[RBW] Re: Intro

I meant all the time away from the Riv and the Internet bike scene! On Jan 6, 6:07 pm, "Brian Griffith" wrote: > Thanks Esteban! What a wonderful line...'free time'! Gave me quite a > chuckle... > > Cheers, > Brian > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:41 AM, Esteban wrote: > > > Welcome, Brian.  

[RBW] Re: Intro

Thanks Esteban! What a wonderful line...'free time'! Gave me quite a chuckle... Cheers, Brian On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:41 AM, Esteban wrote: > > Welcome, Brian. What did you do with all your free time over the last > few years ;) > > > > On Jan 5, 8:49 pm, "David Estes" wrote: >> Welcome abo

[RBW] Re: Hillbourne With Paint

Nice color, attractive without screaming "look at me". Classy. Especially like the braze on for the shifter cables. More photos - rack mount details? Maybe a bike fully racked up? Aw, come on, it'll only take a few hoursplease? dougP -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@goo

[RBW] Re: Confused about brakes!?

Tony: The Harris website has good descriptions of the various brake types & I found it quite useful in understanding the problem. I also have an Atlantis. I bought it from Riv with Shimano XTR cantis & I think they're Tektro levers. It seems V-brakes have specific levers but you have a lot m

[RBW] Re: Confused about brakes!?

They will probably function, but it will be less than optimal. Long- pull levers will require more force from your hand for a given amount of force applied by the brake against the rim. They may also feel touchy, like the brake will engage with the slightest squeezing of the lever. On Jan 6, 7:5

[RBW] Re: Confused about brakes!?

Thanks for all the information! I'm going to use upright bars on this bike. I've got some Paul Love levers lying around from another project and although I know that they're "long pull" levers, I may give them a go on the Atlantis. I thought about ordering some of the Paul canti specific levers

[RBW] Re: Hillbourne With Paint

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 5:35 PM, John at Rivendell wrote: > > Here are a few pictures of the green Hillbourne, just posted to the > site. > > http://www.rivbike.com/#product=50-700 That's a really great green. And i say that as a Redwood owner who really likes that green too. -- Bill Connell St

[RBW] Re: Hillbourne With Paint

CREME fork crown details! I have no vote, but I'm saying that. On Jan 6, 4:53 pm, Mike wrote: > Wow, that looks great. That is one classy looking bike. I like that it > includes mounts for a mini rack. Right now I'm waiting for my > Rambouillet to be repaired and repainted and yet I can't help

[RBW] Re: Respacing a Shimano M900 XTR rear hub

I have one of those hubs on a mountain bike. It is sweet! Nearly silent, for some reason. Anyway, I would not mess with it unless absolutely necessary, for a couple of reasons. IIRC, the clearance on the right side, between the lockring and dropout, is pretty tight. Mine has a freehub that will ac

[RBW] Re: Hillbourne With Paint

Wow, that looks great. That is one classy looking bike. I like that it includes mounts for a mini rack. Right now I'm waiting for my Rambouillet to be repaired and repainted and yet I can't help but want to reserve one of these. I have pretty much all the parts for it except wheels just laying aro

[RBW] Re: Hillbourne With Paint

Very classy look From: John at Rivendell To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 5:35:28 PM Subject: [RBW] Hillbourne With Paint Here are a few pictures of the green Hillbourne, just posted to the site. http://www.rivbike.com/#product=50-700 C

[RBW] Re: Hillbourne With Paint

That's one of the nicest bikes I've ever seen. -Original Message- >From: Esteban >Sent: Jan 6, 2009 3:44 PM >To: RBW Owners Bunch >Subject: [RBW] Re: Hillbourne With Paint > > >Thanks, John. I love it. Beautiful green. I'm interested to hear >what folks think (especially the folks at

[RBW] Re: Hillbourne With Paint

Thanks, John. I love it. Beautiful green. I'm interested to hear what folks think (especially the folks at RBW, since its their decision!). On Jan 6, 3:35 pm, John at Rivendell wrote: > Here are a few pictures of the green Hillbourne, just posted to the > site. > > http://www.rivbike.com/#pro

[RBW] Hillbourne With Paint

Here are a few pictures of the green Hillbourne, just posted to the site. http://www.rivbike.com/#product=50-700 Cheers, John at Rivendell Ulaan Batar Branch Office --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

[RBW] Re: Confused about brakes!?

The main thing is to get levers that are specifically marked as being appropriate for road calipers, cantilevers, or short pull. On Jan 6, 3:59 pm, revnine wrote: > Hi, > > I'm in the process of building my Atlantis and had a (hopefully) quick > question about brakes.  I'm confused about the ter

[RBW] Re: a few more Bombadil pictures

This is the money shot! Just love the clear coated frames! On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 1:59 PM, David Sprunger wrote: > > Colleagues, > > I took pictures of some of the frame details on my clear-coated > Bombadil before I slathered

[RBW] Re: Confused about brakes!?

The "linear" brakes you refer to are actually "linear pull brakes," which is just the technical name for v-brakes. One of the main differences between v-brakes and normal center-pull cantilever brakes is that in order to produce equivalent force, the cable is pulled farther in v-brakes than it is

[RBW] Re: Confused about brakes!?

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 4:59 PM, revnine wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm in the process of building my Atlantis and had a (hopefully) quick > question about brakes. I'm confused about the terminology used to > describe different brakes--specifically "linear" brakes-- as well as > brake levers. I understa

[RBW] a few more Bombadil pictures

Colleagues, I took pictures of some of the frame details on my clear-coated Bombadil before I slathered the insides with Boeshield and set the frame aside while it dries for a few days. You can see the pictures here: http://www.cord.edu/faculty/sprunger/bikes/bombadil/ This is a neat frame, but

[RBW] Confused about brakes!?

Hi, I'm in the process of building my Atlantis and had a (hopefully) quick question about brakes. I'm confused about the terminology used to describe different brakes--specifically "linear" brakes-- as well as brake levers. I understand that the term "linear" brakes usually refers to a V-Brake,

[RBW] Re: Respacing a Shimano M900 XTR rear hub

if the road frame is 132mm, you might not need to respace. If it's a steel frame, you can usually just spread the chainstays ok. If you do need to respace, I would suggest just getting thinner spacers. You may have to get a shorter axle though depending on the frame you have. On Tue, Jan 6, 20

[RBW] Re: Atlantis sizing

Wow. Thanks Jim. I'm not ready financially yet but when I am I'll contact you to see if the offer stands. Thanks again! On Jan 6, 9:33 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > Clif: Seriously, if you really want one, I can make it happen for you. > > On Jan 6, 9:29 am, Elfardo wrote: > > > Noo

[RBW] Respacing a Shimano M900 XTR rear hub

First like to wish you all a happy new year! Recently found this nos early 90's 8sp XTR M900 32h 135 mm hub in a shop parts bin. More info here: http://www.bikepro.com/products/hubs/hubs_shimano.html Thought I might build it up with some new 650B rims and a dynamo hub up front. As I have both mtb

[RBW] Re: Latest eBay Riv?

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Jim Killian wrote: > > Just curious, > How much did that greenish Riv. road bike from Florida sell for? > (bidding ended today, but I didn't get a chance to watch the last- > minute bid war). Anybody on the list get it?Darn, that was my > size,too.. Hmm, pay

[RBW] Latest eBay Riv?

Just curious, How much did that greenish Riv. road bike from Florida sell for? (bidding ended today, but I didn't get a chance to watch the last- minute bid war). Anybody on the list get it?Darn, that was my size,too.. Hmm, pay the property tax bill, or get another bike? --~--~-~--~-

[RBW] Re: Atlantis sizing

Clif: Seriously, if you really want one, I can make it happen for you. On Jan 6, 9:29 am, Elfardo wrote: > Noo! > > -Clif "no longer a future owner of a 68cm Atlantis" Wright > > > So I emailed John at Rivendell asking about Atlantis sizing and he > > confirmed that the Atlantis will

[RBW] Re: Atlantis sizing

Noo! -Clif "no longer a future owner of a 68cm Atlantis" Wright > So I emailed John at Rivendell asking about Atlantis sizing and he > confirmed that the Atlantis will top out at 61cm. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are su

[RBW] Re: Atlantis sizing

"And I wonder if they would consider creating a waiting list--once X people plunk down deposits, an order goes off to Japan. " To some extent, that's how it works now. On any given day of the year, you can call Riv (or your favorite Riv dealer) to order a frame, and much of the time, your preferr

[RBW] Re: Atlantis sizing

<< So I emailed John at Rivendell asking about Atlantis sizing and he confirmed that the Atlantis will top out at 61cm.>> Mike, thanks for the investigative reporting. I wonder if there is a batch size X such that the production of a particular frame size would be economically justified. And I wo