I did a week tour with my 16 year old daughter in 2007 on Prince
Edward Island. My 22 year old Santana Arriva worked great. I really
liked the ExtraWheel trailer. You can see our rig here:
http://www.pbase.com/canyonlands/image/88617834
Best of Luck
Tom Dusky
Huntington Woods MI
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Thanks to "the bunch" for the advice.
I've commuted to work twice with these bars and like them a lot. I've
tilted the bars a bit more and changed the saddle from a B-17 to a
Flyer. The springs help on a bumpy grass strip I ride through.
Having the sprung saddle on the "upright bike" seems to w
Nothing yet in Tyler TXbut I was near the end of the pack last
time too.
Angus
On Mar 16, 11:14 pm, CycloFiend wrote:
> Got mine Thursday.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/3350458346/
>
> I'm liking the whole First Class Mail thing...
>
> Nice to see this thread once again.
>
> -
I'm getting ready to wrap my Nitto Randonneur bars. I'm thinking about
putting a set of the gel bar pads underneath the tape, but then I
started to wonder if just wrapping another set of cork tape around the
bars would be just as good. I'm planning on finishing with a shellac
coating.
I've never
I double-wrap the handlebars on my wife's bikes and she likes it a lot. The
last time I re-wrapped the bars on her Cross-Check, I just left the base
layer in place and re-wrapped the top layer. I've never shellaced cork tape
before but I'm sure you'd still be able to notice a gel pad or an extra
la
Oh, sorry... I didn't realize there was more than one color/material
for the Baggins bags... these are waxed cotton canvas which seems to
me to be a slightly olive-y khaki-y sorta color. I'm not all that good
with color descriptions, as you see. These were all purchased within
the last 6 months an
Bar Tube sale is pending
Big Loafer sale is pending
Li'L Loafer is still available
I'll update with confirmed sale status or any other changes as
warranted.
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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Jim wrote:
> I wonder if shellacking the front inch or so of the saddle
> would help it resist rain a bit without damaging anything."
..::slaps forehead and moans::..
Jim.
Dude.
You get a big ol' can of shellac and then you get into this thing of
just looking for things to paint the stuff on. Th
That ExtraWheel trailer is pretty neat.
I'd be interested in hearing how well it works.
Looked at ExtraWheel's www site and wonder how reliably the trailer
is attached to the bike.
http://www.extrawheel.com/index.php
-JimD
On Mar 17, 2009, at 6:14 AM, tdusky wrote:
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> I did a week tour with m
on 3/17/09 6:50 AM, beth h at periwinkle...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Jim wrote:
>> I wonder if shellacking the front inch or so of the saddle
>> would help it resist rain a bit without damaging anything."
>
> ..::slaps forehead and moans::..
>
> Jim.
> Dude.
> You get a big ol' can of shellac and
Another option I've used with success is to remove the old tape, and
use strips of that used tape in lieu of gel. The thin but noticable
addition of padding takes out some of the harshness of a single taped
bar (if indeed that's your perception of same). It also doesn't add as
much to overall diam
looks great. what color is that? ty, todd Olsen
On Mar 15, 4:08 pm, John Ferguson wrote:
> Finally.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36397...@n06/
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Cool, Angus. Sprung saddle is essential, unless you have the stem
inserted nearly all the way. Wider saddles work well - B66, etc.
I've done some harder, faster riding on my albatross bike, and I
usually wish I had drops in those instances. That's how I felt this
weekend on the So Cal Riv ride
Thanks for all your responses.
I have a saddle cover, but between switching bags and gear, it ended up not
on the ride with me. This particular saddle has been out on some pretty wet
rides recently, and I'm afraid it's ending up being the "foul weather"
saddle, and therefore sort of a tester. I
I only used it for week, but I was very impressed. The bike handled
well and you could cary a lot of stuff.
I could of easily done without the front panniers.
The trailer attached to axel caps that are designed to except the
trailer ends. The make both nuts and quick release versions. The frame
of
My wife and I are re-aligning our priorities voluntarily, and are
moving into a much smaller apartment; as such, we're paring our
bicycles down to two, and we've decided those should be the new
Rivendell Quickbeams we're waiting to arrive in a couple of months.
But because of that, I'm going to se
Jim, thanks for the link to the tandem group. I subscribed right away
but don't have time right now to search the archives. I also hesitate
to take this group off in a direction it wasn't intended for, but
maybe Steve could answer two quick, simple, and maybe dumb questions.
Santana doesn't lis
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:41 PM, MichaelH wrote:
> I keep reading about "Tandem Cranks", but don't remember ever seeing
> one on a mfg web site. I would assume that the stoker's crank is a
> standard crank, a longer axle, and a SS crank; and the pilot's crank
> is a standard SS crank. No?
Th
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 1:41 PM, MichaelH wrote:
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> Jim, thanks for the link to the tandem group. I subscribed right away
> but don't have time right now to search the archives. I also hesitate
> to take this group off in a direction it wasn't intended for, but
> maybe Steve could answer two q
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/3352703418/
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Rick Smith wrote:
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> Pics!
>
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I used up the rest of can of shellac on the workbenches in the
garage...looks nice!
Angus
On Mar 17, 12:32 pm, CycloFiend wrote:
> Thanks for all your responses.
>
> I have a saddle cover, but between switching bags and gear, it ended up not
> on the ride with me. This particular saddle has be
Bar Tube is sold
Big Loafer is sold
Li'L Loafer is sold
Wow. That went quick.
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Thomas Lynn Skean
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On Tue, 2009-03-17 at 10:41 -0700, MichaelH wrote:
> Santana doesn't list the Noventa on its web site, so have been
> focused on the Arriva frame. Do you know what the tire capacity is,
> and how well its designed to take fenders and racks for touring?
>
I'm not familiar with recent Arrivas,
Thanks. Of course. I wasn't thinking past the axle; pedal thread
didn't occur to me.
michael
On Mar 17, 1:46 pm, Bill Connell wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:41 PM, MichaelH wrote:
> > I keep reading about "Tandem Cranks", but don't remember ever seeing
> > one on a mfg web site. I would
Thanks all!
To answer some questions:
1) Yellow Tressorstar tape, amber shellac. It only took 2 rolls and
about a third of a can of Bullseye shellac.
2) The color of the bike is supposed to be butterscotch. Initially I
hated it, but I like it now. I got the frame in the homeless section
of the R
Mine showed up last Friday or Saturday. Can't remember which. Been
having too much fun getting out and riding without studded tires on
the bikes. Not nice enough yet for the Atlantis, but getting awfully
close.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Mar 17, 8:31�am, Angus wrote:
> Nothing yet in Tyler T
I shellac cork tape on my bikes. It has no effect on the cushioning.
It does provide a smoother surface and makes them easier to clean.
G
On Mar 17, 8:32 am, Mike Irwin wrote:
> I'm getting ready to wrap my Nitto Randonneur bars. I'm thinking about
> putting a set of the gel bar pads underneath
Seth, Santana stopped making the Noventa a few years back. It was a fillet
brazed frame, very well done, smooth welds and very clean. We toured with
fenders on ours and maybe 700x 28's tires.
Steve
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On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:03 PM, John Ferguson wrote:
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> 3) The bars were in a recent BQ. I got them from the VBQ website. And
> Jan was nice enough to send me a second set free since the first one
> disappeared in the mail. They're a copy of a 1940's bar originally
> from AVA.
What do you th
On Tue, 2009-03-17 at 15:02 -0800, Steve Kesling wrote:
> Seth, Santana stopped making the Noventa a few years back. It was a fillet
> brazed frame, very well done, smooth welds and very clean. We toured with
> fenders on ours and maybe 700x 28's tires.
Noventa was the high end model made of
On Tue, 2009-03-17 at 15:02 -0800, Steve Kesling wrote:
> Seth, Santana stopped making the Noventa a few years back. It was a fillet
> brazed frame, very well done, smooth welds and very clean. We toured with
> fenders on ours and maybe 700x 28's tires.
Found a fuller description of the Noven
I've used shellaced cloth over cork. You get the qualities of both -
the cushion of cork with the durability of shellac'd cloth. I usually
wrap the cork very tight, and with little overlap. This helps remedy
the fat-bar effect.
On Mar 17, 6:01 pm, GeorgeS wrote:
> I shellac cork tape on my bi
Yup nivachrome, I think it was a bit stronger so they were able to draw the
tubes a bit thinner. We have always like the bike. Went down to Santana to
get a braze on for the bike so we would be able to use the new dic brake.
Looked around saw all the new upgrades and also saw Bills Beyond tan
Cool. The cloth over cork sounds interesting. Right now, I've got
enough cork wrap for two layers, which I think I'll try, but if this
isn't what I'm looking for, I may go after cloth over cork shellacked.
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on 3/17/09 7:59 PM, Mike Irwin at rivendellbrownbom...@gmail.com wrote:
> Cool. The cloth over cork sounds interesting. Right now, I've got
> enough cork wrap for two layers, which I think I'll try, but if this
> isn't what I'm looking for, I may go after cloth over cork shellacked.
You might ta
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