[RBW] Re: Welcome to Portland, Zack

Cecily- This fountain has several different spray modes. The one pictured is certainly the most bike friendly, and I'm always excited when I go by on a warm day and it's at this part of the cycle. You get a pleasant drizzle and are on your way. The other modes are more drenching. Highly recommen

[RBW] Re: Big Front Rack loaded on a Hunqapillar... am I crazy?

I don't have the Nitto Big Front but do have low riders and love the way a little load low and forward stabilizes the front end. I wasn't a fan of front weight up high on my Homer, but a few pounds from a sleeping bag/pad strapped to the top of a front rack (Mark's) is/was fine. I like using r

[RBW] Re: Portland: Eastside triple bump tour?

Certainly interested. > --Smitty -- 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 group, send

[RBW] Re: Welcome to Portland, Zack

> > just watch out for rides in the West Hill and stairways;-) > Dennis in PDX > All I see are Smiles ... Good times ... and Great Views

[RBW] Re: Love the Drops.

Great description, Hugh. What you describe is exactly what I felt when I test rode a Homer. I had been thinking Atlantis, Sam or possibly a Hunqa. But the test ride Homer fit perfectly and cajoled me forward. The Atlantis, Sam and Hunqa were all suddenly in 2nd place. Regarding bars... I have

[RBW] Re: Monday Night Shrimp Taco Ride

Tacos are a great excuse to go for a ride. --Smitty On Monday, August 12, 2013 9:58:21 PM UTC-7, Curtis wrote: > > Took a ride across San Diego to get some excellent shrimp tacos at Mitch's > Seafood along San Diego Bay. This is the second ride with the Albas. So > far so good for the new b

[RBW] FS Platrack/Slickersack combo $200

Used it for a while. Been sitting in my garage for even longer. Shows signs of use but easily in good condition. Some hardware on the Slickersack has been replaced. $200 shipped to continental US. Pics and details... https://flic.kr/s/aHsk73n96k --Smitty -- You received this message because

[RBW] Re: PlatRack and Tubus?

Do the platrack struts interfere with panniers? On Monday, July 9, 2012 11:59:07 AM UTC-7, Leslie wrote: > > I know the PlatRack was designed specifically to go with Mark's Rack; > > but I'd be curious to know if anyone has seen if it would happen to mate > up to a rack like the Cosmo... > >

[RBW] Re: PlatRack and Tubus?

panniers for family bike camping so I bought a set of Arkels this spring. Have only used them a few times but I really like the zipper closures and external pockets. Beautiful Bombadil BTW. --Andy On Monday, July 9, 2012 11:59:07 AM UTC-7, Leslie wrote: > > I know the PlatRack was d

[RBW] Re: PlatRack and Tubus?

r College t-shirt while riding my Bosco Rubee bar-ed Big Dummy... look for the bike with the American flag. --Andy On Monday, July 9, 2012 11:59:07 AM UTC-7, Leslie wrote: > > I know the PlatRack was designed specifically to go with Mark's Rack; > > but I'd be curiou

[RBW] Re: Mystery Bike!

Did any tall folks order one of these? Would love to see if a 65cm+ version would have the same stretched-out look. --Andy On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 10:11:53 AM UTC-7, Pudge wrote: > > Is here, but no time to assemble. But here's a pic... > > No name, no decals. We can

[RBW] Re: High Rock Explorer (s36o)

You people with days off in the middle of the week disgust me. --Andy On Thursday, August 9, 2012 9:32:50 AM UTC-7, Mike wrote: > > Day before yesterday, my friend Ed and I went out to the Mt Hood NF for an > overnight camping trip. We ended up exploring an incredible FS road to >

[RBW] Re: Done.

Welcome home! Looking forward to the pics and stories. --Andy On Thursday, August 9, 2012 11:18:47 PM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > Hardest part about my trip is having to go through 2 weeks of photos to > edit. > Photos will be up. I'll post them with some stories. M

Re: [RBW] Any Seattle-Area Riv-Riders Need Amber Shellac?

The amber on white tape looks great! I'm about 1/3 of the way through a can of clear shellac... In PDX. It took about 2years and not all of it went on handlebars. I'm half tempted to re-finish my kitchen table with it. --Andy -- You received this message because you are subscri

[RBW] Re: Any Seattle-Area Riv-Riders Need Amber Shellac?

like cork, still grippy when wet, looks good. --Andy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/u5KTXXZGssUJ. To post to this gr

[RBW] Re: Seattle S24O group trip, could be awesome

s Rob posted work for me. The rest of the Sept weekends do though. --Andy On Sunday, August 12, 2012 2:56:55 PM UTC-7, Scot Brooks wrote: > > Judging by the number of people who turned up to Grant's talk at Free > Range, I'm thinking there are plenty of ya'll who'd

[RBW] Family vacation by train and bike

ics prove that it doesn't always rain in Seattle<http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/sets/72157631151547624/> --Andy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit ht

[RBW] Re: What's your Rivendell story?

I saw a specialized mtn bike with alba bars and was so enamored by the beautiful curves of the bars that I asked about them. --Andy On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:06:10 AM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: > > So how did you originally find out about them, and why/where/how did you > get y

[RBW] Re: Family vacation by train and bike

ice. It's more pretty in person... sparkly. --Andy On Monday, August 20, 2012 8:47:27 AM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: > > The wife, kids and I spent the last week tooling around Seattle. We took > advantage of the bike racks on Amtrak's "Cascades" line and brou

[RBW] Re: RivChicaWarrior goes down!

Never good to hear about a crash. Is good to hear the injuries were just soft tissue. Here's to a speedy recovery. --Andy On Monday, August 20, 2012 4:10:14 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: > > I, too like Eric, have succumbed to the bad road surface. Took a right > turn on to a side str

[RBW] Re: DT shifter issues

Glad to hear you got rid of the slippage, Mike. On Monday, August 27, 2012 7:21:35 AM UTC-7, Mike wrote: > > Hey William, thanks so much for pointing out that a shorter bolt holding > the shifter to the braze-on might take care of the slippage. I hadn't > ridden my randonneuring bike since fini

Re: [RBW] Re: Should I "Just Ride", or am I already?

ut high praise for Homer and the Schwinn, but in the end his first criteria remains that a bike has to be sub-18lbs. He talks about getting a more comfortable bike with all the Riv-ish tid bits and fit but he can't bring himself to buy a "heavy" bike. --Andy On Monday, August

[RBW] Re: Should I "Just Ride", or am I already?

#x27;s way into receptive hands. "Ride it like you earned it" --seen on a sticker on a bike helmet in Seattle --Andy On Sunday, August 26, 2012 3:49:06 PM UTC-7, jinxed wrote: > > This is silly, but I had a question to those of you who've read the book. > I had been con

[RBW] Re: Chain failure question

I would replace the chain.--Andy On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 6:54:24 PM UTC-7, tim whalen colorado springs wrote: > > Hi All, > > Yesterday the Campagnolo chain on my Roadeo broke, fortunately as I was > leaving a stop sign right by my house at the end of a ride so there was n

[RBW] Homer to the Sea

I went on my first bike "tour" this past weekend. "Mini-tour" is probably more accurate as it was only 3.5 days/ 3 nights. I did ride in 6 counties though, which makes it sound like I went further than I did. The route began and ended on the light rail to bypass riding through 20 miles of su

[RBW] Re: Half Moon Bay S240 with the Lady friend

Looks like a great trip. Love the fog and wind swept trees. Not sure when me (and the fam) will make it down to the bay area, but when we do you're on tour guide duty. --Andy P.S. in case you're wondering if folks want pics of the wrestling match... yes we do. On Tuesday, S

[RBW] Re: Homer to the Sea

m tires are too skinny to ride on the sand. I knew I shoulda got a Bombadil. :-) --Andy On Thursday, September 6, 2012 5:25:20 AM UTC-7, C.J. Filip wrote: > > Looks like you had a great trip. > > Could you give a little info about your bike/gear setup? Curious to > hear how your Ho

[RBW] Re: Ride Report: Memory Lane, sort of

Love the reflections on the past. Being new to PDX, it's all new to me and I can only imagine what it was like back in the day. --Andy On Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:37:42 AM UTC-7, Beth H wrote: > > My first -- and last -- really long bike ride of summer 2012: > > http

[RBW] Re: Ride for the Friendship

We'll take good care of Tommy. I've found myself in some pretty "miserable" conditions over the years on various adventures. Even though there was cold, wet, hot, hungry, tired, whatever... those can be the best times when sharing them with friends. --Andy On Monday,

[RBW] Re: Recomendations?

I don't actually own the Arkel model Brian linked to but have seen and admired them on bikes around town. If I were looking for something like this, these would be at the top of my list. Do be aware that the hook/cam attachment requires some real estate on the rack. I found out the hard way th

[RBW] Re: Clif Bar Epiphany Ride

Sounds like a great time. --Andy On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 10:42:54 AM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > I'm lying on the floor of a hotel in my sleeping bag trying to sleep at > 1am, AFTER three hours of driving. But I can't. To nervous/excited/scared > about the ride

[RBW] Re: Fall northwoods excursion

Really dig the fall colors and reflection shots. Reminds me that it's almost time to get the down comforter out of the closet. Thanks for sharing. On Monday, October 1, 2012 12:45:40 PM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > No Rivs on the ride, as it happened, but I think the conditio

[RBW] Re: panniers

s NOT compatible with the Arkel mounting system because of the relative position of the trusses and cross pieces (the ones that connect L-R looking at the rack from above). The truss/ cross piece alignment is different on my wife's Big Back Rack (size small) and the Arkel's fit fine.

[RBW] Re: panniers

clamp mechanism to fit in the triangle. Hearing that someone has made it work... I'll try it again this afternoon and see if I can get it to go. --Andy On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 6:29:47 PM UTC-7, Kelly wrote: > > Andy > > They are adjustable. I found my artel attaching s

[RBW] Re: panniers

966859@N07/8074911181/ --Andy On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:46:06 PM UTC-7, Kelly wrote: > > If photos will help let me know and I'll take some of the back of the > pannier that fits, the rack and them together. > > Kelly > > On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 2:35:11 PM UTC-5

[RBW] Re: panniers

fine with the narrower grab? On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 4:35:09 PM UTC-7, Kelly wrote: > > Andy, > > Try it this way. May save some on and off headaches. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/8075416632/in/photostream > > Kelly > > > On Wednesday, O

[RBW] Re: panniers

uit too high to reach otherwise. -- A On Thursday, October 11, 2012 6:58:21 AM UTC-7, Kelly wrote: > > Andy, > > The attachments are adjustable. You loosen a set screw and just move them > to the positions you need for the rack you are using. Yes they fit the > rack with easy o

[RBW] Re: My new 65 Homer.

t the moment. It was a wonderful bike for all of them. Don't be afraid to tinker with the set-up. Happy riding. --Andy Portland, OR On Sunday, October 14, 2012 7:23:18 PM UTC-7, Marcus80 wrote: > > Jeez, I really sweat the details on this bike, my first new bike since a > 1

[RBW] Homer Inspired Custom

m/photos/bikeforvictory/sets/72157631718055369/>. Also maybe of interest is that if you scroll back far enough in the linked photo-stream there are some interesting bikes built under another (perhaps familiar) name. Full report when it's rideable. --Andy -- You received this messag

[RBW] Re: Homer Inspired Custom

I'm not sure what type of tubing it is. I don't know the ins and outs of the tubing world, so I didn't think to ask for specifics. He assured me it would be "the good stuff". Will be sharing as the build progresses and gets built up. --Andy On Wednesday, October

[RBW] Re: Chain length rule-of-thumb?

as possible so that everything still works, but adding a link or 2 often still works fine too. I haven't read Sheldon's spiel on the subject. --Andy On Friday, October 19, 2012 2:24:56 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I just put a new Sachs P 48 (? Cheap, 8 speed, NIB) on the Far

[RBW] Re: Hunq on first camping trip...

have fun out there. On Friday, October 19, 2012 6:43:48 PM UTC-7, Statrixbob wrote: > > I'm on my first camping trip with my Hunq. Had about a 25 mile ride into > the wind to get to Bellows AFB campgrounds. It was a great ride, bike > handled beautifully even with all the gear...tent, pad, bag,

[RBW] Re: albatross bar cockpit set up opinons

as well as anything. Have fun putting the new bar set up together. --Andy On Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:53:30 PM UTC-7, Jared Volpe wrote: > > getting ready to set up the bombadil with albatross bars. wondering if > anyone can chime in on what brake levers and shifters t

[RBW] Re: Saddle bags hit backs of legs?

Not sure about the XS but the small and medium most definitely touch the back of my legs. In my experience it's a non-issue. I notice it every once in a while but it's never an issue. --Andy On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:34:53 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote: > > Specifically,

[RBW] Re: the precarious balance of rim development

had worked loose. I rode home, tightened it up and haven't had any issues in 2 years. On another occasion I was truing an existing wheel (non-eyelett rim) and I overtightened and pulled the nipple through the rim... oops. My point being that there is some risk but also great satisfaction riding

Re: [RBW] Sackville, Medium, Stuffed!

Brian -- Sackvilles do fine in Portland. Mine will eventually soak through if it's coming down good and I'm out for a while. The typical NW mist/light rain is a non-issue. -- Andy On Friday, November 2, 2012 6:04:41 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote: > > How did she handle, Patrick?

[RBW] Yellow leaves, wet bridges and sauerkraut

was a great way to spend the day. click here for pics of bikes, friends, scenery, and food<http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/sets/72157631926087559/> --Andy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view

[RBW] Re: New wrap

I'm in awe of your wrap jobs. On Monday, November 5, 2012 12:28:52 AM UTC-8, stonehog wrote: > > http://flic.kr/s/aHsjCHBVin > > Here are some pics of a harlequin (diamond) wrap I did on the 42cm Noodles > I'm currently finding are perfect for me. I put 3 coats of amber on maroon > and yellow

[RBW] Re: Yellow leaves, wet bridges and sauerkraut

Cheers to all, Andy On Sunday, November 4, 2012 9:51:20 AM UTC-8, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: > > List member and fellow 65cm Homer owner Dennis was kind enough to give me > a ride to the western reaches of the Portland Oregon suburbs for the annual > Oregon Randonneurs Verboort Sausa

[RBW] Re: Yellow leaves, wet bridges and sauerkraut

ge fest. Manny -- Tommy has been a welcome addition to PDX life. Did I read that correctly... you're sending me a care package? Awesome! Can't wait to see what it is. New Years... sounds like a good time. --Andy On Sunday, November 4, 2012 9:51:20 AM UTC-8, Andy Smitty Schmidt wro

[RBW] Re: Who rode their bicycle to vote in the US today?

The 4-year-old and I rode the Big Dummy to the library to turn in my and my wife's ballots... http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/8162650569/ --Andy On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 11:03:23 AM UTC-8, Amit Singh wrote: > > Got a photo of your Riv at the poll? Send a link or pos

[RBW] Re: Sackville Saddlebags question...

ore I can stuff in there if need be. --Andy On Thursday, November 8, 2012 10:03:48 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote: > > Looking into the S size on rivbike.com. > > One question: > > Does the bottom of it sag when loaded with stuff, or does it keep its nice > square shape, staying

[RBW] Re: Rest and Relaxations.

Looks like a fun ride. --Andy "all my miles are junk miles" Schmidt On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 1:24:25 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > Good weekend of riding. > No real long mileage but the quality of riding was amazing. > Sean took me on a short ride around "

[RBW] Re: Late Fall on a Rivendell...with pics...

Looks like you're living the dream. --Andy On Sunday, November 18, 2012 11:17:02 AM UTC-8, Michael wrote: > > ...late fall in Columbia, MD... > > Fatty Rumpkins and high bars = great riding. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group

[RBW] Re: Holiday Flyer

That flyer pre-dates my Riv-awareness, but it's fun to read. Thanks for sharing. --Andy On Wednesday, November 21, 2012 7:54:22 PM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Here's a PDF of the Holiday Flyer from *eight years ago.* It's located in > the latest pre-Thanksgiving Blug

[RBW] Re: Be thankful..

A lot of variety on that ride. On Monday, November 26, 2012 6:30:50 AM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > ... of great friends, > loving family, > and an always patient ladyfriend. > > Pictures prove that all you need are friends, family and a love one a bike > wouldn't hurt either. > > http://flic

[RBW] Re: Thanksgiving Bethesda to Georgetown DC Trails ride...

One of my favorite things about this list are the pics of places I've never been. Looks like Thanksgiving was a great day for riding on the other coast. --Andy Portland, OR On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 9:11:13 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote: > > Pics prove there is capital riding to be

[RBW] Re: Homemade Accessories for Bikes

think my coolest homemade bike accessory is the double kid seat<http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/6873390593/>for my Big Dummy. I love my Homer and have great adventures on my Riv, but the good (and bad) times I have sharing the bike with my kids are the stuff I'll smile about

[RBW] Re: Rivendell in Detriot

Way to represent, Amit! --Andy On Thursday, November 29, 2012 5:50:18 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > It's always pretty cool to see a Rivendell in the wild. It's like seeing > an old friend or being apart of a secret club. Even cooler when you see a > Rivendell wi

[RBW] Re: Not too off topic I hope...

G12 I might have gone with the Olympus in the video. I'm happy with the G12 though so no impending camera purchase for me. --Andy On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 5:19:43 AM UTC-8, Will wrote: > > Manny: that film by Jesus is great. It brings me back to my days out > there. I would o

[RBW] Re: Are A. Homer, Sam, Betty, and Ives real peeps?

I've had people ask me where Homer Hilsen's shop is... assuming AHH is the name of the builder. --Andy On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 10:10:24 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote: > > Are these real peeps, or just creative bike names? > > A. Homer Hilsen > Betty Foy > Y

[RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne: For the next batch in 2013 sizing is changing

Interesting... A Sam was the direction I was going in when first considering buying a Riv. Test rides at RivHQ put me on a Homer 'cause I was between Sam sizes. Wonder if the new sizing would have caused a different outcome. --Andy On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 7:48:18 PM UTC-8, rex

[RBW] Re: Homemade Accessories for Bikes

That's a great modification, Gernot. I really like the taper. --Andy On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 10:17:18 AM UTC-8, Earl Grey wrote: > > I haven't made anything from scratch, but I made a "banana bag" that I > really like out of a Swiss Army gasmask bag. Cut tw

[RBW] Re: A unTypical Ride

Good times and great pics... let's party. On Monday, December 17, 2012 7:22:20 AM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > Amit was/is in town. We went riding. Not really knowing where to go with > the overcasted weather I figured Diablo can't disappoint for someone who > never rode to the top. So I cal

[RBW] Re: Raffle winner represent

sk for the Protovelo of the "Smitty" bike that Grant mentioned in another thread. --Andy "Only a handful of people call me Smitty, but I like it" Schmidt On Thursday, December 20, 2012 7:03:57 PM UTC-8, Allan in Portland wrote: > > I had been trying to decide whe

[RBW] New Years Day PDX Ride?

Just putting the feelers out to see if any Portland area Riv-sters would be interested in a New Years Day ride. I don't necessarily have a specific route or destination to suggest. Just figured I'd see if there was interest and we could go from there. --Andy -- You received th

[RBW] Re: Riv's new line of toddler clothes

Are the poncho (er... um... rain cape) and pants home made? --Andy On Sunday, December 23, 2012 9:06:56 PM UTC-8, Allan in Portland wrote: > > Well, it *could* happen. Grundens Sou'wester, MUSA pant, Proto-Rain > Cape. > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/47116230@N00/se

[RBW] Re: New Years Day PDX Ride?

west hills a bit (mostly new territory for me) with perhaps a stint through Forest Park. or 2) take the MAX out to Hillsboro or Gresham and ride around out in the country. Let's give it a few days and see what the weather dictates. Glad to hear that other's are interested.

[RBW] Re: Happy Holidays! Any Surprise Bike Treasures?

Marginally Riv related (that's my wife's Betty Foy in the background), but obviously bike related... The wife commissioned an artist friend to draw/paint a family biking caricature of the Smitty clan<http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/8307278711/>. --Andy On Tues

[RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

I've admired your (and other diamond wrapped bars). The video is great. Perhaps it's time to give it a try myself. --Smitty On Friday, December 28, 2012 12:51:45 AM UTC-8, stonehog wrote: > > I finally got the hang of getting a video set up on doing a diamond > pattern bar wrap. Have a look if

[RBW] Re: New Years Day PDX Ride?

Well kids, The weather forecast for Jan 1 is looking pretty good, so I say we should do a PDX Riv ride. Here's what I have in mind... New Year's Day Taco Ride! Going off of Leaf "Mike" Slayer's suggestion... meet downtown, ride up to Pittock Mansion, across Skyline to Forest Park, and down to

[RBW] Re: introduction and first question....

; bike and a fatter tired/canti brake camping bike, but the AHH is a great machine for a wide variety of riding. A Sam Hillborne or Yves Gomez/Betty Foy might be worth looking at too. --Andy On Thursday, December 27, 2012 11:59:13 AM UTC-8, sebseb wrote: > > Dear Forum, > I am a ne

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Appaloosa

Interesting on the color of the Appaloosa... thisappears to be the same bike but lighting and what-not makes the color appear quite. --Smitty On Saturday, December 29, 2012 2:12:27 PM UTC-8, Jim M. wrote: > > Dropped by RBW today for a fe

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Appaloosa

... quite different. --Smitty On Saturday, December 29, 2012 8:01:31 PM UTC-8, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: > > Interesting on the color of the Appaloosa... > this<http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/8280390744/>appears to be the > same bike but lighting and what-n

[RBW] Re: New Betty Foy frame: trouble getting bolts into brazeons

Like others have said... clean the threads with a tap. you'll need 3 things... a handle, an M5 tap

[RBW] Re: New Years Day PDX Ride?

;mrsp=0&sz=16&z=17> --Smitty On Sunday, December 23, 2012 11:41:43 AM UTC-8, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: > > Just putting the feelers out to see if any Portland area Riv-sters would > be interested in a New Years Day ride. I don't necessarily have a specific > route or d

[RBW] Re: Porteur Rack experts needed

The baskets Riv sells are just the basket... no struts or attachment hardware. The Soma Porteur Rack is a nice rack. I don't own one myself but a buddy has one and uses it to support his basket. It seems like a great rack. The one thing I'll warn you about is that the SPR comes with hardware t

[RBW] Re: New Years Day PDX Ride?

ito towards the end) Path Less Pedaled Russ was working the shutter too<http://www.flickr.com/photos/russroca/8335041811/> --Smitty On Sunday, December 23, 2012 11:41:43 AM UTC-8, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: > > Just putting the feelers out to see if any Portland area Riv-sters woul

[RBW] Re: Ending the year off right.

Jerky... is there anything it can't do? On Monday, December 31, 2012 3:26:47 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > Finished the year with an overnight bike camping trip with the Venturing > crew near Mt.Tam. Interesting that just four years ago these same students > never rode further then their h

[RBW] Re: New Years Day PDX Ride?

Dixie Mtn were mentioned as possibilities. --Smitty On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 11:08:59 PM UTC-8, Ron MH wrote: > > Bummed that I missed it. > I should pay closer attention to the list. > Happy New Year to all! > > On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 10:16:25 PM UTC-8, Andy Smitty Schmi

[RBW] Re: Custom Suggestions for the Jan 3 winner

Probably not a deal breaker for everyone, but perhaps worth considering... one downside of a longer than "normal" bike is that it won't fit on transit. My 65cm Homer barely fits on the bus/light rail racks here in Portland. Another cm in wheelbase length or fatter tires would make it incompatib

[RBW] Re: Custom Suggestions for the Jan 3 winner

Speaking of mid-tails... there was a Kinn Bike at the PDX Fiets of Parenthood this year. I got to ride it both as the driver and as the passenger. It was fun from both seats. The one I rode was set up as an around-town kid/grocery hauler but they mention on the site th

[RBW] Re: And the winner is...

Riv Chica Warrior... Awesome! On Thursday, January 3, 2013 10:00:56 AM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Liesl Chatman!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/

[RBW] Re: Needing a new front fork for my 51cm Bleriot...

Glad you're ok. Good luck with the fork hunt. --Smitty On Thursday, January 3, 2013 10:07:55 AM UTC-8, Lynne Fitz wrote: > > I was finally, after many decades of bike commuting, struck by a car this > morning. While I hurt, I think I'll be ok. Can't say the same for > Bleriot. At the least,

[RBW] Re: 2013 Riding Plans anyone?

I second the thing Mike said above about getting out and riding with the PDX area Riv folks. The crew that showed up for New Years Day ridewas excellent, but I know there are more in the area. I hope to meet them/you. I've been eyeing th

[RBW] Re: 52cm Waterford Bombadil FFHS for Sale, single top tube-Last Notice before the Ebay

In the spirit of following up... After a cross country journey via UPS, this frame has been sitting in my basement for a couple weeks while Tommy rounded up parts. He doesn't quite have everything for the build yet but he came by yesterday to drop off what he does have. He wasn't planning to bu

[RBW] Re: Color Question from an Indecisive Person

I was recently in a similar quandary... with a custom bike build. I gave the builder some ideas of colors that I like and told him whatever it was I wanted it to be kind of muted. I left the final color choice up to him. My thought being that whatever the color, it would be fine. There will like

[RBW] Re: Do Pitlocks scratch paint on your seat tube collar?

I'm pretty sure I got this link for torx security head boltsoff this here Riv list a while back. --Smitty On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 9:02:30 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote: > > Thinking about getting pitlocks for my seatpost and saddle (yes, t

[RBW] Re: Do Pitlocks scratch paint on your seat tube collar?

No, they've got a little security pin thing in the middle. Not quite as much of a "unique key" as a pitlock, but definitely not something in the average tool box. --Smitty On Thursday, January 10, 2013 8:30:36 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote: > > But, does a regular torx bit work on the torx head b

[RBW] Re: 2013 Riding Plans anyone?

Hey Pam, I dig the gingerbread-house-hauling-Betty pic. Ride on! --Smitty On Monday, January 14, 2013 8:23:55 AM UTC-8, pam wrote: > > I'm in Charlotte NC. Since riding is such a big part of my life, I found > the bike stuff was half of my entire year's highlight list. I have a Betty > Foy tha

[RBW] Re: Plastic Fenders and Hetres

One thing to consider about tight fender clearance... this has happened a couple times on my wife's Betty w/ Hetres and SKS P-50s... is the space between the tire and fender filling up with debris (wet pine needles) to the point that the wheel freezes. It requires removing the wheel to clean it

[RBW] Re: 1st Ride Report

e to be: > > I rarely frequent the forums but decided on a fine December day to browse > and see all the happenings on the web. I stumbled upon Peter's post of a > Bombadil for sale and quickly emailed him. I was reluctant at first knowing > that I really didn't need anot

[RBW] Re: Hunqaparallel

Hey Jim... Welcome to the parallel TT brotherhood! --Smitty On Friday, January 18, 2013 11:49:58 PM UTC-8, James Warren wrote: > > > This was a fun assembly, and I'm very lucky I happened to look at the Riv > site right when this prototype Hunqapillar went for sale. I'm riding it > daily, and

[RBW] Re: 62cm SimpleOne on the Riv Website.....

I could ride that... but my wife would kill me if I bought it. --Smitty On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:06:43 PM UTC-8, EastBayGuy wrote: > > New Frame and Crank.Sweet Bike... I would imagine the Last new 62cm > SimpleOne in existence. > > http://www.rivbike.com/New-Stuff-s/489.htm > > Dustin

[RBW] Re: happiness. also shameless, prideful bike showing-off

That bike looks right at home. On Thursday, January 24, 2013 8:41:31 AM UTC-8, Z wrote: > > Happy to say that after being sick and/or away from home for a while, I > got out for the first good ride/hike of the year yesterday. Pure Joy. > > I was somewhat surprised by the great traction I had wit

[RBW] Re: Helmet recomendations

After a couple years of constant overheating with a Nutcase, I switched to a Uvex helmet. The "Urban" model I have appears to be discontinued, but there are a couple models in their current line up that don't look too racey but are

[RBW] Re: Virgin ride on my new Hilsen.

The murals of LA... let's see 'em. Classy bike. --Smitty On Sunday, January 27, 2013 3:03:58 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: > > Well after an excruciatingly long process, selling bikes, wheel sets and > making the decision which Rivendell bicycle to go with, color, parts… I > finally rode my new stee

[RBW] Re: Additional spikes for Grip Kings

Great timing on this thread... I've got a bag of spikes sitting on my workbench waiting to be installed. The Riv recommended drill then just screw them in seemed counter intuitive. I was thinking a tap might be the way to go. What size tap did you use, R. Utahn? --Smitty On Thursday, February

[RBW] Re: 40/24 double mod on Bombadil

I've run the 40/26 in the past. Short answer is that it's great configuration. Enjoy it. A few more data points... FWIW... I run a 36/24 (steel/steel) on my Big Dummy... 26t is fine on my Homer but the 24t comes in handy when the load gets big. 2t makes a difference. For reasons too long and n

[RBW] Re: Finding balance.

don't forget to have fun. On Sunday, February 3, 2013 3:23:38 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > The stresses of work and having enough time just to do things for yourself > can be daunting, if not impossible at times. Nothing a quick overnight > bike camping trip to remind you the importance

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