Perhaps have a mechanic friend look at how they are set up. I have them on two
bikes, 4 years on one, 2 years on the other, with zero adjustments since the
initial set up. I love these brakes.
Gernot
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In case it matters to your decision making process, the mini can probably carry
a lot more weight.
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Agree with Jim T. that he can be an expert when he wants to be. Just have
to teach him to include It's a little known fact... at the beginning.
All this talk has made me decide my next bike build is going to have steel
handlebars. Might even have to build up a bike around them.
Stay tunedg.
I've used the Supremes and also the Marathon Racer, which is only 700x38.
I think the Racer is slightly more plush. But neither match what would
probably be considered the standard in 650B.
Am wondering if the Soma tires are re-done Paselas? If so, the 700x37 size
might be the best bet. Those
Looking forward to see what you come up with Eric! You can use one of our work
stands on Friday if ya want.
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700x35 Kojak, 700x37 Pasela, and 700x38 Marathon Racer, are probably the
closest to what you need. If you go to slightly knobby rubber, lots more
choices.
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Good question Eric and great answer from Joe. Thinking about putting a set
on a Bstone T700.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 6:42:36 PM UTC-7, Eric wrote:
Curious about the bunch's opinion/recommendations about Bullmoose bars on
a Homer Hilsen.
I was thinking about some Albatross bars in
Interesting, my undergrad was in geology too. Surprising to see others on
the list with similar backgrounds. Like Jim, I never actually used mine
too much. Taught middle school science for a few years though. Past that
it just makes me feel smart when seeing some cool outcrops on an offroad
SOLD
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Eric, are you talking Bullmoose or Bosco Bullmoose? I rode Bosco Bullmoose
bars for the
I run the Marathon racer, 26x1.6, on the tandem and like them a lot.
Tandems are notoriously hard on the stokers bottom so its important to
have comfortable tires, and these roll very nicely too. There may be
better tires for wet roads but we have ridden down significant hills in
driving
This leads me to ask a question I've had for a while:
What ever happened to the early Riv devotion to horizontal dropouts? I
guess I'd prefer I nice long dropout to either of these mentioned options!
On Monday, March 18, 2013 11:35:53 PM UTC-4, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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I'll take
My friend Ed and I got out yesterday for another dirt road exploration
yesterday, again on our singlespeeds. We took the Max train out to
Hillsboro from Portland where we headed into Banks for a few miles on the
Banks Vernonia trail before getting onto some rural gravel backroads. Due
to the
Hi,
Vittoria Randonneur Hyper comes in 40mm @120 tpi.
http://www.iminusd.com/vittoria-randonneur-hyper-700x40c/
Here you will find most positive comments re those tires: 4.6/5 based on 36
reviews- http://www.wiggle.com/vittoria-randonneur-hyper-folding-city-tire/
Hope it helps.
Cheers.
Alex
St.
One note about the non-Bosco Bullmoose: They're a bit wide for my shortish
arms. Enough so that if I was going to continue to use regular mtb grips, I
would be sawing off an inch on each side. But that's not the plan. I'm
going to wrap them with cloth tape so I can move my hands in from the
The Conti CX Speed comes in a 700x42 size (actual a bit narrower) and is
180tpi. I had a pair on my QB for a while that were very supple and fast,
only switched them out for something slightly narrower so I could run
fenders. The file tread is super minimal, you barely notice it on the
road.
I don't know that these will qualify as plush but they still might be a
nice tire that is larger in volume and durable without being as sluggish as
standard Marathons.
http://www.schwalbetires.com/marathon_deluxe_the_luxury_allrounder
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May take you up on the offer. Might be pretty cold in the garage tomorrow
morning. That is, if I don't do the build tonight.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Mar 21, 2013 7:26 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com
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Looking forward to see what you come up with Eric! You can
Yeah, I'm re-thinking an old (original?) set of dirtdrop bars I picked up
at a swap meet last year. They're a bit ragged looking anyway and I don't
know how much or how roughly they were used...
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:15 AM, Joe K kube...@aol.com wrote:
Oh, man, now you've got me thinking.
Hi Ely,
I have the set. It's a Schmidt/White Industries/SuperNova E3Pro lighting
system. It was re-laced with Synergy A23 in Dec12 and has zero miles. It's
my backup set. Please contact me directly if you're interested.
Cheers,
Ed
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On Wednesday, March 20, 2013
I haven't ridden them but Vittoria Randonneur Hypers come in 38mm size and
they are 120 TPI. I've got a pair of 32mm Hypers and love them. My 40mm
Duremes are more comfortable but from a performance standpoint, the Hypers
are far superior.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:32:52 PM UTC-5,
Yes, I tried the Hetres and the ride is sweet, but when I put together my
Sam, I built it around 32s and don't have room for much else with the
fenders I 'm using.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:18:16 AM UTC-4, Earl Grey wrote:
Get Hetres. They will spoil you for all other tires. They will
Beautiful bike Steve.
I see you also have canti brakes which might help out with attachment points as
per Jan's suggestions.
David
On Mar 20, 2013, at 8:18 AM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Tue, 2013-03-19 at 15:38 -0400, David Hays wrote:
Down the road I was hoping to put Hetres and fenders on
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Thanks for the nice summary.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 3:53:03 PM UTC-4, Lynne Fitz wrote:
I have ridden Nifty Swifties, Michelin Axial Raid, Michelin Megamium,
Hutchinson 650B Confriere, Grand Bois Cypres, and Soma Xpress.
(yes, I put serious miles on my tires. I wore them all out!)
In one of Mel Allwood's books*, IIRC she suggests ANNUAL bar replacement.
I will look for the reference later today, the book is in the library here,
and I work in the building . . .
ef
Vancouver BC
* it MIGHT be this one
Maintaining Mountain Bikes
The Do-it-yourself Guide
*Allwood,
I have been eying the new Continental Speed-Ride, 700 X 42C, 420 grams.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:32:52 PM UTC-7, Michael Williams wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has come across any 700x40 tires that are higher
tpi( 120). Im kind of imagining a Jack Brown Green but in 40mm size.
The Panaracer Pasela 700x37 has a pretty high TPI casing. And it's a
true 37mm when inflated, unlike most tyres that are several mm smaller
than the size marked on the casing. I rather like them - I've been using
them on a Surly LHT for quite a few years. On feel and visual
inspection, the
I hadn't fully appreciated the headset-spacer variant of the
hammerstrike bell until your message, Michael - so, last weekend I
picked one up and now am happy to give a full report. I have a 1
threadless Legolas which has long-suffered with another's (failed)
tapped-spacer-mount, which had
TPI (threads per inch) by itself doesn't really influence tire performance.
We once tested a Grand Bois prototype with twice the TPI next to a standard
tire, on the track, and found that both required the same power output. The
twice the TPI tire never was introduced. Instead, Grand Bois and
Nice images Mike - looks like you could just pedal for days and days.
- Jim / cyclofiend.com
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Looking for a seat post mounting clamp to add a stoker bar to the back of
my wife's bike. We will have her straight bars we can add to it if needed
(standard MTB diameter) as we are getting her Bosco bars.
Also, if anyone has a Yepp mini or similar front mount kid seat, that would
be
Rain? Wow. What is that? Is that like snow that melts in the air? Grin.
Looks like a luscious wet sloppy wonderful ride!
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:17:45 AM UTC-6, Mike wrote:
My friend Ed and I got out yesterday for another dirt road exploration
yesterday, again on
Lots of salient points in this thread - particularly about finite cycles to
failure of aluminum.
I'll only add a couple thoughts that I keep in my head:
- Aluminum bends well - once. Maybe twice.
- Consider where your teeth sit in relation to your handlebar and stem.
- There is no price
Ha! ;^)
Joe - thanks for supplying the actual facts in the case!
- J
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Ha! ;^)
Joe - thanks for supplying the actual facts in the case!
Better keep your eyes on BOM, Jim. I hear they're doing a 59 Legolas
soon, or did you already order one? (kidding)
jim m
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On Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:39:37 AM UTC-7, Jim M. wrote:
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Ha! ;^)
Joe - thanks for supplying the actual facts in the case!
Better keep your eyes
For 32s I bought the Hutchinson 650B Confriere directly from Europe for
under $40 each.
Toshi
On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 4:23 PM, Brian labrecque_br...@yahoo.com wrote:
Yes, I tried the Hetres and the ride is sweet, but when I put together my
Sam, I built it around 32s and don't have room for
Jeez, I love this one.
http://hiawathacyclery.blogspot.com/2013/03/2013-hc-poster.html
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Congratulations, Jim. That is a splendid poster for Hiawatha Cyclery.
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:02:34 AM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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Jeez, I love this one.
http://hiawathacyclery.blogspot.com/2013/03/2013-hc-poster.html
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That is an excellent question that probably deserves its own thread. I
have opinions about horizontal dropouts, and I'm sure many of the members
of the list have different views. It could be a really interesting
discussion. I encourage you to start that thread.
Bill
On
very nice!
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 1:05 PM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations, Jim. That is a splendid poster for Hiawatha Cyclery.
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:02:34 AM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha
Cyclery wrote:
Jeez, I love this one.
On Monday, March 18, 2013 8:50:43 PM UTC+1, Michael wrote:
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
On Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:28:17 PM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote:
I recently bought an almost new Saluki, advertised on this site. There
should have been a bidding war for this bike, but that's another question.
This bike is drop dead gorgeous and I am looking forward to the end of
I think a bullmoose bar on a Hilsen would be delightful. The slick setup
is to get the hinged Soma Thumbie shifter pods from Riv and run them
inboard of the V of the bullmoose extension. That leaves all the
outboard real estate for the brakelevers and acres of cloth tape.
I've got
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:02:34 PM UTC-4, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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Jeez, I love this one.
http://hiawathacyclery.blogspot.com/2013/03/2013-hc-poster.html
I can definitely see why!
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I love it! It looks to be a nice sister piece to Enjoy the
Ride. http://adamturman.com/display_details.php?page=12image=499 Otherwise
known as HC 2010.
Stephen
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:02:34 AM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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Jeez, I love this one.
Thanks Phil, but I can't open that link.
I'm currently finishing up a big home improvement project then expecting to
be away for two weeks, so not moving forward on bike projects with any
speed. For now I have implemented the spacer solution. When I return from
vacation I will offer my
That is a beautiful area where you live, but I am sure evidence of
clear-cutting is depressing to see. Your ride reports are excellent...
What tires were you fellows using?
Ryan in Winnipeg where spring seems, alas, far away:)
My single-speed adventures are a bit more urban and somewhat
Nice work! I'm in; gotta keep the collection going. Hmmm...I think I need
to displace something off the wall of my office to make room.
dougP
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:02:34 AM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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Jeez, I love this one.
How about this?
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Well, luckily for your Quickbeam retention plan, I'm tapped out after
building my Hilsen or else this bike would be mine. Really miss my
Quickbeam. Such a great bike. Good luck with selling it?... or keeping it
unsold?... just good luck!
On Monday, March 18, 2013 10:42:30 PM UTC-5, Kelly
When I went to the Somas, I had to re-do my fenders, because the stays were
cut a bit short.. Bought new fender stays and spent a very long afternoon
resetting everything. The bike itself was not the limiting factor.
On Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:38:20 AM UTC-7, Brian wrote:
HI,
I built
How cool is this?
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Beautiful bike!
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 5:19 PM, rcnute rcn...@hotmail.com wrote:
How cool is this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rivendell-Custom-Road-Bike-56cm-/160994605871?pt=Road_Bikeshash=item257c06bb2f
Now how to fake my own death and collect the insurance...
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Thank God that it's not my size!!!
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:19:56 PM UTC-7, rcnute wrote:
How cool is this?
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Glad to hear the TCO isn't a problem! That's always my first concern when I
see a smaller frame, but leave it to Rivendell to minimize or even
eliminate that concern!
On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 6:23 PM, djbardwil djbard...@gmail.com wrote:
It's nice to be able to post the results of a winter
Actually, the listed size is questionable. The tt is 55.5, and the headtube
makes the bike look like a 54.
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:58:45 PM UTC-7, Don Compton wrote:
Thank God that it's not my size!!!
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:19:56 PM UTC-7, rcnute wrote:
How cool is
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:19:56 PM UTC-7, rcnute wrote:
How cool is this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rivendell-Custom-Road-Bike-56cm-/160994605871?pt=Road_Bikeshash=item257c06bb2f
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Hey Ryan, I was riding 700x38 Schwalbe Marathons and they worked fine. Ed
was on some kind of 700x40 Specialized tire.
Hope it's not too long before spring springs.
--mike
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 3:22:47 PM UTC-7, Ryan wrote:
That is a beautiful area where you live, but I am sure
Mike,
I've got to say that I always enjoy ride reports and yours did what a good
ride report should do inspire! I now feel inspired to get out for a good
ride! Except, on mine I won't be riding in such natural beauty even with
the clear cuts it's amazing.
On another note, riding a SS is nice
Just beautiful!
I don't need another bicycle
Repeat: I don't need another bicycle
Repeat: I don't need another bicycle
Repeat: I don't need another bicycle
Damm its not working!
Wife saw me looking at it
That worked:)
Hugh
Sunland, CA
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:19:56 PM UTC-7, rcnute
Brian/stonehog
I put the tires on tonight. Mavic Open Pro rims. They were snug, but
nothing crazy. No tire levers, bare hand install. They look fantastic on
the bike and I didn't even have to tweak my sks plastic fenders.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:31:05 AM UTC-7, William wrote:
Success! Let me know how they ride? On the A23s I had one bead on with tire
levers and talc, and when I tried to push the tube in under the tire, I felt
like I was going to pinch flat it just forcing it in. That said, I never tried
stretching it beforehand. Perhaps it would have helped.
Here's a direct link to the poster-buying page, if that's remotely
helpful. http://bit.ly/hcposter2013
Philip
www.biketinker.com
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:55:41 PM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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Thanks to all who ordered so far. Doug P, I have you on the list.
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As was suggested by William I'm starting a new thread with the question
Jonathan posted below. I hope Jonathan won't mind. I'm interested in this
question as well because, well... I'd simply like to know more about this
topic. Anyone have anything to add?
Aaron Young
Vancouver, WA
On Thu, Mar
Riding road up to juniper then dirt back.
There will be creek crossings, dirt jumps, single tracking and good times.
http://goo.gl/maps/PHeI0
Meet at 900ish at Walnut Creek Bart in the morning.
Let me know if you plan to go.
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This looks like a great diversion from Rando this year, Mike. Nice roads!
Brian Hanson
Seattle, WA
On Mar 21, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
My friend Ed and I got out yesterday for another dirt road exploration
yesterday, again on our singlespeeds. We took the Max train
I'd love to know what color it really is. Some pics show Petty Blue, some
Powder Blue. Quite a bit of difference between the two.
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:19:56 PM UTC-7, rcnute wrote:
How cool is this?
I think horizontals are only on Rivendell customs, and then only when asked
for. I don't believe any of their production bikes have ever had horizontal
or semi-horizontal.
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 9:32 PM, Aaron Young 1ce...@gmail.com wrote:
As was suggested by William I'm starting a new thread
Quickbeams and Simple Ones being the exception of course.
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 10:11 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.comwrote:
I think horizontals are only on Rivendell customs, and then only when
asked for. I don't believe any of their production bikes have ever had
horizontal or
I prefer verticals for derailer bicycles. Easier to pop the wheel back in,
and a better fender-line. On horizontal bikes the fender has to be spaced
further forward of the rear tire to make room to slide the wheel out.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:11:55 PM UTC-7,
Horizontal dropouts were standard on the Reynolds 753 models (road standard and
perhaps the all rounder) my guess is that was what waterford was using at the
time.
Jason
On Mar 21, 2013, at 10:11 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
I think horizontals are only on Rivendell
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