I've got a 50ish cm All Rounder frame/fork/headset/BB/splitters for
sale. This is a Waterford built A/R and the frame was built with the
couplers and a heavy duty top tube.
Color is dark blue metallic with creamy head tube. No dents or dings,
but some scratches, including a smallish rectangular
maybe here :
http://somafab.blogspot.com/2010/01/rivendell-collaborates-with-soma-on.html
On Apr 1, 4:59 pm, rcnute rcn...@hotmail.com wrote:
True, but I figured summer 2011--maybe?
Ryan
On Apr 1, 1:53 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Hopefully March 19,2010 is not really the
Good to hear from Rivendell Chicas. As an avid-reader-but-seldom-
poster of the RBW Owners Bunch, I often lament that there is such a
limited involvement from women (myself sadly included). Anne, yours
is one of the few women's voices I see regularly, and so it's been sad
to see that no one has
Another vote for the King Iris. Have them on my Sam Hillborne.
Luckily, my LBS (Hiawatha Cyclery) usually has them in stock.
The inexpensive Planet Bike cages seem to do a good job of holding
Kleen Kanteen bottles without excess noise.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Apr 4, 11:37 pm, cyclotourist
Bring on the ladies' bikes!
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Here's my girlfriend's pink Saluki: http://flickr.com/photos/natan/5485711321/
She's been enjoying it for commuting and the occasional long ride.
-nathan
On Apr 5, 2011, at 5:57 AM, Pondero cj.spin...@gmail.com wrote:
Bring on the ladies' bikes!
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I'm also a lurker. I haven't posted simply because I've not much to
say, but this thread is bringing me out of the shadows (if only
briefly)...
Here is a picture of my AHH... http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcaddick/5587292295/
At one year old, this bike has been pure joy for me to ride. Before
AHH
Beautiful bike.
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I'm also a lurker. I haven't posted simply because
On Tue, 2011-04-05 at 08:35 -0700, Zaelia wrote:
I'm also a lurker. I haven't posted simply because I've not much to
say, but this thread is bringing me out of the shadows (if only
briefly)...
Here is a picture of my AHH...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcaddick/5587292295/
Nice! Is that
Very pretty, tho' I see it suffers from the same gap-itis between rack and
top of tire as mine did; 650B? The pink Saluki also looks nice.
Odd that listwomen have such nice bikes but post so little. (Or maybe some
men post too much -- save that for later.)
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Zaelia
The Pencil, my Riv custom. Designed as a rando bike, it's going to be
retrofit with Belleville bars and inverse levers for more of a
Frenchie city bike look this year.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/archivalclothing/sets/72157594300251903/with/4572614843/
Lesli Larson
Eugene, OR
On Apr 5, 9:17
I've tried the VO Classic, the VO Moderniste and King cages with
varying degrees of success in securing my Kleen Canteens. The
Modernistes seem to be the weekest and require a squeeze every now and
again to hold the canteens quietly. The King cages work the best for
me.
On Mar 14, 1:01 pm,
Morning Everyone:
I know that the Atlantis is design for rear loading more than front loading
but do any of you guys fight with the instability of front loading on a
Atlantis?
Thanks
K.
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It would be great if more women felt more welcome to delurk. A reason
I like visiting places like Lovely Bicycle (today's post is quite a
propos: http://tinyurl.com/4xwsdyk)
Speaking of the term the wife, is it anything like the hubby?
which in places like Yelp you'll find quite often, which
Or as Velouria says, the Co-Habitant? :-)
On 4/5/11, TSW tsesun...@gmail.com wrote:
It would be great if more women felt more welcome to delurk. A reason
I like visiting places like Lovely Bicycle (today's post is quite a
propos: http://tinyurl.com/4xwsdyk)
Speaking of the term the wife,
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:38 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Or as Velouria says, the Co-Habitant? :-)
I think it is a generational thing. I've always referred to my
significant others as 'the girl' (regardless of age) and I've always
been referred to
by them as 'the boy'.
I
After lunch on the Cinderella, I spotted an Atlantis heading north and
my bright red Saluki enjoyed traveling in company with a cousin bike
for a few miles. The Atlantis was hanging out with a like-colored
Bianchi.
Sue Estey
On Apr 2, 7:36 pm, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote:
On the
Can't speak for the Laken specifically, but I had the same rattle
problem with bottle cages (Nitto 'R', Blackburn, Specialized, you-name-
it) with Klean Kanteen bottles. I found these
http://www.logocoolies.com/bottle-bag-insulator.php laying around the
house - they're vendor give-away insulators
OK, I'll come out and join the delurkers. Here (http://tinyurl.com/
3wnmv8b) is a picture of my 47 cm Atlantis parked in my office. Peter
White built it up for me last summer. It was his last in-stock
Atlantis frame.
I ride it pretty much every day, in all weather, for commuting,
touring, and
Liesl,
i would love to see your clear-coat Proto Bleriot! please post
photos.
i mostly 'lurk' here, as well, but i always enjoy reading the postings
by everyone.
i have a clear-coat Rivendell Roadeo (57cm) that i'm quite thankful to
be riding.
a photo of it can be seen here
i should have posted THIS photo, as this is the way i have the Roadeo
set up now.
bars are lower now and rotated a bit more forward. fit feels really
good.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16848401@N03/5358488808/in/set-72157623773112005
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on 4/5/11 8:05 AM, Khalid Mateen at krm2...@gmail.com wrote:
I know that the Atlantis is design for rear loading more than front loading
but do any of you guys fight with the instability of front loading on a
Atlantis?
For the best answers to this, I would search back through the archives - I
On Apr 4, 2:03 pm, davidfrench nydavidfo...@gmail.com wrote:
maybe here :
http://somafab.blogspot.com/2010/01/rivendell-collaborates-with-soma-...
I agree with one of the commenters, I don't understand why it will
have 1 threaded fork/headset. Sorry, but in today's market THREADLESS
headset
Congratulations on the new bike! Here's a dirt road ride at the end
of the month that I think would be a perfect adventure for it:
http://www.mmba.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7t=103205
Other Michigan area listers welcome too of course! (I'm not sure if
I'm going to go or not but hope to. It
I have no experience with the Atlantis, but it's certainly on my
bucket list. If anyone has a used 62-4 frame in any condition; I'm
interested.
That said, I agree with Jim, that it is easy to overstate this front
vs rear loading thing. In 30+ years of riding I haven't found all
that much
No joke! UPS has notified me that my long-awaited Bombadil has been
delivered! I'll be home in a couple hours, and will document the de-
boxing via Flickr soon after. Everyone will get to see it tonight!
Marty
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They could still stay with 1 as there
are shims to fit 1.25 stems.
and there are adapters so they can stay with 1 threaded and still
fit threadless stems.
Also I presume you mean 1.125.
On Apr 5, 11:33 am, bfd bfd...@gmail.com wrote:
On Apr 4, 2:03 pm, davidfrench nydavidfo...@gmail.com
Does anyone know how much it will cost? And, second, what current or recent
Rivendell model will this most closely approximate? Tange Prestige: I
remember when that was really high end stuff, at least in the marketing
literature. The tubing had a nice, clear ping when you flicked it with
your
On Apr 5, 1:41 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
They could still stay with 1 as there
are shims to fit 1.25 stems.
and there are adapters so they can stay with 1 threaded and still
fit threadless stems.
That's true, but those adapters are alot more bulky than incorporating
a
1.125 threadless is certainly the MOST mainstream, but I don't think
I'd advise Riv or even Soma to grow their business by becoming more
mainstream. 1 threaded is flat out better for reasons that Riv
thinks are important. 1.125 threadless is flat out better for
reasons that Riv thinks are
Steve, I am SO down! I hope to see you and other Riv-Michiganders
there! I'll send out a few emails to let the others know.
We'll see, if it's just a dirt-road ride, I may decide to bring Turry,
the turmeric-colored double-top-tube A. Homer Hilsen. I love that
bike. :)
Since we're talking
@Thomas: I agree! - Beautiful bike.
@Steve: It is a Selle AnAtomica Titanico LD Watershed Leather -
Nice! Is that a Selle AnAtomica?
@Patrick: It is 650B. Things are a little tight in there, but
everything seems to work fine. Would like a little more clearance
between the tires and the 45
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 5:09 PM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
1.125 threadless is certainly the MOST mainstream, but I don't think
I'd advise Riv or even Soma to grow their business by becoming more
mainstream. 1 threaded is flat out better for reasons that Riv
thinks are important.
I would specualate that since the bike is using Riv style lugs that it
dictates the steerer size. Same thing with the Roadeo. Somewhere in
Grants style of blogging there was a more recent post on the upcoming
bike. Ok found it
https://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/364/original_oct1visus.pdf
On Tue, 2011-04-05 at 14:16 -0700, Zaelia wrote:
Members of my club have on occasion asked me about my man. They seemed
quite puzzled by the fact that he doesn't really ride. I guess we do
sort of break the stereotype. When I was younger and a little less
secure about my relationship, I called
Hats off to all lurkers posting...female or male. More variety of
voices can only enhance Cyclofiend's all-important SNR.
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Has anyone done it? Would you recommend it? Any special considerations or
logistical things to take into account? Can anyone point me to useful
resources or websites? A simple Google search produced hundreds of hits --
not sure where to begin.
I'm thinking bike camping on Catalina might make a
On Apr 5, 2:09 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
1.125 threadless is certainly the MOST mainstream, but I don't think
I'd advise Riv or even Soma to grow their business by becoming more
mainstream.
Why not? If you offer things familiar to what people want, it will
sell. Further, Riv
On Apr 5, 2:32 pm, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
I would specualate that since the bike is using Riv style lugs that it
dictates the steerer size. Same thing with the Roadeo. Somewhere in
Grants style of blogging there was a more recent post on the upcoming
bike. Ok found
I've come to appreciate threadless. The ease of setting them is
fantastic. If I were going to get a new bike, I would prefer it. I
don't know of any downside to them, other than they don't look good
with high bars on a too-small frame. I think they look nicer than the
big 7 of a quill stem
Jerry Hersch on ibob list did it, or at least a day ride there. Do
you have his email?
On 4/5/11, Aaron Thomas aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com wrote:
Has anyone done it? Would you recommend it? Any special considerations or
logistical things to take into account? Can anyone point me to useful
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/vo-stainless-wingnuts.html
Retro-Grouch-ish or Fetish-ism? :)
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Just curious about your opinions. I've looked a little on eBay and
I've found many Suntour XC Pro and XC Expert derailleurs and thumb
shifters there. By many I mean 5 or so. I remember back in the day,
1988/89, that friends that were really into mountain biking loved the
Suntour stuff. I
My wife loves 20-30 mile recreational rides, preferably with a
destination, doesn't get excited by bikes or bike stuff. BUT it
only took a few minutes on a 47 cm Atlantis for her to realize she'd
been missing something:
Nathan:
What rack is on the pink Saluki? Nice clean look.
dougP
On Apr 5, 8:09 am, nathan spindel nath...@gmail.com wrote:
Here's my girlfriend's pink Saluki:http://flickr.com/photos/natan/5485711321/
She's been enjoying it for commuting and the occasional long ride.
-nathan
On Apr 5,
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Amit Singh asd...@gmail.com wrote:
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/vo-stainless-wingnuts.html
Retro-Grouch-ish or Fetish-ism? :)
Are those the only choices? Maybe someone prefers to use a solid axle.
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Kip:
My pre-Cambrian Fisher MTB has a Shimano Deore RD with 7 speed index
thumb shifters. The Deore is just that, no other letters. I think
it's a low to mid range quality. It works so well I actually leave it
in the index mode. The cluster is a 7 speed, 14-32 standard Shimano
HG cassette.
It should work fine. Although, I was just thinking today that I've
never had a better shifting derailleur than the Deore LX on my Bleriot
(8 speed w/friction). Not nearly as cool looking as that XTR but It
is so smooth and requires absolutely no thought to get it in the
correct gear... (perfect
Too late for either. Been sent back to the manufacturer...posted on
VO blog today. Poor threading.
On Apr 5, 3:49 pm, Amit Singh asd...@gmail.com wrote:
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/vo-stainless-wingnuts.html
Retro-Grouch-ish or Fetish-ism? :)
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Khalid:
I've been touring with my Atlantis since 03 have loaded it in a
variety of ways. For me, weight in the front is helpful. All the
weight in the back didn't work. Splitting the load into 4 bags
using front low riders is stable. After trying different things over
the years, I prefer
Seems dangerous. Unlike a quick-release, they can be spun loose just
by bumping into something. Or am I not understanding some locking
mechanism?
On Apr 5, 3:49 pm, Amit Singh asd...@gmail.com wrote:
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/vo-stainless-wingnuts.html
Retro-Grouch-ish or
Perfection!
http://tinyurl.com/32z9k4l
I even included a video in the set to capture the beauty of the beast.
Thanks to everyone at Rivendell for delivering a masterpiece. Build
will begin soon, but I need to catch my breath.
Marty
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Wow that's a true work of beauty... The fountains definitely add to
the effect.
I hope you'll have that built in time for Riv Rally East. Sweet!
On Apr 5, 7:54 pm, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote:
Perfection!
http://tinyurl.com/32z9k4l
I even included a video in the set to capture the beauty
Wow!
Is that frame Mithril?
On Apr 5, 4:54 pm, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote:
Perfection!
http://tinyurl.com/32z9k4l
I even included a video in the set to capture the beauty of the beast.
Thanks to everyone at Rivendell for delivering a masterpiece. Build
will begin soon, but I need to catch
Don't know the answers, but from what I can gather, present Prestige
has little to no relation to the old Prestige tubing. That was light,
heat treated tubing that had some serious restrictions on it for frame
builders. (This is all from 25 year old memories, so take with a grain
of salt.) If
Sweet!
Congrats!
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Kip:
Personally I love the '85 Suntour XC derailleurs and shifters...
Overbuilt, bombproof, and they look awesome. I also love the older
Deore deerhead derailleurs and the brushed aluminum friction
shifters... equally fine; I own sets of each. For my Bomba, I use a
1998 Shimano XTR m951 (low
In my rather limited experience, modern Shimano rds are hard to beat for
long cage rds. The LX that I swapped out for a 15 year old (at least) XT
shifted much better than the XT (but I didn't like the reverse action) and
the XT shifts better than the various SunTours that I used. If a modern rd
Nice bike! Well done!
From: Zaelia caddic...@gmail.com
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Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 8:35 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivendell chicas
I'm also a lurker. I haven't posted simply because I've not much to
say, but
Wingnuts of various designs were the standard race and upscale attachment
device until Tulio had his epiphany on the alps and, as they lasted so long
they must have worked. I think they were used with chain tugs, though. I
wanted to try some without the tugs and bought a handful (not the VOs) but
Well, that's set up for some heavy duty. First time I have seen a frame lock on
a Riv. Interesting.
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Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 10:36 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivendell chicas
Very clean. Nice look. Bet she rides great, too.
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Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivendell chicas
Liesl,
i would love to see your clear-coat Proto
Thanks. Do you know if the new Prestige is still thinwall heat treated? My
1991 Specialized Stumpjumper Team was the old Prestige and it was a very
nice frame indeed; I don't remember hearing of any weight limit -- my
brother Peter, a good 40-50 lb heavier than my 170, had no problem beating
up
Hmm, crotchal safety and unimportant differentiators in the same
sentence...
Ryan
On Apr 5, 5:39 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't believe anybody is handwringing over whatever their front end
format is. Both threaded and threadless work and work well. bfd's
assertion was that
Roy - the bolts are simply another pair of locations to attach things
- like a Mark's rack for instance. Well, that and to win the my bike
has more braze-ons than yours argument. I don't have a scale close at
hand, but they have one at the bike shop across the street. If I have
a chance Saturday,
I'm here, but mostly lurk. I've got a well-used Bleriot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnefitz/1509884296/in/set-72157602305155676
Lesli's Pencil and my Bleriot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnefitz/4511206713/in/set-72157623832512214
and from the Portland Riv Ride:
Hi Kip. Funny but I just put a sun tour xc pro on one bike. It was in
pristine condition given the age. It works fine, the action is a
little tight compared to my other ones (a deore, a late 90s xt, early
90s xt). It should work fine, I'm using six or seven speed for me.
Funny about the deore
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Kip Otteson kip.otte...@gmail.com wrote:
Just curious about your opinions. I've looked a little on eBay and
I've found many Suntour XC Pro and XC Expert derailleurs and thumb
shifters there. By many I mean 5 or so. I remember back in the day,
1988/89, that
I've got three kids, so have done my part to perpetuate the species...
it's all extranious bits now I suppose.
On 4/5/11, rcnute rcn...@hotmail.com wrote:
Hmm, crotchal safety and unimportant differentiators in the same
sentence...
Ryan
On Apr 5, 5:39 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
On Apr 5, 6:38 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks. Do you know if the new Prestige is still thinwall heat treated? My
1991 Specialized Stumpjumper Team was the old Prestige and it was a very
nice frame indeed; I don't remember hearing of any weight limit -- my
brother Peter,
People take the ferry over and ride to Twin Harbors dirt roads
most of the way when you leave Avalon. There is a store and
campground there. You need a permit to ride out of Avalon. Here is a
blog from someones trip ( not mine)
Interesting; thanks for posting that. I wonder what my frame was made from:
certainly oversized and quite light, but doubtless not as thinwall as tubing
for light road racers. Actually, I think a good part of the bike's appeal
was the frame design: IIRC, it was well balanced: not to twitchy, not
Howdy folks.
I just discovered that the stem I had powder coated black for a modern
bike build is more like an 11cm than a 10cm (I still really don't get the
Nitto sizing). Anyway, because I would be powder coating it, I can do some
sanding and light filing to remove scratches above the minimum
Actually, mine shifts very nicely, probably because its design mimicked
Japanese derailleurs of the time. This particular Rally is on my PBP bike.
--Eric
On Apr 5, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
On Apr 5, 2011, at 10:30 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
Campagnolo
I'm not Nathan, but that looks a bit like the rare-in-the-USA silver
Tubus Fly rack.
On Apr 5, 3:57 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Nathan:
What rack is on the pink Saluki? Nice clean look.
dougP
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Beautiful!!! Enjoy it!
René
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Amit Singh asd...@gmail.com wrote:
Incredible Bomba. The silver shines all the way to Detroit, like
moonlight captured in the paint and refracted.
I'm glad you kept it a secret for so long. It was worth the wait.
On Apr 5, 7:54
Looking forward to the forthcoming build images even more now. That is
a great looking frame--and well presented.
However I hope you have smoother sailing with a bottom bracket/crank
set than Amit and I have each had.
Resolved mine with a backup for now, but still believe I can return to
the
It's a dual pivot so it does mimic the SunTours in that regard, but I have
never seen a Rally that was a slant parallelogram design and that was the other
key thing in improving shifting. IIRC the Rally was discontinued before the
SunTour patent expired and Shimano pounced on it. I'd have to
I have a new 12cm lug stem still in sealed bag from Rivendell that I
am willing to trade for a shorter one in good condition if anyone
wants to go longer.
Otherwise willing to put towards a trade for any grey grid sacks.
Contact me off line to discuss.
Sincerely,
Ryan
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Mithril. Funny.
On Apr 5, 5:30 pm, Roger rogerdhod...@gmail.com wrote:
Wow!
Is that frame Mithril?
On Apr 5, 4:54 pm, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote:
Perfection!
http://tinyurl.com/32z9k4l
I even included a video in the set to capture the beauty of the beast.
Thanks to everyone
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