[RBW] Re: Asking for your opinion on locking up a Riv

2024-09-24 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
First off, congrats and good luck with the newly-acquired frame! I routinely lock up my All Rounder using 2 U-locks: one through the front wheel and around the down tube, and then the second to a significant sign post and then through the rear wheel and the seat tube. And, And, And I lock it up

[RBW] Re: “The Art of Taking it Slow” in The New Yorker

2024-09-17 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
It's comforting to have one's "life choices" reinforced, as this article does. And I'll be laughing for a while about "are these your parents?" "No, that's Jimmy and Roselyn Carter." On Monday, September 16, 2024 at 7:29:21 AM UTC-7 Roberta wrote: > It’s about Grant, Rivendell, philosophies, ….

[RBW] Re: Hwy 1 Closures

2024-06-04 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
Best up-to-date info is on the California Department of Transportaion site. That's the agency in charge of the road. On Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 1:58:33 PM UTC-7 campyo...@me.com wrote: > Does anyone know if it’s currently possible to ride as far as the village > of Big Sur? Or to Nepenthe? > >

[RBW] Re: 5 Boro Bike Tour (was NYC Riv Ride?)

2024-01-11 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
Andy, Enjoy The Ride !!! You're about to experience one of the greatest cities in the world by pedaling it !!! Forget all the blather about this tire and that chainring and just be a kid again, on a bike, with lots of other bikes, and enjoy it. Go. Out. For. A. Ride. ("Mom? I'm goin' out on my

Re: [RBW] Re: Compliments

2023-11-20 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
Daily, either the orange Atlantis or the orange All-Rounder get a "beautiful bike" yelled to it. On Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 7:11:46 PM UTC-8 WilletM wrote: > > This wasn't a Riv compliment, as it happened thirty years ago when my > acquisition budget was somewhat smaller than it is curre

[RBW] Re: Flat Pedal Users: Favorite size/shape?

2022-03-17 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
Black Ops Torqlite UL platform pedals, now almost impossible to find. And why does my reply have just a half line of height? Can baely see what I type! On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 9:38:42 AM UTC-7 George Rosselle wrote: > I have the Spank Oozy pedals on my Chameleon and like them a lot, met

[RBW] Atlantis and Sequoias for sale

2021-08-13 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
I'm the friend that Rich Lesnik has posted about a lot of bikes that need to be "cleared out" and sold. Please respond to me off-group and I'll get back to you as best I can. The seapuke green Atlantis is nominally a 60cm, complete except for brakes. I have a n-o-s 60cm Sequoia (there were no '

[RBW] Re: Photos of my Riv AR reconfiguration in the wilds (of my classroom)

2021-05-26 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
Beautiful bike! Same color as my '99. You've convinced me that I need to install the front rack and get a big basket for it. On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 10:33:26 AM UTC-7 Addison wrote: > Just sharing a few photos of this 23 year old Rivendell (gasp!). How many > miles, commutes, tours, has th

[RBW] FS - Phil "CHP" pedals / 47cm and 54cm 1984 Expeditions

2021-02-26 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
I have a pair of working Phil Wood platform "CHP" pedals for sale. $120, which does not include s&h. No issues with them except me loving my Specialized Touring pedals more. Also for sale are 2 1984 Specialized Expeditions, 47 and 54cm. Downtube shifter braze-ons = the 1984 model year. In very

[RBW] Atlantis differences

2020-11-30 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
Having cawfee with Rich this morning, he of R'dell wheel building fame, I found out the difference between my 2 Atlantis's. (Yeah, yeah, I know...it's hard to bitch when you have a loaf of bread under each arm...) So, Atlantises made by Toyo have chainstays that flare Out at the drop-outs, wher

[RBW] Re: Riv. Camping trip, NYC, seeking route advice

2020-09-16 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
I'd take the LIRR east and 'do' the North Fork and stay in Greenport's KOA. There's a ferry over to...uhm...Shelter Island?... and then you could go on to the South Fork and head out to the lighthouse and/or Montauktown (goo--ooo-oood seafood!), and pass the Big Duck on your way back. Traffic s

[RBW] Re: What shade of orange?

2020-06-27 Thread Joe in the Pay Area
Rambouillet orange ! With the sparkles in the paint ! I have 3 oranges: a '93 XO-1, a '99 A/R and a +/- '02 Atlantis, but my knees get weak when I see a Ram in orange. Anyone have a paint code for that shade? I wanna repaint all three! On Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 10:23:40 AM UTC-7, Patrick