Thanks to everyone for your replies. I was amazed (as usual) to find a
whole sub-culture of people on the internet who are fans of hammocks
on the site above. The hammock seems like a natural for bike touring
or S24O's - light and easy to set-up, and comfortable for many. My
only concern is the ch
Thanks folks, for all the suggestions and observations.
I guess one of the specific questions I have is "how short" for cranks and "how
wide" for bb..
And also.. I couldn't find any notes on the width of the bb that came with my
Sam.. so not sure if the Sugino XD2 with it's 165 is narrower
There was a very special Hilsen-like run of Rams at the end. They had the lugs
just like the Hilsen and the fork crown too. (It seems that Atlantises have
these features now too.) More importantly, that last set of Rams also had
mounts on the fork and seatstays for mini-racks. Pretty sweet bike
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 18:29, GeorgeS wrote:
> I've been doing that with every bike I've set up
> for lo these many years. Was that wrong? Has there been any progress
> in thinking on this subject?
I don't know about progress, but I view saddle height as a range
rather than an absolute. At the
Very nice. I noticed that the lugs on your bike and mine (also a
green rambo) are different...at least the fork crown and headtube
lugs. Also a couple different paint accents...mine doesn't have the
tops of the front wheel dropouts painted cream and the "wings" on the
fork crown aren't painted on
Had he slowed down a bit, it may have been a great opportunity to
educate him about handlebar height and riding comfort. And saddle
height, too. I have these conversations occasionally when "go fast"
types criticize my Rambouillet as hopelessly old school. It's a great
moment for teaching accumu
My green Rambouillet is finally (almost) complete and it was a nice
day out so I took a few pictures.
Hopefully the link to my Picasa site will suffice.
http://picasaweb.google.com/bykmor/RacingRivRam910?feat=directlink
Fairly traditional build, but perked it up with some Paul's centerpull
brake
Not all riders of Rivendells ride with our handlebars even with the saddle. I
took advantage of that option for a couple of years, but then I came to realize
that lower bars were better for me, and the even bars are not actually an
advantage. I am tall with long arms, so that factors in.
-Jim
If you want to double check, you could measure your pubic bone height
(PBH) using the method on the rivendell site and then apply their
formula for seat height, which is PBH minus 10-10.5cm. I did this
recently and ended up lowering my saddles about 2 cm. So far, my
hamstrings are thanking me. I
I ride with my knees very slightly bent at 6 o'clock too...i think
you're fine.
I bet the kid is probably not used to seeing handlebars even or
slightly higher than the saddle and so he thinks your saddle is too
low.
On Sep 26, 8:29 pm, GeorgeS wrote:
> I rode my club's century today and as I wa
Stephen Hawking would approve your analysis of the situation, quantum
physics is the obvious culprit (those folks in the alternate universe
must have way too many non-matching socks!).
Jim Cloud
Tucson, AZ
On Sep 26, 12:25 pm, Marty wrote:
> I can't tell you how many times that has happened to m
I rode my club's century today and as I was toiling up a hill, a young
triathlete sort on a plastic thing (the tubes were not even round!)
came by me and he said "Sir, you might want to raise your seat a bit
so you'll get more leverage." Unsolicited advice is so cool. My
immediate thought was to
Ridden for about a week; very nice, just not quite so for the
Brommie!
Pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/chalasz/BrooksSwallow#
Asking $160, shipping to CONUS included.
Cheers,
Chris
Tucson, AZ
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Joe,
I have a Tara ("elder model" according to the web site) but have not
use the ergo/nova. I have used the Tara on both 700c and 26" wheeled
Rivendells.
I like the Tara very much. I have no desire to change.
Angus
On Sep 26, 12:22 pm, canali wrote:
> looking to buy tubus front lowrider rac
I have an old Trek MTB with a wider Q factor that is absolutely the
most comfortable bike I have ever ridden. It sports albatross bars
level with the saddle and I use a sprung B66 with it. I have tried to
duplicate the fit with several other bikes and have had no luck with
my knee comfort etc. unti
I definitely need low Q, and had fits with knee pain with the stock QB
cranks past 20mi. First went with to a Sugino double with the
existing BB (113 square). Recently I changed the BB to 110 Campy
square with an old Veloce square taper, and moved the 39t ring to the
outer position. Perfect chain
What a beautiful bike!
Here's hoping that it stars in many of your great photos.
-JimD
On Sep 25, 2010, at 7:26 PM, erik jensen wrote:
Taking a break after a day of assembly. Looking forward to tomorrow!
photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bikenoir/5024265087/lightbox/
erik
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I had an ITB issue once and the Bike fit expert I saw determined that
it was saddle placement not height. I had to get a setback seatpost
and longer rail seat to get my hip angle correct. So fore and aft
seat postittion can cause ITB pain too.
~Mike~
On Sep 26, 4:44 pm, Beardpapa wrote:
> I had
I had the exact same issue after switching to longer cranks. ITB pain
kicked in at about 40 miles. After several weeks of pain, rollers,
frustration, and lowering my saddle, the saddle height seemed to be
the main issue. I had not lowered saddle enough to compensate for the
longer crank. I was abl
On Sep 26, 2010, at 2:25 PM, Marty wrote:
I'm convinced there's another
dimension, where a duplicate of me is rehabbing old bikes, and the
little bits magically appear on their workbench just as other me is
about to give up rooting around for them.
LOL!
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If it showed up in my driveway, I'd consider it a treat.
From: Steve Palincsar
On Sun, 2010-09-26 at 07:55 -0400, Frederick, Steve wrote:
>
>
> >Looks good with the blue, but it might just be a bit over the top
> >Halloweenish for an orange/creamsicle one.
>
On Sun, 2010-09-26 at 07:55 -0400, Frederick, Steve wrote:
>
> > From: James Warren
> >
> >
> > For that color of Ram, the bike ends up looking really good when you
> > go with all black tires, black bar tape, and black saddle.
>
> > From: Steve Palincsar
> >Looks good with the blue, but it m
That's a nice rack but my first thought was " Why didn't they finish it and
put a platform on it?"
Ken
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 10:22 AM, canali wrote:
> looking to buy tubus front lowrider rack for atlantis w 26" rims:
> any prefs over the tubus tara vs ergo/nova?
>
> just would like to get som
I complete agree... they are really sweet. It's two bikes in one!
And a nice bike it is: I sure like that Bombadil. Great tire choice.
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
On Sep 25, 7:32 pm, Montclair BobbyB
wrote:
> I was a bit skeptical at first, but I was not only able to set up two
> different handleb
Very interesting. What is that crank? Looks like a wide range double,
but with 74 bcd-range granny ring in the second position. I could use
one of those myself.
And what are the tires? Big Apples? They look like 50s; am I right?
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 3:21 PM, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 9/25/10 7:2
on 9/25/10 7:26 PM, erik jensen at bicyclen...@gmail.com wrote:
Taking a break after a day of assembly. Looking forward to tomorrow!
photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bikenoir/5024265087/lightbox/
Stunner!
Really a nice, tough looking build.
- J
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on 9/26/10 9:55 AM, i.e. at ien...@gmail.com wrote:
> One of the bolts that attaches to the rack stays on the fork of my
> quickbeam wiggled loose this morning and I'd like to see if I can find
> a replacement today. Does anybody know off hand what size bolt to
> look for? Will I find one in a ha
I can't tell you how many times that has happened to me! If you come
across it, look for the two tiny rubber O rings from the bottom of the
two old style Silca floor pumps I've restored. I think they vanished
before they even hit the floor. I'm convinced there's another
dimension, where a duplicate
Bag is sold. Thanks!
On Sep 26, 1:08 pm, Marty wrote:
> Funding a Bombadil prompts this sale. Installed on a Brooks B67 but
> never used. $60 shipped. Trade + $ for a Nitto Mini anyone?
>
> See it here: http://tinyurl.com/2ace82h
>
> Marty
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looking to buy tubus front lowrider rack for atlantis w 26" rims:
any prefs over the tubus tara vs ergo/nova?
just would like to get some feedback on owners' prefs on these racks,
if possible, pleasehad read somewhere that I'd also need some P
clamp.
PS just came across this newer Tubus front
Changing out the saddle on my Saluki yesterday I dropped one of the
bolts from its Nitto Jaguar seatpost, and it vaporized. Absolutely
nowhere to be found. Tore apart the garage looking for it. Found the
proprietary washer, but the bolt itself vanished. Isn't it amazing how
that can happen?
Funding a Bombadil prompts this sale. Installed on a Brooks B67 but
never used. $60 shipped. Trade + $ for a Nitto Mini anyone?
See it here: http://tinyurl.com/2ace82h
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Thanks!
On Sep 26, 10:19 am, Ginz wrote:
> Is it a bolt that attaches the stay to an eyelet on the fork? If so,
> you'll want to look for a stainless, metric, socket (aka button aka
> allen) head M4 or M5 machine screw at the hardware store. One of those
> two sizes should be correct. Should be
No, I figured out that I need a wider Q a long time before trying the
Varus wedge shoes. It was like " why do I alway feel better on the
bikes with triples?" oh! thats whyQ.
Specialized also makes inserts for other shoes that have the wedge
built in.
On Sep 26, 3:33 am, Steve Palincsar wrote
Is it a bolt that attaches the stay to an eyelet on the fork? If so,
you'll want to look for a stainless, metric, socket (aka button aka
allen) head M4 or M5 machine screw at the hardware store. One of those
two sizes should be correct. Should be $.50 or so. Any bike shop
would also have them.
O
Hi all,
One of the bolts that attaches to the rack stays on the fork of my
quickbeam wiggled loose this morning and I'd like to see if I can find
a replacement today. Does anybody know off hand what size bolt to
look for? Will I find one in a hardware store, or do you recommend
hitting up my LBS
Yes, they're probably the next step if I reach a plateau.
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 12:49 AM, Michael_S wrote:
> The Orthotics you referenced are "over the counter" versions which
> would be the starting point if cost is an issue. Other's which
> make prescription versions using a caster mold of yo
I've found their splitters to be the best of any of them. Great way
to set things up for a fast change!
On Sep 25, 8:32 pm, Montclair BobbyB
wrote:
> I was a bit skeptical at first, but I was not only able to set up two
> different handlebar configurations with DaVinci splitters, I was able
> to
> From: James Warren
>
>
> For that color of Ram, the bike ends up looking really good when you
> go with all black tires, black bar tape, and black saddle.
> From: Steve Palincsar
>Looks good with the blue, but it might just be a bit over the top
>Halloweenish for an orange/creamsicle one.
Anyone use one of these on their Quickbeam? And if so, which one?
Thanks,
Dave Nawrocki
Fort Collins, CO
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On Sat, 2010-09-25 at 13:34 -0700, Kathryn Hall wrote:
> I'm sure you know this, but to summarize, tread depends on model of
> crank and bottom bracket width, which in turn is dependent on
> clearance at the chain stays. What I can say from my experience is
> that the narrowest tread can be had wi
The Orthotics you referenced are "over the counter" versions which
would be the starting point if cost is an issue. Other's which
make prescription versions using a caster mold of your foot which are
the best option but can cost anywhere from $300 and up.
Just a comment on original post. Q is onl
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