I found the leather on two different Flyer saddles to stretch and lose
tension really quickly. And the springs were always annoyingly squeaky.
Don't know about the rail lenghts.
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Joe Bernard wrote:
> This is a fuzzy memory from 5 years ago, but I would estimate th
This is a fuzzy memory from 5 years ago, but I would estimate the difference
is about a centimeter. Grant is right about the springs: At 160lbs. back
then (oh, glory days), the only difference between the two saddles was looks
and weight. Those springs didn't even buzz for me.
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Well if I ever get out of Denver and back home I'll measure for you. Just put
one on my Bombadil and didn't notice a difference. At 225lbs it can feel
bouncy at times. Then again I've only got 100 miles on it.. I will know more
after 50 ish mile ride Saturday.
Kelly
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Anyone out there used both? The recent blug entry suggests that there's less
rail room for pushing the Flyer back than there is on the B-17. Can someone
characterize the difference? 5mm? Over 1cm? An inch?
I love my B-17 but am "Flyer-curious", shall we say, after having ridden a
little on a fr
I think that cost is the sole driver to place of manufacture. There are many
competent Broach houses in the US who could certainly do square taper
cranks. I work with them on a regular basis making parts for Rocket
Engines. And they would be willing to make the appropriate tooling if the
busin
I think that cost is the most sole driver to place of manufacture. There are
many competent Broach houses in the US who could certainly do square taper
cranks. I work with them on a regular basis making parts for Rocket
Engines. And they would be willing to make the appropriate tooling if the
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Jan Heine wrote:
> On Oct 5, 1:41 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
>
>> How about the manufacturer of any of the Grand Bois non-tire parts?
>
> - Grand Bois tires are made by Panaracer in Japan. Their stems,
> handlebars and racks come from Nitto, also in Japan.
> - Grand Boi
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 11:07 PM, dpco wrote:
> How about Nitto? They manufacture their products in Japan. There's a Youtube
> on Nitto.
Indeed and I'm a big fan of their goods.
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On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 7:16 PM, franklyn wrote:
> In many ways, workers in Taiwan have better conditions than those in
> the U.S., Taiwan has one of the best universal healthcare system in
> the world (according to NYTimes columnist and Nobel laureate Paul
> Krugman), and public transportation sys
New Knothole post on Brooks, too...
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On Oct 6, 2011, at 1:54 PM, Leslie wrote:
> Once upon a time, I thought I saw a poll that was looking at Rivendell bike
> owners and Apple products, but I can't find it now.
>
> Anyone remember such?
>
> I was an old Apple ][ user, then when the IIGS dropped, I switched to PC's,
> and my wo
That was it; I thought it was on FB but hadn't found it there; but as it was
there/ here, that's why
Thx...
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You may be thinking of the poll by Jim, of this list. Scroll about 1/4
of the way down on this page:
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/
On Oct 6, 11:54 am, Leslie wrote:
> Once upon a time, I thought I saw a poll that was looking at Rivendell bike
> owners and Apple products, but I can't find it now.
*How can I know (or guess well) which I'd like better without buying 2
more stems? *
**
Unfortunately, the answer is: You can't. The trick is either take a guess on
one; or buy both, then sell one. The first option means you may not have to
sell if it works. The second..you get to try both, the
Steve: Hope I was the first responder. PayPal ok? Tom
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If you really want to go, and have the time, you can make your trip to
Harris Cyclery car-free.
Take Amtrak from NYC to Boston' s South Station. You can take the Acela or
the Northeast Regional train.
Then take the commuter rail (Worcester line) from South Station to West
Newton station. Har
On Oct 5, 1:41 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> How about the manufacturer of any of the Grand Bois non-tire parts?
- Grand Bois tires are made by Panaracer in Japan. Their stems,
handlebars and racks come from Nitto, also in Japan.
- Grand Bois rims and cassette hubs are made in Taiwan.
- Compass Bicycl
Boy do I wish I hadn't said THAT. Yes, I meant "internal pressure", and I'm
probably projecting my own Aspergers-related struggles with phone calls. I
shouldn't have mentioned it. Sorry.
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If you are coming to the ride and driving, we can meet at my home: 34662 Calle
Rosita, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624
After getting ready, we'll head down to the coffee place near the train station
to meet those coming in from that direction. If people would like, we can roll
down a bit early to g
Once upon a time, I thought I saw a poll that was looking at Rivendell bike
owners and Apple products, but I can't find it now.
Anyone remember such?
I was an old Apple ][ user, then when the IIGS dropped, I switched to PC's,
and my work field is PC-based. However, iPods, iPhones, have broug
Hi Y'all,
It was my Uncles 50th Birthday on Saturday so I took the opportunity to make
a mini trip out of it and headed out on Saturday morning and caught the
first Bart train to Embarcadero to start my Journey. The ride to Fairfax
was beautiful and I arrived a bit early so I decided to ride o
+1. I've worked with 3 different guys on 4 different bike builds at Riv, and
they were all stellar and absolutely pressure-free. And all 4 bikes were
perfect captures of what I was looking for.
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I'm in for sure & will take Metrolink down. Be warned: Joe has an
adventure bike with fenders, and a Rivendell, but they are not the
same bike. Life's full of surprises.
dougP
On Oct 6, 10:57 am, "cyclotour...@gmail.com"
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> And it looks like http://www.flickr.mud.yahoo.com/groups/
> soc
Check Riv's brake hardware section. They've got a barrel adjuster and
some hangers.
On Oct 5, 4:43 pm, jandrews_nyc wrote:
> I'm adding adjustable brake cable hangers to my Simpleone even though
> the BG cantis work excellently.
> I just would like to adjust.
> The problem is...I don't really kn
Jay: this is what you need: http://www.octagoncycles.com/
Goes well with argyle, I believe.
Seriously, have you found a solution to your question? FWIW, raising
my stem 2 cm made 1.5 cm longer reach bars feel much the same in the
hooks and on the hoods as the shorter bars positioned lower. (Grand
Here's another vote for "talk to the guys at Rivendell". There is
zero pressure, and they ask a lot of questions about you & your
riding, etc., in order to get you onto the best bike for you. This
also makes you really think about what you want and what you're going
to do with the bike.
If anyth
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I have the same issues with a too long 12cm "tallux" stem. I've raised
it as high as I can and it's still feels wrong. I'm going to just
switch it out for a 9cm and go thru the different heights. I really
don't thing you can solve this "feel" w/mathmatics. I've tried scale
drawings... Good luck.
And it looks like http://www.flickr.mud.yahoo.com/groups/
socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_society/discuss/
72157627749072438/">Joe is volunteering to do just that! So who
is planning on going? No limit on numbers of course, but you'll need
to get in contact w/ Joe for directions.
Again, thi
on 10/6/11 10:34 AM, johnb at jbust...@gmail.com wrote:
I have found that you can have a bike built with whatever parts you want
whether they are on their site or not just like a LBS. I had my Atlantis
built with Paul Neo-Retro in front and the Touring Cantis in back with the
Canti levers. It was
That is, I'll take them both.
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Fo
Steve,
Arm length?
-Ken
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:43 PM, notesman wrote:
> Folks, Before I list them on e-bay I have a Velo Orange Gran Cru 50.4
> BCD crankset for sale. This is a high quality copy of the well known
> TA cyclotourist crankset that sells new, when available, for $200.
> This one
I'll take it.
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Folks, Before I list
Good point, Jeremy. The notion that there are "good countries" (e.g.,
Republic of China) and "bad countries" (e.g., People's Republic of China) is
rather simplistic. There are plenty of exploited workers in every country,
including the US. Buying (or trying to buy) from specific manufacturers that
Folks, Before I list them on e-bay I have a Velo Orange Gran Cru 50.4
BCD crankset for sale. This is a high quality copy of the well known
TA cyclotourist crankset that sells new, when available, for $200.
This one has less than 100 miles on it and is in virtually new
condition. (Bolt caps haven't
I have found that you can have a bike built with whatever parts you want
whether they are on their site or not just like a LBS. I had my Atlantis
built with Paul Neo-Retro in front and the Touring Cantis in back with the
Canti levers. It was a sweet set up. You probably have to call to arrange
Quoth the Compass website, at least about handlebars:
"All Grand Bois handlebars are *made in Japan by Nitto*."
At some point a few years ago I remember seeing an online photo tour of one
of Shimano's wheelbuilding plants (Malaysia, maybe?) and it seemed a fairly
pleasant place; of course, it
Oh I have called Riv a few times just to pester them with a million
questions and never had anyone ask me to buy something or made me feel
like I was wasting thier time. They are all really awesome guys. The
issue is that in the NYC area it is hard to find anyone who owns a
Rivendell to give it a
Here's the Atlantis geometry on Cyclofiend's site:
http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/atlantis/rr21_pg18scr.jpg
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Peter M wrote:
> So finally have the funds and approval from the wife to go ahead and
> buy a new riv frameset only really cannot decide which one. I w
Dear Joe,
I figure you mean internal pressure, not from us. In my 11 years here,
I've never heard anyone go even close to that on the phone or in
person. In fact, sort of the opposite!
Cheers,
John @ RBW HQ
On Oct 5, 3:26 pm, Joe Bernard wrote:
> That's good advice, Kelly, but if Peter is anyt
Erm that is North Korea. I do business with South Korea and they are
excellent people to work with (that is where bike stuff is made when it says
made in Korea since most of her world has an embargo against North Korea).
Just FYI.
On Oct 5, 2011 11:51 PM, "rcnute" wrote:
> http://www.korea-dpr.c
Hey Peter, folks have shared a lot of great insight and experience on
this thread. I'll just be redundant and say, call up the folks at Riv,
talk to them and trust them. I own two Rivs, a Quickbeam I picked up
used and a Hilsen I've had for 3 years. I used to have a Rambouillet
but just didn't need
Very cool!
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On Oct 6, 2011, at 5:01 AM, Leslie wrote:
Just saw this:
http://blog.brooksengland.com/wps/the-new-rivendell-website/?utm_source=fbpage&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Blog70_06.10.2011
Cool!
-L
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Cool!
-L
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I'd try 'em but they are a mite large for my Ram which maxes out at 37 mm..
I've been pretty happy with the 1.25" Pasela folders.
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Aaron Young <1ce...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone been able to compare the Compass' against Paselas in the same
> size?
>
> -Aaron Y.
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