Re: [RBW] Re: Which side cutters?

I have been using these fencing pliers for years. Not something you'd put in the saddlebag, but.. https://www.galvinpower.org/best-fencing-pliers/#1_Channellock_85_Fence_Tool_Plier Doug On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 5:48 AM Ben Mihovk wrote: > I have a pair of Pedros on the way to me as we speak...I

Re: [RBW] Re: Bicycling Magazine redeems itself...a little.

Maybe the Riv sensibilities wander even further afield? http://pelotonmagazine.com/pages/lemond-bikes-radical-geometry/ On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > On 05/12/2016 12:56 PM, Mark Reimer wrote: > >> Yeah, but brakes are the exception to that. You can run long reac

Re: [RBW] Re: New product: quill stem with 31.8 open clamp

The F5 is IMHO way nicer looking. But the variety of options with the Nitto is a plus. Doug On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Irving wrote: > Nitto also has a decently affordable quill 31.8 > in a > wide range of choices and two

Re: [RBW] Re: adjustable angle brake levers?

Kai, I use guidonnets same as the linked, on one of my "trail" bikes. It is a converted older road bike (4sp, 27in Bloodhound tires, etc.) with inverted albatross bars on it. And they stop me fine with caliper brakes on any decline I have nerve enough to ride. They have plenty of pull with no worri

Re: [RBW] Re: Shipping, Knickers, and Newbaums. Some observation.

I also use USPS as much as possible. >From paying ebay and other remote purchases when possible with Postal Money orders to shipping my own sales almost exclusively with them. And my regular mail carrier will sometimes drop packages off earlier than normal on his route... "I thought you might like

Re: [RBW] Re: Quickbeam Tire and Gearing Recommendations

s to ride >> there, and a gear to drag my tired carcass home. >> Yup, I walked up some hills but this spread worked for me. >> Now the bike sports a Sturmey S3X. >> I concur with Phillip, as I got stronger the free side went untouched for >> years! >> Don't

Re: [RBW] Re: Quickbeam Tire and Gearing Recommendations

choices to ride there, and a gear to drag my tired carcass home. Yup, I walked up some hills but this spread worked for me. Now the bike sports a Sturmey S3X. I concur with Phillip, as I got stronger the free side went untouched for years! Don't forget to factor dropout length in your tooth calcu

Re: [RBW] Poll: What are your single speed gears?

Hello Bill, May I proffer this.. First, the much maligned in some circles, Sturmey S3X . Quick fiddling with Sheldon's gear calculator yield gearing similar to the one you mention *For 700 X 32 / 32-622 tire with 170 mm cranks**With Custom Sprocket(s) Cassette**With Sturmey-Archer 3-speed fixe

Re: [RBW] Lots for sale - frames and parts! Salsa, Paul, Brooks, Thomson

Hello Aaron, I would like to purchase the "Nitto Technomic, 5cm (yes, 5cm!), never used - $20" how would you like payment? Thank you, Doug On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Aaron Schmidt wrote: > Folks - > > > I am thinning out the ever growing collection of bike surplus. Would love > to find a

Re: [RBW] My name is Bob

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Re: [RBW] Re: Handlebar setup

I agree with the previous postersTake the front end off and look for damage and size discrepancies. This sounds extremely unsafe! Doug On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 9:56 AM, CycloFiend wrote: > on 5/21/11 11:48 PM, Zaelia at caddic...@gmail.com wrote: > > I guess the more correct way to say this

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell Vindicated Once Again

Oh my !!! Only in the underground environment.. My Western Electric mentor told me NEVER use zip ties. Pros always sew their cables...(insert smiley face here) So now, I can't help it..I sew pumps to top bars, cable housing to the frame, bags to handlbar or saddle..christmas lights to railings, pla

Re: [RBW] bag for mustache bars?

http://www.frostriver.com/bike_bags/sawbill_trail.html D.L. On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 5:04 PM, andrew hill wrote: > I'm looking for a front-bag to hang beneath m-bars on a Romulus. M-bars > and bags don't seem to go together at all well. That being said, I'd like > to try a bar-bag instead of

Re: [RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

motorsickleI blame Arlo Guthrie. D.L. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:07 PM, XO-1.org Rough Riders < adventureco...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't understand why this is difficult for some people. Do they lose > their train of thought before they finish reading the name, because > it's sooo long