Hey, I was just talking to someone about how many Rivendells we think there
are in Louisiana. He said he'd seen a Ram in NOLA - yours is green, right?
If so that makes at least you, Robert Bailey, and me.
Well, it seems like I'm the only one in the state holding on to my tall
Rivendell -
A 118mm bottom bracket instead of 119? Ah, I could never, the chainline has
to be perfect for when I'm climbing in the 52x11 - do you know what happens
when a chain snaps under that kind of power? But seriously though, 118mm
should work fine.
I'm not entirely wed to the noodles but they are
How much are you asking for it? Might have some friends interested. To be
perfectly honest if I had known someone in the state had a full one for sale in
Grant's more modern geometry I'd have probably gone for that over building a
new Roadini from the frame up. Not that I regret it, of course.
Not sure how I feel about the instrument decals, seems too twee by half in
their current form. Maybe I'd like them more if they were more understated
or placed somewhere like the underside of the seatstays where they're still
visible but less obvious. Then again, GBW is meant to be the
Al, the rolling resistance has got to be very low if you use smooth tires or
metal rims. I think all you would really need is a hard rubber lip on the
inside of a wider fatbike-width rim to really do it right. There's no uphills
or downhills because the maximum grade a train can handle is 3%
Yeah, I think this would fit better in the iBOB group. Breadwinner is
kinda-sorta Rivendell-adjacent and that's the group for that sort of thing.
Outgrowing a 62? That's impressive stuff. Congratulate your son on his
pituitary gland for me, please.
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Seems pretty similar to Velo Orange's thicker tape, which I've had in the
past and found a little too absorbent of sweat to look pleasant for long.
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My 61 Roadini is set up with 17mm Alexrims G6000 rims, Panaracer Gravelking
32c tires (which run true to size), and Tektro R539 brakes. I'm headed to
merrie olde England in June with bicycle in tow and I'd like to prepare for
the rain that seems to go along with the island but I'm not sure I
Quick word on how cool it is to have this community - mention a facebook
post from someone who fendered a 33mm Roadeo and then get advice from the
guy himself. You don't get this sort of thing with Trek or Specialized (of
course) or even other smaller frame manufacturers. Thanks, guys!
Yes, so
VO and Factory Five make some decent faceplate quills, but both are flawed:
VO's has those ugly above-bar bolts on it and a 90-degree bend that results
in some rise, and the F5 Titan's height is 60mm less than the Technomic and
only comes in 90mm extension and for 31.8mm handlebars. I believe
I've heard some good things about Velo Orange's crazy bars, offers both
upright swept and forward bullhorn-like positions. Unfortunately they're
impossible to thread through a quill stem, so you'll need to run a
threadless stem adapter or find a quill stem with a removable faceplate. VO
also
>From the most recent Blahg:
*"Hodges B. Gallop didn't get back to me about the bike name thing, and
I've since discovered that he died in 2017. This HBG thing is about a name
for a new bike that'll happen in about a year."*
So what do you think it'll be - or, more accurately, what do you
Really hope it's a less-lugged canti-Sam personally. I'd put a deposit down for
one tomorrow if they told me it fit 35s with fenders and came in 62cm and
orange.
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Hi all,
I'm having some issues with creaking from the cockpit area of my Roadini under
side-to-side force. I'm using a Technomic at the moment adjusted very low, 3cm
or so above minimum, and I think the play caused by the friction point being so
low is causing it - there's a very little bit of
Hudson - now that you say it I looked it up and it turns out that can be an
issue. I'll try it and report back.
Joe - You absolutely sure? Sorry I forgot to mention this is a 61cm
roadini, head tube is 260.8mm on the page + 50mm of headset + spacers +
stem is 30mm above the lowest you can
Just grabbed a TA Cyclotouriste for my Roadini without overthinking it as I
usually do, price was right and it already had 46/30 rings. Need to order a
BB now, is anyone else running the same or similar setup? I'm fairly sure
118mm is the right spindle length, that's what VO recommends for
Fair enough, it's only freaky and inconsistent by modern standards I
suppose. That bit about the tubeset diameters makes a lot of sense, thanks.
Anyone have a list of what tube specs have been used and when? That would
be interesting to see.
It's way easy to find 27.2 as that's the most common
So what's the deal with Grant's thinking on seatposts? There are a lot of
Rivs that come with the 26.8mm seatpost standard. Roadini, Sam H., and the
lower two sizes of the Clem come with 26.8 and I believe all the others are
made for 27.2 or 29.8 in the case of the Hubbuhubbuh and 59cm Clem.
Why isn't tubeless an option? Haven't got an appropriate wheelset, no
budget for it, just don't like the idea?
I'm not a huge fan of tubeless for most purposes but that's a use case for
which I would certainly consider it. The reason it's so popular in MTB is
that you can run lower pressures
I could have sworn the for-real Final Legolas has been sold something like
three times but maybe my memory fails me... but if that is the case, boy,
if I were selling the last of something several times over I'd sure
reconsider having canned it!
Oh, and I suppose that in my roundabout way I've
Riv recently added a new explainer to the "Bicycles & Frames" page on the
website. It includes this line concerning the Roadini and Roadeo:
*Rivendell differences: More comfort, safer, more useful, more beautiful,
and much more versatile. The bigger tires improve life on rough roads, and
the
n’t handle 35mm with fenders. It’s a great bike but it’s in
> fact one of the reasons that I sold it, for want of more tire clearance.
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> Jay, you think you'd be up to trade the frame for a
Jay, you think you'd be up to trade the frame for a near-new 61 Roadini
frame? Maybe a long shot (literally - I'm in Louisiana) but I'm looking for
just slightly shorter chainstays and the ability to run 35s with fenders.
They're similar enough in spec that all the parts but the seatpost will
Remember that Roadinis have wonderfully comfortable, flexible forks that
make them pretty exceptional gravel bikes for what they are... but that
also means that you may want to stick closer to the advertised clearance
(28 with/35 without fenders, remember) if you're heavy enough to really put
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