Not a new bike or piece of equipment but what I like to think of as
the official start of rando season. Today is the OR Randonneurs 200k.
It's a fun route, I did it last year. And like last year, and because
this is Oregon, the forecast is for rain. Rain all day. Last year I
used my Rambouillet, t
Great summary, Jim!
Cheers,
John
On Mar 24, 9:35 am, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 3/24/09 4:38 AM, GeorgeS at chobur...@gmail.com wrote:
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> > Is it my imagination, or are a number of the RBW frames essentially
> > the same bike with different names. I bought a Rambouillet in 05 and
> > I'm told n
I'll be cc touring in the UK on my QB this summer. I use free wheels
and have several
gear options, even 32x22 for the hills, although 40x16 works well most
of the time.
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/England2009
On Mar 27, 1:28 pm, Eric Norris wrote:
> Touring on the Quickbeam? Oh, yeah.
Cool. Looking forward to it - good luck!
On Mar 28, 5:15 am, Mike wrote:
> Not a new bike or piece of equipment but what I like to think of as
> the official start of rando season. Today is the OR Randonneurs 200k.
> It's a fun route, I did it last year. And like last year, and because
> this i
so, are they still being sold?
On Mar 28, 5:58 am, John at Rivendell wrote:
> Great summary, Jim!
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
>
> On Mar 24, 9:35 am, CycloFiend wrote:
>
>
>
> > on 3/24/09 4:38 AM, GeorgeS at chobur...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > > Is it my imagination, or are a number of the RBW frames es
The only way that the sloping compact frame road bike comes anywhere
to looking reasonably good is when the saddle is very much higher than
the handlebars. It's the only thing that seems to correct for the fact
that everything else is totally out of proportion and the front end is
so high compared
The Legolas is a once-a-year run. This year, we didn't do it because
there was only (I think) one on pre-order.
It's a specialized machine, and we will make it again, providing there
is enough interest to warrant a run.
We put our dough into the Sams, Bettys, and Quickbeams this Spring.
Cheers,
while I agree asthetics are important... so is comfort. So when you're
designing a bike for lightweight (not Rivs...), compact geometry kind
of makes sense. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? Look at
the Hillborne, there are only a few sizes available and I know that's
for economic reaso
That's a pretty all-star line-up of all-around bike options for a
fraction of the cost of many lesser bikes in the mainstream market.
On Mar 28, 2009, at 10:28 AM, John at Rivendell wrote:
>
> The Legolas is a once-a-year run. This year, we didn't do it because
> there was only (I think) one
Thanks for the interest and kind words during this financial crunch.
Rest assured I WILL be among the Riv Owners again at some point, and
it's very likely to be another bike just like this. For now, I think
I'll convert my 1983 Trek 850 to an all-rounder of sorts...
All the best,
Marty
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Actually, judging by the number of views on each of these videos, it
appears I'm the last one to know about these.
On Mar 28, 3:06 pm, Rick Smith wrote:
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Second to last now. :)
On Mar 28, 12:11 pm, Rick Smith wrote:
> Actually, judging by the number of views on each of these videos, it
> appears I'm the last one to know about these.
>
> On Mar 28, 3:06 pm, Rick Smith wrote:
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If you are talking the mountain bike Trek 850 I have one and I did
this and its simply the best riding bike I have. I converted it using
a solid, chrome moly, oversized tubed fork made for front suspension
bikes. I used a B66 and albatross bars/cork grips along with some
fenders and 1.5 inch tires
I was hoping for a bit of advice about bottom brackets since I'm not
much of a mechanic. My Atlantis which is a couple of years old has
developed a very slight wiggle that seems to be in the bottom
bracket. It gets worse if I ride for a while and makes a very slight
clicking sound. If I tug on m
You are unlikely to damage the frame by riding with a slightly loose
bb (or one with a broken bearing), but I would fix it sooner than
later just ebcause it's cheap and easy to do. Often the existing BB
will be just fine, but loose. Usually I take the old BB out, grease
the threads and reinstall.
Make sure your crankarms are tight on the BB spindle by using good
torque on the outer bolts. Otherwise you won't be hurting the frame
and the BB is (unfortunately) a work or throw-away item. Phils are USA
made and beautiful and arguably will last longer. Once it is mounted
in the frame, it looks
You're probably not going to hurt anything but I'd get it dealt with sooner
than later, especially if you're sure it's the BB. Note that there are
other things that will make annoying ticks, clicks and maybe even a bit of
play. Chainring bolts, pedals, crank arm bolts, etc. can all be tough
nois
That sounds exactly like what I'm thinking Charlie, although I will
keep the original fork, and swap only the bars/stem and saddle +
fenders. It's a relatively tall frame at a full 24" CtoC. Standover
height with 1.5 tires seems to be just right. I'll add some pics to
Flickr when I'm done playing
Great replies. Thanks!
On Mar 28, 5:41 pm, "Doug Peterson" wrote:
> You're probably not going to hurt anything but I'd get it dealt with sooner
> than later, especially if you're sure it's the BB. Note that there are
> other things that will make annoying ticks, clicks and maybe even a bit of
Should make a fine all-rounder. Those are the other mountain bikes I
pined for when first getting into it. Ended up going with a
Stumpjumper instead. But only because a frame was available. For
quality, the Trek may have been the better deal.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Mar 28, 5:04�pm, Marty
Even though it was still cool and the roads are gritty, took the
Altantis out on a 42 mile jaunt today. The sun was nice and warm.
But enough of a breeze that my wool top under a wool riding jacket
didn't quite cut it.
Forgot how easy the Atlantis handles. Not only coasts no-handed
easily, was
Home from the ride. My time was like 9:26hrs. It was actually an hour
slower than last year. But last year it wasn't raining the entire time
and I did a better job of hydrating and eating. Still, in spite of the
constant rain, and headwind at times, it was a good time.
There were a fair amount of
Eric:
Looks like spring is sprung, even if a bit cool. Is that a Hobo bag on the
front?
dougP
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All I need to forget about weight and carbon is when I carve a line
through a curve on a descent. As long as my retro-looking bike keeps
doing that for me the same as it always has, I thrilled by it every
time. For me, that's IS the real world.
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The weather got ridiculously gorgeous around the SF Bay Area, and I looped
out a ride over a variety of surfaces of topography. Saw turkeys (not
photo'd this time), geese and wildflowers, got overheated, sunburned and am
nice wrung out this evening.
Photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cycl
on 3/28/09 4:15 AM, Mike at mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Not a new bike or piece of equipment but what I like to think of as
> the official start of rando season. Today is the OR Randonneurs 200k.
> It's a fun route, I did it last year. And like last year, and because
> this is Oregon, the fore
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