[RBW] Re: Spring Fender Spacing Thingy
I am fortunate to have a local hardware store that has a box with at least one of every conceivable small spring. You might try that route. Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Shimmy!
Some data points: I have a Rivendell Road Custom, a Rambouillet, an Atlantis, two Miyata Exercisers, a Miyata Road Gentleman, four Raleighs and a Peugeot PX-10. They all shimmy. For what it’s worth, Bob Cooper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Shimmy!
If I have ten bikes and they all shimmy, and Rider X has ten bikes and none of them shimmy, I think this points in this direction: It’s the rider, not the bike. How else can it be explained? Bob Cooper On Aug 8, 3:15 pm, rob markwardt wrote: > Funny. I've had well over 20 bikes, all largish, and have never > experienced any shimmy. That being said I have zero desire to go > faster than 45mph. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Shimmy!
Hello Angus, et al, The scenario is this: I’m riding Angus’ Quickbeam down Italy Turnpike outside Naples, New York. Your Quickbeam has just been serviced by a great mechanic. The frame is straight; the wheels are perfect; the tires are perfect; this headset is perfect. By coincidence, the fit is perfect. I have my spare tube and a set of allen wrenches in a little bag under my saddle. It’s a cold, sunny spring morning, and I’m shivering slightly. The fast guys are pulling away from me at 53 mph. I hit a bump in the road hidden by a shadow from a tree. I tense up and apply the brakes a little. I sit down reflexively to lower my center of gravity, which we all do when it looks like we are going to fall. To not do this requires extraordinary will power and confidence. Instantly, your Quickbeam starts to shake violently. My arms go stiff, and I grip the brakes harder to make it stop, but of course all this makes it shake harder. No one has been able to satisfactorily explain this phenomenon. Many have tried; all have failed. I watched the video that Jim G made of his bike shimmy. I couldn’t make a video of this on a big descent, because I can’t do anything when it starts. It’s progressive. It’s violent. It’s profoundly frightening. My 55 cm Raleigh with oversize aluminum tubing does this. My 59 cm Peugeot PX-10 with one-inch top tube does this. All bikes do this, when I am the rider. All of my bikes do this at almost any speed, even 15 mph, but the story ends differently at lower speeds, because I’m not frightened out of my wits at 15 mph. To stay relaxed on a bike that going fast and going out of control is very difficult. When the gradient ahead is INCREASING, it’s even more difficult. Experience, skill, confidence, will power. Sometimes I have these at my disposal, sometimes not. Regards, Bob Cooper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Shimmy!
René, Thanks for the comments. However, I doubt that brake design has much of an effect on shimmy. By the way, here I define “shimmy” as a mind-numbing terror at an oscillation of maybe 120 cycles per second and an imminent crash. “Shimmy” sounds like a silly dance that they did in the 1920s, but that’s what we call it. My eight or more bikes have cantis, center-pulls and side-pulls. It’s just that it’s tricky to apply the brakes without also tensioning the arms and upper body just a little. (At least until Campy comes out with that new, mind-controlled braking system, which I hear is slated for the new, fourteen-speed group.) Jobst is the only person who has shed enough light on this problem of mine that, when I actually apply his advise, it has an effect. All praise to Jobst for that post to the FAQ all those years ago. http://sheldonbrown.com/brandt/shimmy.html Essentially what he says is that, unless there is an egregious problem with the bike, for example, loaded heavily and improperly, broken frame member, wheel an inch out of true, et cetera, it’s the rider who propagates a shimmy that was initiated by a gust of wind, a bump, or such. Jobst: “...steering action twists the top tube and down tube, storing energy...” He didn’t use this analogy, but one way to think about it is as if the frame were a guitar string that has been plucked. The string vibrates, because the energy provided by the guitarist is alternately stored and released as the metal, gut or nylon string alternately pulls against the two anchor points. A string lying flaccid on the neck of the guitar, loosened at one end, will not vibrate harmonically. Without two anchor points, a guitar string has no method for storing and releasing energy -- vibrating. Rider skill and confidence are the key to solving this. When I am already going 50 mph on a strange road, and when I look ahead and see a drop (the gradient increases precipitously), I tend to grab for the brakes. That grab, in a sense, tightens the guitar string. Last month I descended a hill only to see a hairpin turn completely covered from grass to grass with fine sand. (Et cetera. Fill in your own emergency scenario.) Tense up. Apply Brakes. Shimmy. My pals, who went through the same turn much faster, I’m sure, and half an hour earlier, didn’t even remember it. After some prodding, one of them seemed to recall what I meant and then mumbled something about mountain biking. It’s the rider. Hope this helps, Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Grant discounts the value of top tube length
The top tube should really be measured from a point in space that is directly above the bottom bracket spindle to the center of the headset lock nut and level with the lock nut. One way to grasp the concept embodied in the phrase “the top tube is not important” is to visualize, or simply look at, a bike without a top tube. Like this one: http://oldbike.wordpress.com/1928-raleigh-cross-frame-ladies/ Or like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlespeedmaniac/2731884171/ Or like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlepixel/2559892268/ Or to imagine a bike with an 75 degree seat tube angle and this seatpost: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7556...@n06/2180468983/in/photostream/ Or this one: http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/nitto-wayback-seat-post-272-x-250mm/11-048 Enjoy, Bob Cooper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Review & Instructions for Snobbish Nitto SP-60 Seat Post
I ordered a Nitto S-83 quite some time ago, and this week I got around to installing it, mating the Atlantis to the Brooks Team Pro. As I was lubing and assembling the ensemble, I was struck by the fact that this was the finest seatpost I had ever installed. Better than my Dura-Ace, Synchros, Easton, Suntour XC Pro, Suntour Superbe Pro, American Classic or even the Nitto S-65 of which I think I have three and the Thompson Elite of which I have three. None of these is junk, but the S-83 is better. How do they do it? A masterpiece of design and execution. Bob Cooper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Review & Instructions for Snobbish Nitto SP-60 Seat Post
"...what would be the benefit of this post?" Historically, from a practical POV, the clamp went with the saddle and the post went with the frame. Lots of frames were manufactured without standardized seat tube IDs. The plain post would be very inexpensive to manufacture in a plethora of sized. Lots of saddles were sold with the clamp. Some saddles had more than two rails. Et cetera. So, in the past, the two-part design had a purpose. Bob "Who's Getting Old Fast" Cooper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Touring with 32h wheels?
I’m sure others will weigh in on this, but the numbers alone are not encouraging. Other questions: Weight distribution front and back? How smooth the road? How wide the tires? Diameter of the rim (20-inch, 28-inch)? How wide the rims? Off-center rims? How wide the OLD (126, 130, 135)? How many sprockets (one, five, eleven)? And now, the Pièce de résistance: Who built the wheels? My two cents, Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Drop Bars vs. Non-drops
Another reason that you need to be able to "get out over the front of the bike" is that some hills are steep enough that the front tire will leave the road unless you can counter that somehow with your upper body. Also, if your weight is too far forward, your back tire can lose traction on surfaces other than pavement. So, in climbing really steep stuff, balance front to back is sort of critical. Enjoy the ride, Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Check 'dem Chains Folks
Ouch, Scott, that must have hurt. Any further info? Manufacturing defect, worn chain, damage to chain from stone? I know these things are hard to diagnose. Ride safe, Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: MKS Touring Pedal
What I did: Drill a tiny hole in the middle of the pedal body and shoot it full of boat trailer grease. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: My new Rodeo
Eric, My 1991 Miyata Exerciser is set up this way. Dura-Ace in the front; XTR in the back. Works perfectly. Unfortunately, there are hills around Naples, New York, that I can't climb with a 39/34. Oh, well, Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: My new Rodeo
Dave, That is one gorgeous bike. Thanks to Grant for designing it, and thanks to you for posting the photos. This tread also includes comments about bike weight. I noticed earlier today on the Waterford site -- where they have scans of historic Schwinn brochures -- that my 1961 Schwinn American weighed fifty pounds. I didn’t notice, at the time. It had one speed. Yesterday, I did this ride http://www.highlandercycletour.com/ on my 2000 Rivendell Road. As I went around a guy -- about the age of my son -- who was sitting in the road on a nasty 23-percent grade, I thought of my 30/24 low that I was using. I was dripping with sweat. 70-degree afternoon. I went by him at a walking pace, and we had a nice conversation. I didn’t stop. I couldn’t stop, because the hill was too steep to stop and get going again. Just for some perspective: My buddy just got back from the Alps where he did 18-percent grades. Regards, Bob “There Is No Gear That’s Too Low” Cooper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: My new Rodeo
I forgot to mention that on this ride yesterday http://www.highlandercycletour.com/ on September 11, 2010 (ominous), I dropped my chain going into the big ring (46) halfway through the ride. I decided to see how far I could get with just the 30/24 granny and the 36/13 middle and the combinations in between, i.e., no big ring, the phillips screwdriver being buried in the bottom of the bag. Answer: The rest of the ride -- about fifty miles. Bob “Micro-Drive” Cooper PS: If your pal is in his full-size (e.g. Ultegra) 42/13 and you are going down the same stretch of road at the same cadence in your Micro- Drive 42/13, who is really using a Micro-Drive system? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: My new Rodeo
Unintended consequences: About a year ago, at the urging of three of the best cyclists in my club, I got a mirror that replaces one of my bar plugs on my drop bars. This was for all of the obvious reasons. What wasn’t obvious is that now I look down at the mirror every few seconds and my neck doesn’t hurt as much as it used to, because I’m moving my head more -- instead of the locked-on-the-road-ahead position for hours and hours. One of the unintended consequences of shifters that coax the hands away from their usual position on the brake hoods -- a change of position over hours and hours of riding. Bob “Likes to Move Around on the Bike” Cooper PS: Later today, I’m installing some brifters on a bike for myself. Go figure. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: A Tale of Two Atlantises
What tires do you have on the 56 (559 wheels)? Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Anyone hear ever use a camping hammock?
The Hennessey Hammock is a brilliant idea on a number of levels. But there may be a problem with the older camper -- I am 63 -- finding a way to be comfortable enough in one to actually get some rest and even some sleep. I suggest that you try one, if you can, before you buy. Hope this helps, Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Intro/First Riv - Interior Frame Rust Question
Steel can take a lot and still function as designed. Do regular maintenance, ride and enjoy. Inspect the aluminum bits, like pedal eyes in the cranks and also stem, handlebar. Those regions are more likely to fail suddenly but even that's not very common. Bob Cooper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: New (to me) Rambouillet
Beautiful photos. Artistic. Wonderful lighting. Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Tires for Gravel Roads
Advice sought about riding in the gravel: Conventional wisdom has it that, if the road surface is harder than the tire, then knobbies are not an advantage, and a slick tire offers more grip. Today I fell on a steep ascent -- about 20+ percent -- on a road covered in creek gravel the size of robins’ eggs. (I know: I didn’t pick my line sagely.) As I spun though the air, looking up at the tops of the trees and at my feet, which were up there with the trees, I had a moment to reflect on the conventional wisdom. I know that a lot of subscribers to this list do a lot of mixed terrain riding, and I was wondering, if anyone had an opinion about the use of knobbies versus slicks -- or inverted-tread tires -- for this application. Continental Town and Country, 2.1 inch, 25 psi. (What I had today.) Versus, for example, Specialized Ground Control II, 1.95 inch, same psi. (What I have in the parts bin.) Any advice appreciated, Bob “Love Those Lonely, Gravel Roads” Cooper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: AHH, Romulus, or Saluki for Randonneuring?
Just an aside from a guy who doesn’t do a lot of brevets, but a few and some touring and some dirt and some rain and some snow: Most bikes are like most lenses (photography analogy) in that they work well under most conditions. It’s when the unusual conditions arrive, when the going gets tough, when night falls, or the rains start or the road turns to dirt, or the hills get so steep that keeping the front wheel on the road is a serious consideration that specialized bikes or all-rounders come into their own. I was on a dirt road the other day that was so rough that I walked about half a mile of it, because my teeth were chattering in my head and my rear wheel would not stay down. So, at that moment, I was wishing for a bigger tire with lower pressure. These were 25-28 mm in width with about 85-95 pounds-per-square-inch. This was on a club ride. We were following a map, but no one knew we would encounter this patch of dirt (about a mile, I think). Regards, Bob --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Rambouillet, rear brake cable hanger
I’m ready to install the Mafac Racer center-pull brakes on my Rambouillet. But how do I attach the cable stop in the back without some awful kludge? This little guy, although cute, binds in the slot, so I’m afraid to use it for strength reasons; very delicate-seeming: http://tinyurl.com/Rear-Cable-Hanger Any advice appreciated. Bob Cooper --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Rambouillet, rear brake cable hanger
Cyclofiend said, Here's a simple one on Loosescrews.com - http://tinyurl.com/dycvwv Bob says, yes, this is the one I was trying to show with my bad link. Apology for that. Has anyone used it on a Rambouillet? The gap at the binder bolt is so narrow on a Rambouillet that this type of hanger will be pinched, the seat post may not be tight enough, and the fragile aluminum hanger may be compromised for strength. I bought one and tried it, hence my worries. Ciao, Bob Cooper --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Rambouillet, rear brake cable hanger
The question has been asked, rightly, Why not calipers? Well, with all the brakes, rims, tires, and fenders that I have put on this bike, I have yet to get the fat-tires-and-fenders thing to work, to the degree of elegance that I imagine. So, my last-ditch effort will be to use a skinnier tire than I imagined and a skinner fender than I had imagined and a brake that “opens when it closes,” if you know what I mean: Mafac center pulls. I thought that there might be something out there already that I didn’t know about that would avoid my having to get out the hacksaw, the scrap metal and the ball-pein hammer. But lo, that looks like the next step. I’ll post a picture when done, with or without fenders (defeat!). Thanks for your help, Bob Cooper --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Phil Wood Bottom Bracket
What is it about Phil BBs that, when cranked down hard they fail, yet Shimano BBs (UNxx) when cranked down hard are fine? Does Shimano have this little feature under patent? Bob --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] 132.5
Say you had a friend who had a Rambouillet, most of which have a rear axle spacing of 132.5, as does this one. And suppose this friend of yours was a klutz at getting the wheel in and out quickly, and he wanted to make some changes to his setup. Would you advise him to 1--Cold-set the frame to 130; or 2--Cold-set the frame to 135; or 3--Build a wheel with an OLD of 132.5. All these have plus and minus arguments that I can think of. Relevant detail: The bike has a triple crank. Bob --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay
Here's what to do. She has put this Rambouillet out in the marketplace, and that means that we have an opportunity to contribute to its "value." Just get in there and bid on it. What would this bike be worth without the history? Multiply by two. Regards, Bob PS: What does a Rambouillet have in common with a Peugeot PX-10? Answer: They are no longer being made. If you want one, you must get it from someone other than the manufacturer. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: weight limit/use chart
Regarding "weight limits," a guy in my club is a very powerful rider with barrel chest and legs like tree trunks. He weights well over 200 pounds. On a steep climb about five years ago he twisted the cogs off of his 9- speed Dura-Ace hub. Destroyed the cassette or at least the spider with the last few cogs. Without a doubt he is one touch son of a gun. He rides an old Colnago from about 1978. To look at the bike, you would think that he was way under served by the frame: skinny tubes, et cetera. And he never does anything to his bike unless it breaks first. See above. But he just keeps going and going. Steel, lugs and good brazing: That's the end all of it all. He's the second rider from left in this picture: http://www.rochesterbicyclingclub.org/ Archival Note: Next year they will put up a new picture, and he might not be the second guy from the left. Regards, Bob --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] puzzling malfunction
I was wondering why some of the messages of this thread http://tinyurl.com/d4o3tj don't seem to open, while some do. Regards, Bob --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: puzzling malfunction
On Feb 24, 9:50 pm, "Bill M." wrote: > You can also click the "expand all" link at the top of the page... That's what I thought was odd. The EXPAND ALL button doesn't work. This is the first time in a decade of surfing these types of lists that this has ever happened to me. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Brooks Alternative
What we need out here in the real world is a Team Pro with steel rails and bag loops. Are you listening, Mr. Brooks? Bob --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Friction Shifters issue
I too suspect a thicker washer is the solution. Counterintuitively, sometimes when mechanical things slip, the solution is to apply a thin layer of oil or grease to every metal-to- metal interface including both sides of all washers and to all threads. This enables you to tighten them more. It would be tempting to put a wrench on the D-ring, but I wouldn’t do that without a trained mechanic present, as it would be easy to bend or break the ring. Bob “With Several Set of Silvers and Suntours” Cooper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: New triples and wider gearing from Campagnolo
I put some low gears on my Atlantis: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robert-cooper-cycling/6905696438/in/photostream Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: PBP 2011 Ride Photos - a set on Flickr
Superb collection. Do you want to provide more info (text)? Bob Cooper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Mixed-Mode Commuting with AHH
> ... the bicycle hangs down from > the "top" of the rim when being ridden > the weight is not being held up by the > bottom spokes. However: Ian Smith. "Bicycle Wheel Analysis". "I conclude that it is perfectly reasonable to say that the hub stands on the lower spokes, and that it does not hang from the upper spokes." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: No DT shifter boss
And then there's Jobst Brandt, who carries no water, Gatorade, et cetera. He stops to drink. Very civilized, I would say. Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Non-leather saddle with saddlebag loops
Jim Mather said: > Not as cheap as Viva, but the QR feature is pretty handy: > http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/r13.htm And I say, this thing is da bomb. I have used it on tour, and like everything Nitto, it's great. BUT I think it only works with Brooks saddles. Which is unfortunate. Others may disagree, though. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Non-leather saddle with saddlebag loops
In an earlier post, I said that the Nitto saddlebag clap with quick- release skewer (can’t remember official name of the product) only works with Brooks saddles. To clarify, it only positions the saddlebag where it should be relative to the saddle, on a classic Brooks such as the Pro, B-17 and so on. If you attach the Nitto unit to a “modern” saddle, the Selle San Marco Rolls, for example, you will find that it droops back there and positions the saddlebag quite a bit lower. If you ride a 58cm frame with 622 wheels, as I do, you will find that your fully-loaded Nelson Long Flap is rubbing the tire. Probably with 559 wheels, too. Sorry, Bob with the 75cm saddle height -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
