I went from Billies to orthos on my Appaloosa, had to go from a 120 to 130
for the extra sweep. Finding a suitable 26.0 stem was a challenge, ended up
with a Miyata pantographed stem from eBay.
On Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 10:03:24 AM UTC-7 Chris K wrote:
> Hey all, I've got some Ortho Bars in
48mm. I also had bilenky dimple the chain stays; it fit a 48 without it but
it was a tad close
On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 11:30:09 AM UTC-5 Max S wrote:
> Oooh... I really like the look and the idea of this one!.. How bit a 650b
> tire does it fit now?
>
> - Max "wish I had friends with
I haven't ridden a Susie, but do have an Appaloosa. If you're primarily
commuting and also doing a little bit of trail stuff, the Appa is built for
you. A perfect commuter, great for loaded touring, and I've only done light
local trails with mine so far, which it's great on with Billie bars,
Yup, they work. I have them on my Appaloosa with Silver shifters.
On Monday, December 4, 2023 at 8:11:34 AM UTC-5 modemm...@gmail.com wrote:
> Since I'm too impatient to wait for V-O's email response ( :D ) - can
> anyone confirm 100% (i.e., from personal experience) if V-O thumb mounts (
>
Are you the guy with the ebay listing at like $2500, even though the frame
is $1750 new?
On Monday, November 20, 2023 at 7:36:06 PM UTC-5 Matthew Williams wrote:
> Yes, and therein hangs a tale.
>
> My plan was (and still is) to ride the Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1) from
> San Francisco to San
I have, they suck. They are supposed to be a plug and play install, no
toe-in. They accomplish the desired purpose of not having to deflate the
tire to remove the wheel, but I couldn't get them to not squeal or vibrate
to the point that my headlight was cutting out. I tried sanding them, and
Nick- What a classic NOVA ride! I grew up in Leesburg and have ridden
countless miles on the W ranging from skating to school on it when I was
a freshman at Loudoun County High School, up until a few years ago when my
folks still lived in the area. I'd be interested in seeing your route and
I snagged a purple! I've been on the fence about the looong Rivs, and love
my 650b conversion Hillborne, but due to the conversion, it's off-road
abilities are somewhat hindered by the risk of pedal strike, especially in
PA where the trails tend to be very rocky. The Appa has been growing on
I've always thought the "weight limit" on that rack was absurdly low,
especially for such an expensive item. If you put a bag or basket on it,
there's half of the weight capacity taken up already. They just put that
very conservative rating on it so that you don't load it up with 25 lbs of
I've had the Racers, Mini-Motos, and the touring cantis. The Racers worked
well, but I prefer a canti or V brake. The Mini-Motos are fantastic and
provide excellent power and modulation, and the added bonus of working with
road levers without a problem.
Now for the touring cantis, I bought a
That’s brilliant
On Sun, Oct 9, 2022 at 20:20 Collin A wrote:
> I ended up using a tubus tara on my appaloosa, but lowered the whole
> system down using some old chainring.
>
> The key is to bolt the chainrings at opposite maximums so the rack cannot
> rotate. It's works for forks that don't
I went through a bit of a hoarding phase on 50.4 bcd cranksets, so I have a
few pairs of Stronglights if you're interested in one. I also have a pair
of TA's I may be willing to unload.
On Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 4:23:06 PM UTC-4 J wrote:
> Howdy folks,
>
> I'm preparing parts for a new
I lived in Eugene, OR until a year ago. Fenders are essential, if you don't
have them you might as well not ride because you'll be soaked within a
minute or two. Aside from that, a decent rain jacket with a butt flap and
good vents, water resistant gloves in the winter, waterproof/resistant
I'm currently working on a 1983 Trek 640 fixed 650b conversion. I'm using
the Crust Spark fork and Velocity Atlas rims, and 42mm Paselas. I had the
Quickbeam in mind with this build, but the low trail fork kinda makes it
not-Quickbeam-ish, but the canti bosses and rock mounts adds Riv-ish
That’s odd. I didn’t notice anything off with mine, but now I’m curious and
will have to check. I think I disagree on them being not much wider than
Albas though.
On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 13:13 'John Phillips' via RBW Owners Bunch <
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>I received my
I emailed VO about the flat pack rack a few weeks ago. I guess they're
reissuing it with better hardware, and they got the protos for the new
hardware about a month ago. They said they're hoping to have the new
version up in the spring.
On Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 8:29:39 AM UTC-5 Tom
I was lucky enough to snag a pair. Will report findings once I get them on
a bike!
On Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 8:45:18 AM UTC-5 eric...@gmail.com wrote:
> Keith – Not sure of the exact process but I've seen a short vid of Ron
> bending bars. He had the handlebars in a bench vise sandwiched
Downtube shifters are fine, but the main drawback as others have said is
the reach. Definitely great if you're frequently changing out your cockpit.
However, you just can't beat the accessibility of bar end shifters,
especially if your bike is loaded. As for front end clutter, I'm a fan of
O my, that's a beautiful bike. Congrats!
On Friday, December 24, 2021 at 11:37:47 PM UTC-5 Joel S wrote:
> [image: D51C3EA4-FC57-49D7-B712-E8B116E73FE8.jpeg]
>
> Joe & Jeff, thanks so much. After selling my 56 as it was too big there
> were no more Salukis to be had, I bought a Bleriot
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