Life gave us lemons, so we made lemon bars and sold them for filthy lucre.
Oliver showed up, and we had a blast running through SE Portland's
unimproved streets before hitting the Springwater Corridor Trail, and
climbing up Powell Butte. The remnants of some tropical cyclone were
running through
This is absolutely wonderful. I love the idea of all of us having fun in
Northern Washington at the same time.
On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:33 PM, Cecily Walker cecily.wal...@gmail.comwrote:
A group of 7 friends and I took a long weekend trip to the Methow Valley
in the North Cascades of
Hi list,
Firstly an apology for the limited Rivendell content, but maybe some
members will be interested anyway.
I've been thinking about getting another Riv to use as a specific MTB /
off-road bike. I think a 64 cm Sam would be just about big enough for me
and give me enough tyre clearance
Very creative. Nice bike. I was interested in the drop out spread. I have
widened a number of frames from 126 to 130 and have considered taking one
to 135 but have hesitated.
Michael
On Sunday, September 29, 2013 6:32:21 AM UTC-4, Tom Harrop wrote:
Hi list,
Firstly an apology for the
I always enjoy seeing the bikes we all build. Yours looks quite nice and seems
a creative solution to your cycling needs. How did you enjoy your first wheel
build?
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Colorado on my bucket list!
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Beautiful! What a grand solo adventure. Thanks for the photos and write up.
I love experiencing these trips vicariously, though I cringe at the thought
of a tossed water bottle at my head! Yipes!
With abandon,
Patrick
On Saturday, September 28, 2013 11:56:08 PM UTC-6, Christopher Chen wrote:
The Bombadil sounds like the ideal off road bike; why not get another set
of tires for it? In fact, I've ridden Big Apples off road with no more
problem than slowing for corners.
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 4:32 AM, Tom Harrop twhar...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi list,
Firstly an apology for the limited
Hi Patrick,
Keep asking and answering your questions-- I learn a lot from your posts!
(BTW: I think that's a Nitto Mini front rack; I just picked up one of those
for my Hunqapillar, too. A great smaller front rack for canti-bikes.)
shoji
On Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:04:56 PM UTC-4,
Och! You're right, of course, Shoji. It's the Nitto Mini. That's what I get
for not looking it up first. I know Mark build up my bike, so I just figure
they're all his racks. Sardonic grin.
I may try making my current wrap/ground cloth waxed by painting melted bees
wax on it then helping it
Thanks for the comments.
I was also hesitant to spread the dropouts that far but there wasn't much
to lose. My main concern was losing the brake bridge, so I used tie-down
straps to support that and the chainstay bridge. I have no idea whether
there is any practical effect to that, though.
Thanks for sharing.
Be sure to check out the wood itself, and try tightening the pedal.
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I looked into buying some #8 Martexin Original Wax from them recently. But
after paying the $21 for one yard, there would then be a minimum $30 small
order handling charge. Plus, I haven't made the phone call, but it's not
clear they will sell less than 5 yards.
Fairfield is set up as a
Another traditional waterproof fabric is oilcloth:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilcloth Basically, fabric treated with
boiled linseed oil. Australian dryza-bone type rain-wear is still made
from oilcloth. You can probably find instructions on how to make your own,
as lots of historical
Now that is a cool build.Drivetrain is particularly interesting.
Looks like a big BMX bike, i.e. tons of fun.
On Sunday, September 29, 2013 6:32:21 AM UTC-4, Tom Harrop wrote:
Hi list,
Firstly an apology for the limited Rivendell content, but maybe some
members will be interested
I could be into participating in a group buy. I'd be interested in a couple
yards each of 10oz and 18oz in earthy hues.
--Smitty
On Saturday, September 28, 2013 7:04:56 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
This past trip my experiment with carrying my food on the front Mark's
rack worked out
Putting Albas with fric/sis bar ends onto Bleriot. Hope to be able to
friction shift though over the 10-speed cassette.
*1. How hard do I pull on and hold the shifter cable when I tighten it down
with the bolt on the derailer?*
*Really hard, or just pull gently to its full length? How do I
Did you make it through the whole pack of smokes?
--Smitty
On Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:56:08 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote:
Ride description:
https://plus.google.com/103698290912864028533/posts/ZdKuyf3iX4h
Pictures proved it happened, but without captions yet:
Again with the woodsy adventure... Looks like a hum-dinger of a great time!
--Smitty
On Saturday, September 28, 2013 6:36:45 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Inexplicably, Steve joined me for a second ride, this one a sub-30
hour-outing, with more LCG ridge climbing, and a wee bit of snow.
Yeah, nice report Christopher! I've toured most of that area, so I'm
familiar with what you talk of. I did a big Olympic Peninsula tour back in
2010 and ended at Lake Quinault. Like you, I wish I had more time to spend
there. I didn't get a chance to go through Clallam Bay and then Ozette,
Tom, I always like to see stories about getting classic steel bikes back on
the road. It's always a bit surprising how much clearance a lot the 10/12
speeds have, I have run 37mm with fenders on a vintage Nishiki, Chapeau on your
build. I especially like the use of the Nexus rear hub.
Ryan
Thanks, Michael. The Bullseyes are off for now as I test the VP Vice to see
how they do on longer rides (I'm carrying a metal file in case some edges
need work). The wood platforms are on solid, so the noise is definitely
from within the pedal.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Sunday, September 29,
Aye, the remote highlands are my place to play. Grin. Seeing Chris' Olympic
Peninsula photos does make me wish I could do both. It would be wonderful
to do a tour that combines it all (much easier to connect longer
backcountry tours that way). Yet when I think back to 2-4 years ago when I
was
If I ever go again, I will try wearing seersucker.
It was hot, and I mean hot. 90's with massive humidity. No A/C 24/7.
Just sucks the life outta ya.
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I have a yard of tan waxed canvas that I bought from Swift Industries a
while ago and never used. I was going to use it as a backpack cover when I
had a basket, but I've since switched to panniers. It's a little grungy
from being stored in a heap in my garage, but it's in pretty good shape.
Thanks, Mike. I'll check with my wife and see if that makes sense. A few
questions:
-- 100% cotton?
-- Actual dimensions?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Sunday, September 29, 2013 12:08:13 PM UTC-6, Mike On A Bike wrote:
I have a yard of tan waxed canvas that I bought from Swift Industries a
Rayon is the material of choice -- wonderful stuff. I just picked up 4 new
Hawaiian shirts at Goodwill, all as new, at $4.59 each -- and I'm picky as
to quality and design. For me, cooler than seersucker and don't stink as
quickly.
But it's back to wool this morning -- ~45* when I left early for
Hi Michael, the derailer cables don't need to be super tight to begin
with. In the first position, just pull it hand tight. I mean pull it
pretty taught, but you don't need to worry about it. They shouldn't be
sagging at all, but don't need any more than that. I know that's
pretty vague, but can't
Just get it taut enough -- I use needlenose pliers to pull it gently. If
the chain won't move to the smallest cog, and you've properly adjusted the
High throw screw, then back it off a bit. It won't matter if it's wee bit
loose, for friction, as long as the lever has enough throw for the entire
Mike, I'm going to pass. My wife reminded me how challenging it is to get
the normal scents out of fabric once they've been owned by others (laundry
detergent, soap, perfume, etc) -- so I'm safer buying new. Not that it
wouldn't work, but for my brain it's too big a risk. Thanks for the offer
Finger tight is good to start with. Get the barrel adjuster to mid-point to
begin with so that you can go one way or other after the fact. You may want to
adjust for indexing first and see how that runs. If it shifts indexed, I can't
imagine it not shifting manually. Go through the gears on all
I have this on ebay and it seems to have quite a few views and watchers
however I would prefer to sell it off of the bay. I will sell it complete
for $1400 shipped. If it doesnt sell here are on ebay for around that I
will part it out and start a new thread. I would really prefer to keep this
Frank do you still have one of these? I'd be interested.
Daniel
On Sep 10, 2013 4:40 PM, Frank Brose fkbr...@gmail.com wrote:
My mistake and apologies. Should read $135 Each.
Thanks,
Frank
On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 5:44:50 PM UTC-5, Frank Brose wrote:
So it seems I have no interest in
I'm interested in putting a front rack (to be used under a Wald basket) on
the front of my Betty Foy. While I love the Nitto racks, I don't have Nitto
money. Can anyone recommend a nice looking, functional front rack that
won't add too much bulk/weight to the front end? I'm eyeballing the
Fantastic. I can only dream of doing a ride like this - thanks for the
report!
On Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:56:08 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote:
Ride description:
https://plus.google.com/103698290912864028533/posts/ZdKuyf3iX4h
Pictures proved it happened, but without captions yet:
It is a very good rack, though can be a bear to install. I have one mounted
on my Ram. FYI, you will not be able to mount it to the midpoint braze-ons
on the fork of your Betty Foy. You will need to use the P-clamps supplied
with the rack. On my wife's Betty, I used the VO Constructeur rack
On 09/29/2013 06:23 PM, Cecily Walker wrote:
I'm interested in putting a front rack (to be used under a Wald
basket) on the front of my Betty Foy. While I love the Nitto racks, I
don't have Nitto money. Can anyone recommend a nice looking,
functional front rack that won't add too much
A Mark's Rack M-1 (or the M-18) is really the way to go for your purpose on a
Betty. Maybe there is one out there used for you?
Not sure that the struts on the VO Randonneur rack will hit the Betty fork
braze-ons properly. The distance VO suggests is 3.75 inches below the fork
crown and I
Whoops, a missing bit from the Forks entry:
Forks to Ozette, 54 miles.
In the morning, while I was checking my rack bolts, I noticed that the
strut that goes from my R-14 top track to the right seatstay eyelet was
cracked. I assume it must have happened two days previous, during my
adventure on
I have a surplus Mark's rack that could be yours...
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Cecily Walker cecily.wal...@gmail.comwrote:
I'm interested in putting a front rack (to be used under a Wald basket) on
the front of my Betty Foy. While I love the Nitto racks, I don't have Nitto
money. Can
I wondered about the details on that. I am thankful for Nitto's Big Back
Rack even when I just run the Large Saddlesack and no panniers -- it's easy
to exceed the R-14's technical limit in weight, and you add in rough
road/trail, that's a lot of force bouncing around back there.
With abandon,
David,
Great pictures! I truly wish I could have made the ride, it looked
fantastic and yes what makes a ride really is the company. Glad you felt
well enough to do it. I'll make the next one just need to do some
maintenance.
And the first round of PTPIH: Post-Traumatic Pulmonary
https://plus.google.com/103698290912864028533/posts/C4hy3LpBxUA
Okay, I'm done typing for a while. I realize I haven't captioned the photos
yet.
:)
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How about Archival Clothing (archival clothing.com)? I get my Martexin
re-proofing wax from them and they sell some wax cotton goods presumably of
Mrtexin cloth; perhaps they would transact some yardage.
Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh
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On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 8:47 AM, Andy Smitty Schmidt 54ca...@gmail.comwrote:
Did you make it through the whole pack of smokes?
--Smitty
On Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:56:08 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote:
Ride description:
A few tourists I ran into said they came that way, via the Crescent Lake
shore trail, and that it was mostly passable on a touring bike.
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Shawn Granton
urbanadventurelea...@gmail.com wrote:
Yeah, nice report Christopher! I've toured most of that area, so I'm
Brand new--bought it with a dynamo that I needed. $50 shipped in the CONUS.
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/campyonlyguy/sets/72157636031617423/
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Hi. I'm clearing out the parts boxes: lots of various parts, handlebars,
saddles, pedals for sale! Check the listings below or just visit
https://squareup.com/market/nathan-spindel to see everything for sale.
If a link below works then it's still for sale. Shipping is $5 per order,
or if you'd
None of the links I tried work -- so did everything sell that fast? Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Sunday, September 29, 2013 6:59:52 PM UTC-6, nathan wrote:
Hi. I'm clearing out the parts boxes: lots of various parts, handlebars,
saddles, pedals for sale! Check the listings below or just
I'd like the large jersey, bit the link doesn't work.
–Eric N
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On Sep 29, 2013, at 5:59 PM, nathan nath...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi. I'm clearing out the parts boxes: lots of various parts, handlebars,
saddles, pedals for sale! Check the listings below or just visit
Very nice, Tom!
I stuck w/ drops, but very similar w/ what I was doing w/ the canti-Rom; I
really like the MSO tire. The Rom didn't have the issue w/ the derailleur
that you ran into, but the IGH is a good solution in this case. Like the
color, too.
Enjoy it!
On Sunday, September
Update: dealing with a technical issue preventing the links from loading.
:( In the meantime, feel free to personally email me to claim a part.
-nathan
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
It does not. Business not found.
The main link at the top, and
The links don't work for me, nor does the link you posted to Patrick. Bob
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 9:23 PM, nathan nath...@gmail.com wrote:
Update: dealing with a technical issue preventing the links from loading.
:( In the meantime, feel free to personally email me to claim a part.
-nathan
Nicely documented build! I love all the detailed photos... Seems like a great
re-purposing. In intrigued by the igh option, and that crank cog seems awfully
small. I've got a beater XO3 that is waiting for a series of winter
projects... Ss/fixed or ugh are both on the list of potentials.
The technical issue was fixed. My apologies. Everything for sale is at
https://squareup.com/market/nathan-spindel and it should be working now!
All parts are still available except for the Bosco bars, the CR720 brakes,
and the Swobo jersey have been sold.
-nathan
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 6:23
Nathan, that is a really trick set up for the sales... I like it!
On 9/29/13, nathan nath...@gmail.com wrote:
The technical issue was fixed. My apologies. Everything for sale is at
https://squareup.com/market/nathan-spindel and it should be working now!
All parts are still available except
Evan had some pics as well, including the pelican incident:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coconutbill/
I was just healthy enough to make it out there. Haven't done any
distance or intense riding in about three weeks by my calendar.
Getting up Westridge was the only bear of it for me. That plus my
Thanks for all of the tips and suggestions, everyone. I wouldn't be
installing the rack myself, but the last thing I want to do is tick off the
guys at the bike shop. :-D
On Sunday, September 29, 2013 3:23:22 PM UTC-7, Cecily Walker wrote:
I'm interested in putting a front rack (to be used
Funny enough, this fix really held for the remainder of the tour:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/9946222634/in/photostream/
On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
I wondered about the details on that. I am thankful for Nitto's Big Back
Rack even
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