Rationalization... The SON28 was not a rationalization. Getting the
SON20 in ADDITION to the SON28 was totally a rationalization. So?
:-)
Lynne "when you are building a custom bike, you sort of lose sight of
what things cost..." F
On Oct 7, 4:40 pm, GeorgeS wrote:
> I have the Son20 and an Ed
Hi!
Your Betty is indeed a beautiful bike. And set up in the same general
way I'd do it, I think. I like the idea of the Quickbeam crankset
especially. Seems right for the bike's aesthetic *and* 'round-town
intent.
I'm curious... you got a 58cm, to fit both you and your daughters.
What is your PB
I end up riding my wife's Glorius most of the time... luckily our standover
is only 4cm different!
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 5:15 PM, amoll68 wrote:
> VERY nice! I'd ride that around town myself.
> Best,
> Alex
>
> On Oct 7, 2:05 pm, Crazy4Suki wrote:
> > Beautiful Betty! I think you all will enjo
I had Soba bars, which are the same bend as Noodles I think, on my Ram
when I first got it and thought they felt a bit wide also. I traded
them out for a pair of 45cm Nitto Randonneurs which I really like. I
forget what width the Sobas were. 46 maybe?
That little bit of up and out bend o
Wasn't Alexi Grewal involved with/sponsored by Moots way back when?
Does anyone remember when Moots were big advocates for fenders? I'm
talking back in Moots Mounts™ days, way before titanium. I still have
a catalog (just a couple printed sheets IIRC) from Moots and I
distinctly remember a Moots
Pretty cool indeed... perhaps a dentist trip [or three] pro-bono too?
-Scott
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It is a Bleiot. Owned by a person who works for Metropolitan
Transit. He has used the bike for demonstration of proper mounting on
the bus bike rack. See him occasionally, but cannot remember his name
offhand.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Oct 7, 4:29 pm, cm wrote:
> bleriot. I think it is the m
VERY nice! I'd ride that around town myself.
Best,
Alex
On Oct 7, 2:05 pm, Crazy4Suki wrote:
> Beautiful Betty! I think you all will enjoy her as much as I do mine :)
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Oops. That I meant Alexi Grewal, but who knows, maybe his brothers
Rishi and Ranjeet could be his domestiques.
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... it sounds like Rishi Grewal might be their man. Grant could kit
him out with some MUSA shorts and a Hilsen or maybe a Hunqapillar.
"Two weeks ago, Grewal took part in Wheat Ridge Cyclery’s Crooked
Roubaix, his first competitive event since his retirement. Despite
riding a mountain bike, flat p
I have the Son20 and an Edelux set up on one bike and it is wonderful
but the bike is the one I use for long distance riding. For around
town I have a Ixon IQ which I got from Peter White and several bar
mounts so that I can move the light around. Very good coverage and
bright enough to spot pot
Beautiful photos. Artistic. Wonderful lighting.
Bob
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On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Johnny Alien wrote:
>> Nice build. You can use the Bleriot for all the rough and practical
>> stuff but this one's just for the joy of it.
>
> That is 100% the plan. For fun rides and long distance road riding I
> am going to use the Ram while the Bleriot will be m
> Nice build. You can use the Bleriot for all the rough and practical
> stuff but this one's just for the joy of it.
That is 100% the plan. For fun rides and long distance road riding I
am going to use the Ram while the Bleriot will be my all-purpose rail
trail bike.
I am not sure how I feel abo
On Oct 7, 2010, at 11:48 AM, Jim Cloud wrote:
Tim,
What are the lights that you're using with your Sanyo Dynapower?
Jim, I am using a Busch & Mueller Lumotec with 3W halogen bulb. This
is the unswitched version because there is no need for a switch using
a tire-driven generator that's no
FS: Slightly unique Sugino XD600 compact double crankset, bb, 170 mm,
34-48 rings
I'd say it is in 9 out of 10 condition.
I am selling a slightly used Sugino XD600 compact double crank. This
has about 750 miles on it. Bought from Yellow Jersey in Wisconsin.
One of theirs from a couple of years
bleriot. I think it is the mayor's or maybe it was some other city
official-- i forget.
Cheers!
cm
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You're going to love this bike, because it loves to climb, scream down
hills, and has impeccable manners.
Nice build. You can use the Bleriot for all the rough and practical
stuff but this one's just for the joy of it.
Welcome to the Rambouillet club!
michael
On Oct 7, 1:11 pm, Johnny Alien wr
Beautiful Betty! I think you all will enjoy her as much as I do mine :)
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I noticed the same difference in "liveliness" when I got my new-to me
Ram a month ago compared to my Hillborne. Definitely more road bike
oriented.
The Hillborne is better for bombing rough trails.
~Mike~
On Oct 7, 12:25 pm, nawr...@comcast.net wrote:
> The Rambouillet is a great bike, way to go
Anyone in the Twin Cities area recognize what looks like a Rivendell
in Metrotransit's "Bicycling as Transportation" brochure? A friend
sent me a copy for the informational content, which is excellent by
the way. One of the bikes used in many of the photos appears to be a
Rivendell, although all
The Rambouillet is a great bike, way to go Johnny! You are going to love it.
Put many miles on mine, you are right, Rivendell bikes are insanely comfy.
Dave"going for a ride in sunny Colorado"Nawrocki
Fort Collins, CO
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On Oct 7, 2:14 pm, Mojo wrote:
> I absolutely agree with Seth's point that battery operated lights are
> wasteful. Generators are great if you don't have to move it from bike
> to bike, and if you are riding alot at night.
Here is more portable dyno installation.
Velo Orange skewer mount, B&M
I think I spelled it correctly. Anyway, we'll be there. Stop by and
say "Hello" if you are around.
Cheers,
John
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/291
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Hi all!
Here are the photos of the current state of the build of my new Betty Foy.
Sadly, I've been traveling so much and then working so hard that I also got
sick so the riding has suffered and especially the disposition to take new
photos of both the new Atlantis and the new Betty.
Seeing as th
I absolutely agree with Seth's point that battery operated lights are
wasteful. Generators are great if you don't have to move it from bike
to bike, and if you are riding alot at night. My night rides top out
at about 1 hour max and I have 3 different wheel sizes. I have found
the Planet Bike 2Watt
That's celery green with one coat of amber and then 2 of clear. The
japanese tape is my favorite.
On Oct 7, 1:20 pm, Ron MH wrote:
> That's a sweet setup, Johnny.
> I've always loved the Rambouillet blue and that bar tape looks good
> with it.
>
> On Oct 7, 10:11 am, Johnny Alien wrote:
>
>
>
>
That's a sweet setup, Johnny.
I've always loved the Rambouillet blue and that bar tape looks good
with it.
On Oct 7, 10:11 am, Johnny Alien wrote:
> So I got the bike about a week ago and finally got it set up and ready
> to go. It needs fine tuning with saddle height and position as well as
> b
So I got the bike about a week ago and finally got it set up and ready
to go. It needs fine tuning with saddle height and position as well as
bar height but overall it's ready to go. I rode it for a few miles
and it's simply amazing. I am really glad I went this way. It's
interesting to feel the d
Tim,
What are the lights that you're using with your Sanyo Dynapower? I
don't ride at night often enough to even begin to justify the cost of
building up a wheel with a hub generator, but I have a nice Dynapower
in my parts stock. I think that it would probably fit properly
between the chainstay
Yep, I'm all over the medium Wald basket. I've often used one on my Trek, with
and without ShopSack.
I've never trusted the "Huge" Wald one on my M-12 rack on my Trek. And I don't
think I'll put it directly on my Mini either. I'm probably paranoid. But it
seems like any "Huge"-requiring load mi
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J
wrote:
> Why hesitate? Good to keep that issue in mind for all decisions, no?
>
B/c some folks see it as environmental proseltyzing and I don't want
to be in that argument.
that's all.
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Why hesitate? Good to keep that issue in mind for all decisions, no?
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On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Brian Hanson wrote:
> I was talking with a friend who just got an Exposure Toro
> (http://www.exposurelights.com/) and really likes it. It's 700 lumens for 3
> hrs burn time self-contained. I was all set to do it for about $300, but I
> keep thinking I really sho
I have an Exposure MaxxD (a Toro equivalent from last year) and a SON dynohub
with a Supernova E3 light. The MaxxD is brighter (but not meaningfully so, by
which I mean the E3 is plenty bright enough, even for pretty fast downhills on
the road), but the always-on, never-need-to-charge character
I was talking with a friend who just got an Exposure Toro (
http://www.exposurelights.com/) and really likes it. It's 700 lumens for 3
hrs burn time self-contained. I was all set to do it for about $300, but I
keep thinking I really should do a dyno/LED combo if for no other reason
than it's a pl
As another responder noted, you'll get light at a very low speed. Also keep in
mind that when you're crawling uphill at a snail's pace your lights don't need
to shine very far. Bigger issue fo me is how far the lights reach when riding
at a normal pace, and in that regard LED lights (edeluxe an
With the new LED headlights, not more than about 4 mph for most hubs,
a bit more for the SON 20R which is made for smaller -- faster turning
-- wheels.
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 8:56 AM, opa...@gmail.com wrote:
> This is probably going to be the most naive question regarding hub
> generators for lig
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 10:56 AM, opa...@gmail.com wrote:
> This is probably going to be the most naive question regarding hub
> generators for lights, but I'll ask anyway..
>
> How fast do you have to be going in order to have "good light"? i.e.
> If I'm going up a steep hill and am crawling, wil
I sometimes have the same feeling of "shoulda gotten what I wanted", and didn't
want it when I was thinking about lights. But honestly, part of my rationale
was that the SON hub is just so g-d beautiful. And I sure haven't been
disappointed by its performance. (Not that I know how it is perfo
This is probably going to be the most naive question regarding hub
generators for lights, but I'll ask anyway..
How fast do you have to be going in order to have "good light"? i.e.
If I'm going up a steep hill and am crawling, will I have no light/dim
light/same amount of light? For that matter,
Three of my bikes have the Nitto mini-front rack. I also really like
the idea of the add on rack and really spiffy customized bag.
But the wald basket arguably is more versatil, not arguably alot
cheaper, and can be accessorized with the shopsack
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/sackville-shops
Thank you all for the good information, and for pointing me to that
older post on tents. I really like the idea of the tarp tents and the
hammocks. I live in Nova Scotia -- the ground is rocky and the weather
is very unstable and gets nasty quickly...and cold. So I think the
double-walled free-stan
On Oct 7, 2010, at 1:38 AM, charlie wrote:
Yea, I ran the numbers tonight and with high quality Sanyo batteries,
a quality charger plus two 2 Watt lights it ended up around $140
so..this means I would only need $350 more for what I really want.
I just can't settle for less, unless its way l
> Sure, I like the SON and I justify it by saying, the hell with justifying it,
> I can
> afford it and I want it and my car is worth $800. So there. But if I
> were wholly rational, I'd just buy Shimanos.
Being rational is not only about saving money, though, is it?
Schmidt are made by a compan
Even frames fresh out of the factory, built just weeks ago, often have
a thin film of rust inside the tubes.It depends on the tubing
used, how it was stored, etc.But, for instance Reynolds tubes
frequently have this feature (in my experience). Just coat it with
linseed oil or framesaver a
I recently moved my 700c wheelset to the lady's bike and put a B&M
Lyt on the front. She has not once mentioned the "drag" from having
the light turned on the Shimano Dynohub powering it.
If you aren't looking for it you might not find it...
On Oct 7, 3:46 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> I don't kn
I don't know how much longer in miles the SON 20R will last than the
Ultegra level (so saith Sheldon) Shimanos, but as for performance, I
can't tell the difference in drag or, needless to say, in output. I've
got Shimanos on two bikes and the SON on the pretty bike. Sure, I like
the SON and I justi
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