1000 pretty easy which is the cost of the
Surly he mentions.
On Jul 17, 1:12 pm, Justin August justinaug...@gmail.com wrote:
I thought Grant's little musings were nice -and reassuring given my
recent
Why impute or wonder about base motives? I am a writer; I know that one
often writes from the hip and only after hitting send (so to speak)
remembers that there is also this or that that one ought to have
mentioned. I expect Grant didn't spend hours analyzing his statement-to-be.
and there is no
i have a hillborne that is my everyday bike. i have it pitlocked and
the vulnerable bolts are stuffed with foil to keep it from being
stripped. the paint chips pretty easily on this frame, i have a few
city flag stickers covering the big ones. rain or shine, snow slop,
locked up outside of bars,
Well, my Rivendell is not a beater. Yes, I ride it around and even
commute on it when I feel like. However, it's not the bike I take out
on the icy, salty roads of winter. Others do. In that case, the bike
of choice (for this coming winter) will be a Surly.
Earlier this week, received a snide
Despite my published reservations about the SH, I'd unhesitatingly choose it
as a beater commuter -- I prefer to call such bikes no worries, mate
bikes -- since despite not being the equal of any of my 3 custom Rivs it is
still a very nice bike compared to most others I've owned.
(Tho' I bet my
Holy cow they are just bicycles ! I don't think a cheaper bicycle
would be any less likely to be stolen or damaged by use. Lets face it,
you can't take this stuff with you when you die so enjoy it now.
Quality things are nice to own and use and.if you can afford
something expensive then use
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