On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 19:57 -0700, Bill M. wrote:
>
> FD is not an option = seat tube angle is too shallow for normal FD's
> to work without the cage hitting the chainstay, so no provision will
> be made for one.
>
If you can solve the common problem of front derailleur angle on small
wheelers w
Patek Philippe ads, almost verbatim
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 19, 2011, at 5:45 PM, "Steve Palincsar" wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 15:29 -0600, Bertin753 wrote:
>> Cheap Herse!! Cheap Herse!! Actually, given the build I got and the price
>> asked, as well as the trade for the S12 kit and at-c
Here's Grant's quote from Riv Reader #42:
"seven is good. a beater, a bomber, a single-speed, a tour- ing bike,
a lightish road bike, a do-all racked and bagged bike, a mixte, a
loaner, and a work in progress. seven? Make it nine."
Bikes are fun. I like to think about tire size;
28cm -- Riv Road
On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 07:23 -0400, Allingham II, Thomas J wrote:
> Patek Philippe ads, almost verbatim
I don't think I mentioned, this conversation took place in August of
1997.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jun 19, 2011, at 5:45 PM, "Steve Palincsar" wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 15:29 -
Very nice! Great color. The whole thing is well done.
>
>From: John L
>To: RBW Owners Bunch
>Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 3:53 PM
>Subject: [RBW] New Hillborne
>
>pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34864597@N00/sets/72157626993100778/
>
>Loving the ride.
Hey All -
I live in Burlington, VT, and would like to start doing some overnight
camping trips in VT. I am researching good spots to do the
overnights, and figured I would ask on here as well. Have any of you
done any in VT?
A lot of what I am finding for state park camping is more like car-
ca
What a fun game! Here's my guess...
This is the prototype for the commuter/city bike Grant mentioned a while
ago.
But, I think, Riv wants to have a sample size greater than 1 to assess the
various ideas on the bike, so the idea of a "limited edition" of higher-end
prototypes is a pretty good one
Also, if you don't live in Vermont, how do you go about choosing
places to go on your S24O's? I know that part of the beauty of the
S24O is the spontaneity - but would love some guidance on how you got
started.
On Jun 20, 8:39 am, Zack wrote:
> Hey All -
>
> I live in Burlington, VT, and would l
Looks great! Happy riding.
On Jun 20, 8:13 am, Ray Shine wrote:
> Very nice! Great color. The whole thing is well done.
>
>
>
> >
> >From: John L
> >To: RBW Owners Bunch
> >Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 3:53 PM
> >Subject: [RBW] New Hillborne
>
> >pics here:http:
I rode through VT last year- what a beautiful state. There are
lots of places to camp, not all of them 'designated'.Usually I
just ride until it is about an hour before dark, then start thinking
about a spot for camping.If you are on less-traveled roads or in
national forest areas, you
Great looking Sam!
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On Jun 19, 4:03 pm, robert zeidler wrote:
> 68cm Riv Custom
> 68cm Redwood
> 65cm Redwood
> 67cm AHH
> 22" Riv Mtn Bike
> 64cm Sam
> 68cm Q-beam
> 68cm Ram
> 64cm Ram
> 64cm Atlantis
> 66cm Atlantis
> 62cm Hunqa
>
> I plan on eventually, in 30 years or so, willing these to m
I've got nearby areas where I could stealth camp, but they are all
sandy (even under the bosque trees the soil is old river silt) and
there are coyotes hanging around -- fine to ride through but not so
fun, I imagine, for camping. No fires either, since it is fire season
here. I wish there were gra
Got three good ones! I can finally stop combing Craigslist every day
(for now). With young kids at home, I don't get out much for weekend
rides. My bikes share daily commuting duties mostly with the
occasional 30-mile ride on weekends. These are all enjoyable in their
own way:
64cm Silver Quic
Liesl, Do you have pix of the Bleriot posted anywhere? I'd love to
see it.
Steve
On Jun 19, 11:59 pm, Liesl wrote:
> Riv Saluki--first litter, serial number 77. 50cm red with cream head
> tube, mustache bars, silver bar-ends, nitto dirt-drop, VO elk sew-on
> grips, wood fenders, honey brooks, n
Super great-looking bike with all the Rivish goodies! I like the blue
twine, which I presume is not shellacked. I never thought of colored
twine before. I really like the orange paint scheme with blue
accents. I'm sure you'll enjoy riding this for a long time. Steve
On Jun 19, 6:53 pm, John L
3 for me - all need to be fast and able to carry a load; and all weather /
conditions -
main ride - Boulder 700c, drop bars, Ostrich bag or sometimes basket, SON &
edelux, VO rear rack which I thought would be useless, but actually gets
used quite a bit for overflow from the front carry; Gipiem
My brother lives in Burlington-- might get my vote for the coolest
city in the US. I have done a fair amount riding up there. You can
camp in any of the National Forests-- pick a spot and go for it. You
are supposed to be a 1/2 mile for the road (i think), but i usually go
far enough so that i cant
Love that Surly-tude!
On Jun 17, 3:23 am, charlie wrote:
> That's pretty Surly talk. ; )
>
> On Jun 16, 8:57 pm, Mike wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > I really like today's post on the Surly Blog (http://surlybikes.com/
> > blog/2514/). Seems to be in the same vein as Grant's Tips for Happy
> >
To me, brazing a handle to the seat tube is in the "whack-job"
category. A triangular frame bag is a possibility.
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If going by tire size -
40mm - Sam Hillborne (Schwalbe Marathon Dureme)
40mm - Cross Check (Marathon Supremes)
50mm - LHT (Big Apples)
Winter - 40mm studded (Cross Check), 1.75 studded (LHT)
Sometimes might go as skinny as 35mm (Paselas) on a bike. Most of the
time, now, that's too narrow. Migh
On Jun 20, 11:03 am, cm wrote:
> My brother lives in Burlington-- might get my vote for the coolest
> city in the US.
that's quite a compliment. and I agree! as long as you don't mind 5
months of winter.
Zack - like the above posters recommended, just pick a place where
you'd like to spend som
Hi Ginz, I currently am using 135mm Phil 7sp FW hubs with multiple
sets of wheels. I may go to a 9sp. cassette one day, but I don't see
what difference that would make regarding the BB length. If you have
further thoughts on this, please do share! I'd use the same 110mm
Tange for the Bombadil i
I don't think I'd go so far as whacky, but I must admit that a handle would be
completely unnecessary. I've toted many bikes around for many years without a
handle, and it's worked fine so far.
>
>From: Ginz
>To: RBW Owners Bunch
>Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011
Oh, yea - that's mm for the tires!
On Jun 20, 1:35 pm, Esteban wrote:
> Here's Grant's quote from Riv Reader #42:
> "seven is good. a beater, a bomber, a single-speed, a tour- ing bike,
> a lightish road bike, a do-all racked and bagged bike, a mixte, a
> loaner, and a work in progress. seven? M
Let's see...
1. 66cm Quickbeam: 40/32-19/16 gearing, m-bars, mini-front/platrack, R14 in
back, Rich built wheels - sort of the ultimate commuter bike for me but I do
ride it long distances too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgps-bob/5446966241/
2. Bike Friday New World Tourist (it's been to Riv C
I ride Tevas all the time (except for commuting to and from work) and love
'em. My feet have Teva-tans. :-) If you get on Sierra's mailing list you can
even get 'em cheaper than $20 at times. I just ordered a pair and with the
email coupon code I think I paid $15. I've got a stash of them and whene
Have y'all noticed how well Surlys and Salsas are represented here??? They
sure do make some nice, well thought out and relatively inexpensive bikes
that compliment Rivendell bikes & velosophy.
Right now, I've got it down to four bikes. Was five for a while, but I
couldn't justify my Quickbeam.
Well...interesting choice of hub. I have the same hub on my bike.
However, mine is an older model from the early 90's. I believe I
measured the chainline at 42.5mm. Your's may be a bit different,
though it is most likley 45mm. If you use the Sugino with a 110mm,
that ought to give you a 45mm cha
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:29 AM, cyclotourist wrote:
> Finally, I have a real neat Schwinn Racer that I use a lot for shopping,
> library and similar round town stuff. A great bike that's coming up on 40
> years old!
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/437182423/in/set-721575944431710
Yep, keeping it real...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/437181442/in/set-72157594443171032/
Thanks, it's pretty much all original except for chain, tires and I threw on
a big cog in the back.
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Lee Chae wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:29 AM, cycloto
Hey all -
A couple people emailed me over the weekend, and I just wanted to pass along
that there have been some access issues reported.
Just a heads up that for some reason, the web version of the RBW Owners
Group has been loading up very, very slowly (or not at all) for no apparent
reason for
I am planning a 6 day ride around VT this August.
Starting in Meredith NH, mostly following the ACA Green Mtn Loop
counter clockwise as far a Queeche where I am scheduled to meet up
with family.
Contact me off list if you're interested.
Jay
On Jun 20, 6:54 pm, Patrick in VT wrote:
> On Jun 20,
If I put on some cork grips and shellac them Thursday night, will they be
dry enough to ride early Saturday morning? How about if the shellac'ing
were Wednesday night?
Pimping my Xootr,
Jack
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Wonder if that's the 56 cm I almost bought.
Looks beautiful.
Jay
On Jun 20, 1:53 am, John L wrote:
> pics here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/34864597@N00/sets/72157626993100778/
>
> Loving the ride. Have the handlebars way up where I couldn't get them
> on my Long Haul Trucker, and it's fantasti
2003 Lemond Alpe d'Huez: steel frame, Kelly steel fork, mostly 105
2006 DaHon Solo: Bought on a whim. Fun folder that gets almost no use.
Took the Brooks off it for another bike. Number 305 of 500. Need to
sell.
1996 Trek 930: Bought new in the box in 2008. Alba bars, fenders,
slicks, and racks.
on 6/20/11 10:34 AM, Jack Warman at jack.war...@gmail.com wrote:
If I put on some cork grips and shellac them Thursday night, will they be
dry enough to ride early Saturday morning? How about if the shellac'ing
were Wednesday night?
When I've done twine, it's been ready by the next day. Depe
It looks like a 60 cm, and it looks amazing. I looked at it after riding my 60
last night.
-Original Message-
>From: Jay
>Sent: Jun 20, 2011 10:34 AM
>To: RBW Owners Bunch
>Subject: [RBW] Re: New Hillborne
>
>Wonder if that's the 56 cm I almost bought.
>Looks beautiful.
>
>Jay
>
>On J
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Jack Warman wrote:
> If I put on some cork grips and shellac them Thursday night, will they be
> dry enough to ride early Saturday morning? How about if the shellac'ing
> were Wednesday night?
>
Inside or outside?
Since i know where you live Jack, you need to ta
Hello all.Hope the riding this summer is going well. I have for sale
the following stuff all items include shipping US only.
Tektro CR720 cantilever brakes front and rear black. Used on my
Bombadil for around 2 months. good used condition. Got a great deal on
Pauls so these need a home. $27.00
2-
Operational:
1990s Ibis Mojo steel front suspension MTB.
1970s Gitane Tour de France, all Campy, Challenge Parigi-Roubaix 29mm tires.
2010 AHH, Fastboy Slim. JB Greens.
2010 Riv Atlantis, custom pewter paint, Alba bars, fully racked and set for
touring w/ fat Marathon Supremes.
2009 Quickbea
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 1:29 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/437182423/in/set-72157594443171032
>
> Oh, and the front half of a Co-Motion Double Espresso that will be going up
> for sale in order to get a Periscope. Anyone, anyone...?
>
> http://www.flickr.co
If I ponied up $4300 for a Rivendell and got a Pedersen type bike, I'd
be furious. Too weird, I wouldn't want it, and there's no way I'd
recover anything close to my money if I tried to sell it. And I
suspect I wouldn't be alone in that opinion. That's why I'm still
thinking a hub-shift townie bik
A Hunqapillar mixte - just wishful thinking...
Charlie
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Interesting.
I'd previously noticed on Riv's website on the BB page, that they
said:
"Sizing:
Non-Rivendell Road bikes with three chainrings and no bowed-out
chainstays: 110mm.
Any bike with bowed-out, but not ultra bowed-out chainstays: 113mm or
115mm.
Rivendell models except the Atlantis: 1
I think an IGH bike makes the most sense and possibly even a Rohloff.
What other IGH would you want to ride off road and take touring? And
that would put a lot of restrictions on the bike. What else would
there be left to choose? Brakes would be determined by whether the
bike was set up for cant-,
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:15 PM, cm wrote:
> I think an IGH bike makes the most sense and possibly even a Rohloff.
> What other IGH would you want to ride off road and take touring? And
> that would put a lot of restrictions on the bike. What else would
> there be left to choose? Brakes would be d
On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 12:18 -0700, Anne Paulson wrote:
> If I ponied up $4300 for a Rivendell and got a Pedersen type bike, I'd
> be furious.
Not a chance, I'd say. Pedersens have to be fitted to the individual,
no way you're going to get a decent range of sizes with 3 frames.
What's more, you
O yeah, that would be nice. I would love a 29er version of the Mtn.
Mixte: http://www.cyclofiend.com/mages/rbw/pdf/original_brown_mixte.pdf
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Charlie wrote:
>
>
> A Hunqapillar mixte - just wishful thinking...
>
> Charlie
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Chaincase. I would still put on two rings and shift with a big stick!
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" It would be very cool if they also made a real shifter for the
Rohloff. I'm not in the market for a new bike but I'd be very, very
happy to get a bar end shifter that was setup to handle the extra
throw required by the Rohloff! I'd ditch that damned twist shifter in
a split second."
I feel t
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Roger wrote:
> " It would be very cool if they also made a real shifter for the
> Rohloff. I'm not in the market for a new bike but I'd be very, very
> happy to get a bar end shifter that was setup to handle the extra
> throw required by the Rohloff! I'd ditch th
Hi Zack,
Here's a link about officially sactioned "primitive" camping in
Vermont:
http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/primitive.htm
If you're interested crossing the Green Mountains, the Northeast
Kingdom Travel and Tourist Assn. offers a network of recommended bike
routes and loops all over that pa
I do friction shift Ginz !! Always have ... always will :) I've
stuck with FW's all these years because I have a stock of NOS and
barely used Sachs FW's. . . . and the cogs just last and last and
last ! I switched to Squirt chain lube last year and I seem to get
even less wear on them. I
Offered to the group rather than ebay -
I have a copy of "The Bicycle Book - Wit, Wisdom & Wanderings". Paperback,
149 pages, in like-new condition. $5.00 free shipping CONUS. PayPal
preferred.
Good little book, but I don't think I'll reread it, so I'd like to move it
along. Even used copi
Thanks for checkin' on it; I'd noticed the delay in loading, that it
actually times out on my iPhone's browser, but my PC, it'll hang in
there until it eventually get it brought up.
(I read it via digest-mode, but come to the board itself to reply).
On Jun 20, 1:52 pm, CycloFiend wrote:
> He
On Jun 20, 5:10 pm, Roger wrote:
> Does anyone prefer twist shifters?
Well my Nishiki MTB has GripShifts, and I've always liked
them... I've been considering a (potentially wacky) idea to try to
mount some grips on the lower part of some offroad-drop bars.
still under 'hypothetical'..
It can work. I've seen pictures on MTBR some where. If I find it, I'll
post a link.
On Jun 20, 4:04 pm, Leslie wrote:
> On Jun 20, 5:10 pm, Roger wrote:
>
> > Does anyone prefer twist shifters?
>
> Well my Nishiki MTB has GripShifts, and I've always liked
> them... I've been considerin
"I'm not familiar with the SA 8-speed. Is the shifter indexed or just
the hub?"
The SA 8-speed hub isn't indexed, but it definitely wants to be
centered into each gear without much feedback. Supposedly Sheldon
Brown could do it, but like 99% of the things Sheldon could do, it was
beyond my skills
RBW hasn't loaded for almost a week, but emptying my cache seems to
have helped, although I can't think of a reason Y. Thanks for the
suggestion, Jim.
michael
On Jun 20, 6:47 pm, Leslie wrote:
> Thanks for checkin' on it; I'd noticed the delay in loading, that it
> actually times out on my iP
OK folks... HERE is the solution to HS (And thanks Esteban for
giving me a clue)... It stands for Hammerschmidt... it's a 2-speed
crankset developed by SRAM (similar to the Schlumpf) with a built-in
transmission (in the crank). It obviates the need for a front
derailleur. The question is whet
Read more about it here...
http://tinyurl.com/3g7eyk4
Could this be it??? If so, that's some pretty funky stuff...
On Jun 20, 8:22 pm, Montclair BobbyB
wrote:
> OK folks... HERE is the solution to HS (And thanks Esteban for
> giving me a clue)... It stands for Hammerschmidt... it's a 2-spe
Cool stuff!!!
My brother lives on Grand Isle (Lake Champlain)... I'm headed up for
a family get-together for the 4th of July with my Bombadil and a
custom Fargo that I just built for him. He's got a beautiful house
high above the lake overlooking the water, but I plan to camp under
the stars on
Jim,
Thanks for your "heads up". I've definitely noticed that loading the
RBW Google group takes a while. I just timed it on my computer and it
took a full minute to load. Not the end of the world, I just open
another tab until the Google Groups loads up. I do wonder what's
causing the pokiness
Yea that looks pretty cooloff road looking which seems to be
where the Riv folks ride quite a bit.
On Jun 20, 5:29 pm, Montclair BobbyB
wrote:
> Read more about it here...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3g7eyk4
>
> Could this be it??? If so, that's some pretty funky stuff...
>
> On Jun 20, 8:22
Retro-direct, anyone?
My guess is that he means it when the HS will be a more "elegant", maybe a
more "integrated" design. It may be less of a bike meant to be widely
adaptable to different configurations, as many Rivendell designs are. But it
won't be a single-purpose bike at all.
On Mon, Jun 20
Sold.
Thanks,
Brian
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and now SEVEN of them are sold. I'm pleasantly surprised. I'm
waiting for a lister to speak up and say that they've put their money
down.
On Jun 20, 7:09 pm, "Bill Gibson (III)"
wrote:
> Retro-direct, anyone?
>
> My guess is that he means it when the HS will be a more "elegant", maybe a
> m
It's plausible. 22 or 24T chainring with 1:1 or 1.6:1 ratio. So you
get a granny in 1:1 and the equivalent of a 35 or 38T ring in the
overdrive. But IMHO the grey or black or whatever doesn't really look
like it belongs on a Riv. Maybe it looks better in person than in the
photo?
dougP
On Jun
Hopefully they'll be first sent to Nitto for "resurfacing"...
On Jun 20, 11:48 pm, doug peterson wrote:
> It's plausible. 22 or 24T chainring with 1:1 or 1.6:1 ratio. So you
> get a granny in 1:1 and the equivalent of a 35 or 38T ring in the
> overdrive. But IMHO the grey or black or whatever
On Jun 20, 4:35 am, Esteban wrote:
> Here's Grant's quote from Riv Reader #42:
> "seven is good. a beater, a bomber, a single-speed, a tour- ing bike,
> a lightish road bike, a do-all racked and bagged bike, a mixte, a
> loaner, and a work in progress. seven? Make it nine."
Well, I can't do beate
I'm jealous... last update that I got was that my frame should arrive
tomorrow, but I won't have time to drive down to WC to pick it up until this
weekend! Then another week to get around to hanging all of the parts before
I can ride it!
How do you like the front wheel so far? I haven't chosen m
113mm is what I wound up with on my Hunq. I'm also using a Sugino XD
double up front and an 8-spd cassette, btw. I think Riv recommends
113mm BBs for Sugino cranks, at least, on the Hunqapillar.
-Brian
On Jun 20, 1:34 pm, Ginz wrote:
> Well...interesting choice of hub. I have the same hub on my
While we're on the subject of guessing what the new Rivendell is, I'd
like to offer up my own "gosh, I wish they would do this" bike.
I'd like a 26-inch-wheel City Bike with an IGH, dynohub, and drum
brakes. Preferably butterscotch color.
Joe "I like dreamin" Bernard
Fairfield, CA.
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