Re: [RBW] how wide of wheels and tires will a specialized seqoia handle

[image: IMG_0295.jpeg]Plenty of room. That’s an 84, with Specialized tires marked 28 but measured 23. I ran true 32s Mark R Sdca On Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 7:55:27 PM UTC-7 esoter...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hey Bo, > > I had a later Sequoia (most likely an '85) that could als

[RBW] Re: FS: Droptube Rivendell Custom 54cm

bike is new and fresh with all the latest safety features. Mark R SDCA -- 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 rbw-owners-bunc

[RBW] Re: Speaking of that new RR 43 ....

On May 8, 3:08 pm, Steve Palincsar > > I know lots of people, myself included, who have had medical bills > resulting from cycling.  I even had a friend die in a cycling accident. > I've been riding with bicycle clubs virtually every weekend, and > commuting, since 1972 and I know lots of cyclis

[RBW] Some of my Riv pics

New to this group, but on around and about on ibob and others, here are some pics folks here might enjoy. Since I took the pics of the blue Riv, the rear wheel (no eyelets) cracked at several spoke holes, so I found another set of wheels for it ( blue mavic reflexes on Dura Ace 7700 hubs). Green

[RBW] Re: to make 26" rim'd atlantis fast randonneur: suggestions?

My riv rolls on 26 inch wheels most of the time (or 650c) my fastest set of wheels are ultegra hubs, laced to mavic ma2 26 inch rims, db 15/16 spokes, except for drive side, which are 14/15, with performance forte metro k almost bald tires (tm). They fly. I also have pasela, they ride nice, a bit

[RBW] Re: fatter tires for smaller diameter wheels

There is also the factor of what you get used to. Someone who rides 700c all the time, gets on a 26 inch wheel road bike, geometry adjusted or not, and declares it not stable, or whatever. Especially of someone has been on big wheels for all their adult riding career, as most of us have. I boug

[RBW] Re: Some of my Riv pics

there.  Also, i followed the link to your > pages on stretching, and they have been very helpful to me.  thanks, > much! > -kps > > On May 10, 9:51 pm, "Mark R." wrote: >  New to this group, but on around and about on ibob and others, here >  are some pics folks her

[RBW] Re: WTB/WTT: Size 4, old style (= black) Zefal HpX

I will check, I think I may have one or two or three. Mark www.youtube.com/howtostretch SDCA On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 5:01:00 PM UTC-7, bertin753 wrote: > > For a 57 c-c tt or 57 or 58 c-c st. Good condition, please. > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. > By

[RBW] Re: 56 WILBURY FOR SALE ON CL..NY

FWIW, the bike is for sale in NY and also showed up on CL in San Diego. H. Mark Rosenberg www.youtube.com/howtostretch SDCA On Thursday, October 2, 2014 2:18:20 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > It's Tentacular!! > > On Thursday, October 2, 2014 1:55:59 PM UTC-7, Jon in the foothills of >

[RBW] Re: Groupsets. Shimano, Campy, etc.

I have had better service out of more expensive components. All my Dura Ace stuff has been flawless, but it has been 7700 DT shifters or bar cons. Brakes, bearings, etc, perfecto! All my high end Campy stuff has been fantastic, lasts forever, blah blah blah blah. That said, when I built up m

[RBW] Free book for RBW Owners!

Actually, you don't have to have a Riv. I posted this over to the Bob list, as I always post there, seldom post here but lurk this list these days. Thought I would pass this on to all o

[RBW] Re: Free book for RBW Owners!

; Johan Larsson, > Sweden > > > On Sunday, December 7, 2014 8:31:52 AM UTC+1, Mark R. wrote: >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-NgadmGuls14/VIQCN-WuJ0I/Ahg/fSlIhTU6i0Q/s1600/handbookcover.jpg> >> Actually, you don't have to have a R

[RBW] FS? Riv Road, frame/fork, 52cm, Joe/Joe

Putting out feelers, maybe someone is looking for a Riv like this and maybe I just am ready to let her go! 2001, Joe Starck built, Joe Bell painted, all Reynolds (mostly 753, but so

Re: [RBW] FS? Riv Road, frame/fork, 52cm, Joe/Joe

Yes, double top tube. It's removable, too Mark Www.youtube.com/howtostretch SDCA -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr.

[RBW] Re: FS? Riv Road, frame/fork, 52cm, Joe/Joe

Price now for frame/fork/pump is $1300. We can talk shipping, thanks Mark www.youtube.com/howtostretch SDCA On Monday, February 16, 2015 at 3:53:32 PM UTC-8, Mark R. wrote: > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1O-36lXzlxg/VOKCW28bVjI/Ajs/shjyetMUPbw/s1600/cc156r2-

Re: [RBW] Re: New Roadeo (to me)

iles ... Came with Rich built > ultegra hubs/open pro rims, 3x 14 g straight gauge spokes. The bike felt > dead, not Surly Crosscheck dead but nothing like a Legolas, or my Lemond > Zurich or even mid 70s Bob Jackson. The shoes it runs on now are velocity > aerohead/dura ace 7x00 (

[RBW] Re: What epoch of Rivster are you?

I am definitely a proto Riv guy. I was riding lugged steel race bikes, and the fit was long top tube, lots of seat post, bars low. I was at a swap meet and a guy gave me a Riv catalog. Catalog #2. Maybe one. I liked what I read. I read the article in Outside on Grant and his philosophy wh

Re: [RBW] Re: Helmets... what do you like?

I lurk and seldom post here, but there is some interesting content and I would like to weigh in. I use Bell helmets, for some reason they fit my head best. In 2002 I was in a bike lane @ about 18 to 20 mph, and there was a six foot wide by six foot deep ditch the width of the lane. The crew

[RBW] Stolen: My daughters 650b Sequoia

I hope this is ok here, I know some listers are in the San Diego area, wanted to put some more eyes out on the street.

Re: [RBW] Stolen: My daughters 650b Sequoia

Good points about checking with bike shops, I just put new Nifty Swifties on it with fresh tubes, may be a long time before the their gets a flat 0:( Mark SDCA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group

[RBW] Re: Custom colors on a Roadeo

FWIW, the color page does no justice to the colors in real life. I am fortunate to be friends with JB, so when he painted my Riv, I just asked him what he thought w

Re: [RBW] Can you fit 130 mm modern group specs with old 126 mm spacing?

I had no issue with indexing and Campy above the bb cable guides. Not sure why that would be an issue anyway. Mark YouTube.com/howtostretch SDCA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop recei

[RBW] Re: For Sale Feelers: 2001 Riv Road, Joe/Joe, 52 cm

Bill A couple of tire kickers, a few lowball offers, I will keep it for now. Thanks for asking! Mark > SDCA > -- 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 ema

[RBW] Re: For Sale Feelers: 2001 Riv Road, Joe/Joe, 52 cm

Last I heard he was back in the midwest (MadWiz?), not sure what he is doing. Poetry? Mark Rosenberg SDCA On Friday, May 26, 2017 at 4:26:15 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: > > (Warning: Slightly dicey question ahead) Has anyone heard from Starck > lately? -- You received this message because y

[RBW] For Sale: some neat stuff

sorry for the cross posting, some stuff for sale over on http://www.howtostretch.com/bikegalleryforsale.html Nitto mtb bar, cool fillet brazed mtb frameset, shimano canti brakes, a couple of 1 inch stems I dont need, also not listed, a set of non aero modolo International brake levers in red, sh

[RBW] Re: Question on cartridge BB

I got one of those, smooth out of the box, felt like a box of rocks after a year and maybe 6k miles, I don't think the seals were good. Maybe just mine, dunno. I have un shimanos that are smooth for well over ten years of hard use. Yep. Mark Howtostretch On Nov 3, 5:58 am, stevef wrote: > Steel

[RBW] Re: Riv-riding motorcyclists?

I have been riding motorcycles since 1990. For a while, about seven years, i did not have a car, just my bicycles and my moto. I needed a small truck and got out of them in 97, then got back into motos in 04. We had taken a road trip from Cali to Wqshington state, and while there, I brought my b

[RBW] Fs:stuff off my Sequoia

Ok, almost got my bike built the way i want it, now will put these parts up for sale, for those who requested. Truth is, I won't ever use the parts I took off, and i will not return the bike back to look like it was in a catalog :0) So, prices include shipping in the Conus, except the wheels, we c

[RBW] Re: FS: Giordana 57 road frame, Nitto Campee lowrider, Stronglight 99, Campy BB, and more!

just wanted to comment: the workmanship on Giordana's is superb. My LeMond was also built by the Billato Bros, and let me tell you, the mitering, brazing, filing, alignment, was as good as it gets. Great frame, simple lugs, cast fittings, too bad about that 8 foot ditch in the road that clai

[RBW] FS: Rivendell Road, 52cm, $1850

Time to go to a new home: I like to look at it, since 2014 I think I rode it twice. From 2008 to 2013, it was not even built up, just art in my computer room. Of course you want pics, here https://www.flickr.com/photos/57391630@N02/albums/72157684122009814 Ordered in 2001, built, by Joe S