Re: [RBW] TRP RRL vs Shimano Tiagra

[deepak atreya]

Thanks ! I also have same size hand as my wife who is 5’9 . In men’s glove
size I am borderline small and roomy medium . I guess I can always head to
riv HQ and try couple of bikes set up with Shimano and TRP.


On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 21:26 John Bokman  wrote:

> I have both levers on different bikes. I guess I have smaller hands
> (though I wear a medium or large sized glove). At any rate, I prefer the
> simple Shimano. The TRP RRL are too wide for my mitts. Sure enough, I can
> use them (and have been, for 9 or 10 years now), but I find them wider and
> bulkier than I prefer. Also, the button that releases cable tension has
> jammed and no amount of fidgeting has released them. Doesn't affect the
> braking, only the ability to use one neat feature of the brake levers. As
> Steve mentions, one advantage of the RRL is that the breaking power from
> the hoods is quite good.  In sum: both are fine. I think the Shimano are
> better than fine in my hands, and less expensive to boot.
>
> John
>
> On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 7:16:45 PM UTC-7 Steve wrote:
>
>> I've always found the Shimano levers to be just fine, but for my hands
>> (glove size lg to xl) the TRPs with their wider hoods are so much better. I
>> also find the curved levers provide more effective braking from the hoods.
>> My $0.02
>>
>> Steve in AVL
>>
>> On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 9:39:28 PM UTC-4 Mathias Steiner wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I have the same size hands as my 5'2 wife.. so your mileage may vary.
>>> The Shimano aero levers have been called other names over the last
>>> couple decades, but there seems to be one mold. So Tiagra will serve as a
>>> name. I find them supremely comfortable, becuase they fit my hands.
>>> My other favorite -- not quite as good, but non-aero and fits a Mirrycle
>>> bar -- is 1980s Campy, e.g. Triomphe. Much smaller than modern brifters, or
>>> the aero Tektro levers.
>>>
>>> It's going to come down to what works for you.
>>>
>>> The reach issue is simply a function of size; if you're close to the
>>> limit, an extra inch of reach due to oversize drop bar levers is not going
>>> to seem like a good idea. But the cause is not the brifters, it's a
>>> too-large frame and/or stem.
>>>
>>> cheers -m
>>>
>>> On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 9:30:02 PM UTC-4 atreya...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
 Thanks Mike . Good point . Though I have smallish hands for my height (
 wrist size 6.25 inches). But I do see your point . Appreciate your insight.

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> i find the Tiagras too narrow.
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Re: [RBW] TRP RRL vs Shimano Tiagra

[John Bokman]

I have both levers on different bikes. I guess I have smaller hands (though 
I wear a medium or large sized glove). At any rate, I prefer the simple 
Shimano. The TRP RRL are too wide for my mitts. Sure enough, I can use them 
(and have been, for 9 or 10 years now), but I find them wider and bulkier 
than I prefer. Also, the button that releases cable tension has jammed and 
no amount of fidgeting has released them. Doesn't affect the braking, only 
the ability to use one neat feature of the brake levers. As Steve mentions, 
one advantage of the RRL is that the breaking power from the hoods is quite 
good.  In sum: both are fine. I think the Shimano are better than fine in 
my hands, and less expensive to boot. 

John

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 7:16:45 PM UTC-7 Steve wrote:

> I've always found the Shimano levers to be just fine, but for my hands 
> (glove size lg to xl) the TRPs with their wider hoods are so much better. I 
> also find the curved levers provide more effective braking from the hoods. 
> My $0.02
>
> Steve in AVL
>
> On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 9:39:28 PM UTC-4 Mathias Steiner wrote:
>
>>
>> I have the same size hands as my 5'2 wife.. so your mileage may vary.
>> The Shimano aero levers have been called other names over the last couple 
>> decades, but there seems to be one mold. So Tiagra will serve as a name. I 
>> find them supremely comfortable, becuase they fit my hands. 
>> My other favorite -- not quite as good, but non-aero and fits a Mirrycle 
>> bar -- is 1980s Campy, e.g. Triomphe. Much smaller than modern brifters, or 
>> the aero Tektro levers. 
>>
>> It's going to come down to what works for you.
>>
>> The reach issue is simply a function of size; if you're close to the 
>> limit, an extra inch of reach due to oversize drop bar levers is not going 
>> to seem like a good idea. But the cause is not the brifters, it's a 
>> too-large frame and/or stem.
>>
>> cheers -m
>>
>> On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 9:30:02 PM UTC-4 atreya...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Mike . Good point . Though I have smallish hands for my height ( 
>>> wrist size 6.25 inches). But I do see your point . Appreciate your insight.
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 18:19 mikel...@juno.com  
>>> wrote:
>>>
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Re: ThRe: [RBW] ISO: Toyo Atlantis 56-58cm/26"

['bikesrfun' via RBW Owners Bunch]

Saw this, no relation to the seller:

https://crustbikes.com/a/shopicial/topics/198538



On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 12:01:25 PM UTC-7 Jerry Lynn wrote:

> Hi Brian---
>
> Yes - you get it - you get 26" wheels. I've been racing since I was 12 
> years of age and when I moved up to 700C a bit of the magic, the fun was 
> gone. When the XO-1 was released I jumped on it. Nimble, quick 
> acceleration, and to you point "bombproof"
> Congrats on having secured a Toyo Atlantis 26" - wishing you many fun and 
> bombproof miles!
>
> ---Jerry
>
> On Fri, 17 May 2024 at 07:42, Brian Turner  wrote:
>
>> Best of luck! I feel very fortunate to have found my 54.5cm, 26” Toyo 
>> last year and it has been a real joy to ride. Being on the shorter side 
>> (5’8”, 83 PBH), I’ve always appreciated the frames designed around a 
>> smaller wheelset, and you can’t beat 26” for that lively handling and 
>> bombproof wheel strength. I could easily ride a 56cm, and wouldn’t hesitate 
>> to pick up another if I were to ever find a good opportunity in that size 
>> as well.
>>
>> Brian
>> Lex KY 
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[RBW] Re: Adventures in (Re) building my Saluki

[Steve]

You resuscitated it!!! Judging from the pics the Saluki was worth the 
effort. The polished fenders really complement the gray color way  - 
sharp!!!

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 8:50:41 PM UTC-4 mhec...@gmail.com wrote:

> You may remember my previous post after retrieving my Saluki ( Serial 
> #007) from the powder coating shop in White River Jct Vt.   I thought the 
> rebuild would be simple and straight forward.  What could go wrong?!!
>
> First, I discovered that the threads in the BB shell needed to be 
> re-chased.  This required 25 miles of driving (rt) to the Village Bicycle 
> Shop in Richmond, Vt.  Home again things went well until I tried to. 
> remount the rear fender.  Now realizing that all the eyelits also needed to 
> be re-chased .  Another 25 miles of driving, only to discover  that a 
> family emergency  had lead to an unscheduled closing.  Tried again the next 
> day..  Along the way I recognized that the stem would not tighten down.  I 
> figured out that the wedge shaped nut was disconnected from the long stem 
> bolt, and jammed in the head tube..  This required removing the stem, HB, 
> brakes,  fenders and fork in order drive the now deformed nut out of the 
> head tube.  Had another in my spare parts bin.   OK.  Now with everything 
> (almost) tightened down, I set out on a shakedown  ride. 
>
> What a joy!  I didn't buy any new parts for this rebuild but am still 
> leaning toward a new front rack.  Contrary to GPs opinions I really 
> appreciate hi end Paul's breaks, TA rings, and Campy derailleurs and smooth 
> shifting..  I rode along grooving on the sweet, neutral handling of the 
> Saluki; the easy & comfy rolling of the PariMoto 45 mm tires.  No break 
> squeak from my Pauls Neo Retros.  Then, about 6 miles from home all hell 
> broke loose! 
>
> Actually what broke was one tiny bolt holding the rear deraileur cage 
> together.  That left me  without a pulley or functioning rear derailer. 
>  Fortunately I was uphill from home so could coast  half the way home, 
> where I discovered the remaining half of the deraileur (Campy Centaur) was 
> wedged  between cogs in the cassette.  It turned out I had another Campy 
> Centaur deraileur to use. Yea.
>
> To deliver the coup, either in the process of wedging itself or my effort 
> to free the derairller managed to damage the threads in the dropout and 
> neither derailleur would rethread into the frame..  Another trip to a bike 
> shop.
>
> It turned out that the replacement derailleur also had a broken part, 
> which is probably why it was in a box of random parts.  After some some 
> despair, (and a drink) I found a way to combine the two broken derailleurs 
> into one functioning part!
>
> Tomorrow will try another ride.  It looks good.
>
> Some pics: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0oGGXqixGEaeNt
>
> I guess we all have days/weeks like this.
> Michael
>

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Re: [RBW] TRP RRL vs Shimano Tiagra

[Steve]

I've always found the Shimano levers to be just fine, but for my hands 
(glove size lg to xl) the TRPs with their wider hoods are so much better. I 
also find the curved levers provide more effective braking from the hoods. 
My $0.02

Steve in AVL

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 9:39:28 PM UTC-4 Mathias Steiner wrote:

>
> I have the same size hands as my 5'2 wife.. so your mileage may vary.
> The Shimano aero levers have been called other names over the last couple 
> decades, but there seems to be one mold. So Tiagra will serve as a name. I 
> find them supremely comfortable, becuase they fit my hands. 
> My other favorite -- not quite as good, but non-aero and fits a Mirrycle 
> bar -- is 1980s Campy, e.g. Triomphe. Much smaller than modern brifters, or 
> the aero Tektro levers. 
>
> It's going to come down to what works for you.
>
> The reach issue is simply a function of size; if you're close to the 
> limit, an extra inch of reach due to oversize drop bar levers is not going 
> to seem like a good idea. But the cause is not the brifters, it's a 
> too-large frame and/or stem.
>
> cheers -m
>
> On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 9:30:02 PM UTC-4 atreya...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Thanks Mike . Good point . Though I have smallish hands for my height ( 
>> wrist size 6.25 inches). But I do see your point . Appreciate your insight.
>>
>> On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 18:19 mikel...@juno.com  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> i find the Tiagras too narrow.
>>>
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Re: [RBW] TRP RRL vs Shimano Tiagra

[Mathias Steiner]

I have the same size hands as my 5'2 wife.. so your mileage may vary.
The Shimano aero levers have been called other names over the last couple 
decades, but there seems to be one mold. So Tiagra will serve as a name. I 
find them supremely comfortable, becuase they fit my hands. 
My other favorite -- not quite as good, but non-aero and fits a Mirrycle 
bar -- is 1980s Campy, e.g. Triomphe. Much smaller than modern brifters, or 
the aero Tektro levers. 

It's going to come down to what works for you.

The reach issue is simply a function of size; if you're close to the limit, 
an extra inch of reach due to oversize drop bar levers is not going to seem 
like a good idea. But the cause is not the brifters, it's a too-large frame 
and/or stem.

cheers -m

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 9:30:02 PM UTC-4 atreya...@gmail.com wrote:

> Thanks Mike . Good point . Though I have smallish hands for my height ( 
> wrist size 6.25 inches). But I do see your point . Appreciate your insight.
>
> On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 18:19 mikel...@juno.com  wrote:
>
>> i find the Tiagras too narrow.
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Re: [RBW] Re: Love to Ride: Commuter Challenge

[Leah Peterson]

Ryan, oh thank you ☺️Brian, NO WAY. I’m going to tell him.Doug, it’s like social media for bikes. I haven’t gotten the hang of it yet, but I hope you love it.LOn May 17, 2024, at 8:12 AM, Brian Turner  wrote:Thanks for sharing this, Leah! I was delighted to see that the Rivendell owner in the photos is wearing a t-shirt that I designed for the local brewery I do all the graphic design for (West Sixth Brewing in Lexington KY). The shirt says “Ride bikes, drink beer”, and features a simple illustration of the brewery’s Cetma cargo bakfiets that was custom built into a mobile bike bar with a beer tap on it! Small world!BrianLexington KY On May 17, 2024, at 8:01 AM, Ryan  wrote:That's brilliant Leah! If anyone csn sell people on riding bikes for daily activities, it's you! Good on ya!On Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:18:49 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:My love for my new home state is well-documented. After 18 years of desert living, we moved to Michigan, where none of us Petersons had set foot prior to the job interview. I have finally found a biking community, right here in a state that has winter. Anyway, I got asked to be on a committee that would help launch a new initiative to get more people on bikes. There is a lot of lovely new infrastructure in downtown, and we are hoping to get people to use it to get to work/events/dining/shopping. We are using the app Love to Ride, which will allow people in the city and surrounding areas to sign up, join the challenge and compete against other people for a 2 week challenge in May. The city is eager to have the data that the heat maps will generate, showing where people are riding and where they are not. Hopefully this influences further infrastructure in the near future.Today there was a local news article, and one of the men I’m serving with is pictured with his RIVENDELL. Paul’s brother John Sotherland built the Rivendell frames at Waterford back in…whatever day that was. I almost never saw other Rivs in the other places I’ve lived, but Michigan has plenty of them.Here’s the article: https://www.secondwavemedia.com/southwest-michigan/features/Kalamazoo-Commuter-Challenge-encourage-new-cyclists.051624.aspxLeah



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Re: [RBW] TRP RRL vs Shimano Tiagra

[deepak atreya]

Thanks Mike . Good point . Though I have smallish hands for my height (
wrist size 6.25 inches). But I do see your point . Appreciate your insight.

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Re: [RBW] TRP RRL vs Shimano Tiagra

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i find the Tiagras too narrow.

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[RBW] Re: Adventures in (Re) building my Saluki

[atreya...@gmail.com]

Phew! Bike looks so good. Good luck on our ride tomorrow. Keep us posted.

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 5:50:41 PM UTC-7 mhec...@gmail.com wrote:

> You may remember my previous post after retrieving my Saluki ( Serial 
> #007) from the powder coating shop in White River Jct Vt.   I thought the 
> rebuild would be simple and straight forward.  What could go wrong?!!
>
> First, I discovered that the threads in the BB shell needed to be 
> re-chased.  This required 25 miles of driving (rt) to the Village Bicycle 
> Shop in Richmond, Vt.  Home again things went well until I tried to. 
> remount the rear fender.  Now realizing that all the eyelits also needed to 
> be re-chased .  Another 25 miles of driving, only to discover  that a 
> family emergency  had lead to an unscheduled closing.  Tried again the next 
> day..  Along the way I recognized that the stem would not tighten down.  I 
> figured out that the wedge shaped nut was disconnected from the long stem 
> bolt, and jammed in the head tube..  This required removing the stem, HB, 
> brakes,  fenders and fork in order drive the now deformed nut out of the 
> head tube.  Had another in my spare parts bin.   OK.  Now with everything 
> (almost) tightened down, I set out on a shakedown  ride. 
>
> What a joy!  I didn't buy any new parts for this rebuild but am still 
> leaning toward a new front rack.  Contrary to GPs opinions I really 
> appreciate hi end Paul's breaks, TA rings, and Campy derailleurs and smooth 
> shifting..  I rode along grooving on the sweet, neutral handling of the 
> Saluki; the easy & comfy rolling of the PariMoto 45 mm tires.  No break 
> squeak from my Pauls Neo Retros.  Then, about 6 miles from home all hell 
> broke loose! 
>
> Actually what broke was one tiny bolt holding the rear deraileur cage 
> together.  That left me  without a pulley or functioning rear derailer. 
>  Fortunately I was uphill from home so could coast  half the way home, 
> where I discovered the remaining half of the deraileur (Campy Centaur) was 
> wedged  between cogs in the cassette.  It turned out I had another Campy 
> Centaur deraileur to use. Yea.
>
> To deliver the coup, either in the process of wedging itself or my effort 
> to free the derairller managed to damage the threads in the dropout and 
> neither derailleur would rethread into the frame..  Another trip to a bike 
> shop.
>
> It turned out that the replacement derailleur also had a broken part, 
> which is probably why it was in a box of random parts.  After some some 
> despair, (and a drink) I found a way to combine the two broken derailleurs 
> into one functioning part!
>
> Tomorrow will try another ride.  It looks good.
>
> Some pics: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0oGGXqixGEaeNt
>
> I guess we all have days/weeks like this.
> Michael
>

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[RBW] TRP RRL vs Shimano Tiagra

[atreya...@gmail.com]

Folks, 
Want to give drop bars one more time on my homer. 

 Long background and context , I had drop bars set up TRP RRL but never got 
comfortable . But I think it had do more with the reach. I had around set 
back and 7 cm stem . Also I have short torso and long legs. I am 5'8.5 but 
have pbh of 86.5 . Out of curosity I tried Knee over pedal spindle with 
plumb bob. On my homer I had to set it up with zero set back and push 
saddle forward. ( interestingly same thing on my Atlantis translates to 
around 20 mm set back , didn't realize .5 degree change in seat tube could 
make such difference ). More importantly with  this saddle position it 
feels like my reach has significantly increased. I can comfortably reach 6 
-7 cm beyond hooks of albatross set up on 100 mm Nitto faceplater. So I am 
thinking of trying 52 cm noodles with 7cm stem. 

I like aesthetics of Shimano better than RRL . So folks who have used both? 
Is there a difference in performance and comfort , to make the upgrade 
worth it. Also looks like ramps on RRL are longer, does it add to the 
reach? . My priority is in the following order 1. Comfort 2. Braking 
performance 3. Asthetics 4. Price. 

I would really appreciate your experience and insights. Happy weekend !

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[RBW] Adventures in (Re) building my Saluki

[Michael Hechmer]

You may remember my previous post after retrieving my Saluki ( Serial #007) 
from the powder coating shop in White River Jct Vt.   I thought the rebuild 
would be simple and straight forward.  What could go wrong?!!

First, I discovered that the threads in the BB shell needed to be 
re-chased.  This required 25 miles of driving (rt) to the Village Bicycle 
Shop in Richmond, Vt.  Home again things went well until I tried to. 
remount the rear fender.  Now realizing that all the eyelits also needed to 
be re-chased .  Another 25 miles of driving, only to discover  that a 
family emergency  had lead to an unscheduled closing.  Tried again the next 
day..  Along the way I recognized that the stem would not tighten down.  I 
figured out that the wedge shaped nut was disconnected from the long stem 
bolt, and jammed in the head tube..  This required removing the stem, HB, 
brakes,  fenders and fork in order drive the now deformed nut out of the 
head tube.  Had another in my spare parts bin.   OK.  Now with everything 
(almost) tightened down, I set out on a shakedown  ride. 

What a joy!  I didn't buy any new parts for this rebuild but am still 
leaning toward a new front rack.  Contrary to GPs opinions I really 
appreciate hi end Paul's breaks, TA rings, and Campy derailleurs and smooth 
shifting..  I rode along grooving on the sweet, neutral handling of the 
Saluki; the easy & comfy rolling of the PariMoto 45 mm tires.  No break 
squeak from my Pauls Neo Retros.  Then, about 6 miles from home all hell 
broke loose! 

Actually what broke was one tiny bolt holding the rear deraileur cage 
together.  That left me  without a pulley or functioning rear derailer. 
 Fortunately I was uphill from home so could coast  half the way home, 
where I discovered the remaining half of the deraileur (Campy Centaur) was 
wedged  between cogs in the cassette.  It turned out I had another Campy 
Centaur deraileur to use. Yea.

To deliver the coup, either in the process of wedging itself or my effort 
to free the derairller managed to damage the threads in the dropout and 
neither derailleur would rethread into the frame..  Another trip to a bike 
shop.

It turned out that the replacement derailleur also had a broken part, which 
is probably why it was in a box of random parts.  After some some despair, 
(and a drink) I found a way to combine the two broken derailleurs into one 
functioning part!

Tomorrow will try another ride.  It looks good.

Some pics: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0oGGXqixGEaeNt

I guess we all have days/weeks like this.
Michael

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Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

[Harry Travis]

On hyperbole of tires "transformed to garden hoses" - for ride quality - by using thicker TPU tubes: Worse than that, bullshit / BS, with the writer indifferent to the truth value.Or a parody of the kind that Bike Snob New York fed on..Too bad that it undercuts the serious value of that review: his own numerous reports of plastic valve failures. Not to mention punctures (which may have been a coincidence)Here are weights of lighter/road versions of tubes, followed by evaluation of ride quality. 46gRide quality not as good as lightest tubes36gRide quality not on par with thinnest designs26gRide quality is very good44gA little bit heavier tube meant ride quality was not as good as thinner competitors25gRide quality of road tube is very good30gRide quality is excellentSo, this evaluator had such exquisite sensitivity that 6-16g grams per tire was discernible. --Harry P TravisPortland Oregon USA 17.4.1On May 17, 2024, at 5:42 AM, Steve  wrote:Regarding the ability of "thicker TPU tubes" to transform a "high end tire" into "garden hoses"  -- do I detect a note of hyperbole? On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 12:53:14 AM UTC-4 travis...@gmail.com wrote:Then there is this froth from the sometime racer who tried several TPU tubes for Cuvling Weekly "I was much less impressed by the ride quality of the thicker TPU tubes. Though they still weigh less than butyl tubes, they don’t have the same buoyant feeling of the lighter weight models. They changed the feel of the bike completely; it felt like I was riding on cheap tires—or garden hoses—instead of the high end tires I was testing. "Note that the heaviest tube he rode on weighed 110g and is for a 35-40mm tire. But then he discerned inferior ride quality, too, from a 65g tube compared to a 30zCan you trust TPU tubes in a pinch? Best TPU tubes ridden and reviewed 2024cyclingweekly.com--Harry P TravisPortland Oregon USA 17.4.1On May 16, 2024, at 5:32 PM, Ted Durant  wrote:Final update from me. Rene Herse has been very good about it and is refunding me for the tubes that had the valve stem attachments fail.Ted DurantMilwaukee WI USA



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Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

[Patrick Moore]

Good to have an opinion of Schwalbe 14A butyls versus at least 1 brand of
TPU tubes; perhaps I'm well enough off with the Schwalbe butyl extralights
which, besides, do very well amongst goatheads with OS regular forumla.

On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 9:38 AM Ted Durant  wrote:

> On May 16, 2024, at 11:52 PM, Harry Travis  wrote:
>
> "I was much less impressed by the ride quality of the thicker TPU tubes.
> Though they still weigh less than butyl tubes, they don’t have the same
> buoyant feeling of the lighter weight models. They changed the feel of the
> bike completely; it felt like I was riding on cheap tires—or garden
> hoses—instead of the high end tires I was testing. "
>
> Note that the heaviest tube he rode on weighed 110g and is for a 35-40mm
> tire. But then he discerned inferior ride quality, too, from a 65g tube
> compared to a 30z
>
>
> I also have some Foss tubes that I have used in 584-42 and 584-48 Rene
> Herse ultralight tires, and I have used Scwhalbe #13 (standard) and #14A
> (extra light) tubes in those same tires. None of them make the tires feel
> like garden hoses, IMO. I never had to patch a Foss tube, but I haven’t put
> huge miles on them. I had what I think is more than a normal amount flats
> with the extra light butyl tubes, but I wouldn’t say that’s a certainty
> because wet roads and old tires are the primary risk factors and I can’t
> say I’ve controlled for that.
>
> I would rank order the tubes as you’d expect for “ride feel” -
> RH TPU
> Schwalbe extra light
> Foss
> Schwalbe standard
>
> I don’t think there’s much difference in feel between Foss and Schwalbe
> standard tubes, and the difference between RH TPU and Schwalbe extra light
> is pretty small.
>
> All just one man’s opinion.
>
> Ted Durant
> Milwaukee WI USA
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Re: ThRe: [RBW] ISO: Toyo Atlantis 56-58cm/26"

[Jerry Lynn]

Hi Brian---

Yes - you get it - you get 26" wheels. I've been racing since I was 12
years of age and when I moved up to 700C a bit of the magic, the fun was
gone. When the XO-1 was released I jumped on it. Nimble, quick
acceleration, and to you point "bombproof"
Congrats on having secured a Toyo Atlantis 26" - wishing you many fun and
bombproof miles!

---Jerry

On Fri, 17 May 2024 at 07:42, Brian Turner  wrote:

> Best of luck! I feel very fortunate to have found my 54.5cm, 26” Toyo last
> year and it has been a real joy to ride. Being on the shorter side (5’8”,
> 83 PBH), I’ve always appreciated the frames designed around a smaller
> wheelset, and you can’t beat 26” for that lively handling and bombproof
> wheel strength. I could easily ride a 56cm, and wouldn’t hesitate to pick
> up another if I were to ever find a good opportunity in that size as well.
>
> Brian
> Lex KY
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[RBW] Re: Did Charlie Gallop lose its swoopy top tube?

[Jonas]

The design decision for the straight top tube unfortunately killed my 
interest in the frame. What a pity (for me)…

On Saturday 9 September 2023 at 20:37:51 UTC+2 iamkeith wrote:

> Veering ever-so-slightly off topic, and apologies to those who don't have 
> facebook, but check out the bike in this video:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/reel/1148753762570679?mibextid=9drbnH
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[RBW] Re: DC Riv Dealer Figures Visually in TV Piece

[ian m]

I was in DC the weekend after the Nat'l bike summit, which my wife 
attended, and we rode the Capital Crescent to Rock Creek with a dedicated 
stop at Happy Go. The owner (whose name I can't recall) was incredibly 
friendly and we chatted about infrastructure and how obnoxious it is that 
wealthy residents oppose traffic calming or more livable streets when it 
would interrupt their god-given right to park in front of Starbucks. Hoping 
the improvements move forward! Also what a great shop

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:22:51 AM UTC-4 Steven Seelig wrote:

> Here in suburban DC we have been battling to get a bike lane put in on our 
> main commuter route.  The Mayor was all in until about a month ago, so now 
> the City Council is standing up to her.  Basically, it would head from the 
> top of DC downtown as a protected lane and would be huge win.
>
> I do local advocacy and the TV reporter (yes, a cyclist) reached out to 
> me, I said meet me at our LBS Riv dealer, Happy Go.  I am off my bike for a 
> week or so, so my Platty did not make an appearance, but Happy Go did.  And 
> that is my head talking in favor.
>
> Link to story 
> 
>
> Steve Seelig
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Re: [RBW] Re: Love to Ride: Commuter Challenge

[Doug H.]

I just downloaded the Love To Bike app. I like the idea of tracking my 
cycling without having to start and stop the app like Strava. Thanks for 
sharing this Leah.
Doug

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 8:12:36 AM UTC-4 Brian Turner wrote:

> Thanks for sharing this, Leah! I was delighted to see that the Rivendell 
> owner in the photos is wearing a t-shirt that I designed for the local 
> brewery I do all the graphic design for (West Sixth Brewing in Lexington 
> KY). The shirt says “Ride bikes, drink beer”, and features a simple 
> illustration of the brewery’s Cetma cargo bakfiets that was custom built 
> into a mobile bike bar with a beer tap on it! Small world!
>
> Brian
> Lexington KY 
>
> On May 17, 2024, at 8:01 AM, Ryan  wrote:
>
> That's brilliant Leah! If anyone csn sell people on riding bikes for 
> daily activities, it's you! Good on ya!
>
>
>
> On Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:18:49 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> My love for my new home state is well-documented. After 18 years of 
>> desert living, we moved to Michigan, where none of us Petersons had set 
>> foot prior to the job interview. 
>>
>> I have finally found a biking community, right here in a state that has 
>> winter. 
>>
>> Anyway, I got asked to be on a committee that would help launch a new 
>> initiative to get more people on bikes. There is a lot of lovely new 
>> infrastructure in downtown, and we are hoping to get people to use it to 
>> get to work/events/dining/shopping. We are using the app Love to Ride, 
>> which will allow people in the city and surrounding areas to sign up, join 
>> the challenge and compete against other people for a 2 week challenge in 
>> May. The city is eager to have the data that the heat maps will generate, 
>> showing where people are riding and where they are not. Hopefully this 
>> influences further infrastructure in the near future.
>>
>> Today there was a local news article, and one of the men I’m serving with 
>> is pictured with his RIVENDELL. Paul’s brother John Sotherland built the 
>> Rivendell frames at Waterford back in…whatever day that was. I almost never 
>> saw other Rivs in the other places I’ve lived, but Michigan has plenty of 
>> them.
>>
>> Here’s the article: 
>> https://www.secondwavemedia.com/southwest-michigan/features/Kalamazoo-Commuter-Challenge-encourage-new-cyclists.051624.aspx
>>
>> Leah
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[RBW] FS: Heron Road frame & fork, 60 cm; $600 + shipping

[Tom Goodmann]

One last effort to sell this never-built 60 cm Heron Road frame and fork 
only. As all will know, these bikes were designed by Grant at Rivendell as 
a collaboration with Rona Components, then owned by Ted Durant. and produced at 
Waterford. This beautiful blue-green road frame bears serial number B00055, 
and was built in February 2000 with Reynolds 531 tubing. (For further 
information, all of the original Heron web pages are still accessible: 
http://www.heronbicycles.com/geometry.html). 
Designed for then-available short reach brakes, and 28mm tires with fenders 
(RH Chinook Pass); 30mm tires will also fit, depending on actual dimensions 
and rims. For wider tires, some riders have happily converted these to 650b 
using long reach brakes that were not available when the frame was made; 
Tektro 559s, as usual, or similar.
  The frame bears only the slightest mark on the inside of one rear 
dropout, probably a sign of having been fitted with a wheel at some point; 
it is otherwise pristine with all decals and the Heron head badge in 
perfect condition. I'm asking $600, plus shipping and insurance. 
  I'm selling because I am moving. (Meanwhile a local friend has sold 
me a beautiful custom Riv road bike, made by Curt Goodrich for Douglas 
Brooks. So, n-1; n+1 = 0, at least for now).

Photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/132838700@N02/ Questions are 
welcome; thanks for reading.  

Tom 

P.S. Coming soon: XO-3 with S&S couplers, size 59.

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Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

[Ted Durant]

> On May 16, 2024, at 11:52 PM, Harry Travis  wrote:
> 
> "I was much less impressed by the ride quality of the thicker TPU tubes. 
> Though they still weigh less than butyl tubes, they don’t have the same 
> buoyant feeling of the lighter weight models. They changed the feel of the 
> bike completely; it felt like I was riding on cheap tires—or garden 
> hoses—instead of the high end tires I was testing. "
> 
> Note that the heaviest tube he rode on weighed 110g and is for a 35-40mm 
> tire. But then he discerned inferior ride quality, too, from a 65g tube 
> compared to a 30z
> 

I also have some Foss tubes that I have used in 584-42 and 584-48 Rene Herse 
ultralight tires, and I have used Scwhalbe #13 (standard) and #14A (extra 
light) tubes in those same tires. None of them make the tires feel like garden 
hoses, IMO. I never had to patch a Foss tube, but I haven’t put huge miles on 
them. I had what I think is more than a normal amount flats with the extra 
light butyl tubes, but I wouldn’t say that’s a certainty because wet roads and 
old tires are the primary risk factors and I can’t say I’ve controlled for that.

I would rank order the tubes as you’d expect for “ride feel” -
RH TPU
Schwalbe extra light
Foss
Schwalbe standard

I don’t think there’s much difference in feel between Foss and Schwalbe 
standard tubes, and the difference between RH TPU and Schwalbe extra light is 
pretty small.

All just one man’s opinion.

Ted Durant
Milwaukee WI USA

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Re: ThRe: [RBW] ISO: Toyo Atlantis 56-58cm/26"

[Brian Turner]

Best of luck! I feel very fortunate to have found my 54.5cm, 26” Toyo last year 
and it has been a real joy to ride. Being on the shorter side (5’8”, 83 PBH), 
I’ve always appreciated the frames designed around a smaller wheelset, and you 
can’t beat 26” for that lively handling and bombproof wheel strength. I could 
easily ride a 56cm, and wouldn’t hesitate to pick up another if I were to ever 
find a good opportunity in that size as well.

Brian
Lex KY 

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Re: ThRe: [RBW] ISO: Toyo Atlantis 56-58cm/26"

[Max S]

Another possibility is finding a Riv All-Rounder – many of them were 
spec'ed for 26" wheels, even in the larger frame sizes, and it should be 
just dandy for leisurely rides. Barring that, maybe you can find the 
Handsome XOXO – they take a larger tire than the OG XO-1. 

- Max "need that Clay RTP bike" in A2

On Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:19:02 PM UTC-4 Jerry Lynn wrote:

> Yup - saw this too - but at 6'1" a 56cm is as small as I can go. That 
> said, I thank you just the same!
>
> On Thursday 16 May 2024 at 20:13:50 UTC-7 Matthew Williams wrote:
>
>> On May 16, 2024, at 7:29 PM, Hoch in ut  wrote:
>>
>> There is a guy on Facebook Riv Marketplace that says he has a Toyo built 
>> 57-58”, 26” Atlantis. Guy named William John Spencer in a WTB: Toyo 
>> Atlantis thread. 
>>
>>
>> Link:
>>
>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/3127504017358010/
>>
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Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

[Bill Lindsay]

While it is true that latex inner tubes are not made in 559-inch wheel 
sizes, they are absolutely made in 559mm BSD wheel sizes.  Maybe not quite 
as skinny as the tires Patrick Moore runs, but Vittoria makes one that is 
labeled 1.70" - 2.30". Michelin Air-Comp are out there with a box labeled 
1.6 - 2.1". 

Latex inner tubes are made in 559mm BSD wheel sizes.  

Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito, CA

On Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 10:02:37 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote:

> I'd like to try latex tubes (hell, I'd like to try TPUs if they had a 
> better reputation) but latex tubes aren't made in 559" wheel sizes.
>
> Has anyone tried and had success with installing appropriately wide latex 
> tubes in smaller diameter wheels by folding the tube to fit? Results?
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[RBW] DC Riv Dealer Figures Visually in TV Piece

['Steven Seelig' via RBW Owners Bunch]

Here in suburban DC we have been battling to get a bike lane put in on our 
main commuter route.  The Mayor was all in until about a month ago, so now 
the City Council is standing up to her.  Basically, it would head from the 
top of DC downtown as a protected lane and would be huge win.

I do local advocacy and the TV reporter (yes, a cyclist) reached out to me, 
I said meet me at our LBS Riv dealer, Happy Go.  I am off my bike for a 
week or so, so my Platty did not make an appearance, but Happy Go did.  And 
that is my head talking in favor.

Link to story 


Steve Seelig

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Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

[Steve]

Regarding the ability of "thicker TPU tubes" to transform a "high end tire" 
into "garden hoses"  -- do I detect a note of hyperbole? 


On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 12:53:14 AM UTC-4 travis...@gmail.com wrote:

> Then there is this froth from the sometime racer who tried several TPU 
> tubes for Cuvling Weekly 
>
>
> "I was much less impressed by the ride quality of the thicker TPU tubes. 
> Though they still weigh less than butyl tubes, they don’t have the same 
> buoyant feeling of the lighter weight models. They changed the feel of the 
> bike completely; it felt like I was riding on cheap tires—or garden 
> hoses—instead of the high end tires I was testing. "
>
> Note that the heaviest tube he rode on weighed 110g and is for a 35-40mm 
> tire. But then he discerned inferior ride quality, too, from a 65g tube 
> compared to a 30z
>
> [image: pDvhismR5VitxpyD9aDPT8-1200-80.jpg]
>
> Can you trust TPU tubes in a pinch? Best TPU tubes ridden and reviewed 2024 
> 
> cyclingweekly.com 
> 
>
> 
>
>
> --
> Harry P Travis
> Portland Oregon USA 
> 17.4.1
>
> On May 16, 2024, at 5:32 PM, Ted Durant  wrote:
>
> Final update from me. Rene Herse has been very good about it and is 
> refunding me for the tubes that had the valve stem attachments fail.
>
>
> Ted Durant
> Milwaukee WI USA
>
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[RBW] Re: Photos from last weekend's overnighter

[Takashi]

Minh, I had an inflatable pad in the saddle bag.

https://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?cat_id=14008&p_id=1124667

Takashi


2024年5月16日木曜日 22:56:14 UTC+9 Minh:

> great pics, looks like fun!  is there a sleeping pad somewhere in that 
> gear?  that's the one item i'm having some trouble packing on the bike!
>
> On Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 9:11:07 AM UTC-4 Takashi wrote:
>
>> Thank you all for nice comments.
>>
>> Diana, tires are Schwalbe Thunder Burt 29 x 2.1.
>>
>> John, I believe that, with less humidity, you can take equally (or more) 
>> gorgeous stars photo in Arizona, can't you?
>>
>> Takashi
>>
>> 2024年5月14日火曜日 0:41:30 UTC+9 eric...@gmail.com:
>>
>>> Wow, the sky
>>>
>>> On Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 4:44:38 PM UTC-4 John Rinker wrote:
>>>
 Beautiful! It never fails that I miss Japan so after seeing your 
 photos. I really love the one of your Hunq among the stars.

 Cheers, John

 On Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 5:51:56 AM UTC-7 diana@gmail.com wrote:

> Awesome shots. What size tires were you running?
>
> On Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 1:02:49 PM UTC-6 Josh C wrote:
>
>> That's just perfect. Thanks for sharing. 
>>
>> On Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 12:34:35 PM UTC-4 John Bokman wrote:
>>
>>> Fantastic shots Takashi! I especially like the Starlight shot.
>>>
>>> John
>>> Portland OR
>>>
>>> On Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:26:07 AM UTC-7 Takashi wrote:
>>>
 Here are some photos from last weekend's overnighter.
 I rode almost same route last year and two years ago, so I didn't 
 take many photos.

 Hunqapillar loaded up.
 For this load, I think TourSacks (rear panniers) would have worked 
 better.
 [image: ov1.jpg]

 Momosuke Bridge:
 [image: ov2.jpg]

 Short ramble around the campsite:
 [image: ov3.jpg]

 [image: ov4.jpg]

 Obligatory starlight shot:
 [image: ov5.jpg]

 The vertical line is an airplane which happened to fly over me:
 [image: ov6.jpg]

 Takashi



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Re: [RBW] Re: Love to Ride: Commuter Challenge

[Brian Turner]

Thanks for sharing this, Leah! I was delighted to see that the Rivendell owner in the photos is wearing a t-shirt that I designed for the local brewery I do all the graphic design for (West Sixth Brewing in Lexington KY). The shirt says “Ride bikes, drink beer”, and features a simple illustration of the brewery’s Cetma cargo bakfiets that was custom built into a mobile bike bar with a beer tap on it! Small world!BrianLexington KY On May 17, 2024, at 8:01 AM, Ryan  wrote:That's brilliant Leah! If anyone csn sell people on riding bikes for daily activities, it's you! Good on ya!On Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:18:49 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:My love for my new home state is well-documented. After 18 years of desert living, we moved to Michigan, where none of us Petersons had set foot prior to the job interview. I have finally found a biking community, right here in a state that has winter. Anyway, I got asked to be on a committee that would help launch a new initiative to get more people on bikes. There is a lot of lovely new infrastructure in downtown, and we are hoping to get people to use it to get to work/events/dining/shopping. We are using the app Love to Ride, which will allow people in the city and surrounding areas to sign up, join the challenge and compete against other people for a 2 week challenge in May. The city is eager to have the data that the heat maps will generate, showing where people are riding and where they are not. Hopefully this influences further infrastructure in the near future.Today there was a local news article, and one of the men I’m serving with is pictured with his RIVENDELL. Paul’s brother John Sotherland built the Rivendell frames at Waterford back in…whatever day that was. I almost never saw other Rivs in the other places I’ve lived, but Michigan has plenty of them.Here’s the article: https://www.secondwavemedia.com/southwest-michigan/features/Kalamazoo-Commuter-Challenge-encourage-new-cyclists.051624.aspxLeah



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[RBW] Re: A. Homer Hilsen Photo Thread

[larson....@gmail.com]

Beautiful Homer! Very classy, perfect.
Randy in WI

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 5:48:52 AM UTC-5 Nicholas A wrote:

> [image: IMG_3110.jpg]
>
> A teaser photo of my Homer from La Chouette in Paris... very much a teaser 
> because they wont be shipping it for at least a week!
>
> On Monday 13 May 2024 at 14:09:30 UTC+1 Ryan wrote:
>
>> "Amelia" looks great!
>>
>> On Monday, May 13, 2024 at 7:55:55 AM UTC-5 Tim Bantham wrote:
>>
>>> I'm loving all of these Homer photos. I've owned 5 Riv's and currently 
>>> have 3 in the rotation. The Homer is a favorite for me. I'm already 
>>> planning a change to mine. I'm going to change the shifters from down tube 
>>> to Campy brifters shifting to Shimano 8 speed a-la Ronnie Romance. I'll 
>>> provide updates as I make the change over. 
>>>
>>> On Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 10:55:29 PM UTC-4 Bikie#4646 wrote:
>>>
 Dear JT,
 I'll submit my own 57 cm Homer, which was restored and modified by 
 (former?) a list member. I purchased it in 2015 from him shortly after he 
 completed his restoration because he was looking for an Atlantis by then. 
 I 
 fell in love with it then and still think it is my favorite bike.
 Paul Germain
 Midlothian, Va.

 On Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10:36:15 PM UTC-4 jtlu...@gmail.com wrote:

> I always enjoy seeing pictures of everyone's various Rivendell's, so I 
> figured why not start a photo thread of Homers (since that is my only 
> Riv). 
> I've included a photo from my first ride on my Homer back in 2022 (with 
> Albatross bars) and a photo in its most recent configuration with drop 
> bars. 
>
> [image: Homer 1.jpg][image: Homer 2.jpg]
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[RBW] Re: Love to Ride: Commuter Challenge

[Ryan]

That's brilliant Leah! If anyone csn sell people on riding bikes for daily 
activities, it's you! Good on ya!

On Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:18:49 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> My love for my new home state is well-documented. After 18 years of desert 
> living, we moved to Michigan, where none of us Petersons had set foot prior 
> to the job interview. 
>
> I have finally found a biking community, right here in a state that has 
> winter. 
>
> Anyway, I got asked to be on a committee that would help launch a new 
> initiative to get more people on bikes. There is a lot of lovely new 
> infrastructure in downtown, and we are hoping to get people to use it to 
> get to work/events/dining/shopping. We are using the app Love to Ride, 
> which will allow people in the city and surrounding areas to sign up, join 
> the challenge and compete against other people for a 2 week challenge in 
> May. The city is eager to have the data that the heat maps will generate, 
> showing where people are riding and where they are not. Hopefully this 
> influences further infrastructure in the near future.
>
> Today there was a local news article, and one of the men I’m serving with 
> is pictured with his RIVENDELL. Paul’s brother John Sotherland built the 
> Rivendell frames at Waterford back in…whatever day that was. I almost never 
> saw other Rivs in the other places I’ve lived, but Michigan has plenty of 
> them.
>
> Here’s the article: 
> https://www.secondwavemedia.com/southwest-michigan/features/Kalamazoo-Commuter-Challenge-encourage-new-cyclists.051624.aspx
>
> Leah
>

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Re: [RBW] TPU inner tubes - Anyone using them?

[Ryan]

that's reassuring to hear

On Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:53:14 PM UTC-5 travis...@gmail.com wrote:

> Then there is this froth from the sometime racer who tried several TPU 
> tubes for Cuvling Weekly 
>
>
> "I was much less impressed by the ride quality of the thicker TPU tubes. 
> Though they still weigh less than butyl tubes, they don’t have the same 
> buoyant feeling of the lighter weight models. They changed the feel of the 
> bike completely; it felt like I was riding on cheap tires—or garden 
> hoses—instead of the high end tires I was testing. "
>
> Note that the heaviest tube he rode on weighed 110g and is for a 35-40mm 
> tire. But then he discerned inferior ride quality, too, from a 65g tube 
> compared to a 30z
>
> [image: pDvhismR5VitxpyD9aDPT8-1200-80.jpg]
>
> Can you trust TPU tubes in a pinch? Best TPU tubes ridden and reviewed 2024 
> 
> cyclingweekly.com 
> 
>
> 
>
>
> --
> Harry P Travis
> Portland Oregon USA 
> 17.4.1
>
> On May 16, 2024, at 5:32 PM, Ted Durant  wrote:
>
> Final update from me. Rene Herse has been very good about it and is 
> refunding me for the tubes that had the valve stem attachments fail.
>
>
> Ted Durant
> Milwaukee WI USA
>
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