I agree. I appreciate Scott posting it, despite the sadness. I want to clarify
that when I said I agreed things got far off-topic, I was referring to the
subsequent stream of the discussion and not Scott's original posting. I too am
glad that Scott posted it. Sorry for any confusion.
-Jim W.
Jim-
Sorry to place you in a quandary with the topic and post. Didn't mean
to do that at all.
Guess, in the end, what I was shooting for was basically 2 things:
1. How crazy things can be and are 'out there', and to that end,
looking within ourselves at the variations in our own lives that
eit
on 4/18/10 9:19 PM, Me at clotht...@gmail.com wrote:
> You're welcome, Bill [how are you by the way?].
>
> And yes, I am Scott Cutshall [=Me].
>
> And to the one poster who found it funny: no, it's not a screenplay
> but I do wish it was, because I find it all very sad.
>
> PS-> if it is too fa
I do ride my JB greens off-road, though they are less fun than my 42mm
IRC Mythos XC Slicks. Have gotten one pinch flat on a high speed
descend on a gravel road with sharp fist-sized rocks, running around
35-40 psi with a bike+rider weight of 210 lbs.
Gernot
On Apr 17, 8:38 pm, Mike wrote:
> Ov
Grant's written about fitness and sensibility. Rivendell's riding
philosophy runs against extremes - x-treme "training" and extreme
eating. This story is instructive.
Esteban
San Diego, Calif.
On Apr 18, 9:19 pm, Me wrote:
> You're welcome, Bill [how are you by the way?].
>
> And yes, I am Sco
I am not using a daruma because my plastic Berthoud/SKS fenders have a
riveted L-bracket. I don't think the fork crown on the 650B Sams is
different. It's just that the Tektro fork crown cable hanger is very
thick (it needs to be very stiff).
Gernot
On Apr 18, 8:44 pm, "carnerda...@bellsouth.net"
You're welcome, Bill [how are you by the way?].
And yes, I am Scott Cutshall [=Me].
And to the one poster who found it funny: no, it's not a screenplay
but I do wish it was, because I find it all very sad.
PS-> if it is too far Off-Topic for the Group, -again-, Jim can pull
the whole schebang of
Nice bike! I've heard that a good orthotic can help with the
Morton's.
When I park my Riv at a coffee shop on a ride, very few people ever
comment. But very few people comment on anybody's bike. I think the
Riv community has a high % of folks interested in the aesthetics of
the bicycle, and the av
It is Scott, he signed his name. It's a really sad story, and i can
only imagine how hard it would be for his wife to not say anything
about Scott's experience with his weight. People have to choose change
for themselves, but when there are enablers and ignorance of the
alternatives in life, a litt
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On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Shaun Meehan wrote:
> Another dog-related bike damage story. I had the Atlantis in the work
> stand doing some work on it. When I was done I took it off of the
> stand, and leaned the bike against the stand with the saddle resting
> on the clamp. I had a couple of
FYI - I think Me is Scott, but maybe I am off
On Apr 18, 4:45 pm, Tim McNamara wrote:
> On Apr 18, 2010, at 4:37 PM, Shaun Meehan wrote:
>
> > It's interesting. I've seen a couple of shows about people who got so
> > large that they were literally disabled.
>
> I've known a number of them profess
On Apr 18, 7:37 pm, James Warren wrote:
> I think that "his" was supposed to be capitalized. :)
Actually, I meant to say "This thread seems to have strayed far away
from the focus of this
group. " I was posting from my phone which I'm still getting used to.
I'm at work. In an ER. I'm surrounded
Hopefully not on one of your two amazing Rivvies, Beth.
-Jim W.
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>From: Beth H
>On Apr 18, 12:41 pm, Thomas Nezovich wrote:
>> Aluminum or wooden blocks, greased, and used with a vise. These are
>> Al by Bicycle Research:
>> http://www.bicycleresearchtools.com/f
I think that "his" was supposed to be capitalized. :)
(And by the way, I agree, although the topic is interesting.)
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>From: Mike
>This thread seems to have strayed far away from the focus of his
>group.
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On Apr 18, 12:41 pm, Thomas Nezovich wrote:
> Aluminum or wooden blocks, greased, and used with a vise. These are
> Al by Bicycle Research:
> http://www.bicycleresearchtools.com/framet.html#anchor351350
And they work. I've seen them used and can't wait to give them a try
on a dented frame
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 6:46 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23259...@n05/4526924426/in/set-72157623747045659/
>
> Cross-posted from the Frame list. I don't see a reason for this sort of
> construction, except as a craftman's tour de force (as opposed to his tour
> de franc
Are those tires prototypes or production versions?
PATRICK MOORE wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23259...@n05/4526924426/in/set-72157623747045659/
Cross-posted from the Frame list. I don't see a reason for this sort
of construction, except as a craftman's tour de force (as opposed to
his
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Mike wrote:
> This thread seems to have strayed far away from the focus of his
> group.
>
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On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 7:30 PM, happyriding wrote:
> On Apr 18, 5:51 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> >
> > ...". And yet the carnal sins are less bad than the "spiritual" sins of
> > which we need look no further than to our great and good to see
> represented
> > -- hatred, cruelty, pride, greed. T
On Apr 18, 5:51 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
>
> grotesqueness to this sort of affliction or obsession, in my serious opinion
> akin to insanity or demonic possession.
>
...or being a drug addict, where food is the drug.
> It reminds me of that old movie,
> "Seven" with Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt.
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Will wrote:
> Yup. We know so much more now about nutrition now than we did before,
> and I appreciate Grant's occasional nod in this direction in the
> Reader. Personally, I wish every American would read Dr. Joel
> Fuhrman's "Fasting and Eating for Health: A Med
I can tell ya'll one…just today I was at my grandsons T-Ball game. He's 5.
There was a kid on the opposing team who must of weighed 70+ pounds. It was
really sad. His parents were also huge people, and they sad there slurping on
sodas and eating chips of some kid. At least the kid was getti
That is one of the funniest pieces of writing I've read in a long
time. It's a screen play for a comedy right?
It's true? Well, then I guess Me has a candidate for his first
patient.
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Yup. We know so much more now about nutrition now than we did before,
and I appreciate Grant's occasional nod in this direction in the
Reader. Personally, I wish every American would read Dr. Joel
Fuhrman's "Fasting and Eating for Health: A Medical Doctor's Program
for Conquering Disease" (1995; ht
Thank you for sharing pictures of your Bomba. A fine bike!
On Apr 18, 12:30 pm, Eduardo Rosas wrote:
> Wish I would have seen you, I would have stopped by to talk for sure!
> I was so tired of seeing the same old spec/rek/avelos, The funny thing
> is that they all think their are so cool with th
Follow up - Had my Hillborne out for a ride this morning. Noticed
that there is a movement in the fork when braking at slow speeds.
Didn't seem to affect handling or anything. More like the brake is
grab/release quickly and the bent fork trying to straighten out.
Now, I don't consider this to b
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
>
> On Apr 18, 2010, at 4:37 PM, Shaun Meehan wrote:
>
> It's interesting. I've seen a couple of shows about people who got so
>> large that they were literally disabled.
>>
>
> I've known a number of them professionally, in their 30s and livi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23259...@n05/4526924426/in/set-72157623747045659/
Cross-posted from the Frame list. I don't see a reason for this sort of
construction, except as a craftman's tour de force (as opposed to his tour
de france), but man, I'd ride it in a Rivendell minute!
IIRC, BG claime
On Apr 18, 2010, at 4:37 PM, Shaun Meehan wrote:
It's interesting. I've seen a couple of shows about people who got so
large that they were literally disabled.
I've known a number of them professionally, in their 30s and living
in a nursing home due to the health complications of ultra-morb
Sad story indeed. Many health care practioners become bitter and
frustrated due to facing situations like this on a daily basis. It can
be hard to have compassion for people who choose to eat themselves
into morbid obesity, a poor quality of life and an early death. I am
sorry that this young man m
Oops! Somehow I sent that before I was done. Sorry about that.
What I was going to say is that all of these people had "enablers".
Not only were they unable to control their food intake; they had
people who continued to bring them huge amounts of unhealthy food even
though it was obvious that it w
It's interesting. I've seen a couple of shows about people who got so
large that they were literally disabled.
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Strangely enough, now I want some chicken wings.
On Apr 18, 11:07 am, Me wrote:
> **If this is too far astray for this group... Jim, go ahead and pull
> it, but I thought -somehow- it needed posting: perhaps for no other
> reason than to purge it from my brain**
>
> My wife is an RN. She works i
This makes the thread on the boblist about the validity of the NHTSA's
bicycling fatality statistics almost academic. Wow. Will satire ever, *ever*
catch up with reality? Not in my lifetime or yours, that's for sure!
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Me wrote:
> **If this is too far astray for th
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Eduardo Rosas wrote:
> Wish I would have seen you, I would have stopped by to talk for sure!
> I was so tired of seeing the same old spec/rek/avelos, The funny thing
> is that they all think their are so cool with the same bike, Mine
> stuck out for sure. I didn'
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:56 PM, CycloFiend wrote:
> Bear in mind that there are a _lot_ of variables in the shimmy equation -
> fore/aft weight distribution, friction into the tires, tire pressure, load
> positioning, weight, etc - I would see if you can replicate it again before
> trying anythi
Wish I would have seen you, I would have stopped by to talk for sure!
I was so tired of seeing the same old spec/rek/avelos, The funny thing
is that they all think their are so cool with the same bike, Mine
stuck out for sure. I didn't get the complete cold shoulder but only
3/4 people talked to m
Aluminum or wooden blocks, greased, and used with a vise. These are
Al by Bicycle Research: http://www.bicycleresearchtools.com/framet.html#anchor351350
On Apr 18, 2010, at 1:26 PM, Shaun Meehan wrote:
Another dog-related bike damage story. I had the Atlantis in the work
stand doing some wo
Metal fenders can creak. If you have direct fender/frame contact
(probably between the chainstays), try using a strip of handlebar tape
to separate the contact points. I had a creak that was driving me
crazy, and this took care of it.
On Apr 17, 9:49 pm, Rene Sterental wrote:
> Today was the Ti
"beast-sage"?
The other way to de-dent a tube involves a workstand clamp, industrial
plastic wrap and a _lot_ of grease. Then the procedure is essentially the
same, apply pressure, rotate, apply pressure. Increase pressure (i.e.
tighten clamp "snap in" point) and repeat.
Again, patience and care
on 4/18/10 6:19 AM, SJB at sjbrau...@gmail.com wrote:
> Can someone explain why the double top tube is necessary?
> I just don't get it. Rough stuff bikes have been around for a long
> time and do quite well with a single top tube.
> Is there a purpose or is Riv just making their own little style
**If this is too far astray for this group... Jim, go ahead and pull
it, but I thought -somehow- it needed posting: perhaps for no other
reason than to purge it from my brain**
My wife is an RN. She works in PACU [basically to the common person,
that's the recovery room after one has surgery].
L
on 4/17/10 10:49 PM, Rene Sterental at orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
> Going a bit fast on downhill slopes, about 16 mph, removing the hands from the
> bars caused a shimmy. It was kind of a low frequency shimmy, gentle but
> steady. The bike kept going straight, but with the shimmy. I have a Chris Ki
Great bags, Grant, et al.
I'd make one change only; lower the side panel reflective strips.
They might be more effective that way.
Ron
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Pretty bike.
Couple thoughts and observations:
1. Re: Creaking: More than likely your Brooks. If not, if it's
creaking under pedal [i.e. pedaling out of saddle or in saddle up
hills, lots of pushing on pedals... ] BB or BB cups.
If you built the bike up yourself, did you use lots of grease whil
Where do you live?
I'll paypal you money for shipping for them and either use or donate
them.
Sorry, people wasting bike parts just is my pet peeve.
-Justin
On Apr 18, 1:48 pm, Michael_S wrote:
> Thanks for the info... but Sheldon's info is misleading. The
> Bridgestone catalog says it's Italia
First-class wrap/shellac job! I've not gotten up the courage to try
it.
Ryan
On Apr 17, 10:49 pm, Rene Sterental wrote:
> Today was the Tierra Bella Century and I rode the 35 mile ride with the
> Bombadil. You can check out some pictures here:http://tinyurl.com/y6nuxy2.
>
> I taped my handlebar
Rene:
+1 on the grease comments but especially check the Brooks. I've found
that when new they tend to creak, sound a bit like a saddle on a
horse. Seems to go away after a while (and enough Proofhide). Don't
forget the chainring bolts and crank spindle if something easier
doesn't solve the pro
Thanks for the info... but Sheldon's info is misleading. The
Bridgestone catalog says it's Italian type headset which, according to
the headset list, the crown race dia. is either 26.5 or 27.0. I
have a Bstone T700 that I thought was 26.4 and I had to do some real
grinding work to get the crown
Gorgeous Bomba and cool ride, I would definitely given you a shout
out ;-). I notice on my steel canti bike that the brooks creaks and
the wire loop on the canti's sometimes rubs/creaks on the fenders -
just a thought.
On Apr 18, 9:28 am, Peter Andrews wrote:
> I'm with Esteban here, and I'd ven
Hi Michael -
My RB-T has the same headtube size/configuration as the RB-1 -
26.4 fork crown race inner diameter. But don't take my word on it:
http://sheldonbrown.com/cribsheet-headsets.html
OR
http://sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1991/pages/bridgestone-1991-39.htm
Phil B
> On Apr 17, 10:0
Do the bags adjust for heel clearance ?
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I'm with Esteban here, and I'd venture to say that, on a new bike,
with a new brooks, it is most likely your saddle. Grease the rails,
and be sure to use whatever it is you use on top of the saddle
(proofide, Obenauf's) on the underside as well. Get it in there
between the rear plate and the leat
Another dog-related bike damage story. I had the Atlantis in the work
stand doing some work on it. When I was done I took it off of the
stand, and leaned the bike against the stand with the saddle resting
on the clamp. I had a couple of the dogs in the shop with me and when
I went to put the tools
Nice looking setup.love the shellacked green bar tape...wow! I
don't know why there were no comments on it but perhaps they didn't
know what to make of it and were simply stunned. Until someone gets
tuned into the whole idea of a lugged steel non suspended bicycle, I
think many just don't get i
+1 for the "train out of town" options from Anne & Reid. Big cities,
even one as compact & beautiful as San Francisco, are challenging to
cross. Unless one is bound & determined to pedal every mile of a
tour, public transportation across any major urban area is a sensible
option.
dougP
On Apr 1
Now, now, Rivendell has certainly made its share of style statements. There
is nothing at all wrong with that, as long as one recognizes them for what
they are. I have no idea if the second tt on the B is cosmetic or
structural.
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You trashed the shifters? Were they still functioning? At the very
least you should have donated them to a local bike church/kitchen/non-
profit. I know it's in vogue around here to bash those but throwing
away functioning equipment is ridiculous.
On Apr 17, 10:03 pm, Michael_S wrote:
> I know I
Park Check
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 7:38 AM, Mike wrote:
> Let's try that again. I was inspired by this particular Hunqa build:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/32306...@n07/4481431218/in/pool-1358...@n23
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Let's try that again. I was inspired by this particular Hunqa build:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32306...@n07/4481431218/in/pool-1358...@n23
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I decided to take the fenders and rack off my Surly and put on the
Schwalbe Marathong 700x47s I have to make the bike into more of an off-
road bike. I was inspired by recent build shots of the Hunqapillar,
this one in particular:
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/hunqapillar/50-713
I'm gonna
I may have missed this before, but is there a reason you have not tried
the fork crown daruma?
Also, for those who have or are considering 650B Sam Hillbornes, the
fork crown dimensions must be different. I have a Nitto mini rack on my
52 and the bolt is long enough to fit a spacer on the front
> Is there a purpose or is Riv just making their own little style
> statement?
And how dare they? Any effort to make things outside of comfortable
norms ought to be squashed like a cockroach.
On Apr 18, 8:19 am, SJB wrote:
> Can someone explain why the double top tube is necessary?
> I just don
On Apr 18, 7:19 am, SJB wrote:
> Can someone explain why the double top tube is necessary?
> I just don't get it.
Ever ridden a 66 cm (C-C) frame with a 62 cm top tube?
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Can someone explain why the double top tube is necessary?
I just don't get it. Rough stuff bikes have been around for a long
time and do quite well with a single top tube.
Is there a purpose or is Riv just making their own little style
statement?
Steve
On Apr 17, 10:49 pm, Rene Sterental wrote:
I have a 56cm SH with 720 Tektros: with the Tektro forkcrown-mounted
cable stop, no problems. Switched to a headset-mounted stop (to
install Nitto front rack and fenders), squeal (but no shudder),
regardless of toe-in settings with stock pads. Switched to VO squeal-
free pads, no problems, regardle
They do look beautiful, but I have a couple of hopefully constructive
comments:
I'd go with double straps and no dowel in the lid for these reasons:
1. Severly overstuffing will round out the bag, and the dowel in the
lid will make the lid fit poorly.
2. I doubt these straps will ever break, but y
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