Re: [RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-25 Thread ascpgh
Aaron Lowenstein's observation is my favorite: Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 3:07:56 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > "Lies, damned lies, and statistics." > > On Wed, Jul 24,

Re: [RBW] Anyone mounted a rear fender on rear brake bridge bottom screw hole?

2013-07-25 Thread David Hays
How wide is this fender? There is a lot of space around it. David On Jul 25, 2013, at 12:22 AM, Mattt wrote: > Mike, > > Here is the picture. Sorry I am late. Life gets in the way. See the other > hole. This is advise to not drill in the wrong spot. > > > Matt > > > On Sunday, Jul

Re: [RBW] Re: Thin Gripsters are cool

2013-07-25 Thread Eric Platt
Am using them on the Sam Hillborne and Long Haul Trucker. Really enjoy them. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:48 PM, hsmitham wrote: > Bought a pair for my wife' Betty so she'd have a solid platform. I took > them out for a spin and well I'll be purchasing a pair for my Hi

Re: [RBW] Free new single speed bikes!

2013-07-25 Thread Eric Daume
Dang, and I here I was getting pretty serious about downsizing my bike fleet. Oh well. Unbuilt frames don't count, right? Then I only have five... now. Eric On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 6:46 PM, William wrote: > OK, *practically *free. REI just put their minimalist singlespeed the > Buzz 1 on cle

[RBW] Re: Bikepacking Colorado Trail with Eldest Daughter

2013-07-25 Thread Deacon Patrick
Andy, I think the big challenge with kids is to have a good idea of what they can do (even if they don't know it yet) as a minimum distance. On tour of any sort there are certain distance requirements a route demands (getting to water, campsite, etc.). I carried enough water for 1.67 days shoul

Re: [RBW] Re: Bikepacking Colorado Trail with Eldest Daughter

2013-07-25 Thread Deacon Patrick
Or, ideally Peter, Yejuda's "grow-a-bike" that grows with your kids. I'd love to see what Grant came up with for that concept. One bike quality bike to buy from the time they can ride a geared bike until they are fully grown and it's time for an adult bike. Put on quality, hearty components and

[RBW] Re: Bikepacking Colorado Trail with Eldest Daughter

2013-07-25 Thread Deacon Patrick
I meant to add that the Hunqapillar did amazingly. Since I haven't figured out ho to carry gear on the front on my Mark's Mini without messing with my vertigo, all weight was on the back. That's food for 10 days (we weren't sure how long we'd be out), clothing, stove, tent, sleeping bag, odditie

[RBW] Re: 7/19 BLUG broken Sam

2013-07-25 Thread stevef
Yeah, scary pic. I wonder if the stick or whatever actually got stuck in the spokes rather than under the fender? On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 7:36:37 PM UTC-4, rw1911 wrote: > > I may be naive, but just can't see how a *stick* could do such damage. I > haven't had the displeasure, but imagine

Re: [RBW] Ride, with photos

2013-07-25 Thread Patrick Moore
Philip: what's the problem with Flickr? A month or so ago there was much anguish on the CR list due to a new interface, but I hear it is still less messed-with than Google+/ex-Picassa. Someone suggested Ipernity -- any comments on that one? On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 2:18 AM, Philip Williamson < phi

Re: [RBW] Re: Bikepacking Colorado Trail with Eldest Daughter

2013-07-25 Thread Shoji Takahashi
great adventure, Patrick. That's a lucky 12 yo. On Thursday, July 25, 2013 12:15:58 AM UTC-4, Peter M wrote: > > Awesome pics and "adventure." Speaking of Rivs and kids how much arm > twisting would it take to get a small run of the Bosco Rubbe? Come on! > > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:44 PM,

[RBW] Re: Bikepacking Colorado Trail with Eldest Daughter

2013-07-25 Thread Montclair BobbyB
Wow, spectacular adventure, Patrick... Good for you (and especially your daughter). I've ridden a few great trails in the US, and Monarch Crest ranks right up there with the finest. I rode it with a friend (on mountain bikes) a few years back (in early October). After getting shuttled to the t

[RBW] Re: Rumor is... Manny can break dance.

2013-07-25 Thread Shoji Takahashi
You guys are inspiring. I can't wait for my kids (3 yo, 1 yo) to get a little older for these types of trips. We're in the car camping phase, which is great fun, but it'd be nice to explore a bit more. Keep the pics (and adventures) coming! Shoji On Thursday, July 25, 2013 12:44:31 AM UTC-4, h

Re: [RBW] Riv "Powerboost"

2013-07-25 Thread Aaron Young
Great story. I wish more of my rides included berry-picking. The "Powerboost" is interesting though. Maybe the Quickbeam induced "planing" in your AHH It's possible, right? :) Aaron Young -Vancouver, WA On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Rex Kerr wrote: > Riding my AHH home from work yes

[RBW] Fwd: [BOB] Early Rivendell on Boston Craigslist

2013-07-25 Thread Aaron Young
Hey Gang, I saw this on the iBOB list and didn't see it here yet. Thought it might be interesting to members of this bunch as well. See Below. Also, no relation... Aaron Young Vancouver, WA -- Forwarded message -- From: Elton Pope-Lance Date: Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 4:17 PM Su

[RBW] Re: Fancy modern nitto rack

2013-07-25 Thread Brian Campbell
FWIW, Be s cycle on eBay is selling these for $149 w/ free shipping. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroup

Re: [RBW] Rumor is... Manny can break dance.

2013-07-25 Thread Christopher Chen
Absolutely fantastic! How was the campground? Quiet enough, what with I-84 and the UPRR close by? cc On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Andy Smitty Schmidt <54ca...@gmail.com>wrote: > No pics to back up that claim, and I'm not even sure if it's true, but it > seemed like a good title. > > My kids

[RBW] Re: Rumor is... Manny can break dance.

2013-07-25 Thread Andy Smitty Schmidt
Shoji, 1 and 3 years old are great ages to get them started bike camping. We had a couple 14 month olds on the Kidical Mass trip last weekend (22 miles one way via bike). And we were quite fortunate to know about the Suiattle River Road north of Seattle for this trip

[RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-25 Thread bo richardson
On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 8:34:24 PM UTC-7, bo richardson wrote: > > I wrote an article for the Bellingham Herald about who pays for roads and > that Chuckanut Drive was built for > bicycles and wagons and not for cars. > > In the article I cited an old statistic that ninety percent of all cy

Re: [RBW] Re: Rumor is... Manny can break dance.

2013-07-25 Thread Christopher Chen
Have I mentioned how much I love the northwest? Looking forward to Me-picking my way through the orchards of Hood River County. cc On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Andy Smitty Schmidt <54ca...@gmail.com>wrote: > Shoji, 1 and 3 years old are great ages to get them started bike camping. > We ha

Re: [RBW] Riv "Powerboost"

2013-07-25 Thread cyclotourist
Blackberry picking rides are some of the best ones! http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5994776455/in/photostream/ On 7/25/13, Aaron Young <1ce...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great story. I wish more of my rides included berry-picking. The > "Powerboost" is interesting though. Maybe the Quickbea

[RBW] Re: Rumor is... Manny can break dance.

2013-07-25 Thread Deacon Patrick
Shoji, We bikepack with our family of six, including a 7-month old and 3-year old. Depending on the terrain, my wife hikes in with a pack and our 7-mo. old (4 or fewer miles) and I ride with the rest. But it gets us all out together, away from anyone else and works great. Here's a picture of th

[RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-25 Thread George Schick
If I were looking for information like this the first place I'd be inclined to start would be with John Forester. You can begin at http://www.johnforester.com/Articles/Facilities/Pucher%20Revs.htm and then look at his bibliography. There should be references to the stats you're looking for so

[RBW] Re: Need Cycling Safety Statistic for newspaper article

2013-07-25 Thread Shoji Takahashi
Many reading this have no doubt googled for resources (http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/ ; http://www.nhtsa.gov/Bicycles ; IIHS). I don't think you'll find precisely what you're after, because "all crashes" are not reported and cataloged, and I don't think crash reports comprehensively include how

[RBW] Re: Rumor is... Manny can break dance.

2013-07-25 Thread Shoji Takahashi
Thanks Andy & Patrick... I'm feeling the pressure to take the kids bike camping! Maybe I'll start small and take just the 3 yo out with me. On Thursday, July 25, 2013 2:58:32 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Shoji, > > We bikepack with our family of six, including a 7-month old and 3-year >

[RBW] Re: Rumor is... Manny can break dance.

2013-07-25 Thread Deacon Patrick
If you're starting small, wouldn't you take the 1 year old? Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:26:47 PM UTC-6, Shoji Takahashi wrote: > > Thanks Andy & Patrick... I'm feeling the pressure to take the kids bike > camping! Maybe I'll start small and take just the 3 yo out wit

[RBW] Re: So. Cal Vs North Cal. Rivendell Rumble. July 27- 28

2013-07-25 Thread Manuel Acosta
Hope sausage is okay with everyone. Imma bring some Keven's coffee. UnderWater for the morning some extra oatmeal stuff that I detest, but will eat. Looking forward to meeting everyone -Manny On Thursday, June 20, 2013 10:20:43 PM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > After a couple of weeks of hashi

[RBW] Re: Rumor is... Manny can break dance.

2013-07-25 Thread Bob Cook
What a great trip. My 11yo is getting close to wanting this sort of outing. Can't wait. Funny you mention the father-son duo doing a PNW tour. I spoke with them briefly one morning a couple weeks ago while preparing to board the ferry in Port Angeles. I'd noticed them coming down the hill towar

[RBW] Re: unique hand made recycled leather saddles

2013-07-25 Thread Rudi Mayr
Interesting idea, Bo! But I don't think it would work. Worn out leather is worn out. And it's too thick to make a good wallet anyway. On Friday, July 19, 2013 9:20:34 PM UTC-4, bo richardson wrote: > > I have been looking for someone to make wallets out of worn out saddle > leather > great qu

[RBW] Looking for Adirondack route suggestions.

2013-07-25 Thread Kieran J
I would like to second this request, as I'm also interested in doing some Adirondacks and other upstate NY riding. Kieran Toronto, Canada -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving ema

[RBW] Re: Dawn of the Hunqapillar

2013-07-25 Thread Peter
Thanks for the info. Are you saying that the bike is better suited to carry weight on the rear rack, rather than front? I notice that Velo Orange (low trail) shows its Polyvalent with a front rack or basket. Just curious. Thanks for the pics. On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 10:22:00 AM UTC-5, shawn

Re: [RBW] Re: 7/19 BLUG broken Sam

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Virgil
Hello, I am immensely relieved to hear that this worked. I had SKS fenders installed on my build at Rivendell (Jared assured me they are quite precise about this installation) and, having researched this, I was glad to know that SKS fenders have the QR feature. I do have the Secu-Clip on the

[RBW] Re: Dawn of the Hunqapillar

2013-07-25 Thread Peter
Many thanks for answering. I live in the midwest and would like to have just one do it all bike in all kinds of weather and this might be it . . . or the Same, but I really like the looks of your bike. What tires do you use for all that rain you get? all best. PD On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 10:2

[RBW] WTB Skewers

2013-07-25 Thread John
A minor complaint, but the skewers on my Rambouillet have black plastic nuts. They're completely functional, but I'm tired of looking down and seeing the plastic. I though of replacing them with some vintage Campy NR/SR skewers, but figure that they would not fit the Ram's 132.5 cm rear spaci

[RBW] Re: RAGBRAI

2013-07-25 Thread Linkbeak
Just ride! Spotted so far -- the Soma, a big orange Ram, a blue Long Low and a stunning deep red Atlantis. And of course our Rams. Lots of 'nice bike' which I think is code for 'your bike is pretty but how can you ride that thing so far?' -- You received this message because you are subscrib

[RBW] FS: brooks tetkro shimano nitto paul

2013-07-25 Thread Kieran J
What's the clamp size on the nitto stem? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group

[RBW] Re: FS: Silver Bar End Shifter Pods Mounts

2013-07-25 Thread Irv
SOLD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@goo

[RBW] Re: Dawn of the Hunqapillar

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Virgil
A really nice build and re-purposing of your components. Now that you have had it for a while, can you tell us more about your impressions of your Hunqapillar? I am a fairly new Sam owner and not about to change it out any time soon, but I am curious about the differences. Best regards, Tom

[RBW] Re: Fancy modern nitto rack

2013-07-25 Thread Bob Lovejoy
dougP and others, Can anyone say if there is a natural or built-in way to attach a tail light to the R26? I have no direct experience with the Nitto racks, but in the pictures I have seen, there has not been an obvious mount point. All help appreciated, Bob -- You received this message b

[RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto Dirt Drop Stem 100/26.0

2013-07-25 Thread ColonelJLloyd
FOUND. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@g

[RBW] Re: So. Cal Vs North Cal. Rivendell Rumble. July 27- 28

2013-07-25 Thread Deacon Patrick
Och, Manny! Just eat/cook once a day. It makes camping/life so much easier. Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, July 25, 2013 5:20:47 PM UTC-6, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > Hope sausage is okay with everyone. Imma bring some Keven's coffee. > UnderWater for the morning some extra oatmeal stuff

Re: [RBW] Ride, with photos

2013-07-25 Thread Eric Platt
Not totally sure, but since the upgrade, Flickr doesn't work well with my laptop and often freezes the machine. In generally I don't post much there anymore because of this. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Patrick Moore wrote: > Philip: what's the problem with Flickr?

[RBW] Re: Anyone mounted a rear fender on rear brake bridge bottom screw hole?

2013-07-25 Thread Chris
I was also quite confused with how to go about installing metal fenders, until I read an article on BQ by Jan Heine and Peter Weigle. It was published in Bicycle Quarterly Vol. 9, No. 2 (Winter 2010). Definitely read it through before undertaking the project. It's really by far the best fend

[RBW] Wanted: Bicycle Times Issue 1

2013-07-25 Thread Johnny Alien
Anyone have the first issue of Bicycle Times. It is unavailable via the company and it is the only issue I am missing. I have crazy bad OCD and the missing issue is driving me nuts. :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To un

[RBW] Re: Thin Gripsters are cool

2013-07-25 Thread Johnny Alien
Just got my Hillborne today and spent a few hours on it. It's rocking the new thin Gripsters and I was instantly impressed. As a long time Grip Kings user I am shocked to find a pedal I actually like a little more. I had my bike originally spec'd to have the Gip Kings but changes my mind at

[RBW] Re: Thin Gripsters are cool

2013-07-25 Thread BSWP
Once in a while, due to bad bump or a wildly missed shift, my feet come off the thin gripsters. I think I'll try a set of the FRS straps, just to see... http://holdfastordie.com/store/foot-retention-system - Andrew, Berkeley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [RBW] Re: Thin Gripsters are cool

2013-07-25 Thread Patrick Moore
Aha -- from the shoes ruse to no retention to missed footing to retention! Patrick Moore, loyally using SPDs and Looks with nary a foot wrong in ABQ, NM. On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 9:52 PM, BSWP wrote: > Once in a while, due to bad bump or a wildly missed shift, my feet come > off the thin gr

Re: [RBW] Re: Thin Gripsters are cool

2013-07-25 Thread Homer Simpson
Thin gripsters are great. Unless I am riding fixed gear its really not that huge a deal if my foot comes off on a big bump or errant gear change. On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:18 AM, Patrick Moore wrote: > Aha -- from the shoes ruse to no retention to missed footing to > retention! > > Patric

Re: [RBW] Re: Thin Gripsters are cool

2013-07-25 Thread Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore, challenging the conventional orthodoxy with SPDs and Looks in ABQ, NM ... On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Homer Simpson wrote: > Thin gripsters are great. Unless I am riding fixed gear its really not > that huge a deal if my foot comes off on a big bump or errant gear change

Re: [RBW] Re: Thin Gripsters are cool

2013-07-25 Thread Homer Simpson
Why did google plus change my actual name to Homer Simpson? God I hate google. On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:22 AM, Patrick Moore wrote: > Patrick Moore, challenging the conventional orthodoxy with SPDs and > Looks in ABQ, NM ... > > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Homer Simpson > wrote: