Re: [RBW] Down tube friction shfiters and 9-cog cassettes

2014-02-06 Thread Michael Hechmer
That's a total tooth difference of 40, not what I would call mid range. I'm thinking more like 46/36/26 with a 12-27 kind of length. That's the range the ultra triple detailers have been designed for. It seems to me that the longer the cage the greater the chance of a vertical misalignment as

[RBW] Re: Paint matching

2014-02-06 Thread Michael Hechmer
Thanks for the suggestion. No chain here in VT but perhaps a local hobby store might be worth checking out. Michael On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 7:59:11 PM UTC-5, dougP wrote: > > Michael: > > This topic comes up once in a while. I've had good luck at the hobby > store. Huge color selectio

Re: [RBW] Down tube friction shfiters and 9-cog cassettes

2014-02-06 Thread Ron Mc
I run a 12-32 with 47/42/26 on a Suntour Cyclone GT - I don't use the 12T cog with with 26T chainring, though - it will drag the chain on my derailleur cage. So for the chain difference and wrap, you can look at my setup as 14-32. Compared to modern derailleurs, the 36T chain wrap counts as m

Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?

2014-02-06 Thread Scott Henry
I have been trying not to buy one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Giordano-Viaggio-Tandem-White-Pearl/dp/B004Q3PE30/ref=sr_1_3?s=cycling&ie=UTF8&qid=1391696071&sr=1-3 But I know that for $500 to my door I will be getting one sooner or later. Its cheap, I am sure I could up-spec it a bit with what

[RBW] Re: Yes, another winter For Sale post: Carradice, Carradice-esque, Exustar touring shoes, Ibex wool bike shorts, frame pump.

2014-02-06 Thread dan gee
People should not sleep on those Exustar shoes - they're really great and mine have been going on strong for 4 or 5 years. Heck, I am tempted to get these for spares, especially at the price. -Dan in (now) D.C. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

Re: [RBW] Re: Wheelbuilding advice: spoke gauge? symmetrical rim?

2014-02-06 Thread Montclair BobbyB
Allow me to present an opposing opinion on asymmetrical rims... In my opinion they attempt to solve a problem that isn't really a problem, and they go about solving it the wrong way. To begin with, why is having a dished rear wheel really such a problem, unless you hate having to buy 2 spoke s

[RBW] PSA - Ram on SFCL

2014-02-06 Thread Philip Williamson
Oh my. My size, my location, and even with the two-tone tape I was trying for a while! So... How big a tire will a Rambouillet fit again? Philip www.biketinker.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this g

Re: [RBW] PSA - Ram on SFCL

2014-02-06 Thread Bruce Herbitter
37 mm On 2/6/2014 9:49 AM, Philip Williamson wrote: Oh my. My size, my location, and even with the two-tone tape I was trying for a while! So... How big a tire will a Rambouillet fit again? Philip www.biketinker.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[RBW] FS redux: White Industries H2/Pacenti PL23 rear wheel $275 shipped ConUS

2014-02-06 Thread Elton Pope-Lance
Listees, The first buyer had a change of heart so here it is again. . . This is a like new professionally built wheel under a year old with less than 300 miles. White Industries H2, Shimano compatible, 32h silver hub DT Swiss Competition DB SS spokes, brass nipples. Pacenti PL23 32h rim Stan's

Re: [RBW] Down tube friction shfiters and 9-cog cassettes

2014-02-06 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
Hey Benz, I didn't know that the ratchet mechanism moves. I like to learn something new everyday, so thanks! Still, that overshift compensation seems like a fiddly business to me. I guess if I was attached to the idea of using Silver shifters, I'd still want to do an 8sp cassette. There isn't m

[RBW] Re: PSA - Ram on SFCL

2014-02-06 Thread Ron Mc
he also has the bike listed on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rivendell-Rambouillet-Toyo-factory-62cm-touring-randonneur-steel-lugged-Nitto-/321316309246 On Thursday, February 6, 2014 9:49:19 AM UTC-6, Philip Williamson wrote: > > Oh my. My size, my location, and even with the two-tone tape I

Re: [RBW] PSA - Ram on SFCL

2014-02-06 Thread Mike Schiller
maybe, mine would only fit a JB in the front. with 2-3mm clearance under the brake bridge. Sold for that reason. ~mike On Thursday, February 6, 2014 7:50:35 AM UTC-8, Fullylugged wrote: > > 37 mm > On 2/6/2014 9:49 AM, Philip Williamson wrote: > > Oh my. My size, my location, and even with th

Re: [RBW] PSA - Ram on SFCL

2014-02-06 Thread Bruce Herbitter
37mm is what the RBW charts show. I have run them front and back on my blue Ram without problem, beyond having to let air out to clear the stock brakes maximum opening. If you built the bike with wider mouth Tektros, that wouldn't be an issue. I heard that some of the orange Rams had low brake

[RBW] Re: Looking for my first Rivendell

2014-02-06 Thread Mike K.
Thank you all for the great advice. I will certainly need to call Rivendell when I get the cash in order to make the purchase. I think either bike would suit me well, though based on the light loads I generally carry (never more than 10 pounds during the commute), I will feel inclined to go wit

Re: [RBW] Re: Looking for my first Rivendell

2014-02-06 Thread Christopher Chen
Also consider how much you weigh. I'm pretty much a waif so I take my Hilsen places where it maybe shouldn't go. Yeah. On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Mike K. wrote: > Thank you all for the great advice. I will certainly need to call > Rivendell when I get the cash in order to make the purcha

Re: [RBW] Re: Wheelbuilding advice: spoke gauge? symmetrical rim?

2014-02-06 Thread Bill Lindsay
I've never heard somebody complain about the inconvenience of buying two spoke lengths to build a rear wheel. LOL! Have you? The idea of an Asymmetric rim is to balance spoke tension. The reason people are afraid of unbalanced spoke tension is that too much leads to cracked rims, rounded nip

Re: [RBW] Nitto Campee Front rack installation?

2014-02-06 Thread Minh
Tom, On the atlantis, is the reason you could not use the brazeon's because you couldn't push the rack far enough back to line them up (brake was in the way?) i just put this combo on a SH, and was able to use the braze-ons--though it is really tight and the rack is not quite level. but my C

[RBW] Rear rack for Sam

2014-02-06 Thread bknox12
Speaking of rear racks which one fits the best on the Sam. I'm thinking of getting panniers for runs to the farmers market this spring. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 6, 2014, at 2:39 PM, Minh wrote: > Tom, > > On the atlantis, is the reason you could not use the brazeon's because you > couldn'

RE: [RBW] Nitto Campee Front rack installation?

2014-02-06 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
Minh: You can see in the pic (especially at Large sizes) that using the middle predrilled hole for the dropout mount, if I mounted the slotted mount on the rack to the mid-fork braze-on, the Neo-Retro would hit the rack. I could have avoided that problem by using the highest hole, but then the

Re: [RBW] Nitto Campee Front rack installation?

2014-02-06 Thread Hugh Smitham
Tom, Is it possible to get some close up's of the Atlantis rack mounting, especially at the top mounting point? ~Hugh "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." -- Albert Einstein http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Minh

RE: [RBW] Nitto Campee Front rack installation?

2014-02-06 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
No, the best I can do of the Atlantis are the existing pics on Flickr, because I've changed up the racks on the Atlantis since I had the Big Front Rack on it. But the link is to my Flickr stream pictures, most of which can be blown up pretty big. But I thought you were using the Campee front r

Re: [RBW] Nitto Campee Front rack installation?

2014-02-06 Thread Hugh Smitham
Tom, never mind I see the "p" clamps on the Atlantis. So if I understand the hardware that came with the rack were the short stays meant to attach at the canti bosses with double threaded studs (not included with rack) and longer stays? The long one's are meant for mid fork braze on's which on the

Re: [RBW] Re: Looking for my first Rivendell

2014-02-06 Thread Mike K.
I'm 6' even, about 155lb. I could probably take a Sam a few places it's not expected to go, but I usually don't go those places anyway, so we'd both be out of place. On Thursday, February 6, 2014 12:27:29 PM UTC-6, Christopher Chen wrote: > > Also consider how much you weigh. I'm pretty much a w

RE: [RBW] Nitto Campee Front rack installation?

2014-02-06 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
Hugh: On the Atlantis, I could have mounted to the canti bosses, but the Paul cantis (any variety, whether Touring or Neo-Retros) require a special mounting bolt (you can't use the Nitto bolts that work on most other brakes), and I didn't have them, and I was (as always) in a hurry to finish th

[RBW] Re: Nitto Campee Front rack installation?

2014-02-06 Thread Mike Schiller
Hey Hugh, I have a set of the special double threaded bolts for the Paul Comp brakes that you can have if you want. Also I noticed Tom's Atlantis is a 700C model and you have a 26" model. >From what I've seen and heard the 26" Atlantis can fit a larger tire than the 700C version ~mike Carlsb

[RBW] Re: Cotton and Wool Winter Army Gear

2014-02-06 Thread Montclair BobbyB
Michael: I hate the idea of dry-cleaning for active wear, so (at least for mine) I'll plan to wash it in Woolite (or similar product)... haven't yet; only wore it once. Good luck. BB On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 4:07:18 PM UTC-5, frenchosa wrote: > > Montclair BobbyB: > > I am interested in

[RBW] Re: Cotton and Wool Winter Army Gear

2014-02-06 Thread Deacon Patrick
We don't dry clean anything. Wash in cold water with detergent free soap (add in some lanolin if you wish). Drip dry only, no dryer, wringing out or running through a roller. With abandon, Patrick On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 2:07:18 PM UTC-7, frenchosa wrote: > > Montclair BobbyB: > > I am in

[RBW] Re: Nitto Campee Front rack installation?

2014-02-06 Thread Minh
> For some reason i still can't figure out which rack Hugh is wanting to > use! the one with the detachable low racks, or the BFR (rack #1 or rack #2 > in Tom's pictures!) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscr

Re: [RBW] another new Nitto rear rack?

2014-02-06 Thread Minh
Actually i have a nitto rack with two 'stumps' covered with threaded ends, always been curious if there was a matching tombstone! i've debated making one but that bike the rear rack is to support a saddle bag so no tombstone needed. On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 7:52:44 PM UTC-5, dougP wrote

Re: [RBW] Re: Nitto Campee Front rack installation?

2014-02-06 Thread Hugh Smitham
Minh, The one with detachable low rider attachments :-) On Feb 6, 2014 1:29 PM, "Minh" wrote: > > For some reason i still can't figure out which rack Hugh is wanting to >> use! the one with the detachable low racks, or the BFR (rack #1 or rack #2 >> in Tom's pictures!) >> > > > > -- > You recei

[RBW] FS: 60 cm SimpleOne complete bike

2014-02-06 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
For sale: SimpleOne bike, complete, 60cm. Includes everything shown in the picture. Wheels are cosmetically matching Mavic rims (719 in front and 319 in back). Rear hub is All-City flip-flop, front hub is a mystery unit. Alfine crank 39t, White Industries 2-speed 17/19t freewheel plus extra Shi

[RBW] Re: FS: 60 cm SimpleOne complete bike

2014-02-06 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
On Thursday, February 6, 2014 3:38:38 PM UTC-6, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > For sale: SimpleOne bike, complete, 60cm. Includes everything shown in the > picture. Wheels are c

Re: [RBW] Re: Looking for my first Rivendell

2014-02-06 Thread Philip Williamson
In my opinion, RBW bikes are overbuilt to go where other road bikes wouldn't necessarily go. Cushy tires also cushion the frame, in my opinion. I weigh 241 (down 10+ lbs in the last month!), and I've ridden my Quickbeam on singletrack and gravel logging roads where it (again, in my opinion) comp

[RBW] Re: Rear rack for Sam

2014-02-06 Thread dougP
Bruce: Rear racks are much easier to mount than fronts. There's just a lot more open area back there. IME (various cantis plus V-brakes) the only potential conflicts have been with brake cables and there is always some combination of connecting the horizontal struts to the seat stays that av

Re: [RBW] Re: Rear rack for Sam

2014-02-06 Thread Tim Gavin
If you're getting a bike to carry panniers, decide how you want to hang them. Most classic (Blackburn style) racks carry the panniers at the top. This works fine, but makes for higher center of gravity and makes it harder to mount another bag or basket on the top of the rack. [image: Inline image

Re: [RBW] Re: Looking for my first Rivendell

2014-02-06 Thread Tim Gavin
I agree, Rivs are overbuilt compared to most road bikes. And that's a great thing! They last a lifetime and withstand dents well. I can squish the center of the top tube of my gofast bike with one finger and thumb! Too thin! (Giordana with heat-treated Excell Eco steel) You won't notice the e

Re: [RBW] Re: Wheelbuilding advice: spoke gauge? symmetrical rim?

2014-02-06 Thread ascpgh
So much of what I read and hear discussed about the perfect rear wheel involves equalizing the stresses on each side of the rear wheel. If you started with a hub of differing flange diameters, a wide OLD and were not bent on 11 cogs, I'll bet you could reach symmetry nirvana , which an asymmetr

Re: [RBW] Re: Looking for my first Rivendell

2014-02-06 Thread Steve Palincsar
On 02/06/2014 06:08 PM, Tim Gavin wrote: I agree, Rivs are overbuilt compared to most road bikes. And that's a great thing! They last a lifetime and withstand dents well. I can squish the center of the top tube of my gofast bike with one finger and thumb! Too thin! (Giordana with heat-trea

[RBW] Re: FS: Brooks, MKS, Nitto, Sackville, Tires

2014-02-06 Thread john muhl
Remaining items: $15 MKS Touring/XC Pedals $20 Nitto Dirt Drop Stem 10cm 26.0 - sanded down to 22.0mm. $30 Nitto Moustache Bar (or $40 and I'll include the above DD stem) $70 Grand Bois Cyprès (standard) 650b x 32 mm (x2) - barely ridden, basically new. $70 Soma C-Line Tires (black) 700c x 38

[RBW] Re: Will a Hilsen fit the Rock N Road Tires?

2014-02-06 Thread frank_a
It will depend on what generation Hilsen you have. The earliest production runs will not fit the rock n' road. - Frank On Thursday, March 28, 2013 5:50:06 PM UTC-4, Cycletex wrote: > > I just read somewhere back in the archives that a Hilsen will (just > barely) fit a Marathon Supreme 50c tire

[RBW] Re: Will a Hilsen fit the Rock N Road Tires?

2014-02-06 Thread john muhl
RnR on my 61cm late 2012 Atlantis w/ 60cm Berthoud fenders had plenty of space in every direction. On Thursday, February 6, 2014 8:22:40 PM UTC-6, William! wrote: > > How close was it? Thinking of throwing a set on my Atlantis, but fenders > are a must (I'm also in portland)... > > On Friday, M

[RBW] FS 56 Single top tube Sam Hillborne, FF/hs

2014-02-06 Thread frank_a
Hello all, I'm selling my 56cm single top tube Sam Hillborne. It's blue with cream head tube and lug cut outs. I've probably put less than 100 mies on the frame. This was one of the frame specials from last year. The frame is in nearly new condition with only the expected paint loss at the dr

[RBW] Re: Will a Hilsen fit the Rock N Road Tires?

2014-02-06 Thread William!
How close was it? Thinking of throwing a set on my Atlantis, but fenders are a must (I'm also in portland)... On Friday, March 29, 2013 4:31:55 AM UTC-7, Dennis Hogan wrote: > > My AHH fit the R&R's without fenders. The ride was amazing on road and > gravel. Unfortunately, I > am in Portland an

[RBW] Re: Yes, another winter For Sale post: Carradice, Carradice-esque, Exustar touring shoes, Ibex wool bike shorts, frame pump.

2014-02-06 Thread Shawn Granton
*UPDATE:* All that is left are the shoes and the shorts, everything else bought/claimed. Shoes are now *$35* postpaid. Shorts are now *$55 *postpaid. Buy *both* for *$80.* -Shawn -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubs

[RBW] Zefal HPX frame pump question...

2014-02-06 Thread Michael
Question: When I hold the pump and turn it upside down, then right side up, I hear a metal thing sliding inside along the tube. Is this supposed to be that way, or is it broken? Sounds like a loose spring sliding and then "duh-duh-duh-duh-duh" to a stop. Seems to pump fine and work great. Than

[RBW] Re: FS 56 Single top tube Sam Hillborne, FF/hs

2014-02-06 Thread Bruce Smitham
Hi Frank, I'm interested in your Sam Hillborne frameset. Can you call me at 310-968-6910 or email at: bsmit...@jlohr.com to discuss. I can purchase but wanted to see if you could go a little less on the price? Thanks, Bruce On Thursday, February 6, 2014 7:07:45 PM UTC-8, frank_a wrote: > > Hell

[RBW] Re: FS- lots of bike items: Dia Compe, Campy

2014-02-06 Thread Bruce Smitham
On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 7:37:39 PM UTC-8, Bruce Smitham wrote: > > *Bike items for sale-* > > Prefer local pick up in San Diego but will consider shipping. Make me an > offer if you like. Email: bsmit...@jlohr.com or call/text 310-968-6910 to > discuss > > Dia Compe road brake levers, lo

[RBW] Re: FS: Brooks, MKS, Nitto, Sackville, Tires

2014-02-06 Thread tommynguyen
Hey John, I am Interested in mks pedals and sackville trunksack, please email me at tnguyen...@me.com. Thanks! -- 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

[RBW] Show me your albatrosses!

2014-02-06 Thread Conway Bennett
Captain Conway in Chicago here. I'm an avid reader of the group but a sporadic poster. In any case I'm a sucker for riv sales campaign so I'm the new owner of some albatrosses which will steering my beloved riv'd out cross check. So, can all you proud alba mommas and poppas send your flickr h

Re: [RBW] FS 56 Single top tube Sam Hillborne, FF/hs

2014-02-06 Thread James Warren
Isn't that a rare bird? How did you pull off a 56 cm in that color with the single top tube?It's beautiful. (But nothing against 2TT!) If I know someone looking, I'll steer them your way.-Original Message- From: frank_a Sent: Feb 6, 2014 7:07 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subjec