Thanks for the images and description Patrick. You describe your landscape
as severe, I see the great differences between your description of drought
and the water where the turtles are, the beaver-felled hardwood and the
loose sand in your pictures. Well chosen words.
Andy Cheatham
I may be able to help. Can you clarify what you have? Thanks!
Jeff
On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 11:23:07 PM UTC-5 exliontamer wrote:
> Lng shot but thought I'd ask. Looking for frame & fork(ideally
> plus seatpost, bb, etc).
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That is the best looking Riv I have ever seen.
On Tuesday, 18 May 2021 at 02:55:16 UTC+8 JAS wrote:
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> Pam, you are an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your trusty Betty Foy
> and all of her beauty marks. She is definitely a work of art. I'm
> impressed with your mileage, daily riding,
I wish I could help on the comparisons but I have never ridden a Bombadil.
RE: the tubing differences. The Appa (all current 'silver' tubed Rivs) have
the single butted tubes so I can only assume they are heavier by whatever
fraction that entails. I too suspect the Waterford built rivs are
Joe - agree. Billies have flown under the radar, and one wonders how, since Riv
has a limited offering of handlebars. Now, everyone knows about Albatross bars
- those aptly named, pretty bars that make your bike appear to be taking
flight. Albatross bars have a loyal fanbase, and logically, we
I went 2cm longer when I switched to Choco bars.
On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 2:37:48 AM UTC-4 Ed Carolipio wrote:
> Maybe whatbars.com can help you make the choice? Noodles and Billie are
> in their database, but you'll have to pick a stand in for your Wavie bars
> (e.g., Surly Open, On One
I've admittedly got a huge stable of bikes. It has "swole" to fully 16
bikes at the moment. I'm really proud of the fact that all of them are
dialed and that I ride them all. As a result, even though I put down a
decent amount of mileage, none of my bikes has been ridden an epic amount.
Hi Bill - Nice Sam.. That Harlequene braiding on the bar drops is so
unique.
On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 11:08:13 AM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:
> Very nice Bill, cheers for the story and wow at 16 bikes - it is
> heartening to read that even with that collection it's the Hillborne that
>
Very nice Bill, cheers for the story and wow at 16 bikes - it is heartening
to read that even with that collection it's the Hillborne that would
outlast them all - I feel the same about mine, though I've only had it two
years! Any idea as to what its mileage would be? It does sound like the
Thanks for the responses, between feedback here and off-list conversations
with the right people I have full confidence that the Bombadil is the
better fit between the two for me - or, at least, there'd be as many
drawbacks as benefits if I went to an Appaloosa.
Sorry to a certain someone
I should clarify that the area pictured is wonderful in that it is so much more
green and wooded than the surrounding high desert; even though it is far less
lush than, say, the green of the parks I rode through in Ft Worth recently.
It’s watered by the Rio Grand just a couple of hundred yards
And rain today! They forecast as much as 0.06" Which for us is a real
rainfall.
On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 11:58 AM Patrick Moore wrote:
> I should clarify that the area pictured is wonderful in that it is so much
> more green and wooded than the surrounding high desert; even though it is
>
Bill, the last bike I rode in Michigan was my yellow Schwinn Varsity, in
about 1973. Nice to see those beautiful Sam pics at my alma mater! Go Blue!
Ray (now in Santa Barbara, but headed bikeless to Detroit tomorrow to visit
my 94 yr-old dad)
On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 10:11 AM Bill Lindsay wrote:
You know, riding can at time be hard, like uphill and against the wind.
I've ridden race bikes with tubulars and all that, but they don't make
riding any easier. No matter what my speed is at the given time, I can't go
any faster than I'm already going. There's no outrunning, improving the
Should I feel bad about my 780g Schwalbe Marathon Greenguard tires? Sure
keeps the flats away when riding on the street.
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Each to his or her own. It depends on what you prefer. Many ride stiff
tires that don't flat; pre-sealant, I preferred -- no, really, really much
preferred -- to fix over 150 flats per year (2 boxes of 100 Remas per
year, more or less) instead of riding tires that felt slow.
Fortunately, modern
Jason asked about the mileage on my Hillborne
I've only been logging mileage on Strava since 2014, and only got really
obsessive about logging every single ride since 2017. I have a total of
~19,000 miles on Strava, spread over a total of 22 bikes. The Hillborne
has the most documented
Bill - interesting to know the numbers, thanks! I also haven't been
keeping close track until the past few years, but started before I got a
Riv so I know I've got good numbers on those. My Hillborne just clicked
over 4000 km on my last ride on it, which might be my highest mileage on
one bike to
I was riding 70 to 100 miles per week back then with 3 to 5 bikes, most on
the commuter and allrounder, mostly on pavement but say 1/3 dirt.
Oh: One big exception to the "flatting fast tires": Big Apples. They rolled
surprisingly well for their bulk, but got perhaps 1/3 of the flats per unit
I owned a first edition Sam for a year or so and, if it had accepted fatter
tires I might still have it; it was, or would have been, a very nice all
rounder; the early ones were limited to -- Bill may and will correct me --
about 38 mm wide, IIRC, and there weren't (IIRC) any or many nice rolling
I'm not sure about your size, but in my size the App is about 1cm longer
than the Sam. Given that you're running a 9cm stem with Noodle on the Sam,
I would personally go at minimum 11cm, but probably the full 13cm for a
Billie bar! I run only a 5cm with my Noodle bar on my Sam, but in the
I never feel bad about good tires that get me home. Stopping for a flat is
a gigantic pain in the arse, now exacerbated in my case by arthritis that
will hurt like hell for a week after I've muscled a tire lever around a
rim. I'm #TeamNoFlats*
*Ok I feel bad about Kenda Kwicks. Those are
Jason, what casing did you select for your RH tires? Standard, extralight
or endurance? I'm impressed with your mileage to flat ratio.
Garth, you're right! It's ultimately about life and enjoying the ride.
I"ll bet you've read "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Performance" by
Mihaly
46 cm Appaloosa
$2200
https://www.ebay.com/itm/164872991064
On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 11:48:08 AM UTC-7 Matthew Williams wrote:
> 2018 Cheviot
> 60cm
> $1750
> Napa, CA
>
>
> https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/bik/d/napa-rivendell-cheviot-silver-60cm-rack/7322509966.html
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Kate,
Albatross--I like this bar a lot and like the look and rise, but the
biggest issue is real estate (grips, brakes, shifter, bell and mirror all
on bar for me) This bar also has a bit of a rise that I like. On my 54.5
AHH, I have this paired with a 60 stem. I'd do OK with a 70, too. I
Is there much indication of use on the bar? Grip residue or scratches?
Doug
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> On May 18, 2021, at 2:15 AM, Brenden Perella wrote:
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> Yes I do!
>
> I have them listed on eBay Currently but haven’t sold yet ! If you want to
> work a deal out more then happy too!
>
>
i don't have much new to add here other than to echo others' comments that
this bike, and this post, are premium content that i'm very grateful for.
thank you for posting it! i wish charlotte weren't so far away or i'd be
down next month for that meet-up, you betcha.
paul
takoma park, md.
Joyce - yeah, I think I've been lucky and am due for a streak of flats to
be honest! I have a mis-match of Standard and Extralight right now, but
only about 1500 km has been with one Extralight - and 1 of the 3 flats was
on it. Most of my riding has been on the standard casing, and I don't
Wow, that bombadil is beautiful!
I will be watching this thread as I’ve liquidated some things to get the
cash necessary to buy an Appaloosa next month, and am always interested in
being further talked into something I’ve already decided.
On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 12:57:37 PM UTC-7
Yes I do!
I have them listed on eBay Currently but haven’t sold yet ! If you want to work
a deal out more then happy too!
Bren
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Maybe whatbars.com can help you make the choice? Noodles and Billie are in
their database, but you'll have to pick a stand in for your Wavie bars
(e.g., Surly Open, On One Mary). I use the comparisons to picture where my
hand position would be on the new bars relative to where I typically place
Wow, thanks y'all, I appreciate the insights. I'm leaning toward the
albatross bars and will give them a shot.
On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 6:51:34 PM UTC-7 Chris L wrote:
> I can confirm that the Jones bar works very well on the Hunqapillar. I
> run typical MTB bars because most of my rides
The short version - having owned that Bombadil for a very short time and an
Appaloosa longer - is nope! I don't think they feel exactly the same but I
wouldn't say one is significantly faster or more comfortable than the
other. The only reason I can think of to move on to an Appa is if you have
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