http://www.swissarmy.com/MultiTools/Pages/Product.aspx?category=everydayproduct=53001;
Wherever I go it goes (including into the pockets of airport security
guards when I forget I have it - fortunately they're cheap). The edge
and back of the nail file/screwdriver is perfect for smoothing
Jim - I agree. Every time I hop onto my Rambouillet I am amazed all
over again at what a great handling bike and wonderful ride I am on.
I wish I would've had a bike like that many, many years ago.
George
On Oct 28, 7:16 pm, James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote:
I was lucky enough to
I like BMX pedals, too, and have converted all of my bikes over to 'em
- mainly because of foot pain issues, though, associated with cleated
shoes. But as far as quality is concerned (and maybe Jim over at
Hiawatha can jump in here to confirm) BMX pedals are all across the
board. Cheaper ones do
How flexible are cork grips? Reason I ask is because I'd like to
put them on a pair of cow horn bars I have on my Surly 1x1 (like the
ones in this photo http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/surly1x1.html ),
but I'm not sure they can make it around the bends without cracking.
If they can't make it
I learned quickly when I began working in the telecom industry (over
40 years ago) that BLACK zip-ties are the ONLY ones that will remain
largely unaffected by weather and UV radiation. All other colors
eventually fade, crack, and break. That's also the reason why the
outer sheath on plastic
Here's one solution that uses a combination of zip-ties, vinyl-lined P-
clamps, and stair tread-lined pipe hanger strap to fasten plastic
fenders to a dual-boinger, for what it's worth:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gp_rider/sets/72157611336739952/
On Dec 24, 2:31 am, Thomas Lynn Skean
There have been many, many great articles over the years about various
facets of bicycle riding - from truly ergonomic positioning to saddle,
bar, and pedal choices and the advantages of each - that I enjoyed.
And, of course, the technical how-to stuff was always welcomed. But
my favorite would
Every time this topic of proper frame size comes up it takes me back
to the early 70's when I was just beginning to get serious about
riding. I am 5' 9, but have a SOH of about 30.5 (in theory, I
should either be about 6' tall, given the length of my torso; or maybe
5' 6 or 7, given the leg
It's a good thing, because one of the many Murphy's Laws states that
if you tinker with anything long enough it will break. And I've
found it to be true through personal experience numerous times.
On Feb 17, 7:05 pm, Angus angusle...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
My name is Angus and I am a tinkerer.
I've eye-balled these fenders, too, since they've been listed on the
Riv web site with great curiosity. I like their length, the built-in
flaps, and the way the look in general, too, but a question I have is:
how stable will that additional extension on the front fender be
without something like
I have had the same issue with bags (Carradice Barleys) on several
bikes with sprung saddles. I rectified the wearing on one by
attaching a Bagman bag support to the lower rails of the saddle. I
have heard some complaints from people about these either coming loose
or breaking the saddle rails
I use a roto-tool (Dremel) with a cutting blade because I can do it
without having to remove the stays from the bike again, as other have
said. Then, I put a cylindrical sharpening stone into the Dremel and
use the convex end of it to smooth the sharp edges of the cut stay.
Also, when doing the
Can't speak for the Laken specifically, but I had the same rattle
problem with bottle cages (Nitto 'R', Blackburn, Specialized, you-name-
it) with Klean Kanteen bottles. I found these
http://www.logocoolies.com/bottle-bag-insulator.php laying around the
house - they're vendor give-away insulators
I like the looks of that Radler Trail model - I've been looking for a
cycling shoe like this one. Thanks for the tip!
On Apr 8, 8:55 am, Bruce Baker bkno...@gmail.com wrote:
Timberland has three styles of bicycling shoes for this spring. Check out
this url.
Interesting. It turns out that the calculations yield numbers very
close to what I have been inflating the tires on my bikes with 32mm
Paselas for a while now. An item of curiosity: the referenced
article from BQ, upon which the calculator is based, has a paragraph
that credits Frank Berto for
Is this by any chance the same Steve Hemmelgarn who is a late 1980's
CICS graduate?
On Apr 30, 6:27 am, Steve Hemmelgarn trekcommu...@yahoo.com wrote:
Dick,
Good message and good idea!
It would be nice to see a few more Riv's.
Steve
From: Dick Denning
From: George Schick bhim...@gmail.com
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sun, May 2, 2010 1:29:52 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Riv TOSRV Riders
Is this by any chance the same Steve Hemmelgarn who is a late 1980's
CICS graduate?
On Apr 30, 6:27 am, Steve
I agree. On the four bikes that I own I have variety of run-of-the-
mill BMX pedals - Redline, MoSH, Giant - and they work just fine.
They may be a bit heavier than some of the higher end pinned pedals,
but they are cheap!
On Jun 30, 11:39 am, jamison brosseau jamison.bross...@gmail.com
wrote:
As other have said, I like the JG products, as well. In particular,
I bought a pair of their Patrol Shorts a few years back. I like 'em
because they're roomy enough to be worn over a pair of chamois
tights, if desired, with the added value of some very roomy cargo
pockets (I also have one of
Sometimes you just can't win no matter what you decide to say.
Yesterday, August 2, turned out to be what was probably the most
beautiful day we've had so far this year during a generally crappy,
rainy Summer. However, it was book-ended by a 9:00 AM appointment to
have our pictures taken for a
Steve's got the key to removing the link. When the chain is really
dirty you need to put some kind of solvent (highly penetrating oil
like Liquid Wrench works, too) on the link before trying to remove
it. Then, as others have said, careful squeezing together after
turning the quick link
Best stuff I ever used to clean hardened cement off those old tubular
rims, back in the day (mid-70's+), was Trichloroethene, also known in
the chemical industry as trike. It was potent stuff, a close
relative to carbon tetrachloride that had numerous bad side effects -
the molecule chain was
Disc brakes, as stated, and also when a dynamo is used I believe.
On Nov 27, 11:03 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
thill@gmail.com wrote:
I am never in such a hurry to remove my front wheel that I can't take
8
W-a-a-a-a-y back in the 60's when I was first developing (nope, no pun
intended) an interest in photography I picked up one of those how-to
paperbacks in a local bookstore. I don't remember much about
everything it had to say except for this one quip: a box camera in
the hands of an expert will
Even the weather crew on WGN here in Chicago has been talking about
this event building in the Pacific lately. They're a more detail
oriented group of forecasters who use multiple models to predict
weather patterns. I hope this is not too devastating - floods, heavy
snow, mud slides, etc. for
A few years back when I was still riding with clip-less SPD shoes I
used to use these pedals. I had both the Shimano as well as several
pairs of the cloned Performance (Forte) brand. The Shimano was much
superior in both smoothness and clip operation. If you want to try
some of these out to see
It was with particular interest and reflection that I read through
Grant's musing of bike development over past 40 years and seven
presidents (8 if you include the present administration), because I
more or less followed the same pattern he describes - except that I
jumped off the merry-go-round
As others have said, I have fenders on all my bikes, including one
dual banger MTB, and leave 'em on all year around. In addition to the
unpredictable weather here in the upper Midwest, I ride mostly on
trails converted from old railroad ROW's that have been surfaced over
with finely crushed
I can't speak for the B.67, but I have found both the Flyer and the
Conquest to be excellent saddles. I definitely like the sprung
saddles better than unsprung. Since you say B.67 I assume you're
wanting a wider saddle, perhaps to go along with a more upright riding
position with the Albatross
cassette to a SRAM? They're cheaper and I've heard rumors
that they do not have some of those Hyperglide-like issues.
On Dec 1, 4:32 pm, Steve Palincsar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, 2008-12-01 at 12:30 -0800, George Schick wrote:
Hyperglide, on the other hand, gives little if any
After listening to one of Tom Waits' early albums and drinking some
craft-brewed bitter, myself, this is all starting to slowly make
sense
On Dec 2, 6:32 pm, Steve Palincsar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 2008-12-02 at 16:18 -0800, Brewster Fong wrote:
On Dec 2, 3:57 pm, Doug Peterson
I agree. Very lovely bike. While I was looking at the various pics
of it on the Flicker web site I decided to move up a few levels to see
what Jonny Cycles was all about and in one of the photostreams he
shows some painting being done by Keith Anderson. Now, this name
rang a bell with me
For some reason, seeing the Hillborne built up like that brings to
mind the Adventure Cycle that Waterford used to make
On Dec 18, 1:33 pm, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
on 12/18/08 11:16 AM, jpp at pasternakp...@gmail.com wrote:
They have pictures of the prototype built
Yeah ... I was thinkin' the same thing; unless the idea is to pick a
size smaller than one would normally select, therefore getting the
shorter TT in the process. I tried to make sense of both the geometry
charts plus Grant's narrative on the frame and it almost looks like
that's what he's
I can see valid points on both sides of this issue and I have bikes
with threadless as well as threaded steering tubes/stems. But one
thing found out the hard way about threadless that has made me a wee
bit leery - if you buy a cheapo threadless stem, and the bottom edge
of it (the part where it
... Here in the upper Midwest we have been buried with snow heavily
seasoned by very cold temps. Most of the city streets in Chicago are
so packed there is only about 2/3rds of the pavement showing. And
that pavement showing is covered with snow clumps ice, and enough salt
to turn Lake
Gentlemen, please - we need some positive indicators of how 2009 is
going to play out. These are not good signs...
On Jan 3, 9:37 pm, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
The jink hit you, too? I was about 13 miles from home out in the
farmland when the upper jockey pulley on my
I like it a lot. And those fender extensions/mud flaps - where did
you get those??! I gots to have some!
On Jan 26, 4:42 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com
wrote:
Thought some of you may be interested in seeing photos of my Atlantis,
which has a somewhat atypical
Bike looks nice. You have a comment on your Flicker page saying that
you're thinking of upgrading the saddle to something like a Brooks
Pro. I have a Pro lying around gathering dust that I could make you a
good deal on, if you're interested. It's the now-discontinued antique
brown color.
Late Winter cabin fever has definitely begun to set in
On Feb 21, 4:20 pm, Atlantean softlysoftlycatcheemon...@gmail.com
wrote:
Jest the thang fer wen ya want ta sound all high falutin' and French.
Dewd! Did ya see me wen I crashed wen I hucked offa that big rock?
Now I got me some
Eric -
Are you gonna be taking pic's along the way and uploading them to the
Web whenever you get to a connection point?
George
On Mar 9, 11:18 pm, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
P.S. You can see a video of our visit to the fountain at the Wheels
North blog:
What amI missing?
The dishing stick. The same thing happens to me with my Park TS-2. I
have to use the dishing stick to find out if it's true and then assume
that much difference for error on the truing stand.
On Apr 12, 3:52 pm, MichaelH mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm sitting around
Saw this on the news tonight about a new machine at an LBS. We all agree
that good bike sizing is important to comfortable riding, but is it
necessary to go beyond inseam height and a few other basic manual
measurements?
I bought this one a few years ago for basement Winter storage for two bikes
and I like it:
http://www.lickbike.com/productpage.php?PART_NUM_SUB='3464-05'
However, it requires drilling holes into ceiling joists for the top bracket
for safety, which may or may not be feasible for all
Yeah, there are times when I feel a bit apprehensive about riding around
the area on my decently equipped Rambouillet wearing jeans, sweatshirt,
aged baseball cap, etc. But then it dawns on me pretty quickly that few
people around here would recognize the difference between the Riv and a
Thanks for posting this as well as the link to your detailed testing of the
shoes. I've been mulling the idea of 5-10's recently and have eyeballed
the various models on-line. But they seem to be primarily a West/NW part
of the country phenomenon because I don't see them offered anyplace in
Depends to some extent on what you mean by upright. I've been riding a
Surly 1x1 for over 6 years now with a Flyer saddle and about as short a
reach threadless stem as they make with no issues. 'Course, the older
1x1's had a frame with a longer TT and therefore overall reach than the
current
Finish Line citrus degreaser/solvent. Smells good, works great, and you
won't have to worry quite as much about the toxicity of the chemical.
Historical footnote: In the questionably good-old-days I used to use a
chemical called trichloroethelyne, sold by the company who manufactured it
All replies to this post are good - the temporary field fix, the general
issues surrounding steel dropouts and the various factors that can lead to
failure, the way Riv lives up to its reputation for supporting their
products, etc. But I own a Rambouillet of the same vintage as the OP and
if
combo's. Then find a way to get the
painter to do the frame at the same time.
On Thursday, June 20, 2013 3:50:38 PM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Thu, 2013-06-20 at 13:19 -0700, George Schick wrote:
All replies to this post are good - the temporary field fix, the
general issues
Don, thanks for posting this blog subject and Peter, thanks for the advice
on where to get a frame painted. His work looks excellent! And now I know
where I could get my orange Ram repainted, if it ever becomes necessary.
[this was part of a thread in a previous posted entitled cracked frame
I second what Eric says. A good place to start would be with Dewey
Balfa. If you want to see glimpses of him playing live rent yourself
a copy of a rather poor move named Southern Comfort. It has a
stupid plot and is more or less worthless, IMO, but near the end they
show Balfa playing with his
Planet Bike Taurus? They sound like what you're looking for and I've seen
'em on the Web for as low as $13.95.
On Friday, July 13, 2012 1:04:51 PM UTC-5, pruckelshaus wrote:
I'm stuck wearing lycra backed Pearl Izumi cycling gloves. Comfy enough,
but I hate the look. I used to have a set
Eric sez ...I've always had better luck taking my bikes directly to
the UPS shipping facility (not the storefront locations) when I ship
them...
Is this still possible? I notice that when you look up UPS facilities
on their web site the main shipping locations aren't even listed. I
know where
It gets better. A realty office and my house have exactly the same
prefix number and street name. The only difference is the suffix,
of which mine is drive and theirs is square east. Needless to
say, we're always getting some of their mail and vice versa which we
both have to point out to the
The OP's issue is exactly why I bought a lot of my own bike tools
decades ago. Seems like the LBS's have gotten worse over the years,
too, and I notice that many of them now employ part time kids. Can't
necessarily fault 'em for that; I realize they don't make a lot of
money. But if there are
I live in the Chicago metro area, but I like to listen to KCSM via
streaming audio. Recently the program hosts have been making a lot of
unusual remarks about the weather out there, like, I'm glad Summer is
finally here. ?? What's up with that? It's the first of August!
Has it been an
Since the subject of Taubes' book finally came up on a thread I might
as well check to say that I've been on it for several months now and
have lost roughly 14 pounds. I'm 5' 9 and weighed around 191; I've
dropped to the mid-170's and am aiming for the low 170's. I'm wearing
clothing now that I
Suddenly stop on the hills, fall over on their bikes (because they're
clipped in and can't un-clip soon enough), walk their bikes up the
rest of the hill in bunches spread out all across the road regardless
of the fact that others are trying to ride up - it becomes a zoo
sometimes. You want to
Yeah, I was going to chime in on this, too. It's mainly the highly
processed food that we eat that creates most of the problems. And the
sugars, according to Taubes anyway. BTW, one more item in addition to
my previous post about the diet: I used to have constant heartburn
issues, so much so
Having decided to take the Paleo Plunge, I too wondered about what to
carry on longish rides. I finally settled on a tin of kipper snacks
or a beef stick along with two Kleen Kanteens, one filled with water
the other half full of a dry red wine (following the fermentation
process the only carbs
Yes, I have a bike with a Brooks Champion Flyer that has a Bagman mounted
to the lower set of saddle rails along with a Carradice Barley bag hanging
from the bag loops. It works just fine and I've had it loaded with lots of
heavy cargo from time to time. If you stop and think about it, the
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On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 10:19 AM, George Schick bhi...@gmail.comjavascript:
wrote:
Yes, I have a bike with a Brooks Champion Flyer that has a Bagman mounted
to the lower set of saddle rails along with a Carradice Barley bag hanging
from the bag loops. It works just fine
Sometimes if you're patient enough and wait long enough good things come
your way. This is the case (in my case, anyway) with Riv's new platform
pedal offering from VIP. When I spied these on their web catalog I ordered
a pair right away and have not been disappointed with them in any way -
feet and they were very uncomfortable.
I know it's not supposed to matter but can I ask what shoes you were
wearing?
- Ryan
On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 12:43:01 PM UTC-7, George Schick wrote:
Sometimes if you're patient enough and wait long enough good things come
your way
Since you live in that area do you ever ride down that College Ave. road to
Ellicott City? And then back up again on New Cut Rd? We were in that area
at the end of Oct. to see the new grand daughter and, of course, once the
spouse found out about the shoppes at Ellicott City we just HAD to
Interesting. But rather than having to drill a 2 hole in the
workbench, why not take something like a small piece of 2x4 - say
maybe 4 or 5 long - drill a hole about the same size as the center
of the hub diameter, then cut that piece exactly in half. Line the
insides of the half-holes with
Given the rather upright riding position brought about by the somewhat
slack geometry and those handlebars, it seems like one would want
something a bit wider than a B-17 saddle...maybe even a sprung model.
But maybe he just threw it on there because it was convenient for the
quick build.
On Dec
I've always kind of regretted selling a bike that I built from the
frame-up back in the late 70's. I bought the frame from an LBS called
Turin Bike on Clark Street (I think) in Chicago in and about 1977
and equipped it with mostly Campy Record components of the era - along
with, of course, the
Well, this'll give away my own NE Indiana roots, but I'll opt for
Little Turtle. He was Miami Tribe leader during the early settling
of the upper Midwest and figured into the French-Indian War and the
War of 1812. I especially liked him because he was clever enough to
realize that he could
...I'd stick to animal names. Saluki was a great name...
Hey, hey, hey! Can it be my little Havanese? His name is Kozmo.
On Jan 7, 12:21 pm, hobie moho1...@yahoo.com wrote:
Don't some native american tribes now own gambling casinos? They sure sell
alot of cigarettes. If you can't lickem you
This made me curious so I went down to take a look at my own orange Ram.
It, too, has standard Shimano 600 series brakes FR and although their
pads reach the rims OK, they are all mounted the way down to the very
bottoms of the brake arm slots. I'm wondering if this issue has to do with
Nope. These are Shimano BR-R600 dual pivot standards with 47/57 min/max
reach, just like yours.
On Sunday, December 23, 2012 6:39:45 PM UTC-6, mike goldman wrote:
george,
might you have old school shimano 600 single pivot brakes? i have dual
pivot shimano 47-57. i would also guess the
Well, the only real way to solve this mystery would be to remove the rear
wheel (and fender, if installed) and, using an old axle, take the
measurement from the center of the rear dropout to the brake mounting hole
on seat stay bridge to see if there are significant differences. If I
Upon close examination of the tread wear and condition of the sidewalls on
my current tires, it's plain that it's time for a new pair. The Jack Brown
discount that Riv is offering on their Internet garage sale e-mail flyer
looks intriguing. So I surfing into their web site to look 'em over.
Thanks for all the replies about the Jack Browns. My second question would
be, since these are folders, how difficult are they to get on and off? My
experiences with folders over the years have not necessarily been pleasant.
On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 4:15:39 PM UTC-6, George Schick wrote
My fondest memories of a deal in the cycling world occurred sometime back
in the late 70's when I walked into a LBS in Fort Wayne, IN, looking for
some components to complete the build of a Turin road bike (from back when
they had a frame builder on hand). I was caught leering at a set of
Yeah, it is a good idea. Haven't seen any obituary in the Durham news yet.
But I did see that someone posted a news clip of his demise over at
SlashDot.org. Since he worked for an open source software company, that's
a popular site for discussing OS such as Linux and the like. 'Course, the
Good advice from all of these replies, but one thing I haven't seen
mentioned (unless my senior bi-focals missed it) is the weather. Here in
the Midwest we're experiencing a major heat wave this week - temps in the
90's, higher humidities, therefore heat indexes often over 100. That can
be a
UTC-7, George Schick wrote:
I recall Hotter'n Hell Hundreds that I rode back in the mid-90's.
more serious heat related issues.
My strategy for the HTH is to start at 5:00a.m., and finish by 10:30 or
11:00.
:-)
pb
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If I were looking for information like this the first place I'd be inclined
to start would be with John Forester. You can begin
at http://www.johnforester.com/Articles/Facilities/Pucher%20Revs.htm and
then look at his bibliography. There should be references to the stats
you're looking for
Michael, I'm just now reading through the threads of this post. Given your
comparison of crank lengths, pedals, and shoes in the referenced post, have
you tried moving the clipless pedals to the Bleriot and using those shoes
to ride in? Reason I ask that is because I've been shifting around
I have access to a dual boinger Trek Fuel 90 MTB with wide flat bars.
Along with that frame, which puts much pretty much in an upright position,
I have more hand numbness issues than I do with my other three bikes, two
of which have drop bars. In other words, I'm not sure that the suspension
I'd appreciate a reply from anyone who could point me to an evolutionary
trail of Rivendell bike models, if such a source exists. In other words,
let's say I'm a Rambouillet owner and am riding along and get stopped by
someone who is curious about and interested in the bike. The most I would
Tongue in cheek humor or otherwise, some of these rules could be taken
seriously. #77 is one of them. Now, I have don't necessarily have
anything against discarding the peelings or cores of eaten fruit along a
ride, because they are biodegradable. But do they have to be just dropped
right
This is good info to know about Whitefish. I have a friend who lives out
there and I've been thinking about visiting him for years now, but it would
have to be by train. The Amtrak Empire Builder takes about a day and a
half to get there from Chicago Union Station. And I'd want to take the
And don't forget walnuts. Black walnuts are falling like rain around here
in the Midwest after a favorable growing season. The fall on the paths,
which is hazardous enough in and of itself, and then get covered over with
falling leaves so you can't see 'em. It's like unknowingly riding into
I hafta agree with all y'all, that really is a beautiful combination of
colors. If anything, transforming it into 650B only makes it look better.
But if it were me, I'd just leave those fenders on all year 'round. Why
not?
On Friday, November 8, 2013 1:46:33 PM UTC-6, Cecily Walker wrote:
Now this is a rant with which I can definitely identify. A month or so ago
I went to a well known men's store to by a couple of pairs of dress slacks.
I wanted pleated and a size up from my 36 waist to accommodate my
late-middle-aged beer gut. Nothing available; not one pair. Further, the
In keeping with the Dremel tool, use a rotary cutting disc to whack off the
extra end of an SKS fender stay once fitting and positioning has been
completed, placing a putty knife blade between the stay and the plastic
fender to protect it from being gouged. Then, switch over to a
cylindrical
Yeah, it IS a great PC job. And the price IS fantastic. Tell more. I've
got one stashed away that I'd like to have done, too. How do you prep? Do
you blast off all of the old finish before coating? Also, can you mask off
chrome areas before applying the powdered paint and then heat
Patrick - I'd recommend one of these. It seems to fit all of your
criteria. Oh, btw, the product advertised on the cap is about as good as
it gets, too!
https://store.surlybrewing.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=castro%2Dhat
On Tuesday, December 3, 2013 1:11:29 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore
I remember that photo! IIRC, it was taken when he (they if you include
Sheldon) were at one of those NAHBS shows. He was lampooning the latest
evolution of the Bridgestone products.
On Monday, December 9, 2013 11:49:19 AM UTC-6, Eric Norris wrote:
Carbon Cop?
--Eric N
www.CampyOnly.com
Thanks for the tip, Bill. Them's good prices for that product.
Unfortunately, they seem to only offering the Velocity in 700C with 32
holes. I hafta have 36 to support my post-middle age ballast.
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:27:16 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Boulder Bikes seems to
Thanks for that tip, Liesl. I check their website and discovered that a
shop in my own downtown area sells the stuff! Never would've guessed it.
I'll hafta try it.
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 4:21:31 PM UTC-6, Liesl wrote:
Peace Coffee is the Minneapolis Bike Coffee of Choice.
What's almost as bad as having them get stuck on there is to have them
gradually work their way loose over time. Then, they rattle against the
rim making you wonder what the heck it is that's loose on your bike until
you stop and sniff around, realizing it's a just a valve nut.
On Tuesday,
The comment about unsolder-able stainless cables replacing the old
galvanized ones is spot on. I used to like to solder mine, too - can't do
it any more, though. However, I do like the idea of placing a small piece
of heat shrink on the ends - never thought about doing that before, but
it's
Groan. Beautiful pic, Erik, but we in the NE Illinois area will be
arriving at that ND temp by tomorrow AM and sticking with it for a couple
of days. (I ain't getting any younger and I just got to move to a warmer
climate one o' these days….)
On Sunday, January 5, 2014 1:39:47 PM UTC-6, Eric
Is this going to have 650B's or 650C's? Surely not 700C's with a frame
that small?
On Tuesday, January 21, 2014 3:46:04 PM UTC-6, Liesl wrote:
Behold!
The Riv Chica Warhorse just arrived at Riv HQ and is heading immediately
out to JB for paint! This will be an exquisite bike; real life
23, 2014 10:00:03 AM UTC-8, George Schick wrote:
Is this going to have 650B's or 650C's? Surely not 700C's with a frame
that small?
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