I always enjoy this thread. The one thing I’ve noticed is that is really hard
for bike nerds, especially those who appreciate the Riv aesthetic, to avoid
turning even the beaterist of beaters into some version of eye candy.
Even my son rides a clean 90’s Rockhopper to school, I tried putting him
Toshi...I devoutly hope so too, for your sake. But your lovely Cheviot is
tempting eye-candy.
I'm going back to a downtown university tomorrow...I'm a retired student
studying linguistics and I have one evening class on Mondays. My 2 non-rivs
are a 70's PX-10 set up as a single speed which is m
Wait this isn't r/xbiking. the MB-free and that Diamondback build are
absolutely perfect though. Time to put a basket on my old GT so I can join
the club!
On Monday, 6 September 2021 at 03:24:47 UTC+8 Clark Fitzgerald wrote:
>
> Sweet bikes! My cousin was looking for his first bike at 34 years
That is impressive. Such a clever idea, that fork.
On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 9:36 PM Jason Fuller wrote:
> What's impressive about it is that it rides more or less the same in
> either condition - it's pretty neutral in either situation, which is quite
> appropriate! I also hadn't considered that
What's impressive about it is that it rides more or less the same in either
condition - it's pretty neutral in either situation, which is quite
appropriate! I also hadn't considered that it actually makes the bike more
compact overall with the smaller front wheel, which is handy for city use.
Collin - I think you're completely right and it's somewhat intentional.
Counter-intuitively I wanted a cheaper and a nicer version of the same
thing basically so that a) I could leave the knobby tires on the Sam more
often by having a "stand-in" on hand and b) have a more lockable, lower
cost-o
Looks like your Sam if I'm being honest
On Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 6:10:06 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:
> Gah, I am so bad at keeping a bike low key and cheap. Bought the bike for
> $250, put $1000 in parts on it immediately, and have a full dynamo setup on
> order too. But then I'm done r
Hi Patrick,
I tried to reply privately, but failed even on my desktop.
In response to this- Or, does anyone want to trade (f + orig f + custom
racks + well used 45 mm fenders + new 35 mm fenders + that canti fork) for
a good quality rigid mountain bike, 26" or 29er, either a high-end steel
NORB
Thanks, Kurt, it was conscientious and courteous of you to reply, and the
information is useful.
I am really torn. Somone on the CR list expressed interest in buying the
frameset but I am intrigued by the thought of installing the original,
slightly too short RBRD fork with canti bosses to take a
Patrick, I apologize for the delay. I don't use my laptop often and I was
having trouble replying from my phone with the new version of google
groups. Yes, those are Nitto/Fairweather Bullmoose bars for threadless
setups. As for cruising gear, that's a good question. I suspect in the
60-65" r
That Atala reminds me of the old, 1973 IIRC, Motobecane Grand Record that I
used as a grocery and errand beater. Light, 531 frame and fork, but long
stays (45 cm to end of dropout). Original paint was not the best, and 30+
years had weathered it, so somewhat stealthy. Built it with good but
inexpen
My Atala. Riv’d it up with old parts and even tried out those upright
albatross handlebars. That is what converted me from uncomfortable road
bars on my Atlantis (to choco bars- similar) I won’t ever go back to drop
bars.
I like to use this bike if going downtown Minneapolis or shopping at t
Well said Carl. Well said.
On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 4:24 PM tuolumne bikes
wrote:
>
>> With apologies to anyone that's already seen enough of Herbie on
> Instagram. All that's left of his original life is headset, fork and frame.
> The original equipment was five speed indexed. Now it's solid sev
When I see such bikes -- very appealing; a modern and much better
re-invention of the Raleigh Sport, of which I've owned at least 3 -- I
think again about turning the 2003 Curt 26" wheel Riv Road custom into an
upright, tourist-type bar, B 67-type saddle cruiser with the abandoned fork
from the new
If I locked mine outside ever, I would certainly consider some kind of
theft deterrent for my saddle. At the very least, I'd throw a cover on it.
I'm in Omaha, and bike theft is not a non-issue here, but it's a lot lower
than it would be other places I'm sure.
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at
I'm surprised others don't have chains on their Brooks saddles. Twice I've
had my Brook's stolen while the bike was locked. 😢
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 4:30:05 AM UTC-7 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote:
> I love this thread!
> I just ordered an Atlantis and have been riding this for about ten
>
I love the beer can over the Edelux trick!
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW
Owners Bunch" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discus
Jason, great theme for a thread!
On Monday, September 14, 2020 at 10:17:53 PM UTC-7 Clark Fitzgerald wrote:
> I love these bikes. They all say loud and clear: "I get rode all the time,
> everywhere, in all conditions." Here's mine. Special features include:
> - frame found abandoned down by the
You need to cover up the graphix so they don't know it's such a desirable
collector bike!
On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 5:49:57 PM UTC-5, Jason Fuller wrote:
>
> Hey friends, this is a thinly veiled excuse to post my recent acquisition:
> a '92 XO-2. I had a '92 XO-1 (also white) as some of
19 matches
Mail list logo
