I have TA cranks on both my Saluki and Bleriot, and I use the FSA
Gossamer derailer on both. It works smoothly. I highly recommend it.
Bleriot setup is 42x26 for town and the local dirt. Saluki is a
wide-range double: 46x28 for loaded touring. I've also used the FSA/TA
setup with a 48x36, and
Will do...
it's a slow build [sourcing everything and taking delivery is longer
than expected, and making me more than a little stir-crazy], but will
for certain be putting up fotos and links to them.
-Scott
On Jun 18, 6:55 pm, Shaun Meehan meehan.sh...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Scott,
Make sure
Indeedy.
-Scott
On Jun 18, 7:06 pm, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
Mission Accomplished.
Bravo!
On Jun 18, 7:15 pm, S.Cutshall clotht...@gmail.com wrote:
Mission Accomplished.
Thanks, folks.
-Scott
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Non-custom Salsa stem - ties the whole bike together.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/3663090328/
Philip
On Jun 18, 4:32 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 2:55 PM, eflayer eddie.fla...@att.net wrote:
Wow that Crystal Fellow stem is one I'd not
I have this. I like it a lot.
Philip
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On Jun 18, 7:55 am, Sarah Gibson sadieja...@hotmail.com wrote:
maybe someone has mentioned this already and if so, sorry for the repeat.
but ive found the carradice barley to double as a great handlebar bag.
reckon it may depend on yr handlebar
Rivendell was out of the Bike Snob book when I went to buy it. I'll
get it at Powell's before riding over to Chris King... to ride back to
Powell's.
Anyone from the list going on that ride, or showing up for the BSNYC
PowerPoint presentation?
Philip
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Yes.
I use the brake levers and bar end shifters to keep them in place...no
glue.
Angus
On Jun 17, 9:32 am, Jeffrey unclecowb...@gmail.com wrote:
A newbie question: Is it possible to use the cork grips on Albatross
bars without using glue (just to test them out)?
If one uses the thick glue
For a thinner sock, I wear Pearl Izumi wool (blended) socks. They are not as
fragile as the pure wool offerings, and are about as smell resistant. For
thicker socks in the winter, I use the Costco Kirkland brand and in between,
these from Joneswares:
Wool year-round is great. I don't know how it'd do for miles of hiking
in hot weather, but for biking and for general wear with normal
amounts of walking it's the best. I'm never going back. Moisture
management is wool's core competency. And the most important thing
about socks, as far as I'm
We are moving to the UK for several years (North Yorkshire area of
England). Anything as cool as Rivendell in the area? This might be a
good excuse to buy a Brompton (but that's a London firm, I
know . . . ).
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Nope, my wife got a pair and loved them. She was very disappointed
that they were no longer available.
Michael
I wish I had even one more pair of them. I'm sure Rivendell won't
carry them again, though. I may be the only person who ever ordered
them not on sale.
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On Jun 17, 5:20 pm, grant grant...@gmail.com wrote:
Grant sez:
There's Rivendale and its lower-brow cousin, Riverdale (Archie's High
School). The worst, and it's more annoying than truly bad, is when we
get bills from $50,000- a
My wife also loves her pair.
For my socks it's often the Striped socks from Rivendell. Either
shorty or longer. Plus it's nice they are made in Minnesota. In
fact, purchased a couple of pairs a few years ago from them at the
State Fair.
Otherwise the REI or similar socks seem to hold up
You will have to make up your mind which is great or not so, but here
is a good set of links to UK bike shops:
http://www.middleburn.co.uk/dealers_uk.php
I have not had the chance to get there yet, but from the many cycle
touring blogs, riding the UK sounds to be quite a bit of fun.
Here is a
I'd pay a visit to Mercian if I could. Lots of lug love there!
Bill
On Jun 19, 3:49 am, Bob linthi...@gmail.com wrote:
We are moving to the UK for several years (North Yorkshire area of
England). Anything as cool as Rivendell in the area? This might be a
good excuse to buy a Brompton (but
Thanks for all the advice, suggestions and encouragement. I do find it hard
to believe that a Riv bike would have inferior handling, based on the other
3 I've owned. I will try moving weight for'ard and see what happens.
Saddle: I've got the saddle where I like it, about 3 to 31/2 behind the bb.
I'd like to believe I'd be there but I kinda doubt it. I have an early
morning flight to catch the next day and it's been a really rough
week. I'll probably opt for an evening at home with the cats.
--mike
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I've used black, very light weight (and, frankly, rather cheaply made) all
wool dress socks from Vermont Country Store for summer riding and, apart
from having to turn them down to avoid look like a Huge Fred (Look, Ma!!!
There goes a Fred wearing black dress socks and garters!!!), they work very
I shifted a 9 sp chain over a 44/30 TA with an old Deore fd using Power
Ratchets and had no problems except for the somewhat slow upshift. (In fact,
I earlier ran a 26/46 with no problem except a very slow upshift.) I don't
recall throwing the chain, but then for the sake of best Q with adequate
Not to sound pedantic, but this might be a matter of using a FD that is
designed for use with triples vs. doubles. The angle of lift required
for triples is slightly steeper, the arc and length of the FD cage is
larger, and the range of motion is wider. Cage width vis a vis chain
width
Shedborn.
Teensy but good, I think. I don't know the lay of the land there, but
how big can England BE?
G
On Jun 19, 3:49 am, Bob linthi...@gmail.com wrote:
We are moving to the UK for several years (North Yorkshire area of
England). Anything as cool as Rivendell in the area? This might be a
I can confirm this. I have replaced 105 derailleurs with campy CD on
both doubles (48/34) (44/30) a triple (48/34/26) and have gotten
significantly improved shifting. The campy feels a little slow on the
tandem(50/36/24) but there is a lot more stress on the chain with a
tandem.
Michael
On
Nice..nice mate for the QB greenreminds me of those classy Nitto-
made Ritchey Force stems which came stock on 92-93 RB1s and X0-1s. I
wonder if those Salsa stems were ever contracted out to Nitto...in the
late 80's and early 90's Nitto made OEM stems for Cannondale
SM2000's ...and of course
I got used to assembling my own bikes and to be economical, I got used to using
any old triple FD, usually a Shimano. But when I ordered my AHH from Rivendell
a few years ago, I decided to pull out the stops and have Mark assemble it. I
needed a FD and trusted Riv's selection, and they went
bob jackson is a must:
http://www.bobjacksoncycles.co.uk
On Jun 19, 9:34 am, grant grant...@gmail.com wrote:
Shedborn.
Teensy but good, I think. I don't know the lay of the land there, but
how big can England BE?
G
On Jun 19, 3:49 am, Bob linthi...@gmail.com wrote:
We are moving to
Chris,
I'm running a TA 46-30 on my AHH, and have ended up with an old
Simplex SLJ. This setup does require a bit more shifting finesse than
most modern chain sets, but it's worth it to me. It's been awhile
since I've dropped or thrown a chain - probably due to more precise
technique by the
I'm using Suntour Superbe Pro FD's with my 46//30 TA's. I've
overshifted small to big a couple of times even though the limit seems
well adjusted on the bike stand. I'd probably opt for a Campy FD
because of the pancake flat shape and performance - is there an online
vender that sells the campy
Agreed. The VO Grand Cru seat post is terrific and a smokin' good
deal.
On Jun 18, 7:39 pm, eflayer eddie.fla...@att.net wrote:
If VO can source one of the finest seat posts ever and sell it for
$50, then perhaps there is hope for a new round of quills...even
though the market is small. By
It was in shallow retrospect grossly, ineptly and almost culpably ignorant
of me to think I could just take 1 1/2 times a bike's weight and shove it on
the back anyhow and expect the bike to handle normally. Anyway, I just got
back from a brief 17 mile out 'n' back -- flat, no hills, but a few
YES! Success, and perseverance furthered! (Anything is possible, yes?!)
Low Riders, I say. What I know about the porteur comes from reading
Jan Heine's publications and the intertubes, but the gist is that you
should have the right front end and the right size tires. But my
Quickbeam handles a
Hi all:
Thanks for your comments and suggestions. Much appreciated!
The derailleur I installed at first yesterday was designed for
triples, and really wants to shove the chain UNDER the big ring when
upshifting (into one of those five gaps). So this morning, just before
the ride, I installed a
My vote is low riders. A good stiff rack such as Tubus has more
affect on handling than the type of bags. You can always modify bags
for a more secure mounting but you're stuck with a floppy rack.
dougP
On Jun 19, 7:05 pm, Bill Gibson bill.bgib...@gmail.com wrote:
YES! Success, and
i have a mini front on my Sam with a small trunksack.
that fully loaded (5+ lbs including mini U-lock, pump, tube, tools, sunscreen,
wallet, snacks, etc) settles the front end noticeably when climbing. i'm also
like you - i like my set-back seat positions. filling both a front and rear
Porteurs are excellent for multiple stop errands or taking bulky items
relatively short distances.
Low riders are excellent for packing a load in tight on longer non-
stop riding. I have a Cetma on the B Gordon now when I am using it
for city riding. When I go on tour, the Cetma will come off
I only wear wool socks, for cycling and running. Most of them are by
Smartwool, but I have some from Rivendell (LOVE the fluffy hot pink
ones) - including the wool stripey ones (grey/white), some from
Columbia Sportswear, and some from Teko (equal opportunity sock buyer,
that's me). I like the
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Lynne Fitz fitzb...@comcast.net wrote:
If I could knit socks for cycling, I would, but even the finest yarn
still doesn't knit up to the comfort I need in a cycling sock. Maybe
if I knit up some worsted weight socks, in Fair Isle. Those are nice
and thick.
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