[RBW] Re: I raced my Riv.
On Monday, June 2, 2014 7:21:13 PM UTC-7, Tony McG wrote: I ...really love passing guys half my age on carbon fiber 'cross bikes... Tony, could you explain why you love that? 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: FS: 60cm Ritchey Road Logic Frame, fork and Chris King headset
William, I sent you an email off-list. Did you receive it? Thanks, Peter -- 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: Cheese
The final word on cheese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3KBuQHHKx0 ~pb (Who enthusiastically supports subsidiarity as it applies to the Catholic Church, and any other church for that matter) -- 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: Brooks Swift saddle, Nitto Dynamic II Stems, Cinelli Stem, Velo Orange Hammered Fenders, Dura Ace 7400/Mavic Open 4CD wheelset
PM sent re Dynamic II stems, hope it has been received Thanks ~pb On Saturday, June 28, 2014 10:00:23 AM UTC-7, williwoods wrote: *NEW PRICES*: $OLD - Brooks Swift Saddle, Black, broken in. in great shape, no scrapes. $35 - Selle Marino Superleggero Touriste M saddle. Vintage saddle. Saddle is in great shape no tears or blemishes other than the silver script is worn off a little.the leather was partially re-glued underneath the saddle but was done very well and not noticeable once mounted. $45 - Velo Orange Hammered 700cx37mm fenders. Includes all stock mounting hardware plus some additional parts. These were mounted once and then removed, test ridden only once around the block. The Fender Stays were not cut, a few of the bolts were cut down but they are easy to find at any hardware store for a under a $1. They are in excellent shape, not perfect since they were mounted but this is a great way to save $15 compared to new. $30- Nitto Dynamic II Stem 110mm/90 degree. I have two of these both were mounted once and then removed. no scratches or blemishes would be visible once mounted as the stems were never inserted beyond the max line. $35 - Cinelli XE stem 120mm. This stem came from a 90's Litespeed Titanium bike. Stem is in great shape. Classic Cinelli quality. $90 - Dura Ace 7400/Mavic Open 4CD 8speed sis wheelset. 32 hole hubs that spin butter smooth, includes original 7400 dura ace skewers. Rims have a fairly well worn brake track but still have life left on them. the wheels are pretty straight just not perfect, will work perfectly fine as is or get them trued up. Will not include 8 speed cassette shown. Priced as though it was hubs only. -- 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: Brooks Swift saddle, Nitto Dynamic II Stems, Cinelli Stem, Velo Orange Hammered Fenders, Dura Ace 7400/Mavic Open 4CD wheelset
Will, Did you receive my private message re the Dynamics? Thank you, Peter On Friday, June 6, 2014 7:17:37 PM UTC-7, williwoods wrote: Been away for a while..and bought a new/old bike. these were the spoils of the build more or less. I will be sharing my newest bike soon once its done. Its sweet a 1974 Raleigh Professional. Contact me for a shipping quote. $85 - Brooks Swift Saddle, Black, broken in. in great shape, no scrapes. $50 - Selle Marino Superleggero Touriste M saddle. Vintage saddle. Saddle is in great shape no tears or blemishes other than the silver script is worn off a little.the leather was partially re-glued underneath the saddle but was done very well and not noticeable once mounted. $50 - Velo Orange Hammered 700cx37mm fenders. Includes all stock mounting hardware plus some additional parts. These were mounted once and then removed, test ridden only once around the block. The Fender Stays were not cut, a few of the bolts were cut down but they are easy to find at any hardware store for a under a $1. They are in excellent shape, not perfect since they were mounted but this is a great way to save $15 compared to new. $35- Nitto Dynamic II Stem 110mm/90 degree. I have two of these both were mounted once and then removed. no scratches or blemishes would be visible once mounted as the stems were never inserted beyond the max line. $45 - Cinelli XE stem 120mm. This stem came from a 90's Litespeed Titanium bike. Stem is in great shape. Classic Cinelli quality. $100 - Dura Ace 7400/Mavic Open 4CD 8speed sis wheelset. 32 hole hubs that spin butter smooth, includes original 7400 dura ace skewers. Rims have a fairly well worn brake track but still have life left on them. the wheels are pretty straight just not perfect, will work perfectly fine as is or get them trued up. Will not include 8 speed cassette shown. Priced as though it was hubs only. happy friday! will -- 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] Planning to ride Sacramento - San Fransisco
Otto, For what it's worth -- Sacramento itself is a worthwhile destination, but riding from Sac to San Francisco would not be at the top of my list if I were a visitor. Sacramento is in a very flat river valley, it will be quite hot, and I don't consider that area particularly scenic. On the other hand, western Marin County and western Sonoma County hold some of the most beautiful riding in the US, including the last 33% of Eric's route. If you would like further thoughts, please let me know. ~Peter -- 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] Planning to ride Sacramento - San Fransisco
On Wednesday, July 16, 2014 2:11:00 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: If I were in Sacramento with a bike loaded with touring gear and two days to tour, the first thing I'd do would be to hop on the train to San Jose. Roll on/roll off bike service! Thanks, Anne. I didn't want to sound overly negative. You hit the nail on the head. My version of Anne's train to San Jose would be to figure out how to get to Santa Rosa (bus? friend?), then ride something along the lines of Occidental to Russian River then south toward San Francisco. Depending on one's ambition and taste, there is some awfully nice country in the hills to the north of the Russian River, but that would likely involve more than two days. I found some roads in the area of Annapolis that were magic -- worn two-lanes winding in and out of vineyards, and down into creek valleys, with cars every fifteen minutes. Some tough climbs (18%-ish), but short. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbridge1300/9954953633/ et seq My preference for the North Bay is probably the simple result of knowing it better than I know the South Bay. And it's less densely populated. ~Peter -- 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: week long tour ideas in Northern California or Oregon
Good suggestions so far. My thoughts, either Eugene to Eureka, or Eureka to San Francisco. Both are about right for distance, with lots of small detour opportunities. I'd be nervous about relying on campgrounds during the peak family outing season of the year, but my understanding is that hiker-biker campsites usually have room for one more. Plenty of opportunities for discrete camping. Lost Coast is a GREAT idea. Eugene is served by Amtrak; Arcata-Eureka is not. For something different and easily accessed, there are possible loop opportunities out of Santa Rosa -- Cloverdale-ish -- Stewarts Point-ish -- then south-ish. But Eureka - Lost Coast is the best idea that I've heard. Peter -- 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: week long tour ideas in Northern California or Oregon
On Thursday, July 31, 2014 3:40:45 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: If you're contemplating doing the dirt part of the Lost Coast, pay attention to water. I'm pretty sure there is no water to be had south of Wailaki campground, until you get to Westport: no faucets, no creeks.It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. Good to hear from someone who actually knows what she is talking about. :-) Southbound at Ferndale, I agonized over whether or not to add Mattole Road to my day. I suspect I might have found that I had bitten off more than I wanted to chew. On the other hand, I was only considering the northern part of the Lost Coast area, Petrolia - Honeydew. ~pb -- 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: 60cm Ritchey Road Logic Frame, fork and Chris King headset
I just bought a grail frame I've been seeking for about ten years, a titanium Serotta Schwinn Paramount 60th Anniversary. Cleaned out my discretionary fund. However please do me a favor and send pix. I think I have one empty hook in the garage. ~Peter On Thursday, July 31, 2014 9:38:21 PM UTC-7, William! wrote: This went un-pending. To anyone who is interested, it is still available. Also, here are some measurements: Seat tube length, c-t-c: 60cm Top tube length, c-t-c: 57cm Head tube length, : b-t-t: 19cm On Thursday, June 12, 2014 10:06:47 AM UTC-7, William! wrote: Sale pending On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:22:25 AM UTC-7, William! wrote: $499 for list members, $550 for the unwashed masses. More info here: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik/4515526421.html -- 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: WTB: ~60cm Rambouillet or similar
William, I'm going to send you a direct email. I've been finding that my direct emails from the list web page often don't go through, so if you don't hear from me, please try to email me. Thanks, Peter On Saturday, August 2, 2014 11:04:27 AM UTC-7, William! wrote: My dad's looking for a new bike. He rides roads, dirt and gravel, and occasionally a light tour (usually with a credit card). He's been Rivendell-curious for some time but the price of a new frame has kept him from jumping on it. I'm thinking a Rambouillet, Hillborne or something in that vein would make sense. Let me know if you've got something. He's based in New Hampshire, I am in Portland. -- 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: UPDATED FS: Shifters, Brakes, Derailleurs, Tires, Crankset
Direct email sent, but I find that direct emails sent from the google groups website usually don't go through. Drop me a line if you don't get my email. Thanks, Peter -- 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: Time to think about a new bike
60cm Rambouillet? I might have an extra (frame/fork/headset) lying around https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbridge1300/12751793795/ ~Peter On Thursday, August 28, 2014 8:05:36 PM UTC-7, blakcloud wrote: As much as I like my Sam Hillborne, I don't love it. What bothers me is the six degree sloping top tube, aesthetically it is ugly. I grew up with horizontal top tubes, and I want my next bike to have a horizontal top tube. So what I am saving for is an A. Homer Hilsen. This is my what my dream bike https://www.flickr.com/photos/28889177@N06/12021993526/in/pool-1256590@N22 would look like, minus the downtube shifters. The look of this bike just does it for me. Yes, the top tube slopes 1.5 degrees but that is alright for me, it is horizontal enough. I suspect the ride won't be much different than what I currently have and that is fine with me. I have enough parts, to build a second Rivendell or I might just sell the Sam frame when the time comes. I don't want to own too many bikes, I am trying to minimize but it is hard! There really isn't a question here, it is just me talking out loud. Now time to save! -- 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: Tubus Silver Tara Rack (front)
pm sent, please let me know if you don't receive it thanks pb On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 7:45:32 AM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: I have a lightly used Tara rack I would like to sell. $55 + shipping. You can see it here: http://www.therandonneeshop.com/products/show/48-tara Mine was ordered from a shop in England and is what Tubus calls silver, not the black sold in this country. But it is an anodized silver not polished silver. This rack is very versatile and could be mounted on any bike with a fork eyelet. It has a separate eyelet to mount the front fender. I have extra p clamps if you need some. Contact off list. 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 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: Packing SS-coupled Riv - Tips, Tools Gears to make it easier?
61 seat tube and 28cm steerer tube here. I do not need to remove my fork, but looking at various folks' packing methods online, it becomes clear that there are lots of ways to do this job. This is the best sequence I have found to date: http://sandsmachine.com/pack_r3.htm . I think it's easier and better than the old Sands guide that was colored red and blue. As suggested, print it, and keep it in the case. Other folks have responded re the stem; my only concern would be if it's an extra-long quill, a la some Rivvers, that may further complicate things. Dunno. IMO, no reason not to think about a quill adapter and an ahead-style stem. I pull my bars from my threadless stem, and leave the stem on the steerer, turned 90 degrees. If it's a standard length quill, I'd anticipate it working fine. Contrary to Michael, I like the cable splitters in a spot where I can reach them from the drive side when the bike is in the a workstand, without interference from the chainrings. So not down by the coupling. If you do mount them down by the coupling, do not mount them right on top of the couplings, as they will rattle against the couplings when you are riding. I pull my cranks. Fast and easy and it allows more flexibility. I keep a padded mailing envelope in the case for the driveside crank. I pull my chain and carefully snap the quick links back into place for storage. (Also ... carry a couple of spare quick links in your seat bag, Just do it. Cheap insurance. I have needed one once, and I have given one to a fellow rider once. Useful.) I drop the rear der but I don't remove it from its cable. I pull the front brake and bag it. Like another poster, I keep a stash of heavy-duty freezer zip-locs in my case. If your cog set is very large (wide range), it may want to collide with either the seat tube or the down tube. I used to pull my cassette, but with the above-referenced sequence I do not need to pull a 13-29 cassette. I still put a strong pad between the cassette and the adjacent tube. Experiment. With a huge cogset I don't know, it might prove worthwhile to pull the freewheel/cassette. I have some nice-quality long allens with ball drivers on the long end. They are a pleasure to use, and much faster than small allens or a combo tool. I carry 4-5-6-8. My pedals are all 6 or 8 allens. Then, of course, I have the SS spanner. With my crank puller, those are all the tools I need for assembly/disassembly. Toss a couple of clean-ish rags in the case, and a small bottle of lube. Lennard Zinn uses dishwashing gloves for assembly/disassembly; sometimes I have my act together enough to have some latex or nitrile gloves along. Make sure that all your cable stops are slotted so that you can pop the cables in and out. This is a little detail that not all SS framebuilders know about. If you have indexed shifting with adjusters on the DT, then the adjusters need to also be slotted to match, so the cables can slip out of them. It is IMO a PITA to not be able to disengage the bars from the frame, not impossible to deal with, just not as clean or easy as being able to hold the bars in your hand and tuck the cable stubs neatly around the perimeter of the box without having them trapped in the downtube guides. Ask me how I learned these things. Source a front wheel packing cap from your LBS. This is a flat little hat with a little perpendicular thing sticking out, and the little perpendicular thingie slips into the front axle, and then the hat pads the end of the axle. The front axle tends to push against the case and create a permanent bulge. Maybe my case spacers need to be a tad longer to prevent that. I have assumed that you are going to protect your frame tubes with something. I have some nice custom sleeves that came with one of my bikes. What they don't give you is some slip-on padding for your brake levers. They can rub on the side of the case, and get pretty scratched. I usually just use pipe insulation. Weigh your packed bike and make sure you aren't overweight, which is, if I recall, fifty pounds. One time I crammed to much stuff in with the bike, and I had to move things to my carry on in the middle of the check-in area, which meant that I then had to explain to TSA what each bike tool was. Buy a heavy luggage strap and put it around the case to back up the latches. The latches on SS cases are made of pot metal, and it's possible to break them. I have done it. I've gotten petty good at packing, but I haven't gotten fast. I think I did it in 40 minutes once, on the sidewalk in front of the airport, but I didn't enjoy it. I usually take my time, and take an hour. Lynn were you and your Sweetpea at the Oregon Bicycle Ride in August? Here's one of my SS bikes: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbridge1300/14419732440/
[RBW] Re: Crabon forks are not your best bet for swordfighting
Coincidentally, swords also make poor bicycle forks. What that tells us, I don't know, but I'm sure it's somehow profound. ~pb On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:45:18 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: I can't say the new Fork Wars video necessarily proves a point, but it certainly makes a point. It must be kind of cathartic to destroy stuff. -- 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: Heads up for a very rare sighting opportunity. KIT, at the SFR 200k tomorrow!
Is the turn-around all the way to the end of the road/start of the hiking trail trail, at Pierce Point Ranch? Pt Reyes Station out Pierce Point Road always feels much longer than it is. Funny, I guess the very end is called Tomales Point -- I've always thought of the very end as Pierce Point. Peter San Diego On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 11:31:04 AM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: Tomorrow I'll be doing the Pierce Point 200k with SFR. -- 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] Semi-Rivv-y News
On Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 10:03:33 PM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote: Beautiful bike, but there's not much that would make me want to ride period correct drivetrain components like that on a brevet. I'm firmly in the modern camp. Yes, beautiful bike. If necessary, I could deal with the drivetrain ... it's the modern cockpit that has me permanently captivated. ~pb -- 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: Grant Petersen's views on mountain bike development?
On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 2:31:51 PM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote: Grant was responsible for the late-80's/early-90's transition to more roadish geometry on the Bridgestone MB's, so I would say he had a particular interest in the subject. It was much lauded by the cycling mags at the time, and quickly copied by *everybody.* I had the very nice opportunity to ride with Chris Chance in Texas in 1984. He had a van with a bunch of bikes, and we did a bunch of riding. I was astonished by how nimble his bikes were, how much they felt like fast road bikes, in contrast to the very long and slack geometry of that period. Rocketships. Perhaps the transition pre-dates Grant's MB's. ~pb -- 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: bb/thread installation question
Drew, was it a new, never-before-assembled frame? I don't know how clean those frames are when Riv sends them out. For clarification -- I'm not saying they aren't clean -- I'm saying I don't know. Does Riv have a policy of facing and chasing before shipping? Or was it a used and dirty frame? If the BB was never chased, or if it was dirty or oxidized, the installer could very well have had to wrestle a bit, but that doesn't mean he stripped anything. My sense is, 80-90% chance you will have no problem in the future, but when it's time to replace the BB, you might be wise to chase out the threads at that time. BTW, there's one other bail-out/fall-back for badly stripped English BB's: tap out to Italian threading. No, I don't consider that an ideal strategy, but it amuses me that I know about it. Very unlikely you're going to need to ask for framebuilder recommendations. Breathe normally. ~pb -- 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] 61x60 c-c Riv Custom San Diego CL $550
Well, this seems attractive. A bit smaller, I'd have bought it by now. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/4883409155.html ~pb -- 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: One drawback to flippin' your bike for roadside repair.
Flipping a bike over makes it much harder and clumsier to remove the rear wheel, which is the only wheel that is pertinent, since if it's the front wheel, it's easy to figure out how to manage the bike without flipping it. I can have a wheel out, and the tube out, before you can finish even flipping the bike over and fiddling the wheel out the wrong direction. Dropping a nice bike upside down onto its saddle and levers and bar tape gives me chills and shakes. Yuck. I can almost always find a sign, or a fence, or a branch to hook my saddle onto, or a bush to lean the bike against. If none of the above, then I remove the wheel, and gently lay the bike on its non-drive side. Upside down? Eww. Suitable for Stingrays and eleven-year-olds, forty-six years ago. ~Peter -- 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/trade Phil wood wheel, Nitto.....
Dylan, Like Mark, I have some pretty simple questions about the XTR wheel. Spoke count. Condition/true/round. Color. I'll defer to Mark as the first posted in response to you. ~Peter -- 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 Thread Part 2
Zack, sending PM re windshirt ~pb On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 11:58:47 AM UTC-8, Zack wrote: Marmot Dri Clime Windshirt, Black, XL, worn a few times $35. (Note: This jacket is so great as a cold weather cycling jacket) Ibex OD Heather Long Sleeve, Green, XL, barely worn $75. Ibex Blue Polo, XL, worn a few times $45. Brooks D Shaped tool bag, Honey, used maybe twice, great condition $50. add $5 shipping for first item, shipping free for each additional item. -- 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 Thread Part 2
Zach, I sent you a private message saying that I would like to purchase the windshirt. Hope it made its way to you. Thanks Peter -- 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: Adding braze-ons and painting my new Rambouillet
If you're considering a heavy-ish load on the front end of your Rambouillet, you might do some research. I do not claim to actually know a thing about this, but I have asked myself about the same modifications, so I did some digging around on the web, and I found a handful of comments stating that the Ram is designed to be rear-loaded, that the fork isn't raked properly for front loading, and that the Ram gets squirrelly when front loaded. Or maybe you have loaded your old bike as much as you mean to load the new one, and it was just fine, in which case I'd like to hear that. IMO, the bobbish thing to do (yes, I realize I'm not on bob right now) would be to celebrate the beausage, use p-clamps as you have always done, and use the money saved to buy nice racks and bags But, if you do modify and paint, perhaps you might want to ask someone smart about the idea of re-raking the fork for front loading. The suggestion regarding brazed-on Paul brakes is a very smart and sexy suggestion, and would definitely contribute to making the bike your own, although it will also add cost to cost. Peter (who sold his 58 orange, which was a tad small, then bought a 60 blue, and then sold the 60 blue to buy a 60 orange, because Rambouillets are intended to be orange.) -- 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] Can anyone help with delivery, Sacramento - Marin?
Can anyone help with delivery, Sac - Marin? I have a bike stashed and languishing in Sac, and a friend's garage waiting in Marin, about 15 minutes north of the 101-580 intersection. This is a non-urgent situation. Thanks for any assistance, Peter -- 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] Considerations for losing the front deraileure
This is one of many threads that makes me very grateful that I am satisfied to work with off the shelf systems. I don't need creative, mix and match, Shimergo, etc, etc, etc. Generally, my only question is, do I have enough gear range for the challenge at hand. If you are bad-ass enough to ride mixed terrain and not worry about that question, then my hat is off to you. -pb -- 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: Poor man's Quickbeam?
Gosh, it seems that the OP, Mr. Llama, has abandoned this thread. Mr. Llama? Paging Mr. Llama? Are you busy buildingng a bicycle? I thought that a poor man's (tastefull) fixie was a Raleigh International with a single cog. - pb -- 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: Minor Handlebar Obsession
No one has commented on the most significant part of Jay's post? On Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 10:10:24 AM UTC-8, Jay Norman wrote: So I put our resident on-line bidder expert to work on the job (wife) and before it knew it, the frame was in our living room! Great job honey! ~pb (I have a very nice wife, but she doesn't manage my bicycle purchases for me, and she does make cynical comments, with good reason, when a new one follows me home) -- 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: Tall/big boys wool jersey sale of this and any other century.
On Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 2:39:58 AM UTC-8, Peter Adler wrote: http://www.ebay.com/sch/rgz4ams/m.html?item=291378019737hash=item43d77bbd99pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0rt=nc_trksid=p2047675.l2562 I'm wondering if those sizes run really small. For reference: http://procyclegear.com/cynar-wool-retro-jersey/ That page also leads me to think that the seller's pricing is fair, even if he's not being helpful by putting measurements on the auctions. ~pb (Drinks Cynar, but probably doesn't need a Cynar jersey) -- 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: Can anyone help with delivery, Sacramento - Marin?
This shuttle is underway. Thanks!! ~Peter On Tuesday, January 6, 2015 1:37:37 PM UTC-8, pb wrote: Can anyone help with delivery, Sac - Marin? I have a bike stashed and languishing in Sac, and a friend's garage waiting in Marin, about 15 minutes north of the 101-580 intersection. This is a non-urgent situation. Thanks for any assistance, Peter -- 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: Barcon cable routing
I belong to the under-the-tape, up-to-the-stem school. Tidier. Always out of the way. Friction not an issue. If desired, and if there is no other conflict, like a bottle cage mounted under the down tube, you can run the housings to the opposite (wrong) down tube stops, and then cross the wires under the down tube. Makes for a cleaner curve of the housings, and less housing rub on the head tube. But note -- you will likely have to buy a tandem rear der cable if you run your housing that way. ~pb -- 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: Getting comfortable on the Noodle
On Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 6:57:50 AM UTC-7, George Schick wrote: Far and away the most comfortable bars I've ever owned are the Ritchey BioMax. Yes. Agreed. Homely, but very ergonomic. These truly were an ergonomic innovation, but evidently the strange look didn't sell well because I believe they've been manf. discontinued. Yeah, well, fortunately I grabbed three pair. But seriously, try the SOMA Hwy One. The shallow/sharp curve of the drops of Noodles makes absolutely no sense to me. In a laid-out, flat back position, the hands are right in the curve, and there is no comfortable place to put them. Plus, the tops bend in just the wrong direction. When I hold my hands out in front of me as if I were grabbing the tops of bars, and then curl them into fists, the implied line of the tops of a theoretical set of bars bends forward, not backward. The ergonomics of the Noodles are just plain wrong, at least for me. ~pb -- 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: Getting comfortable on the Noodle
Always tough to peer through the computer screen to set up another guy's bike, but, some responses - I dislike Noodles, and can't get comfortable on them. Tried three times and punted. I'm now transitioning pretty much all of the fleet to SOMA Hwy One, which design offers a couple of possible advantages for you, including, I believe, shorter ramps. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbridge1300/16126988157/ - You're already set up far more upright and less reachy than I prefer, so I'm a bit surprised that you're having reach issues, but there it is. Is your saddle flat? If so, you may need to tilt it back a bit, nose up, to rotate your pelvis and center of gravity back. How comfortable are you on your saddle in general? - How's your overall core and arm strength? - Yes, cheap and easy answer, you sound like a candidate for upright bars. Doesn't sound like you use the drops anyway? Might need to think about saddle as well, at least I need a wider saddle on an upright bike than I do on a drop bike. - Yes, you absolutely might have to get used to lots of things on a bike. No matter how relaxed the position is, it isn't a La-Z-Boy recliner. I make lots of small adjustments to my position over the course of a riding season, both to bars and to saddle. Our bodies change, and on any given day we are more or less fit, we are more or less tired, etc. ~pb On Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 8:52:01 AM UTC-7, Dave wrote: Hey folks, Looking for some advice on my newly installed 46cm Nitto Noodle -- 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: frame repair in Chicago
Possible option - cut it/grind it/remove it, touch up the paint so as to avoid a re-paint, and carry out the brazing work at some point down the road when you're actually ready for paint? Assuming you're not ready for paint yet? Just an idea. Under that model, it also shouldn't be necessary to disassemble the whole bike. Plus general quickness. ~pb -- 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: Ram as a light tourer-your experiences?
On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 1:49:55 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: ...if you're touring with 50 pounds of gear, you probably also want fenders. Maybe so, but the OP referred to light touring. Fifty pounds of gear, in my world, is not light touring. Anyhoo I hope Alan will put a rack on the back of his Ram and go touring. I think that going for a tour is preferable to thinking about what bike should be used to go for a tour. ~pb -- 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: Appropriate compensation for help with a Craigslist sale?
I'd like to clarify that when I was musing about a shop charge of maybe one hour / $75 for packing, I wasn't suggesting that as compensation, and I wasn't implying that I would ask that. I was, rather, thinking aloud about what a buyer would have to pay if I didn't do the boxing, and I was thinking to myself that perhaps I should consider that as an option. I've been offered compensation, and I've never accepted, but I've done the task often enough that I now hesitate slightly. Long work weeks and short weekends make time scarce and precious. I gotta do something about that. :-) ~pb -- 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: 21st Century Collectible? Vintage Carbon
On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 5:07:49 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: GRAFTEK http://boulderbicycle.bike/Bicycle-Frames-and-Forks/GrafTek-58cm-NOS-Vintage-Aero-Carbon-Fiber-Road-Bike-Early-Carbon-Collectible.html Boulder bikes has somehow gotten a hold of some NOS copies of a very early (MUSA!) carbon frameset. This is the Graftek of historical interest, ridden in the mid-late 70's by ARCO-North Hollywood Wheelmen, John Howard, and Bob Cook, among others. http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/Graftek.htm I've never seen the model being offered by Boulder Bicycles. Looks much more recent. I wondered whether production was subcontracted out, but the description seems to have answered that question. At first glance, I thought it was an Aegis or a Basso. ~pb -- 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] 58 QB Inland Empire CL $850 complete bike
58 QB Inland Empire CL $850 complete bike no connection http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/bik/4870700510.html ~pb (man of few words) -- 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: Solvent tank for drivetrain cleaning
It's worth doing a scan of the ebay results for parts washer: http://www.ebay.com/sch/Tools-/631/i.html?_nkw=parts+washer This 3.5 gal bench-top unit sounds like it has the right features, $80 shipped: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-1-2-GaIlon-SM-PARTS-WASHER-Heavy-Duty-Pump-Brand-New-Tool-cleaner-part-wash-/141581927209?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item20f6f0c329 I'm tempted, although I manage to get things pretty clean on the bike, in the stand, out in the driveway, using Simple Green. I guess my San Diego location helps out with that. ~pb -- 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: 7 the new 11
On Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 12:54:35 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote: ... unlike the case with 8, where anything wide range not beginning with 11 was discontinued... FYI, I recently bought a Sunrace 12-32 8-speed from Amazon. Eighteen-fifty, shipped. I very much did not want to have an 11. I would have preferred a 12-30, but that's splitting hairs. ~pb -- 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: Grant sets them straight with letter to editor
On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 7:06:34 AM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote: When I started cycling in 1990 the landscape in Northern California was roadies in lycra, mountain bikers in lycra, and po' folks like me in street clothes on Goodwill beater bikes. There was no in between. Hmmmn, that's odd. I was selling bicycles in San Francisco, I think it was 1989-1991, and I sold a lot of Crossroads hybrids. A lot of them. Did I mention, a LOT of them? That's because I really, really liked them. Yeah, racer me. I really liked hybrids, and I thought they made a lot of sense for urban riding for all the obvious reasons. Of course, I'd been riding flat bar conversion road bikes since the mid-70's. Most of my customers in 89 thought they just had to have mountain bikes, and I would ask them, so do you really see yourself riding dirt trails? (No, we just want to ride around town.) So, I would say, do me a favor and just try this Crossroads ... just try it. Just ride it once around the block. And they would come back smiling, and I would know I had sold another bike, and not infrequently, I would even sell them some fenders. Now there's a whole world of city bikes and country bikes and fixies and cargo bikes and Dutch bikes being ridden in all manner of gear. Not to mention tweed rides. All of this can be traced directly back to Grant's insistence that there was a better way for a large portion of adult cyclists to approach cycling Grant Petersen changed cycling. Gosh, no doubt, definitely, but to be completely fair, there were a few other folks who embraced a variety of ideas as well ... let's see, Miyata was offering full chaincase upright bikes in the US in the mid-80's (sweet and lively 4130 bikes - I bought my girlfriend one at The High Wheeler in Boulder in 1984); I bought my Miyata 1000 in 1983, I think, but I'm not sure about that one, it might have been a year or two later... and Specialized and Schwinn were both offering a range of really scooty 700c hybrids in the late 80's; Specialized had the Sequoia in 81, and into production in 82, but maybe that's too sporty to count, although Grant thought it was cool ... let's see, Specialized had Globe urban bikes in the early 90's, didn't they? Bruce Gordon introduced the Rock and Road in 1988 And I was selling flat bar road bike conversions with B17's to make the upright riding position more comfortable (town shooters) to my customers in Boulder in 1976 and 1977. So yeah, lots of folks have had an affinity for a variety of sensible and versatile bicycles. Gosh, English three speeds from the 30's and 40's and 50's and 60's, and Raleigh Internationals, and the sweet Schwinn New World from the 40's, and French low-trail rando bikes from the 50's, and Indian and Chinese roadsters, and Nishiki's with 27 x 1 1/4 tires in the mid-70's Indeed, a whole world of bikes. -- 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: FSA Metropolis Patterson crankset for your Quickbeam
Very intriguing. Almost ... tempting. Fascinating piece of equipment. Mike, are you including a BB? What is the crank length? Thanks, ~pb -- 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: Grant sets them straight with letter to editor
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 3:25:08 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: Is that the best rhetoric (argument, in the technical sense) the racing crowd could produce? That rather says it all. Sardonic grin. Huh? To what are you referring? What racing crowd? Which argument? Norma Steinberg's comments? If so, what makes you think she represents the racing crowd? Are you being snarky? I would not have expected that from you. Snarky? (Sharply critical; cutting; snide? Was that really your intention, Deacon?) I notice that Grant's letter is much more compromising and middle-ground than he has been in the past, and I commend him for that. What I tried to do ... is offer an alternative. It hurts to be judged. Well, perhaps there would be less judgment from others if there had been less judgment from him along the way (see Norma's last paragraph again). In the past, his language has been rather less soft than in his recent letter, for instance, it's a big fat lie. I don't know about you, but I find that phrase off-putting. Well, that was a long time ago, so I'm not going to dwell. I'm just mentioning that as a contrast. I've said these things before, but here it is again. I'm a big tent cyclist. I was a licensed road racer for almost twenty years, and I've ridden with lots of folks whose names are well known. I *love* old English three-speeds. I really miss the Schwinn New World I used to bomb around the University of Colorado campus on. I've done a good bit of loaded touring and will again. I have owned lots of steel, lots of carbon, and lots of titanium, and I enjoy my Rambouillet as much as I enjoy my Hampsten ti custom and my Merlin Agilis, although I'm currently really smitten by my ti Serotta - Schwinn Paramount. I read the Reader for a number of years, until I stopped, because in each edition, I found some comment from Grant which was openly, unmistakably insulting to the racing crowd. Why? Why, over and over again? Why not just do what he does well, no apology, and let it speak for itself? It suddenly occurs to me that Ritchey and Fisher and Charlie Kelly didn't need to talk about how stupid road riding was when they started mountain biking, and they managed to create a movement that took over the world. They didn't need buttons that said unroadie. They were too busy building and riding and enjoying bikes to be snarky. It's not necessary to say the other guy is stupid to look good. It's much better to just do the do. I've expressed this to Grant, and he has heard it, and he has said all the right things to me, and thank you very much, Grant, you and I are good. I like Grant, and I do appreciate his intentions, but I think that he doesn't always communicate effectively, and I understand why sometimes other folks' hackles get up. You know how humor doesn't always read well on the internet? Kind'a like that. So, let me encourage the Riv listers not to take up the sword, when Grant may have put it down. A self-congratulatory sense of superiority is not charming. And now I'm going to go pull on a pair of lycra shorts, and a cotton polo shirt, and go for a dirt road ride on my Rambouillet. Peter Bridge San Diego -- 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: Grant sets them straight with letter to editor
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 4:57:32 PM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote: Why? Why, over and over again? Because the racing philosophy has the mainstream and the LBS. And it's not what serves most causal riders best, and I applaud Grant for calling them out for it. We all have seen at the LBS the times when some racerish young LBS employee is trying to fit an older person onto a racerish bike, that will not be well served by said bike. Why is this what's in the mainstream? I just got off the phone with three representative LBS's. I asked them all the same thing: I'm going to send my 58-year-old neighbor in to see you. He has average fitness, not bad, hikes on the weekend, hasn't ridden a bike since college. He wants to start riding on weekends, maybe work up riding more regularly. What kind of bike do you think he should look at first? The shops were Black Mountain Bicycles, a large Specialized dealer, the Performance near my house, and the Trek Super Store nearest to my house. All three gave me the same answer: a flat bar road hybrid. None said, well, duh, a racing bicycle, of course, with drop bars three inches below the saddle! Then I asked about what tires would come with the bikes. Both the Trek and Specialized stores said, somewhere between 32 and 38. The guy at Performance said, 28 at the narrowest, but more likely 32 or 35. Two of the three asked if I knew whether my friend had back or neck pain, and both suggested my friend should start off with something pretty upright. The guy at Performance said, well, I'd really have to talk to him to find out what he wants to do with the bike. So, are those answers OK with you, Jim? How big a sample do I need to persuade you that stereotyping the industry, LBS's, and a group of cyclists, has the same value as other stereotypes? By the way, do you know what bike shops make the most money on, the largest margins? Rubber and softgoods. If LBS's are as stupid and singleminded as you and, apparently, Grant think they are, and if they are pushing bikes that will make people uncomfortable, tell me, do you think their customers will come back and buy rubber and softgoods? Will their customers be excited about riding, and bring their friends in to buy bikes? Do I think the racerish sale has ever happened? Of course I know that it has. There are poor salespeople, making inappropriate sales, in every industry. However, tarring the bicycle industry, and a significant group of its members, all with the same brush, is not productive, and does not reflect well on the speaker. The whole nonsense of making an entire group of people wrong so that you can feel superior just needs to stop. And I gotta tell you, I've never heard any of the racer-y people I know say, those people on lugged steel bikes with alba bars sure are stupid and brainwashed. I refer again to Norma's last paragraph. Clearly, she has gotten an impression about Grant and about his positions, and it's not a positive impression. I'm betting that she is in fact a nice person, and not a stupid one. And, she's a cyclist! However she arrived at her impression of Grant ... well, you draw your own conclusions. -- 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: Grant sets them straight with letter to editor
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 8:18:22 PM UTC-8, Doug Williams wrote: pb, Hmmm...I'm glad that you found a few good LBS's, No, I called three, and got three answers. I made three calls. I got three answers. I chose the three because they were representative of three major corporate entities. but have you read a mainstream bicycle magazine recently? I see all sorts of articles and advertisements glorifying racing and bikes so lightweight that they are completely impractical for normal use. I see VERY few articles and advertisements featuring practical and reliable bikes or articles that espouse using a bike for transportation rather than for only racing or exercise. Transportation? What's that? A fun ride that isn't a race? What's that? Do you read Vogue to find articles on dungarees or Harris tweed? Do you read GQ to find out what to wear when gardening? I don't even know what the mainstream bicycle magazines are any more. I do know that Bicycling (does it still exist?) didn't offer a new article, or cover, in twenty years. They just recycled the old ones on a regular basis (Climb better in 30 days! Get faster in 30 days! Prepare for a century in 30 days! Get leaner in 30 days!). I hope you don't pay to read it. Doug, are you confusing magazines with actual journalism? Magazines exist to make money, and they'll print whatever they think will sell copies. Apparently what you think is interesting isn't what they think will sell copies. Does that prove something about your local bicycle shop, or does it just indicate that maybe you're looking at the wrong magazine, which you knew before you picked it up. I don't think that Grant just invented this issue. The phenomena is quite real. Grant's message resonates with many because the racing phenomena IS real. No, Grant didn't invent the issue, but he has fed the flames, and kept it alive, and he has perpetuated a stereotype, and he has offended folks along the way. For no reason. And I assure you that it has affected his bottom line by marginalizing him. Canonize him for that if you wish. And yes, I do (quite often) encounter smug racers in their spandex uniforms who disparage practical cyclists. They are mostly wannabe's and not real racers, of course. But they are numerous and annoying just the same. Oh come on. There are rude and irritating members of every population group. Do they represent their groups as a whole? See comments about stereotyping. Also, people tend to see what they are looking for. If you are looking for snotty racers, you'll probably find them. Ironically, typing that reminds me of riding into my neighborhood one night from work. My commute ride is about 40 quite hilly miles each way, a solid 2.5 hours, especially after a day of work, and I had ridden both ways that day, leaving the house in the morning at 5:30 (no, I do not do that commute both ways very often). I was on a carbon Look, in lycra, and I had my clothes and shoes and files and a laptop in my Timbuktu. I was riding very tiredly into my development, done for the day, when a fellow in jeans and a plaid shirt went spinning past me on a Surly. He was sitting upright, and he ignored me as he spun past with a grin. I guess he kicked my ass. If it had been me passing him, I would have said hello, because I try to be friendly to other cyclists. Here is my suggestion to you and to Grant: Promote and enjoy the kind of cycling and bicycles that you like, and let those things stand on their own feet. If your LBS sucks and just wants to sell $15,000 Pinarellos and one-piece suits, go to another store, or mail order, but don't tell me that proves every LBS sucks, or that every customer of that LBS is an ass. Don't sneer at other cyclists along the way, or if you do, they may say things like Norma Steinberg said. There is sufficient rudeness and division in our world. Don't perpetuate it. Think about my comment about Ritchey and Fisher and Kelly not needing to belittle roadies to make mountain biking attractive. The opposite happened -- suddenly it was cool to have two bikes! Grant's ideas in Just Ride are fine. Yeah, I've read it -- he sent me a copy, and I have it at my right hand. It's just not necessary for anyone to prove that his ideas are right by proving that someone else's ideas are wrong. Sometimes two ideas can be right at the same time, and to make an idea attractive does not require belittling another idea. You want to go for a run, go for a run. You want to go for a walk, go for a walk. Runners and walkers don't need to call each other stupid or liars. -- 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
Re: [RBW] Re: Ram as a light tourer-your experiences?
On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 1:00:31 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: ... I don't think 50 pounds of gear will work well with the 28 mm tires which are the biggest his Ram will handle. ??? !!! ??? I assume that bike must have fenders? I'm on (fenderless) Ram number 3 (orange 58, blue 60, and now an orange 60). All of them ran 33c with substantial room left. I never tried bigger tires, but I would have expected 38c to work, so Anne's comment surprises me. Maybe I'll see if my new 39c tires, which are installed on another bike, will fit my Ram. A year ago or so I rode Eugene - San Francisco. The great majority of the fully loaded bikes I saw touring down Hwy 1 were either UJB road bikes, or old mountain bikes, and the riders were all succeeding and having fun and getting on down the road. Don't overthink it... just do it. Having said all of that, I think that Grant thought of the Ram as a rear loader, not a front loader (and the absence of lowrider fittings on the fork bears that out). Put a rear rack and maybe a small front bag on your Ram, load it up, and go for a tour. :-) ~pb -- 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: Appropriate compensation for help with a Craigslist sale?
I'm going to make some rambling observations and comments. I can't count all the bicycle transactions I have facilitated for other people. Thirty? Forty? Many. The most recent one shipped out last Thursday. I'd say that the whole process takes an absolute minimum of five hours. - Travel to the seller, inspect the merchandise, call the buyer and discuss and confirm, take care of the buy, take the bike home. Yes, I have fronted cash when the deal has been urgent. - Find a box that will fit the bike but not create a windfall for the carrier. So, trips from bike shop to bike shop, looking for the right box, and it may not present itself immediately. Yes, I realize an over-sized box can be cut down. It still may not happen immediately. - Disassemble and pack, pad and secure the bike so it doesn't move in the box. - Take it to the carrier. Easy five hours all in, probably more. The transaction that just about finished me off a few years back was a very interesting and obscure early 60's Italian bike that I found on CL, outed on Classic Rendezvous, and then shipped to NYC. I lost ten bucks on the deal -- shipping cost more than anticipated. I never heard from the recipient again. No thank you, and no ten bucks. Thank you, A***, you're a class act. It's possible that I need to adjust what I am willing to do as a favor, maybe it's as simple as that. Pick up a bike, and drop it at a shop for packing and shipping? Maybe that makes more sense. That's easy. That's cake. What's a reasonable shop rate these days, maybe $75 an hour? So, figure the shop will charge for about an hour of time, on top of the shipping cost. Anyway, I'm just rambling on the subject. Having said all of that, I had two favors done for me in recent months by BOB listers. One was a pick up and shuttle of a frame from LA to San Diego, and one was a pick up and shuttle of a bike from Sacramento to Marin (which actually turned into a simple hand-off to a friend of mine in Davis). Both shuttles took some time, as the guys waited to fit the trips into their normal travels, and that, of course, was fine. I owe both parties, and thank you very much! :-) ~pb -- 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: 2015 riding events in N. Cal?
Marin Century, Aug 1, covers very classic and classy West Marin territory, always a good ride, with numerous route options. It's one of the very few organized rides that I'm motivated to do, and I'm planning to be there on something... maybe my travel Gunnar, or maybe the '82 Sequoia I have stashed in Marin. http://www.marincyclists.com/marincentury.com pb sd 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] Riv Surly sighting, I-15 northbound, San Diego County, this morning
Driving north on the 15 through Rancho Bernardo and Escondido this morning, I spotted two pick-up trucks with surf racks, one with a Surly in the back, and the other with an Atlantis in the back. Seems likely you're on the list? ~Peter -- 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: Contemplating which route to take with a Sam, budget build or riv build kit
I recently built a bike with 8-speed XT bits that were gathered in a leisurely fashion, mostly from the bay, along with this and that from the list and from my boxes. Each individual transaction seemed cheap, and I was careful never to total the costs, therefore the build was cheap. QED. Actually, I *think* I'm at $400 or slightly north for all the parts. I scored a really, really cheap deal on some new wheels (Shimano/Mavic Open, which needed touching up) on the bay, which included shipping, and maybe the sweetest part was a beautiful XTR seat post I got for $15 because of some scratches on the back, which are completely covered by the seat bag. I think that was a successful build. $600 all in with the frame, thanks to a lister in LA who picked up the frame and shuttled it to San Diego a few weeks later. Great experience. $600 isn't throw-away coin, but I think there's value there. What's the total cost of the Riv build? https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbridge1300/16899727095/in/datetaken/ complete with wrong-side brake levers ... I'll have to swap them one of these days. ~pb -- 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 brevet ride report with a Riv in the wild meeting.
Fantastic ride report, and good wishes for PBP. ~pb On Monday, June 8, 2015 at 9:08:27 PM UTC-7, Iron Rider wrote: http://eprider.blogspot.com/2015/06/east-creek-600k-simmering-melange-of.html for those who may be interested. -- 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: Where you on River Road Thursday?
On Monday, June 29, 2015 at 8:21:56 AM UTC-7, Sofia Torres wrote: I'm going to bet it's the river road across the George Washington bridge from Manhattan. I'm betting on DC - Potomac - and eastbound ~pb -- 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: What's in your garage?
Orange Rambouillet, Campy 10 (Riv content checked off) Hampsten Travelissimo Ti, built by Kent Eriksen, Campy 10 Merlin Agilis Ti Campy 10 Schwinn Paramount 60th Anniversary Ti, built by Serotta, Campy 10 Seven Alaris Ti Campy 10 with flat bars. Why? Set it up for my wife, who rides the same size I do, but she never rides it. Bruce Gordon Hikari 1989 touring bike, XT 8 Specialized Sequoia 1983 Eisentraut Limited 1975 with Campy Super Record from the 80's Motobecane Le Champion, 1979-ish, built as a townie Viking Pathracer, mid 1950's, single-speed, Northroad bars Lynskey Ridgeline Ti hardtail 29'er, SRAM 2x10 Ritchey Timber Comp, 1984, built for me, awaiting restoration and some tweaks. It will be a drop-bar all-rounder with Campy 10. Each one with very distinct character, some with distinct purposes. I bought the Paramount and the Hikari almost at the same time, and abruptly arrived at N+0. Oh, and also a Ducati Multistrada with touring bags. ~pb (who needs to move to Sonoma so he has more riding 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: What's in your garage?
oops ... I knew I was missing one. Gunnar Roadie SS, Campy 10 On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 11:54:20 AM UTC-7, pb wrote: Orange Rambouillet, Campy 10 (Riv content checked off) Hampsten Travelissimo Ti, built by Kent Eriksen, Campy 10 Merlin Agilis Ti Campy 10 Schwinn Paramount 60th Anniversary Ti, built by Serotta, Campy 10 Seven Alaris Ti Campy 10 with flat bars. Why? Set it up for my wife, who rides the same size I do, but she never rides it. Bruce Gordon Hikari 1989 touring bike, XT 8 Specialized Sequoia 1983 Eisentraut Limited 1975 with Campy Super Record from the 80's Motobecane Le Champion, 1979-ish, built as a townie Viking Pathracer, mid 1950's, single-speed, Northroad bars Lynskey Ridgeline Ti hardtail 29'er, SRAM 2x10 Ritchey Timber Comp, 1984, built for me, awaiting restoration and some tweaks. It will be a drop-bar all-rounder with Campy 10. Each one with very distinct character, some with distinct purposes. I bought the Paramount and the Hikari almost at the same time, and abruptly arrived at N+0. Oh, and also a Ducati Multistrada with touring bags. ~pb (who needs to move to Sonoma so he has more riding 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.
Re: [RBW] Racer loves Rivendell
On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 9:53:51 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: What are prairie dog 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: Racer loves Rivendell
On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 5:26:29 AM UTC-7, Ron Mc wrote: On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 8:17:29 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: There's a definite negative attitude on this list toward racers. no there isn't. Gosh, I sure perceive one, and it started at the source. It pervaded the Reader for years. I'm not slamming Grant -- he and I have subsequently handled this, and we're good. We don't like bike snobs on racing bikes, we don't like an industry that models itself after cutting-edge racing, and 30-something salespersons trying to put everybody on a cutting-edge racing bike or a cheap cookie-cutter facsimile, and pigeonholing everybody else. A few months back, after reading a boblist statement along these lines, I called every sizeable bike shop within about 15 miles of my house in San Diego. San Diego has a culture of racing, and especially of triathlon, so you'd think that might pervade bike shops. I told the sales people I was going to send a friend in, who wanted to start cycling. I don't remember how I described that fictional friend ... a middle-aged normal non-cyclist person. I asked the salespeople what bike they would show such a person, and then subsequently I asked what tires the bikes had. The responses were 100% either touring bikes or hybrids. Tires were typically 32c. Some were 38c. The shops ranged from Performance to two large Specialized dealers and a Trek Superstore. 100%, the responses had nothing to do with racy bikes. So where are these bike snobs? Where are these salespersons? I suggest (1) it's a generalization that is perpetuated by a group which tends to have a certain set of opinions (gee, that sounds like religion or politics), and (2) when you go out in the world, you often encounter what you are pretty sure you are going to encounter. A nice enough guy otherwise looking over my upright at a water stop last weekend - after our in depth conversation was near over - said, so you built yourself a cruiser I made a point to pass him and leave him in the dust from my Italian Huffy. Why? After a pleasant, in-depth conversation, you didn't like one word he chose, so You. Showed. Him. Wasn't he giving you the opportunity to tell him why you liked your arrangement? Made up for it yesterday on a greenway trail - ran across a fellow Grant Kool-Aid imbiber, who was riding a really nice upright built on a Miyata Triple Cross.and we shared a great stop Well, that makes things easy. No cross-pollination. Nice, safe, comfortable, bicycle apartheid. Conversations like this remind me of a time a couple years back when I was entering my own neighborhood in the evening. I was on a fully racy carbon Look, and I'd just ridden the 45 miles/3500 feet of elevation, home from a long day of work at the office. I'd also ridden to work that morning, leaving the house at 5:15 a.m. I had office clothes and shoes and a laptop in my Timbuktu bag, and I was moving quite slowly, because I was three blocks from home, and, as the Brits say, thoroughly knackered. A 20-something fellow in street clothes on a Surly with an upright set-up caught me and passed me quite emphatically. He said nothing, and looked straight ahead with a grin. Yanno, when I pass other cyclists, especially if I am moving much faster than they are, I usually pass slowly and say hello, because I don't want to be perceived as being an a*e, because I hate to startle people, and because I want other cyclists to feel happy and encouraged. So, did he go home and post online, you should'a seen the stupid racer dude on the Look I smoked with my Surly today? I don't know -- maybe he didn't even notice me. Regardless, every group of people has about the same percentage of jerks and the same percentage of regular folks, and the choice of which side to be on is always available. :-) Peter -- 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] Orange Rambouillet at Holmes in Camp Hill PA
Mark, Have you noticed that the orange Rambouillet is slightly faster? Glad you got the blue one back. Peter On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 9:56:48 AM UTC-7, Mark Wilkins wrote: Of course, I just recovered my stolen Rambouillet a little over a month ago (still can't believe it), so I now have an extra. -- 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] 66 Rambouillet on the bay
I don't have it in front of me, so you'll have to search it. Very new-ish 66cm Ram, kind'a coffee color and a tasteful build, as I recall. On the bay. ~pb -- 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: PBP Training Weekend
Great photos, nice ride, well done. Holy cow, you made it up to Fort Bragg?? Nice. Do I recognize the ice cream stand as being in Cloverdale? Classy bike. Bonne route, bonne journee, ~pb (San Diego, but soon to be Sonoma) -- 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] Laid off and in a Quandary
Wayne, it sounds like you're not asking for advice, but folks are chiming in. I'll add my barely two cents worth. Have you written a monthly family budget, carefully listing all of your necessary and elective expenses? Have you written a business plan for the farm including a projection of any funds necessary to get started? Have you projected your income over the next 12, 24, 36 months? The answers to many questions will be found in the spreadsheets. A suggestion from my own experience: I used to use a spreadsheet tab for every month's budget. I no longer do that. I now keep an entire year on one page just stacking the months one after another in vertical columns. I leave a few blank lines scattered through the columns, in anticipation of items that weren't listed in the previous months. My wife and I have a meeting on the first Wednesday of every month, and by the time we're done with the previous month's numbers, we know exactly how that month treated us financially. Another comment: once you have your budget built, it's easy to run models with different assumptions, like reduced income or extra expenses, or dipping into your savings on a regular basis over a number of months. -pb -- 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 New Roadeo
On Monday, September 21, 2015 at 7:08:40 PM UTC-7, Will wrote: > > This is so true. I test rode a 7 Ti with all the high end stuff ... It > was way less fun than my Atlantis with the old school drive train. > H. Could you define "fun"? Seriously. I'd posit that your conclusion is utterly subjective, not objective. That comment comes from someone who owns a Merlin Agilis ti, a Schwinn Paramount/Serotta ti, a Hampsten/Eriksen custom ti, a "Seven ti with all the high end stuff" (used to be mine, but now built up for my wife), and two Rivs, among a few others. They all have their place, and they all have their fun. More fun? Way less fun? I can't agree. Actually, although for years I absolutely loved tough climbing rides on it, and although it has a fantastic rear end, the Merlin is a bit too fast in the front end for me nowadays, and therein lies subjectivity. ~pb (Yeah, I'm kind'a tempted by the Rodeo. I bet it would be fun.) -- 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: For Orange Ramboullet owners
Nice bike. :-) ~pb On Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 9:36:33 AM UTC-8, mike goldman wrote: > this will lower the pad height on those 'too high rear brake bridges". i > find that tektro 539 calipers have enough reach but Shimano br650 > doesnt...i had to file the slot and use mtb pads which have a lower drop > > http://www.bikehubstore.com/product-p/gtxholder.htm > > mike goldman > warwick,r.i. > > > 4 Common Foods 'Destroying' Your Digestive Health ... > Hattaka K et al, "Effect of long term consumption of probiotic milk on ... > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/56895be427cb05be34876st01duc -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: derailleur hanger
Absolutely, positively, definitely straighten it. No hesitation. If, in fact, it has been bent so badly that it is starting to weaken, that will be apparent in the straightening process (it will begin to crack or obviously soften), but my bet is 99 to 1 for success. Don't fall on it again, but if you do fall on it again, straighten it again. A big Crescent wrench is a useful down and dirty tool for straightening, but I'd hope that your shop will have a proper alignment tool, and that they will also eyeball the slot the axle slides into, to make sure the faces of the slot are still parallel. If it has opened up a little, then a block of wood for padding, and a few taps with a hammer are the answer. Happy trails, Peter -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Need advice on a potential Quickbeam Modification
Stuff: http://www.cyclingabout.com/carbon-belt-drive-everything-you-ever-need-to-know/ which in turn takes us to a shop which reportedly does the conversion work and which is apparently not far from you: http://www.cyclemonkey.com/ Peter (Google is my friend) -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: PSA: NOS 56 Rambouillett on KC Craigslist
On Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 8:45:12 PM UTC-8, dougP wrote: > > Likely I'm the only lister with only one Rivendell and an orange Ram would > be such a neat sporty bike. > I'm down to only one Riv: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbridge1300/16126988157/in/album-72157646685720044/ Gotta have one orange bike. ~pb -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS - Sugino Alpina Crankset 175mm 48/34 110mm BCD
PM sent - please let me know if you don't get it. Thanks ~Peter On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 5:16:27 PM UTC-7, stoker wrote: > For Sale - Sugino Alpina Crankset in excellent condition. Less than 200 > miles total. Chainrings are ramped and pinned, 9/10 speed. Compatible with > 5-10 speeds. > 175mm length, 48/34 rings. I removed the logo's. Asking $105 shipped to > the lower 48. PayPal only please! > > Thanks for looking. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS - Sugino Alpina Crankset 175mm 48/34 110mm BCD
Bob, I tried PM'ing again, and here also is my email address. pbridge130 AT aol DOT com Thanks, pb On Friday, May 20, 2016 at 10:53:32 AM UTC-7, stoker wrote: > Hi Peter - I did not receive. > > Bob > > On Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 12:35:15 PM UTC-5, pb wrote: >> >> PM sent - please let me know if you don't get it. >> >> Thanks >> >> ~Peter >> >> On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 5:16:27 PM UTC-7, stoker wrote: >> >>> For Sale - Sugino Alpina Crankset in excellent condition. Less than 200 >>> miles total. Chainrings are ramped and pinned, 9/10 speed. Compatible with >>> 5-10 speeds. >>> 175mm length, 48/34 rings. I removed the logo's. Asking $105 shipped to >>> the lower 48. PayPal only please! >>> >>> Thanks for looking. >>> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bicycling Magazine redeems itself...a little.
On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 1:07:33 PM UTC-7, Chris Birkenmaier wrote: > > I am a long time subscriber to that magazine and I find as my riding has > evolved/changed to a more Rivendell styled experience... > How long-time? I wonder how much of that shift has to do with increased age as much as with anything else? Stable bike, comfort, upright riding position? ~pb -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bicycling Magazine redeems itself...a little.
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 2:15:33 PM UTC-7, Chris Birkenmaier wrote: > > I'm 57 and been biking since I was a little girl. Interpret that as you > will Huh? Wouldn't it be more enlightening if you were to try to report on what has motivated the changes in your tastes? At 59 I find that I value comfort and stability more than I did as a 20-year-old racer, just because I want to relax. I find that my neck isn't as flexible, and I need to run my bars higher. My tastes were very different at 25. ~pb -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: GF looking for riv bike size 50
Not what or where you asked for, but the potential for a really, really nice GF bike https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/bik/5671832658.html That's been listed for a while. ~Peter -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell Custom and early orange Rambouillet
Rishi, so that's where all the remaining 175 TA Zephyrs went. I might be interested in the Arkels. What color? Ping me directly: pbridge130 AT aol DOT com. Peter On Friday, July 22, 2016 at 12:24:43 PM UTC-7, Rishi Dev wrote: > Hi Everyone. Selling my beloved bicycle. Frame is custom Rivendell built > by Curt Goodrich in 2002, frame #1199. Designed for loaded touring and fire > trails, similar to an Atlantis. > > Full details are on Craigslist: > http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/bik/5666117578.html > > Also selling a 2002 orange Rambouillet complete bike: > http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/bik/5666135130.html > > I'm in Orange County, California. Prefer to do business in person, but if > someone from this list is interested I could ship. I learned a LOT about > Rivendell and bicycles in general from this list back in the early 2000s, > and want the bike to go to a good home. Corny, I know. > > Thanks for looking, > Rishi > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Who was selling Ortlieb panniers? Available?
Who on the list was selling Ortlieb panniers? I PM'ed, but PM's often don't work for me. I would consider fronts or rears or both. My email -- pbridge130 AT aol DOT com Thanks Peter -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Saddle recommendations for old lady butts
I can only speak on behalf of my own butt. I think Specialized is doing really good work with saddles. I'm pretty sure they cover the full gamut of styles. As someone else suggested, how often she rides will be a question, as will be distance and riding position. For me, Toupe 155 is comfortable and Romin 155 is spectacularly comfortable. -pb -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Seeking advice - where would you turn to, to try to sell non-Rivvy bikes?
Why not start here, or on the BOB list, or at least provide links to your listings elsewhere? ~pb On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 4:20:00 AM UTC-7, Jon Craig wrote: > So, buying a Sam for me and a Sam for the wife, before selling Our Other > Bikes(tm) was painful financially, but Sams are available when they're > available, and they were at A1 (our local Riv dealer, thankfully we have > one!) .. .so we bought them. > > But now our old bikes need sold - and the only place I know of to list > them is Craigslist, which I've done. They're listed in our local CL, the > next big-city CL (Indianapolis) and the next big city further (Bloomington, > IN). Not a lot of interest. > > Is there another place to sell bikes online? I mean other than eBay of > course, which I'm thinking of too. > > (They're high-ish-value Specialized full-carbon endurance geo road bikes.) > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: RBW / BQ inspired steel lugged custom
Anybody who's in or goes to Sac, I'd suggest you get to know Addison at Addison's Bicycle Reparium. Quirky, funky, hip, independent, vintage, beater, Riv-oriented, BQ-oriented coolness. https://www.facebook.com/bicyclerepairium/ https://www.google.com/#q=addison%27s+bicycle+reparium ~pb -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Jones on the trade/sale block so I can get a Riv
Andrew, it's pretty unlikely that anybody "needs" your Jones. Creation of desire and impulse and feeding frenzy in your audience is helped enormously by putting some effort into providing careful and detailed photographs. Or perhaps you don't *actually* want to sell, in which case, clever. :-) ~Peter -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Smaller Riv sizing
On Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 3:14:36 AM UTC-7, Matt B. wrote: > > PBH - 25cm for a fistful of seat post and if you want the bars anywhere > near saddle height. That's precisely consistent with my own experience. For anybody who wants another source of data, I have a lot of respect for the Competitive Cyclist fit calculator. http://www.competitivecyclist.com/Store/catalog/fitCalculatorBike.jsp That calculator refers to three fit styles - competitive (contemporary race), Eddy (traditional race), and French. I would think that the French fit would suit many Riv riders (as it does me). Even for those who want high bars, it should get the frame size relative to saddle height about right, and should get top tube length about right. Upright bars with back sweep, I have no idea. ~pb -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS (or T): Various Riv-ish Parts
Sorry, all, responding on-list as my PMs don't usually work. Eric, I'm good for the Nitto Tallux 11. BTW, is that 11 by Nitto's measurements, or actual 11 c-c? Potentially interested in other bits as well. Could you please respond directly? --> pbridge 130 at aol dot com <-- remove spaces, etc :-) Thanks Peter On Monday, August 15, 2016 at 9:18:42 PM UTC-7, Eric Karnes wrote: > Hi All- > > > I’m making some minor changes to my SimpleOne and cleaning house. Here’s > what I’ve got (all prices include shipping CONUS): > > > Brooks B17 Black, Barely ridden: $90 > > Brooks Flyer Imperial Black, Good condition: $90 > > Sturmey Archer S3X Wheel, Open Sport Rim; Includes Shifter and Fixed Cog > and Freewheel: $140* > > Front Wheel; Torelli Master Rim laced to Suntour Hub: $50* > > Dia Compe Guillonet Brake Levers; Brand new: $25 > > Shimano 600 175mm Crankarms; No Bolts Included: $20 > > Nitto Tallux Deluxe Stem 110mm and 26.0mm clamp: $30 > > Pasela 32mm Tires; Standard Black Sidewall; Brand new: $30 for the Pair > > Shimano Deore M591 Rear Derailler; Black; Brand new: $20 > > > FYI, I’m looking for the following for the SimpleOne and am open to full > or partial trades: > > > Nitto Dove Bar > > Nitto Tallux Deluxe, Tallux, or Technomic 110mm Stem with 25.4 Clamp > > Paul Canti Brake Levers or VO Grand Cru Brake Levers (preferably silver) > > Sugino XD2 Crank Double in 170mm > > > * The Sturmey Archer and Front Wheels are Currently on the SimpleOne, but > will be removed next week. > > > Email me privately if you are interested or have questions. 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] GF looking for riv bike size 50
Jonathan, have you vanished? Were you actually looking for a bike? Idle chat? Here you go: http://m.ebay.com/itm/Specialized-Sequoia-1980s-/391529770823?nav=SEARCH -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Helmets... what do you like?
On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 10:24:12 AM UTC-7, Ron Mc wrote: > > hogwash, Deac, > What Ron Mc said, also based on dramatic personal experience, including a helmet smashed at speed, and a head that felt pretty darn good. Un-Rivvy/Bobby, but my preferred helmet is a Specialized S-Works. The only helmet I've ever owned that disappears once it's put on, and it will soon be replaced with same. I also embrace lycra, so there you have it. ~pb -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: The first of what we hope are several very interesting reviews of the Clementine, from Lovely Bicycle
The combination of a handlebar which has substantial rearward reach, with a long stem to move the bars forward, suddenly strikes me as a kind of silly conflicting redundancy. Does the total tube length of the bars make them flexy? ~pb -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Rambouillet Questions
On Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 10:09:51 PM UTC-7, Lungimsam wrote: > > Faster to sell that is! > You don't see many blues and greens for sale but people sure are dumping > their oranges around here alot! > Huh? Pardon me? I strongly prefer the orange. I've owned the blue. Offer withdrawn. I no longer wish to "dump", but thanks so much for your kind remarks. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Rambouillet Questions
On Monday, October 17, 2016 at 8:35:48 PM UTC-7, adam leibow wrote: > > thanks for all your replies. my PBH & SH are exactly the same as iamkeith. > 87 & 76, respectively. i'm thinking the 60cm will probably be good then. > Coincidentally, 87 PBH and 76 seat height here as well. 58 Ram was too small for me, and 60 Ram is very comfy with one fist of post and bars even with saddle. I have too many bikes right now, and I'm moving house, and I might consider selling my orange 60. It's odd the orange ones are a bit faster than the blue ones. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbridge1300/16126988157/in/album-72157646685720044/ ~pb ~ -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Noodles uncomfortable? Was: [RBW] Re: Nitto M151F bar story behind it on all those riv builds lately?
Since people seem to be voting, I'll cast my vote. I want a couple of simple things in a handlebar. I want a flat and short top that blends seamlessly into Ergo levers and I want a hand position in the drops that's comfortable. I guess I have to admit that I can't recall whether or not the ramps work on Noodles. I liquidated mine about 5 years ago and I don't remember. The curve of the drops is so tight as to make it impossible for me to ride with my hands in the drops. Soma Highway 1 in a 46. The perfect drop bar. Softly ergo, almost classic looking. Fantastic hand position in the drops. Perfect ramps. Perfect. -pb -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS: 27.2 thomson silver seatpost
Johnny, I'm confirming that an incoming frame is 27.2 in which case I am interested. Private messages rarely work for me - please ping me at pbridge...@aol.com Thanks On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 9:45:06 AM UTC-7, Singlespeed Johnny wrote: > didn't hear back from perspective buyer, so this is still > up for grabs. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Eat Bacon Don't Jog--Goal set, goal met
A few random responses. - Looks like Mike Matthews has built quite the marketing machine, with a variety of books and variations. If he isn't a snake oil peddler, he's still a peddler. Just observing. - When I was 45 I was at 6% body fat and I could still hang in with the 1&2 pack. I was also in the gym hours a day, 5 days a week. At 61, my body and metabolism are different, although I agree that lifting remains core to fitness and physical well-being. (I also like the treadmill for its precise effort and heart rate management.) - Not every body responds to a diet program the same way. - I'm glad that you have figured it all out. That's a great place to be. So which precisely is Mike's starter book, and how many more of his books are necessary to achieve enlightenment? No surprise, the idea of another book is exhausting. As an aside, I'm on a program right now that has been working in lots of ways, but I still feel like stopping to take a nap when on longer bike rides, so apparently I have not figured it all out. ~pb On Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 11:36:09 AM UTC-7, d2mini wrote: > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] FS - Gauging Interest - Bikes, Frames, Parts
I could use the Sirius rings. Color and price? Thanks Peter -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Rambouillet purchase
How confident are you that it fits you? It strikes me as clearly too small for the rider for whom it is set up in the photo. Fit is more important than price (unless, I suppose, price is more important). Peter -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Pacenti Brevet 700c rim questions.
On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 1:24:01 PM UTC-7, Lum Gim Fong wrote: > > FRBWOBI: > Whatever might that mean, Lum Gim Fong? -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: WTT/WTB: Paul Minimoto for Paul Motolites
Gabe please pm if you didn't get my pm. ~pb On Friday, August 31, 2018 at 11:56:22 AM UTC-7, Gabriel Bruguier wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I have a set of black Minimotos that I'd like to trade for a set of > Motolites. Black is my first choice, but I'd be down with other colors. > > The Minimotos are used, in good condition. See attached photo. > > I'd also be open to purchasing a set, please PM me if you have one and are > interested in letting them go. > > Thanks, > -Gabe > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] 90 degree stem
Justin, if you cruise the bay looking for Nitto Dynamic II or 2 you'll find 90 degree stems. Limited choice and standard (short) quills, e.g. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nitto-Dynamic-2-Stem-22-2X120Mm-90-D-25-4Mm-Bar-/192451916066 ~pb -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Eat Bacon Don't Jog--Goal set, goal met
Tim, Thank you. Crystal clear information. My typical between-rides aerobic workout is the treadmill, and it will be very easy to incorporate your suggestions. In fact, they are consistent with my own approach - intervals are the key to efficient and effective workouts - while giving me clearer direction. It does help. Peter . On Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 11:17:26 AM UTC-7, Tim Butterfield wrote: > Peter, > What you discovered is that you can be aerobically strong and > anaerobically out of gas. As long as you stay aerobic, you can continue to > burn fat and feel strong. As you edge into and become fully anaerobic, > such as when climbing the steep hills, you need the glycogen stores to > provide the boost. Living keto lets those stores shrink, which limits how > much of the harder efforts you can do. A couple of ways to deal with this > are: > 1. Stay at the upper edge of your aerobic zone. The longer you work at > the top of this zone, the more you will extend the upper range of this > zone. Thus, you can get faster while still burning fat. > 2. If you have an event and can predict you will be into the anaerobic > zone for a longer duration, you can carb load just for the single event. > This will provide the larger glycogen store needed while still letting you > burn fat while you are in the aerobic zone. If you find you have used up > your glycogen stores as in your example, you can reload that as needed on > the go. In your example, you could have had that banana, Clif bar, or > Gatorade to rebuild your glycogen store. Caveat: This is not for > regular/daily usage/training. Keep that keto, aerobic, and low duration > anaerobic/intervals. It's how you build that aerobic zone. > > Hope this helps. > > Tim > > > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 10:50 AM, 'pb' via RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > wrote: > >> Arriving late to this conversation. I have also been "reasonably" >> low-carb for the past few years, but without a real plan. A few weeks ago >> an old friend whom I respect recommended ketogenic, and I took the plunge. >> >> Results are good, similar to others, weight loss, smooth energy delivery, >> absolutely no problem skipping meals. >> >> However. Last Sunday I had coffee and cream for breakfast, packed a >> generous Ziploc with almonds, and left for a moderately challenging >> 50-mile/4800 climbing feet ride. My neighborhood has a steady supply of >> short, steep (15%+) climbs and descents, like one section of the ride that >> has 2200 feet of climbing in just 9 miles. I have geared for those climbs, >> and my head has accepted them, and they are no big deal. On this day, >> though, I bonked deeper than I have bonked in years. Weird sensation to >> feel simultaneously strong and completely out of gas, if such a thing can >> be expressed. I had nibbled on the almonds steadily, and I was mystified >> that I could never feel the flow of fuel that a banana or a Clif bar or >> even a Gatorade would have given me. >> >> I hadn't had that feeling since I was in my twenties, regularly riding >> 100+ Colorado Front Range climbing days, and staggering into the house >> after riding, wanting to eat absolutely anything I could put my hands on >> right now. >> >> Anyhoo... I obviously have a lot to learn, and it would seem that Bill >> has learned it. Maybe Lara bars are a start. >> >> Peter >> Sebastopol 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Eat Bacon Don't Jog--Goal set, goal met
Arriving late to this conversation. I have also been "reasonably" low-carb for the past few years, but without a real plan. A few weeks ago an old friend whom I respect recommended ketogenic, and I took the plunge. Results are good, similar to others, weight loss, smooth energy delivery, absolutely no problem skipping meals. However. Last Sunday I had coffee and cream for breakfast, packed a generous Ziploc with almonds, and left for a moderately challenging 50-mile/4800 climbing feet ride. My neighborhood has a steady supply of short, steep (15%+) climbs and descents, like one section of the ride that has 2200 feet of climbing in just 9 miles. I have geared for those climbs, and my head has accepted them, and they are no big deal. On this day, though, I bonked deeper than I have bonked in years. Weird sensation to feel simultaneously strong and completely out of gas, if such a thing can be expressed. I had nibbled on the almonds steadily, and I was mystified that I could never feel the flow of fuel that a banana or a Clif bar or even a Gatorade would have given me. I hadn't had that feeling since I was in my twenties, regularly riding 100+ Colorado Front Range climbing days, and staggering into the house after riding, wanting to eat absolutely anything I could put my hands on right now. Anyhoo... I obviously have a lot to learn, and it would seem that Bill has learned it. Maybe Lara bars are a start. Peter Sebastopol CA On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 1:13:23 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: > Over the last few years, I've been a reasonably low-carb person. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: What does a BMC Monstercross weigh?
Bill, I look forward to seeing pix. Your appetite for bikes exceeds mine, although I announced I was at N+0 a year ago, and there's a new bike in the garage and another on the way, so I guess I was wrong. If you need a home for a 59 Black Mountain road, I suppose I'd like to know about it, although the frame on the way is intended to be similar for lots more money. Hmmmn. Maybe that was bad planning. Peter Bridge Sebastopol -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Prague to Paris route help
This could be worth a read http://europeancycling.blogspot.com/2014/08/paneuropa-cycle-route-paris-to-prague.html plus more https://www.google.com/search?q=bicycle+route+from+prague+to+paris== ~pb On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 10:57:59 AM UTC-7, Esteban wrote: > Hi, folks. > > I'm beginning to chart a course for a ride (or part thereof) across Europe > from Prague to Paris. I actually need to get from one city to the other, so > looking for safe, enjoyable, but semi-direct routing. Trains can be handy. > I can do high mileage days. > > Anyone have any resources? Doug has been helpful to me. > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Prague to Paris route help
Esteban, As I am linear and pragmatic, I also went to Google Maps to look at the route. It does not offer a cycling option, BUT! If you choose the walking option, suddenly the route is diverted to smaller roads and smaller towns, and it's actually more direct than the highway driving route. Occasionally the route jumps onto a regional road, but not for long, and then back to small, local roads. I crept along the route for a while, and frankly, found it pretty compelling. Unfortunately, street view is generally not available, but you can also look at the route on Google Earth, and zoom fairly tightly into the streets. It looked schweeet. My bet is that navigation would prove pretty easy, if you took small bites for each section. Maybe possible to load the route into a Garmin, but you'd have to buy the Europe maps if you don't already have them, but I have to say, it's nice having a guide tell you how to get back on the route if you have any time concerns. I assume you'll have phone service? I buy local SIM cards when I'm in Europe... navigation eats them up faster than other functions, but if you can find Wi-Fi you can load a new section without consuming mobile data. You might even be able to preview each day's route on Google Earth. Or just mail order paper and mark the maps up before departure. I wondered whether some of it might be walking paths, but everywhere I zoomed in, I was on a paved street. It looked utterly do-able. Nuremberg looks like about a midpoint if you wanted to make things cake. ~pb On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 9:55:59 AM UTC-7, Esteban wrote: > The links shared promise to be quite helpful - thanks! > > The good vibes expressed are also much appreciated. > > Hoping for some humble down-home bikey fun in California later this summer. > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Rambouillet in San Diego
Nick, I happen to be in San Diego at the moment. Are you around tomorrow? Peter -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: My wife's request for a bike tour
On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 8:29:23 PM UTC-7, Mike Godwin wrote: > > The campgrounds in Oregon were all nice and clean, most with hot showers. > CA, not so good, but made do. > Ah. Yes. Sad to say, still true. Oregon campgrounds nice and well-maintained, California ones tired and impoverished. Still some nice locations. ~pb -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
