Re: [RBW] Re: Riv-ish Top Tube Protection

On Sunday, 18 July 2021 at 3:19:20 am UTC+10 john...@gmail.com wrote: > @Nick Payne Rivendell has all kinds of stuff on their site that you can > do yourself but they don't put on their complete bikes as standard. > Adjustable cup BBs, shellack over bar tape, cork grips, home made pump > pegs a

Re: [RBW] Re: measured speed differences between road and touring bikes

I just read the article whose url Nick posted; enlightening! Now at an average 30 mph (yes, extreme case to make my point) over 100K/60 miles, a single KG would add 48 seconds to the time, and of course, that is more than huge in a race's outcome. Heck, extrapolating wildly, an eight of KG, a mere

Re: [RBW] Re: measured speed differences between road and touring bikes

Thanks, John. Yes, I would really like to see Powermeter comparisons between light and heavy bikes with similar builds, wheels, and tires. Of course, nowadays, at my age, this is far, far less important that I used to imagine it to be back when I was a greenhorn 40-something, and really, nowadays,

Re: [RBW] Re: measured speed differences between road and touring bikes

Just for the record, this is not my experience, in 25 years of riding fixed and 60+ years of riding ss and multispeed freewheel bikes (I started riding 2-wheelers at age 4-5). Now, my "fastest feeling", judging by easy of maintaining a given cadence in a given gear in given conditions" -- is indee

Re: [RBW] Re: NBD: Simple One

Patrick, That makes sense and I think I attributed the low step off to saddle height incorrectly. This Simple One is the best riding single speed I've tried! I had a Wabi Classic for a while and the ride is so much better on the Riv. I'll need to wrap the forward position of the handlebars tomorrow

Re: [RBW] Re: measured speed differences between road and touring bikes

Patrick *I do not know the specifics,* only what Richard Schwinn stated on the podcast. He also stated the weight difference would affect the average time in a stage type race, due to affecting the velocites (t=d/v). I simply assumed, given his background, he knew what he was talking about

Re: [RBW] Re: NBD: Simple One

This is one big advantage (but not the only one!) of Grant's penchant for large bb drop, which puts the bottom bracket, thus also pedals, closer to the ground. It's not the amount of seatpost showing (which doesn't affect the saddle height, all else equal) but the "drop" or downward angle of the s

Re: [RBW] Re: NBD: Simple One

Nice, and congratulations on the find. The world needs, I say needs badly, more fixed gear and single speed drivetrains. Whatgearyourunning? Or, more seriously, what is your gearing? I only have 1 fixed gear left -- used to have 3 or 4 in the stable -- tho' I also have a single speed off road bik

[RBW] WTT 53cm Frank Jones Sr

Hello all, I recently bought a 53cm Frank Jones Sr frameset which was advertised as a 55cm. Bummer. I can get my money back, but that is a lose lose (for me and the buyer), so I figured I’d see if anyone here wanted to trade for this very rare frameset (I have a whole build which could be an o

Re: [RBW] Re: measured speed differences between road and touring bikes

John: do you know if this weight difference was tested on a flat course on one that included hills? Steady state or start and stop? I daresay 12 lb would slow acceleration noticeably, but IME, as a very non-pro-level rider (No!) weight itself, even 10 lb weight differences, make little average spee

[RBW] Re: NBD: Simple One

Hey, I know those brakes! I'm glad they work on that bike, I'm not into fiddling with cantis either. I dig the slammed look. You mentioned not much post showing like you were a bit concerned about it, but I think the saddle and bars dropped low gives it a Path Racer look that fits that singles

[RBW] Re: measured speed differences between road and touring bikes

Cyclingabout recently published an article on the subject of bike weight, and how little it matters: https://www.cyclingabout.com/why-we-should-stop-our-obsession-with-bike-and-gear-weight/ . Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch"

[RBW] Re: measured speed differences between road and touring bikes

About 7 years ago on the Opinionated Cyclist podcast (Diana R?), Richard Schwinn stated Schwinn did testing with a university to determine the speed difference due to frame weight. The result was a 12 lb increase in frame weight resulted in a 1 mph difference. I believe the wheels were consta

[RBW] Re: Susie in a downhill bike park

That's awesome. I just bought a BMC La Cabra and have felt a tad bit conspicuous riding it on trails in the greater Salt Lake area. Glad to know there's someone else out there doing the rigid MTB thing. I'll be up in Park City during the day for the next couple weeks and can't wait to explore.

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv-ish Top Tube Protection

I use a leather steering wheel cover. They come in different sizes and colors, lace on, and are cheap. -- 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-

[RBW] Re: NBD: Simple One

Congratulations Doug! That is a beautiful and functional Simpleone. I bet your shortish errand rides will turn into longer ones:-) Best, Rich in ATL On Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 3:09:07 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: > That's a nice bike! I can't ride singlespeed to save my life - Lord knows > I'

[RBW] Re: NBD: Simple One

That's a nice bike! I can't ride singlespeed to save my life - Lord knows I've tried - but I love the Riv singles. Good score! Joe "gotta downshift" Bernard On Friday, July 16, 2021 at 6:33:28 PM UTC-7 Doug H. wrote: > New to me bicycle day with pics to come later. I found a Simple One > compl

[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Top Tube Protection

An outfit called Clintonville Leather, on Etsy, sells leather top tube protectors in different lengths. Good quality leather, backed by a strip of inner tube and secured with Chicago screws. Here

[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Top Tube Protection

Rivendell themselves put clear plastic protection on the drive side chainstay of their frames - both the Rivendell frames I have came with the protection already installed - so I don't see that you can say it's not very Riv-ish. For protecting the toptubes of the bikes, which have the bare bra

Re: [RBW] Riv-ish Top Tube Protection

Velo Orange made leather top tube covers like that for a while, but not any more. It could also be leather bar tape repurposed as a TT cover. Again, I think VO have stopped making their elk skin TT bar tape. Brick Lane Bikes make a leather TT cover too but it only seems to fit narrower tubing than