[RBW] Re: WTT - Choco bars for Albastache bars

I’ll trade you my albatross for your chocos!, On Friday, August 23, 2024 at 3:41:06 PM UTC-5 Gary L wrote: > Hi all, I have a great condition Choco bar that does not work so great for > me. Does anyone have an Albastache bar that they'd like to trade for the > Choco bar? > > Thanks, > Gary > As

[RBW] Re: FS: Bedrock Mountain Clogs, M size 11 in leather/sagebrush

Sold! On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 5:04:27 PM UTC-4 nlerner wrote: > Still available. How about $110 shipped in the CONUS? > > Neal > On Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 1:38:20 PM UTC-4 nlerner wrote: > >> Up for sale is a pair of nearly new Bedrock Mountain Clogs >>

[RBW] Re: Do you ride with fenders?

I have 4 bicycles, and the only one with fenders is my "around town" basket bike. My Atlantis is fender-free. On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 7:24:02 PM UTC-4 LeRoy wrote: > I ride with all the fenders, all the time, on all my bike (singular). > Unlike many on this forum, it's easier for me to

[RBW] Re: 17 years of longing, can you help? The search for a green B17

The BRG “Brooks Racing Green” saddle was one of the first things I got for my 2004 Quickbeam. It’s been on there ever since, and it’s pretty great. It looks almost black now, after 20 years. I didn’t know there were titanium railed versions either! Good luck with the search, Philip SR, CA On

Re: [RBW] Craigslist, etc 2024

Well I thought that Gus seemed cheap as well, and thinking back to the recent Jeff Lyon listing I asked myself “what would Bill Lindsay do?” So I entered what I thought was a lowball bid, and I bet you can see where this is going… Too bad it’s not orange, but Riv blue is a classic, and at that

[RBW] Re: FS: Clem H 59

The Clem has been sold. On Friday, August 16, 2024 at 8:49:46 PM UTC-4 Tom wrote: > Hey all, on a roll here. For sale is my dark green 2018 Clem H. The > thing won't fit in any single box I have, so I'm trying to sell near the > Raleigh NC area first. I'm willing to drive a bit to meet someo

[RBW] Re: Do you ride with fenders?

I ride with all the fenders, all the time, on all my bike (singular). Unlike many on this forum, it's easier for me to say and do that since I only have one bike - a Clem 59H. And, in the interests of accuracy in counting, I'm not including my 1970s road bike because it simply decorates a wall

[RBW] Re: 57 Sergio Roadini

Frameset is sold. Still have the wheelset. Thanks everyone. On Friday, August 23, 2024 at 12:20:24 PM UTC-5 Andrew Joseph wrote: > Additional photos. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: [RBW] Re: 17 years of longing, can you help? The search for a green B17

They pop up on eBay not infrequently. On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 3:40 PM Pam Bikes wrote: > The color wears off so I wouldn't pine over the green one unless you > happen upon one. All saddles darken w/age too. > > On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 4:21:16 PM UTC-4 jaredwilson wrote: > >> With great

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell HubbuHubbuH, Medium, Complete

All sold! Thank you all for joining me on this rollercoaster ride, it's been real :) jared On Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 2:23:58 PM UTC-7 jaredwilson wrote: > Email sent :) > > jared > > On Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 12:42:05 PM UTC-7 NYCbikeguy wrote: > >> Hi, still interested in the frame

[RBW] Re: FS or Trade: Sakae Ringyo MTE-100 - 26.8mm seat post for a Shimano CX70 FD

The seat post has been SOLD ! Kim Hetzel. On Friday, August 23, 2024 at 9:22:58 PM UTC-7 Kim H. wrote: > I have for sale a used Sakae Ringyo MTE-100 - 26.8mm seat post with 56mm > of setback. > It is in good to fair condition. There are insertion marks up and down the > back side of the post.

[RBW] Re: 17 years of longing, can you help? The search for a green B17

The color wears off so I wouldn't pine over the green one unless you happen upon one. All saddles darken w/age too. On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 4:21:16 PM UTC-4 jaredwilson wrote: > With great apprehension I come to you all with yet another WTB ask, but > this one is so much more. > > Ba

[RBW] Re: Do you ride with fenders?

I've ridden w/fenders daily for the past 13 years and love them. Install the rear fender, put the front one over the rear in the box. If you have a Sheldon's fender nut it makes the front installation that much easier. On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 4:58:57 PM UTC-4 nlerner wrote: > A frie

Re: [RBW] Re: Do you ride with fenders?

>From memory: pair 26" X ~70 mm (just fit over 60 mm Big Apples) SKS's weighed 2 lb. Pair 650b X 50 Berthouds (st steel) also 2 lb. Pair 26" VO aluminum 50s 1 lb. Pair ditto Honjos also 1 lb. Pair Kelpie 80 mm 700c X 80, 50% thicker alum sheet, 50 or 100% thicker stays: 2 lb. (I lost ~1/2 lb by

[RBW] Re: Northern Hemisphere Summer 2024 Photos -- Bosque neighborhoods, July & Aug 2024

One more (need to organize my thoughts as well as my photos): I'm using the camera on an iPhone 8 and in our mile-high summer sun it's hard to see the screen; and then there's my so-far hopeless photo inability. I wonder if it's worth buying an inexpensive digital camera that lets you look through

[RBW] Re: Northern Hemisphere Summer 2024 Photos -- Bosque neighborhoods, July & Aug 2024

Forgot to add of course: I'm undertaken a modest and haphazard project to collect photos of bosque area neighborhoods. I find this interesting in itself, but it also provides a reason to do the sort of riding I used to enjoy as a boy, just riding around a city to explore different neighborhoods. I

[RBW] Re: FS: Bedrock Mountain Clogs, M size 11 in leather/sagebrush

Still available. How about $110 shipped in the CONUS? Neal On Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 1:38:20 PM UTC-4 nlerner wrote: > Up for sale is a pair of nearly new Bedrock Mountain Clogs > , men's > size 11 in leather/sagebrush. I really

[RBW] Re: Do you ride with fenders?

A friend and I rode the EST from Rochester to Albany just a couple of weeks ago. We were both sporting fenders, and I was glad to have them because (1) it poured down rain for about an hour or so on one of our days and (2) fenders kept the dust/dirt kicked up on the unpaved sections off of my le

Re: [RBW] Gus Boots a-go-go

Yeah, Ehlines rule, just make sure to get the 2.5 inch ones, not the 2.5 foot ones like I mentioned, the Susie/Gus can't handle all that girth ;) jared On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:43:12 PM UTC-7 brok...@gmail.com wrote: > +1 on the 2.5” Ehlines. I’ve been super happy with them for dirt a

Re: [RBW] Gus Boots a-go-go

+1 on the 2.5” Ehlines. I’ve been super happy with them for dirt and pavement.On Aug 24, 2024, at 3:20 PM, jaredwilson wrote:Love to hear about your adventures with Gus, and couldn't agree more that upsizing your tires will yield even better results.I'm running 2.5' Ehlines on my Susie and have b

Re: [RBW] Re: Handlebar suggestion for long legs?

Thanks for the deetsJay. John On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 9:03:13 AM UTC-7 Jay Lonner wrote: > This is on my 62cm Hunq. The stem is a filleted Faceplater 8.5cm, the rack > is a Pass and Stow 5-rail. > > Jay Lonner > Bellingham, WA > > Sent from my Atari 400 > > On Aug 24, 2024, at 8:32 AM,

Re: [RBW] Gus Boots a-go-go

Love to hear about your adventures with Gus, and couldn't agree more that upsizing your tires will yield even better results. I'm running 2.5' Ehlines on my Susie and have been very happy with them, seems like the sweet spot for these hilli-mountain bikes. Keep us posted on your refinements. j

Re: [RBW] Gus Boots a-go-go

Could not agree more. Yes, 2.6” Honchos at 23-24psi is great. With you on the bars but my sweet spot for sweep us 50 degrees. Control is fantastic. My B17 actually works very good for me even through the rocky / rooty sections. Of course I “float” above the saddle quite a bit. As for the shifting;

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Pacenti Forza Classico 700c wheelset

I've heard of people doing this by removing spacers from the non drive side and redishing the wheel, but I'm 100% sure. I've never done it myself. I have reset a steel frame from 130mm to 135mm though! That's probably the easier move, but it depends on how precious you are with the frame. On Fr

[RBW] Re: Do you ride with fenders?

The Erie Canal Bike Trail is a nice ride. But put the fenders in the box. Not just for when it rains - there’s a reason they’re called “mudguards”. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop rec

Re: [RBW] Re: Gus Boots a-go-go

This is exactly why I set my Gus up 1x11 with a Microshift indexed thumbie. Normally I prefer friction, but I don’t really want to fiddle with trimming shifts on a trail ride.BrianLex KY On Aug 24, 2024, at 1:58 PM, NYCbikeguy wrote:dross,I'm a bit ambivalent with friction shifting too!The only f

[RBW] Re: Gus Boots a-go-go

dross, I'm a bit ambivalent with friction shifting too! The only friction shifters I will universally use is for the front derailleur. I got myself some high quality 9s XTR m970 rear shifters, coupled with rapid rise XTRs of different generations (m950-m970) on several rivs and they all shift l

[RBW] Re: Do you ride with fenders?

I live in rainy Portland, OR, and I ride with fenders (aluminum VO snakeskin) year round. I'm retired now, and I can choose when to ride, but my use of fenders began when I commuted daily to work no matter what the weather was doing. I feel like my bike looks fully dressed with fenders, and i

[RBW] Re: Gus Boots a-go-go

Agree 100% with " Friction shifting is a cruel mistress. I found myself hesitating to shift, worried I’d miss a gear while ascending, so I sort of grunted it out in a select few gears. It’s the only ride I’ve been on in a while that made me lust for indexed shifting." I used to have a grilver C

[RBW] Re: Ro-Deux-No build notes New Bike Day

Thanks. Now, when I drop the phrase: "7of9with10on5" , everyone will know exactly what I mean. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 5:23:39 AM UTC-7 Ryan wrote: > Nice... your ingenuity is impressive > > Also newsletter had a link to Simworks tour of the Nitto factory >

[RBW] Gus Boots a-go-go

I found myself on an unplanned ride today with my Gus Boots Willsen, and let me say, it’s a real mountain bike—no doubt about it. Sure, it’s also a hillibike and a damn good cruiser, but until now, I’d been treating it like a dad gravel rig, cruising along the easy paths. Today, though, I was

Re: [RBW] Do you ride with fenders?

Andy said "all my bikes, year round" JD said " +1, me too" Is that true, Jock? You don't own any bikes without year-round fenders? I pretty much associate you with an often-posted photo of a Lilac Paramount that doesn't have any fender attachment points. Is that an old photo, and you have su

Re: [RBW] Re: Handlebar suggestion for long legs?

This is on my 62cm Hunq. The stem is a filleted Faceplater 8.5cm, the rack is a Pass and Stow 5-rail.Jay LonnerBellingham, WASent from my Atari 400On Aug 24, 2024, at 8:32 AM, John Bokman wrote:Jay, maybe I missed it, but on what bike are you using the Jones? Can't quite make out the picture...An

Re: [RBW] Re: Handlebar suggestion for long legs?

Jay, maybe I missed it, but on what bike are you using the Jones? Can't quite make out the picture...And what is the rack you are using for the front basket, if I may ask? I suppose if I went to a Jones on my Sam, I'd need to get a face plater stem. What are you using? Thanks, John On Tues

[RBW] Do you ride with fenders?

Yes. All of my bikes, all year round for all of the same reasons as the PNW folks but when it is dry, the rail trail dust can be kept out of your drivetrain with a nice long and adequately wide flap on the front fender. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh -- You received this message because you are subscr

[RBW] Re: Do you ride with fenders?

in the mid-atlantic I ride fendered and un. a clip on rear fender stops the worst, also a piece of cardboard ziptied to a rear rack. goretex socks and rainpants pack up small and light, work well. On Friday, August 23, 2024 at 11:53:45 PM UTC-4 chefd...@gmail.com wrote: > I'm packing my bi

Re: [RBW] Do you ride with fenders?

My 2 cents…35 year old REI Randonee, 4 year old Rivendell Appaloosa, 1 year old Vado SL 4.0 EQ all wear fenders, 24/7/365…keeps me, bags, drivetrain and person following me cleaner…plus I favor the look, always carry stuff (camera, binoculars. Tripod, spotting scope, etc…) am slow and have never be

[RBW] Re: FS: Silver Cranks, Brooks B67S, Nitto R10, etc

PM sent. On Friday, August 23, 2024 at 2:53:22 PM UTC-7 jaredwilson wrote: > Bump from the grave :) > > Brooks B67S still available in good condition. > > *$70 + ship or looking for 17/19 White Industries DOS Freewheel* > > jaredwi...@gmail.com > > Thanks! > > jared > SC, CA > > On Saturday, Nove

Re: [RBW] Do you ride with fenders?

two of, my bike i keep fenders on all the time. I took 2 two week trips on my bicycle both times I had fenders and we’re glad I did. It only rained all day once. The other on the gap and c & o it kept my bike a lot cleaner, even though the trail is relatively dry. They don’t slow you down they

Re: [RBW] Do you ride with fenders?

Here in ABQ, NM with a citywide average of 9" of precipitation per year (higher near the mountains, less on the Westside; our "monsoon" rain comes either in 15 minute torrents or -- often -- in 10 minutes "spits" of .01" to .05", like the rain during the last 2 nights), but I still have permanent f

[RBW] Re: Ro-Deux-No build notes New Bike Day

Nice... your ingenuity is impressive Also newsletter had a link to Simworks tour of the Nitto factory On Friday, August 23, 2024 at 10:02:12 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Will asked for a curated photo-shoot this morning. Of course I was happy > to oblige. Will indicated it was Grant who was

[RBW] Re: Replacement tires for Soma Shikoro 42 x 622mm (700 x 42) cream sidewalls

Just my experience: Rene Herse roll really fast, but they're expensive and I would try them tubed because set up tubeless on my hilsen they have been a huge pain -- weepy sealant and you can't go two days without having to top off the air. So I'll be switching to ultradynamico slicks, which I've