On Mar 6, 9:41 am, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
On Mar 6, 2010, at 10:22 AM, bfd wrote:
Grant's pointing out the problems with carbon doesn't strike me as desperate,
it
strikes me as concerned about people's safety.
OK, maybe I wasn't clear, I was only talking about carbon
Anyone got one that needs a home? Well used and/or stained is fine so
long as the zippers work and there are no tears.
GeorgeS
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and he's off to Tinsel Town for a command performance. Update on
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On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 15:50 -0800, cyclotourist wrote:
Wider Q's have been recommend to help me deal w/ IBT, but it's hard to
bring myself to doing it after I've worked hard (and spent $$$) to get
as narrow as possible!!! :-)
Look how hard people have to work at it to get a repetitive stress
I'm stoked they won. Good for them. I went for a root canal this week
and right at the end the tooth fractured and so will now have to be
extracted. I was pretty bummed. I wasn't even angry just bummed. I
came home feeling a bit sorry for myself and then read a Riv post
about Smile Train and made
OK. I'm convinced by Grant's 3/6 carbon bashing in Rivendell
News. The carbon fork in my used parts bin is going to the dump,
where it belongs. Thanks Grant.
Best,
Larry
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I have a synthetic jersey and it keeps me warm. Everybody I know uses
synthetic jersies. They have never failed, even the zippers! Why is Grant
going on and on about wool and disparaging synthetic jersies. Tom Ritchey
uses synthetic jersies. So does Gary Fisher. They both know a thing or two
We all need hobbies!
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 5:09 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 15:50 -0800, cyclotourist wrote:
Wider Q's have been recommend to help me deal w/ IBT, but it's hard to
bring myself to doing it after I've worked hard (and spent $$$) to get
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 8:36 AM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
I have a synthetic jersey and it keeps me warm. Everybody I know uses
synthetic jersies. They have never failed, even the zippers! Why is Grant
going on and on about wool and disparaging synthetic jersies. Tom
I think the crux of the issue is not how long a carbon frame can
last- of course there are old carbon frames out there, being ridden
today.
I think the point is that EVERYTHING fails eventually under sufficient
stress- the million dollar question being, when something does fail,
how does it do
Many years ago when I lived in Davis, a local rider knocked his top-
tube mounted pump loose while riding along. It jammed into the front
wheel, sending him over the bars. He died on the spot. I knocked TT
mounted pumps loose a couple of times myself while reaching for a
bottle or a shifter. I
I just read Grant's reply to the carbon bashing bashing thread and I was
heartened to learn that (1) he bashes -- the quotation marks to indicate
that this word is used very provisionally -- carbon out of a sense of duty
and (2) almost even more so, that he has little interest in pushing the
I should add to my thoughts that I myself have experienced sudden failure on
a steel steerer tube, and this on a new frameset (NOS -- 531c Orbit tandem
-- bad material for a neophyte tandem couple, all question of overheating
aside!; fortunately no serious injury). But again, there was no such
One fact to take into account is that, I think, foot slippage and pump
slippage resulting in serious injury, like catastrophic failure of steel
bike parts, have not been so common as to generate the kind of buzz that
snapping carbon fiber parts have. Take this for what it's worth, but the
mere
On Mar 7, 2010, at 10:12 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
One thing is undeniable: there was no such widespread scuttlebutt
about steel, titanium or aluminum forks and frames breaking; for
whatever reason, the volume rather signifcantly increased only when
carbon fiber became common in the bike
It does worry me a bit that we're starting to discuss carbon fiber on this
list. But, it has been specifically related to Riv/Grant topics, so I am
wont to say it's outside the fence. But, it's leaning against it, eh?
It seems to me that the overarching issue is that carbon is filtering down
to
On Mar 7, 2010, at 8:34 AM, Mike wrote:
I'm stoked they won. Good for them. I went for a root canal this week
and right at the end the tooth fractured and so will now have to be
extracted. I was pretty bummed. I wasn't even angry just bummed. I
came home feeling a bit sorry for myself and then
On Mar 7, 8:12 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I just read Grant's reply to the carbon bashing bashing thread and I was
heartened to learn that (1) he bashes -- the quotation marks to indicate
that this word is used very provisionally -- carbon out of a sense of duty
and (2)
I don't think anybody suggests that EVERY carbon frame or fork will fail in
the next XX years. In fact, probably a TINY fraction of a percent MIGHT.
I also don't think that EVERY Toyota on the road is going to accelerate
unexpectedly and uncontrollably within the next XX years either.
The point
The weather turned beautiful for yesterday's Davis Bike Club 200K Brevet. Rode
my Rivendell Road to a finishing time of 8:03.
Photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/sets/72157623448016999/
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It's too bad Grant's trip is so impromptu. We here in SoCal could have
organized a ride!
Aaron
On Mar 7, 4:21 am, Marty mgie...@mac.com wrote:
Good for him - good for them! The Smile Train video worked like magic,
and he's off to Tinsel Town for a command performance. Update on
Peeking
No, you have to have a sword fight with it first!
Ryan
On Mar 7, 6:51 am, LF fie...@gmail.com wrote:
OK. I'm convinced by Grant's 3/6 carbon bashing in Rivendell
News. The carbon fork in my used parts bin is going to the dump,
where it belongs. Thanks Grant.
Best,
Larry
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Very good point. It up to each of us to evaluate the risk versus the
reward and make a decision for ourselves. If, in fact, carbon is less
forgiving than steel, which I believe, then I thank GP for making me
aware of this information. Don't shoot the messenger of bad news.
On Mar 7, 12:13 pm,
I believe the Davinci, a very nice triple, is listed at a modest 158
Q, and the design allows for a very short bb, which makes it easy to
move between a dbl triple. BTW, they are made by White right here
in the US, or at least in Ca. Not cheap, but less than TA.
Michael
On Mar 6, 4:33 pm,
That would have been nice, especially since I'm at LAX Radisson at the
moment (with a bicycle in my suitcase). When I visited Riv last year I
didn't get to meet Grant so it would have been a hoot to meet him a year
later (especially now that I own a Riv) almost exactly a year later. :-)
Aloha!
I just looked at Grant's carbon bashing piece on the RBW website and
appended to the end of the original post is a letter from a mechanical
engineer who claims to have great familiarity with carbon materials,
and it is well written and sensible:
Letter from Joe Thomas.
I read your thoughts on
I too need/want a new fork, but not because I currently ride with a
CF.
But before I go there... I just want to add that I used to ride with
tt pumps and found I would regularly bounce them loose. I added
velcro pump holders and never had another problem. If I return to
full size pumps I would
On Mar 5, 10:32 am, newenglandbike matthiasbe...@gmail.com wrote:
naturally, however i think rivendell's lugs/crowns are exclusively
their own
I think that Grant would send a crown directly to an established
builder. I know this policy has tightened up but I still think he'd do
it.
Phil
On Mar 6, 9:41 am, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
On Mar 6, 2010, at 10:22 AM, bfd wrote:
I know many here will disagree with me, but I'm tired of Grant's
constant carbon bashing. What he doesn't mention is that carbon frames
can be repaired. Craig Calfee repairs carbon fiber
Michael -
I found an old steel Schwinn fork on e-bay. It was probably for a
a 27 wheel and had a flat crown to replace a sloping crown, which
worked
for me because I was looking to gain clearance for Jack Browns.
I just tried it with a 650B wheel and a Tektro 556 - no dice. The
build
height on
I think it is pretty common sense for the builder of a certain thing
to explain why they built it the way they did and not the way someone
else did. So if you make steel bikes because you think they are the
best, it has to be true that you think something else is not the best.
And on that
Sure, there were examples. I got a warning from LLBean years after I bought
a rebranded Cannondate sport tourer from them warning me of cracking, and I
personally know of 3 good quality steel frames or forks breaking, either
suddenly or gradually. But there wasn't the volume of talk about it as
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 12:57 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
nd yes the navy makes nuclear shields for aircraft carriers out of the
stuff,
Sorry for the mispelling. I meant, of course, nucular.
Patrick no g-d emoticons in *this* family Moore
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, they're pretty, too:
http://www.davincitandems.com/images/crank4.jpg
Thanks for that lead as I hadn't heard of them!
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 10:28 AM, MichaelH mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
I believe the Davinci, a very nice triple, is listed at a modest 158
Q, and the design allows for
DON'T send that carbon fork to the dump!
Carbon fiber parts don't break down in a way that's healthy.
It's like watching a Corvette crash; all shards and fibers, something
to be swept away while wearing a construction safety mask. Seriously.
Instead, consider shellacking it and turning it into
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 11:28 AM, MichaelH mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
I believe the Davinci, a very nice triple, is listed at a modest 158
Q, and the design allows for a very short bb, which makes it easy to
move between a dbl triple. BTW, they are made by White right here
in the US, or at
On Mar 7, 2010, at 11:11 AM, bfd wrote:
However, it seems that a man of his insight, connections and knowledge
would be able to distinguish between a FORK and a FRAME. Carbon frames
build by good builders like Calfee, Crumpton, Parlee and Serotta, to
name a few, don't seem to break just riding
From the scuttlebutt, that will be a helluva lot of dubious home made
artwork.
Patrick never got beyond potholders Moore
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Beth H periwinkle...@yahoo.com wrote:
DON'T send that carbon fork to the dump!
Carbon fiber parts don't break down in a way that's healthy.
On Mar 7, 2010, at 1:15 PM, Phil Brown wrote:
On Mar 6, 9:41 am, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
On Mar 6, 2010, at 10:22 AM, bfd wrote:
I know many here will disagree with me, but I'm tired of Grant's
constant carbon bashing. What he doesn't mention is that carbon
frames
can be
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
Aluminum alloys fall in between and are worth inspecting, especially cranks
at the pedal eye, handlebars/stems and rim braking surfaces.
I wonder: if all the research and attention and money had gone into updating
those
Better:
http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3561856/2007/11/14/thin_french_cranks.jpg
http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3561856/2007/11/10/chrome_french_cranks.jpg
http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/bikes/jrj-rb1.jpg
So while it's mentioned that they are made by White Industries, why
not the White Intustries VBC? Talk about a nice wide-range double,
low Q-factor of 142. Has anyone tried one?
Maybe not the most attractive crank, it is offered in a variety of
different lengths and as a wide-ranged double.
A quick report on two recent topics:
Been riding a 28/42 + 12-34 cassette on a couple bikes for about a
year. I enjoy 'em, and it doesn't feel like a give up much from my
other favorite drivetrain (24/36/46 +12-34) (yes, I ride really steep
hills a lot). The wide range shifts just fine, not a
I don't think the manufacturers of carbon bikes are saying that they
are safer, they are saying that they are lighter. Grant agrees that
they are lighter, they are just less safe. So the user has to decide
whether the increased risk of injury justifies the benefits from the
reduced weight of the
On Mar 7, 2010, at 1:57 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
And, to put another red herring to sleep: yes, of course, you can
make a cf anything stronger than any steel frame out there, and yes
the navy makes nuclear shields for aircraft carriers out of the
stuff, but that, as someone wisely pointed
On Mar 7, 2010, at 2:36 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net
wrote:
Aluminum alloys fall in between and are worth inspecting,
especially cranks at the pedal eye, handlebars/stems and rim
braking surfaces.
I wonder: if all the
On Mar 7, 2010, at 1:44 PM, cm wrote:
I think it is pretty common sense for the builder of a certain thing
to explain why they built it the way they did and not the way someone
else did. So if you make steel bikes because you think they are the
best, it has to be true that you think something
On Mar 7, 3:09 pm, Beth H periwinkle...@yahoo.com wrote:
DON'T send that carbon fork to the dump!
Carbon fiber parts don't break down in a way that's healthy.
It's like watching a Corvette crash; all shards and fibers, something
to be swept away while wearing a construction safety mask.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC73PHdQX04
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Hi, folks.
Just did my first double in Death Valley yesterday on the Romulus. I
saw some steel bikes - a handful of fixies, a classic 80s Peugeot,
and, well... that's it. It was mostly fender-less MCRBs, even though
the forecast called for a 50% chance of rain. It rained on my for
about an hour
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