I've become really into SMP saddles - I have the Well (slightly padded) and
a Dynamic (little padding) and they are both great. The 'dip' in the middle
is really comfortable.
KJ
On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 7:44:06 PM UTC-7 shopmonkey 39 wrote:
> C17 Carved is my preferred saddle. The
Quick release bag holder is gone
On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 8:38 PM Alex Wirth <4824...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Pink skewers and boxcar stem are gone
>
> On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 1:36 PM Alex Wirth <4824...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Silver thumbies are gone
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 2:30 PM Alex Wirth-
Jennifer Weiner is a prolific author. I have read several of her novels but
I did not know she likes to ride. She wrote a piece for The New York Times
about how her bike moved her forward through her grief after her mother
died of cancer. I believe I was first alerted to this story on the iBob
I’m with Joe on this one. It’s a lot of work on something that’s already
been rejected by riders… repeatedly.
Eric
On Saturday, September 24, 2022, Joe Bernard wrote:
> My extremely "grouchy old man" feedback is the one RapidRise I acquired
> was a pain in the patooty to install and I didn't
Great ride report and pictures! A beautiful part of the world, to be sure.
Randy in Wisconsin
On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 3:35:46 PM UTC-5 duh...@gmail.com wrote:
> Love these ride reports you've been doing, please keep up the good work!
>
> On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 11:22:49 AM
Eric, they cut well because it appears they're actually some high fallutin'
diagonal cutters, model 388ACF Snap-On.
https://shop.snapon.com/product/High-Leverage-Diagonal/8%22-VectorEdge-High-Leverage-Diagonal-Cutter-(Red)/388ACF
I often get the types mixed up as it's not something I work
Love these ride reports you've been doing, please keep up the good work!
On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 11:22:49 AM UTC-7 eric...@gmail.com
wrote:
> Blue Ridge ramble
> 23 September 2022
> 82 miles, 8,300 feet
>
> Taken with Ray Hosler’s accounts of long rides in the Sierras riddled with
>
My extremely "grouchy old man" feedback is the one RapidRise I acquired was
a pain in the patooty to install and I didn't find any benefit to the
reverse shifting. In this reporter's opinion! ♂️
Joe "I don't mind if others like them" Bernard
On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 1:15:10 PM
Great recommendation Eric, I'm on it!
On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 11:02:05 AM UTC-7 eric...@gmail.com
wrote:
> Jared, if you haven't, check out the Crust Classified section on their
> website. Lots of Fabs come and go over there and you could post a WTB.
> On Saturday, September 24,
What a beauty! I wonder where it is now?
On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 12:40:27 PM UTC-7 Marty Gierke,
Stewartstown PA wrote:
> One I wish I had not sold damit: the ultra rare "Campeur-style" Rivendell
> Bombadil.
>
> [image: 7575369944_10ba04426b_c.jpg]
>
> On Saturday, September 24,
I would definitely buy a Riv OM RD. No hesitation.
I also have a hoard of low normal mechs. After I tried one and loved it, I
went all in with almost every Shimano model I could find. Maybe too much
all in! But I like having multiple redundant backups of things that work
for me. I have sold
My mechanical reasoning challenged mind does not get the apparently self
evident "mechanically, logically, intuitively, low-normal/RapidRise
derailers are better…" If I cared that my shifters both went the same way
to get to a lower gear I would probably go to a reverse pull front
derailleur
Jared, if you haven't, check out the Crust Classified section on their
website. Lots of Fabs come and go over there and you could post a WTB.
On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 1:21:16 AM UTC-4 duh...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Looking for a small Fabio's chest, neutral colors preferred.
>
Laing, I love the look of those mechs. The Le Tour, the Rally, and the new
Record. With the drillium it does seem they're harkening back to the cages
of the Shimano Crane. It almost looks like your picture is from their
research files!
Bill, I think you're right, we'd moan if we missed out. I
Although I think the brass washers with raw metal frame would look great,
I’ve taken a different approach to rear fender attachment to the chain stay
bridge.
My solution has been to buy a hardware store variety-pack of plumbing
washers. There are usually multiples of several types and the
This demographic is the type that will handwring over the price while the
part is available, and then bellyache when it is not available anymore,
finally bemoaning "if they ever bring it back I would buy two!" :)
It's what some people say about Paul rear derailers. They were what $350?
It's a pricey piece. I may give one a shot to support RIvendell but it's a
really tough sell when my $25 big pulley Altus rear shifts perfectly and
kind of looks cool in it's cheapness. The fact that cheap derailers work as
good as the expensive ones was hammered home by Grant for years. That
That cage looks too short to shift a 34t cassette, let alone my current
51t. I did try a bike with a rapid rise RD when I visited Rivendell. It
feels kinda funny, but no doubt I'd get used to it. But the limited
derailleur wrap would definitely rule it out for my use.
On Saturday, September
Yes, a good idea, doesn't hurt - especially for index style derailleur
housing. I keep the ends of cable that I have cut off around for that
purpose but I have hoarding instincts. If you are short on storage space
though - not strictly necessary.
Laing
On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at
Oh yeah. I've never enjoyed either having fenders on the bike or installing
them. One year while touring in Europe, I hit a bout of rain and went into
a bike shop that sold these amazing clip-ons. They were so easy to install
and remove and unlike traditional full fenders never make the
I was watching a video where the guy was cutting cable housing with old cable
still in housing to prevent crushing. Good idea?
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 24, 2022, at 9:53 AM, lconley wrote:
>
>
> I love my bench grinder that I have used for 20 years to grind the ends of
> the housing
Frame is sold to a local buyer.
On Friday, September 23, 2022 at 8:09:22 PM UTC-7 Paul Choi wrote:
> This frame takes 650b wheels.
>
> On Friday, September 23, 2022 at 7:47:58 PM UTC-7 Paul Choi wrote:
>
>> Another picture attached.
>>
>> On Friday, September 23, 2022 at 7:20:36 PM UTC-7 Paul
Standard soldering iron. The solder is actually mostly tin.
[image: silver solder.JPG][image: No 78.JPG]
Laing
On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 10:07:27 AM UTC-4 George Schick wrote:
> Laing - what are you using the get the cable hot enough to melt silver
> solder?
>
>
> On Saturday,
Laing - what are you using the get the cable hot enough to melt silver
solder?
On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 8:56:00 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote:
> And I silver solder the cable ends instead of crimping.
>
> Laing
>
> On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 9:53:32 AM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
>
>> I
And I silver solder the cable ends instead of crimping.
Laing
On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 9:53:32 AM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
> I love my bench grinder that I have used for 20 years to grind the ends of
> the housing flat. I used a hand file before that.
> I use the Park tool to cut cable.
I love my bench grinder that I have used for 20 years to grind the ends of
the housing flat. I used a hand file before that.
I use the Park tool to cut cable. The Park tool to cut derailleur
(non-spiral wound) housing. The Park tool or side cutters to cut spiral
wound housing. Side cutters
Good morning,
Saddle height is 75cm according to my measurements.
Let me know if there’s anything else I can do to help.
Best,
Aaron in El Paso
On Sep 24, 2022, at 06:47, S. Greco wrote:
What is your saddle height in that photo?
On Friday, September 23, 2022 at 7:05:44 PM UTC-4 Max S
I agree the HZ cable cutters a great for the price. rmrose: I cut with the
HZ and then crimp with a pair of Knipex diagonal cutters. Not a crimping
tool, but a cutting tool. With finesse you can get good crimps with
diagonal cutters, I believe lots of mechanics use them.
I had a pair of
What is your saddle height in that photo?
On Friday, September 23, 2022 at 7:05:44 PM UTC-4 Max S wrote:
> What a beauty!
>
> - Max "if I weren't up to my ears in bikes with medium- / long-reach
> brakes..." in A2
>
> On Friday, September 23, 2022 at 1:23:37 PM UTC-4 amill...@gmail.com
>
I'm glad to hear the shop owner will make things right and I hope those
polished Racers surface sometime soon. They are lovely looking brakes. But
I wonder if the RH brakes would be an acceptable compromise? They do have
the virtue of being available and if your current brakes are scratched,
I found a pair of Snap-On Linesman pliers along the side of the road a
couple years ago. I already had some Park cable/housing cutters from the
80's which were nothing to write home about, and some Shimano cutters which
weren't much better desite their overpriced tag. The Linesman pliers,
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