There's a simple matter of finite capital, as well. Riv is always struggling
with lack of capital when trying to bring products to market. I'd imagine they
have to be pretty selective about what sorts of products they'll focus on, and
I don't see a budget frame that fails to meet their
agree. this is my favorite of the bunch.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/4151571977/sizes/l/in/set-72157622918085240/
todd olsen
On Dec 10, 8:44 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Manny:
Great story. I love the pix of loading the bikes to take stuff back
to the car -
i have applied a very large decal to the side of a boat, looked good
for at least 3 years. also, have stuck some large adhesive patches on
Radio Control airplane wings. I used 409. Just sprayed it on, put on
the decal. as long as the 409 was there, the decal could be moved
around. then the
HP Mini, SOMA clips, Roadie frame pump sold.
Old-type XT (I think it's XT; it's certainly XT quality) 122.5 cup and cone
bb
bearing assembly, new, no package, $30 shipped.
Pair Gaerne crabon fibre road shoes, well used but still very usable
for someone who wears a 44/10, WITH pair of Look Delta
From past remarks I expect that this will never fly, but in my own opinion,
the essential qualities of a Riv are the frame design and, thus, fit and
handling, and these are perfectly compatible with a cheaper, tigg'd frame
for, say, the commuter markets.
On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 2:38 PM, eflayer
There's also the length issue. Most metal fenders wrap lower behind the front
wheel which is good for coverage but bad for clearance over trail obstacles.
With shorter plastic fenders, you can extend them with a flexible mud flap that
won't get caught on roots, rocks or logs. (the holy
Ryan,
Glad you like it, but I told you so
My sweet spot for the 26 wheeled Atlantis was the 2.1 Continental
Town and Country tire with Albatross bars and a Brooks B-72.
For you ~ the fun has just begun.
- Frank
On Dec 11, 1:13 am, rcnute rcn...@hotmail.com wrote:
The (unloaded)
Soma makes EuroTrip fenders that are 60 mm wide. What's nice about the
Somas is that the stays are designed to pull away from the mount
should something become wedged between the tire and fender. To me, the
mounting is cleaner than what PB uses.
I have a set of the road versions on my single
Using 60 mm fenders with 42 mm tires will perform fine and look only a bit
off -- I use 45 mms with 22 mm tires on my Riv commuter (22 mm tires because
they are the only size I can find in 559 that have top of line casings;
these are old stock Spec Turbos).
What you have to worry about is
Grant: please make the Atlantis replacement with enough tire clearance for
60s plus fenders. Horizontals would be nice, but I won't insist.
On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
From yesterday's blog posting:
We're working on two new bikes. The SimpleOne is
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 08:06 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
Grant: please make the Atlantis replacement with enough tire clearance
for 60s plus fenders. Horizontals would be nice, but I won't insist.
Has the Atlantis ever had horizontal dropouts?
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Dunno, but it oughta have done.
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 08:06 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
Grant: please make the Atlantis replacement with enough tire clearance
for 60s plus fenders. Horizontals would be nice, but I
I am both impressed and dismayed with the degree of commitment to a
single point of view. Whatever works works. Thinking there was a
time when Grant thought he'd never leave Japan for Taiwan...and that
time came. Granted, he is still making gorgeous lugged frames, now
with cheaper labor. If
On Dec 11, 10:06 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Grant: please make the Atlantis replacement with enough tire clearance for
60s plus fenders. Horizontals would be nice, but I won't insist.
Horizontal DO's might be good but for tire clearance, at what point
would this bike be a
I could live with TCO for a Riv offroader; basically I've been looking for a
road bike that will take 65s plus fenders. I've been told onlist that the
Bombadil won't take 60s; was I told wrong? -- Not that I expect Riv to
design for my particular idiosyncracies, but it *would* be nice for me ...
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 07:14 -0800, eflayer wrote:
I am both impressed and dismayed with the degree of commitment to a
single point of view. Whatever works works. Thinking there was a
time when Grant thought he'd never leave Japan for Taiwan...and that
time came. Granted, he is still making
The XD has more flare/heel clearance. The arm's are angled outward away from
the spindle hole, and thus can be used with a shorter BB spindle. They are
also a bit thicker in profile since they are not forged in the same was as the
AT's were. The AT is low profile, which means the arms are
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 08:13 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
Dunno, but it oughta have done.
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com
wrote:
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 08:06 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
Grant: please make the Atlantis replacement with enough
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:14 AM, eflayer eddie.fla...@att.net wrote:
I am both impressed and dismayed with the degree of commitment to a
single point of view. Whatever works works. Thinking there was a
time when Grant thought he'd never leave Japan for Taiwan...and that
time came. Granted,
I think of Taiwan as going through a similar process to what Japan
went through in the 80's in terms of bicycle production. Right now
they are the seat of bicycle manufacture in the world. That's not
surprising as the current exchange from Taiwan Dollars to U.S. Dollars
is something like
Steve, This is not about me. It is an idea. Please don't take it as
an attack on everything you and Riv stand for. Just an idea.
Companies can change mission and values if there is a good reason to
do so. If part of the mission was to give more people a chance to
ride a Grant designed
Commitment to core values is just good business sense.
This comes down to branding. The Rivendell brand is synonymous with
lugged steel bikes. Introducing a TIG bike would create brand drift
away from that core value, and that is a bad thing.
They would have to offer TIG frames under a separate
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 07:44 -0800, eflayer wrote:
Steve, This is not about me. It is an idea. Please don't take it as
an attack on everything you and Riv stand for. Just an idea.
I don't take it as an attack -- certainly not an attack on anything I
stand for. If adopted, it is an idea that
Bill Connell wrote, in part:
...I applaud Grant's stubborn aesthetic sense; he has a cohesive vision
for the company, and that strong visual identity is a huge asset...
Yeah, I think they'd stand to lose more than they gain if they wander too far
from that vision. I recall in an early
Sort of related to the AT vs. XD discussion: I picked up a Sugino GX crankset
on eBay last week. The box arrived and the cranks are in beuatiful shape. 53/39
rings on a 130 B.C. This was originally on a Bridgestone RB-1. With the rainy
weekend ahead, my shortened riding will be supplemented by
Patrick
Are you sure that you are writing about the Planet Bike Cascadia
fenders here. Other models of PB fenders have what I might consider
excessively short front fenders, but not the Cascadias:
http://tinyurl.com/y8b82jh
Dave
On Dec 11, 7:48 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Grant is capable of changing though, isn't he. I think you are all
correct and he probably won't consider tig. But as I recall he both
never used to mention the weight of bikes, framesets and now look at
how he is discussing/selling the lightness of Roadeo. I know the
Roadeo fits the lugged
on 12/11/09 7:14 AM, eflayer at eddie.fla...@att.net wrote:
I am both impressed and dismayed with the degree of commitment to a
single point of view. Whatever works works. Thinking there was a
time when Grant thought he'd never leave Japan for Taiwan...and that
time came. Granted, he is
on 12/11/09 8:02 AM, eflayer at eddie.fla...@att.net wrote:
Grant is capable of changing though, isn't he. I think you are all
correct and he probably won't consider tig. But as I recall he both
never used to mention the weight of bikes, framesets and now look at
how he is
Grant wrote that his bikes were affordable by people with a job and bicycle
priorities. His goal was never to build bikes at every price point. The moves
from Waterford (and back again in a limited way) to Toyo to Maxway (I think
that is his Taiwanese supplier. They certainly supply many big
Five sets of updates in five days in the various gallery pages (yep, CX was
yesterday, though no Riv's...)
Today is Working Bikes, which included the all business Bombadil buildup
of Mike Potts -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/working/2009/wb121-mpotts1209.html
Everyone have a great weekend!
- Jim
Don't know if many of you folks have seen this yet, but there is a Bombadil
frame set for sale on the Bay with HORIZONTAL drop outs! Very interesting.
Nice. Looks like a stout craft, indeed.
--- On Fri, 12/11/09, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
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Subject: [RBW] Bombadil in the Working Bikes Gallery
To: rbw group rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 8:16 AM
Five
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 08:02 -0800, CycloFiend wrote:
I think the inherent flaw is the idea of a gorgeous tig-welded bicycle
frame. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with that method of frame
building, but they've never struck me as particularly good looking.
I have a titanium Santana
Steve, well said. -- I am typing now in tiny tiny
print...said very quietly in a whisper...Grant could do it best.
On Dec 11, 8:29 am, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 08:02 -0800, CycloFiend wrote:
I think the inherent flaw is the idea of a gorgeous
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 08:35 -0800, eflayer wrote:
Steve, well said. -- I am typing now in tiny tiny
print...said very quietly in a whisper...Grant could do it best.
In an equally small whisper, when it comes to TIG welded bikes and their
design, based on the current track record
This is repost of Ray's. Thought it deserved a separate thread and I've
shortened up the url.
Bombadil 60 cm which has had the standard rear dropouts replaced with
rearward facing, derailleur-tabbed models.
Not mine, don't know seller, yadda-yadda...
http://tinyurl.com/y9n9yda
Patrick Moore,
Hey ya'll. I have a few things I need to get rid of. Shipping prices
are in parenthesis and I'll be happy to refigure shipping if anyone
buys multiple items.
Shoot me a pm if you're interested and I'll send pics to anyone
wanting to take a looksie.
*68cm Specialized Expedition Frame..$250
on 12/11/09 8:29 AM, Steve Palincsar at palin...@his.com wrote:
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 08:02 -0800, CycloFiend wrote:
I think the inherent flaw is the idea of a gorgeous tig-welded bicycle
frame. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with that method of frame
building, but they've never
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Nice! What kind of handlebars are those?
And is that an Ahearne rack on the front?
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on 12/11/09 8:29 AM, Steve Palincsar at palin...@his.com wrote:
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 08:02 -0800, CycloFiend wrote:
I think the inherent flaw is the idea of a gorgeous tig-welded bicycle
frame. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with that method of frame
building, but they've never
Two of these setups, each $55 shipped CONUS.
Fenix L2D WITH 2 2700 mah Duracell NMH AAs AND TwoFish rubber/velcro
handlbar mounts. The Fenix puts out a claimed 135 (I've heard 150) lumens on
Turbo and, with the Duracells, you get 90 minutes of run time. Other
settings: High (~80 lumens), Med and
Grant is capable of changing though, isn't he. I think you are all
correct and he probably won't consider tig.
You need to throw father time in the mix. Grant has gone on record
saying Riv ends when he retires. Grant is in his mid-50s. It seems
counterintuitive to work a complete reversal
With the apparent popularity of the Atlantis frame as the basis of an
all-rounder type bicycle, I wonder why Grant doesn't source it
domestically. Rivendell still uses Waterford to produce the Rodeo,
unless there is a capacity issue it seems that Waterford might also be
a good U.S. source for
show me a fine tigged bike with Riv geo, Riv aesthetics, threaded
fork, tallish headtube, lightweight tubing, cantis, and rack
brazeons...in the $700 price range. oh yeah, i've come to appreciate
a kickstand mounting plate too.
On Dec 11, 9:06 am, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
Grant
this is it from Fuji. I just think Grant could do it better as a
frameset with some Riv tweaks:
http://www.fujibikes.com/LifeStyle/ClassicSeries/Touring.aspx
On Dec 11, 9:13 am, eflayer eddie.fla...@att.net wrote:
show me a fine tigged bike with Riv geo, Riv aesthetics, threaded
fork, tallish
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 08:58 -0800, CycloFiend wrote:
The titanium Ibis frames were in that realm. I don't know if the different
nature of ti welding processes lends itself to that, or the knowledge that
there won't be paint covering the work. Or that they only let the
uber-skilled
Size info.
The SR Seat post is 26.8mm and the Nitto is 27.2mm.
VO wheel is 700c.
Thanks,
Clif
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show me a fine tigged bike with Riv geo, Riv aesthetics, threaded
fork, tallish headtube, lightweight tubing, cantis, and rack
brazeons...in the $700 price range. oh yeah, i've come to appreciate
a kickstand mounting plate too.
Aesthetics is another way of saying putting its name on the
Is RBW considered an Upscale brand? Do a certain number of people buy
a RBW bicycle because it is widely perceived as expensive/exotic/
exclusive? Would a low-cost TIG'ed RBW frameset/bicycle sell well
enough in a competitive marketplace to justify alienation of the past/
present/future customers
Don't know if many of you folks have seen this yet, but there is a Bombadil
frame set for sale on the Bay with HORIZONTAL drop outs! Very interesting.
I thought those were called track fork ends.
Horizontal dropouts are those such as the Campy 1010 that you find on
traditional steel road
With the apparent popularity of the Atlantis frame as the basis of an
all-rounder type bicycle, I wonder why Grant doesn't source it
domestically.
That is a good question which has been debated off and on here
before. I think Waterford either does not have capacity with
everything else it is
Jim -- Although I have not perceived a snob attitude by Rivvers toward Surly, I
will second everything you said about the company and its bikes. When I am on
tour, I see more Surley LHTs tahn just about any other heavy touring machine,
and certainly more so than Riv's. For the money, it's
Is RBW considered an Upscale brand? Do a certain number of people buy
a RBW bicycle because it is widely perceived as expensive/exotic/
exclusive? Would a low-cost TIG'ed RBW frameset/bicycle sell well
enough in a competitive marketplace to justify alienation of the past/
present/future
While it's sad to see the Atlantis go to sleep, I am excited about
this new model. I hope the replacement to the Atlantis keeps the more
traditional look of the Atlantis although I think Grant has hinted
that it'll have a sloping TT. The Sam Hillbornes were a pretty severe
departure in design for
just joking a bit...put if you put any more spacers under that
threadless headset you could climb up on those bars and then jump on
the roof of that house. to each their own on aesthetics.
If that were really an issue, Surly could easily adopt one of the
several threadless stems custom
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:50 AM, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
With the apparent popularity of the Atlantis frame as the basis of an
all-rounder type bicycle, I wonder why Grant doesn't source it
domestically.
That is a good question which has been debated off and on here
before.
nobody is doing it. that is my whole point...whether or not you think
Riv shouldnobody is.
On Dec 11, 10:04 am, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
just joking a bit...put if you put any more spacers under that
threadless headset you could climb up on those bars and then jump on
Thanks Jim. Appreciate the work you put in the website!
On Dec 11, 8:55 am, John Aydelotte j.m.aydelo...@gmail.com wrote:
Nice! What kind of handlebars are those?
And is that an Ahearne rack on the front?
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On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
I believe the answers are no, and why ever would you wish that on a
bike? You want a nice fixed/single speed? There's a Surly for that...
No, Steve, I want a horizontal dropout Rivendell ss that can accept 65 mm
tires
Thanks for the kind words.
The plan for this year is to make it all the way down to LA. Same trip
more friends. More organized sag wagons. Thing is most of my friends
are at the moment in their lives where they must go through the task
of finding a job. So we'll see if we get a good group to head
a sneak preview can be found by following this to a PDF
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/174
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Soapy water works the same way. I've used it to apply vinyl window
stickers, and then you can squeegee the water out with a diaper
wrapped over a cheese wedge plastic scraper.
Philip
On Dec 11, 6:20 am, Todd Olsen todd_ol...@comcast.net wrote:
i have applied a very large decal to the side of a
Love it, John - nice work!
Brian
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:22 AM, John Bennett johnat...@gmail.com wrote:
a sneak preview can be found by following this to a PDF
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/174
Cheers,
John
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On Dec 11, 12:47 pm, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
Don't know if many of you folks have seen this yet, but there is a Bombadil
frame set for sale on the Bay with HORIZONTAL drop outs! Very interesting.
I thought those were called track fork ends.
Horizontal dropouts are
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 11:17 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com
wrote:
I believe the answers are no, and why ever would you wish that
on a
bike? You want a nice fixed/single speed? There's a
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 10:30 -0800, newenglandbike wrote:
They look a lot like the drop-outs on my BMX bike, which certainly
aren't 'track fork ends' :)Why call them track-ends here? Plus,
they *are* horizontal, right?AFAIK, there are forward-facing
horizontal drop-outs, and
awesome.
On Dec 11, 10:40 am, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
That looks great! Thanks for posting.
On Dec 11, 10:22 am, John Bennett johnat...@gmail.com wrote:
a sneak preview can be found by following this to a PDF
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/174
Cheers,
John
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On Dec 11, 1:36 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 10:30 -0800, newenglandbike wrote:
They look a lot like the drop-outs on my BMX bike, which certainly
aren't 'track fork ends' :) Why call them track-ends here? Plus,
they *are* horizontal, right?
On Dec 11, 1:35 pm, Bill Connell bconn...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 12:30 PM, newenglandbike
Nope, those are fork-ends.
AASHTA:http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_dr-z.html#dropout
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All due respect to Sheldon Brown, but on a
On Dec 11, 1:36 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
Those rear-facing horizontal dropouts are known as track ends.
Just to be clear, I was not disagreeing that they are known (on track
bikes) as 'track ends', I was only pointing out that it is not
incorrect to refer to them as
Threaded stems and headsets are pretty much obsolete on new-production
bikes, and the number of threaded stem/headset options is small and
getting smaller. There are a few holdouts, like Riv and some custom
shops, but I think even they see the writing on the wall (Legolas was
threadless, and
AFAIK, there are forward-facing horizontal drop-outs, and rear-facing
horizontal dropouts.
But then you either have to type in the rather awkward 'forward-facing
or rear-facing' descriptive or be completely confusing. The two are
quite different. A forward facing horizontal drop out is meant
nobody is doing it. that is my whole point...whether or not you think
Riv shouldnobody is.
The Bruce Gordon BLT is a loaded tourer, takes a one inch threaded
stem (and Bruce will sell you a beautiful custom made matching quil to
boot) has every sort of braze on you could hope for, rides
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 11:03 -0800, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote:
Threaded stems and headsets are pretty much obsolete on new-production
bikes, and the number of threaded stem/headset options is small and
getting smaller. There are a few holdouts, like Riv and some custom
shops, but I
There are still millions upon millions of bikes out there with
threaded headsets, many of them owned by people of limited means who
will need to fix them rather than buy a new bike. Ditto for bikes with
freewheels. That's why it's still possible to buy freewheels in this
age of cassettes
regardless of steer-tube diameter, I like having a quill setup so you
can raise and lower the bars really quickly and easily, and with
'infinite' adjustment. So I hope threaded/quill isn't going
anywhere.
On Dec 11, 2:19 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 11:03
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 12:22 PM, John Bennett johnat...@gmail.com wrote:
a sneak preview can be found by following this to a PDF
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/174
Great catalog. It seems like it's been a while since the catalog
focused so much on the bikes themselves, it's great
Well, having a special run of parts made is more difficult than using
something that is already available with probably 100 variants from
which to choose. And if the modern, widely available version is
demonstrably an improvement over the antiquated version that requires
a special production run,
Well, having a special run of parts made is more difficult than using
something that is already available with probably 100 variants from
which to choose. And if the modern, widely available version is
demonstrably an improvement over the antiquated version that requires
a special production run,
Headtubes on BLT and BLTaiwans are short...
But it does look as if little old BG is sourcing his own upjutting
Salsa (old) quill stems.
Bet the BLTaiwans weigh a ton. Don't want a tank. Want an all around
700c. Let's call it a tigged Roadeo with Vbrakes, powder and a
headbadge.
On Dec 11,
ps, street bike with rear rack brazeons so I can carry my lunch in
stuff in a trunk bag, and put on bigger tires if I want to...but
lightweight and lively...as you would say.
On Dec 11, 11:38 am, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 11:35 -0800, eflayer wrote:
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 1:35 PM, eflayer eddie.fla...@att.net wrote:
Headtubes on BLT and BLTaiwans are short...
But it does look as if little old BG is sourcing his own upjutting
Salsa (old) quill stems.
Bet the BLTaiwans weigh a ton. Don't want a tank. Want an all around
700c. Let's
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Headtubes on BLT and BLTaiwans
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Bill Connell bconn...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 1:35 PM, eflayer eddie.fla...@att.net wrote:
Headtubes on BLT and BLTaiwans are short...
But it does look as if little old BG is sourcing his own upjutting
Salsa (old) quill stems.
Bet the
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 11:40 -0800, eflayer wrote:
ps, street bike with rear rack brazeons so I can carry my lunch in
stuff in a trunk bag, and put on bigger tires if I want to...but
lightweight and lively...as you would say.
I think you already own it, your Fuji touring.
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Headtubes on BLT and BLTaiwans are short...
Geometry is close to the Hilborne.
But it does look as if little old BG is sourcing his own upjutting
Salsa (old) quill stems.
Bruce has been making quill stems long before there was a Salsa. His
is a heavy duty design. But guess what, delicate
I actually recently asked Rivendell about how they apply their decals,
and they were very helpful. Basically, what they told me is that
they use a large diameter marker (like a fat sharpie) to smooth down
the decal under the top-sheet, very carefully. While I don't know if
they use any soapy
If the man is the idea that carbon fiber is the only real material
that serious cyclists consider-- that everything else is a compromise,
then i think being anti-the man is a plus. That is how I interpret
Surly's ads-- we make good, smart bikes that arent what the
Bicylcling's Buyers Guide tell
Oh yeah. I really like this one. Great design.
On Dec 11, 12:22 pm, John Bennett johnat...@gmail.com wrote:
a sneak preview can be found by following this to a PDF
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/174
Cheers,
John
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Very NICE! I think you've done an outstanding job on this catalog,
John. Rivendell catalogs are an interesting read, and creatively
exciting.
Jim Cloud
Tucson, AZ
On Dec 11, 11:22 am, John Bennett johnat...@gmail.com wrote:
a sneak preview can be found by following this to a PDF
It is a beautiful catalog. What I miss is the older catalog with all
the parts, accessories, essays, and how-to pieces. I have one that's
a couple of years old and I still look at it often, many times use it
for reference purposes. I suppose with everything on-line now, it's
impractical to mail
JIm:
I'm not normally a tweed sort of guy but that Nigel Smith on the LHT
absolutely belongs on that bike. What a nice, tidy touch. I've never
seen an LHT set up other than as a tourer. The Atlantis is highly
adaptable (you were up to what, version 8.0?) so the LHT should be
equally so.
RE:
I don't agree that threadless is demonstrably better. For me, the benefits of
easy bar height adjustability outweighs all the other stuff combined.
A less signficant, but still real, thing that the quill offers is a good place
to attach the type of bell I like to use.
-Jim W.
-Original
I have some miscellaneous wheels that I'd like to make go away. All
are handbuilt by me, but the projects for which they were intended
either never materialized, or went in a different direction. All these
wheels are new and never ridden, though they may have had cogs or
tires installed at some
if not TIG'd rivs, how about some lugged carbon fiber?
http://www.ifbikes.com/OurBikes/Road/XS/
http://www.ifbikes.com/OurBikes/Road/Corvid/
Grant could do the Garth Brooks/Chris Gaines thing! no, wait
that didn't really work either ;)
safe riding this weekend everyone!
--
You received
I hear this again and again, but it's just not true. Threadless allows
easy adjustment of bar height if the steerer isn't cut too short.
That's the real problem - too short steerers. If you start with a full-
length steerer, say 300 mm, and a typical 58 cm frame, you can
generally get the bars at
Dear Jim,
If you say you've done an outstanding job on this catalog and mean
Rivendell, thank you! If you say that and mean me, you should know
that Dave and Grant did it all with the help of Dan the Camera Man.
All the best, and glad you like it (I do, too),
John
On Dec 11, 1:15 pm, Jim Cloud
With the changing dollar vs. the yen and euro, it's hard to do print
catalogs for the parts, clothes, and bags right now. That, plus the
fact that we often get things in small batches, or they get
discontinued, and then (drat) they're in the catalog for a whole year.
The web catalog gets around
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