Seth,
I have a set of the cable spiltters on my Rivendell All-Rounder and a
set on a Santana Tandem; both bikes have S&S couplers. The cable
spiltters work well, the only thing I have had to do is start
replacing some of the black o-rings after 5-10 years.
The spillter for the brake cable is a
Yes indeed! I put up a few video on Qik of some erily deserted DC
streets and bridges. I was just tooling around, alone on some major
thoroughfares, in the middle of the day. I stopped several times to
make photos, and all I could hear was wind. Wild.
Then I pedaled back across Chain Bridg
Hey RBWers -
I have a 56cm green qucikbeam frame/fork/headset that I am considering
selling. I'm riding it now, and love it, but I think it is just a little
small for me, and it is time to get a larger framed bike.
I know that people are often in search of used Quickbeams here, so I'd like
to get
On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <
thill@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This is like the philosophical question that led to me abandoning
> bicycle discussion boards for a couple years starting around 2004. The
> OP of that particular discussion asked if his acquisition of
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 12:12 AM, Jeremy Till wrote:
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> 56" for long rides for me. I like comfortable climbing and the
> challenge of developing my spin to go faster on the flats. It's also
> a gear that I can keep pedaling after 90-100 hilly miles.
>
> On Jan 24, 5:11 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote
On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 8:11 PM, charlie wrote:
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> Hi Patrick,
>
> It is in the 'single speed garage' section and is bike #91. You'll
> have to click on the most updated version. It is also featured on the
> left column of the page about the second one down or so. I think I
> have this right. L
Keven, at Riv, did originally suggest the Pasela. I liked the idea of
the lighter Jack Brown Green. Riv does not suggest the Greens for off
road, but they do mention that at least one of their own uses them
quite a bit off road. I have become very good at taking care of flat
tires, spare tube,
Your LBS should have extra patches in bulk they can sell... get Rema if you
have the choice. They seem the best to me. If they don't have them, you
can buy a 100 count box on the interwebs.
DE
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Todd Olsen wrote:
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> Keven, at Riv, did originally suggest the Pas
On Sun, 2009-01-25 at 08:12 -0800, Todd Olsen wrote:
> It is possible that some of those flats were the same object (a thorn not
> found), but I am careful to run my bare hand around both the rim and
> inside of the tire.
Cotton balls are really good for this. Not only to they catch easily,
but
Actually, the friend that Jim Edgar was referring to was me, but he
missed the details a bit. It was since October 2007 and the JB Green
tires were moved over to an Atlantis, not a Quickbeam.
But since Jim was kind enough to help me avoid the jinx, I'll do him
the same favor: I know for a fact
I'm a big fan of Jack Brown Greens and have ridden them for ~5k miles.
I get fewer flats with the Jack Brown's than any of the skinny tires
I ride (Rolly Polly's and & Michelin Pro Race II's).
I'm guessing I average ~1200 miles per flat. I ride mainly on the
roads in Northern CA.
-JimD
Now of
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 6:30 AM, Angus wrote:
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> Seth,
>
> I have a set of the cable spiltters on my Rivendell All-Rounder and a
> set on a Santana Tandem; both bikes have S&S couplers. The cable
> spiltters work well, the only thing I have had to do is start
> replacing some of the black o-rin
Thanks Patrick,
I rode this bike this morning to church in the snow with temps in the
low 30's. My daughter was on her late 80's steel mountain bike with
her electric bass guitar strapped to her back. We have a 15% hill a
block from our house that we have to climb so I leave it in the 50
inch gea
Certainly the geometries are freely available, but I was curious to
hear about folks' experiences in comparing the sizes. Would a general
rule of thumb to go, say, a size down, or keep it the same? All this
talk about RB-1s, etc. is causing me to consider getting into the
hunt. Thanks.
Ryan
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I just checked their flicker promos. the dropouts look nice - I like
the double eyelets and canti brakes too. anyone know if the Handsome
xo style bikes only come in 700c? That makes sense in some size
ranges but 26" like the bridgestone xo is great for us smaller
people. Where are they made? p
I too have derailleur cable splitters (from Bruce Gordon) on my All-Rounder. I
have not swapped bars as often as I thought I would, but it is nice to know it
is easy to do. I set mine up with the type of front cable hanger that clamps
to the stem (rather than in the headset stack) and with can
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 12:32 PM, charlie wrote:
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> The
> overall effect is that with a limited gear bike you use up your energy
> climbing a higher than normal gear (faster) instead of hammering along
> on the flats and gearing down on the climbs.
> I am not sure how to label it other than to sa
That's it. So, with a Cassette Cracker and a chain tool and extra chain (or,
just a bunch of masterlinks, I could carry what, a dozen cogs with me and
have a fixed gear with any ratio I wanted.
Sounds like a lot of work!
On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Doug Peterson wrote:
> *[dougpnirv] *Pa
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 12:12 AM, Jeremy Till wrote:
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> 56" for long rides for me. I like comfortable climbing and the
> challenge of developing my spin to go faster on the flats. It's also
> a gear that I can keep pedaling after 90-100 hilly miles.
Y'known, after telling Charlie that I thin
I am not sure how Bridgestones were intended to be sized/fitted. But I
have a 56 c-t (54 c-c) RB-2 and a 57 c-t Romulus. Both have 56.5 top
tubes according to published specs and they fit similarly.
You'd might want to go by the top tube lengths rather than seat tube
lengths.
On Jan 25, 11:51 am
on 1/25/09 12:24 PM, JL at subfas...@gmail.com wrote:
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> I just checked their flicker promos. the dropouts look nice - I like
> the double eyelets and canti brakes too. anyone know if the Handsome
> xo style bikes only come in 700c? That makes sense in some size
> ranges but 26" like the brid
Seth
I have not had any fraying issues either. The cut end of the cable is
clamped by a set screw inside the cable splitter.
Angus
On Jan 25, 12:55 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 6:30 AM, Angus wrote:
>
> > Seth,
>
> > I have a set of the cable spiltters on my Rivendell All-
Those splitters look like something I could use! Anyone have a retail/
online source for ordering them?
tony
On Jan 25, 4:28 pm, Angus wrote:
> Seth
>
> I have not had any fraying issues either. The cut end of the cable is
> clamped by a set screw inside the cable splitter.
>
> Angus
>
> On
Hi all,
I am putting my blue Ram up for same. It's little- it is the largest
framed Ram with 26 inch wheels. The bicycle is blue and it is Riv
Built. The pedals were hand ground to prevent me from bucking myself
off by Grant himself. Brooks saddle, broken in, well taken care of.The
bike is spotl
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 4:43 PM, revnine wrote:
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> Those splitters look like something I could use! Anyone have a retail/
> online source for ordering them?
>
It looks like ritchey makes some, too. qbp stocks them.
-sv
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On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
> Hi,
> I bought an atlantis frame/fork today. I'm now working on getting all
> the parts together to bring it whole. I've found that I enjoy riding
> with both albatross bars and drops. Just for different types of
> riding. I would like to be
I have the Ritchey splitters on my coupled touring bike and they work well,
no problems so far. Steve
Plymouth, New Hampshire where tomorrows commute is forecast be 0 F
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 6:19 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
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> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 4:43 PM, revnine wrote:
> >
> > Those splitter
Yea.I haven't tried a fixie yet and prefer the ability to
coast the downhills. I might like a fixed gear and as I understand
them, you can get away with a taller gear due to the inertia effect of
the pedals turning constantly. If I were about 75 pounds lighter and
20 years younger I might
I've got whichever cable splitters it is that Bilenky sells. Going on
two years, no problems. No splitting/fraying, and I have yet to have
to adjust anything when I put the bike back together.
Lynne F
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Take a look at Bridgestone catalogs Sheldon Brown posted on the Harris
Cyclery website. The Bridgestone RB series bikes have steeper seat
tube angles than Rivendells. Not sure about bottom bracket drop since
the catalogs show bottom bracket height.
The 1989 catalog is the first with the RB's.
Harris has the old B'stone catalogs on their site. I've skimmed it &
there's some geometry info & sizing articles. Sheldon scanned them in 04.
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Mark's Nitto Rack, missing the shorter struts, as shown $60
http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bags_and_racks?a=1&page=all#product=20-108
Brooks B.17 Special w/ Copper rails and rivets $75
http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/saddles_and_seat_posts#product=11-006
Nitto Technomic 8cm Stem 22.2m
The RB1 is a traditional road racing bike. You could try the on-line
bike fit program at www.competitivecyclist.com for a guess at a
racing / sporting fit. It returns three different recommendations,
which they call the Competitive, Eddy and French fits. Here are my
dimensions as measured by my
I rode fixed on a 40x15 for some time, but found a 40x14 to be better
for my commute and rides up to around 30 miles.
Over the last 4 months I've switched back to freewheel mode, with a
16T White Industries freewheel and a 46T up front and no small ring -
I just didn't find myself using it. A fe
Really y'all are inspiring me! Got out today in some of the below-mentioned
spitting rain, and had a blast. Definitely takes more work than gears. I
was/am wiped from the ordeal... :-)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/sets/72157612950151273/
By the way, these trails are on the itinera
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