Re: [RBW] Mystery bike in April Blahg

2019-04-29 Thread John McBurney
I was really thinking about gravel riding where you might encounter occasional stretches of single track and when you might need to push into the night to make a goal, make up for lost time, get back on schedule. When I was doing 24 hour MTB races I thought it was important to have the main light

Re: [RBW] Mystery bike in April Blahg

2019-04-29 Thread Eric Daume
And for single track I really want a helmet mounted light anyway. Not being able to look around corners is frightening. On Monday, April 29, 2019, Steve Palincsar wrote: > Dyno lights typically don't have a beam suitable for singletrack. > On 4/29/19 3:50 PM, 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunc

RE: [RBW] Mystery Bike mods

2013-01-10 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 2:28 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike mods GREAT looking bike! I'm surprised it doesn't have a fender mount on the bridge. Life of an early innovator :-) So can't fit R&R + fenders? Could you fit 50mm Big Apples? On Thu,

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike mods

2013-01-10 Thread cyclotourist
GREAT looking bike! I'm surprised it doesn't have a fender mount on the bridge. Life of an early innovator :-) So can't fit R&R + fenders? Could you fit 50mm Big Apples? On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J < thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > I decided it was silly to h

RE: [RBW] Mystery Bike mods

2013-01-10 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
ubject: Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike mods On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J wrote: > I decided it was silly to have a commuter bike without fenders, so > much as I loved the Bruce Gordon Rock 'n' Roads, they had to go. Here > are a few pics of Mystery Bike v. 2

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike mods

2013-01-10 Thread Jim Mather
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J wrote: > I decided it was silly to have a commuter bike without fenders, so much as I > loved the Bruce Gordon Rock ā€˜n’ Roads, they had to go. Here are a few pics > of Mystery Bike v. 2.0, with brown Schwalbe Delta Cruisers and Longboards.

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike Update and Question

2012-08-22 Thread Lyle Bogart
Looking good! I must say thay I prefer the former combo to the latter, but either way's a winner. Looking forward to the ride report. Cheers! lyle On 22 August 2012 10:44, Allingham II, Thomas J < thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > ** > Good news on the Mystery Bike front -- straightened th

RE: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-16 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
Dropout and derailleur hanger bent in shipping, so I couldn't build right away. Tools to try to do DIY repair ordered, if I can't fix it properly I'll ask Steve Bilenky to help me out. Pics as soon as it's up and running, and a ride report, too, I promise. GP offered to cover everything, of c

RE: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-09 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike! As far as I can tell, there is no reason. My recollection from the Blug is that the frame was originally going to have a seattube angle incompatible with front derailers, but it didn't end up that way. The bicycle as shipped doesn't ha

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-08 Thread Joe Bernard
As far as I can tell, there is no reason. My recollection from the Blug is that the frame was originally going to have a seattube angle incompatible with front derailers, but it didn't end up that way. The bicycle as shipped doesn't have one because no one spec'd it. Joe "stick shift" Bernard

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-08 Thread jimD
Call Riv, they might know. -JimD On Aug 8, 2012, at 5:18 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Wed, 2012-08-08 at 17:11 -0700, jimD wrote: >> I had a chance to ride the Bosco Rubbe labeled bike at RBWHQ. >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/6900304841/in/photostream/lightbox/ >> >> Like every Ri

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-08 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Wed, 2012-08-08 at 17:11 -0700, jimD wrote: > I had a chance to ride the Bosco Rubbe labeled bike at RBWHQ. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/6900304841/in/photostream/lightbox/ > > Like every Riv I've ridden it put a smile on my face. > It rides lushly plush, as un-racerish a ride as

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-08 Thread jimD
I had a chance to ride the Bosco Rubbe labeled bike at RBWHQ. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/6900304841/in/photostream/lightbox/ Like every Riv I've ridden it put a smile on my face. It rides lushly plush, as un-racerish a ride as I can image. Makes the ride of a Schwinn Newsboy seem li

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-08 Thread charlie
.@googlegroups.com > Cc: rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike! > > The production one has a name but I'm sworn to secrecy. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 7, 2012, at 1:15 PM, Seth Vidal > > wrote: > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at

RE: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Marc Schwartz
bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike! On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 7:17:15 PM UTC-4, Peter Pesce wrote: Ooh! Will Riv get someone to make a new version of a suicide shifter? I'd absolutely LOVE a Silver Suicide Shifter for my QB! Pete (shiftless in CT) Oh, I like that idea..

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Leslie
On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 7:17:15 PM UTC-4, Peter Pesce wrote: > > Ooh! Will Riv get someone to make a new version of a suicide shifter? I'd > absolutely LOVE a Silver Suicide Shifter for my QB! > > Pete (shiftless in CT) > Oh, I like that idea... -- You received this message because you ar

RE: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Peter Pesce
Ooh! Will Riv get someone to make a new version of a suicide shifter? I'd absolutely LOVE a Silver Suicide Shifter for my QB! Pete (shiftless in CT) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Brian Hanson
ont. But I'll probably > leave it, just in case. > > -- > *From:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto: > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Leslie > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:42 PM > > *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googl

RE: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
om: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Leslie Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:42 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike! A) I'm jealous; my Bomba's box didn't have any artwork! ;) B) Wait, wai

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Seth Vidal
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Anne Paulson wrote: > OK, now we can see it, what's it for? I see really really long > chainstays, and is there no front derailleur? Is that rear shifter on > the stem? Upright handlebars, diagonal tube with those fun curvy > middle chainstays. Yay for the kickstand

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Leslie
t; *From:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto: >> rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *William >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:23 PM >> *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike! >> >> Can we have a long

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread William
the spokes? > > -- > *From:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto: > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *William > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:23 PM > *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike! > > Can w

RE: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
Can't I just stick it in the spokes? From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of William Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:23 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike! Can we

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread William
: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:08 PM > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike! > > OK, now we can see it, what's it for? I see really really long chainstays, > and is there no front derailleur? Is that rear shifter on the stem? Upright > h

RE: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
groups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Paulson Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:08 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike! OK, now we can see it, what's it for? I see really really long chainstays, and is there no front dera

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Anne Paulson
OK, now we can see it, what's it for? I see really really long chainstays, and is there no front derailleur? Is that rear shifter on the stem? Upright handlebars, diagonal tube with those fun curvy middle chainstays. Yay for the kickstand. It looks like lots of carriers are supposed to be mounted

RE: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
nd it back into alignment. -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Zeidler Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 2:42 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Cc: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Robert Zeidler
The production one has a name but I'm sworn to secrecy. Sent from my iPad On Aug 7, 2012, at 1:15 PM, Seth Vidal wrote: > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Allingham II, Thomas J > wrote: >> Is here, but no time to assemble. But here's a pic... >> >> No name, no decals. We can call it whateve

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Robert Zeidler
Interesting fork set-up. Congrats! RGZ Sent from my iPad On Aug 7, 2012, at 1:11 PM, "Allingham II, Thomas J" wrote: > Is here, but no time to assemble. But here's a pic... > > No name, no decals. We can call it whatever we want! > > > -

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Lee Chae
Nice, Thomas! I used to ride a Schwinn Spitfire 5 all over the streets of San Francisco. This thing takes me back to those good days, albeit in much, much upgraded form! Thanks for sharing. Lee SF, CA On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J < thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote:

Re: [RBW] Mystery Bike!

2012-08-07 Thread Seth Vidal
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Allingham II, Thomas J wrote: > Is here, but no time to assemble. But here's a pic... > > No name, no decals. We can call it whatever we want! > > ooo - thanks for posting pictures. Looks like that back tire needs some love, though :) -sv -- You received this m