When he was repairing my 57 AHH, my friend remarked that the tubing was
surprisingly light, maybe 8 5 8 or something like that. So yeah, there be
differences!
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Surlyprof jmcclu...@gmail.com wrote:
This from the Hillborne catalog:
*Silver Tubes. They look
I met an ex-employee of Rivendell, and we talked a bit. I bought my
Atlantis in '98 or so. He said, You have one of the good ones. The newer
Atlantis is made from heavier, cheaper tube sets. I love my Atlantis.
Would I love a new one as much? Probably. Would I buy a new Atlantis?
Maybe.
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Yup, was inspired by Kirk Hammett to beef up the front end. Thanks for
noticing!
-Kai
On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 10:08:33 PM UTC-5, Christopher Chen
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Wow. It's a metal party up in there.
On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 6:44 PM, Kainalu kaivi...@gmail.com javascript:
wrote:
You know, despite these rolling smash-and-grab deals, it's still easy and very
convenient to take a bus for part of one's ride. Each day, there are hundreds
of cyclists who use the front racks to carry a bike along a section of a
commute, or a sightseeing trip. The thefts are a miniscule number
I have a memory of reading some specs on the AHH and at most, it was 8/5/8.
It was something like Roadeo = 7/4/7, AHH = 8/5/8, Atlantis = 9/6/9. I
don't remember a mention of butted tubes but I suspect the Roadeo and AHH
have them and maybe the Atlantis.
On Thursday, February 12, 2015 at
Meh. I'm not sure when my Atlantis is from, but I'm thinking early 2000's
or so. If it's heavier than others, I'd never know with all the crap I've
got bolted/strapped/hanging off of it.
I am, however, jealous of the Atlantis' (Atlanti?) with the fancier lugs
and mid-fork braze-ons. Very jealous.
i guess what im wondering is, if the hilsen has proprietary tubes, the
atlantis has thick yet standard dbl butted tubes and the hunq has straight
gauge, why are they all roughly the same price? obviously, tubing is far
from the most expensive part of building a bike, but i assume that the
Hrm. Trolley busses. Northern California city.
A place with hills.
;)
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Ray Shine r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I won't ID the transit agency that I work for, but part of my job is to
monitor on-board video of all rubber-tire revenue vehicles in a major
NorCal
My Ergon GC-1 Biokork grips just arrived and they feel good in my hand even
before they are mounted on my albas.
Thanks again everyone for your advice input.
John
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Veering way OT, but here's video of the best bus driver ever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRrnOhlPA0o
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Ray Shine r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I won't ID the transit agency that I work for, but part of my job is to
monitor on-board video of all rubber-tire
The short answer is yes. Aluminum will eventually fatigue and fail, and 13k is
pretty good mileage on a crank arm.
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That's what I was told re bombadil tubing too. 1 straight gauge.
On Feb 12, 2015 1:24 AM, drew beckmeyer drewbeckme...@gmail.com wrote:
really? straight gauge?
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Have you contacted VO? I can't imagine that they would be too happy with this
performance.
Steve
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Last update on this thread for a bit, then I'll take a break from my sales
pitch.
Offering another sale option: 10 chainrings for $100 shipped
http://treetop.bigcartel.com/product/willow-chainrings-lot-of-10
Thanks again,
David
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FYI
About the IKEA safety vest;
EN 1150 means the vest complies with the European Union regulations (CE) for
private use. EN 471 means it complies with the regulations for professional use.
The vest should not be cleaned more than 25 times before it is discarded, which
is common for all makes
Phil Wood touring cassette hub. 135 mm, 36h, silver. Not as shiny as new,
but bearings are smooth and the pawls click crisply. $185 shipped in US.
Phil Wood double-fixed high flange track hub, bolt-on. 120 mm (for QB or
SO). 32h. black. Not new, but the bearings are smooth and it's still pretty
I was so pumped on seeing Geir's post the Ikea meets EU standards (European
trip in planning) I googled.
Among other things, I noticed there are people selling the same vest on
eBay for well over what Ikea charges.
One born every minute indeed.
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Ikea Patrull Vest
From the page:
Good to know
Complies with EN ISO 20471:2013 and ANSI/ISEA 107-2010.
I believe EN ISO 20471 exceeds/isbetterthan EN 1150, but don't take my word for
it.
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I'm sure PB Bikes is going to be selling them for $99, but with free
shipping.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Matthew J matthewj...@gmail.com wrote:
I was so pumped on seeing Geir's post the Ikea meets EU standards
(European trip in planning) I googled.
Among other things, I noticed there
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Aaron Young 1ce...@gmail.com wrote:
I recently had a discussion with an experienced frame builder and it came
up that tubing diameter has a bigger effect than the thickness or thinness
of the tubes; at least with common wall thicknesses. Apparently there are
Glad I bought mine when I did. Must have been the last pair.
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The most noticeable difference I can see is that the Atlantis has fancier
lugs. If it's also marginally lighter and I didn't need the extra
stoutness, I would certainly pay and extra 300 for those qualities.
On Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 4:07:59 PM UTC-8, A. L Young wrote:
I recently had
Ok so a totally not off topic question, what tubing does the Cheviot have.
More Sam or homer? Anyone ride all 3?
On Feb 12, 2015 8:44 PM, Joe Broach joebro...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Aaron Young 1ce...@gmail.com wrote:
I recently had a discussion with an experienced
My RUSA EN-1150 vest (made in France) states that it is good for 50
washings, not 25.
On Feb 12, 2015 4:03 PM, Geir Bentzen geirbent...@gmail.com wrote:
FYI
About the IKEA safety vest;
EN 1150 means the vest complies with the European Union regulations (CE)
for private use. EN 471 means it
I recently had a discussion with an experienced frame builder and it came
up that tubing diameter has a bigger effect than the thickness or thinness
of the tubes; at least with common wall thicknesses. Apparently there are
online calculators that show flex characteristics of a tube and this is
The only problem with the IKEA vests is they are a pain to assemble :)
Dan Abelson
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A friend of mine witnessed this yesterday. A man put his bike on the front
rack of one of our Metro busses here in Seattle then got on the bus. A
second man then took the guy's bike off the rack and rode away on it. STOLE
IT! Right of the front of the bus. The bus driver said that was the
I seem to remember seeing a similar post to this a few weeks/months ago but
here it is ...
My VO crank that had 13,000 miles on it busted this morning on my way into
work. I was at a stop. Pushed down with my right foot, locked my left clip
in, pushed down with the right and clunk crank arm
Kind of an odd combination.
Reynolds 753 (with a French label, no less!) is normally thought of as a
tubeset for lightweights; not a natural choice for a road (*not* touring)
frame for a big rider. 531 fork makes sense, but it's hard to see why they
wouldn't have used all 531. Maybe the
I recall reading that the Hunq used Kaisei heat treated tubing in 9-6-9 OS.
This tubing has a higher tensile strength than Ox Plat which is what the
Atlantis uses. Which only means it's more resistant to denting and not
any stiffer. I also thought that the Hunq's were made in Taiwan and not
That's a nice looking bit.
There are (or at least _were_) stem mounted options. I had set up the
Quickbeam that way as I'd used a headset which precluded a standard
sandwich.
Scroll down to the last two photos here.
http://www.cyclofiend.com/ssg/2006/ssg017-cyclofiend0206.html
It's pretty
Actually I sent VO an email with a picture of the crank. There response
was,What address do you want us to send your new replacement crank?
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Rear wheel is 48 spoked. Front appears to be 32 (harder to count).
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 7:34 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com
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Yes, I remember back in 1996 when Grant PetrsOn was making custom bikes.
A shame he put down the torch...
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Peter
hi, mark.
i got a chance to ride both bikes before making my choice on what to buy. i
rode a 2001 atlantis with 26 inch wheels in a 54/55 and the first
generation hunq in 58 that was too big. the changes to the 2nd generation
hunq won me over as did the chance to run 700c/29'er tires in my
Thank you all for your thoughtful replies. As Patrick notes i can see how one
can spend a lot of effort in a quest for the perfect bar. I confess i might
fall into that catagory. Anyway I've decided to build up my baby with Albas
and give them a good try. Then later maybe the Albatross. I
Dear Matthew,
I have noticed joggers have taken up the neon vest in some numbers locally,
and a few of the local commuters have as well.
I look forward to the day when, in addition to s/he was/wasn't wearing a
helmet, we'll get to read s/he was/wasn't wearing reflective anklebands
and a
Speaking of bar ends vs Thumbies, what are people's thoughts on the two for
drop bars? I'm reluctantly switching from downtube shifters on my touring
bike (not stable enough fully loaded and going fast on the highway) and
have had the idea of running thumbies instead of bar ends since I have
This is a classic fatigue failure -- looks like a fracture had existed for
a while before it sheared off. There's a small write up in RR42 about the
exact same failure (and location, probably safe to say this one of the
highest stress areas in a crank arm).
Sounds like a good reason to have a folding bicycle where you can bring it
on the bus with you. Harder to steal when there is no barrier between you
and the bicycle but this is kind of sad that people go thru this crap.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Ray Shine r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I hear you on the frozen brakes! I have to kick my derailleurs to get them
to shift most mornings. Not the best long term care for the bike but it
gets me there!
gabe
On Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 7:53:12 PM UTC-5, Kieran J wrote:
Here's one from a grocery stop on tonight's evening
great pics - how do those tires take on the snow?
On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 8:15:25 AM UTC-6, gabe mcgann wrote:
So it appears that most folks on this group tend to be in friendly dry and
warmish climates, so this is a call out to the snow belt riders. Any
pictures of your snowy
This is my listing on Craigslist.
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/4883409155.html
Check it and and let me know if your interested.
Thanks!
Gregg
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Hi Amit,
I bought one of those flat-but-bent-back Nitto bars from Jitensha several
years ago. It's got the red Nitto heat-treat band around it, like the $65
unavailable one on the Jitensha Studio site.
I wanted more room outside the last bends, so I made some press-fit solid
6061 aluminum
Message has been been in a holding pattern for two days it looks like...
you've got some interested people (Joe)!
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Gregg Vurbeff gre...@gmail.com wrote:
This is my listing on Craigslist.
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/4883409155.html
Check it and and
Moral of story: Don't buy used cranks from Mr. Fiend!
I'd love to have a quality steel crankset BTW.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Cyclofiend Jim cyclofi...@gmail.com
wrote:
Kudos to VO to having the best of all answers.
I have a couple docmented failures - both exhibit that minor/easy to
Well, this seems attractive. A bit smaller, I'd have bought it by now.
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/4883409155.html
~pb
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Email sent! ;-)
=- Joe Bunik
bringin' er home
Walnut Creek, CA
On 2/12/15, 'pb' via RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com wrote:
Well, this seems attractive. A bit smaller, I'd have bought it by now.
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/4883409155.html
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GREAT to hear a response like that!!!
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 7:17 PM, Benedikt neutralbuoya...@comcast.net
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Actually I sent VO an email with a picture of the crank. There response
was,What address do you want us to send your new replacement crank?
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Yes, I remember back in 1996 when Grant PetrsOn was making custom bikes.
A shame he put down the torch...
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Peter Adler divisi@gmail.com wrote:
Kind of an odd combination.
Reynolds 753 (with a French label, no less!) is normally thought of as a
tubeset for
Hey!
I'm already on it!!! (metaphorically and literally) ;-)
=- Joe Bunik
Walnut Creek, CA
On 2/12/15, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Message has been been in a holding pattern for two days it looks like...
you've got some interested people (Joe)!
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:46 PM,
i believe that's the same info that was floating around in the back of my
head as well, Mike. but now im wondering if i gained it from a reputable
source. pretty sure about the kaisei heat treated part. not so sure about
the specs. and hunqapillars moved to waterford a while back. i guess it
In my experience, VO is very good about standing behind their products. When my
VO bottle cage broke, they sent a new one. When a Nitto cage (bought from
someone else) broke, I was out of luck.
Eric N
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Twitter @CampyOnlyGuy
Blog: CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com
On Feb 12, 2015, at
crap wheels but otherwise a great buy. And it's a mile form my front door!
a couple of cm's too big unfortunately
~mike
Carlsbad Ca
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Good job there! Get him to hold it for a few weeks and come down March 21st
and get it in person!!!
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 8:55 PM, Joe Bunik jbu...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey!
I'm already on it!!! (metaphorically and literally) ;-)
=- Joe Bunik
Walnut Creek, CA
On 2/12/15, cyclotourist
Kudos to VO to having the best of all answers.
I have a couple docmented failures - both exhibit that minor/easy to miss
crack that migrated until it failed light/dark mode:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/sets/72157603388190693/
Works just fine, I've done it on two bikes. You may need to file the Nitto
Mini rack spade where it needs to fit in the Tektro hanger. You'll also
probably be trimming some portion of the threaded spade, no big deal.
What gets tricky is simply the limited clearance for the straddle cable
Rivendell A. Homer Hilson (65cm) for sale by original owner built by
Waterford. My reason for selling is want the same frame in a 63cm size (I'm
willing to trade for another Waterford Built AHH). This build new was
slightly over $4,400. Fenders, bottle cages in the photos have been
removed.
I agree that alloy parts have a finite lifespan, but 13,000 miles for a crank
arm seems a little short to me. I would definitely contact VO for a
replacement--I've had very good experiences with them in this regard.
Eric N
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I wear a reflective sash made with stretchy material that I barely feel
when I'm wearing it, and it's also easy to pack.
My primary motivation for using a vest is I can take it off and go into
work, the theater, businesses, etc., without my attire screaming I came by
bike. Your solution
On Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 9:42:05 PM UTC-5, Jim Bronson wrote:
Do you think these Linux jokes are flying over most people's heads?
Just curious.
What's a bit crazy, back in the mid-late 90's, I was pushing all my friends
towards Linux I'd been a DOS guy, and WinNT3.51, running
I've had lights and other small accessories swiped off my bike as it rested
on the bike racks of a bus. Just that is annoying... accumulatively
expensive... and makes for a dark ride/walk home. I was always fearful if
I missed the train and had to take the bus (pre-Riv). I hope the Hillborne
I've heard of that happening, but two in one day from one route, crazy! Any
sort of wheel immobilizer would work good, even a cheapy little retractable
cable lock like skiers use. Just something to keep it from being rideable.
One of those fast cable ones could even be wrapped around the base of
Mesh vests, ANSI 2, and 3 are light, airy, easily removed and stored. I
see a few cyclists wearing them here in LA, but not many. There are too
many stealth riders, night and day. I've been wearing ANSI 2 and 3 for
years, not fashion, but certainly visible.
Joe Hogg
LA, CA
On 02/10/2015 08:22
I won't ID the transit agency that I work for, but part of my job is to monitor
on-board video of all rubber-tire revenue vehicles in a major NorCal city. We
have video of suspects running into the street in front of a bus, causing it to
stop abruptly, then removing bikes and riding away with
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