Re: [RBW] Re: At long last, the Mammoth takes it's first breaths.
@ Dave and Bryan: The centimeter difference in PBH is likely huge when pushing the upper end of frame size to PBH, making the 58 the right call and what I'd go with were I you. It's great to hear, Bryan, that seeing your Hunqa helped persuade minds at your shop. The shop closest to me has a very nice father and son owner but they scratch their head at what I ride in bafflement since rim brakes are going away and other platitudes. Isn't it great to be able to ride out your front door and hit the trails? I'm delighted you enjoyed the pictures. I enjoyed taking them! Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] baby boomer blues
I share your experience of aging and changing riding habits. I have the b17 on the tandem and very early selle anatomica on the singles. The latter are noticeably more comfortable. Probably the slit and additional flex. No problem with over stretch. If that had happened I would have gone back to the co.. Don't get the single laminate version. Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: baby boomer blues
David, perfect description. Gee, Michael, I did go back to the company and found them curiously defensive and somewhat whiny about their financial position. Selle Titanico X - I'm 215 lbs. (6''3) - supposed to be the right saddle for me. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aaaP4130003.jpg 9 months on saddle, the question was what are they going to do. The discoloration is because the leather was stretching and the glue laminating the leather to the plastic was extruding through the leather. Design? Q/C? Regardless, the saddle was at the end of its useful life for me. And yes, I rode many comfortable miles on the saddle, and the third-of-the-stretch-bolt that is left might take someone lighter person many more miles than it was going to take me. Rivet is not without their quirks, either. It's very round and sits very different - hard at first contact. When you get down the road, you realize the support is just fine and is quite comfortable in spite of no feeling cushy. The error she made on the saddle is the hole radius at the back of the cut-out is too small, making the saddle deform to a ridge that has the potential to be personally intruding. Higher-grade Brooks are still superior, their design was never broken, but in the standard grades, have seen several Q/C problems with them, as well. On Saturday, October 4, 2014 11:53:36 PM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: Or try the B17 if you're currently running a Professional, Swift, or other narrow saddle. Basically whichever Brooks you currently have, go to the next wider model and see if that works better (conventional wisdom says it should). Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Ron Mc bulld...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Riding regularly on Brooks B17 (semi-upright moustache cockpit) and both Selle AnAtomica and Rivet Indy on my drop-bar go-fast, my broken in B17 Special is still the coziest. My AnAtomica never stopped stretching, and replacing it with the Rivet worked out better in the long-run (the Rivet settled in and quit stretching). We've heard from some on the forum who don't like the B17 and found the Rivet Pearl worked for them. I agree on a fully upright bike, Brooks B67 (bigger) or B72 (biggest) is the way to go. The B68 has been discontinued. You'd likely also have to drop the seat post a bit or these wide saddles will rub your thighs. On Saturday, October 4, 2014 10:36:11 PM UTC-5, dougP wrote: Alan: I've used Brooks B17 for a number of years, and found there is noticeable variation in comfort from saddle to saddle. Hey, not all cows are alike! My strategy is to put the most comfortable one on my Atlantis, as that's the bike I'll do longer rides on, the next one on another bike that's not as demanding, and my crummy one (ruined by rain neglect) on my utility bike. Of course, this assumes you have at least one Brooks that's comfortable for your longest time in the saddle. If they're all uncomfortable, maybe time for a change. I've been told Rivets are pretty good but haven't ridden on myself. The opinion comes from a guy who rents high end bikes to fussy customers, and he's found his clients who don't bring their own saddle don't complain about the Rivets. dougP On Saturday, October 4, 2014 5:33:18 AM UTC-7, alan lavine wrote: I've been an avid recreational cyclist for over 30 yrs, and have made numerous adjustments to compensate for aging (I'm now 65). These have included larger frames, higher handlebars, wider more supple tires, lower gears, etc. I'm slower and less aggressive in my riding style and now do credit card rather than self-contained touring. Still. I'm more fit and slim than most of my peers, and still enjoy whatever riding I can do. But now the unthinkable has happened.my beloved Brooks saddles are hurting my butt! I don't have much padding there to begin with, but never have had saddle problems before. I'm guessing its because of a more upright riding position dictated by lower back and neck issues. I'd be crushed if I had to move away from leather saddleswell, maybe not crushed, but disappointed. Any ideas or suggestions from the group? Please don't mention recumbents, as that's really my last resort option and I'm not there yet. Best, Alan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the
Re: [RBW] baby boomer blues
Steve, good point about Bertaud coming out with wider, and even more cost effective saddles. My buddy rides their original and loves it. His wife, however, wouldn't put up with its mate on their tandem and they went back to Brooks (on both - he's a fastidious matcher). On Saturday, October 4, 2014 9:01:42 PM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote: On 10/04/2014 08:33 AM, alan lavine wrote: I've been an avid recreational cyclist for over 30 yrs, and have made numerous adjustments to compensate for aging (I'm now 65). These have included larger frames, higher handlebars, wider more supple tires, lower gears, etc. I'm slower and less aggressive in my riding style and now do credit card rather than self-contained touring. Still. I'm more fit and slim than most of my peers, and still enjoy whatever riding I can do. But now the unthinkable has happened.my beloved Brooks saddles are hurting my butt! I don't have much padding there to begin with, but never have had saddle problems before. I'm guessing its because of a more upright riding position dictated by lower back and neck issues. I'd be crushed if I had to move away from leather saddleswell, maybe not crushed, but disappointed. Any ideas or suggestions from the group? Please don't mention recumbents, as that's really my last resort option and I'm not there yet. Brooks makes many different models of saddle. If you've been using a narrow racing saddle and have changed your position to a more upright one, perhaps you might need to switch to a saddle more suitable for that riding position. And Brooks isn't the only maker of good leather saddles. Berthoud makes several models in different widths; also Selle AnAtomica and Rivet make leather saddles of several different widths. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Should it stay or should it go?
If the CC is your placeholder for a Hunq have you looked at the VO Camargue? (http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/frames/camargue-frameset.html) I only throw it out as it clearly is assume at the kind of heavy duty loaded trail rides the Hunq excels at. The CC is obviously great to, I found one on clist for a killer price when my Univega Metroprix was my only bike (only bike is such a funny concept there days!). Anyway I'd probably still have it if it wasn't several sized to small. Keep us posted on the purchase and build! Tony -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Wide mouth Canti's
I have a pair of VO Zeste on my Hunq. http://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com/2014/06/re-reviews-vo-zeste-brakestitanica-x.html I really love them. They not only open fully, they have longer arms for greater stopping power and a unique extra barrel adjuster on the straddle wire. Marc On Thursday, September 25, 2014 11:59:46 PM UTC-4, AaronY wrote: Hey Bunch, I'm looking for some new Canti's and specifically want a set that will open nice and wide to avoid having to deflate large tires when putting the wheel in and out. Riv sells the Shimano CX-70 that do this well apparently. Are there other suggestions though as those are $120 per pair. Also, what's the deal with the CX-70s? Is it just the pads that are installed are short enough to miss most fork blades? If so, what problems might crop up if shorter pads are installed on other types of cantis? Thanks, Aaron Young the Dalles, OR -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS: Abus Amparo 4850 brand nee
Lock has been sold to the first gentleman who inquired. (Off list) Sorry to everyone else, but thanks for the interest! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] A Toast to Cork, on CBS
Seen on CBS Sunday Morning : http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/a-toast-to-cork/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] WTB: On One Midge Silver 25.4 handlebar
I can never seem to catch one of these in stock, so I thought I would check here. Drop me a line...not PM...they don't appear to reach me. Apparently my email doesnt show either, so here you go: hbclick located at yahoo dot com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Wide mouth Canti's
How is the setup? and how well do they stay in position after you get them set? and has anyone tried these? On Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:36:36 AM UTC-4, Marc Irwin wrote: I have a pair of VO Zeste on my Hunq. http://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com/2014/06/re-reviews-vo-zeste-brakestitanica-x.html I really love them. They not only open fully, they have longer arms for greater stopping power and a unique extra barrel adjuster on the straddle wire. Marc On Thursday, September 25, 2014 11:59:46 PM UTC-4, AaronY wrote: Hey Bunch, I'm looking for some new Canti's and specifically want a set that will open nice and wide to avoid having to deflate large tires when putting the wheel in and out. Riv sells the Shimano CX-70 that do this well apparently. Are there other suggestions though as those are $120 per pair. Also, what's the deal with the CX-70s? Is it just the pads that are installed are short enough to miss most fork blades? If so, what problems might crop up if shorter pads are installed on other types of cantis? Thanks, Aaron Young the Dalles, OR -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: baby boomer blues
I'm sorry to read both that you have had such bad luck and that they didn't want to own a mfg defect. I wonder if the early ones, labeled Robusto, which is what I have, are better? I believe that originally they were buying Brooks saddles and modifying them before they got into their own leather. Also the company founder died suddenly (I think while riding in Death Valley) and that too may have contributed to a loss of control over the product. It would be interesting to hear from others who have more recent purchases. Sometimes these quality issues get turned around. Michael On Sunday, October 5, 2014 7:52:51 AM UTC-4, Ron Mc wrote: David, perfect description. Gee, Michael, I did go back to the company and found them curiously defensive and somewhat whiny about their financial position. Selle Titanico X - I'm 215 lbs. (6''3) - supposed to be the right saddle for me. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aaaP4130003.jpg 9 months on saddle, the question was what are they going to do. The discoloration is because the leather was stretching and the glue laminating the leather to the plastic was extruding through the leather. Design? Q/C? Regardless, the saddle was at the end of its useful life for me. And yes, I rode many comfortable miles on the saddle, and the third-of-the-stretch-bolt that is left might take someone lighter person many more miles than it was going to take me. Rivet is not without their quirks, either. It's very round and sits very different - hard at first contact. When you get down the road, you realize the support is just fine and is quite comfortable in spite of no feeling cushy. The error she made on the saddle is the hole radius at the back of the cut-out is too small, making the saddle deform to a ridge that has the potential to be personally intruding. Higher-grade Brooks are still superior, their design was never broken, but in the standard grades, have seen several Q/C problems with them, as well. On Saturday, October 4, 2014 11:53:36 PM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: Or try the B17 if you're currently running a Professional, Swift, or other narrow saddle. Basically whichever Brooks you currently have, go to the next wider model and see if that works better (conventional wisdom says it should). Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Ron Mc bulld...@gmail.com wrote: Riding regularly on Brooks B17 (semi-upright moustache cockpit) and both Selle AnAtomica and Rivet Indy on my drop-bar go-fast, my broken in B17 Special is still the coziest. My AnAtomica never stopped stretching, and replacing it with the Rivet worked out better in the long-run (the Rivet settled in and quit stretching). We've heard from some on the forum who don't like the B17 and found the Rivet Pearl worked for them. I agree on a fully upright bike, Brooks B67 (bigger) or B72 (biggest) is the way to go. The B68 has been discontinued. You'd likely also have to drop the seat post a bit or these wide saddles will rub your thighs. On Saturday, October 4, 2014 10:36:11 PM UTC-5, dougP wrote: Alan: I've used Brooks B17 for a number of years, and found there is noticeable variation in comfort from saddle to saddle. Hey, not all cows are alike! My strategy is to put the most comfortable one on my Atlantis, as that's the bike I'll do longer rides on, the next one on another bike that's not as demanding, and my crummy one (ruined by rain neglect) on my utility bike. Of course, this assumes you have at least one Brooks that's comfortable for your longest time in the saddle. If they're all uncomfortable, maybe time for a change. I've been told Rivets are pretty good but haven't ridden on myself. The opinion comes from a guy who rents high end bikes to fussy customers, and he's found his clients who don't bring their own saddle don't complain about the Rivets. dougP On Saturday, October 4, 2014 5:33:18 AM UTC-7, alan lavine wrote: I've been an avid recreational cyclist for over 30 yrs, and have made numerous adjustments to compensate for aging (I'm now 65). These have included larger frames, higher handlebars, wider more supple tires, lower gears, etc. I'm slower and less aggressive in my riding style and now do credit card rather than self-contained touring. Still. I'm more fit and slim than most of my peers, and still enjoy whatever riding I can do. But now the unthinkable has happened.my beloved Brooks saddles are hurting my butt! I don't have much padding there to begin with, but never have had saddle problems before. I'm guessing its because of a more upright riding position dictated by lower back and neck issues. I'd be crushed if I had to move away from leather saddleswell, maybe not crushed, but disappointed. Any ideas
[RBW] Grunden's Poncho -- works for fastboys?
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/ar1.htm Is it capacious enough for a 6 footer who rides on hoods or hooks, and who likes bars that are relatively distant from saddle nose? I gave up on the Carradice nylon poncho because it fit only sit up and beg. (Duxback too hot. Use Campmor now, but that's flimsy.) Inviting comments only from those who have used the Grunden. Patrick Moore, fastboy in a very aspirational sense only, in ABQ, NM, where it rains in an aspirational sense only.* *(Akshually, we've had good 'monsoons' in '14 and '13. Ponchos are nice even if one uses them only 2X/year.) -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * * Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No place.* * Nothing outside you can give you any place, he said. You needn't to look at the sky because it's not going to open up and show no place behind it. You needn't to search for any hole in the ground to look through into somewhere else. You can't go neither forwards nor backwards into your daddy's time nor your children's if you have them. In yourself right now is all the place you've got. If there was any Fall, look there, if there was any Redemption, look there, and if you expect any Judgment, look there, because they all three will have to be in your time and your body and where in your time and your body can they be?* * Where in your time and your body has Jesus redeemed you? he cried. Show me where because I don't see the place. If there was a place where Jesus had redeemed you that would be the place for you to be, but which of you can find it?” -- *Flannery O'Connor,* Wise Blood * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Grunden's Poncho -- works for fastboys?
looks like a great poncho. And yes, it rains here like it rains there. My house has had 24 rainfall overnight. Been too long - we're still in a drought. On Sunday, October 5, 2014 3:03:22 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/ar1.htm Is it capacious enough for a 6 footer who rides on hoods or hooks, and who likes bars that are relatively distant from saddle nose? I gave up on the Carradice nylon poncho because it fit only sit up and beg. (Duxback too hot. Use Campmor now, but that's flimsy.) Inviting comments only from those who have used the Grunden. Patrick Moore, fastboy in a very aspirational sense only, in ABQ, NM, where it rains in an aspirational sense only.* *(Akshually, we've had good 'monsoons' in '14 and '13. Ponchos are nice even if one uses them only 2X/year.) -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * * Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No place.* * Nothing outside you can give you any place, he said. You needn't to look at the sky because it's not going to open up and show no place behind it. You needn't to search for any hole in the ground to look through into somewhere else. You can't go neither forwards nor backwards into your daddy's time nor your children's if you have them. In yourself right now is all the place you've got. If there was any Fall, look there, if there was any Redemption, look there, and if you expect any Judgment, look there, because they all three will have to be in your time and your body and where in your time and your body can they be?* * Where in your time and your body has Jesus redeemed you? he cried. Show me where because I don't see the place. If there was a place where Jesus had redeemed you that would be the place for you to be, but which of you can find it?” -- *Flannery O'Connor,* Wise Blood * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Grunden's Poncho -- works for fastboys?
I'm interested as well. Campmor user here, too. I hook the thumb loops over the brake levers and tie it at my waist. Can you do that with the Grunden? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: WTB: On One Midge Silver 25.4 handlebar
2nd in line if there is more then one... I may have to buy a white one and strip off the anodize. ~mike Carlsbad Ca. On Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:14:44 AM UTC-7, jinxed wrote: I can never seem to catch one of these in stock, so I thought I would check here. Drop me a line...not PM...they don't appear to reach me. Apparently my email doesnt show either, so here you go: hbclick located at yahoo dot com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Looking for a 61 cm Atlantis
One just listed on the bay. $1800 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS: Technomic, Hupe, brake levers, Rumpkins, Marathon, toe clips
Hupe is sold!!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] CicLAvia Ride Report
98F in the shade, that's the report. Additionally, it was a great day in LA. For CicLAvia, the City of Los Angeles blocks off around 10 miles of streets to motor vehicles and 100,000 people come out to celebrate! Happens two to three times a year and is always fun! This one didn't seem to be as well attended, I'm hoping it was just the heat and not a complacency thing. It is LA after all... I rode my new to me Quickbeam. It was geared at 38X18 and was pretty much perfect for cruising throughout the day. Took the boy and he had a blast, although tired out now! For bikes, I think the most common one would be a circa 1984 Centurion with a rusty chain. A little bit of everything of course. Plenty of crabon, LOTS of beach cruisers. One MB-Zip, and a woman asking me about Rivendells, saying she would love to have a Betty Foy. I directed her here, telling her that there is one listed FS right now! Pics of the day showing a hot good time: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/sets/72157648413336362 (more buildings than bikes, but I love pre-WWII architecture). Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: CicLAvia Ride Report
Good on you for going. We're such wimps we crossed it off about mid-week when the weather report firmed up. Hit the beach instead, it was still way over 80 at El Moro, water 70. Still summer. dougP On Sunday, October 5, 2014 5:50:36 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: 98F in the shade, that's the report. Additionally, it was a great day in LA. For CicLAvia, the City of Los Angeles blocks off around 10 miles of streets to motor vehicles and 100,000 people come out to celebrate! Happens two to three times a year and is always fun! This one didn't seem to be as well attended, I'm hoping it was just the heat and not a complacency thing. It is LA after all... I rode my new to me Quickbeam. It was geared at 38X18 and was pretty much perfect for cruising throughout the day. Took the boy and he had a blast, although tired out now! For bikes, I think the most common one would be a circa 1984 Centurion with a rusty chain. A little bit of everything of course. Plenty of crabon, LOTS of beach cruisers. One MB-Zip, and a woman asking me about Rivendells, saying she would love to have a Betty Foy. I directed her here, telling her that there is one listed FS right now! Pics of the day showing a hot good time: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/sets/72157648413336362 (more buildings than bikes, but I love pre-WWII architecture). Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Sackville Bar Sack review needed please.
@Aakash: I have been using the Carradice Pendle Saddlebag, but it is so big it drags on the rear wheels of my bikes unless I use a fender. Then it sits on the fender. I don't want to put racks on the bike. The next bag size down by Carradice is the Zipped Roll. But I think I need something a little bigger. I don't tour or anything, and a Pendle sized bag is enough for me. So I thought I would try a front bag and see how I like it. I think the only rack I would ever want to put on my bikes is a front rack, but only if I had to for larger bag reasons or to mount a dynamo powered light. @ MKahri: Thanks for the info and tips # 3 and 6. Very clever! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: CicLAvia Ride Report
Are you kidding, I went there to enjoy the cool on-shore breeze! Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 6:01 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote: Good on you for going. We're such wimps we crossed it off about mid-week when the weather report firmed up. Hit the beach instead, it was still way over 80 at El Moro, water 70. Still summer. dougP On Sunday, October 5, 2014 5:50:36 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: 98F in the shade, that's the report. Additionally, it was a great day in LA. For CicLAvia, the City of Los Angeles blocks off around 10 miles of streets to motor vehicles and 100,000 people come out to celebrate! Happens two to three times a year and is always fun! This one didn't seem to be as well attended, I'm hoping it was just the heat and not a complacency thing. It is LA after all... I rode my new to me Quickbeam. It was geared at 38X18 and was pretty much perfect for cruising throughout the day. Took the boy and he had a blast, although tired out now! For bikes, I think the most common one would be a circa 1984 Centurion with a rusty chain. A little bit of everything of course. Plenty of crabon, LOTS of beach cruisers. One MB-Zip, and a woman asking me about Rivendells, saying she would love to have a Betty Foy. I directed her here, telling her that there is one listed FS right now! Pics of the day showing a hot good time: https://www.flickr.com/ photos/cyclotourist/sets/72157648413336362 (more buildings than bikes, but I love pre-WWII architecture). Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] FS: Compass 1.75x26 tires and 26 Velocity wheelset
I've posted this a few times, sorry for the repeats. I'm close to selling all I needed to sell to fund a new Cheviot build ,except the following: 26 Velocity Wheelset (Dynoheat rims, 36 spokes): http://www.rivbike.com/category-s/588.htm $300 local (Bay Area), $330 shipped Compass 26 x 1.75: http://www.compasscycle.com/tires_comp_26_175.html $85 local (Bay Area), $90 shipped These were bought as a second wheelset for a hunqapillar build this May. Less than 200 miles of use, like new. It will be a week or two before I can ship the wheelset, I need to snag a box from Rivendell when i pick up the Cheviot. I know someone has to have an Atlantis or Hunqapillar build, a restoration, or just a second wheelset with road different tires? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Dyno light recommendation
I've got 16000 MILES on my SON Delux. 13000 miles on a SON 28 (different bike, and has survived a wreck. Had the wheel rebuilt). Both still going strong. I know someone with over 4 miles on his SON 28. Ditto. They may cost more, but... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Good riding only happens with good friends.
It's been a while since I posted. Which could mean two things. One; I broke my camera. or Two; I haven't had anything great to write and reflect on. Well two of those two things are right. (Camera's viewfinder is broken, in the process of getting a new camera, if I get a new camera.) Until today. Indian summer in the Bay Area with temps up to 95+ inland. Wilson. Nick and Johan all braved the hot weather for some cool costal riding. One way to make the start of the ride interesting is to ride with a running marathon that was going on to the bridge. Fun trying to dodge and find alternative routes to getting to the same place. Felt kind of like riding with zombies which I guess foreshadowed how we were going to feel for the rest of the day. First flat was from Wilson who had a galvanized roofing nail unbend through tire, tube and rim. Nothing electrical tape and extra tube couldn't fixed. Hot climbing over 8 miles spread the group up a bit and the only cool down was this magically springs near the top. Seriously it's magic it's always flowing, eh trickling. But on this hot day it was magical. With only half of the ride over, the effects of the Mr.Sun had us baked and feeling like zombies. We quickly sprung into action emergency burger mode. Forgo all the extra milage to the fastest burger place. Always a good plan. Second flat went to Nick, third and fourth flat went to Jonah. Nick rode ahead due to dinner plans; Wilson, Jonah and I went to grind that last bit of dirt before calling it quits for burgers. Best burger ever. Seriously. I've had this burger plenty of times on rides harder or similar. Today was amazing. Maybe it was great company, or wonderful weather or maybe I was going through heat exhaustion. But I am convince that burgers solve everything in life. Pictures Proved that a dinky point and shoot can still take okay shots: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk4Sjy3g Manny RIP Camera #6 Acosta -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
