Re: [RBW] Quickbeam improvement ideas

Made some adjustments last night and gave it a long-ish ride, to see if I can pinpoint the issues. I moved the seat back a bit and lowered it slightly, and staying seated was a little easier, so perhaps it was on the high side. As for the twitchiness, which seems new, I am wondering if I need t

[RBW] Re: Ro-Deux-No build notes New Bike Day

Their gentle suggestion... "Do not EVEN try to get Grant to do this." On Friday, August 23, 2024 at 8:02:12 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Will asked for a curated photo-shoot this morning. Of course I was happy > to oblige. Will indicated it was Grant who was concerned that others would > d

Re: [RBW] Craigslist, etc 2024

Nice one Jay. That's a great price on that bike IMO On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 8:39:40 PM UTC-4 Jay Lonner wrote: > Well I thought that Gus seemed cheap as well, and thinking back to the > recent Jeff Lyon listing I asked myself “what would Bill Lindsay do?” So I > entered what I thought w

Re: [RBW] Craigslist, etc 2024

The guy selling the Gus seems to be a really good dude. In fact, his Gus (the one in question) is the main inspiration for mine, which he helped me find as a NOS frameset from Golden Saddle before they closed. It'll make a great bike for whoever ends up with it. Brian Lex, KY -- You received t

[RBW] PSA: Atlantis coming out early next year

I don't know if anyone noticed the mention of the Rivendell Atlantis coming out early next year in the text of the current newsletter entitled "The Roadunos are here". Here it is: " If you had your heart set on a Sergio Green and missed out, you'll have another shot: we've added Sergio Green a

[RBW] Re: PSA: Atlantis coming out early next year

I saw that too. I don't need another bike or have space for one, but a Sergio Green Atlantis...maybe On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 10:18:37 AM UTC-4 krhe...@gmail.com wrote: > I don't know if anyone noticed the mention of the Rivendell Atlantis > coming out early next year in the text of the c

Re: [RBW] Re: 17 years of longing, can you help? The search for a green B17

We have one left in stock. B17 Champion Special Ti in green. On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 9:57 PM Philip Williamson < philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > The BRG “Brooks Racing Green” saddle was one of the first things I got for > my 2004 Quickbeam. It’s been on there ever since, and it’s pretty gre

[RBW] Re: Ro-Deux-No build notes New Bike Day

Grant just shakes his head at my Frankenstein lab experiments. When I tried to describe this build concept to him last month he told me "Gosh, Bill, it must be HARD to be you!" BL in EC On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 5:57:09 AM UTC-7 sarahlik...@gmail.com wrote: > Their gentle suggestion...

[RBW] Roadini Drivetrain Questions

Hi All, There seems to be some knowledgable mechanics in this group, so I wanted to ask about the drivetrain on my 52 Roadini . It works okay, but just doesn't seem very smooth and happy...clunky is the way I'd describe it. I'm wondering if some fo

[RBW] Re: Roadini Drivetrain Questions

There's nothing fundamentally wrong with your mix of parts. If your bike was going into my stand I'd probably start with therapy session questions about what you mean by "just doesn't seem smooth and happy" or "clunky". The first question would be whether you are talking about riding the bike

[RBW] Re: Roadini Drivetrain Questions

As Bill says it looks fine from here. Possibilities I can come up with off the top of my head: 1. It's a mix of new/used parts and the chain is kinda grumbly over cogs and chainrings of a different age. 2. Your FD is designed for a 39-52 chainring combo, your front shifting may seem slightly di

[RBW] The Lightest Rivendell

Who's got it? I've seen beautiful lightweight lugged road bikes with super light modern components, but they usually are not Rivs. Has anyone gone full out shaving grams off a Roadeo, Roadini, or older Riv model? I know we're not weight weenies here, I'm certainly not. I did get the itch afte

[RBW] Re: Roadini Drivetrain Questions

Thanks very much, Bill! For the therapy session, I guess it seems clunky settling into the right gear. Just seems to take more fiddling with the Silver 1 shifter than it should to settle into gear. Once I get it settled into gear, it seems pretty happy. I'm familiar with the concept of chain

[RBW] Re: Roadini Drivetrain Questions

Thanks so much, Joe! I'll certainly consider the 3 possibilities that you described! Now off to the shed! On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 11:46:41 AM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: > As Bill says it looks fine from here. Possibilities I can come up with off > the top of my head: 1. It's a mix of ne

[RBW] Re: Ro-Deux-No build notes New Bike Day

Grant just shakes his head at my Frankenstein lab experiments. When I tried to describe this build concept to him last month he told me "Gosh, Bill, it must be HARD to be you!" 😆 🤣 we all have our coping mechanisms to quiet the mind. Ray On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 8:04:25 AM UTC-7 Bill Li

[RBW] Re: The Lightest Rivendell

I'm sure I don't have the lightest one, but I've put a little effort into turning my ram into a lightweight road bike. Splurged for king Ti bottle cages, ti brooks, and ebay curated the drivetrain to be a STI shimagnolo. Only things to lighten up at this point I think would be to switch to a ti

[RBW] Re: The Lightest Rivendell

I approached the build concept for both my Legolas and my Roadeo with a focus on lower weight. Both are under 20 pounds. The Roadeo is under 20 pounds with full fenders and with a front rack, which I'm pretty proud of. Patrick Moore has a far lighter "Rivendell" but it's his custom with smal

[RBW] Re: WTT - Choco bars for Albastache bars

I could trade some traditional nitto moustache bars if you don't find any albastache bars. Maybe even throw in some $. On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-6 Nathan Mattia wrote: > I’ll trade you my albatross for your chocos!, > > On Friday, August 23, 2024 at 3:41:06 PM UTC-5 Gary L

[RBW] Your thoughts on a Rivesdale (Riv + Clydesdale)?

I've become more of a utilitarian over the years in outlook and lifestyle and I love the idea of a cargo bike. But I'm not sure the Rivbike ethos meshes well with that of a cargo bike. Either way, I got the opportunity to get one for cheap and so I'm thinking I'm contemplating whether I sho

Re: [RBW] Re: 17 years of longing, can you help? The search for a green B17

Peter, I'll take it! Please hold for me, I'll be sending an email now. jared On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 7:46:56 AM UTC-7 peter...@gmail.com wrote: > We have one left in stock. B17 Champion Special Ti in green. > > On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 9:57 PM Philip Williamson > wrote: > >> The BRG “Br

[RBW] Re: Your thoughts on a Rivesdale (Riv + Clydesdale)?

It was not explicitly stated, but I *think* what you attempted to convey is that you had the opportunity to purchase a Crust Clydesdale Cargo Fork platform, and now you are in the market for a bicycle to fit the fork. Is that what is going on? If that is what is going on, then it starts with

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam improvement ideas

My experience to test the status of the headset, is to remove the front wheel, stem/handle bar, front brake and any other accessories like a rack or fenders. Then turning the fork is only the weight of the fork nothing else to throw it off. I'm usually amazed at how crappy the headset can feel

[RBW] Re: WTT - Choco bars for Albastache bars

I should clarify that my moustache handlebars have a 25.4 clamp area, not 26.0 like Riv was selling before they started carrying the Albastache bar only. So same as the Choco and Albastache. On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 11:26:47 AM UTC-6 iamkeith wrote: > > I could trade some traditional nitt

[RBW] Re: Orange Roadini fotos

Orange is still the fastest color. Just saying... Alan On Friday, August 23, 2024 at 8:56:57 AM UTC-4 alan lavine wrote: > Some more. -- 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

[RBW] Re: Do you ride with fenders?

Joining the fender parade. Years ago I was influenced by Jan Heine's endorsement of fenders plus the French and British tradition of using them. Currently using Berthoud's but have been pleased with VO and SKS models. If I get tired of the smooth Berthoud's I have some Honjo fluted gems waiting

[RBW] Re: Do you ride with fenders?

Most of my road-ish bikes have permantly-mounted fenders, and some of my mountain-ish bikes do too. Where I live and ride, in the WY/MT/ID/UT area, I can really only ride about 6 mos a year at best (except for fat bikes) and it's pretty arid during those months. However I only ride for fun,

[RBW] Re: Your thoughts on a Rivesdale (Riv + Clydesdale)?

Thanks for the clarifying questions, Bill! The clydesdale fork that I will be getting is a 1" steerer. Funny enough, I own both the Gus and the Hubbuh, but I also own a couple of other Riv models as well, such as the AR, Toyo atlantis, MUSA atlantis, and Hunqapillar. My original intention to a

Re: [RBW] Re: The Lightest Rivendell

In fact, if Bill has derailleur drivetrain bikes under 20 lb they beat -- for weight skimming -- my Joe Starck gofast. That's 18 lb on the nose with heavy Phil hubs and 360 gram Dura Ace (MTB) SPD pedals and 52X 17/19 Dingle and old Dura Ace QR on the rear, the only "stupid light" part being a tita

Re: [RBW] Re: The Lightest Rivendell

With fenders and rack under 20 lb: Bill's Roadeo must take the prize! I figure my custom would be 20 lb min with 2X10. IIRC, I did get my 2003 Curt (frame was clone of the Joe Starck) in its original build as a gofast 1X10 in at 20 lb with Speedplay X-1s and 2 Iris cages. But no rack or fenders. B

[RBW] Re: Iterations on my Purple RoadUno

Get the bottle cages direct from the source at https://kingcage.com There's options, they're worth it, &c. On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 1:11:49 PM UTC-4 mvie...@gmail.com wrote: > I'm hoping for enough iterations I end up calling it the RoadXO... ;) > > Out of the box yesterday evening - after

RE: [RBW] The Lightest Rivendell

Because of the rush to carbon wheels & disc brakes the Ebay market for rim brake “racing” wheels if very soft. I have seen 1,500gram wheelsets that were $1,100.00 new selling for $400.00. OF course with wheels you are taking a chance on the wear they may have been thru. I have some lightly used

Re: [RBW] Re: Ro-Deux-No build notes New Bike Day

Lol. When I ordered my first road custom in late 1994 I asked Grant to build me a road bike like my '92 XO-1 but "better." (He said, "Oh, it'll be better.") He used the AR as a basic template tho' with road tubing and lugs, so it was 54 cm c-c (again, I'm 60 c-c for a level tt fistful road bike).

RE: [RBW] Re: The Lightest Rivendell

So stephen, what did you get the weight down to?? From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Stephen Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2024 11:53 AM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: The Lightest Rivendell I'm sure I don't have the lightest one, but I've put a little effort into turnin

Re: [RBW] The Lightest Rivendell

Hah! The very standard 26" wheels for my 2003 Curt -- Sun M14A "semi-aero" rims + 32 Revolution spokes with alum nipples and 8 speed Ultegra hubs + Velox -- came in at under 1550 w/o QRs. On Sun, Aug 25, 2024 at 2:50 PM Bernard Duhon wrote: > Because of the rush to carbon wheels & disc brakes th

Re: [RBW] Re: Iterations on my Purple RoadUno

Grips, saddle and pedals are not included on the completes. All of the “touch points” are left to the user. Mine is supposed to be here on Thursday - long way to Florida. Laing Delray Beach FL On Sun, Aug 25, 2024 at 4:50 PM ian m wrote: > Get the bottle cages direct from the source at https:/

[RBW] Re: Your thoughts on a Rivesdale (Riv + Clydesdale)?

IMO, it will look fine. It looks fine on vintage MTB commuter builds and a lot of those are dressed like Rivs anyway. At worst it may look like your Riv is slumming it (especially with a milk crate on the rack) which you could lean into, or you could paint the rack and put something kitschy on

[RBW] Deore V-brake spring adjustment screw size?

I installed a pair of hand-me-down V brakes today and discovered that one tension screw was rounding out and the other did not, in point of fact, exist. The internet tells me these screws are cheap and common in Britain, but weirdly expensive in the U.S. Is it just a regular M3 x 8mm that I co

Re: [RBW] Re: Your thoughts on a Rivesdale (Riv + Clydesdale)?

Ian, Thanks for your perspective! The name of the game here is CHEAP, so I'm not sure gettin a whole new dedicated cargo bike will be the direction I'll ever go in. But good to know! This won't be in any way a crazy hauler, so I'm not too worried about poor handling. It'll just be a bike that'l

[RBW] Re: Your thoughts on a Rivesdale (Riv + Clydesdale)?

I've considered doing this as well. I had the opportunity to own a Surly with a Clydesdale fork but ended up not keeping it long term because I found that when loaded up beyond about 20 lbs, it didn't handle very well, and for my purposes it made more sense to load up a pair of roomy panniers m

Re: [RBW] Re: Ro-Deux-No build notes New Bike Day

You've told that story a hundred times, and I still don't comprehend what the "this" is that you were threatening to broadcast but that Grant did not want you to broadcast. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 1:50:28 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > Lol. When I ordered m

[RBW] Re: Your thoughts on a Rivesdale (Riv + Clydesdale)?

Hah, I didn't scroll down to see Laing's Clem L before writing my previous post. On Sunday 25 August 2024 at 19:09:24 UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: > I've considered doing this as well. I had the opportunity to own a Surly > with a Clydesdale fork but ended up not keeping it long term because I >

[RBW] Re: Replacement tires for Soma Shikoro 42 x 622mm (700 x 42) cream sidewalls

I'm also a big fan of the Rene Herse, and find the Endurance casing to be quite robust and comparable to the Shikoro's but with improved ride feel and traction. I would also suggest considering the Teravail Washburn in this size, which features some cornering knobs for a little more confidence

Re: [RBW] Re: Ro-Deux-No build notes New Bike Day

What was it that Patrick Moore teasingly threatened to broadcast that Grant did not want broadcast? A. That Grant would design a 54cm frame for an adult human that thinks they need a 60cm frame? B. That Grant would allow "road" tubing to be used in an all-rounder clone? C. That Grant would charg

[RBW] WTT: Paul Tall & Handsome 27.2 Seatpost Silver (Satin) for a Polished Silver

I have a Paul Tall & Handsome Silver (Satin) that was in a bike for minimal time and is almost completely new. I'm building a new bike now that MUST HAVE (haha) a polished Paul. Thanks for reading! Dave -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owner

[RBW] WTB: While I'm at it, here's a short(ish) list of stuff I'm looking for!

Phil Wood 15t Track Cog Phil Wood Classic Track high flange front hub 100mm silver polished 32h Salsa or Phil silver polished seat post QR clamp 29.8/30.0 ID Thanks for taking the time to look. Dave -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch

[RBW] Re: WTB: While I'm at it, here's a short(ish) list of stuff I'm looking for!

One Paul MiniMoto in silver polish with matching right lever too! D On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 10:58:30 PM UTC-7 Dave in Los Angeles wrote: > Phil Wood 15t Track Cog > Phil Wood Classic Track high flange front hub 100mm silver polished 32h > Salsa or Phil silver polished seat post QR clamp