Additional instructions on the RH website.
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Laing Conley
On Monday, April 22, 2024 at 8:02:25 AM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
> FYI - The RH instructions say to inflate slowly and immediately deflate
> the tubes completely after the tire pops into position, then reinflate.
>
FYI - The RH instructions say to inflate slowly and immediately deflate the
tubes completely after the tire pops into position, then reinflate.
Laing Conley
Delray Beach FL
On Monday, April 22, 2024 at 7:53:30 AM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
> I received mine from Rene Herse on Saturday, hope to
I received mine from Rene Herse on Saturday, hope to get them mounted today
on my Riv Custom - 650B x 48 Switchback Hill tires on Velocity Quill rims.
I currently have the lightweight Schwalbe butyl tubes. I use Velo Plugs
instead of rim tape.
I like the smooth shiny silver stems. The blue
SOLD!
On Friday, April 19, 2024 at 10:14:25 PM UTC-4 Mr. Ray wrote:
> Here is a picture showing the difference in size:
>
> [image: Nitto 32R rack.jpg]
>
> Good luck with the sale Laing.
>
> On Friday, April 19, 2024 at 3:35:56 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
>
>>
Thank you for this PSA. I was on the list, but I had changed my phone
number and email address since, so I did not get the notice. I was able to
purchase 2 of the flat style, which is what I wanted. The grooved style was
already sold out. Now they are all sold out, probably should have bought 4
Obviously, the saddle and grips must match. I have a Brooks Honey saddle
and honey bar tape for my Custom.
I seem to remember something about not wearing white after Labor Day...
Secondarily, when I bought my 1st Rivendell Sam Hillborne it had a 27.2
seapost, when I bought my 2nd Sam Hillborne
Reminds me of a certain gray and red Rivendell Custom.
Laing
On Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 7:05:09 PM UTC-4 Johnny Alien wrote:
> I mean...thats lugged and has a cream headtube. I don't care what the
> decal says, that can't be a Gallop.
>
> On Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 6:33:36 PM UTC-4
I almost always build my own wheels, but you cannot go wrong with either
Rich Lesnik (Rivendell / Hands On Wheels) or Peter White. I have had wheels
from both, and they were flawless. Not local to you though, west coast and
east coast respectively.
I use Velocity or Velo Orange rims; Phil
gust 11, 2023 at 8:16:48 AM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
>
>> A hard question. 50 years ago, I left for college and rode a Gitane Tour
>> de France (Reynolds 531 frame, silk sew-up tires, mostly Campagnolo
>> components) to class. I locked it up in the bushes (bike racks were not a
&
A hard question. 50 years ago, I left for college and rode a Gitane Tour de
France (Reynolds 531 frame, silk sew-up tires, mostly Campagnolo
components) to class. I locked it up in the bushes (bike racks were not a
thing at that point in time) and carried my books in my Boy Scout Yucca
$91 shipping charge for the Chocomoose from Blue Lug - total of $176.20 -
big awkward box no doubt. They were in stock at Rivendell until a month or
two ago. I had been thinking about trying some out, and then they were
gone. I have fillet-brazed Boscomoose and Bullmoose, and I also love the
I have considered buying two of them and using them as the finishing tape
for the handlebar tape. - actual bell body forward of the handlebar.
Laing
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 12:25:34 PM UTC-4 John Dewey wrote:
> Here's nice image of most discreet placement of the best looking, smartly
>
#5 - I believe that most generator powered headlight beams were designed to
project from just above the wheel (rack or fender or fork crown mount), as
that is sort of constant within a short range. Handlebar heights can vary
greatly and can end up with the light pointed down too much.
The
Then there are also those with really, really long torsos, that need a long
stem *and* lots of setback on the seatpost; or a custom frame.
Also remember that a Brooks saddle sometimes needs a longer setback
seatpost to put you in the same location relative to the pedals as another
type of
With a 80.5 cm long saddle height, a 71.5 deg ST angle will put the top of
the saddle inline with the seat tube 0.67 cm (0.26") behind the center of
the top of a 72 deg ST angle seat tube. And 0.22 cm (0.09") lower.
Laing
On Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 10:44:15 AM UTC-4 maxcr wrote:
> Thanks
now how many miles we
> travel. Plus, as Pam pointed out, you can figure out how many miles you are
> getting out of your components. She has a logbook and tracks hers.
>
> To bed! Work at 6 am, brewery ride at 6 pm!
> Leah
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 20, 2023
Ahh, the mysterious pleasures of French frames. I have a 52 year old Gitane
Tour de France - with an all Reynolds 531 frame. The French would use the
top tube as the seat tube and the seat tube as the top tube from the
tubeset resulting in the requirements of oversized brake cable clamps on
If Tektro long reach R559 sidepulls are not long enough, Dia-Compe/Weinmann
750 centerpulls are a touch longer. Weinmann also had a 810 sidepull
(probably Dia-Compe also). If longer is needed, try BMX brakes on eBay,
they can be 96 reach or more. Just about any brake is good enough on the
rear
I have put 27.5 x 2.4 Schwalbe Super Moto-X on Velocity Cliffhangers on my
52 cm Clementine, WITH Honjo Flat 65 fenders.
Laing
On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 10:30:04 PM UTC-4 krhe...@gmail.com wrote:
> without fenders...
>
> On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 7:27:30 PM UTC-7 Kim Hetzel wrote:
>
>> I
o try it!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 19, 2023, at 8:50 AM, lconley wrote:
>
> The bolt is probably 304 stainless-steel, which is an austenitic
> stainless-steel and not magnetic. Ace hardware stores usually have a good
> selection of metric hardware. Note that they
The bolt is probably 304 stainless-steel, which is an austenitic
stainless-steel and not magnetic. Ace hardware stores usually have a good
selection of metric hardware. Note that they do not have 7mm threaded bolts
(thread size, not Allen key size) which is what two bolt Nittos usually
use,
I have had multiple sets of Silver1 and Silver2 shifters. There can be a
lot of difference between "identical" shifters.
You can try swapping shifters between bicycles and see if the feel follows
the shifter or stays with the bike.
Laing
On Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 12:29:55 PM UTC-4 John
I don't know about the later Clems, but an issue on my OG Clementine is
that wide tires interfere with the double kickstand. Not likely a problem
with 650b - 48s but starting at about 55 (2.15") width, the tires touch the
kickstand - had to oval the mounting hole. 2.4s rubbed the kickstand very
The reason I suggest the chain hanger is that on one of my 1x bikes,
recently, the chain suddenly started not wanting to stay on the chainring
(VO chainring on SunXCD cranks - low miles on both). I got to looking at it
and the chain appeared to be twisted where it got to the chainring. Further
so I'm assuming they both have plenty of life left.
>
> The last mechanic I spoke with assured me the limits on my derailleur were
> good. FWIW I've had the same Shimano 105 rear derailleur since I built the
> bike in 2009.
>
> On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 1:42:45 PM UTC-4
Did the derailleur service include verification that the derailleur hanger
is straight?
Agree that it is unlikely to be a shifter issue.
Laing
On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 1:34:54 PM UTC-4 eliot...@gmail.com wrote:
> That sounds like an issue with chain retention and not the shifter. Clutch
ge the
>> overall width. 7 to 8 and 10 to 11 is when the width changed. Mountain 11
>> speed cassettes will fit on an 8 speed freehub because of the dished
>> largest cog, but not road 11 with a flat large cog.
>>
>> Josiah Anderson
>> Usually in Missoula, MT
Dia Compe already makes the thumbie and downtube version of the shifter.
The Uno is just the bar-end version. I tried unsuccessfully to mount the
downtube version to a bar end pod a while back, but had to grind away too
much of the pod.
Even if you can change the freehub, you would need to
You likely cannot put a road 10, 11, or 12 speed cassette on an 8 speed hub
(35.4mm), and 9 speed (36.5mm) is pretty iffy also. It is possible that the
8 speed cassette is on a wider hub with a spacer, but you need to check.
Shimano 11 speed mountain cassettes fit 9 speed width hubs, so you can
Larger diameter cogs and chainrings have less friction because the chain
does not bend/wrap as much. Not sure how the angle between the front and
rear impacts the overall friction. But lets say you have two single speed
bikes - one is a 52-26 and the other is a 26-13 - same gear ratio. The
Are modern FDs really that bad / hard to adjust? i learned to ride a 2x5
drivetrain (Schwinn Suburban) in 1969. That bike weighed 38 lbs, but it
always shifted just fine. I rode 2x and 3x with only Campagnolo Nuovo
Record FDs from 1972 to 2002, never a problem (maybe a Suntour Cyclone in
there
gt;>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi from Asheville,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wanted to let folks know that we've currently got 5-8 local
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Riv riders and 3+ (thanks
This was three months ago.
Laing
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 1:44:02 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
> Call them up or email them. They had the parts to turn the the ancient 48H
> 107 OLD(?) SF hub in the picture into a 135 OLD and new bearings for it,
> but I had to send it in. I did the 1
Call them up or email them. They had the parts to turn the the ancient 48H
107 OLD(?) SF hub in the picture into a 135 OLD and new bearings for it,
but I had to send it in. I did the 130 to 135 OLD Touring hub myself.
Laing
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 1:07:25 PM UTC-4 Garth wrote:
> Seeing
Note also that you can change the freewheel side as well. Both of the hubs
in the picture are 7 speed. You can get 5 thru 8 as I recall. I think 5
speed is what you use for a single speed setup.
Laing
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 11:45:01 AM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
> The touring hubs used
The answer is yes, but not recently. The upcoming North Carolina Riv Ride
will be a challenge - no hills to practice on in south Florida.
Note that you can still do an aero tuck even on a flat bar Platypus - its
is kind of awkward, your hands are sort of beside your shoulders, or you
can put
So "Susie Lugged" in June" has become "Susie/Wolbis/Gus combo Hillibike.
Lugged." in October. OK, not likely to impact me, I have my Gus. But I do
love lugged frames.
As far as the Appaloosa vs. Hunqapillar comparison - the Hunqapillar has
the best head badge by far - love those
"Lugged" in my mind points to the Susie end of the Gus/Susie spectrum - no
1-1/8" Rivendell headtube lugs nor fork crowns that I have ever seen, just
"napkin rings" for the headtube. The 1-1/8" Gus and the Hubbuhubbuh did not
have lugged headtubes nor lugged forks. Lugs are prettier than TIG.
Which is why I do not have a kickstand plate on my Rivendell Custom.
Kickstands work great indoors and where there is no slope or wind to knock
the bike over or soft sand. Note that I do have kickstands on almost all of
my bikes, but I don't always use them outdoors.
Laing
On Sunday, May 7,
That was what came on the Rivendell Mystery Bikes, double crank on the
front, 9 speed cassette on the rear, but only a rear derailleur and
shifter. No shifter boss or cable stop for a front derailleur. I think it
was referred to as a stick shift - you shifted the front by pushing the
chain
52 tooth granny cog on the freewheel, I assume.
I use the term granny for the small chainwheel on the crank, but others may
not.
Laing
On Friday, April 28, 2023 at 12:32:01 AM UTC-4 Philip Williamson wrote:
> 52 tooth granny cog?
>
> Philip
> SR, CA
>
> On Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 6:08:22
+1 for Simon Firth. I had him build my Brooks B678 (chromed B68 frame that
I supplied, honey B67 leather, large copper rivets). For a common saddle
like a B17, It may be a wash as far as cost goes. But if you want to
customize it (like large copper rivets), this is the only way to go. I
I remember back in the days before V-brakes and disc brakes when numerous
cyclo-tourists and Tour de France racers were going over cliffs on mountain
descents because sidepulls and centerpulls don't work - *N**OT.*
But I do remember when you adjusted the toe-in of your brake pad by
twisting
Assuming that you mean *brazed* steel frame.
Laing
On Monday, April 24, 2023 at 2:20:30 PM UTC-4 mhec...@gmail.com wrote:
> *The Basics:*
>
>- Custom, Large, Coupled, Touring Tandem
>- Braised Steel, Powder Coated English Racing Green
>- Dimensions:
> - Head Tube - 10.5” /
I have 11 Rivendells. 7 of them are some shade of blue (5 are similar
metallic blues, but the Betty Foy and Mystery Bike are very different
non-metallic blues), two are non-metallic greens (Bombadil is Hunqapillar
green, Rosco Bubbe is matte flanker green), a black Clementine and the
orange
You could try gluing two pieces of chloroplast together with the "grain" of
the two pieces running at right angles, or three pieces at 60 deg -
"plyplast"?
This assumes that you are using free recycled signs.
Laing
On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 4:14:27 PM UTC-4 George Schick wrote:
> I don't
> Sorry, the Jaguar. It looks like the website says so???
>>>
>>> On Apr 17, 2023, at 3:33 PM, lconley wrote:
>>>
>>> The S84 is 27.2 ONLY. The S84 (I own 3) is why I bought my reaming tool.
>>>
>>>
>>> Laing
>>>
>>>
uying that stupid expensive post.
> L
>
> On Apr 17, 2023, at 3:09 PM, Johnny Alien wrote:
>
> Not to derail this but with the Riv method of riding oversized bikes I am
> shocked that there is much need for saddles to be set back so far.
>
>
>
> On Monday, April 17, 2
wrote:
> Here are the specs from Nitto:
>
> [image: NJ-SP72.png]
> [image: Nitto seatpost.png]
>
> On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 12:54:21 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
>
>> Looking closely at pictures of the S83 and the Jaguar, I do not believe
>> that the Jaguar has more s
Looking closely at pictures of the S83 and the Jaguar, I do not believe
that the Jaguar has more setback than the S83, let alone 50% more
(according to the Crust Website 30mm vs. 20mm). They look equal to me. The
forward bolt holes appear to be in the same location.
[image: Seatp.JPG]
Laing
I waited 18 months from order date to shipping date. I have actually spent
more time assembling and changing parts than that. I still haven't posted a
finished picture, as I have yet to tape the handlebars, still playing with
stem length (90mm or 100mm Nitto lugged - ?).
I note that the blue
Hydraulic disc brakes - turn the bike upside down or lay it on it's side
and the brakes get mushy. It is impossible to get 100% of the air out of
the system, so the "best" mechanics tell me , so changing the orientation
of the bike will reintroduce air into the system and then you have to play
Disc brakes with quick release hubs are a PITA. Get the widest SON
non-disc hub that that you can afford.
But remember, this advice is coming from an overweight guy who builds new
wheels for himself several times a year, so I go all-in on wheel strength,
I have a huge parts stash, and I know
out the seat tube of my Clem!! Surely it was
> designed to be as is... And I'm not calling anyone shirley.
> Doug
>
> On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 4:28:40 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
>
>> I am not going to lend my reamer out, nor am I going to be responsible
>> for shipping frame
UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> Laing, are you offering to perform this service for us helpless Listers?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 13, 2023, at 3:03 PM, lconley wrote:
>
> 27.2 Seat Tube Reamer + Nitto S84:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Laing
>
refreshments/food
>>>>> during or after the rides.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 3:00:03 PM UTC-4 George Schick wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> When you all call for a Riv ride "in" Asheville do you mean going
>>>>>
I have a Clementine and a Rosco Baby. BIG, BIG difference. The Rosco Baby
Effective Top Tube is about 4-1/2 inches longer that the Clementine. 725mm
for the Rosco Baby 52cm, 610mm for the Clementine 52cm. The current Clem
may be slightly different than the original Clementine, but not 4-1/2
Let's see:
Beater - Flying Pigeon
Bomber - Gust Boots Willsen, Crust Scapegoat
Single speed - Protoveloosa/Mystery Bike, Frank Jones Sr., Trek District,
Velo Orange Neutrino, Maxway Resurectio, another Flying Pigeon
Touring Bike - Bombadil
Lightish Road Bike - Rivendell Custom, Gitane Tour de
I will be in North Carolina from July 1 thru July 9 - The weekend before
thru the weekend after July 4. That would be the best for me.
Laing
Delray Beach FL
On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 11:58:12 AM UTC-4 Gary L wrote:
> Hi,
> There was some talk about a Riv ride in Asheville this spring but
The Blue Lug global website has the red Hetres:
[image: Tiress.JPG]
Laing
On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 8:36:37 AM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
> Like these:
>
> [image: Tires.JPG]
>
> Nifty Swifties are still listed on the Soma website but "Temporarily Out
> Of Stock".
>
Of all the things in life that I feel guilty about or fret over, owning too
many bikes is not among them. There is maybe 250 total lbs of steel among
all of them, 750 lbs of of material total. If you own an average American
pickup truck or SUV, you have consumed more resources than me and a
In 54 years of working on bicycles with derailleurs, I had never used or
heard them referred to as "mechs" until the last year or so. Where did this
come from? Does it only refer to non-electronic derailleurs?
Laing
Old guy in Delray Beach FL
--
You received this message because you are
I have an old Sakae loose bearing bottom bracket with steel cups from a
long gone Raleigh sitting around that I could not bring myself to throw
away because it was basically still good. Now I know what I am going to do
with it.
Laing
Delray Beach FL
On Friday, March 24, 2023 at 2:11:44 PM
following the development of these on the Grant’s Rosco blog and got in
> on the pre-sale.
> B-68 and Tosco bars; it’s a cruiser for sure.
> - Frank
>
> On Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 1:35:36 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote:
>
>> 1st cleaning is in mineral spirits in a glass jar set i
I was going to suggest thinner brake pads also. At some point, the brake
will only open so far and extra slack in the cable will not help. I run a
Tektro 559 on the rear of my Betty Foy and a Dia-Compe 610 center pull on
the front. I have a Dia-Compe Quick release hanger for the center pull on
18, 2023 at 12:41:12 PM UTC-5 lconley wrote:
>
>> I has this bike set up as a single speed for the first few years, but
>> decided to add gears. I really love this frame, the 50cm seat tube, 63 cm
>> effective top tube fits me well. As I understand it, these first Rosco
>>
You *need* to wire the tail light from the headlight. If you do not, and
you turn off the headlight, the tail light may burn out because it cannot
absorb all the power of the generator. All modern LED headlights are
designed to power the tail light through the head light and switch the tail
I have not felt comfortable standing on the pedals in many years. I sit and
spin regardless of the type of bike. On a single speed, I will dismount and
walk when the slope is too steep - not often the case in Florida.
I seem to remember a top cyclist from years ago advocating for sitting and
It is just an aluminum baking sheet, probably from Target.
Laing
On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 5:22:08 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote:
Is your work tray magnetic? I should get something like that; can you give
product maker or link? Thanks.
On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 2:33 PM lconley wrote
The other possibility is that if the bolt was stainless steel, it could
have galled and again, penetrating oil will be unlikely to help.
Tools: I have a set of thread cleaning tools - these are for cleaning up
existing threads, they look similar to taps and dies, but will not cut into
/ remove
Thank you.
Laing
All alone in Florida for the time being.
On Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 3:59:58 PM UTC-5 John Rinker wrote:
> The Map of Riv Riders is ready!* Thanks to Dave's example of the 'Unicycle
> Community Map' I've put together a similar interactive map that Riv Riders
> can now
Use some penetrating oil on the threads (PB Blaster, etc.). Get some left
handed drill bits and drill larger holes, preferably in the center of the
sheared off bolt. It may be that the left handed drill bit will grab and
extract the sheared off bolt all by itself. If not, the more of the
I have the Grundens poncho and fishing hat. I looked on the Grundens
website and could not find the poncho, but they still have the hat. I also
have the MUSA splats. I was ready to order the gaiters, but they never
reappeared on the Rive website (this was a few years ago).
The poncho works
Aren't those actually the "adnap" version? The panda versions have a silver
body with black cages.
Laing
On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 4:40:58 PM UTC-5 Matthew Williams wrote:
> MKS Grip Monarch Gamma “panda” pedals.
>
> New in the box. Never mounted or used.
>
> $90 with local pickup in the
In the meantime - a dis-assembled NOS 1972 40 hole AW and the longest axle
that I could find. Just a standard 3 speed, not one of Patrick's exotic
Sturmey-Archers. For the Rosco Baby. Original grease/oil was fairly
petrified.
What kind of oil do you use in your SAs, Patrick?
[image:
What stem are you using? I like that a lot better than the open face welded
steel stems that Riv carries.
Laing
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 12:59:30 PM UTC-5 jak...@me.com wrote:
Great ride Paul. If I may inquire, what handlebars are you using? They
appear to have more flare than my
>>>>>>>> steve...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dick, just saying "thank you" for kicking off this thread.
>>>>>>>>> Interesting to see the number of Riv riders in the area.
>>>>>>&
OOOH, I like it. I have been considering doing some drillium to one of my
kickstands (single leg) and have always wondered how they would take to
polishing. May have to do both, now.
Laing
On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 10:19:38 AM UTC-5 Ken Yokanovich wrote:
> I polished a kickstand for the
cessary.
>
> JohnS
>
> On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 8:46:30 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote:
>
>> That is a pretty good video - he uses the tool to show the 90 degree
>> angle. He points out that lowering the straddle (making the straddle cable
>> flatter) results in b
should have said "pedal and seat curvature against things"
Laing
On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 9:07:46 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote:
> I agree - life is too short to ride a bike with an ugly kickstand! I
> prefer the simple, classic, cut to length, Pletscher/Greenfield kickstand
one for your responses and particularly to Laing for that
> masterclass on how to set up cantis!
>
> Max who's still rethinking handlebar and drivetrain choices for the
> upcoming Bombadil
>
> On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 8:13:39 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote:
>
>> Rememb
irst 2. The single rear rack strut to seatstay bridge may limit my
> options in the rear. My pads are old Kool Stop salmons, the short, blocky
> sort. I did make various shim tools for toe in, must seek those out again.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 3:52 PM lconley w
Paul Neo Retros and Touring cantis
> need for best operation, but I love the shape of those levers.
>
> I'd be interested in others' *apercus *about this.
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, 28 February 2023 at 05:29:32 UTC-8 lconley wrote:
> > Big tires, big fenders with clearance to the
nd riding a pair of Avid V brakes ... the Avids work just as
> well and are even easier to set up. They just lack fanciness.
>
> Jason
>
> On Tuesday, 28 February 2023 at 05:29:32 UTC-8 lconley wrote:
>
>> The stem is the Nitto DirtDrop 100mm.
>> I went with the widest
The stem is the Nitto DirtDrop 100mm.
I went with the widest 660mm Towel Racks.
Big tires, big fenders with clearance to the tires and V-brakes tend not to
play well together. I have V-brakes on several of my bikes and I don't
really see any real advantage to them over cantilevers, unless you
I am not surprised that he broke one of the stem bolts. Once fairly tight,
you sneak up on the tightening, about 1/4 turn per bolt (which should have
been installed with grease or never-seize), on all the bolts in a
criss-cross pattern, and repeat. You also check that the gaps are equal on
I started lacing my own wheels using the bike frame with reversed brake
pads on the caliper arms as the truing stand (the brake pad nuts were the
side to side guides, a 10mm combination wrench rubber banded to the pads
for up and down), and a spoke wrench because that was what I could afford
ter bike pedals. Nice with wider shoes or work
> boots.
> What size are the set screws you are using? I'm getting ready to order
> some bolts from McMaster-Carr. Could probably a bag of 100 pretty cheap.
> Richard
> --
> *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.co
up to fit the 700c wheel). I did go back to 650b on the
>> Bomba, built a 650b wheelset for the Ram (and am running the 700c wheelset
>> on the canti-Rom... )
>>
>> It's crazy what all you can do w/ these
>>
>> On Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 9:15:22 AM
I have 650B x 57 Schwalbe G-Ones on my Bombadil 52, but my chainstays are
longer than the 45 shown on the chart.
Laing
On Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 9:08:07 AM UTC-5 maxcr wrote:
> Thanks for sending that geo chart Garth! That makes more sense.
>
> You were close! I measured my Schwalbe
I don't live in NC, but my sister lives in Pittsboro, and I generally make
it up there a couple of times a year. I will be there the 1st week of July
this year at a minimum.
Laing
On Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 7:36:20 AM UTC-5 James wrote:
> I'm a Riv rider in West Asheville
>
> On Monday,
Unfortunately, the black mountain article is full of such total complete
nonsense on geometry "(Pad position on the arm") that I cannot take any of
it seriously. Whoever wrote it doesn't have a clue. It doesn't matter how
many spacers there are on whatever side of the arm, the arc of the pad
More correctly, mine has a crescent moon above the curly-cue as opposed to
the three dots above the curly cue.
Laing
On Monday, February 6, 2023 at 9:45:44 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote:
> Something that I have noticed is that My Bombadil has a different fork
> crown than many. Most seem t
>> condition as your Bombadil. Thanks for sharing.
>>
>> JohnS
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 8:04:43 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote:
>>
>>> 8 - behind the Bombadil - Betty Foy, Hubbuhubbuh, Frank Jones Sr,
>>> Mystery Bike, Gus Boots Wil
8 - behind the Bombadil - Betty Foy, Hubbuhubbuh, Frank Jones Sr, Mystery
Bike, Gus Boots Willsen, hanging on the wall Rosco Bubbe V1, Rivendell
Custom. There are others not in the picture (Clementine, Rosco Bubbe Medium
Mountain Mixte, Roscoe Baby, Keven's Custom Mixte). The Hubbuhubbuh has
I want one with Bullmoose bars and cantilevers, in purple of course. Need
is a different matter...
Laing
On Friday, February 3, 2023 at 11:03:07 AM UTC-5 Doug H. wrote:
> John,
> There is one on the linked blog below. You'll need to scroll a bit to find
> the photo. Note that the fork is
;> shorter cycling shorts, probably all wool with a natural chamois crotch.
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 10:31:48 AM UTC-6 Steven Sweedler wrote:
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>>> Those pictures were taken before helmets were commonly available. During
>>> Bikecentennial helme
What about purple Roadunos in September?
Laing
On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 5:13:11 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote:
> What you say?? I say! The Riv email newsletter says there's something
> called Susie Lugged in dark gold coming June 2023. Well ok!
>
> Joe Bernard
>
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>> riders, and builders of today, and for the journalists keeping his name
>> alive!
>> On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 3:16:07 PM UTC-6 lconley wrote:
>>
>>> If he were still around, I think he would probably still have the same
>>> setup as the 2008 ph
If he were still around, I think he would probably still have the same
setup as the 2008 photo, steel, rim brakes, clipless pedals.
But that is not the question that seems to have been posed. As I understand
the question, it is if his prime days were now, what would he be riding -
basically
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