[RBW] Re: Roadini and Unpaved, Experience?

I definitely agree with everything Bill is saying. It does work fine and I enjoy underbiking, but your experience may differ if it's not your cup of tea. -Dan On Monday, February 10, 2025 at 4:30:30 PM UTC-5 cbala...@gmail.com wrote: > I have been enjoying my Roadini with 35s - RH Bon Jon Pa

[RBW] Re: WTB/WTT: Nitto 27F - "Campee Front Rack with Lowriders 700c/650b"

Thanks Bill, that makes sense now. Still looking for the rack - wont be swapping to my 650b bike though. On Monday, February 10, 2025 at 2:29:31 PM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Yes, it's accurate that the built in spacer at the end facilitates > attaching at the below the axle eyelets > > The ot

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell Custom - All Rounder Style

Niiice.Hope the offer was good.It had sat for a while at the asking price.Looks absolutely amazing tho!Congrats.P. W.~(917) 514-2207~On Feb 10, 2025, at 2:33 PM, Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA wrote:Yes - 135. Debating a headset now - that Herse we discussed is looking good, but I'm attending a bi

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Custom - All Rounder Style

Yes - 135. Debating a headset now - that Herse we discussed is looking good, but I'm attending a big swap on Sunday and might find something there. On Monday, February 10, 2025 at 4:49:53 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Fun. Enjoy that process. Is it 135 in back? > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerr

[RBW] Re: WTB/WTT: Nitto 27F - "Campee Front Rack with Lowriders 700c/650b"

Yes, it's accurate that the built in spacer at the end facilitates attaching at the below the axle eyelets The other holes are NOT for attaching the rack to your bike. Those are for you to optionally attach stuff like fender stays to the rack. BL On Monday, February 10, 2025 at 2:05:57 PM U

[RBW] Re: WTB/WTT: Nitto 27F - "Campee Front Rack with Lowriders 700c/650b"

Bill, Thanks for the quick reply. Looking more closely at photos of the 27F, it appears that there is an integrated spacer at the mounting point of the rack, facilitating clearance at the fork blade when mounting from the below axle fork eyelets. Is this accurate? I had imagined that all the

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Custom - All Rounder Style

Fun. Enjoy that process. Is it 135 in back? Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Monday, February 10, 2025 at 1:10:32 PM UTC-8 Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA wrote: > Here's an album where all my pics will live: > > 2014 Rivendell Custom All Rounder >

[RBW] Re: Roadini and Unpaved, Experience?

I have been enjoying my Roadini with 35s - RH Bon Jon Pass (regular grade). I would say I ride 60/40 paved to unpaved. Mostly the unpaved miles are forest service roads, well packed but loose and sharp at the edges. I am thoroughly impressed with the tires and how they hold up to some brutal de

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Custom - All Rounder Style

Here's an album where all my pics will live: 2014 Rivendell Custom All Rounder On Monday, February 10, 2025 at 4:08:07 PM UTC-5 Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA wrote: > This frame popped up on the group before, maybe Septembe

[RBW] Re: WTB/WTT: Nitto 27F - "Campee Front Rack with Lowriders 700c/650b"

I run several copies of that rack and none of mine are for sale. Next time I buy one I expect to buy it from Alex's Cycle in Japan. I buy a fair bit of stuff from them. The 27F has the longest legs. The lower attach points bolt into fork tip eyelets BELOW the axle. The legs are long enough

[RBW] Wolbis or Gus or Susie

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[RBW] Re: Roadini and Unpaved, Experience?

"That's the prime example on iBob of ..." LOL! This is the RBW list. Sorry! BL On Monday, February 10, 2025 at 9:54:54 AM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: > That's the prime example on iBob of an accomplished underbiker. Piaw Na > is in the Jobst Brandt mold, ignoring what people tell them about w

[RBW] Re: Roadini and Unpaved, Experience?

That's the prime example on iBob of an accomplished underbiker. Piaw Na is in the Jobst Brandt mold, ignoring what people tell them about what a bike can or can't do, and doing it anyway. If they break a bike, they get it fixed or replaced and keep doing whatever they want. That's the main p

[RBW] Re: Roadini and Unpaved, Experience?

On Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:54:22 AM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: It's a pretty hot take, but I also think the versatility resides mostly in the rider. It's a common exchange at the bike shop, when the customer says "I just want a bike, how do I choose?" The first question from the salespe

Re: [RBW] Wolbis with drop bar

It all depends on your body proportions. I am 6’ tall with the legs of someone who is 5’8” and the body of someone who is 6’4”. My Rivendell Custom has a top tube about 8 cm longer than the seat tube if I remember correctly. I don’t fit anything that Crust makes, which is unfortunate because I kin

[RBW] Re: Roadini and Unpaved, Experience?

Leo Roadini may be "the most versatile bike in the Riv lineup if your weight and setup allow for it to be (hot take?)." It's a pretty hot take, but I also think the versatility resides mostly in the rider. It's a common exchange at the bike shop, when the customer says "I just want a bike, h

[RBW] Re: Roadini and Unpaved, Experience?

eyyy! OFFRoadini. Yeah, where I currently live almost every road off of the main roads is dirt/gravel with some chunkier connections in between both single track and class 4 roads. OFFRoadini works fine for all. If you think about it the geometry is really more like a gravel bike of yestery