Re: [RBW] Found at the Co-Op Tonight

2014-11-06 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Hey Joe that's exactly it! I knew some one would pull out the arcane Nitto-knowledge!! Now to decide which bike will be graced by the new shiny thing Good thing it's new-bike-day! :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To

Re: [RBW] Found at the Co-Op Tonight

2014-11-06 Thread WETH
Maybe the new to you Bombadil, Tony? On Thursday, November 6, 2014 6:49:38 AM UTC-5, Tony DeFilippo wrote: Hey Joe that's exactly it! I knew some one would pull out the arcane Nitto-knowledge!! Now to decide which bike will be graced by the new shiny thing Good thing it's

Re: [RBW] Found at the Co-Op Tonight

2014-11-06 Thread Tim Gavin
Looks like Riv sold these about 15 years ago, according to an archived BOB list post. http://search.bikelist.org/beta/ViewMessage.aspx?id=57946 They probably found the last NOS stash somewhere and cleared it out, like they did with a lot of vintage Suntour. The early catalogs are full of

Re: [RBW] Found at the Co-Op Tonight

2014-11-06 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Tim, I noticed the same old link when I searched this morning. Funny, I was working on a bike for my Mom (I'll share pictures soon) and I needed a stem/handlebar to just test out my headset install... I looked up on the rack of 'quality' products at the co-op and the sweeet clamp nut jumped out

[RBW] Found at the Co-Op Tonight

2014-11-06 Thread Philip Williamson
Nice! I had one from a yellow Fuji Extra-Heavy Road Racer. I used the Fujita Belt saddle for years, too. Rivendell sold through a cache of these a number of years ago, I believe. Philip www.biketinker.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners

Re: [RBW] Found at the Co-Op Tonight

2014-11-06 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Extra-Heavy Road Racer If you drop the racer that is a pretty good description for all my bikes! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: [RBW] Found at the Co-Op Tonight

2014-11-06 Thread Tarik Saleh
This is a very cool stem, brutalist almost. The ones riv sold were higher rise than the older production ones. The riv ones came from a stash of rawish forgings that nitto found, riv requested them to have as much quill as possible. The riv ones might have had better polish but less

[RBW] Found at the Co-Op Tonight

2014-11-05 Thread Tony DeFilippo
I found a sweet older style Nitto Forged Stem at the co-op tonight and had to share... I couldn't find many similar on google image or ebay searches but the guy who runs our co-op said that alot of older Fuji's had this style stock. It's in great condition and I love the 'arrow' shape on the

[RBW] Found at the Co-Op Tonight

2014-11-05 Thread lungimsam
Far out. Neat-o Nitto! Kinda looks like a Rene Herse meets Nitto stem. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: [RBW] Found at the Co-Op Tonight

2014-11-05 Thread Joe Bunik
aka Nitto Handle Works Hi-Crown. I dig the clamp bolt! =- Joe Bunik Walnut Creek, CA On 11/5/14, lungimsam john11.2...@gmail.com wrote: Far out. Neat-o Nitto! Kinda looks like a Rene Herse meets Nitto stem. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW