On Sep 15, 2010, at 10:39 PM, charlie wrote:
I need a wide range triple and I am not afraid to admit it !!! : )
LOL, I'm with you Charlie! I'm intrigued by the simplicity of a
compact double, but I find I need to get down to something like 19-20
gear inches to make it up some of the hills
Well, as it turns out, I use the Nitto saddlebag grip. So theoretically a lack
of loops wouldn't matter. Of course, there may come a time when i'd rather just
use loops (for simplicity, for looks, for any-reason-except-to-save-weight :))
So it's definitely something to consider.
Yours,
Thomas L
I was under the impression they were painted and pretty much ready.
http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/354/original_HUNQA_AUG_30_site.pdf
On Sep 16, 12:43 am, erik jensen wrote:
> any have updated news about when we'll start seeing the first bikes come
> back from paint?
>
> i don't want to
I have a coupled Rivendell All-Rounder. It has traveled by air
internationally and domestically three or four times.
Is it "cost efficient"? Probably not.
Is it convienient? Sure. I have used the couplers the quickly put
the bike in the trunk of a car.
A bit time consuming to pack/unpack, the
I recently went to a double on the Rambouillette, but have no desire
to do so on a bike that will end up carrying any significant load.
Angus
On Sep 16, 2:01 am, Rob Harrison wrote:
> On Sep 15, 2010, at 10:39 PM, charlie wrote:
>
> > I need a wide range triple and I am not afraid to admit it !!
I have a coupled tandem and am thinking about getting my old Trek
frame converted. I have experienced some difficulty getting onto
commuter planes with my frame, and some airlines absolutely will not
carry an unpacked bike, but can't be relied upon to have boxes. Plus
I hate the hassle of hauling
Some folks have toured with a Brompton. With the big front bag and a
seatpost bag like the Carradice SQR system could probably do pretty
serious touring. Handling doesn't seem to change much with the bag up
front. Sketchy either way. Can't see doing 500 miles on it.
Happen to own a Brompton an
On Sep 15, 10:57 pm, Allan in Portland wrote:
> Piaw Nu has some pretty strong opinions against
> them:http://piaw.blogspot.com/search?q=S%26S+couplers
The date on the article is 2007, before the Airlines fees for bikes
and baggage started to climb.
You can also have a bike built with a S&S d/
I'm not sure why the front end was so wobbly. I don't think I had too
much weight on it. I had the front loaded a little different each day
in order to deal with the wobble and nothing seemed to help. The first
day I had just my tent and poles, the second my tent and Vans, the
third my tent and Tev
Mike! Great work. I felt the exact same way about the route from
Carson to Portland. You've characterized it perfectly. Funny that
you saw another Bomba!
I don't have to tell you that my Bomba (64cm) was absolutely rock
solid on every road/path type we encountered, even with my size and
weigh
I just did my 3 day tour on a compact double (46/34) with a Sheldon
Brown Century Special cassette (13-30) and it was fine. I guess
there's some gear duplication with this combo but whatever, out of
sight, out of mind, the bike worked fine and my legs were able to keep
turning the cranks. I start t
The bag has been claimed.
Steve
On Sep 14, 2010, at 6:57 PM, stevew wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am selling my Brand V Handlebar bag - it is the soft one that Riv
> sold several months ago, not the new BoxyBar Bag.
>
> It has seen rain on a few long rides, but is in good condition. I
> tried to ta
I plan to switch out the 46/36/26, 13-32 six speed for a 44/30 ~14-36
eight speed. This gives me a low 1/2 gear inch higher than the 26/32
(23.5" with 29" tires). And of course, if you went to a 42/26, you'd
get a 20" gear with a 27" tire with the 36.
You can mix and match the gearing to also get
Hey Patrick, that was my second time up and over Old Man Pass and into
Randle from the South. I gotta say, I'm super impressed with folks,
such as you and your pals, that have come up from the other side.
There is some serious climbing from that way. That said, I really want
to do this whole loop i
On Sep 16, 5:29 am, MichaelH wrote:
> BTW, I would love to visit Thailand, and bring our tandem. Tell us
> more about your cycling experience there.
>
> Michael
My wife, 2 y.o., and I toured Laos a few years back with our tandem.
Absolutely loved it. Used a box for the trans-pacific legs, rode
To the OP: please let us know the outcome of your kickstand plate
fix.
Thx, BB
On Sep 16, 8:53 am, "Scott G." wrote:
> On Sep 15, 10:57 pm, Allan in Portland wrote:
>
> > Piaw Nu has some pretty strong opinions against
> > them:http://piaw.blogspot.com/search?q=S%26S+couplers
>
> The date on
Especially when I am carrying something home my bike and luggage can easily
hit the 40 pound mark. A 30 something gear is a gear that I walk the bike up
1:10 hill. I need a gear at least in the mid 20's to grind up a hill that
steep however, it is a quandry because I can at that point push the bike
Hi Everyone,
I was just wondering whether anyone has tried going tubless with the Grand Bois
Cypres tires? If so, what has your experience been like? Also, should you flat
out on the road and actually need to install a tube, is the Stan's so messy
that it's not worth it, or would that not be a
Please do post the loop - I need to do this one. I may try to drive down to
the Riv Ride on October 2nd - this would be a great diversion if I have some
extra time.
Brian
Seattle
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Mike wrote:
> Hey Patrick, that was my second time up and over Old Man Pass and in
Stan's is a great product for what it's designed for, but I'm not sure
it would work with a 700x28. I use it on my mtb's at pressure of 30
psi for a 2.2 inch tire.
Tires should have a kevlar bead to be used with the No Tubes system.
Do the GB's have that? Stan's has a 700x35 cyclocross tire and a
Hi Jim,
They have a road kit. The Grand Bois are kevlar bead (foldable). They ride
incredible well and I generally run them 90-95 rear/85-90 front. They are a
pretty supple tire and I was thinking that Stan's might help with flat
protection a bit.
Joe
> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:28:59 -0700
I forgot to add that Hutchinson makes UST tubeless tires, which, I
believe, are included in the Stan's road kit. You could call Stan's
but I think you'd be unsafe without UST road tires at those kinds of
pressures. AFAIK, the widest Hutchinsons are 25. If they made a 28,
I'd get them. Stan's defini
I checked the website and it appears they are only recommending the
tubeless-specific tires. I emailed them and asked if that is true, and I'll
report back when I hear more.
Joe
> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:41:50 -0700
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Stan's No Tubes and Grand Bois 700/28C tires?
> From: m
Great shots and it looks like a wonderful expedition. Here on the
other side of the country we have Gifford Pinchot State Park (He was
Governor of PA a few years back). We did an S24O back in April.
http://gspiess.wordpress.com/2010/04/11/s24o-04-10-11-10-pinchot/
On Sep 15, 11:31 pm, Mike w
I have been thinking about this for a while, not that I have been
loosing too many tubes at the moment, just a lucky streak, I was
burning through them a year ago. you can watch the road tire install
video here:
http://www.notubes.com/movie_road.php
and the list of accepted tires here:
http://www.
Those are recommendations only for 26" & 29" MTB tires. If you look at
the road kit page, you will see:
"Remember you can only use the Hutchinson Road Tubeless tire on your
rim for tubeless use. It does not matter what other road tire you have
it will stretch and blow off the rim.This is currently
I sent my Bleriot frame off to Bilenky for S&S couplers before I built
it up. Bleriot was also, until recently, my randonneuring bike.
Seems to work just fine :-) No problems. It has also been packed and
taken on airplanes many times (Europe twice. Mostly to the family
summer place). No proble
I have a 2007 56cm Atlantis frame/fork/headset for sale. Also I have A
really great wheelset/tires for sale as well. Mavic 719/XT 36h 26"
Schwalbe Marathon Supremes. Id like to sell them together. The bike
and wheelset are both used. Bike shows normal use from mounting racks,
chainsuck, a couple a
On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 18:11 -0700, Lynne Fitz wrote:
>
> I expect I could try to rationalize the cost - I had the conversion
> done before the S&S price increase. I figured couplers, case, and
> packing accessories added $1000 to the cost. 10 flights with a non-
> coupled bike would have been th
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 18:11 -0700, Lynne Fitz wrote:
>>
>> I expect I could try to rationalize the cost - I had the conversion
>> done before the S&S price increase. I figured couplers, case, and
>> packing accessories added $1000 to the c
In another month or two, these beauties will be available from Brooks:
http://bikereviews.com/2010/06/new-products-from-brooks-saddles/
- Chris
Tucson, AZ
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Kip, what a bummer.
I had some kid clamber onto the backseat of my parked double-
kickstanded tandem the other day, and held my breath but didn't have
the heart to tell him to get his b*tt off the bike. I guess kids here
in Thailand are so used to sitting on parked mopeds with their much
sturdier
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