Beautiful bikes, Chris. I was more into the Raleigh than the Roadeo, too, and I'm glad Mike asked about the bars. The Rough Rider decal and headbadge, on the Roadeo, though! Too cool. I look forward to the slideshow of these bikes, and how you like the s3x hub.
I'm not likely to get down to San Diego any time soon, but I really like the Velo Cult blog. Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Jan 26, 11:55 am, "XO-1.org Rough Riders" <adventureco...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mike, the bars on my Raleigh Competition 3-Speed Fixed Wheel are > "track bars" from Eighth-Inch:http://www.eighthinch.com/track_bars.html > > I was going for a Path Racer kind of set-up. I haven't decided if I > like the bars yet, or not. They feel great in the drops. I want really > shallow drops because it's not always as comfortable to get down deep > and low on a fixed gear bike for a long period of time. But of course > I've given up having nice, wide tops for the uphills and cruising > around town. Also, now that the adjustable stem has allowed me to dial > in the reach I like, I may install one of my lugged Nitto stems with > the longer quill, so that I can get the bars higher. But then if I do > that, I may go ahead and put on some Nitto "Dream" bars, at which > point I'd probably "have to" get rid of the "non-aero" brake levers! > See what a cascading effect just one change can have??? Also, I am > installing Challenge Paris-Roubaix tyres on this bike this weekend. I > just love them on my Roadeo and they will also cushion the harsher > ride one gets on a fixed set-up. Plus the tan sidewalls will look more > appropriate on this classic ride. when it's all "done" I will post a > full slideshow with lots of comments and details. > > - Chris Kostmanhttp://www.XO-1.orghttp://www.adventurecorps.com > > On Jan 26, 7:45 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Beautiful bikes Chris. I have always had a passion for the older black > > Competitions. The bar on the Raleigh looks very interesting, what kind > > is it¿ ( i can type the ? upsidedown because Im currently vactioning > > in the Yucatan with my wife) The 3 speed hub sounds pretty cool too. > > Velocult is a great shop, Ive been these a few times and just got one > > of the new wool jerseys, for some reason they dropped the San Diego > > from the jersey though. > > > Im missing riding being down here, but the white sand and baby blue > > water at 80F is fantastic. > > > Mike > > > On 26 ene, 07:19, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Very nice bike, Chris. I love the color. You will love the Paul's > > > breaks, easy set up, great control. I liked them so much on my tandem > > > that I bought a set for my Rambouillet. Two questions. I see that > > > the front fender stay is nearly horizontal. I installed the same > > > fluted Honjos on my Ram that way and got considerable TCO. I moved > > > the stay down a couple of inches and solved about 90% of that. What's > > > your experience with TCO on the fendered Rodeo? Also, what's the > > > crank & ring set up? > > > > For a while I made all my bikes a black free zone, then a Shimano > > > free zone (after quite a few negative experiences) but now I take a > > > more judicious approach. I love my White cranks, black and all; and I > > > have to say my new Ultegra RD 6700 is the best shifting derailler I > > > have used in 30+ years of riding. > > > > Anyway, enjoy the ride. I love my Ram as much today as I did when I > > > bought it - six or seven years ago. Wish the same for you. > > > > michael > > > > On Jan 25, 7:05 pm, "XO-1.org Rough Riders" <adventureco...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > Thanks to Sky, Tom, Anthony, and the rest of the Velo Cult team for > > > > their amazing service as San Diego County's premier bike shop which > > > > caters to everybody except the mainstream - which means we fit right > > > > in! Today they have featured two of my Rough Riding bikes, and their > > > > recent work on them, on their blog: > > > > >http://www.velocult.com/blog/post/raleigh_competition_rivendell_roadeo > > > > > Click on over to their always fascinating blog which is always VERY > > > > well illustrated with incredible photography. Today their blog > > > > features my 1983 Raleigh Competition, which Tom outfitted with a 3- > > > > Speed Fixed Wheel set-up, and my 2010 Rivendell Roadeo, on which Sky > > > > installed hammer Honjo fenders and Challenge Paris-Roubaix 700x29 > > > > tyres. They do superb work and are great people. And don't my bikes > > > > look as awesome as they ride??? (I'll be riding that Roadeo in a 300km > > > > brevet this Saturday, from Moorpark to Santa Barbara and back.) > > > > > Velo Cult is located in the South Park area of San Diego, just a bit > > > > south of University Avenue and west of the 805, in a really neat > > > > neighborhood with a great restaurant next door (Whistle Stop Bar) and > > > > a classic coffee shop (Rebecca's) on the corner. Velo Cult often show > > > > films or have other social events at their shop in the evenings,. They > > > > are a driving force behind the San Diego Tweed Ride and they also > > > > created the San Diego Bike Commuter online forum and the > > > > SDBikeCommuter.com Discount Program through which local merchants give > > > > discounts to customers who arrive by bicycle. > > > > > Related links:http://www.sdbikecommuter.com/ > > > > andhttp://www.sdbikecommuter.com/find_businesses/ > > > > > - Chris Kostman > > > > La Jolla, > > > > CAhttp://www.XO-1.orghttp://www.adventurecorps.com-Ocultartexto de la > > > > cita - > > > > - Mostrar texto de la cita - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
