don't need fenders in So Cal? What about the runoff from everyone over
watering their lawns?
~mike
Carlsbad Ca.
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I hit post before finishing. What I was going to say is that a 38 x 12-34
will give me:
29/35/41/47/55/62/71/76/83
I think that's a pretty nice sweep of 9 gears. That 9 inch jump from the
62 to 71 (16 cog to the 14) is the biggest jump.
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:14:54 PM
Can you share the letter to which Grant was responding?
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:08:44 PM UTC-8, Jon in the foothills of
Central Colorado wrote:
In the new Adventure Cyclist Mag
PETERSEN RESPONDS TO READER
LETTER ‘UNRACING? UNCOOL’
Racing attitudes, bikes, clothing,
and diets
I havent used proper solvent to clean for a while. All I use is a small
plastic tub of hot water, a bar of Lava soap, and a couple old tooth
brushes. If the parts are really grimey, I'll spray them with some simple
green to soak a few minutes before scrubbing. I'll use the tooth brush to
work
I worked with solvent tanks in my youth, and have never once missed them. I
don't really clean my bike drivetrains, though.
Let us know if it turns out to be the bee's knees!
Philip
www.biketinker.com
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 10:35:22 AM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote:
Does anyone have a
Thanks! Love these brakes on this bike. They make the fender install easy.
To my eye the Tourney is the same brake.
I did not use spacers. I don't think I did when I setup my Homer with
Dia-Compe nutted brakes either. Just a washer.
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 12:17:59 PM UTC-5, Mark
The letter Grant responds to was published in the February 2015 issue on page 9
in response to an October/November 2014 article about Grant. I can't get my
iPad to copy and paste the letter. Hopefully someone else will.
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I gave the fenders a run for a short while (less than a month). I'm
removing them because I don't need them in
Southern Cal. I'm also selling a Velo Orange Pass Hunter rack (no decaleur
but can be used with one bought separately).
The fenders will clear tires up to 38mm wide and they were
I bought the bike four or so years back from another list member. At
first, I was so-so on the color. Over time I have come to really appreciate
this color, to the point that I am now convinced that when I give the bike
it's inevitable repaint, I will be keeping the exact same purple with
I was just going to ask the same thing.
If you have followed Grant and Rivendell since 1994 -- heck, if you
followed Bridgestone Bicycles USA before that -- you can easily see that
Grant has had, I think it is fair to say, more influence in promoting, and
making possible, a serious but not
In the new Adventure Cyclist Mag
PETERSEN RESPONDS TO READER
LETTER ‘UNRACING? UNCOOL’
Racing attitudes, bikes, clothing,
and diets have become the norm and
normal, and are so pervasive that many
adult cyclists, maybe even some you
know, accept the racing standards as
the only legitimate
I've had this 5 gallon Safety Klean solvent tank since 1985.It's good size
for bike parts cleaning, including hubs mounted on wheels . Has an easy
change filter and last time I checked they will exchange the reservoir with
fresh cleaner fluid. The reservoir separates from the top and is easily
The 38 will be the only ring. With a 9sp 12-34 IRD cassette that will give
me approximately:
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:10:48 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 02/24/2015 04:06 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Nice!
They were originally designed to be used with a 9T small
We just got one at the community shop in town bikebbq.com
It's huge, takes a while to heat up, but works fantastically. Can put an
entire frame inside it!
Doesn't work that great for casual use.
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 10:35:22 AM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote:
Does anyone have a solvent
Another good product from Harbor Freight might be an ultrasonic cleaner.
I've always wanted one of those and this one is about the right size with
a 2.5 liter capacity. Should work good with something like Finish Line
citrus solvent, which may be diluted with up to 5 parts water. Would be
Nice!
38T ring ordered.
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 12:58:12 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 02/24/2015 01:58 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Every state in America has a highest point. Among those 50 highest
points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt
Try this, from Harbor Freight
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-1-2-half-gallon-parts-washer-96952.html
6.5 gallons and big enough for a crankset with rings attached. The
best washers are heated, but this one is great for normal home use.
Scott
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 3:09 PM,
The chainstay is wrapped in the same Newbaum's burgundy tape as the
handlebars with clear shellac. It was not intended, but in some light it
really does seem to match the brown Brooks saddle.
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 12:32:15 PM UTC-5, George Schick wrote:
Where did you find a Ram
On 02/24/2015 04:06 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Nice!
They were originally designed to be used with a 9T small sprocket. The
new ones can be had with an 11 spd Campag cassette with a 10 as the
small sprocket, and most models have moved to 20 wheels rather than the
17 the spaceframes first came
Careful Bill, 1x9 is a gateway drug to 1x1.
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I will add to cacophony of folks who are happy this bike has been bought. I
was so close to showing it to my bike habit enabling spouse. Thank you for
saving me from myself.
David
Charlotte, NC
On Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 9:52:38 PM UTC-5, BenG wrote:
A beautiful mystery bike found a
Will,
+1 on the mustard yellow arm warmers.
I still have a pair of those, they are great!
Dave Nawrocki
Ft. Collins, CO
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Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 11:27:22 AM
Subject: Re:
Bike is now being enjoyed by it's new owner in point loma san diego. If
you live in the area and happen to see it say hello to Ryan the proud new
owner he is a super nice guy! :)
On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 2:42:32 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
That's Richard Rios selling, he's on
Bill, if you start talking about getting a unicycle, we'll start to worry..
KJ
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 7:05:39 AM UTC-5, ted wrote:
Which in turn is a gateway to fixed.
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I just laced up a 2-speed Bendix fixed gear Franken-hub for my friend John's
QuickBeam. I'll try to get him to post here... It's an old 2-speed
cable-shifted hub with the coaster brake removed and custom-welded to disable
the freewheel. The end result: a very solid-feeling 2-speed
From looking at the geo charts it looks like the Hunqapillar is built with
more off road downhill capabilities. With 3-4cm longer in the top tubes,
slacker HT angle, 1-2 cm longer chain stays, it will have a longer wheel
base and feel more stable in downhill descents.
On Wednesday, February
Thanks for the suggestions. The cap and pump holder are off to a new home.
On Monday, February 16, 2015 at 9:50:45 AM UTC-8, Patrick Shea wrote:
If you look at pics from the Tour de France circa 70-80s and early 90s,
the caps were very puffy on riders heads. More room for sponsor's name.
here's my new MAP bars
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Viner/aaP2230007.jpg
come on partsI'll have a new bike by next weekend.
On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 9:45:01 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote:
Congrats - that's beautiful. My MAP bars are out in today's mail.
I was lucky to get an as-new one in a perfect fit for sale used at a very,
very low price and it is one of my favorite winter cycling garments -- an
ideal 2nd layer for 40F or below.
*From: *William deRosset wmderos...@gmail.com
P.S. If Rivendell wants to build bikey clothing (they've done
Hi Dylan,
Could you send some photos of the wheelset if it's still available? Also,
what size is the Sturmey-archer wheel?
Thanks,
Matt
On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 8:05:17 AM UTC-6, dylan alverson wrote:
Prices include shipping. Contact me for photos
1. 650B wheel set Silver
I occasionally see someone on my commute riding what appears to be a 29er
unicycle in heavy traffic, and through the winter too with a studded tire
by the looks of it. So it can't be THAT suicidal ;-)
KJ
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 10:35:31 AM UTC-5, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
My unicycle
I think it depends on your bike. Strangely, on my 700C (64cm) Sam Hillborne the
brake pads are at the very lowest position in the huge adjustment range on the
Motolites. I would love to have gone 650B on my recent wheel re-builds to get a
650X42mm tire, but the strange canti stud placement on
Yeah, the need to get up a few hills is what would keep me from adopting a
1x drivetrain. I really ideally like to have something a little lower than
1:1. Using Sheldon Brown's gear calculator, my current lowest gear is 21.4
gear inches (650Bx38, 175mm crank, 44/28 front 11-34 rear). It may
You can get tubular shims to take up the extra space where the allen nut
would go, but I've never bothered on the very many nutted caliper's I've
used with allen-designed drillings, and simply use a wide enough washer.
Absolutely no problems over 25+ years of doing this.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at
For the record, such spacers are *not* necessary and simply using a wider
washer makes the brakes as permanently stable and effective as if they were
mounted on a frame drilled for nutted brakes.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Tim Gavin tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com
wrote:
Yes, you need to
I forgot to sign off:
Patrick and you don't need spacers when you use Presta valves in Schraeder
holes, either Moore, who has done that too, many times.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
For the record, such spacers are *not* necessary and simply using
Thread started with explanation
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 10:24:08 AM UTC-8, Pudge wrote:
What is this “Delaware Gear” of which you speak? As a long-time
Delawarean, I feel embarrassingly ignorant!
*From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript: [mailto:
Every state in America has a highest point. Among those 50 highest points,
the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt McKinley. The
lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft. But there's a song about
lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the lowest mean
52 X 16 X 27 on the Ram: 88 (low = 39)
38 X 13 X 28.5 on the Fargo: 83 (low = 25)
46 X 15 X 24.5 on the gofast: 75 (low gear = 66)
48 X 17 X 24.8 on the '03: 70 (low gear = 63)
I hardly ever use the outer cogs on the Ram and Fargo; 95% of my riding is
between 74 and 60 on the Ram, 74 and 40 on
Beautiful, David!
Inspired by the earlier thread regarding your DA centerpulls, I picked up
some used Shimano Tourney centerpulls from eBay. My intention is to get
them cleaned up and installed on my Ram, so that I can use the VO 45
fenders.
My question for you, and anyone else that uses
Yes, you need to insert a spacer to make the nutted brake mount fit
properly in the (wider) recessed brake hole.
Thankfully, Riv sells them for $1 apiece.
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/brz2.htm
My question for you, and anyone else that uses *vintage* brakes like
these: Since these are
Ha! I was just in the brake hardware section of the site and zipped right past
that.
Thanks!
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 24, 2015, at 12:31, Tim Gavin tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com wrote:
Yes, you need to insert a spacer to make the nutted brake mount fit properly
in the (wider)
the angles make sense. i did a bit of digging and the hillborne and
atlantis have the same tube dimensions, or at least that was true in 2010.
i didnt think the sams were quite that stout, but that's cool. still
curious about the hunq tubing. ive heard ox and kaisei. kaisei was named in
the
Does anyone ever run those Albastache flipped over with a rise instead?
Seems like most people have them set up below the stem.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 1:14 PM, David Spranger daspran...@gmail.com
wrote:
Bought an almost new Albastache from a list member. Thought it was
destined for the LHT or
It seems a lot of Atlantis owners get their frames painted/re-painted a
nice mix of attractive colors, but I don't know of one Hunq painted Seafoam
Green.
On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 4:50:21 PM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote:
I've had my Atlantis for about half a year now and am loving it. I
Where did you find a Ram painted in that royal purple color? Very classy!
Also, I like the way you protected the right chain stay for chain-slap
protection. I've been wanting to do that for some time, but couldn't come
up with anything that looked decent. Is that leather bar tape finished
Hey all, selling my barely used B67, tan, used about 200 miles, not broken
in to my butt yet. My lovely dad gave me his 30 year old brooks collection
and they feel so nice so on to another home for this one. Looking for $80
shipped OBO, have the original box, wrench etc.
Also FS Burly Piccolo,
I am in no way tempted to run a single speed and definitely not fixed.
There are just too many steep climbs in my life. My double speed with a
52 low gear allows me to mash up my every single day climb home. The 67
high gear lets me spin away on the flats at a speed that will eventually
get
What is this “Delaware Gear” of which you speak? As a long-time Delawarean, I
feel embarrassingly ignorant!
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[mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Lindsay
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 1:20 PM
To:
Does anyone have a solvent tank for drivetrain parts cleaning? That seems
like the ultimate solution for cleaning greasy parts. It would be nice to
have two chains and just leave one in there all the time.
The drawbacks are, potential fumes in an enclosed area and they're
expensive.
I found
Custom paint is expensive...I would be more likely to take the Rivendell
standard colors if I was buying a stock model. IIRC, Grant has written
somewhere that you can get frames painted any color you want...for $500
extra.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:29 AM, 'doc' via RBW Owners Bunch
Well, northern Delaware actually has some beautiful rolling hills, some of
which are reasonably steep. But a climb longer than a half mile is fairly rare.
From memory, I think my lowest highest gear is 91 gear inches, from a 46-13
combination on my Stumpjumper with 2.3 inch tires. So you’ve
Note that it's easy at least for short sprints -- catching a light, for
example -- to get even a 75 gear up to 30 mph -- about 140 rpm. That's
only 120 rpm or so for a 83 gear.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
52 X 16 X 27 on the Ram: 88 (low = 39)
38
I knew Patrick Moore would be a contender. I couldn't remember if his Ram
was 50x16 or 52x16. I'm disqualifying the bikes that don't have derailers.
If I included them, my Gunnar doublespeed has a 64 high gear (49 low)
and I'd have Patrick Moore beat for the Delaware gear.
On Tuesday,
I pedal out my gears from the drops before going to a tuck and I'm 6'7 267
lbs as of about 24 hours ago when I weighed myself. Pedaling out is about
28-29mph.
Although for me the tuck point really matters less than the grade
involved. On a steep hill I can tuck at 7 mph and I will be going 40+
This may have been covered, but has anyone tried the Barlow Pass tires on a
Roadeo? This review says they fit, though I wonder with how much room to
spare...
http://www.roadbikerider.com/product-reviews/wheels-tires/compass-barlow-pass-extralight-700-x-38-tires
—
William
Sent from my
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 7:16:52 PM UTC-8, pb wrote:
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 4:57:32 PM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote:
Why? Why, over and over again? Because the racing philosophy has the
mainstream and the LBS. And it's not what serves most causal riders best,
and I
Price now for frame/fork/pump is $1300. We can talk shipping,
thanks
Mark
www.youtube.com/howtostretch
SDCA
On Monday, February 16, 2015 at 3:53:32 PM UTC-8, Mark R. wrote:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1O-36lXzlxg/VOKCW28bVjI/Ajs/shjyetMUPbw/s1600/cc156r2-1blueriv.jpg
Indeed. Long-reach calipers was the obvious choice, don't think I'd bother
though. I question the handling change at 650b on a Sam.
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 3:58:05 PM UTC-8, Leslie wrote:
Mike, I'm confused on my 650b Bombadil, I have Motolites, and could
raise the pads to run
My LBS literally scoffed when I asked if they sold any steel bikes. They
said that steel is only on old and Walmart bikes. They had a nice all
aluminum Stumpjumper, one of 3 bikes without a CF of suspension fork. So
yeah I dont think grant is going all Nero on the bike biz but wants his
somewhat
My fatbike has a low of 22x36. Not as low as it looks as the 3.8 inch
tires make for a larger diameter. Have thought of making it a 42t in rear.
Just because.
On the Sam Hillborne, until last fall the bike was a 1x9 with 39t up front
and 11-36 in back. Only changed it because I would be
Agreed, Jim. Grant's intention with Just Ride was to make an aggressive
statement about the legitimacy of cycling that is not racing. He clearly felt
that the benefits of this aggression outweighed the risk of alienating some
individuals. I fully agree. Making a few people peeved about bike
Peter, I was simply referencing that of the responses received, Ms.
Sternberg's was presumably the best, as it was published. I'm not going to
go into the flaws in her argument, other than to reiterate what Chris said
that she misses the point of Just Ride and is thus responding to a straw
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 3:25:08 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Is that the best rhetoric (argument, in the technical sense) the racing
crowd could produce? That rather says it all. Sardonic grin.
Huh? To what are you referring? What racing crowd? Which argument?
Norma
What is the reach on those D/A centerpulls?
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:31 PM, David Spranger daspran...@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks! Love these brakes on this bike. They make the fender install easy.
To my eye the Tourney is the same brake.
I did not use spacers. I don't think I did when I setup
Hey All,
I think the critic of 'Just Ride' misses the point of 'Just Ride'. The
error is hers.
Chris
Redding, Ca.
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Mike, I'm confused on my 650b Bombadil, I have Motolites, and could
raise the pads to run 700c wheels with it, but to go from a 700c to a 650b
(as I did w/ my Rambouillet), you have to use long-reach calipers, not
canti's ??
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:37:51 PM UTC-5, Mike
My 650b MTB has a a single 28 tooth chainring and 10-42 cassette, which
yields a high GI around 77 and a low around 18.4.
I used to race cyclocross with a single 39 tooth chainring and 12-27
cassette.
38 x 12-36 sounds nice for a mixed terrain bike. Equipped thusly, you will
be able to escape
Well, it's not nearly as eloquent as Grant's response, but she does make a
few valid points. I say that as a long time fan of the bstone, and now
Riv, mode of riding. 20+ years riding certainly does give one the
opportunity to develop a good B.S detector about the various industry
factions and
I was going to say that it might be considered a bit 'weird' to borrow the
Atlantis color for a Hunq, since it's not an Atlantis, but. I did get my
Bombadil in Rambouillet orange, so, I really don't have room to talk
I'm sure you can get a different bike in a whichever color there's
Why? Why, over and over again? Because the racing philosophy has the
mainstream and the LBS. And it's not what serves most causal riders best,
and I applaud Grant for calling them out for it.
We all have seen at the LBS the times when some racerish young LBS employee
is trying to fit an older
Grant is the man, period.
What a great and classy response.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Jon in the foothills of Central Colorado
row.n.2nowh...@gmail.com wrote:
In the new Adventure Cyclist Mag
PETERSEN RESPONDS TO READER
LETTER ‘UNRACING? UNCOOL’
Racing attitudes, bikes, clothing,
I don't think I have anything with a lowest highest gear lower than 104
inches, which is what's on my custom - 44x11. That is good up to about
28-29 MPH. My Redwood is 46x11, so slightly higher.
Maybe my 90s MTB, but the big ring is 48 with a 7 speed freewheel on the
back of unknown ratios -
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:52:46 PM UTC-8, WETH wrote:
The letter Grant responds to was published in the February 2015 issue on
page 9 in response to an October/November 2014 article about Grant. I
can't get my iPad to copy and paste the letter. Hopefully someone else
will.
Interesting Norma talks about the Lycra wearing tourists. In fact, I think
U.S. touring cyclists are influenced by either racers, marketing or both.
If you have toured in the U.S. and elsewhere, you quickly notice how much
more prevalent are road style bikes with drop bars, cycling clothes,
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 4:57:32 PM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote:
Why? Why, over and over again? Because the racing philosophy has the
mainstream and the LBS. And it's not what serves most causal riders best,
and I applaud Grant for calling them out for it.
We all have seen at the
I weigh about 160 and use about 60 front and 70 rear on 23mm rims. I subtract
about 15 psi each for the Jack Brown greens, but go longer between pumpings so
they end up lower eventually.
The GB 28's are fantastic and I'd like to try the 32mm versions or Compass
equivalents eventually.
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Hmmm...I'm glad that you found a few good LBS's, but have you read a
mainstream bicycle magazine recently? I see all sorts of articles and
advertisements glorifying racing and bikes so lightweight that they are
completely impractical for normal use. I see VERY few articles and
Paul,
what psi are you running your Grand Bois 28 tires With my 23mm rims, I run
55front, 65rear.
On Sunday, July 6, 2014 at 1:15:27 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
I love the Ram; it just feels right -- in the sense that it encourages
hard pedaling, while some bikes just feel as if they
I can't remember which BQ issue had the tucking stat, but I thought it was
more like 25mph rather than 35mph. There was an article about tucking in
the last year and since then I have tested it a good bit and found for my
not particularly aero 6'0 2-- pound self on a 35 lb (give or take) Sam
Is that the best rhetoric (argument, in the technical sense) the racing
crowd could produce? That rather says it all. Sardonic grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
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I think, it was that their fancy paint is a $500 paint job, but that to
have a bike painted in a non-standard color is $300...
https://www.rivbike.com/kb_results.asp?ID=66
(At least, if the prices haven't shifted)
-L
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:14:57 PM UTC-5, Jim Bronson wrote:
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 8:18:22 PM UTC-8, Doug Williams wrote:
pb,
Hmmm...I'm glad that you found a few good LBS's,
No, I called three, and got three answers. I made three calls. I got
three answers. I chose the three because they were representative of three
major corporate
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