[RBW] Re: CLEM pre-order

Congratulations! I also pre-ordered a 52 mustard Clem. I'm looking forward to seeing it in person and getting my feet on the pedals. Linda M Albany, NY On Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 2:19:00 AM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: > > I was gonna do it, then I wasn't gonna do it, then I did it! I'm adding

[RBW] Re: New Clementine for Bike Blogger

Thanks! I'm taking a chance on the dark mustard. I'll probably add racks, fenders, and a Brooks B67S in antique brown or black. I have some BioKork Ergon grips on another bike that I'll try on the Clem.I like the idea of dark plum accents, perhaps in the form of tape on the forward

[RBW] Re: New Clementine for Bike Blogger

That's great. I remember Annie's blog post last year, "Rivendell's Clementine - Now We're Talking!." I pre-ordered this year as well. I was thinking she hadn't had a chance to try one yet, I would offer to let her try mine (I'm not far from VT). Looks like we'll be getting our new bikes

[RBW] Re: Sometimes a photo is better than a descriptive subject line.

DOING IT next Tuesday! Double hip replacement. So happy for you!!! Maybe later this year for me... > > Yes, it's a selfie. But it's a selfie with Rizzo, my Betty Foy. I haven't > been able to ride in over a year, but the weather was so nice today (though > a bit chilly), I decided to take a

[RBW] Re: eCLEM

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Re: [RBW] Re: RBW Listers Take Over The West Point Inn, June 24 & 25 - Join us there!!!

et you could put on a pretty good ride along the Hudson!!! Even get > some cross-continental pollination! > > On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 5:29 PM, LLM <mccr...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> This sounds like fun. I'm new here (with a dark mustard Clem L-Style on >> order

Re: [RBW] Re: RBW Listers Take Over The West Point Inn, June 24 & 25 - Join us there!!!

et you could put on a pretty good ride along the Hudson!!! Even get > some cross-continental pollination! > > On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 5:29 PM, LLM <mccr...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> This sounds like fun. I'm new here (with a dark mustard Clem L-Style on >> order

[RBW] Re: RBW Listers Take Over The West Point Inn, June 24 & 25 - Join us there!!!

This sounds like fun. I'm new here (with a dark mustard Clem L-Style on order). I also live in NY, not too far from the West Point Military Academy. For a few minutes, I was envisioning a venue near the Hudson River and figuring out how I might attend. How disappointing! Linda M. -- You

Re: [RBW] Re: RBW Listers Take Over The West Point Inn, June 24 & 25 - Join us there!!!

et you could put on a pretty good ride along the Hudson!!! Even get > some cross-continental pollination! > > On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 5:29 PM, LLM <mccr...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> This sounds like fun. I'm new here (with a dark mustard Clem L-Style on >> order

[RBW] Re: How do you like your first step-through bike?

I took the plunge and pre-ordered the Clem L-style Complete to go with my new high-end titanium-ceramic-UHDPE hip components. (The second of two is scheduled to be "installed" Monday.) I should be just about ready to hop back on a bicycle when the Clem arrives. Given my mobility issues, the

[RBW] Re: My Darling Clementine: A Saga

This week, thanks in part to your "VLP", I pre-ordered a 52cm Clem Smith Jr. L-Style. :-) I'll be riding along the Hudson a few miles up river in Albany. Thanks for sharing your impressions and experience with your Clem and for sharing so many pics. Linda On Monday, February 8, 2016 at

[RBW] Re: Interesting flower I saw on ride today.

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[RBW] Intro.....my humble roots, with some Riv content

HI, I'm Linda of Albany, NY. I've posted a few times here and have enjoyed reading for several months. This is a longish post that serves as a bit of an introduction to where I'm coming from. I pre-ordered a Clem L-Style complete this spring in-between hip replacement surgeries. The Clem

Re: [RBW] Intro.....my humble roots, with some Riv content

> > > Hi Patrick, This sounds like a mystery series to track down! I couldn't hold a candle to Ms. Flavia - though oddly enough, I ended up a chemist. When I was eleven I wanted to be Harriet the Spy. Thanks for the book tip! Linda > [image: Inline image 1] > > > >> -- You received this

[RBW] Re: Intro.....my humble roots, with some Riv content

t have bike-work with Boston > roots. Hope to cross bike paths with you in the Boston area on that > Fleetwing or Clem. > > Tailwinds, > shoji > > > > > On Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 10:15:07 PM UTC-4, LLM wrote: >> >> HI, I'm Linda of Albany, NY. I've posted

[RBW] Re: Intro.....my humble roots, with some Riv content

Hi Shoji, I was born in Boston and still have many roots and memories there! The 1000+ miles I put on the Fleetwing as a teen were on 3 roads in Norfolk, MA, where I did most of my growing up. I ended up at Ferris Wheels in Jamaica Plain because they carry Brooklyn Bicycle Co. bikes. Their

[RBW] Re: Intro.....my humble roots, with some Riv content

> > Wow! Thanks so much for the warm welcome and positive feedback. I'm glad > folks enjoyed the story. I will post pics of the new Clem-L when I can. > If I can track down the pics I took of the newly opened Fleetwing bottom > bracket with bits of hay from the barn we parked the bikes in

[RBW] Re: Intro.....my humble roots, with some Riv content

Hi Michael, For me, part of the magic of the English 3-speed is in the trigger shifter! I like the simplicity of the 3-speed, and find the range acceptable - though I did change to a bigger cog in the back to make it more amenable to the hills we have around here as well as to the stop and go

[RBW] Re: Intro.....my humble roots, with some Riv content

Found it! My first look at the the inside of the Fleetwing bottom bracket and spindle. My youngest sister thinks she dropped the bits of hay down through the seat tube way back when. She has also admitted to 'pretending the water hose was connected to a gas pump and 'filling 'er up'.

[RBW] Re: If you were going to design a poor man's faux Riv "just ride" bicycle ....

Before deciding to spring for a Clem-L (arriving Friday!!), I seriously considered getting one of these: Brooklyn Bicycle

[RBW] Re: New Clem-L Bike Day

Yes, we did, Joethanks again for your help! It's a hard color to describe, and difficult to capture with a camera. Kind of a stormy turquoise/tealbut subject to change depending on the lighting. I like it a lot. On Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 7:29:14 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: > >

[RBW] New Clem-L Bike Day

The Clem-L Complete that I pre-ordered back in April, arrived this past Friday. (Happy dance!!) The photo was taken today during my first grocery run with the bike. The approximately 11-mile round trip is my longest ride to date since a 2-year disability layoff from cycling, and recent hip

[RBW] Re: CSJ: Non-moose Boscos

Cam, I placed my Clem preorder April 12. It shipped last Friday, August 5. New Bike Day tomorrow! Linda On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 3:40:01 PM UTC-4, cam starnes wrote: > > Interesting. Thanks, Scott. Guess that makes sense! If I could ask, when > did you place your preorder? Trying hard

[RBW] Re: Appaloosa, mo bettah pics (hopefully)

That's helpful, Joe, especially since (if I remember correctly) you (like me) had picked out the dark mustard Clem. I've put in a request to change my pre-order back to the blue. I can hardly wait to see it in person and to get my feet on the pedals! Glad you are so happy with your

[RBW] Appaloosa, mo bettah pics (hopefully)

Joe, do you know if your Joe is the same color as the more recent Clem Smith Jr. blue? I've waffled between the blue and dk mustard for my L-style Clem pre-order. If the Clem blue is as pretty in person as you make the Joe blue sound, I might have to see if I can still change my order! Linda

[RBW] Clem-L's first march and rally and a brief 5-month update

This fuzzy image was captured yesterday near the NY State Capitol building in Albany, NY. With a crowd estimated at 7000, I managed to catch

[RBW] Re: Clem-L's first march and rally and a brief 5-month update

Crisp air in the lungs, the sound of spattering bacon as carbide tips hit the pavement.you're missing out! On Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 1:14:21 PM UTC-5, Jim M. wrote: > > Looks great! But it makes me glad to live some place where I don't need > studded tires. > > jim m > wc, ca > --

[RBW] My 52 Clem-L rides the bus

I wondered if the Clem with its looong wheelbase would fit the racks on the front of our local city buses. Today I found out. I discovered that the buses on the route at the top of my street use a different style bus rack than the buses of the semi-express route that I have used for my

[RBW] Re: Days like this acclimate us for Autumn!

Lovelythanks for sharing! Linda On Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 6:05:43 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Took off at 7am, 42˚F, foggy, still air. Crisp and delicious. I thought > I’d post more of the roads I ride to get to the rides, lest I give the > impression the single track is

[RBW] Re: New Clem-L Bike Day

Thanks for all of the kind words and good wishes! I dusted off my Flickr account and added a few more photos . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[RBW] Re: New Clem-L Bike Day

Thanks, Kai! I will give the infernal clicking a little more time. Good to know there is an easy fix if I decide to give up on them. On Monday, August 15, 2016 at 1:28:00 PM UTC-4, Kai Vierstra wrote: > > Beautiful set up, and as has been mentioned on this list before, the > Silvers fit on

[RBW] Re: New Clem-L Bike Day

Yespretty eyebrows and wings! I understand that not all of the bikes are coming with these.I will be writing someone at Rivendell a nice thank you note. I thought I'd give the shifters a chance and I did I make steady progress over the course of a weekend. We'll see. I do a lot of

[RBW] Re: New Clem-L Bike Day

You have never steered me wrong, Joe. ;-) There's a quiet stretch of bike path near me that I'm planning to practice on. On Monday, August 15, 2016 at 10:30:22 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Linda, you might get the hang of the infernal clicking after a few weeks. > I was admittedly on a

[RBW] Re: Putting a Clem on the rack of a bus?

Eamon, I have had my 52 Clem-L on two different styles of bus bike rack. I posted a description and links to photos here . Linda On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 10:05:50 AM UTC-4, Eamon Nordquist wrote: > Has

[RBW] Re: Putting a Clem on the rack of a bus?

Another thought...I saw a similar wheelbase spec online for one of the rack types used in the city I live in. I called the office of the bus service and was told that their biggest concern is that the bike not stick out beyond the sides of the bus. If the rack style is the double wheel well

[RBW] Re: BICYCLE 'COCKPIT'

This thread has brought back childhood memories for me, too. My sisters and I played a game we called "Cars, Trucks and Motorcycles" in which we would pretend our bikes were motor vehicles and that we were riding through towns and on highways rather than around in circles between the house and

[RBW] Re: Helmets... what do you like?

I recently bought a Bontrager Starvos MIPS helmet from my LBS along with an optional visor insert (attempting to reaffirm my loyalty after buying a bike and lots of gear from Riv!). The helmet is comfortable, seems well-enough ventilated and has grooves along its surface that help hold my

[RBW] Re: New Clem-L Bike Day

Very nice! I see how the Joe blue is lighter than the Clem blue. So you have both bikes in blue? On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 6:29:10 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: > > On Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 4:10:23 PM UTC-7, LLM wrote: > > The Clem-L Complete that I pre-ordered b

[RBW] Re: Sackville MultiSack – dimensions / trade?

Measuring seam-to-seam, the bag's dimensions are roughly 7" H x 12" W x 3 1/4" D. I can easily put my 8.4" x 12.6" x 0.76" laptop in the bag, just not zippedthe laptop sticks out of the top of the bag by about one inch. On Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 10:54:06 AM UTC-5, Max S wrote: > >

[RBW] Re: Errandonnee 2017 - any other Riv Riders onboard?

I completed the Errandonnee a few years ago as a personal challenge to try my hand at riding through cold and snow. I'm tempted this year...with one eye on the days of rain, ice to rain, and wintry mix to rain in the forecast! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [RBW] Re: (maybe) WTB Brooks B68 - Question regarding brooks saddle for Joe Appaloosa

I got a C19 this week. On my first ride, the saddle was immediately and intolerably painful to sit on. After tilting the nose up just a bit (see below), the saddle became comfortable enough for me to decide to keep it.

[RBW] Converting a stock Clem from 2x8 to 3x8?

Has anyone converted a stock Clem from 2x8 to 3x8? I ride rolling hills, and I'd like to not run out of gears so quickly on downhill stretches! I have some experience with wrenches, just haven't gotten into gearing before, outside of tinkering with the IGH setup on my old 3-speed. I'd like

[RBW] Re: Converting a stock Clem from 2x8 to 3x8?

according to the Riv brochure, the current setup is: CHAINRINGS: Steel. 38/24, chainguard. CASSETTE: SunRace 8sp 11x34. FRONT DER: Shimano Claris. My understanding is that I should be able to replace the chainguard with a chainring. I have the original SunRace thumbies in place, but have a

[RBW] Re: Converting a stock Clem from 2x8 to 3x8?

Thanks for the feedback! So the bike came with the Riv Silver crank. Compared to the vintage cottered cranks I've wrestled with, it looks like the Silver will be a piece of cake! @James, thanks for the gear size details. Your experience reinforces my sense that changing to a triple will be

[RBW] Re: Request for a safety review

Like this! On Sunday, July 16, 2017 at 2:43:45 AM UTC-4, Ash [who works to bike] wrote: > > Prepping my Appa for a long ride, I mounted the pump in the fork as shown > in pictures. Any safety concerns with this? > > It came with a