Those of you who live on the East Coast know that it has been raining
incessantly for the past two months, in fact the Spring rains have
never actually stopped. My daily commute includes ten miles of dirt
road and a great deal of the remaining 20 miles has been under
construction all summer. The
Patience. The sun has made an appearance in Connecticut this morning.
Dirt roads in Vermont? Are there any other kind?
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On Jul 24, 2009, at 6:11 AM, MichaelH wrote:
> Those of you who live on the East Coast know that it has been raining
> incessantly for the past two months, in fact the Spring rains have
> never actually stopped.
Whereas here in the Twin Cities we're in a moderate to severe drought
and have be
I have one word for you: "Fenders." Enjoy your ride.
From: "Grossberg, Adam J"
To: "rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com"
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 6:23:44 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: The tail wags the dog
Patience. The sun has made an appearance in Connecticut
I totally agree with Patrick. The older flash-welded Schwinn consumer
bicycles are not comparable to any of the bikes made by Rivendell.
These were bikes that Schwinn offered to people eager to purchase an
inexpensive durable bike (backed by a Lifetime Warranty for the
original owner) that was re
Hi Folks-
I finally got around to uploading the photos of my Bombadil:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/letton/sets/72157621668822061/
enjoy!
cheers,
Andrew
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On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:02 AM, ANDREW LETTON wrote:
> Hi Folks-
> I finally got around to uploading the photos of my Bombadil:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/letton/sets/72157621668822061/
> enjoy!
> cheers,
> Andrew
Did i miss a discussion on that stem? It's beautiful. Custom job?
Great-look
On Jul 24, 11:14 am, Z wrote:
> I have one word for you: "Fenders." Enjoy your ride.
"Framesaver" is a better word.
i'm betting Michael is running nice, full coverage fenders - but these
will only help so much in day in/day out soaking rain. it's hard on
the bike - water gets in places where
I mentioned the Schwinns as I had a Continental my first two years in
college in the mid-80s. While certainly not as lovely as my Hilsen
was, the bike was a very faithful all rounder for me until its
untimely demise in a garage fire (neighboring frat house let a grill
burn out of control).
I use
I thought I might get some comments about the stem...
I built the stem myself, about 22 years ago. I'd long since gotten rid of the
original Univega that I built it for, but kept the stem and Ti bar, so I had it
sandblasted and painted along with the Bombadil.
The stem was inspired by bull mo
Stem is very nice and works wonderfully with the Bombadil. It is a
great looking bike that will go anywhere,
On Jul 24, 11:02 am, ANDREW LETTON wrote:
> Hi Folks-
> I finally got around to uploading the photos of my
> Bombadil:http://www.flickr.com/photos/letton/sets/72157621668822061/
> enjoy
Now the Stumpjumper is one earlier bike that, imo, actually had
something in common (aside from the obvious fact that it is also a
bike) with some of the Rivendells (special-order skinny-tire bikes w/o
eyelets notwithstanding). My 83/84 Stump has lotsa clearance, braze-
ons for racks and fenders,
I'm sorry, I don't mean to be critical - I realize that building up a bike
is a very personal thing - but I don't see it as a "go anywhere" bike.
>From the photos it doesn't look like there's enough clearance between the
>dirt
tires and the fenders for it to be rideable off road.
Is it
I think the photos give the illusion that the fenders are too small. Take a
look at the last photo in the set; it shows the width better than most. The
fenders are 60mm wide Berthouds. The 60s have a shallower/flatter shape than
the 50/40/35mm Berthouds. There is plenty of clearance between t
One thing that took me years to figure out (hey, my mind was on school
and starting a career) was that had I swapped the knobby OEM tires
that come with MTBs the ride would have been much more enjoyable. I
was reluctant to equip one of my bikes with Big Apples, because I
remembered struggling wit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/3724664711/sizes/l/
If you need another excuse to come to San Diego in August, here's
one. The date is being negotiated here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/socal_rivendell_bicycle_appreciation_society/discuss/72157621052663280/
>From downtown up to the
Jim,
I agree that the Chicago era Paramount touring models were not ideal
by modern standards (we're talking about bicycles that were built at
least 30 years ago). The Campy components were what most riders
lusted for during that period (I think many modern riders can't really
have an appreciatio
On Fri, 2009-07-24 at 13:04 -0700, Jim Cloud wrote:
> One additional comment in regard to the lack of rack mounts. Schwinn,
> as many other frame builders of the time, had a strict policy of
> eschewing braze-on's for the Paramount.
Yes, but the P15 did have fender eyelets, and the best rack of
Thanks to an unexpected windfall, I am in the market for one or even a pair
of smallish, top quality panniers, preferably a laptop pannier, tho' I am
torn between a dedicated laptop pannier, and a regular pannier and go out
and buy a hard case laptop case. I want something smaller than my Packers,
I did some heavy touring on my P15 Paramount using an Eclipse aluminum
rack on the rear (comparable to the Blackburn) and a front rack also
made by Eclipse. The bags used were those made by Eclipse and mounted
with their "slide-mount" system. Everything worked well, the only
real lack was in mou
On Fri, 2009-07-24 at 14:23 -0700, Jim Cloud wrote:
> I did some heavy touring on my P15 Paramount using an Eclipse aluminum
> rack on the rear (comparable to the Blackburn) and a front rack also
> made by Eclipse. The bags used were those made by Eclipse and mounted
> with their "slide-mount" sy
In 1997, I was riding the All-Rounder with mustache bars down to the
LBS for a cable. It was only 2 miles, so I had no helmet. Up the road
was a rather attractive-looking female. I accelerated. She turned into
an apartment complex that I could still take through to the LBS. My
hands were resting l
Patrick,
Topeak makes a pretty snazzy laptop-specific bag. You need to use
their click-in rack for it.
Mike
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Thanks. I want a bag that will mount on my Fly racks. And, I'd prefer to buy
used at a discount, if I can.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 5:25 PM, geezer wrote:
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> Patrick,
>
> Topeak makes a pretty snazzy laptop-specific bag. You need to use
> their click-in rack for it.
>
> Mike
> >
>
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Hi folks! I did a supported tour put on annually by my local cycling
club a couple of weeks ago--it was fun, good weather, friendly folks.
Didn't even have any unpleasantness from drivers. Here's some pics if
you're interested:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40738...@n08/sets/72157621799616518/
sold
On Jul 21, 3:24 pm, johnb wrote:
> These have been drilled to fit my bike so your bike should be close to
> the same size or you are going to need to drill new holes in the
> fenders which for most people would be a deal breaker.
>
> On Jul 20, 8:33 am, johnb wrote:
>
> > I have a pair of
Steve, love the Rambouillet story! Looks like a great time out there on the
roads!
DE
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 7:48 AM, SteveF wrote:
>
> Hi folks! I did a supported tour put on annually by my local cycling
> club a couple of weeks ago--it was fun, good weather, friendly folks.
> Didn't even h
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