Re: [RBW] Re: Riv'ed LHT

2013-06-13 Thread WETH 
That is a nice looking LHT.  I have a black one with 26" wheels which I enjoy 
riding.  You gave your brother some good advice.  Best wishes on the tour.

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Re: [RBW] Re: Riv'ed LHT

2013-06-12 Thread Hugh Smitham 
BTW, I hadn't noticed the wheel size in the photo.  Put a chubby tire on &
26 looks just fine.  Exactly!

Hugh
Sunland, Ca


On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 8:16 PM, dougP  wrote:

> Before I got my Atlantis, I was talking to Riv about a custom for
> touring.  One of my specs was 26" wheels.  To me, versatility is key, and
> for my purposes 26" was preferable.  Long story made short, I've never
> regretted my stock 58 cm Atlantis with 700 wheels.  But if I was a bike
> designer, I'd just use 26" for everything.  Probably a good thing I'm not
> in charge.  BTW, I hadn't noticed the wheel size in the photo.  Put a
> chubby tire on & 26 looks just fine.
>
> dougP
>
>
> On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 7:27:35 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> He was lamenting whether to go with 700c or 26" I told him with the
>> 26" you'll have a vast  choice of tires with different tread, and a
>> cushy ride. I do think he needs to lower the HB's and just have the
>> spacers above. I also recalled what you said about wishing you'd had
>> the 26 er which I passed on to him. Also I believe the smaller wheel
>> is easier to get spinning which I would deem appropriate with a load.
>>
>> And yeah I'm planning on snapping some pic's bought a 8 gig SD card.
>>
>>
>> Hugh
>> Sunland, Ca
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 6:55 PM, Mike  wrote:
>> > I'm sure he'll love that bike. Looks great although I do think he could
>> come
>> > down a bit on the bars as they look a bit high. But if that's where he
>> like
>> > them, then he should leave him. Somewhere on the Surly site it mentions
>> that
>> > their steerer tubes are sturdy and  you don't have to worry about
>> having
>> > them uncut and stacked.
>> >
>> > Like Eric, I'm a big fan of the 26" wheeled LHTs in larger sizes. I
>> sorta
>> > wish when I had purchased mine that I had gone with a 26" wheeled
>> model.
>> >
>> > Looking forward to pictures from your tour Hugh.
>> >
>> > --mike
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Re: [RBW] Re: Riv'ed LHT

2013-06-12 Thread dougP 
Before I got my Atlantis, I was talking to Riv about a custom for touring.  
One of my specs was 26" wheels.  To me, versatility is key, and for my 
purposes 26" was preferable.  Long story made short, I've never regretted 
my stock 58 cm Atlantis with 700 wheels.  But if I was a bike designer, I'd 
just use 26" for everything.  Probably a good thing I'm not in charge.  
BTW, I hadn't noticed the wheel size in the photo.  Put a chubby tire on & 
26 looks just fine.  

dougP

On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 7:27:35 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote:
>
> Mike, 
>
> He was lamenting whether to go with 700c or 26" I told him with the 
> 26" you'll have a vast  choice of tires with different tread, and a 
> cushy ride. I do think he needs to lower the HB's and just have the 
> spacers above. I also recalled what you said about wishing you'd had 
> the 26 er which I passed on to him. Also I believe the smaller wheel 
> is easier to get spinning which I would deem appropriate with a load. 
>
> And yeah I'm planning on snapping some pic's bought a 8 gig SD card. 
>
>
> Hugh 
> Sunland, Ca 
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 6:55 PM, Mike > 
> wrote: 
> > I'm sure he'll love that bike. Looks great although I do think he could 
> come 
> > down a bit on the bars as they look a bit high. But if that's where he 
> like 
> > them, then he should leave him. Somewhere on the Surly site it mentions 
> that 
> > their steerer tubes are sturdy and  you don't have to worry about having 
> > them uncut and stacked. 
> > 
> > Like Eric, I'm a big fan of the 26" wheeled LHTs in larger sizes. I 
> sorta 
> > wish when I had purchased mine that I had gone with a 26" wheeled model. 
> > 
> > Looking forward to pictures from your tour Hugh. 
> > 
> > --mike 
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Re: [RBW] Re: Riv'ed LHT

2013-06-12 Thread Hugh Smitham 
Funny he's putting a  VO stem on today. and he's already running the
Big Apples. 700 x 50 is impressive I imagine without fenders?
Hugh
Sunland, Ca


On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 7:45 PM, Mike  wrote:
> Don't fear the stacked steerer tube.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/8316708732/in/photolist-dEViKS
>
> This was my LHT set-up for its maiden voyage. Fenders and many miles have
> since been added.
>
> The nice thing about the 26ers is that you can fit a 2.15 tire, that
> includes many mountain bike tires but also Schwabe Big Apples and Big Bens.
> The largest tire I've fit on my LHT is the 700x47 Marathons (actual 42) seen
> in the picture above although I've read reports of people putting 700x50
> Schwalbe tires.
>
> --mike
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Re: [RBW] Re: Riv'ed LHT

2013-06-12 Thread Mike 
Don't fear the stacked steerer tube.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/8316708732/in/photolist-dEViKS

This was my LHT set-up for its maiden voyage. Fenders and many miles have 
since been added.

The nice thing about the 26ers is that you can fit a 2.15 tire, that 
includes many mountain bike tires but also Schwabe Big Apples and Big Bens. 
The largest tire I've fit on my LHT is the 700x47 Marathons (actual 42) 
seen in the picture above although I've read reports of people putting 
700x50 Schwalbe tires. 

--mike

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Re: [RBW] Re: Riv'ed LHT

2013-06-12 Thread Hugh Smitham 
Doug,

Thanks for the kind words. I of course agree with holding off on
cutting too soon. His mechanic was in a hurry to cut it and he
resisted.


Hugh
Sunland, Ca


On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 7:07 PM, dougP  wrote:
> Looks good.  I agree he should leave the steerer alone until he's 100%
> comfortable with it.  Don't hurry with the hacksaw.
>
> Touring bike? check
> Stout racks?  check
> Chubby tires:  check
>
> OK, load it up & go!  Have a good trip & post pics.
>
> dougP
>
>
> On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 6:11:59 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote:
>>
>> My Brothers new LHT with Surly racks & 26" wheels. I talked him into this
>> one as he didn't want to spend $4K+ on an Atlantis. I think it's a great
>> looking bike and came with a great group.Our up coming tour will flesh out
>> how he likes it. He'll be running Ortlieb Back rollers and Arkel T-28's in
>> front. We decided on not cutting the steerer tube until later.I think the
>> smog white color is awesome looking.
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedalpusher61/9028081015/
>>
>> ~Hugh
>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Riv'ed LHT

2013-06-12 Thread Hugh Smitham 
 Mike,

He was lamenting whether to go with 700c or 26" I told him with the
26" you'll have a vast  choice of tires with different tread, and a
cushy ride. I do think he needs to lower the HB's and just have the
spacers above. I also recalled what you said about wishing you'd had
the 26 er which I passed on to him. Also I believe the smaller wheel
is easier to get spinning which I would deem appropriate with a load.

And yeah I'm planning on snapping some pic's bought a 8 gig SD card.


Hugh
Sunland, Ca


On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 6:55 PM, Mike  wrote:
> I'm sure he'll love that bike. Looks great although I do think he could come
> down a bit on the bars as they look a bit high. But if that's where he like
> them, then he should leave him. Somewhere on the Surly site it mentions that
> their steerer tubes are sturdy and  you don't have to worry about having
> them uncut and stacked.
>
> Like Eric, I'm a big fan of the 26" wheeled LHTs in larger sizes. I sorta
> wish when I had purchased mine that I had gone with a 26" wheeled model.
>
> Looking forward to pictures from your tour Hugh.
>
> --mike
>
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