did anyone suggest to put some plate under the guide to lower it? or try a different brand guide? my bikes cables run below the plates
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 19, 2023, at 8:49 AM, rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com wrote: > > > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Google Groups > Today's topic summary > View all topics > Craigslist (and others) Bikes For Sale: 3 - 1 Update > A report on my new leather saddle - 5 Updates > Gus owners, does your RD/shifter cable rub against kickstand bracket? - 14 > Updates > Help me ID these bars - 5 Updates > Fendering My Atlantis - 10 Updates > FS: Parts bin cleanout: Selle Anatomica, cassettes, tires, stems, shifters, > etc. - 1 Update > WTB: Albatross Bar and Dirt Drop Stem - 5 Updates > Exploration: Make your own pump peg - 2 Updates > My First Riv: Clem Smith Jr. L, it's all the way live - 3 Updates > Cutting tnreadless steer tube - 2 Updates > FS: Crust Romanceur Canti 58cm (Large) - 1 Update > Tanaka 68mm fenders on a Joe Appa? - 1 Update > WTB: seatpost Nitto S83 26.8 300mm - 1 Update > Mustard Homer - 1 Update > Craigslist (and others) Bikes For Sale: 3 > MCT <mattto...@gmail.com>: Jan 19 05:40AM -0800 > > There is a 61cm Waterford A. Homer Hilsen for sale on Paceine for $1,000 > > https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=291519 > ...more > Back to top > A report on my new leather saddle > Kim Hetzel <krhet...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 08:48PM -0800 > > Yesterday, I received in the mail from a purchase I made from a RBW member > a Selle Anotomica H1 black gun metal leather saddle. He gave me a real good > deal on it. It had not been ridden with some ...more > JAS <swanson.jo...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 10:17PM -0800 > > Kim, > Way to go! Congrats on getting the saddle you wanted. It's always a bonus > to get a piece of gear that makes riding a pleasure. Many miles to you! > > --Joyce > > ...more > "Doug H." <dhansford1...@gmail.com>: Jan 19 05:15AM -0800 > > Kim, > There is nothing better than a saddle that works for you. From your photo I > can see that the Selle Anotomica truly does have a hammock shape, much > different from a Brooks. I'm happy so far ...more > Kim Hetzel <krhet...@gmail.com>: Jan 19 05:28AM -0800 > > Hi Joyce, > > Thank-you very much. > YES ! .. It is all about comfort. > One thing I noticed about my Selle Anatomica saddle, it has a lower profile > than my Brooks and weighs less. ...more > Kim Hetzel <krhet...@gmail.com>: Jan 19 05:37AM -0800 > > Hi Doug, > > You are absolutely correct in of having a saddle that works best for me. > Now, I can more on to enjoying the ride and scenery. > > I have a Brooks B-17 saddle on a bike that I retired ...more > Back to top > Gus owners, does your RD/shifter cable rub against kickstand bracket? > Scott <scottl...@yahoo.com>: Jan 18 07:48AM -0800 > > Gus owners, > > When doing a trial run of my RD/shifter cable from the BB cable guide to > chain stay housing stop, it contacts underside of the kickstand bracket. > Not proper in my mind. > ...more > lconley <lcon...@brph.com>: Jan 18 08:46AM -0800 > > Which hole in the under BB cable guide are you using? > > Pictures are always helpful. > > Laing > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 10:48:02 AM UTC-5 Scott wrote: > > ...more > iamkeith <keithhar...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 09:02AM -0800 > > Here's what I did. (this is on my Susie Longbolts, but same thing). This > is a piece of 1/2" thick HDPE sheet. I really did this to kick the cable > outward a little, in order to clear some really ...more > lconley <lcon...@brph.com>: Jan 18 09:07AM -0800 > > Did you try using the other hole on the BB cable guide? > > Laing > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 12:02:38 PM UTC-5 iamkeith wrote: > > ...more > iamkeith <keithhar...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 09:16AM -0800 > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 10:07:21 AM UTC-7 lconley wrote: > Did you try using the other hole on the BB cable guide? > > > In the case of the OP's question, it is more an issue of vertical ...more > iamkeith <keithhar...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 09:18AM -0800 > > ... The guide position shown on my bike is correct, because that's the one > that routes the front derailleur cable properly. I guess if I was using a > rear derailleur only, I could have moved mine ...more > Brian Turner <brokeb...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 09:21AM -0800 > > Yes, mine does this too. Just barely touches one of the lips on the > underside of the bracket (there's actually two lips), but it's enough to be > concerning for sure. In regards to using the other ...more > Josiah Anderson <andersonjosi...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 11:17AM -0700 > > Yep, mine does it too. Aesthetically disappointing and might wear out the > cable a bit faster, and might also take off some paint, but my Gus came to > me with paint dings already and the cable will ...more > Richard Rose <rmros...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 01:53PM -0500 > > Very interesting. My rear derailleur has yet to arrive but this got my > attention! So I installed the guide to eyeball the situation. It does not > look like it will be an issue but it certainly will not ...more > Scott Luly <scottl...@yahoo.com>: Jan 18 07:02PM > > Richard, > I don't think that's correct hole in cable guide to pass screw through. If > you position cable guide using that hole, it moves guide (for FD cable) more > inboard and your FD cable will likely ...more > Hunter Harr <hunterh...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 11:16AM -0800 > > Had this problem on two of my Sam Hillbornes over the years. My solution > was to take a hacksaw to them, and just cut the corners off the offending > area at 45 degrees. Used painters tape on the ...more > iamkeith <keithhar...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 11:18AM -0800 > > FWIW, @brokebike's reply reminded me: With the guide shifted outward like > this photo, my derailleur cable DID land right at the edge of the kickstand > plate. So the wear to the cable and frame ...more > Brian Turner <brokeb...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 02:26PM -0500 > > Riffing on Keith's HDPE “fix”, I think my plan is to find (or fashion) an > appropriately thick piece of HDPE so that it is actually slightly thicker > than those turned down “lips” of the plate. ...more > lconley <lcon...@brph.com>: Jan 19 05:28AM -0800 > > I currently own 11 Rivendells. > > 7 of them use derailleurs. > > 6 of the 7 have kickstand mounting brackets - the Custom does not. > > All 6 of the bikes with derailleurs and kickstand plates, ...more > Back to top > Help me ID these bars > Pam Bikes <pamlikestob...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 07:55PM -0800 > > What bars are these? Thanks in advance.[image: IMG_2177.JPG][image: > IMG_2180.JPG] > ...more > Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 08:06PM -0800 > > Looks like Riv Nitti Albatross. > [image: Screenshot_20230118_200520.jpg] > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 7:55:02 PM UTC-8 Pam Bikes wrote: > > ...more > Kim Hetzel <krhet...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 08:15PM -0800 > > I would agree, as well. Albatross bars. > > Kim Hetzel > Yelm, WA. > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 8:06:03 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > > ...more > Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 08:20PM -0800 > > Nitto, not Nitti. Every sentence I've typed on every platform today has had > a typo. I give up! 😣 > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 8:06:03 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > > ...more > "Doug H." <dhansford1...@gmail.com>: Jan 19 05:16AM -0800 > > I want some Nitti bars! Heck, I want Nitti everything! lol > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 11:20:46 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: > > ...more > Back to top > Fendering My Atlantis > Scott Luly <scottl...@yahoo.com>: Jan 18 03:37PM > > Luke, after you get and fuss with them fenders, post the results, please. > Some pictures to go with would be great. > > On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 07:50:50 PM MST, Luke Hendrickson ...more > Jay Lonner <jay.lon...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 09:27AM -0800 > > I've been using SKS fenders since forever, so I'm very familiar with their > installation and have lots of spare parts lying around. Are there > non-aesthetic benefits to metal fenders? I think back to ...more > Scott Luly <scottl...@yahoo.com>: Jan 18 05:42PM > > Jay, > Thanks for pointing out differences in materials fenders are made of. I'm a > fenders virgin, so it's insightful! Definitely a characteristic I'll weigh > heavily when I purchase a set. ...more > Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 10:54AM -0700 > > I've installed about the same number of metal -- Honjo, VO, Berthoud, > Kelpie, Wald -- but mostly VO -- and plastic fenders, SKS, Blumel, Zefal, > Avocet, Planet Bike, etc. Metal ones properly ...more > Scott Luly <scottl...@yahoo.com>: Jan 18 06:09PM > > Patirck, > Killer! Thanks for sharing your experiences with various fenders/materials. > Scott > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 10:54:41 AM MST, Patrick Moore > <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > ...more > Jay Lonner <jay.lon...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 12:18PM -0800 > > I like SKS fenders just fine — they're easy to install/modify, resilient to > incidental contacts, and quiet while underway. They don't have the sex appeal > of something like hammered Honjos, but from ...more > DavidP <dphil...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 12:58PM -0800 > > Like Patrick I've had bikes with plastic/aluminum fenders (SKS and Planet > Bike) and a few sets of VO metal fenders and would echo his comments. The > metal fenders weigh less and tend to be/feel ...more > Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 02:58PM -0700 > > Funny, I have acquired (I won't say "earned") a reputation for fender > expertise, and here I live in a city with a 9" per year citywide average > (5" Westside, 14" foothills). > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 ...more > Nick Payne <njh...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 01:59PM -0800 > > If you want fenders to actually catch the maximum amount of spray when it's > raining and/or the roads are wet, then metal fenders with a rolled edge, a > la Honjo or Berthoud, do a better job of ...more > Luke Hendrickson <phendricks...@paulpath.net>: Jan 18 11:35PM -0800 > > Just received them today and made my initial marks/measurements with > Sharpie and blue painter’s tape. I aim to drill tomorrow and the day after. > I’d rather take my time than make a mistake and ...more > Back to top > FS: Parts bin cleanout: Selle Anatomica, cassettes, tires, stems, shifters, > etc. > Andrew Turner <andyreedtur...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 10:14PM -0600 > > That's a wrap! Thanks all, everything is sold. > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 12:08 PM Andrew Turner <andyreedtur...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > ...more > Back to top > WTB: Albatross Bar and Dirt Drop Stem > "Doug H." <dhansford1...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 07:48AM -0800 > > I'm thinking of changing handlebars on my Clem. I really, really like the > Tosco bars but they come back a smidge too far and I already have a long > stem Nitto Tallux 11 cm. The other change I want ...more > "Doug H." <dhansford1...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 05:30PM -0800 > > Thanks for the responses so far. This evening I had the idea to cut my > Tosco bars a smidge shorter since they are a smidge too long. Has anyone > done this and if so would I still be able to use ...more > Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 05:52PM -0800 > > Do the Toscos have that thinner section in the ends for bar-ends, or does > it look like the same diameter all the way down to the first curve? If it's > a dedicated section them you'll have to make ...more > "Doug H." <dhansford1...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 08:55PM -0500 > > That does make sense and I hadn't considered it. Hmmm. I'm thinking cutting > a perfectly good handlebar is not the best option. Thanks Joe. > > ...more > Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 06:09PM -0800 > > I agree that grabbing an Albatross and using that box to sell the Tosco is > the better plan..IF you have stem adjustment left to work with. Alba has > about half the rise of Tosco. > ...more > Back to top > Exploration: Make your own pump peg > Eric Marth <ericma...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 12:15PM -0800 > > I like these solutions Nick, Kim and Andy. > > Absent a pump peg mount I do think that using the QR skewer is the best, so > elegant and minimal. I read about that on iBOB and it really got me. ...more > "John P. in SF" <jjpo...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 04:58PM -0800 > > I made a pump peg for one of my bikes out of an old spoke. The pump was a > little short for the quick release trick, plus using the quick release > trick can have the handle of the pump fill up with ...more > Back to top > My First Riv: Clem Smith Jr. L, it's all the way live > mm <mmac...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 11:47AM -0800 > > Welp, it's been a little under two years and I'm still very much in love > with this bike. Dare I say favorite bike ever? By far my favorite Riv > ever; I had an orange Ram and a Toyo Homer since ...more > luckytur...@gmail.com: Jan 18 12:32PM -0800 > > What a great looking, useful bike! > > On Jan 18, 2023, at 11:47, mm <mmac...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Welp, it's been a little under two years and I'm still very much in love > with this bike. ...more > Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <jonasandle...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 03:18PM -0800 > > So fun to read your almost 2-year-recap of your relationship with this > Clem. I know how you feel; Clems are great bikes and so comfortable. I was > so glad when Riv decided Clems would be ...more > Back to top > Cutting tnreadless steer tube > Scott Luly <scottl...@yahoo.com>: Jan 18 03:23PM > > Richard, > Thanks for starting this thread. > I'm building a Gus, too, and judging by how looooong the steerer tube is > unmounted I think it's likely I'll cut mine down to a more desirable length. > ...more > Coal Bee Rye Anne <lionsrugbyalu...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 12:10PM -0800 > > Personally, I've cut only a few of my own steerer tubes and being tall I've > even needed to leave several stock length anyway, but one trick I've since > discovered and applied to my last threadless ...more > Back to top > FS: Crust Romanceur Canti 58cm (Large) > Hoch in ut <cacka...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 11:00AM -0800 > > Bike has been sold. Thanks. > On Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 10:40:31 AM UTC-7 Hoch in ut wrote: > > ...more > Back to top > Tanaka 68mm fenders on a Joe Appa? > Doug Van Cleve <dvancl...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 08:34AM -0700 > > Thanks Nick! > > ...more > Back to top > WTB: seatpost Nitto S83 26.8 300mm > Scott Luly <scottl...@yahoo.com>: Jan 18 03:07PM > > Thanks for the lead, Ryan. > I saw the 350 on Riv's site. I'm not completely opposed to savagery, but it's > plan C. > Scott > > On Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 07:54:09 PM MST, Ryan Frahm ...more > Back to top > Mustard Homer > Shoji Takahashi <shoji.takaha...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 06:52AM -0800 > > great color, and love that beautiful bottom bracket. > > ...more > Back to top > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. > You can change your settings on the group membership page. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. -- 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/D1307931-9000-4A12-905B-6CD03768ECFD%40gmail.com.
