Re: good mirrors for handlebars--I like these http://www.calhouncycle.com/productcart/m/showsearchresults.asp?idcategory=9
--- Original Message --- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: March 30, 2015 7:27 PM To: "Digest recipients" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Subject: [RBW] Digest for rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 8 topics ============================================================================= Today's topic summary ============================================================================= Group: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Url: https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/rbw-owners-bunch/topics - Got my new Cheviot [3 Updates] http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/23f93de65617c5d3 - The one(s) that got away (or, that Atlantis in Cincinnati) [2 Updates] http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/a661b490b3aa2a4 - Just Got My Goathead Demerit Badge! [3 Updates] http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/4e33a847cc28108c - B-Stone on CL [7 Updates] http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/c2667fcf8cbe16b8 - Coffee Outside [1 Update] http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/20e149a30e1a8490 - What do Rivendell Riders use for head coverings for riding in the sun? [4 Updates] http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/88caaa3f1034cddd - Cambium vs. Flyer question [4 Updates] http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/b88bbfb05c9a8944 - FS: MUSA splats, Showers Pass Club Convertible Rain Pants [1 Update] http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/4558868baefaf11d ============================================================================= Topic: Got my new Cheviot Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/23f93de65617c5d3 ============================================================================= ---------- 1 of 3 ---------- From: Bruce Herbitter <bruce.herbit...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 05:41PM -0500 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/7829fde7847111a7 I recall Jan doing a thorough tire comparison. The old G.B. Ourson has the same tread as CDV on a better body and rides noticeably nicer. I have the non TG pasela 1 1/2" on my Ram and Oursons on the Road with a TREK wearing Maxy Fastys. They all ride well but the Paselas are the noisiest of the bunch. The maxy Fastys are best against puncture. Pari Motos are lovely to ride on but puncture more easily. Mileage on them is around 2,000 max which is about the same as the Pasela. The others will get you over 3,000. Cypres ran in between iirc. I have been trying to use up some of my stockpile prior to buying new tires, but many of the new offerings are tempting. On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Dave C <david.charles.carr...@gmail.com> wrote: ---------- 2 of 3 ---------- From: Liesl <li...@smm.org> Date: Mar 30 04:18PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/ad9ba29d6e5f209e I giggled out loud at that first kitchen shot. Classic! ---------- 3 of 3 ---------- From: KC <kathyscarr...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 05:18PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/2ff192dbc95a1ddd Next challenge. I can't ride without a mirror. In fact i used 2 bar end mirrors on my old bike - i have a condition that results in less peripheral vision (minimized eye movement) so it really helps me keep track. New bike has bar end shifters that I'm really enjoying. I added one German mirror from riv cuz i didn't see a better option based on my googles and bike shop forays. It's ok, but the distortion is so different. I am used to a much truer perspective. i really prefer not using a helmet mount. Has anyone seen a good handle bar option? It also seems like i should be able to create a mount that would let me repurpose my bar end mirrors to mount on the handle bar. Has anyone done that? Hard for me to believe someone else hasn't tackled this already. ============================================================================= Topic: The one(s) that got away (or, that Atlantis in Cincinnati) Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/a661b490b3aa2a4 ============================================================================= ---------- 1 of 2 ---------- From: dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> Date: Mar 30 04:50PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/207d8c8a63eec031 Kickstand plates and mid-fork braze-ons can be added. If you can live with some roughness in the paint in those areas, the old Testors model paint is a good match. dougP On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 8:45:35 AM UTC-7, Mark Wilkins wrote: ---------- 2 of 2 ---------- From: Mark Wilkins <wilkins.m...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 08:17PM -0400 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/7b6c872894769b9 C'mon, dougP! I was trying to make myself feel better! ============================================================================= Topic: Just Got My Goathead Demerit Badge! Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/4e33a847cc28108c ============================================================================= ---------- 1 of 3 ---------- From: Liesl <li...@smm.org> Date: Mar 30 04:12PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/7167ace571f0e87f Thanks Philip Bike Tinker for fabulous patches for our saddle bags! We don't live in goathead country, but earned the patches with a flat in Albuquerque along the Rio Grande. Will wear with pride! Thanks for letting the group know they're available! In case you missed the patch but feel you have earned one... https://www.etsy.com/listing/222086431/goathead-thorn-embroidered-patch xxoo riv chica warrior ---------- 2 of 3 ---------- From: Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 04:24PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/998979d9b01ebf89 Those are really cute. Tinker, make sure your etsy listing has the diameter of the patch. Or photograph it next to a quarter for relative size. On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 4:12:27 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: ---------- 3 of 3 ---------- From: dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> Date: Mar 30 04:43PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/7a7bfd2af4ff8190 It's 2" in diameter. And you don't need to have had a goathead flat. They also work to ward off goatheads. Proof was at Strada Rossa, where these made their debut. No goathead flats that I heard about. dougP On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 4:12:27 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: ============================================================================= Topic: B-Stone on CL Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/c2667fcf8cbe16b8 ============================================================================= ---------- 1 of 7 ---------- From: "Chris in Redding, Ca." <campredd...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 03:13PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/cf76ce9dc813229d Hey All, Not mine. No relation. And in Riv HQ's backyard. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/4956548516.html Chris Redding, Ca. ---------- 2 of 7 ---------- From: Jim Bronson <jim.bron...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 05:31PM -0500 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/5099a49092c2aee5 Macro Fail on picture 4... On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 5:13 PM, Chris in Redding, Ca. < -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! ---------- 3 of 7 ---------- From: Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 03:39PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/eb86047c06b3512b $250? Seems like there's an extra digit in the price. Delete any of those three digits and we'll be in the ballpark. On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 3:13:59 PM UTC-7, Chris in Redding, Ca. wrote: ---------- 4 of 7 ---------- From: "Chris in Redding, Ca." <campredd...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 03:47PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/9846f5890923ffc Hah. I have seen these before with "Bridgestone" written all over them. I assumed they were B-stones. If someone has at the ready the best place to learn what I apparently don't know, please send it my way. So is this guy taking a trip to Riv HQ for nothing? Feeling sheepish in beautiful Redding, Ca, Chris ---------- 5 of 7 ---------- From: Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 04:13PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/3362709631928a6e I think everything you need to know is included in the phrase: Guaranteed World Finest Bicycle Precision Mechanism But seriously,1970s bike-boom bikes like that were about $100 new, and should depreciate from there. They are bicycles, and as such worthy of being ridden. They never were collectors items, and as such are not worthy of increasing in value. In the 80s when you needed a beater for college, you'd pick up one of those for $20 at a garage sale and not cry when it got stolen. In the 90s when they rolled in as a trade in, you'd put straight bars and new tires and cables on them, and sell them for $80. Now, no mechanics even remember cottered cranks, much less possess the tools to get them off, much less possess the cotters to put them back on. That one is a really really nice color and the chromed tips are pretty, but if I owned that bike, I'd give it away. If Grant saw it locked to a parking meter, he might take photos of it and write interesting comments about manufacturing details of the era, but he would have no interest in owning it, possessing it, or riding it, much less giving any of his money for it. The 1970s were a miraculous time in the history of cycling, that laid the groundwork for a lot of things that happened afterwards, but the cheapest bikes from the 1970s deserve to be collected about as much as the cheapest cars from the 1970s do. On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 3:47:11 PM UTC-7, Chris in Redding, Ca. wrote: ---------- 6 of 7 ---------- From: "Chris in Redding, Ca." <campredd...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 04:29PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/c6605bba8cd920b0 Thanks Bill. Funny how stuff works. I know a place that has all the cotters you would want. He is a frame maker/shop owner from way back. I go there sometimes for what I need. I don't ride those bikes but I fix them. I know another place that has a store of the leather washers for Silca track pumps. Odd how each of us values things differently. Someone here (or a BOB) recently posted that he woud rather drive a second hand BMW rather than a new Corolla. That struck me only in that I feel entirely differently. Thanks for the perspective. Chris ---------- 7 of 7 ---------- From: Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 04:39PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/9e2d68b8d927d962 It's the VAR cotter press that is worth owning: VAR Cotter Press <http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/VAR_no7.JPG> I'd love to have one of those hanging at my workbench. Not kidding. On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 4:29:30 PM UTC-7, Chris in Redding, Ca. wrote: ============================================================================= Topic: Coffee Outside Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/20e149a30e1a8490 ============================================================================= ---------- 1 of 1 ---------- From: Liesl <li...@smm.org> Date: Mar 30 04:26PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/7914ad64da170f23 And here's an appropriate activity after the coffee... ============================================================================= Topic: What do Rivendell Riders use for head coverings for riding in the sun? Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/88caaa3f1034cddd ============================================================================= ---------- 1 of 4 ---------- From: Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 01:54PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/c01128cd00ac1589 Deacon Patrick may have received a few blows to the head, but he expertly ducked Steve's punch! Bravo. On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 1:30:39 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: ---------- 2 of 4 ---------- From: Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 02:11PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/1030d44eed3dcabf Hah!! Snark-o-meter in the RED!! Patrick, a poke from Steve is kinda like a badge of honor, only different. (Sardonic grin). Peace, amigo. BB ---------- 3 of 4 ---------- From: Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 02:33PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/84ed21a6a791d199 Badge of Honor! Genius. You know the Bruce Gordon story? Bruce Gordon has kind of a pretty widely held rep as a sourpuss. One year, Bruce showed an excellent sense of humor at his own expense by handing out "Bruce Gordon was rude to me" pins. He has a limited edition version for the exceptions that read "Bruce Gordon was nice to me". Lovely Bicycle blog has a nice story about a typical exchange with Bruce (who I happen to like a lot). We should make "Steve P snarked at me" pins for people to pin on their Saddlesacks, right next to the "UnRacer", "Early Adopter", "Just Ride" and "ACW" pins. On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 2:11:31 PM UTC-7, Montclair BobbyB wrote: ---------- 4 of 4 ---------- From: Edwin W <dweenda...@hotmail.com> Date: Mar 30 03:42PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/83fa480249e4b1dd That response put the "Deacon" in Deacon Patrick. ============================================================================= Topic: Cambium vs. Flyer question Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/b88bbfb05c9a8944 ============================================================================= ---------- 1 of 4 ---------- From: Amit Singh <asd...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 01:50PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/fe1a37efdc6a182d Maybe TMI, maybe a joke, but definitely worth considering. Has anyone experienced the Cambium saddle pulling their butt hair? It's terribly uncomfortable for me to ride ... I tried two different saddles, two different times, two miles each time and it was too unbearable. On Sunday, 29 March 2015 20:32:58 UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: ---------- 2 of 4 ---------- From: Amit Singh <asd...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 01:52PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/79bbbb20295625c6 Maybe TMI, maybe a laugh for some, but definitely worth considering: Has anyone experienced the Cambium saddle pulling their butt hair? It's terribly uncomfortable for me to ride ... I tried two different saddles, two different times, two miles each time and it was too unbearable. On Sunday, 29 March 2015 20:32:58 UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: ---------- 3 of 4 ---------- From: Norman Bone <bone1...@yahoo.com> Date: Mar 30 08:55PM Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/ad031842e7f2ad09 Was this during World Naked Bike Ride? -Norm who has not experienced ass hair yankage with his Cambium in PDX From: Amit Singh <asd...@gmail.com> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 1:52 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Cambium vs. Flyer question Maybe TMI, maybe a laugh for some, but definitely worth considering: Has anyone experienced the Cambium saddle pulling their butt hair? It's terribly uncomfortable for me to ride ... I tried two different saddles, two different times, two miles each time and it was too unbearable. On Sunday, 29 March 2015 20:32:58 UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: If you have used both, does the Cambiums flex reduce road shock as nicely as the sprung Flyer does? I hate road shock, It hurts my back. Interested in Cambium though because of its waterproof-ness. I asked Brooks if they were going to have a sprung Cambium, and they said no because the flex properties on the Cambium do the job well.Wondered if you all think so.Thanks for any info.I like that it is not affected by rain like the leather. -- ---------- 4 of 4 ---------- From: Paul G <pauldowg...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 03:10PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/b902d52608ebf42e The differences in material also make a difference in how the saddles feel. I think the Cambium is more prone to chafing due to more friction in the saddle. I tends to grab clothing more which can rub it against skin while pedaling. Leather allows clothing to slide across its surface more reducing this effect. The Cambium (non-carved tested) does have a good amount of flex and vibration damping though. That aspect is very similar to B17. But it seems the pressure against my sit bones is fairly hard and it will never improve like a leather saddle. Since I only weight around 160, I've never tried a Flyer version. ============================================================================= Topic: FS: MUSA splats, Showers Pass Club Convertible Rain Pants Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/t/4558868baefaf11d ============================================================================= ---------- 1 of 1 ---------- From: Zack <zack...@gmail.com> Date: Mar 30 03:05PM -0700 Url: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/7714e01a3fee607f Splats are gone. Let's say $65 for the rain pants. -- You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page: https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/rbw-owners-bunch/join . 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