My guess is P45 as they don't seem large enough for a real big tire, but was
hoping for some expert input!
And yes, Honjos would be just perfect!
On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 10:37 PM, rcnute rcn...@hotmail.com wrote:
I think those are P45s--I have the P60s (I forget if that's what
they're
My experience is the exact opposite, the old site was super slow ... the new
site loads like a normal web page... fast.
Just use the old site if this doesn't work for you so well.
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I've been using the old format on my 3GS iPhone without problems. The
new format wouldn't load at all.
On Jul 28, 12:21 am, Minh mgiangs...@gmail.com wrote:
Not sure for others but when I use this
URLhttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/topics
The old format still loads for me
Amit, Sounds like all of us agree you should snap up the Saluki, now on to
the more complex question of motivating your 70 year old Dad.
I'm closing in on 67 and have spent a good chunk of the last decade
motivating my wife (64) to ride more with me. So I can write from
experience. As we
Thanks for all of the positive encouragement friends!
I'm trying to get dad's and my schedule to align to ride the Shoreline West
Bicycle Tour along the coast of Lake Michigan ... 2 tickets recently became
available (stars are aligning!) and I think it would be a beautiful way to
start. 40 -
It is possible to get a decent fenderline on your 650b, but not
perfect. I finally picked up some VO zepplin fenders which have a
noticeably better line for my bleriot.
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seems to have worked.
On 28 July 2011 09:33, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
I've been trying to post twice without success.
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Hi Erik, I was also looking at
thesehttp://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/fenders/vo-hammered-fenders-650b-x45mm.html.
They're narrower than the Zeps, think they would be ok?
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 6:28 AM, Erik C erikdcarl...@gmail.com wrote:
It is possible to get a decent
I love the Riding with Lance advice!
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Michael Hechmer mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
Amit, Sounds like all of us agree you should snap up the Saluki, now on to
the more complex question of motivating your 70 year old Dad.
I'm closing in on 67 and have spent a good
I had a good LBS install a Chris King on my Sam over the winter after the
original Tange started feeling wonky. Granted, the Tange was installed by
Riv but set-up by me, which easily explains the issue! ;)
The Chris King is beautiful. I agree with Ryan that going with the best for
parts you
I have a CK headset on my Atlantis and am considering it's replacement since
the bike shimmies a lot at speed. I read CK headsets were notorious for
enhancing shimmy.
I've read here that shimmy is significantly reduced by ball and something
types of headsets. If anyone can point me in the right
Thanks! I'll try the long post again...
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On Jul 28, 2011, at 6:46 AM, Lyle Bogart lylebog...@gmail.com wrote:
seems to have worked.
On 28 July 2011 09:33, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
I've been trying to post twice without success.
Rene
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http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_resultsearch_in_description=0keyword=nitto+lugged
not sure why they are that much cheeper, it only seems to be on
occasional items.
On Jul 26, 10:06 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Who sells the Nitto lugged stem for $165? Riv
I think Jan Heine once said needle bearing headsets help.
I read somewhere that the one he prefers (Miche, I think?) is, of course,
out of production.
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On Wednesday, July 27, 2011 12:41:05 PM UTC-4, lap wrote:
I did pull these pedals off and replaced them with some A520's. The
click went away so it appears that it was the M324's. But, because I
like the utility of the M324's I decided to put them back on and live
with the click. I
You won't want to be introducing your dad to a new saddle before a big ride.
No complaints is hard to come by with bike seats; roll with it.
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It's loading on my PC fine this mornng. There's been plenty of times the
last few weeks when neither version worked. Hopefully those idiots at Google
who can never get a launch right have finally caught up.
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If you can get past this guy's attitude (do your homework, twice no
less), this looks like a pretty decent deal on wheels. Dyads/LX with Nifty
Swifties, $200. I'm not familiar with the maker. I'd post this on the 650b
list, but I don't seem to be able to post there. (If this is by someone
I have also twice tried unsuccessfully to start a new thread today,
using the New post button on the Discussions page at
http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/topics. Is there
another way?
Lisa
On Jul 28, 10:01 am, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks! I'll try the long
Leslie writes:
The bike itself is a *wonderful* gift, and the trips with you would be
a wonderful gift for him too; but, I would not want to see you sad if
he'd rather stick to your already-established format, instead of the
longer jaunts...
I am really pleased to be a part of this list where the
If someone with that attitude GAVE me a set of wheels, I would give them back.
Bad bike karma.
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I got this earlier this year when I sold my Rawland cSogn. I have used
it as my bike at my second office where I work 2-3 days a week. It's a
great bike, but recently I came across a nice 80's Specialized
Sequoia, which has similar geometry, so I am letting the Bleriot go to
someone who will ride
on 7/28/11 10:01 AM, Lisa at ukulele.l...@mac.com wrote:
I have also twice tried unsuccessfully to start a new thread today,
using the New post button on the Discussions page at
http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/topics. Is there
another way?
The updated address for the group
Jim,
Do you mean to say that for now, new threads are better started via the web
page for the group instead of e-mailing them in as usual?
Thanks,
René
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The one White ENO freewheel I was around was really loud; Chris King
loud. Are they quiet now? Was that unusual?
Philip
On Jul 27, 9:57 pm, Ryan ryter...@mts.net wrote:
I have to admit that SO green is growing on me
One thing I've noticed is that for singlespeeds in general...shimano,
on 7/27/11 6:57 PM, Ryan at ryter...@mts.net wrote:
I have to admit that SO green is growing on me
One thing I've noticed is that for singlespeeds in general...shimano,
ACS...etc. SS freewheels don't do it for me. They're noisy and imprecise.
For my Peugeot PX-10 SS I ordered a White Industries
I have one on my SO. It seems to have toned down abit with use. It was
described by someone on this list as an angry pack of bee's flying right
behind me or something close to that. Makes me laugh just thinking about it.
Dave Nawrocki
Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins, CO
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Hi -- I haven't started a thread here before, but I thought people might be
interested in a different kind of ride report -- an urban ride rather than a
rural one.
Last Sunday, I took my Atlantis on a tour of parks, greenways, and urban
wilds on north side of Boston Harbor. The ride leader is
Yesterday I rode for the first time with the gray Sackville panniers. They
are nice and very well made, and my 14 Dell laptop fits well enough but not
perfectly. I couldn't figure out how to use the balls to tighten them in
place so I just came up with a configuration of the balls for the top and
Excellent condition one-owner *Santana Cilantro Tandem*
The ride is so much nicer than a skinny tired road tandem. It's only
seen roads and rail trails. Beautiful black with gold-metallic fleck
paint (only a couple of very minor paint imperfections). Tange double-
butted tubing for that wonderful
Yesterday I rode for the first time with the gray Sackville panniers. They
are nice and very well made, and my 14 Dell laptop fits well enough but not
perfectly. I couldn't figure out how to use the balls to tighten them in
place so I just came up with a configuration of the balls for the top and
Yesterday I rode for the first time with the gray Sackville panniers. They
are nice and very well made, and my 14 Dell laptop fits well enough but not
perfectly. I couldn't figure out how to use the balls to tighten them in
place so I just came up with a configuration of the balls for the top
So have I. My long post seems to have gone through. I wonder if the problems
are with new posts submitted via e-mail...
René
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That was the term... Needle bearing headsets!
Does anyone know where they can be found?
Thanks Pete!
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote:
I think Jan Heine once said needle bearing headsets help.
I read somewhere that the one he prefers (Miche, I think?)
on 7/28/11 10:37 AM, Rene Sterental at orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
Jim,
Do you mean to say that for now, new threads are better started via the web
page for the group instead of e-mailing them in as usual?
Thanks,
René
No.
That is the new url for the web interface.
I spoke too soon -- my (third attempt at) posting, done via the new web
site, showed up in my mailbox with the [RBW] added to the subject line. But
I don't see it on the RBW Owners Bunch group web site. Rene, how did you
make it work?
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The Miche needle bearing headset is, as far as I know, still available. Rene
Herse/Boulder Bikes has them. It totally cured my Shimmy Monster (650B Boulder
All-Road prototype)
Ryan
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I think Jan Heine once said needle bearing
on 7/28/11 10:43 AM, nawr...@comcast.net at nawr...@comcast.net wrote:
I have one on my SO. It seems to have toned down abit with use. It was
described by someone on this list as an angry pack of bee's flying right
behind me or something close to that. Makes me laugh just thinking about
it.
on 7/28/11 10:47 AM, Rene Sterental at orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
So have I. My long post seems to have gone through. I wonder if the problems
are with new posts submitted via e-mail...
René
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Lisa ukulele.l...@mac.com wrote:
Thanks, Jim, I tried again on the
On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 10:49 -0700, Rene Sterental wrote:
That was the term... Needle bearing headsets!
Does anyone know where they can be found?
In addition to the Miche, there's also the VO Roller Bearing headset:
Thanks. Sorry for the mis-information.
I should know better than to repeat something I read on the internet
somewhere! :)
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That must've been what was going on; I was seeing posts in the email, but
they weren't showing up on the website... interesting
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All three have now gone through, and I've read each of them (well, read
this one, and skimmed the other two).
Congrats!
-L
PS: Yes, it's been a wait on the Bomba's, and it's not done yet... they
say, patience is a virtue, so, I'm practicing :)
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It's weird - if I search for the topic Boston Harbor in the RBW list, a
link appears to your post. But if I click through the link, then google
states the link cannot be found.
Now, I did receive it via my email feed, but it doesn't seem to appear
here.
Please try reposting it
Rene: Nice ramble, I mean the bicycle one and the verbal one. I've got
my '03 Curt set up much like your Atlantis (tho' the bicycles
themselves are very different) with ss rear and front racks (rear
Chauncey Matthews Custom, front VO blowout), the front holding a
bracket that in turn holds up an
Fergot to add, of course: congratulations on the Hunquapillar: let us
see photos when it's built. I am still considering one to build up as
a ss 29er; we'll see.
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:48 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Rene: Nice ramble, I mean the bicycle one and the verbal
On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 2:28 AM, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
Tomorrow morning I'm off to RBW to take a serious close look at a 58 Hunqa.
Don't ask why.
Why?
:)
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I just squirted a little lube into the free wheel mechanism you
know.where the pawls are. The other bearings are sealed
so .that quieted it down. In fact, I don't see why it wouldn't be
a bad idea to lube this periodically.
On Jul 28, 10:43 am, nawr...@comcast.net wrote:
I have one on my
Leslie,
I basically inferred that the Bombadil is now so difficult and costly to
make, that Waterford won't make single ones and they are waiting to get a
production run going. It's almost as if you were getting a non-unique custom
bike at this point. And, as expected, the cost of those
Thanks Patrick.
That is a cool vehicle you have there. You'll have to post a video of you
cranking it up and then loading all four bikes!
I know that I'm a wimp when it comes to head winds. You see, until I came to
California from Venezuela, I never knew what riding in a head wind meant. In
I have found the Miche Primato threaded headset online. Is this the only
Miche headset or are there different models for our Riv bikes?
René
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Nice ride! Last year I was in Boston for a meeting and a friend and I rented
bikes and took one of the city bike tours. Great way to see the highlights
of the city, although it wasn't as extensive as the tour you took. Now that
I have a Bike Friday Llama that I take on trips when I'll have time to
oh man, you are going to make someone really happy. i have a 59 cm blériot
and get a lot of requests to sell it. hope it finds a good home.
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Amit,
I've been riding the same B17 for about 10 years, so it's well broken
in. I just got a berthoud, and while it sure looks nice, i find the
B17 a little more comfortable (most likely due to the break-in i'm
still doing on the berthoud), outside of that they are pretty similiar
saddles, time
Looking for a 90-100mm Nitto Dynamic II 90 degree quill stem.
I would also be interested in a non-recall issued Salsa Cromoto Sul
Quill Stem in the same length and degrees.
E-mail me with your asking price if you have one.
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I've had similar happen lately. Posts will survive to digest, topics
can be found in search but then google says it can't be found.
Having some issues with other recently migrated groups.
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Lisa -
It's weird - if I search for
Screamin' deal, I'm sure it will go quickly!
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Thanks, Rene! Funny, I can't see my own post, but your reply shows up!?!
Just in case anyone is mystified, below I've repeated what Rene is replying
to. Very sorry for any multiples, I'm having trouble with the posting
mechanism on Google Groups.
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Hi -- I
Hi -- I haven't started a thread here before, but I thought people might be
interested in a different kind of ride report -- an urban ride rather than a
rural one.
Last Sunday, I took my Atlantis on a tour of parks, greenways, and urban
wilds on north side of Boston Harbor. The ride leader is
Hi Jim,
I tried again about 5 minutes ago, clicking New topic on the linked page
as you suggested. This time the subject line was Boston Harbor ride report
(4th attempt). I'm sorry to report that it seems to have gotten lost
again. This time it didn't appear in my email either.
Thanks
FWIW, I could read your post via e-mail with no issues at all.
René
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Thanks, Rene! Funny, I can't see my own post, but your reply shows up!?!
Just in case anyone is mystified, below I've repeated what Rene is replying
to.
4th posting received!
René
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On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 5:29 AM, Amit Singh asd...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm trying to get dad's and my schedule to align to ride the Shoreline West
Bicycle Tour along the coast of Lake Michigan ... 2 tickets recently became
available (stars are aligning!) and I think it would be a beautiful way to
Years ago my first LBS bike had a threaded headset which kept coming lose.
I took it back to the shop where I bought it multiple times, and finally he
just cranked it down tight. (On a side note, the cup/cone BB kept coming
loose too, so perhaps he didn't know anything about bearing adjustment).
check that your silver bars end shifter levers are tight. this helped me.
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On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 16:51 -0700, Rex Kerr wrote:
I've ridden bikes with friction shifting for more than 25 years, the
majority of that with barend shifters. I've had multiple bikes set up
with Suntour shifters and seven speed clusters, and one set up with
Shimano Ultegra shifters (always in
I hate it when these things happen to me!
I have two pairs of silver DT shifters and two pairs of BE shifters. Both
pairs of DT shifters worked flawlessly from the get go; both pairs of BE
shifters required quite a bit of fussing to get them to work well. I do use
9 spd cassettes and now
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
One thing that's been suggested a lot over the years is to swap the
upper and lower pulleys, so that the upper pulley is the one with no
float at all.
Interesting... never thought of that. In the past I always just
On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 17:24 -0700, Rex Kerr wrote:
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com
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One thing that's been suggested a lot over the years is to
swap the
upper and lower pulleys, so that the upper pulley is the one
with no
I think you're on to something in regards to how long the levers are. I had an
RB-1 that I switched from Shimano index to Silver friction. I didn't have the
direct comparison because I used index before switching, but, nevertheless, the
change in length was drastic, and took a while to adapt
Thanks, Patrick! Of course, adultorum, of the adults...Gaudeamus igitur,
juvenes dum ,sumus...
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 7:28 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
That means We are all adulterers here.
OK, seriously: Hic adulti omnes sumus would be my guess. Adultus -a
-um; second
I scavenged the Sam Hill Silvers when I built my Fargo and found this:
They are not as precise as Simplex Retrofriction, but more precise
than SunTour Power Ratchets.
I attribute this to the small barrels of the Simplexes, versus the
larger barrels of the Silvers and STs, and longer levers of
I will contradict, deny, object, contest and defy: it ain't the number
of cogs, it's the shifter and rd. Simplex retrofrictions will shift 10
sp cassettes so sweetly and smoothly that it will make you weep for
the pure joy of it. Even rather crude SunTour retrofrictions will
shift 9 adequately.
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Lisa ukulele.l...@mac.com wrote:
Hi -- I haven't started a thread here before, but I thought people might be
interested in a different kind of ride report -- an urban ride rather than a
rural one.
Great post! I second that notion. I think urban rides can be
Thanks; interesting to see that one can find good, and pleasant,
riding even in the midst of a very urban setting. Rick Riesemberg of
Bicycle Fixations posts photos of urban LA rides.
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Lisa ukulele.l...@mac.com wrote:
Hi -- I haven't started a thread here before,
But it sounds like you can offer to buy them at a substantial discount if
you know what you're looking at... So go crazy!!!
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote:
If someone with that attitude GAVE me a set of wheels, I would give them
back. Bad bike karma.
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