On Jan 1, 4:29 pm, cyclotourist wrote:
> So anybody got a list up and running???
>
> I'm hoping to get over my IT band pain in my left leg which limits my
> mileage. Went to sports medicine on Thurs and they have me on a stretching
> & strengthening regimen so will see how that works. They recom
Brooks B.17 standard saddle in black w. black rails.Almost new
condition.Rails have a few marks from mounting but leather is
excellent and like new. $70.00 shipped
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On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 3:37 PM, kps wrote:
> On Jan 1, 4:29 pm, cyclotourist wrote:
> > So anybody got a list up and running???
> >
> > I'm hoping to get over my IT band pain in my left leg which limits my
> > mileage. Went to sports medicine on Thurs and they have me on a
> stretching
> > & st
Steve,
I had considered riding the GAP and the C&O. Why do you save GAP is
safer?
Thanks for the great photos!
Angus
On Jan 1, 9:25 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-01-01 at 19:18 -0800, Angus wrote:
> > 1. Fix my back (leg pain)...again.
> > 2. Ride either the Katy Trail or C&O Ca
Also took a ride to welcome MMX. Took the Riv Road with a buddy who was on
an LHT. No mountains here in central AL, but beacoups rollers and lovely rural
vistas. It was a cool and damp 47F but felt colder in a 15 mph wind with the
humidity. Not quite 50 miles but
a great way to start the year. Tr
Thanks for the pictures. Beautiful ride. Kinda reminds me of southcentral
Kansas, probably...
Dick
Dick Gilpin
924 Kristen Road
Derby, Ks 67037
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> From: Steve Palincsar
> Reply-To:
> Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:25:44 -0500
> To:
I sound like Dustin, as I will hopefully be riding with him... and I
always love hearing Doug's ideas - he is my opinion leader for when I
get more time on my hands.
1.) A century once a month
2.) California Triple Crown
3.) 200K, 300K Brevets somewhere!
4.) At least a coupla S24Os.
5.) Conti
FWIW, the 650b Pacenti mtb tires all have the same volume casing--the various
widths are attained by making the tread/knobs more or less aggressive. So you
should theoretically get the same cush from air volume with the 2.0 QuasiMoto
as you would with the 2.3 NeoMoto. Whether you would benefit
Curious what your buds thought of the Bombadil.
From: jinxed
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Fri, January 1, 2010 6:51:13 PM
Subject: [RBW] NYD Ride report. Bombadil goes riding with the big boys!
I have a couple buddies that are professional mountain bikers and r
On Sat, 2010-01-02 at 00:54 -0800, Angus wrote:
> Steve,
>
> I had considered riding the GAP and the C&O. Why do you save GAP is
> safer?
The GAP is a very well maintained, well drained, wide, relatively smooth
path. I saw exactly 1 pothole on my trip from McKeesport to Cumberland.
The C&O Towp
Ride 2 full brevet series
Ride at least one 1000k
Do more of my own bike maintenance
Learn to build wheels
Go on one multi week bike tour.
Larry Powers
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain
_
2009 was not a banner year for me. It brought me my second cataract
surgery (the first eye was done in 2008), detached retinas in both
eyes, then the growth of scar tissue over my left retina that required
invasive surgery for removal. The vision in my left eye may never be
completely right again
Well, my list will probably hurt Jim (he's my LBS) -
1. No bike purchases. Bought 3 last year. Got rid of same amount.
So net gain was zero. But with these, am pretty well set for the long
term.
2. Finally (hopefully) drop that last 10 pounds. To make the weight
loss an even 150.
3. Make the tr
Tim,
Good try - but think you went off by using source rather than just
simple phonetics.
Hunquapiller - "hunk 'a piller". aka the Toyo made Rivendell 650B
unicycle. Since Grant cannot justify the cost of a full bike from
Toyo in this economy, the brain trust went to work and figured out
what t
For me, just a short rt commute to church; feast of the Circumcision in the
Orthodox church. Walked my bike into the church and parked it in a
classroom. High 20s and breezy when I left; the new Bicycle Fixations merino
hoodie over a merino turtleneck and merino vest was perfect. On the way
back, s
My list:
--Find more excuses to haul loads on the cargo bike
--More rides to the farmers' markets with my Sweetie
--Yoga every week to help me better prepare for short-track xc and
cyclocross
--Enjoy every moment I can have on my bicycle
--encourage my Sweetie to ride with me more
Beth
On Jan 1,
1. Slow the **#$&# down! Now that it is cold, I find that I must force
myself to go slowly (~15 mph) for the first 10 miles, otherwise I feel
miserable and hate riding. To extend this pattern so that riding becomes
less of a competition with self.
2. Keep bike miles (75% commuting type riding -- th
Okay, first off, a quick check of the Riv website shows the gloves are
not up there. So not sure what the status is.
Took a ride yesterday with the gloves. Temps were about 5F to 8F
above with windchill in the -10 to -15F range. Because of the
horrible road conditions, did not ride a Riv. But
Everything sold.
On Jan 1, 2:52 pm, "colin p. cummings"
wrote:
> Wheelset:
>
> Shimano LX hubs, velocity 32H rims, 8 speed cassette, includes CDLV
> tires and tubes; Rich built from Riv, maybe 700 miles on the set...
>
> $210 shipped
>
> Sackville small saddlebag, the kind that don't need a rack,
> Angus' #8 is the most sensible thing I've read regarding old French
> parts in a long time. I'm hopeful that sanity will again rule our
> component choices!
But my MaxiCar hubs work beautifully on my camper. Imagine Phils may
be as good. Don't see how they would be better. Certainly do not
lo
The old Stronglight headset and Simplex seatpost on my Motobecane, and the
Cyclotourist and Stronglight cranks variously distributed among my bikes,
are all wonderful parts.
I put thousands of miles on plastic Simplex derailleurs almost 40 years ago
and, no problems.
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 9:09 A
As for to do lists, good for some. I find them constraining. I've no
car and flying hurts my ears (maybe the 787 with its higher cabin
pressure will make a difference), so the bikes will play a big role in
whatever I do.
Perhaps my goal this year will be to not have a truck destroy my
Retrotec a
pics of bar tape, bell, and executive assistant.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45895...@n02/
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My New Year’s Day ride was short but had variety. The Christmas storm
in northern Wisconsin included snow, sleet, and freezing rain that has
left an icy rutted surface on the local back roads. I rode my ’92
Bridgestone MB2 with studded tires on various paved and unpaved roads
(basically irrelev
And did you hear me complain about the "dank and cool" weather I rode in? I'm
truly a spoiled, California wuss…
Happy New Year, though!
From: Pete Olson
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 9:10:30 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: New Years Day Ride
My N
Heavier and stiffer than my standards call for. No better than the IRC
tandems and not as flat proof.
On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-01-01 at 15:21 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> > It actually depends on how badly i want to spend my hard earned money
> > and
How do these tires compare to the Marathon Supremes? Has anybody compared
them?
I have the Marathon Supremes in 700x35 on the Homer and wouldn't mind
getting together with others in the SF Bay Area to do our own tire
comparison to set up a good baseline. Have ordered the 700x50 (29x2.0)
Marathon S
I used up a pair of IRC Tandems that I got slightly used and super cheap.
My thoughts: they are a fair amount narrower than the marked 30mm width,
they have a weird triangular profile and I don't think there's anything
better about them than Paselas. I didn't notice a difference in flat
frequency
Interesting comment about your bar choice. When I first saw the
pictures of the bull moose by itself I thought it looked unwieldy but
on your bomba it looks like an organic extenstion of the frame- very
nice.
On Jan 2, 4:56 am, Ray Shine wrote:
> Curious what your buds thought of the Bombadil.
>
The details of my life are quite inconsequential but if you insist.
Well now, let me begin...
...I would like to obtain a Son 28 Mavic A719 wheel to match my
current rear wheel along with the appropriate front and rear light so
that I may commute 40 miles RT to work in the dark. At the same
Thanks for the update Eric.
Hope the gloves didn't run out. I ordered a pair of XLs (large hands)
and for the first time I can remember the gloves were too big. Just
returned them hoping they can be changed for Ls.
I have issues with my fingers getting numb in cold (it's all relative,
I live in
Mine measured 28 mm on the erstwhile Weinmann Concaves and, now, 29 mm on
the Alex DH 19s scavenged from the Monocog. They have a roundish profile and
roll as well as any Pasela I've used, 559 or 622. I wonder if yours are some
older (or possibly newer) and inferior model?
All in all I can't say t
My wife has a Heron I bought for her for a tour in Ireland about 12
years ago. She is just starting to get into the idea of touring as a
family event. The latest 2 day tour with a stay in a nice guesthouse
sealed the deal. I'm so excited she's finally getting with the
program! I buy her all of
Couple more refinements have been added:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/sets/72157622999588839/
The mud flap was purchased for about $7.50 (with shipping) on eBay. Taillight
was harvested from another bike in my stable and replaced (on the other bike)
with a reflector I bought for $
Rivendell Reader #2 - $15
Rivendell Reader #36 - $5
Fall-Winter 2000 Parts & Accessories Catalog - $15
2006 Catalog - $10
Holiday 2008 Catalog - $8
All items are in fair condition. Used and read but not abused. All
prices are shipped in the US. If you want a bunch or all of them I can
work out a
This would be a great question to ask Lesli Larson. She's a list
member and also runs http://archivalclothing.blogspot.com
On Jan 2, 6:36 pm, Kip Otteson wrote:
> My wife has a Heron I bought for her for a tour in Ireland about 12
> years ago. She is just starting to get into the idea of touring
My wife and I have loved Swobo products for the past two decades. Great
products.
Girlie stuff is here: http://www.swobo.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=1044
They have removable liners for the pants/shorts, and the jerseys are just
marvelous...
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Justin August wrote:
Both Ibex and Joneswares offer women specific wool cycling clothes. Ibex has
non wool items as well.
From: Kip Otteson
Anyway, it seems like all the Riv gear is oriented towards men.
Anybody know of Musa type stuff that is made for women? I'll get her
going
Found on this blog: http://www.freemantransport.com/blog/page/3/
Writer: Jason Sager
Everyone crosses thresholds in life. Epiphanies and realizations are
the markers on the journey.
Sometimes the transitions through these are smooth and vague…we cross
them before realizing they’ve even transpi
the light looks good! the reflecting tape around the rim is clever.
did you cut the tape yourself ?
-Manny
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I've found that a mudflap there has been very useful in keeping the
drivetrain much cleaner, even though in my case it's keeping more dust
off the chain than water, and it works for water, too.
That Rohloff hub is amazing; I hope you've seen this:
http://videos.mtb-news.de/videos/view/3575
I won
On Jan 2, 8:36 pm, Bill Gibson wrote:
> That Rohloff hub is amazing; I hope you've seen this:
by the looks of the cables, that's not a rohloff.
also by the looks of the cables, non-aero levers are going on my next
project bike. love it.
Eric - do you have that rear fender optimized for wheel r
It's a Sturmey hub:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/4238927602/sizes/o/in/set-72157622999588839/
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Patrick in VT wrote:
> On Jan 2, 8:36 pm, Bill Gibson wrote:
> > That Rohloff hub is amazing; I hope you've seen this:
>
> by the looks of the cables, that'
A few years ago I made the MKS touring pedals on my All-Rounder/
Atlantis "greaseable." I like to "re-grease" these pedals if I spend
a lot of time riding in the rain (they are not sealed very well), and
I really don't want to disassemble them to do this. These pedals have
been spinning smoothly
Very cool.
Speaking of Sturmey, it looks like the 3-speed fixed hub is finally
availablein europe:
http://www.bike-eu.com/products/3692/sunrace-sturmey-archer-with-s3x.html
One of those would be fun on a quickbeam!
Isaac
On Jan 2, 6:34 pm, cyclotourist wrote:
> It's a Sturmey
> hub:http:
The reflective tape on Eric's wheel is more eligant that what I did.
I purchased some relfective tape from RBW and cut it into short
lengths and stuck it between the spokes.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16951...@n08/3197299097/
I also put reflective tape ON the spokes.
http://www.lightweights.org
You're right. MUSA is made to fit a male body. The upside is that
Grant likes clothing that fits loose and comfortable, so MUSA stuff
tends to be designed on a full cut.
For things that are more female-form-fitting and even "girly", I
really like SWRVE (http://www.swrvestore.com/). It's US-made ap
I recently took my MKS touring pedals off my commuter because there
was a horrible creak coming from them. I am now using my Grip Kings. I
did order one of those MKS dust cap wrenchs from Rivendell last week,
along with some other things, and so will soon be back to using the
touring pedals on my c
That is indeed a Sturmey Archer hub. And yes, the cabling and
mounting is much cleaner than the Rohloff, although that's a very fine
unit as well. I particularly like the J-Tek bar-end shifter (many
thanks to the member on this list who let me know about them, and to
Jim at Hiawatha Cycle
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Kip Otteson wrote:
>
> Anyway, it seems like all the Riv gear is oriented towards men.
> Anybody know of Musa type stuff that is made for women? I'll get her
> going on some wool tops from Riv, but the bottoms are not as
> flattering. Anyone's wives or girlfriend
The rim reflectors are from a company called Fun Reflectors
(http://www.funreflector.com/
). They make reflective tape in a variety of fun shapes and colors
(http://funreflector.com/gallery.html
). The rim reflectors are here: http://funreflector.com/shop/
shop.html (scroll down to the bott
Look what I found at the Fun Reflectors site:
http://funreflector.com/shop/mudflapgirl.html
My lovely wife said I *had* to order a set!
--Eric
www.wheelsnorth.org
www.campyonly.com
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And free shipping!
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
> Look what I found at the Fun Reflectors site:
>
> http://funreflector.com/shop/mudflapgirl.html
>
> My lovely wife said I *had* to order a set!
>
> --Eric
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> www.campyonly.com
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> You received thi
And a four pack. Two sets of mudflap girls at the same time ...
(gratuitous "Office Space" reference for all you non-cubicle workers).
--Eric
www.wheelsnorth.org
www.campyonly.com
On Jan 2, 2010, at 8:30 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
> And free shipping!
>
> On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Eric Nor
Naked *and* reflective: how tasteful!
Patrick "where can I find a rifle rack for my Rivendell?" Moore
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
> And a four pack. Two sets of mudflap girls at the same time ...
> (gratuitous "Office Space" reference for all you non-cubicle workers).
>
http://media.photobucket.com/image/bicycle%20rifle%20airborn/ej599/gmnsldrbik.jpg
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 9:02 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Naked *and* reflective: how tasteful!
>
> Patrick "where can I find a rifle rack for my Rivendell?" Moore
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Eric Norris wr
Ohhh I sooo have to get a set.
On Jan 2, 8:09 pm, Eric Norris wrote:
> Look what I found at the Fun Reflectors site:
>
> http://funreflector.com/shop/mudflapgirl.html
>
> My lovely wife said I *had* to order a set!
>
> --Ericwww.wheelsnorth.orgwww.campyonly.com
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