I don't have a Roadeo so take this with grain of salt, but I bet it would
be fine. The R-14 rack is not typical, being unusually well made,
lightweight and stiff. That being said, you could also look into
mounting the smaller Mark's rack- although they are normally shown mounted
to
You'd be surprised what a light-tubed frame can take with a high
quality rack properly loaded. I used to load Eric Motobecane fixie,
light 531 (C?) tubing, with 40+ lb of rear load -- 45 total on the
rear was the most recorded. It wagged with over 40, but 30+ was fine.
Lightweight Tubus Fly. My
Yes, even though the axle is longer on my one single speed wheel, it's had
no problem holding up my 230 pounds even with panniers and gear.
FWIW, a Phil freewheel hub has a long axle on the non-drive side to make a
low dish wheel. Have one on my Sam Hillborne and it has held up just fine
Go for it. Not only does it sound like a fine idea, but the Arkel Tail
Rider is a great bag. I don't have one, but have looked them over numerous
times.
Saddlebags are great, but if you're not using a saddle with loops and don't
want to use a Nitto bag clamp, there's not a lot out there.
Thanks for the tip on the R-10, Joe.
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:45:59 AM UTC-5, joe b. wrote:
Saddlebags are pretty nice. Have you tried one? You might find--as I
did with my Romulus--that the lightweight tubing is not happy with
even a five pounds cantilevered off the back on a rack. If
2 out of 3 interested parties have backed outfinances and size.
The third is thinking. The Bleriot is still available and will
finally be on eBay in the next 48 hrs if nobody is interested. Sorry
for the multiple posts, but I really dislike using eBay for various
reasons.
On Mar 29, 9:42
Clearly not enough people will pay 1k for a dedicated SS frame
Maybe part of the problem was the fixation (no pun intended) on single.
Even though some have disparaged the thought that the SO/QB would be used
with an IGH, I'm thinking why not? In fact, maybe it should have been
market to work
It's good to hear that you're feeling well. Fours years ago, at age
68, I had a bicycling accident resulting in a complete hip
replacement. I'm cycling again but it took about a year to feel 98%
better. Very recently I've had a slight pain develop in the repaired
leg and I'm a little concerned
Glad you're on the mend, Jim. Getting the bike looked at sounds like a good
idea. Here's to a full and quick recovery. --Smitty
On Monday, April 9, 2012 6:51:47 PM UTC-7, Jim wrote:
I was interested to see the thread on knee issues, as I have a similar
question about hips. Unfortunately,
I have a good friend in his late 60s who broke his femur in a cycling
accident and is fine now. Not even a limp. And one of my legs was
shattered in 1984 and aside from a limited range of motion which is OK
on the bike I'm fine.
Good luck.
Phil Brown
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On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:54:10 AM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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Grant has stated his reluctance in the past to get involved in bikes with
IGHs. I don't blame him. It's a case of a lot of people having unrealistic
expectations that don't match reality.
I kind of agree
Not sure how many people have unrealistic expectations of Raleigh 3 speeds,
but OK. I can understand steering clear of IGHs if they're not your thing.
Seems like the only expectation that was unrealistic in this case was
that the SO would sell. I'm just throwing out a hypothetical (and
I use a Carradice Super C saddlebag with a bagman QR support on your
old Sam.
I bet the same setup would work great on the Rodeo.
Jay
On Apr 10, 3:05 pm, Forrest ftme...@me.com wrote:
Thanks for the tip on the R-10, Joe.
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:45:59 AM UTC-5, joe b. wrote:
The biggest issue with IGHs is that they appeal mostly to people who want
to avoid doing bike maintenance. In SoCal, that's probably ok, but in
places where people will ride them through sloppy conditions, water and
grime and salts get in, but can't get out. The hub keeps working until it
Whenever I get the urge to own a fixie, I just start riding in one
gear and never stop pedaling. Then, when I hit a steep uphill or
downhill, the urge passes and I shift. ;-)
As a practical question, why couldn't a Rambouillet (or a Roadeo) be
set up as a single speed and converted back when
The last single speed I had was as a kid and his StingRay. Getting a
bike with gears was a revelation. I remember actually riding, not
pushing the bike, up 73rd in Oakland with a big smile on my face. I
doubt, in fact I know, I'd never get a single speed. I can get the
same effect by not
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Imladris dgoldberger...@gmail.com wrote:
Whenever I get the urge to own a fixie, I just start riding in one
gear and never stop pedaling. Then, when I hit a steep uphill or
downhill, the urge passes and I shift. ;-)
As a practical question, why couldn't a
Or you can use one of the lovely White ENO hubs, which I've done on current
Bleriot iteration
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Yup, I'm up here in Sonoma County Getting Mellow, too Beth.
I've got Osteoarthritis in my right knee and to a lesser degree in the
left, but I used to enjoy fairly good knee health. There would be the
occasional need for icing, but I used to joke that a little bit of
swelling would keep things
i use a mountain laurel designs tarptent.
no zippers, optimized geometry for severe weather endurance -- if it's nice
but just a light rain, you can raise it up and have a nice shelter.
perfect for those of us who prefer to sleep outdoors when we sleep
outdoors, but want to stay dry.
i think
Rubber-lined clamps can discolor the paint beneath them. This is
especially obvious on light-colored bikes. I'd suggest a wrap of bar tape
or rim tape under the rubber to protect your paint.
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:10:41 AM UTC-4, Forrest wrote:
Would use rubber-lined clamps on the
Planning on heading to New York with the lady friend for spring break. Like
any good couple we already picked a day to ourselves where we get to see
the beauty of New York without each other. (It's a interesting relationship
I know but hey it works for us.) My general belief is that the best
Modestly great, a minor success: I rode 40 miles today, the longest in
one day since I did the Museum of Nat Hist organized 50 miler in
September, 2004. Errands: first Mom to home to pick up Catie's coat;
second to RS Watsons house to sell him something for a change; third
to ex's office to drop
Jim sorry about the crash. The human body is an amazing thing. Despite the
stresses that we put ourselves through the body can recover from the worse.
Having not had personal experience with anyone with a broken hip. I'm
pretty sure that you'll be back on the bike in no time. In regards to the
Not bad for the middle of the week!
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 12:32 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Modestly great, a minor success: I rode 40 miles today, the longest in
one day since I did the Museum of Nat Hist organized 50 miler in
September, 2004. Errands: first Mom to home to
Interesting conversation. I truly expect that one reason my knees are
still fine is that I ride shorter distances at a time and cumulatively
than many of the rest of you.
My knees were fine on todays minimally extended 40 miler.
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Phil Bickford phi...@sonic.net
Alas, work is slow.
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Bill Gibson bill.bgib...@gmail.com wrote:
Not bad for the middle of the week!
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 12:32 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Modestly great, a minor success: I rode 40 miles today, the longest in
one day since
For me, the most appealing thing about riding fixed -- and I am, for
once, completely serious -- is that it gives you no other options when
you reach that hill or turn into that wind except adapting your riding
style to the new conditions. I never understood what they mean by
feeling more 'at one'
I know this is slightly off topic, but I suspect that people on this list
would appreciate this bike more than some random person on CL.
http://imgur.com/a/Fv8rq
I bought this bike some number of years ago, cleaned it up, and give it to
my kids... it's been through two kids since then and is
I further state, asseverate, insist, proclaim,
announce and assert that fixed gears can certainly be wonderfully
practical errand and commuter bikes!
I agree, absolutely.
lyle
On 10 April 2012 15:51, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
For me, the most appealing thing about riding fixed
Alas NYC has three kinds of shops. The hipster-tastic in Williamsburg, the
touristy rent you a Giant Cruiser bike in Manhattan and the Hammerhead
shops in the outerboroughs where HGH fueled muscleheads hang out and talk
about how many frames they broke going down a hill really fast. I am sure
Try Hudson Urban Bicycles http://hudsonurbanbicycles.com/ in the West
Village. Definitely not the typical road-bike-centric shops you see mostly
in the city. I can check out the rental selection sometime for you if you
are interested.
Bike Works http://www.bikecult.com/works/index.html at
I think do what the box turtle would like the most. -liesl
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Thanks all for your support, I really appreciate it. NIce to hear more
stories of hip injuries with full recoveries. I showed my surgeon a
picture of Homer today, and he told me i'd be back up and riding just as I
had before.
Regarding helmets, one thing interesting to note, both the
I purchased the SimpleOne after hearing my wife rave for years about
the ride of her Quickbeam. She was right. The SimpleOne is
tremendously fun to ride and has that Riv feel that I like so much in
my Atlantis and Rambouillet.
It replaced a Kogswell singlespeed that was half the cost, and was
Hi Manny. I rented some bikes from a shop down near the West Village
(http://www.bikeshopny.com/) and rode up along the Hudson River
Greenway and into Central Park. We had a lot of fun. The shop is not
very Rivendellish, but it's a nice starting and end point for a big
loop of the city.
Here are
If anyone has one kicking around, I'd like to be the proud new owner
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... the body can recover from the worse.
Having not had personal experience with anyone with a broken hip. I'm
pretty sure that you'll be back on the bike in no time. Sorry Manny
but that's crazy, careless talk! Sometimes the worst results in
death. Jim, DO NOT RUSH your recovery! Be patient. You
Might have one for sale when I do a teardown for my bike for shipping..st
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Scot Brooks scothinck...@gmail.com wrote:
If anyone has one kicking around, I'd like to be the proud new owner
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Boy did I get an eye opener today. Went out cycling- very windy,
usually take my Atlantis for days like this, however Project Atlantis
is still in the works. Took my Klein, got blown into gravel and fell
over- no injury due to low speed and helmet bumping the concrete
instead of head. I know that
The weight of the frame of the bicycle has almost nothing to do with
whether or not a rider is going to get blown into a ditch by wind. If
somebody copied the identical geometry and clearances of your Atlantis in
Titanium, and you then built it up with the same components and weighed it
down
Stability is more a function of wheelbase and steering geometry and traction
than it is a few pounds of bike weight. Besides your touring bike would
generally have 40+ lbs of gear strapped to it, which makes a light bike into a
heavy bike.
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Sounds good Peter, please keep me posted. That was fast!
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Ed wrote ... I have to hand it to Grant to even bring the QB and SO
to market.
Hear Hear, and put me down for grateful too.
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Very nice and epic. I've done 40 miles single speed, but never fixed. And
your gear is considerably higher than mine.
Too bad for the slow business, but at least the weather is nice.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN (where it was barely into the 40's today with a somewhat brisk
NW wind. Enough
Am I a moron or is a femur a leg bone? I thought that was the injury here.
On Apr 10, 2012 7:08 PM, SISDDWG dgen...@gmail.com wrote:
... the body can recover from the worse.
Having not had personal experience with anyone with a broken hip. I'm
pretty sure that you'll be back on the bike in no
Was that way myself until a about a year ago. Over the past couple years
have been on rides with folks riding single speed (or fixed gear) bikes and
was jealous, for lack of a better term. Especially on the SoCal Riv Ride
back in 2009. Was really yearning for a Quickbeam by the end of the
I was wondering if anybody is using modern 10 speed derailers with friction
shifting? I have some Ultegra 6700 derailers and was thinking about
replacing the aging LX long cage rear on my Sam Hillborne with it. I may
replace the Sugino crank and install the Ultegra crank too but don't really
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:41:13 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote:
Am I a moron or is a femur a leg bone? I thought that was the injury
here.
It's the upper leg, the thigh bone... your hip is where your femur meets
your pelvis.
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Twentysome years ago, signed up for the Marine infantry, in the reserves a
year before starting into college at the same time. The attitude of the
Corps for infantry reserves is, we only have you for a few days a month, so
we're gonna flog ya hard to keep you up-to-snuff. Lots of 20-mile
As long as you can thread some 8-speed chain through the rear derailer
pulleys without scraping the sides of the cage, I don't see a problem using
it. I don't recommend changing the front, though. My experience with
9-speed derailers and 8-speed chains is that a lot of trimming is involved
Wheel and tire choice are the best places to start - then frame type/rack
construction etc. 1.75 x 26 tires are a good choice. There's not too many
cheap options unless you go old mountain bike frame. The Surly LHT offers the
option though. Mind you I rode 32,000km over some terrible roads and
Add the weight of the rider and the difference even between a 14 lb
carbon fiber bicycle and a 25 lb steel bicycle is insignificant with
regard to c-o-g and wind balance; 9 lb would certainly make a
difference on hills and when accelerating, considering the bicycles
unladen, of course.
Not too
I should add that one bike may well suffer more from wind than
another, but I doubt it is a difference in weight that causes the
difference in effect.
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 8:11 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Add the weight of the rider and the difference even between a 14 lb
Changed my mind that thread over on i-bob seems to have gotten a bit
heated...
My Ram has a 172.5 crank (Dura Ace triple, 53/39/30 rings, with a 11-32 9sp
cassette), as a baseline. No problems... I usually stay on my 53 ring
when cruising, drop to the 39 for climbs (try to reserve the
Ah because I had plastic hip stories, ie don't get one.
On Apr 10, 2012 9:25 PM, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:41:13 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote:
Am I a moron or is a femur a leg bone? I thought that was the injury
here.
It's the upper leg, the thigh
I've never found a rear derailler that couldn't shift any given cogset
-- well, perhaps the old Benelux pull chain one I used on my first
conversion years ago.
That said, I've not used a 10 sp rd, but I have shifted 10 in friction
using Retrofictions -- no problems; quite the contrary, the
Amen to that one! I use it whenever I am passed by a younger man or
woman on a racing bike.
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 7:03 PM, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Plus, a single speed is a great excuse why I can't keep up with faster
riders. Which is just about every body else out there.
Eric
I have even had them (the faster faster folks I mean) volunteer it for
me.
They have said you ran out of gear or some such with out any prodding.
Sadly I know I'd of been dropped no matter how big a gear I had.
On Apr 10, 7:25 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Amen to that one! I use
I have friction downtube shifters on my Riv Road with Campy 9-speed. Works
fine--I don't miss Ergo shifting at all.
–Eric N
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On Apr 10, 2012, at 6:17 PM, RJM crccpadu...@gmail.com wrote:
I was wondering if anybody is using modern 10 speed derailers with friction
This combo is working fine on my Rawland rSogn:
10-speed SRAM X0 MTB rear derailleur
IRD CD front derailleur
10-speed SRAM chain
8-speed Shimano cassette
Suntour friction downtube shifters
- David G, Madison WI
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 8:17 PM, RJM crccpadu...@gmail.com wrote:
I was wondering
drnat:
Glad you were not injured in the blow over. Helmet bumping
concrete is a graphic description. I've fought bikes in cross-winds
it's not fun. At least my Atlantis allows me to wrestle it down the
road in those conditions. Better get yours back on the road!
The frame material and the
Bike aesthetics are not that high on my list of priorities but that Ultegra
crank is damn ugly, even to me. Use the derailers but stick with the
Sugino, IMHO.
jim m
wc ca
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 6:17:13 PM UTC-7, RJM wrote:
I was wondering if anybody is using modern 10 speed derailers
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