True enough.
Although my superstitious part keep telling me that buying back up
jinxed the installation.
Frankly, the knock-offs feel as though they will grip better.
On Dec 20, 9:53 pm, williwoods wrote:
> at least you had a stashed replacement. gotta love backup.
>
> On Dec 20, 7:36 pm, JoelM
SKS fenders used to come with a little metal clip that screwed into
the fender and then snapped over the chainstay bridge. If they don't
anymore, I am sure something like that could easily be fabricated, or
perhaps even better, a plastic-coated P-clamp which is then bolted to
the fender.
Cheers,
I have never found a map that consistently differentiated gravel roads
from paved anywhere in the country. (Anywhere meaning the places I've
lived, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island). The USGS maps
dotted line roads are rough two rut trails while regular graded gravel
roads appear th
I have a 30 year old hPX that fits well under the top tube. But when
carrying tent poles (wrapped in a pair of socks and lashed to the top
tube), I move the pump to between the chainstays, along the seat
tube. Both locations work great. As for the pump, I discovered a few
months ago that the par
It seems my older post has gone missing.
They are from Arundel Bikes http://www.arundelbike.com/
I really like the look of them but sometimes wish I had the nitto ones
instead =)
Stephen
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Thanks, Peter.
It's interesting, there are people who *love* trailers, and people who
*love* the front mounted seats. Not sure if there are people who
*love* rear rack mounted seats, but they sure get used a lot. I'll
report back when I have some experience. Since I already have the
bobike mini, t
I would be interested in how they look after several road miles. I don't
know but was told that keeping them clean looking was a pain.
I covet them.. I went the lazy way on my Bombadil and went with black for
fear of that . ..
Kelly
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I'm not avoiding gravel/dirt/unimproved roads .. I'm tyring to incorporate
them into rides and tours for next summer.
I am 1/2 way through coming up with a 200 mile tour in Missouri visiting
historic swinging bridges and such. Finding the only way to know what roads
are safe is to go drive some
Actually not sure if you can fit P50s or P45s on a Sam (Paul Yeoh has
SKSs over 40mm Marathon Extremes on his Sam, but I don't actually know
which model; just assumed it was the P50s, but see now that Riv claims
the P45s fit over 40mm tires). Probably best to check with Rivendell.
Gernot
On Dec
Just chiming in on the look and cleanliness. Whatever you've been
riding on the last mile, they adopt its properties. Fresh wet pavement
will turn the middle-stripe black. Old dry cement will lighten it up.
A wet sandy path will get them nearly-new. They lose the pristine look
instantly, but don't
559, not 584. Jitesha don't carry them any more; Walbike don't have
them; VO has 584 clones: where can I find a pair? Box Dog don't ship
but tell me one can source from Euro Asia: is it true that any LBS
with an account can get them?
Note: Hammered, 559, Honjo, but will consider alternatives that
very fopish I would say... perfect for a tweed ride!
I'm sure you will enjoy your new Sam. I had one for a while and was
very happy with the ride... and that orange.. whew!
~Mike~
On Dec 21, 10:24 am, mike wrote:
> Just chiming in on the look and cleanliness. Whatever you've been
> riding on th
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:19 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
>
> 559, not 584. Jitesha don't carry them any more; Walbike don't have
> them; VO has 584 clones: where can I find a pair? Box Dog don't ship
> but tell me one can source from Euro Asia: is it true that any LBS
> with an account can get them?
P50 SKS fit on my Sam (Waterford 60cm, in case it matters)
On Dec 21, 11:26 am, Earl Grey wrote:
> Actually not sure if you can fit P50s or P45s on a Sam (Paul Yeoh has
> SKSs over 40mm Marathon Extremes on his Sam, but I don't actually know
> which model; just assumed it was the P50s, but see no
I wanted to try clipless but then decided against it. I picked up
these shoes and used them all of one time. They are about as brand
new as you can get. No wear and no tear. They are for the 2 bolt SPD
clips. They sell new for around $80. I will sell these for $50
shipped straight to your door
Update on the research front. In the next round of testing I put the
identical load on a different bike.
I loaded my 56cm Bombadil with the trunksack small on the Nitto Mini
front. I moved the Nitto R-14 rear and the loaded Saddlesack Large
over to the Bombadil. The Bombadil does shimmy with th
Unfortunately not yet. I put the rear wheel in the dropouts and the
wheel is out of dish by about 2-3mm. I have it at my shop getting
redished now. Should be done by tomorrow. Hope to be riding by
Friday.
On Dec 19, 2:16 pm, Mike wrote:
> So is it finished yet? Perhaps you're too busy riding
William:
Did you note the weights at each end? Riv says the R-14 isn't meant
for much weight (don't recall the number but it's conservative) so
perhaps some rack movement?
dougP
On Dec 21, 1:25 pm, William wrote:
> Update on the research front. In the next round of testing I put the
> identic
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 13:25, William wrote:
> I loaded my 56cm Bombadil with the trunksack small on the Nitto Mini
> front. I moved the Nitto R-14 rear and the loaded Saddlesack Large
> over to the Bombadil. The Bombadil does shimmy with that load. But
> it is at a much higher frequency and a
I'm tracking that...In my notes I estimated the Sackville Saddlesack
Large and it's contents weighed 12 pounds. There are numerous
speculations in the literature about high mounted floppy loads being
associated with shimmy. Nobody conclusively says that such things are
causes or enablers of shimm
On Tue, 2010-12-21 at 14:29 -0800, William wrote:
> Nobody conclusively says that such things are
> causes or enablers of shimmy, or will bet their life on removing such
> loads being a cure to shimmy
They'd be very foolish to do so, since there are many things that can
cause shimmy including ride
I was thinking another variable may be wheels. Have you tried swapping
wheels from another bike to see if that changes or helps anything? Or
tire switching as well?
both seem like easy changes to make. Rotating components can certainly
affect the dynamic response of the bike.
Other things like fr
I understand it well enough on my Hillborne that I can avoid shimmy
when I want to, so I don't think I have a problem to solve. We've
never read a convincing description for why bikes shimmy, that's
true. But I'd argue we've never read a convincing description for why
any INDIVIDUAL bike shimmies
I have two sets of SKS Fenders that I don't need.
1. 26 X 55 in silver. The stays have been trimmed for a 26" wheels
2. 700X45 in silver. I had these on my Bleriot so although it is for
a 700C the stays have been trimmed for 650B. You could probably get a
new set of stays if need be.
$30 ship
I picked this up here a little bit ago and got another bag so I don't
need it. It's in decent shape and the leather is fine but there is
some dark marks on it. Green in color. $35 shipped.
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Just having come back from NZ, I highly recommend Kiwibikes in
Rotorua, which was the headquarters shop for the SSWC a couple months
ago. Jeffson bikes are built by the owner of the shop. Probably not
really Rivish whatever the heck that means anymore, but they
definitely have lots of cool steel h
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I'm looking for Nigel Smythe front bags.. two .. one large one smaller to
match the rear bags I currently have that I heard were no longer made.
Thanks
Kelly
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Ouch. Feel the pain. Just installed new levers on my Sam Hillborne.
The left hood split immediately upon trying to fold it back to
install. Will make running cable and wrapping the bars a chore.
Do have a spare set for these also. Will probably grab the other left
lever and hope for the best.
Up for sale is my 1995/6 Waterford built Rivendell Road Standard, size
59.5cm. I've owned this bike for about four years. I'm selling it
because my Riv Custom is here and it was designed in many ways as a
replacement. I've contemplated keeping it, just because, but it makes
sense to move on.
It's
Just fwiw: after I took receipt of customs 2 and 3, I sold my very
early 1995 custom(ized) #1, but while the later ones are big
improvements, I sure do wish I'd kept #1 for use as a beater errand
bike -- a very nice beater errand bike that I had converted,
inevitably, to a fixed drivetrain by dreme
Patrick,
I wouldn't classify this one as a beater but if no one bites, I will
hang onto it :)
You had one, so you know how nice they are. Special bikes indeed.
We'll see...
- Frank
On Dec 21, 9:12 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Just fwiw: after I took receipt of customs 2 and 3, I sold my very
> ea
That sure doesn't look like a Waterford paint job. They are pretty proud of the
work they do there. Are you sure it's not a repaint? Every other early Road Std
I've seen has been a light minty blue.
From: frank_a
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also, FWIW, the bike converts nicely to 650B and will take Pascenti Pari-Moto
38s.
From: PATRICK MOORE
Just fwiw: I sure do wish I'd kept #1 for use as a beater errand
bike -- ...
You just might want to hang on to it
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6:38 PM, fr
Bruce,
It's original. I've spoken to Richard Schwinn and he went to great
lengths to let me know how different things are now paint-wise as
opposed to then.
You haven't seen them all, I've seen many other than the minty blue.
Rivendell offered these in lots of colors.
- Frank
On Dec 21, 9:34 pm
funny, I just ran across your bike over the weekend on Flickr. To me
that is the best Riv paint scheme ever.
Then it shows up for sale... I'm very tempted. It's a little big for
me and I'm not a fan of horiz dropouts... hmmm. I do love the paint
colors.
One question on your new custom, very nice B
Hi Mike,
The WTB 's measure about 40mm on a Mavic 719.
-Frank
On Dec 21, 10:30 pm, Michael_S wrote:
> funny, I just ran across your bike over the weekend on Flickr. To me
> that is the best Riv paint scheme ever.
> Then it shows up for sale... I'm very tempted. It's a little big for
> me and I'm
I briefly had Frank's Atlantis (before it went to another Frank). He
has gorgeous bikes in fab condition and is a gentleman.
Someday a 56-ish Standard will come along for me...
Ryan
On Dec 21, 7:46 pm, frank_a wrote:
> Hi Mike,
> The WTB 's measure about 40mm on a Mavic 719.
> -Frank
>
> On De
Just looked up the R-14 on Riv's site: 13 lbs capacity. It's
surprising how quickly weight can add up. The R-14 is an elegant
looking rack but with just the support struts for stability it may
lack lateral stiffness.
dougP
On Dec 21, 2:20 pm, james black wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 13:25
I've got a 56 Sam that I ran a R-14 on with 2 Ortliebs fairly well loaded, or
(alternatively) a Big Loafer on top... nary a shimmy (with a mini+loaf on the
front).
ymmv, of course, but i never noticed any "flexiness" from the R-14.
-a
On Dec 21, 2010, at 8:08 PM, doug peterson wrote:
> Just l
whups, scratch that - i've used the R-FIFTEEN, not the R-14.
-a
On Dec 21, 8:14 pm, andrew hill wrote:
> I've got a 56 Sam that I ran a R-14 on with 2 Ortliebs fairly well loaded, or
> (alternatively) a Big Loafer on top... nary a shimmy (with a mini+loaf on the
> front).
>
> ymmv, of course,
I was thinking that the factor is the weight of the rear bag, not the
rack. Can you verify if without the rack but with the bag anything
changes?
My Atlantis with the same rack-bag combo + Noodle bars and shimmies.
When I put the Albatross bars it didn't shimmy but I couldn't get used
to them. Now
Try the simple things first: move the saddle slightly forward or
back, maybe 1/2", to change the weight distribution of you on the
bike. Change the distribution of stuff you carry on the bike (or
consider carrying less stuff). Raise or lower the bars to change
your position. Make sure t
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