[RBW] How do you like your Rivs on centuries or longer vs. your "modern geometry aluminum/carbon road" bikes?

2013-05-14 Thread Don Lyon
I have ridden them all, near and far, heavy and light and, perhaps it is very personal and subjective, but there is nothing that can compare to lugged steel, especially my 60cm Sam Hillborne. That's the bike. The other part is the philosophy/attitude. Today i am more relaxed, more upright, somew

[RBW] Re: 2 Top Tube Observations

2013-02-02 Thread Don Lyon
So much of this is personal preference or personal opinion. I have a 60 cm Sam H. with a single TT. I am on the larger size 6'2" 220lbs and ride it unloaded and somewhat loaded and it is as smooth as butter all the time. When the double TT came out I thought, "shoot I wish I had that" and if I

[RBW] Conversation on Yahoo!: Cardboard bicycle can change the world, says Israeli inventor - Yahoo! News

2012-10-15 Thread DON LYON
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[RBW] lights

2012-10-08 Thread DON LYON
I would appreciate a discussion of the various option of putting lights (front and rear) on my Sam H. I don't plan on doing much after dark riding but would like to have the illumination for dusk and dawn situation while touring. I am thinking of such things as: battery versus generator, brands,