Re: [RBW] Anyone Tried RH Snoqualmie Pass on a Sam?

2023-07-11 Thread Patrick Moore
On Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 12:01:22 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Question for everyone who is using Snoqualmie Passes: what is the actual >> width on your rims, and on how wide are your rims? >> >> Thanks. >> > -- > You received this message becaus

Re: [RBW] Anyone Tried RH Snoqualmie Pass on a Sam?

2023-07-11 Thread Patrick Moore
Question for everyone who is using Snoqualmie Passes: what is the actual width on your rims, and on how wide are your rims? 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

[RBW] Amusing apercu by BSNYC on 1X drivetrains

2023-07-11 Thread Patrick Moore
At least, I found it funny. From today's blog post.* They put too many gears out back, so now they have to get rid of them up front. And the cycle continues.* -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis

[RBW] Still ISO 700C X 48 Soma Supple Vitesse SL tires, VG or new + a question + FFP used Big Ones.

2023-07-11 Thread Patrick Moore
ing them long enough to collect all those thorns -- OS Regular and Endurance both have simply prevented all air loss. Photos $5 each, answers to questions $10 each. Patrick -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, E

Re: [RBW] Grant interview on Path Less Pedaled

2023-07-11 Thread Patrick Moore
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Re: [RBW] Re: Kucharik wool shorts with real chamois or Andiamos under street shorts

2023-07-11 Thread Patrick Moore
comfortable. > > On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 7:59:02 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I was just perusing the new Riv email update and saw Andiamos. >> >> I gave up nastily clinging lycra shorts with nasty, bulky pillow pads >> over 20 years ago, but when I ride

[RBW] Re: Kucharik wool shorts with real chamois or Andiamos under street shorts

2023-07-11 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks, all. I may one day give Andiamos a try, but the discussion indicates that they're not more comfortable than old Kucharics, so for now I'll just use up the Kucharics. One advantage of the Andiamos of course is easier care and feeding, but I use the Kucharics only occasionally so the hassle

[RBW] Kucharik wool shorts with real chamois or Andiamos under street shorts

2023-07-07 Thread Patrick Moore
Rapha touring shorts as wool Kuchariks with chamois? -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &quo

Re: [RBW] Re: Derailer Question - XTR-951

2023-07-07 Thread Patrick Moore
The Bullseye replacement pulleys -- 8 speed? Or do these date from 7-speed or even pre-7-speed days? -- on my rd work fine with an 11 sp chain. I expect they'd work fine with a 12 speed chain. On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 3:40:02 PM UTC-4 maxcr wrote: I just picked up a 951 rapid rise derailer on

Re: [RBW] Cushioning Saddlesack loads

2023-07-05 Thread Patrick Moore
gt;> placed underneath and around to protect glass containers of food/drink(!). >> We did equip each rear saddlebag with a custom-cut with duct tape wrapped >> cloro-plast. Does add some protection + structure since the bag is made >> from x-pac material. >> >> Je

[RBW] Cushioning Saddlesack loads

2023-07-03 Thread Patrick Moore
is made with a thin, firm foam cushion sandwiched between bottom outside and inside. Has anyonh rigged up something like this for Saddlesack or Happisack that does not materially reduce volume? -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo

Re: [RBW] Re: 650b Gravel Bikes?

2023-07-02 Thread Patrick Moore
Oh, and the skinny tt matched with OS dt and st. On Sun, Jul 2, 2023 at 3:20 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > ... I note the Brooks saddle on an otherwise modern bike and the very > complex and sophisticated stay bending > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to t

Re: [RBW] Re: Inquiring about "sling over the rack" rear panniers; perhaps trade for Medium Happisack or Sackville?

2023-06-30 Thread Patrick Moore
53cc-b91f-45b5-812a-e931e570d8c0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

Re: [RBW] Re: Inquiring about "sling over the rack" rear panniers; perhaps trade for Medium Happisack or Sackville?

2023-06-30 Thread Patrick Moore
ps.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a57e53cc-b91f-45b5-812a-e931e570d8c0n%40googlegroups.com . -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Legolas 54 FFHS

2023-06-29 Thread Patrick Moore
That's interesting to know. I expect that the Roadeo handles much like the Ram and I've owned one of the last which gives me a point of comparison. Certainly the Ram handled "seamlessly". On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 6:10 PM Valerie Yates wrote: > ... I have a Roadeo and compared to the Legolas,

[RBW] Still ISO/WTT/WTB Soma Supple Vitesse SL tires in 48 mm width

2023-06-29 Thread Patrick Moore
Again, SL model, 48 mm width. Just posted Big Ones (and Wabi Woolens jersey) for sale and willing to trade; or interested in purchase. Thanks. -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Legolas 54 FFHS

2023-06-28 Thread Patrick Moore
I'll say! That was a damned good price for a Legolas! Questions: 1. Valerie, why did you sell this unobtanium of the Rivendell line of bicycles? 2. Those who have ridden the Legolas and the Ram, the Roadeo, or the Roadini: How does the Legolas feel in ease of maintaining speed, acceleration,

[RBW] Re: 1) ISO: Soma Supple Vitesse SL 48s new or VG. 2) FS: Schwalbe Big Ones extralights (450 digital grams), several new pairs and 1 old pair

2023-06-27 Thread Patrick Moore
BTW: has anyone ridden both the Soma Supple Vitesse *SL* and the Soma Supple Vitesse* EX,* and can she-er-he-er-it say with personal experience how the latter compares to the former in (1) rolling resistance (or, let's just say, does it "feel as fast?") and (2) softeness ("does it feel as smooth

[RBW] 1) ISO: Soma Supple Vitesse SL 48s new or VG. 2) FS: Schwalbe Big Ones extralights (450 digital grams), several new pairs and 1 old pair

2023-06-27 Thread Patrick Moore
, durability, and sealing while tubeless? -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch&q

Re: [RBW] 26.8 seatposts with generous setback

2023-06-25 Thread Patrick Moore
Shee-*IT.* I meant to say: He counseled shoving the saddle back and *lowering it* while raising and shortening the stem. On Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 6:09 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > ... I ... complained to Grant that I felt that I was "losing the pedal > stroke" over top dead cente

Re: [RBW] 26.8 seatposts with generous setback

2023-06-25 Thread Patrick Moore
I've urged this before and I urge it again: Peter Jon White's basic bike fitting primer is an excellent starting point because it sets out the basic principles of good bike fit in reference to comfort and power, the basic goals of good bike fit. I have a long torso and short limbs -- Asian build

Re: [RBW] FS: Timberland Cycling Shoes: size 10.5

2023-06-25 Thread Patrick Moore
ps.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fa03826c-2ec3-43f3-88a7-c4a9f620850dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message

Re: [RBW] Using Your Rivendell Vs. Being Precious: A Spectrum

2023-06-21 Thread Patrick Moore
It's really too bad that they stopped making those baskets. Wicker is wonderful stuff; I recall verandah furniture in 1960s India hand-made from cane wicker; tough stuff, tho' it did tend to flex when old and make neat creaking sounds. But so much more honest than cheap-shite aluminum and plastic

Re: [RBW] Using Your Rivendell Vs. Being Precious: A Spectrum

2023-06-21 Thread Patrick Moore
century riding with a local club. > > About selling my Rivendells...let's say I'm standing on the edge of the > cliff, but not quite ready to take the plunge yet. From a financial > standpoint, I don't need to sell them, and I think Winnipeg would be a > tough market, unfortunately. > > O

Re: [RBW] FS: Cotton / linen summer shirt

2023-06-20 Thread Patrick Moore
Too bad. Thanks for letting me know. Patrick Moore > On Jun 20, 2023, at 7:41 PM, Ted W wrote: > >  > That’sa great looking shirt! Sad I didn’t see your email sooner! I really > love riding in these very thin merino t-shirts I found from ice breaker but > they’

Re: [RBW] Using Your Rivendell Vs. Being Precious: A Spectrum

2023-06-20 Thread Patrick Moore
What are those Rivs, and why do you choose the PX-10 instead of them? What sort of riding? I love Rivendell, but I'll not allow ideological purity to keep me from choosing other bikes that please me better. Only, the very best bike of all the scores that I've owned over the last 25 years is that

Re: [RBW] Using Your Rivendell Vs. Being Precious: A Spectrum

2023-06-20 Thread Patrick Moore
sta: @CampyOnlyGuy >> YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy >> >> On Jun 20, 2023, at 11:45 AM, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> Forgot to add the punch line, as usual, which is that I realized that >> hanging my 2003 Riv road custom on the wall while I did most of my riding,

Re: [RBW] Re: 3-speeding Quickbeams and SimpleOnes

2023-06-20 Thread Patrick Moore
Duh, you don't use chain tugs with horizontals, just with track ends, but you know what I mean: hex nuts and even assiduously tightened wingnuts are secure under the modestly agressive honking of a 170-lb male. On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 12:24 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > BTW, I will add that ch

Re: [RBW] Re: 3-speeding Quickbeams and SimpleOnes

2023-06-20 Thread Patrick Moore
given to finger tightening. On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 12:22 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > SA still makes 3-speed hubs with OL spacing to fit a 120 mm OL frame; at > least the chart shows a model for 116 mm OL spacing which with the proper > anti-rotation washers between locknuts and in

Re: [RBW] Re: 3-speeding Quickbeams and SimpleOnes

2023-06-20 Thread Patrick Moore
I’d be happier with a > nice IGH. I could even get down to one bike  > > On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 2:30:13 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> In defense of the old 3 speed igh, the drag, at least for the old SA AW, >> has been tested at considerably less than that of

Re: [RBW] Re: Using Your Rivendell Vs. Being Precious: A Spectrum

2023-06-20 Thread Patrick Moore
Cyclemeter will also let you enter different bikes. Me, I have an elaborate Excel system for tracking mileage registered by Cyclemeter and tabulating it by bike as well as by total for all bikes, and the Excel system even tracks miles separately for different wheels for each bike. (I mean

Re: [RBW] Northern Hemisphere Summer Riding Photos 2023

2023-06-19 Thread Patrick Moore
bike is a Soma Pescadero with 700x33s under the VO fenders and Diacompe > GC610 centerpulls - somewhat inspired by some of the Rambouillet / Romulus > builds I've seen. > > On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 3:03:05 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> David: Where was this photo taken? Beautiful S

Re: [RBW] Re: 3-speeding Quickbeams and SimpleOnes

2023-06-19 Thread Patrick Moore
In defense of the old 3 speed igh, the drag, at least for the old SA AW, has been tested at considerably less than that of much more complex, multi-epicycle internal gear trains with 7+ gears, and my experience (considerable with 2 and 3 speed SA hubs, only a little, but some with modern 7+ gear

[RBW] ISO 44 t 110 bcd chainring silver VG/new

2023-06-19 Thread Patrick Moore
. -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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-bunc

Re: [RBW] Re: 3-speeding Quickbeams and SimpleOnes

2023-06-18 Thread Patrick Moore
. Patrick Moore, very acutely realizing the benefit of 1 or 2 lower gears in ABQ, NM. On Sun, Jun 18, 2023 at 3:03 PM Joe Bernard wrote: > I think what happens is people like the bike, then gradually realize one > or two lower gears might be nice. For most of us adding a derailer and >

[RBW] 3-speeding Quickbeams and SimpleOnes

2023-06-18 Thread Patrick Moore
: the Ashtabula crank was a miracle of cheap and durable manufacturing compared to the cottered system. But 69"-52"-39" is a very useful gear spread. -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats U

[RBW] ISO/WTB/WTT: SUPPLE VITESSE SL 700C X 48

2023-06-18 Thread Patrick Moore
se it for more of my bosque/ditchbank/sandy soil rides. -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Re: [RBW] Re: Let’s say I made my Clem into a “gravel bike”

2023-06-13 Thread Patrick Moore
Very true; narrower rims require higher pressures. Still, you can go pretty low. My 71 mm Rangers are mounted tubeless on 24 mm OW non-tubeless Alex rims and there's no squirm or "wrinkle" in cornering or on bumps; the tires feel very "solid" and not mushy. Me + Monocog about 200 lb. On Tue, Jun

Re: [RBW] Dynamo Wiring inside the Fork and Frame?

2023-06-12 Thread Patrick Moore
r> > . > > > -- > 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 view

Re: [RBW] Re: Let’s say I made my Clem into a “gravel bike”

2023-06-12 Thread Patrick Moore
, and as long as the tires are fat and soft any bike is fun off road, IMO. Patrick Moore, who just did an early summer 12.82-mile ditchbank ride on the drop-bar'd Monocog with new 7 cm, 25* stem and 71mm WTB Rangers at 12-13 psi. On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 12:06 PM Jason Fuller wrote: > I am very l

Re: [RBW] Gauging interest: Brass cable housing clamps

2023-06-08 Thread Patrick Moore
Eric: You can put me down for 2 instead of just 1; thanks. Patrick Moore On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 1:01 PM Eric Marth wrote: > Got it, thanks Stephanie! > > On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 10:52:32 AM UTC-4 Stephanie A. wrote: > >> I'd also be in for a couple! >> >> O

Re: [RBW] Re: I spy a yellow Platypus

2023-06-07 Thread Patrick Moore
I tease. Your purple lavender orange red Platypus is indeed pretty. On Wed, Jun 7, 2023 at 7:38 PM Leah Peterson wrote: > Patrick Moore-Or-Less, you will forever bait me! Your color blindness has > warped my sparkling raspberry into purple?! Sigh. > -- You received this message be

Re: [RBW] Re: I spy a yellow Platypus

2023-06-07 Thread Patrick Moore
It looks nicer than Leah's purple one. (Ugh.) On Wed, Jun 7, 2023 at 7:27 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > I'm not a yellow bike fan, but I have to say that your Platypus does look > pretty ... > On Wed, Jun 7, 2023 at 6:06 PM Sarah Carlson wrote: > Yes, this is the dream realized Yel

Re: [RBW] Re: I spy a yellow Platypus

2023-06-07 Thread Patrick Moore
nsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d9fca501-fdec-4130-8bd6-e16c5f1fa814n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d9fca501-fdec-4130-8bd6-e16c5f1fa814n%40googlegroups.com?utm_

Re: [RBW] Re: Let’s say I made my Clem into a “gravel bike”

2023-06-07 Thread Patrick Moore
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Re: [RBW] Re: Easy on/off (with bolted clamps, like Ergons?) non-anatomical grips for bottom of drop bar hooks

2023-06-07 Thread Patrick Moore
e seen these for sale on > Amazon as well as Red Shift's website. > > On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 2:58:43 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Speculating here. I may come to a situation where I will be swapping SA >> AM and ASC wheels. The ASC takes a unique and proprietary trigger

[RBW] Easy on/off (with bolted clamps, like Ergons?) non-anatomical grips for bottom of drop bar hooks

2023-06-07 Thread Patrick Moore
de the swap? I suppose I could even use Ergons; really, the bigger problem is the 25.4mm diameter of the bar. Any thoughts? Thanks. -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell TrunkSack Small

2023-06-06 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks. Just eyeballed that arrangement; no, too makeshift, you really need a support. Really, this is made for small front racks of a certain minimum width. It's too wide and the straps aren't long enough to accommodate the Bilenky modified narrow Tubus Fly and the narrow custom rear rack on

Re: [RBW] Re: Shifters - UNO shifter

2023-06-06 Thread Patrick Moore
build a custom 11-speed cassette to replace my current 10-speed 13-25. Either 12-25 or 13-28, depending on chainring, *if* one can get a 25 or 28 large dished cog. I expect not Thanks. Patrick Moore, who is thinking he might take it to 11 on the #1 Matthews. On Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 10:23 AM

[RBW] Rivendell TrunkSack Small

2023-06-05 Thread Patrick Moore
rge saddle wedge, IOW to attach it to a saddle sans rack? I'd be interested to hear of any ideas and even more of any successes. Ta! -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- Yo

Re: [RBW] Tires, was making Clem a Gravel Bike

2023-06-05 Thread Patrick Moore
mail to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2fa16eb4-d7df-4f57-8889-fc64127075f2n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2fa16eb4-d7df-4f57-88

Re: [RBW] FS: Sackville Trunksacks, Olive & Khaki

2023-06-05 Thread Patrick Moore
It was in my mailbox today and looks very good; thanks. Patrick On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 6:51 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > Jacob: Good evening. Any news on shpping the kakhi rack trunk? > > Thanks, Patrick > > On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 12:32 PM Jacob Kersey > wrote: >

Re: [RBW] Northern Hemisphere Summer Riding Photos 2023

2023-06-04 Thread Patrick Moore
This is the kind of "wetland" off-pavement countryside that I envy, notably firm dirt or gravel and green on each side. OTOH, I don't envy the humidity. But oh, to have miles of *firm* dirt to ride on with 42s or 44s! I use "wetland" rather hyperbolically. The arch photo (and others too) is also

[RBW] Fenders on Clem and gravel bikes

2023-06-04 Thread Patrick Moore
arrassment of riches we have today, compared to even 10 years ago.* Amen. -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

Re: [RBW] Re: Let’s say I made my Clem into a “gravel bike”

2023-06-04 Thread Patrick Moore
t isn't worth the hassle and mess unless you contend with goatheads or other very common puncture agents, or if you suffer from pinch flats with tubes. Me, if I had to patch no more than 1 flat per ~75 miles I'd just buy more Remas. > Tires: what an embarrassment of riches we have today, com

Re: [RBW] Snoqualmie Pass substitute

2023-06-04 Thread Patrick Moore
gt; > Great condition, < 100 miles. These are the superlight casing, weigh 370g > each and ride like clouds. Asking $65 for both. Please PM for interest, > thanks! > > Jeff (Alabama) > > > On Monday, June 5, 2023 at 11:00:48 AM GMT+10, Patrick Moore < > bertin...@g

[RBW] Snoqualmie Pass substitute

2023-06-04 Thread Patrick Moore
gt; To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5a2fc6e4-3f08-42cd-aac1-317dc9f3e2c1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5a2fc6e4-3f08-42cd-aac1-317dc9f3e2c1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer>

Re: [RBW] FS: Sackville Trunksacks, Olive & Khaki

2023-06-04 Thread Patrick Moore
msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6add8401-d5ff-4bb6-9266-a62b7cf66ce0n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6add8401-d5ff-4bb6-9266-a62b7cf66ce0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -

Re: [RBW] Re: Gearing (was Getting Over My Head)

2023-05-31 Thread Patrick Moore
That 9 speed is very close to the home-brew 10 I'm using; simply add an outer 13 and 10 speed cogs, tho mine goes 19-20-22-25; the difference is minor. I'll have to remember that particular cassette. On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 10:47 AM Ken Yokanovich < reflector.collec...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am a

Re: [RBW] Re: Gearing (was Getting Over My Head)

2023-05-31 Thread Patrick Moore
4) cassette, with even chainrings > between 38 through 46, most likely a 44. I don't know if there are better > articles on what he ended up using but with a 44t ring, that's a 4.4:1 > through 1:1 range. > > On Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 7:27:29 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >

Re: [RBW] Re: Gearing (was Getting Over My Head)

2023-05-31 Thread Patrick Moore
groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/94e4b0af-bdfb-4307-999c-c5ad38971f9dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrar

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-29 Thread Patrick Moore
bike. I was in good shape, for me, having done some group rides of 30 to 40 miles in the previous months, but I could not overtake and could barely keep up with this team. I talked to the old guy who said he was 74; I was 64 at the time. Patrick Moore, now 68 and even slower than in 2020.

[RBW] Bike Snob, moral counselor

2023-05-24 Thread Patrick Moore
is no right superior to that of the truth.* Ancient device of the ancient maharajas of Varanisi (Benares), the holy city of the Hindus. -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received

Re: [RBW] Underbiking

2023-05-24 Thread Patrick Moore
9e500e9-9837-44fa-ad56-7a188847f7c2n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/79e500e9-9837-44fa-ad56-7a188847f7c2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo M

Re: [RBW] FS: Sackville Trunksacks, Olive & Khaki

2023-05-24 Thread Patrick Moore
/6add8401-d5ff-4bb6-9266-a62b7cf66ce0n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6add8401-d5ff-4bb6-9266-a62b7cf66ce0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -

[RBW] Re: Lightweight chi-chi saddlebag of about 9 liters / 61 ci

2023-05-24 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks all for the suggestions. I'll check them all. Actually, I did check Ruthworks since I've owned at least 3 of his seat wedges -- yes, very well made -- but he is no longer making customs and he doesn't have a saddlebag in his product line. -- You received this message because you are

[RBW] Re: Lightweight chi-chi saddlebag of about 9 liters / 61 ci

2023-05-23 Thread Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore wrote: > Does anyone make a lightweight (nylon and plastic instead of canvas and > leather and metal) transverse saddlebag about the size of the Junior or > Barley (would prefer no side pockets) that also looks good? I'd prefer a > transverse style but might consider a bikep

[RBW] ISO Sturmey Archer roller cable guide, 1 1/8" / 28.6mm clamp, black roller

2023-05-22 Thread Patrick Moore
hanks. -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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

[RBW] Lightweight chi-chi saddlebag of about 9 liters / 61 ci

2023-05-22 Thread Patrick Moore
and TF wheels and to the original Phil/Dingle wheel. -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW O

Re: [RBW] MINT MUSA 58cm "Disc" Hunqapillar Waterford x D Paint

2023-05-22 Thread Patrick Moore
unch/59918d54-62ac-42dd-8832-2a175d477318n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/59918d54-62ac-42dd-8832-2a175d477318n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- --

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: 61cm Roadini with great build

2023-05-21 Thread Patrick Moore
9%40DM5PR19MB0139.namprd19.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/DM5PR19MB0139C392C1A09BFC3DD1F813BA429%40DM5PR19MB0139.namprd19.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats U

[RBW] Re: We put Rivendell rain gear to rigorous tests for you in the NM rainforest: Grunden's rain hat.

2023-05-21 Thread Patrick Moore
Actually, I have been caught in the rain a few times in the last couple of years, but always without my rain gear. On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 1:42 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > I've been wanting to test my Grunden's rain hat for a couple of years now > but with our intermitten

[RBW] We put Rivendell rain gear to rigorous tests for you in the NM rainforest: Grunden's rain hat.

2023-05-21 Thread Patrick Moore
eye level. Four thumbs up -- highly recommended. Patrick Moore, in the high desert ABQ, NM rainforest where the summer monsoon seems to have arrived 2 months early. -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis

Re: [RBW] Gearing (was Getting Over My Head)

2023-05-20 Thread Patrick Moore
at 3:35 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > Following Ted's good example by taking this to his new thread: > > Back in the 7 and perhaps 8 speed days cassettes were bolted together and > it was easy to disassemble them. Then they started using rivets which were > easy to drill out. The on

Re: [RBW] Gearing (was Getting Over My Head)

2023-05-20 Thread Patrick Moore
couldn't pick individual sprockets any more...")? > > On Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 11:58:59 AM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I've been home-building cassettes for 20 years at least after I got >> sufficiently frustrated with stock combinations; in friction (and even >>

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-20 Thread Patrick Moore
b-a510-7563d65396e6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-19 Thread Patrick Moore
It was frustration with duplicate gears that drove me to riding fixed drivetrains. Seriously, I used to spend a great deal of time calculating gear charts (good way to while away boring staff meetings). Even with close-ratio crossover triples there were always annoying (conceptually annoying if

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-19 Thread Patrick Moore
crank with a 11-36t cassette. > That's still a higher low gear than a 40t chainring with an 11-51 cassette > and nothing stops the 1x drivetrain user from switching to a 36t front > chainring and getting even lower gears. > > -- ---

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-19 Thread Patrick Moore
ners-bunch/CAPh0EZ6RghGFnpN%3DxBrK_NJbvaJPwd1mW3NJMFtFk6DveRRHGQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ6RghGFnpN%3DxBrK_NJbvaJPwd1mW3NJMFtFk6DveRRHGQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- -----

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-19 Thread Patrick Moore
Maybe I simply don't shift aggressively, but like Laing I never had problems with wide-range 2X compact front setups and even triples back in the 7-speed days seemed to shift fine in and out of the granny with a little care; at any rate, that's what you did if you wanted to get up a steep hill,

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike route mapping & guidance app for iPhone

2023-05-18 Thread Patrick Moore
, having done NM 304 on the east side of the River this time (which was nice, but not as green and with slightly higher traffic counts). – Scot On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 12:49 AM Patrick Moore wrote: > That would be great. As a matter of fact I just got VM from the Apple > Store saying the

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike route mapping & guidance app for iPhone

2023-05-18 Thread Patrick Moore
:20:40 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I should add, lest anyone get an inflated idea of my cycling ability, >> that my plan would be to ride South and take the train back. Distance 1-way >> is 40 to 45 miles. Friend in question did 6K (or was it 8K? He did 8 one >>

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-17 Thread Patrick Moore
stopping power, they responded by > saying that their brakes were designed to "modulate speed," not just to > stop the bike. > > > On Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 2:38:28 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I generally agree with George's information, only "honking&quo

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-17 Thread Patrick Moore
have never ridden except in the most temporary and casual of pace lines. But I do agree (same caveat) that Platypuses and such are *not* optimized for fast paceline riding, while the fast boys' CF racing bikes are.. Back to regular programming. Patrick Moore, who "got into" cycling at age

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-17 Thread Patrick Moore
That's a funny story. Long ago my then-wife/now ex-wife decided to try out the Spinning (tm) class at the nearby gym. Her only cycling experience was about 25 miles total on our 2 tandems (on the first of which -- wholly inappropriate lightweight 531C Orbit racing tandem that wagged like a dog

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-16 Thread Patrick Moore
t; > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 16, 2023, at 11:43 AM, Patrick Moore wrote: > >  > I'd love to see a video of Leah suffering on the Platypus with handlbar > streamers and white straw basket to keep up with the fast boys on carbon > fiber. But good job, says someon

[RBW] ISO of used but decent pair of cycling gloves, size Large.

2023-05-16 Thread Patrick Moore
pters for yours, per earlier thread on the Boblist. Thanks. Patrick Moore, who also has 3 nice pairs of wool cycling shorts of which 2 have real chamois. -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique,

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-16 Thread Patrick Moore
I'd love to see a video of Leah suffering on the Platypus with handlbar streamers and white straw basket to keep up with the fast boys on carbon fiber. But good job, says someone whose fast days are long gone. But Leah ought to be winner on the downhills. Long ago, as a spritely early

Re: [RBW] Re: Getting in over my head

2023-05-16 Thread Patrick Moore
tuck, with the weight of the Platypus you should outcoast many others downhill. Patrick Moore > On May 16, 2023, at 7:48 AM, DavidP wrote: … As to the > difference between the Platypus and a lighter road bike - with riding > position accounted for above, it's mostly in acceleration.

Re: [RBW] Re: spacing between chainrings

2023-05-13 Thread Patrick Moore
y. On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 11:58 AM Patrick Moore wrote: > I've not used the Silvers but some square taper triples used spacers > between middle and granny; I just looked at the spacers between the 42 t > ring and the 28 t granny on my Logic 110 triple (guard/42/28). > > On Sat

Re: [RBW] Re: spacing between chainrings

2023-05-13 Thread Patrick Moore
I've not used the Silvers but some square taper triples used spacers between middle and granny; I just looked at the spacers between the 42 t ring and the 28 t granny on my Logic 110 triple (guard/42/28). On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 8:46 AM Will Boericke wrote: > I've never had to use spacers on

Re: [RBW] Re: MUSAette: how small can you wad them up?

2023-05-12 Thread Patrick Moore
Just re-red Bill's post. Noted about shoe bags available cheap online; will look. Thanks. On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 2:46 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > Garth and Jacob: Thanks; will cross the Riv musette off my list; too bad > because it looks well made from good material and its a good expande

Re: [RBW] Re: MUSAette: how small can you wad them up?

2023-05-12 Thread Patrick Moore
m/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/52d62a2c-cc4c-48b3-9d04-0ebbff459851n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received

[RBW] MUSAette: how small can you wad them up?

2023-05-11 Thread Patrick Moore
custom graphics; I've had Berl Burton at speed and Reg Harris all out). Cons: size, cloth weight, they cost as much as the Riv bags: $29.50. -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum

[RBW] ISO/WTT/WTB: 90 mm +25* 31.8mm 4-bolt clamp 1.25" threadless stem; 30* might work too.

2023-05-07 Thread Patrick Moore
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Re: [RBW] Re: Hobson Zingo adjustable lockring wrench for **$7.00**??

2023-05-06 Thread Patrick Moore
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Re: [RBW] Re: Hobson Zingo adjustable lockring wrench for **$7.00**??

2023-05-05 Thread Patrick Moore
rom Soma > <https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/802004-hobson-zingo-adjustable-lockring-wrench-5525?page=2=993#attr=> > for a similar price. > > -Dave > On Friday, May 5, 2023 at 8:53:48 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I thought, "Typo!" but the copy gives an ev

[RBW] Hobson Zingo adjustable lockring wrench for **$7.00**??

2023-05-05 Thread Patrick Moore
egular price $7.00 USD -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsu

Re: [RBW] Re: Bike route mapping & guidance app for iPhone

2023-05-02 Thread Patrick Moore
tes). > > Just wanted to offer a different perspective. > > Good luck, > > Jeff > Claremont, CA > > On Monday, May 1, 2023 at 4:52:39 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Many thanks all; the unanimous and very quick agreement on Ridewithgps >> spea

[RBW] Re: Bike route mapping & guidance app for iPhone

2023-05-02 Thread Patrick Moore
Well, I haven't yet bothered to figure out what my Apple ID password is, so I bypassed MMR and wrote out an informal route sheet (with a fountain pen) using Google Maps. Google Maps shows detail in far higher resolution than MMR, which is too bad for MMR. The distance from my house to the computer

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