So does the Riv "No Warranty Frame Warranty" cover stuff like this?
I'm guessing NOT.
On Feb 17, 11:03 am, Mike wrote:
> I think a Betty Foy with some Nitto bars and Rich built wheels would
> have held up better.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W-rAv43UFnA
>
> --mike
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Jim,
I really appreciate the common sense way you represent the LBS point
of view, but some niche items (for lack of a better term) are just too
far off the radar for most shops. Your shop is a rare exception. I
know and trust a local shop where they actually do very good work. I
try to support
Don't have one I want to sell, but Ben's Cycles in Milwaukee was
where I bought a Sugino Alpina double with 165 arms a few months back
at a really reasonable price. If you end up having to purchase a new
one, be sure to check with them. It was the only place I could find
online with it in stock,
While most of the RBW crowd seem to prefer bar ends and friction
shifting, there is at least a significant number - myself included -
who like brifters and indexed. I have Shimano STI on one bike, Campy
Ergo on another, both are 9 speed, I like them both. I may switch to
bar ends just for a change
Patrick writes:
"An incidental benefit was that I could leave the stand
down when wheeling the bike through the grocery store and park it
whenever I needed to investigate an item more closely instead of
having to find something to lean the bike against and likely as not
knocking askew some display.
This is no way will affect my appreciation for your many years of
dedicated and exemplary customer service. I am sure I speak for the
vast majority of the list members. Not all agree with everything you
do (like double TTs, but let's not restart that debate) but in many
years of following this fo
le. It became cliche for
good reason.
Bill Carter
On Feb 1, 9:51 am, John Bennett wrote:
> In retail, there's always talk of "features and benefits," so we
> generally talk about rebates as a "benefit" of membership or your
> purchase or whatever, but, in realit
She sounds like a "keeper."
On Jan 30, 10:16 am, Eric Norris wrote:
> Actually, the Bike Room was my wife's idea. She helped convert my son's room
> after he moved out to go to school.
>
> --Eric N
> Sent from my iPad2
>
> On Jan 30, 2012, at 6:17 AM, jimD wrote:
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> > A bike room
Amazing. You have a good start on a cycling museum there. Reminds me
of my bro' in law's man cave. He's into canoes and kayaks and has
eight of them stored in a similar manner to your bikes. I spent about
an hour Saturday admiring his boat collection and advising him on a
Trek exercise bike som
Best of luck, and let the list know what you decide. Oh, and we do
like pictures.
Bill Carter
On Jan 24, 5:52 pm, Pat wrote:
> Hi, Folks,
>
> I am an "old guy" (almost 64) and just finished my second year of cycling.
> I put in 4200 miles last year on a carbon frame
Thanks for the recipe. RBW was out of Obenauf's last time I checked.
On Jan 23, 5:57 pm, Kevin M wrote:
> Make your own! It's sounds simple
> enough:http://www.handlebarclub.co.uk/wax/diy.shtml
>
> Otherwise, my wife has a little shave n' soap line of products we sell in
> barber shops here in
To quote the immortal words of Monty Python, "Now for something
completely different!"
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=tricycle+video&view=detail&mid=A593168C00F2D7C18FF3A593168C00F2D7C18FF3&first=0&FORM=LKVR6
On Jan 22, 11:31 am, David Yu Greenblatt
wrote:
> Patrick please post some recent
Too bad about the LOTR restriction, by the way. Wouldn't "Shadowfax"
be a terrific bike name? Lord of the horses of Rohan and Gandalf the
White's noble steed.
On Jan 13, 7:46 pm, Bill Carter wrote:
> The Sackvilles were quite grasping and obnoxious, disliked by both
>
The Sackvilles were quite grasping and obnoxious, disliked by both
Bilbo and Frodo. One of Grant's more tongue-in-cheek allusions I
suspect.
On Jan 12, 11:55 am, Ryan Ray wrote:
> I was expressing my regret that I didn't buy a bag when they were called
> Baggins when he corrected me. "Actually t
Carla,
Several years ago someone from RBW, it may have been Grant himself,
let it slip that Riv employees privately referred to customers who
were greatly concerned with bags matching bags and bags matching bikes
as "bag matchers." It wasn't meant in a derogatory way, just sort of
an inside joke t
Your photography is amazing. I immediatly put up the bike silhouette
against the mountain as my new favorite desktop background.
On Jan 9, 4:03 am, Smitty-A-Go-Go <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Even though we'd never met, list member Norm and I recognized each other
> from across the street. He was
I agree with Jeremy and Geoff. This has been one of the more
interesting discussions on the forum in quite a while, but Jeremy's
suggestion is the best of the bunch. I hope Riv will at least
consider looking into it. As Patrick mentions, there are many
beautiful Native American tribal names and
7, 9:42 am, "Allingham II, Thomas J"
wrote:
> Grant did in the original Blug post.
>
> On Jan 7, 2012, at 6:51 AM, "Bill Carter" wrote:
>
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> > I'm surprised no one in this discussion has mentioned one of Grant's
> > favorit
I'm surprised no one in this discussion has mentioned one of Grant's
favorite literary characters, Hiawatha.
On Jan 6, 11:47 pm, Liesl wrote:
> On Jan 6, 10:41 pm, Joe Bernard wrote:
>
> > My 2 cents is..I think Native-American traditions and names and such are
> > very cool, and worthy of honor
On Jan 2, 7:55 pm, dougP wrote:>
> I mentioned that I had a 9 speed 11-34 to convert into an 8 speed
> 13-34. Well by golly it works suprisingly well. After filing off the
> 3 rivets holding it together, I inserted 8 speed spacers in place of
> the 9s and used an 8 speed 13 tooth small cog. . .
On Jan 6, 11:03 am, Joe Bernard wrote:
> Here ya go, Bill.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/by-cycle/4058054535/
I like it, Joe. Good choice. Kind of in between the HyperCanary and
the mustardy colors. The one thing I dislike about my Waterford is
that it shows every speck of dirt or grease,
I should probably add that I think the Roadeo (which I misspelled in
my previous post) is a great looking bike also, I just think the name
is a little too punning and cutesy. (A minor complaint at best.)
On Jan 6, 11:49 am, Bill Carter wrote:
> On Jan 5, 12:12 am, cyclotourist wrote:
>
On Jan 5, 12:12 am, cyclotourist wrote:
> On 1/4/12, Esteban wrote:
> > Ride the Romulus as the classic road bike it is.
This may be just a question of semantics, but I have always thought of
the Ramboulliet/Romulus as a type of sports tourer bike. Keep in mind
I have never owned or ridden a
On Jan 5, 1:37 pm, Anne Paulson wrote:
> This is genius. I wave drivers by to let them know I know they're
> there, but I didn't have a signal for, "Calm down, I know you're
> there, hang on a minute."
>
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Joe Bernard wrote:
> > On the topic of "taking the lane"
On Jan 5, 9:55 pm, Joe Bernard wrote:
> WOW, Bill, that one really pops. I see a bit of lime green on my monitor.
> Is it there, or just a computer distortion?
In real life the bike has no hint of green (or orange), so it must be
an optical illusion of some sort. And "pop" is a good desription,
Joe,
Here's a link to pics of my 97 Waterford 1250, acquired a few months
ago used on ebay. According to Richard Schwinn's response to my
inquiry about the color, this is a Waterford frame repaint in
HyperCanary Yellow, a two stage color with white base then yellow then
clearcoat .
http://www.fli
Matt wrote:
"I don't think anyone was suggesting riding in the center of the
road. However, 'taking the lane', or moving away from the shoulder
to discourage motor traffic from trying to 'squeeze past' when it is
not safe to do so (road is too narrow, oncoming traffic, debris in the
shoulder,
On Jan 4, 10:52 pm, Rex Kerr wrote:
" I'm itching to ride right now, but agreed to drive since I was
working late today!"
I hear you, Rex. Of course I meant the "itch to ride" for potential
buyers might fetch you a higher price, but only if you can control
your own itch and time it right! Much
x27;s just too
short.
Bill Carter
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somewhere in the $350 - $450
range. If you can hold off til early spring when the itch to ride
kicks in, you may be able to do a bit better. I see no reason that
most of your parts could not be reused on a new Riv frame. Good luck,
and let us know how it works out.
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Kelly writes:
"Well then Patrick maybe you should try the ugly bike fitness forum.
I'm sorry last I looked I was in a Rivendell owners forums where Riv's
need not be defended. Really you think anyone else on here can give
you a review of how a Roadeo will fit you? Do you really think a 20lb
bik
I have never used the Camper, but I have had a Barley bag reinfored
with cardboard in the bottom for several years. I use the Riv Silver
Hupe and have had no problems with sagging.
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/r9.htm
I found it necessary to wrap the stays with some electrical tape for
paint p
I installed a 34-48 Sugina Alpina recently on my Waterford 1250. 110
mm was recommended, used a Simano that size and it worked great with
good chainline.
On Dec 13, 7:56 am, Michael Hechmer wrote:
> I had an Alpina crank with a 107 Phil Wood on my Ebisu All purpose, but
> needed to set it up off
Ted,
Thanks for your response, and for your role in bringing this bike to
market. As Steve says, the Heron represents an important chapter in
Riv history. I own one of the later Heron Roads that I purchased from
one of the dealers in 2003, and I still treasure the bike after many
years of riding
s this the poster you are referring to? Why the
controversy? Inquiring minds want to know.
Bill Carter
On Dec 11, 10:47 pm, RonaTD wrote:
> On Dec 11, 6:54 am, Marty wrote:
>
> > Herons will be added, and the poster will have to grow another row, but
> > that means I can add the
I hope this post goes through. For some unknown reason I have trouble
posting here even though I am a long time list member.
I was in my LBS this morning getting the wheels trued for my
daughter's college bike. (They needed it badly after only one
semester of use at Berry College in Rome, GA.)
Marty,
I would suggest inclusion of the Heron models, Road and Touring.
These were designed by Grant, made by Waterford, sold direct by RBW
for a time, and precursors of the Rambouillet and Atlantis as I
understand it. There are several pics of both available on
Cyclofiend's website.
On Dec 10, 9
I recently acquired an 84 Trek 560 from ebay for a project bike, and
possibly to resell later. It is basically sound but in bad need of some
TLC and elbow grease. What is the best product (or products) to remove
oxidation and restore the luster to brake calipers, stems, posts and the
like? T
Thanks for the ride report, Leslie. It brought back happy memories
for me. The Virginia Creeper Trail was a favorite ride for me and my
family back six or seven years ago when my daughter was younger and we
rode a lot of rail trails together. It rained on us every year the
three years we went, s
Leslie writes:
The bike itself is a *wonderful* gift, and the trips with you would be
a wonderful gift for him too; but, I would not want to see you sad if
he'd rather stick to your already-established format, instead of the
longer jaunts...
I am really pleased to be a part of this list where the
On Jul 26, 12:39 pm, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 7/26/11 6:41 AM, dan gee at dmg...@gmail.com wrote:
> IPerhaps there can be no modern equivilent of the Heron because it is a
flawed concept (wait a second - I do really like the bikes - I'm
trying to
make a larger point here...). From a buyer's persp
It does seem impossible to disassociate what any product "should cost"
- whether bicycles, widgets or cans of tomato soup - from what the
consumer is able and willing to pay. Without the demand side of the
equation, there would be no supply, at least not for long, and the
given product would disap
http://www.whotv.com/sports/ragbrai/
But who's going to ride this thing?
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Check this one out:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1993-Bridgestone-XO-1-Road-Bicycle-52cm-/300579207159?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item45fbeab7f7
No relationship to seller, no interest in buying,
just interested in what the group might say 'bout this red hot deal!
Bill
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