[RBW] WTB: XSmall Saddlesack

Hey folks- I'll grab one or two from Riv if no one has extras they decided to hoard. Grey or grey-grid preferred. Thanks -J -- 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,

Re: [RBW] Just ride!

On 11/24/2016 12:53 PM, Patrick Moore wrote: Interesting discussion. I'll add a question: George and other aging has-beens, do y'all find that warming up is more and more necessary as you age? Yesterday, feeling tired from the hills on Wednesday, I went out on a 12 mile rt grocery run with

[RBW] Hillborne tire clearance

I've used 42mm Pamela's and Pari motos work fine -- 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

[RBW] Hillborne tire clearance

She hasn't asked but I love my Compass tires so much I'm going to put them on my fiancées 54cm, 650B Sam. It's currently got 38mm Fatty Rumpkins with SKS Longboards. I think it should fit Babyshoe Pass 42s but I'm not sure. Has anyone used them? -- You received this message because you are

[RBW] Re: Long bikes

Chris, DM me Saturday for a reminder...I think I have an older Schwinn that's something crazy like 54st 61tt. It's in the basement of the shop though and I won't be there till Saturday. If I remember correctly it has a cool biplane fork crown too. -- You received this message because you

[RBW] Re: Long bikes

Way too tall for me. I'd ride a 54cm Hunq. The 52cm Clem is close to what I need, but a few cm longer would be perfect. -- 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

Re: [RBW] How to crash by yourself

Agh! Wow, I'm sorry about your crash, and I hope you recovery fully and quickly! Nice bike upgrade, though! Philip www.biketinker.com -- 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

[RBW] How to crash by yourself

Oh man! Great story about a horrible event. I'm glad you're okay, and I'm sorry about your bike. Philip www.biketinker.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[RBW] SOMA xpress tires

Pretty good. Ran them on a conversion. A bit stiff but not too bad. No real reason to get them now that panaracer has 650b without the hypertext casing. Also Pari motos are cheaper, and faster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch"

[RBW] SOMA xpress tires

I just got a pair from RBW and mounted them on Synergy rims. Size 38B-650. Measures 35ish in width. The tire is much harder to mount on the rim than a Grand Bois or Pascenti. Might be an issue if you are cold and tired and running close on time to finish a brevet. Tread is Pasela. Heavy tires

[RBW] Re: Changes to my Sam

I just got one of these. Cheaper and larger than swift, but less pockets. Still made in the USA. Reload basket bag http://www.reloadbags.com/category-s/2047.htm Can close with buckles, the flap has velcro, or a bungee over the bag. -- You received this message because you are

Re: [RBW] Just ride!

Patrick - I usually try to ride in lower gears during the first part of a ride, which I guess would be like warming up. And yeah, I understand about the ex-wife stuff. I had one who didn't want anything to do with cycling, running, or an other kind of regular exercise routine - just raise

[RBW] Re: Long bikes

A 62cm Hunqapillar has a 64.5cm horizontal top tube length. I have a bullmoose bar on my 62 Hunqapillar and it is the perfect reach for me. Keith -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[RBW] Re: Changes to my Sam

Very nice. I wish they still had them in that color. Not that there's anything wrong with the orange. I already have an orange Rambouillet, so it's harder to justify an orange Sam. On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 3:15:14 PM UTC-5, Broccoli Cog wrote: > > Hi Friends! Happy Thanksgiving! > > I

[RBW] Re: Changes to my Sam

Clements are 40mm. I couldn't go any bigger with fenders. I will likely try the Compass Barlow Pass next! On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 5:09:29 PM UTC-5, Jon Dukeman,central Colorado wrote: > > > That's a beauty! Are those P50 fenders? What size Clement tires. > Jon > >> >>> -- You

[RBW] Re: Changes to my Sam

Thank You! P45 fenders. I think they are perfect for the Sam On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 5:09:29 PM UTC-5, Jon Dukeman,central Colorado wrote: > > > That's a beauty! Are those P50 fenders? What size Clement tires. > Jon > >> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[RBW] Re: Changes to my Sam

I don't know. I didn't really feel that it didn't fill the basket. Maybe it was because there wasn't really anything in the bag. This was my first ride with it. On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 4:58:14 PM UTC-5, ted wrote: > > Great looking rig. > The Sugarloaf bag looks nice but it doesn't

[RBW] Re: Changes to my Sam

That's a beauty! Are those P50 fenders? What size Clement tires. Jon > >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[RBW] Re: Changes to my Sam

Great looking rig. The Sugarloaf bag looks nice but it doesn't seem to really fill the basket, any idea why they don't make them a tad bigger? On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 12:15:14 PM UTC-8, Broccoli Cog wrote: > > Hi Friends! Happy Thanksgiving! > > I wanted to share the latest iteration

[RBW] Re: Long bikes

I think you're right. Hence my search for a long top-tubed bike. On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 3:59:04 PM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote: > > My Appaloosa fit well with the drops it came with. I swapped them out for > Choco-Moose, which provides a nice sit-up position at the grips, plus I can >

[RBW] Long bikes

My Appaloosa fit well with the drops it came with. I swapped them out for Choco-Moose, which provides a nice sit-up position at the grips, plus I can slide forward to the curves to approximate the hoods position of drops. I had the Bullmoose bars you're using and I don't think they're a good

[RBW] Re: Just ride!

Ok, I have to admit, I've spent many, many hours on an indoor bike. Last year while simultaneously recovering from rotator cuff surgery and training for PBP, I had to do a 10 hour indoor ride. It was awful. But I didn't begin my adult cycling life until 2001, when I was 40. At the same time as

[RBW] Re: Changes to my Sam

Very nice! I had never really considered using BOTH the Wald basket and a handlebar bag, but you folks riding very tall bikes can pull that off just fine. I also just got one of the sugarloaf bags (in waxed canvas), and I love it. Tempted to get a second, because anything worth buying is

[RBW] Long bikes

Thanks! It's a little rough up close. I keep it at work for lunch time rides. It sees mostly bike paths and some easy trails. Studded knobbies in the winter. How long are the top tubes on the old Schwinns? I looked up the old Bridgestone catalogs and the MBs maxed out at about 59.5cm in the

Re: [RBW] APPALOOSA LOVE

Thanks for posting that. I didn't know that Patrick O'Grady, whose cartoons for BRIN, or was it Velo News, use to make me giggle, moved to ABQ last year. And I haven't visited Bike Coop (originally, in the '70s, Bike Co*-op*) in years, either. *And*, this is one more review that has the JA moving

Re: [RBW] Just ride!

Interesting discussion. I'll add a question: George and other aging has-beens, do y'all find that warming up is more and more necessary as you age? Yesterday, feeling tired from the hills on Wednesday, I went out on a 12 mile rt grocery run with one of those very annoying headwinds that is facing

Re: [RBW] Just ride!

Thanks. I'll take all of that under consideration. Way it is now, I'll go for a 35-40 mile ride at 12.5 -13mph and when I get done my legs are tired, but otherwise I feel fine. I believe I'll keep things that way for now. On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 10:21:55 AM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar

Re: [RBW] Just ride!

On 11/24/2016 10:51 AM, George Schick wrote: If you can control the intensity, that might be OK. There's still the noise issue, but I guess ear plugs could be worn. I'm basing the heart rate comment on the American Heart Assn's max rate/age chart. In the late 60's, it says that 155 bpm

Re: [RBW] Re: FS 53cm Roadeo

Kansas City -- 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

Re: [RBW] Just ride!

regarding spin classes, I have never attended but have popped my head in at a few to see what it was about, and people seemed to be quite fit, and enjoying themselves. All my visits were to community centres in BC, Alberta, and Ontario, and none of them had loud music. Most had no music beyond

[RBW] Long bikes

1. I sit up, look around and enjoy the view, and drop down on the middle of the bar for short grunt sessions. 2. +1 to old mountain bikes for long TT, quill stems, strong steel. '87 Schwinn (Giant) Sierra in my garage is that. Watch out for high BB as the tradeoff, puts you higher in the air

Re: [RBW] Just ride!

If you can control the intensity, that might be OK. There's still the noise issue, but I guess ear plugs could be worn. I'm basing the heart rate comment on the American Heart Assn's max rate/age chart. In the late 60's, it says that 155 bpm should be the max and a max of 132 for the target

Re: [RBW] Just ride!

1) In spin class, *YOU* control the intensity level, no one else. 2) You can have the same elevated heart rates during road cycling that you can in spin class. 3) In your opinion, how old is "too damned old" to risk an elevated heart rate? On 11/24/2016 10:22 AM, George Schick wrote: Well,

Re: [RBW] Just ride!

Well, I'm too damn old now to risk getting my heart rate up the the level that spinning stuff requires. Plus, I can't handle loud noises, music, crowds, etc. and from what I've seen and heard (mostly on TV) they have the music jacked way up in those places. On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at

Re: [RBW] Just ride!

While I loathe indoor workout machines (rowing & cycling) I have friends who really enjoy spin classes. Some of them don’t ride bicycles out in the real world but they use these workouts to get and stay fit. They enjoy the social aspect of spin classes, some get wicked fit. Not a problem,

[RBW] Re: FS: Rambouillet, 60cm, blue--pristine w/ upgrades

Sold, thanks! On Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 1:21:28 PM UTC-5, KTY wrote: > > I'm selling a beautiful, blue Rambouillet in pristine condition with > numerous upgrades from the original build as well as a new pair of Compass > Tires. I'm the second owner of this bike, having bought it several

[RBW] Long bikes

For me it boils down to this: -upright bikes for all my laid back riding, no matter if it's trail or road. -drops/long reach for more "spirited" riding where I plan on pedaling consistently/hard/with intention. That bianchi is a real looker, what kind of riding do you think you want it for?

Re: [RBW] Re: Just ride!

It's been many years since I was last at a spin class, but they had a very mixed programme including sprints at a very high RPM, "hill climbing" with very high resistance, a lot of out-of-the-saddle work and one-legged drills. It was a very intense workout, and many of the skills transferred

[RBW] Re: Just ride!

Speaking of indoor cycling, has anyone ever run into one of these people who go for these "spinning" classes? IOW, are they spinning at outrageous RPM's with very low "gears" (resistance) so that when the get out on the road on an actual bike, into stiff headwinds and variable climatic

Re: [RBW] Re: Just ride!

I am definitely beginning to... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QEDb3xzdec On 11/24/2016 05:38 AM, Garth wrote: Maybe if you would cease yours you would understand . Ahahahahahahaahahahahaha! On Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 12:46:46 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote:

[RBW] Re: Just ride!

Michael, I agree with you 100% about the trainer vs the outdoors. But. There are and will be times, even here in temperate Maryland, that I just will not get out there on the bike. Maybe not even outfor a walk. So for about 10 min of my time, I can get some beneficial exercise, then get on

[RBW] Long bikes

No, not cargo cycles. I bought one of the Nitto Bullmoose bars from Rivendell. It's a really wonderful bar, very comfortable and beautiful. I put it on my early 90's Bianchi Nyala mountain bike. The problem is that with the extreme sweep, the reach is quite a bit shorter than before, and now I

[RBW] Re: Just ride!

Funniest thing I read all week. Thanks 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

[RBW] Re: Just ride!

I use to own an indoor trainer. I called it my time machine. I would ride it for an hour, look at my watch and discover that only 5 minutes had gone bye. Fresh air, daylight & exercise are all critical for good health - physical, mental and spiritual. Michael On Tuesday, November 22,

Re: [RBW] Re: Just ride!

Maybe if you would cease yours you would understand . Ahahahahahahaahahahahaha! On Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 12:46:46 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Time for your meds, Garth. > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 6:15 AM, Garth > wrote: > >> >> Riding is