On Mon, 2009-07-06 at 20:23 -0700, Dave Minyard wrote:
> I wonder if "high performance" means high pressure?
Why would it? The Grand Bois 700x30 is indusputably a "high
performance" tire -- and I run mine at around 70 psi.
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I am very interested in this tire but unfortunately I just ordered a
pair of Grand Bois Hetres a few days ago.
This tire looks like it would fill a much needed size void in the 650B
"performance tire" catagory. Its fatter than the Grand Bois Cypres
and the Maxy Fasty (both 650Bx32) and i'm guess
Grant should name the new bike "Arby Juan" :-)
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Cool! I've been thinking about buying a "go fast" bike and this would be
perfect. I wonder if it will be offered in the full range of sizes like the
AHH or if it'll be limited to the middle of the bell curve like the Atlantis
is now. I (for one) sure hope they offer it in a 67 or 68 cm. I hope that
Our route is almost the same. Had to divert around Shasta Lake. Some
of us are fixed--I'm riding single speed.
Doing it in true 1909 style would be fun, but we didn't have two
months to take off work :-)
--Eric Norris
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On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Lesli wrote:
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On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Shaun Meehan wrote:
> Cool! I've been thinking about buying a "go fast" bike and this would be
> perfect. I wonder if it will be offered in the full range of sizes like the
> AHH or if it'll be limited to the middle of the bell curve like the Atlantis
> is now. I (f
I think this is great. I commented at some length a year ago or so that the
Riv lineup lacks a RB-1 replacement, after the seeming trend toward all
rounder type bikes.
I'm eager to see what this one is like.
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 5:15 PM, wrote:
> This sounds pretty nice (from the keyhole secti
Yeah, I agree that room for 28's (and fenders) is perfectly adequate.
A classic road bike similar to the RB-1 would be perfect. I think
many, including myself, would be excited to have a true roadie (with
"thin" tires, light tubes, slightly steeper angles and all) built by
Rivendell. Leave the fa
Dunnoh exactly, but aren't the tubes on the Legolas pretty light compared to
other Riv models?
Sounds like a really cool bike--I'll be seriously tempted to get one when it
comes out as I keep wanting a "go fast" bike (even if I know realistically
that it's not going to make me any faster than I a
That's really interesting news. I recall when the Rambouillet came out, it
seemed so dramatic to have the clearances that it did. From there, the
evolution of interest in 650B/584 pushed the development of large volume
700C/622 tires, which, in turn gave us the Hilsen. (And from the Hilsen, we
n
Hi all,
I just got some new 1.5 inch Marathon Racers for my Atlantis to
replace the 1.25 inch T-servs. It seems like the tubes I'm using are
rated from 1-1.25. My question is: Can I get away with these tubes
in the new 1.5s? It seems wasteful to get all new tubes. I guess I
could just try it
On Jul 6, 7:47 pm, Tim McNamara wrote:
> On Jul 6, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Esteban wrote:
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> > The tires will initially be sold in pairs only for $118.00 per pair
> > and be shipped USPS Priority Flat Rate service for an additional
> > $12.00 anywhere in the continental US.
>
> So $65 a tire. Y
on 7/7/09 9:13 AM, hihi at jonat...@jonfipro.com wrote:
> I just got some new 1.5 inch Marathon Racers for my Atlantis to
> replace the 1.25 inch T-servs. It seems like the tubes I'm using are
> rated from 1-1.25. My question is: Can I get away with these tubes
> in the new 1.5s? It seems wast
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 11:13 AM, hihi wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> I just got some new 1.5 inch Marathon Racers for my Atlantis to
> replace the 1.25 inch T-servs. It seems like the tubes I'm using are
> rated from 1-1.25. My question is: Can I get away with these tubes
> in the new 1.5s? It seems w
I am interested in the tires from both Pacenti and Grand Bois. I have
been using the Hetre on my randonneurs and they haven't failed to
impress. I do use Riv Fatty Rumpkins on my commute/around town/trail
bike, and they have served me well. I expect the Hetres to last me at
least 3-4000 miles (i h
Jan also came out with this today:
"Grand Bois also has been working on a 650B x 38 mm tire. The first
iteration was the Hetre, which turned out a bit bigger than intended.
In retrospect, that is a good thing, because the added width really
does make a difference on broken pavement and gravel roa
On Tue, 2009-07-07 at 10:05 -0700, Gino Zahnd wrote:
> So, add another $60 tire to the market. The other ones are apparently
> selling well.
They're getting that kind of money for a 23mm Michelin Pro3Race. If
that tire's worth that much money (considering how little material there
is in it by c
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 1:30 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
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> On Tue, 2009-07-07 at 10:05 -0700, Gino Zahnd wrote:
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>> So, add another $60 tire to the market. The other ones are apparently
>> selling well.
>
> They're getting that kind of money for a 23mm Michelin Pro3Race. If
> that tire's worth t
Great news. A pure road bike would be perfect.
>From the Riv Road and Long Low thinking comes the Ram/Rom/Redwood,
which, like Jim wrote, detours through 650B country bike riding, and
vectors toward the Hilsen, Hillborne --- Atlantis. Now back to a
lugged steel "road" bike for club riding and a
Helps a lot! Thanks!
On Jul 7, 12:46 pm, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 7/7/09 9:13 AM, hihi at jonat...@jonfipro.com wrote:
>
> > I just got some new 1.5 inch Marathon Racers for my Atlantis to
> > replace the 1.25 inch T-servs. It seems like the tubes I'm using are
> > rated from 1-1.25. My questio
They're similar to the other very high quality bags that RBW sells,
sans the leather bits.
Gino
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 6:19 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
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> Vegan bags? Please tell me someone else has more info on this. I've
> been hoping for some leather-free items and this sounds great but I'd
> love
How about the Remus? Sting? Route? Sports?
On Jul 7, 10:58 am, Esteban wrote:
> Great news. A pure road bike would be perfect.
>
> From the Riv Road and Long Low thinking comes the Ram/Rom/Redwood,
> which, like Jim wrote, detours through 650B country bike riding, and
> vectors toward the Hilse
Me too. Funny how the desire for skinny tires and low handlebars
seems to spring up this time of year... :)
On Jul 7, 10:58 am, Esteban wrote:
> Great news. A pure road bike would be perfect.
>
> From the Riv Road and Long Low thinking comes the Ram/Rom/Redwood,
> which, like Jim wrote, detour
I love my Rambouillet! I can put a small handle bar bag or a decent
size saddle bag and carry quite a bit, but it really shines on the
long club rides in the mountains - comfy, fast, climbs nicely, and
desends fast and steady, great all around road manners. I don't need
a new bike but I'm glad o
Hey Mike,
Dave here at RBW-HQ.
The other day I came out to find that Keven had replaced the Jack
Browns on my Hilsen with the new Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 50s that we
just got in.
That's right 50s. They just BARELY clear at the chainstays. That's the
biggest possible tire you can get on there.
Funny how folks on hard-core downhill MTBs are dumbfounded by someone
riding uphill on a trail.
On Jul 6, 12:32 pm, doug peterson wrote:
> Spent the weekend in San Luis Obispo helping my Cal Poly student
> daughter set up a new apartment. While wife & daughter were busy
> shopping for all th
On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Mike wrote:
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> Hey Jim, the tour my friend and I are doing is based on this Alex
> Wetmore's tour from 2007:
>
> http://blogs.phred.org/blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2007/07/27/5-days-and-200-miles-in-the-gifford-pinchot-national-forest.aspx
>
It may be worth not
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Seth Vidal wrote:
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>
>
> Are there any domestically made and manufactured tires? I'm not asking
> for jingoistic reasons - I'm just curious.
>
> -sv
>
The Grand Bois, Cypres, Cerf, Pacenti, Col d Vie, all Rivendell tires,
and Pasalas are all made by Panaracer,
I had a 40mm pair of Ritchey Speedmax cyclocross tires on my Hilsen,
no problem. Fenders would have fit but with little room to spare.
See pictures of clearances here:
http://wheeliebiscuit.blogspot.com/2008/10/tire-time-with-homerr-hilsen.html
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I almost always use a tube that is sized slightly smaller than the
tire, simply because it seems to be easier to stuff a small tube
inside the tire when I'm mounting the tire. I've never had an issue
with reliability.
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Tires are, after all, where the rubber meets the road. Kind of
important, and perhaps worth the money. I've been quite happy with
CdlVs, I'd have to say.
Variety in the 650B world is always good, and two new tires filling a
void and sitting alongside CdlVs sounds great to me!
Esteban
San Diego
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Dave Minyard wrote:
> I wonder if "high performance" means high pressure?
Nope.
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The tires came, tubes were installed and all is well.
By the way, the Marathon Racers after a short ride around the
neighborhood. They don't seem noticeably slower than the 1.25 inch
Tservs and they definitely take on the unavoidable bumps of Brooklyn
better. If memory serves, the 1.5 Pasela TG
Hey Dave, thanks for responding. That's what I was hoping to hear.
I'll be placing an order for those tomorrow probably. I just got back
from an overnight camping trip (60 miles yesterday, 96 today) and my
Hilsen was great. I used Panaracer T-Serves, 700x35 they were great
but I want something a b
I should preface this question by saying that most of my bike riding
has been in pretty flat and/or rolling hill sort of country. I have
little experience on steep, long climbs. In Vermont I'm seeing quite
a few challenging (for me) hills. On the road I'm doing OK so long as
I don't talk myself
I'm sure others will be more helpful, but one thing I do in similar
situations is to try to pick up the tempo and then go a bit
perpendicular to the incline if I feel like shifting up; this takes a
bit of the strain off the drive train during the shift.
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One of my favorite things is to incorporate an off road riding area
into a road ride. Inevitably, I run into "serious" MTBers who can't
imagine dirt sans suspension. The Atlantis is occassionally mistaken
for a cyclocross bike (w/ racks & bags?) but it was really hilarious
on my old Panasonic ro
Doug, sounds like a great ride! That's my favorite kind of a ride, just
meandering up some trails and seeing what there is to see. I should try
bring some food along as well!!
Dave "Guilty pleasure in tripping out double-squish MTB riders" Estes
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 8:53 PM, doug peterson
Bleriot Riders,
I'm riding a 59 with sneaker pedals and am growing irritated with
pedal strike. This happened just today on a mild turn. Sure my
riding ability's not fantastic, but I'm wondering if I should switch
to a 165 crank from my 170. Will that 5mm make much difference? Will
narrower p
on 7/7/09 7:30 PM, GeorgeS at chobur...@gmail.com wrote:
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> I should preface this question by saying that most of my bike riding
> has been in pretty flat and/or rolling hill sort of country. I have
> little experience on steep, long climbs. In Vermont I'm seeing quite
> a few challenging (fo
I ride a 61 and don't think I've ever had a serious strike. That
being said the bottom bracket on the Bleriot is low. I've adjusted my
riding style to not pedal around steep corners. Tonight I was
actually trying (not too hard) to scrap the pedal and couldn't bring
myself to do it. FYI..I ride
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