[RBW] Re: Association of Caffeinated Wheelers...I totally brain farted.

[Philip Williamson]

“Side hustle,” ha! I have a “hobby.”

The painting I got was the red one, not the chrome moka. That one is amazing. 
I’m glad the image is still in your store. 
I recently mailed my Europiccola back to the friend who gave it to me 25+ years 
ago. It was broken then, and broken now, with a long life of espresso in 
between. Two switches and a full rebuild later, but now it has a short that 
blows the breakers, and Christopher Cara retired (I hope). My buddy was looking 
for an espresso machine and a project, and I want his daughter to take it to 
college in ten years. 

Rambling,
Philip
Santa Rosa, CA

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Re: [RBW] Re: Which Rivendell frame would you resurrect?

[Craig Montgomery]

On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 4:41 PM S  wrote:

> I wish Rivendell would bring back the Legolas not because I am a racer but
> rather because I want a bike for day rides on mixed surfaces. For this
> purpose, the Atlantis is overbuilt and the AHH lacks tire clearance. A 650b
> Legolas would be even better.
>

This kinda takes the thread on a wee bit of a tangent, but if any of you
are seriously thinking like sblain here there are plenty of lightweight
vintage frames equal to the Legolas in build quality available. And many if
not most are 650B convertible. I found a 60's Dave Russell (English of
course) for $250 on Ebay a couple of years back. Oh man what a 650B
conversion it made: lightweight, low-mid trail, and within DiaCompe 750
reach. Rides like a dream.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/24722971@N05/albums/72157690991749493

Craig in Tucson








On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 4:41 PM S  wrote:

> I wish Rivendell would bring back the Legolas not because I am a racer but
> rather because I want a bike for day rides on mixed surfaces. For this
> purpose, the Atlantis is overbuilt and the AHH lacks tire clearance. A 650b
> Legolas would be even better.
>
> On Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 10:28:36 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>>
>> It is interesting and not-all-that-surprising that the Legolas is so
>> frequent.  It's the only racing bike Rivendell has ever made, so if you are
>> strictly a bike-racer, and wanted a Rivendell to come back, then
>> resurrecting the one and only Rivendell Racing Model is the natural
>> choice.  All other Rivendells are unracing models, so the UnRacer vote is
>> split.  Racers overwhelmingly vote Legolas
>>
>> Bill-sometime-bike-racer-and-Legolas-owner Lindsay
>> El Cerrito, CA
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[RBW] #ClemWaiting

[A. Nostuh]

I’m excited for my big Clementine frameset 64cm chameleon green !

Go big or go home

Also it happens to be the longest non-tandem production Rivendell that I’m 
aware of


Al in Saratoga 

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[RBW] Re: 3 Generations of Rivendells

[dougP]

That picture should be on Rivendell's website in one of those "Who rides a 
Rivendell?" pieces.  Wonderful.  

dougP

On Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 7:46:07 PM UTC-7, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:
>
> Every summer I flee the Vegas heat with my sons when we point the van 
> north to God’s Country. I’ve spent a few weeks here, visiting both sides of 
> the family, and tomorrow I return to my life in exile. This summer was 
> extra fun because Mom had a sparkly new Cheviot in lite sage. She fell head 
> over heels for her bike over spring break when she and Dad came with me and 
> visited RBW headquarters in Walnut Creek. She took delivery of her bike in 
> May and we have gotten to ride all over town in North Dakota and by the 
> lake in Minnesota this month. I brought my son’s Little Silver Clem, my 
> Betty Foy and the Clementine I inherited from my mother-in-law. Pictured 
> here are all those bikes. 
>
> Seeing our pretty collection of bicycles I said, “It’s a fellowship of 
> Rivendells. We need a photo.” Baby Bear looked sad and said, “Well, except 
> for me. I’m just the hobbit.” He will get his chance at the the Little 
> Silver Clem in a year or two, so don’t despair for him yet. 
>
> Now if only I could get Dad on one of those giant Clem Ls

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[RBW] Re: Which Rivendell frame would you resurrect?

[Fullylugged]

To me, Rivendell was about making bikes that had "extra" which is not 
immediately noticed by the average eye. Grant enjoyed selling bikes that were 
better than they had to be. The epitome of that seems to be Rambouillet. Double 
tapered seat stays, un-dimpled chain stays, fillet brazed dropouts, ornate 
lugs, heat treated and non heat treated tubes used to maximize ride quality, 
and a very nice paint job. It represents the high art of Japanese bikes doing 
French brevet style better than the French could.

I like my '95 Road (pre Road Standard, which came later) better for longer 
rides. It's light (18.5 lbs with a leather saddle) and lively and has great 
handling, but doesn't have that same all around character of style as Ram does. 
When I just want a bike to noodle around on, I always take the Ram.

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[RBW] FS: BIg Agnes and TarpTent Tents, Sleeping Pad, Ortlieb Gravel-Pack Panniers, etc.

[Bruce Smitham]

Hi Eric,

I sent you an email last Friday for the Ortlieb panniers but never heard back. 
Thanks, Bruce wineh...@gmail.com Smitham Inn San Diego 

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[RBW] FS: Berthoud Saddle, Sackville Barsack w/ Nitto F15, Carradice Saddlebag, Crust Towel Rack

[MCT]

Bump on the Carradice Zipped Roll SaddleBag.  Price is now $45. 

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[RBW] Re: Vintage Expedition vs. AHH and Atlantis

[Nathan Mattia]

Thanks, Nick. That’s good information.  I honestly can’t imagine a bike being 
more stable than my Expedition. It rides like an 80s DeVille. Classy and solid. 
No phantom shifts, etc. But then, I’ve never taken it on a loaded tour yet. 
 Still, I think there may well be a Sam or a Homer in my future. 

Here are some pics of the Expedition before and after I began to Riv it up. 


https://www.flickr.com/photos/182771520@N04/albums/72157709763915627

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[RBW] Re: Brooks Flyer aged FS.

[Grady Wright]

On Monday, 29 July 2019 15:38:52 UTC-6, Steve Butcher  wrote:
> Hello, I'm offering for aale this excellent condition saddle. it HAs been 
> mounted on my Rosco Bubbe but I'm trrying a B17 i have on hand.  This sadddle 
> has alwaysbeeen stored indoors and never been wet. I'M  aSKING $100.00 FOR 
> THE ASsddle, ahiped IN CONUS.  PLEASE MESSAGE ME Off list with questions.
> Steve Butcher
> Stockton, Missouri

I’m interested in this saddle, does it have the copper rivets?

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[RBW] Re: Which Rivendell frame would you resurrect?

[mark s hall]

In a New York second: Redwood.

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 5:24:01 PM UTC-7, John G. wrote:
>
> The recent Bombadil sightings here and on Instagram have me thinking of 
> all the Rivendell frames I wanted and never purchased. So, let’s play (or 
> replay) the Rivendell Resurrection game: pick one discontinued frame you 
> would like to see back in production. If you really, really wanna name a 
> MUSA version of a current MIT frame, I guess that’s ok. 
>
> Disclaimer: this is only intended to wax nostalgic at the ones that got 
> away. I’m not here to criticize the current lineup. 
>
> My vote: the Legolas!

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[RBW] Re: Association of Caffeinated Wheelers...I totally brain farted.

['jinxed' via RBW Owners Bunch]

LOL, you guys are too much. Nobody beats Philips side hustle man, NOBODY!

As for custom, or commission, or whatever it's called...I had a lady 
contact me to do a painting of her old Braun drip maker. I'm not sure if it 
had some sort of sentimental meaning, as they were not markedly 
prestigious, or even terribly attractive. But because of their use as props 
in the original Blade Runner, I was well familiar with them, and actually 
had the exact model tucked away in my cabinets. She loved it, and I enjoyed 
doing it. 

Doing the polished stainless moka pot was more or less a work up to do a 
larger painting of the La Pavoni Europiccola machine. It's ALL chrome and 
shiny...very intimidating subject. But I was super happy with the moka pot, 
so onwards right?!

Been wanting to revisit some bicycle watercolors. I did a painting for Jay 
Ritchey of his Hillborne, and a drum set for Jenny Klug a while back. 
>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Two-Bike Leah

[Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!]

Mark, I’m kind of coming around to the idea of the Pletscher. I used the 
mousetrap yesterday and it was a cool feature, even I have to admit. And you 
really don’t see the rack under the bags, it’s true. I need the pannier rails! 
I’ll order them when I get back to Vegas end of this week. The blue is 
different and better, I think. I love it with the gray accents on the bag. I’ve 
looked at many other brands of panniers and there are none so classy as the 
Sackville line. Rivendell has the market cornered on THAT.

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Re: [RBW] Blug Atlanti - Who makes the frame bag

[YQ]

Thanks!

On Friday, July 26, 2019 at 3:25:25 AM UTC-7, jandrews wrote:
>
> Thanks 
> I wasn’t aware of that company 
> Awesome Atlantis build !

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[RBW] Re: "Sadly, Long Shen is closing" Another loss to lugged steel frame production

[Kyle Brooks]

Late, late reply on this thread - but I recently got an email from Grant 
Mosely, the owner of Mercian Cycles in Derby, England. Long Shen is their 
main lug supplier. What he told me is that Long Shen is ceasing production, 
but that they have a "sister company" that will keep making them at least 
for the foreseeable future. "No need to panic just yet" he said.

Kyle Brooks
Akron, Ohio, USA

On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 3:19:27 PM UTC-4, M Talley wrote:
>
> I wondered if anyone here knew of this or more about the circumstances of 
> the closing of Long Shen?
> https://www.velocipedesalon.com/forum/f2/fnl-531-a-52498.html
> I stumbled on this info while searching for the meaning of R. 
> Sachs B.I.F.I.™ . . .  YAS - Yet Another Sachsism
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[RBW] Re: Christmas in July... FS: SwiftIndustries Hinterland Ozette Randonneur Bag/Nitto Rack/Nitto Decaleur

[Tom Wyland]

How is the decaleur mounted to the stem? It's not clear from the photos.

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Re: [RBW] Re: Two-Bike Leah

['Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch]

Fantastic!

Unless my monitor is way off, you were correct, it looks like the latest 
blue Sackvilles are a different blue--more yellow, with the original 
leaning toward a red bias. Looks awesome with the aqua-tine! (And the rack 
looks so pretty and useful. Wait till the first time you clamp something 
down with it !;^)

On Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 4:53:14 PM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:
>
> I love your happy verbal descriptions, Roberta!  Relieved the color 
> isn’t seen as too wild - I love a blue Sackville bag for sure. 
>
> Mark, I’m always one to heed good advice, see following photos:.
> [image: image2.jpeg]
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 29, 2019, at 11:45 PM, REC (Roberta)  > wrote:
>
> Love, love, love the color combo!  This is classy with *personality.*  The 
> Randi Jo bag with its vibrant colors is an added bonus. I have a feeling 
> that you'll be loving this bike even more tomorrow when you ride with these 
> bags.  Cheery-ness will be surrounding you.
>
>
> Monday, July 29, 2019 at 9:53:50 PM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
>>
>> The Backabike bags in “royal” came from Rivendell! Enclosed is a photo in 
>> the sun and a photo in the shade so you can see how the color looks. The 
>> Bananasax bag is the old blue, and I think I’m actually going to have my 
>> Randi Jo bag on the bars instead. I think I like the color combo? It’s not 
>> as classy as the gray would have been, but the blue is a prettier color of 
>> bag and with the aqua frame it’s definitely unique. No one will confuse me 
>> for anyone else! Lastly, my two bikes side by side a couple of weeks ago 
>> when my sister and I rode them on a Minneapolis bike highway. Those 
>> Minnesotans have it made. My sister’s Clem L arrives in the upcoming 
>> presale in chameleon green!
>>
>> I love my Clementine an unhealthy amount. I have a few things left to 
>> make it perfect, but I’ll get right on them when I get back to Vegas. On 
>> the list of ideas: New front rack, maybe a Nitto rear rack (we’ll see), fix 
>> the fender line (I got splashed at every puddle!), new pedals (I ordered 
>> from Riv and have them, just need them put on the bike), and maybedyno 
>> lighting. Not sure about that yet as I almost never night ride, but my Cygo 
>> lights are awful - 3 of my 4 have gone bad on me with minimal use. Maybe I 
>> should start a new thread about dyno lighting as I know next to nothing 
>> about it...
>>
>> Anyway, it’s wild fun to discuss new bike details with you all. Thanks 
>> for chatting with me!
>>
>> [image: image1.jpeg]
>>
>> [image: image2.jpeg]
>>
>> [image: image3.jpeg]
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Jul 25, 2019, at 2:57 PM, Mark Roland  wrote:
>>
>> Hi Leah. Yes and Yes. You can see the bags on the Clementine in the 
>> middle photo of my last post in this thread. I purchased both the pannier 
>> rails and the tail light mount for the Clem rack. May get the pump mount as 
>> well. I recommend the pannier rails as they position the bags a bit lower. 
>> I've carried some heavy stuff in the bags on this rack, no problem. 
>> Currently on my Trekendell, which is awaiting an overhaul and re-imagining 
>> this fall. If the Nitto is your desire and will make you happy, definitely 
>> go that way. But props to the Clem Rack, it's useful, and I think, 
>> attractive in an industrial, no-frills way.
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 2:59 PM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <
>> jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Mark - did you have the Backabike bags on the Clem rack? Did you buy and 
>>> use the pannier rails for that Clem rack? Wondering if they work with the 
>>> Backabikes and if I should order them or just rig the Backabike to the top 
>>> of the rack...
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Leah
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[RBW] Re: Looking for a replacement for the old MUSA short sleeved merino wool jersey

[Eamon Nordquist]

Thanks, Will!

Eamon
Seattle

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