[RBW] Re: accidental new bike day

2024-08-13 Thread Joe Bernard
That is a fine bicycle, Ben. Yes it does have a higher bottom bracket than other Rivs, plus can run bigger tires. It should be awesome in that area you ride, enjoy! On Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 4:45:41 PM UTC-7 Ben R wrote: > well i bought a suzie 53 with the intention of having my wife ride

Re: [RBW] ISO: Atlantis ~59cm

2024-08-13 Thread Bill Lindsay
Apologies if I missed it, but what is your asking price for the Saluki? Half-retail - $1100? Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 7:19:03 PM UTC-7 karl...@gmail.com wrote: > > On my share of my 2 Rivs.. I will likely swap the mustache and drop bars > to have a Saluki w

[RBW] Re: accidental new bike day

2024-08-13 Thread Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
It is so delightful to read how this accidental bike turned out to be the perfect bike for you. Love the color, love the story, and your wife will still get another chance at NBD! Where will you do? What will you do? There is no telling! L On Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 7:45:41 PM UTC-4 ben.r..

Re: [RBW] ISO: Atlantis ~59cm

2024-08-13 Thread Karl Gee
On my share of my 2 Rivs.. I will likely swap the mustache and drop bars to have a Saluki with drop bars and the Atlantis with the mustache bars this fall. The Atlantis definitely has the feel of a XO-1 that I sold years back when times were tough, and putting on Schwalbe slicks vs the Marathons wo

Re: [RBW] ISO: Atlantis ~59cm

2024-08-13 Thread Karl Gee
Atlantis link 58 cm with Paul and Phil components, Shimano rear derailleur is a reverse pull set up... I like it, but not everyone does. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/5e9n6chc5yxsce2hgjy8c/AKerx1Og7sI1_a-TXGq8cag?rlkey=358v9u0txccik06kywveigiwn&st=rr4wk1wj&dl=0 I am the original owner, purchased

[RBW] Re: Well, not *quite* the same ... bike and baguettes

2024-08-13 Thread 'Bikie#4646' via RBW Owners Bunch
Patrick, et al, I had to reach back to a 2009 photo essay I did (for myself) on the Philadelphia Bike Culture. This one has remained in my mind as being embelmatic of big city life: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bikecrazy-paul/3948592796/in/album-72157622441044208 Paul Germain Midlothian, Va. On

Re: [RBW] ISO: Atlantis ~59cm

2024-08-13 Thread Karl Gee
Will do, thanks for your interest On Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 5:33 PM vernon brooks wrote: > Hey Karl would you mind sharing some images of the bikes you’re offering? > > I’ve always wanted a canti Saluki and also own a 58cm toyo Atlantis. > > Thanks, > > Plumber Vern > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 6:32 

Re: [RBW] ISO: Atlantis ~59cm

2024-08-13 Thread vernon brooks
Hey Karl would you mind sharing some images of the bikes you’re offering? I’ve always wanted a canti Saluki and also own a 58cm toyo Atlantis. Thanks, Plumber Vern On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 6:32 PM J wrote: > Ethan, > By saying you prefer the older model Atlantis with shorter stays, but > using

Re: [RBW] ISO: 22.2 clamp-on brake cable hanger

2024-08-13 Thread Patrick Moore
Performance has the Tektro hanger for $13 On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 4:32 PM Jacob Yosowitz wrote: > Hello! I am trying to find a cable hanger that will clamp on to a 22.2 > nitto quill stem. I recently purchased a sam through the group (photos will > come when the build is complete!) but it seems

Re: [RBW] ISO: Atlantis ~59cm

2024-08-13 Thread J
Ethan, By saying you prefer the older model Atlantis with shorter stays, but using the newer model for sizing, you are talking two different bikes in terms of fit. I'm 6'1" and have a 90cm PBH the last time I used that method of fitting. In the old Toyo model sizing I fit a 64cm just fine, in t

Re: [RBW] Re: Well, not *quite* the same ... bike and baguettes

2024-08-13 Thread Patrick Moore
Sorry, forgot that I adjusted the recipe for 5K+ feet. On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 5:25 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > To further inflate and extend this thread, here is a french bread recipe > from Julia Child. Very simple, but I can never get the crisp crust and soft > but "pull-able" inside, tho' even

Re: [RBW] Re: Well, not *quite* the same ... bike and baguettes

2024-08-13 Thread Patrick Moore
To further inflate and extend this thread, here is a french bread recipe from Julia Child. Very simple, but I can never get the crisp crust and soft but "pull-able" inside, tho' even my results taste good and cut well. But I don't make it much because of course it requires beaucoup de kneading. Bu

Re: [RBW] ISO: 22.2 clamp-on brake cable hanger

2024-08-13 Thread Laing Conley
Paul makes a Funky Monkey hanger in 22.2, but he doesn’t give them away, not an inexpensive solution. Laing On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 6:32 PM Jacob Yosowitz wrote: > Hello! I am trying to find a cable hanger that will clamp on to a 22.2 > nitto quill stem. I recently purchased a sam through the g

Re: [RBW] Re: Anodized Silver vs Polished Components. Which do you prefer?

2024-08-13 Thread Ed Fausto
Hi Michael, I tend to agree with Nick and Peter. I previously bought brand new polished Son hub and Cliffhanger rim which after 1 year of use have tarnished which regular cleaning would not make any difference. So all my succeeding purchases where silver anodized which held up better even after

Re: [RBW] Re: Well, not *quite* the same ... bike and baguettes

2024-08-13 Thread Nick A.
Patrick/all, I am loving how many lovely, bready responses there are. And such a lovely OP. Bon Appetit, everyone. On Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 4:26:08 PM UTC-4 Peter Adler wrote: > As a decades-long purchaser of baguettes, with access to four > baguette-generating bakeries within ten minute

[RBW] ISO: 22.2 clamp-on brake cable hanger

2024-08-13 Thread Jacob Yosowitz
Hello! I am trying to find a cable hanger that will clamp on to a 22.2 nitto quill stem. I recently purchased a sam through the group (photos will come when the build is complete!) but it seems the steer tube may have been cut down at some point and won't fit a usual cable hanger in the headset.

Re: [RBW] Re: Anodized Silver vs Polished Components. Which do you prefer?

2024-08-13 Thread Peter White
In fact, anodized will look a whole lot better a few years down the road if you ride year 'round on roads that get salted in the winter. I tend to ride my fat tire bike in winter which has a B&M IQ-X headlight. The Riv has an Edelux II polished, and rarely if ever gets road salt on it. On Tue, Aug

Re: [RBW] Re: Well, not *quite* the same ... bike and baguettes

2024-08-13 Thread Peter Adler
As a decades-long purchaser of baguettes, with access to four baguette-generating bakeries within ten minutes of my front door (Berkeley is a city of bakers), I proclaim that the rational way to carry a baguette in an Ortlieb rolltop pannier isn’t to stick it in the bag. It’s to roll it up in

[RBW] Re: FS: Various Riv and Rivish items. PDX pick-up only.

2024-08-13 Thread Leaf Slayer
Updates in italics below. On Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 5:45:23 AM UTC-7 Leaf Slayer wrote: Morning, I’ve procrastinated on posting this stuff. All items are for sale in Portland, OR, pick-up only. I’m a week away from a big move across town and working FT. I have no ability ship. I will al

Re: [RBW] ISO: Atlantis ~59cm

2024-08-13 Thread Karl Gee
P.S. I live in Reno and can deliver On Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 10:42 AM Karl Gee wrote: > I have both a Suluki and Atlantis in burnt Orange 58 cm. Both are a tad > big for me as I get older. Atlantis is 26" wheels with Paul hubs and brakes > laced up at Walnut Creek and set up for touring with drop b

Re: [RBW] ISO: Atlantis ~59cm

2024-08-13 Thread Karl Gee
I have both a Suluki and Atlantis in burnt Orange 58 cm. Both are a tad big for me as I get older. Atlantis is 26" wheels with Paul hubs and brakes laced up at Walnut Creek and set up for touring with drop bars and a second set of levers. Saluting set up with mustache bars 650b wheels On Tue, Aug

[RBW] ISO: Atlantis ~59cm

2024-08-13 Thread Ethan VanValkenburg
Howdy, I’m on the lookout for a *~59cm Atlantis *(preferably older model w/ shorter chainstays, but open to the newer/longer frame)! I love everything about the bike, and looks like it can do-it all (at least all that I want to do). I tried a 62cm the other day—it was a wonderful ride a

Re: [RBW] 2024 Appaloosa Thread

2024-08-13 Thread Ethan VanValkenburg
Same! When did they stop making them with double top tubes? Do you know if future Atlantis frames will have a double top tube? They look quite nice and sturdy, especially on the larger bikes. > On Aug 12, 2024, at 11:12 AM, Josh C wrote: > > I personally wish they’d bring back the double top t

[RBW] Re: Anodized Silver vs Polished Components. Which do you prefer?

2024-08-13 Thread Bill Lindsay
The OP just asked which I prefer. I prefer non-polished silver over polished on my Rivendell builds. I have some polished parts, like Rene Herse cranks, on other builds that I consider more dainty and fashionable. My Riv builds are not so hoity-toity. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Monday

[RBW] Re: Anodized Silver vs Polished Components. Which do you prefer?

2024-08-13 Thread Michael
Good suggestion with the gold, I bet that would look nice! Riv recommended I go with silver rather than polished for aesthetics, which is why i'm reconsidering. I originally thought the dark green frame paired with dark brown brooks saddle & polished components (fenders, brakes, brake levers &

Re: [RBW] Craigslist, etc 2024

2024-08-13 Thread Jeffery S
Rivendell Atlantis - $2,400 (Denver) https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/d/denver-rivendell-atlantis/7773388159.html Not mine and no relation On Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 7:02:27 AM UTC-6 Josh C wrote: > 53cm Susie that looks nicely appointed. > > https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/bik/d/belmont

[RBW] Re: Anodized Silver vs Polished Components. Which do you prefer?

2024-08-13 Thread Ryan
Personally I like the polished components from Paul and WI and the satiny finish on Nitto and I opted for the silver(polished) Paul racers and WI hubs on my 2016 mixte(metallic burgundy). My personal opinion is that silver doesn't detract from the elegance of a Riv frame which is the star of th

[RBW] FS: Various Riv and Rivish items. PDX pick-up only.

2024-08-13 Thread Leaf Slayer
Morning, I’ve procrastinated on posting this stuff. All items are for sale in Portland, OR, pick-up only. I’m a week away from a big move across town and working FT. I have no ability ship. I will also add that I used to be quite active on this list +10 years ago and feel kind of bad just jump

[RBW] Re: Well, not *quite* the same ... bike and baguettes

2024-08-13 Thread ascpgh
I just bought two ciabatta loaves today to make some smashed sandwiches for watching the movie "Chef" tomorrow with some friends who've not seen it. They're half as long, wider, crusty on the outside, tender on the inside. Perfect for bicycle transport without the projection risk of breakage or

Re: [RBW] Re: 2024 Appaloosa Thread

2024-08-13 Thread Dan
Does that tempt you to swap out your Platypus frame, Armand? I ride my Appaloosa on all manner of ill-advised trails ("your bike has a basket and you're riding it here?!") so better trail riding sounds fantastic. I'll carry on with my underbiking though, as I always have. The updates sound grea