[RBW] Re: Questions about derailleurs/chainwheels/cassettes
I think the Rivendell credo would dictate that, New parts just for the sake of being new and shiny or having better marketing=bad New parts that work a whole lot better than the old parts or are in some way more practical or serviceable=good And in this case I think there's a ton of functional improvement that would come from running more modern stuff. You don't have to spend a ton, the lower end Shimano stuff works fine. (I rode a bike a few weeks ago with some 8 speed Sora stuff on it, worked fine). And you can find replacements for it pretty much anywhere there's a bike shop should you run into such a problem. There's probably not more than a handful of shops in the whole country with Simplex compatible parts lying around. OK I think that's about my last thought on the subject :-) On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > Now I feel that maybe I was too harsh. The modern stuff will work much > better, with less fuss and screwing around, BUT I recognize that > making old French parts work on new bikes is a somewhat popular hobby > in certain cycling circles... > > If a person wanted to do such a thing, I'd be fairly confident that a > 5/6/7 sp freewheel/cassette in the vicinity of 13-27 and 39/52 > chainrings would be OK. > > Jim > > On Jan 11, 12:21 am, "Jim Bronson" wrote: >> Oh good, I'm glad that I'm not the only one and thus coming off as a >> curmudgeon :-) >> >> There probably isn't a whole hill of beans in difference between parts >> made in 2002 and those made in 2009, but between parts made in 1980 >> and parts made in this century, there is a huge difference :-) >> >> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi John: >> > As much as I may admire French aesthetics, my advice would be to sell >> > the French parts for some insane amount of money and buy something >> > made more recently by Shimano. I'm sure the French stuff is pretty to >> > look at and cool/vintage, but you'll drive yourself nuts trying to >> > make it work with modern parts on a modern frame. And since you want >> > to do multi-day rides far from home, you may appreciate the fabulous >> > advances in derailleur technology over the past 20 or 30 years. >> >> > Funny, in researching the SLJ parts you mentioned, I came across a >> > blog that argues that the SLJ is "the best derailleur ever made". I >> > don't know how that blog author defines "best", but I'd eat my shoe if >> > it turned out that these French antiques shifted as well or stood up >> > to as much hard use/abuse as any of the current Shimano offerings. >> >> > On Jan 10, 11:35 pm, John Ferguson wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> First time on here, and it's my first time building a bike from the >> >> frame up. I'm hoping someone here can help, as I'm a complete >> >> neophyte. I've been riding an older (cheap) French bike for the past >> >> 10 years and finally took the plunge and bought a Rivendell Saluki. >> >> Frame only, of course--I could have taken the easy way out and gotten >> >> a completed bike, but since I'm going to be traveling long distances >> >> on this bike, I figured I needed to build it myself so I know how >> >> everything goes together. >> >> >> I'm in the process of acquiring components; I think I have most >> >> everything figured out, except for the following: >> >> >> I have a Simplex SLJ5500 rear derailleur and an SLJ front derailleur >> >> from my old bike. However, I can't figure out with a high degree of >> >> confidence what an appropriate range would be for the chainwheels and >> >> the cassette/freewheel. Unfortunately I sold my old bike without >> >> counting teeth. >> >> >> I'm planning on taking very long rides, sometimes multi-day, and I'm >> >> hoping to enter some formal randonneur events this year. >> >> >> Anyone have advice for me? Anything would be appreciated; I've spent >> >> many hours trying to figure this out. >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> John >> >> -- >> having a blood clot is a sticky situation > > > -- having a blood clot is a sticky situation --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Questions about derailleurs/chainwheels/cassettes
Now I feel that maybe I was too harsh. The modern stuff will work much better, with less fuss and screwing around, BUT I recognize that making old French parts work on new bikes is a somewhat popular hobby in certain cycling circles... If a person wanted to do such a thing, I'd be fairly confident that a 5/6/7 sp freewheel/cassette in the vicinity of 13-27 and 39/52 chainrings would be OK. Jim On Jan 11, 12:21 am, "Jim Bronson" wrote: > Oh good, I'm glad that I'm not the only one and thus coming off as a > curmudgeon :-) > > There probably isn't a whole hill of beans in difference between parts > made in 2002 and those made in 2009, but between parts made in 1980 > and parts made in this century, there is a huge difference :-) > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > > > > wrote: > > > Hi John: > > As much as I may admire French aesthetics, my advice would be to sell > > the French parts for some insane amount of money and buy something > > made more recently by Shimano. I'm sure the French stuff is pretty to > > look at and cool/vintage, but you'll drive yourself nuts trying to > > make it work with modern parts on a modern frame. And since you want > > to do multi-day rides far from home, you may appreciate the fabulous > > advances in derailleur technology over the past 20 or 30 years. > > > Funny, in researching the SLJ parts you mentioned, I came across a > > blog that argues that the SLJ is "the best derailleur ever made". I > > don't know how that blog author defines "best", but I'd eat my shoe if > > it turned out that these French antiques shifted as well or stood up > > to as much hard use/abuse as any of the current Shimano offerings. > > > On Jan 10, 11:35 pm, John Ferguson wrote: > >> Hi all, > > >> First time on here, and it's my first time building a bike from the > >> frame up. I'm hoping someone here can help, as I'm a complete > >> neophyte. I've been riding an older (cheap) French bike for the past > >> 10 years and finally took the plunge and bought a Rivendell Saluki. > >> Frame only, of course--I could have taken the easy way out and gotten > >> a completed bike, but since I'm going to be traveling long distances > >> on this bike, I figured I needed to build it myself so I know how > >> everything goes together. > > >> I'm in the process of acquiring components; I think I have most > >> everything figured out, except for the following: > > >> I have a Simplex SLJ5500 rear derailleur and an SLJ front derailleur > >> from my old bike. However, I can't figure out with a high degree of > >> confidence what an appropriate range would be for the chainwheels and > >> the cassette/freewheel. Unfortunately I sold my old bike without > >> counting teeth. > > >> I'm planning on taking very long rides, sometimes multi-day, and I'm > >> hoping to enter some formal randonneur events this year. > > >> Anyone have advice for me? Anything would be appreciated; I've spent > >> many hours trying to figure this out. > > >> Thanks! > > >> John > > -- > having a blood clot is a sticky situation --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Questions about derailleurs/chainwheels/cassettes
Oh good, I'm glad that I'm not the only one and thus coming off as a curmudgeon :-) There probably isn't a whole hill of beans in difference between parts made in 2002 and those made in 2009, but between parts made in 1980 and parts made in this century, there is a huge difference :-) On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > Hi John: > As much as I may admire French aesthetics, my advice would be to sell > the French parts for some insane amount of money and buy something > made more recently by Shimano. I'm sure the French stuff is pretty to > look at and cool/vintage, but you'll drive yourself nuts trying to > make it work with modern parts on a modern frame. And since you want > to do multi-day rides far from home, you may appreciate the fabulous > advances in derailleur technology over the past 20 or 30 years. > > Funny, in researching the SLJ parts you mentioned, I came across a > blog that argues that the SLJ is "the best derailleur ever made". I > don't know how that blog author defines "best", but I'd eat my shoe if > it turned out that these French antiques shifted as well or stood up > to as much hard use/abuse as any of the current Shimano offerings. > > > > > > On Jan 10, 11:35 pm, John Ferguson wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> First time on here, and it's my first time building a bike from the >> frame up. I'm hoping someone here can help, as I'm a complete >> neophyte. I've been riding an older (cheap) French bike for the past >> 10 years and finally took the plunge and bought a Rivendell Saluki. >> Frame only, of course--I could have taken the easy way out and gotten >> a completed bike, but since I'm going to be traveling long distances >> on this bike, I figured I needed to build it myself so I know how >> everything goes together. >> >> I'm in the process of acquiring components; I think I have most >> everything figured out, except for the following: >> >> I have a Simplex SLJ5500 rear derailleur and an SLJ front derailleur >> from my old bike. However, I can't figure out with a high degree of >> confidence what an appropriate range would be for the chainwheels and >> the cassette/freewheel. Unfortunately I sold my old bike without >> counting teeth. >> >> I'm planning on taking very long rides, sometimes multi-day, and I'm >> hoping to enter some formal randonneur events this year. >> >> Anyone have advice for me? Anything would be appreciated; I've spent >> many hours trying to figure this out. >> >> Thanks! >> >> John > > > -- having a blood clot is a sticky situation --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Questions about derailleurs/chainwheels/cassettes
One of these dealies? http://tinyurl.com/96orqc I mean, I know that newer is not necessarily better, and 11 speeds are probably not better than 9, but uh...I think you'd be better off running some bottom of the line Shimano stuff that that old Simplex. In my opinion of course. You can get a Sora front and Deore rear from Rivendell for the grand total of $84. You can probably find it even cheaper on eBay. That would allow you to run 11-34 MTB casettes in the back and whatever crankset up front you felt like running that was compatible with the bike. You could also re-use your friction shifters if you felt so inclined. Of course that begs the question, do you have an appropriate rear wheel to run Shimano casettes on? On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 11:35 PM, John Ferguson wrote: > > Hi all, > > First time on here, and it's my first time building a bike from the > frame up. I'm hoping someone here can help, as I'm a complete > neophyte. I've been riding an older (cheap) French bike for the past > 10 years and finally took the plunge and bought a Rivendell Saluki. > Frame only, of course--I could have taken the easy way out and gotten > a completed bike, but since I'm going to be traveling long distances > on this bike, I figured I needed to build it myself so I know how > everything goes together. > > I'm in the process of acquiring components; I think I have most > everything figured out, except for the following: > > I have a Simplex SLJ5500 rear derailleur and an SLJ front derailleur > from my old bike. However, I can't figure out with a high degree of > confidence what an appropriate range would be for the chainwheels and > the cassette/freewheel. Unfortunately I sold my old bike without > counting teeth. > > I'm planning on taking very long rides, sometimes multi-day, and I'm > hoping to enter some formal randonneur events this year. > > Anyone have advice for me? Anything would be appreciated; I've spent > many hours trying to figure this out. > > Thanks! > > John > > > -- having a blood clot is a sticky situation --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] 2 shellac methods
I just noticed this for the first time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiPcpnylK-4&feature=channel --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Questions about derailleurs/chainwheels/cassettes
Hi John: As much as I may admire French aesthetics, my advice would be to sell the French parts for some insane amount of money and buy something made more recently by Shimano. I'm sure the French stuff is pretty to look at and cool/vintage, but you'll drive yourself nuts trying to make it work with modern parts on a modern frame. And since you want to do multi-day rides far from home, you may appreciate the fabulous advances in derailleur technology over the past 20 or 30 years. Funny, in researching the SLJ parts you mentioned, I came across a blog that argues that the SLJ is "the best derailleur ever made". I don't know how that blog author defines "best", but I'd eat my shoe if it turned out that these French antiques shifted as well or stood up to as much hard use/abuse as any of the current Shimano offerings. On Jan 10, 11:35 pm, John Ferguson wrote: > Hi all, > > First time on here, and it's my first time building a bike from the > frame up. I'm hoping someone here can help, as I'm a complete > neophyte. I've been riding an older (cheap) French bike for the past > 10 years and finally took the plunge and bought a Rivendell Saluki. > Frame only, of course--I could have taken the easy way out and gotten > a completed bike, but since I'm going to be traveling long distances > on this bike, I figured I needed to build it myself so I know how > everything goes together. > > I'm in the process of acquiring components; I think I have most > everything figured out, except for the following: > > I have a Simplex SLJ5500 rear derailleur and an SLJ front derailleur > from my old bike. However, I can't figure out with a high degree of > confidence what an appropriate range would be for the chainwheels and > the cassette/freewheel. Unfortunately I sold my old bike without > counting teeth. > > I'm planning on taking very long rides, sometimes multi-day, and I'm > hoping to enter some formal randonneur events this year. > > Anyone have advice for me? Anything would be appreciated; I've spent > many hours trying to figure this out. > > Thanks! > > John --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Rivlike Bikes
597 is a Schwinn tire, usually referred to as the S6. You can get tires for them, but only low end 1-3/8" tires. Rims are hard to come by outside of steel ones via Schwinn collectors, even then they are not common as the s-7 (571!) which is one of the more baloony schwinn tires. You can get fantastic 590 tires if you are diligent, but usually it is only hardware store quality tires, however I think you can fit 700cx32mm tires in an international. So what are we trying to solve again? On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 4:54 AM, Bruce wrote: > There are both 590 and 597 made. Look at the drop down chart here: > > http://www.bicycletires.com/bicycle_tires.asp > > > > Is there a wheel size around 600mm? > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX > > > > > > > > -- Tarik Saleh tas at tariksaleh dot com in los alamos, po box 208, 87544 http://tariksaleh.com all sorts of bikes blog: http://tsaleh.blogspot.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Questions about derailleurs/chainwheels/cassettes
Hi all, First time on here, and it's my first time building a bike from the frame up. I'm hoping someone here can help, as I'm a complete neophyte. I've been riding an older (cheap) French bike for the past 10 years and finally took the plunge and bought a Rivendell Saluki. Frame only, of course--I could have taken the easy way out and gotten a completed bike, but since I'm going to be traveling long distances on this bike, I figured I needed to build it myself so I know how everything goes together. I'm in the process of acquiring components; I think I have most everything figured out, except for the following: I have a Simplex SLJ5500 rear derailleur and an SLJ front derailleur from my old bike. However, I can't figure out with a high degree of confidence what an appropriate range would be for the chainwheels and the cassette/freewheel. Unfortunately I sold my old bike without counting teeth. I'm planning on taking very long rides, sometimes multi-day, and I'm hoping to enter some formal randonneur events this year. Anyone have advice for me? Anything would be appreciated; I've spent many hours trying to figure this out. Thanks! John --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Rivlike Bikes
I haven't seen any 597 rims, and all 597 tires are really low end. 590 is good, but not that much bigger than 584. The International is a wonderful bicycle. What's wrong with sticking with 630/622 wheels? On Jan 10, 5:54 am, Bruce wrote: > There are both 590 and 597 made. Look at the drop down chart here: > > http://www.bicycletires.com/bicycle_tires.asp > > > > Is there a wheel size around 600mm? > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Nitto Big Rear Rack
Thanks. I asked Rivendell. That was the only size that rack comes in, so I was going to have a SS piece machined by one of my customers, but I think I will give that a try. Take care, Mok On Jan 10, 6:43 am, fenderbender wrote: > Welcome Mok! > I'm a newbie here too but been tinkering with bikes as long I can > remember. My guess is that you have the wrong size of the rack. Only > solution I can see is raise it a bit by using a "Tubus Lower Rack > Mounting Kit" or similar. But the kit rely on two mounting holes so > you may have to rework it a > bit:http://www.thetouringstore.com/TUBUS/Fit%20Solutions/FIT%20SOLUTIONS%... > > On 10 Jan, 04:24, mok wrote: > > > > > Hello all, > > > I am a newbie to the site. I just received my above rack. It looks > > wonderful and solid. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had the same > > issue I am having. The top of the rear SKS fender, which I bought > > here, hits the bottom of the rack. It is on the upper eyelet, and it > > is all level, but it still hits just a bit to much. I would like to > > raise the fender just a bit to get better tire clearence. I was > > wondering if they (or anyone) makes an adapter or something to > > actually raise the rear rack vertically. I could alway rigs something > > from a custom piece of SS, but I would like to use what was made for > > this if at all. > > > I appreciate any advise and comments on this. Happy New Year to > > all. > > > Mok- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] FS: 60mm rake fork by Roland Della Santa
For sale is a 60mm rake fork build by Roland Della Santa, great looking fork with a good price. With the new rake, it will take a 52cm reach brake, ie long reach. One inch threaded steeler and plenty of thread for a level saddle/handlebar setup. Lugs are from Heron and it has round fork blade. Color is red, the only downside I see is it does not come with fender or rack eyelets. I would like $150 for the fork shipped to lower 48 states. If I were to use this fork, I will ask a frame builder to add fender and rack mounts and have it repaint. If you want to try a low trail setup for cheap, this is it. Thanks Ron --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell Bleriot and Quickbeam
It's gotten to the point in our house where it works like this. "I'm not going to the swap meet this year because I have all the parts and pieces I need." She say "You should go because you never know." I'm to stupid to argue with logic like that. On Jan 9, 11:30 pm, "David Estes" wrote: > I wow her with my sparkly smile... > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Doug Peterson wrote: > > > She: "And how much did this one cost?" > > > And you told her? > > > -Original Message- > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Angus > > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 8:03 PM > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > Subject: [RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell Bleriot and Quickbeam > > > My Rambouillet was a "sneak in" purchase...so was the Atlantis come to > > think of it... > > > I spent a couple of years working full time and going to business > > school (dang near killed me but that's a different story). After > > months of lusting over an orange Rambouillet I decided to purchase a > > 64cm frame. My wife, smart, observant woman that she is, tends to > > notice things, so I thought I should mention the purchase before the > > large box arrived on our doorstep. > > > Me: "Honey...err...I bought myself a gradution present." > > > Wife: "What did you get?" > > > Me: "Guess!" > > > Wife: "OH GOD...Not another bike!" > > > True story :-) > > > Angus > > > On Jan 9, 4:24 pm, wrote: > > > You're not going to sneak an orange QB into your stable and pretend > > > that it's an old bike that's always been there. It sticks out like a > > > sore thumb. Trust me, I just tried it and got caught. > > > > On Jan 9, 11:24 am, "David Estes" wrote: > > > > > See, you made the first mistake of "mentioning" it... > > > > Speaking of sneaking in a few bikes... > > > > A number of years ago several of us were admiring a now deceased friends > > > amazing collection of vintage motorcycles, and in particular his latest > > > aquisition at the time, an Ariel Square Four. Mind you, this was not > > just > > a > > > handful of old Triumphs, Beezers and Nortons, but included a Matchless, a > > > Norton Manx with a documented racing history and now the Ariel, which > > cost > > > around twenty five large. Obviously Ed was a man of some means, but > > you'd > > > never know it until he opened his garage door. > > > > At one point The Wise One, (that's a long story), asked Ed how his wife > > felt > > > about having roughly a quarter of a million dollars worth of scooters in > > her > > > garage. Poor Ed near got whiplish looking around to ensure that Margie > > did > > > not hear that question while admonishing TWO to pipe down. As he told > > it, > > > to her knowledge the most he ever paid for one of those old derelict > > bikes > > > was twenty five hundred bucks! > > > > Stan > > > Columbia, SC > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: looking for a Romulus headbadge (or a buyer for frame/fork?)
Hey Bill, your doppelengager is in SF where I'm originally from. I think that SF BR actually did some art work for Riv many years ago. The funny thing is that I had just gotten ahold of SF BR through Facebook and then came across your post here. --mike --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Nitto Big Rear Rack
Hi, You could use a couple of stay mounting clamps and attach the rack higher. Ed Lee Danville, CA On Jan 10, 3:43 am, fenderbender wrote: > Welcome Mok! > I'm a newbie here too but been tinkering with bikes as long I can > remember. My guess is that you have the wrong size of the rack. Only > solution I can see is raise it a bit by using a "Tubus Lower Rack > Mounting Kit" or similar. But the kit rely on two mounting holes so > you may have to rework it a > bit:http://www.thetouringstore.com/TUBUS/Fit%20Solutions/FIT%20SOLUTIONS%... > > On 10 Jan, 04:24, mok wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > I am a newbie to the site. I just received my above rack. It looks > > wonderful and solid. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had the same > > issue I am having. The top of the rear SKS fender, which I bought > > here, hits the bottom of the rack. It is on the upper eyelet, and it > > is all level, but it still hits just a bit to much. I would like to > > raise the fender just a bit to get better tire clearence. I was > > wondering if they (or anyone) makes an adapter or something to > > actually raise the rear rack vertically. I could alway rigs something > > from a custom piece of SS, but I would like to use what was made for > > this if at all. > > > I appreciate any advise and comments on this. Happy New Year to > > all. > > > Mok --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Rivlike Bikes
There are both 590 and 597 made. Look at the drop down chart here: http://www.bicycletires.com/bicycle_tires.asp Is there a wheel size around 600mm? Colin Cummings Amarillo, TX --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: Nitto Big Rear Rack
Welcome Mok! I'm a newbie here too but been tinkering with bikes as long I can remember. My guess is that you have the wrong size of the rack. Only solution I can see is raise it a bit by using a "Tubus Lower Rack Mounting Kit" or similar. But the kit rely on two mounting holes so you may have to rework it a bit: http://www.thetouringstore.com/TUBUS/Fit%20Solutions/FIT%20SOLUTIONS%20PAGE.htm On 10 Jan, 04:24, mok wrote: > Hello all, > > I am a newbie to the site. I just received my above rack. It looks > wonderful and solid. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had the same > issue I am having. The top of the rear SKS fender, which I bought > here, hits the bottom of the rack. It is on the upper eyelet, and it > is all level, but it still hits just a bit to much. I would like to > raise the fender just a bit to get better tire clearence. I was > wondering if they (or anyone) makes an adapter or something to > actually raise the rear rack vertically. I could alway rigs something > from a custom piece of SS, but I would like to use what was made for > this if at all. > > I appreciate any advise and comments on this. Happy New Year to > all. > > Mok --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: looking for a Romulus headbadge (or a buyer for frame/fork?)
I too have a namesake on the Rivendell roll. I keep thinking my twin will order a custom Riv -- in my size and in a color I really like -- and one day it will arrive at my door my mistake. Hey, it could happen! P.S. I knew a guy who had an unusual last name, and the only other family with that same named in the entire country lived on the same street in his small town. The two families had also determined they weren't related in any way! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
