[RBW] Re: Rearview mirrors: necessary, effective, recommendations?

I've used helmet or eyeglass-mounted mirrors for the past 40+ years. For the past decade or so I've been using the Cycleaware helmet-mounted mirrors: Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[RBW] Re: 26" road/gravel tire shortage

You can get the Schwalbe Marathon Supreme in 26 x 1.6 and 26 x 2. Bike24 carry both. Nick On Saturday, 29 August 2020 07:23:28 UTC+10, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > Our touring tandem has 26" wheels, and yes when we bought the bike ten > years ago I got, much to my regret, talked out of 650B. All

[RBW] Any flare for ankle clearance on Rivendell's Silver cranks?

Can anyone tell me if, and if so how much the arms on the Silver cranks flare out to provide additional ankle clearance. i.e. Is the pedal end of the crank further from the centerline of the bike than the BB end. I ride with fairly pronounced toes out / heels in stance, and with normal spindle

[RBW] Re: Any flare for ankle clearance on Rivendell's Silver cranks?

> > On Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 5:31:38 AM UTC-4, Nick Payne wrote: >> >> Can anyone tell me if, and if so how much the arms on the Silver cranks >> flare out to provide additional ankle clearance. i.e. Is the pedal end of >> the crank further from the cent

[RBW] Re: Front derailleur for Hubbah tandem with Silver tandem crankset?

Shimano clamp-on MTB FDs all come with a 34.9mm clamp and two sets of shims - one set to fit 31.8mm seat tube and the other to fit 28.6mm. Nick On Friday, 4 September 2020 11:09:09 UTC+10, Mark Roland wrote: > > Assembling my tandem and whoops. Forgot a few little bits. > > I called Rivendell to

[RBW] Re: Front Derailleur for Riv Silver 34/24 cranks?

I use MTB 2x FDs for this purpose. Here's a XT 2x10 M786 front derailleur that I used on a bike setup with 32-22 chainrings. The FD clears the chainstay.

[RBW] Re: Orange bar tape on British Racing Green Matthews RBFD

When I put together my Bleriot about a dozen years ago, I used black/yellow Cinelli cork bar tape. Some people hate it, others like it. It's certainly lasted pretty well - the yellow has faded somewhat, but otherwise the tape is still in good condition:

[RBW] Re: Advice on Onyx Hubs

You know that the 135mm OLN model only comes as a disc hub? The non-disc hubs are all 130mm. I have one of the older models on a gravel bike, and it has been perfectly reliable. I do like the completely silent freehub, which is the reason I bought it. Other than that the new model has swapped fr

[RBW] Re: Herse v. VO Crankset

I thought about getting a Herse crank some while ago, but as I ride heels in / toes out, I need a bit of flare out on the crankarms so that my heels don't hit the cranks when pedalling. I asked them about this, and was told that no, the crankarms are straight fore-aft, so I didn't proceed with t

[RBW] Re: Sugino Granny Gear

Depends on the chainring. Aluminium granny rings are thicker than the thickness of the teeth, and usually have the teeth slightly offset to one side, so if you reverse one of those, that alters the effective spacing between the granny and middle chainring. They also have the mounting holes reli

[RBW] Re: V-Brake and Canti...

I have the opposite on my Appaloosa - V-brake in front and canti on the rear. I used that combination because I found that cantis on the front get in the way of front panniers - I prefer touring with front panniers and no rear panniers. The brake levers are TRP and with a travel agent on the fr

[RBW] Re: Talk Me Out of Building My Own Wheels

It's not that difficult, and the only tool you need to try it is a spoke key. I've been building my own wheels for more than 40 years, and for or the first 20 of those years, I didn't bother with a truing stand or a tensiometer - I built the wheels in the frame, using a piece of card taped acro

[RBW] Re: Tubolito Anyone?

I recently purchased and installed a pair of their "touring" tubes in my gravel bike. I had been running the tyres on that bike tubeless, but I don't ride it all that often, and I found that a) I would get less than half a dozen rides in on the bike before I would need to top up the sealant bec

[RBW] Re: V-Brake and Canti...

On Thursday, 22 October 2020 07:03:06 UTC+11, S wrote: > > I don't see how this general idea is wrong or "misinformation": > > "I try to make this slotted part of the arm be perpendicular to the brake > pad post when the pad contacts the rim. Why? Because this lets the pad > hit the rim as squa

[RBW] Re: What v-brakes for Susie?

Here are XT BR-M780 calipers on an Appaloosa, over Antelope Hill 55mm tyres plus VO fenders. The fenders are ~15mm above the tyre, so without fenders you could fit around a 70mm tyre without fouling the cable. The travel agent matches the cable pull with drop bar levers:

[RBW] Re: Bike mirrors

I've been using CycleAware reflex helmet mirrors for many years. The mirror arm has a swivelling ball attachment to the mount that sticks to the side of the helmet, and can be quickly removed with a knife or flat screwdriver blade for transport. https://cycleaware.com/shop/ols/products/reflex-t

[RBW] Re: What v-brakes for Susie?

s like you would run into the fork crown before getting > near the cable. Does the App really take a 70mm (2.8") tire?! > > On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 10:01:37 PM UTC-4, Nick Payne wrote: >> >> Here are XT BR-M780 calipers on an Appaloosa, over Antelope Hill 55m

[RBW] Re: Handlebar bags

I have both Ortlieb and Arkel handlebar bags on different bikes - in fact I have mounts for the Ortlieb on two bikes and for the Arkel on two bikes. Both bags work well - they click on and off the mounts quickly, and are perfectly stable in use. I use the padded Ortlieb camera insert in both ba

[RBW] Re: Berthoud Aspin - To cutout, or not to cutout?

Another option if you want an open leather saddle is the Rivet Pearl: https://rivetcycleworks.com/product/the-pearl/. I have one of these, and it's rather nicely made - the sides are joined underneath, to prevent them splaying:

[RBW] Re: new Google Groups question

Switch back to classic view has disappeared from my settings. Looks like it's history. On Wednesday, 11 November 2020 at 12:21:19 pm UTC+11 Ian A wrote: > I'm still using classic. On Android on desktop mode and then in settings > you can switch back to Classic and then reload mobile view and it

Re: [RBW] Re: In praise of Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 26X 2.00

I've been pretty impressed with the Marathon Almotion 700x55 that I've been using on an Appaloosa. They roll out remarkably well for such a fat and fairly heavy tyre. The ones I have are rated as being tubeless compatible, but I've been using tubes in them. Nick -- You received this message b

[RBW] Re: Hupe or Fender for saddlebag support (if it rides too low)?

For saddlebags of any size, I use the Nitto R-14 rack underneath. I have one Carradice Nelson longflap, two Carradice Camper longflap, and one of the huge Baggins bags that Rivendell used to sell, and they all fit well with that rack. Quite apart from stopping the bag sagging onto the tyre or m

[RBW] Re: RivReader asks if aluminum bars should be replaced after 5 years?

It's incorrect to say that *any* metal that is cyclicly loaded will fatigue and fail eventually. Steel and titanium alloys have a fatigue limit, which means that there is an amplitude of stress below which the material will not fail no matter how many cycles of stress are applied. Aluminium, OTO

Re: [RBW] are there any true 700x40 plush, high tpi tires?

The Panaracer Pasela 700x37 has a pretty high TPI casing. And it's a true 37mm when inflated, unlike most tyres that are several mm smaller than the size marked on the casing. I rather like them - I've been using them on a Surly LHT for quite a few years. On feel and visual inspection, the casi

Re: [RBW] Re: One Bike Concept

In the guitar world, there's the problem known as GAS - guitar acquisition syndrome. I seem to have the bicycle equivalent. I also tend to scatter some of them around the world, so that I don't need to put up with the PITA that is present-day air travel with bicycle. One of my bikes lives perma

Re: [RBW] Horizontal Drop outs??? was: Bombadil v. 2.0 and new Fatty Rumpkins

You don't need a tensioner to use single speed or internally geared hub with vertical dropouts. You can use a ghost chainring - an old granny chainring will do the trick. Google the term to find some pictures. http://www.mtbr.com/ssfaqcrx.aspx#ssConversionsChainTension has useful information o

Re: [RBW] Re: Plastic Fenders and Hetres

Here are some pictures of 55mm SKS fenders over Hetres on a Bleriot: https://picasaweb.google.com/100520469917381690611/Bleriot?authkey=Gv1sRgCI-HxrWW9e2yKA# On 25/03/13 07:48, Alex R wrote: Hi Daniel, I use SKS P50 mudguards with my Hetres, and they fit well. SKS recommends the P50 for tire

Re: [RBW] Question 27" wheel conversion to 700c wheels and maybe to 650b

On 26/03/13 12:18, hsmitham wrote: Hey Folks, First can a bike with 27" wheels (630mm) be converted to 700c ( 622mm) essentially 8mm difference smaller wheel diameter. What would be the best Canti breaks to use? And can a 27" wheel be converted to a 650B? There is a 46mm difference between 27

Re: [RBW] Re: ...and speaking of the Large Saddlesack...

I put a leather strap around the tab on the saddlebag and that part of the rack to stop the bag swaying. Like so: http://www.users.on.net/~njpayne/bikestuff/DSC00090.JPG On 26/03/13 07:00, PATRICK MOORE wrote: Here is an extreme and h

Re: [RBW] Shimano bar-end shifters & Albatross bars for commuting

On 28/03/13 09:59, Steve Palincsar wrote: I've never seen an indexed 6 and I'm not sure they ever existed. The original Dura-ace SIS was six speed. A friend still has his mid-1980s Colnago with that component group on it. And I still have a pair of Suntour Superbe Pro DT shifters that can i

Re: [RBW] Re: 7 speed Dura Ace indexing versus 7 speed Shimano non-DA indexing

No, it was the amount of cable pulled for each shift that was different prior to the introduction of 9-speed SIS. The cog spacing was the same between Dura-ace and other shimano cassettes with the same number of cogs. See http://sheldonbrown.com/dura-ace.html. On 30/03/13 03:00, Joe Bernard wr

Re: [RBW] Repainted and rebuilt low trail Hunqapillar

I have a Brooks B17 in the same green, but unfortunately, after you've been riding it for a while, the green starts to wear off and show the black underneath at the wear points where your sit bones go and where your legs rub each side. Same with a couple of grey Brooks that I have on other bike

Re: [RBW] Recommended 26" tires

We use Panaracer Hi-Road 26x1.75 on our touring tandem. They're a pretty nice tyre - don't know how the price compares with the Schwalbe. They're also available in 1.5" size. You can also get Pasela in 26x1.75 - eg: http://www.niagaracycle.com/categories/panaracer-pasela-tire-26-x-1-75-wire-be

Re: [RBW] Re: Experimenting with crank length

On 03/04/13 04:13, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: I believe our perceptions are altered by the unnaturally narrow selection of crank options. In this world, 170 is the middle; 175 is long; and 165 is short. That is equivalent to mosf bikes being available in 55, 56, and 57 cm frame sizes.

Re: [RBW] Re: Sidepull brakes versus Cantilevers

>From personal experience I would say that with good brakes, centre of gravity is the limiting factor, particularly on a bike with no luggage on the rear. You can brake hard enough to go over the handlebars. I've done it when brainless motorists have put me on a collision course with them, and

[RBW] Re: Hetre gash: to replace or not replace?

Boot the cut inside with a piece of casing cut from an old tyre and use Shoe Goo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_Goo) to fill the cut in the tread. On Wednesday, 10 April 2013 08:53:23 UTC+10, john muhl wrote: > > If these weren't brand new I'd replace it without second thought but the > tho

Re: [RBW] Re: Hetre gash: to replace or not replace?

I was cycling with my brother in Switzerland a few years back, and he got a cut in the side-wall of his tyre big enough for my little finger to fit through. I asked if he had a banknote on him, and he produced a 200 franc note, which I used to boot the tyre. We only re-inflated it to about 30 psi a

[RBW] Re: Saddle bags...do you leave 'em on or take 'em off when out in public?

I've used the Nitto saddlebag grip on several bikes ( http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/r13.htm), which works well, and on saddles where the Nitto unit won't fit, which is probably the case with a sprung saddle, I've used the Carradice SQR ( http://www.carradice.co.uk/index.php?page_id=product&und

Re: [RBW] Barefoot Friendly Pedals

You could try a downhill pedal like the nukeproof electron, which has a nylon body. The metal pins that are meant to grip shoe soles can all be removed with a small allen key, to leave a pretty smooth body. Photo of them here: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Images/Models/Original/60114.jpg

[RBW] Re: Yet another post on shimmy

A fix that frequently works to get rid of shimmy is to use a Stronglight needle roller bearing headset, as the bearing friction is greater than that of an annular ball-bearing setup. Unfortunately they're no longer in production, but if you hunt around they're still available. Look for an A9 or

[RBW] Re: Cycling computers

I use Google Tracks on my phone. Most modern smartphones have GPS. -- 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.

Re: [RBW] Cycling Apps

Is the Google app My Tracks available for iPhone? It's what I use on my Android, it's free, and it does what you're asking. http://www.google.com/mobile/mytracks/ On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Andrew McGinley wrote: > Forgive me if this is a tired topic, but I'd love to have a simple app > th

Re: [RBW] anybody do yellow tape on a ahh?

I used speckled tape - mostly yellow with a bit of black - on my Bleriot. Photo here: https://picasaweb.google.com/100520469917381690611/Bleriot650B?authkey=Gv1sRgCKf5oICHh6WXQA#5533178535725403314 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch"

[RBW] Re: Any advice for a Riv-friendly (roof) bicycle rack?

Have a look here: http://www.users.on.net/~njpayne/bikestuff/TandemRoofrack.jpg. It cost me about $20 to build and works fine for single bikes as well as tandems. It's just a piece of 100x30 timber with smaller pieces at each end forming a slot for the tyres to sit in. The timber is fastened to

[RBW] Re: Thoughts on going upright....

I changed all my wife's road bikes over from drop bars to flat handlebars with barends. She'd been riding bikes with drop handlebars for more than a quarter of a century, but was never happy with the braking on descents, as her hands were too small to be able to brake from the drops and she foun

Re: [RBW] Re: What is the Rivish upgrade from Synergy rims?

I had to get a replacement Synergy OCR rim from Velocity because the original rim cracked around several of the eyelets. I've also found that the Synergy rims in 650b are not very consistent in their diameter. Different Synergy rims that I've purchased at different times have varied in outer di

[RBW] Re: Does a large Saddlesack absolutely need support?

My wife and I went touring in Europe with a pair of Carradice Camper Longflap saddlebags (hers was a lowsaddle longflap) each with no support underneath. I cut plastic stiffeners to fit the inside of the bags to prevent them sagging overmuch, and that worked without any problems. We were using

[RBW] Re: Carbonomas fork in real life?

Coming in very late here, but I used a Carbonomas fork on a Lynskey Sportive frame that I built up about six months ago, and have been riding it since then. The tyres I use are Schwalbe Ultremo ZX 700x28, which actually measure 29mm when mounted on the DT Swiss wheels. There's plenty of clearan

[RBW] Re: Rohloff IGH Questions

I retrofitted a Litespeed Blue Ridge with a Rohloff hub about 17 years ago - I think my hub serial number is in the 2000s. It's never given me any problems, and has been toured on extensivel

[RBW] Re: Outside article on CF

Well, CF frames and components are certainly not as forgiving of ham-fisted mechanics. With steel frames and aluminium components, I never bothered with a torque wrench. Not so with CF Components. Nick On Thursday, 26 July 2018 05:24:48 UTC+10, Leslie wrote: > > Given our perspectives on steel,

[RBW] Re: FS: New Phil cassette hub

Is that freehub for 9/10/11 road or MTB? The Road freehubs are ~1.85mm longer, and you can't fit an 11s road cassette (except for the new 11-34) onto an MTB freehub. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from t

[RBW] Re: FS: New Phil cassette hub

Forget I asked - I've just noticed that one of the photos shows the washer that goes behind the cassette when installing a 9/10 road cassette or a 9/10/11 MTB cassette, which would indicate that it's the longer road freehub body. On Wednesday, 1 August 2018 18:03:15 UTC+10, Nick P

[RBW] Re: Sealant Seepage

I've not seen that problem, despite getting some pretty damn hot days here in Australia, and I have quite a number of bike wheels setup tubeless with sealant. That doesn't look like sealant either coming out of the sidewalls or from the interface between tyre and rim. What sealant are you using?

[RBW] handlebar/stem bags - what do people like?

I use the Ortlieb handlebar bag with Klickfix mount and the padded insert intended for cameras, binoculars, etc. Nick -- 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

[RBW] Re: The Rivendell Bike Weight Thread

My 61cm Bleriot kitted out with Hetres, mudguards, B17 saddle, Nitto rack, Carradice Camper longflap, frame pump, and two full 750ml waterbottles weighs 17kg (37.5lbs). It would have weighed rather more in this photo as I had the Carradice filled with enough gear for a short tour in the Victoria

[RBW] Re: Whoah! 1 x 12?????

I setup a 1x12 for my wife, who's an experienced cyclist. She was initially very suspicious about only having a single chainring, having ridden multiple chainring bikes for several decades, but now she likes the single chainring setup.

[RBW] Re: Whoah! 1 x 12?????

On Sunday, 11 November 2018 12:15:16 UTC+11, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Nick: I don't know what a Merckx 69 is, but I like it! The model is a Merckx Mourenx. I bought the frame on closeout for about 1/3 of the price when it was a current model, and though it's a road frame, I mainly built it up wit

[RBW] Re: Carradice style saddlebag advice for 51cm Roadini?

My wife is only 5'2" and uses a lowsaddle longflap with the SQR mount for both commuting and touring. That works well without any rack needed to support it underneath. I cut a fairly stiff piece of plastic to fit in the bottom of the bag, which prevents it from sagging onto the mudguard:

[RBW] Re: Turkey Vulture Supreme Gearing: New article about super low gearing on the Analog Journal

My touring bike has had a 17" low gear for many years - Rohloff hub with 38t chainring and 17t rear cog. I can happily ride it up steep climbs at 6-7kph with my cadence still up at around 80. It's got me up some Swiss mountains with gradients getting up to about 30%. Here it is near the top of

Re: [RBW] Re: Turkey Vulture Supreme Gearing: New article about super low gearing on the Analog Journal

MTB 11-speed cassettes with 40t large cog are pretty common these days, and I've found you don't even need an MTB RD to use them. The latest Ultegra GS R8000 RD will change across an 11-40 no problem with the B-screw most of the way in. Also, using the MTB cassettes has the advantage that you do

[RBW] Re: Turkey Vulture Supreme Gearing: New article about super low gearing on the Analog Journal

On Saturday, 31 March 2018 10:30:18 UTC+11, tc wrote: > > Goodness, that’s a pretty scene, Nick. Wow. Yes, Switzerland is a rather beautiful country. I don't live there but one of my brothers does, and I go cycling there fairly frequently. It's not all mountains, either. One of the national cyc

[RBW] Re: Sugino Wide/Low Double FD?

Depends on the large chainring size - I find that when the large chainring size gets down to around 42t or smaller, the bottom of the cage on an FD for triple chainrings may hit the chainstay. For those sort of setups I use MTB double FDs. Here's a Deore XT 2x10 FD with a 38t big chainring:

[RBW] Re: How heavy a front load on lowriders on a Rivendell road bike?

My wife and I used to tour on our tandem with just a pair of extremely large home made front panniers. We would tour for up to a month at a time with that setup. I certainly preferred the handling with that setup compared to having the load split front and rear. You do need a rack that can take

[RBW] Re: Is the Surly Bridge Club a Disc-braked Hunqapillar?

This is a fat tyre touring bike I recently built up.

[RBW] Re: Tire Pressure Question

I weigh 140, and I run Challenge Strada Bianca (32mm wide on my rims) at 40psi front and 60psi rear. Nick -- 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 r

[RBW] Re: 650b vs 700c wide tite thoughts needed.

The 650bx48 Switchback Hill I have on one bike are much more comfortable than the 700x37 Pasela I have on another on anything but smooth hotmix. Handling - more a function of the frame than the tyre. Safety - who can say? I've also ridden 650bx42 Hetres on the same bike as the Switchback Hill -

[RBW] Re: Cutting rack struts without a vice

+1 on the suggestion for bolt cutters and a file... Nick -- 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 p

[RBW] Re: 23-tooth 74bcd chainring

A 23t chainring will run the chain at a 2mm smaller radius than a 24t chainring. I looked at the 24t chainring I have on a Sugino XD, and the chain already runs so close to the mounting posts on the crank that the chainring bolts to that a 23t chainring wouldn't work as the chain would actually

[RBW] Re: Granny ring washers

I bought a set of the Sugino inner chainring bolts and spacers off fleabay fairly recently. In fact, I just had a look and they're still being sold: https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Sugino-bolts-4mm-spacers-set-for-inner-chainring-of-triple-crank-set-s43ca/282759320482 -- You received this message

[RBW] Re: Granny ring washers

p.s. I just had a look at an XC Comp crank in my possession, and it doesn't need the spacers - the standoff for the granny chainring is built into the crank. On Friday, 8 December 2017 16:14:48 UTC+11, Nick Payne wrote: > > I bought a set of the Sugino inner chainring bolts and

[RBW] Re: Best Rack for a large saddlesack on a large frame?

Here's my 61cm Bleriot with a fully loaded Carradice Camper Longflap. A Nitto saddlebag clamp holds the bag to the B17 saddle and that's a Nitto R14 rack underneath. The R14 is as high as it can go with the supplied legs.

[RBW] Re: Found Upright riding worse than drops riding.

Over the past few years I've converted all my wife's bikes to flat bars. These days she rides about 15000km/year, and she used to race on drop bars, but as someone with pretty small hands she prefers the shifting and braking available with flat bar levers and shifters. She quite happily rides 20

[RBW] Re: 650b tires: the fat and the skinny about them?

I have one lightweight custom 650b machine shod with the Hutchinson Confrérie des 650B, which measure out at 33mm wide on Velocity A23 rims. I think they ride very nicely - I'm fairly light at 65kg, and I run them at 40psi front and 60psi rear. They also roll out pretty well - I take that bike

[RBW] Re: Big cassettes/Do I need a wolftooth roadlink or similar

My wife's touring bike has 10-speed XT on it, and the long arm rear derailleur was able to cope with a 42t extender cog just by winding the B screw all the way in. The chainrings are 40-28. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. T

Re: [RBW] Re: Big cassettes/Do I need a wolftooth roadlink or similar

On Wednesday, 20 December 2017 06:40:12 UTC+11, Tim Gavin wrote: > > I agree, Jim. Totally valid but a "pro tip". > > It also depends on the rear derailleur; some MTB RDs have enough chain > takeup for a very long chain. > > On my Riv ('97 Road Standard), I have a 52/42/30 road triple and an

[RBW] Re: Good New/Bad News on my repaired Atlantis

I use nail polish - it comes in a myriad of colours. I've touched up paint chips on frames with nail polish and it's still protecting the frame more than a decade later. Here's one manufacturer's range - just Google images for "nail polish colors" to find many more:

[RBW] Re: Do you like your Berthoud stainless fenders?

I have Berthoud fenders on three bikes. I also have hammered Honjos on another bike. I prefer the Berthouds - I think they look nicer, and the struts are definitely superior to any others that I've seen. If you ride off a kerb, the Berthoud mudflap folds up out of the way without any damage. I'

[RBW] Re: Lightest 650b wheelset that can take a 42mm tire?

Depends if you're talking rim or disc brake. For disc, you can get NOX Composite wheels at around 1400g for the complete wheelset: http://www.noxcomposites.com/teocalli275. On Wednesday, 17 January 2018 13:26:58 UTC+11, lum gim fong wrote: > > Anyone know what that is these days? -- You recei

[RBW] Re: Lightest 650b wheelset that can take a 42mm tire?

Or these, which are only 1100g:-) But you might need to sell a couple of body organs to purchase them: http://bike-ahead-composites.de/en/products/biturbo-rs/ On Wednesday, 17 January 2018 19:04:32 UTC+11, Nick Payne wrote: > > Depends if you're talking rim or disc brake. For disc,

[RBW] Re: Dumb question- silent rear hub

If you want really quiet (and really expensive, and fairly heavy, but very nicely made), try an Onyx rear hub. The hub uses a sprag clutch, and is essentially completely silent and without drag when coasting. Nick On Friday, 2 March 2018 12:11:21 UTC+11, Drw wrote: > > I ordered the riv budget

[RBW] Re: Flickstand alternatives? How to keep the front stable while not moving?

Here's a German cyclist we met while cycling down the Rhone. You can see that his bike - the one on the left - has two flickstands to keep it stable in that situation, with the front stand coming off the bottom of the front rack. He said that his bike - a Dutch touring bike that he purchased as

[RBW] Re: cycling as the unintentional fountain of youth

Same coverage from a slightly different angle here: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-43308729. As one of my fellow retiree cyclists said on reading it: "One bloke reckons he has the body fat of a 19 year-old. I can beat that - I have the body fat of four 19 year-olds." -- You received this mess

[RBW] Re: Smooth Factor of lighter rim brake steel forks

There was a long discussion on this topic on the 650b forum: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/650b/ymSxPDCPpKs/discussion There's also the Lauf Grit fork, if you can stomach the looks: http://www.laufforks.com/grit/. It gets good ride reports. Nick -- You received this message because you ar

[RBW] Re: cycling as the unintentional fountain of youth

On Saturday, 17 March 2018 00:46:06 UTC+11, Ron Mc wrote: > > I'm happy to state my at-rest pulse is 42, and my BP the same as when I > was 19 I have the body fat of four 19 year-olds." > My wife, also a cyclist and in her 60s, arranged health checks for all her staff at work a few years ago. Wh

[RBW] Re: How to make your own saddle bag quick release for $1.00. This also works for sprung saddles.

This is what I did to attach a Goldback Niño saddlebag to a Berthoud saddle. The straps on the Niño were too far apart to fit the slots in the frame of the saddle, so I zip-tied a piece of 15mm diameter "carbon fibre" tubing (given how cheap it was, I strongly suspect it's actually fibreglass)

[RBW] Re: Favorite All-around Drive train?

I have several bikes setup with 42-29 chainrings and Shimano 11-34 or 11-40 11-speed cassettes, and I find that gearing pretty ideal for the sort of riding I do - usually 60-100km rides over undulating terrain. Here's one using a pair of TA Carmina cranks with a 94BCD spider. A 107mm BB gives a

[RBW] Re: WTB Sugino 30-46t double crankset w/ 175mm arms (or triple to make a double w/outer chain guard) or another brand 2x9

I'd look for some old five arm 94 BCD MTB cranks. If they're 94/58 BCD, just ignore the 58 bolt circle and fit the 46/30 on the 94 bolt circle. I've picked up a couple of these cranksets cheap off fleabay. For instance, here's a right hand 94 BCD 175mm Shimano crank for $11: https://www.ebay.co

[RBW] Re: WTB: crankarms or crankset 170mm with 110 / 74 BCD - Sugino, Specialized "Flags", Velo Orange, or anything silver

Spa Cycles in the UK have their own version of the XD in lengths down to 160mm, and they only cost £25: https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m2b0s109p2003/SPA-CYCLES-XD-2-Touring-Cranks. Nick -- You received this message becaus

[RBW] Re: Group Riding / New Covid-19 World

Present US population ~330 million. On Johns Hopkins figures (https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6) so far from COVID-19 there are ~8800 deaths from 218000 cases - that's about 4% death rate. If half the US population gets this in the

[RBW] Re: Widest wide range double chainring setup? How wide is too wide?

My gearing seems to have pretty much standardized around using 42/29 chainrings, mostly on 94BCD cranks, but I also have a couple of pairs of Middleburn RS7 cranks using their Duo chainrings in the same sizes. For cassettes, I use 11-34 for bikes where I'm not carrying much of a load, and 11-40

[RBW] Re: Advice on Crankset for Roadini Preorder

On Saturday, 21 March 2020 15:00:57 UTC+11, Wyatt wrote: > > I’m always surprised when I hear people say they have no problem running > 1x setups without a narrow wide chainring. I had a drive train set up that > way for a week (I was trying to get a 1x11 done super cheap) and every ride > I wen

[RBW] Re: 1x drivetrain question

On Monday, 23 March 2020 03:15:58 UTC+11, Lithocarpus wrote: > > I’m considering setting up my MIT Atlantis with a 1x system and was > interested to know if anyone here has done this, what components you used, > and if the chain stay length caused any complications. So far, I’m > considering a 1

[RBW] Re: To 10 speed or not? a compatibility question

On Wednesday, 1 April 2020 16:47:24 UTC+11, Drw wrote: > > I’m no expert, so I’ll defer, but you are saying a shimano index 9 speed > road shifter will pull the same amount of cable to work a 42t mtn > cassette+xt derailler? Prior to Shimano going 10-speed, road and MTB both used the same cabl

Re: [RBW] Of Bikes and Bread

Bicycles and bread. Well, I baked a loaf of bread this morning - 50/50 wholemeal and rye - and then went for a bike ride. And towards the end of the ride I stopped at a bulk grocery and bought a couple more kilos of rye flour so I can keep baking. -- You received this message because you are s

Re: [RBW] Of Bikes and Bread

whole wheat, > etc? I have about 5 lbs. of rye flour but I've not had much luck with it. > > On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 9:19 PM Nick Payne > > wrote: > >> Bicycles and bread. Well, I baked a loaf of bread this morning - 50/50 >> wholemeal and rye - and then went f

[RBW] Re: budget drive train suggestions

The FSA Tempo Supercompact square taper crank comes with 46-30 chainrings and is pretty cheap: https://www.starbike.com/en/fsa-tempo-supercompact-v18-crankset-road-aluminium-n-11-jis-black/. €58 is about $US64. Like the Model-T though - any colour so long as it's black. -- You received this

[RBW] Re: Brifter setup for my Sam: looking for options

The last few bikes I've setup I've used 2x11 with SRAM road shifters and MTB RD, as SRAM, unlike Shimano, still retain compatibility between road and MTB components - see https://www.sram.com/sram/mountain/technologies/exact-actuation for a list of the components that can be used with each othe

[RBW] Re: Fixed gear bike packing

In about 1978, when I was living in Western Australia, a group of us who were a bit over just training and racing organised a nine day 1400km cycle camping tour. Two of the riders did it on fixed wheel - somewhere around a 65" gear as I recall. Luckily WA is not a particularly mountainous part o

[RBW] Re: RD compatible with index shifters?

On Tuesday, 4 June 2019 07:07:06 UTC+10, Dave Redmon wrote: > > My goal is rear index shifting because I'm mostly deaf to improper > shifting in friction mode. My LBS tells me my Shimano 7700 9 speed index > bar end shifters are not compatible with my Shimano 9 speed XT rear > derailer in index

Re: [RBW] Saddles for wet butts

The normal Cambium doesn't seem to have any problem with rain either. The one on my touring bike has been ridden multiple times in day-long rain, and hasn't suffered. On Monday, 24 June 2019 12:12:16 UTC+10, David Bivins wrote: > > The all-weather Cambium will last forever. It's basically a plas

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