This is a great option! An AHH and a Bomb would make a great 1-2
punch, with less duplication than a Bomb/Atlantis combo. Whichever two
you end up with, having a single wheel size is pretty nice.
On Aug 26, 7:34 am, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Since we're back to the practicality of
Kevin, this is pretty much one of those things that you just have to
do and find out for yourself. Every type of handlebar has positives
and negatives associated with it. If you do get some A-bars, I would
recommend getting the steel ones and the long tall Technomic (non-
dlx) stem. Those two
pics, David. I've noticed the trails up there noodled it out
on a map once but never given it a go. I see the trail bike attached;
did you Jake get dropped off ride home?
dougP
On Aug 29, 6:51 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
The Santa Ana River Trail is wonderful. One
Those must be early Ergon grips.
On Aug 30, 4:43 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
The Hunqaposter is Hunq-larious, in my opinion. Primal caveman with
stone helmet hiding from three wooly mammoths, but he's got his
wristwatch!
Sams also have kickstand plates which are fantastic little devices.
http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/gallery/?album=7gallery=66
On Sep 2, 11:28 am, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
I think the difference between the two bikes is use. The Sam can
handle wider tires and uses Canti's
eBryan: As always, looks like a great build!
On Sep 3, 8:27 am, Bryan @ Renaissance Bicycles
renaissancebicyc...@gmail.com wrote:
Just in case you were wondering about the destiny of the Orange
HIllbornes framesets we compared the other day, the single top-tuber
is now done:
I'd say Roadeo. You have the other end and middle of the spectrum
covered. Rambouillet and Roadeos have almost exact same geometry, I
think the Roadeo has a 1cm longer chainstay, that's it.
On Sep 7, 2:28 pm, Johnny Alien johnnyal...@verizon.net wrote:
I love my Bleriot and would like another
A ride for a country bike if there ever was one!
Was it as hot this year as last? I remember reading about the heat
last year, and it sounded oppressive!
On Sep 13, 8:20 am, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
that is one awesome ride! I gotta put that on my list. perfect ride
for a
The dimensions of the two bikes are nearly identical, and I believe
the larger sizes (56) use the same diameter tubing (8-5-8).
There might be a small bit of extra clearance for fenders on the
Roadeo, but I believe that's about it. So you're talking ounces at
most. Grab the Ram, an
Does anyone know a work-around for flickr?
My employer blocks it due to the potential to see naughty bits, so I
can't see 650b conversions and what not.
Gracias
On Sep 30, 7:44 am, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
I would likely guess that I am not the first one to fit the 650b wheel
into
, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
Does anyone know a work-around for flickr?
My employer blocks it due to the potential to see naughty bits, so I
can't see 650b conversions and what not.
Gracias
On Sep 30, 7:44 am, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
I would
I have fenders. They keep the dust down :-) Dust-guards?
On Oct 5, 7:36 am, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
Sprinkled??? in northern Socal we had a full-on downpour. I might
have to buy some fenders!
~Mike~
On Oct 4, 11:59 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey
I was only forwarding the info, so couldn't say for sure. :-)
On Oct 5, 9:18 am, bingomck bingo...@gmail.com wrote:
Any idea what the standover would be on that with 33.33s on it?
On Oct 4, 9:21 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Not mine, no connection: *http
I like it even more now!
$1200 with wheelset and shipping seems like a real good price.
On Oct 5, 1:15 pm, Patrick in VT swing4...@gmail.com wrote:
On Oct 5, 12:21 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Not mine, no connection: *http://tinyurl.com/2c39d28*
Would make a nice go
I vaguely recall the birthday thing.. what's the gist of it?
And happy trip around the sun!
On Oct 6, 9:53 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I know this sounds like a ridiculous question but I'll ask anyway -
placed in the near future, or a little shop credit towards
your next order, or a little freebie item if you spent such-and-such,
was not clear (at least not to me). I'll be much more focused on the
outcome of this Riv-project come February.
On Oct 6, 10:07 am, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour
Higher BB (less drop) pushes the top tube up a cm or so. Not a big
deal, but Rivs already have a pretty high TT, so that extra cm makes
it feel kinda' tight. Especially if you put on some big-ish tires.
On Oct 11, 10:22 am, clyde canter clyde.can...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm curious. Why would the
Are you lost? That's the best!!!
I guess the deal is I can't imagine going a ride where I get dropped,
or dropping someone. An A group and a B group, sure, makes sense, but
totally taking off and leaving a couple riders to fend for themselves
in a place they've never ridden with a que sheet
This falls into the You don't know until you try category. After
you get the wheels, you'll either commit to having them on, or love
'em so much that you'll get a new bike like William mentioned. Or I
guess you could hate 'em and sell them, but that's less likely :-)
I love 650b and would have
Sheesh, I think I just faved half your photos. So what's the
Venturing Crew?
On Oct 11, 12:28 pm, manueljohnacosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Last Saturday the Venturing Crew participated in the 18th annual
Coyote Classic. They got to choose between an 50, 25, 12 mile bike
ride. Most
This was what I was waiting for for a long time. If these could have
come out a couple years ago, I'd still have my Bleriot!
On Oct 15, 10:09 am, stevep33 steve...@gmail.com wrote:
On a related note, Rawland Cycles is working with Kirk Pacenti to
produce a Mini-Moto. This will be a 650b 43c
to change them out long before they've worn
out too I think its a function of flat frequency and just the need
to try something different.
~Mike~
On Oct 15, 10:42 am, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
This was what I was waiting for for a long time. If these could have
I was pleasantly surprised that my LBS sells 8 speed SRAM chains for
pretty much the same as mail order prices.
Yeah, I should get a couple more...
Thinking about converting my 8 speed to 9 as I like the cassette
options w/ 34T cogs that it offers. 9 speed seems to be pretty proved
and I do use
On Oct 21, 12:16 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 10:07 -0700, cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Thinking about converting my 8 speed to 9 as I like the cassette
options w/ 34T cogs that it offers. 9 speed seems to be pretty proved
and I do use index
I had rim tape strips between it and the frame. While the coating
wore through, the frame wasn't harmed. Eventually sold it as I wasn't
using it and didn't want to have to keep checking the frame if I was.
On Oct 27, 6:48 pm, Bill Gibson bill.bgib...@gmail.com wrote:
I wrap mine in tape of
I'm glad you have your priorities set straight!
On Nov 2, 2:20 pm, Jeff newbe...@mail.utexas.edu wrote:
Okay, gang. I dug deep, found the funds and built the bike. I
couldn't make it through the week with that frame just sitting there
on the couch. Here are some pictures my friend took on
Well that sucks immensely.
On Nov 3, 12:45 pm, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote:
Not mine - its a friend's: green, 62 or 64 (I forget), currently set
up with Albatross bars, taped to the stem, Brooks, etc.
It was taken out of his garage in the costal area. No other bike has
those rear fork
closed escrow on a place down there Friday. I'll
just be down there on weekends (many I hope) until next summer.
Further South in SoCal
~Mike~
On Nov 3, 3:08 pm, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
Well that sucks immensely.
On Nov 3, 12:45 pm, Esteban proto
I've been able to ride Metrolink few times the last couple of years,
and have always had a very good experience.
Bungies are a must, and be ready to hop of the train fast!
On Nov 3, 1:40 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
In Southern California, the AMTRAK Surfliner allows 3 bikes per
You're awesome, Joe!
BTW, the link isn't working in google groups. Got a 404 error. I had
to cut and paste and it was fine.
http://synapticcycles.com/
On Nov 3, 3:15 pm, Joe Bartoe jbar...@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi Everyone,
A while back, I put a bunch o' stuff on sale that was supposed to
,
I'm thinking about riding down to your neck of the woods in the first week
or so of January. My bias opinion is that a socal riv ride would be fabulous
on January 8th or 9th.
Just pondering...
All the best,
erik
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 8:08 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote
Yes, one is not enough! I think going with an AHH is the perfect all-
round choice. Hope you love it!
An yeah, Phil wheels will set you back some extra $$$, but a Rich
build Phil hubset would be a great investment to go with your new
bike!
On Nov 8, 2:32 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
What to do in the winter?
RIDE!
Serious, for me summers are HOT and SMOGGY. Yuck. Winters are just
awesome, just wish the days were longer!
On Nov 8, 10:10 am, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
As the weather turns cooler, I am starting to dwell on winter
projects. A lot of them are home
I would LOVE a Rivendell tandem built around 650 B wheels, built
around 40mm Hetre tires, but w/ clearance to fit Quasi Motos (50mm) if
so desired...
On Nov 10, 10:26 am, Frederick, Steve frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu
wrote:
To bring this a bit more on topic, I wonder if a 700c, sidepull-braked
Bob Brown would be on my short list for anything!
But I'd rather see someone make a production tandem w/ fitting big
650b wheels.
On Nov 10, 11:18 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 2:15 PM, cyclotour...@gmail.com
cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
I would LOVE
Here's a link to her flickr photos if interested:
http://www.flickr.mud.yahoo.com/photos/lovely_bicycle/
On Nov 10, 12:28 pm, TJ Ramb tjs...@gmail.com wrote:
http://lovelybike.blogspot.com/2010/11/born-for-hills-review-of-riven...
the link was broken for me so I recreated it.
nicely written
I see you are a member of the dusty tandem club as well! Welcome!
On Nov 10, 3:31 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Do I actually have to ride the really awesome tandem I already have in
order to qualify to fantasize over a 650B lugged tandem?
On Nov 10, 3:10 pm, PATRICK MOORE
Nice write up! The sunset was amazing, although I could only catch it
through the rear view mirror.
Too bad Noel got you sick...
On Nov 15, 10:40 am, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
Ok I just got the write up done, but my end up polishing it up a bit.
Short link here:
~
On Nov 15, 11:21 pm, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote:
You know me now! Protovelo representin'.
Esteban
San Diego, Calif.
On Nov 15, 10:49 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Awesomely awesome! We can all say we knew him when...
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 6:01
And their precursor: wild fires!
On Nov 17, 6:17 am, JimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote:
Let's not forget - Mudslides!
On Nov 16, 2010, at 11:11 AM, William wrote:
Tsunamis
On Nov 16, 9:02 am, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
Killer bees...
On Nov 16, 7:23
Wanna' get away from the hustle and bustle of the Holiday Season™?
Come find the true meaning of Festivus and Funnikah by riding up on
some the the BEST fire roads I know of, mere yards from 10 million of
your closest friends and neighbors.
The oxygen deprivation of the initial climb will have
tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Tsunamis
On Nov 16, 9:02 am, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
Killer bees...
On Nov 16, 7:23 am, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
oh... and I forgot to mention the traffic, high housing prices
, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Tsunamis
On Nov 16, 9:02 am, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
Killer bees...
On Nov 16, 7:23 am, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
oh... and I forgot to mention the traffic, high housing prices
Looking for a last minute stocking stuffer idea: Hop on your bike and
go for a ride with us Saturday morning! Best mixed terrain ride in
SoCal!
Meeting in Santa Monica @ Peets on Montana 14th. Ride is planned to
be underway @ 10:00, so get their early enough to hang out and prepare
yourself
That's ok, I say Tom Sawyer is about some kid who ran away from home
to go to a Space Invaders tournament.
On Dec 10, 7:10 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:04 AM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Geddy knows what he's talking about!
For the longest
10:1 he lurks here...
On Dec 10, 10:38 am, Bruce fullylug...@yahoo.com wrote:
Send this part off to Eben Weiss. He can always use good material..
From: William tapebu...@gmail.com
The Cliff-notes synopsis is: I don't know what causes shimmy, nor does
Here's the original article in the BMJ: http://tinyurl.com/23d7pmj or
http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c6801.full?sid=da3c0aec-7122-47d1-bce4-a96cfdc1a583
On Dec 14, 8:14 am, Kelly Sleeper tkslee...@gmail.com wrote:
In this case it's more of a riding style than the bike. As much as we
would
Yeah, it's a real good write up. Would be cool to see him re-print in
BQ!
On Dec 14, 8:12 am, jim phillips thefamil...@hotmail.com wrote:
It seems like he did the best he could to be unbiased. I cannot imagine doing
this starting out with a particular result in mind.
I think the results are
I LOOOVE the idea of a mountain mixte. Really cool idea. Wonder how
the stock Bettys/Yves would hold up to trail use?
On Dec 17, 9:50 am, erik jensen bicyclen...@gmail.com wrote:
looks awesome, second for bigger photos~
erik
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Kinda' jonseing for a 29er mixte right now!
On Dec 17, 12:14 pm, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Betting it wasn't for public consumption. Rivendell used to (might
still?) have a section for customers to see the bike before it's
shipped.
As to a mountain mixte, Mongoose made them at one
To what on flickr?
On Jan 12, 11:50 am, robert zeidler zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote:
I've somehow, cleverly managed to delete this link, could somebody
hook a brother up?
RGZ
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To post to
, who I can
vouch for after buying one from them
previously:http://www.bikemania.biz/Nitto_Seatpost_S84_Lugged_Steel_Seatpost_p/n...
On Jan 12, 1:09 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
I got one of those for Xmas, and really like the two bolt design. I am
worried about
Team work!
On Jan 12, 12:46 pm, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
on 1/12/11 11:50 AM, robert zeidler at zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote:
I've somehow, cleverly managed to delete this link, could somebody
hook a brother up?
Ooop - missed the tall rider group from this past week.
http://www.flickr.mud.yahoo.com/groups/rivendell_valve_stems/
Stupid HTML
On Jan 12, 1:24 pm, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
And lets not forget this one!
a href=http://www.flickr.mud.yahoo.com/groups/
rivendell_valve_stems/Rivendell Valve Stems/a
On Jan 12, 12:46 pm
Now we know you're not among the 23 percent of the world that can
handle knickers.
On Jan 18, 10:15 am, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote:
Morning all.
Musa knickers. Blue Medium. I tried these on while visiting Rivendell,
brought them home. Wife washed them. Been sitting since. Seems I'm
Wasn't Forbes Bagatell-Black staring a bikes for tall-folk company???
I know he was importing city bikes at one point, but thought he was
going to specialize???
On Jan 19, 8:45 am, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
on 1/19/11 8:20 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery at thill@gmail.com
Do you know if he's still doing these or if they were one-offs?
On Jan 19, 10:18 am, Cycletex clifwrightpho...@yahoo.com wrote:
Yes.
I have one of Forbes' road bikes. The 2XLT is an aluminum road bike
designed (I'm pretty sure) by Alan Wanta and built in Taiwan at the
same factory as..
rid of the last few on Ebay.
On Jan 19, 12:38 pm, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
Do you know if he's still doing these or if they were one-offs?
On Jan 19, 10:18 am, Cycletex clifwrightpho...@yahoo.com wrote:
Yes.
I have one of Forbes' road bikes. The 2XLT
24, 8:43 am, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
Man, you're making me miss my Bleriot all over again!!! Maybe
shoulda' hung on to that one... :-)
I wish Soma or Riv or someone would come out w/ a similar 700C tire,
as it sounds great!
On Jan 24, 7:09 am, William
I don't know any shops, but will second M.B. in saying that Dreamy
Draw is a GREAT place to hike or meander about on bike. REI in PHX
has a pretty good map showing the Mountain Preserve and a second one
showing South Mountain.
Here are some pics from when I was there in Dec:
The Redline Conquest 24
http://www.redlinebicycles.com/bikes/cyclocross/2011-conquest-24
or the discontinued Kona Jake 24 and both cyclocross bikes with drops
and v-brakes. The Redline looks like a really nice bike. You might
want to swap out brifters for bar-ends, but other than that pretty
Car-free and car-light are two different things, and both
commendable!!! I doubt I will ever be car-free, but every year I try
to drive less and less. It's fun, saves money, gives me great
parking, a little exercise, doesn't fund Islamic extremists. All my
local errands are done on foot or
I just bought some fenders, although mainly for looks. Hopefully the
rain gods won't see this as a slight or if so, the gods of foppishness
will intervene.
On Jan 25, 8:38 am, JimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote:
I may be messing this all up.
The custom doesn't have fenders (yet). My Saluki has
, if there were Berthoud fenders in
26x120s, then we'd be talking. (Just imagine tweed mudflaps for
those. Wow!)
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Jan 25, 12:59 pm, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
I just bought some fenders, although mainly for looks. Hopefully the
rain
Yeah, TCO is not fun...
What width tires do you want to run and what sort of surfaces will you
be riding over? 650b has a lot of choices in wide tire tires that
are still light and flexible (Pacenti, Grand Bois, Soma) while 700c is
more limited to heavier utility tires in that size (Marathons,
In 571/650C, Terry has a 28mm tire.
On Jan 27, 6:42 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
If they roll anything like Big Apples for their size and weight, they
must be good. I wish they'd make them in a narrower size, say 30 mm or
so.
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 6:44 AM, Mojo
On Jan 27, 11:02 am, bfd bfd...@gmail.com wrote:
On Jan 25, 10:56 am, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote: Car-free and car-light are two different things, and both
commendable!!! I doubt I will ever be car-free, but every year I try
to drive less and less. It's fun
I'm looking for 110bcd silver finished, ramped and pinned chainrings.
What is a good brand that balances looks, longevity and cost (I know,
pick two...). I'm loath to pay $70 for TA rings, but love their looks
and performance. Any other suggestions?
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but it was missing something.
Its so gorgeousmust...stayaway.
Andy with a shaky hand in Seattle
On Feb 2, 7:21 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
IIRC, it was listed on the site as one of their Proto-specials they did for
a couple bikes last year???
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011
I have computers that I use most of the time. They're fun to play
with on the bike.
On Feb 15, 8:47 am, Minh mgiangs...@gmail.com wrote:
I know it's counter to the RBW spirit, but i do carry a GPS watch. I
don't have a bike computer bolted on, but the GPS watch i use (garmin
forerunner 305)
I was JUST looking at that on the flickr. Very nice.
On Feb 15, 10:30 am, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
That is gorgeous. Have you tried threading a bar through there yet?
I love wide clamps, but sometimes you have a hard time getting bars
through them. I'd hate to think of that beauty
On Feb 15, 4:47 am, jim phillips thefamil...@hotmail.com wrote:
Beautiful terrain and beautiful bikes!!
JimP
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:33:10 -0800
Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: SoCal Riv Ride - Feb 12 in SD
From: cyclotour...@gmail.com
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Hi John, it's a great
Link for this wool and steel collabo?
On Feb 25, 9:54 am, James Valiensi valie...@mac.com wrote:
DId you see the video? Its for the Rapha-Paul Smith Collection. It seems all
the riders are on cool steel bikes.
Pink is the new black and steel is the new carbon fiber!
James Valiensi, PE
See, it's all rumor and innuendo here on the interwebs!
On Feb 25, 12:01 pm, Aaron Thomas aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com wrote:
The rumor is true, at least in part. I was on Rapha's Santa Monica
Gentlemen's ride, but I wasn't riding my Romulus. I opted for my old lugged
steel Ciöcc. There is at
in Southern California we all dress like that.
~Mike
On Feb 25, 11:20 am, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
It's rumored one of our own was on the recent Rapha Gentlemen's ride
in LA and riding a Romulus.
It has yet to be confirmed though.
On Feb 25, 11:18 am, cyclotour
textiles?
On Feb 25, 12:13 pm, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
Dang, Bill you are driving me down the road to ruin. All this talk
about Hetres being faster/smoother/better is making me want a 650B
bike even more.
After convincing my SO that I was not fickle and I could keep a bike
, 10:57 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Brand new with tags. I wear a medium in everything else, but these are a
touch too tight. I can get them on my 34 waist, but they are uncomfortably
tight when on, so they run a bit small
$90 shipped to your door.
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I don't see it on their site yet? Is it available or an upcoming
item?
On Mar 3, 8:24 am, omnigrid omnig...@gmail.com wrote:
on the cnd'd front, paul comp has a new
seatpost with massive setback.
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I too don't care for the Thomson, even the setback model has limited
setback ( 17mm)
~Mike
On Mar 3, 11:09 am, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
I don't see it on their site yet? Is it available or an upcoming
item?
On Mar 3, 8:24 am
...but
images are still out there.
http://paulcomp.com/images/seatpostmain.jpghttp://paulcomp.com/images/seatpostd2full.jpghttp://paulcomp.com/images/seatpostd2full.jpg
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 2:16 PM, cyclotour...@gmail.com
cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks! Would be nice if Riv carries a silver
In a Rivndellian spirit, I would say get the bike that will take the
largest tires possible. Plus fenders! Even if you don't run tires
that wide 90% of the time, you still have the option of it for the
other 10%.
My $.02
On Mar 15, 10:51 pm, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
With all
So you are here! There goes all my credibility...
On Mar 18, 9:42 am, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Khalid:
What size(s) are you considering? The 58 61 have some overlap in
PBH seat height. Riv suggested a 61 for me but I'd never ridden
anything larger than a 58. I went with
The Betty is nicer looking in my opinion, and everyone just presumes
you're riding a girl's bike no matter what the name is, so might as
well just have one. Why the price difference anyway? Gender-
bais
On Apr 12, 8:08 am, Bob Baxter aa7eq...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I ride a Betty Foy,
A, not too bad a deal...
On Apr 13, 10:38 am, Bob Baxter aa7eq...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
On Apr 12, 12:23 pm, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
. Why the price difference anyway? Gender- bias
The $200 is for the custom paint job on the Ives.
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On Jul 16, 8:55 am, Patrick in VT swing4...@gmail.com wrote:
On Jul 16, 11:10 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Nice set of 110bcd cranks.
Do you notice a difference in stiffness with this GXP set up? i sure
do . ..at least compared to a sugino alpina/square taper bb combo
out
the ratios once and that had the least duplication for me.
BTW, the crankset has a nice narrow Q measurement if that's your
thing.
On Jul 16, 10:17 am, Jeremy Till jeremy.t...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey David, what are your chainlines with this crankset?
On Jul 16, 8:10 am, cyclotourist cyclotour
+3 on the Piccolo. Finding one is a chore, but it's the best tag-along out
there (tried Adams and Trek). Plus you can use the rack for other stuff
which is nice.
On Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:55:50 AM UTC-7, Allan in Portland wrote:
Yes. I have a Piccolo, attaches to my Hilsen in fact, and
Wonder if you could work through a local shop?
Vecchiohttp://www.vecchios.com/'s
maybe??? They sell Gunnar and W'Ford. Would be awesome if the right person
could end up with it!
On Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:16:08 AM UTC-7, HappyCamper wrote:
Anyone wanna buy this for me and ship it to me
For his asking price you could almost afford to fly out and get it! :) Hope
everything works out!!!
On Wednesday, March 14, 2012 12:09:07 PM UTC-7, HappyCamper wrote:
I called them and they said they would do it. Very reasonable price too.
Just need to hear back from the owner. I'm sure he's
Don't we all... :-)
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 7:46:56 AM UTC-7, Steve wrote:
Thanks David and Jim, Living only a few hours away I am very lucky to have
been able to make one visit to investigate and one to pick up. The Saturday
team rocked. Harry and Vince spent quite a bit of time with
It was a worthy attempt!
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:58:00 AM UTC-7, HappyCamper wrote:
Well. I have close up shots and the paint and parts are very scratched and
dinged. I'm glad I ride with fenders. I was thinking I could buy it, strip
the parts and sell them and have a very
Have you been using the Philip's on-line
calculatorhttp://www.biketinker.com/tire-pressure-calculator/?
It works very well for me.
I did find that Jack Browns inflated to the *recommended *pressure are
squishy in corners and didn't inspire confidence. I bumped them up 5 psi or
so and haven't
I wonder if all things were equal with locking and visibility, what kind of
bike a typical bike thief would go for first. Are they discerning enough to
see lugged steel and Brooks saddles as a positive or neg? Would they go for
a MCRB over a lugged steel bike, pick a Magna over a Moots? My
I am s bummed that I sold my Bleriot knowing now that I could have done
this!
On Thursday, March 22, 2012 9:01:31 AM UTC-7, colin p. cummings wrote:
I ran with this setup for a while, using Dia Compe centerpulls. The
brakes were pretty much bottomed out to match the rims, but they
Sellers have the following in their favor:
1) Everyone wants a deal. Some so much that they're willing to pay more for
it.
2) Ebay as entertainment. The endorphin rush of winning something is
worth a premium.
All you have to do is get at least two bidders with at least one of the
above going
In hindsight, the SoCal contingent should have got together for the CicLAvia
http://www.ciclavia.org/yesterday. It was FANTASTIC! For those that have
not heard about it, Los Angeles blocks off ~10 miles of city streets
through some of the most interesting and busiest parts of town. Then
That's pretty much how I spent Sunday!
On Monday, April 16, 2012 11:06:30 AM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
In hindsight, the SoCal contingent should have got together for the CicLAvia
http://www.ciclavia.org/yesterday. It was FANTASTIC! For those that
have not heard about it, Los
FYI tall people: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/bik/2961803201.htmlDon't
know anything about it, no affiliation, etc, etc.
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I have a bit of Goldilocks syndrome w/ tires. I know the perfect one has to
be out there somewhere... I've run thousands of miles with Rollies/Tuffies
and a few hundred w/ Grand Bois (both 27 and 30mm). The GBs feel absolutely
divine. Like *nothing *else out there. But more goat head punctures
Smart kid!
On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 9:05:30 AM UTC-7, pam wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has an old Betty that you don't want. My
daughter likes mine so much that she wants one.
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