I'd second this sentiment. You've done such a nice job building-up that
bicycle, someone will benefit from it being complete. If you're in no
panic to sell, just be patient. The BB might not be the first choice of
RBW listers, but the outboard type is a perfectly good system and it
Nabbed this one from The Chainlink:
...There are lots of graphs in this article. Click on the link for the
full article.
I'll admit the recent positive reports have given me the albastache bug.
So I tried to put together a RBW order of several items last night.
Unfortunately, several items on my list were out of stock...including the
albastache bar.
Anyone out there who tried it and decided it isn't for you?
Of course there is the gratuitous ran-red-light, was passing cars, etc...
but bottom line: another serious issue with fabrication:
there is certainly a cause-and-effect issue here. About 5-10% of my work
is forensic for product liability. It's always technically easy work, and
in most cases - not every case - the broken part is a result of the
collision, and not the cause. But I understand the concern for casual use
of
I have noticed that some bike tires are noticeably noisier than others. It
seems to be related to the amount of tread, especially protruding bumps,
but that's just my subjective impression. I have new tires that are very
noisy, but they are on my Prius not my Rivendell. I now wonder if there
For sale or trade is a practically new (a few minor bag scrapes) large
Nitto Campee front rack.
Also have a practically new Bruce Gordon rear rack and front low rider rack
(front rack has mild wear, rear like new)
I'd like to sell them for $100 each + shipping.
I'm looking for a Nitto 32F
We're all gettin older :)
On Thursday, May 8, 2014 7:45:15 PM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote:
A triple for Patrick?? A double-plus-8 is already 15 gears too many for
him!
On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 9:31:27 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
Thanks; but no need for a triple. I'll just run really
To add to the Blug's photos of a 48cm Hunqapillar, here's another series of
a beautiful green Hunqapillar (I'm guessing 54cm).
Check it out on The Radavist:
http://theradavist.com/2014/05/allans-hunqapillar-dirt-tourer/#1
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None of us can say it was an issue of fabrication, as no one knows the
cause, let alone the history of the frame in question.
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For 26 rims, I swear by Alex DM24 (26 x 32mm wide)... Double-walled,
eyeletted... INEXPENSIVE. I have used these on the last 5 or so builds
(and so far they have been flawless).
These are currently my favorite go-to rim at the moment...
As for Ryno-Lites... I have owned these in the past, and
Two brief points:
First, the only fork I've had break under me (yes, I was JRA; the bike was
supposedly a NOS tandem) was steel. Fortunately, only bad bruising
resulted. I did have a Varsity fork break, too, but it happened slowly
enough for me to discover it before it injured me.
With so many
it's not a question of strength, the question is toughness - the ability to
absorb strain energy over time without producing damage. Back to the cause
and effect question. If you can demonstrate a low-energy or progressive
fracture, you can argue that a break is a cause. With impact damage,
Love that build!
Dan
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Shoji Takahashi
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To add to the Blug's photos of a 48cm Hunqapillar, here's another series
of a beautiful green Hunqapillar (I'm guessing 54cm).
Check it out on The Radavist:
I've got a complete stem+Albastache+brake combo built up, taped and shellacked.
Interested?
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By strength I simply mean the general and overall capacity to withstand
rigors of use over a long period; thus strength in this ordinary every
day sense includes toughness.
I don't think that anyone really questions that CF can be used in such a
way to make things that in this sense are very
For a project bike, not sure if they are gonna work or not so don't want to
take the full retail hit. Thanks.
Peter
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something to add to the discussion,the LX hubs are considered a better hub
than the newer XT's. The XT' went to an aluminum axle and smaller balls.
Less durable than the the LX.
The LX model is a little shinier too, they are built for the Euro trekking
market and not that available in the
I think i need to sell my 1st gen. 56cm Hillborne frameset and order a
'pillar.
On Friday, May 9, 2014 11:48:49 AM UTC-4, Shoji Takahashi wrote:
To add to the Blug's photos of a 48cm Hunqapillar, here's another series
of a beautiful green Hunqapillar (I'm guessing 54cm).
Check it out
It has smaller ball bearings, but more of them, 13x 3/16ths bearings versus
9x 1/4 ths bearings. I don't view the aluminum axle as a liability. This
bike will be ridden on road exclusively, and with 650b x 42 mm tires, so
not exactly a harsh operating environment.
I looked at the tech documents
Thanks to all of you for your comments. The Heron already has a new home
where it will be appreciated for what it is. I am back to commuting on my
1983 Centurion Pro Tour 15 with fenders and nice fat tires and couldn't by
happier. In fact, this whole experience increased my appreciation for
It does seem that there were more than single, simple variables involved in
this accident, and debating that falls pretty far outside the realm of our
chosen discussions. We had a pretty on-point discussion a few weeks back,
but I don't know that further documentation of general carbon failure
I just hope dude is gonna be ok.
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Cyclofiend Jim cyclofi...@earthlink.netwrote:
It does seem that there were more than single, simple variables involved
in this accident, and debating that falls pretty far outside the realm of
our chosen discussions. We had a
Most of the analysis of rolling resistance for bicycle tires points at
casing construction as a much more significant factor WRT rolling
resistance. You can create sound without all that much energy loss, and
part of it may be related to the audiological perception of the difference
-
Thanks, Dave. Maybe. Sent you a message offline.
Chris
On Friday, May 9, 2014 12:36:37 PM UTC-5, Dave wrote:
I've got a complete stem+Albastache+brake combo built up, taped and
shellacked. Interested?
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I think that depends on what your idea of hugely lighter is. I think
steel forks weigh about 1.5 lbs. and that reasonably strong carbon forks
weighing half that can be produced. Perhaps cutting the weight of a part in
half is huge, perhaps shaving less than a pound on a roughly 200 pound
I would expect your Prius tires to be lower rolling resistance, oriented
toward fuel economy.
On my Atlantis, I've run Schwalbe Marathon Supremes for years. The tread
looks like Nike's swoosh and they are fairly noisy as slick-ish road
tires go. A while back, I installed a pair of Soma
If you include the rubber in your definition of casing. I am fairly sure
research has shown that slick tires have less rolling resistance than tires
with a modest tread (I can't speak to the size of the difference though).
Similarly tread compound has been shown to have an impact.
Tires with
Forgive the minor thread hijack, but actually I'd love to hear some more
opinions on XT vs LX hubs. I couldn't work out which are 'better' because
there are (of course) different criteria for different purposes. For my
purposes, weight is completely irrelevant. I want the better sealed, more
Noisy car tires can mean a front end out of alignment or wheel balancing
issues. if its a new car under warranty have the dealer take a look at it.
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 3:49 PM, ted ted.ke...@comcast.net wrote:
If you include the rubber in your definition of casing. I am fairly sure
On Friday, May 9, 2014 1:43:05 PM UTC-7, Tom Harrop wrote:
Forgive the minor thread hijack, but actually I'd love to hear some more
opinions on XT vs LX hubs. I couldn't work out which are 'better' because
there are (of course) different criteria for different purposes. For my
purposes,
We didn't test the Jack Browns, but we did test the Nifty-Swifty and
Maxy-Fasty, which are the same tires, only in 650B. The Nifty-Swifty was
about 3% slower. However, compared to other tires, both were among the
slower tires we tested, indicating that the casing has a much greater
influence
I designed the bike for those clearances, and the samples we got fit those
tires. But -- you know---I don't want to get into a backand forth,
but would just like to make a few points
- one maker's 700x35 is skinnier or fatter than another's
at least a few (that I know of)
I got a new LX hub as part of a Handsoun wheel set and I like the shiny
borderline Suntour gold vibe I get from it.
-J
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real usage data is the best way to compare durability for these hubs. The
XT has had a lot more axle breakage reports since the switch to aluminum.
Yes it is a larger diameter axle to compensate for the much lower yield
strength, but the incidental data I've seen ( mostly MTB related) shows a
I got a new LX hub as part of a Handsoun wheel set and I like the shiny
borderline Suntour gold vibe I get from it.
-J
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This is interesting and jibes (not jives) with my own admittedly limited
experience, particularly with Schwalbe Kojaks and Big Apples. Both of these
roll very surprisingly well given their puncture resistance and their
puncture belts, but not quite as well as the unprotected Parigi Roubaix or
Jan,
Most things are relative, and the law of diminishing returns tends to
apply. Surely there are hysteresis losses in the flexing of tread material
as it moves into and out of the contact patch, and also losses due to the
casing. Their relative significance for a specific tire may be
Glad I waited to post the HiRes version. A fellow bunch member and former
RIv crew member was able to provide the elusive missing link - the first
ever Rivendell head badge! It's now in it's rightful place of honor at the
top left corner.
Here's the link to the file on Flickr - you can select
FYI, this was on the blug, but if you haven't seen it, the Kindle version
of Just Ride is on sale:
http://www.amazon.com/Just-Ride-Radically-Practical-Riding/dp/0761155589
Pretty good investment of $2.51!
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
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That's quite cool; I've never seen the RBW badge in pewter before.
I have a slightly different variant of #2 and #3, a gold badge like #2 but
with the green ring and red letters like #3.
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:11 PM, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote:
Glad I waited to post the HiRes version.
Wow! I bought a hard copy when it first came out but for that price I just
bought the Kindle version for convenience and to support Grant. Thanks for
the link!
On Friday, May 9, 2014 5:32:25 PM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
FYI, this was on the blug, but if you haven't seen it, the
Hi All,
I thought some of you might be interested in
this: http://theradavist.com/2014/05/allans-hunqapillar-dirt-tourer/#1
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One sale to rule them all!
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 3:53 PM, 'Chris Lampe 2' via RBW Owners Bunch
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com wrote:
Wow! I bought a hard copy when it first came out but for that price I
just bought
Hey, I just learned Jared is from Austin, my hometown!
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Christian christian.w.mcmil...@gmail.comwrote:
Hi All,
I thought some of you might be interested in this:
http://theradavist.com/2014/05/allans-hunqapillar-dirt-tourer/#1
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Now I see that this has already been posted in another thread. Well, enjoy.
On Friday, May 9, 2014 6:56:16 PM UTC-4, Christian wrote:
Hi All,
I thought some of you might be interested in this:
http://theradavist.com/2014/05/allans-hunqapillar-dirt-tourer/#1
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I ride on Rich Lesnik built Velocity Aeroheats. Stay dead nuts true no
matter what so far and are a great fit with 38 mm tires.
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
wrote:
For 26 rims, I swear by Alex DM24 (26 x 32mm wide)... Double-walled,
eyeletted...
A pair of these tires have found their way onto my Sam Hillborne. Realize
they will stretch some, but at first glance, they looked a lot skinnier
than the Baby Big Bens that were on the bike.
Due to recent bad weather, only was able to get about 9 miles in on the
tires today. My first
Jan Heine comes along and posts his observations on his Japan travels. God
bless him, we are not going to shoot the messenger here, but the upshot is
the Japanese are serious randonneurs, city bikers, racers and all kinds of
things. They are making and have been making some really fine
Pretty.
Looks like Singers and Herses do in the BQ mags.
But I bet they cost a fortune!!
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julian I have a nitto front I wouldnt mind trading let me know.
manny
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