SSL, that's great to hear about - your evolving set-up is interesting...having something on the front seems so handy (I've committed to the rear but maybe next year). That's also smart to think of powering your GPS, I know lots of people stress about battery life of such an essential. Thanks for the pics! SF rando seems really hardcore (so hilly!) and I always imagine that many of the people on here, in that area, ride with them. Are you hoping to do PBP on the Hillborne?
On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 12:00:52 PM UTC-4, SSL wrote: > > This year I rode my first full series (200, 300, 400, 600) + the Fleche > and Dart team events with the SF Randonneurs on my Sam Hillborne. For each > I ran Compass Snoqualmie Pass EL tires (44s). I had fenders on up until May > - they just barely fit with the 44s! I've got a dyno which powers my front > light + my phone + my wahoo GPS. For the longer distances, being able to > power electronics is great. I use battery lights on the back, mostly > because I haven't gotten around to wiring up a dyno rear light. > > In terms of bags, my current setup is a 10" x 10" x 8" boxy rando bag on > the front from Ruthworks and a xsmall saddle sack. In the past I've used a > shop sack in a wald basket with two Randi Jo bartender bags attached to the > basket. That setup worked fine, but I wanted something that was easier to > get into while riding. On the last 200k I rode, I tried a more minimal > setup of a small Jandd frame bag + a small Sackville trunk sack, which > worked well for the shorter distance. > > The main thing I've changed is switching from mustache bars to drops. I > love the mustache bars, but I was having trouble with finger numbness from > pinching my ulnar nerve. Switching to drops seems to have fixed that. > > Current setup: > https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg_00Eeh8Ff/?taken-by=seanlerner > Basket-rando setup (minus the shopsack): > https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc2Vw1HAljW/?taken-by=seanlerner > More minimal 200k setup: > https://www.instagram.com/p/BjyDJyXBhKV/?taken-by=seanlerner > > On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 6:28:32 PM UTC-7, lambbo wrote: >> >> How many people here are active randonneurs and ride their Rivendells? >> What is your set-up? Are your priorities fenders or tire size? Do you run >> battery or dynamo? What size bag do you carry if you have one? Does >> anything change from 200K to 600 or 1200K on your rig? Pictures >> appreciated (because...it's an addiction). >> >> My Roadini is most comfortable on Jack Browns but I missed a 300K because >> I didn't want to ride 12 hours in heavy rain without them. Now I have 28s >> and fenders, which is fine but not the same cushion on the longer rides >> (I'll survive). I have dynamo on my Cheviot and love it for commuting, but >> am hesitant to invest just for 4 rides a year when batteries work fine. >> Small Saddle-Sack. I love my setup, I'm really just curious what other >> people are doing with their Rivendells on Brevets. >> >> >> -- 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-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
