I just got a set of very nice condition Schwalbe Kojak tires from forum member
Patrick. I was having issues with them which my local shop has shown me to be a
seating issue with my rims. I have a new set of wheels with A23 rims and
apparently it is a bear to seat these tires properly on those
I have at least one and I think two E6 lights. If Interested let me know.
hadn't thought about selling them so I have to figure a price.
Larry Powers
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Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 09:18:21 -0700
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Thanks for the link--enjoyable. And the Velominati made me laugh, as
well; The Rules seem quaint, from sometime before blood doping etc blew the
Tour wide open, and not where cycling is headed now, world-over.
On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 11:55:28 PM UTC-4, Manuel Acosta wrote:
By far one
Cool - I was afraid it would be Tom Berenger
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 12:54:15 AM UTC-5, William wrote:
but no pictures... so it didn't happen
Traffic on the Naughty Nimitz was looking bad on the flyover, so I took
the 7th Street exit in West Oakland. At the stoplight who rides by?
El Duke. http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/gooduke.htm
On Saturday, August 31, 2013 8:51:19 AM UTC-6, bwg wrote:
Hello,
I'm wondering what mild, effective degreaser options there are these days,
since the excellent El Doo-kay is no longer available.
Thanks,
Bruce
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Could also set it to 132.5mm
On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 5:55:53 PM UTC-4, Daniel Molloy wrote:
Hi group,
I thought I would share this Rohloff conversion we just finished at Cycle
Monkey. As a former Rivendell employee and current Rohloff user I'm a
little biased, but I think it turned
American Posterior Man Satchel (Acorn) complete with blinkie
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP8050006.jpg
I think I got the last one - looks like Ron discontinued the Acorn tubular
bag. (astounded by how much stuff I can put in here in addition to folded
Thanks for sharing this Manny, it was an enjoyable read. The Rules are
pretty funny and there is something cool about them if taken tongue
cheek.
I think of Grant's Tips for Happy Riding as a Rivendell version of The
Rules.
http://www.rivbike.com/kb_results.asp?ID=60
Oh, then there's
great links - as always, Grant's make the most sense.
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 9:19:02 AM UTC-5, Mike wrote:
Thanks for sharing this Manny, it was an enjoyable read. The Rules are
pretty funny and there is something cool about them if taken tongue
cheek.
I think of Grant's Tips
The rules keep people from enjoying their bikes. Not a big fan of that.
On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 11:55:28 PM UTC-4, Manuel Acosta wrote:
By far one of my favorite bike blogs to read. Kinda of bias since I'm
friends with these gentlemen.
But nevertheless fun read.
the cold-set itself is only 1/3-inch on each side - the trick to it is
keeping the alignment. Great-looking bikes and I'm jealous - thanks for
showing them.
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 9:56:43 AM UTC-5, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
First, congratulations; that's an ambitious mod. The basic
Beautiful! Hard to beat a trip that involves an owl, fog, and the ocean.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 10:42:54 PM UTC-6, Christopher Chen wrote:
I joined the Cycle Wild people for a three day trip out to Cape Lookout
State Park on the Oregon Coast. We took the MAX
If it holds the front fork by clamping onto the dropouts, the fork doesn't need
lawyer lips. Just make sure the skewer on the rack is tight.
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First, congratulations; that's an ambitious mod. The basic concept is cool
(i.e. being able to switch between single-speed and internal-geared),
except cold-setting a 120mm spaced-frame to 135mm to me is pretty extreme.
A big part of the appeal of the S1/QB is that it IS a single speed and it
Somebody posted the Rules on my bike club's site. When I called them
on it, they said, oh, they're just a joke. Yeah, sure, except that
I've seen how people who break the rules are treated on club rides.
Not nastily, because my club is full of nice people, but rather
condescendingly. There's one
The Cygolite Metro that RBW sells is currently on sale at an online merchant:
http://tinyurl.com/nyxjr8a
I love the Metro--I use it every time I ride, generally as a daytime running
light. It works acceptably well at night as well, even on the low setting.
--Eric Norris
Email:
As far as I know, the Long Low was an evolution of the original Road
Standard, the first road bike that Grant put out under the Rivendell
name. As Jim says, the RS was limited by the available sidepull caliper
brakes of the time, and at most could fit a 28mm tire with no fenders under
39-49mm
Looks like a fun trip. The Capes are awesome.
--mike
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Hi Chris --
I think it's absolutely crazy that your bike hasn't sold yet. I would get
it in a heartbeat, but am actually just building up a 47cm Saluki frame for
myself; I'm around 5'3, and besides not needing another bike (will shortly
be getting rid of the 48cm Hillborne frame that was
In the famous words of Eddy Merckx, Just follow these 100 rules and you
will be a successful bike rider. Oh, wait, he never said that... What a
bunch of prissy little poseurs these rule makers are.
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 10:44:10 AM UTC-4, Christopher Wiggins wrote:
The rules keep
Big fan here - always blinking down the road during the daytime. It is
also the best rechargeable flashlight you could ever ask for.
W have two Metros with one spare battery and 3 Hot Shot tail lights, so
we're covered if one dies out on the road. All our bikes have mounts for
headlight and
Don't have time to plow thru all The Rules at the moment (got about
one-third of the way before getting a bit bored) but do they mention
kickstands? We have a subversive group in our bike club that delights in
parking our bikes on kickstands, if plain site of the carbonic armada.
dougP
On
Hello,
The bike is sold. Thank you to all who expressed interest.
Chris
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Hi All,
So, I just purchased a Yakima Boa roof rack, missing the fact that says
it's designed for forks with safety tabs (lawyer lips, right?). Anyone
using such racks with their Rivs? I can't use my old Yakima one piece
Steelhead because of the fender, hence the purchase of the two part rack.
I'm gonna directly post the description below since the CL link has
changed.
Don't worry, this is the last on-purpose bump from me. :)
*58 cm Rivendell Atlantis, in great condition. Normal scratches and marks.
Fairly standard build by the guys in Walnut Creek:
Nitto Drops, Stem, and Seat
I found this on a facebook post and thought I'd share. No batteries, no
wires, no charger, no generator hub or bottle, no solar panel, no drag, and
lightweight. Magicexcept for the price, but maybe cheaper than a high
end hub system? (I have no connection to this product or company
Thanks Ron. There are two models, one where the light comes on at a lower speed
for city use and another model that is brighter but comes on at a higher speed.
Seems kinda strange...Needs a switch between the two somehow. I'll stick to my
rechargable, bright, light light as I don't ride that
Right on all counts, Mike: we can all just ride. I think The Rules are
pretty funny too--and likely read so for many followers, though maybe not
for all. It has been great to see the cycling community here in Miami
become a) much more visible and b) much more varied in recent years,
including
Hi Scott,
I'm interested in the Nitto rack. Can you tell what you'd charge me for
shipping to zip 10003?
Just to confirm, I'd also need two of the rack nuts / bolts at $10 ea. from
Riv, correct?
Thanks,
Curtis
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 6:01 PM, greenteadrinkers
greenteadrink...@gmail.com wrote:
made me do some quick searches - certainly the science is sound, but the
technology may be a little self-limiting. Their spec is you get 150 lumens
at 16 mph, which is a moderate light output for riding at a pretty good
clip. If its significantly less at 10 mph, the light output may not be
I relish the smirks that meet the drop of the kickstand on my Sam! Better
than leaning it against a light pole in a coffee stand parking lot crowded
with crabon bikes, as BikeSnobNYC likes to call them. Nice photo, Ron Mc!
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 1:23 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Don't
snobbery is human nature, and a the $-largest sports/entertainment market
on the planet is not going to be short of snob appeal.
A few rungs down is fly fishing, and I often use techy bike sales kids as
an analogy to techy fly shop sales kids. My favorite fly fishing essay by
John Gierach,
Tom Berenger would be a lot more palatable if he was riding an Orange
Samuel Hillborne with M-Bars and a peekapooh in West Oakland.
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:36:28 AM UTC-7, Ron Mc wrote:
Cool - I was afraid it would be Tom Berenger
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 12:54:15 AM UTC-5,
Eric is right.
I've filed off the lawyer lips on every bike that has had them, and I use a
Yakima rack every day to clamp my fork tips.
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 9:07:55 AM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote:
If it holds the front fork by clamping onto the dropouts, the fork doesn't
need
...actually I think there are some good rules there... yea, some are a
little bizarre and don't make sense. And I'm sure most of the bizarre ones
are just for fun.
I'm actually more put off by this blog piece than the list. They seem to
have missed the point of it all. I think they took it
I think the majority of The Rules are good rules. I break plenty of them,
and obsessively follow a lot of them as well, even some of the pointless
ones. I bet I follow more of the rules than Manny does. But I'm much more
of a poser conformist than Manny is.
On Wednesday, September 4, 2013
oops, sorry, mine is the Explion, which has replaceable battery pack
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 12:08:58 PM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote:
Big fan here - always blinking down the road during the daytime. It is
also the best rechargeable flashlight you could ever ask for.
W have two Metros with
I don't ride that much at night either, but I always have my Cygo blinking
during daylight rides. I think that's where the eddy current light would
really come up short.
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 12:46:24 PM UTC-5, Clayton wrote:
I found this on a facebook post and thought I'd share.
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 2:30:48 PM UTC-4, Ron Mc wrote:
snobbery is human nature, and a the $-largest sports/entertainment market
on the planet is not going to be short of snob appeal.
A few rungs down is fly fishing, and I often use techy bike sales kids as
an analogy to techy fly
Ha!
Indeed... the other is always V-O
;^)
about.me/jimedgar
On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:32:20 PM UTC-7, jbu...@gmail.com wrote:
n.b. - when cyclofiend says VO, he means voiceover:
http://www.jimedgarvoices.com/demo/index.html
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Thanks, Eric.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 4:05:33 PM UTC-6, Eric Norris wrote:
I ordered a front light. I'll report back to the group on my experiences
with it.
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I will vouch for Carlos Duque who wrote that blog review. I trust his
review like I would trust a close relative who works at a bike shop and
rides a freaking lot.
I will also trust Eric's review. :-)
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 3:05:33 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote:
I ordered a front
I love the concept. If anyone gets actual experience with the lights, I'd
love to know if there is any flicker to the beam. In the videos, there
seems to be flicker, whick would overload my brain and end me for the day
(not to mention the ride).
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, September 5,
I ordered a front light. I'll report back to the group on my experiences with
it.
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On Sep 5, 2013, at 2:48 PM, Deacon Patrick
Thanks Will for resisting the urge to hit me with your car.
So far my daily commute is pretty good. Kinda boring and super flat need to
figure some hills or dirt to mix in...
More on this later.
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 12:14:39 PM UTC-7, William wrote:
Tom Berenger would be a lot more
Looks good Chris.
What are you now 4 weekends in a row for camping adventures?
On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:42:54 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote:
I joined the Cycle Wild people for a three day trip out to Cape Lookout
State Park on the Oregon Coast. We took the MAX light rail to the
Does a similar evolutionary article exist for the Betty Foy? I know it came
from the Glorius, but I'd like to learn as much about my new love as
possible. :)
On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 10:46:16 AM UTC-7, George Schick wrote:
I'd appreciate a reply from anyone who could point me to an
Gotta end the summer strong. I promised myself I'd do 10 camping trips this
year, and that was #10.
I'm going on a two and half week long tour starting Monday. With any luck a
bear or cougar will not eat me.
cc
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Manuel Acosta
manueljohnaco...@hotmail.comwrote:
Another one who is totally jealous. There is now an out if I ever get
bored with my current setup on the SimpleOne.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Ron Mc bulldog...@gmail.com wrote:
the cold-set itself is only 1/3-inch on each side - the trick to it is
keeping the
Thank you, Jim. That's a great family history of the road side of the
family. I imagine, but do not know, the Bombadil and Hunqapillar came from
the Atlantis and perhaps go as far back as the Mountain shown in the
poster. I'd love to know the evolution that led to the Atlantis, Bombadil,
and
90/92 rules are complete horseshit. I personally love #12 (
http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#12 ) and #5 (
http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#5 ), respectively. I recognize the
conflict because if I was a bit harder, I would be able to get by with a single
steed, rendering #12 moot. A
Manny, thanks for posting this. I was laughing all through the list*. *Some
of the comments remind me that humor doesn't always travel well... Bob
(Indianapolis)
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Jimmy Hutch ji...@jimmyhutchinson.comwrote:
90/92 rules are complete horseshit. I personally love
Humor travels just fine. Sometimes it lands in hostile territory and gets
slaughtered.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 8:24:58 PM UTC-6, Robert Barr wrote:
Manny, thanks for posting this. I was laughing all through the list*. *Some
of the comments remind me that humor
Patrick, well said, as usual. Always glad to know you are out there.
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 10:34 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
Humor travels just fine. Sometimes it lands in hostile territory and gets
slaughtered.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, September 5, 2013
Thanks, Robert. I'm out there all right! I wasn't sure if I should put a
grin on that one, but thought I'd see what happens. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 8:39:16 PM UTC-6, Robert Barr wrote:
Patrick, well said, as usual. Always glad to know you are out there.
I could see the grin from here. Wonder how much time was spent
developing the rules? I finally plowed thru the whole lot, only to find
myself in violation of any number: beard, mirror, bags-on-bikes, excess
water bottle size number, absolutely lost on the helmet glasses issue,
etc., etc.
As Doug wrote - the grin was there - I could almost see the pipe in the
smile!
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 11:05 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
I could see the grin from here. Wonder how much time was spent
developing the rules? I finally plowed thru the whole lot, only to find
myself in
Chris:
Normally bears cougars are bit shy of humans (as long as there is enough
other stuff to eat) but racoons are the real nemesis. Those little
critters can slice open a pannier (if they get frustrated with the
clips'n'straps) to get at food. Watch out for masked marauders around
Agreed. I jam my Hilsen (no lawyer lip) with SKS Longboards onto my Yakima
Steelhead. A Boa sounds like a great solution - just make sure it is not
loose. It really takes a lot to screw it up.
The bigger risk to bikes on roof racks is backing into the garage with the
bikes on the top -
Leslie, my point was that people proud of their stuff and their activities
get their feelings hurt just as often in fly shops just as often as they do
in bike shops, by well-informed sales people who may not have or share
the experiences of the people they're taking to task.
Both are
90/92 rules are complete horseshit
That's a bit hyperbolic, isn't it? Here are ten that are good (not the
only ten)
#2: Be a good example
#3: Help those that have things to learn
#6: Don't think too much. Enjoy the ride
#9: It doesn't have to be sunny to ride
#14: Black cycling shorts
Bikepacking in CO, I see both beasts, bears with greater frequency --
typically several a year. I mostly see mountain lion tracks, but have seen
them a few times. They have never invaded my camp or gone for food or me,
but I camp where there aren't many people doing stupid things.
With
Chris,
Most excellent photo documentation of a superb trip. I'm in awe of the
number of camp outs you've done this year. Thanks for sharing.
~Hugh
On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:42:54 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote:
I joined the Cycle Wild people for a three day trip out to Cape Lookout
Well, it wasn't like sighting Manny, but I was off backpacking last week,
out of Florence Lake, and wearing my new blue-pocket MUSA shorts. Trudging
through the forest on the first day, we were passing a cheerful group of
kids and their family when a man in the group spoke out about my shorts -
very good. my best celebrity sighting was jay and his hillborne at the
junction cafe 20 miles from nowhere
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According to those who know, the first rule is, Break all the rules!
Andy
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Mine. I bought this a few months ago, then added the (shockingly
comfortable) Fizik saddle, de-labeled Ritchey post, Smythe Banana Bag,
new-ish MKS Touring pedals, Zoom stem and Scott riser bars. The tires are
mostly-new, too..they were delivered with something else I bought and sold
a couple
But Bleriots are great for short rides...
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You make a good point :)
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 9:53:48 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
But Bleriots are great for short rides...
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Ditto what Will said. Carlos is by far one of my favorite people to ride
with. He does rando stuff and mixed terrain stuff on a mountain bike with
slicks. He'll ride through everything and anything and so far the lights
are good for him.
On Thursday, September 5, 2013 3:16:49 PM UTC-7,
I'll be working on #5 for the foreseeable future.
I thought The Rules were very well written, with a clear sense of respectful
silliness. I'm happy my riding mates are accepting of anyone willing to ride
ten miles on a bike. The ride leader adheres to every rule (I mean Rule), with
a clear
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