[RBW] Re: V-brake vs canti question
+1. For those inclined to learn about the hows and whys, and fiddle about with different types of (virtual) cantilever brakes, there's always: http://www.circleacycles.com/cantilevers/ On Jan 15, 3:06 pm, "Scott G." wrote: > There are cantilevers, then there are cantilevers, ye olde high profile > Mafac/Paul Neo retro need strong hands, low profile like Avid Shorty 6 > or Paul Touring setup with the shortest practical straddle cable will > equal or exceed V brakes. > > Cyclocross magazine did the test, hanging a fixed weight from a straddle > cable and measuring the clamping force of the brakes using a scale, simple > repeatable. > The varied the straddle cable length, shorter = more ummphh on low profile > brakes, high profile brakes power varied little with different straddle cable > lengths. > Bravo to the magazine for doing quantifiable testing. -- 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: ISO: 18 t Uniglide/Hyperglide cog; those Ortlieb strap retainers.
Patrick: You must be living right; got an 18t HG, code E-F. Shoot me your postal address off-line & I'll drop it the mail. Let me know if you're after any other cogs, esp 7 speed. dougP On Jan 16, 8:20 pm, dougP wrote: > Patrick: > > I'll dig around in my cog stash tomorrow. You mentione HG or UG. HG > won't fit on a UG body without some grindingoh, forgot how handy > you are with a dremel; no worries :). > > dougP > > On Jan 16, 12:24 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > > > Beside the 18 to cog, I yam looking for two retention clips like that > > pictured. Cash, trade, goodwill, shameless brown-nosing. > > > Thanks > > > Patrick Moore > > iPhone > > > Patrick Moore > > iPhone > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRWhttp://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > > photo.JPG > > 164KViewDownload- 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: ISO: 18 t Uniglide/Hyperglide cog; those Ortlieb strap retainers.
Patrick: I'll dig around in my cog stash tomorrow. You mentione HG or UG. HG won't fit on a UG body without some grindingoh, forgot how handy you are with a dremel; no worries :). dougP On Jan 16, 12:24 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Beside the 18 to cog, I yam looking for two retention clips like that > pictured. Cash, trade, goodwill, shameless brown-nosing. > > Thanks > > Patrick Moore > iPhone > > Patrick Moore > iPhone > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRWhttp://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > photo.JPG > 164KViewDownload -- 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: ISO: 18 t Uniglide/Hyperglide cog; those Ortlieb strap retainers.
Called "Replacement "C" Rings" on the Ortlieb-U.S. website - $3 I was just there buying replacement buckles and my shipping was $4.85 Cheers, Tony On Jan 16, 12:24 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Beside the 18 to cog, I yam looking for two retention clips like that > pictured. Cash, trade, goodwill, shameless brown-nosing. > > Thanks > > Patrick Moore > iPhone > > Patrick Moore > iPhone > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRWhttp://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > photo.JPG > 164KViewDownload -- 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: Date and rough outline for Midwest Riv Rally
The most exciting route and the least exciting route meet several times, so a compromise is possible. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/LbHNmrTRmG4J. 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: tubus fly/b&M 4D permanent taillight
$75 shipped. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/pP-L-TBLaMkJ. 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: Anyone Regret Selling a Bike?
Palo Duro Canyon, 2nd largest canyon in the nation. Guess which one is first. On Jan 3, 10:23 am, Ray Shine wrote: > Colin -- What canyon outside Amarillo? Is it in a park or a greenbelt? > > > From: colin p. cummings > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Sent: Tue, January 3, 2012 6:43:30 AM > Subject: [RBW] Re: Anyone Regret Selling a Bike? > > I sold a green QB two years ago and still regret it. I have a picture > of me standing over it on a bright summer day packed to ride to the > canyon outside Amarillo, TX. I am beaming. That was a good day. > > On Dec 30 2011, 11:47 pm, Mattt wrote: > > > Hey Folks, > > > I am contemplating selling my Quickbeam I recently purchased from John on > > the Forum. It is in great condition and has barely been ridden. I am > > thinking about selling it because I only rode it a few times, don't see > > riding it much for a while, and could use the cash. I get my riding time > > in mostly commuting and what I use my Sam for. The regret part I think > > about is will I in a few years change my cycling routine and have a need > > for the Quickbeam. I don't know, tough call. > > > The main I posted this is wondering if anyone in the group regretted > > selling a bike. > > > Matt > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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: Date and rough outline for Midwest Riv Rally
Good enough. Although at this early date, am 90 percent plus sure I'll be doing the most boring route around the lake. Just the easiest for my hands. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jan 15, 6:57 pm, Forrest wrote: > June 9-10 also is TOMRV (Tour of the Mississippi River Valley) in NE Iowa > and NW Illinois. Could be a conflict for a few Midwest Riv types (could be > for me). Probably not a big deal. > > Anyway, I'm with Jim about picking event dates (as he has done) and letting > the chips fall where they may. -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Slingshots!
I love home made weapons -- they are crude enough not to pose any real danger unless the user is insane or a monster. In high school I made a few slings (the David versus Goliath type) that would hurl an unripe avocado over 200 yards (I think the world record, but with something denser than avocados, is 400 meters). Never could aim them well, though. (Our three acres included several avocado trees that bore abundantly of fruit that sat on the ground and rotted.) A bit younger, at 12 or 13, I made effective blowguns out of 1/2" pipe, 3 feet long. Darts were made by placing a needle at the far end of a toothpick and diligently winding thread around the junction until it met the pipes interior diameter; nail polish kept it all nice. These were good for 30 yards or more -- but the only thing I hit was a holy cow (they ran loose in New Delhi) and that purely by luck. I was as surprised as the cow, which did a jump and ambled off. Also in HS I made firecracker matchlocks (my father told me about using plumbing pipe and cherry bombs to fire golf balls; this would have been in the 1930s). I made my own bullets out of solder melted over a fire and poured into a home-carved mold. Loading involved carefully installing the cracker, little finger-sized for the arquebus, at the bottom of the sealed tube so that the fuse stuck out of the hold cut near the breach; then wrapping the ball in a small piece of greased cloth and ramming it down. A smoldering cord clamped in a pivot sprung for activation by a below-stock lever lit the fuse which would then slowly ignite and, eventually, fire the cracker and eject the bullet. I tried shooting birds with it, but by the time the thing fired the birds had casually looked around, yawned, and flown away. I don't know how powerful the arquebus was, but a much smaller derringer using a smaller cracker in a 3" barrel with roughly 75 mm bore punched a hole through the bottom of a large, sturdy tin can (Kimbo, Kenya's answer to Crisco, used to come in gallon cans) from 5 feet; the can was perched unsecured on a hedge and the force was such that the ball punched a clean hole through the tough bottom of the can without budging the can's position. And then there was paraffin/kerosene incineration of hundreds-of-meters-long, massed trails of army ants -- but that I don't have to apologize for, as these were very dangerous to confined, young and disabled life. On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Rob wrote: > Here in Seattle, we've been using a slingshot lately, armed with chick > peas, to scare the raccoons away from our chicken coop. One solid > connection seems to have gotten the message across. They haven't been back. > Seems to work for discouraging feral cats from using the garden as a litter > box too, though we haven't hit one yet. The cats are just freaked out by > this thing whizzing by close to them. The chick peas are biodegradable of > course, and won't seriously harm the animals. > > We made slingshots with surgical tubing when I was a kid too. Used large > ball bearings as ammo. I'm amazed we didn't injure ourselves. And then > there were the massive ones we used to lob water balloons Fun stuff. > > Rob in Seattle > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/lb9ZQXzIpNQJ. > > 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. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend
On Monday, January 16, 2012 4:00:19 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > > What is that "Simple One Disc" label and that "$800" price under the usual > retail of $1,050? > SO has been discontinued... they just don't sell as well; a Hillborne can be set up similarly, so they can use them that way. If you want one, better get one now... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/B5UX8QE3wcwJ. 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: Snow Ride with Dad
Very cool post and great Pics Amit, thanks for sharng. Made me wish I had rediscovered biking earlier and gotten my dad out before his health deteriorated (strokes), although I am lucky enough to still have him around into his 81st year, so keep on riding and laughing with your pops!. Ryan On Jan 15, 7:48 pm, Amit Singh wrote: > I asked baby bro if he wanted to ride to the grocery store with me and > got a "negative ghostwriter". Totally unexpected, Dad said he'd go, > not grocery shopping, but for a ride. > > So we're rolling and there's some snow, no problem, we forego the > normal sidewalk to the trail routine in favor of roads ... In my head > I'm worried once we get to the trails we won't e able to make it far > with unstudded tires. We arrive and roll gingerly first, then more to > normal. I thought we were going for a short 10 mile ride. Nope. Dad > loves it so much it turns out we're doing 35 -- at HIS insistence. I > wish I woulda known, woulda worn more than commando jeans :) > > we stop at a McD's on the way back to warm the toes and a man asks us > if it's too cold to ride, "nope", with a cheeky smile he gets from me. > He chats me up about his trek with a spring loaded fork and super fat > cushioned sprung seat and his "triangle stand" (indoor bicycle > trainer) and compliments us on our "Schwinns" :) he also tells us > about how he broke his ankle on a ladder two years ago, got a buy-out > retirement package from GM, how his wife left him and his kids took > off and don't see him anymore. I feel badly. He asks dad if he's > divorced. My dad says laughing, "not yet"! I love my dad :) > > We roll out and 4 miles later stops and asks me to check his rear > brake because he thinks it's rubbing. I check and show him it's fine. > look at the front of his bike and find I can't even turn the front > wheel. > > There is SNOW PACKED BETWEEN THE TIRE AND FENDER. Dad holds his bike > up, I pop off the front wheel, find a stick and clean out the snow- > jam. > > Pop the wheel back on and he's as happy as a little boy, pedaling > furiously and explaining as he shakes shakes his head that he thought > he was finally getting old, losing his power, his strength. We both > are laughing hysterically at what had happened and dad's dramatic > reaction and feel grateful and thankful for our health and > friendship. > > By this time we make it to Orchard Lake, where Chief Pontiac (after > whom the automobile was named) is buried on Apple Island, and take a > few moments to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Dad decides to forego the > trail for streets and we're pedaling into a frigid headwind powered by > Orchard Lake and our fingers are in so much pain because of it so > after 6 miles we walk into a Starbucks for a nice cuppacoffee to warm > up and caffeinate our engines. > > The rest of the ride home is on salted roads (maybe I should cringe > here but I'm really okay with it). I get flicked off by 3 dudes in a > brand new Benz and throw up a double duce, screaming "peace!" ... and > then laugh as I approach them at a red light and they don't know how > to react to my non-hostility. > > Ended the ride off right with a beautiful sunset. > > "I gotta say, today was a good day." - Ice Cube > > Photos to prove it happened on my photo streamhttp://www.flickr.com/amisingh -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend/Carbon Catastrophe
In case you haven't clicked through all the photos, here is one of my friend's carbon handlebars, which snapped off when he fell onto his left side while at a stop: http://tinyurl.com/7uhbvoc The break looks nasty (fortunately, he wasn't hurt, as he was motionless when he keeled over due to double leg cramps), but keep in mind that these bars have been in heavy use for almost six years. Alloy bars might have failed after that much use, but probably not in this way. --Eric N Sent from my iPad2 On Jan 16, 2012, at 2:14 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > You have my respect. No way would I have the ability to sleep in a tent after > riding that distance. You are truly hard core. > > --Eric N > Sent from my iPad2 > > On Jan 16, 2012, at 12:42 PM, Anne Paulson wrote: > >> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Eric Norris wrote: >>> I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San >>> Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post >>> and a link to photos from the ride. >>> >>> http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html >> >> Wow. Last Thursday I did half that route, Half Moon Bay to Aptos, and >> it was plenty. I was carrying camping gear, including plenty of warm >> clothes because it got below freezing the first night, but still. You >> went twice as far as me in one day, and still made it in daylight in a >> short winter day. >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> My hovercraft is full of eels >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend
You have my respect. No way would I have the ability to sleep in a tent after riding that distance. You are truly hard core. --Eric N Sent from my iPad2 On Jan 16, 2012, at 12:42 PM, Anne Paulson wrote: > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Eric Norris wrote: >> I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San >> Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post >> and a link to photos from the ride. >> >> http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html > > Wow. Last Thursday I did half that route, Half Moon Bay to Aptos, and > it was plenty. I was carrying camping gear, including plenty of warm > clothes because it got below freezing the first night, but still. You > went twice as far as me in one day, and still made it in daylight in a > short winter day. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels > > -- > 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. > -- 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: Photos from the Weekend
Wow that amazing. Makes me feel bad about myself. My meager 60ish miles on geared road bike seemed hard to me. On Jan 16, 1:07 pm, nawr...@comcast.net wrote: > That does it Eric, I cant take it anymore, you have tempted me to my limit > with you pix of CA rides, I am moving back! :) > Awesome and thanks! > > Dave Nawrocki > > Fort Collins, CO > > > > > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Eric Norris" > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 1:31:00 PM > Subject: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend > > I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San > Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post > and a link to photos from the ride. > > http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html > > I was using a 3-speed fixed-gear Sturmey Archer drivetrain, which performed > flawlessly and got me up the steep stuff (I was running a gear combo that > gave me ratios of 74, 56, and 44 gear inches). > > To prove that people appreciate Riv-ish bikes, I received several compliments > on the Motobecane, including one young man getting off BART in Berkeley who > commented, "Nice build!" > > --Eric Nwww.campyonly.com > Sent from my iPad2 > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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: Slingshots!
Here in Seattle, we've been using a slingshot lately, armed with chick peas, to scare the raccoons away from our chicken coop. One solid connection seems to have gotten the message across. They haven't been back. Seems to work for discouraging feral cats from using the garden as a litter box too, though we haven't hit one yet. The cats are just freaked out by this thing whizzing by close to them. The chick peas are biodegradable of course, and won't seriously harm the animals. We made slingshots with surgical tubing when I was a kid too. Used large ball bearings as ammo. I'm amazed we didn't injure ourselves. And then there were the massive ones we used to lob water balloons Fun stuff. Rob in Seattle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/lb9ZQXzIpNQJ. 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: Multiple gear option questions
On Jan 15, 11:03 pm, Tim McNamara wrote: > Well, yes- but you have to compare that to the weight of everything it > replaces in a derailleur system: All true, unless you're moving from a fixed gear to an IGH. Then, it's more like taking the cassette, derailleurs, and shifters, melting them down and using the slag as a giant metal hubshiner... Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Jan 15, 11:03 pm, Tim McNamara wrote: > On Jan 14, 2012, at 10:21 PM, Philip Williamson wrote: > > > Internal hubs are heavy. > > Well, yes- but you have to compare that to the weight of everything it > replaces in a derailleur system: hub, cassette, front and rear derailleur, a > dozen links of chain, shifters, cables, housing, one chain ring. It comes > close to being a wash. If you use a coaster brake, you can remove the rear > brake calipers, too. Prolly someone has posted the numbers somewhere on the > interwebs. -- 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] Brooks Woman's Saddle
I've got a black one for sure maybe a honey as well. Both are new B17 women's. tkslee...@gmail.com Kelly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/y5Fp_vsZMEsJ. 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.
Re: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend
That does it Eric, I cant take it anymore, you have tempted me to my limit with you pix of CA rides, I am moving back! :) Awesome and thanks! Dave Nawrocki Fort Collins, CO - Original Message - From: "Eric Norris" To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 1:31:00 PM Subject: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post and a link to photos from the ride. http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html I was using a 3-speed fixed-gear Sturmey Archer drivetrain, which performed flawlessly and got me up the steep stuff (I was running a gear combo that gave me ratios of 74, 56, and 44 gear inches). To prove that people appreciate Riv-ish bikes, I received several compliments on the Motobecane, including one young man getting off BART in Berkeley who commented, "Nice build!" --Eric N www.campyonly.com Sent from my iPad2 -- 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. -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend
It's a '73? Cool! Almost as old as my '72 Cinelli! --Eric N Sent from my iPad2 On Jan 16, 2012, at 12:49 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > You make me wish I'd kept it. I may eventually buy an old but decent road > frame (Roadeo has verticals, alas) and set it up with an AW or Shimano 3 sp > hub; this for coasting and minimal hill climbing ease. 44" seems pretty darn > low after climbing hill in a 72"! > > I hear that AWs are pretty friction free after a bit of use -- compared to > more complex hubs. > > My brother still has a wonderful 1960s Paramount track bike with drilled fork > crown that rides and fits me wonderfully -- Shimano coaster braked 3 speed > hub ...???!!! > > BTW, Eric, the man who sold me the Motobecane told me it as a 1973, and the > geometry, threading and build quality leads me to believe that that is pretty > accurate. > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San > Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post > and a link to photos from the ride. > > http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html > > I was using a 3-speed fixed-gear Sturmey Archer drivetrain, which performed > flawlessly and got me up the steep stuff (I was running a gear combo that > gave me ratios of 74, 56, and 44 gear inches). > > To prove that people appreciate Riv-ish bikes, I received several compliments > on the Motobecane, including one young man getting off BART in Berkeley who > commented, "Nice build!" > > --Eric N > www.campyonly.com > Sent from my iPad2 > > -- > 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. > > > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend
Again, it's not natural. On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > I rode PBP using a 72-inch gear, although in retrospect I would have > geared a little higher. > > Riding from CA to Kansas in 2006, I rode the first week in 72 inches (over > the Sierras, across the mountains of northern Nevada, and over the > Wasatch). I started gearing up after that. By the time we started crossing > the flat eastern half of Colorado, I was in the 80s somewhere. > > By comparison, having a 44-inch gear to get into on the climbs yesterday > was sheer luxury. > > --Eric N > Sent from my iPad2 > > On Jan 16, 2012, at 12:51 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > Eric did P-B-P on a Quickbeam and rode across the US, west to east, on a > fixed -- climbed the Rockies in -- what was it, Eric, an 80" gear? > > He's not natural. > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Anne Paulson wrote: > >> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Eric Norris >> wrote: >> > I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San >> Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post >> and a link to photos from the ride. >> > >> > http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html >> >> Wow. Last Thursday I did half that route, Half Moon Bay to Aptos, and >> it was plenty. I was carrying camping gear, including plenty of warm >> clothes because it got below freezing the first night, but still. You >> went twice as far as me in one day, and still made it in daylight in a >> short winter day. >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> My hovercraft is full of eels >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend
I rode PBP using a 72-inch gear, although in retrospect I would have geared a little higher. Riding from CA to Kansas in 2006, I rode the first week in 72 inches (over the Sierras, across the mountains of northern Nevada, and over the Wasatch). I started gearing up after that. By the time we started crossing the flat eastern half of Colorado, I was in the 80s somewhere. By comparison, having a 44-inch gear to get into on the climbs yesterday was sheer luxury. --Eric N Sent from my iPad2 On Jan 16, 2012, at 12:51 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Eric did P-B-P on a Quickbeam and rode across the US, west to east, on a > fixed -- climbed the Rockies in -- what was it, Eric, an 80" gear? > > He's not natural. > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Anne Paulson wrote: > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > > I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San > > Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post > > and a link to photos from the ride. > > > > http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html > > Wow. Last Thursday I did half that route, Half Moon Bay to Aptos, and > it was plenty. I was carrying camping gear, including plenty of warm > clothes because it got below freezing the first night, but still. You > went twice as far as me in one day, and still made it in daylight in a > short winter day. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels > > -- > 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. > > > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend
Or the Simple One? SO owners: how does it handle compared to other Rivendell pavement-biased models? I see that most of those on the Flikr page are set up with drops. What is that "Simple One Disc" label and that "$800" price under the usual retail of $1,050? On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:51 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Eric did P-B-P on a Quickbeam and rode across the US, west to east, on a > fixed -- climbed the Rockies in -- what was it, Eric, an 80" gear? > > He's not natural. > > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Anne Paulson wrote: > >> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Eric Norris >> wrote: >> > I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San >> Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post >> and a link to photos from the ride. >> > >> > http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html >> >> Wow. Last Thursday I did half that route, Half Moon Bay to Aptos, and >> it was plenty. I was carrying camping gear, including plenty of warm >> clothes because it got below freezing the first night, but still. You >> went twice as far as me in one day, and still made it in daylight in a >> short winter day. >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> My hovercraft is full of eels >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend
Eric did P-B-P on a Quickbeam and rode across the US, west to east, on a fixed -- climbed the Rockies in -- what was it, Eric, an 80" gear? He's not natural. On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Anne Paulson wrote: > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > > I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San > Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post > and a link to photos from the ride. > > > > http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html > > Wow. Last Thursday I did half that route, Half Moon Bay to Aptos, and > it was plenty. I was carrying camping gear, including plenty of warm > clothes because it got below freezing the first night, but still. You > went twice as far as me in one day, and still made it in daylight in a > short winter day. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend
You make me wish I'd kept it. I may eventually buy an old but decent road frame (Roadeo has verticals, alas) and set it up with an AW or Shimano 3 sp hub; this for coasting and minimal hill climbing ease. 44" seems pretty darn low after climbing hill in a 72"! I hear that AWs are pretty friction free after a bit of use -- compared to more complex hubs. My brother still has a wonderful 1960s Paramount track bike with drilled fork crown that rides and fits me wonderfully -- Shimano coaster braked 3 speed hub ...???!!! BTW, Eric, the man who sold me the Motobecane told me it as a 1973, and the geometry, threading and build quality leads me to believe that that is pretty accurate. On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San > Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post > and a link to photos from the ride. > > http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html > > I was using a 3-speed fixed-gear Sturmey Archer drivetrain, which > performed flawlessly and got me up the steep stuff (I was running a gear > combo that gave me ratios of 74, 56, and 44 gear inches). > > To prove that people appreciate Riv-ish bikes, I received several > compliments on the Motobecane, including one young man getting off BART in > Berkeley who commented, "Nice build!" > > --Eric N > www.campyonly.com > Sent from my iPad2 > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Photos from the Weekend
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San > Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post > and a link to photos from the ride. > > http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html Wow. Last Thursday I did half that route, Half Moon Bay to Aptos, and it was plenty. I was carrying camping gear, including plenty of warm clothes because it got below freezing the first night, but still. You went twice as far as me in one day, and still made it in daylight in a short winter day. -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- 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] Photos from the Weekend
I rode Patrick's former Motobecane down the California coast from San Francisco to Monterey and back this past weekend. Here's a brief blog post and a link to photos from the ride. http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/photos-from-weekend.html I was using a 3-speed fixed-gear Sturmey Archer drivetrain, which performed flawlessly and got me up the steep stuff (I was running a gear combo that gave me ratios of 74, 56, and 44 gear inches). To prove that people appreciate Riv-ish bikes, I received several compliments on the Motobecane, including one young man getting off BART in Berkeley who commented, "Nice build!" --Eric N www.campyonly.com Sent from my iPad2 -- 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] Another ebay item I'm selling: A very Rivish and very inexpensive crankset
I probably should have offered this here first, instead of wasting a week of my life on ebay, but I listed a bunch of stuff, and listed this, too. It's a lowish end Sugino crankset. 172.5mm arms. Triple, 130/74 BCD. It came as a 52/42/30, but I bought a Spot brand chainguard and ran it briefly as a 42/30 compact double. It's like an ultra affordable Keven special. Comes with a generic cartridge BB. It's used, to be sure. Have a gander: http://www.ebay.com/itm/260936667255?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Lots of other items listed, but I think this is the only one with Riv-appeal. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/xKMzo9JvwLgJ. 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: Sayonara Jay Day
I too have had the pleasure to get to know Jay and will miss him a great deal. Not to make this a blush fest for Jay but I want to second (or third or fourth) the recognition of his honesty and integrity of character. Not only can that man ride, but he's pretty great at this whole living life thing too. He will be missed for sure, and I'll keep my fingers crossed for a bay area return in the coming years. Best wishes Jay! Adam On Jan 16, 8:56 am, Esteban wrote: > Jay is also a superhero, but I won't divulge his special powers. > > Really, one of the best people I know. > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > On Jan 16, 7:40 am, Stephen wrote: > > > I spent some time in the Walnut Creek area while biking down the coast > > a few winters ago. I met Jay at the Riv head quarters, where we > > talked while working on my bike. We hit it off in the way that most > > people that meet him seem to hit it off. Later we went for a ride > > around Berkeley, stopped at the grocery, then went back to his place > > where he cooked me dinner and talked late into the night. Cooked me > > dinner! > > > For me, it was such a gracious act of hospitality, and for him it > > seemed second nature. Truly the highlight of that trip. I'm happy > > for anyone who gets to know him. > > > On Jan 15, 5:23 pm, Pondero wrote: > > > > What a nice tribute to Jay. I interacted with him a couple of times > > > by phone, and once in person during a rare visit from Texas. Seemed > > > like a nice guy, but then everyone has always been quite hospitable to > > > me. > > > > The way Grant worded it, he encouraged ME to be a better person. > > > Assuming that's really Jay, I guess Grant nailed it. -- 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] Brooks Woman's Saddle
Greetings Bunch, My lovely fiance had her saddle stolen last week outside of the school she works in. It was a very nice Brooks from another list member. Curious if anyone out there has a woman's saddle that they'd like to part with. Thanks! Adam Berkeley, CA -- 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: Sayonara Jay Day
Jay is also a superhero, but I won't divulge his special powers. Really, one of the best people I know. Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Jan 16, 7:40 am, Stephen wrote: > I spent some time in the Walnut Creek area while biking down the coast > a few winters ago. I met Jay at the Riv head quarters, where we > talked while working on my bike. We hit it off in the way that most > people that meet him seem to hit it off. Later we went for a ride > around Berkeley, stopped at the grocery, then went back to his place > where he cooked me dinner and talked late into the night. Cooked me > dinner! > > For me, it was such a gracious act of hospitality, and for him it > seemed second nature. Truly the highlight of that trip. I'm happy > for anyone who gets to know him. > > On Jan 15, 5:23 pm, Pondero wrote: > > > > > > > > > What a nice tribute to Jay. I interacted with him a couple of times > > by phone, and once in person during a rare visit from Texas. Seemed > > like a nice guy, but then everyone has always been quite hospitable to > > me. > > > The way Grant worded it, he encouraged ME to be a better person. > > Assuming that's really Jay, I guess Grant nailed it. -- 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: Sayonara Jay Day
I spent some time in the Walnut Creek area while biking down the coast a few winters ago. I met Jay at the Riv head quarters, where we talked while working on my bike. We hit it off in the way that most people that meet him seem to hit it off. Later we went for a ride around Berkeley, stopped at the grocery, then went back to his place where he cooked me dinner and talked late into the night. Cooked me dinner! For me, it was such a gracious act of hospitality, and for him it seemed second nature. Truly the highlight of that trip. I'm happy for anyone who gets to know him. On Jan 15, 5:23 pm, Pondero wrote: > What a nice tribute to Jay. I interacted with him a couple of times > by phone, and once in person during a rare visit from Texas. Seemed > like a nice guy, but then everyone has always been quite hospitable to > me. > > The way Grant worded it, he encouraged ME to be a better person. > Assuming that's really Jay, I guess Grant nailed it. -- 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: Sayonara Jay Day
When Sweetie and I visited Riv HQ during a Bay Area swing a couple of summers ago, we "kidnapped" Grant for a lovely "power lunch" around the corner that lasted nearly two hours. When we returned Grant to his environment obviously more relaxed, he settled down on his giant feldenkreis ball-cum-office chair, and got back to work with a smile. As Sweetie and I looked around the showroom for a quick peek and some possible shopping, Jay came up to me, smiled gently and whispered, "thank you SO much for getting him out of here for a couple of hours!" "Is there a problem?" I asked, sotto voce. "No, no, no problem," Jay assured me, "it's just that Grant eats lunch at his desk a lot. He takes really short breaks. Works a lot." He paused, snuck a glance at Grant and whispered to me, "Now and then he forgets to eat altogether. It's really busy around here in the summer, you know." That's the kind of fella Jay appeared to be in our brief encounter. Caring and sweet in a quiet sort of way. I wish him all the best in sunny, funny Arizona. Beth H in PDX -- 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: Snow Ride with Dad
Lovely ride report, Amit. I your dad, too! So happy you and he have such a wonderful relationship. That is a gift without measure. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/i5NYL24bs34J. 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: Snow Ride with Dad
A very nice and touching description Amit. Thank you. This is the stuff of great relationships and great memories. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Jwg1jd_jT5kJ. 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: Riv Rally East 2012
Thanks for the info, Bobby and Steve. Sounds like fun, I'm seriously considering it. Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ZoUmNuyeJfEJ. 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: V-brake vs canti question
Travel Agents feel funny and the cable is much more susceptible to breaking.V-brakes are better in the wet. On Jan 15, 9:21 pm, dougP wrote: > Jim: > > I'll keep that in mind. The bike is my wife's Atlantis & has the > Shimano levers Riv uses. I hate to start tearing into the handlebar > set up (bar end shifters, etc) & I have the brakes & Travel Agents so > I'll just install them & see how that works. I read the Travel Agent > instructions & have been fiddling with one with some brake cable. > Getting them set up correctly may be an exercise in patience, getting > the cable hole on the pulley in the correct location. > > dougP > > On Jan 15, 6:17 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > wrote: > > > > > > > > > If the bike in question is equipped with STI levers, then the travel agent > > is the way to go. Otherwise, the Tektro RL520 levers are a cheaper, better > > way to go. -- 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: Touring Load and Packing list with weights
That's great you can buy them now. My friend built one using a Platypus bladder, some tubing, and First Need Filter. We first used it in Tehipite Canyon in King's Canyon, so we called it the Tehipite Water System. And on that trip we were much better hydrated b/c water was so "cheap". Just fill, hang, go do something else and you have overflowing potable water. The problem with boiling is that you need a bit of fuel- as if your'e converting it into water. Filtration I think is much better. As for the rest of the packing list, seems like the hammer isn't very multi-use and heavy. If you're sleeping on tundra, it's like natural Therapedic. Miles of it. The best natural mattress I've ever slept on. Didn't unpack the Thermarest. And, of course, very easy to stake into. I agree about the coffee press, which to be sure, is a complete sign of civilization. But isn't a trip to AK about putting some distance between you and civilization? Which is why I would lose the iPad too. :-) stay off the grid for a couple weeks. Bring a journal and a couple good paperbacks (John McPhee's Coming into Country comes to mind, Michener's Alaska, or even Travels to Siberia by Ian Frazier, which in its own way is similar to these lands). Be sure to bring bug juice. In Denali, we had to walk around while eating our food; you could swipe your hand in the air and catch a zillion skeeters. Gross at first, but you get used to it. We used Sawyer's Gold, with up to 20% DEET. Beyond that apparently doesn't add any benefit. The mosquitos came within 2 in. of your face, and stayed away. Oh, a bandanna is also a great blind fold to keep that midnight sun out (4pm sunshine at 8pm; midnight hikes in full light. Surreal.). Great trip! Tse-Sung Berkeley On Jan 13, 1:19 pm, "Darin G." wrote: > I've been using Sawyer drip purifiers for two years. Fill the top > bag, let gravity do the work. > > On Jan 13, 11:17 am, Kelly Sleeper wrote: > > > > > > > > > What do you use for water purification. Generally I just filter with t > > shirt and boil. I have been looking at some purification systems.. that > > is an area I'm completely clueless. > > Thankfully I haven't been isolated badly enough to have to do that often... > > though it did happen twice last year. -- 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.
