[RBW] Re: New Blug, HS bike, Robert and Kim

I'll be there on my butterscotch Saluki! Rob On Friday, April 20, 2012 8:01:40 PM UTC-7, HappyCamper wrote: > > I'll definitely be at the Seattle ride/talk. Hopefully on my new (to me) > Rambouillet! Anyone else going? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[RBW] Re: Grant at the New Amsterdam Bike Show

See Grant at the NewAm Bike Show on Sunday Apr 29 at 1 pm! On Friday, April 20, 2012 1:22:10 PM UTC-4, Chris wrote: > > Grant mentioned in his Blug that he'll be at the New Amsterdam Bike Show > next weekend in New York. Will he speak or have book signing at the show? > I've looked through the

[RBW] Re: New Blug, HS bike, Robert and Kim

I'd be at the Seattle signing but its on a workday...the Portland one is on a Saturday but that's 130 miles from home..not sure the gearing on my SimpleOne is high enough. On Apr 20, 8:01 pm, Ryan Ray wrote: > I'll definitely be at the Seattle ride/talk. Hopefully on my new (to me) > Ramb

Re: [RBW] Re: Cross chaining questions

Thanks, Michael -- more questions below. I should have been clearer that all of this rigmarole and these questions are premised on the desire to shift between rings as little as possible. Obviously, swapping out the 46/36/24 triple to a, say, 38/24 double would help greatly, but OTOH, the current

[RBW] Re: new Roadeo

"Everybody knows red bikes are faster!" You mean I'd go even slower if my Saluki weren't red? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this g

[RBW] WTB: IGH Wheelset for Quickbeam

Looking to try a little something different with my Quickbeam. Anyone have a wheelset with a IGH hub (Nexus or S/A) that they would like to sell? Prefer a bar-end shifter, as opposed to a twistie, but it's not a deal breaker. I'd prefer a wheelset, as I like both rims to match. 5, 7 or 8 speeds.

[RBW] FS: Orange Riv-ish Atala 62x58 w/ Mafac Racer mounts and massive tire clearance.

This was a project that took me three years to get finished, but now I'm unemployed and need to consolidate bikes. I have no idea of the actual quality of the frame for the time, but it rides beautifully, enough so that I chose to keep it for the project rather than dumping it. Looking through my

[RBW] Re: New Blug, HS bike, Robert and Kim

I work a few blocks from FreeRange so it won't be an issue for me. Is your QB the one with the loafer I see parked outside PCC from time to time? Ryan On Apr 22, 9:31 am, charlie wrote: > I'd be at the Seattle signing but its on a workday...the Portland > one is on a Saturday but that's 130

[RBW] looking for a bike

i have a 61cm A. homer hilsen that is a tad too big and would love to trade for a 59...or anyone looking to sell a 59cmframe/fork and/or complete bike...thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send e

[RBW] looking for a 58cm betty

i know these are never for sale used, but maybe we'll get luckymy wife loves my homer and has drooled over a betty for awhile...,.if anyone has one for salke out there, please let me know... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group

[RBW] Re: Grant at the New Amsterdam Bike Show

If you scroll down on the following page, it says BikeSnobNYC is talking at 4 PM; it also mentions Grant but without specific time (for some reason I think he's speaking before BSNYC, but can't remember why I think that. The Blug, maybe?) I'm thinking of going. It would be nice to meet up with o

[RBW] FS: 26" Phil/Mavic X717 wheel $200

Listees, I've got an orphan front and no 26" bikes in the stable any longer. Excellent condition with no evident wear, professionally built, true, low miles. Wheel decal has been removed. 32h. PayPal friendly. Con US UPS Ground shipping included. Elton Pope-Lance Natick, MA -- You receiv

Re: [RBW] Re: Cross chaining questions

I go one shy of the extreme when using the inner or outer rings. I use all the cogs from the middle ring. With a 40 or 42 middle, I often don't ever need the others. A 36 (came stock on the Ram) is too small for general purpose riding for me). I generally run something like a 12 - 32 range in back

Re: [RBW] Re: Cross chaining questions

Thanks. But if the 34 is in the #7 position out of nine, with looong stays and (probably) at least half of the spacers 9 speed, does that count as "two shy"? OR is the issue the size of the cog? IOW, "one shy" only if the cog has fewer than N teeth? Patrick "also worrying whether to buy a disk ro

[RBW] 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

Hey, I'm curious if anyone has downsized their Noodles and what their experience was. I run 48cm Noodles on my LHT and really like them for that bike, espcially when clinbing with a load or climbing on dirt/ gravel. My Hilsen has 46s and they seem perfect for that bike. My rando bike has 46s but I'

Re: [RBW] 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

I reduced from 46 to 42 cm Noodles on the Fargo and like them much, much better -- they feel much more "natural." This holds even for riding off road on twisting singletrack. I am not huge but I am not petit: an Asian (ie, six footer-Anglo-equivalent torso) 5'10" in bare feet wearing a 42 regular.

Re: [RBW] 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

MIke, I recently made a switch from 44cm nitto noodle bars to 42cm. I ride frames in the 52-55cm range and I can certainly tell the difference. The riding posture I have is not the same, the feel of the bike is not the same and the hand positions I use are not the same. I can't say that in my e

[RBW] Re: new Roadeo

Yes, you'd be as slow as me on my silver recumbent trike. Wait..NOBODY'S that slow.. On Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:03:53 AM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: > "Everybody knows red bikes are faster!" > > You mean I'd go even slower if my Saluki weren't red? -- You received this message because you are subsc

[RBW] Pub Ride in San Diego (Big Loafer)

Pretty quick description here. The riding itself was unremarkable but great. The photos focus on the reward: My brother, his son, and I set out on a scenic San Diego ride where we toured downtown and the harbor, and we made as our goal of the ride a pub in the Gaslamp Quarter called The Field.

[RBW] Grant at Fairhope, Alabama

Don't know if any other list members are planning to make it to this book signing and ride. If so, this information might be useful. According to the bookstore website, the signing is happening on Friday evening, May 4, from 6-8 PM. The ride, third annual Good Life Ride, is on Sunday AM, with mo

[RBW] Re: 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

Thanks JL and Patrick. I wondered if I were to go for narrower bars if I'd feel the need to gow ith a longer stem. If I switch I'd probably keep the same stem at first. Patrick, are you using the Grand Bois Maes bars? I compared them to the Noodle and, if I remember correctly, the reach was longer

Re: [RBW] Re: 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

I think the experiences Patrick and I wrote about are similar. Same stem with lower bars would garner a similar result to new stem at same height. I actually lowered my bars after the switch too, not but much though. On Apr 22, 2012 1:48 PM, "Mike" wrote: > Thanks JL and Patrick. I wondered if I

[RBW] Re: 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

I remember the good old days when small guys and women used 38cm bars, medium guys 40, and bigger guys 42cm. I tried a pair of 46 Noodles on my LHT and liked them, the first time for that bar and that width. So eventually I bought another pair for my road bike. There they felt too wide, perha

Re: [RBW] Re: 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

Mike: I am using the Maes Parallel and not the Maes Professional: tighter bend, flatter ramp. 125 mm drop, 115 mm reach. JL: I first switched from 46 to 42 without changing the stem; the results were very good. Lowering the bar circa 2 cm with a 90* stem 2 spacers above headset instead of an upjut

Re: [RBW] Re: 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

Mike: see the difference here: http://www.compasscycle.com/handlebars.html Note that VO has a bar almost identical to the Parallel that comes in a 42, which I assume means c-c at the brake lever clamps. BTW: VO also has a rando bar that also has the 115 mm reach and 125 mm drop but with a bit of

Re: [RBW] Re: 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

I am looking for something much like this: http://www.compasscycle.com/handlebars_gb_rand.html On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 3:19 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > BTW: VO also has a rando bar that also has the 115 mm reach and 125 mm > drop but with a bit of rise on the flats: does anyone have anything >

[RBW] Re: 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

My friends Josh and John run the GB randonneur bars and love them. I don't think they'd work for me with all their bends. I'd probably give the Maes Professionals a try first (http://www.compasscycle.com/ handlebars_gb_maes_1970.html). I hate to geek out on this but both the Noodles and the GB bar

[RBW] Re: new Roadeo

Beautiful bike Forrest, thanks for sharing it. What is the thinking behind putting the Rodeo out without DT shifter braze ons? It's easy to convert these for BE or brifters, but impossible to add dt shifters after the fact. If I bought a Rodeo (unlikely although tempting), I would want to put

Re: [RBW] Re: New Blug, HS bike, Robert and Kim

I'm hoping to make it to the Fairhope, AL session. But which bike to bring? On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Ryan Ray wrote: > I work a few blocks from FreeRange so it won't be an issue for me. Is > your QB the one with the loafer I see parked outside PCC from time to > time? > > Ryan > > On Ap

[RBW] Re: new Roadeo

I don't know RBW's thinking on that. Sometimes I think about going back to DT shifters for old time's sake and because they are spare/lean/clean. Then I think the better of it when I think of how well the BE shifters work and how used to them I am. I have thought about doing a brifter Shimergo

Re: [RBW] Grant at Fairhope, Alabama

David: Where are you located? There aren't too many Rivs in AL for sure! I want to make the ride. The original announcement sounded like there was a Q&A and book signing and then a ride, if GP could wrangle the folder into the carry case. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 3:38 PM, carnerda...@bellsouth.net

Re: [RBW] Re: Cross chaining questions

What FD are you using? I certainly appreciate your desire to minimize front shifts. I switched back to a 44/30 double with the expectation I could reduce them, and I certainly have. But I also found that my 105 derailler wouldn't work across such a small front and so switched to the Campy, a

Re: [RBW] Grant at Fairhope, Alabama

I am in south Mississippi, Brookhaven. It is a 4 hour drive from here to Fairhope. Never expected the book tour to come within 500 miles, so it is tempting, but still difficult. On Sunday, April 22, 2012 6:32:50 PM UTC-5, Fullylugged wrote: > > David: Where are you located? There aren't too ma

Re: [RBW] Re: 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

On Sun, 2012-04-22 at 15:20 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > I am looking for something much like this: > > > http://www.compasscycle.com/handlebars_gb_rand.html So what's wrong with exactly that one? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bu

Re: [RBW] Re: 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

$$$, or lack thereof. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Sun, 2012-04-22 at 15:20 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > I am looking for something much like this: > > > > > > http://www.compasscycle.com/handlebars_gb_rand.html > > > So what's wrong with exactly that one? > >

Re: [RBW] Re: Cross chaining questions

I think it's a LX. My principal idea is to get: 1. sufficient range on one ring for a given category of riding; example, stay on the big for all pavement riding. 2. Straight or straight-ish chain in most used gears. 3. As few overlaps as possible, all else equal. 4. All else equal, larger rings

Re: [RBW] Re: Cross chaining questions

Also: looking at the stock XT 11-34 (IIRC, 11-13-15-17-20-23-26-30-34) for use with a 38/36 X 24, the jumps are just too big in the 70's for my taste in cruising gears which runs (depending on terrain and tire) something like 75-70-65-60 for road and 70-65-60-55 for dirt. Oh well, all of this did

[RBW] Re: Grant at Fairhope, Alabama

Bruce I'd look for you and David there, but am scheduled to do radio thing that morning that I probably can't get out of. My wife will be there for the ride, but unfortunately, I think my Mobile neigborhood's population of three Rivs won't be represented. Hope you guys can make it down or over.

[RBW] OT: Kites

This is way off topic, but I have been thinking about getting a kite - like in the type of kite you go fly - Is there like a MUSA kite that is the one to get? Like the grandpa's pine tar soap of kites? or the tagua nuts of kites? I actually would be riding my Sam to parks to fly the kite.

[RBW] Re: 46cm to 44cm Noodles?

It's interesting how different bikes feel with the same bars. I just built up an "87 drop bar 23 inch frame Stumpjumper for rough stuff riding and touring. On that bike the 46cm Noodles seem narrow. On my Randonneuring bike and my Ram (now sold) they felt perfect. On the Stumpjumper, which use

[RBW] Re: Pub Ride in San Diego (Big Loafer)

Perfect, indeed. We need more ride reports of perfect Saturdays. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/pM8AW8AqsRoJ. To post to this gro

[RBW] Green Altamont Hills?

Today I took the Hillborne for a ride through the bright green Altamont hills outside of Livermore…bright green! These hills are green maybe only two or three weeks out of the year. Normally they are this hot windswept dry golden brownish color. It's been a dry winter so I didn't think we'd mak

Re: [RBW] Re: New Blug, HS bike, Robert and Kim

Did some recon at Free Range Cycles in Seattle today. Grant gets there around 5 o'clock on the 11th, talks a bit and then we all go for a ride. They've got an orange Sam, by the way, that is oh so sweet. I accidentally bought a shorter Technomic and some new bar tape. -- You received this mes

[RBW] Re: OT: Kites

I'm reasonably sure that Gas Works Kite Shopin Seattle sells MUSA kites. They're a small neighborhood type business... super knowledgeable and friendly... at least in person. Plus, how often do you come across an actual kite shop? Give them a call. On Sunday,

[RBW] Re: OT: Kites

Thanks Smitty! On Sunday, April 22, 2012 9:49:49 PM UTC-4, Zack wrote: > > This is way off topic, but I have been thinking about getting a kite - > like in the type of kite you go fly - > > Is there like a MUSA kite that is the one to get? Like the grandpa's pine > tar soap of kites? or the

[RBW] FS: Nigel Smythe li'l loafer bag

Old style Nigel Smythe li'l loafer bag in excellent condition. $70 shipped in the Cont. US Contact me off line. ~mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Go

[RBW] FS/FT items

I have a few items that I would like to trade and a wish list of items I am looking for. I listed everything with for sale prices that include shipping. I am wiling to sell or trade - please contact me offlist for the details. Here goes: Pictured at: http://tinyurl.com/6nw4fmk Prices include s

[RBW] Re: FS: Nigel Smythe li'l loafer bag

it's sold.. thanks for the replies. ~mike On Sunday, April 22, 2012 9:14:22 PM UTC-7, Michael_S wrote: > > Old style Nigel Smythe li'l loafer bag in excellent condition. $70 shipped > in the Cont. US > > >