After trying to follow this thread, I'm content to be stuck in my 7
speed, friction shifted little corner of the world.
Angus
On Nov 15, 10:10 pm, nathan spindel wrote:
> FWIW, I've been impressed so far with the 11-32 8 speed SRAM PG-850
> cassette. Very wide range, smooth shifting w/ XTR dera
On Sun, 2009-11-15 at 22:04 -0800, Dave Minyard wrote:
> Went on a good ride yesterday, kinda short ...30 miles round trip. but
> had a great time and wanted to share pictures with the group. I rode
> from Arroyo Grande, Ca. out to Huasna Valley and back. I had good
> weather, and saw quite a few
If you are allowing time for adventures, I assume you will find some
dirt once in awhile. If so, my choice would be the Schwalbe Marathon.
They are tough and big enough to give decent traction on loose
surfaces.
On Nov 15, 5:40 pm, Stephen wrote:
> 1) I'm riding down the coast of California all
That's what it's all about! Being content with what you have... Then
again, it's not being content what allows you to improve and discover
new truths. That is how I found RBW... by refusing to be content...
Then again... :-D
I'm very happy to have found this group; lots of different experiences
I'm petty sure that's the snake bite protection strip turning loose. It's a
bit of fabric tape that they put just above the bead to help prevent pinch
flats. I've seen it dry up and turn loose on several tires--on one Ruffy Tuffy
it loosened to the point that it was rubbing the brake and bugg
Seven/friction is getting there, but it's still **sooo** complicated.
Patrick Moore, riding fixed and ss uphill and -down, and **efficiently
bottom trimming.**
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:28 AM, Angus wrote:
>
> After trying to follow this thread, I'm content to be stuck in my 7
> speed, friction
LOL!!!
What does "efficiently bottom trimming" mean?
On 11/16/09, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Seven/friction is getting there, but it's still **sooo** complicated.
>
> Patrick Moore, riding fixed and ss uphill and -down, and **efficiently
> bottom trimming.**
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:28 AM, Angu
I'm with you man.This thread is way over my head, but i'm ok with
that! :D
On Nov 16, 5:28 am, Angus wrote:
> After trying to follow this thread, I'm content to be stuck in my 7
> speed, friction shifted little corner of the world.
>
> Angus
>
> On Nov 15, 10:10 pm, nathan spindel wrote:
Bodes well for Mr. Petersen's business:
http://bit.ly/2r8us3
Bob
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This sunday topped out about 75F here in durham, nc so a friend of
mine and I decided to take advantage of the lovely weather and go for
a ride around the countryside. A little brisk in the morning when we
left but w/i 30 minutes were peeling off layers and riding shorts and
short sleeves. We rode
Yesterday afternoon, I posted a club email for my usual Sunday afternoon
relaxer ride. I arrived in RBW seersucker riding shirt and Zoic Black Market
MTB shorts, Addidas Sambas shoes, and wool base layers. I was on a Mustache
bar, bar end shifter, 7 speed freewheel old Japanese steel bike. The o
Sounds nice. Thanks for the report. Nowhere near 75 degrees and sunny
here in Portland yesterday. Although I did manage to get out for an
early morning ride to Powell's followed by an loop around the city on
my SS commuter. I managed to stay fairly dry and enjoyed noodling
around the quiet streets
The thing about Powell's is that I go in there and get overwhelmed and
leave with nothing. There's just too many books!
On Nov 16, 7:38 am, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Mike wrote:
>
> > Sounds nice. Thanks for the report. Nowhere near 75 degrees and sunny
> > here in P
Nice review of the Sackville bags and photos of a well equipped Sam
Hillborne bike! The medium SaddleSack mounted on an R14 Nitto rack
obviously works quite well.
Jim
On Nov 15, 5:28 am, EcoVelo wrote:
> For those who are interested, I posted a quick review and some photos
> of our Sackville b
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Stephen wrote:
>
> 1) I'm riding down the coast of California all of December and January
> on my AHH. I'm allowing plenty of time to find adventures and make
> friends. Any of you interested in that? I'll be in Crescent City on
> the 1st, and the San Fransisco
That is a ridiculously sweet bag. Certainly dead-on in terms of
looks. Despite the lack of pannier hooks, I'd consider Adam were it
not for his wait list. He should raise his prices, in my opinion.
wc.
On Nov 15, 6:00 pm, cyclofiend wrote:
> I don't think this precisely fits the bill, but I
Gorgeous shots as usual Alan
On Nov 16, 8:18 am, Jim Cloud wrote:
> Nice review of the Sackville bags and photos of a well equipped Sam
> Hillborne bike! The medium SaddleSack mounted on an R14 Nitto rack
> obviously works quite well.
>
> Jim
>
> On Nov 15, 5:28 am, EcoVelo wrote:
>
>
>
> > Fo
Go with the 2" Big Apples by schwalbeyeah I know its not
popular, but I will never go back to those skinnie 30 somethings
again.
Guarantee you will love'em...If really bold and like the tan
color, try Schwalbes Fat Franks..now in 2 inch..wow! Fast and
no flats!
Mark
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On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 8:00 AM, Rene Sterental wrote:
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> LOL!!!
> What does "efficiently bottom trimming" mean?
>
It means (a) keeping a bottom pull front derailleur from rubbing on a
chainring, and (b) cutting off the excessive quoted text in a long-lasting
thread. Thanks for doing the latte
on 11/16/09 8:54 AM, Anne Paulson at anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote:
> Since you have plenty of time, south of Point Reyes Station, don't
> take Sir Francis Drake Road. Instead, continue south on Highway One
> and take either Bolinas-Fairfax Road (fantastic) or Panoramic Highway
> (pretty darn good
On Nov 16, 7:12 am, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> In my experience, 30-something's about the right distance for a photo
> ride. I spend enough time taking pictures that it adds a significant
> amount of time to the length of a ride. Besides, beyond a certain point
> I find my "eye" wants to shut dow
Stephen:
To your specific question, I suggest 35 mm as a minimum for loaded
touring and my personal preference is Schwalbe Marathon Supremes but
as you can see others have had good success with other brands as well.
Some info on routing & resources:
Anne is spot-on in her assessment of 101 thru
Dave:
Welcome to the group and thanks for the photos. From Arroyo Grande,
did you go east on Lopez Rd, then east on Huasna Rd? Do you have a
suggested route from Arroyo Grande to Santa Maria?
dougP
On Nov 15, 10:04 pm, Dave Minyard wrote:
> Hello all,
> I tend to lurk here most of the time a
wow, i knew it would be a good idea to post here. thanks for all the
fantastic advice. ive already made-bigger my tires, and ill
definitely spend the next few weeks sorting out routes.
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On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 09:57 -0800, Patrick in VT wrote:
> On Nov 16, 7:12 am, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> > In my experience, 30-something's about the right distance for a photo
> > ride. I spend enough time taking pictures that it adds a significant
> > amount of time to the length of a ride. Bes
We attended a Tweed Ride in Sacramento recently. The ride leaders were
on a pair of Quickbeams, with a number of other Rivs in attendance as
well.
http://www.ecovelo.info/2009/11/08/sacramento-tweed-ride/
Alan
On Nov 16, 7:09 am, Bob wrote:
> Bodes well for Mr. Petersen's business:
>
> http://
Welcome, and thanks for those beautiful photos -- reminders why California
is one of our most beautiful states (tho' we in NM have nicer skies).
I must try the stop 'n' shoot mode on my next 30 miler instead of trying to
maintain an 18 mph average (ok, so I'm 54 and can't maintain 20 overall
anymo
I'm part of a group that's helping plan the San Diego ride. Hopefully
it will be over-the-top fun. Can't decide wether to ride the
francophilic Protovelo or my old Raleigh 3 speed.
Esteban
San Diego, Calif.
On Nov 16, 11:26 am, EcoVelo wrote:
> We attended a Tweed Ride in Sacramento recently
I'm not sure what you mean... I don't do anything... just hit reply and
write my answer. In my browser all I see after my post is a link that says -
Show quoted text - , but no text is displaying. Is there something I need to
do differently?
However, I can see the quoted text in your response... i
Tweed = 3 speed
Beret and mime face paint = protovelo
> From: Esteban
> Reply-To:
> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:19:56 -0800 (PST)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Dandy Time for Dandy Cyclists
>
>
> I'm part of a group that's helping plan the San Diego ride. Hopefully
> it will be
Perhaps it's just me and my computer. Many replies to long threads
will drag the entire tail-history of the thread along with them, so
that, to reach the "delete" button or simply to see if there are any
other new nuggets of information means scrolling down for a yard or
more. I personally follow
3 speed is my thinking, of course. And I like when these rides are
done in the evening - less embarrassing if others can't really see
your face :)
Now, a Gallic ride - that would bring out some fun costumes. Maybe
Moulin Rouge theme of some sort... or a Mime Ride, as Dustin
suggests. Aren't Por
On Nov 16, 1:55 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> Wow. I can burn 5 minutes on one shot. Now to be fair, many of mine
> are multi-shot panoramas
yeah, apples an oranges. I wouldn't think of doing that on a "group"
ride unless everybody was out doing the same thing. that's a great
idea you have fo
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Patrick in VT wrote:
> c'mon, there's in an between! stopping for a minute to take a few
> snaps of some scenery and friends is a far cry from blindly pointing
> and shooting, or stopping for 10 minutes to take the perfect shot.
> further, some of my favorite ph
For the cheapest option, I think, get the triple crank and make it a
double. That way you don't have to ditch the shifters. You could move
the outer ring to the middle position and have a 46/24 front, which
would give you a lower gear than your original idea of going to a 36T
cassette. A Sugino XD
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:58 PM, Jim M. wrote:
>
> For the cheapest option, I think, get the triple crank and make it a
> double. That way you don't have to ditch the shifters. You could move
> the outer ring to the middle position and have a 46/24 front, which
> would give you a lower gear than
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 13:40 -0800, Patrick in VT wrote:
> On Nov 16, 1:55 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> > Wow. I can burn 5 minutes on one shot. Now to be fair, many of mine
> > are multi-shot panoramas
>
> yeah, apples an oranges. I wouldn't think of doing that on a "group"
> ride unless ever
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 16:44 -0500, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Patrick in VT wrote:
>
> > c'mon, there's in an between! stopping for a minute to take a few
> > snaps of some scenery and friends is a far cry from blindly pointing
> > and shooting, or stopping for 10 minu
There is a Tweed Ride report this Monday evening on NPR's All Things
Considered
On Nov 16, 8:09 am, Bob wrote:
> Bodes well for Mr. Petersen's business:
>
> http://bit.ly/2r8us3
>
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I'm going to try to push that gap with my dura ace -- I'll let you
know how it works. I know that Gino is running a 50/28 on his Saluki
but I don't know which fd he has. He's riding the length of New
Zealand currently, or on his way there, so he may not be able to
answer right away.
On Nov 16, 1
I had never seen such a tandem! It's an incredible idea!
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Patrick,
I think I get what you mean... is this better? On my different computers,
running Safari on the Mac and IE8 on the PC, I don't see all the previous
postings but only a link. However, I do see other messages that display them
in various degrees.
Here I just deleted the whole thread, and j
Yes, east on Grand Ave. which becomes Lopez Dr. and then onto Huasna Rd
south and then east. It's a pretty good route.
My favorite route from Santa Maria is to go east of 101 off Donovan and take
Bull Canyon Rd. north to 166 west, then north on Thompson Rd. through Nipomo
which turns into Los Berr
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 14:57 -0800, Rene Sterental wrote:
> I had never seen such a tandem! It's an incredible idea!
As the Counterpoint Opus it's been around for a long time. I rode one
in the stoker seat around the parking lot at (I think) Salisbury U at
the LAB Rally in 1989. It felt as thoug
If only Fonzie jumped the shark in Harris Tweed rather than his
leather jacket.
On Nov 16, 2:10 pm, Mojo wrote:
> There is a Tweed Ride report this Monday evening on NPR's All Things
> Considered
>
> On Nov 16, 8:09 am, Bob wrote:
>
>
>
> > Bodes well for Mr. Petersen's business:
>
> >http://bi
Dave:
Thanks for the input. I'm putting together routes for a tour next
spring. The day in question we're going from Pismo to Solvang, via
Foxen Cyn. I've used Hwy 1 thru Guadalupe but then it's kinda flat &
boring into Santa Maria (Betteravia Rd, Skyway). I scoped out Los
Berros / Thompson /
Am building up a frame with Jack Browns in mind. In light of recent
comments about the flexiness of the Tektro Big Mouths, I am curious
whether there are any other standard reach dual pivots availabel -
that would not require the tire be deflated to clear the brake pads
when removing/installing t
I am fully satisfied with the Silver brakes that I use. They are the ones
marked Silver, and they stop me very well, and have a light action and are easy
to set up and adjust. I've never noticed any problem with flexiness. They came
with great pads.
-Jim
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Steve, Patrick, et al:
You guys are onto something. I can't recall a recent ride with more
than a couple of other people where someone wasn't shooting photos at
every chance. I'll bet a dedicated "photo ride" in a target rich
environment would be highly attractive. Our SoCal Riv riders group
r
I'm with Jim. I don't have a problem with the Silvers. I have them on
my Bleriot. If you have the Cane creek levers I'd think they would be
fine.
On Nov 16, 5:43 pm, James Warren wrote:
> I am fully satisfied with the Silver brakes that I use. They are the ones
> marked Silver, and they stop me
Count me in rain or shine. I would love to meet other rivendell riders
around the area.
-Manny
On Nov 15, 10:23 am, Anne Paulson wrote:
> This is a repeat of the message I sent out a few weeks ago. I hope to
> see a lot of you next Sunday to ride up Mount Hamilton. Four thousand
> feet of righte
No upset here. Unless Mike has a surprise ace up his sleeve,
Rivendell has won this lopsided race. Jay emailed several final-
touches type questions this afternoon and then announced that the
(la?) Bomba' was complete (sans lights that are on their way from
Peter White.) It would be shipping to
Hey,
I'm looking for some parts and instead of buying them all new I
thought I'd ask around and see if anyone had any of them sitting
around in reasonably good condition and wanted to part ways.
Here's what I'm looking for:
- cranks - a good double or triple. Something silver and in good shape
What's the inside diameter of the head tube on a romulus? and the fork crown?
I will need to get a headset for a rom soonish and i couldn't find
this information anywhere on the rbw site or cyclofiend's.
I can just measure it, but I'd really like to know.
-sv
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I have some almost mint vintage Dura Ace square taper cranks for sale.
175 long. $65 shipped. I have a brand new cartridge bottom bracket for them
as well that I can would add for $10.
Here are some pictures
http://www.flickr.com/photos/claytonesseff/3325228818/
http://www.flickr.com/pho
Earlier this month I placed an ad here and at the iBOB list in order
to sell my bike to help cover unexpectedly high above insurance costs
associated with my wife's cancer treatment. The response from the
people here was much more than I'd expected. The bike has been sold to
a list member. But al
I know what you're talking about, Steve. These layers are very visible on
Ruffy Tuffies. Never knew those extra (fabric?) layers were for snake bit
protection. Anyway, that's not what this is. It's for sure the skinwall
that's cracked and exposing the very visible threads underneath.
On Mon, N
I have a Hilsen with Cane Creek levers, Silver brakes, and Jack Browns
and I've had no problems, though I did replace the original pads with
Kool Stops.
On Nov 16, 7:40 pm, Frankwurst wrote:
> I'm with Jim. I don't have a problem with the Silvers. I have them on
> my Bleriot. If you have the Can
> I may have one less bike, but I get to keep my wife :-) I'd say that's a
> pretty good trade.
I'll say! Good to read the treatment worked.
On Nov 16, 8:22 pm, Ron MH wrote:
> Earlier this month I placed an ad here and at the iBOB list in order
> to sell my bike to help cover unexpectedly hig
Regarding #2: I've ridden both Niftyswifties and CDLVs and the latter
were more comfy and felt faster to me.
I doubt they weigh much more.
Ryan
On Nov 15, 2009, at 16:40, Stephen wrote:
>
> 1) I'm riding down the coast of California all of December and January
> on my AHH. I'm allowing ple
NPR story:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/11/spandex_some_prefer_tweed.html
Audio at|:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120470684
Michelle Obama shook hands with some of the DC tweed riders!
Where was Maria Shriver when the Sacto riders came to the capitol? :(
Bi
Some of you may have noticed, I subscribe more to the quantity over quality
philosophy, although I can pull off both occasionally. I've found that
taking pictures while cycling (a flickr group!) is an incredible amount of
fun. It's re-invigorated both cycling (never really lost) and photography
f
Somewhere the PDX and Durham, I was able to get out for a nice four hour
ride yesterday, too! Covered 35 miles (you do the math) but able to get
3,600 ft of elevation in the process. Only took about three five-minute
stops along the way, which for me is pretty amazing! This was in
preparation fo
"Can't decide wether to ride the francophilic Protovelo or my old
Raleigh 3 speed."
THREE SPEED!!!
I'm just finishing up converting my old Schwinn 3 speed to a 650b 3
speed. I can't wait to get back on this thing!
I believe the saying goes "Three is all you need" :)
-Andy
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On Nov 16, 2009, at 8:22 PM, Ron MH wrote:
> I may have one less bike, but I get to keep my wife :-) I'd say
> that's a pretty good trade. Again, thank you.
The best deal of all. Congratulations to both of you!
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I think you might consider trying out the Tektro Big Mouths and deciding for
yourself whether you think they're too flexy or not. I use them on my
Romulus with Jack Brown tires, and I've never noticed any problem with them
whatsoever.
Horace.
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:39 PM, reynoldslugs wrote:
On my order I did ask for 'expedited shipping if possible'. I must
have lucked into an order that was small enough for this within their
fixed international shipping - I ordered on Wednesday 4pm, and was
delivered 10am Tuesday.
Awesome, thanks Rivendell!. My bike is now 'tour ready.'
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I'm using the Riv Silver Tektro Big Mouths with Jack Brown's on my Riv
Custom.
I've been puzzled by the 'flexiness' criticisms of these brakes.
I've found the Tektros to work great. Maybe I'm not discerning enough.
I have another bike with braze on Paul Racer center pulls - those are
good
Wow. That's amazingly quick!
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Mark in Melbourne wrote:
>
> On my order I did ask for 'expedited shipping if possible'. I must
> have lucked into an order that was small enough for this within their
> fixed international shipping - I ordered on Wednesday 4pm, and
on 11/16/09 5:51 PM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
> What's the inside diameter of the head tube on a romulus? and the fork crown?
>
> I will need to get a headset for a rom soonish and i couldn't find
> this information anywhere on the rbw site or cyclofiend's.
>
> I can just measure
The main thing with that route is the farm traffic pretty much any day but
Sunday, and those roads aren't well maintained ( alot of very bumpy patch
work) and lack of shoulders...although it would only be that way for a few
miles.
If your coming from Pismo if you went hwy 1 to Clark Ave. and head e
If anyone out there is interested and in the area I'm up for a ride most
anytime... and I almost always have my camera with me. Drop me a line and
we'll see what we can work out. Is there anybody on this list that is
anywhere near by?
Thanks,
Dave
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:45 PM, doug peterson
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