A Hunk or Bombawith wide as possible tires and MTB gearing
44x32x22 chain rings and 12-32 cassette. If you use a Sugino crank get
the 46x36x24 and use the new Shimano 12-36 cassette. Whatever bar you
like but the Bullmoose style has good break lever ergonomics for down
hill stopping
The Sheldon nut should work and you most likely will not have to
shorten the Nitto Mini bolt. The portion of the Sheldon nut that
engages the allen key will protrude out of the back of the fork crown.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/fenders.html
Scroll down about 60% of the way. The thin
I love the looks of the old Rallys. I put one on my All Rounder when I
first built it up. I ended up less than pleased with the shifting
performance and switched it out after some time. It went on ebay and payed
for many vintage Suntour mechs that while not quite having the looks, shift
better
I still have a mid 80s vintage NR derailler in my parts bin. I have
great memories of it and would love to use it on a bike today, but it
just doesn't have the capacity my vintage legs need now. I used it
with a 52/42 and 13-26 and that was about its limit, 23 teeth. Today
I need about 30
I had atrocious bad luck with the second generation Campy Rally.
Bought NOS on eBay first time I used it, it literally came apart.
Possibly there was a bolt missing? But it came in the sealed Campy
plastic bag.*
I've heard the first generation were better. Much harder to find,
that is for sure.
Might be cheapest to replace the fork. :)
On Dec 7, 9:10 pm, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I have a 1990 Fisher Sphinx monster cross in addition to my Sam that
is getting more and more rivvish by the year, but is a size too small.
Since the Fisher has a 1 1/4 (!) threaded steerer,
Lots of great opinions, Thanks!
I think the practical, intelligent thing to do is find a used 58cm
Ram. Unfortunately I'm suffering from a horrible case of new bike-itis
and I'm leaning heavily towards a new 57cm quill stem Rodeo. Talked to
Riv yesterday regarding sizing and it sounds like a 57 is
Hhm,
but are reducers to get from a headtube sized for a 1 1/4 inch headset
down to a 1 1/8 headset readily available? And cost for a new fork,
headset and appropriate stem is perhaps more than I want to spend...
Gernot
On Dec 8, 9:24 pm, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote:
Might be cheapest to
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Kentileguy ken_y...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Lots of great opinions, Thanks!
I think the practical, intelligent thing to do is find a used 58cm
Ram. Unfortunately I'm suffering from a horrible case of new bike-itis
and I'm leaning heavily towards a new 57cm quill
On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 06:31 -0800, Kentileguy wrote:
Lots of great opinions, Thanks!
I think the practical, intelligent thing to do is find a used 58cm
Ram. Unfortunately I'm suffering from a horrible case of new bike-itis
and I'm leaning heavily towards a new 57cm quill stem Rodeo. Talked to
My friend Paul just got back to Thailand with his new 56cm Hillborne,
which he bought after riding my 56 Hillborne and Kip's 56 Bomba. I
believe his carbon Felt is for sale. :)
If you want to see the two Sams side by side, click here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25150...@n08/5244123396/
(His is
The Campagnolo Rally isn't really a great design, but it can work very
well with the right chain and freewheel combination. I had one on my
touring bike for years. It worked great with a 7-speed Dura-Ace
freewheel with the twisted teeth and a 7-speed Sedisport chain. When I
switched to a Regina
Doug:
They're Marathon Extremes. They're from Riv although they don't seem
to have it on their site. 40 I think ?
On Dec 8, 10:58 am, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Paul:
I recognize Schwalbe on the tires but can't quite make out which
model. What size and model did you select?
See inserted comments.I think it's about even between the 2 basic
choices.
On Dec 7, 2:31 pm, JimP thefamil...@gmail.com wrote:
Which Rivendell bike would you choose for the following:
Approx 3500 acres of Hardwoods and pastures,very hilly with ridges and
bottoms (Hunq/Bomb). Surrounded
I don't disagree with the responses that you've received so far,
recommending the Hunqapillar, Bombadil, and Hillborne. Any of those
bikes would perform admirably in the conditions you describe and would
make great choices. Of those, I'd probably lean towards the Hunq/Bomba
for the increased tire
the walnut pie at Mission Pie at 25th and Mission is nice.
They just started doing pot pies too, they are all hand made and
excellent.
On Dec 7, 2:52 pm, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote:
Box Dog, Four Barrel, Zeitgeist, Mission Pie, The Attic, Monk's
Kettle, Cancun, Tartine, Elbo Room,
Just wanted to bump this up. The bike is still available.
-Matthew
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Ti Couz is at 16th and Valencia.
My wife and I go there every tuesday night for a dessert crepe.
the homemade caramel is my thing.
she gets honey.
On Dec 7, 11:06 am, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
I really like the crepe restaurant Ti Couz. It's down there in or
near the Mission.
On Dec
We like to grab Maple Glazed Bacon Donuts from Dynamo's whenever we're
in town. Welcome and enjoy your trip to the Bay Area.
On Dec 7, 10:37 am, Lesli lesli.lar...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey. I'll be in town for a holiday pop up show in the mission
district. Come by if you're in the area:
Cost, build, pics?
Joe Bartoe
Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc.
www.synapticcycles.com
949-374-6079
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 06:58:05 -0800
Subject: [RBW] Re: FS: 64cm Atlantis, Complete Bike
From: mkr...@gmail.com
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Just wanted to bump this up.
on 12/7/10 1:31 PM, JimP at thefamil...@gmail.com wrote:
Which Rivendell bike would you choose for the following:
Approx 3500 acres of Hardwoods and pastures,very hilly with ridges and
bottoms. Surrounded by asphalt gravel and dirt roads. Horse trails.
Dowhhill to the bottoms from normal
I need to ditch SHOWMANSHIP and just eat my way through this list.
Amazing. Thanks again. I figured on a high concentration of Riv
folks in Bay Area. You need to publish a Riv-ish city guide.
LL
On Dec 8, 2:54 am, A D deguzman.al...@gmail.com wrote:
We like to grab Maple Glazed Bacon Donuts
That terrain sounds ideal and beautiful. I agree with the CycloFiend.
Any Rivendell model would give great satisfaction, and be huge fun.
My first choice from your description was (of course) Quickbeam! If
you'd be pushing up the steepies anyway... If you like gears, the A.
Homer Hilsen or Sam
When Campagnolo ran out of those castings, they just put the longer cages on
a standard Nuovo
Record body.
Unless my particular derailleur was actually missing a component, I
think this is where mine went wrong. My set up must have put more
torque where the cage attached to the body then it
Hmm. He got 42's on there with fenders?
Excuse me, I'm off to do some tire shopping!
-Pete
On Dec 8, 10:01 am, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com wrote:
My friend Paul just got back to Thailand with his new 56cm Hillborne,
which he bought after riding my 56 Hillborne and Kip's 56 Bomba. I
believe
Just returned from a bike and beer credit card tour in SD county.
Coastal route is always nice. If you want a climb...Escondido or El
Cajon to Julian is epic. There are lots of public transportation
options..amtrak...coaster...sprinter to get you to start point if time
is limited. Train
When is the pop up happening?
On Dec 7, 2010 10:37 AM, Lesli lesli.lar...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey. I'll be in town for a holiday pop up show in the mission
district. Come by if you're in the area:
http://www.archivalclothing.com/2010/10/archival-field-trip-nycbrooklyn-pt-1.html
I'm looking for
Those bikes look great. Does Paul get any leg bump from the basket on
the rear?
--mike
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Surface, which you've mentioned is one consideration. Speed and weight
(both yours and gear) are the others.
And here's the somewhat boring truth: unless you are extreme in weight
or speed, or a bicycle connoisseur (and in which case you wouldn't be
asking on a list-serve in the first place) any
Alan-
Great insights-
After too much reading, thinking, questing, that is exactly what I did - chose
the Hunq as my one all-rounder for comfort AND style - not trying to figure out
the PERFECT ride to suit all those SPECIFIC needs.
Thanks
Michael D.
Walnut Creek
Michael DiBenedetto
If you're nimble and on the lighter side, perhaps a Roadeo would fit
the bill, as it is the successor to the Legolas, with a few notable
changes like bb height and brake type. Mostly, I say this mostly
because I just want to plug Vaughn's Walking the Dog youtube video:
On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 07:07 -0800, Jan Heine wrote:
It's funny that the first generation, which Eric bought, had the nice
drop parallelogram and special upper pivot. When Campagnolo ran out of
those castings, they just put the longer cages on a standard Nuovo
Record body. It appears that
Make it easy-just get one of each!
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Michael DiBenedetto
climbthem...@gmail.comwrote:
Alan-
Great insights-
After too much reading, thinking, questing, that is exactly what I did -
chose the Hunq as my one all-rounder for comfort AND style - not trying to
...Make it easy-just get one of each! ...
THAT is the best answer so far
Actually, this would make for a nice test... Assemble a blue ribbon
panel of riders (of varying size and weights, riding preferences and
styles), each performing a comparison ride of all the Rivs while
testing them over
Hi,
You could use an adapter to run a standard quill stem in your 1-1/4 fork. I've
made them before.
Cheers!
On Dec 8, 2010, at 6:24 AM, Ginz wrote:
Might be cheapest to replace the fork. :)
On Dec 7, 9:10 pm, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I have a 1990 Fisher Sphinx monster
You must not like orange. :^) Because that one on eBay right now is a 58, and
it's a beaut!
Again, no connection to the seller.
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Subject: [RBW]
Has anybody out there ever converted a string of Christmas lights for
low voltage power, like that produced by a dynohub? How cool would
that be? The output of my Shimano DH-3N80 hub is 6 volts, 3 watts.
Suggestions?
-br
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On Dec 8, 5:29 pm, James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote:
You must not like orange. :^) Because that one on eBay right now is a 58, and
it's a beaut!
Again, no connection to the seller.
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From: Kentileguy
I'm shocked, genuinely shocked, that you guys are tossing out these
recommendations without benefit of on the ground field research! How
can one possibly, in good conscience, recommend any Rivendell (with
the possible exception of the Atlantis, of course) without thoroughly
exploring ...3,500
I would search Ebay for something longer/ taller. I dont imagine there
is a lot of demand for these stems, so I imagine they go pretty cheap.
here is an example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Uno-Bike-Quill-Stem-130mm-15-for-1-1-4-HS-Purple_W0QQitemZ360246210726QQcategoryZ22694QQcmdZViewItem
(sorry no
I remain very interested in the frame but understand your reluctance
to part it out. Unfortunately I just can't swing the whole bike at
this time.
--mike
On Dec 8, 8:16 am, Joe Bartoe jbar...@hotmail.com wrote:
Cost, build, pics?
Joe Bartoe
Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals,
Atlantis if you can ride a 56 (only because your tire options are
huge). It'll go anywhere you have the physical condition or the stones
to take it.
On Dec 7, 3:31 pm, JimP thefamil...@gmail.com wrote:
Which Rivendell bike would you choose for the following:
Approx 3500 acres of Hardwoods and
Easy one: if you place all the current Rivendell non-custom, multi-geared,
non-mixte models (and add in the Rambouillet - it has emeritus status I say!)
on a spectrum that runs from road bike to mountain bike...that's 7 models...the
question is:
Which model lies in the middle of the spectrum?
The correct answer is an Atlantis (why are you not surprised?). No
worries off-road; hauls more junk than anyone should care to; and
wonderfully comfortable on the road. I can't keep up with Rob on his
Roadeo but I blame old age for that shortcoming.
dougP
On Dec 8, 4:24 pm, James Warren
Actually they are marked 42-622, 700 x 40C, in Schwalbe's infinite
tire labeling wisdom. They probably run a bit narrow like many
Marathons. Haven't measured them yet, but will report back.
Gernot
On Dec 9, 12:52 am, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote:
Hmm. He got 42's on there with fenders?
Doug of course answered correctly. It's a trick question. The actual model in
the middle of the 7 if you list them is Sam Hillborne, but one's love of one's
own bike must over-ride that and one's own bike must be the center of the
universe. Hence, for Doug, the correct answer must be Atlantis.
Here's the popup show info. I'm sure some Riv folks who also like
heritage clothing (US made shirts, denim, knitwear, bags) might enjoy
dropping by the show.
http://thecommonsf.com/showmanship
Regards,
LL
On Dec 8, 10:01 am, Dave Minyard salukiri...@gmail.com wrote:
When is the pop up
Either way, I do believe the orange Hillbornes do take a wider tire
than the first gen Greenborne. Mine will run a 40 Marathon Supreme
with fender, but that's about it. At least for my safety.
Believe list member Jim Thill built up a Orangeborne with 700x45
tires. Ah, yes - here it is -
Schwalbe's sizing is kinda interesting. My 35 mm Marathon Supremes
are marked 37-622, 28 x 1.40, 700 x 35c. At 60 psi they measure 36 mm
on a Mavic A 719 rim (24 mm or so inside width, IIRC). Perhaps tire
measurements have different spec requirements in varioius parts of the
world, and Schwalbe
Wicked idea!
I've little knowledge of electrical work but would really dig doing
this on my dynohub!
Paul
On Dec 9, 6:30 am, Bill Rhea billr...@yahoo.com wrote:
Has anybody out there ever converted a string of Christmas lights for
low voltage power, like that produced by a dynohub? How cool
Since you are asking for photos, here's my 57cm RodeoI love
mineNo color...just
Raw steel with clear coat...good luck with your choice!
Kps
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16848...@n03/sets/72157623773112005/
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Just measured the Extremes. They are 40.0 mm at 30 psi.
The fenders are SKS P50s, fairly close fit.
Mike: No leg bump!
Paul
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I'm trying to control for personal bias, but isn't Sam H in the middle?
Roadeo Ram Homey Sam Atlantis Hunq Bomb
Although the gravity of a binary star is huge!
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:10 PM, James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.netwrote:
Doug of course answered correctly. It's a trick
I will say, that if you want absolute versatility for any offroad need
(including touring) there is something to be said for the most lightly tubed
yet widest-tire-clearing bicycle in the bunch.
That puts you square on the atlantis, the quintessential rivendell if you
ask me.
You'll never find
Hi Peter,
here is a pic of my Sam with true 42mm semi-knobbies:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25150...@n08/4211601286/
Looks like there is room for a fender, at least a plastic one. I may
give the 52mm VO Aluminum Zeppelins from my Fisher Sphinx a try on the
Sam over 42mm knobbies, and if so,
Can you list all 7 in order? That would be very interesting!
Jim
On Dec 8, 8:10 pm, James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote:
Doug of course answered correctly. It's a trick question. The actual model in
the middle of the 7 if you list them is Sam Hillborne, but one's love of
one's own
Thanks guys! I have the answer! I am getting the bikes in the following order:
Sam Hillborne
A.Homer Hilson
Roadeo
Atlantis
After that ...
Thanks again!
best,
JimP
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 13:57:52 -0800
Subject: [RBW] Re: Which Rivendell bike?
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How advisable is it to ride of-road with a stem adaptor? Off-roading
is my main use for the bike these days.
Gernot
On Dec 9, 5:49 am, James Valiensi valie...@mac.com wrote:
Hi,
You could use an adapter to run a standard quill stem in your 1-1/4 fork.
I've made them before.
Cheers!
On Dec
Thanks,
I have looked before, but everything that I have found is maddeningly
short (= not tall). Indeed what I had on the bile was one of those
short UNO jobs...
Gernot
On Dec 9, 6:38 am, cm chrispmur...@hotmail.com wrote:
I would search Ebay for something longer/ taller. I dont imagine there
I know I said not to tell, but was the color what settled it for
you? :-) Price sure is nice.
Enjoy!
-Allan
On Dec 8, 2:08 pm, jim phillips thefamil...@hotmail.com wrote:
Thanks guys! I have the answer! I am getting the bikes in the following order:
Sam Hillborne
A.Homer Hilson
Roadeo
I forget which hub he had, but I helped a friend do this a few years
ago. He got a string of lights from Ikea or somewhere and just wired
them up. I said we have a 50-50 chance of getting the polarity right
on the first try, which we did. Actually we had a 100% chance, as the
generators are
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