Good 7am ride this morning with my friends on Lower Salado Ck. Greenway. (20 mi). Tim drove in this morning, but forgot his clip-in shoes, so he got hugs and headed back home. Sharon flatted at about the quarter mark, and we all took a break.
[image: r5fBAjE.jpg] A few things that make this our favorite ride. You never see a baby carriage, don't even see many bikes - low elevation, about 200', and the ride is mostly enclosed and shaded in elm tunnel. It starts at a police station, and there are 3 more along the route. Also a nice landing at the lower end, with a gazebo and a lake. [image: Qg9oS3N.jpg] [image: EqsijGg.jpg] [image: SCKGhwG.jpg] Not to pick on Sharon, but she was over-spinning with a late shift on a bluff grade, and I glided past on my half-step drop. She exclaimed a big *Woah!* at my pace. I let her catch up, and came up with the perfect description for my 3x1 drivetrain: It has exactly all the gears I ever use, and none of the gears I never use. [image: o86P17y.jpg] On Monday, April 27, 2026 at 7:22:47 AM UTC-5 Ron Mc wrote: > Thanks - sorry, my fingers want to drop the "a" when I type Roaduno. > I really enjoy this bike - it's the Rivendell I've wanted for 15 years. I > love the simplicity and my front-shift result. > > My ride/kayak/surf-fish buddy Lou, with a hip limit, can't ride > pedal-only-power more than 10 mi, and sold his classic steel stable. > He made a big profit on his Chapman rando because of Brian's current wait > times. Brian contacted him and asked if he wanted to sell. > > [image: zz4o7ud0r.jpg] > > Lou's retirement job, he's the top salesman at local Trek, and has gone > e-bike, 1x and electronic shifting. > And this lets him ride with any group. > Yesterday, this was his work-borrow bike - he's waiting on his new bike > delivery. > Oddly, he didn't seem to appreciate my 3x1. > > [image: aP4260018.JPG] > > On Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 7:47:20 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > >> Very neat -- well executed, looks great. I can only imagine the quizzical >> looks on a typical group ride! ;) >> >> Thanks for sharing. >> >> Julian Westerhout >> Bloomington, IL >> >> On Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 5:11:34 PM UTC-5 Ron Mc wrote: >> >>> When Grant introduced Roduno two years ago, I put my crankset together >>> and waited for a sufficient tax refund. >>> >>> [image: 06PC010002.JPG] [image: this35both.JPG] >>> >>> The flip-flop hub has two single-speed freewheels on opposite sides, 16t >>> for group rides, and 17t for greenways (max 15 mph, and typically 800' >>> elevation in a 20-mi ride). >>> >>> [image: 06P4080021.JPG] >>> >>> I have 3 other bikes set up half-step triple, essentially never shift >>> the rear, so this bike puts my money where my mouth is. >>> >>> [image: 02P4160001.JPG] >>> >>> Paul chain tensioner, IRD Alpina FD, IRD Tinker band clamp was a boon >>> for setting this up. >>> Works well with the 8-sp. chain width, and it breathes the half-step >>> both ways with very low motion and effort. >>> Single Rivendell bar-end pod matched with Silver II shifter. >>> >>> [image: 00P4230008.JPG] [image: 01P4180007.JPG] >>> >>> [image: 00P4230001.JPG] >>> >>> I built the bike over a month of rain, and had a hard time getting in >>> fit-up and proof rides. Awful brake squal on my first fit-up ride - >>> searched on this forum and learned that Paul brake pads aren't supposed >>> to be toe'd in. >>> After I corrected that, they're totally quiet and the best brakes I've >>> ever pulled. I'm also, gradually, wholesale replacing stainless fasteners >>> with Gr 5 titanium, which won't gaul, and more than double stainless yield >>> strength. >>> >>> [image: 03P4140004.JPG] [image: 000P4240004.JPG] >>> >>> Finally, Friday, got a maiden ride on the greenway summit. Everything >>> worked great, and I picked my 3 gears perfectly. >>> Today, flipped to 16t rear for my first Sunday group ride. and paced >>> just fine with the lead group. Except for our ride captain Howard, who >>> owns Action Bikes in town, most riders didn't know what to think of her, >>> but liked the color. >>> >>> [image: aP4260007.JPG] >>> >>> The double kickstand is a jackstand, and I have enough chain-wrap slack >>> to flip the rear wheel anywhere. I use a releasing zip-tie to hold up the >>> Paul chain tensioner - My wheel flip drill is rote, everything glides >>> and aligns perfectly. The TRP road levers also help - the release button >>> on the lever gives enough brake cable slack to remove the Paul straddle >>> cable Q/R and open the brakes full-wide. >>> >>> Odds and ends- pedals are NC17 Sudpin III; front rack is Mark's; rear >>> saddle rack is Nitto Erlen (came in Blue Lug Japan order with the Purple >>> Brooks leather wrap); Ostrich S-2 bag has a bottom sleeve that the Erlen >>> rack wears like a glove. >>> >>> Thanks for looking. >>> >>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5fb85e5d-8959-4ab1-a47c-cbf3efa56cfbn%40googlegroups.com.
