I bought a used Joe Appaloosa that had been purchased complete and tricked
out really beautifully by its first owner-- many thoughtful choices about
gear and parts to customize and/or upgrade from the Rivendell build. Among
them is an Albastache bar, which is new to me; it's great. The bike
th abandon,
> Patrick
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> On Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 8:30:26 AM UTC-6, John Casteen wrote:
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>> I bought a used Joe Appaloosa that had been purchased complete and
>> tricked out really beautifully by its first owner-- many thoughtful choices
>> about gear an
I would second what Erl said. Haven't ridden a Cheviot, but the Appaloosa with
albatross bars and 38+ tires (mine are 42 mm Shikoros) is a great setup for
anything around town. Stable, relatively upright, comfortable, and
load-capable. It's not inherently slow, but I feel much safer on it than
I've run their TB14 with Barlow Pass & Jack Browns. No problems mounting. The
style of the rim is a little more traditional than the Archetype, if I remember
right. I like them.
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The Soma Shikoros have been great commuter tires for me. A little heavier than
the Compass equivalent (38 mm), and slightly less cushy, but the ride is great
and no flats yet for me. That's in about a year of all-around riding including
nine-mile city ride to work.
John
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I don't know the Quill, but have been really happy with my set of TB14s.
For me, they've been what you were asking about: light-ish and fast. Plus
they do look snappy.
This wheel set has been on two bikes-- an Appaloosa for commuting and
around town, and a Sam for open road and gravel.
I second the view for Paselas. At 28mm and 65 pounds rear, 60 front, they're
really comfortable.
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I own both of these bikes and use them for pretty similar purposes, namely
daily commuting and errands plus longer/loaded touring (Joe, albatross) and
stripped down Road rides (Sam, noodle bar). Both are stable, neither is
ridiculously heavy, and they both ride great either with or without a
I've never run that particular combination-- slick and knobby-- but do
usually run a more aggressive tire in the front than the rear on mountain
bikes.
When I ride off pavement on slick tires (38 mm Compass, 42 mm Soma Shikoro)
it's only in especially snowy or muddy conditions, going uphill,
Thank you (all y'all) for the interest. Photos in this folder:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1rxqXJLKnSpXOXTbnWtZiL31izZ30i50Z
Wheelset display mechanism not included in sale of wheelsets...
Your questions:
Wesley, both sets still here and available.
André, these levers may mount to
I agree with Chris-- the dropout saver looks like it should work.
Another approach, if for whatever reason you decide not to go that route:
step up to the next size mounting bolt, drill and tap the dropout to accept
it, and if necessary drill the derailleur mounting hole to the appropriate
Bump, prices negotiable.
John
On Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 10:05:40 AM UTC-4, John Casteen wrote:
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> After a couple years of trying various wheel and tire combinations, here's
> spring cleaning. Selling these wheels because I switched to dyno hubs.
> These have low miles, no
After a couple years of trying various wheel and tire combinations, here's
spring cleaning. Selling these wheels because I switched to dyno hubs.
These have low miles, no issues. All prices negotiable & exclusive of
shipping.
Wheels 1: 700C Alex DM18 rims, Silver Hubs, skewers. OEM from
I would second what Brian Campbell said about the 46; he and I are the same
size and ride the same width/model bars. I used to ride 40 & 42, switched
to 46 noodle on a road bike and 48 noodle on touring/commuter, and found
(A) they let me open up the chest a lot more and (B) hand and arm
A tire question.
I'm riding 32 mm Continental Sport Contact IIs-- the basketball tire-- on
Velocity A23 rims. They've been great for about 18 months and 1000 miles,
generally run at 55 rear / 50 front psi, which has worked for both paved
and gravel roads.
Both tires have begun shedding fine
Tom--
Thanks! Yeah, I did, and good idea. The brake shoes don't touch the
tires. The weird thing about this damage is that there's no abrasion--
just a concentric whitish ring where the threads are unraveling.
John
On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 7:51 AM Tom Wyland wrote:
> Did you check to see if
I got an interesting answer to this question from the incredibly helpful and
friendly Kingdom Bikes in Blue Hill, Maine.
Continental and perhaps other tire manufacturers include a piece of fabric that
wraps from the inside of the tire, around the bead, and out onto the
lower/inner part of the
Eric,
I have a set of Alex DM18s on rivendell silver hubs that might work for you.
They were stock on an Appaloosa, and were gently ridden before I replaced them
with a different set with Dyno hub. Search my posts and you'll see the listing
for sale. Price is negotiable, because I would like
I've been there riding twice in the last couple years and had pretty good
experiences-- mostly. See below.
There's a pretty casual loop around Mission Bay, mostly on bike paths; you
can park/start at Dog Beach in Ocean Beach or at the convention center
right near Sea World, then ride on the
A terrific report. Thank you. I visited Cuba last spring and planned to
go back to ride there. Your trip sounds like a good dream.
John
On Monday, October 21, 2019 at 4:25:08 PM UTC-4, Cameron D. wrote:
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> I thought I'd take a moment to throw up some photos and a description of a
> trip I
That one belongs to a friend of mine. My Sam is around there occasionally, too.
Sage blue. Let's ride some time.
John
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Steve,
Good question. My bikes are set up with the hubs you're asking about--
Deore XT on one, White Industries on another. (My rims are different, so
can't really comment there.) I don't think you'll experience a difference
in ride quality per se; they're all good. But if you put on a lot
Replying to Teague and the original poster, I have one bike with a SON delux
and another with a Kasai. Haven't had any trouble with either-- dirt, rain,
whatever. I honestly don't know how they compare in terms of current
generation, bearing size, or anything like that, though I've heard that
Jason,
I can't add anything directly to the good replies already, but here's
another data point. I've got the same frame, crank, and derailer you're
working on, but with a 9-speed cassette and chain. On the small cog and
big chainring, the trailing face of the derailer is within .5mm of the
I may have it. What's your down tube diameter?
John
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Spring century rides near me (central Virginia) either cancelled or postponed
to late summer. Fall centuries either happening as scheduled or postponing
registration to wait and see.
High-school MTB league has polled families and coaches to gauge interest. Our
HS team will plan to ride and
We may have different Zefal pumps (I can't remember the size number of mine),
but it fits well in my 58 cm Appaloosa. I just went with the sizing by
measurement and Riv recommendation and have bounced it all over the place
without incident. It may seem less secure than it actually is. On the
I've got a Mark's Hub Area rack and bags I'd sell to someone who'd use them
more than I do. If that solution would work for you, let me know and I'll
send photos and figure out a price.
John
On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 1:31:35 PM UTC-5 diekaiser wrote:
> Not sure exactly what I want
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