After some pondering...
Love: Riding the bikes, the non-racing bike philosophy, customer
service, The Reader, lugged steel.
Groans: Wish I would have listened to Grant's advice about frame
sizing and handlebar height sooner
Angus
On Apr 11, 9:34 pm, usuk2007 wrote:
> Things I love
>
> Rambo
Love: The general philosophy. From steel bikes to riding for the fun
of it, learning about (and doing) S24O, not being so caught up in the
"latest and greatest" ideas, practical clothing and (mostly) practical
bags, helping introduce me to folks and shops I'd not know about
otherwise. (By discov
Love: the idea of "beausage," my A Homer Hilsen, the selection of
quality parts.
Groans: retirement of the Rambouillet
On Apr 13, 6:30 am, EricP wrote:
> Love: The general philosophy. From steel bikes to riding for the fun
> of it, learning about (and doing) S24O, not being so caught up in th
My Park truing stand does the same thing. Like others have stated,
find a way to assess it independently of the stand.
On Apr 12, 4:52 pm, MichaelH wrote:
> I'm sitting around recovering from foot surgery and building my first
> set of wheels. I've reached a point of perplexity, or perhaps just
I'm with you on the love for Carradice, although I'm biased as I'm
from the UK and used
one on my bike back in the 1970s. I think Acorn is a close second
because they are
making simple practical bags.
I also agree about the Sackvilles, I just can't love them, the look
busy and sort
of weird.
Als
My Minoura stand does the same thing, i think it's not a problem as
long as you account for it. Flip the wheel, as you noted, and
fine-tune the dish until the offset in the stand is the same for
either wheel orientation.
--
Bill Connell
St. Paul, MN
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 7:23 AM, bwgride w
Some speculation about the Rambouillet based on anecdotal evidence:
When the Rambouillet was part of the regular Riv line, it undersold
the Atlantis by about half. At least that was the approximate
breakdown at my shop, and what I seem to recall Grant writing
somewhere. It was sort of frustrating
Love: Grant's cycling philosophy and writing style, his willingness to
put new ideas into the stream, and the general wackiness like the
ongoing 'e'-less Raven contest. The value of beausage (whether you
like his word for it or not). I also support the idea of the new
Taiwanese-built frames, in th
There were a fare number of folks that were even speedier than me.
Also a fare number behind me. For any of you thinking of trying
randonneuring don't be too daunted by the distances and time lengths.
While the distances get pretty big the time limits are generous. I'm
trying to complete an R70 wh
Sounds like something was lost in translation.
On Apr 12, 3:28 pm, Bruce wrote:
> At least the credit "Gino / Flickr" for the image. ANY bike could have been
> used for a bogus shot showing how rustic the area outside of Paris is. I
> actually use a shot of Rambouillet Forest as a wallpaper.
> Things that make me groan
>
> Speedblend tyres, Nigel Smyth mud flaps.
I replaced my Quickbeam's Speedblends wtih Big Apples recently, so I
took the Speedblends to a swap meet with a bunch of other items. I
expected they wouldn't sell, but actually what happened was a small
bidding war started.
I like: ride, design, aesthetics, utility, and quality of the
bicycles; attention to craft; s240; focus on riding for the joy of it;
Book of Nonsense; nudging racing's dominance, friendliness; Quickbeam;
utilitarian.
In theory, I miss the Ram/Rom. But I have a Romulus. I ride it rack-
less and
Sign me up for that ride.
On Apr 12, 9:15 pm, David Estes wrote:
> Ok, I meant a "frequently updated blog." :-)
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Gino Zahnd wrote:
> > It's called Peeking Through the Knothole, available atwww.rivbike.com
>
> > :-)
>
> > On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Davi
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:03 AM, fiddlr40 wrote:
>
> I replaced my Quickbeam's Speedblends wtih Big Apples recently, so I
> took the Speedblends to a swap meet with a bunch of other items. I
> expected they wouldn't sell, but actually what happened was a small
> bidding war started. The winner i
Like: the perfection of my road bikes -- that is, the fit and handling. I
like the ornate lugs and fancy paint, too, but those are decidedly secondary
qualities.
Miss (or would miss had I not already purchased the two light and fast
pavement only Riv roads I covet): a light road type bike from the
As Mark said, my Park tool does not give me precise dishing
measurement. I use a dishing stick. But then at the end I go a few mm
towards the non-drive side to even the tension a bit more.
On Apr 12, 2:52 pm, MichaelH wrote:
> I'm sitting around recovering from foot surgery and building my first
> 3. The sad short-livedness of the original Wooly Warm line (especially
> the olive green sweaters and vests with those buttoned fronts and
> pockets) -- please bring it back!!
The British made cardigan? I wear mine almost every winter evening
and while working on the bike in colder weather. I
Most truing stands are not dished correctly. Park actually makes a
tool to adjust their stands. I own this tool, but I choose to use a
dish stick instead.
Absent a dish stick or other improvised dish tool, you can put the
wheel on the bike - the centerline of the rim should line up with the
brake
I don't have any groans, but maybe a few wishes...
Love: The philosophy, the ride, the fit, the lifestyle, the passion
and the practicality. Honestly, if it wasn't for an article on Riv I
read in an old Dirt Rag mag, I doubt I would have ever discovered the
Company, this group of individuals and
I'm really surprised at the number of people choosing to "Groan" about
Rivendell. Sure, nothing and nobody is perfect but what is the point
of this really? If you have the time and energy to complain about a
company so desperately trying to do the right thing with a level of
transparency that is a
Here is a link to some pictures of the B-68.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/haircow/sets/72157616626670875/
Other offers will be considered too.
Harry
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Like the others who have posted, I really love my Rambouillet, but I expect
never to be in the market for one again. That is, this one should last as long
as I ride bikes. I expect many of those who lament the passing of the prancing
bovine are similarly not potential customers for the bike. I r
Like: going against the status quo is often right/good, at least some nice
bikes should fit wide(ish) tires, arguably created the market for
practical/versatile road bikes (sure, there have always been custom builders
who could make them, but was anybody really asking for them?)
Not so much: too
Things I think I love: High trail. :)
On Apr 11, 7:34 pm, usuk2007 wrote:
> Things I love
>
> Rambouillet, Quickbeam angled dropouts, Ruffy Tuffy tyres
>
> Things that make me groan
>
> Speedblend tyres, Nigel Smyth mud flaps.
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Brad,
At first, on reading this post, I started to feel "hey, what's the big
idea?" Then, noticed that Grant has just posted something on the
website. And this has now made me sad I ever responded.
This is the way things go. Thought I was saying something nice about
what has easily become my
I think most of this feedback has been fairly positive. I think we all
realize that Riv always tries to do the right thing, but posts like
this should be encouraged from time to time. Maybe "groan" is a word
that holds a lot of negative connotation, but think about it in the
same way that a compan
GP's TwitterBlogJournal entry:
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/125
One of the things I missed as the Readers continued was the "Progress
Report" Grant mentions. At the time, I was trying to run a business,
at times looking at huge lumps of bills and little piles of cash,
hoping to han
Love: the philosophy, the Reader, the fact that Grant will write about
whatever he wants to. Great customer service. Excellent 650B
wheels. My Bleriot. I love talking to John on the phone.
Groan: no girl-size anything. Love my Bleriot, but the reach is too
long. I would definitely have purch
also, a news section != a blog.
no comments.
On Apr 12, 9:15 pm, David Estes wrote:
> Ok, I meant a "frequently updated blog." :-)
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Gino Zahnd wrote:
> > It's called Peeking Through the Knothole, available atwww.rivbike.com
>
> > :-)
>
> > On Sun, Apr 12, 2
I came to Rivendell from the Bridgestone Owners Bunch, which I came to
late when I finally bought a '94 MB-1. I loved the Bob Gazzette I got,
and ordered some small stuff. But then suddenly, Bridgestone USA was
gone, and I was bummed like I lost a fun long-distance friend. I was
also bummed since
Knowing the caliber of some of the comments that a Riv mention in some
cycling magazines would likely provoke, i'm very happy that there
*aren't* comments on the Riv news area. This list serves well as a
commentary on the company and products, and the level of discourse
here is way higher than the
Yup. Saying it wasn't a blog wasn't meant to imply it should be. The
average blog comments section is filled with the most mindless, inane
stuff...though the VO blog comments seems pretty good.
It might be nice, though, to have some sort of digital medium (other
than this list) for readers to e
On Sat, 2009-04-11 at 13:33 -0700, Bruce wrote:
> Jon:
>
> I passed 1,000 flat free miles on my set of Cypres this morning. Love
> 'em. Too pricey to be on all my bikes, but great none the less. I
> have Paselas elsewhere, and you should consider them as an alternate.
>
I have the 32mm Pasela
None of these are really groaners - just things I wish Riv would do/do
more of:
- Internally geared bikes. Until they build a full chainguard for a
front derailler, anyway. 'Bout the only thing that bugs me about my
Atlantis is rolling up my pants before I jump on.
- Lighting. It's a complicate
What I love II: I think Grant's response is pitch-perfect. I'm a
college professor, and I spill my guts into teaching - probably too
much, if I am to take seriously my research agenda glaring back at me
in the corner. But nevertheless, a student or two will pick something
apart about my teaching
Thanks Jim. The suggestion to put it on the bike seems so obvious I
don't know why I didn't think of it. I put both wheels on a bike then
took a bunch of measurements between the rim, stays and forks. After
that I had a better idea what the truing stand was indicating and was
able to move the f
on 4/13/09 3:10 PM, William Henderson wrote:
> It might be nice, though, to have some sort of digital medium (other
> than this list) for readers to express themselves. So many of you are
> quite knowledgeable, and all of us passionate, of course...
I guess that one of my original hopes in cont
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 4:44 PM, CycloFiend wrote:
>
> on 4/13/09 3:10 PM, William Henderson wrote:
> > It might be nice, though, to have some sort of digital medium (other
> > than this list) for readers to express themselves. So many of you are
> > quite knowledgeable, and all of us passionate
A) There are tons of blogs on the web with comments turned off.
B) Can you fathom the vitriol and time waste that would occur if Rivendell
allowed comments there? They'd have to hire someone just to manage the blog.
:-)
News section != blog, but comments do not a blog make.
It's that way by desig
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 4:44 PM, CycloFiend wrote:
> The other resource which I've found to be considerably helpful is Flickr, as
> it provides an extremely intuitive way to group images into topics and
> allows for discussions. The SoCal Riv Gang has been all over that in
> planning rides, etc.
I second Gino's thoughts. VO's comments often become very petty and
devolve into sniping. Makes you wonder why the people who are
interested in VO's fine products behave that way. Unlike this forum,
I don't really want to be one of their group.
On Apr 13, 9:16 pm, Gino Zahnd wrote:
> A) There
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 9:40 PM, R Gonet wrote:
>
> I second Gino's thoughts. VO's comments often become very petty and
> devolve into sniping. Makes you wonder why the people who are
> interested in VO's fine products behave that way. Unlike this forum,
> I don't really want to be one of thei
I suppose the "comments" function would be dependent on the comfort
level of those who manage it.
But, having one stream of information would be nice. I tend to spend
less time actually searching through YouTube, than watching YouTube
vids embedded in a blog. I think that would be a nice feature.
I think a blog is made by being updated somewhat regularly. The whole
idea is that it is easier and quicker for the writer to update the
blog and get it published than it is to update the website, Riv could
have used one years ago during the long dark period when their website
bore little or no b
I think someone has been listening in on our conversation...
http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/125
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 7:05 PM, tarik saleh wrote:
>
> I think a blog is made by being updated somewhat regularly. The whole
> idea is that it is easier and quicker for the writer to
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 6:36 PM, james black wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 4:44 PM, CycloFiend
> wrote:
> > The other resource which I've found to be considerably helpful is Flickr,
> as
> > it provides an extremely intuitive way to group images into topics and
> > allows for discussions.
Agreed.
On Apr 13, 6:16 pm, Gino Zahnd wrote:
> A) There are tons of blogs on the web with comments turned off.
> B) Can you fathom the vitriol and time waste that would occur if Rivendell
> allowed comments there? They'd have to hire someone just to manage the blog.
> :-)
>
> News section != bl
Grant's most recent posting is what I love to read. That's what I meant
when I said "a blog." Personal thoughts on the business, industry,
customers, etc. The "Progress Report" sections of the Reader were always my
favorite to read.
This is selfish on my part, as it's pretty clear that it cause
Speaking of Cyclofiend, hopefully this is where he steps in and stops this
wildly off-track thread.
Gino
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Esteban wrote:
>
> What I love II: I think Grant's response is pitch-perfect. I'm a
> college professor, and I spill my guts into teaching - probably too
>
Steve:
Are the Paselas you mention the TG or the non-TG version?
dougP
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Uhhhm, wow.
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Mike wrote:
>
> There were a fare number of folks that were even speedier than me.
> Also a fare number behind me. For any of you thinking of trying
> randonneuring don't be too daunted by the distances and time lengths.
> While the distances get pret
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