[RBW] Re: Nekkid Sam Hillborne Photos Posted

on 12/17/08 10:36 AM, Horace at max...@sdf.lonestar.org wrote: > Does the AHH also have a threaded mount under the seatstay bridge for > fenders? How about under the fork crown? And behind the chainstay > bridge? (after all, if you're going to do it in one place, you might > as well do it in all

[RBW] Re: Haiku

you non-rhyming kids... list admining analog: herding feral cats. ;^) -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send em

[RBW] Re: Rom/Ram tire suggestions with 35mm hammered Honjos

I have Honjo 35 mm smooth fenders on my 61 cm Romulus. Ruffy Tuffys work great with these fenders. The 30 mm 700c Grand Bois is a tight fit. Too tight from my perspective. During the summer I had the fenders off and ran Jack Brown Greens. No way those will work with the 35mm honjos and a sham

[RBW] Re: 650B Rim Options

Velo-Orange now sells the Weinmann Zac 19 rims. You might want to go to the Velo-Orange website and take a look at their comments about the rims. On Dec 17, 10:02 am, Larry Powers wrote: > My wife currently has a Bleriot with CR18 rims.  These rims are severly > oversized and I can barely chan

[RBW] sheldon brown's raleigh superbe on ebay

Just found this from a friend on ebay. Not sure how it is rivendell specific but it's Sheldon's bike. So it is sort of pan-bicycle-world relevant. http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/12/sheldon-brown-bike-on-ebay.html -sv --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received t

[RBW] Re: WTB- 650 Maxey Fastey Tires

Maxey Fasteys found maxy fasty. Tires will roll westerly tomorrow From: Chris To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:13:31 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: WTB- 650 Maxey Fastey Tires FOUND! I had a reply within about 5 minutes of posting, thanks Bru

[RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto Noodles 46 cm., or similar

Hi Drew: I e-mailed you before about my Noodles for sale; maybe you think that $50 is too high (shipping included). It's the Nitto, Model 177 and I just used it on a few commutes. It looks new and it's 46cm. I discovered that I really preferred the Nitto Randonneur bar. Thanks, Kim. On Dec

[RBW] Re: WTB- 650 Maxey Fastey Tires

FOUND! I had a reply within about 5 minutes of posting, thanks Bruce! Chris On Dec 17, 5:26 pm, Chris wrote: > Anyone have any they want to part with? I thought I had a set on the > 'bay, but got sniped... > Chris --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message be

[RBW] WTB: Nitto Noodles 46 cm., or similar

Hello all, Does anyone have some 46 cm. Nitto Noodle handlebars that would be available for purchase? I'd also be interested in other 46 cm. silver colored handlebars. Thanks. Drew Ellison In snowy Everett, Washington --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

[RBW] WTB- 650 Maxey Fastey Tires

Anyone have any they want to part with? I thought I had a set on the 'bay, but got sniped... Chris --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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-own

[RBW] Re: 650B Rim Options

My Burley recumbent came with ZAC19's. The seams were horribly uneven, and thumped badly under braking. And with a 20" front wheel, that's a lot of thumping! I didn't care for the cheap Deore hubs, either, the external rubber seals had way too much drag (again, the 20" wheel spins fast, so hub

[RBW] Re: front derailer question

I've got the same setup on my Atlantis except I went with the Sora derailler. Works great - just the right clearance and never throws the chain. wc. Doug Peterson wrote: > Fellow Rivendellers: > > > > What FDs work best on an Atlantis, set up with a triple? I bought mine from > Riv as a comple

[RBW] Re: Rom/Ram tire suggestions with 35mm hammered Honjos

I'm running IRC 30 mm Tandems, that measure eggzakly 28 mm on my Weinmann Concaves, under said 35-ers, and they look wunnerful. Hell, man, I'm running Honjo 45 mm 559 fenders over Specialized Turbo 559X21 (akchuwal) tires on my commuter and *those* look fine. On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Davi

[RBW] Re: Haiku

the winter crabbies the solution: obvious ride yr friggn bike -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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-b

[RBW] Re: FS: V-O Ostrich saddlebag and support $95 PayPal shipped

Dam' good price! I wish you had been selling when I bought my Nigel! On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 3:17 PM, William Courington wrote: > > Ostrich Bag URL: , retail $120 > Viva Support URL: , retail > $43 > > I've switch

[RBW] FS: V-O Ostrich saddlebag and support $95 PayPal shipped

Ostrich Bag URL: , retail $120 Viva Support URL: , retail $43 I've switched to front loading for the daily necessaries, so no longer need this saddlebag and seatpost-clamping support. They work well together

[RBW] Re: Haiku

The best thread ever on this particular list was filled with haiku. Let's hope Cyclofiend doesn't ban every last one of us for this. The Reader often uses poetry for fun so we're on topic. :-p On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Marty wrote: > > The literate types > bravely post replies as if

[RBW] Re: front derailer question

It's kind of hard to see in these pictures, but I have my All-Rounder (26" wheels) set up with an older (but not too old) Campy Chorus FD. I got it for a song a few years ago on closeout at Nashbar. (Last year's model? How hopelessly outdated!)

[RBW] Re: Haiku

The literate types bravely post replies as if everyone reads them. Me? I rarely post. Maybe once or twice a month when the bunch inspires. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To

[RBW] Re: 2009 Current Classics Calendar Update

1 calendar ordered! Thanks On Dec 17, 12:46 am, CycloFiend wrote: > Hey all - > > Just wanted to update those who had ordered the 2009 Current Classic > Calendars that the printer finally got them out the door today, so I should > be mailing them out this weekend. > > The first print run is most

[RBW] Re: Rom/Ram tire suggestions with 35mm hammered Honjos

On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 12:49 -0800, Esteban wrote: > Hi, Folks. > Got my new-to-me Romulus yesterday, and I have some slick skinny > (35mm) hammered Honjos sitting in my closet ready for a road bike. I > viewed the archives and found some information on tires that will fit > the Ram/Rom with fende

[RBW] Re: Rom/Ram tire suggestions with 35mm hammered Honjos

I ran ruffy tuffys with 35mm SKS fenders and they were fine... -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of Esteban Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 3:49 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Rom/Ram tire suggestions

[RBW] Re: Rom/Ram tire suggestions with 35mm hammered Honjos

whooo-hooo! On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Esteban wrote: > > Hi, Folks. > Got my new-to-me Romulus yesterday, and I have some slick skinny > (35mm) hammered Honjos sitting in my closet ready for a road bike. I > viewed the archives and found some information on tires that will fit > the Ram

[RBW] Rom/Ram tire suggestions with 35mm hammered Honjos

Hi, Folks. Got my new-to-me Romulus yesterday, and I have some slick skinny (35mm) hammered Honjos sitting in my closet ready for a road bike. I viewed the archives and found some information on tires that will fit the Ram/Rom with fenders. I like Panaracer Paselas 28 &32s in general, with the T

[RBW] Re: Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

I used to use the 559X60s on Mavic 23 mm mtb rims; no problem except getting the beads to stay put. I've also run 1.95s on 19 mm (outside width) rims; again, no problems. Note that these 19 mm rims -- both Sun M14As and Trek "mountain aeros" were *mountain bike rims* back when skinny rims, purple a

[RBW] Re: for sale again and again.....

i for one appreciate sarahs eecummings style that makes her posts unique and fun keep it up sarah i will work through ur post to get what i need On Dec 17, 11:03 am, "David Estes" wrote: > FWIW, this second message came out fine on FF/Gmail combo.  The first one > was garbled on the same set up

[RBW] Re: front derailer question

When I set up my Road Standard with a Campagnolo compact (50/32 double), I ended up using a standard (Chorus, I think) derailleur. The "triple" compatible derailleur I had used in the past with compact rings didn't want to work correctly. The standard "double" derailleur works flawlessly.

[RBW] Re: front derailer question

On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 10:58 -0800, Doug Peterson wrote: > Fellow Rivendellers: > > > > What FDs work best on an Atlantis, set up with a triple? The best FD I've ever used on a "Riv style" compact triple is the Campagnolo Racing T. Shimano makes a MTB front derailleur intended for 48T big r

[RBW] Re: Haiku

This stuff sucked in school Will somebody please shoot me? I'm begging you. Stop. On Dec 17, 1:10 pm, "soqer...@gmail.com" wrote: > No caps, no commas. > > Thought it was E. E. Cummings. > > Nope. Sarah Gibson. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message bec

[RBW] front derailer question

Fellow Rivendellers: What FDs work best on an Atlantis, set up with a triple? I bought mine from Riv as a complete bike in 03 & here's the back story: My Atlantis came with a Sugino XD crank with 24/36/46 rings & a Shimano Deore FD (just plain Deore; no extra letters or numbers on it). Se

[RBW] Re: Nekkid Sam Hillborne Photos Posted

Aren't the mounts behind the fork for a rack, like a big Nitto front rack? That's all I can think they are for. The threaded fender mount on the back is great. I don't think my AHH has it. Yesterday I got the Nitto Albatross bars I ordered for my Surly. It's totally snowing here in Portland, whic

[RBW] Re: Nekkid Sam Hillborne Photos Posted

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:36 AM, CycloFiend wrote: > on 12/17/08 10:09 AM, David Estes at cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: > > +1, very impressed w/ the fender mount on the rear. What are the fork > braze-ons for behind the canti studs? > > > Hmmm. Good question. Some sort of fender mount? > > >

[RBW] Re: Nekkid Sam Hillborne Photos Posted

on 12/17/08 10:09 AM, David Estes at cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: +1, very impressed w/ the fender mount on the rear. What are the fork braze-ons for behind the canti studs? Hmmm. Good question. Some sort of fender mount? -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galle

[RBW] Re: Nekkid Sam Hillborne Photos Posted

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:40 AM, CycloFiend wrote: > > Nicely appointed - looks like a threaded seatstay for fender mounting, > kickstand plate/chainstay bridge, fender and rack bosses at the rear > dropout, plus midstay bosses. Can't wait to see the first one all dolled up > and ready to roll!

[RBW] Re: Haiku

The Big Lebowski. The finest movie ever. The dude does abide. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 unsu

[RBW] Re: Haiku

(2 verse haiku response) there is just no need to harp on people's style, dude please don't be that guy cyclofiend said stop you are harshing our mellow please go ride your bike On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:10 AM, soqer...@gmail.com wrote: > > No caps, no commas. > > Thought it was E. E. Cummi

[RBW] Haiku

No caps, no commas. Thought it was E. E. Cummings. Nope. Sarah Gibson. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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.co

[RBW] Re: Nekkid Sam Hillborne Photos Posted

+1, very impressed w/ the fender mount on the rear. What are the fork braze-ons for behind the canti studs? DE On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Mike wrote: > > I noticed the new photos also. The frame looks great and I was excited > to see the full array of braze-ons for racks. I think it's go

[RBW] Re: Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

I don't need to use anything too mountainy as my plans are more along the lines of a super-stout Ahh-rounder type ride, so let me know what you think might fit the bill - and the rims. Marathon XR 42s? Marty Marty: That's a great tire choice. I've been using 35mm Marathon Supremes (got them

[RBW] Re: for sale again and again.....

FWIW, this second message came out fine on FF/Gmail combo. The first one was garbled on the same set up... On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 6:38 AM, Sarah Gibson wrote: > sorry for what seems like computer glitzing > tho i dont use punctuation etc > i did write out this list of items very clearly > obvi

[RBW] Re: Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 6:49 AM, JoelMatthews wrote: > > > > BTW, great foresight scoring and holding the Zephyr. Perfect crank > for the Bombadil. > -~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- > > I would call it the perfect choice for any bike! :-) -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA -

[RBW] Re: Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

Big Apples should fit the rim. I have Big Apples on a bike I use for similar purposes to your Bombadil plans. I would have recommended, except like Eric I thought the Bombadil won't fit them. On Dec 17, 10:42 am, Marty wrote: > The Apples look nice, but not sure they will fit the rims. I do re

[RBW] Re: cassettes vs freewheels

On Tue, 2008-12-16 at 19:56 -0800, Bill M. wrote: > Are you thinking of their early Synchro shifters? Probably. I do recall, they were trying to index with derailleurs and freewheels that weren't designed for it, and going by what I was reading at the time, it wasn't at all successful. > That

[RBW] Re: Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

Will the 700C version clear a 60mm? I seem to remember hearing that the Bombadil had slightly tighter clearances than the Atlantis. Either way, sounds like good news for the holiday! Erik On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Marty wrote: > > > The Apples look nice, but not sure they will fit the r

[RBW] Re: Nekkid Sam Hillborne Photos Posted

I think I read somewhere that it can take tires up to 40 with a fender. On Dec 17, 8:35 am, "PATRICK MOORE" wrote: > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 9:26 AM, fenderbender wrote: > > > Very nice, but the price hike will put it out of reach for many. > > Especially for those of us not living in the US.

[RBW] Re: for sale again and again.....

My apologies Sara! Didn't want my response to cause the thread to be hijacked this way. Had no idea there was tech glitch that caused this. Great stuff, hope you sell it all and have a good Christmas! //Peter On 17 Dec, 15:49, Sarah Gibson wrote: > actually did that > > put numerous lines betwee

[RBW] Re: Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

The Apples look nice, but not sure they will fit the rims. I do recall however that MA40s were re-rolled to 26 back in the day and fit with pretty big rubber. Might be worth try either way. Even better = two sets of wheels! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this m

[RBW] Re: Nekkid Sam Hillborne Photos Posted

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 9:26 AM, fenderbender wrote: > > Very nice, but the price hike will put it out of reach for many. > Especially for those of us not living in the US. > $1K for such a nice frame (I like the seatstay bridge fender mount braze on) including hs, bb, sp, is not bad at all. Ho

[RBW] Re: Nekkid Sam Hillborne Photos Posted

Very nice, but the price hike will put it out of reach for many. Especially for those of us not living in the US. On 17 Dec, 09:40, CycloFiend wrote: > Just about to shut things down tonight when I wandered over to the RBW site > and noticed that they had added photos and deposit/order info on t

[RBW] 650B Rim Options

My wife currently has a Bleriot with CR18 rims. These rims are severly oversized and I can barely change a tire on them in my shop so there is no way she will be able to change a flat on the road. I was considering replacing these rims with some Weinmann ZAC 19 rims. I went to a very well k

[RBW] Re: Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < thill@gmail.com> wrote: > > The Schwalbe Marathon Cross (700x39ish) is a nice all-rounder tire for > quite a bit less dough than the XRs will set you back. But Patrick has > a good point about the Big Apples. To continue my thou

[RBW] Re: Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

The Schwalbe Marathon Cross (700x39ish) is a nice all-rounder tire for quite a bit less dough than the XRs will set you back. But Patrick has a good point about the Big Apples. On Dec 17, 6:10 am, Marty wrote: > A little pre-holiday cheer from Riv yesterday - my 60cm/700c Bombadil > is on the sl

[RBW] Re: Nekkid Sam Hillborne Photos Posted

I noticed the new photos also. The frame looks great and I was excited to see the full array of braze-ons for racks. I think it's going to be a huge success for Rivendell. --mike On Dec 17, 12:40 am, CycloFiend wrote: > Just about to shut things down tonight when I wandered over to the RBW site

[RBW] Re: Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

The Marathon XR's would probably be great. I put a set of 622 X 32 Marathon Plus on my Quickbeam a few months ago. It's been my first experience with Schwalbe tires and so far I'm impressed. Another option would be the Continental Top Touring 622 X 47. I've run a set of them on my Atlantis for abou

[RBW] Re: for sale again and again.....

actually did that put numerous lines between each item listed.. 3 lines added in this post peace well behaved women rarely make history _ride yr friggin bicycle_ > From: tim...@bitstream.net > Subject: [RBW] Re: for sale again and again. > Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:46

[RBW] Re: Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

Your only realistic choice is 60 mm Big Apples. On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:10 AM, Marty wrote: > > A little pre-holiday cheer from Riv yesterday - my 60cm/700c Bombadil > is on the sleigh and heading over the water and through the woods. I > need some thoughts on tire choices, and thought this gr

[RBW] Re: Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

Not sure you need advice. The XR is a great choice for what sounds like one heavy duty bike in the making. If you find yourself riding more on pavement than mixed conditions, Marathon Supreme 40s will roll a bit easier. Supremes will slide more than XRs on grass and loose stuff though. Looking

[RBW] Re: for sale again and again.....

On Dec 16, 2008, at 11:08 PM, Doug Peterson wrote: > The problem may be between various e-mail systems. I can read her > stuff > fine, but for instance someone forwarded one of her recent messages > & it was > all run together. And I know some of mine come back with all sorts > of extra

[RBW] Re: for sale again and again.....

sorry for what seems like computer glitzing tho i dont use punctuation etc i did write out this list of items very clearly obviuosly some folks received it as i wrote it nevertheless some folks get a jarbled mess i use microsoft internet explorer and hotmail tho on this computer i use firefox doe

[RBW] Re: for sale again and again.....

same here, original looked good --- On Tue, 12/16/08, Jim Bronson wrote: From: Jim Bronson Subject: [RBW] Re: for sale again and again. To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 11:55 PM Maybe you guys need to adjust your resolution or something. I saw a logi

[RBW] Re: How durable are zip ties for fenders?

Nice set up! The clamps on the fork look very much like the strips I bought and used to hold a Tubus Tara lowrider in place during a 5 month tour in Asia. Just like to ad that I have used zip-ties many times on road bikes that lack room for any type of clamp and it has worked ok. But I have found

[RBW] Re: for sale again and again.....

Sarah, I emailed you about the Ultegra shifters. My wife's right shifter is on the fritz so these would get put to very good use. Let me know if you don't get the email. Thanks Pete --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to th

[RBW] Re: cassettes vs freewheels

Thanks for that info! Never occurred to me it could be the same distance. Checked with the collected wisdom of Sheldon and sure enough! I'll try it out and see what happens as it's a nice set of french made Roval wheels. Very aero in the 80's witch I guess is why Specialized had to go and buy the

[RBW] Bombadil on the Way - Getting Tired

A little pre-holiday cheer from Riv yesterday - my 60cm/700c Bombadil is on the sleigh and heading over the water and through the woods. I need some thoughts on tire choices, and thought this group would have an opinion or two. First of all, I should mention that I had Rich build up a set of wheel

[RBW] 2009 Current Classics Calendar Update

Hey all - Just wanted to update those who had ordered the 2009 Current Classic Calendars that the printer finally got them out the door today, so I should be mailing them out this weekend. The first print run is mostly sold through, but if you want to snag one of the ones available, info is her

[RBW] Nekkid Sam Hillborne Photos Posted

Just about to shut things down tonight when I wandered over to the RBW site and noticed that they had added photos and deposit/order info on the Sam Hillborne. It's nekkid (not painted or powdercoated), but you get a pretty good sense of the design. http://www.rivbike.com/#product=50-700 Nic