[RBW] Re: FS: 55cm Bridgestone MB-2 + Bruce Gordon HMF

[Joe Bunik]

BUMP,

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/albums/72157703630407114

… NOW, asking $350 for frame / fork / rack.

If you aren't into the Bruce Gordon "High Mount Front" / mountain
touring rack (see bottom of page:
http://www.bgcycles.com/new-page-14/) -- I am happy to substitute a
conventional BG front low rider. Or, just the frame/fork and no rack
for $225.

Thanks
=- Joe Bunik
Walnut Creek, CA


On 11/17/18, Joe Bunik  wrote:
> Hi BOB
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/albums/72157703630407114
>
> Up for offer is a nice, largest-size 1989 MB-2 frame with a (NOS)
> Bruce Gordon "Rock 'N Road Expedition" 559 fork, and paired up with a
> BG HMF rack. These MB's are great climbers, and with the integrated
> front rack would make for an excellent adventure bike.
>
> Frame is in good condition, no dents or damage but some paint and
> decal wear. Fork has minor wear and tear from a lifetime of living in
> a box of forks.  Among unicrowns, the Gordon forks have an excellent
> bend and are very well made. Forged plate-dropouts, with HMF-specific
> rack bosses up top plus front/rear eyelets at the drops. The
> drive-side top rail of the rack has been expertly repaired by an
> experienced rack-builder (a new piece of tubing was internally
> sleeved-in), paint retouched w/ rattle-can black.
>
> Asking $425 + actual Bikeflights shipping; please let me know if you
> are interested or have any questions.
>
> Thanks for looking
> =- Joe Bunik
> Walnut Creek, CA
>

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[RBW] Re: Did you have a 2018 cycling goal? Did you achieve it?

[Neil Doran]

My evergreen goal is to ride every day. When I do that, everything else falls 
into place.

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[RBW] FS: Big Agnes Copper spur UL 1 person tent

[Drw]

I’ve had this for about 2.5 years and used it about 6 nights (usually opting 
for no tent or hammock on 1 person trips). Also, I now have a kid, so I think 
it’s time to let it go. Really excellent quality/design. Super light and small 
for a good sized, freestanding, 3 season tent. Comes with an aftermarket tyvek 
ground cloth.I’ll take pics for the seriously interested 

250$ shipped 

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[RBW] WTB: Nitto Nitto 27F Campee front rack (with removable pannier attachments)

[Cody Bartz]

Looking for used in any condition. 

: ) 
Cody

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[RBW] Re: Introduction and my new MUSA Atlantis

[Jonathan D.]

Gabe-  I still love the build and you get the credit/blame for me buying an 
Atlantis. 

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[RBW] Re: FS: 54cm Rambouillet - $1,300

[Mike K.]

Hey all, someone joined the album I linked to and made a comment I didn't 
see for a while after. Anyone know a Reed Anderson? or how to access an 
email address for someone who viewed my album?

- Mike

On Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 10:08:58 PM UTC-5, Mike K. wrote:
>
> Pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/fJcLeXudQ5gKt4Ad9 
>
> $1,300 plus shipping. I’ll have a shop in town pack it and set up delivery 
> via bike flights. Should be about $150ish for CONUS. 
>
> Size/ ST: 54cm 
> TT: 55cm 
> Crank: Ultegra 6503 triple, 172.5, 52-42-30 
> FD: Ultegra 6503 
> RD: Deore M591 9sp rd 
> 11-32 9sp cassette 
> Tektro R539 sidepull brakes 
> Shimano bar ends. Indexing works well. 
> Nitto dirt drop stem 
> Gary 2 bars with shimano hood levers and Tektro interrupters to brake from 
> the flats. 
> Front wheel is shimano hub with Sunrim CR18 36h 
> Rear is Deore hub to Mavic A319 36h 
> Seat post is a Cambio Rino from an old Medici 
> No seat or pedals included 
>
> Been a good ride the last few years. Just time to move on and expand my 
> cycling horizons. Let me know if you have any questions! 
>
> - Mike in ATX

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[RBW] PSA: 51cm Quickbeam Bay Area CL

[Karen Yuen]

Actually, I’m the seller and I’ve updated the size to 50 cm. Thanks for 
posting!  Price drop to $1200 for RBW Owners Bunch members (not including 
packing/shipping).

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Re: [RBW] Stuff stolen from bike

[Kent Peterson -- Eugene, Oregon]

Pam, where do you live? Here in Eugene, which seems to be the bike pilfering 
capitol of North America, bikes get picked clean in about 5 minutes of 
inattention. It's about twice as bad here as it was when I lived in the Seattle 
area & it was bad there.

Kent Peterson
Eugene, Oregon USA

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[RBW] Re: Introduction and my new MUSA Atlantis

[Ash]

Welcome to the group Erik!

Your Atlantis build feels just right.  Not too much. No too little.  Just 
right!  Great color too. If I will ever get my MIT Atlantis repainted, 
that's be dark green.

Wish you many many happy rides!

Ash

On Sunday, 25 November 2018 01:22:37 UTC-5, Erik from Saint Paul wrote:
>
> Hi, 
>
> I’ve been a lurker for a while, and really enjoy everything I’ve read, 
> learned, and seen on here. 
> For a number of years I’ve been a huge fan of everything Rivendell, but 
> didn’t get the chance to actually ride one until last fall when I was out 
> west for my uncle’s wedding. The wedding was in Lake Tahoe, and I decided 
> to take a few extra days of vacation and enjoy the Bay Area. Obviously 
> being so close to Rivendell, I made it a point to stop by just to check it 
> all out in person. I was immediately greeted by Grant and he sized me up to 
> test out some bikes. Roman and Will pulled out a number of different bikes 
> for me to test out and I fell in love with the Hunq and Atlantis! I was 
> blown away at how friendly everyone was, even though I wasn’t able to buy a 
> bike at that time. 
>
> During the last year I have gone through a divorce, focused on further 
> simplifying aspects of life, sold off a number of bikes and bike related 
> items, and riding more than I was able to in the past; even though I have 
> an incredibly busy schedule between raising two boys and working odd and 
> long hours. The point of selling off my collection of bikes and parts was 
> to hopefully come across a used Atlantis or Hunq, but these do not come up 
> terribly often... A few months ago, Rivendell was selling a MUSA Atlantis 
> frameset that had some paint chips and bottle cage holes that were slightly 
> off center for a nicely discounted price. I immediately bought the bike and 
> couldn’t be happier! 
>
> Anyways, enough rambling... I’d like to thank everyone on this forum and 
> at Rivendell for being solid people and sharing their knowledge and love of 
> fun and practical cycling. 
>
> Erik in St Paul, Minnesota 
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Did you have a 2018 cycling goal? Did you achieve it?

[Gabriel Bruguier]

Great post and responses!

I met one of my goals, which was to complete a century.  I did that in 
August.

I'm in the process of completing another goal, which is to go car-free for 
my personal life (commuting, shopping, etc).  I'm over 30 days into that, 
and am planning to sell my car soon.

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Re: [RBW] PSA: 67cm A Homer Hilsen Double Top Tube

[James Warren]

The seller is a solid dude, and I think that bike's a good score for a very tall person.-Jim W.-Original Message-
From: Cody Bartz 
Sent: Nov 27, 2018 8:27 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch 
Subject: [RBW] PSA: 67cm A Homer Hilsen Double Top Tube

Thought the tall folks may find this lovely beast of interest:https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/d/rivendell-ahomer-hilsen-67cm/6753590381.html



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[RBW] Re: 2 pr Rock Bros cycling pants

[Patrick Moore]

Oh, and these have the all-important zip fly with hook fastening at waist.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 3:24 PM Patrick Moore  wrote:

> Moderately used over a couple of years, but pretty much as new.
>
> These pants are, or were when I bought them, very weirdly sized, so that
> this is XL or XXL or XXXL, but they measure 30" in elacticized waist,
> unstretched, and fit me, 34" waist, tho' they are tighter than I like.
>
> 29" from crotch seam to bottom of leg.
>
> 2 zippered side pockets, no rear pockets, alas.
>
> Pegged and zippered ankle, though these are not as tight at the hems as
> tights -- I can pull them off over my socks without unzipping the legs. But
> they're narrow enough to stay out of the chain.
>
> Light weight nylon, but I've worn them in the upper 30s with no problem;
> however, I am probably less sensitive to cold than many others I hear from.
>
> Photo 2 shows the 2 pockets on one side; photo 3 the ankle zipper.
>
> The designer obviously strove for a "sporty" look with various panels and
> slashes and furbelows, and there are bright red streaks, but they're not
> appalling. They are sturdy and well made
>
> $28 shipped each CONUS.
>
> Both for $48 shipped CONUS.
>
> Will consider trades for nice wool cycling hat, as new, that covers your
> ears and fits a XL head, or for a thin but nice and new balaclava, black or
> neutral color, fits ditto.
>
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[RBW] Did you have a 2018 cycling goal? Did you achieve it?

[Kainalu V.]

While it wasn't a specific goal, so far I've managed to avoid public 
transportation this year, riding to work every day. Commuting gets me a hair 
over 100 miles a week, and the occasional pure pleasure ride tacks not nearly 
enough to that. For 2019, same commute, more pleasure.
-Kai
BKNY 

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[RBW] Re: Did you have a 2018 cycling goal? Did you achieve it?

[Scot]

All these stories/goals/non-goals are great to hear! Everyone living their 
own, different lives and trying to cycle as much as possible. I'm 35, just 
brought our second child into the world, and work full time.

This year my unspoken goal has been to ride whenever possible, likely 
inspired by Just Ride. So this year, different than any in the past, I've 
ridden to work when possible, grocery store, or even to pick up dinner for 
the family. I've spent more days on the bike than any year in the past and 
I'm very happy with that. Also purchased my first Riv (Roadini) this year 
too!!! 

Scot Klein
Orange County, CA

On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 2:49:05 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>
> Steve Palincsar shared some info about himself that I think is awesome.  
> Unfortunately that great info was in a thread that was otherwise generally 
> icky.  I'm breaking out the inspiring nugget out.  Specifically, Steve said:
>
> "I and many, if not most, of the folks I ride with are well over 70"
> "2018 was a bad year weather-wise, and my mileage is way off from last 
> year; instead of  just missing 11,000 as was the case in 2017, I think I'm 
> going to finish 2018 with only 9,000.  "
>
> Regardless of one's opinion about "Just Ride", septugenarian cyclists 
> putting down 10,000 mile years is freaking fantastic in my book. Steve is, 
> I think, very close to my father's age (if my father was still alive).  I 
> hope to be laying down the big mileage of a Steve Palincsar when I'm in the 
> neighborhood of 75.  2018 is already my biggest mileage year ever.  I've 
> got a puncher's chance at reaching 10,000km by year's end.  I turn 50 in a 
> couple months, and I still work full-time and am still raising two 
> teenagers, so I'm anticipating major gains in the free-time department as 
> retirement approaches.  My goal was to put down my first ever documented 
> 5000 mile year, and I've done that.  I've got a little more than 1000 miles 
> to go to reach 10,000km.  I also have wanted to do a half-million feet of 
> climbing in a calendar year.  That won't happen for me in 2018, but I'm 
> about to hot 400,000 feet for the first time.
>
> What 2018 cycling goals did you set and achieve (or not-achieve)?  What 
> goals will you place for 2019?  
>
> Bill Lindsay
> El Cerrito, CA
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: 3 Days of Riding in the Northern Sierras - Ride report

[Collin A]

Patrick, that's just where the panniers fit on the rack. The combination of 
the small bags and the long wheelbase really send them back there. Bigger 
panniers, the likes of Arkel or ortleib, would probably look a little more 
normal. 

Marc, I'm bummed I didn't come across Chuck's maps during my research. They 
look exquisite, and if I head up there again I'll probably give him a call 
and pick his brain on nice routes.

Thanks Tony! The clem is indeed ready for more. I've removed the rack and 
basket on the front end of the bike since the trip, it got a little 
frustrating when I overloaded it and I wanted to try something different. 
I've since thrown on a wizard sleeve/fabio's chest as an alternative but 
haven't had a chance to really try it out. It has a decreased capacity 
compared to the basket, so I think I'll throw another dry bag on top of the 
rear rack to make up for it. I've thought about going for a full frame bag 
too, but haven't pulled the trigger on that yet.

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[RBW] Re: FS: Clem Smith Jr 52cm H - First preorder batch

[Tyler Lone]

Zed, I live in Indianapolis as well and have been looking at your CL post 
off and on for weeks now. If I weren't in the middle of renovating a house 
my wife and I recently bought, I'd have already snagged this up. 

Best of luck!

Tyler

On Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 11:01:07 AM UTC-5, Zed Martinez wrote:
>
> Bump, still available if anyone needs a winter project. Had to update the 
> CL post for more details: 
> https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/bik/d/rivendell-clem-smith-jr-52cm/6758376973.html
>
> On Friday, November 2, 2018 at 9:35:18 AM UTC-4, Zed Martinez wrote:
>>
>> OK, this is still available.
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: New Wavie Bar Photos

[tc]

I lean in the opposite direction, preferring less of a straight back 
return.  Such bars force the elbows inward, and, to me, steering feels more 
like pushing rather than something that coordinates with the lean into a 
turn.  Of course neither is right nor wrong, just diff strokes.  I also 
think the avg speed one is going, along with the amount of leverage 
required for the riding conditions, determines largely what most folks are 
comfortable with.

As a 'shallow' return bar, for folks with medium to wide shoulders, the A+M 
and the Jones bars are a dream come true.  I'm hoping the Wavie, which 
looks to be a slightly wider A+M with a longer straight section on either 
side of the stem, will be even better!

Tom

On Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 1:09:25 PM UTC-5, jeffrey kane wrote:
>
> ...I've tried other bars with that shape but haven't been pleased as 
> they're usually too shallow in the return. I do like the return (or sweep) 
> angles of Alba's, Choco's and the new Billie even though I find myself 
> riding towards the front of those bars the majority of the time (it's 
> really the super slow times and weird tight NYC traffic traversing where 
> the upright full sweep does come in handy for me) 
>
>>
>>

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Re: [RBW] Re: 3 Days of Riding in the Northern Sierras - Ride report

[Tony DeFilippo]

Congrats on the successful trip and thanks for sharing, the report and the 
photos!

Your Clem looks ready for more action.  Anything you'd change on your packing 
list?  It looks like you were pretty well dialed in.

Tony

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[RBW] Re: New Wavie Bar Photos

['jeffrey kane' via RBW Owners Bunch]

I like the "idea" of this bar and have been toying with pulling the trigger 
on a MAP/Ahearne. I did just set up a Billie to replace a Choco Norm on my 
daily ride ... but again, I keep thinking about those MAP's. I've tried 
other bars with that shape but haven't been pleased as they're usually too 
shallow in the return. I do like the return (or sweep) angles of Alba's, 
Choco's and the new Billie even though I find myself riding towards the 
front of those bars the majority of the time (it's really the super slow 
times and weird tight NYC traffic traversing where the upright full sweep 
does come in handy for me).  

So that said, using the incredibly helpful whatbars.com I've come to think 
that the new Velo Orange Curvy One bar looks possibly like an even a better 
fit for me than the MAP. And since RIV is working closely with whatbars.com 
now I suspect that they'll forward a drawing of the Wavie to them soon 
enough to make a comparison.

My main hesitation with the V/O bar is that 31.8 clamp! I mean, really ... 
well, that and the fact that all of these bars at 610 to 660 are getting 
pretty darn wide for a city boy -- and I used to think Alba's were wide for 
gawds sake.

On Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 8:09:31 PM UTC-4, Bob Ehrenbeck wrote:
>
>
> After hearing about the upcoming Wavie handlebars from Bill Lindsay in this 
> post 
> , I 
> took his suggestion to ask Riv if they would send some photos ahead of the 
> catalog arrival. Vince came through, and also mentioned that the bars are 
> 66 cm wide with a 25.4 mm diameter at the clamp, and they should arrive at 
> Rivendell next month in their Nitto shipment. So (with Vince's permission), 
> here they are. They look great!
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>
>
> Bob E
>
> Cranford, New Jersey
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: 3 Days of Riding in the Northern Sierras - Ride report

[Marc Pfister]

On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 2:28:07 PM UTC-7, Collin A wrote:
>
> Here is the USGS quad maps with some more annotation, on the gravel/forest 
> service road sections. 
>

For adventuring in the North end of NorCal it's worth tracking down Chuck 
"Bodfish" Elliot's books. He runs a small shop in Quincy worth visiting, 
and some of the maps from his books are available on his 
website: http://www.bodfishbicycles.com/#projects.

I used to live up in that direction and there's a lot of amazing roads to 
ride.

Marc Pfister
Windsor CO 

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Re: [RBW] Re: Introduction and my new MUSA Atlantis

[Patrick Moore]

Erik: I happily shift 10 with bar end shifters and, not only that, but I
use a home-made cassette (14-27) with the ramps misaligned, and shift with
1970s-era Suntour Barcons pulling a 8-speed era Dura Ace 74nn rear
derailleur -- these both move 'faster' per unit of input, so that the
require a finer touch than say, Silver BES and a modern derailleur; I can
shift across all 10 cogs within slightly less than a 90* arc of movement at
the right shifter. In contrast, the BES 9 speed setup on an earlier bike,
with Silvers and lovely, absolutely lovely Microshift road rd required far
more movement, but when shifting it was easier to place the chain
precisely. But the Silvers moved through what, 140 degrees to traverse the
cassette. I blew up that rd when a stick got caught in the rear spokes.
FWIW, 15 years ago, I also shifted 10 with Simplex Retrofriction dt
shifters; very nice, but the cassettes were stock (Am Cl 11-23 and 12-27)
and the shifters had to move through almost 180* to cover the whole
cassette.

I've had to polish my technique; it's a combination of firm, manly movement
at the shifter -- no hesitation -- with a fine or delicate feel for chain
position. It takes more finesse than 8 speed friction, but not so much that
I find it annoying. I do enjoy the skill required.

Some time ago, on this or the Bob list, there was a thread of some off road
rider who shifts 12 in friction with BES.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 9:50 AM Erik from Saint Paul 
wrote:

> I've been curious about how well 10 speed friction works. So many mixed
> reviews. The tires are Continental Double Fighter 2"/50mm. I've been really
> happy with them so far. A lot of the roads here are full of potholes,
> cracks, and bumps, so it's nice to have the extra cushion. I want to say
> they cost about $25-$30 a piece.
>
> On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 4:04:18 PM UTC-6, Jonathan D. wrote:
>>
>> Index shifting. I feel like a heretic. I am fine with friction but like
>> the index shifting. The crank was hard to install with clearances. The bike
>> rides great. What ties are you running?
>
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[RBW] Re: Tire recommendations- 650b/50mm+

[masmojo]

My Go-to tire is the WTB Horizons, but they are almost totally smooth; the 
Byways are similar, but have a little more tread. Still these are only about 2" 
wide. I recently mounted the Simworks Homage tires on my VO Polvalent even 
though I was somewhat Leary of their tread, they are really great, but a little 
less than 2".
If you want bigger than that I would suggest Continental Race Kings; they are a 
mountain bike tire, but they have small, compact, closely spaced knobs. I have 
the 29" versions on my Ogre, they are relatively light, the casing is 
surprisingly supple & they roll just as well on the street as they do in dirt! 

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[RBW] Re: WTB: 184mm Rivendell Silver Triple Crankset or Similar

[Cody Bartz]

Would also consider 180mm length.

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[RBW] Re: New Wavie Bar Photos

[tc]

Spencer says the Wavie will hopefully be available in Jan or Feb 2019.  
Probably heat treated Alum first, followed by cromo.  

Tom

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[RBW] WTB: 184mm Rivendell Silver Triple Crankset or Similar

[Cody Bartz]

Anybody have a 184mm Silver triple crankset? Or something similar around 
182-185mm?

Thank you!
Cody

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[RBW] Re: Introduction and my new MUSA Atlantis

[Erik from Saint Paul]

I've been curious about how well 10 speed friction works. So many mixed 
reviews. The tires are Continental Double Fighter 2"/50mm. I've been really 
happy with them so far. A lot of the roads here are full of potholes, 
cracks, and bumps, so it's nice to have the extra cushion. I want to say 
they cost about $25-$30 a piece.

On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 4:04:18 PM UTC-6, Jonathan D. wrote:
>
> Index shifting. I feel like a heretic. I am fine with friction but like 
> the index shifting. The crank was hard to install with clearances. The bike 
> rides great. What ties are you running?

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[RBW] Re: FS: Clem Smith Jr 52cm H - First preorder batch

[Zed Martinez]

Bump, still available if anyone needs a winter project. Had to update the 
CL post for more 
details: 
https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/bik/d/rivendell-clem-smith-jr-52cm/6758376973.html

On Friday, November 2, 2018 at 9:35:18 AM UTC-4, Zed Martinez wrote:
>
> OK, this is still available.
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[RBW] Re: Did you have a 2018 cycling goal? Did you achieve it?

[John Rinker]

Fine question Bill. My goal was to ride the Great Divide MBR and to take my 
sweet time doing it. My friend and I spent 64 days meandering along, 
swimming in every lake, pond, river and creek we could find. We brought our 
Tenkara rods and fished some of the finest trout waters in N.America. We 
cooked delicious meals from an adequately stocked larder, and we sought out 
every brewery along the way to sample the finest IPAs the American West has 
to offer (basically, it was a 3000 mile pub crawl!). The weather was 
stellar, the riding sublime, and the number of wonderful, generous people 
that we met along the way only re-confirms what I already know: get people 
outside, away from TV/media and the agitation it's designed to perpetrate, 
and we are kind and curious. I saw this many years ago when I hitchhiked 
around the country, and I saw it again by bicycle this past summer. People 
are good. Put 'em on a bicycle and they are good and happy. 

Cheers, John

ps. Never really counted kilometers, but I'd estimate I ride somewhere 
between 10 and 10,000 per year. When I reach the age of 70, I think I might 
start counting. 

On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 4:34:05 AM UTC+5:45, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>
> Steve Palincsar shared some info about himself that I think is awesome.  
> Unfortunately that great info was in a thread that was otherwise generally 
> icky.  I'm breaking out the inspiring nugget out.  Specifically, Steve said:
>
> "I and many, if not most, of the folks I ride with are well over 70"
> "2018 was a bad year weather-wise, and my mileage is way off from last 
> year; instead of  just missing 11,000 as was the case in 2017, I think I'm 
> going to finish 2018 with only 9,000.  "
>
> Regardless of one's opinion about "Just Ride", septugenarian cyclists 
> putting down 10,000 mile years is freaking fantastic in my book. Steve is, 
> I think, very close to my father's age (if my father was still alive).  I 
> hope to be laying down the big mileage of a Steve Palincsar when I'm in the 
> neighborhood of 75.  2018 is already my biggest mileage year ever.  I've 
> got a puncher's chance at reaching 10,000km by year's end.  I turn 50 in a 
> couple months, and I still work full-time and am still raising two 
> teenagers, so I'm anticipating major gains in the free-time department as 
> retirement approaches.  My goal was to put down my first ever documented 
> 5000 mile year, and I've done that.  I've got a little more than 1000 miles 
> to go to reach 10,000km.  I also have wanted to do a half-million feet of 
> climbing in a calendar year.  That won't happen for me in 2018, but I'm 
> about to hot 400,000 feet for the first time.
>
> What 2018 cycling goals did you set and achieve (or not-achieve)?  What 
> goals will you place for 2019?  
>
> Bill Lindsay
> El Cerrito, CA
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Did you have a 2018 cycling goal? Did you achieve it?

[Steve Palincsar]

10,000 only became a goal when it seemed within reach -- and, 
unfortunately, thanks to an injury and recovery from surgery, I only 
just failed to make it.  This year, thanks to historic levels of rain, 
10,000 is far out of reach.  Right now, 9,000 is -- only barely -- 
within reach, but would require a daily average of just over 15 miles to 
achieve.  Given the weather we've experienced all year, it'll take a run 
of really good luck to accumulate those remaining 467 miles.  But who 
knows.


The real goal is to ride as much as I can, as close to every day as 
possible, and enjoy it.  That's good for you in every way possible.


On 11/27/18 10:37 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
Kudos to Steve. I know of only 1 other person who regularly set 10K as 
his goal; Gary Blakeley, formerly of the boblist, who owned and drove 
a semitruck around the state for Creamland Dairies (IIRC). He'd ride 
down to So Broadway at 3 am, get his truck, pick up his load, make his 
deliveries, return to ABQ late morning, and often ride a century. But 
he was far younger then than Steve.


Me, I had a bad year, not meeting even my own very modest goal (3 K) 
for various reasons, but I have to say that I have enjoyed my miles 
very much .


Patrick "just riding" Moore


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Re: [RBW] Re: Seeking recommendations for transporting multiple bikes in minivan

[Steve Palincsar]

On 11/27/18 11:06 PM, Lynne wrote:


I'm especially impressed by Steve P's Master Tetris skills. Sadly, I'm 
not at that level, nor do I have the bike tools to make that happen.



Not /my/ skills; that was, I believe, a photo of JP Weigle's CdM bike I 
posted.  It's packaged in the Alps style of Rinko, packaging for 
transport on trains in Japan, which has been documented in detail in the 
pages of Bicycle Quarterly.  A few special parts (slotted cable stops, 
for example) are required, mainly in aid of removing the fork, but the 
basic idea of disassembly and packing so as to not damage the bike can 
be applied to any bike and will rather dramatically reduce the space 
required for transport.


If you don't remove the fork, no tools are required other than those 
needed to remove the pedals (a pedal wrench or appropriately sized Allen 
key) and, if so equipped, to remove the fender.  The CdM bike has a 
split fender to facilitate removal, but the Grand Bois EZRinko style of 
packing (that doesn't remove the fork) relies on removing both fenders 
entirely.  I'm guessing if it's a Riv most likely it's equipped with 
plastic fenders, which can easily be removed with nothing more than 5 
and 6 mm Allen keys.


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[RBW] Re: Did you have a 2018 cycling goal? Did you achieve it?

['kobe' via RBW Owners Bunch]

I went over 4000 miles last year so I upped my goal for this year to 4,500. 
With all the rain this year I am sure I will not make it, but should at 
least match last years total.

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[RBW] Re: For Sale: Riv Wooly Warm jersey size XL

[Steve Butcher]

Good morning, Riv folks,

Well, I've had a large number of lookers but no takers so I'll go ahead and 
drop my price down to $50.00 net for the Riv Wooly Warm jersey and I'll 
pick up the shipping tab CONUS only.  Please send me a private message if 
you have any questions, concerns, or just want to go ahead and work out the 
purchase details.  

Steve

On Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 11:46:27 AM UTC-6, Steve Butcher wrote:
>
> [image: 20181115_105645.jpg]
>
> [image: 20181115_105629.jpg]
> Hi Forum,
>
>  Reading both the past and recent interest regarding things folks wish 
> Rivendell still sold, it got me to thinking about this jersey which I 
> purchased from Rivendell a few years ago, wore maybe a half dozen times, 
> safely laundered it, then hung it in my closet.  Since I have suitable, for 
> me, alternatives, I'm going to offer this one for sale.  The tag says made 
> in New Zealand and it is a nice soft merino wool.  As my less than pristine 
> photos show, the jersey has the 3 rear pockets.  It is in very good 
> condition with all seams and zippers intact.  The only thing I have noticed 
> that bears mention is a tiny hole on the top of the right shoulder that is 
> about the size of a No.2 pencil lead.  Otherwise it looks as good as the 
> day I opened my package from Riv.  Though it is a size XL,  I would 
> ordinarily wear a medium to large depending on the cut.  As I recall, it 
> fit me just fine.  I want $60.00 net for the jersey, shipped CONUS with 
> payment via PayPal.  Please send me a private message if you want to 
> arrange a purchase or have any questions.  Thanks for looking.
>
> Steve Butcher
> Stockton, Missouri
>

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