"Semi-magical" nails it. My first Brompton came used with an e-assist system
which I eventually decided detracted too much from the purpose of the bike. I
sold it, but I continued to be mesmerized by the little pieces of British iron,
so I recently bought a new Stardust Black M6L (no motor). I l
Om , Ahmm, Jim, Ahnnn, regardless of the name there is still
only One name. Ahhaahahaahhahahaha ☺ Life is uncontainably funny !
The Resume of One:
Jack of All Trade
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One last comment: having owned both a Dahon Hon Solo and Boardwalk, I do not
think they are the same frame or fork. The HS seemed/ looked/ was much higher
in quality.
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I've ridden and owned both a Dahon Hon Solo and a Brompton. The wheels are
larger on the HS and that gave it a bit of a smoother, more normal-feeling
ride. That's not to say the Brompton doesn't ride as well just that it has its
own feel and characteristics. I actually find the Brompton more fun
I recently stumbled across a compilation of mfg rim-tire recommendations. Maybe
it was here. Wish I'd saved it. Mavic basically says you can run anything up to
a 2.5 on a 19mm internal width rim.
Jay
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I've ridden a bunch of 20-inch-wheel Dahons and they ride fine, as does the
16-inch-wheel Dahon and two Bromptons I've owned. Your height/weight can
make a difference on these contraptions so I'm not going to keep arguing
this topic and boring the hell out of everybody. You should ride a Brompton
a
The opinions are consistent. I've not ridden a Brompton; have you ridden a
Hon Solo?
I was pleasantly surprised when I first rode the Hon Solo: after reading
about folders, I feared twitchiness. But the HS rode very much like a road
bike; not like a Rivendell, but certainly not twitchey.
I repeat
I know you've made your bike the grocery trolley. Is there a reason that
doesn't work? Would doing so tick all the boxes?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Saturday, September 2, 2017 at 9:01:14 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> Me, I want a bike that folds enough to fit into a grocery trolley, but
>
I'll let others chime in (although they may consider this thread hijacked
enough already), but as far as I'm concerned those reviews are bollocks.
All small-wheelers handle quick, but that can be mitigated on a Brompton
with a couple pounds over the front wheel. Yesterday I rode my Clem L,
today I
Question: I've read many comparative reviews of folders, and in many of
them I've read that 20" Dahons ride more like "real bikes" than 16" wheel
Bromptons; that Bromptons are the #1 choice if you want quick and easy
folding, but if you want a ride that is closer to that of a full sized
bike, choos
I see your point about the bars, but I've ridden a lot of Dahons and the
Brommie rides at least as well as they do. I just finished a 10 mile ride
on mine and would easily triple it without a thought. They make a
singlespeed that could be converted to fixie.
On Sep 2, 2017 7:31 PM, "Patrick Moore"
Thanks. Oh well; if I could find a Brompton that could give me an
almost-road-bike riding position (as the HS does with 2" bar extender and
original Moustache bar), and let me set it up as a fixed gear, I'd think of
buying one. I don't want a bike whose principal benefit is folding small,
while its
My friend lives near Saturday Cycles, and we visited when I was in SLC. The
shop was building my friend a three speed, and they had Rivs in the rafters.
Easy to talk our kinds of bikes with the staff and customers. Cool place.
Philip
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No problem with the fit, but if you ride them around anything pointy you'll
wish they were tubeless. I liked everything except for the flats with them on
Mavic 719s, since I mounted them on cliffhangers minus tubes, no flatting.
-Kai
BK NY
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Thanks. Now that would do the trick! But I guess that it works only with a
proprietary Brompton mounting system?
On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 6:59 PM, Joe Bernard wrote:
> Patrick, here's my new Brompton (I sold the electric one) with a Brompton
> C Bag. It's huge, and they make huger ones.
>
> Hey
John: You breathe new, and doubtless still forlorn hope in my despairing
quest to make my Dahon Hon Solo a load carrier.
Would you mind posting a photo of your Bompton with touring bags? I'd like
to see what sort of system you use.
Thanks.
Patrick Moore, who has 2 other load carrying bikes, in A
Oooo! Oneisoneisoneisoneisoneisoneisoneisoneistoomany.
Patrick Moore, getting dizzy when he should be writing a resume, in ABQ, NM
On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 3:52 PM, Garth wrote:
> ...One is One is One ...
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You can do it without worrying. 25 years ago everyone rode 2" tires on
18-24 mm rims. I used 2.35s on 24 mm rims. "Optimal" means that you can
play with low pressures; if you don't use pressures so low that the
sidewall flops in turns, or pressures so high that the added angular
leverage endangers
I've put 2.35 Big Apples on Dyads, which I believe is a slightly narrower
rim than the Atlas. It wasn't optimal in that I had to run a higher
pressure than I would have liked to keep them from squirming in corners,
but it worked.
On Saturday, September 2, 2017 at 7:16:29 PM UTC-5, John G.
I'm running those tires sucessfully on Velocity Synergy rims... 23mm rim width,
I think the Atlas are wider. Should work fine.
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I've inherited a pair of lightly used 2.35 inch Schwalbe G-One tires, and I'm
thinking about trying them out on my Atlantis. Are my Atlas rims too small?
According to Velocity's site, max optimal width for Atlas is 45mm. Anyone have
firsthand experience?
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Hello All, I have an almost new Makeshifter Outback Saddlebag up for grabs.
I purchased this new back in June and used it only a handful of times. It
is in excellent condition. The workmanship on this bag is impeccable and it
looks amazing. I just was looking for something with a little more cap
On 09/02/2017 05:52 PM, Garth wrote:
Ha Ha ! No matter how the most or the least, the first or the
last, no matter how it is seen , one gear alone is ridden in any given
moment. Separation of One is impossible. One is One is One, no
matter how many ways One is experienced there is stil
The Quickbeam, having been developed on the roads and trails around Mt. Diablo,
is ideally suited to that kind of ride. I took mine with me once to SoCal and
did some road/gravel/single track in the hills and it was heavenly. Very
confidence-inspiring handling rolling down a sketchy hillside tra
On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 2:56:19 PM UTC-5, Antone Könst wrote:
> My new (to me) Cheviot is very hard to control with no hands on a flat road
> with no load. ….
And I replied:
> Mine, too. My explanation is that the very high wheel flop requires a large
> amount of correction, and it's ha
On 09/02/2017 03:23 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
Quoth Garth:
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I get the idea of the minimizing to save this and that, but if I
think I am "saving" anything at all by effort to avoid something ,
life has it's own way of showing me the utter futility of the idea.
Like , "oh I know, I'll just r
Hello All,
Any one planning to ride the Civil War Century on the 9th? Four of my
cycling friends and I we be riding the 75 mile loop. We're planning on
arriving at 7:00 and starting the ride by 7:30. I'll be riding my Riv
inspired 2012 Salsa Casseroll (Brooks saddle, mustache bars, Compass Barl
Hello RBW group,
Trying to purge some nice things here. Links to pictures or product sites
are included for reference/clarity of what's being sold, but are not
pictures of the exact item in my possession. See below for more info.
1. Nitto F25 rack, some use (steel fillet brazed front rack, go
Good point; definitely a question of tolerances; up for debate whether a
matter of QA.
On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Peter White wrote:
> I'd say it's a judgement call whether or not it is a quality control
> issue. In manufacturing, you always set a standard for precision. Take
> chains. Mode
Quoth Garth:
* I get the idea of the minimizing to save this and that, but if I think I
am "saving" anything at all by effort to avoid something , life has it's
own way of showing me the utter futility of the idea. Like , "oh I know,
I'll just ride ONE gear because that'll be so much more simple
I'd say it's a judgement call whether or not it is a quality control issue.
In manufacturing, you always set a standard for precision. Take chains.
Modern bicycle chains are ½ inch pin to pin. Are they exactly ½ inch? How
do you define "exactly?" To what tolerance? If you set the tolerance to
withi
I have a 60cm chev and can't say enough good things about it, except for
the weird stuff I had to do to get the rear Paul Racer centerpull to work.
This color combo is definitely appealing.
On Friday, September 1, 2017 at 1:31:16 PM UTC-7, MartyG wrote:
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> One of the nicest Cheviot's I've seen
Thanks, all. I'm going to replace this 48 with another that I have, and
hope that the other one is more "true."
And: if anyone has 3/32 * 48 t 50.4 bcd rings to sell or trade -- *in very
good condition, please!* --please lmk.
* I use 9 speed chains 'cuz I use Dingle cogs.
Peter: Then the upshot
On 09/02/2017 12:03 PM, lum gim fong wrote:
With my triple I am constantly switching between 2nd and 3rd rings. If I can
juat stay on one ring that might be better.
To me this indicates your choice of chain rings and sprockets is not
optimal for you. Quoting Jan Heine from 3 Nov 2012
htt
Yes, the bicycle collective rules!
And bicycling in SLC is great for everybody, unracers and racers alike.
Saturday Cycles is a great shop for matte riding gear.
-Kai
BK NY (part time SLC resident)
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Simply time for a new chainring. Things do eventually wear out and have to
be replaced or discarded. I consider it a positive outcome when if comes to
bikes.
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Bicycle Collective. https://www.bicyclecollective.org
A couple we know are in SLC and the husband got involved and became a
dedicated, practical cyclist as a result. They have a car for out of town
stuff and her off hours pager calls from the hospital, but leave it parked
most often.
A cycling
Less shifting if I can do 99% of riding on the big ring, bashguard looks so
nice on those arms, less gears, i like simplifying. So I want to try the setup.
Maybe reduce a little weight if I switch to double/shortcage derailers.
With my triple I am constantly switching between 2nd and 3rd rings.
Not true, Joe. My students were amazed when I showed up to class on my
bright lime green Brompton (with unfortunately chosen lime green helmet).
Most had never seen one. I told them that my wife bought it for me when I
graduated from clown college. They never know when I'm being sarcastic so
I'm running 43mm Rock and Roads on one Open Pro wheelset. The world keeps
turning, nonetheless. I agree that it theoretically seems more "right" to have
a wider rim with a wider tire, the fact is we were all running skinny rims on
our mountain bikes in the 90's and we survived. If I could snap
This bike is up for sale again. Nothing has changed. Would appreciate $2100
but would be open to other offers. Thanks all.
On Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 9:16:53 PM UTC-6, Gossamer wrote:
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> As close to new 58 Appaloosa in blue.
>
> Buil kit from Riv that included Nitto Choco Moose bars and add
Open Pro rims are quite strong for their weight -- really good rims, and
they've been available for quite a few years now. But they are more of a
racing type of rim - fairly narrow in width (I think they're around 19 mm).
So the only drawback I can think of with them is that you probably
should
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Found a photo. Not sure if you can zoom in tight enough to see the modified
mounting bracket.
John
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The sks fenders with the 40s were a little bit of a tough fit but I was able to
get decent clearance. As I mentioned, I had to elongate the mounting hole
almost down to the fender. I also had to bend it over like they showed on one
of the Riv videos. That was the only way I could slam them fl
Thanks all.
This bike features the new Silver tapered seat tube. It flares to 31.8mm about
halfway down. Those of you who are assembling a build kit for your LBS to build
might get caught off guard by that detail. The CX70 front derailleur Is a
31.8mm clamp with optional spacers so I was cov
Hi Steve, just got in from my neighborhood loop - 24 mi and 1200' climb.
I work in a lab and have a big fancy ultrasonic. My bath procedure is
mineral spirits, a lab (zero residue) soap solution (Micro - like Alconox),
water rinse and final denatured alcohol bath to dry the chain. The soap
I've got two bikes with dynamo hubs and Open Pro rims. One with Schmidt and one
Shutter Precision. It's totally appropriate to use a dynamo hub with a narrow
rim if you need to run narrow rims.
Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito Ca
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There is absolutely no reason why the Pro's could not be fitted on a dynamo
hub. I have built a couple of sets using Archetypes (kinda similar type rim
although much more consistent quality than today's Pros) and used for thousands
of miles.
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Thanks guys. I agree that the Open Pro rims are not as hardy as my Dyads,
but I have never had any issue with them, which is why I was thinking of
building with them. I also like the fact that they seem a hair faster.
Additionally, I don't plan to use anything wider than 28mm on the bike.
F
I have been using a Schmidt, wide body Dyno hub with an Open Pro rim for
the last 4 years. I have run 35mm & 38mm Compass tires as well as 35mm
Vittorias and never had any issues.
Peter White built the wheel and had no problems with its intended use. I am
6'1' and 185lbs. I have used the wheel o
Oh shoot, I see you're using 650b wheels, hence the 11t need. Is there a reason
why you're not using triple rings on that bike, that'd be more versatile. Just
one main large ring would be alright for modest terrain but for hills I know I
would like it, that's just me . I truly am not fond of rid
I'm not a wheel or rim expert, but my impression of the Open Pro is that
it's more suitable for racier bikes, and is not the best choice for rando
or touring bikes because it's not as hardy as other choices. The
randonneurs and tourists are the folks who tend to gravitate to dynamo
hubs, and t
What ultrasonic cleaner do you use? Any recommendations? Or is this a
case of even the lowest performing ultrasonic cleaner is so much better
than none at all?
On 09/02/2017 07:53 AM, Ron Mc wrote:
Steve, I'm talking about simplicity. No, nothing is better than
ultrasonic w/ mineral spiri
You really have to know yourself as to your gear selections. Me, I would not
get any cassette that had a 21 to 26 tooth jump on it like some of the wide
range ones do. I would even question a 100" high gear. I could just as easily
live with around 90 since it is actually used by me much more tha
Steve, I'm talking about simplicity. No, nothing is better than ultrasonic
w/ mineral spirits for cleaning chains.
What I was talking about was living with salt, sand and grit.
But I've also done 1000 mi on a chain using Clean Ride and the hose, about
every 100 mi, and it works.
It's not a
I'm often suspect. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Friday, September 1, 2017 at 10:04:57 PM UTC-6, mlpessar wrote:
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> I suspected Patrick. "God's Grandeur" is a personal favorite.
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"Hose it down" implies water at pressure? -- superior to soaking and
agitation in a solvent like mineral spirits?
On 09/02/2017 07:39 AM, Ron Mc wrote:
Ann, I also think the best option for you is stainless chain, White
Lightning Clean Ride bottled lube, hose it down to clean, let it dry
and
Ann, I also think the best option for you is stainless chain, White
Lightning Clean Ride bottled lube, hose it down to clean, let it dry and
re-apply the bottled lube.
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I've tried Velocity Dyads on my dynamo wheels and they are ok if running
32-35mm tires, but I've always considered Mavic Open Pros and 28's to be my
favorite rim/tire choice. That said, I don't think I have ever seen them
on dynamo wheels and I wonder why. Is it just that dynamo users tend to
Rotating the ring will make no useful difference, though it will tell you
how much of the runout is in the ring and how much is in the crank.
While the Pro 5 Vis crank can be used as a single speed, it was never
intended for use without a chain tensioner, which rear derailleurs include
by default.
On 09/01/2017 10:26 PM, lum gim fong wrote:
Thanks, Steve
This cassette is for my 24/40 compact cranks. So I need the 11 to get
me in the 94" range with my 650B x 40 tires so I don't spin out too,
too soon on the long downhills.
Yes, to get a useful gear with an 11T sprocket and any "norma
On 09/01/2017 11:36 PM, dougP wrote:
Whatever you get, carefully check the tooth count to make sure it's as
useful as you want. I picked up a box the other day for a SRAM 11-32
that seemed impressively light. Then I noticed it was 11-12-14 etc.
With a 44 "big ring" & 700c x 40 mm tires, I
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