[RBW] Re: All Time Best Paint Color

Rambouillet orange with the pearlescent gold sheen. (Honorable mention for Atlantis and for Rivendell blue.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

Re: [RBW] All Time Best Paint Color

Agreed...that is a great color On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 8:17:14 PM UTC-5 Johnny Alien wrote: > The classic butternut color...or whatever it was called. The best > > > https://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/87319050249/www-rivbike-com-in-for-a-new-set-of-brakepads-and > > On Wednesday,

Re: [RBW] Re: WTB 47-49cm Saluki or Bleriot

I’d have no problem with a Bleriot or Saluki. I have a Saluki now and had a Bleriot for many years. They ride is very similar but I prefer the Saluki. Get whichever one pops up and both, in my size, fit 42mm tires easily. On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 7:11 PM Brian Morris wrote: > Hi guys- Thanks

Re: [RBW] All Time Best Paint Color

The classic butternut color...or whatever it was called. The best https://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/87319050249/www-rivbike-com-in-for-a-new-set-of-brakepads-and On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 8:55:58 PM UTC-4 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > For me it's gotta be the few raw frames they did with

[RBW] Re: Doldrums

I blame the "pandemic" lockdown a couple of years ago for much of this disinterest, not just in cycling, but in much of anything at all. We've moved beyond that now, but there is still a lingering hesitance to do anything much. I rode a reasonable number of miles last year, but during 2022

Re: [RBW] All Time Best Paint Color

The Ram orange, Original Atlantis are my top 2  Original message From: Brian Turner Date: 9/7/22 8:20 PM (GMT-05:00) To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] All Time Best Paint Color My top three might be: lime olive, dark gold, Riv blue. Probably in that

[RBW] Re: FS: Sam Hillborne Frameset

Hi everyone. The local sale isn't happening so the frame is still available. Thanks On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 3:17:38 PM UTC-6 Lance Terry wrote: > Local sale pending. > > On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 10:23:10 AM UTC-6 Lance Terry wrote: > >> Almost new, only built up about 4

Re: [RBW] Doldrums

Thanks for starting this thread, Jay. I had considered voicing some similar feelings but never started a thread. As far as my riding goes, I do anything I can by bike. I can get pretty much everything done in less than six miles, round trip. Most errands under two miles. I work from home but

Re: [RBW] All Time Best Paint Color

My top three might be: lime olive, dark gold, Riv blue. Probably in that order. > On Sep 7, 2022, at 8:00 PM, Richard Rose wrote: > > Almost too much to think about but, the original Atlantis is the most iconic > Riv color? I am partial to several of the “greenish” bikes including the dark >

Re: [RBW] Re: Artsy Pics of Your Riv's

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[RBW] FS - wheels/rims

I have several 700C wheels I would like to move along. These are available because I've converted all my 700C bikes to tubulars not because the wheels are old, worn out stuff I'm trying to unload. First set is a budget build I did for a backup bike using new Shimano Deore HB-M510 and FH-M510

Re: [RBW] All Time Best Paint Color

Almost too much to think about but, the original Atlantis is the most iconic Riv color? I am partial to several of the “greenish” bikes including the dark green early Clems, the later bronzey green ones & the current lime olive. That said, the purple Rosco Platy rocks. Too hard! Sent from my

[RBW] Re: I'm curious about the very early, blue Bombadil prototype

Never actually saw that bike blue bike in person.That was definitely an early proto. The photo was in DirtRag Mag (print version), so you know there was a delay for printing. The specifics definitely changed from that. IIRC, the bike had fundamentally changed even before that article ran.

[RBW] Re: WTB 47-49cm Saluki or Bleriot

Hi guys- Thanks for your inputs. Appreciate it! As from what I know, there’s 47cm Saluki Prototype (small batch hence rare to score) that runs on 650b wheels. I have a 650b wheelset that I want to use along with 42mm tires. Hence why I prefer a 650b Riv frameset. I’m currently riding extra

[RBW] WTB Nitto 120mm quill

I am looking for a 120 or even 130 Nitto quill stem, it can be 26 or 25.4. I would prefer 25.4 as I am clamping Albatross bars. If you have a stem laying around, I would rather buy off the list than go to eBay. Thanks Spencer -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[RBW] Re: (*)osco bar hand positions

I enjoy the circled portion of the bar on the Boscos at least. The transition zone between the flat, center portion at stem height and the swept back control area on the Boscos is where I go to get a little more "aggressive." Its a riding position that keeps my hands relatively close to the

Re: [RBW] Doldrums

Oh yes. But both utility -- riding for a purpose (I do errands) and variety -- off road and on road help: looking for new trails and streets (it's interesting to come across neighborhoods tucked away away from major arteries; and I'm always finding or re-finding different irrigation system roads

[RBW] FS: Sackville Saddlesack XS olive

Olive waxed canvas Saddlesack XS in well-loved and warn-in but good condition. See photos photo photoo photo

Re: [RBW] Doldrums

Jay: I must say I found comfort in you sharing your state of doldrums. It's comforting knowing I'm not alone. I'm 53 and have been in same state for a few years now. It's unsettling. I have to really push to scare-up desire and passion towards hobbies/adventures that used to be abundant and

[RBW] Re: Video: Appaloosa build updates

Loved it and stoked to see a mention on the Radavist. Congrats! On Monday, September 5, 2022 at 10:59:52 AM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > "I love that bike, Joe! Let me know if you do go for a stem swap and how > it works out. Is that the Periscopa I sold you a while back?" > > Thanks Eric! No

Re: [RBW] Sam Hillborne build video

Fun to see the photos on here too! On Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 10:09:11 AM UTC-7 kwi...@weimar.edu wrote: > Lovely bicycle-- you could do just about any sort of ride with that set-up > excluding technical single track! > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 12:01 PM Eric Marth wrote: > >> Thanks to a

[RBW] All Time Best Paint Color

I've been going down the archive rabbit hole and am curious of the bunch's thoughts (opinions). *What is the best factory Rivendell paint color to date?* Give me your hot takes - and photos if you've got 'em. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

[RBW] Re: Velo-orange Cantilever Brake Shoes w/ Squeal-Free Pads, Threaded Post on my Platypus - what took me so long?!!!!

Hi Jay, Are these the ones that you are currently using now: https://velo-orange.com/collections/braking/products/vo-canti-style-brake-shoes-threaded-post Kim Hetzel Yelm, WA On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 4:42:05 PM UTC-7 Jay LePree wrote: > Hi all, > > I need to report a major success. I

[RBW] Re: New Roadinis will have clearance for 42 mm tires

I built up my 54cm Roadini on Saturday. Pictures: https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/2mh2Jr8FRO6v3jzaewoY_Q.iLe5MSVKuBltp0tHHlgV_C 23 pounds as pictured (pump, pedals, bottle cage but no water bottle or wedge pack). It rides great but I'm slower on descents than on my touring bike (higher

Re: [RBW] Re: (*)osco bar hand positions

I've used the Bosco 55cm steel non-moose variation that came stock on my Clem. I ended up using some stoker nubs on mine. Well, to be more accurate, my 'nubs' were just old Dia Compe non-aero lever hoods with the levers removed rather than the actual stoker nubs. It wasn't long before I

[RBW] Re: Wheels by Hunt (Boulder, CO)

Yeah, my bad - I was looking for 650b dynamo-hub rim brake wheelsets at the time. On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 9:44:37 AM UTC-7 Garth wrote: > The rim brake options are available Slin, what more can I say, they're > right there. > > There's a few thousand reviews here Forrest. They

Re: [RBW] Doldrums

Jay, sharing here in case you have not seen Russ's (Path Less Pedaled) video, "Recovering from Burnout " . It might resonate. On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 11:07:17 AM UTC-4 bmfo...@gmail.com wrote:

[RBW] Re: Wheels by Hunt (Boulder, CO)

Yeah, I was looking for 650b dynamo-hub rim brake wheelsets at the time. On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 9:44:37 AM UTC-7 Garth wrote: > The rim brake options are available Slin, what more can I say, they're > right there. > > There's a few thousand reviews here Forrest. They appear genuine

[RBW] Re: Wheels by Hunt (Boulder, CO)

The rim brake options are available Slin, what more can I say, they're right there. There's a few thousand reviews here Forrest. They appear genuine by the good, bad and ugly reviews with company responses typical with that volume. https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.huntbikewheels.com --

[RBW] Re: FS: Pairs of 650b Tires - Panaracer Gravel King SS, Simworks Homage, Maxxis Ikon

UPDATE: The Gravel Kings are sold pending payment. --Ed C. On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 4:22:36 PM UTC-7 Ed Carolipio wrote: > Clearing out extra tires that may be of interest to the group. All tires > are lightly used (<80 miles) - road only for the Gravel Kings and Homage, > dirt only

[RBW] Re: Advantages of front loading

This is such an interesting thread. I found myself nodding my head reading John Rinker's note. I bought my Hunq new in 2012, and I never thought about trail per se until 3 or 4 years ago when it seemed trail was in the air, everywhere I turned, and everyone was talking about it. Maybe it's

[RBW] Re: Wheels by Hunt (Boulder, CO)

I was interested after seeing all the reviews on youtube, but I didn't see any rim brake options from them. On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 1:10:05 PM UTC-7 Forrest Meyer wrote: > I know in this group there is praise, admiration for wheels built by Rich > L., and I’ve had a couple such sets

Re: [RBW] Doldrums

Commuting and erranding also makes up the majority of my cycling here in Saint Louis, MO (where the hot and sticky levels are properly high). I have 3 or 4 bikes I'll do my 4 mile one way commute on. I find changing up bikes every few weeks (as weather allows... fender season is fender season)

Re: [RBW] Re: (*)osco bar hand positions

I find Toscos to be a single hand position bar. I like them regardless. I’ve considered the stocker nubs as an option but haven’t executed them yet. I do have the front flats wrapped but don’t find them useful. Best, Aaron in El Paso -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[RBW] Re: (*)osco bar hand positions

I have ridden the Bosco and have 60cm Toscos on my Clem. I didn't love the Boscos, too much rise and too narrow. However, I LOVE the Boscos. Favorite bars for comfort and long rides (well, maybe a tie with Jones bars, but it's a whole different aesthetic). I use the circle part you mentioned

Re: [RBW] Doldrums

Eric described and showed some of the fun one can derive from wandrer.earth. I concur wholeheartedly that wandrer.earth can add another layer of fun to cycling for some people. I tend towards the compulsive, and so when I can planfully do something, I am generally more likely to follow through

[RBW] Re: Advantages of front loading

I loaded my Rambouillet with a Caradice Nelson Longflap when new to do a credit card camping take on the TranAm/Western Flyer route from Norfolk, VA to SF, CA via Pueblo, CO starting in early May. It was perfect, although I could see being a bit more prepared for contingencies (more stuff)