[RBW] Bar end shifter pod question

2011-05-21 Thread E.Mann
Here is the story: About a month ago I gave my mom a mid-80's Miyata 615 all country'd out with big tires, dirt drop stem, moustache bars, and fenders as a Mother's day present. She absolutely loves it and has been riding it a lot, but wants the shifters (downtube) up higher somewhere on the bars

[RBW] Re: WTB: Pacenti Quasi motos or Neomoto's

2011-04-10 Thread E.Mann
Greetings, I have a pair of line-new Quasi's that I would sell. They have been ridden about 25 miles total, but all of the miles were in winter through snow so there is really no wear on them. These are great tires. In case you're wondering, I built a 650b wheelset for an old stumpjumper. Then

[RBW] Re: fenders

2010-06-14 Thread E.Mann
> I'm a bit curious about the berthoud composite fenders. They look > sharp and seem to be considerably longer than the sks ones. I just mounted the Berthoud composite fenders (50mm) on an Atlantis on Saturday. Some observations: - They do look pretty swell. - By far the simplest fend