Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

, the little rubber donuts used to keep cables from rubbing against finish look like they'd work. Peter Adler Berkeley, California On Monday, April 22, 2024 at 11:28:06 AM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote: Anyone else who has received RH TPU tubes … mine have a little round piece of plastic between

Re: [RBW] Re: Eroica California

That doesn't sound right. Aside from the fact that all the information about the California events except the 2024 front banner is dated from the 2023 event or even earlier - site consistency is not this organization's strong suit - the bike descriptions you offer sound like the ones for the

Re: [RBW] Gearing Choices

As Snoopy said long ago: "Some of us prefer to sacrifice comfort for style". Peter "guilty more often than I care to admit" Adler Berkeley, California/USA On Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 4:09:49 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: I admire how the entire build hinges on a rear derailleur that looks

Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

Essentially, this was what Busch & Muller did with the Luxos U, which everyone but me seems to have disliked. It's one of the heaviest LED headlights of the last 15 years, specifically because there's a lithium battery inside the headlight enclosure. The dynamo charges up the battery, and then

[RBW] Re: PSA from CORSA CLASSIC

Corsa Classic, AKA CR member Andrea Bonfanti in Milano, also has fold-out maps of bicycle frame/component builders by country, with separate maps for Italy, France, UK, US/Canada and I believe a Japan map is in the works. If my recollection is correct, this is the second run of the Campagnolo

[RBW] Re: I have questions

This sounds very interesting; sort of an updated version of the B Luxos U, with a higher power collection from the dynamo, brighter standard and highbeam lights (have LEDs improved that much in the last decade? I know that batteries have), and a MagSafe-type connecter for USB peripherals. The

[RBW] Re: FS: Cycling Style, Road and Mountain Tires, Bars, and WomensClip-in Shoes

I PMed you, but the photos are locked behind Google Photos' "ask for individual access" door. If you don't want to give 50-100 potential purchasers permission to see them one at a time, you might want to unlock the door for everybody. Peter Adler Berkeley, California On Wednesday

Re: [RBW] Re: Rapid rise derailleur suggestion

And another nitpicky point: The two-lever derailleur is connected not to a Simplex pullchain derailleur, but to the mid-50s fancy-bikeshorts pullchain derailleur from their rival, Huret: the Huret Louison Bobet, so named for the three-time Tour de France winner (1953-55) whose Stella team rode

Re: [RBW] Re: Rapid rise derailleur suggestion

've been tried in the marketplace several times and very few people other than Grant liked them, but because they're trying to force a dropped parallelogram mechanism to produce the opposite result of what the mechanism was designed to do, which is likely to be done with Rube Goldberg

Re: [RBW] Edelux II Headlamp Moisture - Is my light cooked?

That being the case, Collin needs to get out and ride for the next several days, as the last few days have been sunny and there's no rain predicted in Berkeley until next weekend. It's the longest dry spell we've had this year. Peter's info on the weatherproof black-boxing of the Edelux's

[RBW] Re: Cool decorations on anybody’s night rides?

treets has uncovered little pockets of elaborately lit houses, but usually no more concentrated than 3-4 per block. Peter Adler Berkeley, California/USA On Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 7:07:06 PM UTC-8 fra...@gmail.com wrote: There are a ton of places around me that are really done up! Not sure

[RBW] Re: Grant’s Mountain

Atmospheric river headed Bay Area way midweek. Might trickle off to the north again; but last winter, the first one had twelve more behind it, one after another, for almost ten weeks. Get your riding in while you can :-( Peter "no, really; I'm OK with the soaked socks" Adler Berkeley, CA/USA

Re: [RBW] Re: Boomerang Rivs

seem plausible because composite cork is a standard material for notice boards. Peter Adler who refers to Berkeley, CA suppliers because those are the ones he passes regularly On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 3:38:50 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: Wooden tubulars were part of the Hetchins show bike b

[RBW] Re: Who’s getting a Platypus tomorrow?

Green + purple + yellow = Mardi Gras bike. Go to New Orleans during the season, and all the plastic beads thrown from the parade floats are in those three colors. Maybe yellow bar tape or water bottles. Peter "laisse les bons temps rouler sur vélo" Adler Berkeley, CA On Thursday, October 19,

Re: [RBW] Re: What shoes does your Riv wear?

GK Slicks and Compass/RH slicks do get pinhole punctures, but tire pressure and tire age are both factors. All the Compass/RH tires I've ever ridden have been acquired used (I have a NIP Babyshoe Pass that I have yet to try), so the tread had cured at least a little bit before I got them. I

Re: [RBW] Re: Style on the bike

seems to hold them down. Peter Adler Berkeley, the geographically smaller but demographically larger CA On Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 12:04:17 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: "You get way faster when your bike gets lighter." Proven fact. If you want to go 1 mile per hour faste

Re: [RBW] Re: Style on the bike

Damn skippy. Breast pockets are awesome; I own one jersey with them (a San Pellegrino that’s probably a repopulate, but it’s old enough that maybe it’s original). In spite of the fact that the pockets are a little higher than I’d prefer, they’re invaluable for phone/keys/snacks. Placement of

[RBW] Re: Help me repair Pam's Silver shifters

Sounds like a task tailor-made for 3D printing. The ideal situation would be if Dia-Compe would send you the 3D file that they almost certainly have, but I'm sure that (rational) liability concerns will prevent this. Peter Adler no longer professionally engaged in the rich-people-suing-other

[RBW] Re: Test post: I'm RBW Owners Bunch!

This is the first I'm hearing of this problem, which I have seen neither here nor on iBOB (nor on any of the other Google Groups I check in to regularly: CR, 650B, Bicycle Lifestyle, a couple of non-bikey groups). The issue may be specific to particular OSes/browsers/browser versions, so just

[RBW] Re: Me rummaging through YOUR parts box: single speed freewheels

Finestkind; LMK when the handoff's happened. After 10+ years, time is obviously not a consideration on my end... Peter Adler Berkeley, CA On Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 11:53:54 AM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: I've offered to buy the FW and extractor from George. He wants a check in the mail

Re: [RBW] Me rummaging through YOUR parts box: single speed freewheels

Retro-direct <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro-direct> opportunity! [image: 1024px-Retro-direct.svg.png] Peter Adler Berkeley, CA On Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 2:00:07 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: I don't know if these endeavors are Einstein or Frankenstein, but there's no way t

[RBW] Re: Me rummaging through YOUR parts box: single speed freewheels

tion would be a much bigger task. And so my useful wheel and usable-by-somebody else freewheel have sat ever since, unused and taking up space. I'd gladly buy the extractor and lend it to my neighbor Bill as needed. Alternately, he could buy it and lend it to me. Peter Adler in the town just south

Re: [RBW] My first Rivendell/My first post

system, for science. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 10:30:09 AM UTC-7 alan lavine wrote: So it would be g ood for a large cog, like 34T, instead of a long cage deralailer ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners B

Re: [RBW] My first Rivendell/My first post

bringing the third pulley into contact with the chain and supporting the run to the chainring better. When the chain's tension increases, the cage rotates forward, disengaging the third pulley from the chain. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 5:48:25 PM UTC-7 alan lavine

Re: [RBW] Re: 26.0 bar in 25.4 clamp?

Not to pile on here, but reaming out the clamp area of this stem (or really, of any stem) sounds like a Very Unwise Idea. If you compare the thickness of the handlebar clamps of a 26.0 Nitto stem and a 25.4 Nitto stem, you'll see that the metal is the same thickness. You think maybe Nitto

Re: [RBW] Re: Wanted post worries

nd in iBOB, but not in others; the RBW Labels are RBW-Ephemera, RBW-History, and transactions-sell-buy-trade. I suppose all the features in that group-specific bloc are setting options determined by list administrators. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA [image: Screen Shot 2023-07-16 at 13.25.07.jpg][image: S

Re: [RBW] Re: Wanted post worries

h the home page of an individual group, it gives me a list of the total number of members in tat group - but it still doesn't give me a list of their names/handles/email addresses. How is it that you're getting to a list of members? What does it look like? Peter Adler who's clicked

Re: [RBW] Re: Roaduno

-on hanger) to mount the "multi-cog negotiation mechanism". Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 4:01:03 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: I keep forgetting about the dangling hanger. Such a silly thing to have added IMO, particularly if 120 spaced. Admittedl

Re: [RBW] Re: Roaduno

locked out). Am I close? Or did the regular 10 speed spacers do the job? Do two cogs + spacers really equal 10mm? They were the riveted back two cogs, yes? Is there a Shimano splined 10 speed cassette available with all loose cogs? Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 10:33

[RBW] Re: Stolen custom 1995 Rivendell Road Standard (San Francisco)

-established one - the one that police use to check fo stolen bikes brought in from outside their jurisdiction, and used bike dealers use to check to make sure they're not buying hot bikes that the police might confiscate. Best of luck. Peter Adler who hasn't had a bike stolen in 40 years, but has

[RBW] Re: Lightweight chi-chi saddlebag of about 9 liters / 61 ci

Phil Woosley of Loyal Bags in Richmond CA is another Bay Area option. He's a long-time shop rat; formerly at the late lamented Missing Link and now at Blue Heron in Berkeley. He was Bruce Gordon's last bag maker, for about a decade before Bruce shut down operations; you may recall a recent

[RBW] Re: A Sad Day: Waterford and Gunnar are closing their doors.

There's discussion of this over in the CR group, including a followup from founder/proprietor/driving force Richard Schwinn. The short version is: Richard's 69, he's been in the bike business ever since he got out of college, his kids have other interests, and he wants to do stuff on his

[RBW] Re: Riv Garage Sale hauls

e that 40H 650B rim, we should talk. I have a need for one, especially if it's a silver Velocity Atlas (fingers crossed and clapping for Tinkerbell). I've got to build a rear wheel with a prewar SA AW hub (+ 3-speed cog), to match the prebuilt 32H Atlas + Shimano LX wheel I posted above. P

Re: [RBW] Sam Build - Wish Me Luck!

Busch & Muller make a fork crown mount specifically for cantis; it's made of the same stainless rod. Instead of going upwards like the standard B mount you have now, it drops down about 1 cm below the brake hole to dip under the straddle; not great for fenders, but an LA bike can probably live

Re: [RBW] Re: 26.8 seatposts with generous setback

are a reflection of the difference between modular and welded rails, or a difference between pre- and post-2020 saddles generally. Peter Adler owner of about 14 SA-As from a 20-year range, in various stages of stretched-outness and bent-railness, including the one Grant did a Frankenstein job on with X

[RBW] Re: PSA: Watch our for scammers in the group

Is this group readable by non-members? I know that Google Groups has settings that allow an administrator to block reading to anyone who's not an authorized member, or at least such settings used to exist; the Classic Rendezvous group uses them. They may be a holdover from some older era of

Re: [RBW] Riv Garage Sale hauls

h the idea first? Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 5:51:23 PM UTC-7 R. Alexis wrote: Looking at your picks looks like you forgot to mention the coin keeper/purse. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owne

Re: [RBW] Re: Let's talk about the All Rounder

Bruce Gordon's mid-fork mounts are intended for Bruce's lowrider front rack, and for nothing else >:-P I built up my late lamented Raleigh International with BG front+rear racks, and had long intended to have contact points brazed on for them, along with pivot posts for centerpulls. I even

[RBW] Re: Front Derailleur Suggestions

not trying to be judge-y; it just seems to me that you're manufacturing a lot of extra effort for yourself without clear benefit. Peter Adler a habitual manufacturer of his own wasted efforts in Berkeley, CA/USA On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 10:04:43 AM UTC-7 Matthew Williams wrote: Hi everyone, I need

Re: [RBW] Rivendell Garage Sale Saturday

I'm going to use my usual get-to-WC method: 1) wake, dress, coffee+carbs+insulin 2) ride the four miles uphill from West Berkeley to Rockridge BART on my Trek 720 (I'm barely a mile from North Berkeley and Berkeley BART stations, but they're on a different line. I'd have to go to MacArthur to

[RBW] Re: Rivendell gravel bike

and Super Champion). Granted, the geometry of bikes of that type was to have relatively long top tubes, in the style of the 1920s. This, plus the more upright riding position, probably reduced the groin-impalement risk. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 6:45:58 PM UTC-8

Re: [RBW] Re: Pedal Question

Greg's got the right idea: Start your clipless experiments with SPD, because they're ubiquitous and cheap to get. But the fact that they're easy to acquire doesn't mean they work for everybody. When I fearfully entered the clipless world circa 2010, I started with a pair of Wellgo pedals that

[RBW] Re: Blue Lug / Nitto strut light mount hack

reduce the risk of tire injury by removing the extra one off. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 10:12:26 AM UTC-8 JohnS wrote: Thank you BB for sharing. Nice, clean mounts for rear lights can be hard to find/improvise. -- You received this message because you

Re: [RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

Not yet. I've gotten at least three email notifications this year that closure was imminent (*buy up now while you can*). A note: On several occasions in the past year, John has posted sales with 10%/15%/20% off all remaining items. The alleged discount does not appear online, but is supposed

Re: [RBW] Re: Selle Anatomica carbon rails with Nitto S65 seatpost?

On the one hand, I don't see any reason to believe that Nitto's saddle clamps clamp any tighter than anyone else's. I suspect the clamping strength is limited by the materials; Nitto's using aluminum and steel alloys similar to those other manufacturers use. On the other hand, I still have to

Re: [RBW] Re: NorCal Cycling

1-2) King City (on 101) and Fresno (on Hwy 99) appear to be the southernmost outposts of Safeway on major highways. It looks like Vons picks up in Bakersfield (99) and Goleta, outside Santa Barbara (101). Interstate 5 is on the dry west side of the San Joaquin Valley, so it doesn't really have

Re: [RBW] moisture in dynamo light - am i screwed?

driven to extinction by that same COVID plague. *Naturellement*, you'll want to let the alcohol evaporate as much as possible before applying any kind of heat (hair dryer at absolutely lowest heat setting). Heat + alcohol = FIRE. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 7

[RBW] Re: WTB: Nitto 27f rack

Assuming the rack we're talking about (Nitto uses the name "Campeé" for about six different dissimilar models; *thanks*, guys) is the randonneur-ish style with the bag tombstone near the head tube and the detachable lowrider racks that mount to the main rack with hooks and screws, I'd like to

[RBW] Re: Kilts!

As a caber is about fifteen feet long, it would really screw up your turning radius. The Highland Gathering and Games every Labor Day weekend was up at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa for decades; it moved to the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton maybe 15-20 years ago. If I

[RBW] Re: Wheel building, 36 into 32: in case it's of interest to non-i-Bob-list-members.

replacement of silver rims with black rims. * by Doctor Bicycle Science, who knows *more* than you do; he has a master's degree - in Bicycle Science! Peter Adler hunting for Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre streams in Berkeley, CA/USA On Monday, June 20, 2022 at 1:03:33 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote

Re: [RBW] Re: New Selle Anatomica X2 saddle owner

That's the entire point of Selle An-Atomicas (and, to a lesser degree, of the cousin Rivet saddles, which have relatively shorter cutouts; both are descendants of the original superlong Selle An-Atomica Titanicos). The long cutout changes the single plane of a traditional suspended leather

[RBW] Re: New Dynamo Wheel Day

Line Plus when PJW was replacing my damaged Luxos U under warranty. Rivendell's had the Brake Plusses in the past, but I think they're still out of stock). Peter Adler definitely not a curse-the-darkness person in this area Berkeley, CA/USA On Friday, May 13, 2022 at 11:41:25 AM UTC-7 Doug H. wrote

[RBW] Re: King Cage Video - How it's Made

As soon as Lucky Duck Bicycle Cafe in Oakland Chinatown reopened for foot traffic during a COVID lull, I hustled in and bought three King cages for my Trek 720. I knew they'd need any sales they could get, having been closed for everything but repairs for

Re: [RBW] Re: WTB: F Pitlock Wheel Skewers

/pitlock-security-set-1-key-2882?page=2=2790 https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/product/338850-pitlock-set-sh90-single-shimano-dynamo-3691?page=2=2790 https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/product/338855-pitlock-set-sh38-single-shimano-int-hub-3690?page=2=2790 Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA -- You

Re: [RBW] Re: Buzzy hubs, hipster or window rattling?

. Peter Adler who sometimes notices how strange his life has been when he reads it written down in Berkeley, CA/USA * yes, youngs; BITD, small children could go into liquor stores unaccompanied and buy stuff without comment from anybody. I even bought smokes for my dad at that liquor store

[RBW] Re: Twine Wrapping

out fast if you don't use it up. Furthermore, I think the normal run of plastic end tape options are uggo on oldie bikes. That's why I subscribe to the stem-to-end religion. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Monday, February 14, 2022 at 4:34:43 PM UTC-8 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > FWIW: The

Re: [RBW] Re: Heterodoxy — reconciling RBW with the mainstream

More specifically, "bloody bike anorak"; BBA for short. Peter "the backdoor invasion of CR nomenclature" Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Friday, February 11, 2022 at 10:37:20 AM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > The technical term is "anorak." > > Patrick Moore, who gets a kick out of old fashioned Brit

[RBW] Re: NYC Area Help: TA crank puller needed

extractor, J.A. Stein of Prescott Arizona, maker of all sorts of marvelous tools, sells them for $45 through his eBay store: https://steintool.com/ https://www.ebay.com/str/steintool?_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2563 https://www.ebay.com/itm/123667643658?hash=item1ccb2a7d0a:g:7XIAAOSwh1NbPXww Peter

Re: [RBW] ISO Frame Saver.

protectant for inside frame tubes, as long as you don't expect it to do something else. https://www.theruststore.com/Fluid-Film-1175-oz-Aerosol-P179C67.aspx Also available over-the-counter at Lowe's Hardware - assuming you have a Lowe's within 50 miles, which I don't. Peter Adler who bought a can

Re: [RBW] Thinning the herd.

). Peter Adler maybe the Gitane or the Paramount, but not without sizes/prices/pictures - does RBWOB have a "post price" requirement? Berkeley, CA/USA On Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 2:08:09 PM UTC-8 lconley wrote: > Sorry, none of the Rivendells are for sale. The for sale bicycles

[RBW] Re: chainring installation

Not entirely certain (my TA chainring experience is firmly rooted in 50s-60s stuff), but let me hazard a guess: See that teeny hole below the teeth? My hunch is that if you stuck the machine screw through the spacer, through the hole, and attached the nut on the other side (long side away from

Re: [RBW] Thousand Helmets

. But I am an in-duh-vidual; I don't have to embrace Grant's preferences if I don't wanna. Peter Adler who's been in enough scary crashes and around enough careless/reckless drivers to be an always-helmeted rider, and who has turned around and ridden home three miles to retrieve his helmet after

Re: [RBW] Re: Looking for Rim Advice

I bought a few of the excellent VAR tools recently from Chuck Davis , from the iBOB/CR groups. He has a stash left over from his now-closed shop in Oklahoma; he may still have garage-cluttering inventory he'd like to move out. Peter "the Kool-Stop tire jacks and

[RBW] Re: BOB List

-bob" should be in your group list if you're a subscriber. Click on that link instead, and see if you get different results. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 12:53:08 PM UTC-8 max.c@gmail.com wrote: > This link pops up as unavailable for me as well. I've tri

[RBW] Re: SON Rear Light Brightness?

I got a B Toplight Line Brake Plus from Peter White Cycles as an upgrade from the non-Brake version when I got a warranty replacement on my first-gen Luxos U. I felt that, since Peter was replacing the light for an incident of my own dumbness one month before the warranty expired, the least I

Re: [RBW] Re: 26.8mm seat post diameter??

Is it? I've got two bikes with that seatpost size (maybe 3, once I get the seatpost clamp rounded out). And I don't even own an old Cinelli with fastback stays, which famously use 26.2. Peter "statements from owners of multiple French bikes should be treated as anecdotes, not as dispositive

Re: [RBW] Re: 26.8mm seat post diameter??

ubing that's already got thick walls. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Monday, October 18, 2021 at 8:57:16 PM UTC-7 fraze...@gmail.com wrote: > Yeah, when I finally made the decision to actually buy a Rivendell instead > of just lusting after one...I was actually surprised that the frames a

[RBW] Re: FS: IRD QB55 bottom bracket, 68x107

ng. https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/product/ird-bottom-bracket-conversion-cups-pair-2839?category=967 https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/product/28819-ird-bottom-bracket-73mm-converter-washer-pair-2538?category=967 Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 9:42:51 AM UTC-7 eric...@gmail

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: NIB Park TS-2 Professional Wheel Truing Stand (chrome) plus WAG-3 dishing tool

is under CL market price for the Bay Area over the last few years, which has been in the $200-250 range (how come so high, and so many of them? Have all the hipsters bailed on their fixies in favor of E-scooters?). Toss in the dishing tool, and it's a steal. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: NIB Park TS-2 Professional Wheel Truing Stand (chrome) plus WAG-3 dishing tool

Aw, *man*... Peter Adler who just got an old Spin Doctor truing stand at the local West Berkeley bike kitchen's garage sale, and should probably keep his eyes smaller than his stomach Berkeley, CA/USA On Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 3:33:06 PM UTC-7 Dee Dee wrote: > PM sent! > > On

[RBW] Re: College Park Bicycles - Don't Look Down!

For those otherwise unaware, Larry Black (the College Park commandant) is a regular poster on the Classic Rendezvous group <https://groups.google.com/g/classic-rendezvous-lightweight-vintage-bicycles> . Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Friday, September 24, 2021 at 8:54:44 AM UTC-7 mrb

Re: [RBW] Re: The Doctor Who Cycled Around the World

It's been around for three or four centuries, and it's more frequently spelled "hodgepodge". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hodgepodge Peter Adler Berkeley, CA On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 10:37:53 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > I also learned that hotchpotch is a word (o

Re: [RBW] Bikes on eBay, CraigsLIst, and Other Sites

In the Bay Area, where CL is notorious for facilitating muggings, several police departments have made their station parking lots available as venues for buyer-seller exchanges. Over the years, this idea has spread across the country. IMO, if a seller refuses to use that venue, I'd be very

[RBW] Re: HUGE Rivendell archive update: Catalogs, flyers, brochures and more

Might be a good idea for a moderator to sticky this post, for future reference. Peter "knowing the info is out there doesn't help, if you can't find it" Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 10:08:47 AM UTC-7 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > I've spent the last several months

Re: [RBW] Re: MUSA pants, knickers, shorts coming back

for you, you're going to have to go elsewhere. Peter Adler who gets exposed buttcrack with MUSA pants+Nitto Technomic+Noodles, so either Grant's beta-testing is not comprehensive or he doesn't care about buttcrack exposure Berkeley, CA/USA On Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 6:15:02 AM UTC-7 Steven

[RBW] Re: WTT: Wheels and parts and things for White Ind. DOS ENO(s)

seem right. Were the ends originally attached with Loctite, or was it just a tight friction fit that's loosened up over the last 50 years? Peter Adler in the house of half-finished projects Berkeley, CA/USA On Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 11:58:52 AM UTC-7 Ray Varella wrote: > > Hey

[RBW] Re: WTT: Wheels and parts and things for White Ind. DOS ENO(s)

I find the Brevets appetizing (how many holes?), but first: Are you sure you want to mount a BMX freewheel on a Phil hub? Have you ever tried it? For many years now, I have had a 700c wheel I bought off eBay: Phil Wood freewheel hub, MA2 rim, WI ENO 18T freewheel. I got it cheap, because the

Re: [RBW] RBW Emails Getting Caught in Junk Filter

he does have a tutorial on integrating iOS-ish devices with a macOS/SpamSieve system. The steps he outlines are useful for multi-device synchronization of any mail filtering system, regardless of OS or filtering application/s: https://c-command.com/spamsieve/help/iphone-spam-filtering Pet

[RBW] Re: Cerdan Crankset

And hey: Doesn't this design pretty much demand a 1x(X) chainring setup? What about the hundreds of millions of cyclists who ride multi-chainring bikes, Monsieur Engineer Guy? Peter "like I said" Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 12:56:06 PM UTC-7 Peter A

[RBW] Re: Cerdan Crankset

"*if you’re a keen cyclist , you probably know the difficulty of the so-called ‘dead zone’ when pedaling."* So, yet another iteration of the "I don't feel like I'm getting the same amount of power at every degree in the rotation" fetish. Has

[RBW] Re: FS: PARTS & ACCESSORIES

of them. Somebody buy these. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Monday, June 28, 2021 at 3:04:25 PM UTC-7 gpgun...@aol.com wrote: > SOLD > > STRONGLIGHT DELTA AND A9 HEADSETS > GILLES BERTHOUD FRONT RACK > VINTAGE FRENCH DERAILLEUR CABLES > > On Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 3:

Re: [RBW] Anyone know what this is?

Although you really should shift into the small cog before trying to rest that chain (as I was reminded this afternoon when I did a quixotic wheel swap to avoid having a blowout on my rear tire on a trip to downtown Oakland to pay my water bill). If the chain isn't lined up with the inside of

Re: [RBW] Paul Motolites, short review and pics

makes more sense to mount a rigid cyclocross fork or sprung 29er fork in place of the 26" one. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 3:24:03 AM UTC-7 Steven Sweedler wrote: > Peter, do you have a close up of the Mavic caliper adjuster, never > heard/seen of the

Re: [RBW] Paul Motolites, short review and pics

Without parsing the details too carefully, there is certain potential to that notion; I may try it. I didn't try it with the pictured build, because I was still monkeying with flatbars then. All the components have been transferred off the 15" Hoodoo that was *way* too small for me onto an

[RBW] Re: 50.4 crankset opinions: VeloOrange, SUNXCD, Grand Bois

Aside from 39T inners on 130/135 BCD cranks, does *any* manufacturer offer odd toothcount chainrings as a regular stock item these days? Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 5:06:35 AM UTC-7 Bill Schairer wrote: > One and only one supplier and no odd tooth count ri

Re: [RBW] Re: 50.4 crankset opinions: VeloOrange, SUNXCD, Grand Bois

The key things to remember with 50.4 hardware are that the bolts are fragile, and the wavy lockwashers are worthless. Be gentle with the hex spanner, and generous with the blue Loctite. VO's hardware is definitely more rugged (as I'm confident TA's current hardware is as well - the

[RBW] Re: 50.4 crankset opinions: VeloOrange, SUNXCD, Grand Bois

effectively capped at an 8-speed rear. But really, do you need more than 3x8 gears? Peter Adler specializing in beating dead horses in Berkeley, CA/USA On Friday, June 4, 2021 at 8:34:48 PM UTC-7 Peter Adler wrote: > Large selection of chainring sizes? *C'est très humoristique!* > > Speci

[RBW] Re: 50.4 crankset opinions: VeloOrange, SUNXCD, Grand Bois

. Peter Adler who really isn't looking for competition in the 50.4 search, but honest disclosure demands in Berkeley, CA/USA On Friday, June 4, 2021 at 4:19:22 PM UTC-7 cycli...@gmail.com wrote: > I went with the Rene Herse cranks when I built up my Sam due to the large > selection of cha

[RBW] Re: Front derailers that won't friction shift

"(P)ulled enough cable" - you're all overthinking this. https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/grant-petersens-blog/no-10-april-28-or-so-rughut Not that I think this is going to happen, but I feel I must note that GP and I have been discussing rod-lever (AKA "suicide") front derailleurs for several

Re: [RBW] Re: Rebuild kit for VP VIce pedals?

Testify! I've gone deep on Crank Brothers Quattros, which CB discontinued about ten years ago. The springs in CB pedals (the ones that keep the clamping rails apart, so your cleat clicks in and locks) - those springs periodically break. For years, I've been trying to figure out how to

[RBW] Re: Bakkie Bags

to a framebuilder ten miles away for seatstay straightening and alignment, as soon as I can figure out a way to get it there/back without risking further damage. I'm trying to visualize a method of strapping a frame into that pouch, but I'm not quite seeing it. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Wednesday, May

[RBW] Re: FS: Berthoud post-m

There's no rack/decaleur link in the main interface of the French version, either. The site's been redone sometime during our Year of Plague, to be more modernish - much shinier, a lot more Javascript. It's possible (and I would daresay likely) that whatever bunch of web designers M. Berthoud

[RBW] Re: FS: Berthoud post-m

crazy good deal. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA *Street Level Cycles <https://shop.watersideworkshops.org> in West Berkeley, which finally opened the shop to the public at the beginning of May after being sealed up for 14 months. I've spent about $300 in the last few weeks, just hoovering

[RBW] Re: Bike Snob NYC gets a Platypus

What, he'll start wearing Tevas with dark socks? On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 5:44:51 PM UTC-7 philipr...@gmail.com wrote: > I called him out on it a couple of days ago. Snob, we all know what's > coming! > > On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 6:43:58 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> I did not see Eben

[RBW] Re: Need Platypus tire advice

At every given shared size, GravelKing Slicks split the weight difference between analogous Rene Herse extralight and standard casing models. To my eyes, the tread on the GKs is indistinguishable from the RH slick tread (as with the Pacenti Pari-Motos which were the progenitors of both lines,

[RBW] Re: Need Platypus tire advice

; I'd buy them again if they were still available. Peter Adler Berkeley, CA/USA On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 2:38:05 PM UTC-7 Peter Adler wrote: > All the SOMA tires are made by Panaracer (the bike tire subsidiary of > National Tire, which is the tiremaking subsidiary of Panasonic; they

[RBW] Re: Need Platypus tire advice

by Panaracer, but it would be a lot cheaper for the owners to subcontract it out to Panaracer than to operate their own factory. Peter Adler who owns and rides Panaracer tires with full satisfaction under five different brand names in Berkeley, CA/USA On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 12:24:58 PM UTC-7

Re: [RBW] Re: Dim lighting on SON hub/Edelux II headlight

Edeluxes (of all generations) are LED lights. I don't know of any light manufacturer who uses the same model name for both LED and non-LED models. I'd be hard-pressed these days to name any name-brand bike light manufacturer who makes anything except LED lights. As with any electrical circuit,

Re: [RBW] Re: Repaints

I had a long CR-ish conversation with the SSInk rep at NAHBS in Sacramento years back (2010? 2011? I can't remember). He said that consumers couldn't order decals from them directly; the order had to come through a retailer, a frame builder or a painter. This was intended to prevent scammers

[RBW] Re: WTB: Mouseproof handlebar bag

ctrocution. Peter Adler who has lost multiple Ortlieb panniers in both Cordura and PVC to rats/mice in Berkeley, CA/USA On Monday, April 12, 2021 at 12:48:05 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote: > Is there anything that repels rodents? For instance, putting moth balls > in a bag? I know there are things t

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