Thanks Kai! That is such a nice color, almost the original Rivendell road blue.
Can't wait to see yours in the wild. Hope mine comes a day early too!
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The "best tire in the world" are the ones on your bike right now. If anyone
doubts this, try riding without any tires ! If you need new tires, the best
ones are the ones you get, regardless of how or why.
Questioning and comparing yourself to others is futile, like being a pinball in
the mac
i've used compass babyshoes, switchback hills, and rat trap passes, all in
standard and EL casing.
now that i only have one bike which consolidates my miles, i prefer hetres
as the best value.
surprisingly enough, i have the parimoto with gravelking casing on my
girlfriends BDB Pelican, and i
Lee Legrand very concisely asked: "Huh?" in response to my sarcastic
request for the best tires in the world to be cheap. It was a sarcastic
comment. Many many people have learned that better tires are better. Many
people believe that Compass tires are the best in the world for their given
size.
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On Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 8:45:19 AM UTC-4, Garth wrote:Questioning
and comparing yourself to others is futile, like being a pinball in the
machine and wondering why you have no sense of direction. No one is a
pin
Ha! I hope. Grin.
I heard Bill saying something very different. That to rank them diminishes
them and the rides on them and himself because they are all inherently
different and inherently good for their specific purposes. Bill is
upholding bicycle dignity (to use the Catholic social justice co
I’m always reminding people how boldly humble I am.
Grin
Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito, Ca
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Can we incorporate a "like" tab on these posts? Bill Lindsay and Mark in Beacon
made me laugh today. IME, you just can't beat Compass. It does lead to a
dilemma when you have several bikes though, because, yes, they're pricey. But a
few years ago I tried the GB ELs and didn't find them to change
I’ll check and I will be in Santa Fe for a few days. Thanks
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Gumwall
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Multi-leveled self effacement is a sure sign. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
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I cannot definitively say that any tires I've ridden made me go faster. This
is according to the bike computer on familiar routes. But I will say the GB and
Compass tires corner better than anything I've ridden, stick good, very stable
descents, and ride and handle real nice. My favorite tires
Too bad I don't live in Bill's area or I definitely would have volunteered to
help him get the 200 miles in on his tandem!
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Honestly, I'm looking forward to mudding it up. Was hoping for a burnt pumpkin,
but blue's good. Are you in and around NYC Marty? There's a swiftly growing
contingent of step through rivs on wasternmost L.I., can't wait to see your
mighty Silver rearing it's headtube soon (certainly two days ear
*Please let's not discuss helmet use.*
*I'm Just looking for Jobst quotes.*
Just wanted to know if he ever discussed this publicly.
I cannot find any comments by him about it online.
Anyone here read anything he said on this?
Thanks for any links.
Let's leave this at just links. Thanks.
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https://www.bicycling.com/culture/people/cycling-legend-jobst-brandt-passes-away
Big quote about half-way through the article.
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Finding Jobst quotes on helmets is hard. One must access a search engine
and type in both Jobst and helmet. Here's the money quote:
“I avoid helmet discussions because they are a religious belief. There are
no realistic tests and all the people I know who crashed with one received
severe head i
On Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 9:06:52 AM UTC-7, lum gim fong wrote:
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> *Please let's not discuss helmet use.*
> *I'm Just looking for Jobst quotes.*
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> Just wanted to know if he ever discussed this publicly.
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> I cannot find any comments by him about it online.
> Anyone here read anything
+1 Eric. I just pay the price and enjoy the ride. I am utterly spoiled by
Compass tires.
On Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 12:07:21 AM UTC-4, Eric Norris wrote:
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> My riding took a leap forward a few years ago when I finally broke down
> and started buying expensive tires. They do make a differ
Are you in and around NYC Marty?
Nope. Southern PA, just North of Baltimore. A gathering of muddied up Mt.
Mixtes sounds like fun though. RoscoRally? Bubbapalooza?
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I fiddle with the set up of this bike more than any of my others and
decided to share some of my configurations.
Not much going on at work today
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On Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 2:09:33 PM UTC-4, Davey Two Shoes wrote:
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> I fiddle with the set up of this bike more than any of my others and
> decided to share some of my configurations.
> Not much going on at work today
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> [img]https://i.i
ok, im interested depending on shipping costs. Send me a PM whenever :)
On Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 11:05:12 AM UTC-4, Carla Waugh wrote:
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> Gumwall
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Great pictures Davey! I don't have anything against Bosco's (currently
using and loving them), but it's refreshing to see a something else on this
versatile frame.
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Very nice! Is that a 52cm frame? What's your saddle height?
Chris
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I had boscos on for a while, they were nice. i cant find any pictures
though :(
I can check my saddle height later but my pbh is 81.4
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maybe he never fell down - I haven't been that lucky
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In fact, in the end didn't he crash and suffer brain damage from which
he never recovered?
On 10/05/2017 02:45 PM, Ron Mc wrote:
maybe he never fell down - I haven't been that lucky
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I crashed and without brain damage (only because of the helmet), though
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On Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 2:08:08 PM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote:
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Resist Nomad 700x28c, Hutchinson Confrerie des 650b. The Pari-Moto is a
little too expensive to go into the cheap category, and the Nomad 35 is
good, but it's just a tire.
-david parsons
On Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 9:35:45 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote:
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> There's that old saying about fast, go
How does the Atlantis compare to the blue Rosco?
Chris
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Right, I am just looking for links, as stated in the OP.
But moderator can remove the thread now if he likes, since I got an answer
already.
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As I recall, Jobst did crash, but the brain damage he suffered had nothing
to do with the crash itself, but some kind of complication that happened
after he got to the hospital.
Kyle Brooks
Akron, OH, USA
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> In fact, in th
Joe interested in the nitto 135 can't message on mobile.
Please email at philipw...@gmail.com
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I have been thinking about that question a lot over the last few days,
Christopher. In terms of fit, I don't think there's much of a difference
between the two.
The thing that stands out the most to me is ride quality. The Atlantis
seems to do a better job at smoothing out road noise than
Good catch! Those are nice bikes.
To be honest, I was in contact with the seller because I was originally
going to have a coworker pick it up a few weeks back, but then I was
schedule to go to MN myself. It kept getting bumped, but now I am supposed
to be heading up that way on Tuesday. Long
This is what is left. Price drop on items.
Link to pictures below. Let me know if you have any questions or want to
see something specific.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3njnWUSiXUHZ0tLV0dhQnllV0E
Brooks Flyer Special in Black. Almost new. I looked over the saddle and
did not see
I agree, Many years ago, Grant stated in a write up, RBW had to purchase a
new Jack Brown mold as the original was wearing.
On Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 9:42:58 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote:
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Who's in? My Rivendells are staying at home but I'll be there with my 650b
Peugeot PX-50 (and maybe my son's 500a Gitane).
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Glad you are enjoying the bike and kept the Willie sticker. :)
Here are a couple pix of it with boscos (I bought the Clem new, then
happened upon a Homer and didn't want to keep both).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BS6J3cBBr8P/?taken-by=hobocross
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQF-8x4ANrR/?taken-by
I don’t understand the warning so often repeated to avoid glueless patches.
I had a rear tube with eight patches, half of which were glueless. The most
recent glueless patch had almost 2000 miles, and the oldest glueless had over
4000 miles. The patches all held up just fine until puncture #9 wa
I have never been afraid to patch a front tube. Of course I almost always have
flats occur on rear tires. I don't know about others, but I am 52 and am pretty
sure I've only flatted a front tire a handful of times ever. Maybe I'm just
lucky. I'm sure if I had ever ridden often in goathead countr
Hey folks-
Taking a 3 day trip to Seattle with my pregnant wife for the 3 day weekend.
What are the shops I can take her to without getting skinned alive?
-Justin, due in December.
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It was my understanding that he had a bad leg brake from the crash, and then
subsequently suffered a stroke at some point afterward.
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I don't know what you mean by spouse friendly, but my favorite shops are Free
Range Cycles (in Fremont), Counterbalance (near U-village), and I hear good
things about Backalley Bike Repair (Pioneer Square?), although I've never been
there.
Eamon
Seattle, WA
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Towards my preparation for the Marin Mountains 200k, I pre-rode the second
half of the course today, which was really fun. The highlights were the
Inverness Ridge Trail and Bolinas Ridge Trail and the near perfect
weather. It ended up being just a hair over 100 miles, with over 8000 feet
of cl
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