On Tue, 2011-12-06 at 10:17 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Function determines (or ought to determine) form! Beauty in craft is
> not cosmetic but comes from good (= intelligent: proper ratio of means
> to ends) design, which obviously means, "design for the given
> purpose."
That may well be your
Everything makes sense, except why the horizontal drops?
Bike looks really great.
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The first of the ten early adopters to document riding the HS across the
country should get there's for free.
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This is intriguing -- but see GP's comment in the most recent post: "The bike
isn't a normal road or trail or touring bike. It's something else. It will DO
those things, because it's a good all-around bike..." It's hard to imagine he
would characterize a Scorcher single speed as a touring bike
"would hate to see Rivendell bicycles degenerate into mere stylistic
whimsey."
Don't get me wrong... I most definitely love the ride and fit of my AHH but
I also love it's "stylistic whimsey". One of the things that continues to
draw me toward the riv thing is their willingness to do things fo
Takes me 5 minutes to change a tire on my saluki, don't even have to take
off the cable anchor. Takes some extra forethought when you set it up the
first time but think alot of the bad vibes about igh comes from
unfamiliarity with how to set them up compared to the much more familiar
derailuer set
Then there's the hub on my Raleigh Superbe, stamped "74" and apparently going
strong almost 40 years after it was made:
http://tinyurl.com/76huecq
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On Dec 6, 2011, at 7:09 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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> It is a common occurrence on the IGH hubs that se
This couldn't be some sorta Electra-type bike could it?
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Jeremy Till wrote:
> My own wild speculation:
>
> We know that this frame is made to work with the new bars coming out as
> well, previously referred to as the "BU" or "Back Up Bar," which is a
> vaguely cruis
Whimsy (sheesh). With them splayed in opposite directions like that, I
think he's letting you in on the joke.
As for the carry strap vs. carry tube, I reckon a very non-trivial cost
savings: with lugs, mitering, and brazing... Plus one for the the weight
wiennies too.
Regards,
-Allan
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What have I gotten myself into..?
RGZ
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Joe Bernard wrote:
> I'm gonna say that diagatubes in the rear triangle which look like flailing
> tentacles is pretty different..
>
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What have I gotten myself into..?
RGZ
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Joe Bernard wrote:
> I'm gonna say that diagatubes in the rear triangle which look like flailing
> tentacles is pretty different..
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I hope there is an engineering reason for those weird mid-stay stays; would
hate to see Rivendell bicycles degenerate into mere stylistic whimsey.
Function determines (or ought to determine) form! Beauty in craft is not
cosmetic but comes from good (= intelligent: proper ratio of means to ends)
des
I think the extra, asymmetrical "chainstays" are purely aesthetic whimsy.
The mixte lug for the diagatube has sockets for stays to go back to the
rear dropout. In the description, Grant mentions that he wanted a diagonal
tube - functional use be damned! He used the mixte lug, in lieu of the
Hunqh
Couldn’t it be a choice between single speed and cassette?
Whatever it is, it is a great looking frame.
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But I just looked again at the left side diagatube. I think you're right.
Gear range be damned...
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I'm skeptical GP would consider the gear range of an SA 3 or SA 5 trail or
touring worthy, which he says this bike is. Maybe. But the gearing Riv
typically recommends for touring -- say 46-36-24 and 13-32 or 13-36 on the back
-- yields a range of almost 500%; the Sturmey 3 speed is only like 1
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