I have the 700x40's (38 actual) and run them between 65 and 80 psi but
I weigh 265. I think they roll really nice and way better than my
Marathon 700x47's but those tires would probably last 12,000 miles,
maybe more. All that rubber and 41mm wideness inspires confidence and
a certain carefree
All I ordered this week was some Silver shifters, but I talked a
crabon-Dura-Ace-Felt-riding friend into ordering a Sam, and apparently
he ordered $2000 worth of parts with that. Might turn out to be the
ultimate Sam, SON front hub, Phil Rivvie rear, Nitto racks. So let a
friend ride your Riv, and
I ride with my wallet in my back pocket, and sweat a lot here in
Thailand, which means my leather wallets get disgusting after a while
(they actually mold!).
The only cloth wallets I seem to be finding are made by surf wear
lifestyle companies, but someone's got to be making something more
http://www.rolfs.net/store/p/939-Trifold.aspx
for $10.99, it's tough to beat.
From: Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sat, October 30, 2010 3:06:17 AM
Subject: [RBW] Wanted: Rivvish cloth wallet
According to the late Sheldon Brown, Suntour indexed shifters
generally pull less cable than Shimano indexed shifters. See:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/freewheels.html
A mixed arrangement CAN work, however. A Suntour 6 speed shifter
actually has an extra click, and if used on a Shimano 7
These are pretty sweet. If you don't see what you want, contact them
and they can make to order. Both pack cloth and waterproof. No
leather. Made in the U.S. by Laura and Joe. Great folks and great
products.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/soulrun
On Oct 30, 4:06 am, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com
Jandd has a nice Trifold one http://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FTFW
I was going to recommend Eagle Creek, but they've changed their
wallets, no more Trifolds. Too bad, I've used the same one for about
15 years. Lifetime warranty too, I had them replace the velcro on it
for no charge. The
Well, on that easy ride we did last year around San Diego, ended up
severely dehydrated. Drank two large bottles on the ride and that
still wasn't enough. Derrick had to give me one of his bottles to
finish the ride. (That was after the second stop to repair a flat.)
So, yeah, too much is
Good job. Sounds awfully close to my own Sam. Hopefully he enjoys
it.
Here's how mine has looked most of this year - http://tinyurl.com/2e7uqac
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Oct 30, 2:59 am, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com wrote:
All I ordered this week was some Silver shifters, but I talked a
Have used a Kavu wallet in the past. http://tinyurl.com/33w6crz
Personally went away from the cloth wallets as they wear out on my.
Too much sweating. Especially if I carry it while riding. Everything
just soaks through.
End up just carrying my wallet in a bike bag instead.
Also makes it
Betty Foy ordered for my wife, Winter is coming on...need some new
riding clothes. Time to support the home team - Rivendell!
Joel
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I've used this wallet on the plains of Kansas with our 90-100 degree
days and high humidity: http://www.all-ett.com/
Luke
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Thanks for the reminder John...order placed.
On Oct 29, 12:46 pm, John Bennett johnat...@gmail.com wrote:
We've had a super slow week, and yesterday was the slowest day of all.
Grant wrote this last night:
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/303
Dave thought of this a little while
Come on, it's Rivendell. Get a piece of waxed canvas and a zip-tie.
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Exactly: I just use a toe strap around a wad of bills.
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Weird Harold alanpcr...@yahoo.com wrote:
Come on, it's Rivendell. Get a piece of waxed canvas and a zip-tie.
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Grand Bois announces their new 650B x 36 mm tires.
http://janheine.wordpress.com/
The goal is to replace the Mitsuboshi Trimlines with a tire of similar
size, which rides better, is a bit faster, yet lasts about as long
(which is very long indeed).
I still prefer the Hetre for bikes that can
I've had a couple of these:
http://www.aerostich.com/packing-it-in/more-packing-options/wallets-and-travel-security/world-s-thinnest-wallets-executive.html
Super thin, nylon. Not excessively durable, but a decent trade-off for the lack
of bulk.
Rob in Seattle
On Oct 30, 2010, at 3:07 AM,
Thanks for this. Can you point me to the Schwalbe speed chart?
I am now torn between the Supremes and the 50 mm Liteskin Big Apple
... I know the 60 BAs are very nice rolling for their width, softeness
and bulk.
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 7:49 AM, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote:
Patrick, No the
Welcome to the list. Look at the current line of Rivendell models --
personally, had I the cash (and if I really wanted to add another bike
to the herd just now) I'd choose the Roadeo -- nice road racer with
more tire, fender clearance. And, at 6', Grant would probably put you
on a 64 cm. Just
With each tire description there is a little chart Schwalbe shows.
http://www.schwalbetires.com/sites/all/definitions//Evaluation.html
http://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/toughest
http://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/faster
On Oct 30, 11:50 am, PATRICK MOORE
Vegan version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5129014316/
(What you get when you're home sick on a rainy Saturday morning)
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 8:35 AM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.comwrote:
Exactly: I just use a toe strap around a wad of bills.
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at
I forgot to add.the main difference in the Supremes and BA
Liteskin is durability and volume. For my $$, I'd choose the Supreme
because I perfer the longevity over the minor volume loss. Despite the
same labeled size, it will be a little smaller in width and volume,
2-3mm.
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Thanks -- very useful.
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote:
With each tire description there is a little chart Schwalbe shows.
http://www.schwalbetires.com/sites/all/definitions//Evaluation.html
http://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/toughest
SOMEWHAT angry? Who raised that moron?
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Patrick,
I have both and aside from telling that the supremes weigh
significantly less, I can't really tell if they roll ant faster on my
regular commute of pavement and gravel.
My max speed on the downhills seems to be the same.
René
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On Oct 30, 2010, at 8:50 AM, PATRICK
And yet another 650b tire to choose from. Things just keep getting
better.
On Oct 30, 10:35 am, Jan Heine hein...@earthlink.net wrote:
Grand Bois announces their new 650B x 36 mm tires.
http://janheine.wordpress.com/
The goal is to replace the Mitsuboshi Trimlines with a tire of similar
Thanks everyone. Am particularly impressed by Soulrun's stuff. Have
asked them if they would do a custom, and may get a matching tool
roll, while I am at it. :)
Also found another interesting etsy vendor making wallets out of
sailcloth,
Hi Michael,
unhappy how? I was thinking of getting the most expensive SRAM 8 speed
I can find, which seems to be about $15 (the 850), because I like the
gear ratios better than Shimano's. Now you have me worried, as my
current cassette on the Sam is an Ultegra, and indeed shifts dream-
like. I
Having ridden both Shimano and Suntour 7 speed indexed bikes back when
that was the newest thing, I can confirm that Suntour indexed 7 did
not shift as buttery smooth as Shimano, but did not jump out of gear
unexpectedly. Rather, even with indexing, one had to occasionally
overshift (with Suntour
Here is the latest Betty Foy Build for a customer in DC:
http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/gallery/rb-gallery-1/
Lisa has a longish commute (mostly along bike paths) and plans to be a
year-round rider. The dynamo XT wheelset is from Peter White, as is
the BM Cyo N Plus light.
The Ultegra
Have you looked at the Nau billfold?
http://www.nau.com/mens/categories/accessories/billfold-807U01.html
I have one and like it, though it's a little bigger than I had hoped.
-Eric
On Oct 30, 9:06 am, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com wrote:
I ride with my wallet in my back pocket, and sweat a lot
Well the Hilbourne seems awfully close the AHH that I just bought.
Though it looks like I'm buying the wife one once we see what shade of
Red is available.
I have a 96.5 PBH Weight about 225 .. which is normally Feb weight..
bad year for weight. Wife cooks to good.
I go for week to 2 week
Cranks and bars are sold.
On Oct 27, 9:46 am, Jeremy Till jeremy.t...@gmail.com wrote:
Some odd items but i'm fairly low on bike project funds so need to
free up some capital. I'd prefer local pickup in the Sacramento/Davis
area or the SF Bay Area, especially on the hub and bars, but will
Frame or Bike. I have a NOS powdercoated custom lugged frame
Protovelo built by custom builder Mark Nobilette.
64cm. Too small for me. Just to good of a deal at the time.
Essentially a half price custom. $1500 or best offer.
Will turn around and order 68 Bomba from Rivendell if sold.
On Oct
The mechanic was boh right and wrong. Suntour shifted as well with all
Suntour parts but they were unable to control the OEM as well as Shimano and
they didn't shift without the proper chain. That is no longer a huge issue
as chains have come a long way.
I have Suntour XC_Expert derailleurs and
I was cleaning up my bike pile and found the Spring 2007 Riv Reader
with the article about the Bombadil. If anyone is interested I scanned
it and posted it to the Flickr Bombadil group:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bombadil/pool/
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Thanks, Rene; one more small + for the BAs, as far as I am concerned.
Patrick Moore, who hit 36.5 mph down the usual, 4/10 mile S bend hill
this morning on 60 mm BAs at 12/17 psi.
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
Patrick,
I have both and aside from
The Platypus looks interesting, and that's like 1-1/2 big bottles.
That 3rd bottle gets kinda grungy at times. Extra water can be handy
for washing out scrapes too.
dougP
On Oct 29, 9:10 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
I think Noel suggested bringing extra water along, and
I am using a SRAM PG 850 series 11-32 cassette (silver) with DA 9
speed barends in friction mode and it works fine, a little slop here
and there but that is probably user error as I haven't been
frictioning all that long. The thing I like about the 8 speed setup
is that I can get the SRAM 850
Hey Patrick, who's to say you have to get both tires the same? Get one
of each!
While I thought I was kidding . come to think of it , why not?
It's funny how we assume we need the same tire front and rear, but the
two serve totally different functions and ride completely different.
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On Sat, 2010-10-30 at 09:46 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
I've got the toe strap; can anyone supply the bills?
Back in the old colonial days, when my father was stationed as a burra
sahib/bwana in India, Nairobi and Karachi and traveled to points even
sweatier and further without the law, he,
On Oct 29, 10:22 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
On Oct 29, 12:17 pm, Patrick in VT swing4...@gmail.com wrote:
(in the ss category, of course - ss'ers aren't really
competitive in the elite or even cat 3 fields),
Is this because of the type of course, or overall?
Not
Work has become 'this thing I do in the middle of my ride' on my Bomba-
commuter (yes, it makes me smile every time). Clearly I am currently
'working to live', though I still aspire to 'live to work' someday.
Perhaps when I retire... (though I sure hope it's before that).
Riding my Riv helps
Of course, you could always learn how to make a wallet out of duct
tape... they last quite a while and tend to protect their contents
from the perils of butt-sweat. And no mold.
On Oct 30, 3:01 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Sat, 2010-10-30 at 09:46 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
On Sat, 2010-10-30 at 15:38 -0700, Peter Andrews wrote:
For what it's worth, duct tape was developed in 1942, so it might well
have been available in colonial India. Not sure anybody had thought of
making a wallet out if it, though...
Of course, you could always learn how to make a wallet out
And I only have to bottle holders. I ride an inferior bike.
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 1:29 PM, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
The Platypus looks interesting, and that's like 1-1/2 big bottles.
That 3rd bottle gets kinda grungy at times. Extra water can be handy
for washing out scrapes
There are many web videos about how to make a wallet out of tyvek.
FedEx shipping bags being the most popular source, seein' as how
they're free and all...
On Oct 30, 6:38 pm, Peter Andrews beardedpe...@gmail.com wrote:
Of course, you could always learn how to make a wallet out of duct
Nice build, as always! Love the red stem spacers.
You lose me at the brifters, though. I don't mind the brifting part
- whatever floats your boat, shifting-wise - but I wish they could be
silver.
-Pete
On Oct 30, 2:54 pm, Bryan @ Renaissance Bicycles
renaissancebicyc...@gmail.com wrote:
Here
First caveat - I have not used the 700xanything Big Apples. Only the
26 inch version. Second, have used the Marathon Supremes in both 26
and 700 versions. Have the latter 700x40 on the Sam Hillborne. I
find the Supremes a better climbing tire. My wife feels the Liteskin
26 inch Big Apple is a
+1 on the Mara Sups being great climbers and smooth rollers, that occasionally
(often often) feel like they are filled with lead (on a SH).
andrew
On Oct 30, 2010, at 6:07 PM, EricP wrote:
First caveat - I have not used the 700xanything Big Apples. Only the
26 inch version. Second, have
I think Rob mentioned the Platypus bottles. I have owned a few of them
and use them backpacking every trip for around camp and longer
waterless sections. I'll bring a 1L one for the ride in two weeks.
I am going to ride the new-to-me Ram. Gotta pick up some fatter
tires.. thinking about a 35 or
That's interesting. I rode the Marathon Extremes (discontinued by Riv I
believe) on the Atlantis today, rode on pavement and climbed on tacky dirt, and
they just felt great.
I know these things are nonlinear, but I just thought I'd give you some data.
-Jim W.
p.s. I ate ribs and drank beer in
@ Peter,
Agreed. But alas, like many component groups, the silver is slowly
fading away as a good option; the 6700 group only comes with black
brifters.
The next logical question then is: What to do about this? Hoard, or
hope for a revival in silver components (like the new Campy Athena
on 10/29/10 12:17 PM, Patrick in VT at swing4...@gmail.com wrote:
On Oct 29, 2:25 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Second observation: gearing: this sort of course seems like a good
candidate for a ss: say 60 to 65; I used to use 63 for allrounder
dirt-cum-pavement. I don't see
Nitto Humble post and saddlesack xs. Been itching to buy the post
and 'sack. What better time than now?
Cheers!
cm
On Oct 30, 6:40 am, Angus angusle...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Thanks for the reminder John...order placed.
On Oct 29, 12:46 pm, John Bennett johnat...@gmail.com wrote:
We've had a
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