[RBW] Re: My stolen Rambouillet

2014-12-10 Thread ascpgh
What a complete drag. Individuals who steal bikes really upset the balance of the world when they do that so it shouldn't be surprised by the ire and response their acts elicit. I second the photographed SNs of my bikes for universal access. I hope it surfaces soon, will troll the CL here.

[RBW] Grant is a marketing genius

2014-12-10 Thread William R.
I agree! And he's building up a lot of great anticipation. How badly do we want to see all of these new items! Also, in Daves email sent yesterday, he mentions four bikes that Sam H. Is going away in support of: Appaloosa, Clementine (assumed affectionate nick name for Clem Smith), Buffalo and

Re: [RBW] Re: My stolen Rambouillet

2014-12-10 Thread Mark Wilkins
Geoffrey: Ah, yes...thanks for the reminder. Sent off an email to Riv late last night. Between them and the shop, I hope to hear something soon. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:39 PM, Geoffrey ring...@gmail.com wrote: Awww man Mark, I'm sorry. This kind of crap boils my blood! Good luck on that

Re: [RBW] Re: My stolen Rambouillet

2014-12-10 Thread Goshen Peter
I troll CL here in NYC and the Hudson valley daily so if it finds its way over here will keep a lookout. Best of luck man, its a horrible feeling I know. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 8:07 AM, Mark Wilkins wilkins.m...@gmail.com wrote: Geoffrey: Ah, yes...thanks for the reminder. Sent off an email

Re: [RBW] Re: My stolen Rambouillet

2014-12-10 Thread 'doc' via RBW Owners Bunch
If the bike is still local, someone will spot it. I drive through New Cumberland every day and will keep an eye out. I remember picking that distinctive blue frame out of the crowd while passing you on my commute into the 'burg. On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 8:07:12 AM UTC-5, Mark

[RBW] anyone in NYC need cheap derailleurs?

2014-12-10 Thread Goshen Peter
not affiliated in any way, just saw and piqued my interest http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/bik/4773143285.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

Re: [RBW] Re: My stolen Rambouillet

2014-12-10 Thread Mark Wilkins
With all these eyes out there, I have some hope! doc: Very cool! I miss riding into downtown. We moved our office out by Colonial Park, and there's just no pleasant way to bike there from Camp Hill. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 8:57 AM, 'doc' via RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com

Re: [RBW] Re: The tax man cometh, stuff Bosco Bars, Brooks for sale!

2014-12-10 Thread Conway Bennett
I got popped too for the tune of what could be a new Hunq but I am still looking for some budget CR720s if you still got em. I never did figure PMs but you can find me at captainconwaybennett@gmail. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch

[RBW] Re: Grant is a marketing genius

2014-12-10 Thread iamkeith
The July 28, 2008 Blug entry mentions this, along with a few other pending models (I thought I'd seen the name before, so did a quick search). These were initially described as still-lugged-steel but less expensive frames, not to replace but to supplement the rest of the lineup.

[RBW] Re: There will be a SILVER crank late in 2015

2014-12-10 Thread Michael Hechmer
On what are you basing this announcement? M On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 11:40:46 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: Gotta like that, unless you don't like likeable things like that. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To

[RBW] Re: Grant is a marketing genius

2014-12-10 Thread Joe Bernard
I'm beginning to think Dave doesn't actually work there, he's just some kid who has hijacked Riv's email account ;) On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:15:47 AM UTC-8, iamkeith wrote: The July 28, 2008 Blug entry mentions this, along with a few other pending models (I thought I'd seen the

[RBW] Re: Grant is a marketing genius

2014-12-10 Thread jpp
I felt like I remembered the name buffalo being thrown out there before. I wonder if it will stay an atlantis style bike or are they recycling a good name. I really like the name Buffalo and image it would make a great headbadge. On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:15:47 PM UTC-5, iamkeith

[RBW] Re: There will be a SILVER crank late in 2015

2014-12-10 Thread Bill Lindsay
Quote from the Blug. On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 10:20:08 AM UTC-8, Michael Hechmer wrote: On what are you basing this announcement? M On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 11:40:46 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: Gotta like that, unless you don't like likeable things like that. -- You

Re: [RBW] Grant is a marketing genius

2014-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
Yes, can someone draw a little chart to index the names with the most obvious characteristics? *We have some neat bikes coming up in the next 18 months. That’s how long it takes. We may take preorders on the Clem Smith Jr,. but not yet. The Joe Appaloosa will be so neat, and the H. Buffalo,

Re: [RBW] Re: Daring to wrench on my Riv's?

2014-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
I store mine clockwise. No, I mean counter clockwise. Wait a minute. No, really, a few months ago I finally took a deep breath and completed the pegboard system that I started in, I think, February of 2004. Now all my little wrenches, allen combos, pliers, drivers and so forth are in full view on

Re: [RBW] Re: Winter Welcome Wagon [Share Your Pics]

2014-12-10 Thread Clayton.sf
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[RBW] I heard you should not post your serial numbers online.

2014-12-10 Thread lungimsam
There is talk here in a few threads about posting serial numbers of your Rivbikes bikes online. As a musician, and member of music forums, I noticed that when peeps posted pics of their instruments, they blacked out all or most of their serial numbers. When I asked why they did this, they

Re: [RBW] Re: Grant is a marketing genius

2014-12-10 Thread Goshen Peter
Wasn't there Buffalo talk when the Hunq was in proto??? +1 a millions times Keith, a 56 Hunq would be my dream bike, personally. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 1:41 PM, jpp paste...@notes.udayton.edu wrote: I felt like I remembered the name buffalo being thrown out there before. I wonder if it will

[RBW] FS: New BarSack with new F15 NITTO rack - 200$ shipped CONUS

2014-12-10 Thread lungimsam
Restarting a new thread because my last one has a non-descript title that may not be helping. I bought it a couple months ago and took it for several short rides (6 rides?) in nice weather and am looking to sell it now as I like a racked front bag set up better. Beautiful bag and rack. Just a

Re: [RBW] Grant is a marketing genius

2014-12-10 Thread iamkeith
How about this? On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:22:31 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: Yes, can someone draw a little chart to index the names with the most obvious characteristics? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group.

Re: [RBW] Re: The tax man cometh, stuff Bosco Bars, Brooks for sale!

2014-12-10 Thread Goshen Peter
sorry, CR720s just sold. thanks all On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Conway Bennett captainconwaybenn...@gmail.com wrote: I got popped too for the tune of what could be a new Hunq but I am still looking for some budget CR720s if you still got em. I never did figure PMs but you can find me

[RBW] Reconsiderations

2014-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
1. Flighty handling of Ram when climbing steep hill, seated butt back, with heavy rear load. I complained of this earlier, then realized that I am simply not very used to climbing steep hill seated far back while pedaling in a low gear. I am inclined to grab the bar in tight fists. Relaxing the

[RBW] Re: Advice needed: Atlantis touch up paint

2014-12-10 Thread Andy.M
testors 2135 - russian interior blue On Monday, December 8, 2014 5:37:10 PM UTC-8, Antonioni Vicente wrote: Figure I'd ask here before trying to figure something out down at the model airplane store. Anyone have any advice? Yeah, it's the classic color. Thanks! -- You received this

[RBW] Re: Reconsiderations

2014-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
One more consideration: The Ram is for it's intended purpose and niche a delightful bike. I fret about lighter gauge tubing and a more sporting geometry, but hell, 9/10 of my riding is the sort of errand riding I do today: turning grocery or PO runs into nice detours. A bike that handles elegantly

[RBW] OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?

2014-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
My 17 MacBook Pro is getting on for 5 years old. It's a trooper but I am wondering about eventual replacement once this one reaches the point where it can't work well with the latest Word or Mac OS and ditto Illustrator. I am pretty sure that, soon, I'll no longer need a portable computer for

[RBW] WTB: Miesha Cork Grips (one or two pair)

2014-12-10 Thread cyclotour...@gmail.com
New or used. One or two sets. Moving our tandem over to Albatross Dove bars, and this is the last missing bit! Thanks, David -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[RBW] ISO Bay Area frame builder

2014-12-10 Thread BSWP
Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. Can any in SF Bay Area suggest great builders who do lugged steel frames? I'm tall enough that I don't fit most stock frames, and but also want to incorporate some specific design ideas that point to a custom. Things like

[RBW] Re: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?

2014-12-10 Thread Deacon Patrick
The most power for the money (aka value) is the iMac. I'd suggest picking whatever specs work best fore and if ordering from Apple getting the RAM upgraded to the max. However, another consideration, and one for me that is primary given my visual issues (nystagmus from the vertigo) is the

[RBW] Re: ISO Bay Area frame builder

2014-12-10 Thread eflayer
Steve Rex in Sacramento is a master. In my experience he is also a pretty great fitter. May be worth the drive. I did it. On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:25:20 PM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. Can any in SF Bay Area suggest great

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO Bay Area frame builder

2014-12-10 Thread Joe Bunik
Andrew Are you thinking of the coaster-brake version of the Rohloff? Or do they all require a torque arm? Either way, I believe the dropout triangulation is to address hub braking force and not usually the location of attachment - that'd be more along the lines of a slotted tab (if you wanted to

[RBW] Re: Reconsiderations

2014-12-10 Thread Michael Hechmer
Great. Now I'm not the only one on the list who thinks 9 speed friction works fine. I do find keep parts in toping working condition and using as short a derailler as possible improves it greatly. Michael On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4:47:15 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: 1. Flighty

Re: [RBW] Re: Reconsiderations

2014-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
10 years ago, with, admittedly, stock and relatively close-ratio cassettes, I very happily shifted 10 speed cassettes with Retrofrictions. In all cases the lovely 7400 series Dura Ace rds (well, actually, the 13-27 Fargo has a very nice Nashbar road rd -- forget their trade name). OTOH, I've

[RBW] Re: ISO Acorn Tan Handle Bar Bag

2014-12-10 Thread Bob Cook
Hugh, Old tan (lighter) or new tan (Ranger Tan)? -- Bob Cook -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.

[RBW] Re: ISO Bay Area frame builder

2014-12-10 Thread Joe Bernard
http://www.steelmancycles.com/index.html http://www.mikkelsenframes.com/ Riv still does customs, too, although I'm not sure they'll do a Rohloff bike. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA. On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:25:20 PM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring

[RBW] Re: ISO Acorn Tan Handle Bar Bag

2014-12-10 Thread Kieran J
I would like to take a 2nd-in-line position for one of these, after Hugh. Black ok too! KJ On Monday, December 8, 2014 12:34:21 AM UTC-5, hsmitham wrote: Hi Riv Riders, Looking for a tan Acorn handle bar bag. If anyone has one that isn't working out for you I'd like to give one a try.

[RBW] Re: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?

2014-12-10 Thread Garth
A 27 iMac with 5K Retina Display, max out the ram, up the processor and graphics card if needed :) It'll cost about the same as a custom Riv frame , won't last as long, but really so what ? Life is worth living, not worth saving ;) On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:05:25 PM UTC-5,

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO Bay Area frame builder

2014-12-10 Thread BSWP
Alex Wetmore had a neat solution, described on his blog: http://alexwetmore.org/?p=596 That's the sort of solution I'm hoping can be accomplished. Clean and tidy, yes, I want to avoid the hose clamp. Thanks, eflayer and Joe for the builder suggestions, I'll check 'em out. - Andrew, Berkeley

Re: [RBW] Re: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?

2014-12-10 Thread Randall Rupp
Go refurb to save the cheddar: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 7:01 PM, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote: A 27 iMac with 5K Retina Display, max out the ram, up the processor and graphics card if needed :) It'll cost about the same as a custom Riv

Re: [RBW] Re: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?

2014-12-10 Thread WETH
Agreed! My last two Mac laptops have been refurb, and they have performed flawlessly. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[RBW] Re: ISO Bay Area frame builder

2014-12-10 Thread Kieran J
Is this what you're thinking? https://www.flickr.com/photos/claytonesseff/4781556994/ KJ On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:25:20 PM UTC-5, BSWP wrote: Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. Can any in SF Bay Area suggest great builders who do lugged steel

[RBW] Re: ISO Bay Area frame builder

2014-12-10 Thread BSWP
Thanks for the link, that comes close. But I was hoping for as close to RBW geometry as I could, with either vertical dropouts and a single-cog chain tensioner, or semi-horizontal dropouts (but those make it harder to fix the torque arm cleanly). Not really interested in bolted-on rear

[RBW] Re: ISO Bay Area frame builder

2014-12-10 Thread Bill Lindsay
Give Ed Litton a chance at your business. Bruce Gordon is worth talking to as well. He might even be nice to you! (inside joke) On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:25:20 PM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. Can any in SF Bay Area suggest

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO Bay Area frame builder

2014-12-10 Thread Lee Chae
I don't have any first-hand experience with this fellow but he may be more open to experimenting with something new at a decent price. I've seen him riding around my neighborhood on a pretty cool bike with sidecar. http://www.fitzcyclez.com/word.html Good luck! Lee On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 6:42

[RBW] ISO used, wind-blocking, UV blocking, decent quality cycling shades

2014-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
Does anyone have a pair to sell cheap, or to trade? I happily use cheapos from the hardware store or from the grocery store rack, but the True Value ones don't fit well and the carousel ones break easily. Brand name or lack of it no problem. Just conservative look, UV and wind blocking, decent

Re: [RBW] Re: Reconsiderations

2014-12-10 Thread Eric Norris
Works fine for my on my Riv Road (Silver downtube shifters + Campy Centaur rear derailleur). --Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy On Dec 10, 2014, at 3:29 PM, Michael Hechmer mhech...@gmail.com wrote: Great. Now I'm not the only one on the list who

Re: [RBW] Re: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?

2014-12-10 Thread Mark Wilkins
You may be looking to move away from a laptop, but I would recommend the 11 MacBook Air. You can pick up a refurb 11 from Apple for $769, and it includes a full warranty. Of course, the screen jump from 17 to 11 may be a bit much for you. But...you could always connect an external. On Wed, Dec

[RBW] Re: ISO used, wind-blocking, UV blocking, decent quality cycling shades

2014-12-10 Thread Geoff
What size head? Small, normal, large, XL or HUGE like myself? On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:06:04 PM UTC-6, bertin753 wrote: Does anyone have a pair to sell cheap, or to trade? I happily use cheapos from the hardware store or from the grocery store rack, but the True Value ones don't

[RBW] Re: ISO used, wind-blocking, UV blocking, decent quality cycling shades

2014-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
XL. Didn't think this applied to glasses? On Wednesday, December 10, 2014, Geoff ring...@gmail.com wrote: What size head? Small, normal, large, XL or HUGE like myself? On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:06:04 PM UTC-6, bertin753 wrote: Does anyone have a pair to sell cheap, or to trade? I

[RBW] Re: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?

2014-12-10 Thread LF
Hi Patrick, I just traded up a mid 2010 mac mini core 2 duo for a mid 2011 core i5, both via CL (craigslist). I upgraded the RAM to 16gb added an SSD (solid state drive), so it now has 2 internal hard drives. Then set up both drives as a fusion drive -- that the mini sees as one hard drive. A

[RBW] Re: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?

2014-12-10 Thread LF
part 2. In the Mac tablet world, the best value tablet today is the iPad mini retina (ipad mini v2). Used for $200 to $250. L On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:05:25 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: My 17 MacBook Pro is getting on for 5 years old. It's a trooper but I am wondering about