Well, I just measured saddle setback and found it fully a cm or more back
than my already far back normal measurement of 3 1/2 (71* sa instead of my
others' 73) and I changed that. I'll see what a bit more forward does. And,
I adjusted the wheel circumference measurement; not by a huge amount but
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:23 PM, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Wednesday, it was hot and humid enough here in the Twin Cities I took
the day off from riding. The dewpoint ended up at 77 degrees. Temp
about 91 and heat index of 106. Although will admit we're usually not
in the DC category.
I've been trying to track down some 28x2.0 Duremes, and it seems even
Schwalbe is out, and they have no idea when they'll be in stock
again. . other than 8 weeks minimum. Not what I wanted to hear.
So, I started looking outside the US, but only found one place that
had modest shipping costs.
Michael:
I live one block off the Pacific Hwy. in Montara, CA about 20 miles
south of S.F. The temp here almost never gets above 70 degrees. San
Diego has the most perfect weather in the entire USA. Beautiful any
time of the year. I lived most of my life in New Orleans where the
temp and humidity
There's always another frame. Wait until the bids are done, you may
not feel so bad.
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Looks like a great ride. Glad you're enjoying the bike and putting it
to good use.
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I deal with it by taking a small towel and/or bandanna with me to wipe
the sweat off. The towel works great for a quick stop to dry off,
especially after a big hill, and I have lots of them around my
home so I usually just end up holding the towel in my hands the
whole time.
I'm old school
You totally need it.
Hope that helps.
There are three roads to my house:
1) 18%
2) 14%
3) 13%
The bike I road most is my quickbeam (fixed).
Actually, some when last week I passed the 25,000 mile mark on the 'beam.
Have to celebrate and treat it to a new handlebar wrap... but that harlekin
wrap
I plan to purchase a Betty FoyI have been oggling the Betty Foy's
online since as long as they have been around, and the Glorius before
her. This would be my first Riv (and probably only as I don't have
huge expendable income). This is a major purchase form me so I am
thinking it would be
I had that happen, I looked at the other one to figure it out. After I
spent about half an hour finding the little spring on the carpet.
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So I am planning to purchase a betty foy and wanted to put Hetres on
it. Did you find a problem with brake clearance and fenders large
enough to accommodate the hetres?
On Jun 24, 1:45 pm, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm getting a Betty Foy for my daughters to ride (and me to use
I just looked up something that I read in Frank Berto’s book:
“With a cyclist’s entire weight on the pedal, the maximum rideable
gear in inches is seven times the slope denominator. Thus, a 1-in-10
incline requires a 70-inch gear.”
(In other words, on a 10 % slope, with all your weight on the
catchy web address name. It seems lately with the Pound and Euro down
against the dollar that buying from Europe is much more commonplace. I
have done it many times.
~Mike~
On Jul 16, 11:06 am, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote:
I've been trying to track down some 28x2.0 Duremes, and it seems
So tent or no tent for an S24O? This is actually more of a +24O where
I'm gonna do approx 60 miles the first day and maybe 100+ the second
day, taking in SW portions of the Mt Hood National Forest. I'm
tentatively planning on camping by a lake so I'm thinking there's
gonna be mosquitos so I'm
At about 3:00 AM this morning I realized that the absence of home AC
is probably a big difference between VT NM. I estimate that I've
lost the equivalent of 2 hours sleep every night for the past two
weeks.
Hard to recover from that and feel like yourself on a bicycle.
michael
On Jul 16, 10:48
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 6:56 PM, David T. davidtren...@yahoo.ca wrote:
But I can say, in my experience, riding a single-speed bike will
gradually make you a better climber, so that after maybe six months or
a year, you can go up hills quicker and easier than you would have
done previously
First, I'd get a cassette hub instead of a fw hub; much easier to find
replacement clusters. Perhaps others know something I don't and fws are
easier to find that I know, but one certainly sees more ads for cassettes
than for fws.
As to PW quality: My 1999 custom Joe Starck road fixied turned
I've never used a tent on S24Os, but don't live in OR... try leaving it if
the forecast is solid.
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
So tent or no tent for an S24O? This is actually more of a +24O where
I'm gonna do approx 60 miles the first day and maybe 100+ the
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 8:38 AM, MichaelH mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
At about 3:00 AM this morning I realized that the absence of home AC
is probably a big difference between VT NM. I estimate that I've
lost the equivalent of 2 hours sleep every night for the past two
weeks.
Hard to recover
On Jul 16, 5:02 pm, Powderpiggy ke...@mid-columbia-coho.net wrote:
I am hugely
intimdated by the cost but am intreged with the 'Riv' Phil Wood hubs
that work with a freewheel. I have no experience in this area as my
only bike has a cassette.
phil hubs are great. and so are white
You're on target about upgrading wheels. I have two bikes with Phil
Wood freewheel hubs. Other than a polish now and then I haven't
touched them in twelve years! Freewheel hubs are less expensive than
the cassette hubs and there still seems to be a good availability of
freewheels. Unless the Phils
If mosquitos are a significant concern, I'd suggest that you carry a
tent. Most of my camping experiences (backpacking and bicycle
touring) have included a tent. I've always had a small backpacking
tent which was lightweight and easy to carry (currently an older
Sierra Designs Flashlight model,
I'm with Jim. Weather- and weight-wise there's no reason to carry a
tent this time of year around here, but i'd do it just for the bugs
after dark. When shopping for a family tent earlier this year, my 2
main criteria were very good ventilation for hot buggy nights, and
full coverage with the rain
I love mine, five or 6 speeds in the rear is all I seem to need. I
think with the Foy you can get a dishless 7 speed wheel build that
will be very strong and last a very long time as others have stated.
If you are heavy or plan to load the rear the benifits of added
strength and even spoke length
i would get a non budget shimano wheelset. those hubs last a long
time, and with the money you save, you can afford to outfit your bike
with all the racks and bags you will need.
jamison
On Jul 17, 11:30 am, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
I love mine, five or 6 speeds in the rear is all I
Grant's new post intrigued some thoughts within my weary brain. Found
on the Rivendell site.
Now almost every bike abovet $300 has a shock fork and almost no bike
below a Surly is steel. Fuji has one. Raleigh has eleven. Raleigh's
slogan in the ancient days, way before mom and dad met, was The
From a list member I recently purchased an SS coupled Rambouillet.
The bike was used quite a bit and came to me with numerous paint
chips. But it still looks damn good in its green and cream paint. I
took on its first trip of 500 miles a few weeks ago. Packed in the
case, unpacked it and indeed
Hi Jeremy, here's a pic of the chainline:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4801716397/
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Jeremy Till jeremy.t...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey David, what are your chainlines with this crankset?
On Jul 16, 8:10 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, they are worth it - if you like stuff that will out live you that
you can pass on to a special person.
IRD makes great freewheels and parts.
On Jul 16, 2:02 pm, Powderpiggy ke...@mid-columbia-coho.net wrote:
I plan to purchase a Betty FoyI have been oggling the Betty Foy's
online
I thought Grant's little musings were nice -and reassuring given my
recent Bleriot purchase - but I wonder if he's being obtuse and
purposefully ignoring the Velo-Orange Polyvalent or finds something
seriously wrong with it.
On Jul 17, 12:08 pm, manueljohnacosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com
I am not sure how people know the grade of a hill either, other than
just by eyeballing it.
I would just eyeball it if it weren't right in front of my house. In
fact the hill up to my house is the kind that I have generally avoided
on bike rides. I've never ridden a bicycle up Moser or
My guess is that with tires, stem, handlebars, tires, etc, etc that
the VO Poly gets up to $1000 pretty easy which is the cost of the
Surly he mentions.
On Jul 17, 1:12 pm, Justin August justinaug...@gmail.com wrote:
I thought Grant's little musings were nice -and reassuring given my
recent
Hi, all.
Does anyone know what, if anything, is the difference between the
front/left/friction-only shifters of the Dura Ace (9spd, SL-BS77, I believe)
and the Ultegra (8spd, SL-BS64, I believe) sets that RBW sells?
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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Yes, They are worth it. I have ridden thousands of problem free miles
on phil hubs, I got my first set in the mid 1970s and they are still
running.
On Jul 16, 5:02 pm, Powderpiggy ke...@mid-columbia-coho.net wrote:
I plan to purchase a Betty FoyI have been oggling the Betty Foy's
online
If you are fine with 7 speed and, especially if you are using the
Silver bar end shifters, the Phils are fantastic. 7 speed index
shifters and 8 speed freewheels are almost non existent. So, that's
why I raise that issue.
7speed freewheels are still very available and relatively cheap. If
you
On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 13:59 -0500, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote:
Hi, all.
Does anyone know what, if anything, is the difference between the
front/left/friction-only shifters of the Dura Ace (9spd, SL-BS77, I
believe) and the Ultegra (8spd, SL-BS64, I believe) sets that RBW
sells?
The color of
On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 10:55 -0700, William wrote:
I am not sure how people know the grade of a hill either, other than
just by eyeballing it.
Plot it in ridewithgps.com, then run your mouse pointer over the
elevation diagram at the bottom of the screen and observe the numbers
indicated.
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Kinda what I thought. Thanks!
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
On Jul 17, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 13:59 -0500, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote:
Hi, all.
Does anyone know what, if anything, is the difference between the
front/left/friction-only
Why impute or wonder about base motives? I am a writer; I know that one
often writes from the hip and only after hitting send (so to speak)
remembers that there is also this or that that one ought to have
mentioned. I expect Grant didn't spend hours analyzing his statement-to-be.
and there is no
I have Phil hubs (FW) on the Ram and White Ind hubs on the Saluki. Both have
been excellent, and cost the same or less than some racer type hubs you'll see.
The Phils are heavier. FWs are readily available. Try Loosescrews.com for old
stuff like 7 speed shifters or FWs, or Ebay. Tons of stuff
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
So tent or no tent for an S24O?
I just got back from a S25O fifteen minutes ago. I was very glad of
my tent-- mosquitos AND flies AND some kind of swarming beetle made me
happy to be able to retreat at the end of the day. The next
On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 14:00 -0700, Anne Paulson wrote:
I tested out my new alcohol stove. I'm happy to report that my
experiment with pancakes spread with Nutella was a huge success, and
that recipe will now be included in my touring repertoire.
Why alcohol rather than any of the
i think that there is one additional consideration:
If you ever want indexed shifting, better get a cassette hub. That is
not to say you SHOULD ever want index shifting on that bike or that
you will ever NEED it. You won't find an 8 speed freewheel, nor will
you find 7 speed indexed bar end
On Jul 16, 2010, at 4:02 PM, Powderpiggy wrote:
Are the Phil Wood hubs really worth the money?
I have one bike (tandem) with a 1984 Phil rear hub. It has never
needed servicing. I have another bike (Rivendell) with 14 year old
Phil hubs; they too have never needed servicing. Ditto the
When I lived at the corner of Fillmore and Oak in San Francisco there
was no way to avoid an insane hill - all four sides were bananas. The
Haight Wiggle helped some but there was always some uncomfortable
grunting at the end of my commute home.
On Jul 17, 1:55 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com
Good question. I've always used a white gas stove when I toured, but
it's difficult to buy white gas in touring amounts. Moreover, the gas
stoves I've had have either been noisy (MSR Dragonfly) or unable to
maintain a low enough heat to cook things like rice and pancakes
(every other gas stove
On Jul 17, 4:49 pm, Bruce fullylug...@yahoo.com wrote:
I have Phil hubs (FW) on the Ram and White Ind hubs on the Saluki.
how long have you had your WIs? I blew through the bearings on an H2
hub in a year - lots of wet miles though. replaced original bearings
with Phils.
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todd,
sory i missed you. i spotted two rivs at the first stop in
geyserville: an orange hilsen( looked like 650 wheels) and a light
blue saluki. both beautiful bikes. the weather was stunning.
don c.
On Jul 16, 6:53 pm, Todd Olsen todd_ol...@comcast.net wrote:
i will be there on a blue hilsen.
Thanks for all the replies.The PW 'Rivy' hubs probably would not
break the bank while the PW cassette hubs would. But I was a little
unsure about the freewheel but it sounds like maybe that should not be
so much of a concern.
Anything else you would recommend upgrading??
On Jul 17, 8:30 am,
It true...I do need racks and bagsfenders...etc.
On Jul 17, 9:06 am, jamison brosseau jamison.bross...@gmail.com
wrote:
i would get a non budget shimano wheelset. those hubs last a long
time, and with the money you save, you can afford to outfit your bike
with all the racks and bags you
I have always considered Phil Hubs but never took the plunge.My first
Riv was a Saluki w. 650b budget wheelset.I have since took the plunge
on Phil wheels and B.B..One wheelset is a cassette for my touring
Saluki,pricey though.The other is a Phil rear freewheel not to
pricey.They are both
i have a hillborne that is my everyday bike. i have it pitlocked and
the vulnerable bolts are stuffed with foil to keep it from being
stripped. the paint chips pretty easily on this frame, i have a few
city flag stickers covering the big ones. rain or shine, snow slop,
locked up outside of bars,
I made myself one of these a couple of years ago. Along with the Ray-
way quilt, it's how i always camp now. I prefer to sleep outside a
tent, but the tarp is super-light and compact, and if rain's a
possibility, I pitch it. I also made the netting insert, but have
never used it. have yet to camp
Whoops - forgot the link to the Ray-Way tarp tent:
http://www.rayjardine.com/ray-way/Tarp-Kit/index.htm
On Jul 17, 4:03 pm, velomann velom...@gmail.com wrote:
I made myself one of these a couple of years ago. Along with the Ray-
way quilt, it's how i always camp now. I prefer to sleep outside
My Sam Hillborne has a Phil f/w rear hub. It's very nice. Very
little dish and strong. Since building the wheel earlier this year,
have yet to touch it with a spoke wrench.
Another bike has Shimano XT hubs and I repacked the rear hub bearings
after about 1,000 miles.
That said - the repack
Well, my Rivendell is not a beater. Yes, I ride it around and even
commute on it when I feel like. However, it's not the bike I take out
on the icy, salty roads of winter. Others do. In that case, the bike
of choice (for this coming winter) will be a Surly.
Earlier this week, received a snide
I have a 46 cm Noodle on the Sam Hill and find the reach a bit much. The
Mark's is 113 mm shorter per the Riv description, but then, too, the Noodle
bends back. Can anyone tell me the overall difference in reach between
Mark's and Noodle?
I did correct much of the problem of too far away with the
Am a tent person. But always have a tendency to overpack. Even for
S24O. Plus, I like the privacy a tent provides. Especially at a
campground.
Another idea could be a bivy sack. Small enough to fit in a
saddlebag, but gives some protection from the elements and bugs.
Have discovered through
Despite my published reservations about the SH, I'd unhesitatingly choose it
as a beater commuter -- I prefer to call such bikes no worries, mate
bikes -- since despite not being the equal of any of my 3 custom Rivs it is
still a very nice bike compared to most others I've owned.
(Tho' I bet my
I'd love to see another collaboration between Rivendell and either QBP
(Surly/Salsa) or Merry Sales (Soma). Similar to the Bleriot arrangement
they had. Let Grant design and spec it, let them sell it. TIG welded
powder coated would be awesome for this application. Let the distributor
worry
Re-packing hubs is one of my favorite bike maintenance things to do. Just a
good feeling of satisfaction after completing it.
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 5:40 PM, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
My Sam Hillborne has a Phil f/w rear hub. It's very nice. Very
little dish and strong. Since
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jim,
thanks for the tip. i went up to sanfo this noon and got it. the
components are no cheapo. i just asked that the saddle be swapped to
b17.
i will ride it for a while to see if it needs fenders or not. it looks
bare though without them.
here's a photolink:
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On Jul 17, 11:44 am, Powderpiggy ke...@mid-columbia-coho.net wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. The PW 'Rivy' hubs probably would not
break the bank while the PW cassette hubs would. But I was a little
unsure about the
I just replaced a Noodle with a Mark's bar on my Rivendell Longlow. I
like the Mark's bar a lot. Because of the relatively shallow drop and
shorter reach I can more easily ride in the drops. I am very pleased
with the change.
On Jul 17, 5:53 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I have a
I have bikes with PW (Freewheel), SunTour (FW), and Shimano hubs
(Cassette).
I agree with all I've seen here.
For me, the most practical difference has been the service after the
sale.
On two occasions I've had slight problems with PW gear and a quick
phone call to PW HQ and the bearings or other
Holy cow they are just bicycles ! I don't think a cheaper bicycle
would be any less likely to be stolen or damaged by use. Lets face it,
you can't take this stuff with you when you die so enjoy it now.
Quality things are nice to own and use and.if you can afford
something expensive then use
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