a while. Couple o'
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;, but the Yves
> Gomez a "Gomez"?
Because no one is really, really sure how to pronounce "Yves"?
"Eaves"? "Eave"? "Yev's"? "Whyves"? (Sort of an interogative "Elvis"?)...
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thought you should know that it has migrated to google groups. Those of you
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This topic is outside of scope of this list.
If you wish to discuss this, please confine it to other, more
appropriate groups.
As stated, this list by definition narrow:
"Dedicated to the discussion of Rivendell Bicycles and products, you
don't need to own one - just an interest in RBW designs is
was part of the build kit I inherited, but I see them around.
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on 3/3/11 12:18 AM, CycloFiend at cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
> When I've "mind-built" my multi-gear, fixed QB, I've always envisioned the
> old Trials rider hack of putting the shifter on the seat tube, running the
> cable down to the bb and noodle-ing it aft
, it's been interesting to gain this
info.
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Man - I get stuck in work and class all day, and alluvasudden, we've got a
helmet thread going
Now, I do realize that it's a serious winter in most places, and there are
some pretty soul-numbing issues going on in the world right now. So, maybe
it's a calming distraction of sorts to hammer on
Hey there Mike -
If you haven't already, I'd ping Tarik - he travels with a small folder and
he's definitely your/my size.
http://www.tariksaleh.com/
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on 3/17/11 7:08 AM, Mike at mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
> There was a time when I thought BFs were
ke_fit/pbh_and_how_to_measure_it
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"'You both ride your bi
same type of concerns.
It's probably most likely to be pedals or brakes with sharp edges or corners
which will do the gouging.
best of luck!
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Sin
ly find as many people who want to buy a us-built Riv
as want to buy the "last of" the Toyo frames. But, as I said to start, I
don't recall anyone making the case for one being superior.
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with the gearing setup which works
for them - the wider spacing of my setup works pretty well around these
parts for my riding.
Don't know if that's of any help, but I don't think you can go wrong with
the QB/SO.
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/2007/ssg017r3-cyclofiend0107.html
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"Maybe a bike, once di
have a rando style bag of moderate height and just use the rear rack loop
and bottom strapping for attaching it. It goes through some reasonably
heavy mixed terrain, and doesn't seem any worse for wear. It does have a
stiffener inside.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/sets/721576171
To my eye, the honey color starts out very pleasing and then ages
well, gaining a burnished darkening.
But, I think there are a few decisions a person has to make
themselves ;^)
http://www.flickr.com/groups/brookssaddles/pool/with/4740535000/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend
Rene -
That doesn't look right at all. Reminds me of the way my Avocets
would fail back in mtb days, when I had to push the saddle all the way
back. It usually took a good crash or three to bend 'em like that,
but something isn't holding together properly.
That being said, every saddle I ride h
on 3/28/11 1:04 PM, MichaelH at mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
> No down tube shifters! Bummer. Why put together a classy classic and
> leave off DT posts?
IIRC, they could be ordered if desired.
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ee the same trails and roads as the QB or AHH, and it would be fun to tack
onto the back of a gofast group whilst sporting fenders and a
seatbag-of-size... ;^)
Beautiful build!
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mel, then follow up with the grinding wheel.
Usually blow up at least one wheel when doing this. But, at some point,
someone had given me a bag of 50+ wheels, so I haven't yet worried about it.
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nd
I'm watching hawks and enjoying the ride... ;^)
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&qu
on 4/5/11 11:23 AM, Khalid Mateen at krm2...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Cyclofiend
I say this with respect but it is not an assumption. There are report that
when the Atlantis is front loaded and goes pass a certain mile/hr, the bike
begins to wobble alot. Especially on down hills. I just want to
on 4/5/11 3:08 PM, Aaron Thomas at aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com wrote:
Has anyone done it? Would you recommend it? Any special considerations or
logistical things to take into account? Can anyone point me to useful
resources or websites? A simple Google search produced hundreds of hits --
not sure whe
x27;s no mention of that here:
http://www.catalina.com/bicycling.html
I recall that there was a paved switchback climb out of Avalon, then graded
fire roads and under-maintained pavement stretches. Nothing that would
require suspension.
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I think the only photo I have digitized from there is this -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines/images/catalina_dsd.jpg
Oooop! One more:
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on 4/7/11 8:53 AM, PATRICK MOORE at bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
> Just for the record: my interest in the text and my reason for
> referring to it was not the writing style but the message: don't
> obsess over the looks of your bikes, they are meant for riding, though
> riding has no quarrel with l
t ask for it, but as far as a
mixed-terrain monster, its significance could be overstated...
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eauty and quality of the setup and
build.
http://tinyurl.com/fs-gino-ram58
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Looked to me like a lifting handle.
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'd be surprised if it was more than 30.
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e pool. ;^)
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riding
style. It just seems like a mild step in that direction wouldn't really get
you where it sounds like you want to go.
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;
> http://readytoride.biz/?p=241
Just to be clear - he ended up having a custom fork made, which allowed him
to bypass the crown clearance issues and others, after finding that a
reraking of ~10mm didn't quite solve his perceived issues.
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on 4/14/11 5:09 PM, Geoff at mocha...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Thanks, Everyone, for your great comments.
>
> It sounds like the new Saddlesack XS looks very similar in design to
> the NS Keven's bag. I thought that the two brass twist closures were
> cool, but so is a double ended zipper and a ligh
Been doing the 30 Days of Biking challenge this month (30daysofbiking.com),
and the miles have been exclusively Rivendell so far - split between the
Hilsen and Quickbeam. Since yesterday's ride was 15 for 15, today's ride
means there is now fewer than before.
This act appealed to me for its simpli
They are similar, but not exactly the same.
Here's a chart with most of the differences:
http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20040225124308/http://rivbike.com/html/bike
s_romulus_16.html
There are also some specific discussions on the Romulus page here -
http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/romulus/
- Jim
ittle
beast.
http://ramblings.cyclofiend.com/?p=431
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/4468312567/
It was a 54(55?), and I'm ~5'11", riding a 58 Quickbeam and a 59 Hilsen. It
was a touch small feeling when I first got on it, but worked OK. I'd
probably want to try both.
As
Thanks for sharing the story, Steve, and welcome to the bunch. As far as
your feelings about the graphisc well, I think everyone on the list is
known to have opinions. The caveat here is to respect others' points of
view as well.
Please feel free to link to photos* so we can enjoy it visual
Grant -
Thanks for adding some behind-the-scenes facts to the discussion.
The San Marcos and Roadeo have both seemed like four-wheel-drive Ferraris to
me - fat, plush suspension slung below a rocket sled frame.
It's always interesting to see how these projects evolve.
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on 4/18/11 4:02 AM, islaysteve at alkire...@verizon.net wrote:
> BTW, I plan to carry a spare tube but that may be overkill
> considering the wider tires and thicker tubes, compared to the road
> stuff that I'm used to. Do most of you carry a spare tube or not?
> Everyone enjoy Spring riding! Ste
members who read from time to time, if
there are product ideas, requests or preferences, it's still a better idea
to either cc them on a post like this, or email RBW directly. I'd probably
send it to John, who can route it appropriately.
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on 4/19/11 5:15 AM, islaysteve at alkire...@verizon.net wrote:
> Right now I have rather bulky CO2 inflator
> that uses the smaller cartridges, and I carry two cartridges. Should
> I look to get one that uses the larger carts; and if so, do you have
> any recommendations on which one? Or put anot
ou have interest in
this bicycle, please contact Will directly (which you should be doing on all
FS/FT/WTB/etc. posts...), so you don't have to potentially wait for the
flagging lag on a follow up post.
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on 4/21/11 3:35 PM, William at tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
> Grant gave him some love
> Cyclofiend is a voice pro
> click below and vote!
>
> http://neilgaiman.bookperk.com/engine/Details.aspx?c=29933&p=V&s=7800400
(blushing, stammering...)
Awww, man! Thanks to all -
Folk
on 4/21/11 7:42 PM, manueljohnacosta at manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Taking my Venturing Crew on their first bike tour!
> The general route. Planning to camp Having done this tour before I'm
> excited to share this experience with my students.
> Any suggestions on stops for places to eat
J
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Just some photos -
Saturday -
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Today -
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Hope all's y'alls got some miles or something equally enjoyable.
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o specific problems, just
getting to that point where it looked and felt a little crackly in places.)
But, again, the condition would be something I'd attribute more to the age
of the tires than the tires themselves.
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nd the big round profiles which give all
that pavement slapping goodness when you are running 10-15 lbs o' pressure.
So, I think you are looking at an Atlantis.
Ohand the technique that Danny has. ;^)
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7;s
or 1.5's) to the axle. That's what I did to use a stock DuraAce hub which
I'd been using on a 130 mm spaced frame.
I'm not sure I've ever heard a definitive word on whether the bending would
be bad, but it's easy enough to fix.
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on 5/3/11 9:03 PM, Joe Bartoe at jbar...@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi Bruce,
The AHHs are supposed to have 132.5 spacing. Unless you've altered that, you
should be able to use 130 OLD wheels just fine. I did that on mine.
My aught-eight model has 135, dead-on.
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Print as a pdf, if you are on a Mac.
May be a similar option in the world-o-windows.
- Jim
on 5/4/11 5:12 PM, Bill Gibson (III) at bill.bgib...@gmail.com wrote:
My inability to download it, etc. will motivate me to pay for a print copy!
They deserve it, anyway.
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on 5/4/11 7:41 AM, Roger at rogerdhod...@gmail.com wrote:
> I wonder if digital/audio versions are done at Amazon, the publisher,
> or the author's prerogative?
Typically, that is the domain of the publisher. Any publisher should be
doing all they can to maintain control over the specific proper
ldn't even worry about changing the
axle.
As far as the chainline - it's a 2 mm shift at most. I didn't worry about
that at all. Just checked the limit screws and enjoyed the benefits of
analog shifting.
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As a quick reminder for all involved...
photos.
photos.
photos.
photos.
;^)
And for those hemming/hawing... Hey, it's rain! Y'ain't gonna melt! That's
what fenders are for!
Everyone have a grand time, eh?
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n't gotten the
bicycle yet... ;^)
Good to hear!
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"'You bo
les of front
suspension cloud the equation. But, when I stomp and pull to accellerate,
there's a fair amount of give.
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Your
ngle as well. It sounds like it
could be a hip angle difference. Dropping the nose of the saddle slightly
might make a difference for you by opening up your hip angle.
Hope that helps,
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Curr
ble to proper when a couple other randonneurs eased past.
On the edge of the breeze, I heard the words "...Rivendell shift." and it
has forever been in my brain.
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cal and
optimistic. Rest when you need to.
Oh, and keep in mind that Jeremy is kind of a monster... ;^)
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f" turns
of the lever, then remove (always 4 on the QBeam). Then when I remount,
four (or the proper number) of "half" turns puts me right back where I can
lever down. 1-2 seconds difference at most.
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to precisely describe at this late hour, but it gives me two
hands to work with - I never liked clamping down the QR without having a
little opposing pressure on the off-side. Ahhh well... to each, their own,
eh?
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' stressed out over?
>From the same post:
"So the one story in question should not be public right now"
Please, let's honor that here.
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Current C
sh, for example. But, if you are able to reset the
angle, and if it is a constant issue to keep them straight, something is
wrong.
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stion might be "what do you hope to gain?"
For a cantilever brake equipped bicycle, I'd say the first mechanical issue
to consider is that of brake position.
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Chris -
Your most recent post has no place in this forum.
I have removed it from the archives and would request that you restrain any
future comments to the list topic.
If any list member feels the need to divert to that degree in the future, it
would be more appropriate to do so in a private c
ast your rack uses the same bolt on both port and
starboard.
- If the eyelet lacks the meat to retap (and that's really doubtful, unless
it failed somehow), then you would have to get a new one installed, or go to
a p-clamp mount.
Hope that helps! Sounds like a great trip!
- Jim
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each?auth
> key=Gv1sRgCNaf6vqu9cW8NA#
Looks like a fun ride.
And it looks like you were able to outdistance that wheel-sucker, too!
(or was it a wheel-snapper?)
thanks for sharing those!
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on 6/15/11 10:32 AM, Marty at mgie...@mac.com wrote:
> Well, not actually seen in person, but I did run across one that
> appears to be for sale at College Park Cycles. It has all the beefy
> qualities of the Bombadil, sans under or diaga tubes for those
> afflicted with that 'itis. Give Larry Bla
on 6/17/11 8:34 AM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>
> how I miss cyclofiend current classics.
>
> -sv
Hang in there sports fans. Seems like I'm juggling too many cats and
chainsaws these days.
Folks have been politely and steadily sending images, thou
on 6/19/11 11:24 AM, grant at grant...@gmail.com wrote:
> Vince here calls it "Hyper-Speed"
So, presumably, you are also getting two paint jobs in one, as when it gets
up to hyper-speed, there will be the expected color shift.
;^)
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a email (web or pop3) you probably didn't
notice a difference. It only has been happening if you go to the Groups
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Remember, pokey internet response is a good excuse to ride.
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by the next day. Depends a bit on
how many coats you want to run.
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"You must be the change you want to see in the world."
form and
more details at http://sfrandonneurs.org
Not sure which bike is going to get the nod - QB needs a scrubbing and new
brake pads, so the Hilsen may be the ride. Decisions, decisions... ;^)
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l of
wedging them or bungie-ing them in place so they don't move during
accellerations and stops.
Hope that helps
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on 6/23/11 11:01 AM, Lee Chae at leec...@stanford.edu wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 10:47 AM, CycloFiend wrote:
>> Just one more reminder to anyone in the greater SF Bay Area who wants to
>> join in on the San Francisco Randonneurs Summer Populaire - runs from the GG
>>
It looks like when I was knocking around the new site, I flushed a few
pending comments from the queue.
So, if you are moderated, and posted something in the last 12 hours which
hasn't shown up, please repost and I'll pass it through (pending
list-specificness as usual).
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on 6/24/11 10:14 AM, Aaron Thomas at aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com wrote:
I keep hoping that they'll magically discover a 55cm Legolas in the
rafters...
I think there was a typo in your post. It should have read "57".
;^)
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on 6/26/11 11:36 AM, Philip Williamson at philip.william...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a Pyramid like Eric's on a bike, and I'm having trouble with it
> skipping under load. I think it's a matter of fussing with it. Or
> replacing the chain entirely...
IME, the tensioner really has more to do with
ed towards qualifying for something like
Paris-Brest-Paris (this year is a PBP year), or for R-12 Awards (someone who
has completed a 200K each month for twelve consecutive months.)
More here:
http://rusa.org
http://sfrandonneurs.org
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C
on 6/27/11 8:47 AM, Philip Williamson at philip.william...@gmail.com wrote:
> The tensioner was skipping because it was maladjusted. When I swung it
> all the way up to touch the cog, it was outboard by 5mm or so. I moved
> it over to line up properly, and now it works!
>
> Who'd'a thunkit?
That
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on 6/27/11 9:42 AM, doug peterson at dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
> Am I missing something? I still see the RBW Owners Bunch as I always
> have. I always seem to be on the trailing edge of things - am I
> looking at something that's going to change or disappear?
Google usually maintains overlap for
e
that you aren't really torquing it enough.
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"Steel's
), it will corrode. An oil layer might
delay that, but anything short of packing grease will allow salt intrustion.
hope that helps,
- J
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rust with fine steel wool, then enamel.
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"Then I sat up, wiped the
on 7/1/11 9:40 AM, Jeffrey at unclecowb...@gmail.com wrote:
Jim, Thanks for the reply, and I will post these kinds of questions to iBob
in the future. Seems I have ferrous steel cranks, and now that I've cleaned
and scraped them, I'm in for some unstoppable rust. Doh! File under "live
and learn".
x27;t blowing the tire off
the rim, it seems to give another layer of protection. Works for CX, works
for trails.
- Jim "love them 45's in the 33 1/3's"
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n top mount, in
addition to the rear-to-front benefit. For wider racks and bigger front
loads, I would reckon that two points of anchor is better than one.
- J
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Just in case folks are wondering about them, I have been mirroring most of
the pdf publications here:
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/pdf
(Last update was in February, but I've got the ones which came out since
then in the queue.)
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the look doesn't bother me, and I
understand the design rationale. It doesn't seem like a capricious or
sudden choice, either.
Anyway, back to Sunday chores...
- Jim
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could sit on it (~190 lbs...)
and it wouldn't flex. There's no flex whatsoever when mounted.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/sets/72157603789184607
On Oct 1, 2013, at 7:38 PM, Edwin W wrote:
In the picture of Mark's rack on the Calfee Adventure, the caption
reads, &
g the hub flange, or both, before
wear on the freehub shell or splines become an issue.
On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Cyclofiend Jim > wrote:
Jim -
Probably better to pose that gearing/drivetrain question as a
separate thread. A lot of folks dip into conversations based on the
ti
on 11/14/10 10:52 AM, William at tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
> Cyclofiend Translation Services Initiated!
>
> When Jim says 5/8", he means 9/16"
>
> Cyclofiend Translation Services Terminated!
(doh!)
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my part.
In other words, can anyone supply a low-numbered (under 1000) factory-blue
Rambouillet serial number?
Thanks for playing!
- Jim
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rank Berto's
"The Dancing Chain".
- J
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emove the axle to tighten this.
- loose cogs on the freehub. If the lockring loosens.
In the latter two examples, you will feel either play of the sprockets, or
the sprockets will be tight but the whole cogset will move together.
hope that helps,
- J
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C
L bicycle rigged with a
similar wheel setup? I've found that different wheelsets and even different
tire sizes can make a considerable difference with the responsiveness of any
bicycle.
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