on 3/28/10 6:50 PM, Jim M. at mather...@gmail.com wrote:
One of these days I'll learn to take on the ride pics like
Cyclofiend.
It helps if you have a callous disregard for your photographic equipment...
;^)
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Anybody have a guess if that translates into Nanoraptors fitting?
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 10:36 PM, J. Burkhalter burk...@yahoo.com wrote:
Thanks for sharing Jim. I think it is great news they are working on
the clearances for the fattest Schwalbes.
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Does anyone know why the B17 pre-aged looks to have a flat top on catalog
pictures but all the other variations of the B17 have the curved top that
forces the nose to be pointed upwards so the rear is flat and level and one
doesn't slide forward? Is it any better or more comfortable? Longer
More of a writeup on the rides here:
http://ramblings.cyclofiend.com/?p=431
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On Mar 29, 1:00 am, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
the B17 have the curved top that
forces the nose to be pointed upwards so the rear is flat and level and one
doesn't slide forward?
I never pay attention to the back of a saddle. You don't sit on the
back of a saddle; you sit on
Jim,
I really like the color...I smile every time I see it.
Thanks for posting it.
Angus
P.S. I second Jim's advice about taking pictures on the fly. I'm
thinking about using a wrist strap again, digital cameras don't do
when when dropped from a moving bicycle...they do even less when when
On Mar 28, 8:26 pm, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
If you want a bit quicker version, I've also generated a jpg which can be
found here:
http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/#latest
Thanks for posting the jpeg version.
In the picture of the whole frame, the white balance is off. You can
East Texas
Most of the bikes have fenders year round. I've set up the
Rambouillet with Sheldon fender nuts to be able to take off the
fenders easily...haven't done it yet.
Angus
On Mar 26, 4:14 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Do you celebrate the changing seasons by annually pulling
I've used them in England, not because of rain but because of back
lanes seemingly paved in cow manure.
On Mar 27, 9:58 am, Horace max...@sdf.lonestar.org wrote:
Fenders help for more than just rain...
True!
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/05/indignity-of-commuting-by-bic...
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On Mar 29, 4:12 am, happyriding happyrid...@yahoo.com wrote:
if
you want to see a better representation of the real color, an elephant
gray, I did an auto white balance in pse8, and I posted the result on
flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49416...@n00/4472217333/
...or just look at the
It won't stay flat, the curve will develop as the saddle breaks in.
My experience is the same as yours, I can't bend too far forward when
using a B17. It suits a semi-upright position best. I have cut out
slots in oth my B17 and my Champion Flyer a la the Imperial to relieve
some of the
On Mar 29, 2010, at 4:41 AM, Angus wrote:
I second Jim's advice about taking pictures on the fly. I'm
thinking about using a wrist strap again, digital cameras don't do
when when dropped from a moving bicycle...they do even less when when
run over by a mini-van.
A long lanyard that fits over
On Mar 29, 2010, at 12:55 AM, rob markwardt wrote:
On Mar 28, 3:08 pm, happyriding happyrid...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Mar 27, 1:15 pm, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
I wonder if they got flats on every ride?
I'm guessing yes. I have an old 27 tire Univega that I used to ride
on
I've rarely needed fenders more than I did two weeks ago in Tucson!
Not a cloud in the sky, but dirty snow melt running ALL OVER the Mt
Lemmon road. Of course, we were all on fenderless bikes and got
completely filthy and soaked.
I'm slowly but surely moving toward fenders on all my bikes all
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 6:54 AM, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
On Mar 29, 2010, at 4:41 AM, Angus wrote:
I second Jim's advice about taking pictures on the fly. I'm
thinking about using a wrist strap again, digital cameras don't do
when when dropped from a moving bicycle...they
I'm not affiliated with this guy. I was just searching for panniers on
Etsy, and found these.
Once I get my tax refund, I'm in:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1listing_id=42375244
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Thanks for the write up Jim. I'm right with you on the desire for a
59 Roadeo. Golly what a tight stable of bikes I could have!
On Mar 29, 1:43 am, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
More of a writeup on the rides here:
http://ramblings.cyclofiend.com/?p=431
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Joe -- are you by any chance within a reasonable distance to San Francisco?
From: Joe Bartoe jbar...@hotmail.com
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Sent: Mon, March 29, 2010 9:01:47 AM
Subject: [RBW] For Sale:
I'm not going to disagree that new rims are in order. But I will say that I
found a couple similar cracks on my commuter (Velocity/Synergy) in the Fall
and I've been riding them all winter with loaded panniers and they're still
holding strong. It's on the to do list though...
Hi Ray,
If by reasonable, you mean within 400 miles. I live in Dana Point near San
Clemente.
Joe
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:03:18 -0700
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Subject: Re: [RBW] For Sale: 650b wheelset
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Joe -- are you by any chance within a
on 3/29/10 2:12 AM, happyriding at happyrid...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Mar 28, 8:26 pm, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
If you want a bit quicker version, I've also generated a jpg which can be
found here:
http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/#latest
Thanks for posting the jpeg version.
Nope. A little too far. Thanks, Joe.
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Sent: Mon, March 29, 2010 10:21:52 AM
Subject: RE: [RBW] For Sale: 650b wheelset
Hi Ray,
If by reasonable, you mean within 400 miles. I live in
on 3/28/10 4:36 AM, Ray Shine at r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Nice work, Jim. Good spread o' pix. I was wondering f you have the time to
expand a bit on your impressions of the Foy and the Amos? I've had my eye
on a Foy for a some time. How do you think it would ride with straight bars
and
Does anyone else ride on the middle of the saddle?
I thought the whole idea of a Brooks is to put your weight onto your
sitbones so that no weight is on the soft tissue of your perineum.
Sitting on the middle of the saddle would seem to make that impossible
so that your weight is always on soft
I got my Bombadil build started and nearly finished over the weekend.
Several shots are in my flickr. They seem to have uploaded out of
chronological order. Hiicups included front derailleur choices (I
thought I could get away with not using Campy, but it ended up being
Campy), and brake system
pretty cool looking and I like the roll up feature.
I wonder if a grocery bag will fit right in?
~Mike~
On Mar 29, 9:51 am, Weird Harold alanpcr...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm not affiliated with this guy. I was just searching for panniers on
Etsy, and found these.
Once I get my tax refund, I'm
Those are sweet! Let us know how they work out. You'll never guess
what I make in my etsy store
On Mar 29, 9:51 am, Weird Harold alanpcr...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm not affiliated with this guy. I was just searching for panniers on
Etsy, and found these.
Once I get my tax refund, I'm in:
Not I. Have always gone with the sitbones on top of the rear. Or at
the most, right before in front. Been doing it that way since about
1984 or so. (Give or take the 15 plus years I was off the bike
getting fat). Same reason. Sitting further just ain't comfortable.
The pre-aged Brooks
I always use the rear shelf to ride on. Riding in the middle of the saddle
causes that discomforting feeling I t'aint going to talk about... :)
Btw, makes no difference if it's Brooks or Selle Anatomoica, with/without the
cut out. The bones are always aft on the landing pad.
My pre-aged is not flat. It looks pretty much the same as my brother's
b17. I have the flyer. It's fantastically comfortable plus I enjoy the
more natural color of the leather. I am thinking about a springless
b17 and i'd go with the pre-aged again.
On Mar 29, 3:00 am, Rene Sterental
Hi Ray,
I'd split the cost of shipping if you're interested. So, $270 shipped?
Joe
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:03:18 -0700
From: r.sh...@sbcglobal.net
Subject: Re: [RBW] For Sale: 650b wheelset
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Joe -- are you by any chance within a reasonable distance to
Waxed cotton, roll up and a vegan option. Appear to be made in PA.
Real nice.
I use my tour Ortliebs for the same function, but these would be much
easier - if less bullet proof (but who needs bullet proof for city
driving and short tours?) - to use.
If I can find a buyer for the Ortliebs, I am
That was a great posting. I hope he keeps it up (some have a tendency to
disappear).
We should all wear coonskin hats on our next Fess Parker Memorial Ride.
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/221
I really like his
My sitbones are towards the back of the saddle.
On Mar 29, 11:03 am, NickBull nick.bike.b...@gmail.com wrote:
Does anyone else ride on the middle of the saddle?
I thought the whole idea of a Brooks is to put your weight onto your
sitbones so that no weight is on the soft tissue of your
Hello Rick,
About 6 weeks ago I was on a club ride descending a local hill
(Shannon-Kennedy) behind a ride leader who went down. Miraculously he
didn't break anything (although he told me the flesh part of his hand
and hip are still tender). Afterward he said he heard a seemingly
innocuous
Joe -- Thank you for the generous offer. Is there a cassette on the rear
wheel, and if so how many speeds? I think I should also tell you that another
member of the forum who lives in Oakland followed our brief thread and has
offered me a set of wheels with 105 hubs and Col de la Vie tires
Hi Rene,
I got a pre-aged brooks on a Raliegh One- Way bike. I had tried
unsuccessfully to break in a conventional b-17. I was skeptical of
that the pre-aged version would make a difference. However, it was
instantly comfortable. I don't know how it will hold up. I have a lot
of bikes, so I
That is cool. That's my size too. Looks like he's rocking the
seersucker, too.
On Mar 29, 3:15 pm, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote:
So I took the kiddo out for a 35 mile pull in the trailer today taking
advantage of the not-snow/wind/rain weather. We headed downtown to
play at a park, and
I'm the seer-sucka! My bomba is there in the background.
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Yeah, that's the way it is for me too. There are small indentations in the
saddle where my sit bones land. If I were to try a different saddle, I'd
measure the distance between those: it's probably useful information.
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Bruce fullylug...@yahoo.com wrote:
I
Izzat a Chariot I see hooked up to the Bombadil? We have two of them.
Excellent designs.
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That's a great story! You have amazing powers of observation.
Did Mr. G. appreciate the M-bars on your Bomba???
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 3:25 PM, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm the seer-sucka! My bomba is there in the background.
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I'm the sucka! Sorry about that.
Seersucker FTW!
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I'm the seer-sucka! My bomba is there in the background.
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I would like to purchase your wheels.
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I often think about what kind of form a book of Grant's writings would
have to take to give the reader the experience that many of us have
from reading his various scribblings over the last 5-10-20 years.
There was a popular 'book' that was out ten years ago or more that
took the form of notes
On Mar 29, 4:49 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Did Mr. G. appreciate the M-bars on your Bomba???
Yea, he was digging the bomba. Pretty obvious design similarities. I
really liked that he just rode the XO and couldn't care less about the
whole cult status thing. Pure function.
No worries! I LOVE my seersucker shirt..BUT the buttons are braking!
Both sleeve cuffs, and 3 of the front. Not a deal breaker, but dang.
Never broke a button on a shirt before then 6 on this one so far.
A check the Riv site everyday waiting for restock on the other
patterns. My wife wants me to
It was probably pretty cool for him to have his bike receive such a
compliment from you, too!
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On Mar 29, 4:49 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Did Mr. G. appreciate the M-bars on your Bomba???
Yea, he was digging
On Mar 29, 4:35 pm, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
Seattle or Kent?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN6R5kQwfyg
Patrick all weepy and sentimental after watching Sharp's Rifles on PBS last
night Moore, who is doomed, doomed I say to the mean, little drudgery of
writing corporate resumes and who would much rather be riding one of his
Rivendells O'er the hills and
Not bad; but I think it should be played on the official Riv
instrument, pedal steel guitar.
jim m
wc ca
On Mar 29, 4:46 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN6R5kQwfyg
Patrick all weepy and sentimental after watching Sharp's Rifles on PBS last
night
Nice bikes! And that guy looks like me. I won't tell you which one…
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Subject: [RBW] XO-1 sighting, original owner too!
So I took the
You know that the *real* REI flagship is in Seattle, right?
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On Mar 29, 2010, at 4:44 PM, jinxed wrote:
On Mar 29, 4:35 pm, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
Seattle or Kent?
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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
Still like butter?
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On Mar 29, 6:07 pm, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
You know that the *real* REI flagship is in Seattle, right?
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Yessir I do. Been there even. But in this day and age of marketing
they'll slap flagship on the biggest store in a 50 mile radius if it
brings people in. I was torn
I also found this piece to be well-written and apt. I've always had
a powerful aversion to the ubiquitous fluorescent alien-spacecraft
helmet style and tour de france style billboard leotards.
However, part of me is a little depressed that when we escape into the
woods to ride bikes, or hike,
Every time I ride my bike in the dirt, this recording plays over and
over in my head. It's just what I think single track sounds like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu0FjmcJva8
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Sometime when you're in an area frequented by MTBers, stop just
listen for a while. You'll understand why hikers birders get
annoyed with bikers. Even if the riders aren't whooping hollering
to each other, a bicycle makes a fair bit of mechanical noise when
ridden aggressively. I look at
I doubt it. The integrated versions don't.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/7712...@n08/?saved=1
On the off chance some of you here - as do I - may want parts a little
outside of the Rivverse every now and then:
Thought I would run this by the group before putting on Ebay.
VGC NOS Campy 170 Crank - right arm has circle 3 which I believe
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Every time I ride my bike in the dirt, this recording plays over and
over in my head. It's just what I think single track sounds like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu0FjmcJva8
I find myself humming this and thinking of the
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-_r1Npsv5I
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I've got a '93 Construction Pumpkin XO-1. Last week, I was riding it
and flagged down by a guy who also has an original. I've seen two
others in NYC.
Right now, there's one on Ebay, with a bid over $2145. With prices
like that, I might sell mine and get an orange hillborne...
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i have to apologize for not sending pictures, but i ordered a new
camera and i should getting it in april. bottom line, i have over
600mi. in 30 days on this bike. last weekend, we rode with the
sacramento bike hikers on their winters loop. 73mi., 4000'climb. the
bike is so great on downhills. i
Don, you are torturing us with this no-picture business!
Ryan
On Mar 29, 8:49 pm, dpco dcompton1...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
i have to apologize for not sending pictures, but i ordered a new
camera and i should getting it in april. bottom line, i have over
600mi. in 30 days on this bike. last
http://cgi.ebay.com/Bridgestone-XO-1-only-1-000-made-touring-setup-55cm_W0QQitemZ300410717126QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRoad_Bikes?hash=item45f1dfc3c6#ht_500wt_997
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Not really. Those have always had a cult following on ebay. Will be
interesting to see what it goes for. Guess not everybody is getting hosed
by the Great Recession.
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 8:56 PM, Andrew andrewkib...@gmail.com wrote:
No qr but very comfortable.
jim m
wc ca
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you guys are relentless. in due time. my build is roadish in the baby
boomer sense. 50-34crank with 12-25 cassette. i have chorus 10sp. with
all the nitto parts. the bike is not all that light, but who cares.
don c.
On Mar 29, 8:50 pm, rcnute rcn...@hotmail.com wrote:
Don, you are torturing us
Hi Ray, just saw this thread. I have a pair of the handspun built LX's
650b with the dyad rims and a cassette. They are all silver hubs and
rims. There is less than 100 miles on them and I am in Oakland. I
would throw in the tires too, I think they are panaracers but cant
remember. I would sell
I have had the conversation with Doug before... It seems to me that
the more technologically advanced bicycles become (i.e. full sus) and
the more protective gear that a rider wears(chest protectors and shin
guardsreally!??) that the less respect that rider has for the
trail, and the bigger
OK, how would you have gone through the gates on Windy Ridge with a car?
Answer me that one, hm
:-)
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Andy.M andy.e.m...@gmail.com wrote:
I have had the conversation with Doug before... It seems to me that
the more technologically advanced bicycles become
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
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