Great Story!
On Feb 26, 9:33 pm, J L wrote:
> I think every bike has a story and a Rivendell has a special quality that
> not many other bicycles have: they take on the character of their owners.
> Really, it is like the bicycles develop a life of their own after a while.
> Here is a brief story,
I'm feeling more doubtful by the minute. Now I hear there could be
snow accumulations tonight! If it looks clear in the am I may be
there, but don't wait on me...
On Feb 26, 2:48 pm, awilliams53 wrote:
> Rob - Given the current conditions plus the weather predictions, your
> decision sounds se
Steve:
Thanks for posting; I'm going to print that to see how closely it
matches the bike. I've used the Testors to touch up & it does look
different but that may be just the brushing on & lack of proper prep.
I'll see if the painter can work with the CMYK code. That's the sort
of info I was loo
I think every bike has a story and a Rivendell has a special quality that
not many other bicycles have: they take on the character of their owners.
Really, it is like the bicycles develop a life of their own after a while.
Here is a brief story, followed by photos, of one of my Rivendells: a 1996
r
Hi All,
I'll be there...it will be a cold one though. About two hours on
the bike today and I was REALLY glad to get home...frozen toes! I'll
be with my brother but will try to find you guys on the ferry and say
hi to the Riv gang.
Rob Markwardt
On Feb 26, 2:48 pm, awilliams53 wrote:
> Rob
Considering the type of winter we've had it will probably still be a
wee bit nippy in that area in early May.
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Montclair BobbyB
wrote:
> I don't know about you all, but I am SO done with Winter... Tomorrow
> morning I can't wait to do an extended ride on my Bombadi
I don't know about you all, but I am SO done with Winter... Tomorrow
morning I can't wait to do an extended ride on my Bombadil.
REMINDER - RIV RALLY EAST...May 6-8 in Wellsboro, PA. Response so far
has been excellent. Just a friendly reminder to folks who plan to
attend... If you haven't done s
It's sold. Thanks for your interest.
On Feb 26, 8:30 am, Beth H wrote:
> In lightly used condition.
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I like to go fast, the faster the better. Riv + fat tire = fast and
comfortable.
This quasi scientific experiment is awesome.
On Feb 25, 2:34 pm, Peter Pesce wrote:
"If we all like riding so much, why are we
> always in such a hurry to get it over with as fast as possible?"
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On Feb 26, 5:45 pm, Leslie wrote:
> This topic keeps making me thirsty.
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I think Patrick's comments are right on. I rode a metric century
today on Paris-Motos (mounted on 32 spoke Dyads laced to Phil cassette
hubs). They felt fine cruising along solo, but I sure didn't feel
like trying to wind them up to jump on one of the pacelines that
passed me. Had I been on my c
True True. I bet Jack Browns have never turned more quickly.
Kinda makes me want to go on a Cinghiale tour.
Advice please: The main difference I see between my choices above is
curved Riv fork vs straight Hampsten fork. They both look sharp IMO.
Do you think they feel any different? I understa
Very enlightening, Grant. Thanks for that.
A broader Dia-Compe Silver group sounds really intriguing.
On Feb 24, 7:40 pm, grant wrote:
> Over the years it has been my non-policy to not require exclusivity on
> any of the widgets we've designed or bought the tooling for. It may
> change. The Nit
Rob - Given the current conditions plus the weather predictions, your
decision sounds sensible. We've got another show shower right now,
and the prospects are for rain and a stiff breeze from the south.
Chilly Hilly will live up to its name this year.
Andy
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It didn't sell yet.
The seller lives in Santa Maria CA about 30 miles from me. It's up on
San Luis Obispo Craigslist. I just bought a tubus rack he had listed
and confirmed the Saluki is still available. He sounds like a solid
citizen, he's delivering the rack to me tomorrow ;)
I kind of wished I
Rob,
Sorry to hear it, hope you feel better soon.
Russ
On Feb 26, 12:05 pm, Rob Harrison wrote:
> I'm going to have to bail my friends. When I signed up for the ride ~three
> weeks ago I *never* thought I'd still be sick. It's been more than a month
> now. Bronchitis. Ugh. Don't think the hil
For sure the desired outcome for me is that the two wheelsets both
feel great but different. If that's the outcome then I'll feel like I
have two bikes in one.
On Feb 26, 10:46 am, Patrick in VT wrote:
> On Feb 26, 11:54 am, William wrote:
>
> > Patrick, thanks for the comments. Does this mean
Grant: keep making good things and being generous with them.
Retrofrictions: That weird '03 Curt derailleur gofast (now a very nice
fixie commuter) with removeable left dt shifter boss (I ran it as a
1X10, but ...): I very happily and comfortably shifted 11-23 and 12-27
10 speed cassettes with tha
Thanks for the link to the battery hack Jim. I really like this light
except the run time. This should fix that.
~Mike
On Feb 26, 10:23 am, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 2/25/11 4:46 AM, MichaelH at mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > If you don't need lighting for more than 4 hours at a time, and want
> >
Looks like it's up on CL:
http://slo.craigslist.org/bik/2235044665.html
On Feb 26, 1:30 pm, "Steve Kesling" wrote:
> Did the red 54 cm Saluki sell? I was out of town and checking my email and
> read that someone had one for sale. Did it sell? Thanks, Steve
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I fell in love with m-bars when I visited Riv a couple of years ago
while I was Oakland area on something else. I took a quick ride on a
Bomba with m-bars and that was it...had to have 'em. I didn't end up
with a Bomba but instead got one of the last Quickbeams in 66cm. Which,
incidentally mean
I'm going to have to bail my friends. When I signed up for the ride ~three
weeks ago I *never* thought I'd still be sick. It's been more than a month now.
Bronchitis. Ugh. Don't think the hills would be much fun. :(
Hope to see y'all on the next Riv ride!
Rob in Seattle
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After successfully painting my Silca pump with the touch up paint that
Riv sent with my Atlantis frame that I bought in '03, I've been
considering painting my SKS plastic fenders to match. Following
Grant's lead in the last post/reply, I searched the web for Testor's
USSR Interior Blue Green #2135
Did the red 54 cm Saluki sell? I was out of town and checking my email and
read that someone had one for sale. Did it sell? Thanks, Steve
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On Feb 26, 11:54 am, William wrote:
> Patrick, thanks for the comments. Does this mean that you believe my
> 700C setup will be faster? Or does it mean that you believe that
> whichever wheelset is lighter will be faster? My test will be a non-
> stop two hour stretch on mediocre pavement, free
on 2/25/11 4:46 AM, MichaelH at mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
> If you don't need lighting for more than 4 hours at a time, and want
> lights for more than one bike, these are an optimum solution. I have
> used them for the past four years and have been very happy with them.
> They are extremely lite
on 2/25/11 7:26 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J at thomas.alling...@skadden.com
wrote:
> Isn't the Gomez just a repainted/redecaled Betty? I'm guessing you can get a
> 62cm Gomez if you want one.
>
> BTW, why does it seem right to call the Betty Foy a "Betty", but the Yves
> Gomez a "Gomez"?
Becaus
FWIW, list member Anne has a pair of Atlantises all to herself!
We got lucky on my wife's bike. Another list member noticed for sale
& let me know. We weren't even bike shopping & bought it from someone
who was moving & had to get rid of things in a hurry. Her loss was
our gain, as they say.
d
on 2/26/11 9:48 AM, stevep33 at steve...@gmail.com wrote:
> The Hampsten clan seems to be on a similar wave as Riv.
>
> http://hampsten.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-for-2011.html
>
> Steve Hampsten makes some classic racing bikes, but some of his new
> stuff for this year is definitely fat tire frie
On Feb 25, 1:24 am, Rene Sterental wrote:
...
> Do I need to bring one pair of shorts for each day? Just two to alternate
> and somehow find a way to wash them and drp pants or similar + travel
> underwear? My wife bought me two pairs of Ex-Officio Give-N-Go boxer briefs
> that supposedly dry ve
Over the years it has been my non-policy to not require exclusivity on
any of the widgets we've designed or bought the tooling for. It may
change. The Nitto Stem was originally ours to a point. It was our
idea, and we co-developed it with Nitto, suggesting many of the final
details. Originally it
I am a big fan of all save the Moustache Bars. I know and fully
respect many of you love the MBs. I could never get comfortable with
them.
The Albatross Bars and Splats on the other hand!
Silver shifters are probably as good as if not better than Simplex
Retrofriction if not quite as cool looki
The last frame I built, still at the painter's, is built for either
650b or 700c's. Can't wait to get it back and built up so I can
ride! It fits 650x42's as well as 700x28's without any problem
(fenders would be a tight fit with 700x28's), I do need to swap brake
calipers when I swap wheel size,
Both of you own an Atlantis? Sheesh, Life is Good!
On Feb 26, 9:56 am, doug peterson wrote:
> Since this is a "non-scientific tire test" I'll throw in some data to
> confuse the issue further. My wife is a small, light person who's
> ridden for a long time on an aluminum Trek with 700c wheels &
The Hampsten clan seems to be on a similar wave as Riv.
http://hampsten.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-for-2011.html
Steve Hampsten makes some classic racing bikes, but some of his new
stuff for this year is definitely fat tire friendly. I'm pretty
excited about the Sterrato which is built for Paul M
PP,
Wow you've really fixed up your YG nicely. Glad to see the new
additions.
On Feb 25, 2:41 pm, Powderpiggy wrote:
> So can Yves join the flickr group too??
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/54500043@N05/5477629930/
>
> On Feb 25, 2:33 am, Marty wrote:
>
> > Betty deserves a Flickr Group of he
Thanks Marty for setting this up. I can look at BF and YG set ups all
day. I haven't seen an unattractive yet. All are beautiful.
On Feb 26, 2:55 am, Marty wrote:
> The new Flickr Group now includes both models. Yves owners are free to
> add photos anytime! The "shorty" url still says bettyfoy, b
Since this is a "non-scientific tire test" I'll throw in some data to
confuse the issue further. My wife is a small, light person who's
ridden for a long time on an aluminum Trek with 700c wheels & Paselas
marked 28 mm, measure 26 mm at 80 psi. On her 26" wheeled Atlantis, I
installed some 1.25"
Patrick, thanks for the comments. Does this mean that you believe my
700C setup will be faster? Or does it mean that you believe that
whichever wheelset is lighter will be faster? My test will be a non-
stop two hour stretch on mediocre pavement, free of mass sprints.
Does that mean you think th
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On Feb 25, 2:56 pm, William wrote:
> A lot of comfort is bike fit, though, and the 700x28 wheels won't change
> any of my fit points on the bike, so maybe I'll feel just as good.
> Who knows?
Depends on the roads, no? most of the long rides I do happen to
include a lot of dirt - I really
The new Flickr Group now includes both models. Yves owners are free to
add photos anytime! The "shorty" url still says bettyfoy, but the
official group name now includes both models.
Marty
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bettyfoy/
On Feb 25, 5:54 pm, grrlyrida wrote:
> Betty's color is beautiful
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