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On Mar 25, 2009, at 2:03 PM, Rachel wrote:
> I am hoping to borrow a bicycle to get around San Francisco for
> about 3 weeks in April. Nothing fancy, just a bike that goes and
> stops, and maybe has a basket or rear rack.
>
> I live and bike
I am hoping to borrow a bicycle to get around San Francisco for about 3
weeks in April. Nothing fancy, just a bike that goes and stops, and maybe
has a basket or rear rack.
I live and bike regularly in Chicago, but I will be in the Bay Area for yoga
teacher training and meditation studies between
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Steve Vesel wrote:
I went looking and found a nice set
> of 1970's Dura-Ace centrepulls. The D-A are much like Weinmanns and work far
> better than I expected. They stop as well as anything I have tried, with
> only a little more lever pressure needed.
These are
Hi Beth,
"Has anyone else tried this approach? How has it worked? Have you noticed a
serious braking deficit when switching from dual-pivot to center-pull?"
I have done exactly that. My 60cm Protovelo was designed around 50mm drop
brakes. I love the bike, but was unable to fit fenders wi
FWIW, the JB's are probably "rounder" rather than tall like the Paselas
are...
DE
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Aaron Thomas wrote:
>
> Beth, if extra cushion is what you're after (and I don't know that it
> is, since you don't say why you want larger tires), why not try the
> Jack Brown gree
26x1.25? that almost sounds like a skinny racing tire. One plus side
of having 2" tires
has been that I've had fewer flats, even riding in September here in
Northern California
which is Thorn Season. The other is that I haven't had to true up my
wheels anywhere
near as much as I did with a thin ti
Beth, if extra cushion is what you're after (and I don't know that it
is, since you don't say why you want larger tires), why not try the
Jack Brown green model? Although they're only one mm larger than the
32 Pasela, I find them to be oodles more plush, and quite a bit faster
to boot. And that on
How about the Schwalbe Marathon Racer? I've been wanting a pari of
those. I have 26x1.25 Panaracer TServs which I've been very happy
with on my Atlantis.
On Mar 25, 2:26 pm, sanjoser wrote:
> I've been running continental 26"X1.9" tires for quite a while. I
> don't have any complaints about th
I currently have over 3,000 miles with zero flats on a set of 35 mm x 700c
Schwalbe Marathon Supremes on my Atlantis. It is a relatively heavy tire
and if your goal is zippiness there are probably better choices. Just
dropping from 1.9" to 1-1/4" or 1-1/2" will probably feel faster, if you
stick
I've been running continental 26"X1.9" tires for quite a while. I
don't have any complaints about them.
However, I'm thinking of getting something a little zippier, which I
interpret to mean smaller.
I thought this would be a good question to ask the group. What do
people use on their Atlantis? is
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Doug Peterson wrote:
>
>
> Seth:
>
> Where did you shave the weight? :-). Seriously, my 58 cm Atlantis weighs
26
> lbs with no racks, sacks or bottles, on 35 mm Schwalbe Marathon Supremes.
> My standard set-up is Nitto large rear rack, Hobo bag with the usual ju
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Doug Peterson wrote:
>
>
> Seth:
>
> Where did you shave the weight? :-). Seriously, my 58 cm Atlantis weighs 26
> lbs with no racks, sacks or bottles, on 35 mm Schwalbe Marathon Supremes.
> My standard set-up is Nitto large rear rack, Hobo bag with the usual jun
On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Bruce wrote:
>
> Early Rivendell with "stout" tubes : 22 lbs 650B 32mm tires
> Nashbar Mark III with 26" wheelset: 23 lbs 559 28 mm tires
> Rambouillet: 24 lbs 559 32 mm
> tires
> Saluki (with fenders and f
I think that a 70-odd year old who still rides with a club is entitled to
any weight foolishness that she might want to enjoy!
And yes, I see old guys (Damn! They must be in their 50s!) with bellies and
XXL racing jerseys on carbon -- sorry, crabon bikes. -- Saith Patrick who
just last Sunday tur
My 57 cm(c-c) 650c '99 Joe fixed gofast weighed 17.75 lb with Nitto cage and
Speedplay X-1 pedals. My 58 cm 559 '03 Curt, in its original form as a
gofast 1X10, otherwise similarly set up, weighed exactly a pound more. Now
that the '99 has track pedals and clips and straps, I suppose it weighs hal
Quoting b hamon :
> Has anyone else tried this approach? How has it worked? Have you
> noticed a serious braking deficit when switching from dual-pivot to
> center-pull? Comments, please.
I had a Rambouillet with Shimano long-reach dual pivot sidepulls. I
have a Velo Orange Randonneur (
One last comment: I found that installing the bolt on front bracket of the
VO fender in front rather than behind the crown put the fender tighter up
against the crown than the conventional way of installing it.
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:05 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Beth: why not interrupt fend
Beth: why not interrupt fenders at brake bridge and crown? I've done that
and it can look almost unnoticeable.
OTOH, I think metal fenders using customized bolt on brackets can be cinched
up considerably tighter than the plastics I've used with their stock
brackets. I have absolutely no wasted spa
on 3/25/09 7:04 AM, b hamon at periwinkle...@yahoo.com wrote:
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> The bike is currently able to handle 700 x 32 tires with a fender... barely. I
> am thinking of converting this bike to a center-pull brake, which hopefully
> would give me just enough room to accommodate a 700 x 35 tires A
In my experience selling bicycles and parts, the most weight conscious
cyclists are not the racers, but the aging club riders who fear being
the anchor on a group ride. I remember a 70ish woman who had some 17
lb bike refusing to consider tires as fat as 25 mm because she
believed that such wide t
Ten years ago I took delivery on a custom LongLow, paid for with proceeds from
an accident settlement. Most of you know the long version of the story so I
needn't go into it here.
I LOVE this bike. I ride it more often than any of my other bikes (I have four,
at present). It has towed trailer
On Mar 25, 2009, at 3:11 AM, Bill M. wrote:
> On Mar 24, 9:51 pm, Tim McNamara wrote:
>> On Mar 24, 2009, at 10:52 PM, Bill M. wrote:
>>
>>> The 'less than a full water bottle' arguement always seems
>>> specious to
>>> me. I don't carry less water to make up for a heavier bike.
>>
>> That's
I think most recreational cyclist have fallen victim to the
"marketing" of weight.
Manufacturers use weight as a competitive comparison ... furthering
the idea that lighter = better. In other words, they demonstrate the
superiority of their product simply by being lighter. Why choose
theire Ped
This was my point also.
From: Tim McNamara
... I've got bikes ranging
from 21 lbs to 27 lbs and I don't to have any less fun on any of
them. I prefer to measure my rides in smiles per hour these days...
--~--~-~--~~~-
No one complains about the weight of water because it's fixed (though
racers will dump extra water before a major climb or sprint finish so
that they don't carry the extra weight). You can't make it any
lighter and you need to carry enough to meet your need so you have to
accept it for what it is
I remembered this from the book "Cycling's Golden Age," about Jean
Robic, a rider from the 1940's: "Robic could still climb well, but he
often lost the uphill advantage on the downhill due to his light
weight. Finally Le Calvez got it: add weight for the downhills. In
those days the water bottles
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