Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-16 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks. Some interesting bikes. I've hated wide bars since I got my first mountain bike in 1989 and swapped out the nice Nittos for what was known back then as a French "tourist" bar. I've tried wide bars, straight, curved, and drop, and always go back to narrow. 54 cm is comfortable, tho' I'd not

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-15 Thread masmojo
Sorry, one more; my original "good" bike. A late 70's Schwinn Heavy Duty that I bought new in 81' Bought the complete bike and changed literally every part on it, but the frame! LOL (I tend to do that) I put 10,000 miles on this (conservatively) over the next 2-3 years. I still have it, but it's

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-15 Thread masmojo
That looks great! The trimming of the bars sounds perplexing though? The original width sounded perfect. But, I guess if you are going from drop bars or even some other Riv. bar 76cm would feel wide; it's a short adjustment period really. Something like this would be awesome!! : http://www.mon

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-15 Thread Patrick Moore
Aha! Never did like that particular song, so never listened to it much. On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 6:11 PM Joe Bernard wrote: > It amuses me greatly that you think I don't know my Buffalo Springfield > from my Dylan. *How dare you!* > > Ballad of a Thin Man > https://youtu.be/we37yX3zpKA > On Satur

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-14 Thread Joe Bernard
Meanwhile Leah is listening to Kacey Musgraves and ignoring our geezer music 😋 On Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 5:10:57 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > It amuses me greatly that you think I don't know my Buffalo Springfield > from my Dylan. *How dare you!* > > Ballad of a Thin Man > https://yout

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-14 Thread Joe Bernard
It amuses me greatly that you think I don't know my Buffalo Springfield from my Dylan. *How dare you!* Ballad of a Thin Man https://youtu.be/we37yX3zpKA On Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 4:32:19 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > How dare you attribute this to Dylan. *How dare you!!!* > > On Sat, N

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-14 Thread Patrick Moore
How dare you attribute this to Dylan. *How dare you!!!* On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 2:42 PM Joe Bernard wrote: > To paraphrase the great Bob Dylan - Riv content: Grant loves Dylan - > something is happening here but I don't know what it is 🤷🤪 > https://youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY withnail and i how dare

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-14 Thread Joe Bernard
To paraphrase the great Bob Dylan - Riv content: Grant loves Dylan - something is happening here but I don't know what it is 🤷🤪 On Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 12:13:35 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > A man publicly defending his Monocog after some woman insulted it. A > woman, ex

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-14 Thread Leah Peterson
A man publicly defending his Monocog after some woman insulted it. A woman, extolling the virtues of her Platypus after some man said it wasn’t as good as a Monocog. It has come to this. It all sounds so...inappropriate. 🤣 This is either really funny OR I’m getting in trouble by the admin... Ok

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-14 Thread Patrick Moore
Homely! How dare you! *How dare you!* Anyway, my tires are fatter than your tires. Patrick "She's a jolie laide" Moore On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 10:19 PM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! < jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Patrick Moore, you’ve gone too far! The only thing your homely Monocog has > in

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-13 Thread Joe Bernard
Look at all that teal. Your unfortunately named Platypus is going to be the cat's knees and the bee's meow! On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 9:19:14 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Patrick Moore, you’ve gone too far! The only thing your homely Monocog has > in common with my Racing P

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-13 Thread Patrick Moore
Gear is 65" b/c tire is 30 1/2" tall. Riv content: Wish the 18" stays were 19" long. On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 3:36 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > Just rode it for an hour on dirt except for a mile or so of pavement. Bar > too low; need an upriser stem of about same length to get bar higher and a > bi

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-13 Thread Patrick Moore
Just rode it for an hour on dirt except for a mile or so of pavement. Bar too low; need an upriser stem of about same length to get bar higher and a bit closer. Higher and closer, the 54 cm will be pretty just-right, tho' my left palm has always started tingling after 2 to 10 miles, depending on th

Re: [RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-13 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks. No, no sharpie; perhaps a previous owner did? I haven't seen a name. This just in! Bar was originally 76 cm, I trimmed it 4 or 5 times, now it's 54 cm and almost narrow enough. But because of the bulge to 31.8, the levers can't move inward any further, and I like the grips. Narrow is Nice

[RBW] Re: Monocog!!!

2020-11-13 Thread Earls61
Nice! That would be a great winter bike here in the snow lands! Did you sharpie out the name on the down tube? Robert Alan Ohio On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 3:32:18 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > I want to compare the ineffable beauty of my new Monocog with that of > Leah's Platypus. Mine