Re: [RBW] Re: NYC 5 Boro Ride May 4, 2025

My advice is to figure out a way to get onto the course EARLY. Certainly, if you get a ticket for early entry that would be great. But otherwise, just show up early and jump onto the course before the traffic builds. There is nothing worse than getting stuck in a bike traffic jam trying to g

Re: [RBW] what can I expect when changing from drop to upright bars?

On my Ram, I currently have albatross bars and find myself enjoying it mostly unless I'm on a longer distance ride. I do fine for the days when I had the Albastache where I could really stretch out if necessary, however I ditched those because I just couldn't abide with the brake lever position

Re: [RBW] Re: Style on the bike

At the risk of being called an elitist, I am over the moon with my Dromartie clippy bike shoes. I actually read about these from Jan Heine, who mentioned that he wears these for his over-the-top Paris-Brest races as his most comfortable multi-day shoes. I concur. These are my clipped in shoe

[RBW] Re: FS: Original Ibex Sweater and Jersey

Photos: https://share.icloud.com/photos/005DhkcciIo63aR6DGd8Wnhlw On Monday, November 4, 2024 at 5:02:32 PM UTC-5 Steven Seelig wrote: > Both are a bit small for me. The sweater used to fit me as a Medium and > would be good for someone slightly skinnier than my 5'9" 1

[RBW] FS: Original Ibex Sweater and Jersey

Both are a bit small for me. The sweater used to fit me as a Medium and would be good for someone slightly skinnier than my 5'9" 170 lb body. The Jersey is a Large and fits me snugly. Both in great shape. Sweater: $45 Jersey $40. You pay shipping. Steve Seelig 202-236-3328 Photos --

Re: [RBW] Re: Electric Bikes and Organized Rides

Just addressing the bike shop comment upstream. It is not the bike shops that are selling the crappy Rad Power Bikes and worse. Those are direct to consumer bikes that, eventually, the LBS will have to help service. Here in Wash, DC, not one bike shop carries bikes they will not be willing

[RBW] Re: DC Riv Dealer Figures Visually in TV Piece

>> wealthy residents oppose traffic calming or more livable streets when it >> would interrupt their god-given right to park in front of Starbucks. Hoping >> the improvements move forward! Also what a great shop >> >> On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:22:51 AM UTC-4 Steven

[RBW] DC Riv Dealer Figures Visually in TV Piece

Here in suburban DC we have been battling to get a bike lane put in on our main commuter route. The Mayor was all in until about a month ago, so now the City Council is standing up to her. Basically, it would head from the top of DC downtown as a protected lane and would be huge win. I do loc

[RBW] Re: FS: 58cm Ram $1800 with more photos

Bumping this. My neighbor got a few bites but the frame turned out to be too big or too small. Let me know if you are interested and I will put you in touch with the seller. On Monday, April 15, 2024 at 11:36:26 AM UTC-4 Steven Seelig wrote: > [image: Resized_Resized_20240414_162333.j

Re: [RBW] Re: How do I know when a saddle fits?

A lot of great input here. I think I now know how individual an issue this can be just from the comments. For me, just recently it has turned out that all those Brooks C17s I have ON ALL MY BIKEs are no longer working for me. This may be TMI but it turns out that because of their shape, my si

Re: [RBW] Philadelphia Bike Expo March 16 - 17

I know a guy who would love that . . . not me. Do you have pics or a link to the CL ad? On Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 8:30:46 AM UTC-5 brycel...@gmail.com wrote: > For anyone extra tall coming in from out of town, I have a 62cm Sam listed > as a frameset w crank and seat post on CL here in Phill

[RBW] Re: RoadeoRosa teaser

My sister lives in the same building as David Byrne in Manhattan. I've seen his bikes stored in the basement. He definitely rides them. On Monday, February 12, 2024 at 9:42:04 PM UTC-5 Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY wrote: > Maybe not the best, but pretty good considering that whole psycho-killer >

[RBW] Re: FS: Dynamo gear and Nitto handlebars (SF Bay)

I'm interested in the Dynamo. I sent a PM. On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 2:55:47 AM UTC-5 CMR wrote: > Kite bars and Nitto rack sold, albatross bars pending. > > Regarding the question: I am only selling because of a lifestyle > adjustment. I realized 99% of my rides are a mile long and durin

Re: [RBW] FS: Rambouillet 54cm, Classic Blue

Sold. On Friday, February 2, 2024 at 10:05:01 AM UTC-5 Steven Seelig wrote: > Here are some photos so folks needn't click on that link. And the Brooks > seat mounted that is part of the offer. > [image: IMG_0253.jpg][image: IMG_0246.jpg][image: IMG_0251.jpg][image: > IM

[RBW] FS: Rambouillet 54cm, Classic Blue

Sad to part with this Classic Blue version, but have finally realized that I should ride a 56cm. And it just so happens that another customer of my LBS HappyGo Bikes in Washington, DC was moving on from hers. So trading the blue for a dark green. Photos should be accessible via the link bel

[RBW] FS: 54cm Rambouillet, Classic Blue

Sad to part with this Classic Blue version, but have finally realized that I should ride a 56cm. And it just so happens that another customer of my LBS HappyGo Bikes in Washington, DC was moving on from hers. So trading the blue for a dark green. Photos should be accessible via the link bel

[RBW] Re: WTB: Mavic Reflective Vest

I can't help you on the Mavic vest. My LBS carries a brand of vests from Belgium called Go Fluo. https://gofluo.com/product-category/sale/?v=7516fd43adaa Happy-Go in DC is also a Riv dealer. Give Ben a call and he can tell you what items he has in stock. https://www.happygobikes.com/s/sho

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Paul Minimoto Brakes $225 - I have a pair to sell also!

I love that this become a worthwhile discussion about whether these darn great brakes would fit on your particular bike. I used these for several years on my decidedly non-riv Specialized cross bike that was my 20 mile round trip commuter. They worked so much better than the stock specialized

[RBW] Re: RAGBRAI?

The brilliance of RAGBRAI is that you can do it however you want. Fancy tent set-up and more food than you'd ever eat; finding a tour that actually books you into someone's home; to just getting your duffel bag of stuff hauled by the RAGBRAI truck from town to town. There are so many choices

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Paul Minimoto Brakes $225 - I have a pair to sell also!

7 > ~ > > > > > On Jan 15, 2024, at 8:26 AM, 'Steven Seelig' via RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Mine are the black version. They work great and I did find that once > dialed in, which did take some time, they were grea

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

It is amazingly epic and not like anything else, ever. I've done it twice with my son on a tandem back when he was 8 and 9 years old. First year, pouring rain and a sparse crowd. While freezing, we made it to the 4th borough before bailing and taking the Brooklyn Bridge back to Manhattan.

[RBW] Re: Has anyone else tried the new Riv seat?

I replaced a Brooks Flyer Curved on my Xtracycle now Bafang E-bike that is about as upright as it gets. Agree that at first I wasn't sure where this part of my sit bone connected to that part of the saddle. After a few more rides, I simply forgot it was on the bike at all. Given that with e-b

Re: [RBW] Re: "You need 7 bikes" article

Agree with lconley about the entire resource issue compared to owning a car. I would also say that I have just about one bike for each decade of my life, with some of them old enough to have been purchased in said decade. The reality is that these bikes are a small bop in my impact on the pla

[RBW] Re: "You need 7 bikes" article

Bikes in order of use: 1. Brand new Platypus for City riding 2. Spectrum titanium road bike (frame fabricated by Seven) for clipped in rides and longer road tours 3. Rambouillet for more spirited city rides. 4. Sam outfitted as a gravel bike for country rides 5. Xtracycle cargo

[RBW] Re: Platypus questions

Hi Doug, My PBH is a little higher than yours. I just got a new Platypus, well last Fall, and followed Riv's advice in getting the 60cm size along with pretty long reach Nitto Loscoe handlebars. Looks like the photos here: https://www.rivbike.com/products/frame-platypus-2021 My experience is

[RBW] Re: Ride report: Shenandoah foothills

Hi there Eric. We just found a beautiful farmhouse to renovate that seems close to where this ride took place. We are in Facquier County near the town of Orleans and can attest that for any ride, forecast 100 feet of climbing per mile. I am interested in knowing more about your route, unders

[RBW] Talk Me Out of Building My Own Wheels

So with COVID and all, I've decided that now is the time to do stuff that I haven't ever done before. Learning to speak French is perhaps a bridge too far - not so good at language. But it seems reasonable to think that I can at least build a front wheel with a Dyno hub to put on the Sam I rid

[RBW] Re: Locking Up your Riv

A second for the Granit X Plus. I live in Washington DC and use it along with Pitlocks on my Ram and with the Abus locking skewers on my Sam. It is heavy-ish, but I'm not racing. I also have an Otto Lock for my racy bike when I lock it up for a few minutes. I could see using the 3 foot Otto

[RBW] PSA: Rivendell Sam Hillborne 56cm - $950 (Kensington) DC CL

When looking at the sweet Betty Foy on DC CL, I saw this: https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/bik/d/kensington-rivendell-sam-hillborne-56cm/7024964694.html Missing pedals and chain. Too big for me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bu

[RBW] Re: Seeking Washington DC bike shop

Golly gosh, such a hard question that should be easy. It is all about the interactions between ownership and the mechanics. I spoke with a local owner last week, and he seemed to think that mechanics are commodities that are interchangeable. I happen to think not, but the fact of the matter i

[RBW] Re: Make my AHH look less tempting!

The Philly Bike Expo is coming up on Nov 2 and 3rd, and for the past 2 years there's been a fella who gives a seminar each hour on bike locking and other safety tips for folks who ride on the mean streets of Philly. He's very entertaining, and goes through all the

[RBW] Anyone Else Having Trouble With RBW Group Access on Chrome?

Not only can I claim to being just a passable bike mechanic (doesn't stop me from creative wrenching), I am just above being a Luddite when it comes to internetty things. Am I the only one having trouble in Chrome accessing the RBW Group? I can access all my other groups just fine in Chrome, a

[RBW] Re: Roadeo on Cycle Greater Yellowstone 2019

Hi Max, Since nobody else replied, I wanted you to know that you've inspired me to check out this ride next year. The photos cinched it. I'd be doing it most likely on my S&S coupled Spectrum Ti bike rather than a Riv, mostly because I can pack it into a suitcase for airline travel. My Ram i

[RBW] Re: Pedal click driving me batty

I recently had a super annoying click on my the titanium bike I'll be riding at RAGBRAI. I reconnected the pedal with lots grease and still have the issue. I didn't think the sealed bearing Shimano SPD pedals were the culprit. I mentioned this to a rather nice mechanic, who asked me it it wa

[RBW] PSA: Made in USA 64cm Atlantis on DC Craiglist

Seeing as these are desirable to denizens of this Board, here is the linky: https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/bik/d/washington-64-cm-rivendell-atlantis/6903209256.html Way too big for me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" gr

Re: [RBW] It is summer: updated sandal discussion?

I'm mostly an urban rider with sandals, so my rides are more like 20 miles and under. I'm a big fan of these Keen Arubas because they have no back strap to chafe. Since pedaling without clips is pretty

Re: [RBW] Has Anyone Rinko'd Their Riv? - Follow Up on Yesterday's Rivendell Email

Patrick, you brute. Perhaps the major users of the Rinko MKS are not, shall we say, as aggressive in their application. Though the very idea that a pedal can come off without a pedal wrench is so enticing. Steve Seelig On Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 8:39:16 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > >

Re: [RBW] Has Anyone Rinko'd Their Riv? - Follow Up on Yesterday's Rivendell Email

As OP, it is so cool what happens when you spend time away from the keyboard. The goal here is to walk on with the bike, stuff it in the front part of the car on the top shelf, get off the train and ride away. So no bike box. I'm familiar with Amtrak east coast bike transit, and they are very

[RBW] Has Anyone Rinko'd Their Riv? - Follow Up on Yesterday's Rivendell Email

This is where Bicycle Quarterly and Rivendell come together. I'm sure many of you are Bicycle Quarterly readers, like me. I love reading especially when their travels involve a Rinko'd bike when they take the Japanese bullet train to some far off part of the country and snap the bike together

[RBW] Re: What high security locks are people locking their bikes with?

Super late to party. I used to use Pitlocks when they were first devised (20 years ago) but found the Pinheads more to my liking. It looks like the Pitlocks have been improved significantly since the first version. Once committed to a the Pinhead approach, it is hard to go back because the co

[RBW] Re: Cargo e-bikes are an amazing concept, but the options are imperfect

Late to party. We were among the first to get the Xtracycle Edgerunner, and it was fun to be stared at riding through DC as some sort of clown wagon, before such things became the norm. While you may find the ride to be weird, harsh, plowy, etc., the simple fact is that you will be hauling mov

Re: [RBW] Re: RBW 25 -Atlantic side of things

Not that this is an issue for all, but kid's Spring Break is the week of April 15th. We already were planning on a bike trip on Rails to Trails locations south for that week, so the tip about the Silver Comet Trail was great. But coming North from DC works also. I am thinking the early spring

[RBW] Re: How do you track your mileage?

>> gives me and lets me know my general fitness level. I have, however, never >> once been forced into the competition. I hope others aren't being forced >> into servitude to compete by their phone! >> >> -J >> >> On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 12:58:

[RBW] Re: How do you track your mileage?

+1 on the Wahoo Element although I personally stay away from Strava and use Ride with GPS. If you use Strava, you are buying into the whole competition thing, like it or not, which is not my bag. Ride with GPS does the same, I think, and permits your to check out other rides in your area or,

[RBW] Re: How young is too young for a boy to get a hatchet?

As the original poster, I would say that I was not particularly interested in having someone explain to me the depth and breadth of bad things that can happen to my kid as I am well aware of that fact. In our neighborhood, every middle school and many elementary school kids walk to and from the

Re: [RBW] How young is too young for a boy to get a hatchet?

t per the above definition. Steve On Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 7:14:48 AM UTC-5, Eric Daume wrote: > > Ways not to use a hatchet > <https://bikingtoplay.blogspot.com/2014/01/bike-and-hatchet-update.html>: > chopping ice you're standing on: > > [image: image.pn

[RBW] How young is too young for a boy to get a hatchet?

I'm inspired by the new shipment Riv has of the Gransfors Bruk Hatchet, but not for me. My son is turning 10, and at some time in the past, probably when he was 5, I told him he could get one when he turned 10. Little did I know he would remember. He's a handy and inquisitive fellow, and my

[RBW] Re: Philadelphia Bike Expo 2018 this weekend Oct 27 and 28

My son (now 9) and do a road trip every year from DC to attend. The boy only agrees if he can get a Cheese Steak at Reading Market. When it started, it was held in an unheated warehouse, which made the even fun in a quirky, cold kinda way. It is now a fabulous weekend of bike envy, new produ

[RBW] Re: Feedback? Velo Orange Double Kickstand

Big fan of double kickstands. I've got the VO on my Sam, which is my upright city bike with a Wald small basket on the Mark Rack in front. I use the VO wheel stabilizer to help with wheel flop. I have a Pletscher on my Ram. So the lesson might be that the heavier VO is more appropriate with

[RBW] What Size Nord Lock washer for Silver Bar Ends?

I know this is a more mundane topic than the discussion I just read on Paul Racers vs.Tecktros on the Hillborne - I have the Tecktros but have Paul's on 2 other bikes. I cannot seem to find info on the size Nord-Lock washers to fit between the thumb screw and the plastic thingee on the Silver B

[RBW] Re: What frame and build set make you a safer, slower rider?

I live in DC, and my city bike is a Ram, as pictured. Sure its a bit lighter and perhaps racier than the other bikes noted, but it is the bike best suit

[RBW] Re: Question off topic mostly

Compared to a $600 Bike Friday tandem, my suggestion will be in the stratospheric realm. For my young son and me, we invested in a Co-Motion tandem, the Torpedo model where the stoker seat can be raised from 4 foot something rider up to 6 feet. We also got S&S couplers so we can fit into two

[RBW] Re: NYC 5 Boro ride

David really said it right. I've done it twice on a tandem with my son, now 8. First year we were in the first group to leave and it was great, except for the pouring rain in 50 degree weather. Being in front really has its privileges. Last year we were in the back, and it is literally like b

Re: [RBW] Re: "Winter" clothing help

At the risk of endorsing a product, I got this Weatherneck thingee last year, and it is super awesome. The mask part lets you breath through the mesh in the middle, so it minimizes fogginess on your glasses. It attached in back by magnets, so you can pull it of