Did a little search and found these; the last link has some video footage
of Marchand riding with his club (the audio is in french, so with the
exception of "allez" I"ve little idea what was said :) ) :
http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=Nzg3NQ&MenuId=MTI2Mjc
http://timesofindia.
Love the color!
I for one appreciate the look of the rear rack parallel to the top tubes! :-p
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In some ways things have changed since then. Availability of bikes
with bigger/better clearances has grown. Salsa is marketing some
pretty interesting bikes for camping, or as they refer to it
"Adventuring". The Surly Pacer with its adjustment for true 32s (w/out
fenders), the All City Mr Pink, and
Not so much a country but a rural work-horse. I live 6 miles from a
small town, 14 from a medium sized one. It is a 30 mile (oneway) ride
to shop in the "big city" (Mankato). That said, I have a variety of
bikes but my mainstay is my SUV, a Surly Big Dummy. I have 32's on my
NatureBoy and 2.25
IMO, there are pleasing to the eye fork rake radii, and then there are
those that are not. The "new" Betty falls into the latter category:
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Thanks Tony - I appreciate the advice.
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Very pretty build - I like way it has turned out. Very tasteful selection
in components.
Any thoughts on the ride VS the LHT?
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Personally, hope to be ALIVE at 100. But, of course, alive = cycling!
M
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I remember reading in an old Riv Reader that Charlie Cunningham regularly
"writes backwards" to this same purpose.
Marc "chewing gum and walking at the same time" Schwartz
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beha
The beauty of steel; bent your frame? BEND IT BACK! Then weld on an additional
" top tube"!
"We don' need no stinkin" warranty!"
M
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Could also be a trick of the angle. I thought I saw a side view image, but
can't lay my mouse upon it this morning.
- Jim / cyclofiend
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Ohhh, that's not so pretty...
On 2/18/12, Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> Could also be a trick of the angle. I thought I saw a side view image, but
> can't lay my mouse upon it this morning.
>
> - Jim / cyclofiend
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Question: is there a truly budget minded bike that compares to a
Rivendell? Something tig welded but lively and clearance for fat
tires? It would be great if Grant could work with someone (Kona,
Surly, Voodoo???) to come up with a made in Taiwan scorcher country
bike.
Tigged, powdercoated, traditio
Tennyson was always a couple steps more confusing than shifting. I never felt
so screwed with Tennyson though.
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Steve,
I am in Kensington, too. Though I do not ride a Rivendell (yet), I do commute
with a large Saddlesack and other Rivendell gear! My commute takes me the
length of Kensington Parkway before I head south into DC. If you see me riding
(black Surly LHT, olive, large Saddlesack, yellow trian
Then you get into a whole "diluting the brand" argument where as Rivendell
stands for high end lugged bikes if they just went and made tig welded
bikes threadless stems how would they be any different from Surly et al? I
just dont think someone as small as Riv could stay in business selling such
ch
I would think that the new (2011) fits that description quite well,
albeit with cantis.
I went back and forth for a while between that and the Sam I ended up
getting this summer.
FWIW the decision came down to Riv being able to confidently recommend
what size to get, which Salsa couldn't. I was or
I would think that the new (2011) Salsa Casseroll fits that
description quite well,
albeit with cantis, which to my mind are a perfectly fine solution.
I went back and forth for a while between that and the Sam I ended up
getting this summer.
FWIW the decision came down to Riv being able to confid
Peter M: Yeah, I get that, and don't think that's the answer. I'm not
looking for a low-end Rivendell, but an other brand that has the
qualities of a Riv but for around $500. Springy steel (not light
touring) tig w/ all the Riv features (as above). I don't need a $2, $3
or $4,000 bike, but one for
Very nice shot.
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Hmmm. I thought that the traditional pretty Rivendell fork rake was
about as "no compromise" with Grant as lugs. I guess not, and that's
unfortunate.
A nice fork rake must be very expensive, because so few production
fork makers do it.
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It does look very odd and not very nice; I wonder if Jim is right about the
viewing angle.
Me, I do like the classic tightly radiused bend -- even more evident on
many low trail bikes -- but I also like (shamfacedly confessing) straight
forks on the right frame, tho' only if the legs have the righ
I wouldn't call randonneur bikes "country bikes" if the Sam Hillson is a
country bike: the former are much more roadlike, if my categorization is
correct. OTOH, bikes like the Fargo split the difference between a mountain
bike and a bike like the Sam Hill: they are more biased toward dirt but
ride
Take a look at Rawland. Frames are around $700, but they fit wide tires, use
light steel tubing, and are built for comfort. You may be able to get them on
special occasionally in the $500 range, too.
Mobile Brian Hanson
On Feb 18, 2012, at 10:42 AM, cyclotourist wrote:
> Peter M: Yeah, I get
On Sat, 2012-02-18 at 15:23 -0700, Bertin753 wrote:
> But that ain't no Sam Hill! As good a bike as the Sam is, I wonder if
> Jan would classify it as a randonneur; more like an all-rounder?
I'm pretty sure I've seen a Sam Hill at one of DC Randonneurs brevets,
and the owner was one of the regular
Ah, Kensington. When I lasted visited, the highlight was a visit to Bert
Heiserman's vintage pen shop. What a place, if you love old pens. But I
drift way off topic...
http://www.thepenhaven.com/about.html
On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 11:08 AM, WETH wrote:
> Steve,
> I am in Kensington, too. Tho
Ironically, I just bought the 2005 back issue of VQ (then VBQ) that has the
interview with GP and JH, and it's funny to see their differing opinions. Grant
is all "it's great if a bike is flexible to be equipped any way someone wants"
and Jan is all "but didn't the French essentially figure out
23 miles today, at a leisurely pace with my brother Peter out from LA and
Crownpoint (NM) down the old Corrales road -- Corrales being a combination
of old Hispanic farming community, rural slum and yuppie McMansions (Santa
Fe style). I on my Curt commuter fixed (72") and Peter on one of his --
wha
I always considered them to by chunky mountain bikey, sort of like a
650b Karate Monkey. Will give 'em a look!
On 2/18/12, Stonehog wrote:
> Take a look at Rawland. Frames are around $700, but they fit wide tires, use
> light steel tubing, and are built for comfort. You may be able to get them
>
Good description of the issue.
I am seriously grateful that I get to live in a time when such a debate can be
had!
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>Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: What this country needs is a Country Bike
The Rawland rSogn (650B) is quite different from any Surly.
http://www.rawlandcycles.com/store/index.php?strWebAction=item_detail&intItemID=3953
With 8/5/8 standard-diameter tubing I think the frame is lighter and
flexier than most other production steel bikes including Rivs.
They are also coming o
On Feb 18, 5:09 pm, James Warren wrote:
> Good description of the issue.
> I am seriously grateful that I get to live in a time when such a debate can
> be had!
>
>
Yes! It's an exciting time for those of us that appreciate and desire
all-road bikes.
I have a couple of bikes and almost all of th
Their only product I'm familiar is the cSogn. It seemed a great bike,
but kind of burly.
On 2/18/12, David Yu Greenblatt wrote:
> The Rawland rSogn (650B) is quite different from any Surly.
> http://www.rawlandcycles.com/store/index.php?strWebAction=item_detail&intItemID=3953
> With 8/5/8 standar
I don't think it's a trick of a strange viewing angle. Here's the new
Betty fork viewed from the side:
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On Feb 18, 11:10 am, PATRICK
I think most of us know that Grant would prefer it to be as nice a curve as
possible. If there is a need to speculate about the significance of this one
possibly showing some compromise, please ask Rivendell or him directly about
it.
Also, I'm not claiming that anyone has said anything saucy.
Drove up to try some MUSA knickers - the large fit me fine and they are great
for riding - bought em.
While I was there got to ride the Bosco Rubbe a bit.
I'd characterize the ride as PLUSH. Made me smile. It would be great for my
~12 mile round trip commute.
My Hoarders Anon sponsor will be non
IMO my Surly Cross-Check is the functional and ride-quality equivalent of the
Atlantis I owned for several years. The LHT is often compared to the Atlantis,
but the LHT is actually quite a bit stiffer/sturdier feeling to me. The
Cross-check is closer to the budget Atlantis. Then I suppose the Pa
Alas, I can't join you all for Riv Rally East this year, but I just
wanted to pipe up as another Brooklyn-based Riv owner. I've got an
original green Quickbeam that I use to get around the city nearly
every day, and an A. Homer Hilsen that I ride on the weekends with the
New York Cycle Club and wh
It seems premature to form an opinion before seeing the built-up
bike. I'd reserve judgement until I saw the entire visual, hopefully
in person. Photos somehow don't quite tell the whole story.
dougP
On Feb 18, 6:52 pm, James Warren wrote:
> I think most of us know that Grant would prefer it t
Franklyn
Hi, if you are interested, I have a set of Sugino PX with 50/40/30 in 165mm
I am not using. $105 shipped across the bay.
I know it is not 110bcd, but you know what you can do with it.
Thanks,
Ron
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I've never met anyone who spoke poorly of their Surly! A Surly Pacer
is also a bike that's almost there, but not quite. I guess what I'm
visualizing is a Taiwanese tig welded, powder coated Roadeo (zippy
country bike, 57mm brakes) with <$600 Surly/Salsa/SOMA pricing. The
SOMA San Marcos more like
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