I finally finished the porteur bar wrapping/twining/shellac on phase 2 of my
AHH. I moved the shifters to the down tubes, and haven't looked back. Also
have some inspired mounts of the basic Planet Bike Blazer LEDs for night
commuting duty. Opinions:
Bars - love the positions. My hands natural
Just adding to the chorus here . . . I used to ride in clipless pedals
and had foot numbness issues. Switched to Grip Kings a couple years
ago, and no foot numbness since. Haven't noticed any decline in power
needed when climbing, for example. My only caveat is that they're very
grippy in dry condi
On Thu, 2009-12-17 at 00:16 -0800, Brian Hanson wrote:
> I finally finished the porteur bar wrapping/twining/shellac on phase 2
> of my AHH. I moved the shifters to the down tubes, and haven't looked
> back. Also have some inspired mounts of the basic Planet Bike Blazer
> LEDs for night commuting
Very nice. Have you sent these pics to Cyclofiend?
From: Brian Hanson
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 17, 2009 2:16:57 AM
Subject: [RBW] AHH with VO Porteur bars
I finally finished the porteur bar wrapping/twining/shellac on phase 2
Brian -- very cool bike! Love the wrapping job. Question about the bars:
prior to wrapping the bars, did you experiment with the lever placement at all?
Specifically, did you try the feel of the ride with the levers mounted back
more towards the bar ends?
--- On Thu, 12/17/09, Brian Hanson
Did you think about doing bar ends on this guy?
That's beautiful. Makes me think about swapping out my noodle drops
when my 700c Kogswell fork comes in...
On Dec 17, 3:16 am, Brian Hanson wrote:
> I finally finished the porteur bar wrapping/twining/shellac on phase 2 of my
> AHH. I moved the sh
Stunning! Nice job. -- Forrest (Iowa City)
On Dec 17, 2:16 am, Brian Hanson wrote:
> I finally finished the porteur bar wrapping/twining/shellac on phase 2 of my
> AHH. I moved the shifters to the down tubes, and haven't looked back. Also
> have some inspired mounts of the basic Planet Bike Bl
Did you re-rake the fork for front loading? ;)
On Dec 17, 2:16 am, Brian Hanson wrote:
> I finally finished the porteur bar wrapping/twining/shellac on phase 2 of my
> AHH. I moved the shifters to the down tubes, and haven't looked back. Also
> have some inspired mounts of the basic Planet Bike
Thanks Rob,
Very nice setups. Pretty convincing argument as well. What is that saddlebag
you have on the Bleriot?
René
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Have the Hetres on my Bleriot - awesome tires, nothing faster for
gravel and ruff roads. I have the V.O. Zepplins with the Dia-compe 750
center pulls ( these brakes work and look great - a great deal for the
price) and I have a V.O. Carrier front rack. It was a little beyond me
to install all this
I had seen the bars on VO's site, but never thought they would look so
nice. Kind of a more affordable albatross/moustache bar. Very nice!
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Great job on the wrap. The cork used for a lights is a nice touch!
looks familiar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/4132266321/in/set-72157622750754829/
Great job!
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> Did you think about doing bar ends on this guy?
Why? From his post, I am guessing Brian is a man after my heart who
rightly believes DTShifters are where it is at!
Wouldn't change a thing on that bike. It looks wonderful and most
likely is a joy to ride.
On Dec 17, 7:05 am, Justin August wro
Books & such:
The Quotable Cyclist- $5
Bike for Life $5
Pure Sweet Hell-cyclocross DVD $5
Some framed bike posters- all $20-30, for local sales only, don't want to
ship these, link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/t2architect/sets/72157622884320533/
Parts:
1 pr. Paul cyclocross levers, fit 26.0 bar
Cool! I'm looking forward to an update after a longer ride. I've
been looking hard at these bars for my Quickbeam! Thanks for posting.
Isaac
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All sold.
Cheers,
Colin Cummings
Amarillo, TX
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Spotted this bike parked in front of the grocery store, and something
about it called out to be photographed. I love the downtube decal: Ten
Speed. It's an Astra, which was a low-end rebadged Motobecane. This
one apparently lived in El Centro, CA, in 1972 (per the El Centro bike
license).
Thought about bar-ends, but wanted to try DT. Like it more so far, as I
tended to bump the bar-ends. It also makes me shift less and think more :)
On the question of lever placement, I left the bars bare for about a month
and moved the levers around. This was where I liked them most. I didn't
t
I think John and Ron have a good approach. I have ridden off-road
with plastic fenders. Even had the rear roll up on my Atlantis. No
long lasting effect. Wasn't going that fast. If it had been on a
steep downhill, maybe different story.
Plus wanted to add the Planet Bike Cascadia fenders have
On Dec 17, 12:20 am, Rene Sterental wrote:
>Not that I'm challenging you or anything, I'm just curious since
> your logic pretty much goes against what a lot of people have advised in
> response to my question.
another data point: my significant other got a stick stuck in her
fenders (honjos).
Eric said:
Plus wanted to add the Planet Bike Cascadia fenders have built in
mudflaps.
They do, but unless they have re-designed them -- and quite possibly they
have -- they are, as mine are, absurdly short. That actually works out well
on the Monocog with its very high bb, but they would leave a
Thanks, I am encouraged. Worse case scenario, a worthwhile
experiment, and another summer tire to alternate with the Rumpkins.
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Cycletex (Clif):
Please contact me back channel. Lost your email.
Thanks and please excuse the post everyone else..
Bruce
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On Dec 17, 4:21 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
>I put them on during the wet and during the snow months here in ABQ and
> they do make a huge difference especially on dirt. I don't ride in mud, but
> I do ride through puddles and slush and I can attest that fenders on mtbs do
> a great deal to keep bike
My question as well. I have a Kog G1 and now an amazingly beautiful
Saluki - but I have gotten so used to the low trail of the Kog, that
front loading on the Saluki seems to really degrade the handling.
What is the general feeling about re-raking / swapping the fork on
these bikes; of course it'll
Sorry that I promised to post photos of our Sam Hillborne shop demo
bike ... and then I let it get relegated to the back burner.
The pictures, which were taken about a month ago, are now online:
http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/gallery/rb-gallery-1/
We built this bike with a little more "rando"
I have a brand new Ibex coat that doesn't fit me. It's a large. I'm
a medium. The medium was too small and the large is too big, so I'm
passing it along. I returned the medium and don't want to abuse their
generous return policies. Color is light brown heather, the lighter
or the brownish colo
Great build! I like the kickstand... what brand/model is it and where can I
get one?
René
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My 60cm Bombadil is finally finished (had too much work and family related
stuff these last two weeks). I will post pictures tomorrow. However, as soon
as I straddled it while building it, I realized I had significantly less
standover clearance than I do on my 61cm Homer. I can still lift both whee
If you ride a 61 AHH, the 60 Bombadil should *fit*, but you're not going to
have much clearance. Two to three cm is fine on a road or trail bike.
They're made to ride, not stand over :-)
I ride a 61-62cm "Rivendell" frame size and decided that a 56cm frame would
probably be better for me. B
David,
That is exactly how I feel. Since the Homer and Bombadil are my last bike
purchases for the foreseeable future (I sold other bikes and stuff to
finance them), I have to make sure I get the right sized Bombadil. My goal
when adding the Bombadil to the Homer (I still have a 150mm dual suspens
Thanks. Acorn.
On Dec 17, 6:33 am, Rene Sterental wrote:
> Thanks Rob,
>
> Very nice setups. Pretty convincing argument as well. What is that saddlebag
> you have on the Bleriot?
>
> René
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Beautiful machine, Brian. Thanks for sharing.
ATMO, medium trail is smart design. How much weight do you really
carry up front, and for how long? When I put a half-rack of beer up
front, I'm usually only carrying it for a mile or so. When unloaded,
or lightly loaded (which is most of the time for
I don't think you could go wrong with either size, just one may be better
for your needs. Figure out what those needs are and then you'll have your
answer! :-)
I would be happier on a 56cm given the frame clearance and intended use.
What's your PBH height? I think mine is 89cm, and a 61-62cm Ri
I generally have a change of cloths and a towel in the Sackville Shopsack
I'm using on the front. It rides fine, and I love the convenience of the
basket for various oversized spur of the moment items. The big issue I have
with wheel flop is when I'm parked at an intersection I have to pay more
a
Couldn't have summarized the issue any better! :-D
René
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I just put my mudguards/wheelbrows back on last weekend when it was
actually raining! I ride "trails" a lot with fenders on. These are dirt
roads/fire roads/forest roads mainly, not singletrack and not with a lot of
undergrowth to worry about. Gonna' ride some of them this Sunday with the
SoCal
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