On Monday, July 13, 2015 at 3:26:47 PM UTC-4, mho wrote:
Does the top tube height change much when you go from 700c 28 (or 33 Jack
Brown) to 650b 42?
I'll confess, I did not physically measure my actual top-tube-height prior
to converting (and, I haven't after-the-fact either, actually).
Whew.;)
Yeah, I don't want to 'oversell' the idea, because, well, some people may
not care enough for the change, but, yeah, I'm really glad I did it to
mine. Keep an eye on your pads, and coast through turns, and you'll
continue to love it.
-L
On Monday, July 13, 2015 at 12:55:13
On Monday, July 13, 2015 at 3:26:47 PM UTC-4, mho wrote:
Does the top tube height change much when you go from 700c 28 (or 33 Jack
Brown) to 650b 42?
Corrected version!
I'll confess, I did not physically measure my actual top-tube-height prior
to converting (and, I haven't after-the-fact
On Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 9:02:45 AM UTC-4, Eunice Chang wrote:
David,
Ah, but you did. He was pretty real online, wasn't he? :)
Yes, yes he was. He and I had many common points of reference (EH, MSL),
so we had struck up a friendship; I'd hoped he'd have been able to make
it to
My kids nicknamed me Khaki Man... I also FAR prefer the tan color on
everything.The reason why all my stuff is Acorn instead of Sackville
was that they didn't have the tan RBW stuff when I was buying but Acorn
did...
-L
On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 12:12:53 PM UTC-4, Thomas
On Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 9:41:07 AM UTC-4, Kieran J wrote:
FYI - I've covered this in other threads on the topic, but the long reach
Tektros would not reach a 650b A23 rim on my orange Ram. The front was fine
but the rear wasn't, even if I had filed the slots.
I was forced to go with DC
On Monday, July 6, 2015 at 7:20:19 PM UTC-4, Beardpapa wrote:
What brakes did you use for the conversion?
I switched from 538's to 559's.
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PS: http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet/index.html
Yours is an older orange Ram, correct? Some of them had a high bridge,
making the rear brake be a bit high; that might be your limiting factor.
On Sunday, July 5, 2015 at 6:44:47 PM UTC-4, alan lavine wrote:
Hello to the group,
I converted my 60cm Ram to 650b:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/leslie_bright/8351739256/in/album-72157623199721925/
(try looking forward and backward from that photo in the album).
When I originally built it, it was as a fendered 700c-32; had marginal
clearance, but as I'm not a little
I would suggest trying the wheels first, then if it all works out, consider
the crank, but no need to jump on the crank instantly, until you know
whether the wheels will work or not.
I love my Hetres, but the Babyshoe is the 'new' version of them. The
Pari-Motos are supposedly great if a
AASHTA:
http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/rambouillet/
On Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 6:26:48 PM UTC-4, Lungimsam wrote:
1. Are all blue Rambouillets 700c?
2. At what size do you start getting into (if any on these bikes)
the problems of small sized bikes? 52? 50?
I notice they have different
On Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 9:21:38 AM UTC-4, EGNolan wrote:
Not sure, but the periscopa is similar to the dirt drop, but taller. I've
read anywhere it's listed that it's not meant for off road use/rugged use,
but I thought the dirt drop is indeed actually meant for that use.
Eric
On Monday, June 29, 2015 at 11:13:32 PM UTC-4, Tony DeFilippo wrote:
That green is gorgeous, don't think I have seen that particular shade on a
Riv before and I'm a sucker for greens... None in my size which is just
fine with me! :)
When I went into MSL and fell for Rivendells, I should
On Monday, June 22, 2015 at 9:37:39 PM UTC-4, Mark Wilkins wrote:
Just got back from the Camp Hill PD, and my bike is now safely in my
living room!!!
It looks a little rough, but the racks and fenders are still in place, and
the shimano Dyno hub and BiSy light still work. Wheels seem
Just saw that, was coming here to post.
Concur, good article.
-L
On Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 2:20:22 PM UTC-4, Jim M. wrote:
Looks good: http://bicycletimesmag.com/field-tested-rivendell-hunqapillar/
jim m
wc ca
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So, I used to head from the workshop/basement out through the garage w/o
having to take the steps; and the others' bikes are hanging in the garage
anyway, so when we're going out through the garage to get theirs, there
aren't stairs involved.
But a lot of the time, I'm riding solo w/o the
I did. (I'm might be one of the ones that you'd ran across in
researching)
I probably should have gone w/ a Hilsen over the Rambouillet, given that
I'm not svelte, but, when I was looking at the frames at MSL, that green
just was screaming my name. Bought it as a frame, built it up
When we head to the coast, I rent a trailer, to tow one of the kids
around
https://www.flickr.com/photos/leslie_bright/17732968054/in/album-72157623199721925/
I've had no problems, ridin' around the village... but yes, it can tip
the bike over, if weight is getting shifted around...
On Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 1:54:22 PM UTC-4, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
But something about the Crane brass bell... that sustained DIGG...
brings joyful smiles to every living thing within 100 yards...
This. Mini-gongs for your bike.I've got a Crane on each of mine.
One
Yet no mention of helmets.
Ride on, Fizz.
On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 12:45:51 PM UTC-4, Olof Stroh wrote:
From Yehuda Moon
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The bottom-bracket shell came apart?! Whoa.
On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 10:20:42 AM UTC-4, John G wrote:
Alas no. Orange replaced Green when the frame broke.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/14612032@N00/956499482/sizes/l
But maybe someday...
On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 3:15:29 PM
I have a North Face pack that I got from Cumberland Transit while I was in
college, over 20 years ago still as good as the day I got it...
I went by there a year ago when I was in town, and it has grown a lot since
I was there last.
On Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 10:58:59 AM UTC-4, Ron
Ron,
On the old Rovers to which I'm referring, the steel chassis we're painted, and
the steel body cappings were galvanized; the zinc coating was much closer to
aluminum and wouldn't suffer galvanic corrosion. But on locations where a
non-galvanized steel bracket was riveted to the aluminum
On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 10:46:21 AM UTC-4, Ron Mc wrote:
again, the galvanic difference between aluminum and steel is insufficient
to promote galvanic corrosion - the occurrence is a bike shop myth. You
don't need a barrier between the two metals, but a barrier between the
metal
Ron,
On the old Rovers to which I'm referring, the steel chassis we're painted, and
the steel body cappings were galvanized; the zinc coating was much closer to
aluminum and wouldn't suffer galvanic corrosion. But on locations where a
non-galvanized steel bracket was riveted to the aluminum
On Monday, April 27, 2015 at 8:39:17 PM UTC-4, Lungimsam wrote:
What do you all use?
Looking for something so I don't feel my rat raps through the soles.
Been using sneakers but feet getting a little sore on longer rides.
Usually my Vans
I've quit wearing my Tevas, after I had them
On Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 11:34:37 PM UTC-4, Michael Leven wrote:
I'll start.
I use a SUNXCD rear derailer with 8-speed cassette and 8-speed chain with
Silver Shifters.
All three of mine are using the exact same derailleur: a Shimano
RD-M760SGS , which is a long-cage low-normal 9sp
On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 10:25:56 AM UTC-4, DMG wrote:
Weird, I have 32 Soma branded Panaracers on my Canti-Rom with Honjo
fenders and they fit fine (not spacious, but definitely sufficient). If
you're using the Velo-Orange struts, that could be more of an issue since
the bolts
On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11:52:52 AM UTC-4, BSWP wrote:
Maybe I missed it, but are Clems going to be sold as frame fork, as well
as complete bikes?
I can see several good reasons why RBW might prefer to sell them as
completes only.
- Andrew, Berkeley
Yeah... I was on the
On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 10:43:11 PM UTC-4, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
Get off my lawn!
On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 6:30 PM, James Warren jimcw...@earthlink.net
javascript: wrote:
http://toyoframe.com/en/about-toyo/our-philosophy/
LOL!
Going through the photos, what caught my
On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 1:43:50 AM UTC-4, exliontamer wrote:
This is my first show off a bike post and thought this would be the
appropriate place to do it. I acquired a 61cm Cantilever Romulus frame
recently and decided to build it into what you see. I managed to squeeze
35mm
On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 7:59:41 PM UTC-4, Chris Lampe 2 wrote:
I collect certain pictures of Riv's and speaking of nobby tires, the
oblique-from-the-front photo of the Hunqapillar on the blog is one of the
best Riv photos I've seen. And it even uses a threaded-to-threadless
adapter!!
On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 7:09:57 PM UTC-4, stonehog wrote:
Kevin - I've gone from Dureme 50s to Jack Brown 33s to Clement MSO 40s. I
just built a wheel set with tubeless Thunder Burt 54s for a long gravel
ride. My favorites have been the Clements (so far - no time on the Burts
yet).
On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 8:36:29 PM UTC-4, Chris Lampe 2 wrote:
That's an awesome Bombadil!.
I have a real love/hate relationship with knobby tires. I love how they
look but hate how they ride (on pavement...where 99% of my time is spent).
Yeah I'm running Rumpkins on it
On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 6:33:21 PM UTC-4, Bikie#4646 wrote:
I'm looking for the now-discontinued tan version of the small Sackville
Trunk Sack, now available only on olive. (Similar to the old Little Loafer
Baggins bag.) Kindly respond off-list. Can pay PayPal or by check. Thanks.
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 4:26:14 PM UTC-4, DSat wrote:
To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding?
I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I
assume that the wider the tires the better.
I have a Bombadil, and it's solid under
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 7:46:27 PM UTC-4, joe b. wrote:
Years ago there was a great mini-writeup on a former Riv-employee's
seriously patina-ed Rivendell (custom or Longlow, I think). Actually, I
think Grant mentioned it was straddling the abuse/beausage line. I nominate
this
On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 9:59:27 AM UTC-4, David Spranger wrote:
Anyone have someone (east coast) qualifies to replace bent seat stays?
Worth sending back to RBW to let them handle the repairs? This is the bike
I consider most likely to carry me through the rest of my life. I am not
There used to be a write-up on RBW's site that was a comparison between the
Sam Hillborne and the A Homer Hilsen.Something to the effect that, the
Hillborne is 80, maybe 90% of the bike that the Hilsen is, at half the
cost. Gave a lot of details on what that extra was getting you.
Why is the Atlantis more comfortable than the Rom? Can't the Rom be as
comfortable?
I've got a Bomba w/ racks for camping, a Rom as a gravel-grinder, and then
set up the Ram as a rando bike. I think of the Ram/Rom as being a perfect
start for a rando bike; the Atlantis would be a fine
So, we'd had a bleak winter (I'm sadly, a fair-weather biker), and a couple
of weeks of snow (we occasionally get snow, but, usually can't handle it as
efficiently as places north of here); So, finally, had a few nice days,
got out after work for a couple of evening rides on Monday and
On Friday, March 20, 2015 at 1:19:58 PM UTC-4, Liesl wrote:
I say not only store your bike in the living room, but work on it there,
too! It's way more pleasant!
I'll do the mechanical stuff in the workshop at least, don't want grease on
the rug.:O
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On Friday, March 20, 2015 at 12:06:54 PM UTC-4, KC wrote:
Yes, but you very considerately kept the bike off the hardwood floor.
Or were you protecting the tires by making sure they were on the carpet?
Oh, the Rumpkins can handle hardwood ;)
Actually, it was the kickstand I was
Might need to re-subscribe? http://www.rivbike.com/Articles.asp?ID=327
On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 5:39:06 PM UTC-4, iamkeith wrote:
Through Bill's tough bike to love thread, I just realized that I'd
missed this month's and last month's Rivendell *Monthly Update* emails.
Seems a few
There are pics on the Blug... http://rivbike.tumblr.com/
On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 6:40:11 PM UTC-4, A. L Young wrote:
Are there headbadge photos somewhere? A man-hole cover seems to come to
mind for the Clem Jr. (Btw, do an image search for man hole cover - it's
surprisingly
On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 4:42:55 PM UTC-4, Mike Schiller wrote:
The difference is about 7 oz for a 60 cm bike ( the .8 mm straight tube
weighs more). But the bike will also be stiffer riding as a butted tube is
more flexible. But since the diameter is smaller the increase in stiffness
On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 10:19:21 PM UTC-4, Mike Schiller wrote:
I would be shocked if they are really straight gauge tubing. That would
add unnecessary weight without benefit and totally change the riding
characteristics. He has to be kidding!
Why? They told me straight 8, they
On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 1:03:32 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote:
the subject line of the email is Postcard from Taiwan. Check your junk
mail?
Oh, uh well, I'm pretty regular at hitting the delete spam button, so
if it was in there, it's long gone
Glad for the redundancy
On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 12:32:43 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote:
I didn't get yesterday's email! What's up with that?!?!
I'd seen in via FB, but after reading your comment, realized I've not seen
it in email either yet. hmmm...
-L
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It does say subject to change without notice on those; and we know they
changed from Toyo to W'ford anyway
FWIW...
As far as to why, I'll leave it to Grant to improve, not hurt, the
design...not that earlier would be 'inferior', but, over time, he's
increased clearances on bikes, and
First metric I rode was the Burnsville Metric in 2011, on my Rambouillet
(one of the last green ones) (fendered, with Brooks saddle, saddlebag);
lots of 'awesome old bike comments... and it was still brand new then
On Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 1:41:46 PM UTC-4, dougP wrote:
I think the
On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 10:43:25 AM UTC-4, Matthew J wrote:
Good post except I wish the blogger were more clear on what he means by
freewheel hubs making less robust wheel.
Er the blogger is a she; that's Beth's page...
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, Beardpapa wrote:
Leslie, do you have any photos? I'm considering the same setup. I'm
wanting to fit the Bruce Gordon 650b x 43's
On Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 8:40:00 AM UTC-5, Leslie wrote:
I converted my Ram to 650b to run 42's. My Rom, I'm running 40's,
barely
-L
I don't have a lot of seatpost showing, so I was clamping on the toptube
sometimes, but that doesn't work if adjusting the rear brake cable, so, I'd
sometimes clamp on the seat tube. Wish I hadn't: the frame is fine, but,
the seattube decal is a little bit marred because of it.:/
On Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 3:35:41 AM UTC-4, drew beckmeyer wrote:
well i just went ahead and asked, since i was asking other questions
anyway.
via Will
Atlantis and Hunqapillar are both straight gauge (not a bad thing!) os x
platinum .8mm in the main triangle. The fork is tougher
understanding of the Bombadil frames was only the second TT was straight
gauge , the rest were butted .
On Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 1:16:31 PM UTC-4, Jim M. wrote:
On Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 10:04:45 AM UTC-7, Leslie wrote:
Interesting! So the Bomba, Hunq, and Atlantis are all
On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 11:39:17 PM UTC-4, Eunice Chang wrote:
Well. You could always ask her to ride a Riv frame that's just a wee bit
too small for you, Like, say, an Atlantis. Let her enjoy it and discover
that not all bikes ride like that- that it is possible to have a bike with
Thx, Liesl good input, much appreciated will continue to wool
it over, if I should hunt for used TourSacks, or go w/ Backabikes, or,
whatever..
Best,
-L
On Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 7:25:37 PM UTC-5, Liesl wrote:
Hi Leslie, I used the TourSacks once on a Riv S24O
Hey! It's a canti-Rom! Love mine. Great bike.Nice dog (have a
yellow lab).
Good luck with the sale!
-L
On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 12:14:58 PM UTC-5, freedom wrote:
riv Romulus 56 blue vg cond- looking to sell or trade for slightly bigger
riv, Paul in Salisbury md
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I'm on the fence about these.I was wanting the TourSacks, but at their
price point, didn't want to jump half-heartedly on the olive, was going to
wait on a khaki-tan version.(And, even if they appeared today, might
not be an instant buy) These Backabike Rear bags do come in
I love the King Iris cages.Regular plastic water bottles, KK's, my
Thermos bottles, they hold them all, just fine
On Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 8:46:53 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
The new Iris cages arrived, are installed, and holy smokes! are they
secure and yet easy to
One thing I think is a factor in a lot of this, is socioeconomics. Maybe
I'm wrong, or, maybe not where you are, but, at least for my neck of the
woods. (my neck of the woods being, a non-urban center, small-town,
car-centric region where everyone over 15 is expected to have a car or
Mike, I'm confused on my 650b Bombadil, I have Motolites, and could
raise the pads to run 700c wheels with it, but to go from a 700c to a 650b
(as I did w/ my Rambouillet), you have to use long-reach calipers, not
canti's ??
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:37:51 PM UTC-5, Mike
I was going to say that it might be considered a bit 'weird' to borrow the
Atlantis color for a Hunq, since it's not an Atlantis, but. I did get my
Bombadil in Rambouillet orange, so, I really don't have room to talk
I'm sure you can get a different bike in a whichever color there's
I think, it was that their fancy paint is a $500 paint job, but that to
have a bike painted in a non-standard color is $300...
https://www.rivbike.com/kb_results.asp?ID=66
(At least, if the prices haven't shifted)
-L
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:14:57 PM UTC-5, Jim Bronson wrote:
Oh oh oh
If I didn't already have my canti-Rom
I remember your blog, your daughter has a custom Elephant, right? Was drooling
on her bike, wondering if my daughter would ride more if she had one, too...
Nice bike. Really nice. Oooo nice.
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Whoo, from my Flickr account back in 2010? (Here?:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/leslie_bright/4407972696/in/set-72157623199721925
)
Yeah, the Paselas were real snug; if the air pressure wasn't just right,
it'd scuff on the inside of the fenders on any surface that wasn't glassy
smooth. I
On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 11:10:32 AM UTC-5, Kellie wrote:
Do you have to use Retroshift brake levers if you use their shifters or
can you integrate their shifters into any brake lever?
Gevenalle, (was Retroshift), machines the Tektro levers to accept
shifters... that's the key
On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 7:26:43 PM UTC-5, Chris Lampe 2 wrote:
All of these numbers and facts are being pulled from my memory of reading
about Rivendells for several years so they may not be 100% accurate but
they are probably close.
I remember the Atlantis having .9/.6./.9
I concur; I have no need of it, but seeing a Riv at that price, I was even
considering it, even if I just passed it along later. sounds like it
might've found a good home!
On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 10:09:36 AM UTC-5, Tim Gavin wrote:
1st gen Rivendells (Road Standard, LongLow,
On Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 9:42:05 PM UTC-5, Jim Bronson wrote:
Do you think these Linux jokes are flying over most people's heads?
Just curious.
What's a bit crazy, back in the mid-late 90's, I was pushing all my friends
towards Linux I'd been a DOS guy, and WinNT3.51, running
I wouldn't worry about a Bomba, but
Why avoid the seatpost one?
I used one of these on my Bomba:
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/ca23.htm
FWIW
On Monday, February 9, 2015 at 9:42:46 AM UTC-5, Tom Harrop wrote:
Hi All,
Does anyone see any issues with using a one of the
be much pressure on
the hanger, bridge, I don't think??
I think I'd try it, if the other guide wouldn't work out
On Monday, February 9, 2015 at 1:04:30 PM UTC-5, Leslie wrote:
I wouldn't worry about a Bomba, but
Why avoid the seatpost one?
I used one of these on my Bomba
On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 11:25:44 PM UTC-5, Minh wrote:
I may be a little behind on my blug reading, the silver roadeo, does
anyone recognize the bracket used for the edelux mounting? it looks
diy-ish, but i don't recognize the part, i would like to get my own edelux
down a little,
I would think if you got the verification, it's yours, but
Might not hurt to call 'em.
On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 12:47:23 PM UTC-5, Christopher Chen wrote:
Maybe none of us got it. I got the order verification but maybe it was
wrong?
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 8:49 AM, Leslie
Peter White, maybe?
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/schmidt-headlights.asp
On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 12:39:45 PM UTC-5, Clayton.sf wrote:
Hi all,
Have a like new edelux II with a nice long cable and would like to trade
it for the upside down version in same condition. Any tips
Suggestion:add some info regarding the sizing top tube length,
seattube, etc..
(Not that I'm interested myself; it's a lovely bike, for sure, but, I sure
don't need to add anything at the moment. good luck w/ the sale!)
On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 9:40:39 AM UTC-5, Eric
Quip on today's BLUG:
Today-only price reductions on all the frames in web specials
http://www.rivbike.com/Web-Specials-If-Any-s/54.htm. Prices go back up
tomorrow. A variety of frames completes and a few Cheviot b-stock frames
gotta go.
-L
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I've not a had a Hunq, but I can speak a sec about the Bomba...
I originally ordered mine as a layaway frame. Before I finished paying it
off, they'd changed it up from the 2TT style to the diagonal middle tube.
I instantly fell for the new style, and as I was paying off the layaway,
paid
Slam that seatpost down, drop the stem and rotate the bars back a bit, and
it's a kids 29'er!
-L
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 10:57:52 PM UTC-5, mike goldman wrote:
i have this Trek 220 24 wheel bike for sale. $120 plus shipping
mike goldman
warwick,r.i.
A good friend of mine has a couple of daughters older than my daughter, and
he's good to find nice equipment for them, and passing it along. So, for
my daughter, I had two really good bikes for her as she was growing, until
we could get her onto something that could last. (And, one of them
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 8:13:05 AM UTC-5, RJM wrote:
Nice bikebut I can't imagine a bike riding nicer than my Roadeo.
Nor my Ram.
-L
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Red loctite scares me;I don't have any of it around, all I use is
blue
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 8:35:06 AM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote:
red is powerful stuff - the only place I use it is the rudder bracket on
my sea kayak, and have well-compressed bellville spring washers below
Sam can do it all, and would be the least expensive choice. A Hilsen would
be fancier, but functionally the same as the Sam. The Atlantis and the
Hunq would also be great, too, especially if you were always going to do
lots of loaded mileage or tons of non-technical singletrack.
I have a
PS: which part of TN are you in?
-L
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 8:30:07 AM UTC-5, Leslie wrote:
Sam can do it all, and would be the least expensive choice. A Hilsen
would be fancier, but functionally the same as the Sam. The Atlantis and
the Hunq would also be great, too
Eddy Merckx announced a new steel bike
http://pelotonmagazine.com/goods/eddy-merckx-custom-bike-eddy-70/
( http://eddy70.com/ )
$17,500!!!
Rivendells are a bargain!
-L
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I'd missed this thread;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/leslie_bright/16004557507/in/pool-rivendell
I'm running the 40 MSO's on my canti-Rom... love the tire, but it
wouldn't work w/o the cantis, nor does it have any spare clearance, it has
'just' enough
FWIW.
On Friday,
ROTFL
-L
On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 1:06:53 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Quirky. The word you're looking for is quirky. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 9:20:36 AM UTC-7, Mark Reimer wrote:
Deacon,
Ok, so let me get this straight.
You
On my Ram, Rom, and Bomba, I have the exact same RD on each, an XT
M760-SGS a long cage low-normal XT RD. I even have a fourth sitting a
shelf as a spare since they're no longer made. One bike uses downtube
shifters, the other two use bar-end shifters; the low-normal works great
w/
On Saturday, January 3, 2015 12:58:56 AM UTC-5, Leslie wrote:
On Friday, January 2, 2015 6:16:32 PM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote:
What's a Bosco Rubbe?
A fine idea, but too pricy.
I should elaborate
Three years ago, there was consideration of a kids bike from Riv.
http
More:
http://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/13265178757/closed-b-friday-open-10-2-sat-and-more-on-rosco
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On Friday, January 2, 2015 6:16:32 PM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote:
What's a Bosco Rubbe?
A fine idea, but too pricy.
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According to Grant, should be identical:
1. Originally, there was the RIVENDELL ROAD. Short reach, not custom.
2. The the RIVENDELL LONG LOW...similar to road, but slightly shallower
head tube and made for longer reach brakes. Reach went from high forties
(in the ROAD) to mid-50s in the LONG
Well, they've become standard, but, weren't so originally... I think that's
more to how late of a frame it is, or early
On Saturday, December 20, 2014 3:07:24 PM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote:
I am kind of surprised all of Rivendell's bike models don't have a tapped
fender mount on the brake
I think the 10-speed I had as a kid, had the shifters on the stem. But
after I switched to a mountain-bike in college, I had grip shifts, and
wasn't on another bike for over 15 years.
When I built up my Ram, I went w/ the bar-ends on Noodles, was fine. With
my Bomba, went with bar-ends
Just saw that
On Thursday, December 4, 2014 9:08:37 AM UTC-5, Matthew J wrote:
They aren't available yet.
They are now. $325.00 for brakes and bolts. $469.00 with the rack. So
$500.00 a bit off.
http://www.compasscycle.com/brakesCmCpl.html
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Oh! Yeah, Peter would be good... or also, Anthony at Longleaf in Troy NH,
either one of those would be more 'local' for you...
http://www.longleafbicycles.com/
Rich Lesnik, Peter White, or Anthony all build great wheels, if you need
something built, but can supply rims, etc., if you want
Standover on a Rambouillet should've been based on the 700x28
RolyPoly/RuffyTuffy, measured in centimeters...
On Thursday, November 20, 2014 10:03:55 AM UTC-5, bingomck wrote:
Hi all, I've gotten a few sizing questions. Normally I could answer
quickly! But unfortunately bike is with the
I need to order a copy of the book (and, have weight to lose).
But I can't stand fish. I don't eat seafood at all, avoid it as a whole
category.
-L
(a Beefeater)
On Thursday, November 20, 2014 3:33:15 PM UTC-5, Bill wrote:
This thread,complete with pictures, is working as
RBW has their 'stock' wheelsets, http://www.rivbike.com/category-s/588.htm
; but there are other options.
Are you a lighter rider, or want some extra strength just-in-case?
Would you be riding light, or carrying along 'a lot of stuff'?
On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:56:10 PM
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