Thank you all for the thoughtful and measured responses. I have read and
considered each one of them.
Right at this moment, I'm inclined to sell my Soma San Marcos -- which I
love -- and get a high end spinner. I don't want to lose my fitness, and I
like the feeling of peddling. (Selling my bik
Regarding riding on the sidewalk, it is illegal for anyone over the age of 13
where I live in Northern California (also not SF). That said, there is a busy
stretch of my commute where two left turn lanes turns into another busy road.
Although I feel highly self-conscious about it, I have often
Paul,
I don't think you're overreacting. Getting a spinner sounds like a good
plan to me, because you yourself thought of it, and it must feel like the
right thing for you at this point in time! Everyone has their own measure
for 'safety', and you're certainly entitled to yours. I choose not
A number of my friends are on Peleton/Zwift during the winter months. They get
a ride in as well as socializing with friends. Plus you get to ride in cities
all over the world. It wouldn’t be a bad option.
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Regarding the legality of sidewalk riding, I used to be in the camp that
riding illegally on sidewalks gives bicyclists a bad name. And in fact,
lots of people who do ride on busy sidewalks can endanger pedestrians with
excess speed. Riding a bicycle doesn't turn jerks into considerate citizens.
PM me if you have one you can spare. I want to set up my All-Rounder as a
One-Rounder this spring.
Marty
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I'm 67 and have been commuting, touring and club riding since I was
20. I think it has prevented my perception and reflexes from deteriorating
as I've seen in others my age. I think the occasional close call is a
healthy reminder to pay attention and ride safely. It will happen but I
re
Thanks for being more specific about why you don't like chainstay lengths
over about 46.5cm. I agree no need to try to measure data scientifically.
Regarding "all rounder", that designation to me denotes a kind of
recreational bicycle that handles paved road and dirt road in a sporty
"performan
After 180 posts, I think it is safe to say that the definitive answer to Leah's
initial question of "can we talk about..." is "yes, we certainly can!"
Kent Peterson
Eugene, OR USA
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Although, some people believe that our whole universe could be a speck of
dust on some other universe. Or that a speck of dust in our universe could
contain a whole universe. In that case, there would be a lot of existence
going on in a vacuum.
On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 5:15:46 PM UTC-5, G
On the subject of sidewalk riding, I wrote this back in 2011. I think it still
holds up.
https://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2011/12/pounced-with-fire-on-flaming-roads.html
Kent Peterson
Eugene, OR USA
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Both sets of Paul's brakes are still available. Note that the black set are
original (long reach) Racer calipers, while the silver set are medium reach
Racer-M's.
Thanks,
-Jack K.
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Don't know but the Jones bag has been claimed.
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I agree with Mark - “so might as well take a few prerogatives!” To that
end, and at the risk of sounding even more like a guy “giving cyclists a
bad name”, I routinely “salmon” cycle up the street in the opposite
direction of the cars.
I’ve been shoved off the road too many times, and hit once, by
Props to all who have posted here for their thoughtful responses. I am a near
62-year old cyclist who has been a daily bike commuter for over thirty years
here in New York City and before that in DC. My particular take in the
driver/cyclist dynamic is that most of the inroads we cyclists have ma
In my area, as I’m sure in most areas, the struggle between cyclists and
motorists is very apparent. Include pedestrians, joggers, and other users of
the road as well. (I won’t even get into the explosion of ebikes as of late).
The relationship doesn’t seem to be getting better, despite the fact
Paul,
I'm the same age as Bill and feel exactly as he does. Still sharp on the bike
versus the car. I commute daily and on the weekends have "joy rides" with my
wife on road bikesoften in high-traffic areas. We both frequently remind
each other to ride (very) defensively and then focus
I have had a pair of "Bike-Packer Plus" bags for some time now, not quite
the same as the "Sport-Packer Classics" you mentioned, but they are the
same design, just larger (meant for rear instead of front) and with a
little better material.
So I like a couple things about the Ortlieb Bike Packer
Do you remember the recommended PBH for the Betty’s?
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They look like Tektro R556s, which is a long-reach caliper Rivendell used to
sell. The R556 was replaced by the R559, which Riv still sells.
On Thu, Jan 23, 2020, at 15:00, Christopher Cote wrote:
> This was outed on another thread. It was listed as a 58cm in your first
> CL ad. Can you confirm
Hi -
In November, I bought a Hubbuhubbuh tandem from Rivendell. My wife and I
have been riding an old tandem. My wife is disabled. Bike rides are her
favorite form of exercise, and this helps her condition tremendously. She
loves to ride, but does not love the old tandem - with it's
slightly-t
Sold
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Not mine but seems like a deal
https://fayar.craigslist.org/bik/d/fayetteville-dirt-road-daytripper/7065145511.html
Dave
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I bought one! An Appaloosa that is, not a dryer.
It'll be my first Rivendell. I've been a fan for years now.
But I was torn on what to buy. I wrote Will, asking for an Appaloosa and I
got my wish.
I'll go with this and then see if I really want bigger tires or disc
brakes. I'd rather try Riv
I would like to put some bigger tires on my Toyo Atlantis for some of the
steeper off-road trails around Mt. Tam and East Bay Hills. At the moment I run
Barlow Pass and am pretty clueless about off-road tires In general and what to
look for. Any advice?
Recent pictures from fellow El Cerrito re
Just got off of the phone with Rick at D&D. An orange and cream Appaloosa is in
my near future. I’ll post up photos after it’s all complete. Thank you,
everyone!
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I appreciate the support, but If you mean you regularly ride against
traffic, that may appear as though it is "safer" but it assuredly is not.
If done now and then on a short wide road to avoid a lengthy or potentially
dangerous go-around, perhaps (sidewalk might be best in this case).
You cou
For me in comes down to one very basic principle and that is the road ways
and everything associated with them were designed for *motor vehicles *simple
really. As a result they were not designed for me OR my bicycle. I am
forced to deal with a system that was not designed for me. So, If I take
And that there is a LCS Clem L, so, like, twice the length of your average
bicycle! In other words, one wde sidewalk;^)
On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 8:18:16 PM UTC-5, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
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Fantastic! Congratulations! I love my bike and think you got the right
size. I have 83 pbh and the 51 fits me perfectly! So, I think with your
pbh at 85, the 54 will fit you great. I have the chocomoose handlebars and
a flyer saddle; it originally had a b17, which was also fine for my
semi
Until BBDD gets back to you, I think her pbh is 83. Mine is 83 and I rode
her bike last year and it was lovely. It would be a perfect valentine's
day present. All you'll need is a red bow.
Roberta
On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 1:21:28 PM UTC-5, Zack Medow wrote:
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> Do you remember the
There is no "tit for tat" here, the playing field is completely lopsided.
Even if every cyclist rode like a jerk, we are talking about a human being
on a 30-pound bicycle vs. one in a 3,000 pound car. They can do stupid
stuff and get killed for it, but generally, morally, they must be given the
I could have been clearer in what I wrote earlier. To begin, my original
post in this thread, now deleted, was an attempt to find objective reasons
for avoiding extra long chain stays. To flip the problem, short stays have
obvious disadvantages -- reduced tire clearance, feet hitting panniers,
>
> Well, I want to like Long chainstays and long wheelbases; I REALLY REALLY
> do, but honestly I don't think the benefits are really there.
More comfortable? More stable? Was I uncomfortable or unstable before? No
not really.
There's far more downsides than up.
The comfort is provided via
I’m 5’6” with an 81 cm PBH. I told myself it was 83 (which is why Roberta
thinks it is) but I re-measured recently and I’m definitely 81. Wishful
thinking!
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> On Feb 1, 2020, at 11:21 AM, Zack Medow wrote:
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> Do you remember the recommended PBH for the Betty’s?
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This is probably not relevant to anybody’s ruminations but... I briefly owned a
58cm Betty with the intent of running it with drop bars. When I was buying it,
Keven asked “do you want to wait for the new 55? It has the identical numbers,
just with the seat tube 3cm shorter”. I’m a 86cm PBH 5’10
Well put, Mark!
I tend to follow all of the rules of the road, but only when it works with
my safety: I'll do whatever I have to do to stay safe, like use a usually
empty sidewalk for a very brief portion on a busy and fast four-lane road
with no shoulder, or bolt out into the intersection just
No, we're not going to stop riding on empty sidewalks as wide as the one in
Leah's pic because someone in a car might have bad thoughts about us.
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I don't think long stays are saving Grant money. That's trolling.
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I don't think it's gimmicky. Grant and Co. do most of their riding in the
hills, usually with fairly heavy loads, and I can see why they gravitated
toward longer, stouter bikes. But, like you, I am skeptical of the
advantages of super long stays. Longer is better to a point, sure, but I
wonder
I have a 26” toyo Atlantis that’ll take 2.25 tires. Not sure if thunderburts
come in that size, but that’d be my choice.
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My Front Roller Classics - which may be a newer design than the Bike Packer
you're using - has a clip near the front/bottom that a carry strap slips into
for riding. You plug it into the buckles on either side of the roll-top, get
the top rolled down, then the strap pulls down to the clip to cin
It’s true, I would be delighted to see one of my bikes be a Bill Lindsay
Resurrectio. My Betty with drop bars! Wonders never cease. ❤️
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> On Feb 1, 2020, at 12:29 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
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> This is probably not relevant to anybody’s ruminations but... I briefly
> owned a 58
I feel like I can kind of chime in here now and say a thing or two about the
new Clem geometry. It’s grown on me. It feels stable and comfortable but not
fast. I always think I’m not going to be able to make the corners but the bike
always does it with no trouble. It’s my own mind that is the in
Love the color. GLWS
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I'd recommend either the widest knobby Rene Herse tire (though short of
snow or uber mud, it really is amazing what can be ridden on their slick
tires), or to go wider yes, Schwalbe's Thunder Burts or Racing Ralphs are
fantastic all round tires (surprisingly good on asphalt too). 2.1 to 2.25"
w
Thanks for that comparo; it's useful. I've used the Packer series (Plus and
Sports, or big and small), and the Back-Rollers, not to mention a couple
dozen other types, and for volume and easy on-and-off and flexible
capacity, any of the larger Ortliebs are great. The extendable collars with
separat
She likes it , hey Leah !
This reminds of the 70's Life cereal commercial in which 2 boys are given a
new cereal to try that's "supposed" to be good for them . Neither wants to
try it the "new" stuff, so they give it to their younger brother Mikey to
see what happens.
Here's the commercial
Wow. That's a great color.
On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:36:50 AM UTC-8, j.schwartz wrote:
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> FYI
> Blue Lug posted a photo of the new burnt orange Appaloosa today on their
> Instagram
> See pic
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> n Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 1:31:58 PM UTC-5, Roberta wrote:
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I have no doubt that Clems, etc, ride great and that riders adapt to
whatever bike they have, and so on.
Apologies if this has been linked already, but, in case anyone missed it,
here's Grant's post about longer chain stays, schooners, bumps,
skyscrapers:
https://www.rivbike.com/pages/why-the
Wow! I'm very glad you are not only still around but up and about and able
to post your message. I hope you get full financial satisfaction from the
fool, even if you have to let justice wait ("Vengeance is mine; I will
repay" seth the Lord*). And I admire your doughty emotional resilience in
the f
Tom,
I really like the Nano 2.1. I have them on my 64 Toyo Atlantis. They are
especially nice if you’ll be riding on some pavement and hard pack as well as
the trails you mention. They have a center thread that rolls fast and pretty
quietly on pavement. The edge has great grip, without any abrup
So the ass sez to the fart ... hey !!! who passed the gas ?
Ahahahahahahahaaha ! ! !
On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 4:29:23 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote:
> Wow! I'm very glad you are not only still around but up and about and able
> to post your message. I hope you get full
So the ass sez to the gas ... hey who farted ?
Vengeance is mine !
Ahahahahahahahaaha ! ! !
On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 4:29:23 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> Wow! I'm very glad you are not only still around but up and about and able
> to post your message. I hope you g
Oh, I could see that with red handlebar tape. Purdy!
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Or make offer, they're not doing me any good hanging around here. Super nifty
Pa Cartwright bags I had always wanted, but they close with a simple tying of
the knot and guess what?? Arthritis! My stupid bad hand is also my tying hand
and it's not working well with this feature. You should see me
Does anyone know if the silver Paul’s would work an older riv custom road? If
they do, I’ll claim them.
I bought the frame a while back and I’m still collecting parts to build it.
Thanks
Max
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You'll need to break out your measuring tape. Racer Ms have 47-57 reach, same
as the medium-reach Shimano calipers Riv put on Rams, Roms, Roadeos and
Roadinis. The problem for you is an old Riv Road may have come before those
brakes existed, in which case you have short-reach.
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Thanks Joe, I don’t think I know what I need to measure and I don’t have a
wheel mounted to do it properly.
I found this on an old thread and the seller said I would fit 32 under fenders
on it with a centerpull which makes me want to think that they will work...
The Roads and "road standard" and
If your seller is claiming 32s under fenders then I think you're good. Getchu
some Racers!
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I hope so! PM sent to Jack for the medium reach Paul's
Thanks
Max
On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 7:30:57 PM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote:
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> If your seller is claiming 32s under fenders then I think you're good.
> Getchu some Racers!
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Yeah, that's pretty silly.
The Long Chainstay Question is kinda like The Planing Question over on
iBOB. It comes up every 6 months or a year or so, everyone chimes in, says
the same stuff they said last time, then we move on to Why Doesn't
Rivendell __ any more?
On Sat, Feb 1, 2020 at 2:
Yeah, that's pretty silly. The Long Chainstay Question here on RBW is like
The Planing Question over on iBOB--comes up every 6 months or year or so,
the same people post the same stuff they posted last time, then we move on
to Why Does/Doesn't Rivendell ?
On Saturday, Februa
Thunderburts on mine
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"...then we move on to Why Does/Doesn't Rivendell?"
Friction shifters, what's up with THAT?
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It appears the silver Paul's Racer-M's have been claimed.
-Jack
On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 1:04:36 PM UTC-5, Jack K wrote:
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> Continuing to clear my pile of parts from projects that changed direction.
> All the stuff below is new, in box, etc...
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> Cheers & safe riding,
>
> -Jack K.
> Rale
My long chainstay bike (Clem) definitely planes.
-Jeremy Till
Sacramento, CA
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Really nice color. Not sure I would have called it orange, though. Reminds me
of the burnt sienna crayon.
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I think we need to see it in the light. That pic looks much darker than the
rust-orange Susie I rode around RBW.
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Definitely exciting. Great bike, great name. Kind of the new flagship
model, really. As for discs and bigger tires, no doubt they are fun. I
bought a Jones Complete in 2018, when Clem Ls were scarce on the ground. I
had to sell my first one for financial reasons. Anyway, I enjoyed the
Jones, bu
Mine too!
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I'm also using the Thunderburts, and while I'm pretty slow anyway, I
noticed little speed loss on the pavement compared to my big Rene Herse
Antelope Hills or Schwalbe G-ones. And they can often be found cheap.
Mark
On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 10:22:24 AM UTC-8, Thomas B wrote:
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> I would
I hear all the points of view about riding on the sidewalk. In general, I
avoid riding on the sidewalk almost all the time. On rare occasions, I will
ride on the sidewalk if there are no pedestrians and there is no other
option. I was told by the executive director of the local bike advocacy
gr
One other tid-bit, relating to my OP...
I had heart surgery about 18 months ago, and while rehabbing (it went well,
thanks goodness) a nurse came by our home for a weekly wellness check. She
saw my bike, and said she was a triathlete. (Trust me when I say, she
looked like it...totally ripped.)
I never make eye contact with drivers. Usually I can’t even see into their
highly reflective smoked glass cages.*
I do time things at stop signs so it’s clear who has precedence, and I ride
where lots of other cyclists ride, which is a natural advantage.
*I drive too, so it’s not an “us vs them
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