[RBW] Re: Rivendell Silver Gruppo

2014-07-06 Thread John Hawrylak
> Silver hubs with Large Flanges with radiused cutout (what Riv called Phil > Woood Eisenhower hubs) in a rear with free hub (no freewheel) would be nice. > > My 70's Shimano 333's hubs are beautiful with the large flanges and > cutouts (1975 Schwinn Voyageur II). > VO seems to have good s

[RBW] Re: Clem Smith Jr?

2014-07-06 Thread J C
I've heard its supposed to be in a price range comparable to surly stuff. sold as a complete with no front derailer... > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, sen

[RBW] FS Nitto Moustache bar etc

2014-07-06 Thread John Kim
Sorry if this is a repost. Here's the link to the pictures for those who have asked. https://www.flickr.com/photos/125844435@N04/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fro

[RBW] FS Nitto Moustache bar etc

2014-07-06 Thread John Kim
Updated to add Sugino chain rings 48/36/26, inscribed SP-46, SP-36, and XP-PJ 24. Used but in great condition. $25 shipped Velox handle bar plugs ends 1 pair, used. $5 shipped Link to see all items. https://www.flickr.com/photos/125844435@N04/ -- You received this message because you are sub

Re: [RBW] Re: RBW 20th Anniversary Gathering and Entmoot -- SF Bay edition

2014-07-06 Thread Dan McNamara
Did the ride to China Camp this weekend and checked it out. Weather is cool/foggy at night and pretty warm during the days - got up into the high-80's today. Group campsite has running water. There is parking for 8-10 cars. People can park near my house and ride in if they want. It is about 6 mi

[RBW] Re: Blug bike....sweet Roadeo

2014-07-06 Thread Philip Williamson
Wow, that's a beautiful dog. Philip www.biketinker.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To po

[RBW] Re: Downtube shifting 9 cogs: Retrofrictions versus Silvers versus Technique

2014-07-06 Thread Philip Williamson
Patrick's Herse looked like this: http://www.biketinker.com/2011/fine-bikes/1958-rene-herse-for-sale/ Philip www.biketinker.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from i

[RBW] Re: fs: PAUL Thumbies (22.2 / Shimano / Silver)

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
These are pending. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-ow

[RBW] Country Bikes

2014-07-06 Thread Bruce Herbitter
A riding companion mentioned this article while we were pedaling the weekly Sunday Social ride today. It's a fast read, but evidence that people were riding precursors to RBW bikes way back when.. http://tubulocity.com/?p=64 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

[RBW] Hub Area Rack is in!

2014-07-06 Thread Liesl
Hey friends, the rack and bags are up on the site! Just got back from up north but might I be the first to spot them? ANyway, they looks swell! A small wait if you want the green canvas bag, but tan are in stock! might have to lose self control in minneapolis, RCW -- You received this messa

[RBW] Re: Ram versus Roadeo; trade?

2014-07-06 Thread Don Compton
Patrick, I hope you find your Roadeo. I used to own a 60cm Ram and always regretted selling it. I eventually bought a 59cm Roadeo and it's my favorite bike. Only slightly lighter and the handling is just a little more responsive without losing the Rivendell stable feel that I really like on fast

[RBW] Re: fs: Nitto S83 seat post + Silver DT shifters (package deal)

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
SOLD!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@g

[RBW] Re: NITTO ~ Bullmoose bars + levers/cork grips/bell

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
Bump...$130 shipped. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw

[RBW] Re: fs: Rivendell Saluki 58cm - custom color + S&S coupled!

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
Bump... $1450 shipped plus all the goodies listed. PayPal okay as long as fees are covered. http://s18.postimg.org/vkbezbyvd/image.jpg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emai

Re: [RBW] Re: Downtube shifting 9 cogs: Retrofrictions versus Silvers versus Technique

2014-07-06 Thread Patrick Moore
No, I keep meaning to try it but keep forgetting. I've never done so in the past, when I could shift friction very well. Will try to remember (along with changing the HVAC filter and the gerbil's bedding and paying the HOA ...) Perhaps the Microshift RD on the Fargo does not have a laterally moveab

[RBW] Re: Downtube shifting 9 cogs: Retrofrictions versus Silvers versus Technique

2014-07-06 Thread Deacon Patrick
Have you swapped the pulleys on the derailure? That trick did wonders for both my 8 and 9 speed shifting. With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from i

[RBW] Re: fs: Nitto Mini-Front rack

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
SOLD!!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@

[RBW] Ram versus Roadeo; trade?

2014-07-06 Thread Patrick Moore
I love the Ram; it just "feels" right -- in the sense that it "encourages" hard pedaling, while some bikes just feel as if they drain your effort. But it feels slightly more sedate than my customs -- slower to "turn in"; while the customs seem to have most of the Ram's straight line stability. Tha

Re: [RBW] Re: Downtube shifting 9 cogs: Retrofrictions versus Silvers versus Technique

2014-07-06 Thread Patrick Moore
Sam (?): sorry, I sold it a couple of years ago. I owned it only for about a year, IIRC, after buying it from fellow lister Ryan Watson. It was a 1958 700C rando bike that, I hear, Jan Heine brought in from France to build up as a city bike, but both he and the next buyer, Ryan, found the tubing to

Re: [RBW] Re: RBW 20th Anniversary Gathering and Entmoot -- SF Bay edition

2014-07-06 Thread Tony
I will be leaving from Walnut Creek about 4 pm on Saturday and will be able to give a ride from there or a BART station on the way (N. Berkeley would be the last stop before the bridge). I am not able to ride for a couple of weeks and will be leaving after a hike on Sunday, so, getting back you

[RBW] Re: Downtube shifting 9 cogs: Retrofrictions versus Silvers versus Technique

2014-07-06 Thread Andrew Marchant-Shapiro
I shift 9/friction with a Shimano 600 lever--the last of the true friction-only DT levers. It's so nice that I have considered friction 10...but not just yet. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group

Re: [RBW] Haulin' Wool

2014-07-06 Thread Patrick Moore
Good for you! Those are very nice. But I just want to take this opportunity to gloat about how, a few years ago, I scored 4 ss wool jerseys (including a too-cool imitation Cycles Wolfe one with *front* buttoned pockets), a Rivendell wooly warm over-jersey/sweater (button up high collar, button rea

[RBW] Re: Downtube shifting 9 cogs: Retrofrictions versus Silvers versus Technique

2014-07-06 Thread lungimsam
> > I use a very slow, smooth technique and stop when I hear it click into > gear. Trim when necessary. > Do you have a Herse? Pics please? Love to see it! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group a

[RBW] Re: Downtube shifting 9 cogs: Retrofrictions versus Silvers versus Technique

2014-07-06 Thread Patrick Moore
FWIW, this -- ie, that I've not used dt shifters except sporadically for many years and have thus lost the habit -- explains why I found shifting 5 cogs on the Herse with Retro dt shifters awkward; ditto for the 6 (also Retro -- no fd or left side shifter) on the Ken Rogers. Whereas I've been shift

[RBW] Downtube shifting 9 cogs: Retrofrictions versus Silvers versus Technique

2014-07-06 Thread Patrick Moore
Finding the precise chain alignment required by 9 cogs fiddly with the Simplexes, I swapped (thanks, Daniel) for Silvers thinking that they would shift more precisely. After 40 miles or so yesterday and today of shifting with the Silvers I've realized that: 1. It is technique. 2. I've forgotten th

[RBW] fs: Nitto Albatross bars (55cm) + shim!

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
2) Nitto Albatorss bars (55cm). These are the more expensive and a little wider, aluminum ones. 25.4 clamp...will include a 26.0 shim. There's some marking at the clamp & residue from grips, otherwise great. $55 shipped. http://s30.postimg.org/82xl5kiw1/IMG_9778.jpg -- You received this messa

[RBW] Re: fs: Nitto Albatross bars (55cm) + shim!

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
PayPal okay as long as fees are covered. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this grou

[RBW] fs: IRD Alpina-D Triple front derailleur + CLAMP + phil wood BB tool (package deal)

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
Here's an IRD Alpina-D Triple front derailleur + clamp (28.6mm) Also included is a Phil Wood bottom bracke tool. Front D & clamp are in great working order and BB tool is spotless! $50 shipped (PayPal okay as long as fees are covered) http://s23.postimg.org/s8bn2qm4b/image.jpg http://s23.postim

[RBW] fs: Nitto Tallux stem - 12cm (25.4 clamp)

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
Nitto Tallux stem - 12cm (25.4 clamp). Very light use, amazing shape. $50 shipped. http://s30.postimg.org/xkfzp60m9/image.jpg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[RBW] Re: fs: Nitto Mini-Front rack

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
Sorry but forgot to add that PayPal is cool as long as fees are covered. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@google

[RBW] fs: Nitto Mini-Front rack

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
Nitto mini-front rack...super duper nice shape!! $95 shipped http://s21.postimg.org/or1bb3ygn/IMG_9779.jpg http://s21.postimg.org/alvi9apfb/IMG_9780.jpg http://s21.postimg.org/u16a2eipj/IMG_9781.jpg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch"

[RBW] fs: New can of SHELLAC (pickup in Chicago)

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
I have a brand new can of Shellac...one quart. It's clear. $5. Pickup in Chicago. http://s30.postimg.org/p0wlres9t/IMG_9776.jpg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from i

[RBW] Haulin' Wool

2014-07-06 Thread Eric Norris
CampyOnlyGuy (@Campyonlyguy) 7/6/14, 10:43 AM Today’s bike swap haul: 2 great wool jerseys, $60 Now, just have to wait for cooler weather. #wool #retro #randonneur pic.twitter.com/Cby04bZJQi Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy -- You received this mess

[RBW] fs: PAUL Thumbies (22.2 / Shimano / Silver)

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
Paul Thumbies - 22.2 / Shimano / Silver Used for approx 25 miles, great shape!!! $45 shipped (PayPal okay as long as fees are covered) https://post.craigslist.org/imagepreview/00Z0Z_l5kvLr3qgbo_600x450.jpg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owner

[RBW] Re: fs: Nitto S83 seat post + Silver DT shifters (package deal)

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
Forgot to mention that all the DT hardwear is included & PayPal is okay as long as fees are covered, thanks!!! On Sunday, July 6, 2014 12:19:44 PM UTC-5, Eric wrote: > > For sale is a package deal: > > 1) Nitto - S83 seatpost (27.2 clamp) > 2) Rivendell Silver downtube shifters > > Shifters are

[RBW] fs: Nitto S83 seat post + Silver DT shifters (package deal)

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
For sale is a package deal: 1) Nitto - S83 seatpost (27.2 clamp) 2) Rivendell Silver downtube shifters Shifters are in amazing shape, seatpost has typical light marks. $100 shipped for the pair. http://images.craigslist.org/00t0t_a0GaWmGr238_600x450.jpg http://images.craigslist.org/00z0z_lfV9c

[RBW] Re: NITTO ~ Bullmoose bars + levers/cork grips/bell

2014-07-06 Thread Eric
Bump..$135 shipped. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-

[RBW] Re: Father-Daughter S24O for the 4th

2014-07-06 Thread Deacon Patrick
There are three metal bridges in that area, and they were most likely put there by a team of volunteers who built the trail. I know at least some of the trails in the area were designed and implemented (with recruited trail volunteers) to earn Eagle Scout. I'm not sure if this is one of those.

[RBW] Re: Blug bike....sweet Roadeo

2014-07-06 Thread lungimsam
> > Wait... > > ...That one has front fork braze-ons. Are they are coming standard with > them now? Weren't they braze-on-less before? > If I was looking to get a new Rivbike, a blue Roadeo with front rack-abaility would be it. > > -- You received this message because you are subscrib

[RBW] Re: Father-Daughter S24O for the 4th

2014-07-06 Thread lungimsam
> > Looks like so much fun!! > Who put that metal bridge over the rivulet? Was that you or some community association? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, se

[RBW] Re: Atlantis sails again

2014-07-06 Thread 'Steve D.' via RBW Owners Bunch
I'll be following your progress over the summer, as usual, Robert. Happy trails! On Saturday, July 5, 2014 9:01:46 AM UTC-7, SpiralCage wrote: > > Hey gang, > > So I'm taking the Atlantis out on another long tour. Just did my first > night camping and am sending this as I prepare to head out.

[RBW] Re: Father-Daughter S24O for the 4th

2014-07-06 Thread Montclair BobbyB
Patrick: Great photos; great adventure in stunning surroundings; great memories for you and your daughter... That's just awesome. Michael: I'm sitting on Grand Isle, looking across the lake at Mt Mansfield... It's gorgeous out here... pretty stiff breeze. Safe ride. BB On Sunday, July 6, 2

[RBW] Seattle Bag Matchers Take Note: Baggins Bags FS

2014-07-06 Thread cyclotourist
Nice combo here: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/4554626435.html Cheers, David "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[RBW] Re: FS: Brooks Swift saddle, Nitto Dynamic II Stems, Cinelli Stem, Velo Orange Hammered Fenders, Dura Ace 7400/Mavic Open 4CD wheelset

2014-07-06 Thread bo richardson
i might be interested in the hammered fenders sorry i cant pick up the direct email address thanks Bo richardson 360 6764838 thanks again -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving email

[RBW] Re: Father-Daughter S24O for the 4th

2014-07-06 Thread Michael Hechmer
Thanks for sharing Deacon. We're hoping to head out to Grand Isle on the tandem this PM, hopefully with my son & 20 moth old granddaughter on a single. You have inspired me to want to take some pictures. Michael On Saturday, July 5, 2014 4:12:56 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > In which we

Re: [RBW] Atlantis sails again

2014-07-06 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Enjoy the journey! Thanks for sharing, I'll keep tabs via your blog. I like that handlebar bag/basket combo! Tony -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an ema

Re: [RBW] Father-Daughter S24O for the 4th

2014-07-06 Thread Bruce Herbitter
Great pictures. Looks like a great ride. On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 3:12 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote: > In which we discover (not surprisingly): > > — S24O is perfect for a 10 year-old, and has her eager for more and > bragging stories to Mama and siblings already. > — Old rusted tin makes excellent r

[RBW] Re: Jamboree and Entmoot shirts and patches

2014-07-06 Thread Philip Williamson
All Virtual Attendees' patches and shirts are now sitting in the Post Office bin, waiting for 10am Monday to begin winging their ways across the country. Philip www.biketinker.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscr