[RBW] Re: Cycles of Change/ Rivendell ride.

2010-01-19 Thread manueljohnacosta
My experience with this bike is very limited to say the least. If you look closely in the pictures the head tube of the black trick bike is at a weird angle and with the combination of long stem it makes steering amazingly difficult.To describe the feeling imagination riding a bike where if you tur

[RBW] Re: Cycles of Change/ Rivendell ride.

2010-01-19 Thread Mike
Yeah, does the trick bike plane well? On Jan 19, 7:49 am, cyclotourist wrote: > Great ride!  You tricked me into thinking it was yesterday!!! :-) > > Speaking of tricks, what's the trick with the trick bike?  Is it low or high > trail and can you put a front bag on it?  :-) > > To help sleep, you

Re: [RBW] Re: Cycles of Change/ Rivendell ride.

2010-01-19 Thread cyclotourist
Great ride! You tricked me into thinking it was yesterday!!! :-) Speaking of tricks, what's the trick with the trick bike? Is it low or high trail and can you put a front bag on it? :-) To help sleep, you need this bed

Re: [RBW] Re: Cycles of Change/ Rivendell ride.

2010-01-19 Thread Dustin Sharp
The Bombadil might be a good candidate for Jeff Jones' "fat front" idea, running a 29er tire in the rear, and endomorph in front, if you had the right fork built to make it work. I think that is one of the only ways I might enjoy a full rigid in the real gnarly rough stuff anymore! On 1/19/10 6:

[RBW] Re: Cycles of Change/ Rivendell ride.

2010-01-19 Thread Mike
Manny, great photos. It seems like it was a really fun time. I've only been to RBWHQ one time and it was a lot of fun. --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.

[RBW] Re: Cycles of Change/ Rivendell ride.

2010-01-19 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
I believe Grant mentioned his Pugsley in a previous Reader. You wanna talk about supple tires! I run my 26x3.7 Endomorph 3-18 psi. I glued one of the tire beads to the rim so the tire won't come off during hard braking or cornering. Those fancy 650B tires are harsh by comparison! On Jan 19, 7:45 a

[RBW] Re: Cycles of Change/ Rivendell ride.

2010-01-19 Thread jpp
Looks like fun. I have to ask, in the picture of your friend on the mini bike with Grant riding behind him. Is grant riding a drop bar surly pugsley? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-o