[RBW] Re: Heron Road Seatpost Size?

2024-05-25 Thread Ted Durant
On Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 9:08:28 PM UTC-5 Zac wrote: Using a little pressure to pry open the seat tube worked — 27.2mm post is in. Excellent! I'm really glad that worked for you. Ted Durant Milwaukee WI USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R

[RBW] Re: Heron Road Seatpost Size?

2024-05-25 Thread Zac
Using a little pressure to pry open the seat tube worked — 27.2mm post is in. Max, that's a sweet round-about-town bike! On Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 11:32:30 AM UTC-7 gogou...@gmail.com wrote: > Sorry to be late on this but I can confirm that My Heron Road has a > 27.2mm post. > > On Thursda

[RBW] Re: Heron Road Seatpost Size?

2024-05-25 Thread Spencer Robinson
Sorry to be late on this but I can confirm that My Heron Road has a 27.2mm post. On Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 9:19:16 PM UTC-4 Zac wrote: > Can anyone confirm the seat post on their Heron Road is 27.2mm? > > According to Sheldon Brown's database, all Heron's use a 27.2 post, but > the one I j

Re: [RBW] Re: Heron Road Seatpost Size?

2024-05-24 Thread reynoldslugs
Darn, I wish I'd had this knowledge 20 years ago when I got my Heron. I still have it, pinched ears and slipping seat post and all. It's still a nice bike, I converted to a 650 runabout-town bike a few years ago. But that seat post slippage and busted binder bolt routine was kind of a pain.

Re: [RBW] Re: Heron Road Seatpost Size?

2024-05-24 Thread Zac
Thank you all for the helpful comments. This bike is fairly new to me, but it does look like the ears at the top of the seat tube are slightly pinched, and the previous owner was using a smaller seat post size. I'll see if I can carefully pry it open for a 27.2 seat post. On Friday, May 24, 202

Re: [RBW] Re: Heron Road Seatpost Size?

2024-05-24 Thread John Dewey
I had a severaL great / memorable years working for RS in south central WI. A time and place for everything, right? Can confirm some WF issues with seatpins...of course, always smart to keep some old beer can shims handy. And when they're too tight, not so desirable—really scuffs up an otherwise b

[RBW] Re: Heron Road Seatpost Size?

2024-05-24 Thread Ted Durant
On Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 8:19:16 PM UTC-5 Zac wrote: Can anyone confirm the seat post on their Heron Road is 27.2mm? All of the ones made under my watch were 27.2 nominally, but the W'ford reamer was a bit out of spec and some of them needed 27.4 posts to keep from slipping. I'm pretty sur

[RBW] Re: Heron Road Complete Bike - Dark Green

2021-07-30 Thread James Warren
Bike is sold. Thank you, everyone. > On Jul 25, 2021, at 12:35 AM, James Warren wrote: > > Hi all, > > Long time forum member and Riv rider here. > > This Heron Road has very low miles and extremely few scratches. No dents or > abuse. Close to pristine. The reason it's been so rarely ridd

Re: [RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread cyclotourist
l Message- > >From: Esteban > >Sent: Jan 31, 2011 9:29 PM > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > >Subject: [RBW] Re: Heron Road > > > >That's the Atlantis that we're not supposed to talk about. There is > >no yellow Atlantis but the yellow Atlantis. > &

Re: [RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread cyclotourist
That which must not be named! On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Esteban wrote: > That's the Atlantis that we're not supposed to talk about. There is > no yellow Atlantis but the yellow Atlantis. > > Thank the maker the owner hasn't put it in our faces with a photo- > spread. > > Esteban > San Di

Re: [RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread James Warren
Atlantis-deal envy in a Heron thread. I think tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999. -Original Message- >From: Esteban >Sent: Jan 31, 2011 9:29 PM >To: RBW Owners Bunch >Subject: [RBW] Re: Heron Road > >That's the Atlantis that we're not suppos

[RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread Esteban
That's the Atlantis that we're not supposed to talk about. There is no yellow Atlantis but the yellow Atlantis. Thank the maker the owner hasn't put it in our faces with a photo- spread. Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Jan 31, 9:09 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > The very one! > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 3

Re: [RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread cyclotourist
The very one! On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Stonehog wrote: > Yep, remember that one, too. Yellow it was... > > Brian Hanson > > On Jan 31, 2011, at 8:17 PM, cyclotourist wrote: > > This will go down in the annals of RBW list history along with the $1100 > S&S Atlantis (hallowed be it's nam

Re: [RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread Stonehog
Yep, remember that one, too. Yellow it was... Brian Hanson On Jan 31, 2011, at 8:17 PM, cyclotourist wrote: > This will go down in the annals of RBW list history along with the $1100 S&S > Atlantis (hallowed be it's name). > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 7:38 PM, rcnute wrote: > $450. > > http

Re: [RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread cyclotourist
This will go down in the annals of RBW list history along with the $1100 S&S Atlantis (hallowed be it's name). On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 7:38 PM, rcnute wrote: > $450. > > http://tinyurl.com/4gbugut > > Ryan > > On Jan 31, 3:41 pm, John Speare wrote: > > Dang it! > > > > what was the deal? > > >

Re: [RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread James Warren
It sparkles, or was that my imagination? -Original Message- >From: rcnute >Sent: Jan 31, 2011 7:38 PM >To: RBW Owners Bunch >Subject: [RBW] Re: Heron Road > >$450. > >http://tinyurl.com/4gbugut > >Ryan > >On Jan 31, 3:41 pm, John Speare wrote:

[RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread rcnute
$450. http://tinyurl.com/4gbugut Ryan On Jan 31, 3:41 pm, John Speare wrote: > Dang it! > > what was the deal? > > By the time I saw this thread today the craigslist ad had been deleted. > > Ryan: pics and price please. > > > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Jim M. wrote: > > Nice find. I wo

Re: [RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread John Speare
Dang it! what was the deal? By the time I saw this thread today the craigslist ad had been deleted. Ryan: pics and price please. On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Jim M. wrote: > Nice find. I would have paid that price for the gruppo and re-sold the > frame. > > jim m > > On Jan 31, 2:11 pm

[RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread Jim M.
Nice find. I would have paid that price for the gruppo and re-sold the frame. jim m On Jan 31, 2:11 pm, rcnute wrote: > Well-dressed, well-groomed, articulate fellow in in his fifties > driving a nice car; seemed legit.  He knew bikes. > > Ryan > > On Jan 31, 12:15 pm, Anne Paulson wrote: > > >

[RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread rcnute
Well-dressed, well-groomed, articulate fellow in in his fifties driving a nice car; seemed legit. He knew bikes. Ryan On Jan 31, 12:15 pm, Anne Paulson wrote: > The ad is pulled now, but when I see a bike for a ridiculously low > price, I always wonder whether the person selling it owns it. > >

[RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread RoadieRyan
Oh man you lucky son of a gun, congrats1 Ryan "I am not jealous" Surface On Jan 31, 6:17 am, "Bill M." wrote: > Wow.  Just... wow.  Nice find. > > On Jan 30, 11:21 pm, rcnute wrote: > > > When we met I told him he'd better pull the ad before his phone > > started ringing off the hook with cal

[RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-31 Thread Bill M.
Wow. Just... wow. Nice find. On Jan 30, 11:21 pm, rcnute wrote: > When we met I told him he'd better pull the ad before his phone > started ringing off the hook with calls from bike weirdos throughout > the nation. > > I tend to catch and release, so you can be first in line if it ever > needs

[RBW] Re: Heron Road

2011-01-30 Thread rcnute
When we met I told him he'd better pull the ad before his phone started ringing off the hook with calls from bike weirdos throughout the nation. I tend to catch and release, so you can be first in line if it ever needs a new home. Ryan On Jan 30, 11:11 pm, Brian Hanson wrote: > If it's this:htt

[RBW] Re: Heron road for sale

2009-05-20 Thread Aaron Thomas
Steve, I might be interested. Could you send a few photos please, especially of the scuff on the top tube that you mentioned? Thanks. Aaron On May 20, 6:56 am, "Frederick, Steve" wrote: > It looks as though we need to find a home for one of our Herons.  This is a > "Road," model in silver, siz