[RBW] Re: front carrying options for 2022

I checked out the Surly 8-pack rack after reading your description and noticed the Safety Recall. Hope you saw it too... https://surlybikes.com/surly-8-24-pack-rack-recall --Joyce On Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 6:17:56 AM UTC-7 ezre...@gmail.com wrote: > I use a Surly 8-Pack rack with a basket

[RBW] Re: front carrying options for 2022

there was some redesign on the stay clamps or something like that. IIRC Surly offered replacements up for free. Most likely any one purchased today would have the new design, if not Surly should still be offering the replacement items. On Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 1:05:00 PM UTC-4 JAS

[RBW] Re: front carrying options for 2022

Yeah, mine is from after the recall, so it came with the beefier bolts or whatever they changed. Thanks for looking out though! On Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 1:05:00 PM UTC-4 JAS wrote: > I checked out the Surly 8-pack rack after reading your description and > noticed the Safety Recall. Hope

[RBW] Re: front carrying options for 2022

I have generally build bikes around a porteur style rack. Velo Orange, Memento Cycles, Pass and Tow, etc. with a large wald basket. But those were on low trail bikes. For my new Clem build I am running a front handlebar bag, rear rack with panniers, and strapping camping gear (tent, foamy,

[RBW] WTB: 26.0 Quill Stem for Ron's Ortho Bars

Does anyone have a spare/extra 26.0 clamp quill stem with decent reach (~90-110mm)? Preferably Nitto Tallux or Technomic. This is for a temporary bar set up with some Ron's Ortho Bars, so I don't necessarily want to buy a brand new stem. Thanks in advance! -- You received this message

[RBW] Re: front carrying options for 2022

Hi Minh First thing I would do is move the basket so that it rests against the tombstone of the rack. It looks from your picture that you have the basket an inch or two forward - this is problematic. Moving the basket to rest against the tombstone will minimize flex in your rack and also, in

Re: [RBW] Riv Enthusiast at Midnight Oil show

Yes, it's a delight to be able to ride to most shows in Los Angeles. My wife and I will ride to see the symphony at Disney Hall, many concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, and pretty much everywhere in between. I've discovered many well hidden or well protected bike racks. Outside the Midnight Oil

[RBW] Speaking of bike loads ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_gQiOoUwfk One man was carrying 200 or 250 kg of bananas. There's another video in the "Most Dangerous Roads" that shows the DR Congo's incredibly bad (as in, literally, small-car-sized ruts and knee deep mud) "roads" where a few km a day is not uncommon in

[RBW] FS: Waterford X-22 with Rohloff

I have loved my Rivendell's and still do but I wanted another Rohloff. This bike reminds me a lot of the Sam Hillborne's and while completing it for a tour I found and purchased a Koga that I will be using instead for my touring bike. For people on this site I will include a very newly used

Re: [RBW] Riv Enthusiast at Midnight Oil show

Seeing Midnight Oil live is always a treat -- I've seen them three or four times -- but being able to bike to the show is an extra treat! Bob E Cranford, NJ On Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 1:14:13 AM UTC-4 Jimmy Warren wrote: > > I plead guilty on all counts! Great to meet you outside the

[RBW] Re: front carrying options for 2022

I use a Surly 8-Pack rack with a basket attached with several velcro straps. I love the rack, very sturdy, attaches to my fork crown and mid-fork eyelets, so it has kinda a minimal look. And it's not very expensive. It's on my Clem, and when it had the stock Bosco bars, the steering would be

[RBW] Quickbeam and Road Custom For Trade

Hello everyone! Well, after about a 16 month, torrid, love affair and a good amount of hemming and hawing, I think I need to part with this Riv Custom Road bike and my Quickbeam. They are both available for trade. Photos of Bikes Here *Components

Re: [RBW] Hillibikes are so close!

My Susie frame is on the way! Scheduled for delivery tomorrow. Unfortunately, I’m out of town for the weekend. Should be able to get it together just in time to put it on the rack and head to Washington next weekend though. If I’m lucky, it might fit in the moving truck. I hate the idea of

[RBW] Clem Smith Jr. L 59 cm Wheel Sizes

I’m going to mildly correct Joe; it wasn’t the renaming that made 29ers successful where the 700c mountain bikes failed, it was the tires. Going from a ~44mm tire to a 2.1” makes a lot of difference. Add in a suspension fork, and suddenly you have a bike that can be appreciated by people who were

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr. L 59 cm Wheel Sizes

Beware, not all 28" tires and wheels are the same. My Guv'nor has 28x1.5 tires that are for 635 rims, not 622 rims. The only way to tell what the rim diameter is for sure is the ISO BSD - Bead Seat Diameter. The below is just scratching the surface. See Sheldon Brown if you really want to dig

Re: [RBW] Clem Smith Jr. L 59 cm Wheel Sizes

Well technically I didn't say the renaming was the reason for the success, I said it was successful later as the renamed thing. On Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 4:15:35 AM UTC-7 Eric Daume wrote: > I’m going to mildly correct Joe; it wasn’t the renaming that made 29ers > successful where the 700c