Perfect for me. I sometimes go all the way to top gear in a tailwind; much
more often to lowest gear climbing up from rhe riverbank. Both are just right.
Spacing between is fine. Front derailer is the CX70 for doubles. Gears are
40-26 front 12-34 x8 rear on a Bosco Sam.
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Hi Bunch! I can report on a recent first ride. I am 53yrs old, 183#,
5'11 tall, 89 pbh, so a bit short of average in torso for my pbh. I
bought a brown Appaloosa prototype in size 57.5, which was designed
for 89-ish pbh according to the listing. I set my Brooks B68 at
77cm/30.5. The bike
About setting up a long mountain bike: we have 1 long mountain bike, '87
Schwinn sierra, and one short mtb, '90 BstoneMB-1, and I have ridden same
rugged trail -/+ 300' elevation on both. The long one feels stable going down
fast, more work going back up. The short one feels easy to handle,
47Betty and 60Sam help us share good times and good memories.
57.5 Myster'aloosa comes together inconspicuously in the living room, while the
rest of the herd mills about impatiently.
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I ride in Riv's undies, socks, pants (green, blue, brown), sborts (boosuckers,
gray/blue, gray), wool tops and lots of Riv shirts. I consider all the pants
bike-specific despite assertions otherwise. And I don't care anyway. The rest
are truly universal. All are great.
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I ride in Riv's undies, socks, pants (green, blue, brown), sborts (boosuckers,
gray/blue, gray), wool tops and lots of Riv shirts. I consider all the pants
bike-specific despite assertions otherwise. And I don't care anyway. The rest
are truly universal. All are great.
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Thanks. That's the brake bridge bracket that came with the extra fenders. My
front tips have been prone to wander - not this one.
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Thank you, CampyOnlyGuy! Beauty well done. One visit to SF in 1983, longing to
return. That was a great fix.
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My mom had a 1940 Henderson Schwinn, like this. They got it right.
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Still in the living room, and I'm having fun detailing the brown mystery
bike. It arrived with 50mm Big Bens, followed shortly by P50 Longboards.
The lovely fork dropouts favor a rear-bias for the front fender stays. I
favor full protection for everything on my Mark's rack, including the
A bike with an Appaloosa on the head badge! Spots, patches, shading - an
as-brazed steel frame can have it all, just like the horse. I would so do
that.
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A beautiful mystery bike found a home. You know how fun this is!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/130691896@N04/with/15996683214/
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Hi Amit,
I bought one of those flat-but-bent-back Nitto bars from Jitensha several
years ago. It's got the red Nitto heat-treat band around it, like the $65
unavailable one on the Jitensha Studio site.
I wanted more room outside the last bends, so I made some press-fit solid
6061 aluminum
My daughter's bike has a low-normal Shimano RD, Campy FD and Shimano indexing
MB shifters. We picked low-normal so thumbs make it harder, fingers make it
easier. We built it with a red 1987 Schwinn(Giant) steel frame, early
Stumpjumper quill stem with double clamps and riser bar, Rich wheels,
I started low-carb diet on Sunday 10/26, at 195# dressed for work. I
clicked over when Grant blogged that fat accumulating on the outside is an
indicator of things going on inside. So far the change has been relatively
easy - one grocery trip, some low blood sugars (like 47, 50, 53, 57)
What is this 32-22 bail-out of which you speak? You're not even under-geared
yet! You must be really strong from playing in thin mountain air.
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Midwest we have extensive containment for Emerald Ash Borer, such that on-site
fire prep is mostly splitting pallet oak or bundled pine. The GB 439 splitting
hatchet is really good attempt that, primarily due to head weight and grind.
Same head as 441 Riv sold; shorter handle but still easy to
At about 8yrs old (1969) Dad bought me a hardware-store bamboo fly rod, level
floating line, tied on light mono for leader, and mounted an old autowinding
reel just to store the line. Then for 4 years we stood side by side on
grandpa's wooden pier and fished dry flies for bluegills at sunset.
RCW, I too spent some time in music. Do you remember hearing a universal
tuning note called A440? Meaning the string, or whatever, moves 440 cycles
per second. So braking causes some components on your bike to vibrate at the
frequencies called high D (faster) and low E (slower). I spent less
Good trick, making an eyelet-doubler. Careful with loading and angles, don't
want it moving around.
RivHQ told me my Sam wasn't designed for substantial front loads therefore
recommended Nitto mini+small basket not Nitto BFR+big basket. Seen a lot of big
ones since, so might as well save $ and
Re MTB chain stay length: my 1990 MB-1 is much easier to pedal on long uphill
trails than my 1987 Schwinn Sierra, and the Schwinn goes downhill like a rocket
rail sled in comparison to the B'stone. Those two bikes are kind of at extremes
of chainstay length - I think the MB-1 broke ground with
My favorite rides include my family. Yesterday wife, daughter and I rode to
Memorial Day parade, then downtown for lunch, then to nearby town to mow
in-laws' yard, then home. 4 legs, 30 mi total, great trails with my fav people.
We have it good.
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Def Large, but get all the sand out after the trip! I would use my basket for
the return trip. Se
ems like sand in your bag would be like sand in your shorts - rubbing things
raw.
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Check that all of your chainring screws/nuts are tight.
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I bought one from the first batch- it's a black one, metal tag says serial no.
SSM-0009 - and even though it's just right for commuting, the urge keeps rising
to buy a tan in Large. It would really look nice on my pewter Sam. From my
experience, you did good.
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Teva. Bought at the August sidewalk sale in Petoskey, MI about 10 yrs
ago, for maybe $20. They look just like the ones I've since seen in pics
on rivbike, with a blue pattern on the straps. Sandal riding is relaxing
for me, and I'm easy on them. Held up through 1 yr on gripsters, 2 or
I find motivation comes easy after eating well before the ride! Start
the fish (salmon or tilapia) sautee in olive oil with onions portabellos,
start the coffee, flip the fish and add fresh tomatoes and asparagus, prep
the strawberries, blue or blackberries and almonds, then load the plate
Just one - 1990 MB-1, biggest frame size offered. Early owner installed a
Manitou 2 bumper fork. I put in fresh elastomers last year, and it's quite
nice. The stock Ritchey stem was a neck-breaker race setup, way stretched
out, so I changed to a dirt drop and now ride pretty
Manny's recent post included a couple of Grin Fundo intersects, but is
there a participant who plans a more complete ride report?
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Hi Clayton. So Sorry! You're farther down that road than me, so I'd
appreciate your advice in return. As far as riding goes, I'll offer
something.
My tingling, burning and yet numb finger symptoms went from tolerable to
not so, just one month ago. Although there was some aggravation/trauma
After studying a Riv Reader report of their side-by-side drag test on
then-current Shimano and SON hubs, I purchased a SON28 x Velocity Synergy
36h wheel from Rich Lesnik, and it's performed beautifully
for several 1500mi+ riding seasons. Not many miles off-road, but I hop
curbs and
Larry,
I rode Alba/B17 combo for 2 or 3 years, 9mi commute each way, never over
55mi per day. Reach to the bars was longish, found myself holding the tips
often, so wasn't completely upright, but still got sore and stood every 3
or 4 miles to get comfortable again. I'm about 40# heavier than
enjoyed your pics. thanks! we ride the wheelway between Harbor Springs and
Bay Harbor when vacationing in Petoskey each summer. good times.
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Got my new Honey B68 from Ben's Cycle 2 months ago.
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Couple years ago i pulled the outer ring off my XD2 triple and put on a
guard, leaving the 36-24 middle and inner rings as-is. The 36 was plenty
high for me with 11 cog on 8spd cassette, and I could get to all the
combos. New Hillborne runs guarded 40-26 with 12-34 8spd, and that's
great,
Hi John. I bought a Nitto Grip with a Saddlesack M, and have used it on
Brooks B15, B17 and B68, always with a rack under the bag - Nitto R14 on
Schwinn Sports Tourer, Pletscher on Specialized Sirrus, and Nitto Campee
on Rivendell Hillborne. Plays well enough with all of those. The
I bought a black Saddlesack M in the first batch, along with a Nitto QR
handle. It moves like this:
- take the bag to the bedroom to load up tomorrow's clothes
- leave the bag in the kitchen overnight to load up lunch before commuting
- take the bag to the locker room to change into jeans and
So beautiful. I enjoyed this very much, thank you!
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Sounds like fun, Tom! Frank must be a great guy. We've ridden in quite a
few local cycling events, and thus far my wife's Betty seems to be the only
Rivendell in Fort Wayne. What bar and saddle are you starting with?
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Hi, Hugh. When my 1972 Sports Tourer started breaking spokes, Rich Lesnik
built new 700C wheels with Synergy rims on my original hubs, which look
like the Phil 'Rivy' hubs. Thus it needed no frame spacing change in the
rear; and the O/C rear wheel improved the strength of the 120mm-spaced
That investment casting story is superb. My riding buddies in the factory
have the link in their emails already.
New bike - It'll be too big for you intrigues me most! Back to the Bison?
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From 60F to about 40F I wear plain leather work gloves, like yard gloves,
from the local farm supply (TSC in Indiana). They keep the wind off and
aren't hot as I warm up. Last pair was 11yrs old when I lost them, so
trying deer skin gloves this year from same shop. So far, even better
Mark Abele confirmed it today - Nitto Highrider rack (Campee 35F).
That Atlantis also has a Nitto 33R on the back.
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I don't think it's a 2-strut. Take a close look at the drop-bar Atlantis
photo under Our Bikes at rivbike.com - that front rack is a pannier rack,
with a triangulated deck; wide, closed frame on the sides; and a loop at
the bottom. And it's different from the rear one.
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René, you are right - that is the current BRR on the front of the
photo-lantis. So the BRR will be my BFR. Nice. Thanks!
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Great pictures, Earl! The Nitto front rack on that Bombadil - that's the
one I want. Same one that's on the lead Atlantis photo on Riv's site. The
big front rack sold today at Riv, as installed in the site video, obscures
the beautiful fork legs. I prefer the rack leg proud of the fork leg
Was reading RR27 this morning - my favorite touring tale, Luka the
Wire-Haired Fox Terrier - and noticed the Vision Thoroughbred in the
adjacent article. There are similarities to the Appaloosa. The author
really liked that bike, and ended the story with a foreshadowing of things
to come...
Hi Tom! Similar story here - I bought the last green 60cm Hillborne
sale frame, which was a shop return. With custom paint it'll be only a bit
over $100 from new frame price - Yay! I'm at the low end of 60's pbh
range, figuring to use bosco bars and enjoy the extra retreat. I have an
After discussing experience, preferences and finances, Jared told me my
5'11 x 89pbh wants the 60cm, and he proposed the last green sale frame.
Given the frame discount, I asked about custom paint, and Keven Mowen
hooked me up. His painter's backlog was low enough that my frame could be
done
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