A few things I have used, starting with hot summer training for the death
valley double last year:
Arm coolers are great if you don¹t want to spring for the Boure jersey, or
if you want to convert a light, short-sleeve jersey to a sun-protective and
cooling one. I¹ve used these, but there are ple
Even recognizing all this, when you stand back a bit, it does seem like all
of the Riv models are converging around the concept of "fat tire
all-rounder." Some, like the Bomba and Atlantis, use a bit stouter tubing
than the others, but the geometries and clearances are pretty similar.
I feel lik
Www.wallbike.com
http://www.jitensha.com/
>
> Hey All,
>
> I would like a little help putting together a little online guide.
> This guide will highlight some of the best Internet resources
> available to cyclists interested in Rivendells, Waterfords, classic
> lugged steel bikes, etc. It is a
roads, smooth trails, and pavement, then the Atlantis fits the bill
perfectly.
So how are folks planning to use their Bombadils and how will it be
different than what you¹d do on an Atlantis with fat offroad tires? The
Great Divide idea sounds fantastic.
Dustin Sharp
San Diego, CA
From: erik
³I have a beautiful yellow Rivendell Saluki 650B for sale that I bought for
my wife and she never really liked. She prefers her Giant Hybrid...I know, I
know.²
Gotta love it!
From: David Estes
Reply-To:
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 13:19:10 -0700
To:
Subject: [RBW] Re: Saluki on CL near Baltimore -
Now if I could just find a wife selling her husband's 60cm Wilbury that he
doesn't like as much as his Specialized...
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Dustin Sharp wrote:
> ³I have a beautiful yellow Rivendell Saluki 650B for sale that I bought for my
> wife and she never really li
ands!
>
> I'll try to post a few pictures of my finished build once I figure out
> how to do that. For the orignal poster: Front and rear racks (Tubus
> Cargo and Surly Nice Rack); black is beautiful; set the bike up with a
> low end of ~18 gear inches; Nitto flat bars are wonde
Scientific, no. Anecdotally, it¹s been my experience that when it comes to
sand, overall tire width is more important than 584 v. 622. I put some
Schwalbe Racing Ralph¹s 29x2.4s on and really noticed a difference in
flotation v. 26x2.0s AND 29x2.0s.
Did a 30-mile singletrack ride this weekend inv
I think the builder in San Dimas was Bill Ryder. Hadn't heard of him
before, but I liked his integrated front racks.
You should get on board for the April Riv Ride in Irvine:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1007...@n22/
Cheers,
Dustin "who enjoyed the show, but was feeling a little under tattooe
Any more shots of that bike?
Dustin
On 4/11/09 5:41 PM, "Eric Norris" wrote:
> Took a ride on lugged steel today from Davis to Vallejo, where my lovely wife
> picked me up and hauled me and bike the rest of the way to San Francisco.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/sets/721576165
t;http://www.wheelsnorth.org>
>
>
> On Apr 11, 2009, at 5:56 PM, Dustin Sharp wrote:
>
>> Any more shots of that bike?
>>
>> Dustin
>>
>>
>> On 4/11/09 5:41 PM, "Eric Norris" wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
Details on the Sunday Riv Ride here:
http://tinyurl.com/cbdcwt
This Sunday, meet 9AM at the Irvine train station.
I think Esteban and I will be carpooling up from SD.
Dustin
From: Joe Bartoe
Reply-To:
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:32:37 -0700
To:
Subject: [RBW] Riv Ride
Hi Doug,
This weeke
For those of you w/o the time to look through all the excellent photos that
David posted, you should at least take a look at the one we took on
"Rivendell Street." How cool is that!
http://tinyurl.com/dx5542
Dustin
> From: Esteban
> Reply-To:
> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:30:35 -0700 (PDT)
> T
What scares me in all these photos is not the carbon, but the squirrels.
Those little kamikazes are deadly!
Dustin
>>
>> Speaking of which, there's a broken Calfee here about 10 images down,
>> snapped at the typical spots on the
>> frame:http://pardo.net/bike/pic/fail-016/index.html
>
--
ou were wearing? You may have told me but it
> didn't stick.
>
> dougP
>
> -Original Message-
> From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dustin Sharp
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 9:26 AM
>
Pics?
> From: cm
> Reply-To:
> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:42:34 -0700 (PDT)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Re: New to me All Rounder - Mark's Rack & Acorn Edition
>
> I just bought a brand new, in the box Trek 930 for $150. Riv'd it up
> with some Nitto bits, Brooks, fenders, and rac
The Quickbeams will always be cool, but orange was definitely my favorite.
> From: cm
> Reply-To:
> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:33:09 -0700 (PDT)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Quickbeams are here
>
>
> Just noticed this on the site:
>
> Sneak peak can be found here. We are building
Yep, would be good to see one in person, but to me it just doesn't pop off
the screen the way the orange one did.
Anyone think this will really and truly be the last batch 'o beams?
Dustin
> From: "Frederick, Steve"
> Reply-To:
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:54:11 -0400
> To:
> Conversation: [
A little unrelated, but just poking around a bit on your very cool site, and
was wondering if the bars pictured on the your Soma Mixte are upside down
Albatross bars:
http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/soma/soma-mixte/
> From: "Bryan @ Renaissance Bicycles"
> Reply-To:
> Date: Fri, 1 May 2009
FYI, I¹ve ridden with Chris Kostman on a Rough Riders ride here in San
Diego. CK often thinks nothing of doing gravel roads and fireroads on
25-35s. So I¹m guessing that if he suggests that most people would want a
³real² MTB for the ride--he means it. And the pace for the ride here was
definitely
ntrol of the bike nearly
>> impossible.
>>
>> It's clearly mountain bike territory, unless you happen to be super
>> skilled at riding road bikes over very rough terrain and bunny hopping
>> cervices carved by runoff rainwater.
>>
>> To top it off, by t
I¹d say that as an added bonus, the bike looks a lot better (to my eye at
least) with the current fit. But I¹m with you: for me, slightly lower bars
let me stretch out the lower back and take some of the pressure off it.
Dustin ³Rules of thumb are great, but nothing beats experimentation² Sharp
Chris,
Are you planning on riding back down the South Grade, or along the East
Grade road to Lake Henshaw and then back on the 76?
Cheers,
Dustin
On 5/20/09 10:48 PM, "XO-1.org Rough Riders"
wrote:
>
> Hello fellow Rivendell riders!
>
> You're invited to a no-host, self-sufficient ride up
m Redlands...
>
> DE
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 7:44 AM, XO-1.org Rough Riders
> wrote:
>>
>> Back down South Grade, but others may do as they wish, of course.
>>
>> CK
>>
>> On May 21, 6:22 am, Dustin Sharp wrote:
>>> > Chris,
The MUSA knickers are great--I wore them for all of my riding for about two
years. But I have to say, now that I've been using Swobo knickers for the
last six months, I don't think I'd go back. I find the fit and comfort level
to be better, and they don't twist around my waist they way the MUSA
k
Not an answer to your question, but while you are shopping, you should also
consider Middleburn cranks:
http://www.mtbtandems.com/Middleburn.html
I've been pretty happy with mine.
Dustin
> From: MichaelH
> Reply-To:
> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:38:09 -0700 (PDT)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Sub
Now that they have those bars, it¹s kind of hard to imagine getting a
Bombadil without them.
Dustin
From: Shaun Meehan
Reply-To:
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:06:18 -0500
To:
Subject: [RBW] Re: Whoa! Bombadil component alert!
On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Mike wrote:
>
> So different picture
Dunnoh exactly, but aren't the tubes on the Legolas pretty light compared to
other Riv models?
Sounds like a really cool bike--I'll be seriously tempted to get one when it
comes out as I keep wanting a "go fast" bike (even if I know realistically
that it's not going to make me any faster than I a
I think the things that would really make this a "road bike" to me are:
--steeper angles up front, shorter chainstays out back, and a lighter
tubeset.
IF you make the tubeset as light as it should be, the bike will ride like
poop with a rack and moderate load. So limiting things to fender mount
Too bad Quickbeam is already taken. This really will be the "hasty Ent" of
the Riv lineup.
Dustin
> From: PATRICK MOORE
> Reply-To:
> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:35:24 -0600
> To:
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Bike name idea (was new Riv road bike, and my unwanted
> input for another)
>
>
> It's too
What a bummer. Just curious--how and where did it get stolen?
Dustin
San Diego, CA
> From: Mike
> Reply-To:
> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:16:54 -0700 (PDT)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Stolen Atlantis
>
>
> My Atlantis was stolen back in February of this year. I just learned
> of
s even any drafting going on in the first place.
Dustin Sharp
San Diego, CA, the triathlon capital of the world
> From: Aaron Thomas
> Reply-To:
> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:21:41 -0700 (PDT)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] triathlete road rage?
>
>
> This may
FWIW, you can ride through camp Pendleton again, sparing you that horrible
slog on the 5!
If you go east on the 8, there are sections you can ride or not ride
depending on the existence of alternative routes. So seems that in CA
freeway use is generally off limits except where it is the only wa
Just making sure I didn¹t miss something.
Dustin
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ark's prototype would be
> showing up at HQ in a month or so. That said, I am certainly looking
> forward to taking it for a spin. :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Gino
> Chico, CA
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Dustin Sharp wrote:
>> Just making sure I didn¹t miss someth
Nah--if they have 'em, just leak them to me and I will post them without
naming my sources. Everyone wins!
Dustin
> From: Gino Zahnd
> Reply-To:
> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:44:08 -0700
> To:
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Wasn't the Rodeo prototype supposed to be unveiled by now
>
>
> Perhaps then,
Looks great, and I'd love to get one! But now how do I convince myself that
it will really and truly make me faster than my Kirk?
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww336/dn_sharp/IMG_0706.jpg
Ya know, it must be all that wind resistance from my cantis! That's right, I
need a bike with caliper b
Just curious: is there a pic or link to the 2010 Allez anywhere?
>
> But it will have some tough competition from Specialized's steel Allez that
> they are re-introducing next year. The two bikes are actuallly quite different
> (for example, the steel Allez will come with downtube shifters and
OK, I still like it. But after staring at that picture a bit more, doesn¹t
it seem that a bike like this calls for a lugset that is a bit less baroque?
I think it¹s been scientifically proven that curly-Qs make you rider slower,
if only because you get distracted while contemplating the arabesque
Is the ride back down to SoCal posted somewhere?
> From: Gino Zahnd
> Reply-To:
> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:56:54 -0700
> To:
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Rough Riders Rally
>
>
> I'll likely be around.
>
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 10:03 PM, David Estes wrote:
>> I couldn't do the ride back south,
This makes me want to buy one. And I don¹t need one. At all.
From: Anne Paulson
Reply-To:
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:26:07 -0700
To:
Subject: [RBW] Re: End of the Atlantis?!?
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 11:48 AM, cm wrote:
>
> New post on the RIv site.
>
> http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news
Anyone know who else Toyo is building for? How much of a hit would losing
the Atlantis contract be to their business?
I agree $2300 for a stock Toyo frame is just too much given all the options
out there--seems like Grant knows it too!
> From: James Warren
> Reply-To:
> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009
Given the current trend in Riv names, wouldn't we have to re-baptize it
something along the lines of the:
Boyd Q. Packer
Or maybe the
Hill-n'-Dale-eo
> From: James Warren
> Reply-To:
> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:10:15 -0700
> To:
> Subject: [RBW] Re: End of the Atlantis?!?
>
>
>
> On Au
This article seems like one argument for using the "Rivendell" stickers on
the downtube more liberally, instead of limiting it to the customs. Would
have been a good bit of free advertising.
Sure would be nice if they'd do this with the "Roadeo". Sigh.
Dustin
> From: "jaybmc...@gmail.com"
>
Are the geometry specs for the different sizes posted anywhere?
> From: "J. Douglas Way"
> Reply-To:
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:29:01 -0600
> To: "rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com"
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Roadeo Press on BikeRadar.com
>
>
> Hi all-
>
> Thought I'd delurk and put my 2 cents
Good points, but I think all of these questions come about precisely because
the cost of the production Riv is now only slightly less than many full
customs. So if there isn't a tiny bit of flexibility on Riv's part, I would
think many potential buyers will be tempted to spend just a little more t
Pretty reasonable weight on that stem too.
> From: Pete
> Reply-To:
> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 08:47:23 -0700 (PDT)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Nice Lugged Stems
>
>
> What's up with Modolo? I've never been too impressed with their
> strange collection of parts. But then I stumbled
As a drop-bar Rohloff rider myself, that sounds pretty intriguing. Where
exactly will you mount that on the handlebars?
I'm currently using the hubub adapter.
Dustin
> From: Ken Yokanovich
> Reply-To:
> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:19:55 -0700 (PDT)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Re: M
We had an all paved ride in San Diego in August, but didn't fare any better
in terms of gender balance. Maybe we just need a different way of promoting
these things?
What's not to like about a bunch of guys wearing sweaty wool?
Dustin
> From: Aaron Thomas
> Reply-To:
> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009
It's interesting to note that one of the few modern "mountain bike"
designers specializing in fully rigid bikes, Jeff Jones, uses many of the
same design features as Rivendell to smooth out the ride:
--highish bars
--slackish seat tube angle
--shortish top tube
--super plump tires
All of this is
I can think of a few advantages:
(1) Dishless wheel (with Phil "Riv" Hubs)
(2) Works easier with friction shifting, if that's your thing.
That said, I run cassettes on all my bikes. I have been tempted by the new
Phil "Riv" Hubs though.
> From: Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
was
still wishing for something a bit lower! But that may be more an indication
of my fitness level than anything.
Dustin Sharp
San Diego, CA
On 12/8/08 6:34 AM, "Patrick in VT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> hmm . . . 40x18 seems like a very casual gear for a single spe
g an IRD 7-speed freewheel and index
shifting, but am a little put off at the $600 price tag for a complete Phil
Wood (Freewheel) wheelset from Riv.
Dustin Sharp
San Diego, CA
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Cheers,
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San Diego, CA
On 12/27/08 1:52 PM, "Doug Peterson" wrote:
> Wow! Leave you guys alone for 12 hours & see what happens! I haven¹t met any
> of you & I think I like this group. I¹ll try th
That was just part of the scenery for what turned out to be a really great
ride.
Dustin
On 1/5/09 7:16 AM, "JoelMatthews" wrote:
>
> Does the swell old blue Schwinn belong to a group member or did it
> just happen to be parked near the group's bikes?
>
> On Jan 5, 12:15 am, Esteban wrote:
unday 1/4/09 Rivendellian ride!
>
>
> I was going to say that would have to be some rider to keep up with
> the Rivs and the Kirk on an old Schwinn for almost 50 miles.
>
> Great pictures. Glad to hear a good time was had by all.
>
> On Jan 5, 9:20 am, Dustin Sharp wrote:
>&
m in?
>>
>> BTW, your bike is officially the crowd-pleaser both in the real world and
> on
>> the interwebs. Congratulations! For me it was that matching stem. Still
>> didn't get to check out those tires though... save it for the next ride!!!
>>
>>
t;> bars...right on! Altough I was done by the end, I had a really great
>>> time and can't wait till the next one!
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> On Jan 5, 9:39 am, "David Estes" wrote:
>>>> Yes, uprights didn't slow him down one bit (says the
I¹ve been thinking about this a lot as my Nitto Noodles have recently
developed a creak at the sleeve. I don¹t think the creek necessarily means
they are about too break, but every time I hear it I still wonder whether
it¹s not worth replacing a four-year-old set of bars.
Dustin
From: David Fa
-0800
To:
Subject: [RBW] Re: handlebar lifespan?
I look at $50 for a set of bars & compare to medical deductible, it seems
cheap insurance. I dunno, maybe I¹m a worry wart.
dougP
From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
[mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dustin Sharp
untry back roads with you Jim.
Cheers,
Dustin Sharp
San Diego, CA
> From: Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
> Reply-To:
> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:27:56 -0800 (PST)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] visiting california
>
>
> I'm going to be staying in Vista, CA M
I'm going to guess yellow cloth tape with amber shellac.
Dustin Sharp
San Diego, CA
> From: John Ferguson
> Reply-To:
> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:36:15 -0800 (PST)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] And yet another question...
>
>
> Does anyone know what
I've always wanted on of these. Kinda hard to justify one now that I am in
hilly San Diego. I needs me gears!
Dustin
> From: Esteban
> Reply-To:
> Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:52:57 -0800 (PST)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).
>
>
> But Ethan - it
Last for '09, right? Not the last as in LAST EVER?
Dustin
> From: R Gonet
> Reply-To:
> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:17:25 -0800 (PST)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).
>
>
> According to the Riv HQ website, the present run of QB's is the last.
>
>
#x27;d
just be a lot more wiped out physically at the end. Good for beefing up the
muscles when you don't have time for a long ride, I suppose.
The QB coupled with the new SA 3-speed fixed gear could be a very
interesting project ... Wonder when that SA hub is finally going to come
out.
D
Doh! Didn't see this update to original blog entry. Guess the pressure is
on to figure out whether I want one. Timing is bad though.
Re the internal gear hub, the only one I'd consider running is the new
3-speed fixed gear hub that SA is coming out with (the S3X):
http://sunrace-sturmeyarcher.
It does indeed look pretty cool, though I think 1x9 would be tough for the
Palomar observatory mountain climb I did this weekend.
(but that might have been a tough sell for the group ride anyway. Seriously
though‹it¹s conveniently located between Oceanside, SD, and OC! And really
beautiful!)
Dus
ng. I will probably reinstall a granny before I come to
> CA, just in case we/I do Palomar observatory or some other grinding
> climbs.
>
> On Jan 26, 4:54 pm, Dustin Sharp wrote:
>> It does indeed look pretty cool, though I think 1x9 would be tough for the
>> Palomar ob
One size fits all, apparently. 150mm.
Dustin
> From: Mike
> Reply-To:
> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:36:28 -0800 (PST)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Atlantis with a suspension fork
>
>
> Wow, I had no idea those were still in production. I had one on my
> MB-2 and it was great,
Thanks for forwarding this on, John. I couldn't find the original in my
in-box, or junk mail folder. Maybe it was waylaid by bandits of the ether
en route?
Dustin Sharp
> From: John at Rivendell
> Reply-To:
> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:00:32 -0800 (PST)
> To: RBW Owners
Looks like a really nice build. I for one lament the passing (or sleeping?)
of the Rambouillet. It seems like Riv's current offerings are gradually
merging into the same all-rounder country bike, whereas at least the
Rambouillet would stand out in today's lineup as being a little different as
the
Can't Riv just do like the Chinese and change the name To Bombuhdill or
Bombadillo? Sort of like the "Reobok" sneakers they would sell in the
markets of West Africa.
Dustin
> From: Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
> Reply-To:
> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:30:04 -0800 (PST)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
Those old-school handlebar bottle holders really make a lot of sense. I have
a single style one that I bought from Harris Cyclery a while back, made by
Minoura I think, and it works really well. I¹m surprised Riv and Velo
Orange haven¹t decided to try marketing these.
D
From: PATRICK MOORE
Re
Eh ben, dis donc! Je me tiens corrigé.
Bummer about the 26.0 thing though.
From: PATRICK MOORE
Reply-To:
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:39:47 -0700
To:
Subject: [RBW] Re: Was (Shimano Electronic Shiftng System), now Riv is tech
modern
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Dustin Sharp wrote
To be fair to Jan, while the tests are not perfect in the scientific sense,
they beat the pants off any of the so-called "tests" and "shoot-outs"
happing in the mainstream cycling rags, and those guys should actually have
more money to fund things like that. I wish more of those publications would
I liked the original title of the issue, but this one works too, I suppose.
Dustin
From: Chris Halasz
Reply-To:
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:51:35 -0700
To:
Subject: [RBW] Re: The Reader Is On The Site
Woa.
Now in color.
http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/73/original_RR41_color.pdf
On
Rivendell, ibob, and veloculture types need to motivate and make
it to the March ride.
Cheers,
Dustin Sharp
San Diego, CA
On 2/21/09 8:20 PM, "David Estes" wrote:
> Levi, Lance, and the Yellow Devil were riding 50 miles to the west of us, but
> 13 intrepid souls hoped on their
This may be bait, but holy moses! What kind of gnarly trails do the folks
back in Mass ride their 700x23s on? This was underbiking at its best‹single
track, tight switchbacks, and deep sand in places--making trails that would
be almost too tame on my full-on MTB seem challenging on fun.
Dustin
It was 64.2 miles, to be exact:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100583414
I¹ll have a blog report with some pics in the next couple of days.
Dustin
>
>> Anne Paulson Jul 20 05:00PM -0700 ^ <#digest_top>
>>
>>
>> So, you have listed that your route from Half Moon Bay to New Brighton
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