[RBW] FS: Paul Racer Medium Braze-On brake calipers

2020-08-12 Thread Chris Corral
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[RBW] Re: Frame repair in the Bay Area?

2020-06-27 Thread Chris Corral
I have had Ed Litton, mentioned before me, bend back a fork. Superb experience. Erik at CB cycles brazed in a third bottle cage on my Surly Ogre. He apprenticed with Mikkelsen for a few years and is located near West Oakland BART. Also a superb experience. https://www.cbcycles.com/ On

Re: [RBW] Re: For salvage sale, Ibis Cousin IT tandem

2020-04-15 Thread Chris Corral
CB cycles in Oakland is very experienced. He apprenticed with Mikkelson for a few years. Doing a lot of repairs these days, and he loves weird projects. https://www.cbcycles.com/ On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 5:05:10 PM UTC-7, Bill Rhea wrote: > > Thanks Joe, I will reach out to him. > >

[RBW] Re: Sew-Ups Anyone?

2020-04-07 Thread Chris Corral
I rode tubulars on an 80's steel road bike for a few years. I am a younger, newer rider (26 years old at time of press) so I didn't have the "first bike" experience you mentioned, but I was drawn to tubulars for the ride quality and weight savings. I used Continental Sprinter Gatorskins I

[RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell silver hub, 135, 36 hole

2019-11-12 Thread Chris Corral
Wish I had seen this earlier!! Just built a wheelset for my tandem, and used a Silver front hub with WTB rear I found. Enjoy, On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 12:01:55 PM UTC-8, chris feczko wrote: > > Not sure if it was used before. Has a couple small blems. > > $40 shipped conus > > On for

[RBW] Re: Bicycle Lights for Commuting

2019-11-07 Thread Chris Corral
Best value (being performance/cost) for me, would be a Busch+Muller IQ-X with a Shutter Precision or Shimano dynamo hub. Pair it with your rear light of choice from Busch+Muller. TBH don't be afraid of battery powered setups. You just get spoiled with a dynamo, but it is a high start up cost.

[RBW] Re: Rough drive train issue

2019-10-01 Thread Chris Corral
Sounds like chainline to me. Without seeing the bike in person and assuming everything was tightened correctly, my guess was going to be the chain was running rough. FYI I have also noticed some chains are louder than others; for example, KMC 9 speed chains are generally louder on Shimano

Re: [RBW] California bicycle tour - Christmas time

2019-09-09 Thread Chris Corral
Sounds about right. NorCal is usually cold, cloudy, foggy, and possibly (probably not) wet, while SoCal is almost always sunny. Like actually. That said, its a beautiful route, that is excellent any time of the year. Enjoy, On Monday, September 9, 2019 at 1:18:48 PM UTC-7, Steven Sweedler

[RBW] Re: Singletracking/Offroading with Dynamo Lights and Hubs

2019-05-01 Thread Chris Corral
I've always preferred Shutter Precision for my hubs. I rode Colorado Trail and Baja Divide with B IQ-X and honestly it was a great light. Perfect on road, good enough on the trail. I have since upgraded to a Sinewave, which is crazy bright. In theory, it can be run off of an external battery,

[RBW] Re: Stockholm/Amsterdam/Copenhagen recommendations/meet-ups?

2019-03-29 Thread Chris Corral
+1 for Rijksmuseum. I also recommend hanging out at Café Mankind a few blocks away, just a small locals spot that wasn't crowded. That's where we often met up and hung out. If you do end up riding, heading out to the coast into Haarlem then south to Den Haag is beautiful, mostly sandy beachy,

[RBW] Re: clean-ish routing for generator lights

2019-01-28 Thread Chris Corral
This is something I've never found a particularly elegant solution for on a bike without full fenders, framebag, etc. Usually I ziptie or tape to and run along the rear brake cable and housing. Then wrap around the seatstays. The black wire will stand out on a non-black frame but its

[RBW] Re: An LBS success story for a change: Blue Heron Bikes

2019-01-14 Thread Chris Corral
Great shop, and an ever better place to work. Rob is awesome, +1 They are also Compass (Rene Herse?) dealers too, though I bought the last Barlow Pass so expect to see new tires on the shelf soon. On Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 6:28:35 AM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Blue Heron Bikes in

[RBW] Re: Seeking wisdom of 29+ bikepacking vs. 2.1”

2019-01-13 Thread Chris Corral
Glad to discover at least one other person dumb enough to ride the Colorado Trail fully rigid! I recently built a modern mountain bike with 27.5x2.8 tires to replace some 29x2.4 tires. the 2.8" was a lot of heft at first but I got used to it. At higher pressures, it can roll pretty quickly.

[RBW] Re: Stuff stolen from bike

2018-11-29 Thread Chris Corral
We've had all sorts of odd stuff taken when they could've taken more expensive items - front quick releases (no wheel?), empty grocery bag folded in front basket (but not the stretchy net keeping it in there?), frame pump. Once they unbolted the handlebars off my "bar bike" fixie, which

[RBW] Dynamo Lights - Sinewave, IQX, Schmidt?

2018-08-17 Thread Chris Corral
Winter approaches, and as summer wastes away so do our hours of sunlight! I am looking to outfit my new bike with a tour-worthy lamp and am wondering if anyone has direct experience or opinions between the B IQ-x, Schmidt Edlux II, and the new Sinewave Beacon (Bacon?). I have personally owned

[RBW] Re: Tire Pressure Question

2018-06-01 Thread Chris Corral
r. Typically pinch flats occur at pressure 25% > lower than 15% tire drop pressure, in your case BELOW 30/36 psig F/R > > John Hawrylak > Woodstown NJ > > On Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 12:32:14 PM UTC-4, Chris Corral wrote: >> >> 150 lb rider, I run 40 front 45 Rear

[RBW] Re: Rim recommendations?

2018-05-30 Thread Chris Corral
+1 for the HED Belgiums with Bill Lindsay. Top quality manufacturing, and they build up like a dream. I have had some tires come off by hand (when deflated) with no tire levers needed. As far as the A23, I have found Compass tires (and probably other brands) will stretch after a week or two

[RBW] Re: Tire Pressure Question

2018-05-30 Thread Chris Corral
150 lb rider, I run 40 front 45 Rear. It is a miracle I have not suffered a pinch flat though. I have tubeless 35c Gravel Kings on non-tubeless rims with a tube inside. On road, I'll pump it up closer to 50. never any higher than 55 though. On Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 7:40:57 AM UTC-7, RichS

[RBW] Bay Area Stolen Wheel Alert

2018-04-26 Thread Chris Corral
Hey All, I recently had a pretty unique wheel stolen off my bike in San Francisco. It was a 26" 40 hole Velocity Cliffhanger to Velocity Tandem ATB Hub. A 26x1.75" Schwalbe Marathon (or Marathon Plus?) tire was mounted. I checked the East Bay flea markets last week, and while there were

[RBW] Re: Extreme Commuting--a checklist ride complete

2018-04-26 Thread Chris Corral
Wow! Excellent route. Good work! On Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 1:01:11 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > > Back at the very beginning of my Rivendell career, in 2009, I was pretty > much strictly a roadie. My Hillborne and the idea of "country bike" opened > up my world in many ways. One of

[RBW] Re: frame bags on your Riv: anybody tried 'em?

2018-01-10 Thread Chris Corral
+1 on the Jandd recommendation. Cheap, got all the features, durable. It is not waterproof like the Revelate, though water resistant - good enough for any day-ride. I do use it on some touring, though for long trips will use a custom full size bag. Fits several of my bikes  -- You received

[RBW] FS: Nitto Big Rack 34F

2017-11-12 Thread Chris Corral
Hi, I have a Nitto Big Rack 34f for sale. Light use, still in great condition. I also have some non-Nitto brand medium p-clamps for mounting without midfork eyelets. Generic photo attached. Let me know if you have any questions. I'm asking $150 including shipping. Rack is located in Oakland,

[RBW] 2017 latest dynamo/lights that are best in the world?

2017-07-25 Thread Chris Corral
+1 vote for Shutter precision and IQX combo. Mine has survived storms and rivers -- 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] Re: When your cycling coach says "Ok, now bend over"

2017-06-24 Thread Chris Corral
Very interesting, this is something I have wondered about. Thank you for sharing. On Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 6:14:18 AM UTC-7, Tim wrote: > > Presented to the group without comment: > > http://www.bicycling.com/training/is-poop-doping-the-next-big-thing > -- You received this message

[RBW] Re: Crust Leather Bar assessments?

2017-06-05 Thread Chris Corral
too wide for me. I'm a skinny 5'10", and found the drops uncomfortable. The tops are fine, but I like descending in the drops, especially on techy off-road routes. I'm used to 720+ mountain bike bars, so I dont think it was the pure width as much as it was the position of my wrists. I also only