HI gang
I am building my new titanium Rawland Sogn and need some bottle cages.
I hit the Riv site to order some Nitto T cages, which are hands-down
my favorite cages and I have them on nearly all my bikes, but Riv is
not currently offering them. A quick search of the 'net finds them
generally
, XO-1.org Rough Riders adventureco...@gmail.com
wrote:
HI gang
I am building my new titanium Rawland Sogn and need some bottle cages.
I hit the Riv site to order some Nitto T cages, which are hands-down
my favorite cages and I have them on nearly all my bikes, but Riv
, 10:31 am, XO-1.org Rough Riders
adventureco...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't support VO. My bikes are VO-free zones.
Ben's is out of stock.
My local shop, Velo Cult of San Diego, is going to see if their usual
distributor for them has any in stock.
Just did a nice loop today along
new Ultegra RD 6700 is the best shifting derailler I
have used in 30+ years of riding.
Anyway, enjoy the ride. I love my Ram as much today as I did when I
bought it - six or seven years ago. Wish the same for you.
michael
On Jan 25, 7:05 pm, XO-1.org Rough Riders adventureco
Hi Rob
I've been riding all those same roads since my first double century in
1983. Up through the 80s, including when I raced RAAM in 1987, nobody
had a lower gear than 42x23. We sneered at C-Record when it came out
with a 39 tooth small ring. Eventually I got older, grew out of my
skinny
Thanks to Sky, Tom, Anthony, and the rest of the Velo Cult team for
their amazing service as San Diego County's premier bike shop which
caters to everybody except the mainstream - which means we fit right
in! Today they have featured two of my Rough Riding bikes, and their
recent work on them, on
. Nice guy. Oldtimer with a great grey beard.
What brake calipers are you running on your Roadeo?
On Jan 25, 4:05 pm, XO-1.org Rough Riders adventureco...@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks to Sky, Tom, Anthony, and the rest of the Velo Cult team for
their amazing service as San Diego County's premier
://www.flickr.com/photos/8193389@N06/sets/72157606645245888/
or
http://bit.ly/fHtURa
I've got metal fenders to install when I get the chance. The SKS I put
on to start are a little narrow.
Ed
On Jan 12, 11:05 pm, XO-1.org Rough Riders
adventureco...@gmail.com wrote
Ed, I'd like to see some photos of that customized Ritchey!
- Chris Kostman
http://www.XO-1.org
On Jan 12, 8:02 pm, eddie...@gmail.com eddie...@gmail.com wrote:
Us too. I called Rivendell when Grant first mentioned a tandem a
couple years ago in a reader, and tried to put down a deposit, but
I'd buy a Rivendell tandem and did let GP know of that fact a few
years ago, when this previously came up.
- Chris Kostman
http://www.XO-1.org
On Jan 12, 1:22 pm, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:20 PM, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
If we ever do a tandem,
Sorry for the re-post, but I have been asked for up-to-date photos of
the bike exactly as it is being offered. Last night I did the parts
swaps/installations and then this morning I photographed the bike
exactly as it is being offered. Photos and details here:
For Sale: 1992 Bridgestone XO-1, 55cm size, with custom CyclArt paint
Since I have only ridden it once in a decade, I am selling my 1992
Bridgestone XO-1. It's a size 55cm and was custom repainted by Cyclart
in the same tusk off-white with the pearlescent clear-coat as it
originally had (Cat. 2
Hello fellow Rivendell riders:
Many of you will remember the several e-Garage Sales I hosted back in
August/September. I'd like to continue clearing out what is left of
that gear, so I have slashed prices on everything on my For Sale Page:
http://www.adventurecorps.com/forsale/index.html
PLUS:
Hello fellow Rivendell Riders!
My newest e-Garage Sale is now online. Please help me keep clearing
out the garage! Note there are some free items, too. Really, it ALL
has to go!
Thanks for checking. As always, first come, first served and payment
accepted via Paypal only.
Actually, I got the frame unpainted from Rivendell and had Joe Bell
and his team file off the original brifter cable guide braze-ons and
then braze-on the down tube shifter mounts when they did the paint.
- Chris Kostman
La Jolla, CA
http://www.XO-1/org
On Sep 14, 10:53 am, John Speare
Hello fellow Rivendell Riders. I have yet more stuff I'd like to clear
out from my garage, so here's my new For Sale list (e-Garage Sale #6).
Please respond to me directly, not the whole list! First come, first
served.
Payment via Paypal only must be received within 12 hours. Thanks!
NOTE: All
I'm wondering if any of you were subscribers to the little bike 'zine
called Wire Donkey, published by Mason St. Clair?
If so, do you know of his whereabouts / status? My most recent edition
of his 'zine is from 2005 and I have nothing since. By my calculations
he'd be 81 years young now. Do any
Hello fellow Rivendell Riders. I have yet more stuff I'd like to clear
out from my garage, so here's my new For Sale list (e-Garage Sale #5).
Please respond to me directly, not the whole list! First come, first
served. Thanks!
NOTE: All details and photos of ALL the items are at this link:
La Jolla, CA
On Aug 30, 8:26 pm, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:37 PM, XO-1.org Rough Riders
adventureco...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello fellow Rivendell Riders. I have yet more stuff I'd like to clear
out from my garage, so here's my new For Sale list. Please
I've been a big fan of Vitruvian shoes for years. I'm sorry they are
going out of business.
I just ordered three pair, to tide me over for a year or so. I will
probably go ahead and order even more, because they are just great!
(And $25 is too good to pass up.)
Alas, I also have two pair to try
Oops. I also have the original Rivendell Wallet for sale. Unused and
perfect condition. Measures 4x4/25 across when folded closed. I am
posting photos to my For Sale page right now. $20 plus $2 SH to USA.
All payments via Paypal, please. Thanks!
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Jolla, CA
http://www.XO-1.org
On Aug 18, 10:43 am, XO-1.org Rough Riders
adventureco...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello fellow Rivendell riders:
Thanks for your enthusiasm for helping me clean out my garage!
http://www.adventurecorps.com/forsale/index.html
Otherwise, you may be interested in several
I have never seen that odd gray finish before on those cranks.
That is my all-time favorite crank, too, though. I have a mint double
set on my XO-1 and a well used triple set on my steel Moots ATB.
- Chris Kostman
La Jolla, CA
http://www.XO-1.org
http://www.adventurecorps.com
On Aug 19, 1:15
Hello fellow Rivendell riders:
Thanks for your enthusiasm for helping me clean out my garage!
What's left for sale (but will go eBay by tomorrow if I don't sell it
here first) includes black and gray Brooks B17 Champion Special
saddles with titanium rails, Sidi Cycle Titanium shoes in 44,
Hello fellow Rivendell riders. I just started three eBay auctions
which may be of interest to you. I hope it's kosher to alert the list
with this email. Shortly I will also offer, direct to this RBW list, a
whole variety of Rivendell, Brooks, and related items for sale. Thanks
for your interest,
Hello fellow Rivendell Riders. I have a lot of stuff I'd like to clear
out, so here's my For Sale list. Please respond to me directly, not
the whole list! Thanks!
Please visit http://www.adventurecorps.com/forsale/index.html for
photos, details, and prices. First come, first served. Contact me to
Wow, I guess I'm everybody's new best friend here since almost
everything sold right away after my previous post! Here is what I
still have For Sale. I will keep the website slideshow up-to-date,
too, to the best of my ability:
http://www.adventurecorps.com/forsale/index.html
For everyone who
Two of each!
- Chris Kostman
On Aug 17, 9:38 pm, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
I would be in for a set of both, the catch is being the one to make it
happen. The current candidates are either focused on other tire sizes
or content with the current offerings where durability trumps supple
Too bad you didn't just join us for the Rough Riders Rally.
Coincidentally, we rode all those same trails, and more, for 36 miles
and nearly 6,000' of ascent.
On Jul 24, 9:10 pm, Lee leec...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey all. I took the Quickbeam out on some trails in the Marin
Headlands this a.m.
Seven Slideshows, Full Roster, and Bike Show Award Winners from the
Rough Riders Rally are now posted to the website:
http://www.adventurecorps.com/rrr/2010/roster.html
Sadly and surprisingly, only one Rivendell was in attendance.
Yours in sport,
Chris Kostman
La Jolla, CA
http://www.XO-1.org
Hi fellow Rivendell Riders:
Be sure to pick up a copy of Cycle California! at your local
California bicycle shop as Rough Riding, and the Rough Riders Rally in
particular, are featured in the current, July 2010, issue. You may
also download a Pdf version of the current issue via their website:
I am pretty darn sure I have an IRD fw on my Phil Wood hub. Even if I
don't, I can not imagine what the Phil Wood people are talking about.
A freewheel is a freewheel. The only issue is how much lateral space
it takes up on that side of the hub. If it threads on nicely and
doesn't ram into your
Hello fellow Rivendell riders!
I just got back from a three-day trip to Marin County to finalize all
the details of the July 23-25 Rough Riders Rally, including riding all
three Rally routes with my Garmin 310xt to create the maps, finalize
route sheets, and such. Full route details, including
That's not from the 80s. It's from 93 or 94.
On Jun 30, 7:41 pm, Scott Goldstein pobox4...@gmail.com wrote:
Without a doubt, this is rarest wool jersey I've dug up so far.
For a time, long before Grant Peterson created Rivendell, he ran Bridgestone
cycles. I got this jersey to go with my
Hi all:
Thanks for your comments and suggestions. Much appreciated!
The derailleur I installed at first yesterday was designed for
triples, and really wants to shove the chain UNDER the big ring when
upshifting (into one of those five gaps). So this morning, just before
the ride, I installed a
I don't understand why this is difficult for some people. Do they lose
their train of thought before they finish reading the name, because
it's sooo long?
It's like all those people who say axe for ask or nook-you-lur
for nuclear or motorsickle for motorcycle. I don't get it, but
ours is not
Really, it could be worse. I drive a Delorean and you wouldn't believe
how many people ask if it came with a gram of coke in the glove box,
or if I have a flux capacitor, or try to tell me it has a Ford engine,
or if they all came painted silver. On the other hand, people
constantly want to
This is really nice, and the follow-up comments are nice, too. I
posted it to my Facebook page, along with a link to my own interview
with Grant back in 1992:
http://www.facebook.com/adventurecorps
- Chris Kostman
La Jolla, CA
http://www.XO-1.org
http://www.adventurecorps.com
On Tue, Jun
Eric Hjertberg, who knows more about wheels than the rest of the
planet combined, told me that the combined frontal area of 36 spokes
is more than the bicycle frame itself, plus the spokes are spinning
through the air as the bike moves forward, further adding drag to our
forward movement. Thus,
I would recommend some lighter, and more importantly, far more aero
wheels. In this day and age, such wheels, with, for example, 24 spokes
front and rear, are totally bomber if you buy from a reputable brand.
I have ridden piles of miles on such wheels in the dirt, without a
hitch. Cyclocross
It doesn't appear to me that Rivendell has a marketing strategy,
other than running small ads in Bicycle Quarterly and Adventure
Cyclist...
On Jun 3, 3:18 pm, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
Kinda goes back to what a few of us said last week. Rapha and
Rivendell share much more in
Yes, perhaps brilliant for the extant Riv fans who read it, but
marketing implies reaching beyond the current fan/customer base. I
don't see that happening, and never really have.
On Jun 3, 6:12 pm, bpus...@aol.com wrote:
Are you kidding? The whole Homer Hilsen hype with the epic poem and
If seven riders go on a nice ride, and at least five don't blog about
it, did the ride really happen?
http://www.xo-1.org/2010/05/if-seven-riders-go-on-nice-ride-and-at.html
- Chris Kostman
La Jolla, CA
http://www.XO-1.org
On May 1, 7:59 pm, Dustin Sharp paleo.v...@gmail.com wrote:
Seven
I'll be on 23mm tires and Look pedals, so don't expect me walking any.
- Chris Kostman
La Jolla, CA
http://www.XO-1.org
On Apr 8, 10:51 pm, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote:
The dirt sections are short... Ride what you got!
On Apr 8, 9:18 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Don't
I love my wool leg and arm warmers (and bib shorts) from Ibex!
http://www.ibexwear.com/shop/index.php
- Chris Kostman
La Jolla, CA
http://www.XO-1.org
On Apr 7, 11:48 am, Robert Kirkpatrick spiralc...@gmail.com wrote:
The weather is getting into post-tights temps and to my dismay I found
my
Hi gang:
Check out Fat Terrain on Skinny Tires on the Adventure Cycling Blog:
http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2010/04/fat-terrain-on-skinny-tires.html
I'm so excited about the momentum we're building!
- Chris Kostman
La Jolla, CA
http://www.XO-1.org
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Lake Pepin is truly a remarkable place to ride and it's nice to see it
getting some air time here on this forum. I've ridden around it
three times, all as two-day jaunts during the Lake Pepin 3-Speed Tour,
in 2006, 2007, and 2008. In 2007 I blazed a dirt road alternate to
part of the Day Two
Wow! I am psyched! There is some fantastic coverage of Rough Riding
and our Rough Riders Rally in the current weekly email newsletter from
http://www.roadbikerider.com/
Many thanks to RBR's Ed Pavelka for the exposure. His free weekly
newsletter for roadie cyclists is an incredible and
Maybe you guys should rename this thread, or start a different one,
since it's veered a million miles away from Grant's post and rough
riding in general?
Not that I'm in charge here of course, but I'm not interested in disc
brakes of any kind and they don't have anything to do with the topic
at
This Rambouillet looks fantastic! White bar tape is as classic as one
can get, in a racy kind of way. (I was the race official in charge
of Jonathan Boyer when he won the Race Across America in 1985. His
mechanic put new white bar tape on all three of his bikes every day of
the race. I never
Most of the time, I like to use as little technology as possible, but
important factors I consider are:
- Am I meeting a bunch of mountain bikers for some hard charging? If
so, I usually take my Ritchey NiTi mtn bike (the first mtn bike I've
ever owned with a suspension fork, and I got it a year
Bikes aren't competent - riders are!
Also, my suspension fork has a lock-out: with a simple twist, I can
lock it out and eliminate the pogo effect when riding on pavement or
hard-packed trails. Not that I ride my mountain bike more than a few
times a year, but I do appreciate that feature.
-
Speaking of spreading this gospel, my latest article, Any Bike,
Anywhere: The Rough Rider's Way of Life is published in the current
(March, #68) issue of Endurance News, a magazine published by Hammer
Nutrition. It's mailed to all of Hammer's current customers, but also
published online. You can
More spreading of the gospel:
For those of you who aren't members of the Adventure Cycling
Association (some of us remember them as Bikecentennial), I'm pleased
to report that they featured rough riding, and the Rough Riders Rally
in particular, in their February issue. You can read a scan of it
Larry:
Lots of people run bar-ends with a handlebar bag. You'll be able to
smoothly route the housings, one way or another: either all the way to
the stem under the tape, or just straight out from the tape about 6
ahead of the shifters. If the latter, usually you can route the
housings
with the housings routed that way.
On Mar 30, 8:55 pm, XO-1.org Rough Riders adventureco...@gmail.com
wrote:
Larry:
Lots of people run bar-ends with a handlebar bag. You'll be able to
smoothly route the housings, one way or another: either all the way to
the stem under the tape, or just straight out
On March 20 and 27, 2010 we enjoyed some excellent adventures on and
around southeastern San Diego County's Mount Laguna. This Saturday's
group of 15 included Basketball Legend and AdventureCORPS Fan #1, Bill
Walton, with 11-year-old Moriah Swan and her 13-year-old sister Hannah
Swan. All three
I just read Grant's latest post. It's a really nice introduction to
rough riding (or underbiking) and some of the techniques that come in
handy, as well as some of the many reasons to approach multi-surface
riding in this manner. I think he's being very conservative, though,
in suggesting that
Velo Cult is the only shop I frequent down here in the San Diego
region. They are great guys, very eclectic and fun, and true cycling
advocates and enthusiasts. Owner Sky Boyer (how's that for a cool
cycling name?) loaned me a part from one of his personal Chris King
headsets to help me get my
Two days in a row, I've found the Riv site down. I get the page you
were looking for does not exist for any link I try, including the
front page and both these blog links from the Riv blog rss feed:
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/215
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/213
My down-tube shifter mounts were NOT an option: I had Joe Bell and his
team file off the stock cable housing braze-ons and then braze on the
down-tube shifter mounts when they had it for the paint. I had
Rivendell send it to JB with just primer on it to get the custom color
I wanted (Toyota's
Hi gang: Thanks for the comments about my new Rivendell Roadeo. What
you see is just the initial build-up, done just in time to spend five
days riding it in Death Valley recently. I'll re-work it a bit soon
and will post a full report and lots of photos to my blog at www.XO-1.org.
(The carbon
Big thanks to Grant for taking the time give this Haiti benefit ride a
plug here on the list. The rider roster is online at the link below.
To the best of my knowledge, just on RBW lister has signed up so far,
however we are accepting registration through the 9th.
We rode the entire 80 For Haiti
It's not a 753 frame. I think that's a typo. 853 is more likely.
On Dec 22, 3:21 pm, drcycl...@gmail.com drcycl...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I am selling my 56.5 cm Burnt Orange All Rounder. It comes with
a shimano 600 headset and downtube barrel adjusters. This frame is in
great
My apologies. Even my Waterford-built All-Rounder (the first one ever
sold) is 753. Somehow it never clicked that my frame was made of that
rare and elusive tubeset:
http://www.adventurecorps.com/chronicles/bikes/rivendell/pages/IMG_1653.html
On Dec 23, 4:15 pm, Jason Hartman
I got the SPD style and the road style and absolutely love them. The
fit is the same as my Sidis, but these look a lot cooler. They
remind me quite a bit of my Sidis in the early 80s, but the quality of
these is even higher. I think the natural leather is probably more
comfortable and perhaps even
We had ten riders today for a 45 mile Rough Riding epic with 6100 feet
of elevation gain, spread out over seven hours. It was an awesome day,
but none of you posters here were there. What happened?
Photos, route, report, to be posted soon.
- Chris Kostman
http://www.XO-1.org
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You received
That would be Deanna Adams who did it on a road bike converted to
fixed gear, with 35mm Ritchey cyclocross tyres. Here is her blog:
http://ultrarunbikevegan.blogspot.com/
The Great Divide Route is not real mountain biking. Suspension is
not necessary, especially if that's not what you normally
Jason: Where are you located? I'm in SoCal and would be happy to meet
with you for a fit session (which, when I do it, includes riding out
in the real world, not just in a static laboratory setting).
Chris Kostman
http://www.adventurecorps.com
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From:
I am pleased to have a Roadeo on order and need to let the Rivendell
folks know the Imron color. I am in the San Diego area. Can anyone
suggest somewhere I can walk into to see an Imron color book or chart?
The color I want is a very old school celeste, like Bianchis were 50
years ago, sort of a
Eleven Rough Riders enjoyed a fantastic day of cycling in the first
real hot weather of 2009: It hit about 100 at some points. The route
featured the greatest hits of the Mt. Laguna back country: Viejas
Grade, Boulder Creek, Lake Cuyamaca, Descanso, and Wildwood Glen Ln
(AKA Mad Max Road) with a
Semi-Epic Ride Planned for Sunday, July 5: YOU Are Invited! Route
Sheet Now Posted! The route will include the dirt sections (and some
paved sections) from two different rides we've done out in this
amazing area before. Basically we'll ride a sort of Greatest Hits
58.4 mile route which includes
About six years ago I was on a ride in Solvang. I was on my Kestrel
4000 (the original Kestrel with the really large aero-shped tubes)
with a Campy C-Record group. I caught a couple of other riders, both
in their 20s, both on modern bikes with integrated shifting, etc. I
reached down to shift
Pix from the June 3, 2009 Rough Rider Ramble are here (one Sam
Hillborne was in attendance):
http://adventurecorps.smugmug.com/gallery/8004109_U3cPa/1/554138...
We hope to see you next week or any Wednesday!
- Chris Kostman
www.XO-1.org
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You
Join us tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5pm for our weekly Rough Rider Ramble
in La Jolla! Any mountain bike, CX bike, or fat-tired road bike will
do, but Rivendells get special style points and front row parking at
the tea house. We do this ride every Wednesday, but come tomorrow if
you're in the area!
Hello fellow Rivendell riders!
You're invited to a no-host, self-sufficient ride up northern San
Diego's awesome Mt. Palomar via Nate Harrison Grade, a dirt road which
is a lovely alternate to the overly popular paved roads. (We will
return downhilll via the pavement, however.) Extraordinary
:48 PM, XO-1.org Rough Riders adventureco...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hello fellow Rivendell riders!
You're invited to a no-host, self-sufficient ride up northern San
Diego's awesome Mt. Palomar via Nate Harrison Grade, a dirt road which
is a lovely alternate to the overly popular paved roads
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