[RBW] Re: [BOB] Re: Bump! ISO: 10-speed spacers. And question.

2024-04-02 Thread Harry Travis
Patrick:As Roseanne Rosanadanna said many times and many years ago: "You sure gotta lotta questions." Which are the same question.Go to a bike shop and hand over a $tenner for a collection of used / worn cassettes, explaining that spider-less ones are of special interest because you want spacers, n

Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

2024-05-07 Thread Harry Travis
Ted:I am interested in all parts and the whole  of your report. Assuming you are saving a plausible 8 watts per pair of tires and riding hard or briskly, you would not be riding a lot faster, but you could enjoy the latex-tube feel and the ease you have when pushing hard and having a bit more.bicyc

Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

2024-05-15 Thread Harry Travis
It had never occurred to me that in a pinch - pun- I might ever try to stuff part of a longer tube back into itself, while barely inflated,   in order to shorten it before inflating it within a tire.--Harry P TravisPortland Oregon USA 17.4.1On May 15, 2024, at 10:02 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:I'd li

Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

2024-05-17 Thread Harry Travis
On hyperbole of tires "transformed to garden hoses" - for ride quality - by using thicker TPU tubes: Worse than that, bullshit / BS, with the writer indifferent to the truth value.Or a parody of the kind that Bike Snob New York fed on..Too bad that it undercuts the serious value of that review: his

Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

2024-05-18 Thread Harry Travis
utyls versus at least 1 brand of TPU tubes; perhaps I'm well enough off with the Schwalbe butyl extralights which, besides, do very well amongst goatheads with OS regular forumla.On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 9:38 AM Ted Durant <teddur...@gmail.com> wrote:On May 16, 2024, at 11:52 PM, Harry T

[RBW] Re: [BOB] FS, cheap: Well used Ortlieb Backroller panniers.

2024-08-02 Thread Harry Travis
Gratuitous, as I am well stocked:Per recent thread: look at alternatives that will be shown you as options in pirateship or others reselling services only otherwise available to commercial shippersAnd favor yourself by varying box size to see how much smaller can matter. --Harry P Travis17.5.1On Au

Re: [RBW] Re: 50.4 crankset opinions: VeloOrange, SUNXCD, Grand Bois

2021-06-08 Thread Harry Travis
Has anyone else found differences in Q and chainline among the 50.4 cranksets? I swapped in a Sugino PX with shorter crank arms in for a V-O, and found less clearance to the chainstays on both sides- at least 2mm per side. I prefer the look of the rare Sugino, and sorted front derailleur issues

Re: [RBW] Digest for rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 9 topics

2022-08-12 Thread Harry Travis
Go to ebay and find current or recently offered cordura canvas briefcase from Arkel. Bulletproof lifetime guaranteed zipper and attachment Clip to bike rack. Likely comes with stiffener and a sleeve for laptop, etc. $50 + shipping? Or, Arkel likely offers one to meet current fashion sensibilit

[RBW] Re: [BOB] Re: 126 mm JIS taper SKF bb assembly for 68 mm English bottom bracket; or equally good substitute

2024-10-15 Thread Harry Travis
Less than $100, delivered.NOS SKF Thun sealed square taper cartridge Bottom Bracket 127 mm, english threadebay.com--Harry P Travis17.7On Oct 15, 2024, at 9:11 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:Thanks, Nick and Garth. In fact, I learned that RH hopes to restock the SKF in 126 within a month or so, so I will