[RBW] Re: My stolen Rambouillet
What a complete drag. Individuals who steal bikes really upset the balance of the world when they do that so it shouldn't be surprised by the ire and response their acts elicit. I second the photographed SNs of my bikes for universal access. I hope it surfaces soon, will troll the CL here. Andy Cheatham PIttsburgh On Monday, December 8, 2014 10:57:55 PM UTC-5, Mark Wilkins wrote: > > Ouch. Hurts to type the words. > > Just thought I'd put this out there, in case it shows up on CL/ebay. > > My 2005 (blue) 58cm Rambouillet was stolen from my (unlocked) garage this > past Thursday or Friday. Some of the other identifying characteristics: > - Stolen from my garage in Camp Hill, PA (near Harrisburg) > - Purchased new from College Park Bicycles in 2005 (still has the College > Park sticker) > - Berthoud fenders > - Velo Orange front/rear racks > - Brown B17 > - Shimano Nexus front hub w/ fork-mounted light > > Here's the most recent photo, taken in May: > > http://cl.ly/image/413t0C1y2C1n > > If you happen to notice it out there, my aching heart would love to hear > about it. > > Thanks, > > Mark Wilkins > > -- 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] Grant is a marketing genius
I agree! And he's building up a lot of great anticipation. How badly do we want to see all of these new items! Also, in Daves email sent yesterday, he mentions four bikes that Sam H. Is going away in support of: Appaloosa, Clementine (assumed affectionate nick name for Clem Smith), Buffalo and Roadini? Is Roadini another affectionate in house nick name for the Roadeo? But why would the Sam H need to get out of the way for Roadeo? -- 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: My stolen Rambouillet
Geoffrey: Ah, yes...thanks for the reminder. Sent off an email to Riv late last night. Between them and the shop, I hope to hear something soon. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:39 PM, Geoffrey wrote: > Awww man Mark, I'm sorry. This kind of crap boils my blood! Good luck on > that lead. I bet Riv would be able to get you the serial # pretty easily > based of their sales to the shop and when you bought it. Just a thought. > Also, search tempest is an easier way to cover lots of craigslistings at the > same time: > http://www.searchtempest.com/search?location=17101&maxDist=400®ion_us=1&search_string=Rivendell&keytype=adv&Region=na&cityselect=zip&page=0&category=8&subcat=bia&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max > > On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 2:14:41 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> Regarding Serial Numbers, I've decided that I'm photographing every bike's >> serial number and posting it on flickr, I have it on my computer, too. >> Here's my Atlantis: >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/15968356411/ >> >> I feel like this makes it easy for me to find it if I need it, and it has >> a believable timestamp on it, showing WHEN it became mine. That doesn't >> help you, I realize, but your situation reminds me to make sure all my bikes >> ser #s are photographed. Good luck getting Rambo back! >> >> On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 7:46:40 AM UTC-8, Mark Wilkins wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for the kind wishes and help, everyone. >>> >>> Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find the file where I kept the >>> serial #. I've been in touch with the shop where I bought it, and >>> they do have paper records that go back that far...it just may take >>> some time to find it. >>> >>> Someone on the Harrisburg Bicycle Club's facebook page said that they >>> _might_have seen it on Sunday a couple towns over from mine. He >>> said... >>> >>> "Not positive but I think I saw a bike like this outside the Legion in >>> Newcumberland on Sunday. I have always loved the old school 10 speed >>> style so it caught my eye and the name was one that I did not >>> recognize. Once again, not sure but hopefully this will help you >>> recover your property." >>> >>> The "old school 10 speed style" made me smile. >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 9:17 AM, bo richardson wrote: >>> > serial number? >>> > mycriagslistfinder.com >>> > and jaxed.com should add up to >>> > pretty good us coverage >>> > >>> > if it goes into a container bound for >>> > foreign distribution, recovery is less likely, duh >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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. >>> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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. -- 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: My stolen Rambouillet
I troll CL here in NYC and the Hudson valley daily so if it finds its way over here will keep a lookout. Best of luck man, its a horrible feeling I know. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 8:07 AM, Mark Wilkins wrote: > Geoffrey: Ah, yes...thanks for the reminder. Sent off an email to Riv > late last night. Between them and the shop, I hope to hear something > soon. > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:39 PM, Geoffrey wrote: > > Awww man Mark, I'm sorry. This kind of crap boils my blood! Good luck > on > > that lead. I bet Riv would be able to get you the serial # pretty easily > > based of their sales to the shop and when you bought it. Just a thought. > > Also, search tempest is an easier way to cover lots of craigslistings at > the > > same time: > > > http://www.searchtempest.com/search?location=17101&maxDist=400®ion_us=1&search_string=Rivendell&keytype=adv&Region=na&cityselect=zip&page=0&category=8&subcat=bia&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max > > > > On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 2:14:41 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> > >> Regarding Serial Numbers, I've decided that I'm photographing every > bike's > >> serial number and posting it on flickr, I have it on my computer, too. > >> Here's my Atlantis: > >> > >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/15968356411/ > >> > >> I feel like this makes it easy for me to find it if I need it, and it > has > >> a believable timestamp on it, showing WHEN it became mine. That doesn't > >> help you, I realize, but your situation reminds me to make sure all my > bikes > >> ser #s are photographed. Good luck getting Rambo back! > >> > >> On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 7:46:40 AM UTC-8, Mark Wilkins wrote: > >>> > >>> Thanks for the kind wishes and help, everyone. > >>> > >>> Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find the file where I kept the > >>> serial #. I've been in touch with the shop where I bought it, and > >>> they do have paper records that go back that far...it just may take > >>> some time to find it. > >>> > >>> Someone on the Harrisburg Bicycle Club's facebook page said that they > >>> _might_have seen it on Sunday a couple towns over from mine. He > >>> said... > >>> > >>> "Not positive but I think I saw a bike like this outside the Legion in > >>> Newcumberland on Sunday. I have always loved the old school 10 speed > >>> style so it caught my eye and the name was one that I did not > >>> recognize. Once again, not sure but hopefully this will help you > >>> recover your property." > >>> > >>> The "old school 10 speed style" made me smile. > >>> > >>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 9:17 AM, bo richardson > wrote: > >>> > serial number? > >>> > mycriagslistfinder.com > >>> > and jaxed.com should add up to > >>> > pretty good us coverage > >>> > > >>> > if it goes into a container bound for > >>> > foreign distribution, recovery is less likely, duh > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > 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. > >>> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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. > > -- > 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: My stolen Rambouillet
If the bike is still local, someone will spot it. I drive through New Cumberland every day and will keep an eye out. I remember picking that distinctive blue frame out of the crowd while passing you on my commute into the 'burg. On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 8:07:12 AM UTC-5, Mark Wilkins wrote: > Geoffrey: Ah, yes...thanks for the reminder. Sent off an email to Riv > late last night. Between them and the shop, I hope to hear something > soon. > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:39 PM, Geoffrey > > wrote: > > Awww man Mark, I'm sorry. This kind of crap boils my blood! Good luck > on > > that lead. I bet Riv would be able to get you the serial # pretty > easily > > based of their sales to the shop and when you bought it. Just a > thought. > > Also, search tempest is an easier way to cover lots of craigslistings at > the > > same time: > > > http://www.searchtempest.com/search?location=17101&maxDist=400®ion_us=1&search_string=Rivendell&keytype=adv&Region=na&cityselect=zip&page=0&category=8&subcat=bia&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max > > > > > On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 2:14:41 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> > >> Regarding Serial Numbers, I've decided that I'm photographing every > bike's > >> serial number and posting it on flickr, I have it on my computer, too. > >> Here's my Atlantis: > >> > >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/15968356411/ > >> > >> I feel like this makes it easy for me to find it if I need it, and it > has > >> a believable timestamp on it, showing WHEN it became mine. That > doesn't > >> help you, I realize, but your situation reminds me to make sure all my > bikes > >> ser #s are photographed. Good luck getting Rambo back! > >> > >> On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 7:46:40 AM UTC-8, Mark Wilkins wrote: > >>> > >>> Thanks for the kind wishes and help, everyone. > >>> > >>> Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find the file where I kept the > >>> serial #. I've been in touch with the shop where I bought it, and > >>> they do have paper records that go back that far...it just may take > >>> some time to find it. > >>> > >>> Someone on the Harrisburg Bicycle Club's facebook page said that they > >>> _might_have seen it on Sunday a couple towns over from mine. He > >>> said... > >>> > >>> "Not positive but I think I saw a bike like this outside the Legion in > >>> Newcumberland on Sunday. I have always loved the old school 10 speed > >>> style so it caught my eye and the name was one that I did not > >>> recognize. Once again, not sure but hopefully this will help you > >>> recover your property." > >>> > >>> The "old school 10 speed style" made me smile. > >>> > >>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 9:17 AM, bo richardson > wrote: > >>> > serial number? > >>> > mycriagslistfinder.com > >>> > and jaxed.com should add up to > >>> > pretty good us coverage > >>> > > >>> > if it goes into a container bound for > >>> > foreign distribution, recovery is less likely, duh > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > 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. > >>> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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-bun...@googlegroups.com . > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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] anyone in NYC need cheap derailleurs?
not affiliated in any way, just saw and piqued my interest http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/bik/4773143285.html -- 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: My stolen Rambouillet
With all these eyes out there, I have some hope! doc: Very cool! I miss riding into downtown. We moved our office out by Colonial Park, and there's just no pleasant way to bike there from Camp Hill. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 8:57 AM, 'doc' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote: > If the bike is still local, someone will spot it. I drive through New > Cumberland every day and will keep an eye out. I remember picking that > distinctive blue frame out of the crowd while passing you on my commute into > the 'burg. > > > On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 8:07:12 AM UTC-5, Mark Wilkins wrote: >> >> Geoffrey: Ah, yes...thanks for the reminder. Sent off an email to Riv >> late last night. Between them and the shop, I hope to hear something >> soon. >> >> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:39 PM, Geoffrey wrote: >> > Awww man Mark, I'm sorry. This kind of crap boils my blood! Good luck >> > on >> > that lead. I bet Riv would be able to get you the serial # pretty >> > easily >> > based of their sales to the shop and when you bought it. Just a >> > thought. >> > Also, search tempest is an easier way to cover lots of craigslistings at >> > the >> > same time: >> > >> > http://www.searchtempest.com/search?location=17101&maxDist=400®ion_us=1&search_string=Rivendell&keytype=adv&Region=na&cityselect=zip&page=0&category=8&subcat=bia&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max >> > >> > On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 2:14:41 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> >> >> Regarding Serial Numbers, I've decided that I'm photographing every >> >> bike's >> >> serial number and posting it on flickr, I have it on my computer, too. >> >> Here's my Atlantis: >> >> >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/15968356411/ >> >> >> >> I feel like this makes it easy for me to find it if I need it, and it >> >> has >> >> a believable timestamp on it, showing WHEN it became mine. That >> >> doesn't >> >> help you, I realize, but your situation reminds me to make sure all my >> >> bikes >> >> ser #s are photographed. Good luck getting Rambo back! >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 7:46:40 AM UTC-8, Mark Wilkins wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Thanks for the kind wishes and help, everyone. >> >>> >> >>> Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find the file where I kept the >> >>> serial #. I've been in touch with the shop where I bought it, and >> >>> they do have paper records that go back that far...it just may take >> >>> some time to find it. >> >>> >> >>> Someone on the Harrisburg Bicycle Club's facebook page said that they >> >>> _might_have seen it on Sunday a couple towns over from mine. He >> >>> said... >> >>> >> >>> "Not positive but I think I saw a bike like this outside the Legion in >> >>> Newcumberland on Sunday. I have always loved the old school 10 speed >> >>> style so it caught my eye and the name was one that I did not >> >>> recognize. Once again, not sure but hopefully this will help you >> >>> recover your property." >> >>> >> >>> The "old school 10 speed style" made me smile. >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 9:17 AM, bo richardson >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > serial number? >> >>> > mycriagslistfinder.com >> >>> > and jaxed.com should add up to >> >>> > pretty good us coverage >> >>> > >> >>> > if it goes into a container bound for >> >>> > foreign distribution, recovery is less likely, duh >> >>> > >> >>> > -- >> >>> > 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. >> >>> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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. -- 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,
Re: [RBW] Re: The tax man cometh, stuff Bosco Bars, Brooks for sale!
I got popped too for the tune of what could be a new Hunq but I am still looking for some budget CR720s if you still got em. I never did figure PMs but you can find me at captainconwaybennett@gmail. -- 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: Grant is a marketing genius
The July 28, 2008 Blug entry mentions this, along with a few other pending models (I thought I'd seen the name before, so did a quick search). These were initially described as "still-lugged-steel but less expensive frames, not to replace but to supplement" the rest of the lineup. http://rivbike.tumblr.com/knotholearchive In addition to a less expensive mixte, in an "*indescribable greenish*" color and limited sizes, to be called the Betty Foy, "*a singlespeed that might be called the Simpleton*," and a "*Bleriot-Hilsen-Saluki kind of frame called the Sam Hillborne... an all-around road and light trail frame, touring compatible but not super beefed up for ultra-loads; and for sidepull or centerpull brakes and tires up to about 41mm wide. Four sizes, with 6-degree upsloping top tubes, to fit riders from about 5ft 2in to 6ft 5in*," it mentions "*an Atlantis-type bike that might be called the Buffalo*." The Betty Foy idea clearly morphed into the Cheviot, and is less expensive than the 'other' Betty Foy/Yves Gomez. The Simpleton is obviously the Simple One and a replacement for the Quickbeam, but that one was inexpensive to begin with. And the Sam Hillborne stayed pretty much true to intent, as a less-expensive alternative to the Hilsen . So maybe the Buffalo will be pretty much as anticipated too, as a less expensive alternative to the Atlantis? On the other hand as we now know, the Appaloosa will be quite a bit different than originally intended. So it could just be a good name, that they're attached to, for something entirely new. Do they trademark these names once they think of them? Would be interesting to know, in light of the fact that this particular Blug entry was titled 'loose lips sink ships." If the Buffalo is indeed to be an Atlantis-type bike, things are sure getting interesting all of a sudden. Along with the Clem and new Stretch-Hillborne Appaloosa, this might actually make THREE new bikes with room for *fat* 700c tires!!![Grant, if you're listening, PLEASE make one of them in that elusive in-between size, equivalent to a 56 Hunquapillar or 59.5 Atlantis, etc..!] On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 10:21:57 PM UTC-7, justin...@gmail.com wrote: > H. Buffalo?!!? What new cycle beast is this? > -- 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: There will be a SILVER crank late in 2015
On what are you basing this announcement? M On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 11:40:46 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Gotta like that, unless you don't like likeable things like that. > -- 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: Grant is a marketing genius
I'm beginning to think "Dave" doesn't actually work there, he's just some kid who has hijacked Riv's email account ;) On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:15:47 AM UTC-8, iamkeith wrote: > > The July 28, 2008 Blug entry mentions this, along with a few other pending > models (I thought I'd seen the name before, so did a quick search). These > were initially described as "still-lugged-steel but less expensive frames, > not to replace but to supplement" the rest of the lineup. > http://rivbike.tumblr.com/knotholearchive > > In addition to a less expensive mixte, in an "*indescribable greenish*" > color and limited sizes, to be called the Betty Foy, "*a singlespeed > that might be called the Simpleton*," and a "*Bleriot-Hilsen-Saluki kind > of frame called the Sam Hillborne... an all-around road and light trail > frame, touring compatible but not super beefed up for ultra-loads; and for > sidepull or centerpull brakes and tires up to about 41mm wide. Four sizes, > with 6-degree upsloping top tubes, to fit riders from about 5ft 2in to 6ft > 5in*," it mentions "*an Atlantis-type bike that might be called the > Buffalo*." > > The Betty Foy idea clearly morphed into the Cheviot, and is less expensive > than the 'other' Betty Foy/Yves Gomez. The Simpleton is obviously the > Simple One and a replacement for the Quickbeam, but that one was > inexpensive to begin with. And the Sam Hillborne stayed pretty much true > to intent, as a less-expensive alternative to the Hilsen . So maybe the > Buffalo will be pretty much as anticipated too, as a less expensive > alternative to the Atlantis? > > On the other hand as we now know, the Appaloosa will be quite a bit > different than originally intended. So it could just be a good name, that > they're attached to, for something entirely new. Do they trademark these > names once they think of them? Would be interesting to know, in light of > the fact that this particular Blug entry was titled 'loose lips sink ships." > > If the Buffalo is indeed to be an Atlantis-type bike, things are sure > getting interesting all of a sudden. Along with the Clem and new > Stretch-Hillborne Appaloosa, this might actually make THREE new bikes with > room for *fat* 700c tires!!![Grant, if you're listening, PLEASE make > one of them in that elusive in-between size, equivalent to a 56 > Hunquapillar or 59.5 Atlantis, etc..!] > > > On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 10:21:57 PM UTC-7, justin...@gmail.com wrote: > >> H. Buffalo?!!? What new cycle beast is this? >> > -- 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: Grant is a marketing genius
I felt like I remembered the name buffalo being thrown out there before. I wonder if it will stay an atlantis style bike or are they recycling a good name. I really like the name Buffalo and image it would make a great headbadge. On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:15:47 PM UTC-5, iamkeith wrote: > > The July 28, 2008 Blug entry mentions this, along with a few other pending > models (I thought I'd seen the name before, so did a quick search). These > were initially described as "still-lugged-steel but less expensive frames, > not to replace but to supplement" the rest of the lineup. > http://rivbike.tumblr.com/knotholearchive > > In addition to a less expensive mixte, in an "*indescribable greenish*" > color and limited sizes, to be called the Betty Foy, "*a singlespeed > that might be called the Simpleton*," and a "*Bleriot-Hilsen-Saluki kind > of frame called the Sam Hillborne... an all-around road and light trail > frame, touring compatible but not super beefed up for ultra-loads; and for > sidepull or centerpull brakes and tires up to about 41mm wide. Four sizes, > with 6-degree upsloping top tubes, to fit riders from about 5ft 2in to 6ft > 5in*," it mentions "*an Atlantis-type bike that might be called the > Buffalo*." > > The Betty Foy idea clearly morphed into the Cheviot, and is less expensive > than the 'other' Betty Foy/Yves Gomez. The Simpleton is obviously the > Simple One and a replacement for the Quickbeam, but that one was > inexpensive to begin with. And the Sam Hillborne stayed pretty much true > to intent, as a less-expensive alternative to the Hilsen . So maybe the > Buffalo will be pretty much as anticipated too, as a less expensive > alternative to the Atlantis? > > On the other hand as we now know, the Appaloosa will be quite a bit > different than originally intended. So it could just be a good name, that > they're attached to, for something entirely new. Do they trademark these > names once they think of them? Would be interesting to know, in light of > the fact that this particular Blug entry was titled 'loose lips sink ships." > > If the Buffalo is indeed to be an Atlantis-type bike, things are sure > getting interesting all of a sudden. Along with the Clem and new > Stretch-Hillborne Appaloosa, this might actually make THREE new bikes with > room for *fat* 700c tires!!![Grant, if you're listening, PLEASE make > one of them in that elusive in-between size, equivalent to a 56 > Hunquapillar or 59.5 Atlantis, etc..!] > > > On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 10:21:57 PM UTC-7, justin...@gmail.com wrote: > >> H. Buffalo?!!? What new cycle beast is this? >> > -- 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: There will be a SILVER crank late in 2015
Quote from the Blug. On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 10:20:08 AM UTC-8, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > On what are you basing this announcement? > M > > On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 11:40:46 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> Gotta like that, unless you don't like likeable things like that. >> > -- 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] Grant is a marketing genius
Yes, can someone draw a little chart to index the names with the most obvious characteristics? *We have some neat bikes coming up in the next 18 months. That’s how long it takes. We may take preorders on the Clem Smith Jr,. but not yet. The Joe Appaloosa will be so neat, and the H. Buffalo, also.* Patrick Moore, who may well be covering already covered ground here, but isn't sure. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 10:21 PM, wrote: > H. Buffalo?!!? What new cycle beast is this? > > -- > 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. > -- 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 * *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so.”* * -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, these three; but the greatest of these is money. * * -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* -- 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: Daring to wrench on my Riv's?
I store mine clockwise. No, I mean counter clockwise. Wait a minute. No, really, a few months ago I finally took a deep breath and completed the pegboard system that I started in, I think, February of 2004. Now all my little wrenches, allen combos, pliers, drivers and so forth are in full view on the board. It's not perfect, but it certainly beats groping in a drawer for the 13 mm when you've got at least 1 1/2 sets of metric and English combos plus the ratchet set plus other impedimenta all tossed in together. As for the drawers, they were long organized: top, bike specific including puncture stuff. #2: wrenches. #3, drivers and hammers and pliers and other miscellanea. #4: drill and dremel and jigsaw and some odds and ends. #5: paint and wood finishing tools (I don't do a lot of that; just ordinary house maintenance.) Loose allens still in a small drawer in a small table top chest, Dremel tools in another, the rest crank, chain, brake, and other parts. Nuts, bolts, washers, rivets in a smaller drawer chest. (Both chests cheap plastic; don't get ideas of fine woodwork here.) One of the great frustrations of working a summer for Stevie was that all the tools were just dumped on a big workbench. Of course, he had so many of each that it wasn't that hard to find what one needed, but I missed my own organized workspace. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Minh wrote: > Lol, this thread has taken a bit of a turn. Semi-related to the ongoing > wrenching theme. How do people store their tools? I've seen nice kits > that come up in boxes where every tool as their place. But i've bought > mine as i needed them so its a mix of tools. I keep them in a toolbox and > lay them out when i use them, but there isn't much organization other then > making it all fit into the box! > > -- > 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. > -- 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 * *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so.”* * -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, these three; but the greatest of these is money. * * -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* -- 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: Winter Welcome Wagon [Share Your Pics]
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[RBW] I heard you should not post your serial numbers online.
There is talk here in a few threads about posting serial numbers of your Rivbikes bikes online. As a musician, and member of music forums, I noticed that when peeps posted pics of their instruments, they blacked out all or most of their serial numbers. When I asked why they did this, they replied that if you publicly show the serial number, and you don't have proof of purchase of the item, anyone can come out of the woodwork and claim it is theirs. So you all might want to think twice about posting your serial numbers and making them for all to see, unless you have the proof of purchase. I don't know if this really is an issue to worry about but thought I would pass along what I was told on the musician forums, in case someone would really be bad enough to contest ownership of your Rivendell in court. I doubt they would win, as you would have witnesses and old pics attesting to the fact that you have ownership, but you could avoid a possible headache by keeping the numbers private, except for giving them to proper authorities, though hopefully that will never be needed. -- 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: Grant is a marketing genius
Wasn't there Buffalo talk when the Hunq was in proto??? +1 a millions times Keith, a 56 Hunq would be my dream bike, personally. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 1:41 PM, jpp wrote: > I felt like I remembered the name buffalo being thrown out there before. > I wonder if it will stay an atlantis style bike or are they recycling a > good name. I really like the name Buffalo and image it would make a great > headbadge. > > > On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:15:47 PM UTC-5, iamkeith wrote: >> >> The July 28, 2008 Blug entry mentions this, along with a few other >> pending models (I thought I'd seen the name before, so did a quick >> search). These were initially described as "still-lugged-steel but less >> expensive frames, not to replace but to supplement" the rest of the lineup. >> http://rivbike.tumblr.com/knotholearchive >> >> In addition to a less expensive mixte, in an "*indescribable greenish*" >> color and limited sizes, to be called the Betty Foy, "*a singlespeed >> that might be called the Simpleton*," and a "*Bleriot-Hilsen-Saluki >> kind of frame called the Sam Hillborne... an all-around road and light >> trail frame, touring compatible but not super beefed up for ultra-loads; >> and for sidepull or centerpull brakes and tires up to about 41mm wide. Four >> sizes, with 6-degree upsloping top tubes, to fit riders from about 5ft 2in >> to 6ft 5in*," it mentions "*an Atlantis-type bike that might be called >> the Buffalo*." >> >> The Betty Foy idea clearly morphed into the Cheviot, and is less >> expensive than the 'other' Betty Foy/Yves Gomez. The Simpleton is >> obviously the Simple One and a replacement for the Quickbeam, but that one >> was inexpensive to begin with. And the Sam Hillborne stayed pretty much >> true to intent, as a less-expensive alternative to the Hilsen . So maybe >> the Buffalo will be pretty much as anticipated too, as a less expensive >> alternative to the Atlantis? >> >> On the other hand as we now know, the Appaloosa will be quite a bit >> different than originally intended. So it could just be a good name, that >> they're attached to, for something entirely new. Do they trademark these >> names once they think of them? Would be interesting to know, in light of >> the fact that this particular Blug entry was titled 'loose lips sink ships." >> >> If the Buffalo is indeed to be an Atlantis-type bike, things are sure >> getting interesting all of a sudden. Along with the Clem and new >> Stretch-Hillborne Appaloosa, this might actually make THREE new bikes with >> room for *fat* 700c tires!!![Grant, if you're listening, PLEASE make >> one of them in that elusive in-between size, equivalent to a 56 >> Hunquapillar or 59.5 Atlantis, etc..!] >> >> >> On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 10:21:57 PM UTC-7, justin...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> H. Buffalo?!!? What new cycle beast is this? >>> >> -- > 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: New BarSack with new F15 NITTO rack - 200$ shipped CONUS
Restarting a new thread because my last one has a non-descript title that may not be helping. I bought it a couple months ago and took it for several short rides (6 rides?) in nice weather and am looking to sell it now as I like a racked front bag set up better. Beautiful bag and rack. Just a few rides old. Pics on request. Paypal only, please. You pay any paypal fees, please. -- 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] Grant is a marketing genius
How about this? On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:22:31 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > Yes, can someone draw a little chart to index the names with the most > obvious characteristics? > > -- 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: The tax man cometh, stuff Bosco Bars, Brooks for sale!
sorry, CR720s just sold. thanks all On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Conway Bennett < captainconwaybenn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I got popped too for the tune of what could be a new Hunq but I am still > looking for some budget CR720s if you still got em. I never did figure PMs > but you can find me at captainconwaybennett@gmail. > > -- > 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] Reconsiderations
1. Flighty handling of Ram when climbing steep hill, seated butt back, with heavy rear load. I complained of this earlier, then realized that I am simply not very used to climbing steep hill seated far back while pedaling in a low gear. I am inclined to grab the bar in tight fists. Relaxing the grip makes control much better. I daresay a low trail design would track even better, but then it would exhibit other qualities I don't care for. At any rate, it's no longer a big deal. 2. Downtubefrictionshifting, particularly 9 cogs: I find Silver bar end shifters delightful with a 9 speed cogset, misaligned as the ramps always are. I found dtshifting similar cassettes somewhat less precise. Then I realized that I'd simply forgotten my dtshifting skills; once I got back the habit (as I have with bar end shifters) of shifting decisively, instead of tentatively, the Silver dtubers shift very well. I still like the control of BES better, but the dtubers work fine, especially since I don't shift much anyway. Y'all were waiting for this information, were y'all not? Patrick Moore, who thought so, as he twiddled 26 rear biased lbs up a very steep hill in the 38/26 granny today, and who defines twiddling here as ~ 60 rpm. -- 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 * *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so.”* * -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, these three; but the greatest of these is money. * * -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* -- 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: Advice needed: Atlantis touch up paint
testors 2135 - russian interior blue On Monday, December 8, 2014 5:37:10 PM UTC-8, Antonioni Vicente wrote: > > Figure I'd ask here before trying to figure something out down at the > model airplane store. > > Anyone have any advice? > > Yeah, it's the classic color. > > Thanks! > -- 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: Reconsiderations
One more consideration: The Ram is for it's intended purpose and niche a delightful bike. I fret about lighter gauge tubing and a more sporting geometry, but hell, 9/10 of my riding is the sort of errand riding I do today: turning grocery or PO runs into nice detours. A bike that handles elegantly and pedals briskly and liveli-ly unladen yet that can carry 35 lb for short distances with at least modest aplomb is, in my own narrow little world, the ideal bike. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 2:47 PM, Patrick Moore wrote: > 1. Flighty handling of Ram when climbing steep hill, seated butt back, > with heavy rear load. I complained of this earlier, then realized that I am > simply not very used to climbing steep hill seated far back while pedaling > in a low gear. I am inclined to grab the bar in tight fists. Relaxing the > grip makes control much better. > > I daresay a low trail design would track even better, but then it would > exhibit other qualities I don't care for. At any rate, it's no longer a big > deal. > > 2. Downtubefrictionshifting, particularly 9 cogs: I find Silver bar end > shifters delightful with a 9 speed cogset, misaligned as the ramps always > are. I found dtshifting similar cassettes somewhat less precise. Then I > realized that I'd simply forgotten my dtshifting skills; once I got back > the habit (as I have with bar end shifters) of shifting decisively, instead > of tentatively, the Silver dtubers shift very well. I still like the > control of BES better, but the dtubers work fine, especially since I don't > shift much anyway. > > Y'all were waiting for this information, were y'all not? > > Patrick Moore, who thought so, as he twiddled 26 rear biased lbs up a very > steep hill in the 38/26 granny today, and who defines twiddling here as ~ > 60 rpm. > > -- > 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 > > * > *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore > himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to > destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his > needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely > having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in > electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing > so.”* > * > -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* > > *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, > I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have > the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and > though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not > money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and > though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me > nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money > vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh > not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in > iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all > things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, > these three; but the greatest of these is money. * > * > -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* > -- 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 * *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so.”* * -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseeml
[RBW] OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?
My 17" MacBook Pro is getting on for 5 years old. It's a trooper but I am wondering about eventual replacement once this one reaches the point where it can't work well with the latest Word or Mac OS and ditto Illustrator. I am pretty sure that, soon, I'll no longer need a portable computer for work, so a laptop won't be necessary. The principal considerations will be: 1. Can handle the latest Mac version of Word. (I would like to bury Word and piss on its grave, but my work requires Word and only Word. Open Office don't cut it.) 2. Can accept if it doesn't come stock with 4 GB of Ram. 3. Costs as little as possible. I had a very satisfactory Mac Mini (Thanks, Ryan) but gave it away to a friend; it also was 2010. Is the Mini a good candidate? 4. Available used if possible. I think my optimum desideratum would be a used -- what, late model Mini? (Something stationary) with an iPad or clone to replace laptop and Fire. Whatch'all think? -- 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 * *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so.”* * -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, these three; but the greatest of these is money. * * -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* -- 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: Miesha Cork Grips (one or two pair)
New or used. One or two sets. Moving our tandem over to Albatross & Dove bars, and this is the last missing bit! Thanks, David -- 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] ISO Bay Area frame builder
Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. Can any in SF Bay Area suggest great builders who do lugged steel frames? I'm tall enough that I don't fit most stock frames, and but also want to incorporate some specific design ideas that point to a custom. Things like Rohloff IGH with reinforced rear frame instead of bolt-on torque arm; also braze-on centerpulls, and internal wire routing for lighting. Nothing crazy... ;-) Thanks, - Andrew, Berkeley -- 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: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?
The most power for the money (aka value) is the iMac. I'd suggest picking whatever specs work best fore and if ordering from Apple getting the RAM upgraded to the max. However, another consideration, and one for me that is primary given my visual issues (nystagmus from the vertigo) is the retina display. That iMac is pricy, though I'm not sure how it compares with the MacBook Pros with retina. I don't need a large screen and I write in Scrivener, so power is not my primary concern. The retina display makes a huge difference for me when looking at the screen for more than a few moments. With it, I can write for hours. Without it, I last about 15 minutes (though that was before my current MBP, which is 18 mo. old). 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] Re: ISO Bay Area frame builder
Steve Rex in Sacramento is a master. In my experience he is also a pretty great fitter. May be worth the drive. I did it. On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:25:20 PM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: > > Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. Can > any in SF Bay Area suggest great builders who do lugged steel frames? I'm > tall enough that I don't fit most stock frames, and but also want to > incorporate some specific design ideas that point to a custom. Things like > Rohloff IGH with reinforced rear frame instead of bolt-on torque arm; also > braze-on centerpulls, and internal wire routing for lighting. Nothing > crazy... ;-) > > Thanks, > > - Andrew, Berkeley > -- 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: ISO Bay Area frame builder
Andrew Are you thinking of the coaster-brake version of the Rohloff? Or do they all require a torque arm? Either way, I believe the dropout triangulation is to address hub braking force and not usually the location of attachment - that'd be more along the lines of a "slotted tab" (if you wanted to avoid the lowly band clamp). Kind of a modern spin on ze classique fronch cyclo-campeur perhaps? https://www.flickr.com/groups/2574964@N25/ =- Joe Bunik Walnut Creek, CA On 12/10/14, eflayer wrote: > Steve Rex in Sacramento is a master. In my experience he is also a pretty > great fitter. May be worth the drive. I did it. > > > > On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:25:20 PM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: >> >> Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. Can >> any in SF Bay Area suggest great builders who do lugged steel frames? I'm >> >> tall enough that I don't fit most stock frames, and but also want to >> incorporate some specific design ideas that point to a custom. Things like >> >> Rohloff IGH with reinforced rear frame instead of bolt-on torque arm; also >> >> braze-on centerpulls, and internal wire routing for lighting. Nothing >> crazy... ;-) >> >> Thanks, >> >> - Andrew, Berkeley >> > > -- > 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] Re: Reconsiderations
Great. Now I'm not the only one on the list who thinks 9 speed friction works fine. I do find keep parts in toping working condition and using as short a derailler as possible improves it greatly. Michael On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4:47:15 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > 1. Flighty handling of Ram when climbing steep hill, seated butt back, > with heavy rear load. I complained of this earlier, then realized that I am > simply not very used to climbing steep hill seated far back while pedaling > in a low gear. I am inclined to grab the bar in tight fists. Relaxing the > grip makes control much better. > > I daresay a low trail design would track even better, but then it would > exhibit other qualities I don't care for. At any rate, it's no longer a big > deal. > > 2. Downtubefrictionshifting, particularly 9 cogs: I find Silver bar end > shifters delightful with a 9 speed cogset, misaligned as the ramps always > are. I found dtshifting similar cassettes somewhat less precise. Then I > realized that I'd simply forgotten my dtshifting skills; once I got back > the habit (as I have with bar end shifters) of shifting decisively, instead > of tentatively, the Silver dtubers shift very well. I still like the > control of BES better, but the dtubers work fine, especially since I don't > shift much anyway. > > Y'all were waiting for this information, were y'all not? > > Patrick Moore, who thought so, as he twiddled 26 rear biased lbs up a very > steep hill in the 38/26 granny today, and who defines twiddling here as ~ > 60 rpm. > > -- > 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 > > * > *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore > himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to > destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his > needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely > having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in > electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing > so.”* > * > -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* > > *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, > I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have > the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and > though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not > money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and > though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me > nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money > vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh > not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in > iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all > things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, > these three; but the greatest of these is money. * > * > -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* > -- 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: Reconsiderations
10 years ago, with, admittedly, stock and relatively close-ratio cassettes, I very happily shifted 10 speed cassettes with Retrofrictions. In all cases the lovely 7400 series Dura Ace rds (well, actually, the 13-27 Fargo has a very nice Nashbar road rd -- forget their trade name). OTOH, I've happily shifted 9 wide-ranged cogs with Silvers and PowerRatchet BES with long-cage, old, XT rds. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Michael Hechmer wrote: > Great. Now I'm not the only one on the list who thinks 9 speed friction > works fine. I do find keep parts in toping working condition and using as > short a derailler as possible improves it greatly. > > Michael > > > On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4:47:15 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> 1. Flighty handling of Ram when climbing steep hill, seated butt back, >> with heavy rear load. I complained of this earlier, then realized that I am >> simply not very used to climbing steep hill seated far back while pedaling >> in a low gear. I am inclined to grab the bar in tight fists. Relaxing the >> grip makes control much better. >> >> I daresay a low trail design would track even better, but then it would >> exhibit other qualities I don't care for. At any rate, it's no longer a big >> deal. >> >> 2. Downtubefrictionshifting, particularly 9 cogs: I find Silver bar end >> shifters delightful with a 9 speed cogset, misaligned as the ramps always >> are. I found dtshifting similar cassettes somewhat less precise. Then I >> realized that I'd simply forgotten my dtshifting skills; once I got back >> the habit (as I have with bar end shifters) of shifting decisively, instead >> of tentatively, the Silver dtubers shift very well. I still like the >> control of BES better, but the dtubers work fine, especially since I don't >> shift much anyway. >> >> Y'all were waiting for this information, were y'all not? >> >> Patrick Moore, who thought so, as he twiddled 26 rear biased lbs up a >> very steep hill in the 38/26 granny today, and who defines twiddling here >> as ~ 60 rpm. >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> * >> *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore >> himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to >> destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his >> needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely >> having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in >> electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing >> so.”* >> * >> -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* >> >> *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not >> money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I >> have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; >> and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not >> money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and >> though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me >> nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money >> vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh >> not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in >> iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all >> things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, >> these three; but the greatest of these is money. * >> * >>-- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* >> > -- > 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. > -- 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 * *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely having the power to avoid work an
[RBW] Re: ISO Acorn Tan Handle Bar Bag
Hugh,
Old tan (lighter) or new tan ("Ranger Tan")?
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[RBW] Re: ISO Bay Area frame builder
http://www.steelmancycles.com/index.html http://www.mikkelsenframes.com/ Riv still does customs, too, although I'm not sure they'll do a Rohloff bike. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA. On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:25:20 PM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: > Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. Can > any in SF Bay Area suggest great builders who do lugged steel frames? I'm > tall enough that I don't fit most stock frames, and but also want to > incorporate some specific design ideas that point to a custom. Things like > Rohloff IGH with reinforced rear frame instead of bolt-on torque arm; also > braze-on centerpulls, and internal wire routing for lighting. Nothing > crazy... ;-) > > Thanks, > > - Andrew, Berkeley > -- 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: ISO Acorn Tan Handle Bar Bag
I would like to take a 2nd-in-line position for one of these, after Hugh. Black ok too! KJ On Monday, December 8, 2014 12:34:21 AM UTC-5, hsmitham wrote: > > Hi Riv Riders, > > Looking for a tan Acorn handle bar bag. If anyone has one that isn't > working out for you I'd like to give one a try. > > Cheers, > > ~Hugh > Los Angeles, CA -- 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: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?
A 27" iMac with 5K Retina Display, max out the ram, up the processor and graphics card if needed :) It'll cost about the same as a custom Riv frame , won't last as long, but really so what ? Life is worth living, not worth saving ;) On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:05:25 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > My 17" MacBook Pro is getting on for 5 years old. It's a trooper but I am > wondering about eventual replacement once this one reaches the point where > it can't work well with the latest Word or Mac OS and ditto Illustrator. > > I am pretty sure that, soon, I'll no longer need a portable computer for > work, so a laptop won't be necessary. The principal considerations will be: > > 1. Can handle the latest Mac version of Word. (I would like to bury Word > and piss on its grave, but my work requires Word and only Word. Open Office > don't cut it.) > > 2. Can accept if it doesn't come stock with 4 GB of Ram. > > 3. Costs as little as possible. > > I had a very satisfactory Mac Mini (Thanks, Ryan) but gave it away to a > friend; it also was 2010. Is the Mini a good candidate? > > 4. Available used if possible. > > I think my optimum desideratum would be a used -- what, late model Mini? > (Something stationary) with an iPad or clone to replace laptop and Fire. > > Whatch'all think? > > > > -- > 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 > > * > *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore > himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to > destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his > needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely > having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in > electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing > so.”* > * > -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* > > *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, > I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have > the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and > though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not > money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and > though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me > nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money > vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh > not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in > iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all > things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, > these three; but the greatest of these is money. * > * > -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* > -- 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: ISO Bay Area frame builder
Alex Wetmore had a neat solution, described on his blog: http://alexwetmore.org/?p=596 That's the sort of solution I'm hoping can be accomplished. Clean and tidy, yes, I want to avoid the hose clamp. Thanks, eflayer and Joe for the builder suggestions, I'll check 'em out. - Andrew, Berkeley On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:59:08 PM UTC-8, jbu...@gmail.com wrote: > > Andrew > > Are you thinking of the coaster-brake version of the Rohloff? Or do > they all require a torque arm? Either way, I believe the dropout > triangulation is to address hub braking force and not usually the > location of attachment - that'd be more along the lines of a "slotted > tab" (if you wanted to avoid the lowly band clamp). > > Kind of a modern spin on ze classique fronch cyclo-campeur perhaps? > https://www.flickr.com/groups/2574964@N25/ > > =- Joe Bunik > Walnut Creek, CA > > On 12/10/14, eflayer > wrote: > > Steve Rex in Sacramento is a master. In my experience he is also a > pretty > > great fitter. May be worth the drive. I did it. > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:25:20 PM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: > >> > >> Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. > Can > >> any in SF Bay Area suggest great builders who do lugged steel frames? > I'm > >> > >> tall enough that I don't fit most stock frames, and but also want to > >> incorporate some specific design ideas that point to a custom. Things > like > >> > >> Rohloff IGH with reinforced rear frame instead of bolt-on torque arm; > also > >> > >> braze-on centerpulls, and internal wire routing for lighting. Nothing > >> crazy... ;-) > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> - Andrew, Berkeley > >> > > > > -- > > 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 . > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?
Go refurb to save the cheddar: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 7:01 PM, Garth wrote: > A 27" iMac with 5K Retina Display, max out the ram, up the processor and > graphics card if needed :) > > > It'll cost about the same as a custom Riv frame , won't last as long, but > really so what ? Life is worth living, not worth saving ;) > > > > > > On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:05:25 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> My 17" MacBook Pro is getting on for 5 years old. It's a trooper but I am >> wondering about eventual replacement once this one reaches the point where >> it can't work well with the latest Word or Mac OS and ditto Illustrator. >> >> I am pretty sure that, soon, I'll no longer need a portable computer for >> work, so a laptop won't be necessary. The principal considerations will be: >> >> 1. Can handle the latest Mac version of Word. (I would like to bury Word >> and piss on its grave, but my work requires Word and only Word. Open Office >> don't cut it.) >> >> 2. Can accept if it doesn't come stock with 4 GB of Ram. >> >> 3. Costs as little as possible. >> >> I had a very satisfactory Mac Mini (Thanks, Ryan) but gave it away to a >> friend; it also was 2010. Is the Mini a good candidate? >> >> 4. Available used if possible. >> >> I think my optimum desideratum would be a used -- what, late model Mini? >> (Something stationary) with an iPad or clone to replace laptop and Fire. >> >> Whatch'all think? >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> * >> *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore >> himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to >> destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his >> needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely >> having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in >> electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing >> so.”* >> * >> -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* >> >> *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not >> money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I >> have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; >> and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not >> money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and >> though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me >> nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money >> vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh >> not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in >> iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all >> things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, >> these three; but the greatest of these is money. * >> * >>-- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* >> > -- > 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. > -- Randall Rupp rcr...@gmail.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: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?
Agreed! My last two Mac laptops have been refurb, and they have performed flawlessly. -- 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: ISO Bay Area frame builder
Is this what you're thinking? https://www.flickr.com/photos/claytonesseff/4781556994/ KJ On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:25:20 PM UTC-5, BSWP wrote: > > Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. Can > any in SF Bay Area suggest great builders who do lugged steel frames? I'm > tall enough that I don't fit most stock frames, and but also want to > incorporate some specific design ideas that point to a custom. Things like > Rohloff IGH with reinforced rear frame instead of bolt-on torque arm; also > braze-on centerpulls, and internal wire routing for lighting. Nothing > crazy... ;-) > > Thanks, > > - Andrew, Berkeley > -- 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: ISO Bay Area frame builder
Thanks for the link, that comes close. But I was hoping for as close to RBW geometry as I could, with either vertical dropouts and a single-cog chain tensioner, or semi-horizontal dropouts (but those make it harder to fix the torque arm cleanly). Not really interested in bolted-on rear dropouts. I'm happy putting an upper limit of 42mm on the tires, too. Ample rack mounting points, yes. That dang ugly Rohloff shifter, I have an idea to mount it on the stem, instead of out end of the bar. - Andrew On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:29:42 PM UTC-8, Kieran J wrote: > > Is this what you're thinking? > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/claytonesseff/4781556994/ > > KJ > > > -- 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: ISO Bay Area frame builder
Give Ed Litton a chance at your business. Bruce Gordon is worth talking to as well. He might even be nice to you! (inside joke) On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:25:20 PM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: > > Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. Can > any in SF Bay Area suggest great builders who do lugged steel frames? I'm > tall enough that I don't fit most stock frames, and but also want to > incorporate some specific design ideas that point to a custom. Things like > Rohloff IGH with reinforced rear frame instead of bolt-on torque arm; also > braze-on centerpulls, and internal wire routing for lighting. Nothing > crazy... ;-) > > Thanks, > > - Andrew, Berkeley > -- 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: ISO Bay Area frame builder
I don't have any first-hand experience with this fellow but he may be more open to experimenting with something new at a decent price. I've seen him riding around my neighborhood on a pretty cool bike with sidecar. http://www.fitzcyclez.com/word.html Good luck! Lee On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 6:42 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > Give Ed Litton a chance at your business. Bruce Gordon is worth talking > to as well. He might even be nice to you! (inside joke) > > On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:25:20 PM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: > >> Well, my preferred route to a new custom touring frame fell through. Can >> any in SF Bay Area suggest great builders who do lugged steel frames? I'm >> tall enough that I don't fit most stock frames, and but also want to >> incorporate some specific design ideas that point to a custom. Things like >> Rohloff IGH with reinforced rear frame instead of bolt-on torque arm; also >> braze-on centerpulls, and internal wire routing for lighting. Nothing >> crazy... ;-) >> >> Thanks, >> >> - Andrew, Berkeley >> > -- > 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] ISO used, wind-blocking, UV blocking, decent quality cycling shades
Does anyone have a pair to sell cheap, or to trade? I happily use cheapos from the hardware store or from the grocery store rack, but the True Value ones don't fit well and the carousel ones break easily. Brand name or lack of it no problem. Just conservative look, UV and wind blocking, decent hinges and nose pieces. Prefer *not too dark.* The optometrist who checked my eyes at the 1 and 2 month (left and right respectively) cataract surgery post op dates said that UV exposure risks macular degeneration, which sounds bad even if I have no idea what it is. Thanks. Patrick Moore, who regrets selling his flip-up Rudy Projects. -- 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 * *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so.”* * -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, these three; but the greatest of these is money. * * -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* -- 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: Reconsiderations
Works fine for my on my Riv Road (Silver downtube shifters + Campy Centaur rear derailleur). --Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > On Dec 10, 2014, at 3:29 PM, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > Great. Now I'm not the only one on the list who thinks 9 speed friction > works fine. I do find keep parts in toping working condition and using as > short a derailler as possible improves it greatly. > > Michael > >> On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4:47:15 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> 1. Flighty handling of Ram when climbing steep hill, seated butt back, with >> heavy rear load. I complained of this earlier, then realized that I am >> simply not very used to climbing steep hill seated far back while pedaling >> in a low gear. I am inclined to grab the bar in tight fists. Relaxing the >> grip makes control much better. >> >> I daresay a low trail design would track even better, but then it would >> exhibit other qualities I don't care for. At any rate, it's no longer a big >> deal. >> >> 2. Downtubefrictionshifting, particularly 9 cogs: I find Silver bar end >> shifters delightful with a 9 speed cogset, misaligned as the ramps always >> are. I found dtshifting similar cassettes somewhat less precise. Then I >> realized that I'd simply forgotten my dtshifting skills; once I got back the >> habit (as I have with bar end shifters) of shifting decisively, instead of >> tentatively, the Silver dtubers shift very well. I still like the control of >> BES better, but the dtubers work fine, especially since I don't shift much >> anyway. >> >> Y'all were waiting for this information, were y'all not? >> >> Patrick Moore, who thought so, as he twiddled 26 rear biased lbs up a very >> steep hill in the 38/26 granny today, and who defines twiddling here as ~ 60 >> rpm. >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> * >> [I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore >> himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to >> destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his >> needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely >> having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in >> electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so.” >> >>-- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots >> >> Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I >> am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the >> gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and >> though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not >> money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and >> though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me >> nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money >> vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not >> her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in >> iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all things, >> endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, these three; >> but the greatest of these is money. >> >> -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying > > -- > 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?
You may be looking to move away from a laptop, but I would recommend the 11" MacBook Air. You can pick up a refurb 11" from Apple for $769, and it includes a full warranty. Of course, the screen jump from 17" to 11" may be a bit much for you. But...you could always connect an external. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 8:13 PM, WETH wrote: > Agreed! My last two Mac laptops have been refurb, and they have performed > flawlessly. > > -- > 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] Re: ISO used, wind-blocking, UV blocking, decent quality cycling shades
What size head? Small, normal, large, XL or HUGE like myself? On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:06:04 PM UTC-6, bertin753 wrote: > > Does anyone have a pair to sell cheap, or to trade? I happily use cheapos > from the hardware store or from the grocery store rack, but the True Value > ones don't fit well and the carousel ones break easily. > > Brand name or lack of it no problem. Just conservative look, UV and wind > blocking, decent hinges and nose pieces. > > Prefer *not too dark.* > > The optometrist who checked my eyes at the 1 and 2 month (left and right > respectively) cataract surgery post op dates said that UV exposure risks > macular degeneration, which sounds bad even if I have no idea what it is. > > Thanks. > > Patrick Moore, who regrets selling his flip-up Rudy Projects. > > -- > 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 > > * > *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore > himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to > destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his > needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely > having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in > electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing > so.”* > * > -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* > > *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, > I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have > the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and > though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not > money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and > though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me > nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money > vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh > not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in > iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all > things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, > these three; but the greatest of these is money. * > * > -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* > -- 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: ISO used, wind-blocking, UV blocking, decent quality cycling shades
XL. Didn't think this applied to glasses? On Wednesday, December 10, 2014, Geoff wrote: > What size head? Small, normal, large, XL or HUGE like myself? > > On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:06:04 PM UTC-6, bertin753 wrote: >> >> Does anyone have a pair to sell cheap, or to trade? I happily use cheapos from the hardware store or from the grocery store rack, but the True Value ones don't fit well and the carousel ones break easily. >> Brand name or lack of it no problem. Just conservative look, UV and wind blocking, decent hinges and nose pieces. >> Prefer not too dark. >> The optometrist who checked my eyes at the 1 and 2 month (left and right respectively) cataract surgery post op dates said that UV exposure risks macular degeneration, which sounds bad even if I have no idea what it is. >> Thanks. >> Patrick Moore, who regrets selling his flip-up Rudy Projects. >> >> -- >> 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 >> * >> [I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so.” >> -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots >> Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, these three; but the greatest of these is money. >> -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying > > -- > 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. > -- 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 * *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so.”* * -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, these three; but the greatest of these is money. * * -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* -- 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 e
[RBW] Re: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?
Hi Patrick, I just traded up a mid 2010 mac mini core 2 duo for a mid 2011 core i5, both via CL (craigslist). I upgraded the RAM to 16gb & added an SSD (solid state drive), so it now has 2 internal hard drives. Then set up both drives as a "fusion drive" -- that the mini "sees" as one hard drive. A few tools, some patience, the directions on iFix it, and Bob's your uncle. Nice 27 inch screen. Runs all modern OS and programs very well. Much faster than the 2010. Doubt you could find more bang for yur mac-buck. An i5 with 8gb of ram should be just fine. (get a 8gb stick rather than 2 X 4gb, so you can get it to 16gb later if you want). The 2011 and 2012 mini comes in i5 or (server model) i7. Both are user upgradable re Ram and Hard Drive. Neither has an optical drive, but those are readily available for not much money. The 2014 mini is not so easily upgradable, as the Ram is soldered on to the logic board. As usual, back channel if you want. best, Larry On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:05:25 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > My 17" MacBook Pro is getting on for 5 years old. It's a trooper but I am > wondering about eventual replacement once this one reaches the point where > it can't work well with the latest Word or Mac OS and ditto Illustrator. > > I am pretty sure that, soon, I'll no longer need a portable computer for > work, so a laptop won't be necessary. The principal considerations will be: > > 1. Can handle the latest Mac version of Word. (I would like to bury Word > and piss on its grave, but my work requires Word and only Word. Open Office > don't cut it.) > > 2. Can accept if it doesn't come stock with 4 GB of Ram. > > 3. Costs as little as possible. > > I had a very satisfactory Mac Mini (Thanks, Ryan) but gave it away to a > friend; it also was 2010. Is the Mini a good candidate? > > 4. Available used if possible. > > I think my optimum desideratum would be a used -- what, late model Mini? > (Something stationary) with an iPad or clone to replace laptop and Fire. > > Whatch'all think? > > > > -- > 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 > > * > *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore > himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to > destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his > needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely > having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in > electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing > so.”* > * > -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* > > *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, > I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have > the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and > though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not > money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and > though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me > nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money > vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh > not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in > iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all > things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, > these three; but the greatest of these is money. * > * > -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* > -- 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: OT: best Mac for sophisticated Word Processing, for the $?
part 2. In the Mac tablet world, the best value tablet today is the iPad mini retina (ipad mini v2). Used for $200 to $250. L On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:05:25 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > My 17" MacBook Pro is getting on for 5 years old. It's a trooper but I am > wondering about eventual replacement once this one reaches the point where > it can't work well with the latest Word or Mac OS and ditto Illustrator. > > I am pretty sure that, soon, I'll no longer need a portable computer for > work, so a laptop won't be necessary. The principal considerations will be: > > 1. Can handle the latest Mac version of Word. (I would like to bury Word > and piss on its grave, but my work requires Word and only Word. Open Office > don't cut it.) > > 2. Can accept if it doesn't come stock with 4 GB of Ram. > > 3. Costs as little as possible. > > I had a very satisfactory Mac Mini (Thanks, Ryan) but gave it away to a > friend; it also was 2010. Is the Mini a good candidate? > > 4. Available used if possible. > > I think my optimum desideratum would be a used -- what, late model Mini? > (Something stationary) with an iPad or clone to replace laptop and Fire. > > Whatch'all think? > > > > -- > 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 > > * > *[I]n exploring the physical universe man has made no attempt to explore > himself. Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to > destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? what are his > needs? how can he best express himself? one would discover that merely > having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in > electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing > so.”* > * > -- George Orwell, Pleasure Spots* > > *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, > I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have > the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and > though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not > money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and > though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me > nothing. Money suffereth long, and it is kind; money envieth not; money > vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh > not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in > iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, hopeth all > things, endureth all things. . . . And now abideth faith, hope, money, > these three; but the greatest of these is money. * > * > -- George Orwell, Keep The Apidistra Flying* > -- 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.
