Ok, a little topic drift here, but..
Jim Thill wrote (very knowledgeably):
> 700x32 performance tires are mostly in the cyclocross knobby category.
> Bigger than 700x32 is mostly relegated to the flat-proof heavy-duty and/or
> cheap category among major tire manufacturers. The Paselas in the bi
I ran Hetres for two years on my 68cm Redwood -- functionally identical to the
Ram. It worked great. The bb height was fine with 175s, and there was lots of
room for fenders, plenty of room in the fork and between the chainstays. I
don't have the bike anymore for other reasons, but it worked fin
On Aug 5, 2012, at 4:05 PM, rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com wrote:
> Anne Paulson Aug 05 01:16PM -0700
>
> > What tire pressure are they using?
>
> That's my guess, that they were inflating their tires too much. But
> the bizarre thing is that my suggestions that they reduce their tire
>
As I mentioned in another thread, I've started a Google group for discussion of
large bike frames. I've posted a preliminary FAQ below. Rather than 'stealing'
the tall people from this group, or the BOB list, or other lists, it just seems
to me that it would be useful to have a place for discuss
I've used this Carradice bike bureau bag and on for a year since buying it from
listmember Beth H.. It's a great bag, but I'm simplifying my bag collection and
don't need it. The canvas and leather show no appreciable wear, but the
aluminium rod on which the rack attachments mount is slightly be
If I recall correctly the Rambo is not a could candidate for a 650b
conversion becuase it has low bottom bracket to start with. Someone
let me know if this is not true.
Larry Powers
[lots of replies, mostly that it's not possible, or not desirable...]
Larry:
I did this with my 68cm Redwood
Nicole wrote:
>
> I'm debating between a Nigel Smythe Big Box and the as-of-yet-unseen
> panniers, but another consideration is that I don't have an office
> (and probably wont for at least another year and a half), and so my
> bike ends up being locked up outside all over Berkeley and Oakland
> c
RBWers:
I have a not-very heavily used Baggins Adam saddlebag for sale. (used
probably less than 20 times, but a couple of times in rain, so it's
got the usual stains) One repair: I redrilled the holes in the stick/
stiffener.
It's a great bag, but I'm using something else now.
95. shipped
David Estes asked:
> Bruce, are those miles on/off road or road only?
>
> I'm looking for 30mm tire that is good for both and doesn't
> disintegrate in
> my garage or puncture every 10 miles. Probably should stick w/
> Paselas, but
> I want just a bit more volume than 28mm, and 32/33mm tires
>
>
> On Apr 24, 8:25 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
> wrote:
>
>> You could do a 3sp QB without coldsetting.
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
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>
> I just picked up a Sturmey AF hub, 3 close gears with a semi bail out
> low.
> AW hubs are available at the Goodwill for the cost of beach clunker.
>
>
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