I read that same VO post and decided it made a fine case for 1x. If you
are spending most of your time in the middle ring of a triple, why ride a
triple? I get it for racing, or keeping up with a fast group, but I don't
do those things.
My most recently acquired (old) bike has a triple, thoug
Great thread. I would love to ride my Riv every day but I have the
following problem: I live in Rochester, NY and during the winter that means
riding in a salty gray slush. So I have what I used to think of as a
"beater," a Rivified 80s mountain bike (Peugeot US Express) that I ride to
the gr
Even though it’s threading in smoothly, I wonder if that elongated hole is
the problem. Wonder if that bolt is moving under tension.
I’m not a bike mechanic by any means but I did spring for the Park
Derailleur Hanger Alignment Gauge awhile back and I’m glad. I have used it
on old frames and
Oops, I just noticed Stephen had already made the point about the
derailleur possibly wiggling in the hole. Yes— what Stephen said.
Jim
On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 11:52:54 AM UTC-4 Jim Whorton wrote:
> Even though it’s threading in smoothly, I wonder if that elongated hole is
&g
I had the same thing John P describes, tire rotating in rim, tugging the
tube along, causing the valve to tilt then tear at the base. I also had it
happen twice in a day until I decided I was running the tires at too low a
pressure. Increasing PSI solved the problem.
Jim in Rochester NY
On
I remember that Clementine, Alex! Nice to see it again.
Jim in Rochester
On Sunday, September 10, 2023 at 2:29:22 PM UTC-4 Alex Wirth wrote:
> My Dad was caretaking this beauty for the last couple years but has since
> moved on to something with even lower step-through. Clementine is back in
why he put talc inside.
On Sunday, September 10, 2023 at 7:30:22 PM UTC-4 Alex Wirth wrote:
> Hi Jim!!
>
> Hope you’re well 🥰
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 5:59 PM Jim Whorton wrote:
>
>> I remember that Clementine, Alex! Nice to see it again.
>>
>> Jim
Wonderful, and yes I can relate.
On Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 9:30:45 AM UTC-5 Roberta wrote:
> Sounds like a wonderful class. I wonder if you’ll start riding towards the
> potholes or if you hear a noise just think “I might be able to fix that!”
> I’m going to look for a local class like t
Jack, glad you started this thread. I've been wondering the same thing.
For now, I've been running 1x8 with a normal chain ring, using an old front
derailer as a chain guide.
Jim
On Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 1:58:04 PM UTC-4, Jack Doran wrote:
>
> Howdy folks,
>
> I am looking to run a Wolf T
I have carried my 59cm Clem, with fenders on, in the back of a 2013 Impreza
hatchback. Took the front wheel and pedals off for a long car trip. It was
tight, and I’m not sure it would have worked with a passenger up front, because
I had to scoot the passenger seat way up. Would’ve been easier
This conversation is over my head technically, so what I have to contribute
is more of a confession than a suggestion. Some weeks ago I posted that I
was having a similar problem on my Clem, which is totally stock, including
the tires. Chain touched rear tire in low-low combination. Got lots
Really nice! I have pretty much the same bike, very similar setup. The
stoker nubs look useful. I use that hand position most of the time, at the
top of that bend in the bars.
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 10:44:44 AM UTC-4 Brendan Willard in SF wrote:
> Great news! Great build! Enjoy!
>
> Th
Great question and thread. I've been wondering the same thing. While I
appreciate Riv's insistence on keeping stuff like frame weights and tube
specs in the background, I have wondered what kind of difference I'd feel
between the 59cm Clem H that I have now and an Atlantis. We had a great
Ri
Great topic. The approach at our house was, I took my 7-year-old daughter
to the art supply store and she picked out spray paint. Then we stripped
her bike (a very un-Riv hand-me-down with a suspension fork and grip
shifters) to the frame and hung it from a tree branch, and she painted it
(gr
Aeroperf, yes, I also ruined some baseball cards by clipping them to
chainstays 40-something years ago. Who knows, maybe they would be worth
tens of thousands of dollars now.
I was on a short bike trip in Mississippi a couple of springs ago and
talked to some kids--one of them, maybe 7, had ja
I ordered a 55 frame. It is all I can do to be ending these sentences with
periods instead of strings of exclamation points. I'm stoked, I'm
enthused, I'm maintaining a calm exterior while selecting parts one by
one. I've got a Clem H I bought complete, much modified now with guidance
from t
Another thing is just giving yourself plenty of time to heal. I had an
awful bout with piriformis syndrome--in my case the cause, I think, was a
combination of a lot of jogging and a lot of sitting in a chair.
Stretching did not cure it, rest did--but stretching has kept it from
coming back.
Beautiful bike.
On Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 5:54:49 AM UTC-4 Garth wrote:
> Max, How did you go about conveying to Jack the color you chose ? Jack
> told me the Dupont Nason paint he applies uses the same color chart as the
> former Imron, but those charts don't translate well into digital
Pam, I think you have got this figured out.
I admit I have let a few rides be ruined by obnoxious drivers. A close
scrape is scary, and then it makes me angry, and then I am bothered by this
feeling that I need to restore balance to the universe by waving a middle
finger. That's the feeling
hate those tires.
>
> Eric
> not a Kwik Nine fan
>
> On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 6:37 PM Jim Whorton > wrote:
>
>> I have a 59cm Clem H that is a little too big for me (I am 6' 1", 89
>> PBH). So I was riding it on some hilly pavement today, thinking what
day, January 10, 2021 at 1:14:07 PM UTC-5 Jim M. wrote:
> On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 8:24:28 PM UTC-8 Jim Whorton wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure why I picked up the pipe, Jason. It seemed like a good
>> pipe.
>>
> I have a pipe like that (slightly shorter) to use
ne". I've heard
>> Jan Heine talk about stiffer bikes needing more weight to ride better.
>>
>> On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 11:57:28 AM UTC-8 Jim Whorton wrote:
>>
>>> Jim M, thanks for sharing that about the 52 Clem. I had wondered how a
>>>
ad to knobby) on my 59 Clem H, they are simply excellent.
> About as light as you'll get, fast, grippy, no flats yet. If you go with
> the 2-inchers, they'll fit very nicely under the VO fluted fenders.[image:
> clemH_59_green_driveside_frontquarter_small.jpg]
>
> On Monday,
PS Your 59 Clem looks great, TC.
On Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 1:51:19 PM UTC-5 Jim Whorton wrote:
> TC, thanks for this suggestion. I've been looking at the Schwalbe G-Ones
> on the Riv site, trying to decide between the "Speed" vs. the "Allround."
>
silently past a woodpecker or owl is really important to me! Anybody have
suggestions?
Jim Whorton in Rochester, NY
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> On Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 1:18:28 PM UTC-5 Jim Whort
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>> On Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 1:18:28 PM UTC-5 Jim Whorton wrote:
>>
>>> Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. I am planning a wheel build. For a rear
>>
Yes, the mixed colors do look cool on Will's bike. The panda pedals make
it clear that the mixing of silver and black was no accident in this case.
Jim Whorton in Rochester, NY
On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 6:49:28 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote:
> Check out Will's new Platypus on
For what it's worth, here's the weight of my Clem H, also 59 cm:
36.4 pounds
Mostly stock build (switched the Tallux stem for a shorter Technomic)
Brooks B17 saddle
MSW Pork Chop rear rack (650 grams)
Small Jandd "Bike Bag" with pump, tube, multi tool, etc.
It is not a light bike.
On Monday, Se
Hi--
I have noticed on my Clem that the chain rubs the rear tire slightly when
the bike is in lowest gear (small ring in front, big cog in back). It's a
59cm Clem H, which I bought complete, so the bottom bracket, etc are as
installed by Riv. The tire is a 2" Kenda Kwick Nine and the cassette
,
> but the tire might deposit a little dirt on the chain.
>
> I have one or two bikes which have a very minor rubbing issue in one
> ring/cog combo that I use probably less than 1% of the time. I just live
> with it.
>
> --Eric N
>
> On Feb 24, 2020, at 6:40 AM, J
That's interesting, Joe--I did not know they had changed the crank on the
Clem. Awhile back I bought a Clipper crank from Riv, the one based on the
Sugino XD2, for use on an old mountain bike and I like the looks of that
crank a lot.
Jeffrey, I hear what you are saying about the level of chill
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