Re: [RBW] Re: Mounting a Dyno Light on a Nitto Mini Front Rack with a Basket?

Here is a link to the version I came up with using an upcycled chain ring and a nitto rack bolt on the Mark's Rack Strut. I by no means invented this, there are a few examples on flicker. I have used it with good success. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rperks1/8718438496/ Rob Ventura, Ca On

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv on Flickr

One more data point in what makes a pic interesting to flickr will never be understood, by me at least. My photo from the other day detailing the light mount with an old chain ring and a nitto bolt made it to the explore page. The shear number of favorites and comments expounding on my use of

[RBW] Re: FS Riv 6spd Phil Freewheel set

Forgot the link to the pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/rperks1/sets/7215763491509/ Rob On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:34:23 PM UTC-7, rperks wrote: > > It is time to let these go. I rolled these for a few years with my Roadeo > and then Rambler, They have years if not decades o

[RBW] Re: FS Riv 6spd Phil Freewheel set

st.com/oceanaircycles/inspiration-and-creation/> Ventura, CA On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:36:23 PM UTC-7, rperks wrote: > > Forgot the link to the pics > http://www.flickr.com/photos/rperks1/sets/7215763491509/ > > Rob > > On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:34:23 PM UTC-7, r

[RBW] Re: Rich-built wheels

This is part of why it is paining me to sell the set I have. Only a few years of socal service, with tons of life in them and never a wiggle out of true in 3 years. I have had plenty of mediocre wheels over the years, and only a few exceptional ones. Rich's builds are at the top of exceptiona

Re: [RBW] Re: Thin Gripsters are cool

Mike, You can contact Riv or VP, either one will likely take care of you pretty quickly. I have had one pedal display that during the honeymoon period with mine. I talked a bit with VP and it apparently happens, but infrequently, and when it did they made it right. I had a new set at my door

[RBW] Re: Thinking of going with a raw clear powdercoat

After a few years of abuse, damp coastal mornings my RCP Roadeo started to show some signs of rust at the lug edges. The downfall of most coatings is surface prep. The beauty of the RCP is the Raw, but that is also the weak link. If you sandblast, it will be a different look, but probably hol

[RBW] Re: Riv's new Thin Gripster pedals?

These pedals are great. While not having tried the particular set that Riv is selling the VP pedals are made by HT OEM, and are all pretty decent. If you find a bad review it is usually from a downhill or dirt jump guy who landed on them sideways. I have a downhill racer buddy who has been s

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv's new Thin Gripster pedals?

FYI, if some of you end up going the universal route, they have 10-15% off coupons on the web for orders that hit high enough $$ amounts. I am not affiliates, but have always had great service from them in the past - Rob On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 1:10:36 PM UTC-7, jech...@gmail.com wrote: > >

[RBW] Pink 50.6 on clearance

The pink 50.6 with the 57 top tube that is now on clearance is a screaming deal for the person that will fit it. If I were not hips deep in my own venture I would be working pretty hard to figure out how to bring this into the stable. This is the ideal long and low for somebody about 5'3", co

[RBW] Re: Pink 50.6 on clearance

, 2012 6:55:24 AM UTC-7, rperks wrote: > > The pink 50.6 with the 57 top tube that is now on clearance is a screaming > deal for the person that will fit it. If I were not hips deep in my own > venture I would be working pretty hard to figure out how to bring this into > the stabl

[RBW] Re: WTB: Large Tan Acorn Saddle Bag or Large Tan Carradice Saddle Bag

If you are inclined to try making a bag yourself or buy some yardage to have one made, the British tan here: http://www.rockywoods.com/Fabrics-Kits/Canvas-and-Cotton-Duck-Fabrics/Dyed-08-Cotton-Duck-Fabric-By-The-Yard is pretty close, if not an exact match for your tan acorn, depending on when it

Re: [RBW] Hat quest

But what type of cain lube would he need to make it all work Synergistically? And if he chose well would he be able to wear shoes without any side effects? On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 3:57:29 PM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > > On 04/05/2016 06:00 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Long story

[RBW] Swift Campout

It's a fun way to getout and be part of a bigger group at the ssme time http://builtbyswift.com/swiftcampout/ Rob (Not sure where we are going) Ocean Air Cycles Ventura -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from th

[RBW] Re: Yeah, right!

Less than a year ago GP had remarkedon these and was not all that put off, and we generally know how he feels about helmets: http://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/19882144922/mid-marcher It looks like a pretty cool idea to me, and I generally fa

[RBW] Re: New Sugino Crank

For what it is worth, these are in the same wholesale price league as White industry crank sets with a WI bottom bracket. Likewise the Compass RH offering is just a bit more without a bottom bracket. The corresponding retail prices all appear to be in the hunt as well if you shop around, and

[RBW] Re: Homemade Accessories for Bikes

Aside from the bags and other things I make here in the workshop, I tend to use wooden dowels to prototype ideas for different light and accessory mounts. You can see a couple of ideas here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rperks1/sets/72157625108813685/ Wood is light, easy to shape with saws and f

[RBW] Re: Front Rack ideas

For max basket support consider the Soma Porteur as well. It has a strong bolted connection to your front dropouts, can bolt to your fender as well as the VO and a Wald 139 zip ties on just fine. It also comes in painted, chrome and stainless depending on your needs and budget. Rob oceanaircy

Re: [RBW] Re: Los Angeles Urban Solo ride.

FYI, I have some friends working out a legal dirt route that is very close to this: http://yonderjournal.com/studies/brovet/ A bit more than the average riv ride, but drop me a line if you are interested in the ride Rob oceanaircycles.com Ventura, Ca On Sunday, February 24, 2013 6:48:03 PM UTC-

[RBW] Re: FS Feeler 63cm Roadeo RCP

/72157622875811028/ Thanks for taking a look Rob oceanaircycles.com Ventura, Ca On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 4:03:30 PM UTC-8, rperks wrote: > > I have not been riding my Roadeo at all this year, it has actually been > hanging as a frame set since I pirated many of the components off

[RBW] Re: FS Feeler 63cm Roadeo RCP

Oh boy. My size and the right price. > > Well, the frame is the right price at least. But if I bought it the > resulting divorce would be very costly! > > -Pete in CT > > On Monday, February 25, 2013 1:34:37 PM UTC-5, rperks wrote: >> >> As described below, this i

[RBW] Re: FS Feeler 63cm Roadeo RCP

ze and the right price. >> >> Well, the frame is the right price at least. But if I bought it the >> resulting divorce would be very costly! >> >> -Pete in CT >> >> On Monday, February 25, 2013 1:34:37 PM UTC-5, rperks wrote: >>> >>> As de

[RBW] Re: FS Feeler 63cm Roadeo RCP

UTC-8, rperks wrote: > > I am 6'3" with a PBH of 90-91cm and ran the saddle between 79-80 cm > depending on pedal shoe combinations. That generally had me right at a > fist full of post and enough stand over that I was never worried - Rob > > On Monday, February 25,

[RBW] Re: FS Feeler 63cm Roadeo RCP

get it. Anyway, I'm interested in the Roadeo. Maybe you can reply > off list. Thanks. > > On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:18:01 PM UTC-5, rperks wrote: >> >> OK, Last chance to sweeten the deal further. I will pick up the shipping >> and or deliver the bike as I

[RBW] Zefal HPX from Riv?

Any of you out there buy into the Zefal HPX with the ASV (auto head system)? I hve a few older HPX pumps in the garage and go back and forth with my mini pumps. The new head system on these has me a bit confused, things this simple should not make me feel so dumb. The "instructions" on the box c

[RBW] Re: Zefal HPX from Riv?

x27;t. Fortunately most of my > > bikes are now running variations of the Schwalbe Marathon and flats > > aren't that much of an issue. > > > --mike > > > On Jul 19, 2:25 pm, rperks wrote: > > > > Any of you out there buy into the Zefal HPX

[RBW] Re: Riding in Birkenstocks

If you really want to take it up another click, invenst in a pair of the shoes. I am a loyal Derby fan and hardly wear the sandals any more. They can be found on ebay for deals, resoled every couple of years for $50 or so. They are the best thing in shoes ever as far as I can tell. I get about

[RBW] Re: Have you seen the Grand Bois stem/decaleur

While very nice the new crop, GB and Craft, of brazed stems from nitto make the lugged stems look like a deal at $165. Lucky for me these are shorter than I need, 25.4 clamp size is not often in my stable, and temptation is not a burden. Rob On Jul 25, 5:32 pm, William wrote: > Really tempti

[RBW] Re: Have you seen the Grand Bois stem/decaleur

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=0&keyword=nitto+lugged not sure why they are that much cheeper, it only seems to be on occasional items. On Jul 26, 10:06 pm, William wrote: > Who sells the Nitto lugged stem for $165?  Riv asks $215 and in

[RBW] Re: CL 61cm Rivendell Road

That is a pretty bike. I guess it never sold a while back. There was a longinsh thread about the possibility of a scam. The owner claimed to be a former waterford worker, bought the bike but never rode it much, etc, etc. Probably an honest story. It looks like a heck of a deal if it suits your

[RBW] Re: Carrying yoga mat on your Rivendell?

Bungie it crossways to a Bagman support from carradice, this will even work fo ra heavy munduka mat. - Rob On Aug 27, 1:57 pm, Tim Whalen wrote: > Hi, > > I've tried a couple of sort of adhoc ways of carrying my yoga mat on my Riv > but they have been awkward.  Does anyone have an easy and saf

[RBW] Re: Carrying yoga mat on your Rivendell?

If lashed to a saddle bag the long slender weight of the mat will likely put too much torque on the leather straps and the whole thing will sway too much, at least in my experience. For short trips you can lay or strap it on the top of the drops behind the hoods as well. If using a mat it is my t

[RBW] Re: Roadeo Questions

I will chime in since I can at least aswer a couple of your questions. I have a 63cm Roadeo and tip the scales at 215, so YMMV. I love mine it is great on and off the pavement, a little bit unsettlingly compliant for rough singletrack, but it has been their and lived to tell the tale. It is more

[RBW] Re: Roadeo Questions

The IIRC the Legolas also has a 73deg seat tube as opposed tto the roadeo 72deg, and you are correct on the trail with a mm or 3 less rake on the fork. I thought long and hard on this as the last of the Legolas were still availible in my size when I ordered my Roadeo. The Lower BB, seat tube angl

[RBW] New Bar?

Since wild speculation helps to pass the time, Who wants to have some fun guessing what the "new" handlebar in the works is? Rules? we don't need no stinkin rules, but we do not want to invoke Grant's $20 penalty either. Thus no pictures of the real thing, and I would guess bite your tounge if yo

[RBW] Re: New Bar?

FYI - they have been back in production http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=0&keyword=rm-013 Rob On Sep 12, 4:51 pm, Brian Hanson wrote: > I'd like the resurrection of a Riv'd Nitto Dirt Drop bar...  One that is > sort of a compact version o

[RBW] Re: BikeTinker diverts me potential business

That looks looks a really good stab at an issue I am contantly at odds with too. The GK pedals lasted me all of one 30 min ride before moving to my wife's bike. She on the other hand, as a mid foot over spindle pedaler thinks they are the business as is. My solution to the problem was/is to hoar

[RBW] Re: Longflap & rack interference

The bagman might help, but it would depend on the overall clearance between the saddle loops and the other rack, too close and the bagman expedition length may collide with your other rack. There is a dirtbag solution, http://flic.kr/p/8MGtJH Run the cord back and forth a few times from the rack t

[RBW] Re: Longflap & rack interference

I am tellin ya, just try the light weight cord thing, it could be as cheep as free, and expensive as a dollar or two and a trip to the hardware store - Rob On Oct 12, 8:36 am, "opa...@gmail.com" wrote: > The rack is parallel with the ground right now.  If I slide it forward it > would have a slop

[RBW] Re: Longflap & rack interference

OK, if the few wraps of cord is too much, after looking at your pics why not just strap the part going to your seatpost to the back stop (part poking up) on the rack. Based on ultrsa precise measuring on the pic with my fingers, it should work, do the same thing as a bagman, and cheapest fix yet.

[RBW] Re: BuBar on Riv Site.........

it sounds a bit like the Lauterwasser bar, http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/lauterwasser-alloy-handlebar but flipped right side up, and a little more in the middle Rob On Oct 14, 12:47 pm, EastBayGuy wrote: > New HS Bar Teaser > > http://rivbike.tumblr.com/ > > Dustin G > > Walnut Cr

[RBW] Re: BuBar on Riv Site.........

I think I remember something like that happening with the BarSack. You and somebody else used to post pics of the big, packing/cutting table workbench they have. Then guys like me would notice everything but what was in the center of the pic. It has to be kind of hard having secrets in an open sh

[RBW] Re: BU on the Blog

It looks a lot like the general shape of the Wald 867 have been using for a while on my beater bike (Sanford and Son Urban Bike). You can see pics here, http://flic.kr/p/ashLaX and the pictures to either side of it in the series. I have been liking it, but it looks like the BUbare addresses every

[RBW] Re: Quickbeam Grip (Color) Ideas

Contrast on the color wheel says Neubaums bright red with garnet shellac, or maybe the purple with a lighter shellac. Think something the color of a nice cabernet. Trust the color wheel, it is usually right. Rob - http://oceanaircycles.com/ On Nov 1, 3:14 pm, Minh wrote: > Hi all, small break

[RBW] Re: Dent in Seat Stay of Saluki

Think of it as extra room for the granny ring. Seconding the Jim's call out on the disclosure thing, it is otherwise no big deal. Put some nail polish on it and ride. The fact that you look to be able ot fit that tire/fender combo should be anough of an omen to keep it. Rob - http://oceanaircyc

[RBW] Re: Bag Recommendation for First Brevet

As Bruce said, I would work backwards from the list or pile of stuff you will want to carry and then look to a set of bags that hold it in the places you will want it on the bike. My Roadeo is similar to the Rambouillet in design and I think it is safe to project some of my loading experience to y

[RBW] Re: Bag Recommendation for First Brevet

Anne, I live and ride very near to the ride I suspect you are speeking of, Ventura, and wish I was going, but time, prior commitments etcWish the ride were Sunday I would do it with the ibex knickers, thin wool top, heavy wool top and my Patagonia Houdini. If the rain really does show up I ha

[RBW] Re: Pleasant surprise

Doug, thanks for the pointer to look at the pics. I really like that they brought back some of the older stuff, as well as the group camping shots. That stuff realy makes you want to get out there and be part of it all. I am not sure how all these would play into a calendar? I know the pics the

[RBW] Re: Non-Brifter Brifter (from Blug Post)

Mike, Thanks for pointing that info source out. These have some attraction for me, but The shift cables will be kind of in the way with a bar bag. Also, I am wondering if there is a greater challange setting up the brake cables with all that gear in front of the spot one usually threads the

[RBW] Re: Interesting Porteur Solution

They are coming out of https://www.missionbicycle.com/ as far as I can tell, creative idea for lightish loads, but for $200 I can think of some other bar solutions I would prefer. Still, a good idea if it gets people to use their bikes to haul stuff. Rob - http://oceanaircycles.com/ On Dec 3,

[RBW] Re: Odd New Bike (HS)

but why is the hanger so short? that stubbly little thing will likely limit the range of the casette? wild speculation abounds Rob On Dec 5, 7:36 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > The horizontals make me think IGH more than anything else.  It's the only > Rivendell bike to have them (other than custom

[RBW] Re: BAGGINS BOXY BAG w NITTO HANDLEBAR RACK FOR SALE

Can you send me picsof the bag and rack? And if you might be interested, take a look in my shop section to see if a barter would be of interest. Rob - http://oceanaircycles.com/ On Dec 9, 8:21 am, Marc Schwartz wrote: > I am selling my Baggins Boxy handlebar Bag with proprietary Nitto rack. >

[RBW] Re: Roadeo and fenders?

I have fit JB and fenders, but it was tight in the rear at the brake. Fenders are the PB 45mm. I have the Shimano brakes on mine. Vertical space at the bridge was the challenge. Fattest tires have been the schwalbe 700-37 XR Pics on Flickr http://flic.kr/p/92oQDe Rob - http://oceanaircycles.c

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