On Tue, 2009-07-07 at 21:37 -0700, colin p. cummings wrote:
Bleriot Riders,
I'm riding a 59 with sneaker pedals and am growing irritated with
pedal strike. This happened just today on a mild turn. Sure my
riding ability's not fantastic, but I'm wondering if I should switch
to a 165 crank
On Tue, 2009-07-07 at 19:30 -0700, GeorgeS wrote:
I should preface this question by saying that most of my bike riding
has been in pretty flat and/or rolling hill sort of country. I have
little experience on steep, long climbs. In Vermont I'm seeing quite
a few challenging (for me) hills.
On Jul 7, 2009, at 9:30 PM, GeorgeS wrote:
I should preface this question by saying that most of my bike riding
has been in pretty flat and/or rolling hill sort of country. I have
little experience on steep, long climbs. In Vermont I'm seeing quite
a few challenging (for me) hills. On
Most Bleriot Owners have experienced pedal strike at one time or
another. It last happened to me about 3 years ago while pedaling
through a turn. Obviously, I don't lean and pedal on this bike. I
also use 170 crank arms, however I use Shimano spd pedals. I don't
even think about it anymore.
Ditto, I love my Ramboiullet too! I use this for all rides, including
fast club rides, centuries and touring (so far a week at a time). The
Ram is not too heavy nor is it too light. I think Grant got it right
with this one. I was surprised when it was taken out of the line up.
I imagine the
I hope with this new road bike that it'll be a traditional frame like
the Rambouillet or Romulus and not expanded. I think the expanded
frame totally has a place but so do traditional frames. I wonder how
they'll do the threadless/threaded fork. Does that mean they'll have
two frames made, a
on 7/8/09 8:09 AM, Mike at mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
I hope with this new road bike that it'll be a traditional frame like
the Rambouillet or Romulus and not expanded. I think the expanded
frame totally has a place but so do traditional frames. I wonder how
they'll do the
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:25 AM, CycloFiendcyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
on 7/8/09 8:09 AM, Mike at mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
I hope with this new road bike that it'll be a traditional frame like
the Rambouillet or Romulus and not expanded. I think the expanded
frame totally has a place
When I saw this news on the Riv website I was quite pleased. One of
my Rivs is a road standard and I find myself riding it more and more
often these days. My only complaint (if i could even call it that) is
that the clearance is limited - 28mm Paselas with no room for fenders
(I don't really
I am waiting for that tandem too. HA
I went be riv HQ a couple weeks back to check out some new things and
get a look at these vegan bags (I am also excited about leatherless
bits)
I don't know how the final bags will look but the three prototypes
where clever simple designs that won me over.
Even if it's dead 1 threadless is pretty easy to do- most 1 1/8
stems come with a shim for 1 and then all you need is spacers and a
headset, which i'm sure Riv could source easily (i think Ritchey makes
one?). Definitely easier than trying to make a threaded setup work
with a 1 1/8 headtube.
I
The clearances on the Ram/Rom were about perfect for a road bike -
23mm if you like, 27/28mm as road default, but the ability to fit a 35
(or 37) in there if need be. This makes your road bike expand-
able (not *that* kind of expanded) into a great trail bike or even
cyclocross (if you don't
Didn't mean to move too far in to Hilsen terrain, there - road
geometry, please. I just like the clearances on the Ram/Rom - and
those Paul prototypes sound pretty darn cool.
On Jul 8, 10:01 am, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote:
The clearances on the Ram/Rom were about perfect for a road bike
Call it Roadio Flyer. Wonder what the lawyers would do with that?
-- Forrest (Iowa City)
On Jul 6, 6:15 pm, ericda...@gmail.com wrote:
This sounds pretty nice (from the keyhole section of the Riv site):
We're working on sort-of-a-Ramboiullet replacement, but more of a
club-riding bike, so
I've been wanting to do S24Os for quite a while and finally have the
gear to do it so on Monday I headed out to Indian Henry Campground on
the Clackamas river to enjoy a night in the woods and see how my
Hilsen handles with a load. Since this was a shake-down ride for an
upcoming tour I took a
Nice ride and nice pix.
Joel
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I ride a 58 cm Saluki with SPDs, relatively wide-Q triple, 170 mm
cranks, and I have a very occasional strike. It's typically when I'm
hammering like a goofball and not thinking. So I haven't sweated it;
Completely avoidable when I'm riding mindfully.
As for how much more lean you'll get out
Gorgeous shots -oh and the scenery looks nice too ;-)
On Jul 6, 4:09 pm, Brian Hanson stone...@gmail.com wrote:
Great pics, Eric! I remember going to that park as a young-un. Always
liked that part of the state. The St. Croix is a good river. I've had my
Hilsen for just about the same
How about the Roadie - 1. Then you can abbv it RD-1 instead of the Bstone
RB-1...
From: Forrest ftme...@me.com
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Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:09:33 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: new Riv road bike, and my
I think the things that would really make this a road bike to me are:
--steeper angles up front, shorter chainstays out back, and a lighter
tubeset.
IF you make the tubeset as light as it should be, the bike will ride like
poop with a rack and moderate load. So limiting things to fender mounts
Whatever it's named - it's exciting news. Can't wait to see it.
Bill
Louisville, Ky
In a message dated 7/8/2009 1:56:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
fullylug...@yahoo.com writes:
How about the Roadie - 1. Then you can abbv it RD-1 instead of the
Bstone RB-1...
I like that. Or even RBW-R. Some variation on the RB-1 name would be
good.
On Jul 8, 10:48 am, Bruce fullylug...@yahoo.com wrote:
How about the Roadie - 1. Then you can abbv it RD-1 instead of the Bstone
RB-1...
From: Forrest ftme...@me.com
To: RBW
I have a reliable source* that tells me it'll be 1 for both. And a
shim + 1 1/8th stem for the threadless version. There are several
sources for shims, etc. I have a lot of interest in this bike due to
its fragile tubing (I weigh 135lbs), and there seem to still be a
good number of 1 threadless
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Gino Zahndginoza...@gmail.com wrote:
I have a reliable source* that tells me it'll be 1 for both. And a
shim + 1 1/8th stem for the threadless version. There are several
sources for shims, etc. I have a lot of interest in this bike due to
its fragile tubing
In the spirit of a bike that will be welcoming on FRIENDLY and athletic
club rides, I would like to recommend the name Compadre.
-James
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Here's my experience: 53cm Bleriot, triple Sugino chainring set on 170 cranks - never have had a pedal strike.Heading out now on the Bleriot to do some errands,JoanJul 8, 2009 01:47:21 PM, rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com wrote:I ride a 58 cm Saluki with SPDs, relatively wide-Q triple, 170
I'm on a 58 w/ 170s and a triple, and I have had occassional pedal
strike of the MKS touring. Like some of the other responders, heavy
lean and pedaling in the corner, so I guess I'm usually coasting in
the tight ones these days, inner pedal in the high position, because
it hasn't happened in
I like this idea, too!
I'm building up a weekend roadie bike now and had a HECK of a time
finding a road frame that would take 28mm tires!
It was pretty much impossible.
I finally settled on a Tommasini Sintesi, ordered direct from their
factory in Italy.
They recommend 25's, but i found that I
Really nice description and pictures. It makes me jealous. And I
just got back from my S24O. Looks like a beautiful area for riding.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Jul 8, 12:30�pm, Solomander soloman...@aol.com wrote:
Nice ride and nice pix.
Joel
I think the frame is a great idea. The one thing that I would like to see
on such a frame is stops for downtube shifters. Some of Rivendell recent
offerings have been trending away from this but I think on a go fast bike
for riers who are not using STI they are an essential option.
Dan Abelson
Agreed. DT shifter mounts are essential.
On Jul 8, 4:06 pm, Dan Abelson abelson@gmail.com wrote:
I think the frame is a great idea. The one thing that I would like to see
on such a frame is stops for downtube shifters. Some of Rivendell recent
offerings have been trending away from this
Pretty much as new, though new includes a slight. 1 long cosmetic
defect in the leather trim binding the upper lip of the bag -- the
trim/binding stops about an inch short of where it should at the
terminal seam. This lip is covered by the flap. $165 shipped. Paypal,
please.
--
Patrick Moore
This isn't EXACTLY the list to suggest this, but you can fit 37s in a true crit
design steel race frame, IF you do a 650B conversion. I know, I'm running them
now. Generally, when I go from 700 to 650B, I run 32s (Maxy Fasty or Cypres).
From: d2mini
It's too bad that the LORT names are no longer available, but I'd
suggest something like Glamdring: or Orcrist -- it's really not
the thing to be too obviously nice, you know. Nice, yes, obvious, no.
And serious, yes. There is that rightfully deprecatory term, the unco
guid -- see Bobby Burns.
I
Too bad Quickbeam is already taken. This really will be the hasty Ent of
the Riv lineup.
Dustin
From: PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com
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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:35:24 -0600
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: Bike name
I've used 1 tubes in 2 tires, in a pinch. Not ideal, but no problems.
On 7/7/09, JGS jonat...@jonfipro.com wrote:
The tires came, tubes were installed and all is well.
By the way, the Marathon Racers after a short ride around the
neighborhood. They don't seem noticeably slower than the
Using Middle Earth names, they could go with Haldir. Or Glorfindel. He
wasn't in the movie. (Haldir was.)
On Jul 8, 2009, at 4:43 PM, Dustin Sharp wrote:
Too bad Quickbeam is already taken. This really will be the hasty
Ent of
the Riv lineup.
Dustin
From: PATRICK MOORE
Thats what I used to think, then PJW visited upon me a plague of
misfortunes. Read about it here:
http://tsaleh.blogspot.com/2008/12/and-then-he-did-me-smitely-didely.html
Tarik
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 5:47 PM, PATRICK MOOREbertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I've used 1 tubes in 2 tires, in a
Hi Colin,
You didn't say how long you have had your Bleriot or if you have
experience with any other Riv bikes. I assume the Bleriot is fairly
new and your first experience with low bottom brackets.
My past (and brief) experience with bikes in my adult life was with
high BB mountain or hybrid
My experience is almost the same as Dave's. I too have a 59 Bleriot with
175 Sugino, wide Shimano BMX pedals and 113 BB. I've been riding it for
about a year or more and the only pedal strike I recall was the other day
when I scraped a pedal. I couldn't even tell you why so obviously not
My 61cm Bleriot was the only bike I've had pedal strike problems with. That
was with XD2 cranks, 175 I think. Very annoying as I had to change my
pedaling style and be quite conscious of how I was pedaling.I would say
find a narrower Q pedalset (SRAM Rival if it's a double is pretty narrow),
Assuming that this bike is worthy of stealing hearts, how about a
classy French name, like Rogue ?
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:28 PM, James Warrenjimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote:
In the spirit of a bike that will be welcoming on FRIENDLY and athletic
club rides, I would like to recommend the
what was wrong with the rambi- it did all the new frame is offering
and more!
sure take the weight down a bit - outsource it - but try to keep the
versatility and neutral handling, or at least let it take at at least
32c with fenders.
and make it a really bright metallic blue --LOL
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