Are you trying to ride up the walls of your house? What exactly do you
need a 24/36, and how fast do you have to spin that gear to keep the bike
upright?
Michael
On Friday, April 6, 2012 8:08:14 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> 1. The stock mini 2-bys seem to have 42 outers. Do any of y'al
On Sat, 2012-04-07 at 04:11 -0700, Michael Hechmer wrote:
> Are you trying to ride up the walls of your house? What exactly do
> you need a 24/36, and how fast do you have to spin that gear to keep
> the bike upright?
My Bruce Gordon Rock 'n Road Tour came with a 22x32 granny: 18.6". The
24x36
Take two Tums and call us in the morning.
Dr. John @ RBW
On Apr 6, 10:40 pm, Mojo wrote:
> I am watching Rivendell sail away from my shore. My heart is filled with
> sadness; or maybe it's gas. Hard to tell the difference sometimes.
>
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> On Friday, April 6, 2012 8:59:45 PM UTC-6, Davi
Really don't know a whole lot of cajun myself (yet), but would recommend
the Rounder Records cajun anthology on iTunes, along with stuff by the
Balfa Brothers and Balfa Toujours. The Balfa Brothers are pretty close to
the "standard", if there is such a thing in cajun music. If you hunt
around
I second what Eric says. A good place to start would be with Dewey
Balfa. If you want to see glimpses of him playing live rent yourself
a copy of a rather poor move named "Southern Comfort." It has a
stupid plot and is more or less worthless, IMO, but near the end they
show Balfa playing with hi
On my last bike campout, I used a very small child's tent --
originally from Walmart but I got mine for four dollars at a yard
sale.
Four poles, built-in vinyl floor and tiny permanent "ranfly" up top.
The whole thing screams "cheap"; I had to seam-seal everything myself.
But you know what? When ro
Fellow Riv-freaks:
As my life and my bicycling style both evolve, some things have become evident.
Chief among them is that, of all my bikes, I tend to ride just two the most:
1. My Surly Big Dummy (no matter what BQ says, I really like mine); and2. My
1999 Riv All-Rounder (an acquisiting from a
Hey Patrick,
Try this link:
http://www.folkways.si.edu/searchresults.aspx?sPhrase=Cajun&sType=cat
Whenever I'm looking for something perhaps not quite mainstream (a
Rivendellian tie-in) this is where I first look. Of course, you can sample
each cut here (as you can in many places).
Cheers!
lyl
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Beth: don't precipitously sell the LongLow! You know that I love my 26"
wheel Rivs (put some 35 mm Kojaks on the AR) but even in the last few years
my tastes have changed: not that I dislike smaller wheels, but that I no
longer feel that wheel size, for pavement, makes a big difference compared
to
As Steve said, for loads and long hills and long rides. I rarely climb
in anything under a 35" or so, but if I ever (hah!) do some loaded
touring in northern NM, the consensus is that some low bailouts might
be very welcome. Further, there are some steep, short sand-bogged
hills around here for whi
FWIW: http://lovelybike.blogspot.com/ -- 4/6 post.
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 9:33 AM, b hamon wrote:
> Fellow Riv-freaks:
>
> As my life and my bicycling style both evolve, some things have become
> evident. Chief among them is that, of all my bikes, I tend to ride just two
> the most:
>
> 1. My Su
Wouldn't it make more sense to combine spats and shin covers? Or to
wear rain pants and spats?
[What about a rubber one-piece garment, with hood and feets?]
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 6:43 AM, John Bennett wrote:
> Take two Tums and call us in the morning.
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> Dr. John @ RBW
>
> On Apr 6, 10:40 pm,
I haven't actually tried the fenders in the rain, but I like them. I have
used VO metal fenders on other bikes but I wanted tough and cheap fenders
on this cross bike. Rivendell's installation video on their product page
was very helpful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG_WZVS9SUY&feature=playe
Briefly: thanks all; am following up on yer advices. Have already
heard Balfas playing Joli Blon -- very nice!
Back offlist with this!
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Re transport: I had this issue with the long front Honjo on the green
Riv. I ended up amputating 6" and replacing this with a very long (8")
(and flexible) flap.
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Mojo wrote:
> I haven't actually tried the fenders in the rain, but I like them. I have
> used VO me
Forgot to add that, having removed the fenders from the Riv because
they don't work well with the minimalist rear rack and fatter, 35 mm
tires, I've found absence of fenders very liberating in many ways,
from not worrying about bashing them against a wall to ease of bike
insertion into the rear of
Gosh Beth, that's the cyclist's dilemma... nostalgia vs. needs. I've let go
of two bikes I wish I didn't (Bleriot, Quickbeam) and have two bikes that
don't quite meet my needs but I'm loath to replace (Riv customs). I can't
give you advice about wheel size, but it sounds like you already know what
Oops. My post to Patrick was supposed to be off-list. But that didn't
happen with the new setup for Groups. My fault.
Sorry about that folks.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Saturday, April 7, 2012 11:24:16 AM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote:
> Briefly: thanks all; am following up on yer advices. Ha
I have a garage full of bikes I haven't ridden in years now... :
( These days my Surly Trucker gets the most use because of the gnarly
700x47 Schwalbes and my generator lighting system. Been thinking of
getting a "Hunk" or an Atlantis and moving the parts over as my last
good bicycle to ride i
Right on, sometimes less actually is moreand four bucks,
awesome!
On Apr 7, 8:25 am, Beth H wrote:
> On my last bike campout, I used a very small child's tent --
> originally from Walmart but I got mine for four dollars at a yard
> sale.
> Four poles, built-in vinyl floor and tiny permane
Hi Beth,
Your note resonates with me. I am also recently more in touch with what I
like to ride and what style works best for me now.
I sold 4 bikes last summer, all 700, 3 of them Rivs. My wife asked me to
reduce the fleet and those were the bikes that I believed would bring the
most return an
Beth & John:
I sold my last 700c size bike in 2007, to raise $ for a 26" wheel size
Rambouillet. My other bikes are now all 650B, which is a "26" size, but
rides somewhere between 26 and 700. I rode the Ram today with its heavy
duty 26" wheelset (some CX Rich built wheels) and 37 mm tires at 60 p
I mentioned last week that a new Brooks B17 finally gave that "ahh, it's
broken in" feeling after about 300 miles. As it happens, last week was also
my 1st century ride in un-padded shorts. The ride was so comfortable, I got
out a scapel from the college dissecting kit and cut the threads to remove
I just got an iPad, and I wonder how much bike-related fun I can have with
it. It's the LTE version, so it should have GPS ("sure, I know exactly what
I bought"). Are there any must-have iPhone or iPad apps for cycling? I
don't care about training or calories, but I might if I didn't have to
th
Sorry. I have now unlocked the photo of the MB-1 and made it available.
And thanks, Bruce. We are in agreement.
-jb
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Blish wrote:
> Hi Beth,
>
> Your note resonates with me. I am also recently more in touch with what I
> like to ride and what style works
I've only ever just worn 'street' underwear, or unpadded lycra shorts under
cargo shorts, even when 30-50 mile rides were a regular part of my
schedule. I have a Brooks, but it works on my leather-covered plastic
saddles as well. I did buy a pair of Andiamos from Rivendell, and tried
them a cou
I'm a big fan of Cyclemeter, use it for riding and walking. It logs
your route (via GPS) and gives you distance, elevation gain, average
speed and fastest speed and if you ride the same route often it
compares your latest ride to you average time for that particular
ride.
I have Cychosis but don't
I've used both Endomodo and Cyclemeter for the iPhone and the latter
is far better -- far less prone to re-setting itself and turning
itself off when the phone is in your pocket, at least as was the case
in my pockets. Cyclemeter (note: not "Cyclo ...") also seems to use
less electricity: Endomodo
... forgot to add: "and burned 946 putative calories at 8.34 mph
because he didn't turn the device off when walking around the library
and grocery store (you can set it for auto stop), but per Cyclemeter
hit 48 mph which is nonsense."
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 2:02 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> I've us
Utahn (??):
As I said, I always get very weird readings for fastest speed (47.87
mph on today's 12 mile ride -- yeah, right). How do you adjust to get
an accurate reading? Ditto for ascent and descent measurements?
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Rambouilleting Utahn wrote:
> I'm a big fan of Cy
Ahhh, the pleasure of a well set up and ass-compatible saddle! I never
wear chamois for rides under 35 miles (which is all the time for me),
tho' I have a coupla pairs of nice Kucharik and Swobo wool chamois'd
shorts. Saddle and setup is the mantra.
Tangent: some months ago I inquired for suggesti
Kewl. I had a Monocog 29er on which I ran 722 BAs.
Questions:
What gearing?
What is that rack?
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:49 PM, John Blish wrote:
> Sorry. I have now unlocked the photo of the MB-1 and made it available.
>
> And thanks, Bruce. We are in agreement.
>
> -jb
>
> On Sat, Apr 7
Patrick, I have not yet ridden in NM, but we have mountains in Vermont too.
My sense is that the climbs in the West are considerably longer than in
the East, but every mountain pass in VT has at least a couple of kilometers
of 20-25%. I try to avoid carrying more than a couple of pounds of gea
I've found that if it is in my pocket I get the most weird readings, I
think it has to do with the accelerometer in the phone.
I keep a microfiber sunglass bag in my saddlebag and place the phone
in there to reduce up and down motion of the phone while riding.
On Apr 7, 2:06 pm, PATRICK MOORE wr
Thanks! I'm installing the cyclemeter app, and I have a GPS app
recommendation as well, in case that doesn't do the job.
Riv-related content: I bought the iPad with the proceeds of the Readers,
BQs and knickers I sold here recently.
Thanks again,
Philip
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Rambouill
Hi Patrick,
The front ring is a 32 on a Shimano LX crank. The freewheel is the Dos Eno
red, a 17 /19. So far I have only used it in the 17. Twin Cities is
mostly flat and this is an easy combination.
The rack is a Nitto R10 that I have had a long time.
Also shown here in more detail:
http://
Michael: interesting. I've driven through VT and NH and find the
terrain like a doll-house NM*: small and steep: little valleys and
abrupt, small hills.
* North central NM is pretty green, unlike south-of-Santa Fe; tho' not
so much as NE and the east generally. Again, the green, like the ups
and d
Thanks; must try this. I have a home-made leather slip cover for the
phone and can slip it into my saddlebag or pannier.
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Rambouilleting Utahn wrote:
> I've found that if it is in my pocket I get the most weird readings, I
> think it has to do with the accelerometer
+1 more on Cyclemeter. Finally a bike computer for any bike, any time.
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Philip Williamson
wrote:
> I just got an iPad, and I wonder how much bike-related fun I can have with
> it. It's the LTE version, so it should have GPS ("sure, I know exactly what
> I bought").
Fellas -- thanks for the feedback. I should've included a few more
tidbits:
a. Space is much more of a consideration than money, though money may
become a consideration in the next year as my career situation
evolves.
b. I generally live car-free, though I will sometimes ride as a
passenger in my
Cheap cotton boxers from Target for me, under MUSA shorts when temps are
above 40F. The boxers have to be "broken in" (ten or so wearings/washings)
before I wear them on longer rides. When new, the fabric is a little too
stiff. I tried padded shorts half a dozen times, and I found them horrible
On Apr 7, 2012, at 3:17 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> (moderate humidity at 6%)
These things are relative. Around here that would be considered bone dry and
there'd be fire hazard alerts.
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And I'm probably one of the few to consistently get saddle sores from
Brooks saddles. Both with and without padded shorts. For today, put a
Brooks back on the Hillborne and rode about 30 miles today, about half in
the rain. Including an extended stop at Hiawatha Cyclery. Sitting in
front of
Thanks william Yes I have a brifter. I probably did say all the parts
were worn out- what I mean where the cassettes and chainrings. I was
trying to figure out how much weight I would save by changing to a
double , then I got all side tracked wondering how much better the
bike could be for not too
Thanks you too, this is practical advice that I am looking for. I will
decide next week about all of this, and most likely stick to my
original plan of replacing the parts that were worn out/drivetrain
instead of the whole thing. I know it is never going to be light - I
always tell people it is li
HA! You were thinking about the New Bleu Hillborne you're gonna replace it
with. ;-)
On Friday, April 6, 2012 4:52:05 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote:
> Damn it, too tired today. It is of course a Hilsen.
> On Apr 6, 2012 7:49 PM, "William" wrote:
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>> Um, "your Hillborne" looks like a Hilsen.
>>
Ha, busted...still torn though, it is one beautiful bike.
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Joe Bernard wrote:
> HA! You were thinking about the New Bleu Hillborne you're gonna replace it
> with. ;-)
>
> On Friday, April 6, 2012 4:52:05 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote:
>
>> Damn it, too tired today. It
I hear ya, I never would have sold it if I didn't need more standover.
On Saturday, April 7, 2012 8:27:02 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote:
> Ha, busted...still torn though, it is one beautiful bike.
>
> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Joe Bernard wrote:
>
>> HA! You were thinking about the New Bleu H
Bikes come and go. If I bought or kept every one that I've liked I'd
have over a thousand.
PS...Your music is fantastic.
On Apr 7, 2:52 pm, Beth H wrote:
> Fellas -- thanks for the feedback. I should've included a few more
> tidbits:
>
> a. Space is much more of a consideration than money, thou
I have given myself about a year to like my moustache handlebars. I really
want to like them, they look so freaking good on my bike, but I dont. Now I
am just not sure what direction I want to go, but I know that I want to be
more upright, and I dont want to replace the whole cockpit. I want bar
Noodles.
I like mustache bars for off-road applications, even with the saddle, grips
1-2in below, for cross-country riding. Like the way the x0-1 was set up in
the 1993 catalog renderings.
On Saturday, April 7, 2012 10:41:57 PM UTC-7, Scotty wrote:
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> I have given myself about a year to lik
Depends what kind of levers you have. You could get porter bars with
inverted levers or guidonnet which are beautiful with Belleville bars.
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/brakes/levers/br-0024.html
On Sunday, April 8, 2012 1:41:57 AM UTC-4, Scotty wrote:
>
> I have given myse
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