[RBW] Re: Switchable dynamo hub

I second that "thanks" for the heads-up on the Sanyo. Definitely makes the endeavor a whole lot more realistic... and makes the switchable VO hub a whole lot less attractive. On Mar 15, 11:30 am, Philip Williamson wrote: > Thanks for the heads-up on the Sanyo that Peter White sells. I never > bro

[RBW] Re: Today's brevet.

Mike! I don't think I met you on Saturday -- I remember seeing a rather beautiful A.H.H. at the start, though! I was on the white Colin Laing track bike... the one Birkie rider dumb enough to try it with a fixed gear! Hope to catch you for the Three Capes... though unless we get an unexpected forec

[RBW] Re: this is how i roll (bike porn)

Thanks! It is indeed 59 cm, and I just measured 83.5 cm mid-top tube. I got a pair of black Lierres for when I want variety. cheers, brett -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bun

Re: [RBW] this is how i roll (bike porn)

Indeed! 'bought time it got some good use! Thanks for selling it to me. cheers, Brett -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, s

[RBW] Re: March 13, 2011 Ride Report

It may be easier to follow the story if you start at the link below http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/5530527350/ And navigate by clicking 'newer'. On Mar 16, 1:35 am, AmiSingh wrote: > March 13 was a lovely day for a bicycle ride. > > ‎60ish miles in 33* weather with very light snow first.

[RBW] Tire size question... don't know where else to ask it.

With all the expertise in this group, I'm going to take the liberty of asking a tire question for a non-Riv bike. I apologize but I don't know where else to ask it. I'm going to get a Bike Friday Pocket Llama so I can take a bicycle with me when I travel. I travel quite frequently for business and

[RBW] Re: Lumpy Hetres

No, I haven't spent the time to try Jan's suggestions. My feelings are similar: I like the tires so much that I can live with their flaws. I also don't use them on a daily basis. That said, I probably won't reorder. And I should add that I'm a huge fan of the Cerf and Cypres tires and have had n

[RBW] March 13, 2011 Ride Report

March 13 was a lovely day for a bicycle ride. ‎60ish miles in 33* weather with very light snow first. iPhone that the best Samaritan picked up and returned. Frozen-blue toes. New riding friend Ed-the-butcher who mounted a rusted, terribly out of true rear wheeled brake-breaking beater he bought fo

Re: [RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

Damn, Jim, it's about time someone had the courage to raise this highly troublesome subject; moral standards in this our little world of odd, retro bike geekdom are tumbling fast. Patrick "Sarah Palin for President -- as long as she promises complete silence for four years: Moore On Tue, Mar 15,

Re: [RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 6:59 PM, james black wrote: [...] > but his blog offends me, and I'm happy to explain why. He objectifies > women! He is, in essence, a professional pornographer, exploiting > people for his own self-promotion. > > What exactly does "objectify" mean? Never was sure. Do yo

Re: [RBW] Re: Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

Well put, Kelly. I am open on the question -- gave up wearing one about five years ago after 20 years of wearing them after I did some secondary source research, but AFAICT well done compilations and finding that no one provides statistics proving helmet usefulness -- this as opposed of course to a

[RBW] Re: Were you "RIV" before you realized it?

That bag looks great. Real simple. I've seen a few up close and like them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

I love it when out of shape, middle-aged white guys who smoke,drink and watch football (see: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy WITH helmets) tell me how I'm reckless riding without a helmet. I thought the guys tone was rather high on the smug-o-meter as well, but he brings up good points about bikin

Re: [RBW] Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

Oh, can't we just talk about rake/trail or toe clip overlap instead... On 3/15/2011 5:03 PM, eflayer wrote: not sure what the points of view are, but this guy, to me, is an hot air baloonfull of hot air. Not even considering his point of view about helmets, just how arrrogant he sounds/is:

[RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

Whoa there.there is a huge difference between showing fine women (and men too) riding bicycles in public (well dressed I might add) and what you are referring too.a completely unfair comparison. I grew up in a generation where cycling was normally done sans Styrofoam as did millions be

[RBW] Re: Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

On Mar 15, 5:46 pm, Ray Shine wrote: > The climate of fear is not necessarily attributable to marketing gurus, > either. Try too many tort and trial attorneys. > Yeah, the culture of litigation doesn't help. Like I said, I enjoyed his talk and thought he made some valid points. It may not resona

Re: [RBW] Re: Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

My apologies. I didn't realize that I was in your business. From: Kelly Sleeper wrote: If you feel better with a helmet on please wear it and don't allow yourself to be talked out of it.  At the same time.. it's your business so stay out of mine. Ray Shine w

[RBW] Re: Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

On Mar 15, 5:46 pm, Ray Shine wrote: > The climate of fear is not necessarily attributable to marketing gurus, > either. Try too many tort and trial attorneys. Oh, I agree the culture of litigation doesn't help. I've been working in ERs for a while now and have seen tons of head injuries from a

Re: [RBW] Re: Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

Not an attack, but if I crashed two wheels that often I'd not be riding them. Not to mention that just because you crack a helmet doesn't mean it really saved you from anything. I'm not anti helmet, and wear mine when I'm riding in groups and such or even if they just aren't comfortable around me

Re: [RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

I have nothing against professional photographers or exploiting people, but I am greatly offended by the shameless portrayal of internal gear hubs and chain guards as sensible for transportation bikes! Both of these cause me lots of trouble on a daily basis! -- You received this message becaus

Re: [RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 17:39, rperks wrote: > Not sure what rubs you wrong about his delivery.  Likewise his blog, > http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/ , an dthe cycling chic seems to > rub people wrong.  This again confuses me as to why showing regular > people dressed smartly using bikes to ge

Re: [RBW] Re: Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

The climate of fear is not necessarily attributable to marketing gurus, either. Try too many tort and trial attorneys. From: Mike To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:13 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

[RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

to me, he spent 10 minutes saying nearly nothing...but seemed rather proud of himself the entire time. other than that, he's a cool looking guy, but i would not have him meet my sister. On Mar 15, 5:39 pm, rperks wrote: > The points of view were the fact that cycling statistcly appears safer > th

Re: [RBW] Re: Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

I think the guy in the video is full of himself, if not also bull pukkie.  I have two bicycle helmets and one motorcycle helmet that can attest to the saving grace of helmets in collisions.  From: Mike To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:13

Re: [RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

Only one real MCA ! :-) On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 5:25 PM, grrlyrida wrote: > That's funny. I thought I was the only one who felt that way about > MCA. I only had to go on his blog once to figure that out. However > he's very popular on the cycling

[RBW] Re: this is how i roll (bike porn)

Very foppish indeed. Enjoy! ~Mike On Mar 15, 12:32 pm, Brett Lindenbach wrote: > Indeed!  'bought time it got some good use!  Thanks for selling it to me. > cheers, > Brett -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this g

[RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

The points of view were the fact that cycling statistcly appears safer then ever as a mode of local travel, and that the culture of fear sold by the helmet salesmen is a detrement to the spread of cycling to more people. Likewise if the level of marketing helmets to activites statisticly more dang

[RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

he is rather obnoxious. I'd feel pretty weird without that plastic bowl on my head. I guess if it saves me from serious head injury just once it was worth wearing it all those years. ~Mike On Mar 15, 5:30 pm, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > Wow... that's 10 minutes I'll never get back... > > On Mar 15

[RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

Wow... that's 10 minutes I'll never get back... On Mar 15, 8:03 pm, eflayer wrote: > not sure what the points of view are, but this guy, to me, is an hot > air baloonfull of hot air. Not even considering his point of view > about helmets, just how arrrogant he sounds/is: > > http://video.tedx

[RBW] Re: Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

That's funny. I thought I was the only one who felt that way about MCA. I only had to go on his blog once to figure that out. However he's very popular on the cycling blogosphere. I could only sit through the vid for a few minutes before I turned it off. On Mar 15, 5:03 pm, eflayer wrote: > not s

[RBW] Grant refers to this helmet guy for some reason

not sure what the points of view are, but this guy, to me, is an hot air baloonfull of hot air. Not even considering his point of view about helmets, just how arrrogant he sounds/is: http://video.tedxcopenhagen.dk/video/911034/mikael-colville-andersen -- You received this message because you

[RBW] Woody Goody Review

I wrote up a little review of the Woody Goody and the Shopsack on my blog: http://carfreefamily.blogspot.com/2011/03/rivendell-woody-goody-and-shopsack.html You can click on the pictures to enlarge them. I'm enjoying the Woody Goody just a little less than I thought and the ShopSack just a littl

[RBW] Re: Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

You could have won the cork-product-suggestion contest with a cork- lined, tweed covered thudgard. Brilliant! On Mar 15, 12:13 pm, Mike wrote: > What I enjoyed about the clip was the lucid critique of the culture of > fear. > > I also sent Grant a link to the Thudguard page and suggested Rivende

[RBW] Re: Switchable dynamo hub

Dish on dynamo hubs is sometimes non-zero. Non-disc SON hubs are symmetric, but other manufacturers move the right flange inward to leave room for the wire/plug connection. My personal favorite lotsa-bang-for-the-buck hub is the Shimano Alfine, which has some dish because of the disc brake mount

Re: [RBW] this is how i roll (bike porn)

Brett, That Nigel Smythe bag looks great!!! Cheers, Bruce On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Brett Lindenbach < brett.lindenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > finally got the > blériotbuilt > enough to ride to work today on her maiden v

[RBW] Re: Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

What I enjoyed about the clip was the lucid critique of the culture of fear. I also sent Grant a link to the Thudguard page and suggested Rivendell make a tweed lugged model. --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post t

[RBW] Re: this is how i roll (bike porn)

That's a beautiful set up, Brett. Ridiculously gorgeous. What size are those wood fenders? Do you think the fit is better than the honjos with the hetres? On Mar 15, 9:45 am, Brett Lindenbach wrote: > finally got the > blériot

[RBW] Re: Switchable dynamo hub

Thanks for the heads-up on the Sanyo that Peter White sells. I never browse his site, since he's got the '1000 words are worth a picture' thing going on. The picture he does have on there makes me like the Sanyo better than the Novatech, though. Sexier photography is worth $5. The Novatech isn't o

[RBW] this is how i roll (bike porn)

finally got the blériotbuilt enough to ride to work today on her maiden voyage... more/better pictures to come. cheers, bdl -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" grou

[RBW] Re: Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

Here's some good info on the subject from my friends down the hall at Sightline: http://daily.sightline.org/daily_score/archive/2007/10/08/safe-streets-bicycle-neglect-7 Rob in Seattle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To po

[RBW] Re: this is how i roll (bike porn)

Looks good Brett. I just put some white Hetres on my Bleriot too. Wishing that I just bought the black ones though. One question : is that a 59cm frame? If so can you tell me the exact standover height with those Hetres? Thanks a lot Jason On Mar 15, 12:45 pm, Brett Lindenbach wrote: > finall

Re: [RBW] Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

If I can find the link, I'll post the stats I found claiming that, per hour, cycling is as dangerous for serious injury and death as driving and half as dangerous as walking. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Earl Grey wrote: > Thanks, Grant, > > for the link to the TED talk. While the speaker th

Re: [RBW] Re: Best Look or Look-clone pedals?

Thanks; I think Co Cycl or Perf have these on sale -- may just jump. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Travis wrote: > 'Look' (yuck yuck) into the Ritchey WCS Echelon Road pedals. I have a > pair and have been quite happy with them. They are compatible with > standard Look Keo cleats, but are lig

[RBW] Re: Were you "RIV" before you realized it?

Great story. I had nothing so classic - just a black nylon Eclipse bag hanging off the bars of my Schwinn LeTour. I agree with others - back then there was no such thing as "Riv-ish." In fact, back then there were few, if any, self-identified bike subcultures (at least on the east coast, in th

[RBW] Re: Best Look or Look-clone pedals?

'Look' (yuck yuck) into the Ritchey WCS Echelon Road pedals. I have a pair and have been quite happy with them. They are compatible with standard Look Keo cleats, but are lighter than most Look brand pedals (and all the Shimano pedals), yet are made out of aluminum and have pretty decent bearings.

[RBW] Helmet use and how dangerous are bikes versus cars

Thanks, Grant, for the link to the TED talk. While the speaker threw out some interesting numbers, nobody I have read/listened to on either side is quoting numbers that really let us compare the dangers of biking versus driving versus walking in urban areas. We need accident (minor and serious) an

[RBW] Re: Switchable dynamo hub

Perhaps someone can enlighten me... The switched hub specifications indicate that there is a difference between the distance from the left flange to the dropout and the distance from the right flange to the dropout. Does this imply that a wheel built with this hub would have non-zero dish? If so,

[RBW] Re: Were you "RIV" before you realized it?

Funny I had that same bag back when I attended Northeastern U in Boston... mainly because it was priced less than some of the so-called "fancier" nylon bags. It served me well, but I didn't fully appreciate it I only wish I held onto it. Great story... use it, appreciate it, covet it... BB

[RBW] Re: Switchable dynamo hub

It's a neat idea, but gambling $40 more than a 3N72 on something with no track record doesn't strike me as the best idea, especially considering that VO has been not utterly fantastic about handling repairs in my experience. I'll wait to see how well they do after a couple of years of hard use... P

[RBW] Patagonia Shoe Report

Based on past recommendations seen here on the list, I've tried and enjoyed Addidas Sambas and Virtuvian running shoes. For the past two weeks, I've pedaled in something new and really like it for free footed pedaling. Patagonia "Boaris" shoes. These are pigskin based (Boar-is, get it? Ugh) an

[RBW] Re: Switchable dynamo hub

You might also look at the Sanyo hub from Peter White he sells it for $40 and it has cartridge bearings. From what I have read the reports are good on it. I may get one for another bike since the price is so reasonable. On Mar 14, 9:15 pm, Ariel Bautista wrote: > If it's the same hub that Grant