[RBW] It's arrived!

2009-03-28 Thread Mike
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

[RBW] Re: Query about RBW models

2009-03-28 Thread John at Rivendell
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 essentially > > the same bike with different names.  I bought a Rambouillet in 05 and > > I'm told n

[RBW] Re: Quickbeam Double Kickstand

2009-03-28 Thread usuk2007
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.

[RBW] Re: It's arrived!

2009-03-28 Thread Esteban
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

[RBW] Re: Query about RBW models

2009-03-28 Thread Chris
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

[RBW] Re: Compact Frames (drifted from weights in the real world)

2009-03-28 Thread Pierre
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

[RBW] Re: Query about RBW models

2009-03-28 Thread John at Rivendell
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,

[RBW] Re: Compact Frames (drifted from weights in the real world)

2009-03-28 Thread Chris
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

[RBW] Re: Query about RBW models

2009-03-28 Thread James Warren
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

[RBW] Re: FS: 60cm Bombadil - Frame Only: $1250 - SOLD

2009-03-28 Thread Marty
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 --~--~---

[RBW] Rivendell on YouTube

2009-03-28 Thread Rick Smith
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[RBW] Re: Rivendell on YouTube

2009-03-28 Thread Rick Smith
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: > http://www.youtube.com/user/rivbike --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribe

[RBW] Re: Rivendell on YouTube

2009-03-28 Thread rcnute
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: > > >http://www.youtube.com/user/rivbike --~--~-~--~~---

[RBW] Re: FS: 60cm Bombadil - Frame Only: $1250 - SOLD

2009-03-28 Thread charlie
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

[RBW] Help please! Bottom Bracket Question

2009-03-28 Thread hihi
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

[RBW] Re: Help please! Bottom Bracket Question

2009-03-28 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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.

[RBW] Re: Help please! Bottom Bracket Question

2009-03-28 Thread Mojo
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

[RBW] Re: Help please! Bottom Bracket Question

2009-03-28 Thread Doug Peterson
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

[RBW] Re: FS: 60cm Bombadil - Frame Only: $1250 - SOLD

2009-03-28 Thread Marty
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

[RBW] Re: Help please! Bottom Bracket Question

2009-03-28 Thread jonathan
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

[RBW] Re: FS: 60cm Bombadil - Frame Only: $1250 - SOLD

2009-03-28 Thread EricP
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

[RBW] First ride of the year on Atlantis

2009-03-28 Thread EricP
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

[RBW] Re: It's arrived!

2009-03-28 Thread Mike
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

[RBW] Re: First ride of the year on Atlantis

2009-03-28 Thread Doug Peterson
Eric: Looks like spring is sprung, even if a bit cool. Is that a Hobo bag on the front? dougP -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of EricP Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 4:42 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject:

[RBW] Re: Compact Frames (drifted from weights in the real world)

2009-03-28 Thread Pierre
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. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~

[RBW] Mixed Terrain Quickbeam Loop

2009-03-28 Thread CycloFiend
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

[RBW] Re: It's arrived!

2009-03-28 Thread CycloFiend
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