That's great! Mixed media shifting is always interesting.
Long ago, when promoting a stage race in the Ozark Mountains, this up and
coming kid from Dallas who had been doing triathlons came and he preferred
a bar end on the left and a Shimano brifter on the right. He vastly
preferred the
Besides Lance, Pantani did the same thing; DT left, Ergo right. Apparently
it's popular for mountain stages.
Doing my first century, something like 16 years ago now, I saw a guy on a
Lightspeed (IIRC) with DT shifters. I was so proud of my Command Shifters
at the time. We started chatting
Pondering this for a next bike I may get one day to see if I should get
bosses on the frame or not.
Yeah, Bill L. pointed out to me no DT shifters on the Bleriot.
I guess the only way I'll know is to find a bike with them and try it out
The opportunity to get a third bike is all the more
I'm not out to get you, Matthew J, but vintage clamp on shifters will only
fit 'standard' diameter downtubes (28.6mm). The Bleriot and Hillborne in
question are 31.8mm OS tubing. I'm sure there's a Problem Solvers variant
that would make it possible.
Adding an entirely new bike to the
I'm thinking DT braze ons (clean set up, cuz no shifter housings up front) and
cantis for maximum ease of front rack ability and fender ability.
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I'm not out to get you, Matthew J, but vintage clamp on shifters will only
fit 'standard' diameter downtubes (28.6mm). The Bleriot and Hillborne in
question are 31.8mm OS tubing.
No worries. Was about to say guess this means Lungimsam ought to get a
Hilsen but see where he wants cantis.
Hi, All,
Personal maintenance. I usually gain 10lb over the winter. Given my off
year last year and my whiplash injury the year prior, I never got on top of
the bike this year. This winter, I'm aiming to drop a few pounds (that's
just under a stone) and do some core/neck work to rebalance my
Dear Anne,
Yes. You can bend forks a fair bit and still end up with something rideable
once they've been realigned.
Best Regards,
Will
William M. deRosset
Fort Collins, CO
On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 1:56:00 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote:
My adult son has a Rambouillet. He commutes on
Dear Steve,
On the other hand, I strongly prefer downtube shifters to bar-cons.
One, I find my bicycle handling is not affected by the reach to the
downtube with my right hand. I'm not especially tall, but am +4 on the ape
index (long arms) and the downtube shifters require less effort to
I miss my big dummy...
On Thursday, December 18, 2014 1:17:50 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Riv is selling a DUMMYa big oneactually an XL Big Dummy.
DUMMY! http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/wsf-113.htm
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Oh man, I wonder if that bike is too big for me. I could really use it
At that price definitely worth a trip over to Riv if you are in the area.
The blurb says everyone on staff used it. From the group photos I've
seen, Riv staff heights run the gamut.
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Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires are the absolute best. I rode my last one
until you could see a line of the blue belt all the way around the tire.
I've gotten over 15,000 miles on all the ones I've had. I've only had one
legitimate flat in two complete sets of the tires; my last set had zero
DT shifting was/is great with low front end bikes and low drop bars :)
No so great with tall front end bikes intended for a more upright position
and high bars , the reach and bend are awkward .
Bar end , not for me either . Too close to my knees when turning sometimes
.
My choice,
No problem. Check out the new group and thread at
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bay-area-rivendell-riders (you'll
need to request membership).
On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Greg J gregkj...@gmail.com wrote:
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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,
I am compelled to mention that bar end shifters do not preclude using a front
rack and bag. Both my Bleriot and my Sweetpea are set up that way.
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Early winter irritability is showing up in this thread. Let's count our
blessings and move on.
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I too preferred dt shifters for half stepping, though the best setup for me
was those devices that allowed to you mount dt shifters just inboard of
your brake hoods -- mid '90s invention, IIRC, sold by Rivendell at one
time. I remember! Kelly Take-Offs!!
I too prefer bar cons for off road.
But I
I neglected to mention that I don't have a rear brake caliper (fixed
drivetrain), but that certainly would work well. On my Ram, I run the cable
from the crown to the light, mounted on the bar, around the front brake
cable.
I gather that no one wants to trade a battery rack mount light for my
All-Is anyone still making indexed DT shifters?
-Norman 'waiting for the Pineapple Express in PDX' Bone
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Yes. You can still get 8 speed Tiagra. 9 and 10 speed Shimano DT shifters
I think you'll be buying either in the second hand or the NOS kind of
market. I've used super cheap 9 speed SunRace DT shifters. The clicks
were shimano 9-speed compatible.
On Friday, December 19, 2014 10:45:24 AM
On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Lynne Fitz fitzb...@comcast.net wrote:
I am compelled to mention that bar end shifters do not preclude using a
front rack and bag. Both my Bleriot and my Sweetpea are set up that way.
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Not 100% sure where we are going here, what shifter setup precludes
Last one. Details of the custom splashguard I built for my Nitto Big Front
Rack. Plus, a daughter-made pipe cleaner flower to bedazzle my Wald rack
Front rack https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/15432172994/
On Thursday, December 18, 2014 12:47:26 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Last
Looking good.
Been a long time since I've seen pipe cleaner sculpture. Classy.
On Friday, December 19, 2014 2:59:03 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Last one. Details of the custom splashguard I built for my Nitto Big
Front Rack. Plus, a daughter-made pipe cleaner flower to bedazzle my Wald
RIv Reader #39 ,early 2007,page 34,
There are pictures of A.Homer Hilsen stuff...Swiss knife ,visor, hat, and
t-shirt.
I would like to see that stuff offered again...for me I'd be happy with the
hat (made by Randi Jo of course)and tee shirt and I would like mine to
say: Sam Hillborne with a
YES! Man I wanted one of those A.H.H. Swiss army knives! I must have bugged
every one of the staff on the phone looking for one and that's when they
were current...but alas, sold out. I missed the cool Japanese folder too.
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Sometimes rear brake bridges have a threaded hole on the bottom for
attaching a fender.
My AHH brake bridge has a squarish section in the center that is flat where
a fender bolt might go.
Would just drilling and taping that face work or should something like a
water bottle mount be brazed in if
Drilling and tapping would work if you do it right. I have bikes that came
with threaded bridges, and I prefer that. My Hilsen, like yours, doesn't
have a threaded rear brake bridge. I have not drilled and tapped it yet,
but it's currently not wearing fenders, either.
On Friday, December
It would probably work, but you don't have a whole lot of space there,
unless you're not going to run a brake bolt perpendicular to it :)
I might do something similar with my Hilsen but I'm going canti:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/16054437952/
On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 3:21 PM, ted
Thanks Bill,
Since its basically flat sided in the middle I figure it wouldn't be hard
to carefully mark and center-punch it so a drill wouldn't tend to walk.
Then just poke the right size hole with a hand drill and run the tap I use
to clean bottle and rack mount threads through it.
Not
Alternatively, Honjo L-brackets are really nice looking. I also bought a
set of Sheldon nuts for the next time fenders go back on the Hilsen.
Christopher is right that you'll have to run a bolt that's exactly the
right length.
On Friday, December 19, 2014 3:47:06 PM UTC-8, ted wrote:
This sounds awesome. I live a ways away in Rocklin, but am an East Bay kid
from wayback and am down there frequently. I'll pay attention to that other
google group.
Cheers,
Neil
On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 10:22:49 PM UTC-8, DS wrote:
Anyone interested in meeting up for a monthly
That sounds great! Hoping to get out there soon as well. Question: what is
the bike access like for Sky Camp? I remember hiking up there years ago and
remember it as something of a climb.
On Thursday, December 18, 2014 9:05:48 AM UTC-8, BSWP wrote:
I have site #6 reserved at Sky Camp, for
I'm 5'-7 and I think I could ride it with the seat slammed. Those Albas
reach back a long ways, so I say if you can get a leg over the toptube..go
for it, Anne!
On Friday, December 19, 2014 8:26:18 AM UTC-8, Matthew J wrote:
Oh man, I wonder if that bike is too big for me. I could really use
An L bracket would be another nice approach, particularly with the Sheldon
nuts.
I have cut bolts to fit before, though probably not that short.
I was just putting longboards over soma GR tires on my Hilsen. There is not
much room and the 45 fenders are barely wider than the tires. I think
unusual huh?... maybe just cheap. I find Pasela pricing varies by size.
The bigger sizes are more $$.
I like that they used the thicker tread. Better in the dirt or for loaded
touring. If you want a faster tire get a Hetre.
~mike
Carlsbad Ca
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Goodies like T-shirts, knives, etc., tend to come in batches often not
repeat often. If there's something I like, I just buy 2, like the coin
purses. Hey, with that logic I should get a 2nd Atlantis! But OTH it's
not likely to wear out, break or get lost.
dougP
On Friday, December 19,
I nabbed the AHH knife when it was first offered. Seems to me it was
stated (either in Reader or Blug, I forget) that the cost of having them
engraved went up too much to make it worth it.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 6:15 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Goodies like
It's paved from Olema or Pt. Reyes Station up to the peel-off for Sky Camp,
then about a mile or so on dirt road that does, indeed, climb. The NPS
trucks use the road to service the campsite, but it's likely to be slick
with mud in spots next Friday. No doubt we'll be walking the bikes up, even
ok, i feel like this is going to end with me missing something obvious. i
just got the cx-70 brakes to avoid having to deflate/squeeze my 700x50
tires everytime i want to take the wheels off. im not so new to cantilever
brakes but somewhat new to big tires that prevent easy on and off.
riv's
I have no experience with this brake. But your problem is reminiscent of a
problem I had with an earlier Shimano Canti (550?) and Ultegra brifters.
The brifters couldn't pull enough cable, before bottoming out, to allow
me to release the straddle cable. Switching to the Cane Creek / Tectro
A few folks are talking about a snow-camping adventure. They say snowshoes
are required, and that fat bikes won't float enough on the powder. So ...
what kind of snowshoe should I get? Is there a riv-ish snowshoe? MUSA? I
imagine weight and height is a consideration - I'm 6'6, 230lbs and wear
I'm in. Living in Sacramento now, would be great doing a monthly meet up.
Re: riding here - it's a great trip taking the American River Bike Trail to
Folsom Lake for an overnight.
On Thursday, 18 December 2014 15:07:23 UTC-8, Ryan Christbaum wrote:
I might also jump in on this sort of
You might need levers with built-in quick release, depending on how you
like your brakes set up.
Or, in-line adjuster / quick releaser might help you.
On Dec 19, 2014, at 6:33 PM, drew beckmeyer drewbeckme...@gmail.com wrote:
ok, i feel like this is going to end with me missing something obvious. i
just got the cx-70 brakes to avoid having to deflate/squeeze my 700x50 tires
everytime i want to take the wheels off. im not so new to
I have had good luck using the release on Tektro brakes with the CX-70. Not
sure I could get the straddle off without that slack.
Dan
On Dec 19, 2014, at 6:33 PM, drew beckmeyer drewbeckme...@gmail.com wrote:
ok, i feel like this is going to end with me missing something obvious. i
Honjo makes this small thing that lets you mount rear fender on a bike
without threaded rear brake bridge:
http://www.euroasiaimports.com/productcart/pc/Honjo-Fender-Attatchment-Pivot-for-Narrow-Space-2291p23812.htm
Takashi
2014年12月20日土曜日 8時21分31秒 UTC+9 ted:
Sometimes rear brake bridges have
Thanks Takashi, that looks kinda neat.
I gather it replaces the spacer that normally goes on the brake bolt on the
back side of the bridge. Do you know how thick it is?
I suspect the only way to get one would be special order through a LBS.
On Friday, December 19, 2014 7:58:01 PM UTC-8, Takashi
Amit, Amtrak gets you to Berkeley/Emeryville, and a local ride could easily
aim back up toward Martinez to see you back on the train.
And for us EAstBay folks, Amtrak is quick to Sacto, for an overnight to
Folsom (if there's any water left).
Sounds we'll have to have reciprocal rides.
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http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/dia-compe-cable-stop-with-quick-release.html
Here's another option that adds a quick release function to the brake
line. I have one of these installed on a bike with center pulls and it
works great. I like non-aero brakes so the Tektro levers aren't my
I lost 2 or 3 rack mounted blinkies with that adaptor. I now use a the battery
powered Toplight that Riv sells combined with a blinkie clipped to the loop of
my saddlebag.
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Say, that sounds like a dandy idea! I think I'll fly down from Portlandia
and bring the clown bike
https://www.flickr.com/photos/115397703@N04/12281714416/in/set-72157641756864034,
if you don't mind. It's not very Riv-ish, barely bike-ish, but it is
fly-ish, which is how it'll get from PDX to
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/15874405780/
Over the last few months, I've put on new fenders (thanks John!),
cranks (thanks Philip!), pedals (thanks David!), and kickstand (thanks
Rivendell!). The rack and basket were taken from another bike, and the
bell was purchased on ebay. It's
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