On Sunday, March 17, 2013 2:57:14 PM UTC-7, samh wrote:
Hello,
Is there anyone who could state in plain English what this thread is about?
From the email newsletter, there is a mention that a heretofore
discontinued model - the Legolas - is available for order.
Legolas was the
Orlando Bloom Appreciation Society.
On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Cyclofiend Jim
cyclofi...@earthlink.netwrote:
On Sunday, March 17, 2013 2:57:14 PM UTC-7, samh wrote:
Hello,
Is there anyone who could state in plain English what this thread is
about?
From the email newsletter,
Had that experience with my orange Ram when I rode the Five Boro in NYC two
years ago, my wife asked if I knew that 32,000 adoring fans of my bike
would be present. Couple weeks ago during a ride on a day predicted
correctly to be a bright and 50-ish day each time the group stopped someone
This post about how to figure out whether your bike can take metal fenders
may be of interest:
http://janheine.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/does-my-bike-take-fenders/
Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
www.bikequarterly.com
Follow our blog at www.janheine.com
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Michael, sorry I can't help, but you've helped me. I have the same brakes
and rack on my daughter's bike.
I don't like the Tektros much, because they seem to require too much
attention - they have to be adjusted every time the weather changes.
I was thinking about the Pauls, but you've
Here is a well thought out response from the author of the Perfect Health
Diet.
Paleofantasy and the State of Ancestral
Sciencehttp://perfecthealthdiet.com/2013/03/paleofantasy-and-the-state-of-ancestral-science/
I don't know if I'm more impressed with the simple inginuity of your
solution, or the artistry and composure of the snapshots.
On Sunday, March 17, 2013 12:33:17 PM UTC-6, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
You can make something out of a wire hanger if you're just trying to
protect the bag from
I've been tinkering with a Rohloff build on my repainted Bombadil for a long
time, trying to make an after-market eccentric bottom bracket work. It never
came together satisfyingly, so I gave up and ordered a Rohloff chain tensioner.
I built it up over the weekend - here it is:
The original tentacular stays, right?
Stay tentacular would be a good button.
On Sunday, March 17, 2013 8:09:31 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote:
This has already been posted in Legolas!, but I thought it was worth its
own thread. The Glorius and Wilbury with their super-fancy lugs are still
Holy COW!!! That is one serious lookin machine! It's like a unimog!
I absolutely loved the Fatty Rumpkins when I had my Bleriot. I actually
still have them despite no 650b bike.
I also have to comment that I'm surprised there are not more black
Rivendells out there. I think they look
This Rivendell model
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/2917695862/) is available
again, but can't be advertised on the Rivendell website.
Here's the plain English from the email newsletter:
*Custom Frames, Old Models*
Mark asked me to mention that the wait on Custom Rivendell
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Mike Schiller
mikeybi...@rocketmail.comwrote:
and I certainly agree with you on hardtail 29ers... after going through a
few full suspension bikes, a well designed 29er is the best MTB no question!
Eh, I don't find them to be all that, personally. They do
When I decide to go full minimalist, I will move to New England and bunk
down happily splitting time between Peter Weigle's and Tom's workshops.
On Monday, March 18, 2013 9:43:12 AM UTC-7, Pudge wrote:
I’ve been tinkering with a Rohloff build on my repainted Bombadil for a
long time,
It would be cool if you could get the canti-post struts separately so you
could run a Mark's Rack with the canti-post mounting, but still had
adjustable struts so you could accommodate high-stack brakes, like the
Pauls. Unfortunately, it looks like you can only buy those struts in 70mm
an
The orange Rambouillet is the best-looking bike ever. Fact. :)
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Bob,
What size were the hammered fenders? The largest size I can find on the VO
site is a 47 which could be the reason that a 47 tire would have difficulty
fitting with sufficient clearance. If you really want metal fenders they
have the Zeppelin style in 52, but that might even be a tight fit
Holy Black Beauty, Batman The Black Bomba is *Da Bomb.* I mean,
really. Makes me contemplate changing up my color scheme for the Appaloosa.
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Not only that, but every bike that has ever been always rides better and
rides faster when it is Orange. FACT
On Monday, March 18, 2013 11:09:06 AM UTC-7, Evan wrote:
The orange Rambouillet is the best-looking bike ever. Fact. :)
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Lovelybike has info on a Surly Cross Check with Fat Franks and VO
Zeppelins. (Lots of pics.)
http://lovelybike.blogspot.com/2011/06/surly-cross-check-review-colourful.html
She mentions: On the downside, the clearances between the tires and
fenders are so tight, that the set-up is not really
Guinness, for health! Though it looks like Guinness, you are outfitted to
carry whisky. Impressive. What's your preference?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Monday, March 18, 2013 10:43:12 AM UTC-6, Pudge wrote:
I’ve been tinkering with a Rohloff build on my repainted Bombadil for a
long time,
So wait Patrick, cavemen drank alcohol? I should go back and watch History
of the World again...JK.
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
Guinness, for health! Though it looks like Guinness, you are outfitted to
carry whisky. Impressive. What's your
BTW, as a fellow IGH and Bombadil guy I have to say that bike so dialed in
and beautiful. It looks exciting just sitting still! I would love to take
the Rohloff plunge but I have to wait for the Alfine hub to wear out first
(at least that is what I am told by a certain someone).
On Mon, Mar 18,
After a hard day of persistence hunting, there was nothing like fermented
tubers! Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Monday, March 18, 2013 1:31:02 PM UTC-6, Peter M wrote:
So wait Patrick, cavemen drank alcohol? I should go back and watch
History of the World again...JK.
On Mon, Mar 18,
In a cool interview with Nitto exec Mr. Yoshikawa, Grant asks this question.
Nitto exec leaves it up to consumer. So I was wondering if anything to be
concerned about. Anyone know anything about aluminum bar life?
Do I need to throw away the old used set of bars I have? Don't want any
What a beast! Great stuff.
I'm curious, what made you give up on the EBB?
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I don't have any expertise regarding metallurgy - only my own experience
riding bars that are 20+ years old. Upon visual inspection they appear
fine and I've never noticed anything strange while riding with them. I
plan to continue ring them until someone declares I'm completely nuts...
which
BEHOLD...BLACK BOMBA!!
I can see this was well worth the effort... I especially love the black
rims and silver spokes... Simply awesome!!!
I hope you'll bring this on the Water Gap ride...
... along with the Mystery Bike,
... and your JP Weigle Raleigh...
... and your green Wilbury...
Oh,
I had a friend who broke his collarbone recently when his vintage cinelli
bars snapped during a decent. I immediately thought about this.
I did think it was 10 years though, right?
- Ryan
On Monday, March 18, 2013 12:50:43 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
In a cool interview with Nitto exec Mr.
Google says there is another post here but I can't see it not sure why.
To answer some questions, the bike is in Seattle WA.
I would actually prefer to sell the bike complete due to time constraints.
Updated price: 1200 + shipping complete, $750 frame, fork, dura ace
headset, BB.
Thanks
Ryan
You pose two questions:
1. Anyone know anything about aluminum bar life?
I know a little bit about fatigue life of materials. Any metal that is
cyclicly loaded will fatigue and fail eventually. Just about every metal
has a similar look to it on an S-N curve (Wikipedia that for an
The number of years is irrelevant. Some skinny person who rides upright and
gingerly on smooth roads 5 miles per week is going to get 500 years out of
the bar.
On Monday, March 18, 2013 4:10:09 PM UTC-5, William wrote:
You pose two questions:
1. Anyone know anything about aluminum bar
You're right, my blue Ramby is clearly slower than the orange ones. Of
course, the motor has *nothing* to do with this. ;-)
On Monday, March 18, 2013 11:16:16 AM UTC-7, William wrote:
Not only that, but every bike that has ever been always rides better and
rides faster when it is Orange.
I got a price quote from Dave at Riv. Built by Mark Nobilette, $3000 for a
DD paint job and Glorius/Wilbury decals and headbadge; $3500 for Joe Bell
paint and Rivendell decals.
On Monday, March 18, 2013 9:54:39 AM UTC-7, William wrote:
The original tentacular stays, right?
Stay tentacular
Jim
I think that's what I said. The cycle life is determined by how it's
loaded, and is captured on an S-N curve. You are correct that a tiny load
is at the ultra-long life end of the S-N curve. If the S-N curve tells us
that the cycle life is 50million cycles, and if you do 100,000 cycles
Thanks for the feedback.
I have no problem fitting 60mm Berthoud fenders on my Hunqapillar to use
with 50mm Marathon Dureme or equivalent tires. In fact, I have so much
clearance, that my question really intended to ask how much is needed to
really minimize the risk of a rock, piece of gravel or
I have a 62 All purpose orange (Ebisu calls it Moltini Orange; I call it
Creamsicle) which I am about to put on the market. Just in case you are
lusting for a great riding orange bike.
*
*
I tried to talk GP into selling me an orange AHH with cantis and a few
different braze ons, but it became
Thanks for all the help; it both clarified the issues and lifted me out of
a stuck place.
I had thought about the spacer solution, but living out in the boonies I
thought tracking down an M5x35 allen head bolt and a 20 mm spacer seemed
unlikely. As luck would have it, I had to go into town (
For sale is one pair of lightly used (maybe 500 miles) Nitto Bullmoose Bars
from the original batch, in the longer 200mm extension, lovingly brazed by
some little old lady in the Nitto factory. This pair is unpainted, so you
can admire the beautiful brazing work for yourself. They were on my
So aluminum bars sag before breaking? I only ask, because I'm a 250 lb guy
using 25 year old WTB offroad drops on a fixed gear bike... offroad
sometimes.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/8547042814/
Philip
www.biketinker.com
On Monday, March 18, 2013 2:49:21 PM UTC-7, William
Oh man, those bars are hella warped, look at how flared they are! Must be
a deathtrap. You should send them to me immediately for proper disposal.
On Monday, March 18, 2013 4:15:07 PM UTC-7, Philip Williamson wrote:
So aluminum bars sag before breaking? I only ask, because I'm a 250 lb guy
I don't know if they sag before breaking, but I do know aluminum has a
cycle life. It merely scares me to see folks riding bars that are badly
and symmetrically bent, clearly from tons and tons of use.
Your offroad fixie is gorgeous, and I trust your judgement. The tinker can
smell
Oh, yes! If your 'luki has the mid-fork braze-ons and you have a Nitto
Mini rack already, absolutely go that route.
On Monday, March 18, 2013 3:24:50 PM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote:
Thanks for all the help; it both clarified the issues and lifted me out of
a stuck place.
I had thought
It happened to me about a month ago, too. I took my son out to ride on
some trails (the East/West Ridge Trail in Oakland), and I rode my wife's
orange Ramb with albatross bars because it has fat tires (I think Avocet
Cross 35s?). My old MTB was not in ridable condition, and I felt like a
Wet.
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Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 3:26 PM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: Bombadil v. 2.0 and new Fatty Rumpkins
Guinness, for health! Though it looks like
Wow. That is a *stunning* bicycle. For some reason I get a WWII military
motorcycle vibe out of it. Very cool.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Monday, March 18, 2013 9:43:12 AM UTC-7, Pudge wrote:
I’ve been tinkering with a Rohloff build on my repainted Bombadil for a
long time, trying to
Thanks to all for the generous comments. Now I gotta go get some miles on the
thing!
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That would be awfully swank. Help keep RBW tentacular.
On Monday, March 18, 2013 2:42:33 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote:
I got a price quote from Dave at Riv. Built by Mark Nobilette, $3000 for a
DD paint job and Glorius/Wilbury decals and headbadge; $3500 for Joe Bell
paint and Rivendell
Rene,
Everyone might have different levels of comfort for fender clearance. On
my one bike with 60mm Berthoud fenders and 50mm Marathon Dureme tires, I
find it to be a fairly close fit. Mind you, this is a Surly LHT, not a
Rivendell, so it's really apples and oranges. On another bike, have
Philip - very nice looking bike. Have had one set of bars fail years ago,
but they were flat bars on a mountain bike. Will admit to thinking about
this as I put a used set of 48cm Nitto Noodles on my SimpleOne this
spring. Hopefully they will last another year or two.
On my drop bar bikes,
Add me to the chorus - stunning. Have loved every one of the black
Rivendell bikes I've seen. Great build-up with the Rolhoff. One of those
is on my all time wish list. Not sure it will ever happen, though.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 6:48 PM, Allingham II, Thomas J
Aaron - You are correct about the VO sizes, I was trying to make the
hammered finish VO 45s work. I really like the hammered look... don't care
much for the smoothies or Zeppelins. My Marathons, like most I have had,
run smaller than the listed size. My 47s, mounted and inflated barely make
41mm.
On Monday, March 18, 2013 11:43:12 AM UTC-5, Pudge wrote:
I’ve been tinkering with a Rohloff build on my repainted Bombadil for a
long time, trying to make an after-market eccentric bottom bracket work.
It never came together satisfyingly, so I gave up and ordered a Rohloff
chain
Sorry...speechless. That looks like a Swiss Army bike for sure. I like the
black. You could travel the world on thatneat components
If you don't mind me askinghow much does it weigh? For touring probably
not much of an issue. It looks rugged.
On Monday, March 18, 2013 11:43:12 AM
I'm going to weigh it with full complement of bags - a Sackville Saddlesack
Large in the front and a Medium in the front (in a large black Wald basket - it
actually looks pretty good, and makes a good quickly removable bag (good for
commuting, and taking clothes down to office shower)). I
BTW - this build shows off how very versatile Riv frames are. Compare v. 1.0
with the current build - very different, both great rides.
1.0:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/4249456177/in/set-72157624552118742/
Current:
While I realize it's a longshot I'm wondering if anyone has a used White
Industries VBC crankset that they would like to sell? I'm looking for 170mm
with 44/30 rings. If I remember correctly someone on the list sold one
recently.
Thanks
EJG (Jason)
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I'll take the excellent Rohloff chain tensioner over some cheesy eccentric BB
any day.
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One 68cm Quickbeam complete bike with extra set of wheels.
Stock crank
Shimano dyno hub and lights
Sks fenders
Jack browns
Dirt drop and mustache bars
Nitto seat post ...
Front rack and Berthould bag
Everything in the photos but the saddle
The photos are high resolution that will tell the
PS: this has inspired me. I have a red Rohloff burning a hole in my pocket...
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Oh, man, now you've got me thinking. I took 20-year-old Modolo aluminum
bars off my old Raleigh. I'd crashed them into a telephone pole, yet
there's no *visible* damage to the bars. And so I put them on my new
beater when I needed a wider bar a couple of months ago -- because I'm such
a
Must be a really big pocket
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On Mar 18, 2013, at 11:43 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
thill@gmail.com wrote:
PS: this has inspired me. I have a red Rohloff burning a hole in my pocket...
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