Re: [RBW] It’s dull around here, let me bring some color
I love that blue on the first-gen Clems. And Bosco Bullmoose! -- 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...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e060f416-1736-4caa-b158-1ca18066d959%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] It’s dull around here, let me bring some color
Mas: Me neither 'til James started putting them on builds. I still don't know diddly about the company, but they sure are pretty! -- 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...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/03e367cd-c65d-4a61-8c18-1a0deb761d31%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] It’s dull around here, let me bring some color
The Bitex do look like good hubs; amazingly I was not familiar with them. -- 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...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/80e65aee-991c-4a83-a077-72430371fc28%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] It’s dull around here, let me bring some color
My favorite part of the Pro Cyclery story is "I don't think we can hide the (dyno) wire." At first I heard it as "we don't do dynohubs"..later I realized they work on internal-routed-cable bikes all the time and were trying to figure out how to get that sucker in the fork. I like that crew! -- 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...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c7acd099-3074-4a83-9622-07e35efa4aeb%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] It’s dull around here, let me bring some color
It occurs to me that if you could contact your shuttered shop owner, he or she may be back in business, under the table. Philip Santa Rosa, CA -- 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...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c7b2f370-00e8-4b35-a4f3-eaddd7b59bbc%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] It’s dull around here, let me bring some color
The rear hub is Bitex, as Joe said. These are going on my Clem, which I now call Clementine again because it’s just too confusing to say Clem L. Yes, the bike is blue. Yes, the accents are reds and oranges, and they are smashing. It was amazing to see how many bikes were lined up for service. Really good to see people with their bikes. It’s hard to be mad that there’s a line because I do want bike businesses to do well, man, have they needed it. I wish my shuttered LBS could have survived to see the COVID times because it would maybe have breathed life back into their bank account. I hope all those shop guys test ride my bike and finally get a taste of the good life. Leah Sent from my iPad > On May 21, 2020, at 6:38 PM, masmojo wrote: > > Leah, congratulations on the new wheels; they are colorful! > Looks like some of the wheels I've built. > What rear hub is that? Looks a bit like a Hope!? I have a couple of those & I > like'm pretty good, although I find them to be a little "tight" initially. > They loosen up over the first hundred or so miles and then just get better & > better. The centerlock had me scratching my head a little bit!? > > Also, are these going on your Clem? I ask, because I know your Clem is blue & > the wheels seem primarily red & orange? And I think you said Clementine a > couple times? Force of habit I guess? The hub color I can tell you from > experience is sort of catch as catch can, once you get out of Black & silver. > Red is typically the next most common. I have some blue ones, but for > whatever reason blues tend to be 36 hole. > Dynamo stuff IS hard to get right now. I had a shop credit my order, because > they couldn't get the stuff out of Germany. > > You know, one thing I like about a dynamo rear light is it's a constant light > as opposed to a blinking light. From my experience blinking lights are drunk > magnets! With a steady bright light you are visible, without being > distracting. > > I feel your frustration with the bike shops right now; too bad there's not a > way to let shops know that your bike should get priority because you didn't > just pull it out of the back of the garage and that it really gets ridden as > opposed to the majority of the stuff clogging up the shops now. Although it > sounds as though your shop quickly sussed out that your bike wasn't run of > the mill. They are probably drawing straws to see who gets to work on your > bike & who has to change flats on the Dept. Store bikes! > Between the components and the new tires, I think you'll be pleasantly > surprised at the difference. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/dfbF8nhu8Og/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c67977e9-9aaf-48d8-bd0e-3ef2f66b78c0%40googlegroups.com. -- 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...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/D972863D-D937-4AAC-9DD9-D694319C98A1%40gmail.com.
Re: [RBW] It’s dull around here, let me bring some color
Mas, I believe (pretty sure) her rear hub is a Bitex like this, James at Analog is big on them. The center-lock is useless on this bike but the hub works. https://www.prowheelbuilder.com/bitex-106-centerlock-disc-rear-hubs.html -- 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...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bf428e5e-7edb-4670-a997-3ba637a15be3%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] It’s dull around here, let me bring some color
Leah, congratulations on the new wheels; they are colorful! Looks like some of the wheels I've built. What rear hub is that? Looks a bit like a Hope!? I have a couple of those & I like'm pretty good, although I find them to be a little "tight" initially. They loosen up over the first hundred or so miles and then just get better & better. The centerlock had me scratching my head a little bit!? Also, are these going on your Clem? I ask, because I know your Clem is blue & the wheels seem primarily red & orange? And I think you said Clementine a couple times? Force of habit I guess? The hub color I can tell you from experience is sort of catch as catch can, once you get out of Black & silver. Red is typically the next most common. I have some blue ones, but for whatever reason blues tend to be 36 hole. Dynamo stuff IS hard to get right now. I had a shop credit my order, because they couldn't get the stuff out of Germany. You know, one thing I like about a dynamo rear light is it's a constant light as opposed to a blinking light. From my experience blinking lights are drunk magnets! With a steady bright light you are visible, without being distracting. I feel your frustration with the bike shops right now; too bad there's not a way to let shops know that your bike should get priority because you didn't just pull it out of the back of the garage and that it really gets ridden as opposed to the majority of the stuff clogging up the shops now. Although it sounds as though your shop quickly sussed out that your bike wasn't run of the mill. They are probably drawing straws to see who gets to work on your bike & who has to change flats on the Dept. Store bikes! Between the components and the new tires, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the difference. -- 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...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c67977e9-9aaf-48d8-bd0e-3ef2f66b78c0%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] It’s dull around here, let me bring some color
I just finished the build on my new Riv custom with snazzy new wheels and it's perfect, I couldn't possibly improve a thing. Well Analog sells those cool anodized presta caps and red would be nice... 🤔 -- 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...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/23d90646-50e8-4063-8923-b576575194ca%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] It’s dull around here, let me bring some color
Cycling is the gift that keeps on giving. I’ve been doing this for some 40+ years, and I still haven’t quite run out of things to buy. --Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com campyonlyguy.blogspot.com > On May 21, 2020, at 2:44 PM, dougP wrote: > > Leah: > > "But, mark my words, after this bike and the mixte (which I’m still hoping > isn’t a ‘Pus) I’m swearing off improvements. I’m going to ride and be > satisfied and immune to all the bike charms. For at least 10 years..." > > Good luck with that; 2030 is a long, long way off. > > After doing my due diligence on touring bikes, I bought an Atlantis in '03, > and Rivendell build it up with their recommended parts. They quizzed me > about what I planned to with the bike, then suggested suitable components. > When it arrived, after riding it, my reaction was "it's perfect, I don't have > to change a thing, just ride it." Well, that lasted about a month. Over the > last 17 years, I've lost count of how many "versions" the bike has been thru. > Various racks, bags, cassettes, handlebars, stems, shifters, etc. As I > think about it, the only original parts are the seat post, crankset, and the > hubs which were used on the second wheelset, built in 2009. Often I've > thought "now it's perfect", but changing needs call for changes. > > Now, I've done anything like your wheelset but you'll find other little > fiddly bits that can be improved. Hey, it's only money & everyone needs a > hobby. > > dougP > > On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 8:38:36 PM UTC-7, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > Doug, > > Well. You’re not wrong. But you know what else? I blame all of you. I used to > be a perfectly reasonable person (with a disconcerting affinity for sparkle), > but now look at how things have gotten. I was tickled to swap my Walmart > Special for a Betty Foy and I was happy for so many years. But then I started > haunting this place and hearing about long chainstays and higher bars and > fancy wheels and now I have Rainbow Brite wheels that cost more than my bike. > > I regret nothing. Those wheels are so 🤩. > > But, mark my words, after this bike and the mixte (which I’m still hoping > isn’t a ‘Pus) I’m swearing off improvements. I’m going to ride and be > satisfied and immune to all the bike charms. For at least 10 years... > > Hold me to this, > Leah > Sent from my iPad > >> On May 20, 2020, at 8:28 PM, dougP > wrote: >> >> >> Welcome to the rabbit hole of bike nerdery. I suspected a developing case >> when you gave up the Best Bicycle in the Whole World (did I get that right?) >> for the Clementine. >> >> dougP >> >> On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 6:41:10 PM UTC-7, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> Friends, >> >> I have one bike to ride. It’s a Clementine with mostly stock parts, and it’s >> heavy. >> >> I love it. >> >> I have been riding nearly every day and I’ve got 997.9 miles on it for 2020! >> The hills here are brutal, and the temps are approaching triple digits. So, >> I want to ride at night, and I want to get up the hills more easily. James >> and Candice at Analog Cycles in Vermont have showcased their beautiful work >> on Instagram, and I’ve long been an admirer. #RivSister Roberta knows them >> and had planned to have them do similar work on her Appaloosa (I’m sure >> she’ll delight us with her story here when the time comes), and because we >> girls tend to stick together, I got in touch with Analog. Dyno lighting and >> lighter wheels with tubeless tires were what was decided. >> >> So, here’s one photo from Analog that can’t do these wheels one whit of >> justice; the wheels arrived today and they are showstoppers in real life. I >> am going to follow up right after this post with a video (2nd post necessary >> for video to work, I don’t know why) that you can access if you choose to >> download it. The video is the only way to really capture any of the beauty >> in these wheels. I told them to go wild with color, and they did. I think >> the bold colors and patterns capture the zany nature of a Clem. >> >> Don’t ask me what all the details are, who KNOWS, this is me you’re talking >> to. I do know I got tubeless Gravel Kings (Evan Elliot, I think these were >> your suggestion months ago), something about machined sidewalls, Shutter >> Precision/Edelux II, Son rear light. Oh, enough, what really matters here is >> there are COLORED SPOKE NIPPLES AND VALVE STEMS. And guess what they do? >> They fade into other colors because Analog is a straight-up master of color. >> These wheels are a lot, which is saying something for a woman whose favorite >> color is sparkle. I LOVE them. More is more. Too much is enough. And so >> on... >> >> Tomorrow, I’m taking my bike in for a list of stuff I’m having done to it, >> and I really hope the mechanics know how to set up dyno lighting - I’ve been >> burned by Vegas bike shops before, and this is a new sho
Re: [RBW] It’s dull around here, let me bring some color
They really did paint with all the colors of the wind! ❤️🧡💛💚💜 Speaking in Thumbs 👍 > On May 20, 2020, at 6:42 PM, Leah Peterson wrote: > > And the accessories that shipped with the wheels: > > -- > 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...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/F22DD694-0FF0-4DA4-9C15-214FD20A3480%40gmail.com. > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 20, 2020, at 6:41 PM, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >> Friends, >> >> I have one bike to ride. It’s a Clementine with mostly stock parts, and it’s >> heavy. >> >> I love it. >> >> I have been riding nearly every day and I’ve got 997.9 miles on it for 2020! >> The hills here are brutal, and the temps are approaching triple digits. So, >> I want to ride at night, and I want to get up the hills more easily. James >> and Candice at Analog Cycles in Vermont have showcased their beautiful work >> on Instagram, and I’ve long been an admirer. #RivSister Roberta knows them >> and had planned to have them do similar work on her Appaloosa (I’m sure >> she’ll delight us with her story here when the time comes), and because we >> girls tend to stick together, I got in touch with Analog. Dyno lighting and >> lighter wheels with tubeless tires were what was decided. >> >> So, here’s one photo from Analog that can’t do these wheels one whit of >> justice; the wheels arrived today and they are showstoppers in real life. I >> am going to follow up right after this post with a video (2nd post necessary >> for video to work, I don’t know why) that you can access if you choose to >> download it. The video is the only way to really capture any of the beauty >> in these wheels. I told them to go wild with color, and they did. I think >> the bold colors and patterns capture the zany nature of a Clem. >> >> Don’t ask me what all the details are, who KNOWS, this is me you’re talking >> to. I do know I got tubeless Gravel Kings (Evan Elliot, I think these were >> your suggestion months ago), something about machined sidewalls, Shutter >> Precision/Edelux II, Son rear light. Oh, enough, what really matters here is >> there are COLORED SPOKE NIPPLES AND VALVE STEMS. And guess what they do? >> They fade into other colors because Analog is a straight-up master of color. >> These wheels are a lot, which is saying something for a woman whose favorite >> color is sparkle. I LOVE them. More is more. Too much is enough. And so on... >> >> Tomorrow, I’m taking my bike in for a list of stuff I’m having done to it, >> and I really hope the mechanics know how to set up dyno lighting - I’ve been >> burned by Vegas bike shops before, and this is a new shop for me. See the >> Wiggly Fender thread. 🙄 >> >> More later when everything is on the bike and I have gotten to ride it. >> >> Thanks for looking, this is made even more fun in the presence of like minds. >> Leah >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/dfbF8nhu8Og/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/76a6b3cd-4547-4f87-a51c-89f455d181fd%40googlegroups.com. >> > > -- > 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...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/F22DD694-0FF0-4DA4-9C15-214FD20A3480%40gmail.com. -- 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...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/97E0D0CB-1E61-43E9-9CF5-61C2D677EDC1%40gmail.com.
