Thanks, Kurt, it was conscientious and courteous of you to reply, and the information is useful.
I am really torn. Somone on the CR list expressed interest in buying the frameset but I am intrigued by the thought of installing the original, slightly too short RBRD fork with canti bosses to take a 42 mm tire, and (need to check this!) putting a 42 in the rear without a caliper, on a wheel built around that otherwise apparently useless (*) S3X hub, with the otherwise overly large (and very spare) 52 t Pro 5 Vis ring and a 15 t cog for 89/67/56 gi (**) (89 for downhills because otherwise I detest the slop in the hub. That Bullmoose looks like a very good bar to try. But this would mean no fenders, and even an upscale alternative to a Raleigh Sports needs fenders. So I am starting to teeter back toward the side of selling the damned thing. Or, does anyone want to trade (f + orig f + custom racks + well used 45 mm fenders + new 35 mm fenders + that canti fork) for a good quality rigid mountain bike, 26" or 29er, either a high-end steel NORBA-type without susp fork, or something like a Monocog 29er? Single speed preferred. Full bike from you, those parts from me, each takes care of own shipping. I've thought out loud before about a nicely riding beater for our very occasional snows (but all the more fun for being very occasional; last winter saw quite a bit of snow, but Big Ones are not the best tire for it) and for general beating around without much care for the bike. A Monocog 29er would be perfect; I owned one circa 2010 and rode if for a few years before trading up to the Fargo. Anyone? If so, let's talk. * Too much slop in the gears. The gaps are reversed to what a normal person would choose, with a big gap between direct and second, and a smaller gap between 2nd and 3d. If those ratios were reversed, much like those of the old ASC -- direct, 90%, then a climbing gear 75% of 3d/high/direct -- I would probably put up with the slop. ** Downhill gear, because trying to keep up with a cruising gear on a long, fast downhill when there is 30* of slop in the cranks is no fun at all. It's even a pain in a 95% gear on this hub. On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 9:06 PM 'Kurt Henry' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Patrick, I apologize for the delay. I don't use my laptop often and I was > having trouble replying from my phone with the new version of google > groups. Yes, those are Nitto/Fairweather Bullmoose bars for threadless > setups. As for cruising gear, that's a good question. I suspect in the > 60-65" range, as that's what I've run fixed and single speed in the past. > It's hard to specify a cruising gear with this, though, as I've commonly > either been pushed along as my trailer catches the wind one way, or held > back by it the other. As far as my position, I find that I'm a bit more > weighted toward my hands than I might like, but my trips are usually a > couple/few miles each way, so not a concern. It's definitely comfortable > enough for grocery runs or quick errands. > Kurt Henry > Lancaster, PA USA > > On Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 7:43:07 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> When I see such bikes -- very appealing; a modern and much better >> re-invention of the Raleigh Sport, of which I've owned at least 3 -- I >> think again about turning the 2003 Curt 26" wheel Riv Road custom into an >> upright, tourist-type bar, B 67-type saddle cruiser with the abandoned fork >> from the new Chauncey; and now that I have received the 1.8" RH Naches Pass >> ELs that are tubeless compatible, I dream about finding a pair of 26" >> tubeless rims [I let a pair get away, alas] and install these tires on >> them, with an SP dynohub in front and either a 2 speed kickback or that >> annoyingly otherwise unusable S3X hub (52 X 15 X 25.6" wheel = 89" direct >> 3rd/high -- for downhills to avoid the effect of the hub's lash; 66" >> underdrive 2nd for cruising; and 55" underdrive 1st for hills not too steep >> to require walking) on the rear wheel; this because the new Chauncey AM-hub >> bike just works so well with the 28 mm (labeld 32 mm) Elk Passes that I'm >> reluctant to mess with it by installing fatter tires. And it's not as if >> skinny 26" X 42 mm tires at a rock hard 40 psi are going to work well on >> the deep sandy patches that my 700C X 61.5 (just measured one yestiddy: >> 61.48 mm) at 20 psi roll over so well. >> >> My immediate solution to the dilemma is to procrastinate ... But all >> y'all thoughts welcome. >> >> In particular, I wonder about the bar. I find all bars -- I've used a >> very fair selection, including well over half a dozen dirt drop types -- >> except road-type drop bars uncomfortable after just a few miles, but I >> wonder if I simply need to be more radical in re-thinking my riding >> position. For a Bosco bar upright position, are you sitting with say 2/3 of >> your weight on saddle and close to 1/3 of it on the pedals, so that almost >> nothing is on your hands? If so, this sort of position would require a >> further rethinking of pedaling style (I like to lean forward and torque) >> and therefore of gearing. I can't see riding Kurt's example and not having >> too much weight on my hands for any sort of "tourist" bar. Kurt, your bar >> is a Bullmoose, right? What is your "default" cruising gear? >> >> So, for those of you with Clems and bars 6" higher than saddle, sitting >> bolt upright, what sort of gear do you use for fastish cruising on the flat >> on smooth paved surfaces with no wind? Me, a 70 to 75+" gear is normal, >> depending on bike and crank and tires for an on-hoods road position; I >> imagine fully 10 gear inches lower sitting bolt upright with most of my >> weight on the saddle. Am I right? >> >> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:30 PM 'Kurt Henry' via RBW Owners Bunch < >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm late to the game, but hope I can still play. I thought of this >>> thread when I was unloading groceries from my trailer today, so grabbed my >>> phone out of my pocket and got a quick picture. It's not drive side, but I >>> had it parked against the flower bed while I was unloading on the way into >>> the garage, which is to the left in the pic. The Arkel pack on the >>> opposite side has my flat repair stuff, plus tools, and in this day and >>> age, mask + hand sanitizer in the top pocket for easy access while running >>> errands. But it also pops off easily to take into stores if I want to just >>> pile things in, pay, and throw it back in. The trailer only goes on for >>> big stuff, like grocery store or dog food runs. >>> Thanks! >>> Kurt Henry >>> Lancaster, PA USA >>> >>> -- >>> 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-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/59e8ffbf-cb12-4b0b-8d59-aee68c846203o%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/59e8ffbf-cb12-4b0b-8d59-aee68c846203o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/391c84c7-f952-4bc0-a282-27386e2ea9bao%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/391c84c7-f952-4bc0-a282-27386e2ea9bao%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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