Rode far and wide on the Motobecane Super Mirage of my youth. Racked up
miles unquantified, explored both the country and city of St. Louis from
which we lived near to the northwest. Even rode on the "Honda trails" in
the woods behind the moto dealer. Cycling became organic to me.
College in t
Tom:
I really like the fluted fenders, and either tire could work, but I'm a
softie for the browns. Can't wait to see that ... better yet, can't wait
to RIDE that!!
BB
On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 10:44:44 AM UTC-4, Pudge wrote:
>
> Good news on the Mystery Bike front -- straightened the be
I realize I should know better, but I'm sure we all do it... you've got a
half-built bike with marginally-functioning components, and only the bare
minimum to turn the pedals and power it, yet you insist on riding it out
around your neighborhood in the middle of the night, just because you've
g
I know the feeling. I love my SimpleOne. Still today, after 4 or so
thousand miles on it, I have to force myself into some sort of bicycle
rotation to get commute time on my other bikes.
David Spranger
Charlotte, NC
On Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:01:48 AM UTC-4, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
>
> I re
I'd be interested in one too. Put me on the list!
rusty
On Monday, August 20, 2012 12:53:46 PM UTC-4, Marty wrote:
>
> Came across this by accident today, and couldn't help but think it would
> be nice to have one. Minimum order mandate from Brooks I suppose...
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/
With the money from my first job pumping gas in 1971 I purchased a Schwinn
Super Sport, fillet-brazed steel, typical mid-70s road bike build. Loved
that bike. Rode it off and on (mostly on) through high school, college,
first job, grad school and even commuted on it to my first job post-grad
This event was run by Tim Neenan in the Santa Ynez Valley for many
years.
Phil Brown
On Aug 22, 11:36 pm, Aaron Thomas wrote:
> Looks like it was a nice event:
>
> http://vimeo.com/47107889
>
> Some dude interviewed was wearing a Rivendell jersey. Anyone on this list?
>
> Aaron
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Patrick, as you've probably discovered by now, that budget will not support
a current VO Polyvalent. $550 for f/f and over 1200 for their build kit,
which includes f/f but is still not quite a complete bike. You are also
probably familiar with the Lovely Bicycle! blog; but I thought I'd mentio
>
> Rivendell should have these normally for sale.
> I bet they would sell alot with the new bike sales. Even if it was more
> expensive than a standard Brooks model, I bet people would splurge a little
> and get it put on the bike.
> But I would hope they would be priced the same as a stand
>
> I know the feeling of midnight rides.
>
Once I breezed around with a new lighting sysem on. It was amazing to ride
at night. So quiet and barely cars!! Only the whirring of the tires on
pavement.
> Single speed would be cool to have, but my knees would be destroyed in no
> time.
> You gu
I'll take them if Jeremy doesn't want them. If anyone else has a pair I'm
interested!
Jared
On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 7:00:10 PM UTC-7, Mojo wrote:
>
> Hi Jeremy,
>
> I have a pair, barely ridden.
> What about $30 shipped priority within CONUS?
>
> Joe in western Colorado
>
>
> On Wed
>
> Rubbing of the flap on the ground, or on the tire?
>
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Kelly: thanks, very interesting comparison. My own experience of
Rivendells' handling -- including that of the Sam HIll, which I
didn't, overall, like well enough to keep -- is exactly this supremely
confident, fast cornering combined with an almost "intuitive"
(cliche', I know) willingness to go w
I had been in a gnarly bicycle accident on my old trek road bike in 2008. I
was a victim of a hit and run in san francisco and i shattered my left leg.
All of this put me in the hospital for six weeks and over a year of rehab
and walking aids and surgeries after that. So far I've had seven surge
I forgot to include: has anyone ridden a CF bike that handles much
like Rivendells, as described below? If so, are there any advantages
to the CF bike over Rivendells? We know there are certainly
disadvantages.
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:08 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Kelly: thanks, very interesti
Don't know about knees of steel. Mine is a two speed set up with a low gear
of about 60 gear inches and a high of about 82. Good enough for most of the
hills around here.
David
Charlotte, NC
On Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:58:42 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote:
>
> I know the feeling of midnight ride
I was told that my Specialized BG Fit I got at my LBS for my race bike 3
years ago would be transferrable to all bikes. I was told the fit is for
maximum power, efficiency, and safety. Why not have safety, efficiency,
and max power when I ride the Bleriot, too? So I thought I would set up the
Thanks for posting. I like the Saluki badges. Never seen the gold one up
close before. Very nice.
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John: beside basically sound knees to begin with, climbing hills in
relatively high gears is largely a matter of (1) habituation, (2)
position -- rearward saddle position promoting low cadence, high
torque pedaling, and (3) technique -- knowing when your knees require
you to stand, knowing how to p
3
Ride, my son. Boldly ride!
Marc
"Love and leather
A tear in her eye,
He swore at the Devil
Then he went for a ride."
-Radney Foster-
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Anyone know the story? Is that a real pic of a certain Saluki dog on the
frame?
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I was a little confused, but not too surprised by the LBS focus on power
and efficiency. Safety What about comfort? Good studies have shown
that the most comfortable position will maximize output offer a long ride,
not to mention JPM, (joy per mile.)
My old racing bike now sports a tech
Sounds like you have a good handle on your options. Why not try them?
As previously discussed, set your saddle position first, then your reach.
Sounds like you are discussing your saddle positon relative to your bars.
That's bass-ackwards and wrong. Fit is personal, and there aren't many
t
You get a Riv Custom - you get a head badge with pic of a loved-one or pet
on it.
Move the regular badge to the seat tube - no label, just badge. It is a
Custom, after all. And that would class it up.
Have "Rivendell _Name of loved one/pet__" on the seat tube.
What would yours be?
Fre
Here is what I do to use one bike, set up to be comfortable with bars
at a certain height, as a model to get comfortable on another bike,
where I want the bars at a considerably different height.
First, read Peter Jon White and get your optimum saddle fore-an-aft
setup, along of course with the op
'Scuse the poor editing. Ignore text below "Clear...".
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 11:01 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Here is what I do to use one bike, set up to be comfortable with bars
> at a certain height, as a model to get comfortable on another bike,
> where I want the bars at a considerably dif
A custom headbadge would be a pricey option, like the custom frame itself. Just
stating the obvious here. You could get your own jeweler to craft you a badge,
I think the Rivendell builder would install it for you, assuming Riv HQ's prior
approval.
Marc
>
> With the Bleriot, I am mainly out for comfort only on the set-up. I really
> enjoy the bars high. I can see the sky now on rides. There is really a
> world beyond my helmet brim and the asphalt. Ha ha!
>
> My problem is, I don't know where the saddle should be, and I know I need
> to sta
Do you feel (emphasis) that there's anything wrong with your saddle setback
being so far back? Is there any specific problem you're having while
riding? If not, i say just stick with what works, because in this case,
it's exactly the kind of difference that you get in a rivendell vs. a
normal
Go for a ride with someone Allen wrenches. Adjust one thing at a time and
you will find your happy place in about an hour. Then don't waste time
measuring things and just enjoy the ride.
On Aug 23, 2012 12:30 PM, "Marc Schwartz" wrote:
> 3
> Ride, my son. Boldly ride!
>
> Marc
> "Love and leather
Looks great, man! Glad it found a good home.
Steve
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 12:06 PM, jeffrey kane wrote:
> Sorry, been having an amazing 18 months on this baby and just had to post
> this pin-up pic ...
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Brass--the pewter was a dullish silvery-grey.
On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 11:23 PM, jeffrey kane wrote:
> Here's the head badge, it's a that gold(ish) color no idea if that
> makes it the "brass" or "pewter" version offered at the time. and an
> interesting note about the "butterscotch" color fo
Chris Kostman does this. His Roadeo at the bottom of the page has one of his own custom headbadges that are also shown at this page sort of near the bottom. Check it out:
http://www.xo-1.org/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2011-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=29
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If you're going to raise the bars, then you will be more upright, so
you will already be away from your race fit. If you lengthen the stem,
then you will be scrunched down again, but you negate any benefits of
the upright position and you will be less aerodynamic, so you will
ruin your race fit and
Rode a lot a lot as a kid, we used to carry shovels and hoes around to
carve paths out of the woods which we traversed largely on the schwinn
offering of the day. But (cue bike snob) stopped riding when my sister
went off to college and I got the keys to the CJ7. My two-wheeler,
while topless, did
If the frame angles aren't the same between both bikes, there are many
allowances and considerations you'll have to make in order to set them
up with exactly the same fit.
That said, for the Bleriot, choose #3 and get the bars up as high as
you want until they are comfortable even if it doesn't lo
Everyone can relax, I got the Glorious.
Kathy
On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 12:19:07 PM UTC-4, spru...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Mitch,
>
> The Glorius was sized by rider height, not PBH. See this archived link:
>
> cweb.archive.org/web/20050207220713/http://www.rivbike.com/html/bikes_mixte.html
>
Eric, where did you experience the rubbing, or flapping, if you will? On my
bike, it's not the flap itself which seems to rub the tire, but where the
end of the fender meets the flap. As the road gets rough, this area seems
to strike the sides of my tires, which causes an annoying "tt, zzztt
I seem to have good clearance. I will try for more. I agree with you:
although they aren't perfect, they are good. I don't like the idea of metal
fenders for many reasons, but chief among them is the issue of rattle. I'd
rather deal with some rubbing noise than constant rattle of metal. The
lon
Bag is sold, pending payment. The flickr gallery has been updated with more
for sale, and there's still more to come (no photos of bags, rack, or
wheels yet).
Mavic hubs, off a 1990 Bridgestone MB-0. Polished finish, 32 hole, 130mm
OLN. Used, but in excellent condition. Mavic skewers included.
Definitely like the recently released B17 'Select' model ("the bestest one
yet", per Grant): http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/s6.htm
But if they swapped out the matte black enamel steel rails with copper and
added RBW stamping, I could see it being one of their best sellers ever.
Sounds like an '
It seems like Rivendell would benefit from using Kickstarter (or some
other assurance contract system) to revive older products and launch
new ones.
If I could commit $180 dollars or so to a Select version of the
Rivendell Riders saddle, I may. If a similar commitment would help the
Ventile riding
The rubbing I was getting with the longer flap was the side stays
rubbing the tire. On that bike, the tires were usually Marathon
Duremes 700x40. Realized it was the extra leverage of the longer flap
that caused the kerfuffle. Once changed, it was not an issue.
Not dangerous at all to me, eithe
Andrew,
I have a set of silver 986 (from an MB1), and silver XCM (from an RB-T) .
Excellent shape. Not sure if these fit the bill or no, but I have my eye glued
on the panniers and luggedstem as trading/purchase fodder (mother?).
Can you send me a link to the flickr page.
Thanks,
Marc
On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 12:30 PM, William wrote:
> That's absurdly yummy. Was it built originally with the bridge in the rear
> for a centerpull? Like, did it precede the existence of Silver sidepulls?
> I'm swooning over your fender clearances.
Yep, the first batch or three of 'Luki's had th
Kathy,
CONGRATULATIONS!
A truly wonderful bicycle
Marc
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One carbon fiber bike that might be interesting to try are Volagi
bikes. They started making steel versions of their bikes too.
Their target users are long distance riders. I think they will run
28mm tires with fenders and are more upright than pure racing bikes. I
would still prefer wider tires.
Bike is sold. Thanks,
Sean
On Sunday, August 19, 2012 4:34:43 PM UTC-5, sean wrote:
> Hello fellow Rivendellians,
>
> My riding style and priorities have changed over the last couple of years.
> Currently doing alot more kid and grocery hauling on the Big Dummy than
> riding 200k's on this be
I own a Calfee Luna Pro. I bought the frameset used at a very low price,
otherwise I would not have bought it. It has a mix of DuraAce and Ultegra.
The rims, bars, stem and seatpost are alloy, not carbon, and I run 28mm
tires, so it's not as light as it could be (same could be said for me). I
have
On Thursday, August 23, 2012 1:03:58 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> 'Scuse the poor editing. Ignore text below "Clear...".
>
...But, Patrick, I* liked* the text below "clear".
>
> Thanks for all the great info. It really appears that a bike fit done on
> one bike cannot be transfered to
>
> I am going to try #3, but also try KOPS, just to see where everything
> lines up in all 3 options, just for curiosity.
>
>
I will check out the Peter White article, too.
I think since I am enjoying the high bars, I am just trashing the BGFit by
doing that anyway, and there is no way I am
Gang,
I should just ask the crew, but figure the knowledge is in here as well...
Is it functionally possible to set up a Mark's Rack on a canti-bossed
(and non-midfork-eyelet) bike without resorting to p-clamps? E.g.,
using "Campee" struts
(http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_inf
>
> Everything in moderation. In my experience, allowing my saddle too much
> setback caused some other problems to appear - less control, a stiffer
> lower back, and more knee pain. So yes, I think a saddle can have too much
> set-back.
>
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pretty sure you can fudge it to make it work. I always tell people if it
doesn't fit, force it in.
-Manny
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What better way to spend your birthday then to bike with your family?
Biking with your family on Planet of the Apes road! My little brother and
my dad on his new bosco bar road bike tackled Planet of the Apes road in
typical San Francisco/Bay Area summer weather. Foggy. Maybe a half mile of
vis
http://www.headbadges.com/
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This is an interesting idea, which might allow easier funding of new projects
(and give some insight into whether a Riv-sympathetic group would buy such
products). Seems like it could be helpful.
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Hoozah!
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Marc Schwartz wrote:
> Kathy,
>
> CONGRATULATIONS!
>
> A truly wonderful bicycle
>
> Marc
>
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I drooled over the Romulus ad on the Harris Cyclery web site and kept
hoping that someday I could afford one. By the time I could, they were not
carried any more. (I hadn't yet caught on the the generally brief window of
opportunity for ANY Rivendell offering) Not to shed too many tears for that
lo
Another Manny classic ride!
Your pop is a real sport.
Fun!
Thanks,
JimD
On Aug 23, 2012, at 5:38 PM, Manuel Acosta wrote:
> What better way to spend your birthday then to bike with your family? Biking
> with your family on Planet of the Apes road! My little brother and my dad on
> his new bosco
Hey group, wondering if anyone has a touring/cyclocross fork with canti
studs and a drilled frok crown laying around. Color is not really
important, as long as it is straight and has roughly 250mm of steere
tube.SOMA sells a really nice looking 1" threadless fork, but Im not
sure how
I would say that from my experience, properly installed metal fenders are
silent.
Mobile Brian Hanson
On Aug 22, 2012, at 10:09 PM, john wrote:
> I seem to have good clearance. I will try for more. I agree with you:
> although they aren't perfect, they are good. I don't like the idea of meta
Just took some measurements. I think those struts are too short. I think you
need more like 160-180 depending on the bike.
I was thinking about trying this on one of my bikes and then gave up. Went with
p-clamps instead.
Dan
SF
On Aug 23, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Joe Bunik wrote:
> Gang,
>
> I
>
> Happy Birthday, Manny!
> You all have some great scenic spots out on the pacific coast.
> Best thing on a birthday is to go for a great ride!
> Your Dad looks good on the bike!
>
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> Thanks Travis. I will listen carefully to what my body is telling me with
>> any changes I make.
>
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Here's my datapoint for the Rivendell marketing department...
Let's see- somehow in the 90s I got ahold of a couple Bridgestone
catalogues, which I still have in my possession. Then I met Grant at a
bike show at the Cow Palace in SF, in the early aughts. By then my Trek
560 was around 15 yrs
Hey Manny, congrats on the birthday adventure.Planet of the Apes road
looks like a blast! -Mike
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 5:38 PM, Manuel Acosta wrote:
> What better way to spend your birthday then to bike with your family?
> Biking with your family on Planet of the Apes road! My little
Has anybody mounted a Sackville Large on the front of their bike? I have
one on the back mounted on a Nitto Big Rear Rack and I have an R14 on the
front with a huge basket on it. With the big back rack I can't use the BOB
trailer. It interferes with the swingarm. I was wondering if I mounted
Just picked this up from internet traffic:
http://news.yahoo.com/lance-armstrong-stripped-tour-france-titles-internet-shock-233032763.html
Jim Cloud
Tucson, AZ
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I think Google just ate my reply! Great topic, by the way.
The short version:
1. 1997(?) Magazine article - "All-Rounder bike and rider contrasted
against new Cannondale MTB"
2. rec.bicycles.tech newsgroup and iBOB email list. Rivendell Reader
subscription.
3. Sheldon Brown and fixed gear bikes
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