Why?
With abandon,
Patrick
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Looks fantastic! How do you both find it riding together?
Having tried moustache and albastache upside down, I'm also curious how your
wife likes her wrists,elbows being bent inward rather than outward?
With abandon,
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It can work, though I don't know anything about those particular shoes. After
I completed my first century in New Balance tennis shoes (at the time, I had
drunk the rib Kool-Aid about foot retention), the pain drove me to try some
Specialized Fat Boys (aka clown shoes) and they worked pretty
I've come across those pics a couple times while perusing all things Heron
Bicycles on The Google. Very nice!
JB
On Sunday, June 29, 2014 2:25:22 PM UTC-7, reynoldslugs wrote:
Joe, that's a great looking Great Heron. I posted a while back about my
reborn Heron Road, now a 650b. I've
Thanks Patrick! The bike rides very nicely. We have only sampled two tandems
so it's hard to be very authoritative... The size seems very good which is
hugely important. I can easily and safely take one hand off the bars to adjust
or grab the water bottle without much thought for stability
Rando bag + Rack sold
B-Lines sold
Trunksack pending.
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Hmmm, I think I'll make that part of the surprise as well. Should arrive
and be built in the next week and I'l have plenty to post about!
Cheers,
Addison Wilhite, M.A.
Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology
http://www.washoecountyschools.org/aact/
*“Blazing the Trail to College and Career
I think that depends on whether you are talking unisex or not. I don't
think in NA there are that many 5'3 men. But women, there are lots of
5'3 women.
signed,
pedantic 6'7 guy.
p.s.: great thread. thankfully, the LBS I choose to frequent doesn't put
people on ill-fitting bikes.
On Sun, Jun
I have to say my new LBS is great. Lots of steel, some CF of course but if
you want to try a bike they say, hey we will dial it in how you want, go
for a few hour ride and see how it feels. That's the part of buying a bike
I never got, how looking at it and standing over it or even a 5 minute ride
Sylvan pedals sold.
Priced dropped. Look at the comments for each picture
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Sylvan pedals sold.
Priced dropped. Look at the comments for each picture
-J
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Sylvan pedals sold.
Priced dropped. Look at the comments for each picture
-J
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Nice piece of work; I especially like the HB tape job. Two suggestions.
Add toe clips. On a tandem if one person looses contact with a pedal the
partner will keep turning until it has hit the ankle a few times. Painful.
Better to make certain your feet are attached. My wife doesn't bother
Caveat emptor... I personally wouldn't interfere with a conversation
between a bike shop employee and a potential customer, even if I'm cringing
(unless explicitly asked for my opinion)... It's entirely the choice of the
buyer to seek advice from the bike shop and for the buyer to decide based
Anne, Franklin and Willow model chart starts at 4' 11. Not sure about
Driggs modle.Jim D.Massachusetts
On Sunday, June 29, 2014 12:18:21 PM UTC-4, Anne Paulson wrote:
I'm really liking those Brooklyn Bicycle Company bikes. Good price point;
reasonable design;
Thanks Michael! You know I like the toe clip idea, we've already had an
issue several times when I transition from coasting to pedaling with
spinning too fast and Erika's feet come off the pedals... I'm trying to
aleviate that by letting her know earlier that I want to start pedaling
again so
I disagree, though I do believe one ought to interfere politely and
diplomatically and, second, know more in the instance than the shop
employee. Perhaps one ought to appeal by lurking in the shadows outside the
shop and craftily approaching the mark in private. This falls under the
golden rule
I believe Tom Bombadil has a special relationship with trees. More than
welcome!
Philip
www.biketinker.com
On Sunday, June 29, 2014 7:49:59 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote:
Can Tom Bombadil come to this virtual entmoot or is he needed to shelter
wayward Hobbits?
On Jun 29, 2014 1:56 PM, Deacon
Yeah, I forgot to mention that on my other response, I was surprised to see
you were using flat pedals with no toe clips. If you're not careful, the
stoker can get whacked in the lower leg if they stop pedaling but the
captain is still pedaling.
However, using toe clips does make starting and
(and a ride report, now posted in the correct thread! - thanks for the
heads-up cyclotouriste!)
*GP Ride Report *
’Twas a great night for a ride. We met at the Belmont food carts for First
Dinner at around 6:30ish. Chris enjoyed brazilian stew and kimchi (which
was not as good as his own
Perfect!
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Zack zack...@gmail.com wrote:
(and a ride report, now posted in the correct thread! - thanks for the
heads-up cyclotouriste!)
*GP Ride Report *
'Twas a great night for a
I upgraded the shifters and brakes on my '96 Santana from Ultegra 600 STI
shifters with Erickson Gizmo and XT V-brakes with travel agent to Retro
Shift Audax and Paul's Mini Moto. It was a huge improvement in both
shifting (friction) and braking. I installed Shimano M-324 SPD pedals so
my
I agree Bobby ,
I'm all for the support of a LBS. Yet if I based on own prejudices , am
I going to interfere with their business ? This seems hypocritical .
Yes, saying my bike or riding my-way-is-thee-way is my own pre-judging
my-way-is-thee-way as thee-best-way.
Is it really ?
I agree Bobby ,
I'm all for the support of a LBS. Yet am I based on own prejudices ,
going to interfere with their business ? This seems hypocritical . Yes,
saying my bike or riding my-way-is-thee-way is my own pre-judging
my-way-is-thee-way as thee-best-way.
Is it really ?
I agree Bobby ,
I'm all for the support of a LBS. Yet am I based on own prejudices ,
going to interfere with their business ? This seems hypocritical . Yes,
saying my bike or riding my-way-is-thee-way is my own pre-judging
my-way-is-thee-way as thee-best-way.
Is it really ?
Chris, I'll post a pic as soon as I remember too !!
On Saturday, June 28, 2014 1:37:14 PM UTC-4, Chris Lampe 2 wrote:
Any chance you could post a picture of the 38mm Hypers on your Bombadil?
I've only seen one photo of the 38's on a bike and it was a distorted
image that didn't show a
Added MKS RMX Sneaker pedals, Ortlieb pannier-to-backpack attachments.
-J
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Tony - Retro shift audax look sweet, I'm glad that worked as a solid
upgrade for you. I'll have to start saving for some Paul Mini-Moto's, and
I'll have to check the compatability of my current Shimano levers with v
brake style calipers. I'll probably just upgrade the pads to Kool Stop's
on the
On Monday, June 30, 2014 10:00:05 AM UTC-7, Garth wrote:
I agree Bobby ,
I'm all for the support of a LBS. Yet am I based on own prejudices ,
going to interfere with their business ? This seems hypocritical . Yes,
saying my bike or riding my-way-is-thee-way is my own pre-judging
Telling the stoker when you will stop or start pedaling is imperative,
along with breaking and shifting. Also bumps in the road. I still have
trouble with the last one as I will sometimes suddenly stop pedaling and
lift my buns off the saddle. I'm supposed to yell bump - which means I
will
oh yea brakes. We actually use the Pauls posted Racers. I've never used
the V brakes but have and love the neo retro cantis on my Saluki. We're
138 years old and weigh 365 lbs, so we're not speed deamons, but do have a
lot of mass to stop.
BTW, after a year of practice we did our first inn
For the record, the incident I related involved a case where the buyer, had
he bought, would have spent money on something ill fitting, therefore a
waste of money to that extent. This was not a matter of taste. One may
feel obliged to remain silent even in such a case, but I did not.
On Mon, Jun
I have been away a lot this year and missed many communications about this.
I live in the SF Bay area (El Cerrito) and would like to come over to China
Camp for a day, at least. I have not been riding much lately, so would
probably arrive by car, with my red Saluki on board. I have other stuff
Personally if I was buying anything and it looked like the salesman was
steering me wrong I don't see anything wrong with some advice from a
stranger as long as its delivered in an appropriate manner. You don't have
to heed it, but its nice sometimes to get a 2nd opinion.
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at
I wonder if the owner of this bike was sold the wrong bike and then tried
to remedy that? Or if he had this vision from the get-go?
He has a Riv-approved bar height on those aero bars... but via some kind of
stem-strosity.
And his seat is wa tall. This looks like the result of the buy
Have you ever had this happen?
You put a Riv item in your cart, but then you dilly dally thinking about
whether you really need it. You think about it for a day or two. Then,
you pull the trigger, only to find that now it's out of stock. All of a
sudden you desperately need it.
Dave gave
There can be quite a bit of difference between the way the shop owner
(presumably someone who has spent some time in the industry) might approach a
customer and the way a 20 year old bike-fan turned shop employee might approach
that same customer. This is where the selling of rad equipment to
That is the weirdest looking Tri/TT bike I have ever seen.
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 2:38 PM, Tim Gavin tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com
wrote:
I wonder if the owner of this bike was sold the wrong bike and then
tried to remedy that? Or if he had this vision from the get-go?
He has a
What do you mean by rad equipment? Just that's it's super cool or is
there something in particular about rad like a brand name using the term?
Is the slang term rad back in style now? If so where I have I been?
(out riding my bike probably).
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Hugh Flynn
I've been having problems lately with my chain getting rusty. My
maintenance regimen has not changed, but what has changed is the amount of
humidity in the air. It's been more humid and I've been sweating even more
than normal, where normal=a lot. And for whatever reason the sweat on my
chin
Mommy! I feel as if I am going to fall over!
One last* post on this topic, to ensure that I do all I can to justify
myself.
The customer in question was quite young and struck me as nice but naive;
he also struck me as exceedingly tall -- my younger brother is 6'2 and
this young man was
In this case, rad was intended to imply 'whatever happens to be new and
exciting to the kids today.' In my experience that tends to be whatever
race-inspired, low spoke, 47-speed, electronic thing happens to be on the
cover of the most recent issue of Bicycling!
Hugh painting with a brush so
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The Mini Motos will work with standard drop bar levers. If my bike had
canti brakes, I probably would have been satisfied with just the
On Monday, June 30, 2014 3:10:43 PM UTC-5, Tony McG wrote:
[IMG]http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr7/WFRTony/TandemDuffy614.jpg[/IMG]
Interested! Please contact me off list to discuss. Thanks in advance.
FW,
CCB
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I seem to have forgotten how to post photos...
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr7/WFRTony/TandemDuffy614.jpg
The Mini Motos will work with standard drop bar levers. If my bike had
canti brakes, I probably would have been satisfied with just the Kool Stop
pads, but I wanted to eliminate
Tony,
That looks great!
I hope to see it in person sometime.
On Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:53:33 PM UTC-4, Tony DeFilippo wrote:
http://dr2dc.blogspot.com/2014/06/introducing-drumroll-please-mr-burley.html
My Thanksgiving '13 week C-list impulse buy and supposed 'winter' project
is
Every time I try to place an order, one or more item is out of stock.
Michael
On Monday, June 30, 2014 3:43:10 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Have you ever had this happen?
You put a Riv item in your cart, but then you dilly dally thinking about
whether you really need it. You think about
PM sent re Dynamic II stems, hope it has been received
Thanks
~pb
On Saturday, June 28, 2014 10:00:23 AM UTC-7, williwoods wrote:
*NEW PRICES*:
$OLD - Brooks Swift Saddle, Black, broken in. in great shape, no scrapes.
$35 - Selle Marino Superleggero Touriste M saddle. Vintage saddle.
I've run into the out of stock problem before, but then I use the backorder
email function and order it when it comes in. Generally, I don't need
anything for biking all that fast, so it works for me to just sit and wait
a while.
On Monday, June 30, 2014 4:12:36 PM UTC-5, Michael Hechmer
The issue of bike fit is a definite mine-field with strong opinions held by
many. I've had strangers compliment my bicycle, then say a bit too big
for you though. It kind of bothers me, but off they go clacking away,
lycra at the rustle thrying desperately to stretch their neck before riding
A better combination could be trail runners on sneaker pedals. For long
distance riding I think I prefer to use mountain bike shoes, clipped in,
but for touring it is inconvenient to carry off-the-bike footwear and
cycling shoes as off bike footwear are not good (YMMV). I have done a few
Got the opportunity to do a Meet your Maker Ride Overnight in Skyline Park
of Napa.
Met and geeked out with some bike folks; many that make really nice frames.
Curtis of Retrotec Inglis Cycles was the man with the plan who led
the pre-ride the night before the race. Skyline park was no joke. I
I personally use thin gripsters with Avia cross-trainers, it's been good
enough for a full brevet series this spring. The shoes cost less than $20
for a pair.
On Jun 30, 2014 6:19 PM, IanA attew...@gmail.com wrote:
A better combination could be trail runners on sneaker pedals. For long
Ownership, operational control and employees of a similar vein (or educated
to such level) make great shops. Every painful trip to Interbike,
necessitated by the big vendors in order to be able to access their
inventory, reiterated the mom and pop nature of many LBSs; they used the
trip to
I barely made it out today. The place across the creek began jackhammering as I
was packing my stuff and getting ready to load the bike on the car (I cheat on
the up hill part of highway 24 — too much traffic!). I rode to a trailhead a
bit down the way, my wife drove the van there, and I loaded
I road with Adidas Sambas for several years and have now switched to Adidas
Bouldering shoes. They give extra support in the sole so the foot doesn't flex
downward. I am very happy with them and I definitely recommend them.
Per Ian's prompting, here is my take on pedals:
Based on my experience, there is no reason a stiff soled shoe is required
except for compensating for weak feet -- and doing so misses an opportunity
to strengthen your feet.
-- I use VP Vice and VO Sabot. I do not notice a practicable difference
Looks like a blast, Manny!
With abandon,
Patrick
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Whatever your normal lube, keep a thin film on the outside as well. Do too
good of a job wiping the exterior chain and rust will appear. I haven't
decided it the runst is a problem or not -- but in Colorado it's not likely
as big an issue as for you.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Monday, June 30,
Pictures updated - look at the picture comments for pricing and contact
information.
Much of it is gone but still have:
Ribbit Brakes (incomplete, missing spring)
Ortlieb Backpack attachments
Vee Rubber XCX
SRAM Rival crankset NIB
Make me an offer. I really just can't move these to Oakland with
Och! I forgot to include:
Holy smokes are we green right now. Though just ten or so miles from where
I turned around there is a fire near Phantom Canyon.
With abandon,
Patrick
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Items and prices here: Details and prices are in the comments on the photos.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/am-s/sets/72157645040886600/
Brakes, cranks, stem, shifters...it's all here, and it's all dirty.
The details: WYSIWYG. It's dirty? That's how you get it. Buyer pays
shipping, so if
Old Tom Bombadil, he's a merry fellow! Absolutely!
With abandon,
Patrick
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Bump!
Frame, fork, headset BB...$1500 shipped (PayPal okay as long as fees are
covered).
Cable splitter + SS wrench included.
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Manny, I totally respect your choice, but I've seen that course, and...YOU
CRAZY!
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Monday, June 30, 2014 4:27:08 PM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote:
Got the opportunity to do a Meet your Maker Ride Overnight in Skyline Park
of Napa.
Met and geeked out with some bike
I don't seem to be able to find the comments for the photos.
JB
On Monday, June 30, 2014 8:00:44 PM UTC-7, Andrew Marchant-Shapiro wrote:
Items and prices here: Details and prices are in the comments on the
photos.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/am-s/sets/72157645040886600/
Brakes,
For some reason I thought you were in New Mexico? Or do I have you
confused with someone else on the list?
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
Whatever your normal lube, keep a thin film on the outside as well. Do too
good of a job wiping the exterior
1. How do you become a fat burner?
2. Does bonking while biking become a non-issue since carbs aren't in the
picture anymore?
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On Monday, June 30, 2014 12:33:48 PM UTC-7, Sue J wrote:
I have been away a lot this year and missed many communications about
this. I live in the SF Bay area (El Cerrito) and would like to come over to
China Camp for a day, at least. I have not been riding much lately, so
would probably
Hey hey, only one lister can be born on 7/11! I am sure I had it first
haha.
On Jun 30, 2014 11:56 PM, Jim M. mather...@gmail.com wrote:
On Monday, June 30, 2014 12:33:48 PM UTC-7, Sue J wrote:
I have been away a lot this year and missed many communications about
this. I live in the SF Bay
As usual, epic ride, beautiful scenery, lovely photos.
9 hours for how many miles?
32 X 19 = 47 gear with a 28 wheel: that is downright Coppi-esque!
Bartalian! Christophe-ic!
Here, they are closing the mountain trails due to fire danger -- hot, dry,
windy. Our bosque trails remain open, thank
It's the other, less mountainous and more dusty Patrick who is in NM.
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote:
For some reason I thought you were in New Mexico? Or do I have you
confused with someone else on the list?
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 9:15 PM,
Less than 2 weeks to the Jamboree/Entmoot!
I was really looking forward to the party, but a family emergency is
causing me to step down from coordinating and probably miss the event. Dan
McNamara has graciously stepped in to see it to the finish line and he will
be sending out details
Barefoot?
Do you take the spikes out of the pedals you use? I can clearly see the
spikes in the pics of the VP Vice.
Btw what is the difference between the VP Vice and the VP-001 aka Thin
Gripster? Is the Vice larger?
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 9:05 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com
We coordinate like twins to confuse people. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Monday, June 30, 2014 9:51:15 PM UTC-6, Jim Bronson wrote:
For some reason I thought you were in New Mexico? Or do I have you
confused with someone else on the list?
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Deacon Patrick
Yes, I use broad, flat pedals. No, my theory does not require small pedals.
When I run barefoot my whole forefoot, outside foot, and heel contact the
ground at the respective times. The foot is designed to land (when running)
on the forefoot. I suppose if one views the shoe as an extension of
Yes, I remove the spikes, on at least one side. Currently I only have 4 of
the rounded spikes that come with the Sabot pedals on one side, for when I
wear shoes with the QB.
The VP Vice has a slightly more congruous surface pattern (smaller holes)
than the Thin Gripster, which I have not
1) I eat a ketogenic (very low carb: less than 20 grams of carb per day)
version of the Perfect Health Diet, which does not include grains. It takes
time for the body to get used to burning fat as its regular state -- but
one of the big reasons diabetes and other modern diseases are on the rise
Yeah, I didn't go far. 25 miles of single track. No idea on elevation gain,
but I topped out close to 12,000 feet. I doubt I'll take the bike on the
last 2.5 miles stretch as it was 55% LCG. I would have been faster and more
efficient walking or running that 5 miles. Of the 9 hours, I'd
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