on 5/27/10 9:34 PM, Rene Sterental at orthie...@gmail.com wrote:
I know about the Yves Gomez and the Betty Foy, but I just discovered on
Flickr the Willbur and the Glorius. What's their story?
Glorius was the original Rivendell mixte. Wilbury was to Glorius what Yves
Gomes is to Betty Foy.
I
I'm having trouble with a Zefal 'Lock & Roll' seatpost clamp I bought
a few months back. It's never given me problems before, but when I
went to adjust the seat yesterday, I found that the clamp would not
open when I flipped the bike upside down so the clamp would be in the
release position. The cl
FWIW, the Rivendell installed (and that is important, since I myself have
never been able to get cantis to work optimally -- gad, creeping bus. speak
brain rot! -- with drop bar levers) Tektro wide cantis work better than any
brakes I've used, now, before and (I suppose) will use, and that include
Specifically, I'm interested in whether this combination works with a
Sam Hillborne. That is, does the cable/noodle canoe interfere with the
part of the mini that protudes backward into the fork's brake mount
hole? I had problems like that on a bike I now own and ended up
finding a peculiarly-sized
I know about the Yves Gomez and the Betty Foy, but I just discovered on
Flickr the Willbur and the Glorius. What's their story?
René
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Can you expand on your thoughts? Explain how a wider tire increases trail
and what that does to the handling of the bike?
René
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:35 PM, William wrote:
> If a Roly Poly is 27.79mm in diameter, and if a Jack Brown is 33.333mm
> in diameter, that's a difference of 5.54mm o
That was the same site I just bought a new Suntour Sprint rear
derailleur from for my '91 RB-1. Here is a pic of the finished bike. I
think I read Grant say this was his favorite year and color RB-1.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37347...@n05/4632950683/
~Mike~
On May 27, 1:35 pm, William wrote:
On May 27, 7:06 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Didn't Jan find that some light, racing 23s were the fastest rollers?
yes. these are the "skinny" challenge tires i referred to above.
they measure closer to 25mm. i find them to be very fast and
comfortable, but i wouldn't want to do any MTB on them.
Jokes can be that way, sometimes.
That said: Smurfs, Rapha, Underoos, Grant, Rivendell and iPhones...
heck even Bruce Gordon, there's no joking about any of that business.
Ever.
-Scott
On May 27, 5:11 pm, JoelMatthews wrote:
> > Humor has no place on this list! Amen.
>
> Sure it does.
>
> As i
> Humor has no place on this list! Amen.
Sure it does.
As it is, the joke makes no sense, thus my missing it ... perhaps if I
had an iPhone ...
On May 27, 5:53 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Humor has no place on this list! Amen.
>
> Patrick Moore, snarling sourly into his spittle matted beard. (An
Re: Maxy Fasty - I think of the M-F as a JB Green cut down to 584, but
mine weigh 340-350 gm, and I'd think they should be lighter than a JB
if they had the same construction.
For a nice rolling, not-too-expensive 28, I like the Vittoria Rubino
Pro a bit better than the Roly Poly. Haven't ridden
He did, doubtless blithely unaware of the incredible turmoil and confusion
his innocent post caused all of us.
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 5:32 PM, William wrote:
> I wonder if the OP ever sold his hat?
>
> >
> > > Humor.
> >
> > > Humor was my point, entirely.
> >
> > > Sorry if you missed it.
> >
cemetery chic
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 4:42 PM, manueljohnacosta <
manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtjIOH1TOY
>
>
> Once again Rivendell does an awesome job! Also some new How-To-Videos
> including installing of bar-end shifters! The videos work! Now I have
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtjIOH1TOY
Once again Rivendell does an awesome job! Also some new How-To-Videos
including installing of bar-end shifters! The videos work! Now I have
this sudden urge to head out to the shop tomorrow to buy a number of
random things. Might go on a ride there then
All Sold. Thank you all.
On May 27, 8:36 am, scott wrote:
> Jerseys are gone.
> M-12 is gone
> powergrips are gone
> Campee is pending.
>
> On May 25, 11:43 pm, manueljohnacosta
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Wondering if that campee rack was still for sale?
> > -Manny
>
> > On May 25, 3:22 pm, scott wrote
I wonder if the OP ever sold his hat?
On May 27, 3:53 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Humor has no place on this list! Amen.
>
> Patrick Moore, snarling sourly into his spittle matted beard. (And
> resolutely, nay, determine-edly and even grimly bottom trimming )
>
> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 1:01 P
Hell, I use JB Greens on my *touring* bike. If I had a Rodeo (and who knows?
One day ) I'd look for the fastest, lightest, most supple racing tire I
could find regardless of cost and put those on. Didn't Jan find that some
light, racing 23s were the fastest rollers?
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:
Humor has no place on this list! Amen.
Patrick Moore, snarling sourly into his spittle matted beard. (And
resolutely, nay, determine-edly and even grimly bottom trimming )
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 1:01 PM, S.Cutshall wrote:
> No, it's not in reply to your post.
>
> My post was one based on s
On May 27, 4:28 pm, stevep33 wrote:
> Parigi-Roubaix are as reliable/sturdy as the JB's in my experience.
> JB's are fast, but I find that Parigi-Roubaix are definitely faster by
> a 1 or 2 mph. Maybe it's the placebo effect of wanting a these
> expensive and snazzy tires to be special. Whatever
Small update. I got my box of four sets of shifters this morning. So
now I'm stocked for life. Mike (the seller) thanked me for referring
several of you his way. I guess he has a webstore also. The other
interesting items he has is ultra wide range 7 speed suntour
freewheels. Although I can't
Parigi-Roubaix are as reliable/sturdy as the JB's in my experience.
JB's are fast, but I find that Parigi-Roubaix are definitely faster by
a 1 or 2 mph. Maybe it's the placebo effect of wanting a these
expensive and snazzy tires to be special. Whatever the case, I prefer
the PR's to JB's.
True,
Train Travel is a great way to go and darn difficult if you are bringing a
bicycle along.
Google "Amtrak california - railcar development virtual open house" to take
the Survey to speak up about making Amtrak and regional rail actually
bicycle friendly!!!
The ride you improve could be your own!*Hap
Fairly sturdy. At least as sturdy as the RP and JB greens have been
for me. I've gotten maybe 4 flats on them over something in the
neighborhood of 1500-2000 miles. I've even ridden them on fire trails
and gravel a few times without any punctures or (visible) sidewall
damage.
By now, the tread has
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Anne Paulson wrote:
> When I got my Roadeo, it had Jack Browns on it. I thought, hmm, this
> is a gofast bike, I'll mount 28mm tires instead. So I bought some Roly
> Polys. I just took off the Jack Browns (used maybe 100 miles) and was
> about to put on the Roly P
On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 12:57 -0700, Aaron Thomas wrote:
> Anne, if you want a 28mm tire that weighs a bit less than the RP, try
> the Challenge Parigi-Roubaix. On my digital scale there was a bit of
> variance between my tires, but they came in between 265 and 280g each.
> My RPs, by contrast, were
Anne, if you want a 28mm tire that weighs a bit less than the RP, try
the Challenge Parigi-Roubaix. On my digital scale there was a bit of
variance between my tires, but they came in between 265 and 280g each.
My RPs, by contrast, were about 320g (despite the official label of
290g).
In my experie
On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 12:35 -0700, Anne Paulson wrote:
> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>
> >
> > BQ found the Rolly Poly to have more than middle of the pack rolling
> > resistance. Nobody's ever tested the JB's that I know of; all we have
> > to go on is Andy Hampsten
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>
> BQ found the Rolly Poly to have more than middle of the pack rolling
> resistance. Nobody's ever tested the JB's that I know of; all we have
> to go on is Andy Hampsten raves about them as do many others. In the
> absence of any sort
If a Roly Poly is 27.79mm in diameter, and if a Jack Brown is 33.333mm
in diameter, that's a difference of 5.54mm or so. With a head tube
angle of 73 degrees, that means you'll be reducing your trail by
1.69mm
I think that should make the decision obvious.
One reason? Bah! More like 1.69 reaso
On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 12:18 -0700, Anne Paulson wrote:
> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>
> >
> > Can you think of one reason why you shouldn't?
>
> If the Roly Polys were noticeably lighter (but they're not,
> apparently), or had noticeably less rolling resistance (do
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>
> Can you think of one reason why you shouldn't?
If the Roly Polys were noticeably lighter (but they're not,
apparently), or had noticeably less rolling resistance (do they?) that
would be the reason.
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On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 11:59 -0700, Anne Paulson wrote:
> When I got my Roadeo, it had Jack Browns on it. I thought, hmm, this
> is a gofast bike, I'll mount 28mm tires instead. So I bought some Roly
> Polys. I just took off the Jack Browns (used maybe 100 miles) and was
> about to put on the Roly P
On May 27, 11:59 am, Anne Paulson wrote:
> When I got my Roadeo, it had Jack Browns on it. I thought, hmm, this
> is a gofast bike, I'll mount 28mm tires instead. So I bought some Roly
> Polys. I just took off the Jack Browns (used maybe 100 miles) and was
> about to put on the Roly Polys, but I
No, it's not in reply to your post.
My post was one based on something manufactured the world over for
very little cost, and perhaps even less 'Mark-Up'...
Humor.
Humor was my point, entirely.
Sorry if you missed it.
-Scott
On May 27, 3:04 am, JoelMatthews wrote:
> > PS--> Aren't iPhones mad
When I got my Roadeo, it had Jack Browns on it. I thought, hmm, this
is a gofast bike, I'll mount 28mm tires instead. So I bought some Roly
Polys. I just took off the Jack Browns (used maybe 100 miles) and was
about to put on the Roly Polys, but I thought I'd weigh the two tires
first. The Jack Bro
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:00 PM, William wrote:
>
>
> Anyway, that video from above is extraordinary, in my opinion.
>
I meant the Smurf video; didn't watch the other one.
I will keep Rapha in mind for winter pants, though.
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Pa
boy those videos are superb! The music and the riding are very
inspiring. I agree with the comments that Rivendell and Rapha are
complementary in their purposes. There are some of us who love the
bikes Rivendell makes but are not as enamored with some of the
clothing choices. Which is good... the
I guess I'm out of the advertising loop, because I have no particular
impression about Rapha's advertising being exclusivist. Is there a
concise example that can prejudice me?
Anyway, that video from above is extraordinary, in my opinion. I'll
forgive the seemingly gratuitous stream crossing, an
We've had them for about a year, and now we're ready to try another
approach to urban cycling; hers is a 52cm frame with Nitto racks front
and rear, albatross handlebars with cork grips and Tektro Reverse
levers, a Green Brooks B17, and a large green tweed Baggins. I'll take
her bike out today, tak
All I know is that the Rapha silk neckerchief is so sweet, I'm using
it for a pocket square today for a big meeting with the CFO
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I strongly deprecate (hem!) Rapha's stupidly over the top exclusivist and
emotionalist advertising -- like those foolish Ralph Lauren full pagers that
encouraged the naif and insecure to imagine themselves in a laughably badly
conceived country gentry posture; and, supposing that their margins are
I'm still kicking myself for not buying one of those Rivendell derby
sweater-vests when I had the chance. Probably would have lasted a
lifetime! Doh.
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Jerseys are gone.
M-12 is gone
powergrips are gone
Campee is pending.
On May 25, 11:43 pm, manueljohnacosta
wrote:
> Wondering if that campee rack was still for sale?
> -Manny
>
> On May 25, 3:22 pm, scott wrote:
>
>
>
> > Got some stuff for sale.
>
> > Nitto Campee Rear rack. This is the kind w
On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 05:45 -0700, JoelMatthews wrote:
> > The Rapha clothes have lasted longer and remained better looking through
> > hard use than anything I ever bought from Castelli, Pearl Izumi,
> > Assos, or any other cycling clothing I can think of (though I find
> > that smartwool's stuff
> The Rapha clothes have lasted longer and remained better looking through
> hard use than anything I ever bought from Castelli, Pearl Izumi,
> Assos, or any other cycling clothing I can think of (though I find
> that smartwool's stuff tends to last and stay fresh looking).
I have had great luck w
I have lots of rapha clothing. I wore their wool base layer tee-
shirts and fixed shorts exclusively on several tours. They held up
remarkably well and I wouldn't use anything else in the future. The
Rapha clothes have lasted longer and remained better looking through
hard use than anything I ev
> PS--> Aren't iPhones made in China? Wonder what Apple's cost per unit
> is... me thinks, it's a fair bit less than Street Price. Rivendell
> Connection: my iPhone has a Tweed case wrapped in Hemp Twine.
If this is meant as a reply to my post, you miss my point entirely. I
did not criticize Ra
> So Rapha makes some stuff in China. They probably have good profit
> margins. But I'd be willing to bet it's as well made as anything else
> out there. People in other countries can make stuff just as nicely
> (and sometimes nicer) than here, there, or anywhere.
As well made, perhaps, but certa
I have seen lots of companies move overseas and their products get
BETTER. I don't care where the stuff is made, when there is cheaper
labor companies tend to put a fair bit of that increased margin back
into the product. Look at a backpack made 20 years ago compared to the
same model today made in
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