<https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x2j9H0NY_7w/U-BGWNgrpsI/AAAAAAAACJU/PyAIgjrI5e8/s1600/IMG_3498.JPG> My Bombadil:
56cm Bomba 32 hole Synergy rims, XT hubs, force field Fatty Rumpkin Sugino Mity 900 cranks, Thin Gripsters, XTR Rear der, campy front 8sp Shimano barcons CR720 brakes, SRAM levers Noodles, Nitto Lugged Stem Brooks B17 Nitto S83 post Nitto Big Front and Big Rear Racks Jandd panniers (empty) Wald big front basket Sackville Large Shopsack (empty) 2 King Cages Brass Bell SKS Fenders, Kickstand Using the same bathroom scale that says my Rawland is 21.0 lbs, she weighs in at.....40.5 lbs I freaking love that bike. On Monday, August 4, 2014 8:10:00 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > > Andy > > I like what you had to say about utility. I agree that a truly stripped > down bike that is often not enough bike for the job is kind of lame. That > said, a stripped down bike that is just enough bike for a stripped down > application can be cool, too. Anyway, the only build I have that I sweated > the weight is not a Rivendell. It's my main brevet bike. I list it here, > at the risk of being too far OT, just because it's a build kit that could > work just as well on a Rivendell. The summary highlight is that it's a > steel frameset, wide tires, all metal parts, a front rack and decaleur, > dynamo hub, front and rear lights, full coverage fenders and fender flap, > and a bell, and still weighs 21.0 lbs. It features a lot of nice MUSA > parts. > > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FrkwigUjetg/U9-dA0VGLTI/AAAAAAAACIg/YFuFnMUguq0/s1600/IMG_3494.JPG> > > My Rawland Stag > Frameset: Rawland Stag Size Large (58cm), Jeff Lyon custom threadless > fork, Miche headset > > Wheelset: White T11 R hub, Schmidt front, Pacenti PL23 rims, Pari-moto > tires, Schwalbe SV14A tubes (from Riv), allen key skewers > > Drivetrain: Rene Herse cranks, Ultegra SPD pedals, Dura Ace 10sp F+R > Ders, and DT shifters. SRAM 11-26 cassette and chain, WI Ti BB. > > Components: Soba bars, Kelly Stem, CR720 brakes (from Riv), modified > Tektro brakelevers, Paul Funky Monkey hangers, Ultegra Seatpost, Selle > Italia SLR Ti saddle, newbaums tape (from Riv) > > Extras: Grand Bois rack, Berthoud decaleur, hanging Edelux headlamp (from > Riv), Ti King Cages (from Riv), alloy crane bell, Honjo hammered fenders, > homemade flap, Pixeo battery powered taillight. > > The only carbon bit on the bike is the rear derailer pulley cage has some > carbon. I did a few weight shaving tricks in the build. I had been > shooting for under 19lbs when the fenders and lights were off, but as you > could predict, I never ride it with the fenders and lights removed, so who > knows whether I actually made it. :) > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > > > On Monday, August 4, 2014 2:15:10 AM UTC-7, ascpgh wrote: >> >> Hmm, I don't have a scale. >> >> Observations from the real world on last week's group ride: I didn't have >> to ride around standing water from recent rainfall to avoid striping my >> back, didn't have to ride around gravel on the roadway in places where >> streets had been torn up but not yet repaved, I was not unnerved by uneven >> road surfaces descending and I stopped to provide aid with my full-size >> frame pump to a rider on a CF super light who had a flat to a 23c tire and >> flubbed his CO2 thingy and had no other way to air up the new tube. As we >> rode back to the tail of the group I enjoyed my second bottle of water on >> the subsequent climb, CF guy stopped at a trash can along the river path >> and discarded both the tube and the empty gas bulbs. "Weighing me down". >> Yeah. >> >> I'll weigh my Rambouillet sometime and it'll be a number. I tend to think >> of it as bringing enough bike when the peripherals draw weight >> consternation from the obsessive camp. >> >> Andy Cheatham >> Pittsburgh >> >> On Sunday, August 3, 2014 4:04:20 PM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote: >>> >>> Since there has been curiosity about peoples' complete bikes' and/or >>> frames' weights, I figured it would be fun to reveal how much our Rivbikes >>> weigh. >>> >>> Would be informative to know: >>> 1. Model >>> 2. Framesize >>> 3. Weight of complete build, or your frameset. >>> (Including fenders/bottlecages/racks/lights/bells is ok since >>> dismantle-ization would be unfair to expect of a complete build. But no >>> bags/bottles on board, please). >>> 4. Build list, if you feel up to all that typing. Would be fun to see >>> what everyone is hanging on their Rivs anyway. But that is a lot to ask and >>> not expected. >>> >>> I would start, but I have to go home and weight the bikes first. >>> So I will try to report back soon with my Sam and Bleriot weights. >>> >>> And if you guys feel strongly about this being inappropriate for >>> Riv-culture, please delete the thread, but don't run me outta the forum on >>> a rail. This is all intended in good fun and info-purposes. >>> >>> >> > > > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
