[RBW] Re: Pumps for Riv frames

2009-02-07 Thread periwinklekog
On Feb 6, 8:20 pm, colin p. cummings colinthehip...@gmail.com wrote: I hate that I'm not using the little pump peg to store a nice looking air-infiltration device.  Curious what you guys/gals use if you have those cool touring pumps on your Rivendell. On my LongLow (upright city bike) I still

[RBW] Re: Sackville bags: how necessary, and for what uses?

2009-02-06 Thread periwinklekog
Paul C wrote: For now, it looks like I'm wedded to the Carradice Camper Longflap. It's become an old and comfortable companion. I can understand Grant wanting to have his own line of bags, but I don't understand why they ever dropped Carradice. They seem like great bags. My bike shop carries

[RBW] Re: Older Riv Road dating

2009-01-28 Thread periwinklekog
On Jan 27, 6:43 pm, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: JS=Joe Stark, no matter what the year was (I think). Do the Match-built frames include an M in their number? I assume so because it would make sense; my All-Rounder number include AR, a number and M. Beth

[RBW] Re: Phil Wood IRD hubs???

2009-01-28 Thread periwinklekog
Nope. No difference, though the updated version of the IRD freewheels seems to work just fine. They fit all english-threaded freewheel hubs. Beth On Jan 27, 10:36 pm, Bill Rhea billr...@yahoo.com wrote: I was confused about that myself, but it looks like they have updated their website...

[RBW] Re: freewheel FS

2009-01-20 Thread periwinklekog
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[RBW] Re: Rivs Mac's

2009-01-15 Thread periwinklekog
To extend the questions... how many ride Rivendells and also play   music of some sort (not necessarily at the same time)? Between me and my partner we have two Rivs and a BStone, an iMac and a MacBookPro, four guitars, a piano, a marching snare drum, and way too many drum sticks and practice

[RBW] Re: Great Calander Jim!

2009-01-03 Thread periwinklekog
I bought two for our shop: one for my ordering desk and another to hang on the schedule/agenda wall where all of us can see and enjoy it. I've already gotten lots of positive response to it and I really hope you'll consider producing it annually. Cheers--Beth On Jan 2, 6:39 pm, Chris

[RBW] Re: New Acorn Bags

2008-12-21 Thread periwinklekog
On Dec 21, 10:44 am, David Faller dfal...@charter.net wrote: My entire bike was made outside the U.S.  Clearly, any of us Rivendellers who decide that it's now time to promote buy USA need to first consider where the thousands of dollars we have already spent on our bikes and accessories

[RBW] Re: Phil Rivy Freewheel Hubs

2008-12-13 Thread periwinklekog
On Dec 12, 12:34 pm, Dustin Sharp dsh...@runbox.com wrote: I'm intrigued by the idea of using an IRD 7-speed freewheel and index shifting, but am a little put off at the $600 price tag for a complete Phil Wood (Freewheel) wheelset from Riv. If you want to do 7-speed FW more affordably, Try

[RBW] Re: headset availability

2008-12-06 Thread periwinklekog
Are sealed bearings the way to go? The one called Tange Levin at VO looks pretty dope, from a retro standpoint. But it makes no mention of the bearings, unlike the one named Falcon. For years I've used the Tange headsets. There are two versions of their 1 threaded headset, one cheap (Passage,

[RBW] Re: cassettes vs freewheels

2008-12-01 Thread periwinklekog
On Dec 1, 2:53 pm, Steve Palincsar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Piling on here, for a moment: Even if you discount concerns regarding future availability of freewheels, the current range of available gearing in 7 spd freewheels is limited compared to the range available with cassettes.  My