On 1 Maj, 21:10, Bill Connell wrote:
> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 2:04 PM, fenderbender wrote:
> More layers will give you a slick finish, which may or may not be what
> you want. There are places to get cloth in colors - Rivendell,
> Hiawatha Cyclery, probably Harris. IIRC, yellow tape with a few c
The pictures are nice, and it appears quite the bike.
Until looking at these, I had somehow missed altogether the Hillborne
is not set up for braze on down tube shifters though. It seems those
of us who still prefer DT shifters are getting farther and fewer
between, as I cannot recall this bein
Oooo, the moustache bar debate. I've had a moustache bar on my Heron
Touring since I bought it, which was 1997 or 1998, and I've loved it.
Primarily I ride this bike to commute to work or for shopping. It's an
intown bike that I usually ride twenty or fewer miles on an outing.
I've also put fatter
Yellow cloth + amber shellac = Brooks Honey after several coats.
Available now at Rivendell (bought yellow rolls today), VO, and
Jitensha in Berkeley. I use trash bags or old dry cleaning bags to
prevent drip. Alcohol removes drips and spatters quickly if you to hit
the spot twice about a minute a
The mustache affords a surprisingly aero position when laying flat on it as
well. It's easy to get over 40 mph on a downhill with mustahce bars around
here. Actually easier than on my noodle equipped bikes. The posture takes
little time to get used to. There's a picture of a racer doing just thi
I just put mustache bars on my Surly Trucker and so far the jury is
still out on them. I rode home from work yesterday (20 miles) and I
had more wrist and hand discomfort than with my noodle bars. My
mustache bars are 1 inch higher at the ends than my saddle and I use a
90mm stem. I may try a shor
on 5/2/09 6:56 AM, charlie at charles_v...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> I just put mustache bars on my Surly Trucker and so far the jury is
> still out on them. I rode home from work yesterday (20 miles) and I
> had more wrist and hand discomfort than with my noodle bars. My
> mustache bars are 1 inch
I have not found that unprotected cork tape wears quickly. I've had the same
cork tape out in rain, shine, and winter weather for 10 years and probably over
10k miles. It still has good grip, doesn't soak up water, hasn't cracked, and
is still cushy. I've cleaned it a few times with some generic
On May 1, 3:57 pm, Eric Norris wrote:
> An interesting and challenging route would be to start in Ukiah and
> head out Orr Springs to the coast, then down past Mendocino and Albion
> to Hwy 128. Take that back to Hwy 253 and climb back over the
> mountains to Ukiah. That would be a nice d
FWIW, I have the clamp level with my seat, so the ends are probably 3cm
below that... YMMV
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 6:56 AM, charlie wrote:
>
> I just put mustache bars on my Surly Trucker and so far the jury is
> still out on them. I rode home from work yesterday (20 miles) and I
> had more wrist
http://tinyurl.com/cvxduy
My current M-bar setup. Far less "neat" looking than the traditional
setup, but is much more upright and I find comfortable.
David Estes wrote:
> FWIW, I have the clamp level with my seat, so the ends are probably
> 3cm below that... YMMV
>
> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 6:56
This is the image of the rider getting aero on moustache bars:
http://sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/images/xo1-rba-8-91.jpg
It's pineapple bob, who worked at bstone, was featured in many bstone
catalogs, and still works at RBW.
On May 2, 6:55 am, Bruce wrote:
> The mustache affords a surprising
On 1 Maj, 20:52, Dave Craig wrote:
>
> You know what they say about men with bigger hands . . . they need
> bigger bars!
>
> Dave
Oh, tell me about it.
http://www.capabilityevents.co.uk/images/001Sept08/Big/KIF_7020.jpg
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Yes, that's it. Thanks Jeremy. I've bookmarked the link. I actually can lay
right down on the bar for a downhill, but have no pics :)
From: Jeremy Till
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:46:44 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Looking for Nitto Moustach
Beth,
Mendocino is one of the nicest place to ride. You can start from
Mendocino proper. Go out of town and go inland on Ukiah Comptche Road.
Take that all the way to Comptche. Take Flynn Creek Road toward HWY
128. Come back to HWY 1 on HWY 128, then ride up the coast back up to
Mendocino. $40 mi
I bought a too small AllRounder back in '96. http://tinyurl.com/cuuynn
(I was thinking off-road use when buying the 58cm, but later Grant put
me on a 61.5cm road frame, to give you some idea of how too small it
is.) I put mustache bars on it that ended up being 3 inches below the
saddle with a Pea
But don't look at a map and say, "Oh Fish Rock road looks like a good
way to get over to Hwy 128 from the coast", unless you are prepared for
one of the hardest unpaved steep up-and-down days of riding ever. I had
a bad map and didn't realize it would be dirt. It turned out to be a
very good d
Wow, I hadn't noticed that until now either about the missing DT
shifter braze ons. I would have thought it would have them because you
can always add the cable stops, but not vice versa. It was a design
decision, assuming you'd be using bar ends,brifters or thumb shifters.
They can't please eve
Eric, I wouldn't think they'd be offering these if they didn't fit,
that'd be a waste of hardware and bad business as customers would
revolt.
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A fantastic use for the off-the-bike jumbo Wald...
http://tinyurl.com/c59rnb
Cheers,
Colin Cummings
Amarillo, TX
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Brilliant! I may have to get one for the next time I homebrew, too!
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To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:50 AM
Subject: [RBW] Wald basket versatility
A fantastic use for the off-the-bike jumbo Wald...
http://
That's the proper use for a Wald basket, at least when it comes to
nice bikes like Rivendells: the Wald on the table, the bike on the
road, and ne'er the twain shall meet.
Patrick "give me panniers and saddlebags or give me death" Moore, who
ne'ertheless thinks that beer and Rivendell bicycles go
You can't go doing too many things that will raise the price. I myself
don't like downtube shifters anymore, but I remember once having no
problem mounting one of those clamp-on things to hold them on an old
Trek that didn't have the braze-ons. So good decision if it kept the
cost down.
On Ma
The latest reader has an interview with Mark Sisson. At the end is a suggested
reading of Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes. I picked it up at the
book store a few weeks ago. Read it once and was so blown away that I read it
two more times.
When the first Grok/Caveman story was
Does the book have all the Grok references in it? I found those Reader
articles fascinating, too. I've lost ten pounds in the past two months just by
being more conscious of how and when I eat. Almost effortless!
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Bleriots didn't have them, either.
DE
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Garth wrote:
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> Wow, I hadn't noticed that until now either about the missing DT
> shifter braze ons. I would have thought it would have them because you
> can always add the cable stops, but not vice versa. It was a desig
'Nother reminder about the upcoming ride on May 16th... 30+ miles out of
Redlands. Just pre-road the first half and it is wonderful out there!
Here are some pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/sets/72157617519871571/
Hope we can entice a few of you out to the Inland Empire to enjoy s
Agreed. However, I've heard that other builders have specified
certain bottom brackets with early builds, then the final bike ends up
different enough that the "correct" bottom bracket didn't work.
(Sometimes what is specified from a Taiwan builder and what is built
can be two different things.)
> You can't go doing too many things that will raise the price. I myself
> don't like downtube shifters anymore, but I remember once having no
> problem mounting one of those clamp-on things to hold them on an old
> Trek that didn't have the braze-ons.
Well there is a point! For the Simplex affi
I bought a pair of Miesha Portuguese Cork Tree Grips and put a few
coats of VO blonder flake shellac over the past couple of days. The
blonde shellac does not really change the color or character of the
cork. Rather, like putting mineral oil on fine wood it enhances the
flecks and patterns in th
Yea..I tipped the angle down a bit more for a non-tweaked wrist
and it seems to help but I only rode it about a mile. I don't notice
discomfort unless I am riding more than about ten miles. I think I may
use a more padded tape and I may try a shorter taller stem but then
I'd have to change out
Thanks for all of your wisdom! Let me provide some more info.
I purchased a Romulus last month and soon after went over to RBW where
Mark kindly setup the bike's current bar and saddle heights. I've been
mostly enjoying the Noodle bar so far, but have been doing mostly 5-20
mi rides. Yesterday wa
Is there anyone in NYC with a Bleriot or other Rivendell that they'd
like to show off? I'm smitten by these fantastic bikes, but haven't
yet seen them "in real life." There must be someone out here. Where
are you? I'd love to see your bike and compliment you on your good
taste.
Melanie
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Maybe it was just the extra distance and it wouldn't matter what kind of
bars you had.
If you want to be more upright, Albatross bars are a better bet than
M-bars. I don't feel much/any more upright with them than with Dirt Drops,
and miss the "drop" position on longer rides.
Cheers,
DE
On Sat,
I've had a set of the Mustache handlebars on my Schwinn Paramount for
a number of years. I purchased them before Rivendell was founded from
a local (Tucson) Bridgestone bicycle dealer, after Grant had designed
his iconic XO-1.
Here's a photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964...@n05/3494987260/
Looks nice. Not mine - wish it was.
http://portland.craigslist.org/grg/bik/1151713022.html
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