[RBW] Gravel and Grind

No pics, but i stopped by Gravel and Grind in Frederick MD over the long weekend, and we did a beautiful owner-recommended ride through town and up one of the local "mountains" featuring a bit of gravel and lovely scenery. The shop looks great - we got coffee

[RBW] The diet

Hey there - I wrapping my head around giving Grants diet a try, and am wondering if those of you have played around with this can answer a couple of questions: 1. Has anyone noticed a change in mood, mentation, or energy level that appears to be associated with being in ketosis? I get fatigue

[RBW] Re: The diet

Just want to say thanks to all for your speedy and thoughtful replies. I will suck in all the collective input and attempt to put it to good use. It's so nice having such a great bunch of folks to check in with. Just ride! Al On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 9:33:04 AM UTC-4, Alan Pickett

[RBW] Blug Rack ID, please

Hi folks - Would anyone be able to identify the front rack pictured in today's Blug, featuring a peek at the upcoming Cheviot brochure? It looks a little bit like Soma Champs Elysees, but I like the apparent ability to tie into dropout eyelets and the fork for added stability. Thinking this mi

Re: [RBW] Blug Rack ID, please

the bolt > sockets. > > So, in comparison to a Campee front with the lowriders removed, you get a > cleaner look, a hair less weight, and hopefully a slightly lower price. > The current Campee front is an exceptional rack, with a commensurate price. > > > On Wed, Aug 20, 201

Re: [RBW] Blug Rack ID, please

That's two of us. If you have a welding torch, i'll look for some scrap steel, and we can fabricate something in my secret, dungeon laboratory, which is itself entirely fabricated. Cheers, al -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" grou

[RBW] Re: Buy my 56cm Bombadil so I can get that Cheviot!

Wow. That bike practically smiles in your photos - I think it might be a golden retriever! It's a beauty, and I'm surprised you're not having to referee a bidding war, much less twiddling your thumbs and waiting by the phone! I love what Riv has done with the Cheviot, and relate to your rationa

[RBW] WTT: 56 Hillborne for 55

Hi People - Just pinging the group to see if any of y'all have a 55cc hillborne and might be pining for something a smidge bigger. I have a double top tube 56 side pull sam, green, barely used but built up at the moment, and am really interested in sizing down a notch. Would be happy to discu

[RBW] Re: Newbaums on Sam Hillborne

Those look super-cushy, super-comfy. The orange clearly signifies you as someone who says "Yes!" to life. I like, and well done! On Monday, April 2, 2018 at 11:05:04 PM UTC-4, Paul Choi wrote: > > Decided to try orange Newbaums over my silicone grips. I put three coats > of clear shellac and t

[RBW] Anyone in the DMV have a 51 or 55 Hillborne I could test ride?

Howdy folks - I have a 2011-12 vintage 56 Hillborne that I've always felt was a little to big for me, and I find I'm often disincentivized to ride it, which is sad. I'd love to see if I could spin around the block on a 55 or 51 just to get a feel. Does anyone have a Hillborne they would be

[RBW] Re: Anyone in the DMV have a 51 or 55 Hillborne I could test ride?

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 8:24:47 AM UTC-4, Alan Pickett wrote: > > Howdy folks - > > > I have a 2011-12 vintage 56 Hillborne that I've always felt was a little > to big for me, and I find I'm often disincentivized to ride it, which is > sad. I'd love to see if

Re: [RBW] Re: Crash Stories

Joe's mention of his Stingray reminded me of this: in 1977 I was living in Charleston WV and had a yellow Schwinn Stingray. Black banana seat and those high, high "monkey bars". Behind our house, there was a church, and we would often ride our bikes in the parking lot, bunny hopping, and jumpin

[RBW] Re: Maryland area supported Century rides and also unsupported Brevets this spring, summer and fall 2016.

Hey - BIG thanks for posting this. We usually use a fall century as a little motivation to get out and enjoy some long rides in the summer, and this comes right on time. I'm also looking forward to visiting Gravel and Grind to get more info on the owner's personal favorite unpaved rides in th

[RBW] Local Rivendell Dealer suggestions for DELMARVA area?

What to DC-centric folks think about helping develop a local dealer for Riv Bikes, as requested a bug-post or two ago? I love the gang at Proteus Bikes in College Park, and I know that College Park Bicycles has an affinity with Grant/Riv, but somehow I wonder if a place like Bicycle Space - whi

[RBW] Nominating Dealers for Sams and Clems

Grant's Blug post of May 26th appealed for help nominating bicycle shops - preferably in large markets - that might be interested in carrying Sams and Clems. Any thoughts on this from folks in the DC area? I love the folks at Proteus Cycles, and recall that College Park Bicycles has an affinity

Re: [RBW] Nominating Dealers for Sams and Clems

Oops - my posts are still moderated, so I idiotically started two posts on this topic when I didn't see my original post appear right away. Apologies! Here is the link to the other post, which currently has a more respo

[RBW] Re: Local Rivendell Dealer suggestions for DELMARVA area?

b 2 hour outing) and show off a couple of bikes, maybe see if Mary is interested in joining? Any interest from the Bunch On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 10:12:30 AM UTC-4, Alan Pickett wrote: > > What to DC-centric folks think about helping develop a local dealer for > Riv Bikes, as request

[RBW] Re: Local Rivendell Dealer suggestions for DELMARVA area?

I have no way to answer or even effectively ponder and of the smart and thoughtful commentary here. I am also far too lazy to find out, and too engaged in my own life to care, but happily, none of these concerns are mine. I'm not think in' too hard here - as is my modus operandi in most things.

[RBW] Re: Local Rivendell Dealer suggestions for DELMARVA area?

Ok, first, Ed, I just watched the video of you and Mary (http://www.bicyclespacedc.com/our-blog/2014/11/15/ed-and-mary) and, OMG!! THAT IS THE CUTEST, MOST ADORABLE damn thing I have ever seen!!! And there you are, on a Rivendell! In a Bicycle Space video!!! That is super sweet on all counts.

[RBW] Is it crazy to do a century with Boscos?

The Lady Who Makes Me Pedal has started a campaign to get me to limit my cigarette smoking by imposing a Soviet-style regimen of preparatory weekend rides, culminating in perhaps the Amish Country Century later this summer. At the moment, I am riding and liking

[RBW] Re: Is it crazy to do a century with Boscos?

Now it's all starting to make sense: I'm 1/4 Sicilian! -- 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 to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To pos

[RBW] Re: Is it crazy to do a century with Boscos?

. Alan On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 8:18:03 PM UTC-4, Alan Pickett wrote: > > The Lady Who Makes Me Pedal has started a campaign to get me to limit my > cigarette smoking by imposing a Soviet-style regimen of preparatory weekend > rides, culminating in perhaps the Amish Country Centu

[RBW] Re: FS: 58CM Sam Hillborne Sage Green

pretty1 On Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 8:37:01 PM UTC-4, Ryan Thompson wrote: > > I’m selling my 58cm Sam Hillborne double top tube in Sage Green to make > room for another Rivendell mixte. > > > > I purchased the bike new in January 2014. There are few scratches here > and there from mounti

[RBW] Mechanical disadvantage? Seeking joyful braking.

So, before I ponied up for my Hillborne, I purchased a Surly Cross Check about four years ago and completely "Rivendellized" it, with what at the time amounted to a Riv Build Kit: Albatross bars, Sugino triple, bar-end silver shifters, Tektro CR720 wide profile cantis and the Tektro Eclipse lin

[RBW] Re: Mechanical disadvantage? Seeking joyful braking.

Eric - Yes, squeezing hard, not bottoming out. I was thinking about switching levers. happily, it's not a pressing issue (pun was unintended, but I would still like to take credit!), but I will try your suggestion of switching the yoke as the least expensive and involved thing to fiddle with fi

[RBW] Re: Mechanical disadvantage? Seeking joyful braking.

s. And Deacon! That straddle yoke is in the stratosphere, at least as far as my bike relates: I moved mine down just above the (fenders) tire. Happy Friday Everybody, Alan On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 7:02:04 AM UTC-4, Alan Pickett wrote: > > So, before I ponied up for my Hillborne, I purchas

[RBW] Re: Riv-ish Bicycle shops in Hokkaido

Hi Nils - I know nothing about Japan or Hokkaido bike shops, but I do remember that Jitensha Studio sells a high quality cloth bar tape called Viva that is made in Japan. Here is a link to their website, and contact email is: h...@jitensha.com. By t

[RBW] Re: Bike rental Rockville, MD area

Not sure what your size is, but I have a spare surly Crosscheck - it's a 56 - that is completely Rivendellized, and you would be welcome to borrow it. Albatross bars with Silver BE shifters, the Sugino Triple Crank, Tektro Wide cantis, 45mm tires. It's probably a little de-tuned at the moment, b

[RBW] Ketogenics: long rides during the first couple weeks

Hi All - First, feel free to just point me to another thread if this has been hashed and re-hashed before. Here's the scoop: Started the EBDJ diet last Saturday August 1st, with a commitment to go 6 weeks, then assess. At the same time, we (my lady Heidi and I) have been training up for a ra

[RBW] Bike rental Rockville, MD area

Oops, didn't notice your PBH, my surly might also be too big. I have also noticed the bike rental place at union station, it's called Bike and Roll: http://bikeandrolldc.com. There's also the Capitol BikeShare that has stations all over the city, and you can get a 24 hour membership for $8 plu

[RBW] Re: Ketogenics: long rides during the first couple weeks

This is great for health as > your body enters a "pick up the trash and recycle the bits floating around" > phase. > > If you need to eat carbs for your Sept. century ride, eat them. No biggie. > I would recommend avoiding grains and processed sugar, but instead eat > fruit

[RBW] Re: Ketogenics: long rides during the first couple weeks

t; and low carb consumption where the body is getting to many carbs to be in >>>> ketosis, and not enough carbs to replace what the body isn't doing. I >>>> forget the amounts of carbs involved here, but the concept is go higher or >>>> lower, not in the middle.

[RBW] Re: Ride Report: Summit of the Patricks

Maybe I'm just an emotional wreck this week (quitting smoking, diet changes, job change), but seeing the picture of both of you together brought a teary tingle (no actual tear as i am a stoic and emotinally repressed white male) to my eye, and a joyful one at that. Both of you are such playful,

[RBW] Single Speed Sam on Blug

I called and spoke to Jared about this rack, after seeing it on the blug back on August 20th (on a cheviot) and he confirmed that it was a sample 27f without the low rider attachments. I think it can also be seen in the Cheviot brochure, in the page showing a touring set up. I would buy this r

[RBW] Re: Single Speed Sam on Blug

an. For some reason I was/am > nervous/anxious about actually getting stuff from a vendor in Japan. I > don't know why I'm nervous, but I am. I placed the order on the 8th, and > now I have a tracking number and I can my order has made it to Osaka. I > ordered a 27F ra

Re: [RBW] Re: Local Rivendell Dealer suggestions for DELMARVA area?

ave recently ordered, and are expecting to have some demo/floor model frames in the shop relatively soon to show off. Good things are happening in Frederick! On Friday, August 14, 2015 at 5:51:46 PM UTC-4, Jeff wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Alan Pickett > wrote: > >>

[RBW] Small Items to add to a RBW Order.

I almost always going to John's Irish strap, and often where one is a belt so that it is always handy. There's also the wooden Rivendell yo-yo which is sort of hard to pass up - I got one with my last order. I also got one of the NItto factory hats which are kind of a kick in the pants. The lit

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Red

I really like that Legolas red. Does anyone know the story behind the Carter's Rivendell's? I see a picture on the inter-webs with both Jimmy and Rosalyn standing astride to Rivendell's. Hopis doing OK. I have not yet checked the news today. -- You received this message because you are subscr

[RBW] Re: Small Items to add to a RBW Order.

This just to say I'm officially embarrassed by the careless typos - I blame the dictation feature on my iPhone - from my above post. Must proofread after dictating on the fly! A thought: you could alway just purchase the last remaining supply of Grant's Tagua Nuts

[RBW] Re: Aeropress Inventor

That is very nice, and he seems like a really cool, gentle, dude. He looks at times unnervingly like Walt in Breaking Bad at times...(!) On Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 12:21:44 AM UTC-4, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > Aeropress has a lot of love here. This is a pretty fun read/watch: > http://

Re: [RBW] Purple for a Riv?

LOVE the agapanthus! It looks like a shade from a bygone era. I think the mythical icelandic "little people" prolly paint their road signs in this color. Its downright elvish. Alan "

[RBW] Re: Classic Bike Show + Swap Meet in Frederick MD @ Gravel & Grind, Sept 27th

I'm not sure if I will be in town on that date, but if I am, I would love to attend. I think the ride from DC to Gravel and Grind, if it were round trip, would approach if not surpass a century(!), no? Another option could be to look into some of the nearby loops in and around Frederick, and

[RBW] Re: Classic Bike Show + Swap Meet in Frederick MD @ Gravel & Grind, Sept 27th

Hey Tony - Was not an "organized" ride, but rather I and a few friends used one of the cue-sheets posted on the Frederick pedalers website, and I see dozens of cue sheets linked on their site, of varying lengths, several of which involve covered bridges. This particular ride is really just lig

[RBW] Re: C&O / GAP Trail Users: Bike Roll-On Service on Amtrak's Capitol Limited

Game - changer is right! Time to start planning an expedition! Thanks for the heads up! On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 4:50:39 PM UTC-4, WETH wrote: > > That's a game changer and a long time in coming. Thanks for the update!! > > On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 3:39:30 PM UTC-4, Bob Ehrenbeck