If you follow the formula on the Roadeo page, you'd be on a 57. But
you might want to take one for a test ride if you can to see if that
number works for you in real life.
On Mar 18, 9:55 pm, rcnute rcn...@hotmail.com wrote:
Supposing some guy--um, yeah, a friend of mine, yeah, that's it--was
Nope. Never owned one before. (Did pre-order.) Just full-on
windbreakers. Mainly because there aren't many hills in this area
where it would be useful.
However, am willing to give this a try. There are some days when the
morning ride is a bit chilly in just a jersey. But I sweat like the
I like this idea. I'm definitely gonna get mine hooked up to the drops
and use it as spinnaker. Kinda like this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7201887.stm
On Mar 19, 12:43 am, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
Everything taste better with melted butter!
On Mar 18, 5:39 pm, Eric Norris
I prefer the Regal as well--it's on most of my road bikes. I think it's
classic looks equal or in some applications exceed the aesthetic of a stretched
leather model. The low maintennance and lighter weight are just icing.
It's interesting that you mention liking the Brooks Pro--you may
But this is all just style, right? The only really right answer is to use
whatever saddle on that bike that supports you well for the kind of riding
you're going to do. For some, it's a Brooks or S-A. For others, it's not.
What would, or perhaps did, Mark and Grant say?
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010
Well, sure--it's up to each rider to draw the line where fashion and
comfort/function meet. This past winter I installed my first leather bar tape,
but I did it mainly for the color than the material. If it's not as
comfortable as my standard Fizik Microtex, it's gone!
Steve
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Synthetic saddles do not work for me, which is too bad. I avoid
animal products everywhere else. I do not own even one leather belt
or pair of shoes. I have tried nearly every Fizik model and a number
of similar competitors to no avail.
For distance riding, the new Berthoud works best for me.
My daughter is 21 months, and I think it's time to get her up on a
bike with me. Any recommendations for child bike seats? Front or Rear?
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It's been revealed, apparently Jay spilled the beans and Grant
followed by an earlier than planned announcement. Any thoughts on the
windbreaker? Who's going to give it a go?
Adam
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Bonike Mini on the front. Supposed to work until age 3, but my
daughter is 4.4, rather small, and still fits fine.
On Mar 19, 7:38 am, Weird Harold alanpcr...@yahoo.com wrote:
My daughter is 21 months, and I think it's time to get her up on a
bike with me. Any recommendations for child bike
Same idea without the lobster motif.
Saw it reviewed on some cycling site a couple years ago.
http://www.thewarmfront.com/main.html
Rapha sold a gillet a few years ago with Gazzetta del Sport printed on
it, fun idea.
Whilst googling.
Yeah Patrick, Sugino is a mystery. Who knows what's made with what.
I'd say just get whatever crank you like, but don't beleieve for a
moment a more expensive one is better,
any more than the lesser price one is not as good.
It's vanity. It's not like I stare at my TA Zephyr crank and
Anyone have experience with Rido pressure releif saddles? I have hear
some good reports and am interested.
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On Mar 19, 11:18 am, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote:
Yeah Patrick, Sugino is a mystery. Who knows what's made with what.
I'd say just get whatever crank you like, but don't beleieve for a
moment a more expensive one is better,
any more than the lesser price one is not as good.
absolutely
How tall is the clamp area with the BoBike Mini? I have a bike with
just a couple of spacers, and I wonder if that is enough room to
attach the clamp.
I hear the iBert safe-T-seat is good too, but I haven't tried it.
Anyone else tried the iBert?
On Mar 19, 10:48 am, Esteban proto...@gmail.com
I just read that the American Association of Pediatrics recommends
trailers instead of bike seats. Any opinions on that?
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I have used a Topeak child seat (rear) for several years on my
Atlantis and other bikes. It is affordable, a nice design, and you can
buy the rack separately if you want to be able to put the seat on
multiple bikes.
I believe in exposing my kids to a certain amount of risk, and I like
being able
I think that the US is completely out of synch with the rest of the
world in terms of what is considered safe and what is not. The
thinking that leads to the trailer recommendation is that the higher
you mount your child to the bike, the harder they hit the ground when
your bike goes down. Most
Gotta say . . . One of my earliest memories--I must have been 3 or so--is my
mom going down on her tenspeed with me on the rear-mounted child seat. None
of us were wearing helmets, of course.
I survived, but happened to fall in an ant pile. That sucked.
Dustin
From: William
Steve, that's quite interesting. I didn't realize that the Regal was
designed to emulate the Team Pro. But now that you mention it, they do
feel quite similar. In the end the Regal won, because I liked how you
didn't have to pamper it. And the not insignificant weight savings, as
you note, is
Hey Harold, I've got a Hamax Siesta Recliner on a Surly Big Dummy. My
son's 19 months and he's been riding around in it for a few months.
He'll fall asleep in it (gentle rocking motion on quiet roads and
smooth trails) and we recline it which supports his little head (we
pop a soft hat on him too
With the little ones, the front seat's got 'em right there if,
somehow, anything bad happens. Our rides sometimes include some city
riding, and I'm not cool with a trailer while out in traffic. Of
course, care is taken in choosing routes that have little or no
traffic. But sometimes, you gotta
The AAoP provides generally helpful guidelines, but there are many
exceptions where good parental judgment is appropriate. Every family
is different.
The AAoP recommendation does seem to stem from the risk of the rider
losing control of the bike and tipping. I bet most people here are
fairly
Nice! That looks like fun.
On Mar 19, 1:47 pm, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote:
Plus, they see everything and you can talk... whispering into their
ear and pointing out sights to be seen. With my daughter in the
Bobike, our rides along the San Diego River are full of conversations
of sea
I was given a BoBike mini (minus the mount, that went with my brother in
law's bike which was, erm, borrowed without permission) but have a
threadless stem on my Big Dummy. Anyone have a line on where to get a
threadless adapter?
For hauling kids, I've used both a trailer and an Xtracycle. If
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Dave Lloyd d...@davelloyd.com wrote:
I was given a BoBike mini (minus the mount, that went with my brother in
law's bike which was, erm, borrowed without permission) but have a
threadless stem on my Big Dummy. Anyone have a line on where to get a
threadless
Harold,
I can ditto most of what Esteban says - we've enjoyed riding with our
Bobike mini
now for about 2.5 years. Was lucky to score an actual, recent Dutch
bike (albeit of the Euro big-box store varietal) that someone had
brought over in a move. Included, and the primary draw, were both
front
I have used a Burley Trailer. The Burley makes me nervous in traffic and it
is a decent amount wider than the bike. Like others have said I am far more
careful in choosing routes on the Burley and will often stick to paths. I
have a newer two-seat Burley trailer and when riding with a decent
Hi everyone,
I've updated my sale list here:
http://thesaltycyclist.blogspot.com/2010/02/for-sale-listings.html
The Rawland Sogn for sale has officially been started to be parted out. I have
listed the frame/fork/hs and parts separately. If you want to buy a substantial
part of the bike, we
Those guys are having way too much fun, both riding and taking the
video. I can hear it now: Say Grant, we need to take off a couple
of hours early today so we can do this new video when the light's just
right. Right, right; we'll be sure to get lots of cool shots of the
bikes that we can use
Just to add to the confusion, I use a DT on left on my Atlantis
(David's only shift once an hour is pretty close) and a bar end
(currently grip shift) on the right, where I do shift more than once
an hour. I too have managed to poke myself with a bar end lever,
hence the grip shift. Any lever
On Mar 18, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Adam wrote:
It's been revealed, apparently Jay spilled the beans and Grant
followed by an earlier than planned announcement. Any thoughts on the
windbreaker? Who's going to give it a go?
Jeez, I am impressed that my guess was actually correct!
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Any one tried the iBert?
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Great video. Can't wait to get out and ride tomorrow!
As for the mystery item, it's kind of crazy genius to me. I have and
love wind vests but they cannot be donned and doffed single handedly
(at least for me). If you can get past the whole, I just ordered a 5
poundah with drawn buttah!
I have had two - one of the originals and one of the (relatively) new R2's.
The R2 works swell for me. I've ridden it on rides of 40-60 miles in
regular (non-padded) shorts with no problems.
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 11:42 AM, muckum toddjeffr...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Anyone have experience with
Steve,
I hope the Regal is working for you. I found that after a few miles my
butt knew that it was riding on unyielding plastic and the padding
over it didn't help.
By contrast the Brooks Swift I'm now using feels wonderful. It really
is a matter of personal choice, and I can see the Regal or
usuk2007: were you using cycling bibs or padded shorts with your
Regal? Maybe that makes the difference. I find the Regal supremely
comfortable, but then again, I wear bibs. Maybe my estimation would
change without padding.
aaron
On Mar 19, 1:38 pm, usuk2007 clive.stand...@umassmed.edu wrote:
Bobike mini for sure. I'm really pleased to see the recommendations
for it. I loved ours, and my son used it till he was about 40 lbs.
Love that thing. It was set up on my wife's mixte with 650A wheels,
which was perfect. It absolutely did not work with my 63cm low trail
Ross fixed gear - I
On 3/19/10, Dan Abelson d...@abelsons.net wrote:
My almost 3 year-old son likes the trailer and it is easy to all of the
stuff you need to carry in addition to the kids. The on bike seats look
like nice and probably eaiser to ride with but going back to the perception
of safety I don't think
On Mar 19, 4:38 pm, usuk2007 clive.stand...@umassmed.edu wrote:
I just think
the B17 looks a little clunky on the Roadeo.
i think it depends on the set-up too - a B17 is a fine saddle when the
bars are at (or even above, as some like) saddle height. in my
experience, narrower saddles feel
I really like my front child seat. I have a Weeride something or another.
It's basically a big C channel that spans from the head tube to the seat
post, on which the seat fits. My buddy has a iBert, which is a much cleaner
installation, but doesn't seem as capable for big kids. Anyway, as others
I don't know how anyone can bear to ride a B-17 with even modest
saddle-to-bar drop. That hard nose just digs into your nether regions like
nothing else! I don't know if things like the Swallow are better in this
regard. Narrower in the back, but still rock hard in the front, no?
From: Patrick
Oh, yes--I've got thousands of miles on my various Regals--no troubles at all.
I do wear cycling bibs on rides of any real distance, though...
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On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 16:19 -0700, Dustin Sharp wrote:
I don't know how anyone can bear to ride a B-17 with even modest
saddle-to-bar drop.
How small qualifies as modest?
That hard nose just digs into your nether regions like
nothing else! I don't know if things like the Swallow are better
For me at least, anything more than an inch or so and I had a hard time
getting comfy on a B17, no matter how much I played with tilt. Most of my
bikes have close to two inches of drop.
Set up with a set of albatross bars and a more upright position, the same
B-17 genital torture device became
I have had the same experience. I used a b-17 on my Curtlo ( now sold)
about 1 inch blow the saddle... only time it felt ok was sitting up
climbing, I took it off after a week. When I got my new Hillborne and
tried it with the bars level with the saddle... voila... I was
instantly comfortable with
The b.17 is an odd thing for me. It not 100% comfortable when I start a
ride, maybe say 85% comfortable, whereas a San Marco Regal feels just
superbly amazing 100% spot on comfortable when I first hop on the bike.
However, as the ride progresses the Brooks' comfort stays consistent and at
times
I wasn't riding in bibs, but I did have padded briefs and a thin pad
in my knickers. I think my weight might be an issue too, at 190lbs I
was probably compressing the padding. On the Brooks I just bend the
leather.
On Mar 19, 4:09 pm, Aaron Thomas aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com wrote:
usuk2007: were
+1 a wide saddle with deep sides looks strange on an agressively setup
bike with some handlebar drop.
I'm amazed that more folks on here haven't tried the Brooks narrow
saddles like the Swift.There are alternatives
to the B17.
I've seen the Berthoud saddles in the flesh (should that read leather)
i bought my roadeo to replace the rambouillet that i sold. i like the
handling much more than the ram's. i bought a frame with the threaded
headset. i am able to set up the bike with my bars 1cm below the
saddle. my b-17ti is perfect. in addition, i just can't enough about
the handling of the
So, after three days of back and forth, here¹s what I¹m understanding:
1) With bars above saddle height and an upright position, a wider, flat
saddle ‹ perhaps even with springs -- is more likely to please most riders.
2) With bars more-or-less at saddle height, a medium-wide, flattish saddle
is
On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 21:00 -0500, Jon Grant wrote:
4) While the above may constitute reasonable beginning guidelines, the
best saddle solution can vary widely from the norm due to individual
circumstances.
5) Some riders find Brooks and similar saddles to be comfortable
enough that they
On Mar 19, 2010, at 20:00, Jon Grant jgr...@papagrant.com wrote:
Well, okay, then. Can we move on to the best handlebars for the
Roadeo, please?
Right here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukira/2746197544
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+1 a wide saddle with deep sides looks strange on an agressively setup
bike with some handlebar drop.
I'm amazed that more folks on here haven't tried the Brooks narrow
saddles like the Swift.There are
On Mar 19, 2010, at 20:00, Jon Grant jgr...@papagrant.com
mailto:jgr...@papagrant.com wrote:
Well, okay, then. Can we move on to the best handlebars for the Roadeo,
please?
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Jon,
I'm pretty much in agreement on all points. Though both of the
Brookses I have in current rotation have been slotted a la the
Imperial version.
Bars? I'd go with the Soba to stay in character, but I love the bend
of the TTT Ergosum I have on my MCRB. Too bad it only comes in black
and
Did I call it or what? Quoted from the original thread:
Gernot (gloating's my middle name) Huber
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Okay,
this is actually a (semi-)serious
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