A very good sight to see. Happy new bike owners, and happy income for
Rivendell. Win-win!
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Jim M. mather...@gmail.com wrote:
I stopped by RBW to take advantage of the Jack Brown sale and saw these
lovelies waiting for a ride to their new homes. This sight
That is a great video.Lots of honesty and interesting details,
especially for us Rivendell geeks, but also genuinely intriguing for anyone
remotely aware of nature and potential hazards of small business.
Glad to see the Appaloosa bike is going to happen, and the new IRD 8-speed
12-34
I think the fistful of seatpost is more a general measure of a good frame
size, rather than a measurement for saddle height. I'd suggest only
adjusting one parameter at a time until you get dialed in. Just try the
bars at a different height for now and see how that feels.
On Friday,
Every time I get on my Ram, I think to myself this is the best bike I've
ever ridden. Then of course, when I take out the Saluki, it's This bike
is the most comfortable bike I've owned. So why is it that I was so eager
to get back on the Road last Saturday having not been on it for a few
weeks?
I like the tall boxes
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:00:18 PM UTC-6, Jim M. wrote:
I stopped by RBW to take advantage of the Jack Brown sale and saw these
lovelies waiting for a ride to their new homes. This sight always cheers me
up, thinking about happy new Riv riders. One of these is
I found another good deal at
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On Thursday, January 17, 2013
I'm not claiming this is the cause of your back pain, rather I am relating
to a time on a new bike where I had lower back pain. What I slammed the
saddle all the way back set the height and figured I was good. All three
contact points lined up except for seat in relation to the crank.
agree on the one at a time adjustment process.
The last thing I tried to adjust was angle on the bar, and found at the end
of a painful 20-mi ride (the pain didn't show up until the end) that it was
better where I started.
On Friday, January 18, 2013 1:36:36 AM UTC-6, Michael wrote:
My
I would like to see a nicely edited tasteful video of Mark doing a full
bike build. Not long and boring, but more his philosophy and let's say 20
of the finer points he pays attention to when doing a build ie the Zen And
The Art of Building a Rivendell.
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 4:54:42 PM
You are lucky indeed if you can earn a sufficient living by doing what you
love. Most of us have to indulge our personal loves in our spare time.
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:24 AM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote:
Now 44, I have, through the years learned that one must do what they love
for
True. Which, for me, makes this video even more inspirational. Thanks to Jay,
to the in-house musicmakers, and all of the subjects for sharing. It was great.
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I think the job part is a misconception. If you do what you love, you own
the business.
On Friday, January 18, 2013 1:24:58 AM UTC-6, Michael wrote:
If I was 20 years old again, I'd fly to California and try to get a job at
RBW, the Lord willing.
Rivendell Bike Works looks like a great
I would love to be a pro bassist for some established contemporary
Christian group and I wouldn't be the owner in that case.
I guess every job has its ups and downs. But doing what one loves would be
a start. I think I would be more serious about pursuing that if I had to do
it all
That Hunqapillar story irritates me. Getting something crossed up in a
wheel is a hazard of riding a bicycle. If something gets in there and you
keep pedaling, either the wheel is going to stop spinning, or something's
going to snap. If I did that to my Saluki, I would expect to pay for the
Really enjoyed the short film. I had a good feeling about that Rivendell
crew; now I know why. The music was perfect.
Shawn
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 4:54:42 PM UTC-8, Jim M. wrote:
http://rivbike.tumblr.com/
Extensive post with new video about RBW staff. Great stuff by Jay, as
loved that video. nice job jay! I didn't know how compelling a 30 minute
video could be, but man that thing just flies right by. Makes me like the
company even more, and really makes me want to get out on an S24O soon.
Dave
On Friday, January 18, 2013 9:12:20 AM UTC-8, shawn m. wrote:
From the evidence that Grant provided, you can't validly make that
conclusion.
Allow me to make a humble retraction. I can only validly lay 100% of the
fault at the feet of the rider, not one scintilla more. 200% was unfair of
me. Mea culpa.
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:25:47 PM
I really really liked that video. Entertaining and informative. Some folks
will watch it and chuckle, thinking it's like something out of Portlandia
but others will probably be drawn in by it.
My favorite parts were Grant talking at the beginning and the footage of
Rich bombing down
try bars -1cm below saddle height
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote:
My lower back has been killing me for the last month or so from riding.
I think it may be that the bars are up too high (~6cm above saddle). The
view is great though.
I have been using
This group is such a resource - I hope Jim (and others) will tolerate a very
brief and targeted (but admittedly OT) question. Perhaps any replies could be
off-line?
I'm building up a 1970s Raleigh Competition, recently refitted and beautifully
restored as a rando bike. I'll be using Huret
FWIW, early Herons (made by Waterford of Reynolds 531) are as much
Rivendells as the Rambouillet.
Good luck with your search!
Steve
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 4:46 AM, Christopher Kopp koppchristop...@gmail.com
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Hello RBW Owners!
I bought a beautiful blue 52cm Rambouillet with 26 wheels
Looks like a pretty good deal on a Sam Hillborne
http://boulder.craigslist.org/bik/3539151183.html
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Having the seat too far back was the source of my lower backpain FWIW...
Steve
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote:
My lower back has been killing me for the last month or so from riding.
I think it may be that the bars are up too high (~6cm above saddle).
Not on the basis of the evidence, you can't.
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 10:52 AM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Allow me to make a humble retraction. I can only validly lay 100% of the
fault at the feet of the rider, not one scintilla more. 200% was unfair of
me. Mea culpa.
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Oh, I thought you were joking around since I said 200%.
Care to share your theory? I'm apparently not smart enough to conceive a
way that this could possibly be a defective frame.
On Friday, January 18, 2013 12:08:21 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote:
Not on the basis of the evidence, you
How can shove the saddle all the way back and fist full of post be
helpful fitting guides for a given individual on a given bike? Fist full
of post is a frame sizing guide, not a saddle adjustment tool, and shove
the saddle all the way back can't be more than a starting point for a
I think that some of us are princess and the pea type riders and some of
us arent. I can also tell 2-3mm in seatpost difference, so much that I use
a nice permanent marker to mark out where i left it and what date so I can
go back and see how it feels (I use a pencil for the stem), some of us are
Another variable may be saddle tilt. As my bars have gotten higher and I
have become more upright, a little more nose up on the saddle has helped to
relieve some lower back pain.
-Eric
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Just don't poke fun at the $15 shifter Skenry, that was me...
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:53:02 PM UTC-5, Skenry wrote:
Its nice to sell stuff here (or on the BoB list) because its easy. But
really its not that hard to sell on eBay. I posted about 9 things last
week and am in
Michael, I totally agree. I came from a long line of brewers. I worked for
Anheuser Busch, same as my Dad. However, I hated my job. I stayed until
retirement, but I wish I had all those years back. -Ricky
On Friday, January 18, 2013 2:24:58 AM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
If I was 20 years old
Hi Hobie,
Can I get some pic's of the wheelset?
Regards,
Hugh
Los Angeles
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 8:22:33 AM UTC-8, hobie wrote:
Hello.
I wanted to sell my wonderful hi end complete Saluki as a whole but no
takers, so I'm parting out the bike. First off I'll be listing the
Thanks for the inspiration. One of these day:)
On Sunday, January 6, 2013 5:44:40 PM UTC-8, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
Part 1
http://hiawathacyclery.blogspot.com/2013/01/san-francisco-area-bike-adventure.html?m=1
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My 2 cents = Saddle slammed back Riv style - Although your hands love it,
your back hates it. As we all know it's a balancing act - I would try to
find a balance between hands and back with saddle fore/aft adjustment.
-Ricky
On Friday, January 18, 2013 2:36:36 AM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
My
I can feel less than 2mm on seat post height, but what I've found has the
most effect on my lower back hurting or not, on any given setup, is the
tilt do the saddle. We're talking ANAL here; a quarter turn on one of the
seat post screws is sometimes too much. I'd suggest you try that first if
No poking fun, that one still works and everything.
and it was shipped to you Priority this morning.
Scott
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 2:43 PM, EGNolan egno...@gmail.com wrote:
Just don't poke fun at the $15 shifter Skenry, that was me...
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:53:02 PM UTC-5,
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:17 PM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Oh, I thought you were joking around since I said 200%.
Care to share your theory? I'm apparently not smart enough to conceive a
way that this could possibly be a defective frame.
It *could* be defectively brittle metal,
Dropouts are generally cast parts, so it is possible it was defective.
But, it's also clear that we have no real business deciding anything about
the person who sent it in, and whether it's a valid claim. It's a
Rivendell decision and they chose to act in an amazingly upright manner.
I'll drop it. It's probably my ex-retail guilt complex wanting to give
Rivendell the benefit of the doubt. If Rivendell wants to give the rider
the benefit of the doubt, I've got no reason to be upset about it. They've
been kind to me before, too. I shouldn't be bummed at them being kind to
Wow! Right size, right color, good price, AND local.
But I need it like a hole in the head.
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Tom: Good on ya for sticking with the Jubilees... NICE TOUCH!!! I believe
the original crank had a 42/52 combo. I would think you'd simply need to
mount the front derailleur slightly lower on the seat tube (and position it
to accommodate the wider distance/range created by the 46/32 combo).
On some older front derailleurs the inner side of the cage does not
come down as far as they do now days. If it doesn't reach low enough
that might impact how well it upshifts across the larger (14 vs 10
tooth) change in ring size. Going the other way, I found that a new fd
didn't work the way I
Michael, I would like to see some photos.
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 1:03:47 PM UTC-5, Michael Williams wrote:
Hey Group, Up for sale is a used 61cm AHH F/F/HS/BB. Its Toyo built,
if that means anything. Repainted Butterscotch. Its 'creamier' in life
than in the photos.
The Herons were Rivendell's first stock models. They were blue collar,
frames 90-some percent of the original Rivs (road standard, longlow,
all'rounder) but without custom options and therefore available at a lower
price.
They weren't designed for another company--they were designed by Grant,
Here's the Riv Reader page introducing the Heron (RR #11):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20986098@N04/8392733385/in/photostream
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Steven Frederick stl...@gmail.com wrote:
The Herons were Rivendell's first stock models. They were blue collar,
frames 90-some
That is such a pretty Rambouillet.
If I was a 52, I'd try to just buy it from the OP.
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Via the internet wayback machine from the Heron site:
-What is the history of Heron Bicycles?
Heron Bicycles was started in 1997 as a joint venture between Waterford
Precision Cycles, Rivendell Bicycle Works, and Rona Components. Waterford
manufactured the frames in its Wisconsin factory while
The first Rivendell models circa 1994 were the Road and the All Rounder.
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Steven Frederick stl...@gmail.com wrote:
The Herons were Rivendell's first stock models.
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For professional resumes,
You know, after looking more closely at what Grant said, and at the photos,
I have to agree that the evidence points to more than a brittle or
defective dropout. I neglected to consider the damage to the wheel, which
points to a stick. So I withdraw my earlier comment.
What drew my fire was what
[Now that we've taken care of *that*, let's talk about Lance as talked
about by Grant.]
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 5:08 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
You know, after looking more closely at what Grant said, and at the
photos, I have to agree that the evidence points to more than a
I think BB has it right - the vertical right cage clearance over the bare
large ring is clear a penny all the way around, but usually just the front
end of the derailleur will be the close end, since the cage arc will have a
larger radius than the chainring.
On Friday, January 18, 2013
A chance to own a truely one of a kind frame. Wonder if they have a
spare headbadge laying around?
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/wsf-0055.htm
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Tree Fort Bikes has size large in stock and will match that price if anyone
is looking for that size. I just ordered a pair!
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Mike Schiller mikeybi...@rocketmail.comwrote:
If you are a larger person Sierra Trading Post has a good deal on Ibex El
Fito wool
Who owns the dark blue A Homer Hilson with one DT shifter (front) and one
bar end shifter? I saw that bike on the bart this evening. Looks to be a
medium sized frame but with a double top tube.
Great bike!
JL
San Francisco
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Still ISO an owner of a 62cm Ram who wishes it was just a bit smaller. F/F
or complete, color unimportant. FWIW, mine is blue.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8sSi0TE7eow/UJ2O6SelHHI/Cc0/fLIj4LCYALk/s912/ram1.jpg
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 2:49:17 PM UTC-5, rw1911 wrote:
I
I like Ibex products, and the make, function, and price of these knickers
looks good, but I dislike the old style cycling pads and it looks like
these knickers have one built in. I can't tell from the pictures at Ibex if
it is easy to snip out. If you have a pair in hand would you please let me
64cm Renovelo too big?
On Jan 18, 2013 10:33 PM, rw1911 rw1...@gmail.com wrote:
Still ISO an owner of a 62cm Ram who wishes it was just a bit smaller.
F/F or complete, color unimportant. FWIW, mine is blue.
@JimThill:
a pic of the cranks or the whole bike?
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Not easy to remove those liners...
Brian
Seattle, WA
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Robert Barr rcba...@gmail.com wrote:
I like Ibex products, and the make, function, and price of these knickers
looks good, but I dislike the old style cycling pads and it looks like
these knickers have one
This is counter-intuitive to the assumption that higher bars equal a
better more comfortable position. I kept raising my bars in search of
comfort. I usually ride on the brake hoods and after many miles found the
drops more comfortable so I lowered the bars to 1-2cm below the saddle and
Thanks Peter, I saw the Renovelo. That might be a bit tall for my 89 PBH.
(and I just can't get on board with DTTs)
On Friday, January 18, 2013 10:51:16 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote:
64cm Renovelo too big?
On Jan 18, 2013 10:33 PM, rw1911 rw1...@gmail.com javascript: wrote:
Still ISO an owner
I have not done it on mine but I know of a few people who have using a
steam ripper. Not sure how it looks after but it has been done.
read here.. http://oceanaircycles.com/2013/01/07/unstable-weather/
~mike
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How do you keep your skinwalls so CLEAN?
Seriously, I might switch from paselas just to get nice black sidewalls.
- Ryan
On Friday, January 18, 2013 7:33:07 PM UTC-8, rw1911 wrote:
Still ISO an owner of a 62cm Ram who wishes it was just a bit smaller.
F/F or complete, color unimportant.
This was a fun assembly, and I'm very lucky I happened to look at the Riv site
right when this prototype Hunqapillar went for sale. I'm riding it daily, and I
love it, especially with nicely indexing stem shifters. I can't wait to get
some 700x55's on it, probably Big Bens. This is a fun bike.
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