On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 20:21 -0700, andrew hill wrote:
I do have some kneed problems on one side, especially an IT band
problem that cropped after a century in June.. perhaps less bend would
help that.
Or a higher Q.
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On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 20:00 -0700, pruckelshaus wrote:
Yes, but it's too bad that Chris has decided that nobody needs to ride
172.5mm cranks. He's a fool for making that kind of decision, and has
certainly lost a good amount of business because of it...including my
own. This would be the
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Ken Freeman kenfreeman...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't know about pruckelshaus, but I find that a 170 and a 172.5 feel
significantly different and it is important on a long ride.
I agree - though for me it works the other way around (i.e. 170 feels
much better - 165
I started out with 172.5 because it was so common on bikes I looked at. Only
after a few years when I tried a 170, did I realize that crank length makes a
difference. Instead of trying to calculate mechanical efficiency of various
lengths, I though, which feels better when I ride? Still, I
Price for frame/fork?
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On Aug 19, 2010, at 10:51 PM, pruckelshaus pruckelsh...@gmail.com
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I have a 60cm blue Ram frame/fork for sale, but could probably throw
something together that resembles a complete bike.
On Aug 17, 4:42 pm, Adam Kimball
Surly's Mr. Whirly can also be configured with a 58/94 interchangeable
spider.
You can get a 47.5mm chainline spindle for it, move the 2.5mm DS
spacer over to the other side for a 45mm chainline if needed, or use a
1mm and 1.5mm and split the diff.
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I've toyed with switching to 165s because I ride fixed, but feared loss of
torque for climbing (I gear slightly high, relatively to what I hear from
others). Did you find yourself climbing in lower gears? If not, how did the
shorter cranks feel while climbing? With my 170s I do find fast spinning
She was interviewed on local TV and the bike looked pretty good there.
Larry Powers
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:12:47 -0700
From: jimcwar...@earthlink.net
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [RBW] Good
So if I shifted the front with friction, would XD2 work fine with 10 speed
chain? Or would the skinny chain drop between the chainrings?
2010/8/19 Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com
The spacing between the chainrings on the XD is for 7/8sp chain. If
you are using indexed shifting
On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 20:21 -0700, andrew hill wrote:
I do have some kneed problems on one side, especially an IT band
problem that cropped after a century in June.. perhaps less bend would
help that.
Steve P. suggested:
Or a higher Q.
Or LeWedges. I got a packet of these a couple of
Wonder if she has to pay her insurance company back for the settlement from
when it was stolen?
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Never tried it, but my gut feeling is that there will be some kind of
problem using 10sp chain on a crank designed for 7sp (that said, I
have run 9sp on an old SunTour XC Pro crank with no issues). There are
now (or will be soon) many more 10sp MTB/touring triples on the
market, if you want
on 8/19/10 6:49 PM, cyclotourist at cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Great bikes! QBs are perfect for the Delta!
I'd offer the opinion with eleven fewer letters. ;^)
- Jim
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ok, this brings up a question.
I took the fenders off my quickbeam after one
miserable experience fixing a roadside flat on the rear wheel.
the rear fender extends just low enough to make taking
the rear wheel out of the horizontal dropout a major pain.
so, my question is: how do you fix rear
I hope this means some folks will be selling off their XD-2's on the
list. I like having a triple, even if I almost never use the smallest
ring. Doesn't hurt anything in my book. I personally stopped buying
VO products after having things break or wear badly or just seem cheap
in real life with
Get tougher tires!
Or, cut off the back of the fender and make a long mudflap.
Or, put a big saddlebag back there for soaking up the rain and grime.
That's what I do.
I want to invent a rear fender that connects to the seatpost and
works like the old classroom pull-down maps: When it rains or is
And the sweet green single speed has now been posted:
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/renovelo-frames/40-029
Not my size -- a good thing for my wallet.
jim m
On Aug 19, 3:01 pm, cm chrispmur...@hotmail.com wrote:
First of'em posted on riv.com.
Cant wait to see them.
Cheers!
cm
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On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Jim M. mather...@gmail.com wrote:
And the sweet green single speed has now been posted:
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/renovelo-frames/40-029
Not my size -- a good thing for my wallet.
Woah - did the 68cm double TT formerly-boo-yay get snatched up
With the SKS fenders:
1) Don't cut down the fender stays after installation.
2) Instead of putting the plastic caps on the fender stays, I ground
all the edges off the tips with a dremel tool.
3) I carry an 8mm wrench as part of my tool kit (I started carrying
the Park MT-1 tool).
To fix a flat
Here IT is!
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/renovelo-frames/40-029
WOW!
Someone please buy this, build it up, post pics, and ride it like
crazy!
Cheers!
cm
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Nothing scientific, they just feel right. They allow me to maintain a
cadence of between 80 and 90, without tiring me out, while still
giving me a sense that I'm putting power to the pedals. I'd tried a
set of 170's a couple of years back for about a month, and I felt like
I was riding with my
This is excellent information. I have, with most shoes and pedals, a
chronic burn -cum- ache on the outside of my left foot thanks, I
think, to a foot that is canted outward. I know that, when I
deliberately cant the foot inward, it relieves the slight but real
pain. I must try a shim under my
Curious: what VO products did you have that wore out thus quickly?
I recently bought some VO butterfly cages; pretty and a good shape,
but very, very flexy. But the Retros seem stiff and sturdy.
The other VO stuff I've bought seems decent if not outstanding.
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:33 AM,
Yeah, I don't know if you'd lose any function by using a home made shim, a
small washer or something. They weren't a ton of money though, and the
instructions and versatility (each shim is very thin and thus they can be
customized by stacking them) made them a worthy investment to me...
Specialized uses a varus wedge in their Body Geometry shoes that that
accomplishes the same canting . I have used them exclusively for 5
years and they have eliminated any foot or knee issues I used to have.
They also sell a shim that goes inside your shoe under the footbed
for the non clipped-in
Earlier this morning there was a 64cm former Atlantis. Did that also
already get snapped up?
This single speed is the deal of the century at $1300.
On Aug 20, 10:37 am, cm chrispmur...@hotmail.com wrote:
Here IT is!
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/renovelo-frames/40-029
WOW!
Someone
where are the frames for us Average sized people? like the 57-61cm
size?
On Aug 20, 11:32 am, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Earlier this morning there was a 64cm former Atlantis. Did that also
already get snapped up?
This single speed is the deal of the century at $1300.
On Aug 20,
I was tempted in that direction but the shims wouldn't easily fit in my SIDI's
and I didn't really want the expense of new shoes. If the cleat shims hadn't
helped I think I would've been looking for a pair of Specialized shoes.
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Everyone knows that average sized people never crash their bikes, so
they never need repairing, so there will never be a 59cm Renovelo.
Only the freakishly tall and freakishly small are awkward enough to
break a Rivendell.
OK, just kidding.
On Aug 20, 11:36 am, Michael_S
Agreed, good thing it's too small, not my color, and I am too portly.
'cause man, I dig that frame...
On Aug 20, 12:17 pm, Jim M. mather...@gmail.com wrote:
And the sweet green single speed has now been
posted:http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/renovelo-frames/40-029
Not my size -- a good
If your rear wheel is built on a Phil track hub, the axle bolts can be
removed to allow the wheel to drop straight down. Obviously not a
cheap/easy solution if you have some other kind of hub. I'd prefer a
forward facing horizontal dropout, but there's probably some liability
concern with that.
Such a good thing that it's too small for me.
The Renovelos are a lot cheaper than I expected them to be...
especially That One.
Philip
On Aug 20, 10:17 am, Jim M. mather...@gmail.com wrote:
And the sweet green single speed has now been
I agree Joel. I have always tried to buy stuff that will last a
long time (I still have campy hubs and a set of brakes from the 80's
that work quite well). When I swap out a component it's usually after
a number of years of usage and the discovery of some aspect about it
that I don't like, e.g.
I did as Cyclofiend did with plastic fenders (extra QR clips).
With metal fenders, it still works okay. I use large tires, so the
fender is further from the axle, which gives more room for rolling the
wheel out the ends. I also don't super-tighten the stay bolts, so I
can pull the fender out a
I've finished setting up my wife's mixte. It's turned out quite
nicely. 52cm Yves Gomez. She's adjusting to the Albatross bars, but
so far so good. She wanted a black and tan looking bike and has no
qualms about having her decals say International Mens Mixte. The
rack that we use with the
On Fri, 2010-08-20 at 09:32 -0700, sanjoser wrote:
ok, this brings up a question.
I took the fenders off my quickbeam after one
miserable experience fixing a roadside flat on the rear wheel.
the rear fender extends just low enough to make taking
the rear wheel out of the horizontal dropout
Hmm, That One is just my size. Would make a sweet trail bike. So
tempting at that price!
On Aug 20, 3:19 pm, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com
wrote:
Such a good thing that it's too small for me.
The Renovelos are a lot cheaper than I expected them to be...
especially That One.
Good looking bike. Hope your wife is very happy with it.
On Aug 20, 2:31 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
I've finished setting up my wife's mixte. It's turned out quite
nicely. 52cm Yves Gomez. She's adjusting to the Albatross bars, but
so far so good. She wanted a black and tan
What items did you find unsatisfactory?
I wound up donating a bunch of the no-squeal VO brake pads to the
local non-profit bike shop rather than using them. They just did not
seem as substantive as Kool Stops.
On the other hand, VO still sells derailer cables that work with
Simplex and Campy
Nicely done.
Can you tell me about that pale yellow JPValiensi labelled
frameset?
On Aug 20, 1:51 pm, James Valiensi valie...@mac.com wrote:
FYI,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamespatrickvaliensi/sets/72157624644201...
James Valiensi, PE
Northridge, CA
H818.775.1847 M.818.585.1796
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I love the way this post looks. This is my new favorite seat post. All
others now seem inferior.
Great Pics.
Thanks James!
Cheers!
cm
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Very nice. I've always liked the Yves. And I have no qualms about
the mixte.
On Aug 20, 4:08 pm, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
Good looking bike. Hope your wife is very happy with it.
On Aug 20, 2:31 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
I've finished setting up my wife's
Ok, I'll go.
I had a Grand Cru seatpost clamp shear. This was the round part that
the rear bolt screws into. Kinda scary but the saddle stayed in place
long enough that I could climb off safely.
I weigh 210 and ride semi off road at times so maybe that had
something to do to it though I would
Hi,
Labeled and made by JP Valiensi. It is a 650B frame set made from Columbus
tubing. I have Honjo fenders for it, but I don't use them in the summer.
It is the 6th frame I made, about 6 years ago. Here is another photo of it:
Jeff, thanks for the shout-out: my wife loves her new blog, and the
Quickbeams have been a great source of joy in the year that we've
owned them; if anyone is interested about how I did the fenders/
lights, let me know and I'd be happy to open up a new thread.
Cheers,
Rick
On Aug 19, 3:54 pm,
I solved this problem on the only bike I have with track ends by
amputating the rear fender so that it is just long enough to keep
spray off my back and off the Nelson, but quite short enough so that
it does not interfere with the wheel's rearward movement when removing
it. The best solution is
I'm curious about the advantages of this type.
The advantage, if you will, is aesthetics. It affords a very pure and
clean look.
Similar product on the market use lower quality metal than the Nitto.
The excellent patina of the stem disappearing into a nice leather
saddle is a special visual.
Two factors keep me from buying one, the primary being my weight. At
220, well beyond what that system can tolerate.
And the top of the post. Just prefer a closed top post. Better to
keep out sweat and the elements.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Aug 20, 8:04 pm, JoelMatthews
That's a beautiful bike
On Aug 20, 7:31 pm, James Valiensi valie...@mac.com wrote:
Hi,
Labeled and made by JP Valiensi. It is a 650B frame set made from Columbus
tubing. I have Honjo fenders for it, but I don't use them in the summer.
It is the 6th frame I made, about 6 years ago. Here is
I noticed the restriction pertaining to recommended weight (not above
200 lbs.), so that would leave me out as well. My all-time favorite
seatpost is the Nitto Jaguar NJS seatpost, which Rivendell called the
Frog when they were selling it. I've used this seatpost on my
Rivendell Road Standard
Nice setup! I think you can put Betty or Yves decals on either
color... so id you go with the blue, you can ask for Yves decals
instead of Bettys.
On Aug 20, 12:31 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
I've finished setting up my wife's mixte. It's turned out quite
nicely. 52cm Yves Gomez.
The Frog seat post must be the most secure and easy to adjust seat post in the
world. I was so disappointed when Rivendell quit brining it in. They had the
best price because they directly imported it from Nitto. Maybe there was
pressure from the other distributers? If I need one now, I get it
Had I known they'd be selling the Renovelos at such give-away prices I
might have held off buying my Sam. Now the only alternative is to try
and snatch one up anyway. These things aren't going to gather any
dust in the RivShop. Kinda like unsold inventory of Acorn bags. It's
probably not GP's
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