[RBW] Re: FS: RB2 - 650B, possible free delivery - pedals not included

2012-07-13 Thread James Warren
Dear Listmembers, Sorry for forgetting the following two details on the for-sale listing: Pedals not included. Payment through Paypal please. -Jim "alliteration" W. On Jul 13, 2012, at 11:49 AM, James Warren wrote: > > It's a 62 cm frame with mostly new parts. I got t

Re: [RBW] The new Atlantis coming together

2012-07-17 Thread James Warren
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[RBW] Marin 48O

2012-07-17 Thread James Warren
Well, my brother-in-law Joe and I finally did Marin County right for a trip that lasted longer than one day. My first adventure in Marin back in 2009 was a single night of hotel touring and accidentally meeting up with Esteban, Franklyn, Aaron, and a few others and meeting them for the first ti

Re: [RBW] Re: What's a reasonable price for a used Sam Hillborne?

2012-07-21 Thread James Warren
Side pull SH with mountain brake levers, thumb shifters, Ergon grips, and Bullmoose bar was by far the easiest build ever. That combo of controls takes away all the things that I consider time-consuming (canti brakes and their hangers, drop bar positioning, rubber grip slide-ons, bar wrapping ar

Re: [RBW] Samuel P Taylor S240 Video - Back to Earth.

2012-07-22 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Re: WTB: 64cm Rambouillet

2012-07-28 Thread James Warren
Midfork eyelets on the Ram are a rare gem. They existed as stock features only at the very very end of the Ram's run. I'm pretty sure that not even all the stock green ones had them. Maybe just the very last batch, released when Grant had already posted that there would only be one more batch.

Re: [RBW] WTB: 64cm Rambouillet

2012-07-29 Thread James Warren
Oh well, 0 for 2 on green ones in the field having mini-rack eyelets. So I'm probably wrong in thinking that they were stock in the last batch. However, I do remember someone posting a photo of a new one that was made in the late green period, and it had Hilsenish lugs and mini-rack eyelets. May

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell "SimpleBeam" - New Model - Call for the Seriously Interested

2013-11-25 Thread James Warren
"Sam like" - expanded geometry and not as many sizes offered. That's my guess.On Monday, November 25, 2013 9:03:26 AM UTC-8, Bob Cook wrote:Kind of you to "volunteer." ;-)Would you, Jim, or any others out there have a sense whether "Sam-like" could mean 135 rear spacing? I ask because I learned the

Re: [RBW] Re: Hetres are done.The search continues.

2013-11-28 Thread James Warren
I am a Big Ben evangelist now. Maybe I am lucky to not be sensitive enough to notice if a tire is slow. I say this, because the Big Ben is surprisingly huge while to me it feels efficient on pavement. Maybe I'm blinded to all details, because I like my Hunq so much. -Jim Sent from my iPhone O

Re: [RBW] Re: Racing Sucks

2013-12-10 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Re: Racing Sucks

2013-12-10 Thread James Warren
And don't forget, when Pugsley was new, it was nicely reviewed in the Rivendell Reader. On Dec 10, 2013, at 4:54 PM, James Warren wrote: > > I certainly don't read every post on this forum, but I haven't detected that > posters feel there is a semi-bitter philoso

Re: [RBW] Six - Count 'em! - SIX CX Bikes at RBWHQ&L today!

2013-12-23 Thread James Warren
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[RBW] WTT: 60 cm Hillborne for 64 or maybe 62

2013-12-28 Thread James Warren
Longshot here. Mine is 60 cm, single TT orange. Interested in trading for the 64 cm model. The new 62 could work. A trade plus cash for a 64 Bombadil would be real cool, but I'm not crazy enough to think that could happen. I'm trying to help a 6'5" family member get a camping bike that fits him

Re: [RBW] Tire Width and Performance

2014-01-02 Thread James Warren
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[RBW] Last Days of 2013 Ride - 22 photos over 3 days of riding

2014-01-04 Thread James Warren
Hi All, I had a nice trip to the Bay Area starting last Sunday, and my original intention was to join two rides (Esteban's and then Manny's), but for various reasons neither of these worked out for me. But I'm pretty lucky, and 4 days of great bike shenanigans happened anyway: http://www.fli

[RBW] Can Riv geometry charts be accessed on the website?

2014-01-04 Thread James Warren
The link is still there on the site, but when I click on it, it doesn't show any charts. In blue where it says Geometry Charts: http://www.rivbike.com/category-s/788.htm I guess they were becoming obsolete with longer chainstays and at least one discontinued model. But does anyone know a way

Re: [RBW] Can Riv geometry charts be accessed on the website?

2014-01-05 Thread James Warren
> It's a google doc > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjehUKAztnO8dEFRVEYxUWpxeXNPMHZMeDZINmNUMWc#gid=0 > > > On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 12:10 AM, James Warren > wrote: > > The link is still there on the site, but when I click on it, it doesn&#

Re: [RBW] Re: Last Days of 2013 Ride - 22 photos over 3 days of riding

2014-01-05 Thread James Warren
; Esteban > > On Saturday, January 4, 2014 7:22:48 PM UTC-8, James Warren wrote: > > Hi All, > > I had a nice trip to the Bay Area starting last Sunday, and my original > intention was to join two rides (Esteban's and then Manny's), but for various > reasons neith

Re: [RBW] Re: New bike siting: Cheviut/Cheviot/Chevrolet?

2014-01-05 Thread James Warren
Nathan, everything you wrote was exactly my experience at the shop last Thursday. I should have taken a photo of the lug ceiling; it's classic Riv cleverness. The day I was there, the Cheviot had not been moved down to the store yet. That sample with the Bosco bar and sprung saddle is sweet; th

Re: [RBW] Re: Schwalbe 650B/27.5 Thunder Burt Review

2014-01-11 Thread James Warren
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[RBW] If anyone wants a riddle...

2014-01-11 Thread James Warren
...how is the following relevant? (Hint: it's the result of a trick I learned from Cyclofiend.) http://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/11892835894/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and sto

Re: [RBW] If anyone wants a riddle...

2014-01-11 Thread James Warren
And next time I'll waste a penny instead of a dime. Anyway, I knew many of you would know it easily, and I posted it just because I think the trick is so neat and I learned it here in RBW. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 11, 2014, at 7:43 PM, velomann wrote: > Spreading a stem. Been there. You're

Re: [RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne- why the switch from cantilever/center pulls?

2014-01-12 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Re: Is the Hunqapillar an "updated" Atlantis or a budget version of the Bombadil?

2014-01-12 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] All rounder

2014-01-18 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Re: All rounder

2014-01-18 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Re: All rounder

2014-01-18 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Re: All rounder

2014-01-19 Thread James Warren
ments. I'd never get rid of it, > > I bought the A/R to be the ne plus ultra X0-1 because I liked the design of > the original X0-1 so much. Once I got it I hardly rode any of my other bikes. > > so I guess I'm the owner of the great-great and great grandfather of the SH

Re: [RBW] Re: All rounder

2014-01-19 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Sam Hillborne as tourer

2014-01-27 Thread James Warren
I have both. They are very similar. For mine, the only difference is that the Atlantis can fit a bigger tire if I want to. On Jan 27, 2014, at 1:26 PM, Patrick Moore wrote: > I am suprised to see the Sam described as a touring bike, particularly this > sentence: > > > I thought the Atlantis

Re: [RBW] Rodeo re-do

2014-01-31 Thread James Warren
That bike image is enough to brighten anyone's day.-Original Message- From: nawr...@comcast.net Sent: Jan 31, 2014 7:15 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Rodeo re-do A little background, at 54 years young my brevet days are good memories. I love the Noodle drop bars b

Re: [RBW] Update: the woman who is 5'2"

2014-01-31 Thread James Warren
That is exactly right. Whatever shop told her that about triples is an unhelpful shop. It is a really bad idea to compromise our gearing options just to have indexing in the front. That bad idea is widespread, but I still don't give a shop a pass when they help perpetuate it. On Jan 31, 2014

Re: [RBW] Looking for my first Rivendell

2014-02-02 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Update: the woman who is 5'2"

2014-02-02 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Update: the woman who is 5'2"

2014-02-02 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Bosco interrupted?

2014-02-04 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Down tube friction shfiters and 9-cog cassettes

2014-02-04 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] another new Nitto rear rack?

2014-02-05 Thread James Warren
I hate it when the tombstone gets in the way of the big saddlebag.Wouldn't it be neat if the rack could have a tombstone that's removable, because it is nice to have the tombstone to help stabilize the big loafer.-Original Message- From: Bill Lindsay Sent: Feb 5, 2014 2:33 PM To: rbw-owner

Re: [RBW] FS 56 Single top tube Sam Hillborne, FF/hs

2014-02-06 Thread James Warren
Isn't that a rare bird? How did you pull off a 56 cm in that color with the single top tube?It's beautiful. (But nothing against 2TT!) If I know someone looking, I'll steer them your way.-Original Message- From: frank_a Sent: Feb 6, 2014 7:07 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subjec

Re: [RBW] Re: seems too good to be true/ possibly stolen

2014-08-10 Thread James Warren
I think they were 45.5 cm, maybe 45 cm in the 63ish sized frame. If I were home I could check the chart in RR2 or RR3. Atlantis were 45.5 cm in the 64 cm frame for many years, but I understand that recent versions have longer chainstays than that. Sorry that's the most precise I can be at the m

Re: [RBW] Re: seems too good to be true/ possibly stolen

2014-08-10 Thread James Warren
The only way to know for sure is to call them, but my guess is yes. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 10, 2014, at 7:31 PM, Eric wrote: > Also, will Rivendell make you a custom All-Rounder currently? > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch

[RBW] Beautiful Riv Classic

2014-08-16 Thread James Warren
Blug and White! http://rivbike.tumblr.com/ -- 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 post to this

Re: [RBW] Beautiful Riv Classic

2014-08-16 Thread James Warren
est. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 11:19 AM, James Warren > wrote: > > Blug and White! > > > http://rivbike.tumblr.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

Re: [RBW] Re: Sam or Cheviot - what would you get for an all rounder?

2014-09-19 Thread James Warren
  I buy into the idea that it's all a matter of how upright you sit. When you sit way upright (as encouraged by Cheviot and Appaloosa) the center of mass does move backward. In that case, lengthening the support base through longer chainstay seems to make sense.   Rivs' chainstays have generally le

Re: [RBW] Two for the big boys

2014-09-21 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Re: Blug post

2014-09-22 Thread James Warren
A few years ago there was a yellow Hillborne that had an undertube, and the undertube was not lugged. It might have been fillet-brazed. I still considered it a nice, lugged frame. I failed to find photos of that beauty online. Someone at Rivendell owned it, I believe. -Original Message- Fro

Re: [RBW] Re: Blug post

2014-09-23 Thread James Warren
But the language of the others when they went away was more dire than the way this break with the Hillborne is being described.   The Rambouillet was being "put to sleep" and they said maybe it will be back, maybe it won't. It didn't sound hopeful.   The Hillborne language is "this is the last run

Re: [RBW] FIRST RIDE ON MY B-17 standard

2014-10-08 Thread James Warren
I've been riding them for 15 years, always with saddle nose a little bit high. I had some "comfort trouble" this summer, to the point that I even considered giving up the B17 on upright bar bikes. But I decided to try nose up even higher. I've been very pleased, and I now like the B17 more than eve

Re: [RBW] Re: I love 42s

2014-10-08 Thread James Warren
I don't recall there being published anywhere whether there are clearance differences between the 700C Hilsen and the 650B Hilsen. It would be an interesting comparison. If they are the same, then a bike trade to 650B won't solve Brian's problem. But I, like others, am curious about whether th

Re: [RBW] Clem on the Blug

2014-10-11 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Clem on the Blug

2014-10-11 Thread James Warren
to demand that shiftable front granny should be able to handle that. So I stand by my whole post below with one exception: I take back the word "mistake". It's gonna be a bike that anyone can make work for what they want to do. On Oct 11, 2014, at 10:09 AM, James Warren wrote: &

Re: [RBW] Clem on the Blug

2014-10-11 Thread James Warren
o look at un-used brazeons. Neither > option is perfectly "clean." I am curious to see what they're doing for a > front chainkeeper though. If the goal is to eliminate all superfluous parts > or to use the cheapest possible option, it seems like a cheap front > derai

Re: [RBW] Re: new to me Redwood - unpack/ride

2014-10-13 Thread James Warren
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[RBW] More Clem on the Blug

2014-10-15 Thread James Warren
e down! > > -- > 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 post to this g

Re: [RBW] More Clem on the Blug

2014-10-15 Thread James Warren
Better clearance than my 2001 Atlantis! Ain't progress great! On Oct 15, 2014, at 5:11 PM, Goshen Peter wrote: > That tire clearance in the last shot is sexy as hell! > > On Oct 15, 2014 8:05 PM, "James Warren" wrote: > > Lots of questions answered. This b

Re: [RBW] Re: I saw your flat bar Roadeo on Fourth Street Berkeley yesterday

2014-10-19 Thread James Warren
Not necessarily. Owner could be buying an apple-apricot muffin, staring at the bike the whole time. Such muffins from the Cheeseboard are worth the risk. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 19, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Eric Daume wrote: > That's pretty casually locked for such an expensive bike. > > On Sun

Re: [RBW] These ones go to 11, again

2014-10-22 Thread James Warren
roup, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subsc

Re: [RBW] These ones go to 11, again

2014-10-22 Thread James Warren
11-40 is attractive to me, may >be even able to go with a standard compact double up front if I had 40 >in the back. I'll have to calculate some gear inches and see how far >apart 28x34 is from 34x40. > >If it's not everyone's cup of tea, that's understandable. To

Re: [RBW] Bike and Hatchet First Aid

2014-10-28 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Re: Lower trail fork for Ram?

2014-10-28 Thread James Warren
I'll only approve it if the paint match is PERFECT. (I hope this isn't referring to the orange one.) -Original Message- From: cyclotourist Sent: Oct 28, 2014 8:55 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Lower trail fork for Ram? O, that group... :-)I asked as I wouldn't mind putt

Re: [RBW] Re: Biking with the future wifey.

2014-11-09 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Sam Hillborne Geometry for new 51cm, 55cm, 58cm, and 62cm

2014-11-12 Thread James Warren
I think the 60 and 62 have about the same top tube length, both somewhere between 60 and 60.5 cm. That's actual length, not effective. -Original Message- From: Doug Williams Sent: Nov 12, 2014 10:53 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Sam Hillborne Geometry for new 51cm,

Re: [RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne, Oregon Outback, Off-roading and the ?: 2 bikes or 2 sets of wheels?

2014-11-18 Thread James Warren
s, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from thi

Re: [RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne, Oregon Outback, Off-roading and the ?: 2 bikes or 2 sets of wheels?

2014-11-19 Thread James Warren
it. > > Thanks, > > Matt > > On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:17:00 PM UTC-8, James Warren wrote: > > I just put some Big Ben 700 x 50's on my Hillborne, and they fit fine with no > room for a fender. I don't have calipers so I don't know their actual

[RBW] Joe Appaloosa?

2014-11-19 Thread James Warren
"[Sam Hillborne] is going to get benched for a year or so to make room for the Joe Appaloosa, a name that was originally pegged for a super long bike, but now we’re putting that name on this other model," is a new statement on the Riv Blug. But I can't tell what is meant by "this other model."

Re: [RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne, Oregon Outback, Off-roading and the ?: 2 bikes or 2 sets of wheels?

2014-11-19 Thread James Warren
; owner myself, I would greatly appreciate it. > > Thanks, > > Matt > > On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:17:00 PM UTC-8, James Warren wrote: > > I just put some Big Ben 700 x 50's on my Hillborne, and they fit fine with no > room for a fender. I don't have ca

Re: [RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne, Oregon Outback, Off-roading and the ?: 2 bikes or 2 sets of wheels?

2014-11-19 Thread James Warren
e close to fitting, I would certainly consider trying some 700x45's on the bike for dirt riding. Sorry for the confusion. - Jim W. On Nov 18, 2014, at 8:16 PM, James Warren wrote: > > I just put some Big Ben 700 x 50's on my Hillborne, and they fit fine with no > room for a

Re: [RBW] Appaloosa fall 2015

2014-11-22 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] New to me Atlantis

2014-11-22 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Re: Joe Appaloosa sneak peek

2014-11-22 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Re: Joe Appaloosa sneak peek

2014-11-22 Thread James Warren
Pause this video at 21 seconds and you'll see the big blue bike I'm talking about: http://vimeo.com/97744269 On Nov 22, 2014, at 2:40 PM, James Warren wrote: > > The Joe Appaloosa model sounds excellent. Thanks for the description. > The description makes me think of the

Re: [RBW] Appaloosa fall 2015

2014-11-22 Thread James Warren
Answering Eric's question, I was confused until Grant's recent post. Grant's message clarifies which two bikes are on the horizon. The source of the confusion had been as follows and this repeats what Joe B just said with a bit of background added: Appaloosa was a name for a bike that Riv made

Re: [RBW] Re: Joe Appaloosa sneak peek

2014-11-23 Thread James Warren
I'm realizing what the most interesting-to-me part of the most recent Blug post is. It's the graphic just above the plate of food. -Jim W. On Nov 22, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Grant Petersen wrote: > > > The graphic above the plate of food in the blug is something else for another > bike that will

Re: [RBW] Yet _even more_ travel coffee questions!

2014-11-23 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Re: Joe Appaloosa sneak peek

2014-11-23 Thread James Warren
e 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at htt

Re: [RBW] Re: Joe Appaloosa sneak peek

2014-11-23 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Atlantis as touring bike: best choice?

2014-05-11 Thread James Warren
He should get the Hillborne or the Hunq over the other brands. Both are so adaptable to anything. The variables in deciding between them are the wait, the price and the biggest tire width need.It's a bummer about the 5 month Atlantis wait. I still say the Atlantis is the best touring bike. But no n

Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis as touring bike: best choice?

2014-05-11 Thread James Warren
Barlow Pass tires are perfect on the Atlantis if you want to add some swiftiness. I'm enjoying that very effect today.-Original Message- From: Lyle Bogart Sent: May 11, 2014 3:58 PM To: "rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com" Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Atlantis as touring bike: best choice? That

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam's Pedigree...

2014-05-31 Thread James Warren
om. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net - 700x55 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch&

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam's Pedigree...

2014-05-31 Thread James Warren
What has the lightest, Roadeo or Legolas, or is that a tie? Also, I'm guessing that we're talking just the production models that have unique model names. Could a road standard from the 90's have used the lightest tubing? Sent from my iPhone On May 31, 2014, at 1:07 PM, Philip Williamson wr

Re: [RBW] Re: RBW 20th Anniversary Gathering and Entmoot -- SF Bay edition

2014-06-02 Thread James Warren
Jim,Thank you so much for the planning. I plan on being there all three nights.-Jim W.-Original Message- From: "Jim M." Sent: Jun 2, 2014 8:19 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: RBW 20th Anniversary Gathering and Entmoot -- SF Bay edition As mentioned above, I

Re: [RBW] Help me decide

2014-06-07 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] Summer Starts.

2014-06-12 Thread James Warren
mute home I get a text from the one and only James Warren, who > was also on summer break. > Less then 12 hours later we have plans on going on a quick overnight. > > Samuel P Taylor was in the cards but the morning fog didn't agree. Good thing > cause the next day there wa

Re: [RBW] Summer Starts.

2014-06-12 Thread James Warren
It was also really good to see Joe briefly in the morning and pedal a mile or two. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 12, 2014, at 9:15 PM, James Warren wrote: > > Thank you Manny. You showed me Shell Ridge, which I can't believe I've never > ridden. It was really fun rambling

Re: [RBW] It's like getting a personalized letter from Santa and the Easter Bunny, all rolled into one

2014-06-16 Thread James Warren
Wow!! Sent from my iPhone On Jun 16, 2014, at 3:16 PM, Cecily Walker wrote: > I went to check my mail today and what should I see but a handwritten > postcard from the folks at Rivendell, congratulating me on finding handlebars > that worked for me. I may have giggled all the way up the elev

[RBW] The Lack of Tire Clearance on American Bikes is a Joke! :-)

2014-06-16 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] All you need is a change in perspective

2014-06-18 Thread James Warren
  Proto-Taiwan-LongHunq being used for real. Awesome! Good purchase, Kurt!   -Jim W. -Original Message- From: Manuel Acosta Sent: Jun 18, 2014 10:09 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] All you need is a change in perspective There are those days where at the beginning

Re: [RBW] My Heron build

2014-06-18 Thread James Warren
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[RBW] WTT: my 60 cm orange Hillborne for 64 or 62 SH or Hunq

2014-06-20 Thread James Warren
Longshot here. Mine is 60 cm, single TT orange. https://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/5366124844/ Interested in trading for the 64 cm or 62 cm model. A trade plus cash for a 64 Bombadil or 62 Hunq would be fun, but I'm not crazy enough to think that could happen. I'm trying to help a 6

Re: [RBW] Atlantis/Hilsen owners

2014-06-21 Thread James Warren
https://www.finedininglovers.com/photo/art-design/bestiaux-yann-arthus-bertrand/rambouillet-merino-sheep/ On Jun 21, 2014, at 7:31 AM, bo richardson wrote: > i think a rambouillet, stripped is my favorite complement to > an atlantis > -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [RBW] If you were going to go out and buy a fully modern contemporary bike, what would it be?

2014-06-25 Thread James Warren
My definition of modern and contemporary includes the unique features of a bike like AHH. You couldn't get a bike like that back in the day. There are many examples of innovation in the bike world, and Rivendell's manifestation of the country bike is one my favorites. Other riding styles don't

Re: [RBW] One reason I love my Sam Hillborne

2014-06-26 Thread James Warren
Calculate the power, and the Riv will win. No penalty. Basically multiply weight by hill height and divide by time. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2014, at 9:04 PM, Paul Y wrote: > I am probably more of a Strava user than most of you on the board. There is a > big wannabe-racer character in m

Re: [RBW] Re: Overheard at a bike shop

2014-06-27 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] s24o Packing list

2014-06-27 Thread James Warren
Things I've wished I had at the campground: Flip flops Forehead flashlight Hot beverage mug with a handle, shatter-resistant Plastic spork Rain fly on tent if sleeping under trees when it's not raining on Mount Tam Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 9:06 AM, Edwin W wrote: > I am headed

Re: [RBW] Re: Overheard at a bike shop

2014-06-29 Thread James Warren
d bike, either. I am not > saying that Riv should offer a $600 complete bike, but I am saying that I > think it's really cool that affordable practical budget bikes exist for the > strictly occasional cyclist. > > > > > On Friday, June 27, 2014 7:14:54 AM UTC-7, Jam

Re: [RBW] New Bike Day(s): Homer arrives home

2014-07-02 Thread James Warren
Nothing better. Congratulations. -Original Message- From: Bob Cook Sent: Jul 2, 2014 11:53 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] New Bike Day(s): Homer arrives home My Homer arrived yesterday after a long wait (my travel schedule; RBW had it ready to go a month ago) and i

[RBW] Attention Portland members - a couple visitors with bikes from So Cal next week

2014-07-04 Thread James Warren
Happy Fourth of July everyone! So two physics teachers and 4 toptubes will be arriving in Portland the evening of July 6. Curtis and I are going to Portland to look for some bike action between the 7th and 10th. (After that, we'll head down to the Entmmoot.) While we're in Portland, our only p

Re: [RBW] Re: The Chicken

2014-07-09 Thread James Warren
It's way more than a load carrier. I rode it unloaded last night, seat way too low for me. What a spry, fun, comfortable bike! -Jim W. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2014, at 9:08 PM, dougP wrote: > "Naw, THIS is a RACK!" > > Good on you, mate. What a load carrier! > > dougP > > On Wednes

Re: [RBW] Are Zefal frame pumps really that hard to find?

2014-07-18 Thread James Warren
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Re: [RBW] I love 11-34!

2014-07-20 Thread James Warren
Wait till you try 11-36 or 11-36! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 20, 2014, at 9:03 PM, Jim Bronson wrote: > Installed a HG50 9 speed 11-34 last week on my Riv along with a new Deore > M-591 SGS rear derailer and a new KMC chain. I have been extremely pleased > with this setup so far. I'm just

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