Re: [RBW] Appreciation for my 1998 LongLow

2020-01-02 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks, Andrew. Perhaps there's more difference between a Riv Road standard and a LongLow than I had thought. Again, thanks for the ride post. On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 11:39 AM BSWP wrote: > Patrick, > > I am guessing less than 10,000 miles on the oldest parts. I do lots of > short rides, and a

[RBW] Appreciation for my 1998 LongLow

2020-01-01 Thread Joe Bernard
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Re: [RBW] Appreciation for my 1998 LongLow

2020-01-01 Thread BSWP
Patrick, I am guessing less than 10,000 miles on the oldest parts. I do lots of short rides, and a few long rides. The hubs feel smooth and solid, as does the Phil bottom bracket. Headset with rollers on the bottom is smooth,, no notchiness. The rides are very different, QuickBeam is... quick

Re: [RBW] Appreciation for my 1998 LongLow

2020-01-01 Thread JohnS
Thank you for sharing your ride report Andrew. That looks like an amazing ride! Maybe someday, once I retire I'll have a chance to ride there. JohnS in eastern PA On Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at 10:09:04 AM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Kudos on the trip and the photos. Curious: how many

Re: [RBW] Appreciation for my 1998 LongLow

2020-01-01 Thread Patrick Moore
Kudos on the trip and the photos. Curious: how many miles on the Phil hubs, and have you had to replace the bearings? I have Phils on my '99 Riv Road (replaced the bearings proactively at about 14K miles because the Phil bb was getting new bearings. How does the LongLow ride compare to that of

[RBW] Appreciation for my 1998 LongLow

2019-12-31 Thread BSWP
I'm just back from a 215 mile loop out of Berkeley on my first Rivendell, a 65cm LongLow. We went to Point Reyes (over the RSR bridge!) then on to Tomales, where it's freezing cold at night but the saloon is hopping. Then a grunt out to Bodega Bay and second breakfast in Jenner, before