Follow up on "3 Rivs for sale."
Thank you to Earl and Bill for their help. Sorry to be so dense. My
son was not here to help me!
The Atlantis 56 and Rom 59 have sold. One new Riv owner who is
enthusiastically soaking up things Rivendell and one old Riv hand who
knew more about the Rom that I d
On Aug 7, 11:31 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> A NR front hub, probaby late model: has little allen lockbolt to hold
> bearing adjustment in place. What a beautiful hub! I've seen none more
> beautiful, even taking Phil into account.
If it has an allen lockbolt to hold bearing adjustment, it's not NR
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Will:
What size tires on the Cannondale?
Just to confuse the issue, my Atlantis can develop wobbles going fast
downhill if loaded more heavily in the rear than front. The Atlantis'
mission profile is touring bike primarily and Rivs are said to be
"rear loaders". My Atlantis came with full rear
Eric:
You're doing the same thing for the Sierra's that Esteban did for the
beach. Now I know I wasted a perfectly good day doing "other
stuff".
dougP
On Aug 7, 5:09 pm, Eric Norris wrote:
> It had been way too long since I'd been out to Mormon Emigrant Trail, so I
> packed up the Riv Road th
Michael,
Impeccable timing. Last weekend I was descending on my Rambouillet
and noticed something similar (tires = 700x27 Rolly Poly). Above 35
mph, it's not exactly the shimmy/speed wobble you describe but an
unnerving twitchiness/skittishness in the front end. At speeds of
40-50 mph descendin
Esteban:
Your description of the Protovelo ride qualities sounds like my
Atlantis. On the rare occasion when I ride something else, even if I
enjoy it, there's always something about getting back on the Atlantis
& feeling "at home".
You realize when you do something like this, it just invites ho
Hey.
I'd go Hillborne. Presuming the 10% non-road riding you describe is
*not* actual single-track, intentional-impediment, ascend/descend
barely-a-trail mountain-brand mountain biking, then the Hillborne is
well suited for your described riding.
If the 10% *is* that sort of riding, go Hunqa or B
So, I had some things to ponder. Not terribly important, but
unresolved, and its high time we bring them to some conclusion. So, I
went for 60 miles up and down the coast for some sometimes
lollygagging, sometimes hard riding, with lots of stops for thinking,
writing, and looking out upon the oce
Speaking of hubs: When I went to pick up my Sam HIll last month from Dave
Porter, framebuilder and Frame List member, he offered me various NOS things
kept from a long life involved with things bicycle, including a NIB 36 hole,
front and rear NR hubset, for $40. I couldn't resist, and bought the b
I've a few NR and SR hubsets in the display case. Have not found the
right wheel build project for them. I almost put one set to work this
Spring. Then out of no where Peter Weigle modifies a set of Gran
Sports and puts them up for sale. Couldn't resist.
On Aug 7, 1:31 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote
Phil, Patrick, Hey You, whatever...
On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Jim Cloud wrote:
> Whoops!! Sorry about that Patrick, I obviously messed up on the
> salutation for my reply (unless you want to change your name to
> Phil...)..
>
> Sorry,
> Jim
>
> On Aug 7, 3:59 pm, Jim Cloud wrote:
> > Phil
It had been way too long since I'd been out to Mormon Emigrant Trail, so I
packed up the Riv Road this morning and headed for the mountains. An hour
later, I was at Jenkinson Lake, ready to start the climb, which is basically
about 28 miles of almost uninterrupted uphill. Nothing super steep,
Whoops!! Sorry about that Patrick, I obviously messed up on the
salutation for my reply (unless you want to change your name to
Phil...)..
Sorry,
Jim
On Aug 7, 3:59 pm, Jim Cloud wrote:
> Phil,
> I have a 36 hole Nuovo Record small flange hub on the front of my
> Rivendell Road Standard. My 197
Phil,
I have a 36 hole Nuovo Record small flange hub on the front of my
Rivendell Road Standard. My 1977 Schwinn Paramount, which I recently
converted to a 700c wheel size, has NR small flange hubs on both the
front and rear. These were all NOS hubs when I purchased them.
IMO don't think anyone
At least it's always a great relationship building activity.
On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 2:33 PM, ejg wrote:
> Thanks again all
> so, it seems that my PBH has changed (unikely)
> or I have had the wrong measurement.
> My wife and I just re-measured a few times with differen't tapes and
> have come u
It'd be interesting to lower your stem a little and try again.
On Aug 7, 2:37 pm, MichaelH wrote:
> In five years of riding my Rambouillet I have never experienced any
> front end shimmy - until this morning. I was coming down VT 108 from
> Smugglers Notch and as the bike hit 45 mph I shifted my
Thanks again all
so, it seems that my PBH has changed (unikely)
or I have had the wrong measurement.
My wife and I just re-measured a few times with differen't tapes and
have come up with 88cm
Anyway,
I hope to get the frame
best
On Aug 7, 1:14 pm, cyclotourist wrote:
> Just measured my '01 Riv
I have two old WoolyWarm jerseys that I haven't worn in quite some time and
I'm wondering if anyone here might be interested in them. They are used.
Repeat, they are used. Some of the buttons have been re-sewn on, they have
some small holes in them, some stitching is loose. I toured with these
j
Michael,
I have run a Rambouillet with tires measuring just less than 25mm
wide. I have not had a shimmy on this bike at any time.
Angus
On Aug 7, 2:37 pm, MichaelH wrote:
> In five years of riding my Rambouillet I have never experienced any
> front end shimmy - until this morning. I was comin
To add a radius to the bend you can bend them over a dowel/wood broom
handle. I do it in the vise ala the video except with a dowel in
there too.
I don't think it would be a problem in this case, but aluminum doesn't
like sharp corners too much.
Angus
On Aug 7, 9:31 am, "J. Burkhalter" wrote:
Hi Michael,
My AHH is a great descending bike with no shimmy whatsoever, but with a Mark's
rack and an Acorn Rando Bag on the front, it shimmy's. I suspect that it's a
fork rake and trail issue that makes these bikes a little less stable with a
front load (even a light one). FYI, this occurred
I'm reorganizing some space and came across two Shimano Bio-pace
chainrings. One is 48 tooth, the other 38, 110 BCD. They are pretty beat
up looking (mostly on the inboard side) with scuffs from chains, but the
teeth are fairly intact, with lots of miles left in them. They came from
the basement
In five years of riding my Rambouillet I have never experienced any
front end shimmy - until this morning. I was coming down VT 108 from
Smugglers Notch and as the bike hit 45 mph I shifted my hands from the
drops to the center, to get into a tuck, and all of a sudden I got
this slight, but unnervi
After getting the CR720 on the front, I notice they I have to put the
hanger quite a bit off center for it to pull evenly. The spring adjust
screws help a little ,but not enough. My previous brakes had no spring
adjustment and the pull was dead straight.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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You r
I am trying to sell my Sam Hill: 56, Waterford, cantis,
ex-Riv-floor-example. Front low rider racks added aftermarket. Loaded
(fenders, dyno, rear Tubus Logo rack, cages, computer, pump) for $2400
professional boxed and shipped within CONUS.
NOTE: Front rack, bottle, Honka Hoota not included. Disc
Riv content: both of these items will go with my '99 Joe Custom Riv 571
gofast fixie.
I just got an excellent deal from a boblist member on a 60/40 wool/plastic
jersey, med blue to match the darker blue of the Riv and, point of this
post:
A NR front hub, probaby late model: has little allen lockb
Hey guys, thanks for the help. After a ride to clear my head and
watching the video, I reconfigured and lowered the rack, with a little
bending of the struts, and everything just fits!
I do have one more question though, regarding the pad holders hitting
the fork blades the front , which is new
Just measured my '01 Riv Road. It's a 61cm frame and has an ~87cm standover
middle of the tube. I have an 89cm PBH.
On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 11:32 PM, rob markwardt wrote:
> Sounds really close to a 63 Romulus...
>
> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/romulus/pages/17-downtubedecal.html
>
> Stand
On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Mike wrote:
> Seth, just curious but were you originally setting your SH based on
> the Riv method of PBH minus 10 or 11cm?
>
> Glad you found a comfortable position for your Romulus.
>
On the atlantis I was, yes - but the problem is, I think - the saddle
I have o
Hey Ernie, I think Joel makes a good point about wheels and tires
having a significant effect on how the bike feels. It does seem like
the Hillborne is designed around mid sized tires (32 to 44) as
oppoesed the Hunqa which is designed around larger tires. Doesn't it
say somewhere that the smallest
Seth, just curious but were you originally setting your SH based on
the Riv method of PBH minus 10 or 11cm?
Glad you found a comfortable position for your Romulus.
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Have a Hillborne. Currently weigh 220. Last year, when I got the
bike, was closer to 240. Did a couple of S24O camping trips with
about 20 pounds or so of stuff. No problem.
Then again, Patrick Moore has loaded his Hillborne up with 50 plus
pounds added to whatever his weight is (170ish?) and
I agree with Johnny ... what you described is the target use for the
Hillborne. The Hillborne certainly rides well on the pavement and
gravel.
My suggestion is to consider the double top-tube version available in
the 56cm+ sizes.
With the extra toptube, I don't think the total weight of rider + g
Another thing about fitting advice is this small piece of it: be wary of
large changes.
3 cm is a lot, whether you are going up or down. If you were to lower your
saddle sufficiently, you'd start to incur patellar pain. This is one sign
it's too low. And if you don't find patellar pain early in
here's the link to Mark bending struts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65yQS1AuAfc
-Jay
On Aug 7, 8:01 am, rperks wrote:
> somewhere on youtube is a video of Mark at riv bending them with a
> hammer and vise, you do not need to heat them, just do it like you
> mean it. The vise holds them at th
somewhere on youtube is a video of Mark at riv bending them with a
hammer and vise, you do not need to heat them, just do it like you
mean it. The vise holds them at the same time and orientation for a
syncronised bend. Call riv and talk to mark or one of the guys for
moral support, they may even
I think your description is exactly what the Hillborne is all about.
90% road with the ability to do light loads and GREAT for light off
road rails trails and such. The Hunqapillar can be made quicker but
is still designed to be a trail/heavy touring bike. The only thing
that would worry me is tha
On Aug 7, 7:17 am, Angus wrote:
> Garth,
>
> Without pictures I may be visualizing this incorrectly...but, (as
> Robert pointed out) can you bend the lower stays in a manner similar
> to the mini-front rack to allow the cantilevers to open wider?
>
> Part of the fun & frustration of assembling a
I had not thought of using a center punch...good idea. I usually use
a sharpie and re-mark occasionally.
I don't change the saddle height with crank length (175 or 180mm) or
shoe type. When I purchased the Rambouillet in 2003 I lucked into a
bar reach and height that was very comfortable. All t
Garth,
Without pictures I may be visualizing this incorrectly...but, (as
Robert pointed out) can you bend the lower stays in a manner similar
to the mini-front rack to allow the cantilevers to open wider?
Part of the fun & frustration of assembling a unique bicycle is making
everything work toget
> One concern that I have is whether the extra stoutness of the Hunqapillar
>will make it more sluggish (less
> zippy) than the Hillborne.
Riding characteristics are influenced far more by the geometry and
choice of tires/wheels. Assuming the geometry and specs are close,
you can make the Hunq a
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