Great photos! It looks like so much fun. It also looks like those
albatross bars are working pretty well.
Chris Johnson
Sanger, Texas
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There are 22.2 mm cross/interrupter levers available. They come with shims
for 23.8 mm. So they'd fit up.
However, I can't imagine how they'd fit ergonomically. Cross/interrupter
levers are curved away from the bar, to fit in the top of a drop bar. On a
straight or Alba bar, that curve would
And it’s highly contagious – that’s the reason for my recent de-acquisitional
behavior, too.
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I've found that White Industries rear hubs are much quieter if you keep
pedalling! Ha! Wink! 8-)
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Just got back from the coldest ride of the year thus far, -26C without
windchill (I mention the cold as it is troublesome for many different
brands of rear hubs), and it looks like the Phil Wood pawls have finally
stopped skipping. I disassembled the whole ratchet mechanism and degreased
it, then
Thanks guys! Nice to know that it can work, but I sort of wondered about
the curve thing. Perhaps Bosco bars would be a better choice, but I don't
think I need that much rise.
Doug
On Monday, December 1, 2014 6:03:37 AM UTC-8, Tim Gavin wrote:
There are 22.2 mm cross/interrupter levers
I took a pretty hard look at the commercial (no back seats) version of this
for bike hauling duties last spring. It's a really practical package for
such things. But it was terribly noisy with that big, unfinished box right
behind you, and not very comfortable or luxurious. I'm approaching
I enjoy you folks who have easy access to that type of terrain. Around
here, it's a very long drive to either dirt/gravel roads or gnarly
single-track that is only suited to adrenaline junky shredders. Not really
my thing. Whoever heads the local club seems to like that kind of riding
Thanks for all the feedback. The Five Tens and Chromes look interesting
for sneaker substitutes. Found several online retailers selling last
year's colors at a deep discount. Has anyone tried Five Ten Guide Tennies?
Would love to find a retailer near Niles Canyon where I can try them on
Looks like a bunch of stunt riders weaving thru the trees. Good way to
celebrate Thanksgiving; beats football, for sure.
doug
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 7:21:32 PM UTC-8, socalpedalpusher wrote:
Three plus hours and twenty miles of pristine dirt single track around
Carmel Valley in San
Thanks for the nostalgic flashback, Curtis. Right out of college I used to
live in Manhattan Beach and Belmont Shore and would ride south to Crystal
Cove almost every weekend on the original GT Karakoram (with '80's crackle
paint!). I think it was a 15 mile loop around Moro complete with some
For the owners of cassette hubs, if you have problems with the FW
mechanism, can/do you not have a spare FW mech. on hand and replace it and
deal with fixing it(or sending it to the mfr) or trashing it later so you
don't have to send the entire wheel away ? Sending the wheel just makes no
In regards to the Phil Wood hubs, the problem is often with the ratchet
ring which is threaded into the hub shell/body. The issue isn't often that
the pawls themselves are faulty, they just can't engage with a faulty
ratchet ring. And for whatever reason Phil Wood does not sell the tool to
remove
My experience has generally been that the better components (not
necessarily top of the line, which can be lightened to the exclusion of
resilience) don't necessarily work better. They work better, longer.
- Jim / cyclofiend.com
On Thursday, November 27, 2014 4:54:55 PM UTC-8, Benedikt wrote:
This really tested the grey matter. Here is a pic of what looks like an
LHT off of Swift Industries flickr stream. There is a single interrupter
lever on a set of Albas. I think a lot of X racers use just one
interrupter on drop bar setups. My full endorsement for Swift bags, btw.
I have
Chris,
It was great fun with great camaraderie.
Re: The Albatross Bars, It took me long enough to finally adopt em! Now I
can't imagine riding without them. Homer still has the Albastasche??
Cheers,
~Hugh
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.” ― Albert
Brian,
Yes indeed...though that NW still has it's siren call, this summer a
greater Puget Sound tour.
Ole Willy is right at home in the dirt...handled it all with aplomb.
Cheer,
~Hugh
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.” ― Albert Einstein
Five.tens and wide feet are an iffy proposition. I've had one pair of my
five.tens stretched, which helped a bit, and tried ordering the next pair
one size up, which also helped a bit. They work so well that I've probably
ignored that a bit more than I should, but did end up giving one pair to
Just for the record: in many miles and years of using Phil ss/fixed hubs
and bbs, many of each bought second or third or any other-hand -- the
wheelset on the erstwhile Herse used 3-piece Phil fw hubs -- in admittedly
dry conditions, I've never had any problem except twice with loosening bb
Forgot to add that even the oldest and apparently most used of the Phil bbs
and hubs I've owned *all* turned as smoothly, or (one or two) almost as
smoothly, as the new ones I've turned. I've never maintained any of them.
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Mark,
Yikes about the PW attachment of the CS shell. I for one prefer the
FW/CS body mechanism and it's attachment not being able to render a wheel
unusable . I do not own CS hubs , my needs have always been served with
FW's and FW hubs . I have 2 sets of Phil FW hubs and they've
I've been emailing back and forth with Phil Wood this morning on this very
issue actually, after they noticed a discussion I was having on Twitter
about lube for PW freehubs. I gave them a detailed run down of the problem
and the three different lubes i've tried (phil grease, then tenacious, then
I could be wrong, but I think I see two interrupter levers in the photo,
one is mostly hidden under the fingers of the right hand.
+1 on the Swift bags, very well made, functional cool.
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Now that you mention it, I think you are correct. I've spent too much time
looking for a better picture that shows both levers, but all I could find
was a better shot of the left one only.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/swiftpanniers/5425514820/in/photostream/ If
only he'd move that map an
As far as I know, the only reliable way to remove and install bearings is
with the appropriate press. I've used simple DIY presses for pressing
bearings into place, but for removing them you need either an arbor press
or wheel puller.
I believe PW uses NTN bearings which are indeed very high
Lots of folks here on Compass tires! I had a set of Compass 26 x 1.75s on
my LHT, liked 'em, and shod the Sam in Barlow Pass tires.
Love love love the feel of these tire...nice and cushy, acceptable traction
in the dirt, all around very nice...but not happy with puncture flats at a
rate of
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Bo-ePjd2qEs/VHzctaOp_jI/Iyw/3Snkee6O7IU/s1600/IMG_8683.JPG
Attached is a photo of how I've been pressing new bearings in. It's worked
perfectly for about 4-5 hubs now. I lightly grease the outer bearing race
and the inside of the hub shell. Then I
Video from this past weekend’s ride with Monsieur Blériot is now online! Only
the tip of one of his brake levers shows up in the film, but he was there with
me the entire way.
The video: http://youtu.be/yDmDBXI9_0I http://youtu.be/yDmDBXI9_0I
P.S. I changed up my usual choice of genre for the
Nice trick. And a good reason to hang to the old bearings! They become
tools.
On Monday, December 1, 2014 4:28:16 PM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Bo-ePjd2qEs/VHzctaOp_jI/Iyw/3Snkee6O7IU/s1600/IMG_8683.JPG
Attached is a photo of how I've been pressing
Hi!
I am putting together a Heron Wayfarer with some older parts. I am looking
the original e6 light that did not have the black ring round the bulb/lens.
The light changed at some point because the guys that like to lay down and
pedal complained about the light leaking and blinding them.
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Precisely why I held onto this Mavic toolkit
http://www.tearsforgears.com/2012/09/mavic-tools.html
http://earsforgears.com/2012/09/mavic-tools.html before letting go and
selling it to Jeremy.
No maker since has been so open with information about installing and
removing bearings from their
Eric
Thanks for another one of your great videos. The music was great.
Don
On Monday, December 1, 2014 1:46:47 PM UTC-8, Eric Norris wrote:
Video from this past weekend’s ride with Monsieur Blériot is now online!
Only the tip of one of his brake levers shows up in the film, but he was
there
I think the tektro interrupter levers have a reach adjustment screw that
could get them comfortably close to the bar
-Kai
On Monday, December 1, 2014 10:12:42 AM UTC-5, Doug Williams wrote:
Thanks guys! Nice to know that it can work, but I sort of wondered about
the curve thing. Perhaps
Jim,
I concur with Brian the best list bar none. Very thankful for all that you do
to maintain this group.
Happy Holidays,
Cheers,
~Hugh
Los Angeles, CA
On Saturday, November 29, 2014 11:39:49 AM UTC-8, Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
Rides have been fewer and the miles less this year.
But,
Great ride film, and fun music. I was on many of those roads that same day,
but alas, was caged in the TDI. I kept looking for my car in your shots - I
hope I gave you enough room when we passed by.
- Andrew, Berkeley
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Jim,
Much thanks to you for all you do!
And, to all the members here much thanks for making this the best group. It is
a must read for me every day.
With appreciation,
Erl
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the Tektro canti's are sold now.
mike
On Sunday, November 30, 2014 6:00:03 PM UTC-8, Mike Schiller wrote:
Time to clear out some near new Suntour derailleurs and shifters and other
stuff. I've got fat bike fever.
Prices include shipping in the Con USA
1. Suntour XC Pro medium cage rear
Share some pic's of your bikes kitted out for winter!
Here is my XO-3 (26 wheeled) as ready as I can make her.
http://dr2dc.blogspot.com/2014/12/winter-welcome-wagon.html
'93 XO-3, 59cm
Single Speed via WI ENO Hub
Nokian MG 26x1.95 Studded Tires
Alba cockpit w/
Used Mark's Rack M1: $50
Info: http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/r1.htm
Pix: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/bop/4786021067.html
Selling cheap, because it's missing some mounting hardware. Missing diving
board and two washer-esque parts (two round things in the pictures--you
need four).
Winter set up: https://flic.kr/p/pHHLXA
Summer set up: https://flic.kr/p/pHHLXA
Fall set up: https://flic.kr/p/pHHLXA
Spring set up: https://flic.kr/p/pHHLXA
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Tony DeFilippo vpi...@gmail.com wrote:
Share some pic's of your bikes kitted out for winter!
A return engagement of the Seersucker shirts that Riv sold a few years ago.
There's really nothing out there that fills the same niche. At the time, I
foolishly bought only one, which is now getting pretty worn out as I use it
all the time. Shudda bought three or four!
Reid
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On Dec 1, 2014, at 7:30 PM, Reid reidp...@earthlink.net wrote:
A return engagement of the Seersucker shirts that Riv sold a few years ago.
There's really nothing out there that fills the same niche. At the time, I
foolishly bought only one, which is now getting pretty worn out as
After seeing the responses, I am sure out of this loop.
Oh well
On Tuesday, November 25, 2014 3:20:05 PM UTC-8, lungimsam wrote:
Since they are not componenteurs, but they do have their own Silver line
and bag line, etc.
I'll start:
*Decaleurs.* I have recently been searching for
Very Cute cylco! :)
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 10:19 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
Winter set up: https://flic.kr/p/pHHLXA
Summer set up: https://flic.kr/p/pHHLXA
Fall set up: https://flic.kr/p/pHHLXA
Spring set up: https://flic.kr/p/pHHLXA
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:13
Couldn't help myself... :-)
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:58 PM, Tony DeFilippo vpi...@gmail.com wrote:
Very Cute cylco! :)
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 10:19 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
Winter set up: https://flic.kr/p/pHHLXA
Summer set up: https://flic.kr/p/pHHLXA
Fall set
David:
That's just the kind of hubris that may come back to haunt you. It's gonna
RAIN tomorrow! At least have the decency to put fenders on the winter
set-up.
dougP (I refuse to post the surf report when others are up to their butts
in snow)
On Monday, December 1, 2014 7:19:52 PM UTC-8,
Thanks for all of your responses. Based on what I have read, I am leaning
toward giving the Stampede Pass tires a shot.
Neil - you addressed the one concern that I still have - that the Stampede
Pass will be more flat-prone than other tires. I'm sorry that the Stampede
Pass have been so
Fenders are for keeping the dust down, right???
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 8:10 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
David:
That's just the kind of hubris that may come back to haunt you. It's
gonna RAIN tomorrow! At least have the decency to put fenders on the
winter set-up.
dougP (I refuse
See it all here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/70237737@N00/sets/72157645903447627/
Some stuff is not worth shipping, of course, unless you get other stuff
with it.
*Not so Rivish stuff:*
1. Used size 44 Specialized road shoes, used, but with new inserts.- 35$
2. New Speedplay light action
Paypal. Fees and shipping paid by buyer.
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I posted some recent info about fitting Big Ben 50's on a blue Hillborne with
the result being that things were a bit tight at the fender tab on the rear
seatstay bridge. Here is a bit more info on that, contrasting the same area for
the Blue Hillborne to the older orange Hillborne:
A front rando type bag that is made to attach to a decaleur and with a
little loop on bottom for attaching to the front rack back stop. Magnet lid
closure.
Just like the BarSack, but call it a RackSack.
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Rain's coming and I just got ready. Big Ben 50's on my Atlantis with P50
Longboards fit over that. I love it! I think these are staying on permanently:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/15902304056/
The rain bike not having tan sidewalls is an added bonus. I hate it when those
tan
Hey MIke -
You have a picture of a pair of Sram brake levers. Are those for sale, or
are you just teasing?
Thanks,
Corwin
On Sunday, November 30, 2014 6:00:03 PM UTC-8, Mike Schiller wrote:
Time to clear out some near new Suntour derailleurs and shifters and other
stuff. I've got fat
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