[RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne's name

2009-06-13 Thread Eric Daume
I guess I should be a bit offended that my new son's name Sam is considered a "budget" name. Actually, I've always thought A. Homer Hilsen was at best silly, but I kind of like Sam Hillborne. Bearing you up hills and all. On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 7:31 PM, relistan wrote: > > Given that nobody re

[RBW] Re: Bad shifting on Atlantis

2009-06-13 Thread Dave Craig
Good morning, Anne: After tire repair, this is one of the most empowering lessons I teach new home mechanics. Since we can't sit down together with tools in hand, here's the next best thing - the Park Tool website! http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=64 If you go through the steps,

[RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne's name

2009-06-13 Thread Garth
Sam Hillborne is everyone's Third cousin Twice removed. LoL :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To u

[RBW] Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread Mike
I first got my Rambouillet in 2007 and from the start was using 700x32 Paselas. Over this past winter I put on some Ruffy Tuffys. They're nice and seem "fast" but I kinda miss the 32s. In fact I'm thinking of putting on some 32s for a century ride this Monday and may leave them on through the summ

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread David Faller
I put on some Jack Brown greens and have never been happier with my Ram! - Original Message - From: Mike To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 9:59 AM Subject: [RBW] Tires--going big I first got my Rambouillet in 2007 and from the start was using 700x32 Pase

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread Bruce
yeah. My Ram is running 37s (I've tried and taken back off as small as 28s) and the Riv Road is running 33.8, more or less. It's a 650B conversion, I should add. From: Mike To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 11:59:29 AM Subject: [RBW] Tires--

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread Mike
I've got the JB blues that were on my Hilsen, perhaps I'll put those on. My rear wheel is a Mavic Open Sport which I think can handle a tire as wide as a JB but the front rim appears narrower, it's the original stock wheel that came with the Rambouillet. Anyone running JBs on those rims? Any probl

[RBW] Re: 650B -Grand Bois Cypres tire

2009-06-13 Thread GeorgeS
I'm now riding GB Cypres on my Rambouilett. The best feel of any clincher I've ever ridden. Seems to me comparable to the way a good more robust tubular like a Clement Paris-Robaix used to feel. But that's so long ago and my memory is so bad that my credibility is, as they say in court, "suspec

[RBW] Re: Funny question this morning? (version 2: digital shifting)

2009-06-13 Thread GeorgeS
I was in a parking lot getting everything together for a century in the Fall. A teenager, decked out head to toe in lycra, came over to look at my Rambouilett. He said his father had sent him over to see what bikes looked like when he (the father) was a kid. GeorgeS On Jun 11, 11:14 am, "XO-1.o

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread Garth
"Go big or go home" I love that saying ! I say use as wide a tire as you like and not let that thing between your ears(the brain) get in the way. It's hard to go back because wider tires are more comfortable , and face it . . more fun to ride :) --~--~-~--~~~---

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread James Warren
Exactly my experience, also on Ram. A year and half of such satisfaction now. On Jun 13, 2009, at 10:35 AM, David Faller wrote: > I put on some Jack Brown greens and have never been happier with my > Ram! >> - Original Message - >> From: Mike >> To: RBW Owners Bunch >> Sent: Saturday, J

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread James Warren
I don't have a hard time going back from big tires in general. I have a hard time going back to anything else once I've used Jack Browns. On Jun 13, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Mike wrote: > > I first got my Rambouillet in 2007 and from the start was using 700x32 > Paselas. Over this past winter I put o

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread Aaron Thomas
If you're talking about those old skool Araya rims, yes, I've used JBs on those and it worked out just fine. On Jun 13, 10:41 am, Mike wrote: > I've got the JB blues that were on my Hilsen, perhaps I'll put those > on. My rear wheel is a Mavic Open Sport which I think can handle a > tire as wide

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread David Faller
My Ram is also a 2007 with the stock Araya rims. No problemas, fit-wise. - Original Message - From: Mike To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:41 AM Subject: [RBW] Re: Tires--going big I've got the JB blues that were on my Hilsen, perhaps I'll put those

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread Angus
SIZE MATTERS! Recently switched to 32s on my Ram...ain't goin back! Angus On Jun 13, 11:59 am, Mike wrote: > I first got my Rambouillet in 2007 and from the start was using 700x32 > Paselas. Over this past winter I put on some Ruffy Tuffys. They're > nice and seem "fast" but I kinda miss the

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread Horace
How funny, those are the rims on my Romulus: Mavic Open Sport in the rear, and the stock Araya rim on the front. I'm running Jack Brown Blues with no problems. Like apparently everyone else who has tried the tires -- I love them. Horace. On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Mike wrote: > > I've got

[RBW] Re: Funny question this morning? (version 2: digital shifting)

2009-06-13 Thread MichaelH
Alas, ignorance about the history of bikes is just the tip of the iceberg. These are people who don't know that JFK was killed by political nut cases; believe that FDR caused the Depression; and can be bamboozled into thinking the holocaust never happened. On Jun 13, 2:28 pm, GeorgeS wrote: > I

[RBW] Linda Blair's Wheel set?

2009-06-13 Thread Bruce
Let me say first off, yes, I bought these wheels on Ebay. Anyway, they're Synergy rims laced up on some older D-A hubs. The rear is a Uniglide and has a 7 speed cassette of unknown provenance affixed. For the price paid, I really am not too upset, although the seller (who works for a bike coop a

[RBW] Re: Crank/BB/spindle tips (changing triple to double)

2009-06-13 Thread MichaelH
Darren, No. I am decidedly not talking about a shifting pattern where you have to keep double shifting the front and rear derailers. I am talking about simplifying the shifting pattern when you do have to shift the front derailler. At the risk of overstating what you already know... There are

[RBW] VO bell mount

2009-06-13 Thread Dave in Redding
If you use a 10mm headset spacer as a bell mount, I highly recommend one of these: www.velo-orange.com/spbemo.html I put originally put on one of their old designs, but it was so thin that the 2 1/2 threads got worn out by road vibrations. This new, improved bell spacer is great. You'll still

[RBW] Re: VO bell mount

2009-06-13 Thread David Estes
looks like a good design. I've stripped two of the older styles so far... On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 6:34 PM, Dave in Redding wrote: > > If you use a 10mm headset spacer as a bell mount, I highly recommend > one of these: > > www.velo-orange.com/spbemo.html > > I put originally put on one of their

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread Mike
Yes, I've got the Araya in the front. I couldn't remember the name. The original Araya rear wheel fell apart withint two weeks. That's good to know that it'll handle a JB without problems. I've got both Pasela 32s and JB blues. Both sets of tires have been pretty well used, especially the JBs but

[RBW] Re: Tires--going big

2009-06-13 Thread David Faller
I've only used the JB greens (sans Kevlar), so that may explain the smooth ride... Kevlar is an excellent insurance, but it does firm up the ride a little. - Original Message - From: Mike To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 6:44 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Tires--goin

[RBW] Re: VO bell mount

2009-06-13 Thread palincss
Quoting David Estes : > looks like a good design. I've stripped two of the older styles so far... I got one of the first VO bell mounts. It's got over 6,000 miles on it now, never "autodinged" and never stripped out. I did have to locktite it -- maybe that's what made the difference.

[RBW] Re: Crank/BB/spindle tips (changing triple to double)

2009-06-13 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Michael's analysis and explanation is excellent; this from a former gear freak who used to tape little gear charts to my stem/ Speaking of multiple gears: I've ridden nothing but fixed and single for a number of years, but today I was toodling along on my daughter's new 3/4 size Townie 3i (thye 3 s

[RBW] Re: VO bell mount

2009-06-13 Thread tarik saleh
I had to respace my original ones to get the auto dinging to stop. I used beeswax to keep em in, but I have had one fall out on the road. No stripping for me. I like the new design much better though. Tarik On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 8:00 PM, wrote: > > Quoting David Estes : > > > looks like a go