Re: [RBW] Re: To each his own
This being California, that really should be an S42O. Bill What, April 2 already? On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 11:45:53 AM UTC-7, Tim wrote: > > Finally! This will be just what I need for my Dead & > Co./Riv-visit-ride-Mt. Diablo trip in June! I love it when someone invents > something you didn't know you needed but now can't live without. But be > careful, that S24O may turn into a S96O... -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Free for postage: Pair of Banjo Bros Minnehaha panniers, but note qualification
I will use these. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Rivendell / VO Randonneur Front Rack with Decaleur compatibility? -- also, trade me? (FT)
On Friday, March 31, 2017 at 10:23:13 AM UTC-7, Justin, Oakland wrote: > > > 2) Many folks have expressed displeasure with the longevity and > performance of those integrated racks/decaleur combos. Not surprising. An integrated decaleur is basically a big lever that a loaded bag can use to twist the rear of the rack back and forth. The best reason to have a decaleur (if you're going to have a tiny rack that's not wide enough to properly support the bag) is to tie the top of the bag to the frame, which even on the most flexy bicycle out there is still going to be stout enough not to be twisted by the 10-40 pounds of junk in your rando bag. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: FS: Sam Hillborne Frameset, Racks, etc.
***Updated*** I recently bought an Atlantis which came up for sale locally. As a result, I am selling my Sam Hillborne. I am not the original owner of the Sam. I bought it off Ebay. The frame is, I believe, a 55. I am selling the the frame/fork with the headset, brakes, front and rear der. I also have a few other items for sale as well including the wheelset which was on the bike. All prices are without shipping and I am open to offers. Here are the pictures https://goo.gl/photos/t5Q96315HpXLKC716 *Item* Price Sackville TrunkSack Small - Olive $70.00 Nitto Noodle 46cm Mod. 177 $25.00 Shimano Sora 7 Speed and Flight Deck Triple 30 $25.00 SKS/ESGE LongBoard Fender P45 - Silver $25.00 Schwalbe Little Big Ben 700c x 38 $45.00 Mavic Wheelset 700c Shimano 105 hubs 32 Hole $125.00 Sam Hillborne - 55cm Frame $825.00 -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] WTB Nitto R14 Rack with Tombstone
Hey y'all. I'm looking for the version of the Nitto R14 Top Rack *with a tombstone* to use with my large Sackville Saddleback. Anyone have one they're willing to let go or know of a place that still offers them? Thanks! -Nick in ATX P.S. - also still on the hunt for a pair of Snoqualmie Pass tires. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Free for postage: Pair of Banjo Bros Minnehaha panniers, but note qualification
Sorry, long gone. On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 9:07 AM, J Imler wrote: > I will use these. > > -- > 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 https://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 ** ** -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] FS: Schwalbe Marathon Mondials 700 x 45
A pair of Schwalbe Marathon Mondial tires 700 x 45 folding bead: https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/marathon_mondial Lightly used, low mileage, in good condition. $60 shipped USPS. Contact offline. dougP -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] WTB Nitto R14 Rack with Tombstone
Hey, Nick, et. al: looks like Soma still sells this rack direct: http://store.somafab.com/nixrtoprera.html - was looking into this myself recently. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell / VO Randonneur Front Rack with Decaleur compatibility? -- also, trade me? (FT)
On 04/02/2017 12:00 AM, Orc wrote: On Friday, March 31, 2017 at 10:23:13 AM UTC-7, Justin, Oakland wrote: 2) Many folks have expressed displeasure with the longevity and performance of those integrated racks/decaleur combos. Not surprising. An integrated decaleur is basically a big lever that a loaded bag can use to twist the rear of the rack back and forth. The best reason to have a decaleur (if you're going to have a tiny rack that's not wide enough to properly support the bag) is to tie the top of the bag to the frame, which even on the most flexy bicycle out there is still going to be stout enough not to be twisted by the 10-40 pounds of junk in your rando bag. And they've been known to break. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: WTB Nitto R14 Rack with Tombstone
Also here . http://www.bikemania.biz/nitto-r14-rear-bicycle-rack.html I would contact any vendor however as pictures are often not updated despite product changes. On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 12:06:29 PM UTC-4, Nick Ybarra wrote: > > Hey y'all. I'm looking for the version of the Nitto R14 Top Rack *with a > tombstone* to use with my large Sackville Saddleback. Anyone have one > they're willing to let go or know of a place that still offers them? > Thanks! > > -Nick in ATX > > P.S. - also still on the hunt for a pair of Snoqualmie Pass tires. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Downhill and uphill and getting old and fat and passed.
While Catie was skating this afternoon at The Outpost, the rink at the top of Tramway hill, I took the '99 (18th birthday later this month! How time flies!) gofast west down the hill to the 4 mile point -- where the 2-lane becomes a dual carriageway; pushing back against the 76" gear to keep speed in check -- it gets ahead of you even with the strong, prevailing westerlies; crossed over, switched to the 66", and ground my way back up. I'm out of shape, or at least, out of hill-shape, since I live on the Westside and generally ride N-S, which is along the river, and flat. *And* I just turned 62, which I am sure gives me all sorts of excuses for all sorts of things. I alternated sitting and standing; when sitting, pulling up conscientiously to help my alternate knee, but stood for most of the 1-2 mile long steeper section, so that overall, I climbed in equal amounts of sitting and standing. Standing would have been easier in the higher gear, but sitting would very definitely not have been. I added a couple of miles at the end to bring the total to 10 and change. I thought to myself while climbing: Old school rider, wool and steel and leather, Bianchi/Coppi retrohat (twee, I know), doing pretty well for an old person who hasn't climbed a decent hill in a couple of months. But, Oh, no, not at all. First a young 40 something on carbon fiber breezed passed me turning away at 80-90 rpm; and he was a good half mile or more ahead by the time I got to the top. Then, even more distressing, a white-haired man* on an old steel classic powered past me, "chuff, chuff, chuff" went his breathing; he slowed and stood on the steepest section and I had hopes but no, off he twiddled once the slope slackened. * White haired, but I'll bet he was only a 50-something, the young upstart. Sheesh! But I made it. Seriously, I really like climbing, though I'd rather be in better shape. Frankly, I enjoyed the uphill as much or more than the downhill, though on the steepest section I was beginning to entertain thoughts of stopping to admire the view. After that excessively long and self-indulgently personal windup, here comes the question. Does anyone know of a link that takes you to average climbing speeds in the big races, over the years, so that you can compare say, Romain Maes with Gino with Jacques with Eddy with le Blaireau with Big Mig with the more recent fellows whom I have not troubled to follow? IOW, did climbing speeds climb when multispeed, on-bike-shifted gearing systems were allowed into the peloton and, further, as these were refined? (I have a very interesting book the official centennial history of the Tour de France, with a chapter giving the highlights of each year from 1903 to 2003. Text is largely cribbed from contemporary news copy. There's an interesting account from the 1937 (?) Tour, the first where derailleurs were allowed, describing the team director leaning out of the window of his Peugeot or whatever and shouting, as the terrain changed, "17! 15! 16! 14!" -- telling his neophyte shifters what gear to use. Anyway.) -- 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 ** ** -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] WTB Nitto R14 Rack with Tombstone
I too prefer the tombstone version. I once thought the newer free version would be better. But that was only true on paper. I was wrongly worried about the tombstone cutting into bag volume. I quickly found out the tombstone-free one is not as good for bag stabilizing. And that factor is way more important to me than the volume intrusion factor. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2017, at 9:06 AM, Nick Ybarra wrote: > > Hey y'all. I'm looking for the version of the Nitto R14 Top Rack with a > tombstone to use with my large Sackville Saddleback. Anyone have one they're > willing to let go or know of a place that still offers them? Thanks! > > -Nick in ATX > > P.S. - also still on the hunt for a pair of Snoqualmie Pass tires. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Downhill and uphill and getting old and fat and passed.
Oh, forgot as usual: 20.23 mph downhill, and 9.34 mph back up, per Cyclemeter, which I thought pretty decent given my outofshapeness. On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Patrick Moore wrote: > While Catie was skating this afternoon at The Outpost, the rink at the top > of Tramway hill, I took the '99 (18th birthday later this month! How time > flies!) gofast west down the hill to the 4 mile point -- where the 2-lane > becomes a dual carriageway; pushing back against the 76" gear to keep speed > in check -- it gets ahead of you even with the strong, prevailing > westerlies; crossed over, switched to the 66", and ground my way back up. > I'm out of shape, or at least, out of hill-shape, since I live on the > Westside and generally ride N-S, which is along the river, and flat. *And* I > just turned 62, which I am sure gives me all sorts of excuses for all sorts > of things. > > I alternated sitting and standing; when sitting, pulling up > conscientiously to help my alternate knee, but stood for most of the 1-2 > mile long steeper section, so that overall, I climbed in equal amounts of > sitting and standing. Standing would have been easier in the higher gear, > but sitting would very definitely not have been. I added a couple of miles > at the end to bring the total to 10 and change. > > I thought to myself while climbing: Old school rider, wool and steel and > leather, Bianchi/Coppi retrohat (twee, I know), doing pretty well for an > old person who hasn't climbed a decent hill in a couple of months. > > But, Oh, no, not at all. First a young 40 something on carbon fiber > breezed passed me turning away at 80-90 rpm; and he was a good half mile or > more ahead by the time I got to the top. > > Then, even more distressing, a white-haired man* on an old steel classic > powered past me, "chuff, chuff, chuff" went his breathing; he slowed and > stood on the steepest section and I had hopes but no, off he twiddled once > the slope slackened. > > * White haired, but I'll bet he was only a 50-something, the young > upstart. Sheesh! > > But I made it. > > Seriously, I really like climbing, though I'd rather be in better shape. > Frankly, I enjoyed the uphill as much or more than the downhill, though on > the steepest section I was beginning to entertain thoughts of stopping to > admire the view. > > After that excessively long and self-indulgently personal windup, here > comes the question. Does anyone know of a link that takes you to average > climbing speeds in the big races, over the years, so that you can compare > say, Romain Maes with Gino with Jacques with Eddy with le Blaireau with Big > Mig with the more recent fellows whom I have not troubled to follow? IOW, > did climbing speeds climb when multispeed, on-bike-shifted gearing systems > were allowed into the peloton and, further, as these were refined? > > (I have a very interesting book the official centennial history of the > Tour de France, with a chapter giving the highlights of each year from 1903 > to 2003. Text is largely cribbed from contemporary news copy. There's an > interesting account from the 1937 (?) Tour, the first where derailleurs > were allowed, describing the team director leaning out of the window of his > Peugeot or whatever and shouting, as the terrain changed, "17! 15! 16! 14!" > -- telling his neophyte shifters what gear to use. Anyway.) > > -- > 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 > ** > ** > > > -- 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 ** ** -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] seeking Rivendell Saluki reviews...and maybe a lead
I cannot get a Rivendell Saluki out of my mind. I've been watching craigslist nationwide and Ebay, but have never seen any come up for sale since I missed out on that purple one last year. Were very few made, or are they so cherished that they never go up for sale? I've got an Atlantis and feel like I should be perfectly happy with that, as they seem very similar in intentions. For those that have had both, can you give me any feedback on comparisons? Am I nuts for wanting both? (I already have far more bikes than I should.) While on the topic, does anyone know of a 60cm cantilever Saluki that is for sale? Thanks, Matt Beecher Oswego, IL -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Downhill and uphill and getting old and fat and passed.
You're ridin' the flats. It's not a hill unless it's <7 mph up and >30 mph down and goes for >2 miles. Grin. With abandon, Patrick (hoping I got all those > and < right!) of the highlands On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 5:02:01 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Oh, forgot as usual: 20.23 mph downhill, and 9.34 mph back up, per > Cyclemeter, which I thought pretty decent given my outofshapeness. > > On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Patrick Moore > wrote: > >> While Catie was skating this afternoon at The Outpost, the rink at the >> top of Tramway hill, I took the '99 (18th birthday later this month! How >> time flies!) gofast west down the hill to the 4 mile point -- where the >> 2-lane becomes a dual carriageway; pushing back against the 76" gear to >> keep speed in check -- it gets ahead of you even with the strong, >> prevailing westerlies; crossed over, switched to the 66", and ground my way >> back up. I'm out of shape, or at least, out of hill-shape, since I live on >> the Westside and generally ride N-S, which is along the river, and flat. >> *And* I just turned 62, which I am sure gives me all sorts of excuses >> for all sorts of things. >> >> I alternated sitting and standing; when sitting, pulling up >> conscientiously to help my alternate knee, but stood for most of the 1-2 >> mile long steeper section, so that overall, I climbed in equal amounts of >> sitting and standing. Standing would have been easier in the higher gear, >> but sitting would very definitely not have been. I added a couple of miles >> at the end to bring the total to 10 and change. >> >> I thought to myself while climbing: Old school rider, wool and steel and >> leather, Bianchi/Coppi retrohat (twee, I know), doing pretty well for an >> old person who hasn't climbed a decent hill in a couple of months. >> >> But, Oh, no, not at all. First a young 40 something on carbon fiber >> breezed passed me turning away at 80-90 rpm; and he was a good half mile or >> more ahead by the time I got to the top. >> >> Then, even more distressing, a white-haired man* on an old steel classic >> powered past me, "chuff, chuff, chuff" went his breathing; he slowed and >> stood on the steepest section and I had hopes but no, off he twiddled once >> the slope slackened. >> >> * White haired, but I'll bet he was only a 50-something, the young >> upstart. Sheesh! >> >> But I made it. >> >> Seriously, I really like climbing, though I'd rather be in better shape. >> Frankly, I enjoyed the uphill as much or more than the downhill, though on >> the steepest section I was beginning to entertain thoughts of stopping to >> admire the view. >> >> After that excessively long and self-indulgently personal windup, here >> comes the question. Does anyone know of a link that takes you to average >> climbing speeds in the big races, over the years, so that you can compare >> say, Romain Maes with Gino with Jacques with Eddy with le Blaireau with Big >> Mig with the more recent fellows whom I have not troubled to follow? IOW, >> did climbing speeds climb when multispeed, on-bike-shifted gearing systems >> were allowed into the peloton and, further, as these were refined? >> >> (I have a very interesting book the official centennial history of the >> Tour de France, with a chapter giving the highlights of each year from 1903 >> to 2003. Text is largely cribbed from contemporary news copy. There's an >> interesting account from the 1937 (?) Tour, the first where derailleurs >> were allowed, describing the team director leaning out of the window of his >> Peugeot or whatever and shouting, as the terrain changed, "17! 15! 16! 14!" >> -- telling his neophyte shifters what gear to use. Anyway.) >> >> -- >> 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 >> * >> *** >> >> >> > > > -- > 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 > ** > ** > > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.googl
Re: [RBW] Re: Downhill and uphill and getting old and fat and passed.
*And*, that 20 mph figure was with me valiantly backpedalling. Humph! On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 5:58 PM, Patrick Moore wrote: > You're a youngster. The gradual grade on Tramway feels pretty damn' steep > to me! > > Back when I rode freewheels (he said nostalgically, pouring yet another > glass of the fiery, astringent *grappa*), I used to gauge hills by > terminal coasting velocity, as Sara Road from Intel to Loma Largo was 40 > mph-er in the steepest section, a 35 mph-er for the rest of it. Tramway is > a 30 mph-er with close to 40 on the steepest sections; the problem is that > on 99 days out of 100, you'll get a huge wind from the west, which slows > you down. > > But I have to admit that The Deacon's terrain puts my little bumps of > hills to shame. > > On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 5:43 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote: > >> You're ridin' the flats. It's not a hill unless it's <7 mph up and >30 >> mph down and goes for >2 miles. Grin. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick (hoping I got all those > and < right!) of the highlands >> >> On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 5:02:01 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>> Oh, forgot as usual: 20.23 mph downhill, and 9.34 mph back up, per >>> Cyclemeter, which I thought pretty decent given my outofshapeness. >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Patrick Moore wrote: >>> While Catie was skating this afternoon at The Outpost, the rink at the top of Tramway hill, I took the '99 (18th birthday later this month! How time flies!) gofast west down the hill to the 4 mile point -- where the 2-lane becomes a dual carriageway; pushing back against the 76" gear to keep speed in check -- it gets ahead of you even with the strong, prevailing westerlies; crossed over, switched to the 66", and ground my way back up. I'm out of shape, or at least, out of hill-shape, since I live on the Westside and generally ride N-S, which is along the river, and flat. *And* I just turned 62, which I am sure gives me all sorts of excuses for all sorts of things. I alternated sitting and standing; when sitting, pulling up conscientiously to help my alternate knee, but stood for most of the 1-2 mile long steeper section, so that overall, I climbed in equal amounts of sitting and standing. Standing would have been easier in the higher gear, but sitting would very definitely not have been. I added a couple of miles at the end to bring the total to 10 and change. I thought to myself while climbing: Old school rider, wool and steel and leather, Bianchi/Coppi retrohat (twee, I know), doing pretty well for an old person who hasn't climbed a decent hill in a couple of months. But, Oh, no, not at all. First a young 40 something on carbon fiber breezed passed me turning away at 80-90 rpm; and he was a good half mile or more ahead by the time I got to the top. Then, even more distressing, a white-haired man* on an old steel classic powered past me, "chuff, chuff, chuff" went his breathing; he slowed and stood on the steepest section and I had hopes but no, off he twiddled once the slope slackened. * White haired, but I'll bet he was only a 50-something, the young upstart. Sheesh! But I made it. Seriously, I really like climbing, though I'd rather be in better shape. Frankly, I enjoyed the uphill as much or more than the downhill, though on the steepest section I was beginning to entertain thoughts of stopping to admire the view. After that excessively long and self-indulgently personal windup, here comes the question. Does anyone know of a link that takes you to average climbing speeds in the big races, over the years, so that you can compare say, Romain Maes with Gino with Jacques with Eddy with le Blaireau with Big Mig with the more recent fellows whom I have not troubled to follow? IOW, did climbing speeds climb when multispeed, on-bike-shifted gearing systems were allowed into the peloton and, further, as these were refined? (I have a very interesting book the official centennial history of the Tour de France, with a chapter giving the highlights of each year from 1903 to 2003. Text is largely cribbed from contemporary news copy. There's an interesting account from the 1937 (?) Tour, the first where derailleurs were allowed, describing the team director leaning out of the window of his Peugeot or whatever and shouting, as the terrain changed, "17! 15! 16! 14!" -- telling his neophyte shifters what gear to use. Anyway.) -- 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
[RBW] Re: seeking Rivendell Saluki reviews...and maybe a lead
I have one and it is pretty awesome. I use it for brevets and dirt riding and it handles both really well. I believe you can order a 650b Homer Hilsen which is essentially the same bike except that it is readily available. On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 4:10:53 PM UTC-7, Matt Beecher wrote: > > I cannot get a Rivendell Saluki out of my mind. I've been watching > craigslist nationwide and Ebay, but have never seen any come up for sale > since I missed out on that purple one last year. Were very few made, or > are they so cherished that they never go up for sale? > > I've got an Atlantis and feel like I should be perfectly happy with that, > as they seem very similar in intentions. For those that have had both, can > you give me any feedback on comparisons? Am I nuts for wanting both? (I > already have far more bikes than I should.) > > While on the topic, does anyone know of a 60cm cantilever Saluki that is > for sale? > > Thanks, > Matt Beecher > Oswego, IL > > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Downhill and uphill and getting old and fat and passed.
You're a youngster. The gradual grade on Tramway feels pretty damn' steep to me! Back when I rode freewheels (he said nostalgically, pouring yet another glass of the fiery, astringent *grappa*), I used to gauge hills by terminal coasting velocity, as Sara Road from Intel to Loma Largo was 40 mph-er in the steepest section, a 35 mph-er for the rest of it. Tramway is a 30 mph-er with close to 40 on the steepest sections; the problem is that on 99 days out of 100, you'll get a huge wind from the west, which slows you down. But I have to admit that The Deacon's terrain puts my little bumps of hills to shame. On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 5:43 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote: > You're ridin' the flats. It's not a hill unless it's <7 mph up and >30 mph > down and goes for >2 miles. Grin. > > With abandon, > Patrick (hoping I got all those > and < right!) of the highlands > > On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 5:02:01 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> Oh, forgot as usual: 20.23 mph downhill, and 9.34 mph back up, per >> Cyclemeter, which I thought pretty decent given my outofshapeness. >> >> On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> While Catie was skating this afternoon at The Outpost, the rink at the >>> top of Tramway hill, I took the '99 (18th birthday later this month! How >>> time flies!) gofast west down the hill to the 4 mile point -- where the >>> 2-lane becomes a dual carriageway; pushing back against the 76" gear to >>> keep speed in check -- it gets ahead of you even with the strong, >>> prevailing westerlies; crossed over, switched to the 66", and ground my way >>> back up. I'm out of shape, or at least, out of hill-shape, since I live on >>> the Westside and generally ride N-S, which is along the river, and flat. >>> *And* I just turned 62, which I am sure gives me all sorts of excuses >>> for all sorts of things. >>> >>> I alternated sitting and standing; when sitting, pulling up >>> conscientiously to help my alternate knee, but stood for most of the 1-2 >>> mile long steeper section, so that overall, I climbed in equal amounts of >>> sitting and standing. Standing would have been easier in the higher gear, >>> but sitting would very definitely not have been. I added a couple of miles >>> at the end to bring the total to 10 and change. >>> >>> I thought to myself while climbing: Old school rider, wool and steel and >>> leather, Bianchi/Coppi retrohat (twee, I know), doing pretty well for an >>> old person who hasn't climbed a decent hill in a couple of months. >>> >>> But, Oh, no, not at all. First a young 40 something on carbon fiber >>> breezed passed me turning away at 80-90 rpm; and he was a good half mile or >>> more ahead by the time I got to the top. >>> >>> Then, even more distressing, a white-haired man* on an old steel classic >>> powered past me, "chuff, chuff, chuff" went his breathing; he slowed and >>> stood on the steepest section and I had hopes but no, off he twiddled once >>> the slope slackened. >>> >>> * White haired, but I'll bet he was only a 50-something, the young >>> upstart. Sheesh! >>> >>> But I made it. >>> >>> Seriously, I really like climbing, though I'd rather be in better shape. >>> Frankly, I enjoyed the uphill as much or more than the downhill, though on >>> the steepest section I was beginning to entertain thoughts of stopping to >>> admire the view. >>> >>> After that excessively long and self-indulgently personal windup, here >>> comes the question. Does anyone know of a link that takes you to average >>> climbing speeds in the big races, over the years, so that you can compare >>> say, Romain Maes with Gino with Jacques with Eddy with le Blaireau with Big >>> Mig with the more recent fellows whom I have not troubled to follow? IOW, >>> did climbing speeds climb when multispeed, on-bike-shifted gearing systems >>> were allowed into the peloton and, further, as these were refined? >>> >>> (I have a very interesting book the official centennial history of the >>> Tour de France, with a chapter giving the highlights of each year from 1903 >>> to 2003. Text is largely cribbed from contemporary news copy. There's an >>> interesting account from the 1937 (?) Tour, the first where derailleurs >>> were allowed, describing the team director leaning out of the window of his >>> Peugeot or whatever and shouting, as the terrain changed, "17! 15! 16! 14!" >>> -- telling his neophyte shifters what gear to use. Anyway.) >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. >> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coac
[RBW] Downhill and uphill and getting old and fat and passed.
I leave the house, I return, it seems the clock has moved. How 'bout that ! But seriously(as much as I can be), I rather enjoy just taking my sweet time riding now. I have nowhere to go and nothing to accomplish anymore(and never did), so I just take it all in and enjoy the view. It doesn't matter if I just ride around the neighborhood for a few minutes or out in the country. I appreciate every moment for what it is. I don't expect anyone to do the same, everyone is who they are and thus incomparable, heck, so is every day. As for the timings, you can bet some guys in Europe keep track of all that stuff. Published in a book? Dunno. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] seeking Rivendell Saluki reviews...and maybe a lead
You could also look for a Bleriot. It's essentially a Taiwan made Saluki, and goes up to a 60cm size. Eric On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 7:10 PM, Matt Beecher wrote: > I cannot get a Rivendell Saluki out of my mind. I've been watching > craigslist nationwide and Ebay, but have never seen any come up for sale > since I missed out on that purple one last year. Were very few made, or > are they so cherished that they never go up for sale? > > I've got an Atlantis and feel like I should be perfectly happy with that, > as they seem very similar in intentions. For those that have had both, can > you give me any feedback on comparisons? Am I nuts for wanting both? (I > already have far more bikes than I should.) > > While on the topic, does anyone know of a 60cm cantilever Saluki that is > for sale? > > Thanks, > Matt Beecher > Oswego, IL > > > -- > 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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] seeking Rivendell Saluki reviews...and maybe a lead
61 even! Salukis went to 62. Likely the biggest 650B Riv, outside of customs. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2017, at 5:53 PM, Eric Daume wrote: > > You could also look for a Bleriot. It's essentially a Taiwan made Saluki, and > goes up to a 60cm size. > > Eric > >> On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 7:10 PM, Matt Beecher wrote: >> I cannot get a Rivendell Saluki out of my mind. I've been watching >> craigslist nationwide and Ebay, but have never seen any come up for sale >> since I missed out on that purple one last year. Were very few made, or are >> they so cherished that they never go up for sale? >> >> I've got an Atlantis and feel like I should be perfectly happy with that, as >> they seem very similar in intentions. For those that have had both, can you >> give me any feedback on comparisons? Am I nuts for wanting both? (I >> already have far more bikes than I should.) >> >> While on the topic, does anyone know of a 60cm cantilever Saluki that is for >> sale? >> >> Thanks, >> Matt Beecher >> Oswego, IL >> >> >> -- >> 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 https://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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] seeking Rivendell Saluki reviews...and maybe a lead
The AHH is the same bike- they rolled the two models together. Have you talked to Riv to see if they'd build you a new one? If they have the decals and badge I can't see why they'd say no. Cheers! Chris -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Rivendell Road SOLD
My Rivendell Road has been SOLD. Thanks to everyone who expressed interest … and who encouraged everyone to take advantage of the opportunity to own a great bike. Good news: With this sale, I am officially at N-1 (now that my wife has decided what N equals). On the lookout for another bike ... --Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] WTB Nitto R14 Rack with Tombstone
Bikemania site says this on the product page: This product does not come with the vertical loop "backstop". Good luck in your search! I had an R14 for years and it was a good rack. Probably shouldn't have traded it away! Bob K. in Baltimore -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] FS Patagonia Dirt Craft bike shorts
I've have an extra pair of men's Patagonia dirt craft MTB shorts, size large/Oakes brown. I bought for my father in law but they're on the slimmer side and he preferred the XL. Please email off list for price. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] seeking Rivendell Saluki reviews...and maybe a lead
I've got a 60cm canti Saluki and briefly had a (to large by alot) 64cm Atlantis... The size disparity makes my ride impressions of the two pretty much useless but from a frame perspective I'd say that the Atlantis is probably the best looking bike I've ever seen with the best head badge to boot. That said at least till the new 650b model was released I felt the 26"/56cm was to small and my experience with the 2"+ 700c tires on the 64cm we're way to big... So I explored the 650b path leading my to the 60 Saluki which his just about perfect size wise, maybe a touch long in the top tube with drops. The Saluki does seem to sit very nicely in the spectrum of Riv bikes though, has a cool name, headbadge and is sufficiently rare that I understand the draw... The lugs are great, braze on's plentiful but ridiculously so, classic level top tube, and the canti version can easily be reimagined; a stripped down roadie (with plush tires), a mid trail randonneur (a classy one), a reasonably fully loaded mixed surface tourer, a CX/singletrack rig with attitude (BG RnR's eh!?!), just about any bar combo can be done. The Saluki's only limitations in my mind come with whatever you are comfortable doing on 42mm tires/fenders or slightly larger w/out and maybe super heavy loads - but I did a C&O trip with close to 280# Rider plus luggage with no ill effects. All that can be done with an Atlantis though... A bit heavier tube spec but you gain extra tire width capacity. Good luck with your bike musings! Tony -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Rivendell / VO Randonneur Front Rack with Decaleur compatibility? -- also, trade me? (FT)
Thanks for the input. Orc, I hear what you're saying. I have never used a rando bag, have been basketting, and am wholly open to any and all advice. Web-information in certain places claims more solidity, less rattle, less weight with an all-in-one rack and decaleur unit. Also since reading these responses, and researching more, have learned that some folks say no to decaleur altogether, so long as the bag can be strapped to the rack base and tombstone. Or, best off to have something secured to the stem as well? Thanks Love, Patch LACA -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Nitto f25. What's the word?
I know that there have been a couple posts on this, but where did consensus land? Any reviews? -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
