Re: [RBW] Re: When the Rivs are sold out and you need a bike for daily commuting...

2022-11-28 Thread Patrick Moore
ting frequently at lights and stop signs. >>>>>> Once I >>>>>> got the B17s, I immediately found it easier to mount and dismount and >>>>>> felt >>>>>> no tenderness even after my first ride. I can't imagine ever riding on >>>>>> an

[RBW] Derailleur precision and wear characteristics for 11+ speed systems

2022-11-30 Thread Patrick Moore
Ted's remark raises an interesting question. I for one didn't think that so very closely spaced cogs might require fine tolerances that exceed the everyday capabilities of shift-by-cable systems, what with friction changing with wear and dirt. So, question: Is it generally true that above 10 speed

Re: [RBW] Haul'in the Goods with MouseTraps and Trailers

2022-11-30 Thread Patrick Moore
Oh yes, I've done that a zillion times, tho' I used small auto hose clamps. In fact, a few years ago, I rigged up a QR wire basket (from an Office Depot office storage system) for the rear rack on my Dahon Hon Solo. IIRC, I clamped a wood block to the underside of the basket shaped to fit snugly in

Re: [RBW] Re: front deraileur dilemma

2022-12-01 Thread Patrick Moore
That front derailleur does have an exalted height above the big ring but I gather that it shifts fine. I've left an LX fd in place when I removed the out 46 t ring and replaced the middle 36 with a 38; the inner 24 remained. It must have sat as high over the (now) outer 38 as yours above your outer

Re: [RBW] What frame protection tape do you use with long term success ?

2022-12-01 Thread Patrick Moore
I've got a package of Ortlieb clear stick-on tape that they call "foil" meant to protect painted racks from pannier hooks. Anyone who wants it is welcome to it (you be patient and I'll pay postage). It might work well for frame protection, but I could not get it to work well on rack tubes. On Wed

Re: [RBW] What frame protection tape do you use with long term success ?

2022-12-05 Thread Patrick Moore
Patrick, why didn't it work on rack tubes? Was it not flexible? > > On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 2:59:05 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I've got a package of Ortlieb clear stick-on tape that they call "foil" >> meant to protect painted racks from

Re: [RBW] Re: Derailleur precision and wear characteristics for 11+ speed systems

2022-12-05 Thread Patrick Moore
can run road shifters up front and mechanical 12speed MTB in the > back. I've also heard good things about this. > > I think the problems mainly come when people try to make a 1.7:1 ratio > derailleur (like Shimano 7-8-9 speeds) work on higher numbers of cogs. > > On Wednesday,

[RBW] ISO/WTT/WTB rear-rack-mount dynamo tail light in good condition

2022-12-05 Thread Patrick Moore
I'd like to see a photo of what you have, and know what you'd charge or what you might want in trade. Thanks, Patrick -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -

Re: [RBW] Is there a 31.8 clamp drop bar comparable to a Nitto Noodle 54cm?

2022-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
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Re: [RBW] Re: How you choose 2 Rivendells?

2022-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
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Re: [RBW] Re: How you choose 2 Rivendells?

2022-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
I'm intrigued by the Legolas. Can anyone compare the ride -- handling, "planing"? -- to the Roadeo or to the Rambouillet, or to the old Road Standard or to an older Road Custom? Does it have less bb drop than Rivendell road models? Does this affect handling or feel? What is the fattest tire that

Re: [RBW] Is there a 31.8 clamp drop bar comparable to a Nitto Noodle 54cm?

2022-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
oogle.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3dd78030-6c23-43a5-9553-154adc13fd3cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Ter

Re: [RBW] Appaloosa Purple Prose

2022-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
Late to this rather fascinating discussion. Oh no, that was no unintentional oversight, that was a conscience in poor working order. I have to credit the seller though for the quality of his purple prose; he could get a good job in marketing, not just for the writing but for the spin and the magnif

Re: [RBW] Re: How you choose 2 Rivendells?

2022-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
On Monday, December 5, 2022 at 9:52:42 PM UTC-8 Masa wrote: > Hi all, I would like to ask you how you would choose 2 Rivendells if you could own. > Which models? What kind of purposes? What kind of weather? What kind of roads? Any definition is welcome. > I'm currently riding a Platypus and I fee

Re: [RBW] Re: Stem Length and Handlebar Width

2022-12-10 Thread Patrick Moore
If anyone comes up with a formula for this (I know that formulas are only starting points) I'd like to hear it. I want a wider bar on my Matthews 1 for riding narrow ditchbank trails but as soon as I get on firm straight surfaces I hate wide bars. Perhaps there's some perfect combination of stem le

Re: [RBW] Re: How you choose 2 Rivendells?

2022-12-15 Thread Patrick Moore
42s, which I think would be just fat enough as an all rounder sweet spot size for firm dirt and pavement. Not that I'll have a chance to test ride a Legolas, but it's nice to think out loud. On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 11:14 AM MoVelo wrote: > Patrick Moore asked these questions, and

Re: [RBW] Saddle height and BPH

2022-12-15 Thread Patrick Moore
Whoops, that's 4 *centimeters* ... On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 2:13 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > I agree that rules of thumb are only starting points. The heel-on-pedal at > max leg extension puts my saddle a good 3 cm too low as I like a lot of leg > extension and tend to pedal toe-do

Re: [RBW] Saddle height and BPH

2022-12-15 Thread Patrick Moore
e web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cf9d0b0a-c497-4181-9c30-afdac0d6f54bn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cf9d0b0a-c497-4181-9c30-afdac0d6f54bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >

Re: [RBW] Platypus ride report

2022-12-15 Thread Patrick Moore
oogle.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3f707664-16ad-40ee-80d8-27d05d8b3399n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orb

Re: [RBW] Nivex on a Rivendell?

2022-12-15 Thread Patrick Moore
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Re: [RBW] Atlantis 10 speed friction shifting?

2022-12-15 Thread Patrick Moore
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Re: [RBW] Cliffhanger alternatives?

2022-12-15 Thread Patrick Moore
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Re: [RBW] Is there a 31.8 clamp drop bar comparable to a Nitto Noodle 54cm?

2022-12-15 Thread Patrick Moore
> > Please, clarify what you mean by "best road drop bar on the market at > least for non-brifter brake levers." > > I have a set of Ultegra brifters I'm wanting to install on my newly > purchased HR Randonneur bars, as you know are similar to the Maes Parral

Re: [RBW] Re: Nivex on a Rivendell?

2022-12-15 Thread Patrick Moore
*and* it's not an apparent expensive "lifestyle" or "style alone" thing as Silca's and Chaterlea's new offerings seem to be. (But I am open to correction about Silca and Chaterlea.) Patrick Moore, who hedged his close-ratio 3-speed Sturmey Archer bet with a seco

Re: [RBW] Re: How you choose 2 Rivendells?

2022-12-20 Thread Patrick Moore
Brian: I understand and largely sympathize with your proposed 2-bike stable, at least as to categories if not as to exact models: nice-handling bike that can carry errand loads and is also multi-surface capable, and a nice ss road bike, tho' for the last I'd have 2 or 3 wheels including fixed/free

[RBW] Help parsing differences in stem reach and height

2022-12-20 Thread Patrick Moore
d drop it lower but keep it higher and further than with the road bikes for more control on sandy dirt. Might this mimic the feel of the road bikes a bit more? Comments (polite only) welcome. Thanks. -- ------- Patrick Moore Albur

Re: [RBW] Re: How you choose 2 Rivendells?

2022-12-20 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks. That might mean that the Legolas as just that extra little bit of eagerness that I missed in my Ram (29 mm Paris Roubaix open tubulars, so top quality tires); I daresay that's because my Riv Road customs have been built for 559 bsd wheels which are quicker to turn because about 2 1/2" short

Re: [RBW] FS: Suntour XC PRO pedals, toe clips and straps

2022-12-20 Thread Patrick Moore
4bce82bfden%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1eeff9e3-dbc1-4d8f-9311-284bce82bfden%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moor

Re: [RBW] Platypus ride report

2022-12-20 Thread Patrick Moore
t may be a bit before the roads > clear. > > Tom Palmer > > On Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 2:19:30 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Tom: congratulations on the Platypus. I'd love to test ride one, set up >> per all the Rivendellian specifications, too >>

Re: [RBW] Re: Will's Roadini SS

2022-12-20 Thread Patrick Moore
Ryan: it's perfectly safe to ride with a fixed cog screwed to a freewheel hub; just don't use backpressure, or don't use it very hard. I rode thousands of miles like this with no lockring. But you can put Loctite on the threads too. Before I learned that red Loctite requires heat to break the bond

Re: [RBW] Re: Will's Roadini SS

2022-12-20 Thread Patrick Moore
I prefer fixed over ss for road riding, even though I am now down to a single fixed gear bike. While I do love my AM (close-sh ratio: 72" 65" 56") IGH -- I ride it like a ss with 3 ranges -- I do miss doing my mostly flatland recreational grocery rides -- 11 to 20 loaded miles -- on a fixed gear, a

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell-esq fat bike

2022-12-20 Thread Patrick Moore
Not to crowed Joe's questions, but this answers many of my questions about fatbikes too; and I didn't know that there are 3.25 and 3.5 650B tires. So thanks Keith for this detail. I've already found that no Riv can take full 3"/76 mm 700C tires, alas. On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 7:06 PM iamkeith wro

Re: [RBW] Re: NorCal Cycling

2022-12-20 Thread Patrick Moore
Really wonderful photos. I'm very pleased that Athens is so rideable. I haven't been there for almost 50 years since we visited an aunt on home leave; we stayed mostly in Decatur which always struck me as a horrible place to ride. Curious: Is that your photography? It seems professional grade to m

Re: [RBW] Re: New Bike Day - 2002 Size 60 Rambouillet

2022-12-20 Thread Patrick Moore
Those 2 Orange Rams make me nostalgic for my blue one from some 10 years ago; yes a very nice bike for aimless afternoon rides and with just enough room for 32s and fenders. I rode mine with 1.35" Kojaks; it would have been transformed with extralight RH tires. Actually, it *was* transformed with P

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell-esq fat bike

2022-12-20 Thread Patrick Moore
Bob: Do you know how low a Q you can get on the Prospector, Scapegoat, Chimera and Bull Thistle, particularly with a single speed drivetrain (if any accept a ss drivetrain)? I've stayed away from Pugsleys etc because of the Q but if one can be built as a ss with a Q of no more than 160 I'd be very

Re: [RBW] Re: Will's Roadini SS

2022-12-22 Thread Patrick Moore
I'd like to hear about and see photos of single-speeded or fix-ified mountain bikes set up as all rounders. One of the nicest single speeds/fixeds I owned, and one of the very few discarded bikes I wish I'd kept (the others are largely ss or fixed too) was that very early '90s Diamond Back Axis Tea

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell-esq fat bike

2022-12-22 Thread Patrick Moore
utes to take measurements? > > -- > Bob > > On Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 1:17:49 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Bob: Do you know how low a Q you can get on the Prospector, Scapegoat, >> Chimera and Bull Thistle, particularly with a single speed drivetrain (if >&g

Re: [RBW] Re: Will's Roadini SS

2022-12-25 Thread Patrick Moore
ore on the subject. Perhaps it adds security simply by adding more threads to the connection? That said, again, I never had a problem with just a cog and no lockring; and of course red Loctite will stick that cog onto the threads almost permanently until you heat the stuff. Patrick Moore, who did once

Re: [RBW] Re: Will's Roadini SS

2022-12-25 Thread Patrick Moore
bars > and a CETMA front rack. In that configuration, I toured it from Fairbanks > to Juneau, Alaska after I finished college at the University of Alaska > Fairbanks. It was a very nice ride and I regret that I gave it away when I > moved overseas for a few years. > -Wes > > On Th

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell-esq fat bike

2022-12-25 Thread Patrick Moore
> with about 2-3mm crank clearance. Much narrower than stock but definitely > nowhere close to 160. > > On Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 10:48:43 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Thanks, Bob. Others: If any of youse have this information, would be very >> glad to hear

Re: [RBW] Getting my groove back on with the Platypus - dealing with near misses

2022-12-29 Thread Patrick Moore
m. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c931832a-3509-4b4a-9b26-ca86087d1f11n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c931832a-3509-4b4a-9b26-ca86087d1f11n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&

Re: [RBW] cassette advice?

2022-12-29 Thread Patrick Moore
unch/6e7234ae-e512-4eae-a5d7-b7c8d2f61eb1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6e7234ae-e512-4eae-a5d7-b7c8d2f61eb1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'

Re: [RBW] Last ride of 2022

2023-01-01 Thread Patrick Moore
Mine was on 12/30 and described in another thread: ~12 m rt extension of a 1.8 m rt trip to the nearest Sprout's. Skipped 12/31, but rode 13 miles rt to church and back this morning, and found that the brisk if short (~6.5m) outbound ride at ~39*F was an excellent specific for mild overindulgence t

[RBW] Re: Best wishes to all for 2023

2023-01-02 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks, all. I think that I first combined sage green and red some 15 years ago or so with that 2003 Curt Goodrich custom Riv Road in sage green with cream accents after I had scored a pair of as-new but second hand set of Ortlieb panniers in red; IIRC these were the classic rears made from woven s

[RBW] Re: Best wishes to all for 2023

2023-01-02 Thread Patrick Moore
BTW, I remove the interior mesh pockets from my Ortliebs and have at least 1 pair to give away if anyone wants them. Please email me offlist at bertin...@gmail.com if you'd like them. You pay postage. On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 8:31 AM Patrick Moore wrote: > Thanks, all. I think that

Re: [RBW] Re: Are Billy Bonkers narrower than listed?

2023-01-04 Thread Patrick Moore
Conway: What about the RH Naches Pass for your XO-3? A pair will cost as much as the bike but they give utter plushness at true 42 mm width at ~30/35 f/r under my 170 lb and loads up to 45 lb. 42 mm (mine are 42 mm on 21 mm OW rims) is too narrow for our sandy trails, but if I rode in firmer dirt I

Re: [RBW] Re: Are Billy Bonkers narrower than listed?

2023-01-04 Thread Patrick Moore
Typo: Mine are *41 mm on 21 mm OW rims.* On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 9:51 AM Patrick Moore wrote: > ... (mine are 42 mm on 21 mm OW rims) ... > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group an

Re: [RBW] Re: Are Paul brakes worth the money?

2023-01-05 Thread Patrick Moore
3498dd0fcn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/349bde9b-db0e-4eaa-afca-26f3498dd0fcn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You receive

Re: [RBW] Re: Are Paul brakes worth the money?

2023-01-05 Thread Patrick Moore
Philip: Can you (or can anyone else for that matter) say how the Klampers perform compared to TRP Hy Rds or to full hydraulics? I was just talking to my brother about the Hy Rds and wondering if the Kampers would be as powerful and modulate as well without the hydraulic complication. The Klampers

Re: [RBW] Re: Are Paul brakes worth the money?

2023-01-05 Thread Patrick Moore
ver the cable Pauls. Your > results may vary on steep, rocky descents I don't ride. > > Joe Bernard > > On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 4:46:22 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Philip: Can you (or can anyone else for that matter) say how the Klampers >> perform co

Re: [RBW] Re: Last ride of 2022

2023-01-06 Thread Patrick Moore
used the > worms to worm out of there pronto. > So, it was luck. Might need some of those specialty large plugs for the > next time… > -Kai > > > On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 10:14:37 AM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> PS: I later bought some exotic and expensiv

Re: [RBW] Re: HUGE Rivendell archive update: Catalogs, flyers, brochures and more

2023-01-08 Thread Patrick Moore
nk (the old one still works!): >>>>>>>> http://notfine.com/rivendell/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Enjoy reading! All of the files are text searchable. If you have >>>>>>>> anything that we haven't included please send me a DM. >>>>>>>> >>>>

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: New 57cm Roadini Frameset (Orange) + headset, 559 brakes, Nitto seatpost

2023-01-10 Thread Patrick Moore
emotional metaphor: "a wee bit dull." (Note that my benchmark bike is my 1999 Riv Road custom gofast fixed gear designed by Grant around light, short 26" wheels.) But please elaborate. Was I close? Patrick Moore, who, God willing, will one day build up that much-bruited early 1970

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: New 57cm Roadini Frameset (Orange) + headset, 559 brakes, Nitto seatpost

2023-01-10 Thread Patrick Moore
That's frame and fork and headset, folks. On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 10:07 AM Patrick Moore wrote: > .. 1970s *tout 531* Libertas [5.9 lb 60 X 56 c-c with steel Campy hs!!] > with 38 mm tires for a road-like pavement gofast combined with tires and > gearing sufficient for firm-dir

[RBW] Very short reach drop bar, not too wide, gives a relatively normal hood position, and has anormal (not anatomic) bend?

2023-01-11 Thread Patrick Moore
but doesn't stretch me out much more than the Aherne bar. I realize that I can buy a shorter stem too, but I want to know what the shortest reach, etc., option/s is/are. Thanks. -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo M

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: New 57cm Roadini Frameset (Orange) + headset, 559 brakes, Nitto seatpost

2023-01-11 Thread Patrick Moore
uot; bike. It's definitely THEIR > version of one but none of their models except for maybe the Roadeo fit > into the industries' categories. I think Country bike and Hilibike are > beautiful categorical solutions, so perhaps the Homer and Roadini deserve > their own as well. Food

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: New 57cm Roadini Frameset (Orange) + headset, 559 brakes, Nitto seatpost

2023-01-11 Thread Patrick Moore
back to me unrepaired. Patrick Moore, with a long list of bike projects that *eventually* get done. On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 3:50 PM Bill Lindsay wrote: > As long as you never build "that Libertas" and don't ride it, its ride > qualities will remain *flawless *forever, and the

Re: [RBW] Re: Very short reach drop bar, not too wide, gives a relatively normal hood position, and has anormal (not anatomic) bend?

2023-01-11 Thread Patrick Moore
5634 > > https://www.sram.com/en/zipp/models/hb-dbsc-7e-b2 > > If you're looking for a silver finish and a 26.0 clamp area, the only > thing I've found to be nice is the Soma Hwy One... Would love to hear of > others! > > Liz > Washington, DC > > > &

Re: [RBW] Re: Nitto quill-clamp front brake housing stop

2023-01-11 Thread Patrick Moore
y had them in stock. Ended up with >> black which was painted, not anodized. Had a lot of fun removing the paint >> and getting it to a silver that looks like it was in someone's toolbox for >> 40 years. >> >> On Friday, January 6, 2023 at 9:15:16 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moor

Re: [RBW] Re: Very short reach drop bar, not too wide, gives a relatively normal hood position, and has anormal (not anatomic) bend?

2023-01-11 Thread Patrick Moore
out a year before > swapping for the VO "Nouveau Randonneur," which has significantly more room > behind the hoods but is also longer reach. I liked the angle and position > of the drops on the Cowbells better, though. > > -Jeremy Till > Sacramento, CA > > On Wednesday,

Re: [RBW] Re: Very short reach drop bar, not too wide, gives a relatively normal hood position, and has anormal (not anatomic) bend?

2023-01-12 Thread Patrick Moore
the drops, btw...) > > Cheers! > > -- Liz > > > > On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 6:39:28 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Thank you, Elizabeth; both those look very possible -- and yes, I should >> have mentioned that I do want a 31.8mm clamp area. >> &g

[RBW] ISO banana connectors (M and F) or small spade connectors

2023-01-13 Thread Patrick Moore
o pay less. Or, point me to a source that has either in cheap bulk lots. Thanks. -- ------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribe

Re: [RBW] Re: Nitto quill-clamp front brake housing stop

2023-01-13 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks, Garth and Steve. I've considered that before, principally to avoid the causes of shudder, but the biplane crown is not drilled, and I expect (have not peered under the hood) that the requested-beefy under-crown threaded fender boss will interfere with any bolt run through any hole I drill t

[RBW] Re: ISO banana connectors (M and F) or small spade connectors

2023-01-13 Thread Patrick Moore
Laing and Ray: Thank you. If an off-list offer does not turn into things, then I will look both of these sources up. Meanwhile they'll go to my archive. On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 12:13 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > Velolumino is still out of the banana connectors, and I'm still looking

Re: [RBW] Re: Very short reach drop bar, not too wide, gives a relatively normal hood position, and has anormal (not anatomic) bend?

2023-01-13 Thread Patrick Moore
I. They are ugly, I'll give > you that, but I've never ridden a more comfortable road bar. > > https://www.northrimadventure.com/product/ritchey-bicycle-components-pro-biomax-ii-road-handlebar-os-1653.htm > > > On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 4:06:34 PM UTC-6 Patrick M

Re: [RBW] Re: Sharing Your Winter Ride Fotos 2023

2023-01-13 Thread Patrick Moore
; group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a2629977-3b70-48d9-a72c-f6e1526a0579n%40googlegroups.co

Re: [RBW] WTB: Suntour seat post clamp

2023-01-13 Thread Patrick Moore
Sorry, Jared, it has been claimed. On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 1:56 PM Jared Wilson wrote: > Patrick, > > I'll take you up on that if Eric isn't interested. > > -Jared > > On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 11:21:17 AM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I'

[RBW] OT: question about high-capacity & rugged external storage drives

2023-01-13 Thread Patrick Moore
stopped while the screen slept. -- ------- 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 unsubscr

Re: [RBW] Which Paul brakes for a Quickbeam or Simple One?

2023-01-13 Thread Patrick Moore
To fully clean and purge all residual nuances for this discussion of the bestPaul brakes for one's bike: Question: What are the several options for long-pull road levers? Long ago it was Tektro and Cane Creek long-pull road levers, and I used both, but that was circa 2012 when I first built my firs

[RBW] Re: ISO banana connectors (M and F) or small spade connectors

2023-01-14 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks to all; I am all set for now thanks to a generous offer; and thanks to the other offers too and the numerous source links. On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 12:13 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > Velolumino is still out of the banana connectors, and I'm still looking > for 2 pairs (ie, 2X ma

Re: [RBW] Which Paul brakes for a Quickbeam or Simple One?

2023-01-14 Thread Patrick Moore
Compe 287V still seems to be readily available. > On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 5:15:26 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> To fully clean and purge all residual nuances for this discussion of the >> bestPaul brakes for one's bike: Question: What are the several options for >

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO banana connectors (M and F) or small spade connectors

2023-01-15 Thread Patrick Moore
vid=20230115133039831619735723660010100141_12 > > Cheers, > Andrew in Sydney > > On Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 06:41:52 AM GMT+11, Patrick Moore < > bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Laing and Ray: Thank you. If an off-list offer does not turn into things, > then

Re: [RBW] Re: Fendering My Atlantis

2023-01-18 Thread Patrick Moore
I've installed about the same number of metal -- Honjo, VO, Berthoud, Kelpie, Wald -- but mostly VO -- and plastic fenders, SKS, Blumel, Zefal, Avocet, Planet Bike, etc. Metal ones properly installed are more rigid while plastic ones *can* -- but don't always -- rattle from vibration. Some metal on

Re: [RBW] Re: Fendering My Atlantis

2023-01-18 Thread Patrick Moore
s-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Patirck, > > Killer! Thanks for sharing your experiences with various fenders/materials. > > Scott > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 10:54:41 AM MST, Patrick Moore < > bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I've instal

Re: [RBW] Single-Bolt Stem Spreading Options

2023-01-27 Thread Patrick Moore
This works if the threaded hole is open at the outer end but not if it's capped. I've managed to spread Nitto stems with a large flathead screwdriver but yes, the Nitto spreader tool is far easier to use. If the absence of the Nitto tool, a thin but stiff and sturdy and properly thick piece of stee

Re: [RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-01-31 Thread Patrick Moore
I've read that AW hubs made before a certain date -- 1960s? -- had a design flaw that caused whatever tiny little metal part inside the hub -- Clutch? Pegs that engage the clutch? -- would flex in such a way to tend toward clutch disengagement under high torque. This was fixed in later models. Of c

Re: [RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-01 Thread Patrick Moore
I'd be interested to hear others' opinions about this; I hope it's true -- ie, I hope fillet brazing is one of the stronger joining methods. Ideas? Chauncey Matthews used bilaminate construction on my Matthews 1 (Fat tire road bike) and all fillet brazing on the 2020 road bike. Speaking of which:

Re: [RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-01 Thread Patrick Moore
Not Jobst, but I recall reading somewhere a remark by Skye Yeager that Coppi climbed the cols in a 46/19. Funny: watching old pro racing, the riders grunt up hills at 20 rpm and spin out seated in sprints at 160 rpm, whereas it's the opposite today. On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:22 AM Eric Marth wrote

Re: [RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-01 Thread Patrick Moore
I expect Jobst would not choose carbon fiber, but I wonder if an intelligently designed -- ie, a good balance of light weight and strength -- carbon fiber frame would be less likely to crack under someone as big and powerful as he? Is this a use where carbon fiber would be better than steel? If he

Re: [RBW] Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-02 Thread Patrick Moore
And he probably wore a 45" sleeve. On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 8:15 AM George Schick wrote: > Considering the very large size frame shown in these various photos I'm > surprised that he still insisted on using DT shifters - that'd be a long > reach. 'Course, I suppose it didn't matter much since he

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

2023-06-25 Thread Patrick Moore
620850dn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fa03826c-2ec3-43f3-88a7-c4a9f620850dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis T

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 o

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

[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
the BO extralight for rolling, 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 G

[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 an

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, and

[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,

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, I'd

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

2023-06-30 Thread Patrick Moore
m it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 . -- --

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

2023-06-30 Thread Patrick Moore
bunch/a57e53cc-b91f-45b5-812a-e931e570d8c0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because y

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

[RBW] Cushioning Saddlesack loads

2023-07-03 Thread Patrick Moore
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] Cushioning Saddlesack loads

2023-07-05 Thread Patrick Moore
is extra clothing >> 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.

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 Eb

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

2023-07-07 Thread Patrick Moore
mfortable under 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 th

[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

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

Re: [RBW] Grant interview on Path Less Pedaled

2023-07-11 Thread Patrick Moore
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[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
e been riding 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

[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

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