ne radio silence after payment :(
>>
>> Thanks for this reminder Jim! Stay vigilant, fellow listers!
>>
>> On Friday, January 31, 2025 at 11:33:17 PM UTC-8 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
>>
>>> Hey there -
>>>
>>> I'm going to post this now and
Hey there -
I'm going to post this now and again as a reminder to all members.
This week (1/30/25), I had a member reach out to let me know they
encountered another online scam attempt.
Their story followed the most common recent SCAM vector:
A group member posts a WTB or ISO or "Looking for.
the order history I should just see
> if Riv will avail it to me.
>
> On Sunday, 29 December 2024 at 18:27:23 UTC-8 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
>
>> Bit of a link dump here, but "back in the day..." when many of us
>> were Flickr denizens, I documented a few RBWHQ&
n person was a beautiful sage green that
still haunts me.
Anyway -
"A Plethora of Cross Bikes"
https://flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/albums/72157638961642965/
"Quick Riv Trip"
https://flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/albums/72157630407224566/
"Some Test Rides" (orange/g
H... well that is a curious choice.
While my aught-nine AHH has a level top tube design, the long wheelbase
model here should have an upslope as shown on the site.
https://www.rivbike.com/products/homer?srsltid=AfmBOorWfU2SQjoXG9YWOmXnamBfX0noxODRA_uimI9yMuPh8V6wX-Go
(Not that mine could be
Soundcloud will host MP3's
Not my favorite, but a usable option.
If you have a personal site, that's Wix or Wordpress based, there are
native players on both platforms.
J
On Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:47:18 PM UTC-8 EGNolan wrote:
> Hello Group!
> I recently did an interview with Grant
from the gofundme page (which is continuing to stay up and running, so that
his family can get some assistance).
"Ed (was) a dear member of the Bay Area, vintage, and classic cycling
community. He (was) an amazing bicycle frame builder. He was part of the
Northern California bike racing cultur
Thanks Garth - I was just catching up on list housekeeping today and saw a
couple of responses to your original post in the moderation queue. A few
group _members_ pointed out that they aren't active in the list, but use it
as a resource and to purchase gear. I get that not everyone wants to be
Thanks for that suggestion Matthew.
That might be a little beyond the scope of what we can handle here. Under
the best of circumstances, follow through on those types of things are
notoriously uneven.
(And honestly, those types of things have a way of magnifying petty
disputes which I don't w
gt;
> On Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 1:39:28 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
>
>> I'm going to post this now and again as a reminder to all members.
>>
>> Over the weekend (11/10/24), I had a member reach out to let me know they
>> had been taken advantage of by
I'm going to post this now and again as a reminder to all members.
Over the weekend (11/10/24), I had a member reach out to let me know they
had been taken advantage of by an online scammer.
Their story followed the most common recent vector:
A group member posts a WTB or ISO or "Looking for.
Jeff -
I've posted about this a few times, but as a reminder:
- If someone is not a list member they cannot see your email address and
would have difficulty contacting you directly.
- If someone has contacted you directly offering an item you seek, best
practice is to check if they are a list
Your Free "Is This a Scam?" Checklist:
- You make a WTB / WTT post.
- You receive a direct message
- You check the sender's name against "Members"
- "Not a member"? = SCAM
- Jim / list admin
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Great question and one which probably will garner more than a few lengthy
responses. I'll try to be relatively succinct.
If you go back and read through all the Rivendell Readers, GP's columns are
full of anecdotes of the difficulty of sourcing manufacturing vendors. I've
always had the sense
s are real on
> here too.
>
> On Monday, July 1, 2024 at 8:16:31 PM UTC-7 Peter Bridge wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your attention and efforts, Jim.
>>
>> ~pb
>>
>> On Monday, July 1, 2024 at 5:55:16 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
>>
>>> Hey all
I'm not sure of the purpose of this post. To my eye, it shows off the worst
aspects of the internet. The reason I continue to be a part of this group
is to move away from stuff like that.
I don't particularly feel that this has added any entertainment value to
our group discussion and I feel
That account has been removed from the group. They made numerous attempts
at posting to other threads with items for sale.
If they contact you or any other list member directly, I would strongly
suggest additional verification.
- Jim / List Admin
On Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 7:44:31 A
Are you sure about the clamp diameter on the swept-back bars you have? What
is the brand?
If the bar is chromed or even highly polished, that can create a smooth
enough surface that slippage is a problem.
I will point you to "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" to the
description of the
If you haven't heard the acronym "AASHTA", now's a good time to learn it.
"As Always Sheldon Has The Answer" (RIP Sheldon Brown) - in this case, an
excellent overview of how-to resides here:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html
FWIW, I've always used double-butted spokes. DT's.
Take y
I generally try to keep a pretty light hand on the tiller of this crazy
cruise, and I'm genuinely conflicted as to how to handle this thread.
On one hand, I'd like to lock it and delete the gruffer posts,
While on the other hand, folks stood up for themselves in an appropriate
and (so far) re
General reminder to list members
Most transactions go off without a hitch. That is due to the fact that most
buyers and sellers are active list members and good honorable folks.
However, there has been an upsurge in folks preying on WTT/WTB/ISO posts.
The most common scam vector has been a dir
Hi Fred -
There are links to contact me - the list admin - in the list information.
Sorry you had trouble finding that info, but it hasn't changed since the
list was moved here from the old listserv.
There are no "mods" - there is me. Been just been for the whole time.
I emailed you earlier t
All bags have been spoken for - thanks to all who reached out. May these be
back on the roads and trails in the near future under the guidance of their
new stewards!
On Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 11:10:34 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> Madden Bags have a project manager
>
Your total height is only part of the equation, mate.
Here's a good place to start for finding the right sized Riv -
https://www.rivbike.com/pages/pubic-bone-height-how-to-measure-your-pbh
On Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 8:47:42 AM UTC-7 s...@secondwindow.co.uk
wrote:
> Can somebody tell me if
Madden Bags have a project manager
On Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 2:02:31 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> Kangaroo Bags are spoken for.
> Madden Bags are available still.
>
> On Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 9:13:54 AM UTC-7 Jeremy Rossen wrote:
>
>> Hi Jim,
&g
emy
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 11:47 AM Cyclofiend Jim
> wrote:
>
>> Digging through boxes in my garage and unearthed three sets of panniers
>> from the late 80's/early 90's. They all have noticeable "stored nylon" funk
>> (an "olfactory
Note: that should have been "...I'd _hate_ to resign them to a landfill..."
On Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 8:47:29 AM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> Digging through boxes in my garage and unearthed three sets of panniers
> from the late 80's/early 90's. They al
Digging through boxes in my garage and unearthed three sets of panniers
from the late 80's/early 90's. They all have noticeable "stored nylon" funk
(an "olfactory adventure"?) and all of the strap tie-down guides have
degraded and failed. (If they had just spent the extra $'s and used a
non-rub
George - read through the description of it in RR3 (page 37) and they talk
about the taller head tube.
https://notfine.com/rivreader/RR03.pdf
J
On Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 8:12:40 AM UTC-7 George Schick wrote:
> I'm puzzled by the posted frame size for this bike. For a bike with a 19"
> sea
A... of course.
The Mountain was "pre" Joe/Curt builds.
Thanks for sharing that.
On Friday, July 5, 2024 at 9:26:11 AM UTC-7 Father of Sam wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Weird that this is my first time ever responding or posting anything to
> this group in 15 years, but I thought it might be h
My, my, my that is a piece of RBW history right there...
My guess would be a 1996 build. I think the "K" meant a "Kurt" build. (Curt
Goodrich) But I'm not sure. (J or JS would have been for Joe Starck)
RR#3 talks about the Mountain model (Mountain/Expedition was another name
for it) - there
Hey all -
As I'm sure you are aware, we have had some instances of non-group members
emailing members who have posted "wanting to buy" or "want to trade"
listings. These emails often have very good descriptions and contain very
believable photos.
They have largely been scam attempts. Other gr
Weirdly... (and I'm looking at you, google groups!) if you type just
"tenere" into the search, it returns only this thread. But if you add the
number 746 to the name, another post shows up.
On Monday, July 1, 2024 at 2:49:44 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> And there was a
And there was a post back on June 15th when I removed them from the group.
J
On Monday, July 1, 2024 at 2:46:55 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote:
> That does not ring a bell and if you type "tenere" into the search window,
> only your post comes up. So that's suspicious. Do not send them money
>
Sorry Michael - I may have nicked that post accidentally. We had a few
weird ones pop up over the weekend.
To be very clear, I would not in any way trust them to be a legit source.
They are not a group member, so I suspect it's similar to the issues we had
with another random gmail account.
What kind of bikes have you been riding previously?
The reason I ask is that at 86CM PBH, you are probably "between" the 54 and
57.
If you walked into most shops, they would probably to put you on the
smaller bike for all the reasons we fear most shops.
If you showed up in Walnut Creek and anyo
Please clarify your asking price for this bike.
Thanks!
Jim
On Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 11:26:25 AM UTC-7 Jonathan D. wrote:
> I am trying to thin out the number of bikes. I'm going to keep the Ram and
> sell the Roadeo. This is an amazing bike.
>
> Selling a great condition Rivendell Road
They joined two days ago and were still moderated.
They have been removed from the group.
Thanks for the heads-up.
Jim
On Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:24:48 PM UTC-7 jamin orrall wrote:
> Just replied to R Olson's post about some items for sale, in addition to
> his response I immediately
Two quick options:
Railroad Grade on Mt Tamalpais is all climbing, but it's a polite grade and
the views are quite nice.
It is south facing so can get pretty warm if the temps come up. But there
are places to stop and recover.
China Camp State Park can be a bit mountain-bikey at time, but the
Just a heads-up that if someone reaches out to you from the account -
gran09...@gmail.com, they are not an active list member.
They have directly contacted a couple of group members who posted a WTB
request and exhibited fairly hinky behavior regarding location, etc.
I have the group settings
BrandV Bag is SOLD!
On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 1:52:53 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> Knickers are SOLD!
>
> On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 9:37:11 AM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
>
>> Prices still include shipping to lower 48
>>
>> MUSA Knickers - original style
Knickers are SOLD!
On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 9:37:11 AM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> Prices still include shipping to lower 48
>
> MUSA Knickers - original style grey - Size Large
> 20" (ish) inseam. Gusseted crotch design. Elastic waist belt.
> Definite saddle wear
es yonder -
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NiH3m5PvLPJQoJHW8
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:01:58 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> Shorts are SOLD!
> No more calls on the shorts - we have a winner!
>
> J
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The original orange Rambouillet was a two pass paint job using House Of
Kolor paints. That specific method of paint application is not used any
longer.
I had documented that a while back here -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/color.html
Jim
On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 5:54:41 AM UTC-7 Bill Lin
I always appreciated solid designs, but definitively stepped off the train
in the late 90's.
I'd been reading GP's writings and spent a lot of time on Sheldon's site.
Slowly realizing that simple and dependable beat flashy and light every day
of the week.
I was riding a ton through a Californi
Shorts are SOLD!
No more calls on the shorts - we have a winner!
J
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Hey there -
I'd stashed these last fall to list to all's y'all's and then promptly
forgot to do so. All sold "as-is" but happy to answer questions if you have
them.
MUSA Shorts - original style grey - Size Large
8" inseam. Gusseted crotch design. Elastic waist belt.
Very light use - $40
MUSA
I have to say that I haven't looked at a bike and felt a strong impulse to
buy in a long time.
But both of those colors tripped the switch for me. Unique and yet wholly
Riv. Very fine choices. There are going to be some lucky owners looking
back on this day and smiling.
Found myself looking a
Just saw the actual post - the bottom bracket detail would confirm that
this was the original factory paint.
>From another resource:
Base Coat = HOK Nova Orange Shimrin #BC08
Kandy Clear Coat=HOK Spanish Gold #UK14
Jim
On Monday, May 13, 2024 at 12:53:25 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wr
Back in the day, I compiled a fair amount of Rambouillet info yonder -
http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet/
But, yeah. Toyo. It's possible there was proto-model built stateside, but I
cannot recall that being the case.
In the open shade, that has a bit more of a "current" look to the orange
for
> those initiated contact by a private message prior to the ban.
> On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 1:46:25 PM UTC-6 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
>
>> Hey all -
>>
>> I just removed another person who listed an item and appears to have been
>> harvesting internet images a
ge prior to the ban.
> On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 1:46:25 PM UTC-6 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
>
>> Hey all -
>>
>> I just removed another person who listed an item and appears to have been
>> harvesting internet images and presenting them as their own. That's not OK
Hey all -
I just removed another person who listed an item and appears to have been
harvesting internet images and presenting them as their own. That's not OK.
This has happened pretty infrequently on this group, and it always a minor
PITA to deal with.
All of which has me wanting to tighte
Hey all -
I just removed another person who listed an item and appears to have been
harvesting internet images and presenting them as their own. That's not OK.
This has happened pretty infrequently on this group, and it always a minor
PITA to deal with.
All of which has me wanting to tighte
member of the community.
>
> Regards,
>
> Julian Westerhout
>
> On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 10:40:20 AM UTC-5 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
>
>> Max -
>> I realize you have been in this group for a while, but unless you have
>> something concrete to offer, I
If you are worried that the poster does not have possession of a specific
item, it's pretty simple to ask for verification with an updated image.
On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 8:40:20 AM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> Max -
> I realize you have been in this group for a while, but unle
Max -
I realize you have been in this group for a while, but unless you have
something concrete to offer, I'd ask that you refrain from posting
commentary like this. It's exceedingly vague. If you are an injured party
in a specific transaction, that's different. But it did not seem that way
fr
What a brilliant adventure. Thank you for sharing the details and the
images.
Jim
On Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 8:17:58 PM UTC-7 Brady Smith wrote:
> A few weeks ago I wrote about my first brevet of the season, in which good
> training and great conditions produced a 200k for the ages, at least f
Follow up -
I just reread the posts in this thread - I'm still confused (and don't
really want to know all the details)but just to be clear.
First
- There was an old post on FB (unrelated to this group at all)
- It's been there a while.
- It seems scammy.
Also
- Someone DM'd a group member
ADMIN HAT ON ///
Ok. I want to be very, very clear about this.
I've definitely removed and suspended individuals from this group when they
behaved inappropriately or they were clearly scams.
But there is really no way for me - or any other member of this group - to
police some other group on
With any platform, it's beneficial to understand what protections are
offered. There are resources through the FB help site -
https://www.facebook.com/help/228307904608701
I wouldn't buy anything significant from anyone without a clear return
policy agreement.
Other than that, all caveats appl
Mine's still more or less as shown here -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/ssg/2007/ssg017r3-cyclofiend0107.html
I came back one tooth on the fixed, so it's running at 15T with the stock
40 Sugino up front. That's kinda where it lives 95% of the time.
But the 32T is there, as well as the 18T freewheel
Hey there -
I just found a few list-de-moderation requests in my spam folder. It looks
like something was triggering the filters...
Anyway - I've unmoderated most of you who requested in the past few weeks,
so you should be good to go for future interactions.
A few of you who asked to be unm
Angel Island is an oft-overlooked destination.
SP Taylor State Park (though in a valley and tends to be a bit damp)
China Camp State Park
On Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 10:31:42 AM UTC-8 jesse.b...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello! I am hoping to do a lot more quick overnight trips this year and
> was
Thanks to those who already responded, but putting on my admin cap:
>2019 Ibis Mojo 3
This would be solidly outside of the selling guidelines for this group.
Plenty of other places to find an excited buyer for that.
- J
On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 3:05:43 PM UTC-8 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:
On Monday, December 18, 2023 at 10:15:35 AM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote:
The show stoppers that I would fear are:
1. A coaster brake requires a no-tensioner way to take up chain slack. On
normal cruisers, that's done with horizontal dropouts. The Clem has
vertical dropouts.
Fixing chain slac
On Monday, December 18, 2023 at 10:15:35 AM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote:
The show stoppers that I would fear are:
1. A coaster brake requires a no-tensioner way to take up chain slack. On
normal cruisers, that's done with horizontal dropouts. The Clem has
vertical dropouts.
Fixing chain sl
Ha! It's kind of disconcerting to see a Quickbeam with front and rear
derailers.
Front/Rear were the Suzue hubs?
Jim
On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 10:40:18 AM UTC-8 joe kelly wrote:
> On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 1:35:18 PM UTC-5 joe kelly wrote:
>
>>
>> Stuff I forgot to mention; it’s oran
Putting on the admin cap this morning:
I had a couple of members reach out to me regarding some interactions
following a "WTB/WTT" posting.
They were contacted directly by a "member" who had just what they wanted.
Luckily, both of the original posters did a bit of due diligence and
realized th
The flat tabs ("Frenchie tabs"? hmmm h'ain't heard that one before)
were on the orange model for sure - you can see them on mine -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/ssg/2006/ssg017r2-cyclofiend1006.html
IIRC, the first green runs did not have them. I've definitely seen a few
that did not sport them
Caveat Emptor: the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for
checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made.
Just to put on my Captain Obvious hat, I want to remind those of you who
are engaging in transactions here: There is some degree of risk in any
internet
I have removed a couple of "members" who joined in the last month or so and
seem to be here only to solicit direct transactions.
Jim
On Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 11:08:48 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> Just as a reminder, this is a publicly viewable list.
>
> The con
Just as a reminder, this is a publicly viewable list.
The contact settings allow members of the group to contact another member.
Potentially, someone could join just to do so. That would mean that they
likely have not ever posted to the group, as their postings would be
moderated until they re
Ha... you beat me to it.
Thanks Eric.
On Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 8:22:46 AM UTC-7 campyo...@me.com wrote:
> Forwarding from another email list …
>
> --Eric Norris
> campyo...@me.com
> Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy
> YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Eric La
I still hold in my mind the comment that GP wrote many years ago:
"A bike with no scratches has no stories to tell..."
On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 3:15:18 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> Did you read Grant’s Blahg? He covers a lot of ground, but most notable to
> me was the Pl
Ha! I'd forgotten about that. Gino has been been the temporary steward of a
lot of very interesting bikes over the years...
J
On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 12:42:15 PM UTC-8 Jeremy Till wrote:
> I *think* this bike was formerly owned by (former list member?) Gino
> Zahnd, as evidenced by t
The "2" was on the first Atlantii, to acknowledge that the name had been
used in the past by Bridgestone
I have the old Atlantis page yonder -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/atlantis/index.html
There are a few scans of the pertinent flyers.
J
On Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 11:47:45 AM UTC-7 M
Beautiful.
The spring this year is erupting!
J
On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 11:29:23 AM UTC-7 Brendan Willard in SF wrote:
> [image: IMG_4868.JPG]
>
> On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 11:28:34 AM UTC-7 Brendan Willard in SF wrote:
>
>> [image: IMG_4870.JPG]
>>
>> On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 11:27
hrough the
original order.
Jim / cyclofiend
On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 5:33:30 PM UTC-7 tob...@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for the info. If they were a single production run bike, then my
> question is almost a moot point.
>
> On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 4:44:24 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Ji
Bleriots were only produced for a few years. It may have only been one run.
aught-6 to aught-9 IIRC
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/bleriot/index.html
On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 4:24:08 PM UTC-7 tob...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I own a Bleriot that I purchased second hand, and was curious if
Was cleaning up old spam folders and turned up a few messages from members
asking why they had been banned from the group.
They were not people I recall banning (I do actually have a list, and it's
relatively short - thank you all!), so I checked my admin tools to see
their status.
None of th
ads skew towards buy/sell, the less
of an asset this group becomes. I also realize that many appreciate that
aspect of this group.
Locking this thread.
Be well, go ride!
Jim
/admin
On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 9:01:01 AM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 5:29:0
On Monday, April 10, 2023 at 5:29:03 AM UTC-7 Johnny Alien wrote:
I was aware that anyone could view the forums but I (wrongly) assumed that
only members could post or message other members
Specific to this comment:
- This is a publicly viewable group
- Non-members cannot post
- All new member
On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 9:19:51 AM UTC-8 Jose wrote:
Amazing build! Did Grant P design the 1985 MB-1 and MB-2?
No - those were more of a "legacy" design. The MB's in '85 still had the
long wheelbase design which was the norm in those days. IIRC, the '87 was
his first full frame desig
and Diagatube frames when I visited.
IIRC, Grant said it was going to be diagatube only in production - this
image shows an unpainted model -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/4713714578/in/photolist-8bx281-8btKnk-8btKpk-7NNCR6-cqiLDG-7NVfpo-oiwPmQ-7NVgrq-7NVfuj-7NVgwQ-7NRh2g-7NRhHe-7
Not sure on that one.
Note that the orange Ram was a layered paint job. Very tough to actually
"match".
Jim
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 12:14:57 PM UTC-8 cdres...@gmail.com wrote:
> Checked some older postings and cyclofriend who recommended Boyds Roadser
> Florida Orange Pearl but app
There was a nail enamel which worked well - back when I posted this page:
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/color.html
- J
On Monday, December 5, 2022 at 11:46:39 AM UTC-8 fmar...@gmail.com wrote:
> I remember seeing something about a Testors model paint color that matched
> up really well with the
If you have detailed photos of the fork, I think it would be appropriate to
post those as well.
Jim / list admin
On Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 7:11:00 PM UTC-8 Matthew Williams wrote:
> Oh, where to begin? I owned this bike for approximately two months. Here’s
> what happened:
>
> A few mont
Hey there -
Just slipping on my admin cap because I'm noticing a trend:
There has been an increase in "no-price" For Sale posts which have ended up
in the queue. While I don't feel they are made in anything other than good
faith, it potentially changes the nature of this group to an auction ho
Putting on the Admin Cap...
In the past I've pulled threads like this as they veered quickly and
strongly off topic and tended to end up in Polemic-ville.
I'd like to remind everyone, particularly newer members, of the narrower
focus of this group. It's by design and has generally served us we
er 5, 2022 at 6:22:27 PM UTC-7 Chris L wrote:
> I think the only images I've seen of the blue Bombadil prototype is from
> an article posted on the Cyclofiend website.
>
> Does anyone here own that bike? Anyone know what size it was (52cm, 56cm,
> other???)
>
> Was it
Had two local CL folks flake on this last week, and I'd much rather sell
this to a group member. So how's about one of them fancy retailer Labor Day
Sale things...
Was $95 shipped. Now $75 shipped.
DM me.
On Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 5:41:15 PM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
egularly deal with wet and
> freezing conditions find them inadequate. That's just my hypothesis on the
> wide variety of opinions on these brakes; I know not everyone fits this
> pattern.
>
> (Apologies if this post comes through late- I post frequently on IBOB but
> not
I must ride a lot slower than all's y'all's... but I've honestly never had
any trouble with my brakes on my AHH. I use the original standard Shimano
Lever that shipped with it in aught-seven (probably discontinued) on a set
of Noodle bars. They don't bottom out at full pressure and the wheel wi
In terms of lineage, the A/R was the refinement of the XO from the
Bridgestone era, and begat the Atlantis.
http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/gen1/rivcat05_allrounder.jpg
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/atlantis/index.html
- J
On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 1:03:32 PM UTC-7 Ryan wrote:
> Wh
plate. I know
mine does (a Toyo-built).
I've got a few of those early AHH's photo'd during visits to the RBWHQ&L -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/7495148306/in/album-72157630407224566/
they all seem to have them.
IIRC, the serial numbers have some designators. But, i
There is a FB group here -
https://www.facebook.com/groups/rbwownersbunch
No buy/sell/trade. Emphasis on photos.
On Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 6:02:44 AM UTC-8 rickur...@gmail.com
wrote:
>
> I am able to understand and use the group as designed, thanks all.
> My gripe is with the sheer
Good on ya, matey! If you are smiling, you are doing it right.
Enjoy the ride!
- J
On Friday, January 14, 2022 at 12:17:41 PM UTC-8 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:
> Just 5 rides and 80 or so miles in and I am hooked. Normally there would
> be too much snow/ice & salt on the roads in January to ride.
Didn't realize the Mountain Bike Museum was selling frames
Road Standard dimensions are on this never-quite finished resource -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/gen1/
Here's the direct link to the image
http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/gen1/rivcat05_framespecs.jpg
I will say it sort hurts t
Rambouillet were all Toyo-built.
The first run (orange) had a mis-positioned rear brake bridge as has been
documented.
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet/
On Sunday, November 28, 2021 at 4:08:20 PM UTC-8 iamkeith wrote:
> Regarding builders: Joe Starck definitely built Road and All R
1 - 100 of 1968 matches
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