I hope every time I say something ambiguous it doesn't make somebody shove
his or her head up there. I'd feel even worse. I'm not NITTO spokesman,
just a customer, but I've been there 20 times or more (usually when I
worked at Bstone) and I know the deal there, and before NITTO'd come up
with a lis
NITTO sez the wider bars mean the stem wll brake first, and they'd rather
the bar breaks first. We asked. We lead the way w ith 46cm, then 48cm. We
asked for (and got a prototype of) a 51cm, but that turned out to be a
stem-braker. It's cool that other makers do it, but we're sticking with
ultra-co
It's squished, tho.
tire compat: it isn't designed for 3.0. just 2.8. In fact, most sub tires
are 2.6. I am pretty sure there are no trails in this part of NorCal that
require or are more fun or safer on a tire bigger than 2.3, at least at the
speeds I ride. the bike seems to fit a 3.0 fine, but t
The YouTube style of riding has upped the requirements for bike and fork
testing, but the tests still aren't super reflective of how and why things
break in real life. ALL carbon frames and forks pass the tests, and yet
they continue to fail, because of the brittle nature of it and the
unpredictabi
It honestly wasn't intended as the kind of thing that requires thick skin,
and I'll be careful not to say things that do. Sorry!
On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 9:40 PM, masmojo wrote:
> Grant, Mr. Masmojo has very thick skin; pick all you want.
> I agree with everything you said there pretty much.
> I
SML 27.5
XL 29
On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 11:09 AM, Steven Sweedler
wrote:
>
> Has the wheel size been announced, 650 B for smaller frames and 700C for
> larger, or is 26” (559) a possiblilty? Steve
>
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 7:28 PM Grant Petersen
> wrote:
>
>>
it may be. you've used a HiteRite?
On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 5:36 PM, Belopsky wrote:
> a good dropper is better.
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You can still get Hite-Rites to fit 26.6 to 27.2 frames. $45 or so, Tommy
Breeze (Joe's son) sells them--I think on eBay.
On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 4:10 PM, Philip Williamson <
philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Why wouldn't a dropper post work on a mixte frame?
>
> Philip
> Santa Rosa, CA
>
> O
aside from whatever real or imagined benefits there are to riders, the
benefits of carbon and threadless to manufacturers are real and as concrete
as concrete. Threadless forks eliminate a HUGE ongoing hassle and storage
problem of stocking replacements for different sized frames. The fact that
it
A century of threaded headsets and 25 years of threadless suggest they both
work fine. The rest is preference and defense.
On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 2:05 PM, Virgil Staphbeard
wrote:
> Also, the addition of a decaleur or cable hanger in the stack adds to the
> loosening potential ,provided they do
The "secret" to properly snugging a threaded headset is to use two wrenches
(in the case of a non-Rinko style). The spanner kind goes on the cup flats,
and it's really helpful to use the Stein-type (now also made by Park)
that's chunky and grabs around about 230 degrees and cannot slip. You
lightly
The Troll is a super nice bike---a FINE alternative to the now fully
explained one we're going to have, Bob. (And has discs!)
On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 3:29 PM, Bob K. wrote:
> The more I hear about this bike, the more I like it. I almost wish I
> didn’t love my Surly Troll so much, as this checks
We're thinking of stuff about price. To be CLEM-like would mean all TIG,
and that's--obviously--easier and still strong and all, but the first run
will be mostly lug + fillet. We're considering some all- tig (minus seat
lug) and may go half like that. Not sure..
On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 11:10 AM, D
Bless you, Jeremy! Where were you 20 minutes ago?
On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 10:15 AM, Jeremy Till wrote:
> I think, respectfully, that maybe we should give this thread a rest, at
> least until further details of the bike are confirmed, as we're going in
> circles. It was pointed out 6 pages ago t
OK...I know there's no killing a thread, at least not without
repercussions, but I'm not going to fee it anymore. At its best, developing
a bike is fun, and this bike is pure that for me and the others here. It
will NOT meet expectations, it'll barely miss the mark for most people
reading this, the
Theoretically easier to adjust with the tools you're likely to have with
you on a trail, but a few weeks ago I took a poll at work, and it revealed
that in more than 100 years of cumulative riding on dirt and roads, nobody
has ever had a threaded headset come loose. It can happen, but probably
won'
Nobody knows nuttin' yet. Well, not exactly nobody, and "nuttin'" is an
exagerration, but it's fun to say, and it's my birth-month, so I get to.
This is true: We (here at RBW) are having a fun time with it, and are
taking every detail seriously.
On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 11:46 AM, Drw wrote:
> So
"...before murder comes to MIND..."
Let's not start a thread with "murder" in it, OK?
On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 9:52 PM, Grant Petersen wrote:
> Joe, you have a lot of equity to burn thru before murder comes to mine, so
> no worries there. There are lots of bikes
Joe, you have a lot of equity to burn thru before murder comes to mine, so
no worries there. There are lots of bikes with disc brakes, and I know I
run the small considerable risk of being accused of being stubborn or
hurting Rivendell or being a dinosaur and all that, but I just love the
high visi
We are united, independent, and dependent. I love Patrick, who isn't gay,
as much as I love my brother-in-law who is.
I feel bad for my role in the bickering, but not for saying what I said.
I'm sad that good people are growling over it, but happy to see so many
nice comments, too. Everybody's got
If I get the last spot on the committe and can't make it to a meeting,
Phillip gets my spot. If Phillip and I are running against one another, I'd
vote for Phillip.
On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 1:57 PM, Philip Williamson <
philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I’d like to be on the monetary committee.
There's a new BLAHG up, and it'll be up thru the weekend. On the surface it
may seem to be adding fuel to the fire, etc., but if you wade thru the
whole thing (as I have!), I don't think you'll find too much controversy in
it.
Grant "Possibly Incredibly Naive" Petersen
On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 11:14
I second the let's not let this one become one of those ones (and of
course, Just Riding)...
I don't want "Grant's Blahg" to become the thing that people read to get
riled, but I also don't want to have to edit myself too much. I'm a lefty,
and that won't always come across strongly because most of
A trifecta, or a triple threat to our continued existence? We'll see..
we're working on a spider web frame.
On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 4:12 PM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch <
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> That will make folks do a double-take.
>
> On Monday, July 2, 2018 at 6:1
It'll be a first look at our three-top tube bike!
On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
> Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG
> Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG again
> Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLAHG again
> Bill hits the "Refresh" button on the BLA
I want a Noodle-moose too, Chris!
On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 11:21 AM, Christopher Murray <
chrispmurra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I will pre-order any noodle-moose bars!!!
>
> Chris
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On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 5:20 AM, ctifusion wrote:
> Thanks for the info Grant. I can understand Nitto's position. I have a lot
> of miles on those bars in road and "gravel" conditions and I don't get any
> sense that they are weak or dangerous.
>
> Also, not sure what the deleted message said but
Originally I had "testicals," (in that use it was referring to men), then
that became the proper spelling, "testicles," then Kim (the woman on the
cover of the '94 Bstone cat), was helping with proofing and judgment calls,
said to go with yoo-hoo, which I'd never heard of. In my circle, we call
'em
Now it makes more sense. I SEE our mechs chasing der hanger threads, maybe
just figured if they saw a particularly "clean" one they might skip it.
I'll find out the deal anyway, but might not "report my findings" here on
le Forume.. just because...it'll be taken care of or already is, whatever.
On
It's hard core low carb and has stuff about ketosis.
Probably not surprisingly and sometimes maybe maddeningly, in its
hardcoreness it gives tough scores to some of our favorite foods than, in a
softer core world, are considered healthy. But what is tolerable before
your pancreas is shot is unhealt
at this point, two ways to get a catalog
1. order something
2. call and ask
in a week or so we'll have it online, for those who prefer a screen!
On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 11:15 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:
> I haven't, but then I told Riv to keep my donation, so perhaps they took
> me off the list.
About the Banana Sack, just an opinion :
1. Sway is often an unnecessary concern. There is a difference between an
"on the bike" problem and an "in the head theoretical" one.
2. Security is good. The least secure mount, ironically, is the original
intended mount, on the saddle loops. Then the Bs
It's not up to me, but I wish the subject titles like "Frustrated by Riv's
lack of inventory" wouldn't stay alive for weeks. It may have made sense in
the original post, and it's no up to me to change the rules of posting or
threading or whatever, but tour inventory level right now is at the past
5
If at first you don't succeed, etc. It's an ongoing challenge, no doubt,
but always a worthy one.
On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 2:43 PM, John Hawrylak
wrote:
> Grant's theme of "duplication" was stated about 5 to 6 years ago, but I
> did not notice a large reduction.
>
> John Hawrylak
> Woodstown NJ
>
Some of these questions or just unclear-confusing-redundancy things, like
why both the JoeAppa and Atla will be made clearer in the catalog.
On another note, this time about the Rivendell - David Lance Goines poster:
DLG used the same printing device (press?) for almost 50 years, and it was
about
Damn. Well, maybe we can sneak it in the new catalog. No attributions, tho.
On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 9:19 PM, Lum Gim Fong wrote:
> If you are selling both the original and the new version Atlantis you
> could call the new version the “Longboard Atlantis”. Very Riv and very
> California.
>
> --
>
Not film. Pal Sean's iPhone, about 22 hours ago. He rode the 51, I was on
the 56.
On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 1:19 PM, Ryan Merrill wrote:
> Were those pictures shot on film?
>
> Nice thumbie shot!
>
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th these parting words: As good as the earlier Atlantis bikes are, the
newie tops 'em, but the difference is subtle, and the bar and wheel choice
have far more influence on a bike's spiritedness than the chainstays.
OK!
On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 1:13 PM, Grant Petersen wrote:
> The p
The point which I flopped in making is that a bike that "performs" at the
fringes can certainly handle the middle, but not necessarily the other way
around. I should have been more clear.
Grant
On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 1:01 PM, John Phillips wrote:
> Grant wrote,
>
> "We've ridden a lot of bikes
It's like Mark said--you can wheelie, but the bike makes you have to try,
which is good. I regularly ride my Chev and 59 Clem on the skinniest,
twistiest, slightly illegal singletrack with a 180 turn and can still make
it. The whole idea is to improve the ride, to discourage endos and
wheelies, and
I'm with Ryan. We've ridden a lot of bikes, lots of variations, and we live
surrounded by roads and trails no more than 15 minutes by bike away. It's
not DP-Rocky Mtn style, but as BL and JW and other locals will attest, it's
hard to beat. More important, we ride them. I admittedly don't have the
c
The Silver2 shifters--many of you know this--are anatomically nearly
identical to the SunTours from '82. We tried to improve where we could, but
there wasn't much opportunity. The clamp is more versatile, fits more
diameters. The rotation method no longer used the holes, but goes with
florets on th
Back from my short playdate...
Going out again soon, but thanks for the correction on the PBH which
should've been SH, or the other way around. It's fixed now.
On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:
> Thanks for this. What is the sta -- does anyone know? It looks like a 57
> wo
No, it's a prototype, something we'll be trying out and maybe do to a
biggish roadish frame next year. I'm surprised nobody's said anything. It's
fne, though!
On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 6:41 PM, Ray Varella wrote:
> No one has mentioned the diversion attachment,
> Grant, is that the illegitimate lov
No, I meant 610mm. World records.
On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Peter Adler wrote:
> 610mm = 61cm = 24" and change. You mean 61mm, yes?
>
> Peter Adler
> who bought a set of those @100mm cruiser Tektro DP sidepulls at a
> warehouse sale a few years back, decided that the mechanical advantage
Note to non-deacon Patrick: Your size is a mixte!
On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 7:57 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
> *That's *what I had in mind. Thanks.
>
> Non-diaconal-Patrick, who damn' well won't buy a 59, in ABQ, NM.
>
> On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Grant Petersen
&g
I'm told, yes, That's what inspired the v.2, Dia-Compe has its own version
using our tooling, tho.
B,
G
On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 9:11 AM, lum gim fong wrote:
> So the original SS1 is still dying out?
>
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The new seat lug doesn't care what the seat tube angle or any of that
it--it rotates to accommodate. That is a convenience, but in the rotation
dept it's no diff than a standard side-braze. The original Trek lugs from
'78 or so were totally fixed angles, as were the dropouts, and each size
had its
On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 9:02 AM, drew wrote:
> I don't know if I would buy one (and since he's already said he's against
> it, it would sorta make me sad) but I think it would be a good move for the
> company and they would sell a lot. It would also help to differentiate the
> models, which are ge
Apologies for the confusing last eight words of my post. It was all fine up
to them..and even I can't figure it out. Oh, language!
("...has to be worked out in 'pedal' mode.") Whaaa--?
On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Grant @ Rivendell
wrote:
> We won't sell eBikes ever--but that is not like me
I should be clear about the future of Sackvilles as I see it/predict it.
There's nothing on my visible horizon, but the two principles there are
aging and there may be another reason that I don't want to say -- that
leads to a retirement of both, and there is no middle-management eager or
able to
I spelled all of them wrong. I give up on those words.
On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 6:17 PM, Shawn Granton <
urbanadventurelea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks! I'm going to save this up for the Grant Petersen spelling bee.😉
>
> (By the way, you spelled occasions wrong.)
>
&
I'm a good speller except for occassions, diahrhea, characature... the CT
was just a fastly typed typo. I don't sweat the spellings for these posts,
don't go over them.
On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 11:18 AM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch <
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Just so's
At some point in the distant but forseeable future there will be a scramble
for sackville bags, and it will be lead by those who already have a bag
made with the highest quality materials and a flat-floored pouch that
doesn't tilt the load, and has a stiff lower lip and a flap-tongue that
contains
nine years ago my then 13-year old daughter learned how and showed me how
to make a true quill pen from a thick-stemmed feather. Shape the head right
(see fountain pen) and dip it, and it holds it and doesn't leak. I'm sure
you can get goose or tukey feathers online...
On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 9:30
It's an option, but it would require more self-promotion than I'm
comfortable with. The original book plan has been modified, and there's
bike content for sure. I probably won't say much about it, to avoid a major
public belly flop...but *I *think it'll be a good one. It's taking forever
because it
The 2017 Joe Ap forks are Atlantis-weight. The 2016s were between Sam and
Atl. Both are strong..
On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 12:08 PM, Wayne Naha wrote:
> From the Blug, on the premier of the Joe Appaloosa:
>
>
> If it’s “half Sam, half Hunqa,” howzit different than an Atlantis?
>
> Boy, that’s a goo
I'm still with Mary Anderson, and I like that, too.
On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 2:01 PM, BenG wrote:
> First time I saw this cover I noted "with Mary Anderson" and I like that.
>
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My current publisher isn't interested, and an agent I know says the
internet has made it obsolete. I don't think so. People still hold paper
now and then, and it sold well back then and would do better now. When it
was current, I had a lot of credit cqrd debt and checking account overdraft
charges,
Ben Davis "Can't Bust 'em" sticker. Yes, a Ritchey (good eye)--lugged and
crowned from '77.
On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 4:44 AM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch <
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Double bandana! Bike with sticker! Regular clothes! Beginnings of S24O! A
> watch! I hav
Nobody here keeps score, but for the record...if we had a thousand Patrick
Moores, we'd be fat and gorgeous.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
> One -- I won't say problem, but one factor affecting a decision to buy
> from Rivendell or from another online vendor or from a LBS
ON LBS or ONLINE or combo:
Not all ONLINERS are alike. At one extreme there is the late-20s guy who
never left the house or ramped up his resume, but he got into bikes, and
cleared the hurdles to getting a reseller's permit. He eats and sleeps
iwhether or not he sells anything, but he likes to st
Dream was good, probably acceptable given the "low car.." clue, instead of
carb.
tree to bike: MY answer was cork, but rubber (one person)--that's as good
or better!
snap prone fork is carbon, but one sharpshooter had aluminum, and...kind of
works, too.
if I were a dumb millionaire (for the reco
Clothing companies with staff designers can please more people than bicycle
companies trying their hand at clothing, that's for sure. Making one style
and fit of anything and trying to fit the O's and I's, the short and tall,
the ones who like a tailored fit and the ones who don't, and that's even
Reginald! You're still around! I associate you with my garage and holding
my then toddler old Anna like a football when trying to work...that was
your era. Thanks for hanging in!
On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 1:37 PM, R. Alexis wrote:
> Those shifters look nice. Look forward to seeing how the final pr
I truly and not patronizingly accept and celebrate all the different
points of view. It's what you do with them. Non-believers can be mean or
nice, same as believers. Variety is good! (And, my own opinions have
changed over the years, too.) This is a terrific group. I don't frequents
lists, but I
The pricing of Silver parts and kits is "non-strategic" and is supposed to
be person-friendly, so you don't feel like a bad money-manger for buying
components separately. A critic could see the whole shebang price as not
offering any discount, but we go at it from the other way. It's hard to
apply
JIm, you win the covered HUH Prize, as the first responder to a contest
most didn't know was a contest! I will send you something in the mail
designed to elicit the same response again!
On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 10:12 AM, James Warren
wrote:
> huh
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 27, 2016, at 9:
This is an early version of the tightener screw. I'm not sure I like the
options it provides--rather confusing. The current one has a pentalobe head
(google it until we get the newer version up there).
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 9:26 PM, Lungimsam wrote:
> I hope they keep the D rings. So convenien
If now and then or from the start we call them Thimble Shifters---if we or
I EVER do--Ryan gets a free pair.
Since 'tis the season for voting, the polls are open till Saturday at 10
o'clock California time.
Silver THIMBLES
The SILVER part is alredy in the genes. That's the brand. Model would be
T
Downtube shifters are so much better than the original Campy shifters that
were mounted on the seat stays. But even they were breakthroughs for the
time--for the first time ever, a rider should shift remotely. We have a
bike here with those "Cambio Corsa" shifters, and anybody who comes by can
try
We send the place an SLA file and they make it in 3D plastic. It's in
SoCal, called...ForeCast, I think. It's a good way to go before metal..!
On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
> Grant
>
> In the BLUG post, the sample/prototype looks like a white plastic. Was
> that white pla
They'll be good replacements, yep. The ghost shifts--up in the mid and
upper range, it may take two clicks to lock the gear in. It works...but it
can be a challenge. I doubt I'll change my CLEMshifters, but they are a
transitional species, maybe.
On Sat, Oct 15, 2016 at 9:20 PM, Reid wrote:
> So
Road 700x44 is Sam.
Roadini is a cheap Rodeo, for the most part. It'll fit med-reach (around
54-55mm) brakes.
(I use "cheap" in a celebratory, not degrading way!)
Sidepulls (or Paul bolt-on)
B/O for Mark's Rack, but single rear eyelet below, so as not to encourage
the fashionable monster front lo
If DP was sincere (and we all believe he was), then I doubt he's sitting
home reading the gush and glowing...which isn't to say slow down on it,
just that...he might not be actually reading it.
I asked him to call and he did and I said *whuddup*, and he sounded as he
always has (we've spoken to hi
It's one chain, just more links. Most chains come 114 or 116 links. The
60cm Cheviot has a 56cm chainstay (our longest) and typically uses 123
links...so, to be clear, eradicate all heads of visions of double chain
shenannigans. It is true that when you buy a boxe chains you have to buy
two of them
"Rocks in the top of the engine" is a phantastik fraze---I just wish it
were more versatile so I could plug it in here and there during the day.
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 6:42 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote:
> Doesn't it all depend on how many rocks are in the top of the engine? I'm
> top heavy just bec
nt, they seem indestructible, even after riding through
> streams and watching muddy water flow out upon emerging.
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Grant Petersen
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> The final adjustment takes some skill and time and experience and feel,
>
Here's one, and forgive my continued warning. I promise you this is not
good old fashioned reverse psychology.
This style emerged because it's simple and it works. It got extinguished in
the late '80s or early '90s NOT because after a hundred or more years some
smart modern mechanic found a flaw t
Ultra laid-back.
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 9:05 AM, sameness wrote:
> Tad Lude. Reeeally relaxed geometry.
>
> Jeff Hagedorn
> Los Angeles, CA USA
>
> On Monday, February 15, 2016 at 8:35:03 AM UTC-8, Grant @ Rivendell wrote:
>>
>> Tad Lewd might fly as a model name...under the right circumsta
As designers and manufacturers, we like (and have some kind of obligation)
to try things ourselves that may or may not work on our customers' bikes.
We're often asked about parts we haven't tried, and a lot of the time have
no interest in trying---for reasons good or bad, but usually good. Keeping
I've changed my thoughts on handlebar height and toe clips...but I think
I'm on more solid ground now. I see that MB-3 in the spread and ... it's
begging for Bosco bars, and to be stripped of its toe clips! That was from
24 years ago, I think. I'll stand by the rest of it! G
On Sunday, February
http://www.whitesboots.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=444
Whites Smokejumper Boots have high heels, and I always thought they looked
like old granny gunshooter boots..and a few years ago I was at a trade
show, stopped at the Whites booth, and I asked the guy there hey, why th
so far, 59...but that'll fit to pbh 95
On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Kieran J wrote:
> Amazing idea!
>
> Grant, what's the biggest size Clems'll come in? Apologies if this has
> already been answered elsewhere.
>
> KJ
>
>
> On Thursday, November
We want to get Clems complete, but cash flow never allows that these days,
so when they come (late '15?) they'll be available as framesets. There's
clearance for 55 with fender. Whenever we hit out target clearance, there's
always complaints (from us here, too!) that "well, too bad it won't fit
The long mystery bikes (we sold ten) of a few years ago got me/us going on
LW (long wheelbase) bikes. The ride is really good, but they don't fit in
boxes well, for shipping. The dreamy ride of those bikes lead to longer
chainstays on other bikes, and ultimately (well, maybe not ULTIMATELY) we
Tiny thing, petty I'm sure, but "Waterford Atlantis" sort of hands off our
hand in the bike to Waterford. We're happy and proud that Wford builds some
models for us, but the things that make an Atlantis an Atlantis all came
from us...so "USA-built Atlantis" goes down much easier here.
On Frida
I started the blog mostly because it's an author's respo to assist the pub
in selling the books. It's not like--now I wrote it, now you sell it.
Not wanting to rewrite every entry, I starting doing stuff that i don't do
in the book--like photo food. It's easy, I do it at home as I'm making the
stu
Humans are omnivores, of course. I hesitate to say THIS, but if we evolved
from apes, and it's understandable that we'd have some ape-like
features--like a sideways-moving jaw, and eyeballs in front.
Right now and for the last 200,000 years, our digestive system looks more
like a dog's than an
Many of the issues brought up here are addressed (I address them) in the
book. Not to say that my addressing them carves them into even limestone,
but the book can speak for itself and me, and I'd hate for somebody to hear
"ketosis" or "diabetes" and assume that I'm wacky on either of those.
I t
About the influence thing, with practical bikes, and so on: I'm not dumb
enough or falsely humble enough to deny that Rivendell has had influence,
but to put it on ME gives me too much credit. As some have pointed out,
lots of what we're doing with bikes has been done before in some
form--bigg
I've got no Cranial connections, but I know who does.
I like the new "9/8" designation(<---we can pronounce it "design-ation"),
but we're sticking with the old standard 8/8, for the record.
On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Joe Bunik wrote:
> You're not grip-sniffing alone on this one, Sam
We here are all fans of Surly and regularly (if not constantly) refer
people to them, when ours are clearly out of range. I've often said, at
least to myself, that a high compliment to any bike, even tho it doesn't
sound like a compliment, is that it's Not Dumb. Surlys are not dumb. That
is huge i
I agree with all...but happen to have micro-knowledge about some
particulars. The Grip King pedal has the best clearance of any pedal
we sell...was designed to win and does. Much of this is obvioius, but
here it is all at once: Pedal clearance is only a function of
how far the pedal sticks out (rel
Super neat and thanks, Michael. I love this stuff...as you've supposed.
I'll finish reading it tonite. Thank you, really, for sending..
On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Michael Hechmer wrote:
> A while back the Riv Reader published an article challenging the benefits
> of ultra endurance events.
Many of you will remember, and all of you can relate to Keith
Bontrager's maxim from the late '80s:
Light Strong Inexpensive: Pick Two
It works to some extent with all bike parts, but even IT can't come to
the rescue when the thing is just too light.
Do you know the thickness of the braking surf
Dustin's seen the bars, but knows if he divulges anything, he's in for
it, and "it" is not pleasant. TapeBubba.MAY have seen them. May
NOT have noticed them. We still have that thing going, where, if
somebody posts a clear photo, then we raise the price on everybody's
handlebars by $20, and bla
Ahh...well, my slightly arrogant answer to that would be to translate the
Latin for him. Tell him it means:
"I'm stubborn, therefore.." The idea being that the brute hasn't heard of
Descartes, and soitenly can't talk Latin-like!
>
>"Allingham II, Thomas J" Sep 08 12:39AM
>-0400 ^ <#13247d
Well, now I know how Louis Vuitton feels (I've always been curious). I've
been know to have brain farts (and grain farts), but I'm thinking what lugs
are those? They aren't ours. We did use Henry James crowns for about 20
frames for a while there, till we got our own. The dropouts are raised in
bac
John Blish says:
Grant has mentioned several times that he found his KickBike convenient for
exercise and even occasional transportation during his time off the bike.
He mentioned yesterday that he is *now* "pitching that lifestyle." He ha
Grant Says: If I wrote "now" it was a mistake. Shouldn've
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