I clicked the "ask the publisher for a Kindle version". Maybe if
enough folks do that they'll offer a digital copy.
It's sitting on my wish list at Amazon.
Hopefully if there is a photo of Grant, it will be updated from his
"Roads to Ride" books.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On May 3, 4:28 pm, Rex
The question of grease on spindles is hotly debated and generates
strong passions, leading to at least one major war in the Middle East.
Many mfrs and experts say to grease the spindle. I have always done so
and torqued to Phil specs and have never had problems, ti or steel.
All of which leads me
The AHH was advertised as 135 when I considered buying one. I was
surprised that GP moved away from the more versatile 132.5 of the
Rambouillet, which was "put to sleep" when the AHH was released.
Perhaps he thought the 135 fit the bikes image better. I didn't have
any other bikes that took 135 a
Totally non-scientific and just my own opinion. A few weeks ago
purchased a pair of Marathon Duremes in 700x40 for a non-Riv bike.
For comparison, have had a set of Supreme 700x40 on my Sam Hillborne
for most of the past year.
So having just a few hundred miles on the Dureme how do they feel and
I used a pair of 130 mm Shimano 105 hubs in a 135 spaced frame by
adding 2 mm of spacers to each side of the axle. No re-dishing was
needed, it worked fine. There's a bit less axle in the dropout but
that makes no difference, as Sheldon pointed out the wheel is held by
the locknut and skewer face
Hi Matt
I might try that. It's gotten wet on rainy rides but perhaps not
enough!
For those of you who have not seen one it's remarkable how thick and
hard the leather is on these things. About twice as thick as a B17
and no flex at all.
Thanks for the replies.
Christian
On May 3, 9:16 am, ne
Good to know Eric. Thanks for posting this info.
--mike
On May 4, 5:31 am, EricP wrote:
> Totally non-scientific and just my own opinion. A few weeks ago
> purchased a pair of Marathon Duremes in 700x40 for a non-Riv bike.
> For comparison, have had a set of Supreme 700x40 on my Sam Hillborne
>
Thanks from me, too, Eric. I had wondered about Duremes and had decided not
to bother to try them. I have set that aside and look forward to trying
them on my Romulus.
-jb
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 7:31 AM, EricP wrote:
> Totally non-scientific and just my own opinion. A few weeks ago
> purchas
I wonder if digital/audio versions are done at Amazon, the publisher,
or the author's prerogative?
If I were the author, I would want to control which proprietary media
and software(s) my work was tied to.
Maybe sending a note to the author would be a good way to ask for your
Kindle version. I hea
i purchased a pair of splats from Riv in the largest size. they have
been tried on but not ridden in. Does anyone have a pair in medium
they'd like to trade for a large?
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Thoughts on Cantilever versus V-brakes? I have a LHT with the Tektro
720s on it and I would not get them again. I feel they are difficult
to adjust and they are okay at stopping the bike.
Since this is a 50th b-day gift to myself, I have been looking at the
Paul brakes. Any experience with either
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 11:06 AM, johnb wrote:
> Thoughts on Cantilever versus V-brakes? I have a LHT with the Tektro
> 720s on it and I would not get them again. I feel they are difficult
> to adjust and they are okay at stopping the bike.
>
> Since this is a 50th b-day gift to myself, I have been
hi
i mentioned in a previous post that i put some Dureme 50's on my
Hillborne. I am going to squeeze fenders on the bike ,but I don't
know if I should purchase the SKS P50's or the SKS P55's. The P50's
are for 700 x 45 or so, and the P55's are slightly wider but are
really for 26" wheels.
Does an
Given that Berthoud saddles are supposed to be waterproof (see:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallblog/3637431184/ ) - I don't think
it's blasphemy. Probably a good test of their tanning process.
CZ
On May 4, 6:48 am, Christian wrote:
> Hi Matt
>
> I might try that. It's gotten wet on rainy ride
Hi all,
I've searched all over forum archives and can't seem to find much
discussion on this question: how does the Sam climb?
I'm very close to pulling the trigger on a 52 (ideally I'd ride a 54,
and 56 is just a tad too big), my 26 yr old Trek 560 ready to retire,
and I'm used to a more aggressi
"Riv HQ isn't
too handy to a steep hill"
There's a little known climb called Mt Diablo nearby.
On May 4, 7:53 am, TSW wrote:
> Hi all,
> I've searched all over forum archives and can't seem to find much
> discussion on this question: how does the Sam climb?
>
> I'm very close to pulling the trig
Here is one for the "con" side. I own and love my custom Rivs (I've
owned 3, still have 2) which climb superbly. I briefly owned a Sam
Hill and found it far more sluggish on flats and hills and, more to
the point (since the SH was set up as a heavy duty touring/light off
road use bike while the cus
On May 3, 9:16 am, newenglandbike wrote:
> This may be blasphemy to some, but you might try to get the saddle
> wet, or just damp, and then go for a ride. ...
Lon Haldeman has written about a break-in process for B-17s that
involves soaking the saddle in hot water and then applying mink oil.
M
On Wed, 2011-05-04 at 10:38 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Here is one for the "con" side. I own and love my custom Rivs (I've
> owned 3, still have 2) which climb superbly. I briefly owned a Sam
> Hill and found it far more sluggish on flats and hills and, more to
> the point (since the SH was set
On Wed, 2011-05-04 at 07:53 -0700, TSW wrote:
> I'm used to a more aggressive geometry for climbing the hills
> around here.
What do you mean by "aggressive geometry"?
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When I recently built up my Bleriot (135mm) I used Velo Orange wheels
(130mm). I asked the mechanic at VO about the spacing and he said
that for a 5mm difference, I could just install the wheel and clamp it
down with the skewers. I was able to do this with no problem at all.
It shifts fine, so I
Hi TS. You probably already know this, but note what tires you're testing
with the Sam. I find noticeable differences in the way my Quickbeam feels
climbing when I switch among 32, 38, and 42mm tires, even though all of
these are "supple sidewall"-type tires.
Have fun!
Lee
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at
I mean "wandering" in the bike sense, not the car sense. That is, when
I rode uphill seated in a low gear, the front end wanted to go its own
way and not mine. The Herse (for example) is much better in this
regard without for all that being far worse on downhills.
Patrick "no ball joints on my bik
They seem too big when you look at them on your feet, but when thrown
on in the rain and ridden some miles, they work fine. No slipping
sliding or twisting. You just look like a duck when ya look down on
them. That was my experience anyway.
Scott
On May 4, 9:59 am, jandrews_nyc wrote:
> i purcha
So for the slow among us (me), is the current, secret discounted price
until may 12th, $900 ?
hmm, may 12th is my b-day, should this be a present to myself?
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That's my understanding. Put $450 down before noon on the 12th and
you'll get your frameset (BB and HS) for $900. A call to make sure
wouldn't hurt.
Bill
On May 4, 12:14 pm, Minh wrote:
> So for the slow among us (me), is the current, secret discounted price
> until may 12th, $900 ?
>
>
Hi TS,
I just did the Grizzly Peak Century on my Hillborne (roughly 8550 ft.
of climbing). Mine is a 60 cm frame, and I enjoy the ride the
Hillborne and that size frame give. There is a steep climb in Walnut
Creek/Alamo called Castle Crest Road you could try.
Tony
On May 4, 7:53 am, TSW wrote:
Lafuma!!!
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:59 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> But ... can *you* match these excessively cool bags?
>
> New old Lamafu bar bag on new new VO occasional slip-over-bar
> decaleur, conscientiously matching rear old Lamafu panniers.
>
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> Albuquerque, NM
> For pro
>From the Motobecane and elsewhere. Make offers.
https://picasaweb.google.com/BERTIN753/ForSale#5602977054331842466
(Et sequentia.)
--
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Albuquerque, NM
For professional resumes, contact
Patrick Moore, ACRW
patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com
A billion stars go spinning through th
Well Tia, Ernest Hemingway once said, "Never trust an adjective." Or
as Paul Simon put it, "One man's ceiling is another man's floor." So
one riders "sluggish" is another riders roadrunner. I find my
Rambouillet very zippy and very much like my '88 Marinoni, which
carries World Championship str
Rally Update for Wednesday:
I contacted Wellsboro PA local Bill Yacovissi, (who as you know
created the PineCreekBikeRides web site), asking him for an update on
the dirt road conditions, and to assess the Stony Fork stream
crossing, which is featured on the Wellsboro Loop (Saturday's ride).
He in
Hey Guys
Again a little bump.
Price is still $625 shipped anywhere in the lower 48. Shipped via UPS
the shipping will be at least $80 fyi.
On Apr 27, 10:49 am, williwoods wrote:
> From thePashleywebsite:
>
> One size suits riders with inside leg measurement of 28" - 34"
>
> My wife is 5'4" and
On Wed, 2011-05-04 at 15:30 -0700, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
>
> Bill would also like to join us on Saturday's ride, but said he's
> concerned he may feel out of place; first of all, not riding a Riv,
You can tell him for me, first about not riding a Riv - if we're wading
through a stream I'm bring
just put a deposit on a SimpleOne.. trying to decide on the bars.
i've never really been a fan of drop bars, e.g. growing up as a kid in the
70s.. and the couple of times i've tried them over the intervening decades
haven't really changed my mind - the front ends have felt pretty squirrely (but
It won't matter what you choose. You will want something else soon after
you tape and shellac them. If not - you haven't subscribed to this list
long enough...
Brian (currently has 3 bars in the queue for his AHH)
Seattle
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM, andrew hill wrote:
> just put a deposit
Apologies from me too:
IT'S A COOKBOOK! IT'S A COOKBOOK!
On May 3, 6:19 pm, EricP wrote:
> Can't help this - apologies in advance -
>
> "SimpleGreen is made of people!"
>
> Eric Platt
> St. Paul, MN
>
> On May 3, 2:36 pm, nawr...@comcast.net wrote:
>
> > I have already added one to my stable. J
They are matchless . . . -- Forrest
On May 4, 4:28 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Lafuma!!!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:59 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> > But ... can *you* match these excessively cool bags?
>
> > New old Lamafu bar bag on new new VO occasional slip-over-bar
> > decal
You have coined the name for a great line of bags in the future, where we
will all live: Lafamu!
And, aye, she's lar, lar
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Forrest wrote:
> They are matchless . . . -- Forrest
>
> On May 4, 4:28 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> > Lafuma!!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
My inability to download it, etc. will motivate me to pay for a print copy!
They deserve it, anyway.
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Date: Wed, May 4, 2011 at 4:43 PM
Subject: RR43 Link Update
To: Bill
Use this area to offer a short teaser of your em
Hiya
Bike camping season is starting up here in PHL and so is my lust for
parts. Anyone riding a Riv (specifically the Bleriot) with them? The
narrow width has me worried but they seem so nice!
Same question about the VO rando bar.
-Justin
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I could live without downloading but even magnified the print is too
small to read. Has anyone tried printing it? It looks like a great
issue.
michael
On May 4, 8:12 pm, "Bill Gibson (III)" wrote:
> My inability to download it, etc. will motivate me to pay for a print copy!
> They deserve it, a
I struggle to get comfortable on normal or slightly flared drop bars, but
I'm pretty happy with the On One Midge. It's almost a mix between a mustache
bar and a normal drop bar.
Eric
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 7:06 PM, andrew hill wrote:
> just put a deposit on a SimpleOne.. trying to decide on th
Put the Jitensha Studio flat bars on my Quickbeam a couple weeks ago.
Love them. A lot.
http://www.jitensha.com/eng/flatbar05.html
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Yes - the mistake was intentional. Just a really bad attempt at a
pun.
Seems that color naming Rivendells has become popular (Orangeborne,
Greenborne, now SimpleGreen). While good fun for those "in the know"
it may serve to confuse others. Just today was mentioning the
SimpleGreen to a person a
I don't find the Sam Hillborne bad at hill climbing. Although with
the longer chainstays, it isn't the quickest thing in the world. Will
probably feel slower than your Trek. And, like Patrick, I can feel a
bit of wheel flop at certain speeds, and with certain tires. With my
style of riding, it
I only get a one page blank document when I open the link :-(
On May 4, 8:39 pm, MichaelH wrote:
> I could live without downloading but even magnified the print is too
> small to read. Has anyone tried printing it? It looks like a great
> issue.
> michael
>
> On May 4, 8:12 pm, "Bill Gibson (II
I'd love to see a pic of your QB with those bars. (I am in the midst of bar
decisions for my new used Rambouillet.)
Tim
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Cycletex wrote:
> Put the Jitensha Studio flat bars on my Quickbeam a couple weeks ago.
> Love them. A lot.
> http://www.jitensha.com/eng/flatb
My body measurements are very similiar to yours and i actually really
like my 42cm dream bar. just put a 48cm noodle on another bike, will
get back to you on that.
i'm debating a simpleone too and thinking about drops or albatross
myself
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put a bar on there,
then:
change it.
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Minh wrote:
> My body measurements are very similiar to yours and i actually really
> like my 42cm dream bar. just put a 48cm noodle on another bike, will
> get back to you on that.
>
> i'm debating a simpleone too and think
This weekend is the 50th TOSRV.
How many Riv riders will be there?
I'll be there on my Blue Rambouillet. Hope to see lots of you there.
Steve Hemmelgarn
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All of my bikes have drops.
2 have Nitto Noodles, which I really really love. I have 44's on one
and 46's on another. Originally I thought I would love the 46's, but
prefer the slightly narrower ones.
On another bike I have the Nitto Randonneur bars. These are really
comfortable and flare out a bit
I tried the narrow Nitto randonneur bars on my Saluki and didn't care
for the combination. I currently use the Grand Bois randonneur bars
on my Kogswell and like them a lot.
Ryan
On May 4, 5:30 pm, Justin August wrote:
> Hiya
> Bike camping season is starting up here in PHL and so is my lust fo
I printed it out as a pdf and it looks good and readable to me. Some
odd issues with scaling on the bike pictures but that looks to be in
the issue.
This link works for me :
http://shade.keeptrees.com/publications/g30/TheRivendellReader/
Stephen
On May 4, 5:39 pm, MichaelH wrote:
> I could live
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 12:33 AM, Stephen S wrote:
> I printed it out as a pdf and it looks good and readable to me. Some
> odd issues with scaling on the bike pictures but that looks to be in
> the issue.
> This link works for me :
> http://shade.keeptrees.com/publications/g30/TheRivendellReader/
Yup I installed CutePDF (Free)
Then went into the link for the pdf.
Chose the print option and then chose the option for selected pages.
I entered in 1-46 and chose print. It spooled the pages to the print
spooler and then after sometime it allowed me to save the pdf.
CutePDF is a little odd but wo
Correction : I am missing the links for "In this issue" on page 2
everything else seems fine. It just looks like a blank column.
Stephen
On May 4, 9:42 pm, Stephen S wrote:
> Yup I installed CutePDF (Free)
> Then went into the link for the pdf.
> Chose the print option and then chose the option
m-bars on my QB. Love 'em. I am mostly an urban commuter and the m-bars are
simply great in traffic. I also do longer rides with them and have never
been uncomfortable. Try riding your Rom around in just one gear for a day or
two and see what you think.
Aloha!
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 1:06 PM, andr
I have a brand new tan Acorn Boxy Rando Bag for sale. If anyone is
interested, please let me know.
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...sounds like an easy way to ruin your $200 saddle.
my berthoud was hard but comfortable out of the box. besides a small amount
of brooks proofide on the underside to protect from drying out, butt-sweat +
miles is the only treatment that I use. no problems at all or need to
"break-in" the saddle
Hello
I'm selling a black medium sized Acorn bag.
Just bought it last month but turns out I'm not using it nearly as
much as I thought.
It's black with honey leather straps. It can be seen on the Acorn Bags
website.
It's a nifty little bag that can hold a surprising amount of stuff.
It's in like
Anyone get a PDF rivendell Reader but could not read it? Just got one but
cant read.
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Looks like a good match to me, especially on that bike. Thumbs up.
On May 4, 1:59 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> But ... can *you* match these excessively cool bags?
>
> New old Lamafu bar bag on new new VO occasional slip-over-bar
> decaleur, conscientiously matching rear old Lamafu panniers.
>
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I have 'em on my Saluki and find them very comfortable, and I'm a big guy.
Mind you, I've never (yet) ridden a bike with Noodles, so I can't compare.
Rob in Seattle
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Print as a pdf, if you are on a Mac.
May be a similar option in the world-o-windows.
- Jim
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My inability to download it, etc. will motivate me to pay for a print copy!
They deserve it, anyway.
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i'm already planning what the first and second iteration will be:
jitensha flat handlebars during its early years as primarily a
commuter, then either noodle or moustache for longer rides...
On May 4, 4:06 pm, andrew hill wrote:
> just put a deposit on a SimpleOne.. trying to decide on the bars.
on 5/4/11 7:41 AM, Roger at rogerdhod...@gmail.com wrote:
> I wonder if digital/audio versions are done at Amazon, the publisher,
> or the author's prerogative?
Typically, that is the domain of the publisher. Any publisher should be
doing all they can to maintain control over the specific proper
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