[RBW] Re: Creaky Billie Bar

[André Pinter]

I don't have a billie bar but I do have the choco's and have had similar 
creaking/noise/slight movement issues with them. The way I have found to 
temporarily deal with the problem is to actually put some chain lube (or 
other penetrating oil) around all the interfaces to the sleeve, including 
the cut outs. I tried using low viscosity loctite, but that didn't work any 
better and perhaps a little worse than the chain lube.

If anyone has a more permanent solution I'd be all ears.

On Friday, July 26, 2019 at 9:26:30 AM UTC-7, J Edward wrote:
>
> I grabbed up a billie bar as soon as they went up for sale and have been 
> riding it ever since (a year and some change, I guess?). Last winter I 
> started hearing a little creaking when I would lean forward on them and 
> start cranking, but I tightened the hell out of the stem and it mostly 
> subsided. 
>
> A few weeks ago I slightly switched up my cockpit (slid my brake levers 
> and inboard thumbies way forward and added some ESI 6.75” grips) and went 
> on a 50+ mile ride the next day. About 30 miles in it started creaking 
> steadily and hasn’t let up. I remembered an earlier thread about the 1st 
> gen billies possibly rotating in their sleeves, but I haven’t noticed any 
> rotation at all (I’m pretty sensitive to that stuff anyway). I even tried 
> Sheldon’s loctite in the sleeve cutout + compressed air trick, but it 
> hasn’t changed. 
>
> I’m not too worried about the bar failing, but due to the way my brain 
> works I AM worried about losing my mind on long, quiet rides when I should 
> be relaxing and enjoying myself. I love these bars (especially with the 
> current setup), so any ideas on how to quiet them? 

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Re: [RBW] Re: RBW at 25: The Fellowship of the Rigs

[André Pinter]

Hey folks, I had a super great time meeting everyone I did and if I didn't 
meet you, then next time!

I know some folks on the Saturday ride were taking photos/videos, would be 
great to get a peek at them since I was mainly concerning myself with 
eating enough to survive the climbs. I was curious to know how much 
climbing we did Saturday so I put it into mapmyride (if anyone has a less 
ad-blighted option for this kind of tool please reply) and it looks to 
confirm that yes, my legs were very tired. 
https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/2605769890

Thanks,
André

On Friday, July 19, 2019 at 5:02:39 PM UTC-7, Justin, Oakland wrote:
>
> A couple of us are meeting at Bicycle coffee at 10 and ferrying over to SF 
> then Larkspur if you want to join! 
>
> Text me 
> 3042666720 
>
> > On Jul 19, 2019, at 3:54 PM, christian poppell  > wrote: 
> > 
> > If anyone is riding from the East Bay tomorrow morning I’d be down to 
> meet up and ride together! I’m planning on catching the first BART train 
> over. See you all tomorrow! 
> > 
> > Christian 
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[RBW] Re: RBW at 25: The Fellowship of the Rigs

[André Pinter]

That looks like the one Reed. I don't find the pavement climb too terrible 
however, it's a bit busy but you've got a big shoulder. (if i recall 
correctly)

On Friday, July 19, 2019 at 8:02:44 AM UTC-7, Reed Idlewild wrote:
>
> I think I figured it out!
> https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30602628
>
> And here's another, much harder version that's almost all fire roads for 
> the last section:
> https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30602768
> I'm gonna save that one for another time. Looks grand, but 2,700ft of 
> climbing in the last 11 miles!
>
>
> Reed
>
> On Friday, July 19, 2019 at 7:33:58 AM UTC-7, Reed Idlewild wrote:
>>
>> On Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 1:46:09 PM UTC-7, Neil Doran wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Onybody riding in the typical way on SFD from Fairfax is highly 
>>> encouraged to take the trails through Loma Alta as it cuts out that 
>>> terrible pavement climb and replaces it with dirt.
>>>
>>
>> Anybody have the scoop on this route through Loma Alta? I'd been planning 
>> to head out via Sir Francis Drake and would love to try this option.
>>
>> Leaving from the Golden Gate Bridge plaza (SF side) today at 3:30pm if 
>> anybody wants to join! Slow and relaxed pace.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Reed
>> SF, CA
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: RBW at 25: The Fellowship of the Rigs

[André Pinter]

I added my name on the google doc, I did rsvp on the original eventbrite. 
Not sure who is managing that but could be useful to get that list. The 
plan is I am riding up from SF with Bill Rhea on Friday, not sure if I'll 
stay Saturday night or not. Happy to join others for the ride up.

On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 3:01:05 PM UTC-7, Esteban wrote:
>
> I shall attend, representing the great County of San Diego and the 
> Borderlandz!
>
> I'm happy to include Pine Mountain on Saturday, and defer to my friends 
> who know the trails and maps. 
>
> Will this also serve as an Entmoot? I see at least one Quickbeam listed as 
> attending. Maybe Sunday can include a gentleperson's Entmoot-inspired ride 
> (or ride home), as we did 5 years ago. 
>
> Looking forward to this!
>
> Esteban
>
> On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 2:43:20 PM UTC-7, jbu...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Chaingang, 
>>
>> Coming up Real Soon Now is the RBW25 weekend at Samuel Taylor State Park 
>> - 
>>
>> Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 2pm Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 12pm PDT 
>> Devil's Gulch Group Site 1&2 
>> http://rbwxxv.eventbrite.com 
>>
>> - And while we can thank Justin in Oakland for laying the groundwork 
>> of the event (read: HE RESERVED US THE GROUP SITES), it's going to be 
>> up to each of us to make it happen! 
>>
>> So: Who is planning to attend? What level of riding are you hoping 
>> for? What ideas or adventures would you like to have? 
>>
>> Speaking for myself, I can only make it over for Friday (will stay 
>> over in camp) and Saturday riding. I'd like to make a ride from camp 
>> around the Pine Mountain Loop, and then either return to camp via 
>> BoFax / Bolinas Ridge OR, down into Fairfax via Repack. 
>>
>> I think it'll be "each-their-own" in terms of food, but it might also 
>> be fun/nice to bring something to share for (either) evening? 
>>
>> Let's hear some enthusiasm and make this happen! 
>> =- Joe Bunik 
>> Walnut Creek, CA 
>>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Drop Bar Appaloosa's?

[André Pinter]

That's an amazing looking bike jandrews! What's the fender/tire combo? 
Enough clearance?

On Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 2:53:22 PM UTC-7, jandrews wrote:
>
> Picking this thread back up
> after giving the new Appaloosa a few rides with both 52cm Boscos' then 
> Choco-norms...I picked up one of those Analog/Spank gravel bars.
> I had a 30mm Analog stem that I purchased off this list.  I took a few 
> weeks slowly setting up this cockpit because I couldn't quite get things 
> right (Bar ends on these bars were hitting my knees) until I remembered 
> that I had a stem-mount shifter mount in the box and once that went on, 
> everything sort of clicked.   The very short stem extension allows easy 
> thumb shifting while riding on the flats.
> These bars are 31.8mm all the way along the flats which I was really 
> unsure about , but they feel great..like comfy reassuring baseball bat 
> placed on top of a drop bar.  The Analog stem get 'em up high (maybe too 
> high in these photos) ...but riding in the drops is basically like holding 
> the grips on the Choco-norms.
>
> Who says a rolling couch can't have drop bars?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Friday, May 10, 2019 at 8:35:35 AM UTC-4, Sky Coulter wrote:
>>
>> I sized slightly down to go with drops:
>>
>> https://www.instagram.com/p/BjD3twihvqBnoo8cJBCYKq4vOxQvO5Rz-biVWQ0/
>>
>> Sky in new west
>>
>> On Friday, 10 May 2019 05:22:51 UTC-7, Hugh Flynn wrote:
>>>
>>> Been thinking about going towel rack on mine. Good to know! 
>>>
>>> Nice looking bike too!
>>>
>>> Hugh 
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 8:14 AM Reid Echols  wrote:
>>>
 Here's my 62 with the "small" Crust Towel Rack bar. I really like it so 
 far, though the back sweep of the ramps may necessitate a slightly longer 
 stem in the long run. 


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[RBW] Re: FS: 700C wheel sets, tires, old school brake set and shifters

[André Pinter]

+1 on pictures, mostly interested in the shifters, do they mount to the 
regular braze on mounts?

On Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 7:05:40 AM UTC-7, John Casteen wrote:
>
> After a couple years of trying various wheel and tire combinations, here's 
> spring cleaning.  Selling these wheels because I switched to dyno hubs.  
> These have low miles, no issues.  All prices negotiable & exclusive of 
> shipping.  
>
> Wheels 1: 700C Alex DM18 rims, Silver Hubs, skewers.  OEM from stock 
> Appaloosa build.  $200
>
> Wheels 2: 700C Mavic CXP rims, Shimano Claris hubs, skewers.  $150
>
> 700C Little Big Bens Performance Line RaceGuard LiteSkin, black, w/ tubes, 
> $50
>
> Dia-Compe 500 brakes and matching levers, vintage 1985, $25
>
> SunTour downtube shifters, ditto, $25
>
>
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Re: [RBW] Re: daily post ur riv

[André Pinter]

I can't say what your dollar to value ratio is, but for me I've got no 
regrets! I really liked working with Matt and being to pick it up locally. 
The rack does the trick quite well and unlike my old rack (a JandD extreme) 
it let me mount fenders without doing anything funky like bending/routing 
the stays around the rack. It's also got a slick tab on the bottom of the 
stays for mounting fenders if your fork only has a bottom set of eyelets.

On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 12:12:33 PM UTC-7, Friend wrote:
>
> Is that front rack worth it?  Been thinking about splurging on it for a 
> while now.
>
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 3:05 PM André Pinter  > wrote:
>
>> Nice bike Kurt! Here's my Sam H, aged a little prematurely from a combo 
>> of frequent salt water baths on the ferry and unheated (yet covered) 
>> storage.
>>
>> p.s. thanks Bill for pointing this list to me, had entered my 
>> consciousness at one point and then left.
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, April 21, 2019 at 8:31:46 PM UTC-7, Kurt Manley wrote:
>>>
>>> Perfect spring day in Oakland, CA
>>>
>>>
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