Re: [RBW] Celebrating Triangulation

2022-09-25 Thread shopmonkey 39
Great build in that Bombadil! Hope you kept those super fresh cranks. On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 4:29:07 PM UTC-7 Eric Daume wrote: > My practical side says those look really hard to clean. > > Eric > > > On Saturday, September 24, 2022, Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA < > martin...@gmail

[RBW] Re: WTB: Riv "beater" or "beausage" bike/frame

2022-09-25 Thread shopmonkey 39
Big fan of RB-Ts and XO-2s. Great to dream and put things out to the universe but also never hurts to have a back up plan 😃 On Friday, September 23, 2022 at 8:22:14 PM UTC-7 jmlmu...@gmail.com wrote: > I have a hard time accepting the first few dings on my bikes and therefor > I baby the crap

Re: [RBW] Your preferred non-leather saddle

2022-09-25 Thread shopmonkey 39
C17 Carved is my preferred saddle. The have quite a bit more flex than the regular C17. If you don’t mind the generic look, old Advocet Touring saddles are pretty comfy. On Friday, September 23, 2022 at 6:11:30 AM UTC-7 jo...@chilmarkresearch.com wrote: > Saddles are a very personal choice.

[RBW] Re: Video: Appaloosa build updates

2022-09-07 Thread shopmonkey 39
Loved it and stoked to see a mention on the Radavist. Congrats! On Monday, September 5, 2022 at 10:59:52 AM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > "I love that bike, Joe! Let me know if you do go for a stem swap and how > it works out. Is that the Periscopa I sold you a while back?" > > Thanks Eric! No tha

[RBW] Re: Going around in circles with shifters.

2022-08-29 Thread shopmonkey 39
Here's some ideas based on personal experience as I have barends on a handful of bikes. First idea since you are already there, would be to turn your indexing off on your shifters. I have this on a bike and it works great in friction mode. Second idea. If you are open to other models of drop

[RBW] Re: Potential buyer etiquette

2022-08-09 Thread shopmonkey 39
Hi All, first reply, gotta get that post count up to hopefully get a Riv when one pops up that tickles my fancy :) To the OPs experience, I would have to agree with the frustration. I do a fair amount of Craigslisting and sometimes even a "sorry its sold" can be quite fulfillling. On Friday