... that one damn near busted my 'snarkometer'... You're '*to*' funny,
Bill...
... and so are you, Steve.
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To bad, Bobby, despite what you have determined empirically, Steve
“snarkometer” = genius
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... that one damn near busted
Steve: The aforementioned tires have already proven their greatness to me on
my bikes; that is all that really matters, right?
One I didn't mention is the Grand Tycoon brick reds... Soft, grippy and fast...
And cheap!!!
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To bad, Bobby, despite what you have determined empirically, Steve trumps
your data with his interpretation of what is in-between the lines of
On 01/15/2015 02:44 PM, Chris Chen wrote:
Unfrozen caveman lawyer, everyone!
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To bad, Bobby, despite what you have determined empirically,
Well...winter has taken hold, I suppose. Thanks for the correction, Bill, I
still can't believe you misspelled too. Anywho, I've got an old, too
small, fillet brazed High Sierra w/ some sweet Cunningham/SunTour brakes
that needs a new bb a few upgrades. I'll build it up w/ what I've got
Best thread of 2015 !
On Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 3:44:49 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote:
You'd best break out the graphic debugger, Bill, because your sarcasm
subroutine is producing garbage results.
You are absolutely correct. I typed To bad, Bobby, when obviously I
should have
You'd best break out the graphic debugger, Bill, because your sarcasm
subroutine is producing garbage results.
You are absolutely correct. I typed To bad, Bobby, when obviously I
should have typed Too bad, Bobby. Thank you for your always constructive
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To bad, Bobby, despite what you have determined empirically, Steve trumps
your data with his interpretation of what is in-between the lines of what
Jan has written about tires. Steve says the subtext behind Jan's writings
imply that Compass tires are
On Jan 13, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On 01/13/2015 11:20 AM, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
Yeah, why bother with 650b when there are so many great tire options for
26??
Because there are virtually no great road tire options for 26?
Panaracer Pasela,
On 01/14/2015 04:40 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Jan 13, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On 01/13/2015 11:20 AM, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
Yeah, why bother with 650b when there are so many great tire options for 26??
Because there are virtually no great road tire
Steve
Does the Compass 26x1.75 tire qualify as GREAT with you?
Does the Compass 26x1.5 tire qualify as GREAT with you?
In other words, does *virtually no great tires *mean Zero? Or One? Or Two?
When Tim said Grand Bois, I assumed he *meant* these two Compass models.
Bill
On Wednesday,
On 01/14/2015 05:40 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Steve
Does the Compass 26x1.75 tire qualify as GREAT with you?
Does the Compass 26x1.5 tire qualify as GREAT with you?
In other words, does /virtually no great tires /mean Zero? Or One?
Or Two?
Virtually does allow for one or two great tires.
Steve:
For starters there's Schwalbe Big Apple and Kojaks, which come in multiple
widths, perfect for roadin'. And we are talking about a Rockhopper, which
is made for fat tires.
Here's my son's Rockhopper with the biggest Fat Franks... Still rolls great
on 50-mile roads and on all kinds of
I mean there's nothing to keep you from going to 584 in the future; And
you'll only be out $70 for the tires; And you'll probably be able to sell
them here :)
But yeah look at those balloons!
On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 10:17 AM, Dale Click click...@gmail.com wrote:
OK then, I’m sticking with the
OK then, I’m sticking with the 26….I like the idea of going with the Fat Franks
or Big Apple…. my LBS agrees, and wants to see the condition of the bike for
further suggestions. They’re looking forward to my project almost as much as I
am, and that’s one of the reasons I’ll go out of my way to
On 01/13/2015 11:20 AM, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
Yeah, why bother with 650b when there are so many great tire options for 26??
Because there are virtually no great road tire options for 26?
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Compass tires 26 offerings seem quite nice, but I wish they'd offer an
even wider 2 version. I haven't tried the Kojaks personally. I like the
Schwalbe ballooners; I've tried the Fat Frank and Big Apple, but I find
them to ride more sluggishly than my favorite 26 tire:
I can't stop raving about
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Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: What's your winter project?
Steve:
For starters there's Schwalbe Big Apple and Kojaks, which come in multiple
widths, perfect for roadin'. And we are talking about a Rockhopper, which is
made for fat tires.
Here's my son's Rockhopper with the biggest Fat
Oh my, Tim, those are gorgeous looking tires. Me gusta.
On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 10:54 AM, Tim Gavin tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com
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Compass tires 26 offerings seem quite nice, but I wish they'd offer an
even wider 2 version. I haven't tried the Kojaks personally. I like the
Schwalbe
Yes, they're awesome tires. Fast and fun. Mine are last-gen MK2's at
26x2.1 in the BMX compound/72tpi. I bet the dual compound/185tpi
Speedsters are even faster tires (but I prefer the tread of the MK).
On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Chris Chen cc...@nougat.org wrote:
Oh my, Tim, those are
Yeah, why bother with 650b when there are so many great tire options for 26??
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Wow, those ARE some cool treads.
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Totally bunk back of the envelope calculation says that a 559 rim with 60mm
tires gets you to 679mm diameter (this is most certainly more than what
you'll see but bear with me, which equals a tire 47.5mm big on 584 rims.
So, you've got that data point anyway.
On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 3:52 PM,
I don’t know! It’s worth taking a look at, an would help to keep the initial
costs down. That will be something I will question the LBS about.
Rusty
On Jan 12, 2015, at 6:49 PM, Chris Chen cc...@nougat.org wrote:
Sounds fun!
QQ does putting fat franks on a 26 wheel get you close to the
Sounds fun!
QQ does putting fat franks on a 26 wheel get you close to the outside
diameter of a just normally fat 650b setup?
On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Rusty Click click...@gmail.com wrote:
My project will be a 650b conversion of my old, mid 80's Rockhopper, which
will soon be back in
I've been riding Fire XCs on a SOMA Groove. Nice, light tires that help
keep the set up light and nimble. Not the smoothest on the road but great
in the dirt, mud and gravel.
John
On Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 2:16:00 PM UTC-8, Tony DeFilippo wrote:
Chris that looks awesome! I'll be
Thanks John! Any experiences in mud w/ the Fire XC's?
On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Surlyprof jmcclu...@gmail.com wrote:
I've been riding Fire XCs on a SOMA Groove. Nice, light tires that help
keep the set up light and nimble. Not the smoothest on the road but great
in the dirt, mud
Not enough to render a strong opinion yet.
Sorry,
John
On Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 9:34:18 AM UTC-8, Tony DeFilippo wrote:
Thanks John! Any experiences in mud w/ the Fire XC's?
On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Surlyprof jmcc...@gmail.com
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I've been riding Fire XCs
So my winter project just needs bar tape and probably fenders :)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/16062359839/
On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Philip Williamson
philip.william...@gmail.com wrote:
Very interested to see the progress on this!
And it looks like a business pilot.
Chris that looks awesome! I'll be interested in what you think of the fire
xc tires!
On Jan 10, 2015 4:31 PM, Chris Chen cc...@nougat.org wrote:
So my winter project just needs bar tape and probably fenders :)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/16062359839/
On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at
And now I’m off to Google “White LMDS”
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OK, this might be
Wow, Bill. That is an inspiring (and, for those like me who lack the
imagination/skills to conceptualize such a thing, humbling) winter project.
Pics along the way, please, please, please. And good luck!
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Thanks Tom.
Related WTB. Does anybody want to sell me a BB cable guide that will
accommodate 3 cables?
On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 7:44:07 AM UTC-8, Pudge wrote:
Wow, Bill. That is an inspiring (and, for those like me who lack the
imagination/skills to conceptualize such a thing,
On the Quickbeam, New Bar tape, twine and shellac (just do at least every 10
years)
New Rando bike
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A couple of small projects.
Continue on the garage cleanout - too many bits for projects that are never
going to happen.
Try to straighten out front shifting on a bike with the Suntour XCD 50.4
BCD cranket. Just not working yet.
Get some riding in!
Dan in Marin
On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 11:22 AM,
Tig welding and lugs are methods or joining tubes. If the tubes and angles
are the same as long as the joining is done well it will not make much
difference on ride and handling.
An old Schwinn World, massed produced and designed for the lowest common
denominator is not going to have the
On 12/21/2014 08:25 AM, Matthew J wrote:
Tig welding and lugs are methods or joining tubes. If the tubes and
angles are the same as long as the joining is done well it will not
make much difference on ride and handling.
The choice of tubes, dimensions and angles -- those /are/ important.
Lots of projects lined up in the garage... it's been an odd Fall and start
to winter for me as I never really got back in a rhythm after my accident
back in August. So several projects languished for one reason or another.
In any case here they are;
0. Get back to regular commuting and
I very much appreciate that, on their web page, Boulder Bikes states:
We love lugged frames, but all the love in the world doesn't enable them to
actually ride better or faster. So the reality is that a $1,435 Tig Boulder
Bicycle frame will perform just as well on the road as one of our $6,000
On 12/18/2014 11:12 PM, William deRosset wrote:
I'd also like to have a bike-ectomy, passing along machines I'm not
using to liberate space in my home. I'm pretty excited by mechanical
objects (watches, cameras, bikes, cars) and need to remind myself that
it ain't about the physical object,
A friend will braze on some rack and fender mounts (I will supervise and
hold his beer) to my Schwinn KOM. Then I'm going to get the frame
powder-coated; I'm thinking clear coat to show off the lugs, maybe with a
light metal flake.
I'm also going to spread the rear to 135 mm from 130, and
If you do try a kickback, I’d urge you to use one without a coaster brake – on
my MB-2 Resurrectio, I used a 2-speed Sturmey Archer kickback with a coaster
brake, and the braking results in shifting when I don’t want it to. Otherwise
I like the kickback hub a lot.
From:
If you do try a kickback, I’d urge you to use one without a coaster brake
– on my MB-2 Resurrectio, I used a 2-speed Sturmey Archer kickback with a
coaster brake, and the braking results in shifting when I don’t want it
to. Otherwise I like the kickback hub a lot.
Definitely a concern. I
1. Another mixte rebuild for a charity auction. This one is a Fuji Royale
mixte (from, I think, 1981); quite a nice frame, repainted by Bruce at the
Color Factory a tasteful Taxicab Yellow. It will get the same build as in past
years – 3-speed Sturmey drum brake rear and Sturmey drum brake
Damned household expenses get in the way of bike expenditure, don't they?
Me, my problem is insufficient income. (Well, and my promise to my daughter
that I will redecorate her bedroom -- new (modest) furniture -- before she
goes off to college -- she's 13.)
On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 12:22 PM,
1. Find someone who needs a lovely 1984 Stumpjumper (lugged, biplane, slack,
etc) for their winter project! Make me an offer!
2. Sell another bike, possibly the couplered Rawland.
3. Clear out a bunch of bike parts: bars, saddles, derailleurs, brakes, etc.
Sense a theme here? Create space
Mine are similar:
1. Build my 58cm Rambouillet to cover all of my riding except for mtn
biking. It'll have two sets of wheels, one with Grand Bois Cypres for good
roads and the other with CX tires for rougher stuff and rail trails/dirt
roads.
2. Reluctantly get my much beloved 57cm Roadeo and
not when you move to the beach! You can ride 12 months of the year in San
Diego. Of course the scenery is better in the summer.
~mike ... Carlsbad Ca.
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Joe,
That Lyon trailer bike is awesome!
May you and your daughter have many fun rides together.
I wish somebody was still making a high quality trailer bike like yours.
I have a Trek version that clamps to the seatpost but it is really heavy
and adversely affects the handing.
Maybe after Riv
We need to organize a SoCal ride!
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 7:53 AM, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote:
My winter plans are to leave the cold North for Southern California, so I
can* ride and live in some sunshine !* It's what I want more than
anything right now.
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Actual Sheldon Brown hit right when he said the riding around here is good
9-months out of the year, the other three are too damn hot! This is true for
SoCal.
James Valiensi, PE
Northridge, CA
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On Nov 22, 2011, at 7:53 AM, Garth wrote:
My winter plans are to
In Sheldon We Trust!
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 8:22 AM, James Valiensi valie...@mac.com wrote:
Actual Sheldon Brown hit right when he said the riding around here is good
9-months out of the year, the other three are too damn hot! This is true
for SoCal.
James Valiensi, PE
Northridge, CA
Just knocked out Winter Project #0 last night, spliced together a
broken Honjo and racked/fendered my daughter's Lyon Trailer Cycle:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/
I want to specifically thank listmembers Patrick Moore and Matt Tonay
for their generosity and help with accomplishing this
Your build is sweet. Glad to help. The rack looks better on the bike than
sitting in my garage.
Enjoy,
Matt
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I've just realized that my winter project is going to be learn how to undo the
master link on my chain.
Oh, and then I'm going to try some of this stuff:
http://www.chain-l.com/EdPavelkaTest.html
Since it's winter now we should discuss chain lubrication for our fine
Rivendell bicycles.
-JimD
On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 06:31 -0800, jimD wrote:
I've just realized that my winter project is going to be learn how to undo
the master link on my chain.
Oh, and then I'm going to try some of this stuff:
http://www.chain-l.com/EdPavelkaTest.html
Since it's winter now we should discuss chain
Which chain lube is best for low-trail vs. high-trail and does it induce
shimmy?
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 9:04 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 06:31 -0800, jimD wrote:
I've just realized that my winter project is going to be learn how to
undo the master link
I only buy low-modulus chains. The stretchy response allows me to get even
stiff frames to plane.
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I like mine with rust.. after all rust is a protective covering for the chain
right? Hell I can't even hear that noise when I turn my iPod up.
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I absolutely love the Salsa/Linskey Ti bikes that are coming out. The La
Cruz, Vaya and Fargo in Ti are pretty amazing bikes!
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Forrest ftme...@me.com wrote:
Pretty marginally Riv-related, but one winter project will be refining the
build of this Salsa La Cruz
I hope to one day get my bike back from Airglow painting if they ever finish it
then the rebuild will be the project. New leather bat tape too
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Yes, isn't it!
The Ti Vaya in particular looks like a great rough-stuff bike.
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Philip Williamson
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Is Lynskey building the Salsa Ti bikes? That's pretty cool.
Philip
On Nov 20, 10:30 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com
We all feel your pain, Bill. Hang in there. The B17 on the Hunq should be fine.
Bill
Louisville, Ky
On Nov 17, 2011, at 7:55 PM, fulf wrote:
This winter I'll be building my Hunqapillar. I got the frameset in September
along with a bottom bracket and crank. Last month I got bullmoose
The Sheldon nut as I proposed it would only hold the fender and only be
needed if you didn't want to drill the fender tab so the larger diameter
recessed allen nut would fit through. It would be screwed into a normal
recessed allen nut brake mounting bolt, which is what would be holding the
rack.
Right, the rack has a threaded bolt that goes through the fork crown. I
know of at least a couple BOBs who have shortened that and used a normal
recessed allen nut to mount the rack. Since those come in several lengths,
it should be no problem getting the canti hanger and rack tightened down.
Folks,
I may be missing something here since I don't have hands on experience with
that rack, but I'm pretty sure you can use a normal recessed allen bolt
(like on any modern sidepull caliper brake) and there is no issue with
getting everything fastened down. You might have to drill out the hole
Be sure to post photos.
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 8:08 AM, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
Yesterday Tom Kellogg of Spectrum Cycles fame called to e-mailed to
advise my 30th Anniversary frame is done and ready to ship. Build
will use mostly period parts (except for things like brake
Now, that's the spirit! May I use you as a reference to my wife?
Bill
Louisville, Ky
In a message dated 11/29/2010 12:07:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
fbr...@jwperry.com writes:
Build My Goodrich when it arrives. Maybe build my Kogswell P/R. Maybe
reconfigure my Riv. Maybe do an overhaul
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 9:48 AM, SFF jgre...@earthlink.net wrote:
3Okay, this is serious. Need to find a secure storage location for my
Riv bikes. With my wife's Betty Foy coming in a week or so, I'll have
3. Too many to keep in the house. Need to carve out space in the
garage and come up
I use this one: http://tinyurl.com/twobikerack
Cheers,
Sean
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Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 9:52 AM
On Wed
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Sean Whelan strummer_...@yahoo.com wrote:
I use this one: *http://tinyurl.com/twobikerack*
I was thinking of something like this:
http://tandemgeek.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/garage-redo-part-4-before-after-shots/
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On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 6:59 AM, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Sean Whelan strummer_...@yahoo.comwrote:
I use this one: *http://tinyurl.com/twobikerack*
I was thinking of something like this:
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 10:20 AM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.comwrote:
I'm speechless
Found your new winter project?
-sv
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On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 10:38 AM, SFF jgre...@earthlink.net wrote:
Option two, as suggested by my wife - get ~500 sq ft of space (an
apartment) away from the house where I can store my bikes, my record
collection, and myself. Ouch!
Joel
(Know yourself, etc...but also know your wife!...)
I've got Fizik-brand under tape gel on all my drop bar bikes--it's the best
padding I've found. Lasts longer and is more comfortable than anything else
I've tried...
Steve
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Bikes or bars (tape)? Curious about shellacking frames -- if that is
what you did.
This weekend's project: sturdy-fied a set of Axiom Dutch panniers.
These are the ideal shopping panniers: big, relatively inexpensive,
boxy, stiffened so that you can drop a full paper grocery sack into
each side,
I'm having my Atlantis repainted this winter. The original paint is
still in pretty good shape for the most part; other than minor
scratches all over it and a fairly significant ding/dent/gouge in the
top tube. But I've never been a huge fan of the stock 'lantis color
(although it has grown on me
sorting out all the random parts left over from the year, setting up a
proper workspace in my new home now that rain endangers working outside all
the time.
trying not to spend time on projects, just want to ride regularly this rainy
season round.
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