Bob,
Great set. I really like your use of depth of field for dramatic effect. I
don't use it enough my self. Inspired terrain you have out there on the
right coast.
Cheers,
~Hugh
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.” ― Albert Einstein
Great photos – thanks for posting.
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Love seeing all these photos -- very inspiring!
Fantastic shots, Eunice!
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Loved looking at everyone's photos. It's always
Tim,
The bike performance is what had me doubting the most. It wasn't until late
December that I started feeling like my old self again riding-wise. That was
almost 2 months after I started. That being said none of the rides were longer
than 5 hours. Planning on a few Brevets this year - we'll
I've never been able to figure out how to easily navigate Flickr so can you
provide a link to your gallery?
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 1:57:42 PM UTC-6, Jeremy Till wrote:
Some musings and hopefully the first of a few posts on the subject:
I think there was the Road, followed by the Road Standard which is a
little different. TT rise, HT extension, maybe trail are different.
On Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 11:04:12 AM UTC-6, Kellie Stapleton wrote:
Is there a list anywhere with the names detailing the chronological order
of bike
Clayton, it's good to hear of your progress with the weight, but more so on the
bike. After 13 days of EBDJ eating I rode a 200k(I'm chasing and R-12). I ate
only salami and parmesan cheese (except for a big pickle for sodium and coffee,
black, for caffeine. I'm caffeine free except during long
Thanks, Hugh!
From what I see in your photos (and others), I think I need to do some
riding on the left coast -- the Bay Area gets the spotlight, but SoCal
looks like an awesome place to ride.
Bob
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 11:45:37 AM UTC-5, hsmitham wrote:
Bob,
Great set. I
Wow, What an interesting story, and life. I'll be a little more reflective the
next time I use my Park stand and other tools. May he rest in peace, and
condolences to his family.
Steve
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My Rivendell shopping list (always a dynamic document) included a pair of
the Rivy rings, so when the announcement of changes coming 2/1 was made on
te BLUG, I figured time to get with it. Well, just now I got a 35 middle
but the 45 outer was sorry, out of stock. I got the rest of my goodies,
I'd say they are upright bars since they're essentially flat, maybe a
slight rise (or drop) in some. A gray area would be Woodchippers, etc.
Semi-drop?
dougP
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 7:44:29 AM UTC-8, Surlyprof wrote:
Would the mustache and albastache bars be considered an
Chris Lampe: scroll down the page under the picture, you'll see the
groups and galleries that the photo is a member of.
I took a screenshot, see attached. Look for blue arrow.
On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 9:22 AM, 'Chris Lampe 2' via RBW Owners Bunch
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I've
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 7:11:35 AM UTC-7, blakcloud wrote:
My final thought is the name of these bikes. The convention is using just
two words to describe bikes, road bike, mountain bike, kids bike, racing
bike, downhill bike etc. High Performance Upright Bikes certainly is a
Love seeing all these photos -- very inspiring!
I had recently put a set together for the iBOB group; here's my
contribution:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/30490050@N04/sets/72157649730126719/
Bob E
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Jeremy, this was a timely thread for me. I was thinking this week, outside
of this group, there really isn't a place for me to read about bicycles
that I like, which are the bikes you are describing. I am looking forward
to the Flickr Group and more photos to peruse over.
Dropped bar bikes
wonderful bikes, all, but I was particularly impressed with the Clem setup.
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 1:57:42 PM UTC-6, Jeremy Till wrote:
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Peter - if you want that hub, go for it. Won't work out for me right now.
On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 11:42 AM, dylan alverson moderntimes3...@gmail.com
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Xtr hub is the fh-m950. 32 hole.
Thanks
Dylan
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Pretty much a hidden legend among in the cycling community; mostly
unknown to the rest of the world. Yet, as the obit says, you can't walk
into any LBS without seeing pegboards full of his tools.
Would the mustache and albastache bars be considered an upright or drop bar?
Do they fit this category?
John
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Wow, that was quick. Sold!
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I would argue that upright refers to the riding position of the person on
the bike, rather than the type of handlebars. If drop bars are way high
and result in a relatively upright riding position, it's an upright bike in
my eyes.
I ride MTB bars exclusively with anywhere from 24mm to 60mm
A picture proves that Mark F owns double flats.
https://flic.kr/p/owX3B4
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Hi Bob,
Well I make the best of what I have here in Los Angeles which is pretty
darn nice. I think Los Angeles gets a bad reputation with all the car
business and pathetic mass transit though I read somewhere that Los Angeles
has the potential to be one of the greatest bicycle cities. If we can
Thanks! Right after I posted my question I figured out that the OP had
imbedded the gallery on his blog and that simply clicking the photo of the
bike would scroll thru the images. Now I have a guideline for the Flickr
website itself!
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 12:22:12 PM UTC-6,
Joe
Just in case you have any frustrated extra customers, you could send them
to me. I have a 100% new, never mounted Olive Trunksack Large. I'm asking
$100 shipped. I've listed it before and got no interest, so I planned on
keeping it until somebody posted a WTB. Twenty extra bucks for
Sounds similar to the Sport Minivan.
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$17,500 includes first class airfare round trip to Luxembourg City,
dinner with Eddy at the Hotel Carlton. Then a morning ride with Eddy
after enjoying the worlds' finest hot cocoa at the Carlton.
Bike itself is a Maxway with Enve fork.
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Yes, the word Sport might be a good starting point. We have had Sport
Touring bikes. I don't think I like Sport Upright...is Upright Sport
any better? I don't like Sport Townie or Sport Dutch. I don't want to
use racer in the name and I don't know what a Sport Racer would be
anyway.
That
I refer to my bikes with non road bars as 'semi-uprights'.
Anton, whose back is at about a 50-55 degree angle when riding with
non-drop bars.
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 1:40:05 PM UTC-5, iamkeith wrote:
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 7:11:35 AM UTC-7, blakcloud wrote:
My final
Personally, I'd go with Rivendell take Southwest to Oakland, BART to
Walnut Creek, followed by lunch with the elves in the bike build workshop.
dougP
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 12:34:19 PM UTC-8, Scott G. wrote:
$17,500 includes first class airfare round trip to Luxembourg City,
+1 for Hugh's observations. LA is a huge beast if you just drop in, but
with local guidance you can find some great cycling. The ultimate is to
explore the Bay Area, then head south on Hwy 1. With some judicious use of
trains, one can skip over some of the really unrewarding riding areas.
You're on to something. Gosh, why not just call them sportster bikes.
As in: vehicles that combine capable handling with all-day comfort and good
looks, as opposed to singularly focused, race-oriented, muscle-machines.
Examples of actual sportsters from other disciplines:
Sportster bike...It would probably get shortened to Sportster.
Hmmm...that might work. Especially for the Waterford frames made in
Wisconsin (birthplace of the Harley Davidson Sportster).
I have a 650b Homer (with Albas) on order and we all know that the 650b
Homer is just a Saluki with a
Ok, now that I did some checking, I found such a bike on the REI website.
Called the
Scott Sportster 50 Bike – 2015.
The easy-riding Scott Sportster 50 bike offers a comfortable upright riding
position and speedy, smooth-rolling wheels for mellow commutes, riding
around town or cruising
I have kids myself. I second the mixte...my son has a Trek MountainTrack.
It allowed him to ride a bigger bike that he could otherwise ride (better
investment as he is now about to outgrow it). Also, his bike actually has a
quill stem! Hard; but not impossible to come by. Allows you to raise
Congrats on the new job. It seems to have happened in the nick of time.
Now, get that Atlantis built up so you won't again be tempted.
dougP
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 3:35:53 PM UTC-8, Christopher Chen wrote:
happy endings do happen!
On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Z
Depending on where you live, there are bike shops that sell both new and
refurbished used bikes. In the sf bay area they are all over but often around
college campuses. Those shops can often refurbish a bike adding additions like
specific handlebars and cranks for budget-conscious students.
Decided not to sell the most versatile bike in the stable... 'cause I got a
new job! Thanks to the very nice prospective buyer who wasn't too mad at
me when I changed my mind.
On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 10:38:26 PM UTC-7, Z wrote:
Update: sale pending on the combo package. Sorry to
Hi Leah,
I've heard good reports about Torker, but where one finds these I have no
idea!
http://torkerbikeco.com/bike/kids/
The bars look more on the straight side, but would be easy enough to
replace them with some narrow North-Road type bars if that's would work
better.
Good luck!
-- Liz
Ok, this sounds doable, all, but is there a Trek mtn bike that is made small
enough for a 6 year old? Aren't they adult bikes?
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If you don't need gears, a vintage Schwinn Bantam is a great bike:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4338741715
Could even build it up w/ a 3 speed if so inclined.
On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 5:27 PM, Eric Daume ericda...@gmail.com wrote:
I wouldn't worry much about bar height if you're
My oldest upgraded sequentially from a 16 bike (Trek Jazz Wizard) to a 20
bike (Specialized HotRock) and now is on a 24 bike (Raleigh Mountain
Scout). It's a decent bike, but with the flat bars. You can easily swap
them out for more upright bars, although there really isn't a need since
the
I wouldn't worry much about bar height if you're moving to a 20 bike. My
90th% son, at just over 7, has a lot of room to grow before his saddle is
above the bars when I got him this 20 Specialized (picture a ways down on
this post):
Leah,
I did what Patrick is recommending. In my case I had the old mountain and
hybrid bikes, I replaced the handlebars with Albatross and bar-end shifters.
My sons liked be able to give input on bar tape color.
I'd be happy to answer any questions.
All the best,
Erl
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On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Z ztahr...@uwalumni.com wrote:
Decided not to sell the most versatile bike in the stable... 'cause I got
a new job! Thanks to the very nice prospective buyer who wasn't too mad at
me when I changed my mind.
On Sunday, January 18,
Hi, All,
My 6 year old has almost outgrown his little Specialized Hotrock with 16
inch wheels. He will fit the 20 inch soon, if not now. I would like a new
bike for him by July, as we have some biking adventures planned and WOW
would it be nice for him to have bigger wheels and gears!
Anyway,
Och, Erl! The bar-ed shifters for them would be brilliant! The poor dears
often have difficulty getting the leverage to shift while keeping on the
road/trail. Adding that to my list. Thanks!
Leah, the list isn't that long, surprisingly. Here's my stab at it:
-- Something equivalent to a Trek
Ahhh. Yeah. The 6-year old detail slipped past me. Sorry. I'm a few years
early with my plan. Keep an eye out for Mountain Cub or similar (I think by
Trek?) on Craig's list. Or go with what the LBS offers, and ask them to
swap handlebars and possibly shifters.
With abandon,
Patrick
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Patrick,
http://flic.kr/p/o2ah6o On my younger son's bike (soma swept back bars that
don't fit bar end shifters) I forgot that I had installed an old indexed thumb
shifter for the rear and a friction sunrace shifter that Riv sells for the
front. My older son has the bar end shifters on his
I wish! He's much too small for the 24, I'm afraid. But thank you, really!
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On Jan 29, 2015, at 7:56 PM, mikel66...@juno.com mikel66...@juno.com
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i have this Trek 220 24 wheel bike for sale. $120 plus shipping
mike goldman
warwick,r.i.
Well, thanks for the heads up! Actually, got the last of my stuff today so I
squeezed it all in...unfortunately, there's always something else I want from
the fine folks at RBW HQ. I suppose I'll just need to pony up after February
1st.
~Hugh seriously addicted to all things Riv, seriously!!
Inadvertently, both my kids wound up with older, hand-me-down neighborhood
Novara (REI house brand) frames, Taiwanese-made with likely at least
10 and 20-years on each.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/15791036815/
As kid bikes go, these get a better-than-passing grade in my book -
well
For new bikes, the Raleigh mtn scout in 20 is good: no fd, no shocks. I think
specialized might make one. I got an old trek mtn bike on cl for my boys, but
that took a little looking. If you post where you live, this group will
identify good finds on cl to look into. Then have your lbs clean
Would truncating it to Performance Uprights aid the evangelizing?
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Hi thanks to everyone. Everything is sold or traded except phil track
wheel.
Thanks
Dylan
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The Soma kid's frameset has 20 wheels. Depending on the parts selected,
it might be a little pricey for a kid's bike.
http://store.somafab.com/sobakirofrse.html
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comfortable is always fast in the long run.
good thoughts. enjoy.
scott
bend, or
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 11:57:42 AM UTC-8, Jeremy Till wrote:
Some musings and hopefully the first of a few posts on the subject:
OK, now it's serious. New stuff, lower prices on stuff you may have seen
posted before just waaay more stuff.
cockpit
Nitto Technomic Standard 26.0, 130mm extension. Good condition. $25
Nitto Dirt Drop 8. Very good condition. $43
Nitto Dirt Drop 10. Very good condition. $43
Bridgestone
My 10 year old (50th percentile in height) just now fits an extra small adult
mountain bike, and it's almost too big. It has a modern diamond frame so stand
over issues aren't huge. I would think a mixie would be a must for a normal
sized 6 year old. Gears are great and really increase the
I just disconnected all but three of the wires on my Wald basket to lower the
height. I'm going to take it to school and have one of my high school guys/gals
get the three that I guess are welded open. I look foward to this basket being
shorter in height. Great idea!
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Please excuse the cross-post from the i-bob list.
Looking for a new home for some items. Happy to offer a discount for local
pick-up in San Francisco.
1) Schwalbe Marathon Supreme tires (700x50); new in packaging - $120
shipped for a pair (I have 4 total tires and would offer a discount if
I feel like my Handsome Devil is close to what you are thinking and I may
either have. 650B or 700c frame made by a local builder with this concept in
mind.
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Hi Lungimsam,
Thanks for the reply. I'm being picky about this stem and pretty settled on
an 8 cm Tallux or Tech Dlx, but thanks much for your generous stem offer!
Cheers and safe riding!
-Jack K.
Raleigh, NC
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 1:48:33 AM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote:
I have a 7cm
A good friend of mine has a couple of daughters older than my daughter, and
he's good to find nice equipment for them, and passing it along. So, for
my daughter, I had two really good bikes for her as she was growing, until
we could get her onto something that could last. (And, one of them
Manny,
Pictures proved it happened! Neat trick too.
~Hugh
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 11:14:24 AM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote:
A picture proves that Mark F owns double flats.
https://flic.kr/p/owX3B4
Manny
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No problem! I'm picky too! Totally understand.
Hope it's warmer down there than it is up here in Maryland!
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There is a 200k on March 5th I'd like to attempt. My only shot at training
is during the next 5 weeks, and the roads here in Maryland are trashed with
salt from the mild snows we have been getting, with more to come next week.
Looks like no salt free roads for the next 10 days with the forecast
Great news Z! I'm so happy to hear it's going work out for you! Make sure to
post some pics when you get it built up.
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i have this Trek 220 24 wheel bike for sale. $120 plus shipping
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24 is a great wheel size. I rushed my kids a bit to get them onto it, but
left them in it a while before moving to 26. It really rolls over bumps
and curbs a lot better than 20. Proportionately like a 29er to them as
Leslie mentioned!
Now scouring CL to find the perfect used 27.5 bike for them!
We simply went with older Trek MTBs in small, mixte sizes. They're a bit
big at first, but kids are mighty adaptable. We put Albatross bard on them,
with friction shifting. Craig's List is your friend in this endeavor. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
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Honestly, I don't even know what to look for. I don't work on my own bikes (my
husband is a white collar guy who knows less about bike mechanics than me!) and
I wouldn't even know which Craigslist bike would be compatible with albatross
bars and bar-end shifters. Who can give me a Old Trek Mtn
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