[RBW] Re: FS: Campy shifters, Shimano HG80 cassette, Ultegra derailleur, Nitto Bar

2010-06-17 Thread MichaelH
Franklyn, I'll take the cassette and rear derailleur, if they are still available Michael Westford, VT On Jun 16, 4:23 pm, franklyn wrote: > hi, folks, > > I have a few parts available for sale. > > - Campagnolo Mirage 9-speed shifters. Good conditions, I bought it a > month ago thinking that I w

[RBW] Re: Your Favorite Handlebar Bag

2010-06-17 Thread Buck
I've been following this thread for a while and not responding because I don't have/want a large handlebar bag. I'm more into day rides and just need something smaller. After looking at a bazillion different bags (Brand V, Carradice, Ortlieb, etc.) and trying to get the right look/functionality to

[RBW] do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread Blindrobert
Your friends pronouncing your bike's maker as "RivenDALE" Even my cyclist friends do itI can only imagine that Grant and crew are driven to near madness. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send em

Re: [RBW] do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread Seth Vidal
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Blindrobert wrote: > Your friends pronouncing your bike's maker as "RivenDALE" my dad does that all the time. I sometimes wonder if they ever watched any of the LOTR movies. -sv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group

[RBW] Cork Grips: affixing and removing

2010-06-17 Thread Jeffrey
A newbie question: Is it possible to use the cork grips on Albatross bars without using glue (just to test them out)? If one uses the thick glue that RBW recommends, how does one remove the grips later -- cut them off? Thanks, Jeff -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[RBW] Re: FS: Lil loafer, tires, bars

2010-06-17 Thread Gino Zahnd
What's left: Panaracer Pasela TourGuard - 2 tires, New in packaging, 700 x 28c > $50 for both tires > > Grand Bois Ourson, 1 tire, New never mounted, 650 x 35b > $58 > > Salsa Moto Ace bar (great for CX and drop bar MTBs), 44cm, exc. condition > $20 > > Salsa Moto Ace S.U.L. stem, 26mm clamp, 90º

Re: [RBW] Cork Grips: affixing and removing

2010-06-17 Thread Seth Vidal
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Jeffrey wrote: > A newbie question: Is it possible to use the cork grips on Albatross > bars without using glue (just to test them out)? > > If one uses the thick glue that RBW recommends, how does one remove > the grips later -- cut them off? > I've found taking

Re: [RBW] Cork Grips: affixing and removing

2010-06-17 Thread CycloFiend
on 6/17/10 7:32 AM, Jeffrey at unclecowb...@gmail.com wrote: > A newbie question: Is it possible to use the cork grips on Albatross > bars without using glue (just to test them out)? Rubber Cement works, but is reasonably easy to detach (a little water and a good twist.) Or a light spritz of hair

[RBW] Re: Cork Grips: affixing and removing

2010-06-17 Thread JoelMatthews
Or a light spritz of hairspray. You coupled people can help on this. What brand works? I bought some non-aesol hairspray and it did not help. Answering the OP, while the standard cork grips Riv sells needed help when I put them on the Albatross, now that I moved up to the Portuguese grips, I fi

[RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread JoelMatthews
> I sometimes wonder if they ever watched any of the LOTR movies. I did not watch a one of them, nevertheless figured out the pronunciation just fine. On Jun 17, 9:50 am, Seth Vidal wrote: > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Blindrobert > > wrote: > > Your friends pronouncing your bike's maker

[RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread William
I ride a RivenDALE. At Christmas time I sing Jingle BALES. I used to be sick, but now I am feeling WALE. If I die, I hope I don't go to HALE. On Jun 17, 8:50 am, JoelMatthews wrote: > > I sometimes wonder if they ever watched any of the LOTR movies. > > I did not watch a one of them, neverthel

Re: [RBW] Re: Cork Grips: affixing and removing

2010-06-17 Thread CycloFiend
on 6/17/10 8:49 AM, JoelMatthews at joelmatth...@mac.com wrote: > Or a light spritz of hairspray. > > You coupled people can help on this. What brand works? I bought some > non-aesol hairspray and it did not help. Aqua-Net was what we used back in the shop days. Probably chopped a week off ou

[RBW] Re: fenders

2010-06-17 Thread Esteban
I was inspired by this discussion to find an Ebisu-esque photo of my Rom: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/4708602901/ Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Jun 15, 12:15 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 11:43 -0400, Seth Vidal wrote: > > > I can't Collapse the waveform and fo

[RBW] Re: Cork Grips: affixing and removing

2010-06-17 Thread William
+1 AquaNet FTW! It's #1 for grips and for the Spud Gun. On Jun 17, 9:49 am, CycloFiend wrote: > on 6/17/10 8:49 AM, JoelMatthews at joelmatth...@mac.com wrote: > > > Or a light spritz of hairspray. > > > You coupled people can help on this.  What brand works?  I bought some > > non-aesol hairspr

[RBW] Re: Cork Grips: affixing and removing

2010-06-17 Thread Frankwurst
Agreed on both, but a shot of oxygen and acetelyne from a cutting torch will really light up the Spud Gun. On Jun 17, 12:38 pm, William wrote: > +1 AquaNet FTW! > > It's #1 for grips and for the Spud Gun. > > On Jun 17, 9:49 am, CycloFiend wrote: > > > > > on 6/17/10 8:49 AM, JoelMatthews at joe

[RBW] Re: Cork Grips: affixing and removing

2010-06-17 Thread William
MY spun gun is merely PVC with a piezo BBQ ignitor, so it's portable. Oxy-Acetylene backpack might be grounds for upgrading the fuselage to stainless! I like it! On Jun 17, 11:03 am, Frankwurst wrote: > Agreed on both, but a shot of oxygen and acetelyne from a cutting > torch will really light u

[RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread Blindrobert
> my dad does that all the time. > > I sometimes wonder if they ever watched any of the LOTR movies. Seriously. I don't expect them to say it with an EnglishElvish accent or anything... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To p

[RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread S.Cutshall
It's a very difficult word for some: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30264...@n00/4648524708/in/set-72157624155996428/ ...but we are trying... http://www.flickr.com/photos/30264...@n00/4648164637/in/set-72157624155996428/ That said, I'd bet a Rivendale coin purse that Grant & Crue don't really car

[RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread XO-1.org Rough Riders
I don't understand why this is difficult for some people. Do they lose their train of thought before they finish reading the name, because it's sooo long? It's like all those people who say "axe" for "ask" or "nook-you-lur" for "nuclear" or "motorsickle" for "motorcycle". I don't get it, but o

Re: [RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread tarik saleh
an' stay outta riverdale. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:07 PM, XO-1.org Rough Riders wrote: > I don't understand why this is difficult for some people. Do they lose > their train of thought before they finish reading the name, because > it's sooo long? > > It's like all those people who say "axe

[RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread S.Cutshall
Well I think this whole thread is getting very high-on-the-horse, maybe I'll just call Brant Paterson at Riverdale and axe him what he thinks about this issue. -Scott On Jun 17, 12:11 pm, tarik saleh wrote: > an' stay outta riverdale. > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:07 PM, XO-1.org Rough Riders >

[RBW] WTB: Nitto Dynamic 100mm Stem->

2010-06-17 Thread S.Cutshall
Anyone have one for sale? Thanks- -Scott -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@go

Re: [RBW] WTB: Nitto Dynamic 100mm Stem->

2010-06-17 Thread James Valiensi
Hi, I have one. It's for 25.4 bars. The box says it is 110mm, but it is the same length as a Nitto Pearl 100mm. It has been inserted one time and has a mark on it as a result. If you think you may want to buy it let me know. Cheers! On Jun 17, 2010, at 12:32 PM, S.Cutshall wrote: > Anyone hav

[RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread cm
I blame Cannondale..seriously. I think people know or sorta know it is a bike name and then see rivendell and in their mind things misfire, streams cross, words mash, and out comes Rivendale. do i ever get tired of it? nope. Cheers! cm -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread XO-1.org Rough Riders
Really, it could be worse. I drive a Delorean and you wouldn't believe how many people ask if it came with a gram of coke in the glove box, or if I have a flux capacitor, or try to tell me it has a Ford engine, or if they all came "painted silver." On the other hand, people constantly want to photo

Re: [RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread James Warren
This reminds me of a pastime that my brother and I accidentally stumbled upon: registering the excellent erroneous bike names that appear from time to time in print in classified "for sale" listings. Two of our favorites have been "Diamond Bag" and "Ken&Dale". (If we get off-topic allowances,

[RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto Dynamic 100mm Stem->

2010-06-17 Thread S.Cutshall
Thanks James, not going to work though- I need it for 26.0 bars. I was of the mind that -All- "Dynamic" stems were 26.0, no? -Scott On Jun 17, 1:11 pm, James Valiensi wrote: > Hi, > I have one. It's for 25.4 bars. The box says it is 110mm, but it is the same > length as a Nitto Pearl 100mm. It

[RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread grant
Grant sez: There's Rivendale and its lower-brow cousin, Riverdale (Archie's High School). The worst, and it's more annoying than truly bad, is when we get bills from $50,000- a year vendors addressed to Riverdale. You tell them once or twice, but if nothing changes you just l let it go, or compare

Re: [RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto Dynamic 100mm Stem->

2010-06-17 Thread PATRICK MOORE
If you have any use for a 10 cm Technomic, LMK; I just replaced it on the Sam with a 9. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:02 PM, S.Cutshall wrote: > Thanks James, not going to work though- I need it for 26.0 bars. > > I was of the mind that -All- "Dynamic" stems were 26.0, no? > > -Scott > > On Jun 17,

Re: [RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto Dynamic 100mm Stem->

2010-06-17 Thread PATRICK MOORE
26.0 On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:17 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > If you have any use for a 10 cm Technomic, LMK; I just replaced it on the > Sam with a 9. > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:02 PM, S.Cutshall wrote: > >> Thanks James, not going to work though- I need it for 26.0 bars. >> >> I was of th

Re: [RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread PATRICK MOORE
I dunno about nookyooler, but axe is prolly 17th century English Aristocrat by way of tidewater VA and Carolinas, as is much dialect we consider southern and uneducated; like "et" and "ain't" and dropping "ng"s and the drawl and slurring -- simply toppin', ol' fella. As I understand it, southern sp

[RBW] Re: fenders

2010-06-17 Thread MichaelH
Interesting, I bought an Ebisu All Purpose as a lower cost, canti ready, orange, better fender-mount alternative to the AHH. I hadn't thought of the equation in the other direction. michael On Jun 17, 12:55 pm, Esteban wrote: > I was inspired by this discussion to find an Ebisu-esque photo of

[RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread Michael_S
This seems like a conspiracy... they even spell it incorrectly http://www.flickr.com/photos/37347...@n05/4551794627/ ~Mike~ On Jun 17, 3:24 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > I dunno about nookyooler, but axe is prolly 17th century English Aristocrat > by way of tidewater VA and Carolinas, as is much di

Re: [RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread Gino Zahnd
I thought this one was pronounced Ca nahn' duh lay On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:45 PM, cm wrote: > I blame Cannondale..seriously. I think people know or sorta know it is > a bike name and then see rivendell and in their mind things misfire, > streams cross, words mash, and out comes Rivendale. > >

Re: [RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread Doug Litchfield
motorsickleI blame Arlo Guthrie. D.L. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:07 PM, XO-1.org Rough Riders < adventureco...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't understand why this is difficult for some people. Do they lose > their train of thought before they finish reading the name, because > it's sooo long

Re: [RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread Shaun Meehan
Just out of curiosity; what's the difference between the Dynamic and the Techno Deluxe? I was looking at some pics of the Dynamic online and it looks the same to me. Shaun Meehan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to th

[RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread R Gonet
> > I personally think that "ain't" fills a huge gap in our language and ought > to be encouraged; as, too, "y'all". Seriously. What are the gaps that they fill? I can see the utility of "ya'll", though the apostrophe is a PITA, but "ain't" doesn't seem to fill a need that I can tell. > -- Yo

Re: [RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread Anne Paulson
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 8:47 PM, R Gonet wrote: > > >> >> I personally think that "ain't" fills a huge gap in our language and ought >> to be encouraged; as, too, "y'all". Seriously. > > What are the gaps that they fill?  I can see the utility of "ya'll", > though the apostrophe is a PITA, but "ai

Re: [RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread Shaun Meehan
Sorry about that! I don't know how I did it but I replied to the wrong thread! Leave it to me... Shaun Meehan On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Shaun Meehan wrote: > Just out of curiosity; what's the difference between the Dynamic and > the Techno Deluxe? I was looking at some pics of the Dynam

Re: [RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto Dynamic 100mm Stem->

2010-06-17 Thread Shaun Meehan
Just out of curiosity; what's the difference between the Dynamic and the Techno Deluxe? I was looking at some pics of the Dynamic online and it looks the same to me. Shaun Meehan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to th

[RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto Dynamic 100mm Stem->

2010-06-17 Thread S.Cutshall
As far as I know: 1. Dynamic is 26.0 only 2. The h-bar fixing bolt is tucked under on the Dynamic 3. The quill length is shorter on the Dymanic -Scott [who very well could be wrong about all of this -and I am certain will have it pointed out quickly-] On Jun 17, 8:55 pm, Shaun Meehan wrote:

[RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto Dynamic 100mm Stem->

2010-06-17 Thread Michael_S
one thing I know.. the Pearl 10 is actually 107mm... don't ask me why. The 110 Dynamic is 110mm. seems perfectly logical to me. ~Mike~ On Jun 17, 9:02 pm, "S.Cutshall" wrote: > As far as I know: > > 1.  Dynamic is 26.0 only > 2.  The h-bar fixing bolt is tucked under on the Dynamic > 3.  The qui

Re: [RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Instead of the awkward and grammatically inaccurate "aren't I", you say "ain't I" -- Ain't I smart? Note that the singular of y'all is "yew", as in "Ha yew?" Seriously, I think a locution such as "y'all he'p me now" is old English of a certain class and possibly region. A co worker from Balimer (M

Re: [RBW] Re: do you ever get tired of....

2010-06-17 Thread Brian Hanson
I think it all comes down to 5 year-olds. My daughter had used the word "amn't" pronounced em-ent for "I am not going to go". It seems reasonable to someone not too anchored in rules. Brian On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:40 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Instead of the awkward and grammatically inacc