That's the place in Fremont, right? Curious to hear how that goes--
report back, eh? Thanks!
Rob in Seattle
On Jul 12, 2010, at 6:22 PM, gregb wrote:
I think I am going to take it to the
fantastic bike fitter we have in Seattle (cascade bicycle studios...)
and see if we can't stretch it out
There you go! That's a sound plan. I babied my Quickbeam till it got its
first scratch that was noticeable. Then I started riding it everywhere. The
only time I ride my beater these days is when I have to leave a bike parked
outside in dicey parts of town for hours at a time at night. That doesn't
Thank you all for the therapy - I think I am going to take it to the
fantastic bike fitter we have in Seattle (cascade bicycle studios...)
and see if we can't stretch it out a bit. I then am going to ride it
until it looks like Willy Nelson's guitar (or I look like Willy
Nelson!)
If we can't make
Willy Nelson's guitar was once in mint condition. It is now thrashed,
sounds great and is a priceless
cultural artifact. Ride the sucker! That bike was made for your
purposes. Just find an expert who knows fit and if you can, adjust it
so you don't injure your joints.
On Jul 8, 1:36 pm, gregb wro
So is Calm54's :-) Saluki, Pacenti Pari-Motos, Sackville bag...
On Jul 10, 9:29 am, Calm54 wrote:
> Lynne's bike is beautiful.
>
> On Jul 9, 10:11 pm, Lynne Fitz wrote:
>
>
>
> > When I bought the Bleriot and built it up (and it is a nice build -
> > Beth H, Calm54 and Gino can attest to that),
Lynne's bike is beautiful.
On Jul 9, 10:11 pm, Lynne Fitz wrote:
> When I bought the Bleriot and built it up (and it is a nice build -
> Beth H, Calm54 and Gino can attest to that), I used it for everything
> but my "fast" bike. Rando, commuting, travel bike, occasional grocery
> runs. Friend:
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 1:11 AM, Lynne Fitz wrote:
> When I bought the Bleriot and built it up (and it is a nice build -
> Beth H, Calm54 and Gino can attest to that), I used it for everything
> but my "fast" bike. Rando, commuting, travel bike, occasional grocery
> runs. Friend: "you are going
IMHO -If you can make the bike fit youride it
When I ride to work it is on a 26" wheeled All-Rounder. I lean it
against a bookcase next to my desk. At first I got a lot of funny
looks (taking the bike up the elevator etc...) but now it has become
"the norm."
Some years ago I read a short
When I bought the Bleriot and built it up (and it is a nice build -
Beth H, Calm54 and Gino can attest to that), I used it for everything
but my "fast" bike. Rando, commuting, travel bike, occasional grocery
runs. Friend: "you are going to commute on a RIVENDELL?" Me: "it is
a bicycle. get over
I say ride the bike as commuter. Beth, how Did you know I was eating
dinner and staring at my Saluki?
On Jul 9, 7:44 am, Beth H wrote:
> Bike Therapy time!
> My thoughts:
>
> 1. The guy who brought it over cradled in his arms like a baby had
> much bigger issues than you do.
>
> 2. It's a bicycl
I'd say ride the bike. No matter what. But it's easier to give
advice than to live by it. Most of my commuting this year is on one
of my non-Rivendell bikes. (One of which is a Long Haul Trucker.)
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Jul 9, 1:09 pm, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 7/8/10 2:35 PM, Tiny Dancer a
On Jul 9, 11:28 am, Tiny Dancer wrote:
> yeah I knew that you could do some tweaking here and there as far as size
> goes.
> I have an old touring bike tho and was told that finding stuff that was
> compatible, stuff being components, wouldn't be worth the trouble. You could
> buy
> a new bike f
f the adjustments
But If I was super smart bike mechanic like you guys it would be a no brainer.
thanks! janine
From: CycloFiend
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, July 9, 2010 1:09:33 PM
Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Newbie needs therapy...
Re:
om: jamison brosseau
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Sent: Thu, July 8, 2010 4:26:32 PM
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Newbie needs therapy...
>
> I have an A Homer Hilsen, Atlantis, and on monday ups willing a
> Bombadil. I live in Brooklyn NY and commute everywhere by bike. I
> only have th
on 7/8/10 2:35 PM, Tiny Dancer at tinydancer5...@yahoo.com wrote:
Hate to differ but I've always been told fit is the most important thing on
a bike and that you can injure yourself with a bike that doesn't fit. So if
you can't adjust it to fit I would sell it because injuring yourself isn't
worth
___
From: jamison brosseau
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Thu, July 8, 2010 4:26:32 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Newbie needs therapy...
I have an A Homer Hilsen, Atlantis, and on monday ups willing a
Bombadil. I live in Brooklyn NY and commute everywhere by bike. I
only have these three bikes
Bike Therapy time!
My thoughts:
1. The guy who brought it over cradled in his arms like a baby had
much bigger issues than you do.
2. It's a bicycle. Remember those? We used to hang them on hooks in
the garage, pull them down and ride them places and then return them
to said hooks when we were do
Bike Therapy time!
My thoughts:
1. The guy who brought it over cradled in his arms like a baby had
much bigger issues than you do.
2. It's a bicycle. Remember those? We used to hang them on hooks in
the garage, pull them down and ride them places and then return them
to said hooks when we were do
I completely agree with Joel (and others) about riding a good bike for
commuting. Buy the best bike you can afford, and then really earn it.
Try to use it up. Remember that "best" and "beater" are relative
terms. My best bike is someone's beater bike. My beater bike is better
than some peoples' bes
Sorry for being so vague - that was the "newbie" part - I will take
some pics, and some measurements list components etc and post them
up. It is an All Rounder capital "A" capital "R" and now that I read
it - it is 26" wheels. I have only been lurking for a bit, but I
think you would say it is "r
I ride my Saluki every day in Cleveland, land of salt. Two winters
have destroyed a bottom bracket, two rims and have weathered the thing
considerably. I replaced the parts but wouldn't ride another bicycle.
Ride your best on the worst rides. And use lots of Boeshield.
On Jul 8, 8:46 pm, JoelMatth
Jamison and Rob - Brooklyn - Seattle - and I am in Chicago. One hopes
a sign the word is definitely getting around.
Life is too short, bikes such as Riv's too nice, to be spending the
better part of your riding life on a junker.
Seth - Agree. A bike built for speed is not necessarily going to b
I'm with Joel on this one. I'm in Seattle too, and recently bought a Saluki, my
first new-to-me bike in 18 years, and wildly more expensive and precious than
my RB-T on which I have been commuting. At first I was reluctant to take the
bike out except on ride rides, but dang, it just rides so bea
GregB
As a fellow citizen of the Emerald City I say Fender the All Rounder
and ride it, as others have said since most of your miles are on the
commute bike why not enjoy it.
If the Riv is either too small or you can't bring yourself to submit
it to rain duty I would suggest checking out two plac
On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:19 PM, JoelMatthews wrote:
> I am firmly in the Mike Flannigan (AntBikeMike) camp on this. People
> who commute by bike do most of their riding on the commute.
>
> Ergo, you should be riding one of your best, if not your best bikes on
> the commute.
+1 - good bikes for
...my comment to sell it, and the low end of my tongue-in-cheek range
of value was based on the assumption that '27" wheel all rounder',
with lowercase 'a' and lowercase 'r' indicated that the original
poster was using 'all rounder' as a descriptive phrase, meaning it is
an old (mid-80's or earlier
I have an A Homer Hilsen, Atlantis, and on monday ups willing a
Bombadil. I live in Brooklyn NY and commute everywhere by bike. I
only have these three bikes, I lock them on NYC streets everyday. My
A Homer is only a couple months old, but already has plenty of dings
and scrapes. The parts on t
I am firmly in the Mike Flannigan (AntBikeMike) camp on this. People
who commute by bike do most of their riding on the commute.
Ergo, you should be riding one of your best, if not your best bikes on
the commute. I expect the ride of the All Rounder is better than that
of the LHT. Keep it.
On J
Are the wheels 27" or 26"? I can't imagine somebody converting an all-
rounder to 27" tires. What size is the frame?...he asks...also in
Seattle...hoping it's not big enough for me...cause I can't afford
another bike...though I always want one!
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Sharing is the 1st step, so posting some pictures would help lift your
self doubt and provide input for us to analyse your situation and make
a diagnosis.
~Mike~
On Jul 8, 1:53 pm, William wrote:
> about what is a 27" wheel all rounder
>
> > well outfitted and good condition worth?
>
> Somewher
about what is a 27" wheel all rounder
> well outfitted and good condition worth?
Somewhere between $20 and $20,000 without the more specifics :)
>Am I crazy?
Also, too little data to make a conclusive determination
>Should I just
> ride this thing and not worry about it?
Sounds like no, if yo
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