RE: [RBW] dat funky Riv

Re. the JB paint job, if it is indeed labled with fake Riv decals/headbadge, I doubt the forger would hesitate to put a fake JB signature on the chainstay as well... Steve -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of

[RBW] Re: Tire and Bar Tape Color Help

Orange I never thought of that. That is another great suggestion! That is why I asked here. :) I will take a photo of my clearance tonight. On Jul 13, 12:56 am, "Bill M." wrote: > Another nice tire choice if you can find them is the Vittoria Rubino > Pro in 28 mm.  I find them a bit livelier th

Re: [RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

I've never done one of these events. My question is, must one's bike be equipped with fenders and lights in order to participate? From: RonLau To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 10:28:24 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July

[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Doping HEY!

Do we have no SPOILER ALERT rule on this list? -- Jon ³A Little Behind In my TV Watching² Grant Illustration + Information Graphics Austin, Texas jgr...@papagrant.com 512-284-9599 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to

[RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

> I'm not quite sure why it's called the "Fall" Populaire, but hey, maybe it's > a Randonneur thing... Perhaps an ironic reference to Bay area summer temps which are often cooler than in the fall? On Jul 1, 1:18 am, CycloFiend wrote: > Just starting to turn the calendar over to the new month and

[RBW] Re: Tire and Bar Tape Color Help

> Kojak are good and (relatively) fat fast tires. (that is if this is > road and very moderate off road only - no tread). > > 28 Marathon Racers if you don't want - or cannot fit - 35s. Sorry for the abbreviated post. Schwalbe makes both these tires. Both good choices for fast yet cush road rid

[RBW] Re: dat funky Riv

> Re. the JB paint job, if it is indeed labled with fake Riv decals/headbadge, > I doubt the forger would hesitate to put a fake JB signature on the chainstay > as well... good point. If it is not a Riv - as appears to be the case - or some other bike worthy of riding under its own name, why pa

[RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

On Jul 13, 8:48 am, Ray Shine wrote: > I've never done one of these events. My question is, must one's bike be > equipped with fenders and lights in order to participate? > Hey Ray, you don't have to have fenders, that's not a RUSA rule or anything. I'm sure you're well aware of the advantages

[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Doping

Don't think of it as a doping line, think of it as first aid supplies. It should also include scalpels for blood-letting and leeches. --mike On Jul 12, 8:26 pm, Steve wrote: > Lance's poor times and accidents in the Tour make me consider my own > lousy performance in the Iowa Rando 200k ride thi

[RBW] Re: Tire and Bar Tape Color Help

On Jul 12, 6:29 pm, Johnny Alien wrote: > SecondlyI want to get some tires for the bike. Something light > and pretty fast as this is going to be my faster road bike setup. panaracer pasela, grand bois cerf, challenge parigi-roubaix or criterium. I also hear good things about the conti 4 s

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv-ish Doping

Also organic cabbage leaves for under your helmet, and French newspapers to put under your jersey for cold descents. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Mike wrote: > Don't think of it as a doping line, think of it as first aid supplies. > It should also include scalpels for blood-letting and leech

[RBW] Re: dat funky Riv

same reason people make fake Rolex's... greed. Maybe they thought they could pass it off as a real Rivendell? That woudl be the ultimate compliment I guess. ~Mike~ On Jul 13, 6:06 am, JoelMatthews wrote: > > Re. the JB paint job, if it is indeed labled with fake Riv > > decals/headbadge, I do

[RBW] Re: Tire and Bar Tape Color Help

I'd try either the Japanese celery or Newbaum's maroon, with clear shellac. I haven't tried them and have no need for 28mm tires, but if I did, I'd try the Challenge Parigi-Roubaix in a heartbeat. Have fun, and post photos once you're done! Gernot On Jul 13, 8:57 pm, Patrick in VT wrote: > On

[RBW] Re: Event ride on Saluki coming up, need advise

I'm a firm believer in the Hammer Nutrition productstheir Perpetuem is good stuff. http://www.hammernutrition.com/products/perpetuem.pp.html?navcat=fuels-energy-drinks -Andy On Jul 12, 10:13 pm, Calm54 wrote: > LOL, thanks guys > > On Jul 12, 10:04 pm, rob markwardt wrote: > > > > > And, be

Re: [RBW] Tire and Bar Tape Color Help

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Johnny Alien wrote: > Hey guys! > > Slightly off Riv topics I picked up a 91 Bridgestone RB-2.  Very nice > bike and it is in amazing condition. > > Now on topic with Riv stuff.  I need to get some bar tape for the > aforementioned bike.  It came stock with white b

Re: [RBW] Re: Event ride on Saluki coming up, need advise

+1 on Perpetuum. I just discovered the Hammer stuff. Has worked well for me on a few long rides so far...and hope it will work well on the STP this weekend. I pack a peanut butter, cheese and honey sandwich, and drink the Perpetuum from one bottle and plain water or HEED in the other. I hav

[RBW] 54 cm quickbeam

Hey I read your post saying you were interested in Quickbeam. I have 54 cm green with mustash bars, b17 and a rear nitto rack with wald basket. I also have a 54 cm trek madone with less that 1000 miles on it. If I could sell that I would be able to get a rodeo without any problems. Are you in

[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Doping

I don't think it was the crash that did in LA. He was a victim of his own ego. We all do this to ourselves and I'm not aware of any 100% full proof solution but I have learned that when I'm in touch with my soul I have a better chance of warding off ego driven foolishness. michael rode my Rambou

Re: [RBW] Re: Event ride on Saluki coming up, need advise

Also, don't try anything new the day of the event -- don't eat or drink anything you haven't already had on a training ride. Horace. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:59 PM, rcnute wrote: > Sip when thirsty.  Eat a little bit every 25 miles.  If you feel like > you're pushing a comfortable speed, slow d

RE: [RBW] dat funky Riv

I agree that if there were a forger that made fake Riv decals, then they'd go whole hog on the JB decals, but wouldn't the painting and the decal making be kind of a pain for one bike? If this is really a fake Rivendell, I would expect that there are more. The only way that all that effort woul

[RBW] Re: 54 cm quickbeam

hey Steve- I sent you an email. looking forward to hearing from you. Steve m On Jul 13, 10:55 am, "Steve Kesling" wrote: > Hey I read your post saying you were interested in Quickbeam.  I have 54 cm > green with mustash bars, b17 and a rear nitto rack with wald basket. I also > have a 54 cm tre

[RBW] Re: dat funky Riv

> same reason people make fake Rolex's... greed. Maybe they thought > they could pass it off as a real Rivendell? That woudl be the > ultimate compliment I guess. If so, poorly executed. As GP points out, the paint job is not at all Rivih. JB most likely would do a 'Riv Style' paint job on a n

Re: [RBW] dat funky Riv

Joe Bartoe opined: I agree that if there were a forger that made fake Riv decals, then they'd go whole hog on the JB decals, but wouldn't the painting and the decal making be kind of a pain for one bike? If this is really a fake Rivendell, I would expect that there are more. The only way that all

[RBW] Re: dat funky Riv

> The only way that all that effort would make any sense would be if you wanted > to make more. Without seeing the paint in person, or at least in much better detail, it is hard to tell the quality. A reasonably competent photographer could make a rattle can job look pretty good. In my opinion,

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv-ish Doping HEY!

on 7/13/10 5:59 AM, Jon Grant at jgr...@papagrant.com wrote: Do we have no SPOILER ALERT rule on this list? -- Good point. I guess I didn't think we needed one, as I didn't think we'd be discussing Le Tour in this group. But, if for _some_ reason, results from a sporting event are in your RIV

Re: [RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

on 7/12/10 10:28 PM, RonLau at ron...@ronlau.com wrote: > Reminder to all Bay Area folks, this coming Sat. is the ride, hope to > see you folks out there. This is a wonderful event with a great group of riders - more info here: http://sfrandonneurs.org/fall-2010-115k-populaire.htm No charge for

Re: [RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

Please forgive my general ignorance about randoneuring (heck, I'm not even certain how to pronoun it!) but what is the objective? Is it to finish each leg or segment in a given time frame? To find your own way without pavement arrows? I have ridden this same route on my own a kazillion ti

[RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

Hi Ray. The populaire is a social ride meant to introduce people to randonneuring. You just have to complete the route, making the checkpoints within the given times. Folks new to the concept learn about brevet cards and controls, route finding, and in some cases, learning how to deal with mechanic

[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Doping

The cabbage and Froggie Papers come from Velo Orange, not Rivendell. Steve On Jul 13, 9:03 am, Bill Connell wrote: > Also organic cabbage leaves for under your helmet, and French > newspapers to put under your jersey for cold descents. > > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Mike wrote: > > Don

Re: [RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

I'll be there on my lilac & white RB-1! See you guys there. -nathan On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:28 PM, RonLau wrote: > Reminder to all Bay Area folks, this coming Sat. is the ride, hope to > see you folks out there. > > > > On Jul 1, 3:42 pm, RonLau wrote: >> Jim, >> >> I am planning on being th

[RBW] Re: FS: Bleriot 57cm, 650b wheels, fenders, tyres, Selle Anatomica saddle

Everything is *sold*. Sorry that I have not replied to everybody individually - I received too many mails as that I could cope with the volume. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Andreas Taenzer wrote: > Listees, > FS are the following items: > 1. Bleriot 57cm 400$ > about 300 miles ridden - pre

Re: [RBW] Front loading ...???

It comes up for me. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Bruce wrote: > The pic was removed for violation of terms of service? > > -- > *From:* PATRICK MOORE > ** > http://picasaweb.google.com/BERTIN753/BIKESMISCELLANEA#5492413310923603778 > > > -- > You received this m

[RBW] Re: Finally did it

Eric Thanks for the disc review. And as for the 200k good for you for remembering that all important bike rule #1.Bike riding is supposed to be FUN! Hope you get to enjoy a long ride on the Sam soon. Ryan On Jul 12, 5:25 pm, EricP wrote: > Ryan, > > The RUSA groups around here adhere to

RE: [RBW] dat funky Riv

It does seem like a lot of trouble. Maybe it was a test case and if it worked they were going to do a bunch of them? -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of Joe Bartoe Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:04 AM To: rbw

[RBW] Re: FS: 2 Sets of NOS Nitto Bullmoose Bars

Hello All, I just received a set of these from Mark and they are quite nice. These seem to be the original 17deg sweep version which is nice, not the straight-ish 5 or 6 deg version. Thanks, Mark. This was a good deal. Eric On Jun 25, 2:13 am, Mark wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm a long-time lurker,

[RBW] Re: FS: Bleriot 57cm, 650b wheels, fenders, tyres, Selle Anatomica saddle

Dang if I only had the extra $398! someone got a heck of a deal On Jul 13, 9:30 am, Andreas Taenzer wrote: > Everything is *sold*. > > Sorry that I have not replied to everybody individually - I received too > many mails as that I could cope with the volume. > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:17 PM,

[RBW] Re: Front loading ...???

A few months back I saw a clutch of unpainted forks on the community desk at Riv HQ. I even photographed them. The photo is in my flickr. They were ziptied together along with a cardboard tube that read "for Grant". The forks had long horizontal dropouts with scale lines marked on the dropouts.

[RBW] Re: FS: Bleriot 57cm, 650b wheels, fenders, tyres, Selle Anatomica saddle

My heart is filled with joy. Pretty excited. -Justin On Jul 13, 12:30 pm, Andreas Taenzer wrote: > Everything is *sold*. > > Sorry that I have not replied to everybody individually - I received too > many mails as that I could cope with the volume. > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Andreas T

[RBW] Re: FS: Bleriot 57cm, 650b wheels, fenders, tyres, Selle Anatomica saddle

No reason not to be, Justin. That was a great deal. Ride it well. On Jul 13, 10:39 am, Justin August wrote: > My heart is filled with joy. > > Pretty excited. > > -Justin > > On Jul 13, 12:30 pm, Andreas Taenzer wrote: > > > Everything is *sold*. > > > Sorry that I have not replied to everybod

[RBW] Re: Event ride on Saluki coming up, need advise

+1 on Horace's advice and that includes doing anything to your bike or gear. I once replaced the insoles on my bike shoes before a Seattle to Portland ride- I had such a hot foot midway through day one that I ditched the insoles entirely and rode the second half of the ride with none. DOH On Jul

Re: [RBW] dat funky Riv

Maybe I am, no wait, I _am_ naive and gullible, but it feels to me like the guy who's selling the bike has no idea it may not be a Rivendell. Probably because the person who sold it to him told him it was a Rivendell. Or maybe the owner before that. Looking at it, I sure don't know enough a

Re: [RBW] Tire and Bar Tape Color Help

Nice find! I have a 1990 RB-1 and was bummed out to find I couldn't fit the 30mm Cyprès so I resorted to Roll-y Pol-y's and have been enjoying them (with no flats so far). Some photos of that bike are at . Like Gernot I'm also curious to try the Challenge Parigi-Roubaix's… -

[RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

It'll be fun. I'll be there on the Protovelo, so long as my old Volvo makes it up the 5. Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Jul 13, 9:49 am, nathan spindel wrote: > I'll be there on my lilac & white RB-1! See you guys there. > > -nathan > > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:28 PM, RonLau wrote: > > Rem

Re: [RBW] Tire and Bar Tape Color Help

Also, the dark piney green tape is beautiful. Check it out on Harry's bike here: , IIRC he had one coat of amber shellac on it. I think it'd look great on your silver RB-2. -nathan On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Johnny Alien wrote: > Hey guys!

[RBW] Re: Fw:URL Odd small Riv on Ebay

The Funkadelik Riv was a 52cm prototype made before we had our lugs. A pre-prototype, if there is such a thing. Or, a pre-pre... I got the invoice. It says (52cm prototype) and is dated 10-30-95. I am impressed that so many of you knew so many details & history! (not that I'm worth impressing, ju

Re: [RBW] Re: Fw:URL Odd small Riv on Ebay

I nominate this the best thread of the year. All this detective work has been fun! Taylor - post some pictures when you get it, i missed the original auction, would be interesting to see. Bill On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:06 PM, grant wrote: > The Funkadelik Riv was a 52cm prototype made before w

Re: [RBW] Re: Fw:URL Odd small Riv on Ebay

On Tue, 2010-07-13 at 13:06 -0700, grant wrote: > The Funkadelik Riv was a 52cm prototype made before we had our lugs. A > pre-prototype, if there is such a thing. Or, a pre-pre... > I got the invoice. It says (52cm prototype) and is dated 10-30-95. That would make it even rarer and more valuable,

Re: [RBW] Re: Fw:URL Odd small Riv on Ebay

Grant, thanks for closing the loop on that :^) I knew about the early Waterford bikes that went out with HJ crowns due to the redesign of the original RBW crown, my friend Phil had an early one for a while that actually had 2 forks, one with the RBW crown and one with the HJ). I didn't know there

[RBW] Re: dat funky Riv

Just so everyone sees it: http://pnkn.ws/cVUzTP Looks like an "Alpha" version of a Riv. They found the receipt. Would have sold for even more if folks had known that! -Justin On Jul 13, 2:43 pm, Rob Harrison wrote: > Maybe I am, no wait, I _am_ naive and gullible, but it feels to me   > like th

[RBW] Re: FS: Bleriot 57cm, 650b wheels, fenders, tyres, Selle Anatomica saddle

Awesomeness! Excited for you, Justin. Take many pics for viewing! -Scott On Jul 13, 10:39 am, Justin August wrote: > My heart is filled with joy. > > Pretty excited. > > -Justin > > On Jul 13, 12:30 pm, Andreas Taenzer wrote: > > > Everything is *sold*. > > > Sorry that I have not replied to

[RBW] Re: dat funky Riv

The mystery has been solved, I am the new owner. It's a 1995 Prototype frame built by Waterford, this info was received from the original owner and confirmed, with some corrections, by GP and co. Should be labeled "Protovelo" and I'm currently working out the details with GP to have it correctly

[RBW] Re: Fw:URL Odd small Riv on Ebay

> That would make it even rarer and more valuable, right? Maybe if it were a stamp. Rarity in bikes may impart value combined with other qualities. A tiny, odd colored experiment ... not so sure about that. On Jul 13, 3:22 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Tue, 2010-07-13 at 13:06 -0700, grant w

Re: [RBW] dat funky Riv

on 7/13/10 11:43 AM, Rob Harrison at robha...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe I am, no wait, I _am_ naive and gullible, but it feels to me like the guy who's selling the bike has no idea it may not be a Rivendell. Probably because the person who sold it to him told him it was a Rivendell. Or maybe the owne

[RBW] Re: Tire and Bar Tape Color Help

That does look great. I think that it's in my top three. It will either be celery with clear, orange with amber or the pine (not sure what shellac). As far as tires are concerned I am thinking the Kojaks, Rolly Polys or Pasela TG's. The Paselas are cheaper but also seem lighter. Not sure if th

Re: [RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

on 7/13/10 8:57 AM, Ray Shine at r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > Please forgive my general ignorance about randoneuring (heck, I'm not even > certain how to pronoun it!) but what is the objective? Is it to finish each > leg or segment in a given time frame? To find your own way without pavement >

Re: [RBW] Re: dat funky Riv

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Taylor wrote: > The mystery has been solved, I am the new owner. > > It's a 1995 Prototype frame built by Waterford, this info was received > from the original owner and confirmed, with some corrections, by GP > and co. > > Should be labeled "Protovelo" and I'm cur

[RBW] tandems and other thoughts

Looking at Scott's pictures of his visit from Bob Brown: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30264...@n00/sets/72157624344103329/ and Mr Brown making Tandems: http://bobbrowncycles.com/tandems.htm made me wonder if Riv has ever considered collaborating on a semi-custom lugged tandem made (at least

[RBW] Re: FS: Bleriot 57cm, 650b wheels, fenders, tyres, Selle Anatomica saddle

+1 on the pictures On Jul 13, 1:28 pm, "S.Cutshall" wrote: > Awesomeness! > > Excited for you, Justin. > > Take many pics for viewing! > > -Scott > > On Jul 13, 10:39 am, Justin August wrote: > > > My heart is filled with joy. > > > Pretty excited. > > > -Justin > > > On Jul 13, 12:30 pm, Andrea

[RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

Clearly <7.5 hours for a 115k ride is not a big physical challenge for a typically experienced cyclist. That said, I do not think it is difficult to argue that a 200k is an impressive day's work, but those 200k rides are these Rando-folks' easy rides. 300k is epic. 400k is crazy. 600k, 1000k, 1

Re: [RBW] Re: Event ride on Saluki coming up, need advise

Poison oak here on the West Coast. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Ken Mattina wrote: > look out for poison ivy before you pee in the woods > > Ken > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:59 PM, rcnute wrote: > >> Sip when thirsty. Eat a little bit every 25 miles. If you feel like >> you're pushin

Re: [RBW] tandems and other thoughts

There have been rumblings of a Rivendell tandem in the past. I think G-Man and the Mrs. have a Mercian. Bob Brown makes some WONDERFUL bikes. I've corresponded with him in the past about a 29er build. Soo want to get one, but you know, that money thing... On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:25 PM,

Re: [RBW] tandems and other thoughts

Yep, Gino has the proof: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/515613230/ On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:47 PM, cyclotourist wrote: > There have been rumblings of a Rivendell tandem in the past. I think G-Man > and the Mrs. have a Mercian. > > Bob Brown makes some WONDERFUL bikes. I've corresponded

Re: [RBW] Re: Event ride on Saluki coming up, need advise

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:59 PM, rcnute wrote: > Sip when thirsty.  Eat a little bit every 25 miles.  If you feel like > you're pushing a comfortable speed, slow down.  Enjoy! The only change I'd make to Ryan's advice is to drink before you get thirsty. I know that if I wait until I'm thirsty I

Re: [RBW] Re: Event ride on Saluki coming up, need advise

On Tue, 2010-07-13 at 16:50 -0500, Kenneth Stagg wrote: > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:59 PM, rcnute wrote: > > Sip when thirsty. Eat a little bit every 25 miles. If you feel like > > you're pushing a comfortable speed, slow down. Enjoy! > > The only change I'd make to Ryan's advice is to drink

[RBW] FS: Tweed - Grip Kings- VO Cage

Hello Summer Bikees!! Up for sale are the following: VO Moderniste Cage - 12.00 shipped http://www.velo-orange.com/modernistecage.html Tweed Keven's Bag - $75.00 Shipped MKS Grip King pedals - 35.00 Shipped All are in excellent condition. Thank you for your consideration. Paypal Gift feature

[RBW] Re: Event ride on Saluki coming up, need advise

I have no advise, but I can offer some advice: avoid synthetic food & supplements [it's the equal of wearing lycra or spandex on your outsides] in your insides; bananas/sunflower seeds/ walnuts & avocados do fantastic things; drink water before thirst kicks in [as said many a time already]; don't

[RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

I always liked this one [from when we resided in MPLS, and I got to test ride it with Bob before it went to the client]... http://bobbrowncycles.com/images/gallery/law_comp1.jpg -Scott On Jul 13, 2:25 pm, Seth Vidal wrote: > Looking at Scott's pictures of his visit from Bob Brown: > >  http://w

Re: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

"S.Cutshall" wrote: I always liked this one [from when we resided in MPLS, and I got to test ride it with Bob before it went to the client]... http://bobbrowncycles.com/images/gallery/law_comp1.jpg --- So, not to be so gauche, but what does a rig like that cost, all in? -- Jon "Wincing Alr

Re: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

Wow, that has some sort of crazy reduction gear drive on it. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:07 PM, S.Cutshall wrote: > I always liked this one [from when we resided in MPLS, and I got to > test ride it with Bob before it went to the client]... > > http://bobbrowncycles.com/images/gallery/law_comp1.jp

[RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

"The Stoker is Always Right" That's priceless. You have to love a disk rotor the size of a large pizza. On Jul 13, 3:07 pm, "S.Cutshall" wrote: > I always liked this one [from when we resided in MPLS, and I got to > test ride it with Bob before it went to the client]... > > http://bobbrowncycle

Re: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

Frames are listed at $4K, plus couplers, plus carbon fork, plus... On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Jon Grant wrote: > "S.Cutshall" wrote: > > I always liked this one [from when we resided in MPLS, and I got to > test ride it with Bob before it went to the client]... > > http://bobbrowncycles.co

[RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

I think that is a Da Vinci stye set up that transfers the captains efforts while decoupling the timing with the stoker. Rob On Jul 13, 3:12 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > Wow, that has some sort of crazy reduction gear drive on it. > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:07 PM, S.Cutshall wrote: > > I

Re: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

A, that makes sense. I've read of those, but have never seen one. I wanna know my stoker's pedaling! :-) On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:20 PM, rperks wrote: > I think that is a Da Vinci stye set up that transfers the captains > efforts while decoupling the timing with the stoker. > > Rob > > O

[RBW] 1995 Waterford Rivs, was Odd small Riv on Ebay

I have one of those bikes now. IIRC the date code is C or G (not well struck into the BB shell. I lean towards G) 95015. This according to the Waterford date system yields the 15th frame (of any kind, I thin) made there in July of 1995. Which is before that interesting soon-to-be Protovelo. Mi

[RBW] Re: Tire and Bar Tape Color Help

Here is a photo of my clearance. The tires on there now are Avocet 28C. I need to measure how true they are to 28 but if they are I should have decent room for larger. http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/Johnny_Alien/1991%20Bridgestone%20RB-2/0713001902.jpg On Jul 13, 5:02 pm, Johnny Alien

[RBW] Re: dat funky Riv

Reason being is, this is a good list and I don't care what anybody says Grant is cool in my book. Thanks to him for creating Rivendell. He's completely changed my perspective about riding and bicycles in general. On Jul 13, 4:15 pm, Seth Vidal wrote: > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Taylor wro

[RBW] Re: dat funky Riv

Further to some comments above...having been called out on another list as being a "chrome paramount forger" [quite humorous to me ] I would posit that it's a heck of a difficult thing to try to "forge" a bike frame, and really...for a $75.00 profit? Surely if one is a scammer there is a more lucr

[RBW] Portland visit

A whole lot of driving in order to go ride my bike (and drive some more) in Portland for a week. I had a really nice time up there. Was able to ride with Ron and Mike, visited with Beth and toured the inner workings of City Bikes. Almost met up with Lynne as well. Philip was playing hard to get

[RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

Grant's Mercian kinda looks like a Bleriot at 1st glance... wonder which came 1st? Maybe it was re-painted and those colors were handy? and yes a nice lugged tandem would be very nice to own. ~Mike~ On Jul 13, 3:21 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > A, that makes sense.  I've read of those, but hav

[RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

I wouldn't hold my breath about Riv producing a stock tandem. Having just bought a custom tandem from Steven Bilenkey, my research showed that the cost of a good stock tandem, eg., Co-Motion & Santana, is almost as much as a custom tandem, and when you throw in S&S couplers, a "hi volume" custom p

Re: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

Your Bilenkey is beautiful! I don't think R. will be coming out with one soon. A huge amount of development cost in the lugs if nothing else. The big names in the tandem industry (C-M & Santana) have one big problem in that they don't fit large (>32mm) tires. IMHO, that's the minimum size a tan

[RBW] Grip Kings & VO Cage= Gone!

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RE: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

We all do silly things at times and my Bilenky tandem is one of those things my wife and I did. I still love this bike and may get to actually try out the couplers this year. www.flickr.com/photos/14277...@n02/sets/72157604781707743/ Larry Powers Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if

[RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

I've got 700x37 Paselas on my Ibis Touche, but sadly I haven't ridden them a single inch. On Jul 13, 5:50 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > Your Bilenkey is beautiful! > > I don't think R. will be coming out with one soon.  A huge amount of > development cost in the lugs if nothing else. > > The big name

Re: [RBW] FS: Tweed - Grip Kings- VO Cage

Beth, what's a Keven's Bag like? On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, Beth wrote: > Hello Summer Bikees!! > > Up for sale are the following: > > VO Moderniste Cage - 12.00 shipped > http://www.velo-orange.com/modernistecage.html > > Tweed Keven's Bag - $75.00 Shipped > > MKS Grip King pedals - 35.00 Shippe

Re: [RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:42 PM, William wrote: > Clearly <7.5 hours for a 115k ride is not a big physical challenge for > a typically experienced cyclist. > > That said, I do not think it is difficult to argue that a 200k is an > impressive day's work, but those 200k rides are these Rando-folks'

[RBW] Re: Event ride on Saluki coming up, need advise

Another hydration tip - if you don't have to pee at some point during the ride, you're not drinking enough. Good luck and good tailwinds! Bill On Jul 12, 9:38 pm, Calm54 wrote: > Ok, I signed up for a 70 miler this next weekend.  Longest ride this > year for me.  I am looking for food, hydratio

[RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

But Anne, there are no special barriers to entering the 200k and 300k events. They are cheap to free as well, so you can consider those your 'Populaire' intro to rando rides. Your 'entry level' just happens to be a level or three higher than most of us. On Jul 13, 8:37 pm, Anne Paulson wrote: >

[RBW] Re: SFRandonneurs "Fall" Populaire - July 17th

A little web searching reveals: According to the RUSA website, 4,500 PBP riders were expected in 2007, and in 2011 there will be a cap at that number to prevent 'saturation' of the controls. There are other 1200's, too. The fastest PBP riders will do it in the low 40-hour range. 30 or so Americ

Re: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

Wow--that is a gorgeous tandem! Our family is brand new to the tandem world. I just bought a used Bike Friday Triple I was looking for a tandem to ride with my seven- year-old son, and this one came with a bonus third seat for my wife. :) It breaks down to a tandem as well. We haven't ri

Re: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

Wow, that is beautiful! On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Larry Powers wrote: > We all do silly things at times and my Bilenky tandem is one of those > things my wife and I did. I still love this bike and may get to actually > try out the couplers this year. > > www.flickr.com/photos/14277...@n0

Re: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

I feel the same way about our C-M Double Espresso... it's collecting a lot of dust since we started breeding... On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:08 PM, William wrote: > I've got 700x37 Paselas on my Ibis Touche, but sadly I haven't ridden > them a single inch. > > On Jul 13, 5:50 pm, cyclotourist wrot

[RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

Tandems can be made to work with bigger tires, after a fashion. I was tired of the limitations of 28 mm tires. Now my tandem runs Big Apple 26x2.35, and it CAN run 26x4.0 up front. From the 10+foot hydraulic brake line to the steerer-tube diameter mismatch to the home-brewed 90 mm kiddie-crank, it'

[RBW] Anyone riding the STP this weekend?

Look for me toodling along on my butterscotch Saluki with white Hetres, probably wearing a red, yellow and green wool Bouré jersey...and say hello as you pass me! :) This will be my first time riding the Seattle-to-Portland in 15 years, as well as my first centuries since back then, and sin

Re: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts

That bike is magic On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:42 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < thill@gmail.com> wrote: > Tandems can be made to work with bigger tires, after a fashion. I was > tired of the limitations of 28 mm tires. Now my tandem runs Big Apple > 26x2.35, and it CAN run 26x4.0 up f

[RBW] Re: Anyone riding the STP this weekend?

Not riding but would like to try it someday.my personal limits are 60 miles per day max but the potential camaraderie might make it worth trying. I enjoy riding for pleasure and read your link to Velocio's seven rules. Makes perfect sense to me...the STP route goes right past my house. I w