There are a few shops in Seattle that carry 650b stuff. I've seen a
few beautiful custom 650b'ers around town, several Bleriots, and an
occasional Kogwell. I think if more people would be willing to try
them they'd be sold on the ride. Today I took my Bleriot, shod with
40mm Schwalbe Marathons,
Doug's the champion Atlantis utilizer, by the way!
Any bike, anywhere!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3666863547/in/set-72157620523556167/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3298444195/in/set-72157614275209826/
On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 5:48 PM, doug peterson wrote:
>
> Came in
For years I lusted for a Specialized Expedition, but never had the money,
and missed out. For years have I lusted for the Atlantis, with guilt, as my
used Quickbeam is a better bike than I am a rider, and is all the bike I
really need where I am today (I believe I could ride around the world right
I betcha' they'll take you just as you are! It would be fun to send a SoCal
contingent up for it!
DE
On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 5:04 PM, doug peterson wrote:
>
> Don't see any racks or packs in the pix. Would I have to strip down
> my Atlantis to get admitted? And maybe fit up those bumpy tires
Came in a bit late on this one and had to go back to Riv and read GP's
comments. To me, all this speculation about the end of the Atlantis
is reading a lot into what Grant wrote. I take his words at face
value - either the price goes up or they don't produce in Japan.
Simple economics. If it we
On Aug 22, 12:29 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> Your LBS stocks 650B tires? Wow. Mine doesn't. At least, they
> recognize them now (having worked on my three bikes). They aren't
> singling out 650B; they don't stock much of anything in tires other than
> 700x23 Armadillos and knobby 559s. C
That's the one. Love it!
Using the s...@#t out of it.
It's attaining beusage quickly. Some scratches. A couple of dents on
the downtube from a bike shop. (No, not my usual one). Stickers
starting to peel.
Ride it on dirt. On the road. Fast, slow. Skinny tires. Fat tires.
Unloaded. Semi-loaded.
Don't see any racks or packs in the pix. Would I have to strip down
my Atlantis to get admitted? And maybe fit up those bumpy tires?
dougP
On Aug 17, 8:44 pm, David Estes wrote:
> They could have at least stopped by and said "hi!"
>
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 6:05 PM, CycloFiend wrote:
>
>
>
>
Been using the Clickstand for a while now and it is a clever
solution. However, after just finishing a loaded tour, I'm going to
try a conventional BB mounted stand for my next trip. The Clickstand
absolutely needs the brake on for stability (they tell you this on
their website), and I found wit
An Atlantis was high up on my list of possible bikes when I was in the market a
couple of years ago. I am heavy and the Atlantis seemed indicated from RBW
charts. However, I was in the 56 cm size and thus the bike had 26 in. wheels. I
did not think that the "fun" quality of the ride compared wit
Clif - yours is the gigantic blue one, right? Real nice.
Yes - its a great group of bikes. I like how the run the gamut from
sleek ss/fixie to touring to randonneuring to full-on mountain bike.
Great design. I love mine.
Esteban
San Diego, Calif.
On Aug 22, 12:38 pm, Cycletex wrote:
> Hey,
On Sat, 2009-08-22 at 15:15 -0700, Esteban wrote:
> I agree with Jim. Rather than treating it as a special size, Riv has
> integrated it into their models, which normalizes the size. My only
> disappointment is not having 650B in the larger Riv sizes.
I'll say it one more tim: Grant was right
The deal, as I recall, is that most forks are bent after the dropouts are
brazed in. This leaves a straight section above the dropouts since the
bender can only get so close to them. All of the custom builders who do the
pretty, low curve bend the blades individually before attaching the
dropout
I agree with Jim. Rather than treating it as a special size, Riv has
integrated it into their models, which normalizes the size. My only
disappointment is not having 650B in the larger Riv sizes. My 62cm
Nobilette Protovelo is butter. And I can't explain it, but any rando
bike with 650B just l
Last I heard Kirk's project was very close. He extended the deadline
to the end of August. So get your orders in!
I just added one more set to my order to help the cause.
Ryan
On Aug 22, 2009, at 10:43, Brewster Fong wrote:
>
> On the Serotta board, someone pleaded for people to "invest"
> Mark Nobillette made my custom and I'm thinking the fork bend on
> that is pretty darn nice.
Agreed. Mr. Nobillette is quite the artist with tubes of metal.
On Aug 22, 1:33 pm, JimD wrote:
> With regards to forks and bends:
>
> Mark Nobillette made my custom and I'm thinking the fork bend
Hey, I like that one with the bullmoose bars. Who woulda thunk?
clif
http://hardmenwithsoftbellies.wordpress.com/
On Aug 22, 1:28 am, Corwin wrote:
> As the proud owner of a Quickbeam, I felt compelled to update this
> thread with the URL for the Flickr Quickbeam Group Pool slideshow:
>
> http:
On Sat, 2009-08-22 at 12:25 -0700, Brewster Fong wrote:
>
>
> On Aug 22, 12:03 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>
> > It isn't fading, and it never was a fad. Hula hoops were a fad. 650B
> > was and is a niche market.
>
> Thanks Steve. I meant to say "niche market," instead of fad. My LBS
> stock
On Aug 22, 11:29 am, Tim McNamara wrote:
> I think the energy devoted into 650B would have been much better
> expended on getting a good road rim along the lines of the MA-2 into
> the market, with box construction, a low profile, polished finish and
> true nipple sockets. That seems to
On Aug 22, 12:03 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> It isn't fading, and it never was a fad. Hula hoops were a fad. 650B
> was and is a niche market.
Thanks Steve. I meant to say "niche market," instead of fad. My LBS
stocks a ton of tires. The majority seem to be 700x23, is there really
any othe
On Sat, 2009-08-22 at 09:43 -0700, Brewster Fong wrote:
> On the Serotta board, someone pleaded for people to "invest" in Kirk
> Pacenti's Pari-Moto road tire (584x38). The poster stated Kirk needed
> 200 pairs pre-ordered by 8/15 at a cost of $118/pair. Does anyone know
> if Kirk made it?
>
> I'
All my bikes are 700c but I ride bigger bikes--62cm Rambouillet and
63cm Hilsen. I wouldn't hesitate to ride a 650b bike if I used a
smaller frame size. A coworker recently did a conversion to 650b and
loves it. It seems to work well for him. I hope it doesn't fade away.
--~--~-~--~~--
With regards to forks and bends:
Mark Nobillette made my custom and I'm thinking the fork bend on
that is pretty darn nice.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/3226115549/in/
set-72157604146015375/
-JimD
who hasn't seen anything nearly as pretty as a Riv fork on any MCRB.
On Aug 21, 2
I wonder if the Riv sizing recommendations remain the same?
On Aug 22, 7:06 am, R Gonet wrote:
> On Aug 22, 6:28 am, nawr...@comcast.net wrote:> I cant wait to see the
> headbadge, Riv always does such a great job with those. And am also curious
> about the seattube decal, panel or an R on th
I wonder if the Riv sizing recommendations remain the same?
On Aug 22, 7:06 am, R Gonet wrote:
> On Aug 22, 6:28 am, nawr...@comcast.net wrote:> I cant wait to see the
> headbadge, Riv always does such a great job with those. And am also curious
> about the seattube decal, panel or an R on th
On Aug 22, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Brewster Fong wrote:
> But, is there really that many people demanding road 650b or is it
> just another fading fad?
Unless Trek and Cannondale and Specialized are listing 650B bikes,
it's at best a niche market. If it lasts for a year or two it's a
fad and I
On Aug 22, 10:16 am, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 8/22/09 9:43 AM, Brewster Fong at bfd...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > On the Serotta board, someone pleaded for people to "invest" in Kirk
> > Pacenti's Pari-Moto road tire (584x38). The poster stated Kirk needed
> > 200 pairs pre-ordered by 8/15 at a cost
The sizes are now listed at the top of this link: [don't know how to
tinyurl]
http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models#product=50-618
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on 8/22/09 9:43 AM, Brewster Fong at bfd...@yahoo.com wrote:
> On the Serotta board, someone pleaded for people to "invest" in Kirk
> Pacenti's Pari-Moto road tire (584x38). The poster stated Kirk needed
> 200 pairs pre-ordered by 8/15 at a cost of $118/pair. Does anyone know
> if Kirk made it?
T
On the Serotta board, someone pleaded for people to "invest" in Kirk
Pacenti's Pari-Moto road tire (584x38). The poster stated Kirk needed
200 pairs pre-ordered by 8/15 at a cost of $118/pair. Does anyone know
if Kirk made it?
I'm curious as to the size of the 650b market. If there's "growth," is
On Aug 20, 2:37 pm, SpeedyChix wrote:
> NAHBS is all about a host of builders who can do this and you get full
> custom at the same time.
> Want heavier tubesets? Full custom.
>
> There are hosts of options out there.
>
Agree. But, its been argued before that if you want a "GP designed
bike" t
on 8/21/09 6:29 AM, Tim McNamara at tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
>
>
> On Aug 21, 2009, at 7:02 AM, George Millwood wrote:
>
>> Life is too short to get a crick in the neck looking backwards
>
> *That* is a great line.
Indeed. I hope the folks at the RBWHQ&L decide to use that for the next
t
As the proud owner of a Quickbeam, I felt compelled to update this
thread with the URL for the Flickr Quickbeam Group Pool slideshow:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/quickbeam/pool/show/
It is a great slideshow.
Corwin
On Aug 21, 2:41 pm, "cj.spinner" wrote:
> Played the Flickr Quickbeam pool sl
On Aug 22, 6:28 am, nawr...@comcast.net wrote:
> I cant wait to see the headbadge, Riv always does such a great job with
> those. And am also curious about the seattube decal, panel or an R on the
> sides like the Rambouillet ? It is fun watching the new bikes from Grant.
>
Wouldn't a Howdy
I'm not sure the low end, but I was informed by Grant the high end
will stop at 63. He relayed that anything taller would need stouter
tubes and basically be a Hilsen w/o the clearance. I'd love a steel
roadie road bike in 68cm but now I can quit worrying about what I
might hawk to get it.
On Aug
Great looking bike and like all RIvendells I have a desire to own one
but this is hands down the cheesiest name they have ever used. I
always liked that their names were well thought out and more dignified
sounding. This one is kinda goofball.
On Aug 21, 8:40 pm, Mike wrote:
> Rivendell posted
Own both. Built up a 52 cm Hillborne but it turned out to be too long in the
top tube for my wife. Bought and built up a Bleriot and she's now quite
happy. In the mean time I was able to ride the Hillborne a couple of times
on my daily commute and took it for a 3 day dirt road camping tour this
sum
I cant wait to see the headbadge, Riv always does such a great job with those.
And am also curious about the seattube decal, panel or an R on the sides like
the Rambouillet ? It is fun watching the new bikes from Grant.
Dave Nawrocki
Fort Collins, CO
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