Re: [RBW] Re: Heck, even my Monocog is lighter than your Platypus. [Monocog with Specialized Hover bar]

Ahahahahahaahahahahahaahaha !!! Very good Leah :-) On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 4:36:11 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: It’s about to get sillier. I made a video in response to Patrick’s thread. I’m attaching it as a link here, since it’s too big to include in the text.

[RBW] Re: Double 1x

Somewhere in the last two days I read something roughly this: "I tried to ditch front derailleurs on my road bike but they just work so well." Perhaps from one of the bike topic digest emails I get daily but oh so true. I solved my FD needs on my newest 2x bike with an NOS SunTour Superbe Pro f

Re: [RBW] Double 1x

I was just writing elsewhere that (so far) my 2 x 7 drivetrain I installed on my Gus is like having two 1x7 drivetrain’s. That’s the magic of the Silver wide/low crank with 38/24 rings. On road/gravel rides I’ve yet to use the 24 & I’ve not spun out in the top end. On local quite hilly singletrack

Re: [RBW] Double 1x

You can also do double 1x with two chainrings and skip the front derailleur and shifter - manually shift the front when desired (usually while stopped but down shifts can be done while riding easily enough using your foot to nudge the chain). -Dave On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 8:46:46 AM UTC-4

Re: [RBW] Re: Lighter than your Platypus

Hah hah ... no one has been harmed or could be harmed in the telling of this story/tale. It's like opening a book and in the reading of it taking offense to the reading of it. Well that reminds me of a Ventriloquist who takes offense when the "dummie" speaks. "How dare you, I mean me, say that

Re: [RBW] Brooks B17 repair

Simon is the guy. He's repaired my saddle several times - I think twice but then said it was like the "ship of epheseus"there's another guy that you check with: https://www.rhmsaddles.com/contact I have one like that as well so let me know what you decide. Mine may not be worth saving. I

[RBW] lock ring too tight

Hi all, Asking for thoughts on a silly mistake that I made last night. I was in the process of replacing a cassette (had not tried this myself before) and I cranked way too hard on a fairly long wrench and over-tightened the lock ring. It dug into the cassette and produced some little shards.

[RBW] Re: lock ring too tight

Hi Adam, Sorry to hear about the complications. I’m curious to see close-up pictures of the damage. Depending on how much risk you’re comfortable with I think you could take progressively longer rides to make sure everything is OK. In this situation I would remove the parts, inspect, reinstal

Re: [RBW] WTB 650b conversion parts for Riv Road Standard

Doug, The reasons I am saying it's a Road Standard vs. LongLow are no guarantee, but the original purchaser/orderer of the frame said it was a Road Standard, it has sidepulls (vs. cantilever on many LL's), chainstay length seems to match RS's and it fits a 35, but w/ no room for fenders and doe

Re: [RBW] Re: Double 1x

CUES has a 2x option. Eric who doesn't miss the front derailleur at all On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 8:22 AM ascpgh wrote: > Somewhere in the last two days I read something roughly this: "I tried to > ditch front derailleurs on my road bike but they just work so well." > Perhaps from one of the bike

[RBW] Re: lock ring too tight

I'd be inclined to unscrew the lockring now, while the grease is fresh. I've always erred on the side of not tight enough with lockrings because if they do unscrew in use the only thing that has happened for me is the shifting has gone weird. When you unscrew it, just be careful the removal t

[RBW] Re: lock ring too tight

Thanks for the thoughts, here's a quick pic. I don't have time to take the wheel off for a b

[RBW] FS: Silver 26.8 Seatpost - Stock Rivendell Kind

My effort to not stockpile anymore is continuing. I replaced my stock 26.8 seatpost on my protogallop and now it can go to a new home. These are very nice seatpost actually. There is a decent amount of setback and they look great. Not Nitto great but they aren't Nitto priced either. Velo Orange

Re: [RBW] Double 1x

On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 6:46:46 AM UTC-6 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: I was just writing elsewhere that (so far) my 2 x 7 drivetrain I installed on my Gus is like having two 1x7 drivetrain’s. That’s the magic of the Silver wide/low crank with 38/24 rings. On road/gravel rides I’ve yet to use

Re: [RBW] WTB 650b conversion parts for Riv Road Standard

The Road Standard was the original Waterford model with short-reach brakes, a Joe Starck is getting into custom territory. I could be wrong but your current brakes look like the Shimano mid-reachers that Riv later put on Rambouillet and Romulus. If this is accurate you may not get the results

[RBW] Re: lock ring too tight

Looks like your lockring is "lightweight" aluminum. The shards are likely aluminum as the cassette cog is steel. You don't say what your freehub body is. I would remove and inspect the lockring (replace or re-use) and re-tighten to correct torque. On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 11:27:34 AM UTC

[RBW] Re: lock ring too tight

Agreed with Ian, when it comes to reinstalling my procress is to give it a good extra tug after the clattering "it's tight" sounds start and call it a day. I've tried removing the way-too-tight ones and it ain't pretty! On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 8:26:50 AM UTC-7 Ian A wrote: > I'd be inclin

[RBW] Re: lock ring too tight

Thanks everyone, I managed to make time to sort it out (can't stand not to have things riding shape) and the case is closed for now. It came off with a bit of a struggle. There were a few bits of aluminum, which I cleaned off. Everything looks fine, so I re-greased, re-installed and took it a

[RBW] Re: Double 1x

I should add - I didn't realize my aside about it needing a little work would be so noticeable - that my front shifting works good enough most of the time now. My intent was to show how a narrow range double could work with one of those huge cassettes people use for 1x's. On Saturday, April 29

Re: [RBW] WTB 650b conversion parts for Riv Road Standard

Joe, I was just going with what the original owner told me as far as Riv Road, it may well be a custom. Luckily for me, I had a set of 559's AND a 650b wheelset sitting on a Bleriot frame. I tested fit prior to putting my requests out there. 42's fit with fenders, though I will dimple the chain

Re: [RBW] WTB 650b conversion parts for Riv Road Standard

Custom is good. Whatever you have is working! 👍 (excellent color, too) On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 1:04:14 PM UTC-7 EGNolan wrote: > Joe, > I was just going with what the original owner told me as far as Riv Road, > it may well be a custom. Luckily for me, I had a set of 559's AND a 650b > whe

[RBW] Deer-bike collision

I think I used up all my luck for the next few years: https://www.strava.com/activities/8984851311. Coming down Prospect road on my Roadini, a deer tried to cross the road as I came around the corner. He swerved, I swerved, but we collided, and bounced. I saw my vision go up and down and though

Re: [RBW] Deer-bike collision

I'm glad your wheels stayed down and hope that you are not too sore in a day or two. I was knocked over by a right-turning car at slow speed over 15 years ago and after getting a few lacerations stitched up felt pretty good, and thought, "Well, I can ride in tomorrow." Nope, I spent a week stiff an

Re: [RBW] Deer-bike collision

I'm pretty sure the deer that hit me weighs less than a car. Hopefully I won't be a disaster tomorrow. On Sun, Apr 30, 2023, 13:45 Patrick Moore wrote: > I'm glad your wheels stayed down and hope that you are not too sore in a > day or two. I was knocked over by a right-turning car at slow speed

Re: [RBW] Deer-bike collision

Wow - close call! Glad to hear you didn't go down! (And I can't help but wonder if something can't be said for the stability of the Roadini.) On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 5:17:46 PM UTC-4 pi...@gmail.com wrote: > I'm pretty sure the deer that hit me weighs less than a car. Hopefully I > won't b

Re: [RBW] Deer-bike collision

Here it's the kangaroos you have to worry about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC0UF-hDKGw. Whenever I see a kangaroo anywhere near while out riding - I usually see them several times a week - I go absolutely dead slow until I'm sure the kangaroo is a reasonable distance away and heading in t