Those sweaters look fantastic. I love a big scratchy sweater. I have
one from Abercrombie & Fitch, from back when it was a men's store and
not a dark disco full of photos of half-naked teenagers like it is
now.
Can't wait to see more of these.
Esteban
San Diego, Calif.
On Feb 4, 9:32 pm, Set
Not sure, but you see these Swaledale sheep everywhere in the UK:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Swaledale_sheep.jpg&imgrefurl=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swaledale_sheep.jpg&h=684&w=1024&sz=383&tbnid=yOBJNb3yJ6IahM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=
On Feb 4, 9:50 am, Peter Pesce wrote:
> Can anything sum up the two shops better than the "soap swap"?
>
> "Grant gave me a bar of the pine tar soap he sells. I can't say I was
> taken by the scent, reminiscent of a forest fire, though it's very
> very effective and definitely manly. I sent Gra
I can vouch for Wooly Warm functionality.
I picked up a vest and pull over at the Riv garage sale this year.
They were strictly impulse buys.
Turns out the vest has become a regular part of my bike / work wear.
It's just a loose enough weave that it makes a great ventilating /
insulating layer be
Seems like there was some sort of description about the wool and the
sheep in an older print catalogue, but I can't swear to it. I think
they were made in Scotland.
I wear the vest and a button-collar long-sleeve version all the time
in Seattle; they're three season garments. They look great, we
Nice work! Are those ear flaps I see on the cap in the photo?
Steve
On Feb 4, 10:37 pm, Joe Bartoe wrote:
> I apologize for the commercialness of this announcement, but I designed these
> with y'all in mind (the logo was even designed by our a fellow Riv/Bober-Jon
> Grant):
>
> See the descri
"Your fashion-conscious teenager wouldn't be caught dead in this, and
would rather not be seen with you when you’re wearing it. That’s how
good it looks."
I'm sold.
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Hi Steve,
Those are not earflaps. Walz does make and earflap style and if you'd like one,
I can see about ordering up one for you. It will be $36 instead of $30.
Joe
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> Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 06:10:47 -0800
Love the cream accents on the fork ends!
Gernot
On Feb 5, 12:43 pm, rw1911 wrote:
> While I think the RPC is really cool, the new paint is beautiful! I
> would have never thought of dark brown with blue decals; but it's
> unique and very nice combination.
>
> On Feb 4, 1:57 pm, Esteban wrote:
There are some bluish strands of wool, so I'd say at least some of the
wool is from Swaledales that are kin to the one show below. Made in
England, same guys making them, and I'll get the skinny on the rest of
the wool. It is "far from merino." Some kind of wirey, wolf-proof
sheep, I'm sure.
G
On
I had a set of 40h Phil Wood/Super Champion 58s back in the early 80s
built up at Braxton's Bicycle Shop. The spokes were 14 gauge non-
butted DT. Never got over that two of the spokes broke at the
threaded
end on the non-freewheel side. I would guess it was a manufacturing
error when the thread
I'm impressed my idea of keeping things together is raiding the kitchen
cabinet and grabbing a breakfast bowl while the wife isn't looking and
running to the garage and leaving it on a tv dinner tray where things
accumulate and try to make sure all things land there. Then as I put things
back
I guess my view will be considered contrarian, but I've had more than
enough scratchy wool sweaters in my lifetime. In the last couple of
years I've purchased several merino wool garments. Some of them
cycling specific, but quite wearable off the bike, especially a Sugoi
Wallaroo 290 long sleeve
June I want a vest *now* -- if they get rid of the shoulder wings.
I lucked into a high-neck, button front pullover from Riv's original wool
product portfolio (good bus-speak buzzword, that) that is very nice for
cycling, but for everyday wear a vest suits me better.
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10
6mm IIRC... the length you can measure, I don't remember now.
René
Sent from my iPhone 4
On Feb 5, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Kelly Sleeper wrote:
I'm impressed my idea of keeping things together is raiding the kitchen
cabinet and grabbing a breakfast bowl while the wife isn't looking and
running to th
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 12:32 AM, Seth Vidal wrote:
> http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/324
I like the rear pockets on my old button-up, which is in need of some
serious darning. Will any of the new sweaters have rear pockets?
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Wally
I believe that's a stainless M6 hex head approx 19mm long - don't
forget the stainless nylock nut to match - I carry a spare in my
touring pack.
Dave
On Feb 4, 9:24 pm, Wally wrote:
> For a nice quiet winter project, I took apart my Atlantis to clean it
> really well and somehow managed t
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
> http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/324
>
I love the commando sweater. This wool has thicker fibers than merino,
which makes it scratchy but also should make it wear longer. As soon
as they're available, I'm buying a commando sweater for my s
Howdy folks.
I was always sorry I didn't get one of the original vests, so this is good
news :^) However, that vest looks like a sweater with the arms cut off and
the holes hemmed. It doesn't appear to fit at all in the shoulders. Also,
I would have liked to see the pockets. They are handly fo
Ah, should have replied to this one ;^)
I second the pockets request. I always wondered why the old sweater had 3
but the vest only had one (3 is better). Also, could the placket go a bit
lower and have a couple more buttons?
Doug
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Glenn Ammons wrote:
> On Sat
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 5:06 AM, JoelMatthews wrote:
> Not sure, but you see these Swaledale sheep everywhere in the UK:
Swaledales are white. The sweaters are dark gray.
Maybe a Balwen sheep, or a Hebridean sheep? Those are both black long
wool sheep from Scotland.
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My ho
I agree that pockets at the back of the vest would increase its
utility. Here's some photos from Lesli Larson's Flickr Archival
Clothing photostream that show the earlier version of the Rivendell
vest: http://www.flickr.com/photos/archivalclothing/3251797465/in/photostream/
Lesli's Flickr site, b
Add one more for rear pockets; and, for that matter, for chest pockets.
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Doug Van Cleve wrote:
> Ah, should have replied to this one ;^)
>
> I second the pockets request. I always wondered why the old sweater had 3
> but the vest only had one (3 is better). Also
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Jim Cloud wrote:
> I agree that pockets at the back of the vest would increase its
> utility. Here's some photos from Lesli Larson's Flickr Archival
> Clothing photostream that show the earlier version of the Rivendell
> vest:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/archi
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Anne Paulson wrote:
>
> On the one hand, useful. On the other hand, really ugly. Really really
> ugly-- that narrow patch pocket is awful.
>
> So it's a balance: do you want a sweater that's useful on the bike,
> but looks ridiculous when you're not riding?
>
> The
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 11:26 AM, grant wrote:
> There are some bluish strands of wool, so I'd say at least some of the
> wool is from Swaledales that are kin to the one show below. Made in
> England, same guys making them, and I'll get the skinny on the rest of
> the wool. It is "far from merino."
-1 for pockets on the back, but then again I prefer either my pants
pockets or my bike for carrying things, in handlebar bag, basket or
saddlebag or whatever.
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Well, these look fantastic. I love them all and especially the
cardigan. I missed any earlier round(s) of this kind of sweater. So I
don't have the slightest idea how much these things might cost. But if
there's an appropriate size for me (XXL as in the t-shirts/sweatshirt,
not XXL as in wool tops)
Jim,
You're not the only one. Before I purchased my first Rivendell i was warned
about the Grant Petersen cult and this just proves that it is real:
Grant; "We have this really scratchy sweater to sell you."
Cult members: "Oh thank you, Grant! We wouldn't want to wear something
comfortable."
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 3:32 PM, William Pustow wrote:
> Jim,
>
>
> You're not the only one. Before I purchased my first Rivendell i was warned
> about the Grant Petersen cult and this just proves that it is real:
> Grant; "We have this really scratchy sweater to sell you."
> Cult members: "Oh th
The myth of the Grant cult cuts both (perhaps several) ways. For
every one of us that seems to buy one of every oddball thing that Riv
offers (like me with the nutwinks and the latest visor and the
splats), there's at least one other who dutifully waits for the next
new product to come out, and im
On Feb 5, 2011, at 2:58 PM, William wrote:
> We're a loony bin.
LOL! That made me laugh!
And kudos to Grant & Co. for looking for the gaps in the cyclers' market to try
to supply stuff we might like and can't find at most LBS's and/or Nashbar.
Rivendell has added appreciably to the dive
Hello,
I'm new to the RBW bunch. I have an item for sale.
It's a black Brooks B17 saddle w/copper rivits and rail.
I bought it from Wallbike 8 months ago and as you know 6 months is
their
limit for returns. It's in excellent condition. Message me directly
and I'll send you photos.
Also include
I purchased one button wool vest at the last Rivendell Garage Sale and it
has become my favorite article of clothing. I like it even more then the
Rivendell wool sleeveless shirts. I run hot so I wear sleeveless shirt on
top alone - bicycling at 5AM in the coldest parts of Bay Area winters. But
whe
I have a few items for commuter, touring and tandem use that I thought
I’d offer to the group. All equipment is in perfect condition unless
otherwise noted.
If interested, please contact me off list at msr...@gmail.com.
Payment by Paypal or check, prices do not include shipping. Will ship
worldw
on 2/4/11 9:32 PM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
> http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/324
Just a quick reminder that if you did have feature/sizing preferences, you
should email RBW directly. Although the RBW denizens do skim here
periodically, it is not the best way to contact them
> You're not the only one. Before I purchased my first Rivendell i was warned
> about the Grant Petersen cult and this just proves that it is real:
> Grant; "We have this really scratchy sweater to sell you."
> Cult members: "Oh thank you, Grant! We wouldn't want to wear something
> comfortable
> Made in England, same guys making them,
That is good to know. From the RR piece on them a few years back they
came across as the kind of wonderfully eccentric crafts people that
you can still meet every now and then in rural UK. I was afraid they
had retired or gone out of business or somethin
I have a like-new black leather VO Model 6 saddle that, while well-
made and cool-looking (like a Brooks Swallow), is a bit too narrow for
me. I really wish it would work for me because I love everything else
about it. I put a light coat of proofhide on top, nothing on bottom as
there is a thin lam
Good move. Got a Selle from RBW for the Rambouillet, and quickly put them on
the Saluki and Road Standard too.
From: Rod C
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Sat, February 5, 2011 2:44:34 PM
Subject: [RBW] FS: lightly used Brooks B17 Champion w/aardvark cover
H
Great to see these back in circulation. Hoping the arm holes on the
vest are trimmed. Original pattern was perfect.
For the record--I never use the rear pocket on my tweed vest.
Hoping Riv considers running a few in XS for women/children and slim,
rangy gents. I wear one of the XXS vests that
Think I just missed out on these last time. Right before finding out
about Rivendell, etc. Am already planning to buy two, the cardigan
and the Columbia.
And I'm with Miesha - keep the patches. Good for keeping abrasion/
wear to a minimum.
Now know where my rebate is going.
Eric Platt
St. Pau
Well the change is almost complete to the point it feels normal, and
surprising. I honestly didn't think many of the things I was changing would
stay with me. I've ridden long enough to understand speed and sprints and
hurting and doing centuries all over the country remembering only the pace
Thanks!
That should do the trick. Off to the hardware store tomorrow.
Wally
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I also just registered. Seems like the 7:55 ferry is the time. Any
ideas yet on where everyone wants to meet. At the packet pickup? In
line for the ferry? On the ferry? Bainbridge?
On Jan 23, 10:44 am, Benedikt wrote:
> Any Seattle Riv owners plan on riding Chilly Hilly this year? Or non
>
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