on 1/13/10 9:25 PM, rcnute at rcn...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Why not clearance for JBs and fenders, wonders I?
>
I think GP is being a little careful with the description at this point.
There are a whole heckuvalotta variables between now and when the finished
production frames show up - things cou
Why not clearance for JBs and fenders, wonders I?
On Jan 13, 10:20 am, rperks wrote:
> From following Rivendell/Grant for a while I would imagine that these
> types of projects really are the fruits of their labors. It takes the
> intelectual property and designs for a deeper penatration into th
i miss the cardboard instructions. but still a good video
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Jay Ritchey at Rivendell has just posted a YouTube video on how to
apply bike decals. It should be a great help to anyone trying this at
home. My first attempt to apply the decals on my Quickbeam ended in
abject failure (the darned things are super sticky and brittle). The
second try, with Jay's he
MichaelH wrote, "the Ram. is designed to be optimized with 28
mm tires. I didn't see any point in trying to make that frame into
something it wasn't intended to be."
I agree with that. When I think of my Romulus, I know it was designed
around the Shimano medium reach brakes and for 28mm tires wi
On Jan 13, 10:58 am, jpp wrote:
> Not exactly east coast, but the country bike shop in ohio is also
> something to keep in mind. I am not connected with them in any way,
> but they look to be an interesting spot, I have talked to them and
> they are well versed in Riv fitting, etc As a plu
Usually it's hard to get the correct angle adjustment with a backwards
seatpost.
On Jan 13, 8:22 pm, James Warren wrote:
> I'm a seat-forward Rivendell rider person, and I just recently found out. It
> freaked me out a bit, because I have a few of them with setback Nitto
> seatposts, and so far
I'm a seat-forward Rivendell rider person, and I just recently found out. It
freaked me out a bit, because I have a few of them with setback Nitto
seatposts, and so far, I've only switched to the Thomson on the Ram with good
results. I want a good silver seatpost for the other bikes too, so do I
I just learned that mud can get stuck in your fenders and make an good
ride into an adventure!
Pictures can be founded here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157623081384461/
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Interesting. As I just inflate the Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 700x40
to whatever the mood is. Usually about 45 front and 60 rear. And
after about 2,400 miles on them last year, do perfer them to the CdlV
in 650B. Those were good tires, but I didn't find them in the same
quality league as the Sch
Just noticed a bunch of NOS Avocet "touring" shoes on the 'bay - alas
nothing my size, but maybe you or your spouse/SO have normal feet,
unlike my yeti-sized paws. I've always liked Avocet stuff; saddles,
components, computers, etc, but they are hard to find anymore in good
shape. (I bought an Avoc
I am not able to get a 32mm (actual) tire under my Honjo fenders on my
Rambouillet. Perhaps I could get a 30, but my sense is, despite the
promotional claims, that the Ram. is designed to be optimized with 28
mm tires. I didn't see any point in trying to make that frame into
something it wasn't
Just found out the bike will arrive on Friday. A little evening shake-
out cruise and then off for a proper ramble on Saturday morning.
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I think my spring project is to get 32 mm tires working on my Rambouillet by
changing the current Shimano brakes for Tektro R538's. If I can get this to
work then the Rambouillet would be everything I need in a bike. I currently
run 32mm Pasellas on my Quickbeam and for general purpose use th
Marty had:
A few ideas:
1. RCR - Right Coast Rivers, or Right Coast Rivies
2. RRC - Rivendell Right Coasters
3. EMRA - East of the Mississippi Rivendell Aficionados
4. NERDS - NutinwrongwithlivinoutEast Rivendell DreamerS
Can't contribute a Riv ride at the moment. FYI - I'm in South-Central
P
Art, I'd paypal you a dollar to see pics of your 650b Redwood!
Steve Frederick, East Lansing, MI
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>From following Rivendell/Grant for a while I would imagine that these
types of projects really are the fruits of their labors. It takes the
intelectual property and designs for a deeper penatration into the
masses. The next stop would be packaging them as completes and
getting them into the corn
If I recall correctly the Rambo is not a could candidate for a 650b
conversion becuase it has low bottom bracket to start with. Someone
let me know if this is not true.
Larry Powers
[lots of replies, mostly that it's not possible, or not desirable...]
Larry:
I did this with my 68cm Redwood
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Esteban wrote:
> I think this will work out quite nicely for Rivendell. Remember the
> pain of managing the QBP partnership with the Bleriot? Soma will
> manage the bike, and Riv gets to see more people on a more sensible
> road bike.
>
> If someone walks into a
I think this will work out quite nicely for Rivendell. Remember the
pain of managing the QBP partnership with the Bleriot? Soma will
manage the bike, and Riv gets to see more people on a more sensible
road bike.
If someone walks into a Soma dealer and sees the SOMA/AMOS in the
shop, the upslope
What about ROBE, pronounced Robby.
Riv Owners Bunch East
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On Wed, 2010-01-13 at 12:28 -0500, Seth Vidal wrote:
> Maybe I should try the 37mm paselas. I know the 35s are nice - so
> maybe the 37s are the bees knees.
They are supposed to be the bees knees in wide 700Cs. I've never heard
anybody say they're the equals of Hetres, though -- and, they've bee
On Wed, 2010-01-13 at 08:56 -0800, clevewh...@gmail.com wrote:
> The answer to why is toeclip overlap. My 54cm Rambouillet has a
> terrible problem with this and it really is a problem when I'm trying
> to negotiate traffic with a heavy load of groceries
That's certainly an excellent reason!
-
On Wed, 2010-01-13 at 09:22 -0800, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote:
> You may be right Steve. My 650B-riding experience is limited to some
> Fatty Rumpkins, which were fine, but not magical. Interesting that no
> tire makers have shown interest in a wider 700C that rides like the
> fat 650Bs rep
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
> You may be right Steve. My 650B-riding experience is limited to some
> Fatty Rumpkins, which were fine, but not magical. Interesting that no
> tire makers have shown interest in a wider 700C that rides like the
> fat 650Bs rep
You may be right Steve. My 650B-riding experience is limited to some
Fatty Rumpkins, which were fine, but not magical. Interesting that no
tire makers have shown interest in a wider 700C that rides like the
fat 650Bs reportedly ride. You'd think that just once some tire
company would say, "ya know,
Having it posted on the site gives me hope this is frame will come to
fruition. It will be nice to have a choice between a "sporty road
bike" AMOS, and a "country bike" SamH. Love the blue, hope they
keep it
On Jan 13, 8:25 am, Michael_S wrote:
> My vote is for the slacker seatpost ... 71.5d
On Wed, 2010-01-13 at 08:52 -0800, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote:
> I remember the article that Mike mentioned. I think the point was that
> Riv bikes already have good clearances, so why bother (not to mention
> BB height issues...) In the early days of RBW's promotion of 650B, a
> lot of peo
A few ideas:
1. RCR - Right Coast Rivers, or Right Coast Rivies
2. RRC - Rivendell Right Coasters
3. EMRA - East of the Mississippi Rivendell Aficionados
4. NERDS - NutinwrongwithlivinoutEast Rivendell DreamerS
Can't contribute a Riv ride at the moment. FYI - I'm in South-Central
PA.
Marty (
The answer to why is toeclip overlap. My 54cm Rambouillet has a
terrible problem with this and it really is a problem when I'm trying
to negotiate traffic with a heavy load of groceries
On Jan 13, 7:42 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
> I've seen 650b Rambouillets: my question is "why"? Y
I remember the article that Mike mentioned. I think the point was that
Riv bikes already have good clearances, so why bother (not to mention
BB height issues...) In the early days of RBW's promotion of 650B, a
lot of people were converting 27/700 bikes for no clear reason, since
many of the convers
Steve Palincsar wrote:
>The difference between 72 and 73 degrees should easily be accommodated
>with a zero-setback post. Are you saying you are already using one of
>those with a 73 degree seat tube?
I am--my "ideal," seat tube angle with the saddle I typically use is 73.5.
That assumes a zer
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My vote is for the slacker seatpost ... 71.5d works great for me and
brooks saddles.
Kinda cool that GP is going to re-lable and sell as a Rivendell. I
guess they call that good marketing. As much as I love that Romulus
blue others may prefer a sage green or orange ( hint, hint)
I think the exp
Jim makes a really good point here. The Rambouillet works fine with
fenders and 32s so why bother with 650b. If you don't use fenders you
can fit a tire up to 37mm. There was an article or note in one of the
RR, I can't remember which one, where Grant mentioned that their bikes
weren't good for 650
On Wed, 2010-01-13 at 10:30 -0500, Frederick, Steve wrote:
> I hope it has a seat tube angle of 73 degrees or so--the gradually
> slackening(!) of Riv's bikes has put them outside my fit zone. (since I
> don't use Brooks saddles, I don't need so much setback)
>
The difference between 72 and
Not exactly east coast, but the country bike shop in ohio is also
something to keep in mind. I am not connected with them in any way,
but they look to be an interesting spot, I have talked to them and
they are well versed in Riv fitting, etc As a plus if you look at
their website they still h
I've seen 650b Rambouillets: my question is "why"? You can already
fender a 700x32ish, which is ample for most road riding. If running
bigger tires is a priority, there are bikes designed to do that with a
lot less hassle.
On Jan 13, 6:39 am, Larry Powers wrote:
> If I recall correctly the Rambo
I hope it has a seat tube angle of 73 degrees or so--the gradually
slackening(!) of Riv's bikes has put them outside my fit zone. (since I don't
use Brooks saddles, I don't need so much setback)
Oh, and I hope my size comes with 650b wheels!
Steve Frederick, East Lansing, MI
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On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Ethan wrote:
> I'd be happy to as well. But I'm in Massachusetts. Which means there
> is relatively easy access to a few Rivs at Harris Cyclery. That being
> said I have a Riv I'd be happy to show off.
>
> 66CM Atlantis
>
It's nice to see so many folks on the eas
Congrats on the tandem. I had a custom Bilenky tandem built two summers ago.
Very nice bike and they wer great to work with.
Larry Powers
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> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:18:56 -0800
> Subject: [RBW] Re: 650b Rambouillet was:
Ouch! Hope you are feeling better.
How often should a tubular tire be reglued? I have a pair on a bike
for two years. I've never needed to remove them so have never reglued
them. The bike hangs up when not in use.
Michael
On Jan 12, 5:06 pm, Don Genovese wrote:
> "...check the glue." Yep, tha
The last issue of Bicycle Quarterly reviewed a bike (name??) that has,
if I remember correctly, a bottom bracket height of only 235mm. Jan
Heine reported that he had no real problem with pedal strike, but
could hit the rings taking it over curbs. I doubt if a Ram or Rom
would be that low.
I'm sti
It has less BB drop than an Atlantis or a Hilsen. As mentioned by others,
crank length matters too. I assume you refer to the 700 size wheels. The 26"
wheel Ram will not accommodate a 650B wheel. I tried it :)
From: Larry Powers
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On Wed, 2010-01-13 at 07:39 -0500, Larry Powers wrote:
> If I recall correctly the Rambo is not a could candidate for a 650b
> conversion becuase it has low bottom bracket to start with. Someone
> let me know if this is not true.
The Rambouillet does indeed have a low bottom bracket -- and it was
If I recall correctly the Rambo is not a could candidate for a 650b conversion
becuase it has low bottom bracket to start with. Someone let me know if this
is not true.
Larry Powers
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain
> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:29:41 -0800
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