Re: [RBW] Stolen Rambouillet UPDATE!
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[RBW] Re: Mechanical disadvantage? Seeking joyful braking.
On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 7:03:31 PM UTC+2, Alan Pickett wrote: Thanks for all the responses - I will fiddle a bit more before plunking down any serious money since I don't have to change anything, but I really appreciate the wisdom and perspective of the group. As I understand is, the CR720s as a high profile brake will certainly have less MA, but I''m still a little confused about how one evaluates mechanical advantage regarding levers - is this what is going on when one refers to short vs long pull? Short pull - road/caliper/centerpull brakes and cantilever brake levers - pulls about 7 mm cable for a full squeeze of the brake lever according to a fast internet search. Long pull - V-brakes and mechanical MTB disc brake levers - pulls about 15 mm cable for a full squeeze of the brake lever according to the same fast internet search. (I'm not sure if those 7 and 15 mm figures are exact, but I guess it's in the ball park.) It's funny, I can visualize the concept of Mechanical advantage best if I imagine the classic see-saw diagram with a fulcrum in the middle and levers of various lengths, but I get totally lost when that translates to straddle yokes, straddle wire angles, and the various points along a brake arm that play a role in determining leverage. The lower the straddle cable, the more mechanical advantage - goes for every cantilever brake you will come across. See the note in my previous post for a see-saw fulcrum analogue in mechanical advantages for levers: For finding levers better matching those brakes, measure the distance from the center of where the lever turns (the fulcrum?) to where the wire is attached, and try to find a lever with a smaller distance. - Brake lever on one side of the fulcrum, and a short distance on the other side for a short pull brake (large mechanical advantage). With a larger distance to the other side you have a long pull brake - moves more cable but have a smaller mechanical advantage, i.e. you need much more force on the brake lever to put as much force on the cable. Sounds like many of you really get results with V Brakes. And Deacon! That straddle yoke is in the stratosphere, at least as far as my bike relates: I moved mine down just above the (fenders) tire. That picture with the high yoke shows a very strange setup, as it minimizes the braking force for an already weak (in-built low mechanical advantage) brake. And remember - for any comparison between effectiveness of different kind of brakes to be useful, you need to use exactly the same brake pads. V-brakes normally uses very thin brake pads that will make the brake feel more solid and direct, even though the braking force and effect would be the same for a cantilever brake with thicker pads that compress more for the same given force. Johan Larsson, Sweden Happy Friday Everybody, Alan On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 7:02:04 AM UTC-4, Alan Pickett wrote: So, before I ponied up for my Hillborne, I purchased a Surly Cross Check about four years ago and completely Rivendellized it, with what at the time amounted to a Riv Build Kit: Albatross bars, Sugino triple, bar-end silver shifters, Tektro CR720 wide profile cantis and the Tektro Eclipse linear pull levers. I never thought much about it, and the brakes have performed over time, and the whole bike treated me well, even during the Ragbrai of 2012, with over 100 degree temperatures most days. Now that I have my side pull hillborne with the lovely bigmouth side pulls and the tektro mountain levers, I find that I really love the smooth, almost buttery action of the levers and the lack of white knuckling required to get modulation out of the brakes, and have started fiddling with my old setup on the Surly. I've lowered the CR720's straddle wire hanger as low as it will go, and have double checked to make sure that the setting on the Eclipse levers is set for non-linear pull brakes (y'all might remember that it had two settings for the cable nipple, depending on the brakes used), but still have a sense of having to really clench the levers to white-knuckle levels to bring the bike to rest. It's not that they've ever failed, and I certainly become used to this set-up whenever I return to the Surly, but do find that I like the action of the side pulls and Mountain levers a lot more - it's like having power brakes vs floor-stompers! So, is this simply a matter of mechanical advantage, and have I likely exhausted my ability to get as much MA out of the cantis and levers, or is there anything I can do to get more leverage? I remember in the description of the CR720s they are described as having a positiveness and crispness, and maybe that is another way of saying less mechanical advantage, and that's just how wide profile canto's behave? I did wonder if I could replace the levers, since it appears that the Eclipse levers were actually
Re: [RBW] Re: Blug on long chainstays
I've had to add chainlinks to both the Hunq's and Hillborne's chains when I install new ones. The longer stays and larger cogs I use just won't work with the chains my LBS carries for the spandex hamsters in the area. Talk about fitting them in a bike box? My Hunq just* barely *fit in one of the gigantic boxes that Amtrak offers. I don't think the Appaloosa could come close. Marc On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 12:05:58 PM UTC-4, Pudge wrote: I believe in one of his Blug posts about the Mystery Bikes (which have chainstays in the 54 cm range), GP said they had to cobble together an extra-long chain out of extra links from a second chain. *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript: [mailto: rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript:] *On Behalf Of *Andrew Marchant-Shapiro *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2015 9:18 PM *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript: *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Blug on long chainstays I had an '85 Trek 650. Stays for days. I'm scrounging for a photo right now, but I can't lay my hands on one. I do believe that with a wheelbase *that* long, there may have been some slight compromise in handling. But nothing significant. And it was a joy to ride with rear panniers mounted, especially with my enormous feet. ISTRC that one problem I ran into was finding sufficiently long chains when I ran it as a derailer setup (I ultimately settled on using a wheel with an AW 3-speed IG hub). On Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 3:26:56 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: Interesting post. I heard tell that Jobst would tell the builder, Don't cut anything off of the stays. At any rate, I *tend* to agree with Grant (don't know enough about frames to say with certainty), but my own experience, such as it is, makes me so tend. My 2 Riv Road customs have 44.5 cm stays -- measured to center of horizontals -- actually, I think Chauncey has added another cm or so to the rear: he's waiting for dropouts from England. At any rate, this is the same length as the massively long stays on the Fargo (where I can run 50s actual with PB 60s and an inch of air in between, all 'round). The point, and it's one Grant seems to have missed, is that * long stays do not -- *repeat, *DO NOT* -- *compromise quick handling.* I must clarify. My 2 Rivs turn in noticeably faster than did the Ram (that's one reason I sold the Ram, tho' the Ram was pleasant; just slightly slower that I wanted in a road bike). The customs, while being almost as stable as the Ram in the straight (almost: I think the heavier, larger wheels of the Ram affect things), they turn in with exquisite compliance: no hesitation at all, while not at all being twitchy. Quick but seamless. I'm sure that the short and light wheels affect this too, but on these 2 bikes Grant managed to capture what, for me at least, is a kind of ideal mix of steadiness and quickness -- and, back to the point: this is done despite what, by modern standards, are hugely long stays. (The Roadeo has 43 cm stays, IIRC.) -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-own...@googlegroups.com javascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional
Re: [RBW] Standover on a 60cm Sam?
Thanks Jeff, that's just what I needed. That standover is a bit high for me, for my use (as a city bike, I like extra clearance because I'm starting and stopping a lot when riding with the kids). Hmm, maybe time to think about a Cheviot... Eric On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Jeff Lesperance jeff.lespera...@gmail.com wrote: My second-hand double top-tube 60CM SH is approx. 34-5/8 inches / 88CM measured approx. center of top top tube, shod with Compass Barlow Pass tires. My PBH comes in somewhere between 90 and 91cm or approx. 35.5 so I don't have a lot of room for error in the standover department, but I never think about it as it's become my largest and most comfortable bike. My measurements appear to jibe with this geometry chart https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjehUKAztnO8dEFRVEYxUWpxeXNPMHZMeDZINmNUMWc#gid=0 linked from this page on the Riv site: http://www.rivbike.com/Bikes-s/619.htm where the standover height is listed as 87.6cm -Jeff Silver Spring, MD On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Eric Daume ericda...@gmail.com wrote: Can anyone tell me the stand over height of a 60cm Sam, measured at the center of the top tube? Thanks, Eric -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: My Fargo just lost 2 lb! Woolywarm!
Sorry Patrick . . . . but this makes me giggle ! I see your high humidity for Albuquerque is where your dewpoints are upper 40's to low 50's. That's quite comfortable actually . When dewpoints get into the 60's you will really start to feel it. I'd be curious to know if anyone here wears wool when the dewpoints are 70 and above . If anyone says it's comfortable they're deluded , because it really doesn't matter what you wear at that point because everything wets out and stays wet ! Shirtless actually feels about the best at that point . . . lol . Me . . . I think all clothing is overrated , as if there is some garment is better than skin itself . Kinda comes down to vanity again . . .. .mine is somehow better than yours . . . this is somehow better than that . . . . . this blah blah is somehow blah blah than that blah blah . Ahaahahahahaahahahahahaha ! How silly is man and thinking ! On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 8:51:40 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: *when I left; humidity high in the upper 20s/low 30s, too. * -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] ISO cheap, temporary, 559 X 32 mm tire
Jan says that the new Compass 559X32s won't arrive until ~ August. Meanwhile, I have a new 3d wheel coming, 36# S/R EQL 21 and S3X, and I need a tire for it. My normal wheelset is shod with 559X1.35 Kojaks. Does anyone have anything anywhere similar to these Kojaks? Cheap best, trades good, cash possible. Thanks. -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Off topic alert!! Feedback request.
oh... all you hipsters and your cigarette pantshow trendy! BW...I have some Marmot shorts in a similar fabric... don't seem to absorb moisture much but I don't ride in them. ~mike Carlsbad Ca. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: My Fargo just lost 2 lb! Woolywarm!
I know, I lived variously in Washington DC, Atlanta, GA, Karachi Pakistan (awful hellhole: no rain; regular dust storms; WDC humidity; mould on all the buildings. No wonder the country is a mess); and immediately pre monsoon New Delhi. I agree, you cannot be comfortable without A/C no matter what you wear, unless you are encased in ice. But relative to our climate here in high desert ABQ, NM, wool is the bee's (bees'?) knees. On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 6:25 AM, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry Patrick . . . . but this makes me giggle ! I see your high humidity for Albuquerque is where your dewpoints are upper 40's to low 50's. That's quite comfortable actually . When dewpoints get into the 60's you will really start to feel it. I'd be curious to know if anyone here wears wool when the dewpoints are 70 and above . If anyone says it's comfortable they're deluded , because it really doesn't matter what you wear at that point because everything wets out and stays wet ! Shirtless actually feels about the best at that point . . . lol . Me . . . I think all clothing is overrated , as if there is some garment is better than skin itself . Kinda comes down to vanity again . . .. .mine is somehow better than yours . . . this is somehow better than that . . . . . this blah blah is somehow blah blah than that blah blah . Ahaahahahahaahahahahahaha ! How silly is man and thinking ! On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 8:51:40 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: *when I left; humidity high in the upper 20s/low 30s, too. * -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Santa Monica mountain riding
I was just talking to someone on the CR list about the area east roughly of
the Mulholland HW and Las Virgines road intersection, where 40 years ago
there were a number of winding, hilly, very well built canyon roads perfect
for energetic cycling.
Are any of y'all familiar with riding here? I suppose that in the last 40
years the entire landscape has been filled with tract housing.
My college, Thomas Aquinas, now just outside of Santa Paul, at the time
('73-'77) rented the ex-Claretian seminary occupying the lovely grounds of
the old Gillette mansion (I think it's now a state park). Across Las
Virgines was the old Fox Ranch (where I worked as a night watchman to keep
cows and vandals off the Swiss Fam Rob and Mash sets) and hit 70 mph on the
tiny, winding dirt tracks on Fox lot beaters at 3 am. (We destroyed many
vehicles that way -- great fun.)
Anyway. There was a coterie of roadies who would share these canyon roads
(Cold Canyon? Liberty Canyon?) with the choppers on weekends; an ex student
from TAC got into trouble by taking a brakeless track bike up into those
hills.*
I myself was then sans bike; I'd sold my 10 speed when returning to the US,
but I'd borrow bikes and ride the canyons -- great fun. I recall once
bombing down Mullholland Hwy on the other side of Las Virgines on the way
to the Woodland Hills shopping center, and being passed (after a long
pursuit) by a motor vehicle whose drive yelled, You hit 45!
At the Woodland Hills shopping center, along the Ventura Fwy, there as a
bike shop that had a very early CF bike in the window.
*Doug Gilles, whose family owned at the time a well known Santa Monica bike
shop -- Helen's? He was an ill fit at conservative Catholic TAC, with
shoulder length hair and Buddhist beliefs. One anecdote: the college, a
very small startup at the time, had its coterie of devotees of the more
marginal and exotic old fashioned Catholic cults. One Halloween Gilles went
around the dorm rooms dressed up as the Infant of Prague. He'd knock on
doors and say, Bless you my child and then hit the occupant on the head
with his scepter. Gilles was 6'3 and 300 lb at the time (he lost weight by
the time he had the track bike accident).
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Re: [RBW] WTB: Rear 26 Touring Wheel
Hi Eric, I PM'ed you twice... please check your spam folder. On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, Looking for a 26 rear touring wheel, 135mm spacing, Shimano cassette body, 36 spokes, sturdy rim, non-disc I'll consider anything in good shape, from XT, XTR, White Industries up to Phil Cassette! Please email off list! Eric -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Cheers, David Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rock N Roads w/ Fenders on 51cm Sam Hillborne?
Huzzah! They fit. Probably would not have worked with metal fenders but sks p50s clearances are tight so I have to bend some stuff. But it looks pretty good. Will post pictures once I decide on albatross vs noodles. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Mechanical disadvantage? Seeking joyful braking.
The lower the straddle cable, the more mechanical advantage - goes for every cantilever brake you will come across. True in the mathematical sense. Misleading in the practical sense. Wide, low cantilevers like CR720s and M.A.F.A.C. and others don't change much at all with straddle height. Run them high or run them low, they feel about the same. The place where straddle height would make a difference with CR720 is where the straddle is inside the tirewhich causes other problems. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Mechanical disadvantage? Seeking joyful braking.
I'm with Deacon on this. I have 720s on one bike Paul's on another. No comparison. I also agree with his set up. Intuitively, picturing how all levers work, it seems necessary to keep the straddle cable close to 90o to the brake arm. Hence hi profile brake work best with a hi straddle cable (and Paul recommends at least 5 for the neo retros) and shorter cables for low profile brakes like shimano. I owned V brakes briefly and know that some people really like them, but I'm a 200 lb. rider and can lift the rear wheel off the ground when I slam on the neo-retros. I owe em my life and I'm sticking with em. Michael On Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 12:32:25 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: The lower the straddle cable, the more mechanical advantage - goes for every cantilever brake you will come across. True in the mathematical sense. Misleading in the practical sense. Wide, low cantilevers like CR720s and M.A.F.A.C. and others don't change much at all with straddle height. Run them high or run them low, they feel about the same. The place where straddle height would make a difference with CR720 is where the straddle is inside the tirewhich causes other problems. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Blug on long chainstays
I ride nice bikes all the way across this spectrum, so while sitting out a stormy day, I measured them. Stays first, rounded nearest: 46cm stable, smooth, fun down single-track - 49cm Schwinn Sierra -1987 43cm responsive, easy uphill/slow speed handling - 55cm Bstone MB-1 - 1990 46cm feels right everywhere, nothing amiss - 60cm Hillborne - 201X 55cm smooth, comfort, start that tight turn early - 57cm Mystery bike - 201Y The 46/49 Sierra and the 55/57 Mystery feel alike. The 46/60 Hillborne and the 43/55 MB-1 do, too, now that I consider it, but Sam shall not wear trail scars that the MB-1 can bear, so they go different places. They look like two recipes that produce two results, and I like them both. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Anne on the Great Divide
Actually I predict Anne will shatter all records (for most joy-filled tour of The Divide)...THAT'S what it's all about. Shame the others have to ride it heads-down in an awful hurry... Ride beautifully, Anne. Savor the journey. Peace, BB -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Anne on the Great Divide
I'm with MBB on this. Anne, enjoy every mile, every minute, and savor every bite of pie. The snow won't hit for another four to six months, so don't rush it. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] WTB: 56cm Quickbeam
Hello. The subject line says it all. I would very much like to own a 56cm Quickbeam. Can anyone help? Thank you -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Bosco/Albatross Aluminum Vs Chromoly
I’m curious if the aluminum version of the bosco is slightly stiffer feeling than the cromoly bosco or if anyone has experience comparing the aluminum alba to the chromoly albatross bars in terms or stiffness or other factors. I have the chromoly albatross bars and before that I had the aluminum moustache bars. When I switched from moustache to alba I went from aluminum to chromoly and I do feel like the chromoly are a bit flexier. (but I know it’s tubing is slightly bigger sized too) and that may make the difference as opposed to the material change. I’m not at all worried about strength differences between these bars, but I liked the feel of the stiffness of the moustache….. Anyone have any thoughts on this? -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Tire trouble puzzlement
In case anyone cares, I have put Soma B-Lines, Regular Hetres and now Soma Xpress and 650b Marathons on 5 different Synergies from Australia and Florida and been unable to get any of them completely round. I have put many miles on them and don't find the bumps to be detectable or a problem. I also was riding around last week with a 700x28 tube in there folded into a chicane at one point and it made it across town a couple times. I am pretty sure I haven't had anything but pinch flats (my fault) and maybe two glass shards in the 3 years I've been riding these wheels. OK Tom, Vancouver BC -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Post Surgery Therapy
I sure hope so, Chris. Riding does seem to help loosen up the back, though there's still a long ways to go with the recovery. I've enjoyed reading your blog, one of many I follow that have helped keep me motivated to get back to biking. I'm going to give those Albatrosses a go in a week or so. I know you did a lot of back and forth between them and drops before finally settling on the Albas. I bought a second stem so that I can swap out the cockpit as a complete unit and just change out the cables and housing, transfer the bar-end shifters and bell. Should make the transition easier and allow me to go between the drops and the Albatrosses without too much fuss. On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 7:56:15 PM UTC-7, Pondero wrote: Ah...that's some seriously good looking medicine there. May it be seriously effective. Chris Johnson Sanger, Texas -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Post Surgery Therapy
Thanks Ron. The inspiration for the photos come from Alan Barnard of EcoVelo fame. I always admired his creative style when he'd do a photo shoot of his bikes. Wish he had kept the website going. On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 8:07:39 AM UTC-7, Ron Mc wrote: thanks for the photos - great job -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS 54 Saluki
Hello, Can you provide some measurements, TT for example, thanks! Kate On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 10:14:19 AM UTC-4, George Chalekian wrote: Mostly immaculate. $2,500. This was my daily commuter four times weekly, 21 miles round trip, for four years. Now my commute is 27 steps from the bed to my desk chair. As a consequence the Saluki, which was a purpose-built as a Commuter / Rando bike with racks and panniers, has been relegated to grocery status. Not a dignified life for such a bike so I'm posting it here, and only here, first. So why not Rando or bicycle camp then? Frankly, not much opportunity on the small island of Oahu. I say mostly immaculate because there are a few dings in the paint. Otherwise, the bicycle lived in the house or next to my desk at the office and still has that original clear coat shine because except for grocery duty it was never locked up our left outside. And Grant knows his way away around parts, as you'll see below. Everything works flawlessly. This is one of the smoothest, easiest-riding, most comfortable bikes I've ever been on. Pics attached, many more available if you're interested. The Specs: *Frame Fork* Lugged steel (of course) 54 cm, pewter with white detailing *Drive Train* You (potentially) *Front Derailleur* Shimano 105 *Rear Derailleur* Shimano XT *Cassette* Shimano 9-speed 11-32t *Crank* Sugino triple 46/36/24t *Components* *Headset* Chris King *Stem* Nitto *Handlebar* Velo Orange Rando (I will throw in a mustache bar which is great for everything except headwinds) *Shifters* Shimano Bar End *Brake Levers* Shimano *Brakes* Shimano Cantis *Seatpost* Nitto *Saddle* Selle Anatomica Titanico *Cables* Really? Cables? Yes. *Wheels* *Front Hub* Schmidt Nabendynamo *Rear Hub* Shimano Deore *Wheels* Hand Built by Rich Lesnik of Hands On Wheels Rigida Sphinx 36 hole rims *Tires* Panaracer Col De La Vie Randonée 650 B (I'll throw in two brand new ones) *Additional Goodies, Included* Twin Schmidt E6 Halogens (and possibly an extra bulb which occasionally appears in the panniers) Nitto Front Rack SKS Fenders (the rear one is damaged – thanks to an attacking shopping cart -- but functional – I mean it's a mud / rain flap afterall) Near Field Pedestrian Warning System (aka brass bell) -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS 54 Saluki
Ah yes, wild chickens abound here. Feathered alarm clocks set for about 5 am in the summer. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: My Fargo just lost 2 lb! Woolywarm!
Patrick, I think the saying is The Bees' Knees' Fleas, if you please. :) Just don't think about it too much, or it progressively makes less and less sense. I've never tried a wool jersey like that, but often ride in a thin merino ss shirt I got at Riv. Assuming it's similar, I've found it very versatile as a single layer in high heat to moderately cool temps. Here's to riding in wool or otherwise! -Aaron Not riding today because it's projected to be 108 degrees out today Young The Dalles, OR On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote: I know, I lived variously in Washington DC, Atlanta, GA, Karachi Pakistan (awful hellhole: no rain; regular dust storms; WDC humidity; mould on all the buildings. No wonder the country is a mess); and immediately pre monsoon New Delhi. I agree, you cannot be comfortable without A/C no matter what you wear, unless you are encased in ice. But relative to our climate here in high desert ABQ, NM, wool is the bee's (bees'?) knees. On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 6:25 AM, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry Patrick . . . . but this makes me giggle ! I see your high humidity for Albuquerque is where your dewpoints are upper 40's to low 50's. That's quite comfortable actually . When dewpoints get into the 60's you will really start to feel it. I'd be curious to know if anyone here wears wool when the dewpoints are 70 and above . If anyone says it's comfortable they're deluded , because it really doesn't matter what you wear at that point because everything wets out and stays wet ! Shirtless actually feels about the best at that point . . . lol . Me . . . I think all clothing is overrated , as if there is some garment is better than skin itself . Kinda comes down to vanity again . . .. .mine is somehow better than yours . . . this is somehow better than that . . . . . this blah blah is somehow blah blah than that blah blah . Ahaahahahahaahahahahahaha ! How silly is man and thinking ! On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 8:51:40 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: *when I left; humidity high in the upper 20s/low 30s, too. * -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: The 5 minute bike...the worst of marketing
Are those shoes with (gasp!) laces? What will they think of next? Roy H. Drinkwater Lititz, PA -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS 54 Saluki
Nice looking bike. Can I ask, what model is the rear rack? Not seen one quite like that when surfing for Nitto racks. On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 7:14:19 AM UTC-7, George Chalekian wrote: Mostly immaculate. $2,500. This was my daily commuter four times weekly, 21 miles round trip, for four years. Now my commute is 27 steps from the bed to my desk chair. As a consequence the Saluki, which was a purpose-built as a Commuter / Rando bike with racks and panniers, has been relegated to grocery status. Not a dignified life for such a bike so I'm posting it here, and only here, first. So why not Rando or bicycle camp then? Frankly, not much opportunity on the small island of Oahu. I say mostly immaculate because there are a few dings in the paint. Otherwise, the bicycle lived in the house or next to my desk at the office and still has that original clear coat shine because except for grocery duty it was never locked up our left outside. And Grant knows his way away around parts, as you'll see below. Everything works flawlessly. This is one of the smoothest, easiest-riding, most comfortable bikes I've ever been on. Pics attached, many more available if you're interested. The Specs: *Frame Fork* Lugged steel (of course) 54 cm, pewter with white detailing *Drive Train* You (potentially) *Front Derailleur* Shimano 105 *Rear Derailleur* Shimano XT *Cassette* Shimano 9-speed 11-32t *Crank* Sugino triple 46/36/24t *Components* *Headset* Chris King *Stem* Nitto *Handlebar* Velo Orange Rando (I will throw in a mustache bar which is great for everything except headwinds) *Shifters* Shimano Bar End *Brake Levers* Shimano *Brakes* Shimano Cantis *Seatpost* Nitto *Saddle* Selle Anatomica Titanico *Cables* Really? Cables? Yes. *Wheels* *Front Hub* Schmidt Nabendynamo *Rear Hub* Shimano Deore *Wheels* Hand Built by Rich Lesnik of Hands On Wheels Rigida Sphinx 36 hole rims *Tires* Panaracer Col De La Vie Randonée 650 B (I'll throw in two brand new ones) *Additional Goodies, Included* Twin Schmidt E6 Halogens (and possibly an extra bulb which occasionally appears in the panniers) Nitto Front Rack SKS Fenders (the rear one is damaged – thanks to an attacking shopping cart -- but functional – I mean it's a mud / rain flap afterall) Near Field Pedestrian Warning System (aka brass bell) -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] FS: Ortlieb, Tubus, Madden, BM
Hey RBW-folk, As part of my continuing I ain't got no job sale and just in time for your epic summer tour ... panniers and racks! All prices are + shipping. 1. *New Ortlieb Back-Roller Plus Panniers*: New-in-box, red/black, QL2 mounting system, video review here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL81YkQdDOg, $220 online and at REI. * $165* 2. *New Ortlieb Sport-Packer Plus Panniers:* New-in-box, red/black, QL2 mounting system, video review here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TzqbcaQxTc, $210 online and at REI. *$155* 3. *New Tubus Cosmo stainless rear rack* (with low-ish rider mounts): Installed, then removed without ever having a pannier mounted on it. Original version of the Cosmo, so looks like this: http://www.therandonneeshop.com/medi...ubus_Cosmo.jpg http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.therandonneeshop.com%2Fmedia%2F238%2FTubus_Cosmo.jpgsa=Dsntz=1usg=AFQjCNEnNw7prcaEYDOtEWlcoHy57VAwag Included is the $13 Tubus Lower Rack Mounting Kit, which can be used to position the rack slightly further back to increase clearance for heels or disc brakes, or help on bikes with normal length chainstays. $210+$13=$223 is cheapest online price I see; say *$170* for everything. 4. *New-ish BuschMüller 4DToplight Senso battery rear light:* See www.peterwhitecycles.com/taillights-bat.asp*, *bought with the Cosmo and currently installed on it, no box, $34 from Peter White. *$18 with Cosmo, $23 alone* 5. *Used Madden Buzzard (rear) + Baby Buzzard (front) full pannier set:* High quality bags sewn in boulder, CO, used but not much, slight sun fade in spots, but otherwise excellent, no tears, abrasion, etc.., color is black teal (green w/ hint of blue). Can get photos if interested. *Buzzard rears = $85, Baby Buzzard fronts = $70, full set = $145* Cheers and safe riding! -Jack Raleigh, NC -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: A short ride in the westside bosque
I never thought wool would work in the heat, but I have several Minus33 light weight T's (Algonquin) that are truly amazing. Very comfortable, even in the heat and just hang them up for a few hours and you wouldn't know they've been worn. Only need washing when they get salt stains from the sweat. On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 3:28:35 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: Pretty and fun despite the heat. Our almost-record-breaking spring rains have largely erased our drought (severe) and caused the local flora to burgeon to a degree we haven't seen for years. Acequia paths are now constricted by weeds, and the laggardly trumpet vine that provides some green relief to my xeriscaped back yard is burgeoning, bringing in bumblebees and hummingbirds. 92*F (it has climbed to 100*F as I type), humidity high in the 20s; the trails and access roads are starting to dry up and dissolve into fine sand. Odd morning easterly winds, becoming the usual S, SW, and Westerlies. At 92*F, the Rivendell Woolywarm ss jersey is as comfortable as any plastic jersey or rayon Hawaiian shirt -- and I've worn it for some 12 hours at least over the past 2-3 days, riding and typing. And it don't stink! Cottonwood fluff season; River and ditches full. Photos attached. -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] WTB: Rivendell Redwood
Just in case the 63cm Canti-rom I just bought does not fit, I'm on the lookout for a Redwood. Let me know if you have one you'd like to part with. Thank you! -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Wanted: Rivendell Redwood
I recently bought the 63cm Canti-Rom Luke had for sale. It's not even here yet but I'm already considering a Redwood. Depending on how the Canti-Rom fits (hopefully it does), I might need to sling my long legs over a Redwood instead. Plus, I like the green. If you have one, and are looking to part with it, please let me know. Thanks! -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Tire trouble puzzlement
This series of posts had prompted me to consider the hop in a pair of wheels (650B Velocity Synergy rims with Nifty Swifty tires). After reapplying the tires, adding extra rim tape, teflon lubricating around the bead, etc I could not get the hop out of that rotating wheel. Applied a new pair of tires, (Hutchinson) that I had in reserve the hop magically disappeared. Go figure. Tim Petersen On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 6:29:45 PM UTC-5, Michael Hechmer wrote: After many hours of effort I'm not sure I'm closer to solving this problem. And I'm no longer sure it's 100% a rim problem. A careful examination of the new pari-moto front tire on my Trek revealed that the colored line that I was advised to keep constant around the rim was itself not a constant distance from the bead. At a point about 90 degrees from the label, near the inflation label, it dived to near zero. After a couple of tries at centering it and retesting (I live 3 miles from pavement so this was a bit arduous and time consuming) I identified a tiny ridge running parallel to the bead and also that this ridge was level with the rim on the two wheels that seem to be working OK. I took a pen and inked a line at the top of that ridge, then I mounted the tire by first exposing the ink line and then pushing it slightly in.The second try of this quieted the tire about 80 - 90 %, which was enough to allow me to perceive the thumping in the rear tire. I then ran a test on two bikes with all but one of the permutations of wheels of wheels bikes. (I couldn't put the Saluki rear wheel with a 135mm Deore onto the Treks 130 mm drop outs but I could convert the 130 mm White to 135 and put them on the Saluki). At the end of this I realized three things. Both the front and rear tires on the Deore/Synergy rims were basically Ok; both front and rear on the White/Synergy rims were misaligned; the rear tire on the White/Synergy wheel also showed a half inch slice in the side wall, right at the rim. I think the next up is replacing the rim tape on the White/Synergy wheels with HB tape, if I fin I have enough and it will fit. I am also considering replacing the pari-motos on the Saluki (even though they are fine) with Compass 41 mm tires and then replacing the worn rear tire on the Trek keeping the other as a spare. Up till this I have really liked the pari-motos. Living out in the country I don't encounter a lot of debris, just a lot of rough roads and these tires have been great for me. Michael On Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 4:59:32 PM UTC-4, Michael Hechmer wrote: Thank you. We are heading out tomorrow for three days of the Saranac Tandem Rally, so this problem will wait at least till Monday. Thanks for the lead to Jan's blog. He wrote: *Do not ride a poorly seated tire! *The tire could come off the rim and cause a crash. I'm glad my survival instincts kicked in. When I'm going downhill at 35mph I want everything to be perfect, so as soon as this happened I turned around and headed home. Michael. On Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 4:14:45 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: On 06/18/2015 03:17 PM, Kieran J wrote: I've been having a dickens of a time trying to get Hetres to mount round and true on an A23 tubeless-ready rim (with a tube). My next try was going to be on a Synergy wheel I have, but it sounds like this type of behaviour happens on those as well. Is the lumpy supple tire syndrome something that people just deal with and/or have simply accepted that soapy water, 10 minutes of massaging and adjusting, etc. are what's needed to put a tire on? It's the rims, not the tires. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Nitto dirt drop length questiom
I was thinking about getting Nittp Rm013 dirt drops for my Commuter/SS cross bike. They come in very wide widths for drop bars at 46, 48, and 52 cm. I normally like a wide bar as I am a wide shouldered fella and would normally buy a 44cm road bar. Any sizing help would be appreciated. -Dave -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] FS: CL outing, ANT Roadster, mine
I love it, but I haven't ridden it as much as I thought I would and I need to pay some bills. The asking price is what I have into it, which I have no illusions of getting. Offers welcome, but no shipping unless you can find someone in the area to help with it. I have no way to transport it. Rivendell content? Umm..I bought a ShopSack and bungee net for it! Text 415-786-4623 for better pics. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/bik/5089586449.html Thanks, Joe Bernard bike is in Novato, CA. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bosco/Albatross Aluminum Vs Chromoly
Yes . . . . some thoughts . . . . . To compare the Moustache bar and the Albas on equal terms you'd have to only use the same equal length of the grip on the Alba as on the Stache' . Since I use bar end brake lever and thumbshifters mounted on the inside top curve, I can do this and grip there frequently , especially climbing where pulling on the bars happens . I notice no flex at all on my steel 56cm Alba bar there, nor at the ends for that matter . I'm sure some fancy testing or someone more persnickety than I would notice, but for real world use I notice none. And if there was . . . . so what ? It's not like the bar is going to bend over on itself or something . . . . lol. And on top of that . . . what about stem flex then ? Some say stems flex too . So if this is the case how do you know if it's the bar or the stem ? Then again . . . frames flex too . . . .so here we go again , another flex in the equation ! Ahahaha ! Notice . . . . all this thinking never really ends . . . that is until one reaches Perfection. which is what we all seek in every way , conscious or not . Perfection contains all wonderful qualities . . . . like freedom without constraint . . . . knowing without learning . . . . joy without sadness or cause or reason ! Just Joy ! ! ! We can never find Perfection by looking . . . . because it is ever Present , hidden in plain sight if you will . The Heart of All that Is All :) -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Anne on the Great Divide
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[RBW] Children's Bike Advice - OT
I have always functioned as the family bike guru, but now my 4 1/2 year old grandson needs a bike and I am out of my league. I do know that the bike his parents bought - a 12 wheel model - is too small. They thought being close to the ground was safer but he can't extend his leg enough. I think he will feel safe when he develops a sense of balance. I also think training wheels should be skipped or limited to a month or so. If I were buying I would put him on the smallest 20 wheel bike I could fit him on and spend a lot of time in the traditional run behind mode. No doubt some of you have taught a child to ride since I have - 35 years ago. Any learned wisdom welcomed. Michael -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Mechanical disadvantage? Seeking joyful braking.
On Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 6:32:25 PM UTC+2, Bill Lindsay wrote: The lower the straddle cable, the more mechanical advantage - goes for every cantilever brake you will come across. True in the mathematical sense. Misleading in the practical sense. Wide, low cantilevers like CR720s and M.A.F.A.C. and others don't change much at all with straddle height. Run them high or run them low, they feel about the same. Well, I thought that I had already pointed that out, and didn't want to repeat my self: Wide profiles canti brakes have very low mechanical advantage, and it doesn't vary much regarding to (useful) yoke heights. https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/5R-gKjhClH8/7G9a0SthaBgJ This was a response to how the geometry worked, to avoid the stated confusion - in general yoke height has the largest effect on brake force and feel for cantilever brakes, and it's good to be aware of this simple rule. Johan Larsson, Sweden The place where straddle height would make a difference with CR720 is where the straddle is inside the tirewhich causes other problems. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Stolen Rambouillet UPDATE!
May we see some of that video? On Monday, June 22, 2015 at 5:54:48 PM UTC-4, Mark Wilkins wrote: Just spotted my blue ram, stolen in December, locked to a rack in downtown Harrisburg, PA. Waiting for police (1hr so far) Can't believe it! Sent from my iPhone -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Santa Monica mountain riding
Patrick:
Thanks to local land conservancies, the Santa Monica mountains are NOT
filled in with housing tracts. Lots of excellent trails riding west of
Sepulveda. A wonderful source of information is Franko, as in:
http://frankosmaps.com/santa-monica-mountains-trail-map
Right now, there may be areas that are closed due to high fire hazard.
There are also areas reserved for hiking only, but there is plenty of room
as long as we respect one another's space. Enjoy!
dougP
On Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 11:11:30 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
I was just talking to someone on the CR list about the area east roughly
of the Mulholland HW and Las Virgines road intersection, where 40 years ago
there were a number of winding, hilly, very well built canyon roads perfect
for energetic cycling.
Are any of y'all familiar with riding here? I suppose that in the last 40
years the entire landscape has been filled with tract housing.
My college, Thomas Aquinas, now just outside of Santa Paul, at the time
('73-'77) rented the ex-Claretian seminary occupying the lovely grounds of
the old Gillette mansion (I think it's now a state park). Across Las
Virgines was the old Fox Ranch (where I worked as a night watchman to keep
cows and vandals off the Swiss Fam Rob and Mash sets) and hit 70 mph on the
tiny, winding dirt tracks on Fox lot beaters at 3 am. (We destroyed many
vehicles that way -- great fun.)
Anyway. There was a coterie of roadies who would share these canyon roads
(Cold Canyon? Liberty Canyon?) with the choppers on weekends; an ex student
from TAC got into trouble by taking a brakeless track bike up into those
hills.*
I myself was then sans bike; I'd sold my 10 speed when returning to the
US, but I'd borrow bikes and ride the canyons -- great fun. I recall once
bombing down Mullholland Hwy on the other side of Las Virgines on the way
to the Woodland Hills shopping center, and being passed (after a long
pursuit) by a motor vehicle whose drive yelled, You hit 45!
At the Woodland Hills shopping center, along the Ventura Fwy, there as a
bike shop that had a very early CF bike in the window.
*Doug Gilles, whose family owned at the time a well known Santa Monica
bike shop -- Helen's? He was an ill fit at conservative Catholic TAC, with
shoulder length hair and Buddhist beliefs. One anecdote: the college, a
very small startup at the time, had its coterie of devotees of the more
marginal and exotic old fashioned Catholic cults. One Halloween Gilles went
around the dorm rooms dressed up as the Infant of Prague. He'd knock on
doors and say, Bless you my child and then hit the occupant on the head
with his scepter. Gilles was 6'3 and 300 lb at the time (he lost weight by
the time he had the track bike accident).
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[RBW] Re: Children's Bike Advice - OT
Our biggest challenge to kid's learning to ride is terrain. There's nuttin' flat roun' here. It seems to add a few years to the learning curve. With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 3:06:49 PM UTC-6, Michael Hechmer wrote: I have always functioned as the family bike guru, but now my 4 1/2 year old grandson needs a bike and I am out of my league. I do know that the bike his parents bought - a 12 wheel model - is too small. They thought being close to the ground was safer but he can't extend his leg enough. I think he will feel safe when he develops a sense of balance. I also think training wheels should be skipped or limited to a month or so. If I were buying I would put him on the smallest 20 wheel bike I could fit him on and spend a lot of time in the traditional run behind mode. No doubt some of you have taught a child to ride since I have - 35 years ago. Any learned wisdom welcomed. Michael -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Where you on River Road Thursday?
Saw an orange Sam or Cheviot, not sure which. At least it looked like a Rivendell. Orange, looked like a Bronze colored headbadge. I was on my Bleriot and didn't stop to chat, though I should have. So if it was you let me know and let's do some Riv-riding! -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Blug on long chainstays
I had an '85 Trek 850 (Hugh now has it) w/ sper long chain stays. It was (is I'm sure) a great fun bike. I also ride a Yuba Mundo, which has extremely long stays. It's a necessity as I carry two children on the back, but I'm always amazed how the bike rides. We got in a good 40 miles today although it isn't fast, I can keep a decent pace on it. I'm all for longer stays as long as the bike handles well on the front end as well. Liesl: THAT CUSTOM IS AMAZING. I'd have picked a similar result if I were in your shoes. I love the way that bike looks. Best, Eric On Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 5:25:42 PM UTC-4, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: It would be interesting to ride two bikes that are identical except for maybe 8-10cm difference in chainstay length. My Devil has forward facing dropouts and I can change the CS length from about 43.5 to 45 and I can feel a difference. I prefer the way the bike rides at 45cm. My Trek has 43cm CS and I prefer that bike over the Devil. I think the difference is front-end geometry. I prefer MTB geometry and the Devil has road bike geometry. The steering is too quick and twitchy for my tastes and the longer chainstay setting provides some sense of stability, that is reassuring to me. The Trek has MTB geometry and the front-end feels fine to me and I think the shorter back-end makes for a more agile and sporty ride, which I like. I'm going to say tentatively that I prefer shorter chainstays but I would still love to do the experiment I mentioned at the first of this post. It would be very enlightening. On Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 2:26:56 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: Interesting post. I heard tell that Jobst would tell the builder, Don't cut anything off of the stays. At any rate, I *tend* to agree with Grant (don't know enough about frames to say with certainty), but my own experience, such as it is, makes me so tend. My 2 Riv Road customs have 44.5 cm stays -- measured to center of horizontals -- actually, I think Chauncey has added another cm or so to the rear: he's waiting for dropouts from England. At any rate, this is the same length as the massively long stays on the Fargo (where I can run 50s actual with PB 60s and an inch of air in between, all 'round). The point, and it's one Grant seems to have missed, is that *long stays do not -- *repeat, *DO NOT* -- *compromise quick handling.* I must clarify. My 2 Rivs turn in noticeably faster than did the Ram (that's one reason I sold the Ram, tho' the Ram was pleasant; just slightly slower that I wanted in a road bike). The customs, while being almost as stable as the Ram in the straight (almost: I think the heavier, larger wheels of the Ram affect things), they turn in with exquisite compliance: no hesitation at all, while not at all being twitchy. Quick but seamless. I'm sure that the short and light wheels affect this too, but on these 2 bikes Grant managed to capture what, for me at least, is a kind of ideal mix of steadiness and quickness -- and, back to the point: this is done despite what, by modern standards, are hugely long stays. (The Roadeo has 43 cm stays, IIRC.) -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Children's Bike Advice - OT
As a general rule, we buy bikes too big and let them grow into them. At 4.5, a balance bike may not be amiss, or just remove the pedals of the bike he gets for a while. Sheldon Brown's recommendation to put a hand on their upper back, between the shoulder blades as they are learning to balance and pedal is excellent. Do NOT use the seat or grab on to give them balance as that is counter productive. Better fall when going slow and learn balance. Most important, of course, be sure they have fun, even with all the fear that comes from an expanding world! Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] stem for albastache help
ok. going to take the albastache plunge. what has been working well for me (though slightly less aggressive and comfortable climbing) are albatross bars with a 11cm tallux set at about saddle height. wondering what sort of stem i should pair with the albastache that will give a similar height and reach. dirt drop seems like the choice, but im not sure about the length. then again ive seen people use these with short traditional stems too. is there math that can be done, or is this more of a try it and see situation? THANKS -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Blug on long chainstays
It would be interesting to ride two bikes that are identical except for maybe 8-10cm difference in chainstay length. My Devil has forward facing dropouts and I can change the CS length from about 43.5 to 45 and I can feel a difference. I prefer the way the bike rides at 45cm. My Trek has 43cm CS and I prefer that bike over the Devil. I think the difference is front-end geometry. I prefer MTB geometry and the Devil has road bike geometry. The steering is too quick and twitchy for my tastes and the longer chainstay setting provides some sense of stability, that is reassuring to me. The Trek has MTB geometry and the front-end feels fine to me and I think the shorter back-end makes for a more agile and sporty ride, which I like. I'm going to say tentatively that I prefer shorter chainstays but I would still love to do the experiment I mentioned at the first of this post. It would be very enlightening. On Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 2:26:56 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: Interesting post. I heard tell that Jobst would tell the builder, Don't cut anything off of the stays. At any rate, I *tend* to agree with Grant (don't know enough about frames to say with certainty), but my own experience, such as it is, makes me so tend. My 2 Riv Road customs have 44.5 cm stays -- measured to center of horizontals -- actually, I think Chauncey has added another cm or so to the rear: he's waiting for dropouts from England. At any rate, this is the same length as the massively long stays on the Fargo (where I can run 50s actual with PB 60s and an inch of air in between, all 'round). The point, and it's one Grant seems to have missed, is that *long stays do not -- *repeat, *DO NOT* -- *compromise quick handling.* I must clarify. My 2 Rivs turn in noticeably faster than did the Ram (that's one reason I sold the Ram, tho' the Ram was pleasant; just slightly slower that I wanted in a road bike). The customs, while being almost as stable as the Ram in the straight (almost: I think the heavier, larger wheels of the Ram affect things), they turn in with exquisite compliance: no hesitation at all, while not at all being twitchy. Quick but seamless. I'm sure that the short and light wheels affect this too, but on these 2 bikes Grant managed to capture what, for me at least, is a kind of ideal mix of steadiness and quickness -- and, back to the point: this is done despite what, by modern standards, are hugely long stays. (The Roadeo has 43 cm stays, IIRC.) -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Nitto dirt drop length questiom
I ride 44 road bars. I ordered 46 from benscycle and they were pretty narrow. I exchanged for a 48 and they fit more like 44 road bars. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Nitto dirt drop length questiom
I ride 44 road bars. I ordered 46 from benscycle and they were pretty narrow. I exchanged for a 48 and they fit more like 44 road bars. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Children's Bike Advice - OT
With my youngest, we skipped training wheels. I had him on one of those razer scooters for a month to work on balance. (If I had known about the balance bikes, I would have used one.). Once he learned to balance on the scooter, it was an easy and intuitive transfer to a bike. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Children's Bike Advice - OT
A couple of things I have learned with 3 kids. 1. Let them choose as much as possible. If you can, show him a balance bike and a 16 bike (most 4.5 year olds would be too small for a 20) and see which he chooses. 2. Skip training wheels all together. They don't help and can slow things down. 3. When actually teaching, watch the video for teaching how to ride a bike without pain. It goes through the motion of teaching without pedals. 4. Keep it simple. No gears as long as he can stand it. 5. If you can treat him (afford it) those isla bikes look so good: light (DOES make a difference to little kids if not us) small components like brake levers, sensible geometry, etc. 6. Like Patrick said, hand on the back (or neck, you automatically keep it light) and not on the bike. Good luck! -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Quickie Velogical Review
It does make sense if you are running more than one wheelset. My Jones can't use a dynohub so I didn't have a choice, but it's pretty sweet not having to invest in two dynohubs to run mountain and slick tires. There's also a not-insignificant weight savings to using a 70g bottle dynamo versus heavier dynohub options. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Children's Bike Advice - OT
Balance bikes are A-MAZ-ING. My son (now 6.5) learned on training wheels was off by 3.5 yrs. My daughter (4) is much shorter than him at her age, rode a glance bike since turning 2. She did training wheels for 1/2 a week, but moved on to a regular bike quickly this Spring. She was much more confident, had fewer accidents was waaay faster on the balance bike than my son on the training wheels. I'd use a 16 or 20 bike, take the cranks off if necessary and let him learn the blanace before worrying about pedaling. Riv content: Grant had an article in an old RivReader about this very subject. If I'd had the money when my son was younger, I'd have skipped training wheels with him too... Best, Eric On Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 5:06:49 PM UTC-4, Michael Hechmer wrote: I have always functioned as the family bike guru, but now my 4 1/2 year old grandson needs a bike and I am out of my league. I do know that the bike his parents bought - a 12 wheel model - is too small. They thought being close to the ground was safer but he can't extend his leg enough. I think he will feel safe when he develops a sense of balance. I also think training wheels should be skipped or limited to a month or so. If I were buying I would put him on the smallest 20 wheel bike I could fit him on and spend a lot of time in the traditional run behind mode. No doubt some of you have taught a child to ride since I have - 35 years ago. Any learned wisdom welcomed. Michael -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Children's Bike Advice - OT
Of course it should be razor scooter: http://www.walmart.com/ip/10929195?wmlspartner=wlpaselectedSellerId=0adid=22736594wl0=wl1=gwl2=twl3=40334668712wl4=wl5=plawl6=56954005865veh=sem -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] FS 58cm SimpleOne
I've decided to sell my SimpleOne - it's just too similar to my Ram. I've got it listed on Huntsville (AL) Craigslist here: http://huntsville.craigslist.org/bik/5095968195.html I'd prefer to sell local, but am willing to travel part way to meet a buyer in Chattanooga, Nashville, Birmingham, or Atlanta. If I have to ship, I'll just let my LBS take care of it. Contact me off-group if you have any questions or need more info. John -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] stem for albastache help
I don't know about the new Albastache, but the old Moustache Handlebars generally require a 3cm shorter stem than your normal road bar length. For me this works out to 12 or 13 for Albatross, 10 for road, 7 for Moustache. According to this theory of the original design I think you'd be good with a DirtDrop, assuming the Albastache reach isn't drastically different. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Mark's/M18 failures?
My Mark's rack has had continuous use with light loads (tool rolls and/or sleeping bag) for about 7-8 years. It has been solid with zero maintenance or issues. I ought to get another. Chris Johnson Sanger, Texas -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Son Edelux II connection with SV-8 Dynamo hub
P.S. I checked with Shutter Precision tech support when I was tracking down a wiring issue, and they confirmed that the hub generates AC power. That means there is not hot or ground terminal, and it doesn't matter how you connect the wires. Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy On Jun 27, 2015, at 7:50 PM, David davidboydle...@gmail.com wrote: Oh man, I seemed to have botched my hasty attempt at connecting my new Edelux light to my new SV-8 hub... both obtained from RBW a few weeks back. I'm hoping someone here on the group can advise. What I did right off the bat was clip off the two plugs that were pre-installed on the ends of the Edelux wire. I did that because the Edelux end plugs did not appear compatible with the the connector cap and cover that ultimately fits over the connection terminal of the SV-8. So now I have a single end of wire all frayed that really doesn't want to stay in the SV-8 connection terminal all that well. It the attached image, you see the connector cap and cover fitted onto the terminal, which snaps on and off. Anyone here have the same set-up, or any advice otherwise? Thanks for your time. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Stolen Rambouillet UPDATE!
Funny, I was so excited to get the bike, I never went back and watched the videos. I've uploaded two to Vimeo. The first is sideways, sorry. The second ends spectacularly, with me waving my arms (and the phone) to get the attention of the police. https://vimeo.com/131997459 https://vimeo.com/131997589 Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2015, at 22:17, Lungimsam john11.2...@gmail.com wrote: May we see some of that video? On Monday, June 22, 2015 at 5:54:48 PM UTC-4, Mark Wilkins wrote: Just spotted my blue ram, stolen in December, locked to a rack in downtown Harrisburg, PA. Waiting for police (1hr so far) Can't believe it! Sent from my iPhone -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Recommend R559 pads please
The standard black ones are bad in the wet. I found the red Yokozunas better, but not tons better. After sitting unridden for two weeks, they are now operating less effectively in the dry. Maybe they need a filing. Maybe the rims got dusty? I guess Koolstops are the next stop? -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Son Edelux II connection with SV-8 Dynamo hub
Hi David, This is a pretty easy fix. Just tin the wires using solder and a soldering iron a la: http://www.instructables.com/id/Strip-and-Tin-Wires-Like-a-Pro/?ALLSTEPS Everything will be neat and tidy and easy to work with. You can get your solder and iron from any Radio Shack. If you get the right kind of solder and flux, you can tin your brake and derailleur cables, too. Lee SF, CA On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 7:50 PM, David davidboydle...@gmail.com wrote: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r0OaPFwBHKg/VY9gJxxt3CI/AaI/ny2K9ma7wyc/s1600/IMG-20150627-00071.jpg Oh man, I seemed to have botched my hasty attempt at connecting my new Edelux light to my new SV-8 hub... both obtained from RBW a few weeks back. I'm hoping someone here on the group can advise. What I did right off the bat was clip off the two plugs that were pre-installed on the ends of the Edelux wire. I did that because the Edelux end plugs did not appear compatible with the the connector cap and cover that ultimately fits over the connection terminal of the SV-8. So now I have a single end of wire all frayed that really doesn't want to stay in the SV-8 connection terminal all that well. It the attached image, you see the connector cap and cover fitted onto the terminal, which snaps on and off. Anyone here have the same set-up, or any advice otherwise? Thanks for your time. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Son Edelux II connection with SV-8 Dynamo hub
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r0OaPFwBHKg/VY9gJxxt3CI/AaI/ny2K9ma7wyc/s1600/IMG-20150627-00071.jpg Oh man, I seemed to have botched my hasty attempt at connecting my new Edelux light to my new SV-8 hub... both obtained from RBW a few weeks back. I'm hoping someone here on the group can advise. What I did right off the bat was clip off the two plugs that were pre-installed on the ends of the Edelux wire. I did that because the Edelux end plugs did not appear compatible with the the connector cap and cover that ultimately fits over the connection terminal of the SV-8. So now I have a single end of wire all frayed that really doesn't want to stay in the SV-8 connection terminal all that well. It the attached image, you see the connector cap and cover fitted onto the terminal, which snaps on and off. Anyone here have the same set-up, or any advice otherwise? Thanks for your time. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] WTT 700c vintage Bstone rando frame
I have this cool frame that I am looking for trades. 700x32c with fenders (easily), 700x38c without, (probably 35mm tires with fenders but I didn't check that), low trail, threaded bosses all around for fenders, brazed on posts for weinmann/diacompe style centerpull brakes. All factory issue specs for this rare model. Celesteish green with beausage. 54.5x54.5ctc top and seat. 82cm standover with 32mm tires. I ride 52-54cm bikes and this bike is a french fit for me. Looking for: Nitto M18, black Berthoud race saddle, panniers Email for pics or offers Thanks Jason SF,CA -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Son Edelux II connection with SV-8 Dynamo hub
The wire that goes into the connector needs to be long enough to bend around the inner piece, so it makes a U shape. Then you slide the outer part on. You shouldn't have any trouble with the wires once you've done this. On one of my bikes, I tinned the wire ends with solder to make them a bit more rigid, but that's not really necessary. Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy On Jun 27, 2015, at 7:50 PM, David davidboydle...@gmail.com wrote: Oh man, I seemed to have botched my hasty attempt at connecting my new Edelux light to my new SV-8 hub... both obtained from RBW a few weeks back. I'm hoping someone here on the group can advise. What I did right off the bat was clip off the two plugs that were pre-installed on the ends of the Edelux wire. I did that because the Edelux end plugs did not appear compatible with the the connector cap and cover that ultimately fits over the connection terminal of the SV-8. So now I have a single end of wire all frayed that really doesn't want to stay in the SV-8 connection terminal all that well. It the attached image, you see the connector cap and cover fitted onto the terminal, which snaps on and off. Anyone here have the same set-up, or any advice otherwise? Thanks for your time. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Mark's/M18 failures?
i've had a marks rack on and off the the back of my first generation saluki for many years. I find it stable and highly adjustable. It has supported a variety of loads carried in an old baggins hoss with Minnesota winter riding thrown in for good measure . Never any issues. Perhaps of related interest, my nitto mini front rack has been on the front of the saluki since the original build by Riv. Mostly carrying a li'l loafer but sometimes a wald/shop sack combo. Same for the custom. Solid as a rock for me. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: stem for albastache help
I had an 11 Tallux on my Albatross so Sean at Rivendell recommended the 8 for the Albastache. He was spot on. It has worked out perfectly. John On Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 6:16:23 PM UTC-7, drew wrote: ok. going to take the albastache plunge. what has been working well for me (though slightly less aggressive and comfortable climbing) are albatross bars with a 11cm tallux set at about saddle height. wondering what sort of stem i should pair with the albastache that will give a similar height and reach. dirt drop seems like the choice, but im not sure about the length. then again ive seen people use these with short traditional stems too. is there math that can be done, or is this more of a try it and see situation? THANKS -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Son Edelux II connection with SV-8 Dynamo hub
Ah, this is the issue with coaxial wire and those connectors designed for twin flat wire. It's possible, but you need to strip more outer insulation off of the coaxial wire than you do inner insulation. I.e., the braided ground wire insulation gets stripped back farther than the insulation of the hot wire (the wire in the center of the cable). Then you have to twist the braided ground wire into a smooth linear wire, and then place shrink tubing over it, except at the very end that gets inserted into the connector. This way the braided wire resembles the inner wire (the hot wire). After that's done, place another, larger diameter piece of shrink tubing over the entire coaxial bundle. It's hard to describe in words... I can't see from your pic how much of the hot wire you have exposed... Anton On Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 10:50:54 PM UTC-4, David wrote: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r0OaPFwBHKg/VY9gJxxt3CI/AaI/ny2K9ma7wyc/s1600/IMG-20150627-00071.jpg Oh man, I seemed to have botched my hasty attempt at connecting my new Edelux light to my new SV-8 hub... both obtained from RBW a few weeks back. I'm hoping someone here on the group can advise. What I did right off the bat was clip off the two plugs that were pre-installed on the ends of the Edelux wire. I did that because the Edelux end plugs did not appear compatible with the the connector cap and cover that ultimately fits over the connection terminal of the SV-8. So now I have a single end of wire all frayed that really doesn't want to stay in the SV-8 connection terminal all that well. It the attached image, you see the connector cap and cover fitted onto the terminal, which snaps on and off. Anyone here have the same set-up, or any advice otherwise? Thanks for your time. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Mark's/M18 failures?
How has your Marks or M18 front rack held up over the years? Do the tang bolts loosen, or has everything stayed put for you? . -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
