date:20220916

[RBW] Re: Roaduno substitute for a while...

2022-09-16 Thread Corwin Zechar

Hi Bill -

I was at Rivendell last week. I saw the Roaduno prototype up close.

Not sure what dropouts they are using - but I recognized the angle on the 
rear dropout as the same angle on the rear dropouts on my Quickbeam.

For me, the angle is not as critical as I thought it would be. I rarely 
change gears (I have a flip/flop hub and had a double crankset). I just 
don't seem to need to change gears to get up the hills I ride.

Your mileage may vary.

Regards,


Corwin

On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 10:14:16 AM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote:

> I had been searching for quite a while for a single speed that enabled 
> some derailer-less gear flexibility.  On one hand I searched for a 58cm 
> Quickbeam or SimpleONE.  On the other hand I was/am waiting on the 
> RoadUNO.  I was/am a huge fan of Rivendells rear dropouts with the angle 
> that allows a significant gear change while maintaining brake adjustment.  
>
> In an absolutely perfect world, my Size Large singlespeed would also have 
> been 650B (for fat tires and no TCO).  While I'm sitting here in 
> fantasy-land, I also would have waved my magic wand to have the bike be 
> belt-compatible, and would allow brakes, but have a discreet way to NOT run 
> brakes.  
>
> Over the last 18 months or so, I've been working with placeholders for 
> these things.  I bought a Crust Michigan Man right when they were released 
> and set it up as a strictly 1-speed fixie in my office in Wayne County, 
> Michigan.  Will at Riv also has a Michigan Man.  I also managed to acquire 
> a 58cm Quickbeam, and that is now in my garage as a 8-speed single speed.  
> I slowly acquired some of the parts for a 650B custom, including a pair of 
> Rivendell dropouts.  I even had preliminary conversations with a local 
> builder, and have a tentative spot on his enormous waiting list.  
>
> Then, totally by surprise, a new contender appeared.  Crust released a new 
> variant of their single speed Lightning Bolt.  It's 650B, with clearance 
> for 48mm tires and contemporary Randonneur geometry.  It's belt-compatible 
> and has removable cantilever posts and cable guides.  It's almost exactly 
> what my custom would have been except for the Riv-style ends.  
>
> It's 2022, and the lesson we've all learned is that if the thing you want 
> is available, you buy it, because it may never be available again.  So, I 
> went ahead and bought it, and the frame should arrive today.  I'm pretty 
> excited.  
>
> Whether or not my new Crust will get replaced by a RoadUNO next year 
> remains to be seen.  Will's email updates (plus simple geometry) make it 
> pretty clear to me that the RoadUNO will not have Riv ends.  It'll have 
> some other svelte track ends, so easy gear changes with a rear brake won't 
> be part of the feature list, it seems.  I'm still paying very close 
> attention, but the itch is getting scratched today.  
>
> Bill Lindsay
> El Cerrito, CA
>

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[RBW] Re: Roaduno substitute for a while...

2022-09-16 Thread Joe Bernard

Purple and pink. It's awesome! 

On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 8:23:56 PM UTC-7 velomann wrote:

> I'm really excited by the Roaduno - a true lugged singlespeed with 120 
> spacing and canti mounts that takes 700x50 tires ticks so many boxes for 
> me. And I too built up a Roaduno placeholder this year. I have a soft spot 
> for early-mid 90s steel hybrids - "Dad Bikes" - and came across this 
> Univega Via Carisma in a gorgeous deep purple for super cheap and used it 
> as the platform for my first single-speed build. I'd been hording a pair of 
> On-One Mary bars, a pair of limited edition pink Panaracer Gravelking SK 
> tires, and a full set of Polished Paul Minimotos. My friend Bob K who built 
> my Bantams and owns Citybikes Co-op here in Portland had a used White 
> Industries ENO rear wheel and a mint 1-inch  threadless pink Chris King 
> headset (an oddity of this bike). It's a blast to ride - light and nimble. 
> Since these pics were taken I've added a Nitto M-18 front rack (the bike 
> has mid-fork braze-ons) and a silver Wald 137 half-basket.
>
> Mike M
>
> On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 10:14:16 AM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote:
>
>> I had been searching for quite a while for a single speed that enabled 
>> some derailer-less gear flexibility.  On one hand I searched for a 58cm 
>> Quickbeam or SimpleONE.  On the other hand I was/am waiting on the 
>> RoadUNO.  I was/am a huge fan of Rivendells rear dropouts with the angle 
>> that allows a significant gear change while maintaining brake adjustment.  
>>
>> In an absolutely perfect world, my Size Large singlespeed would also have 
>> been 650B (for fat tires and no TCO).  While I'm sitting here in 
>> fantasy-land, I also would have waved my magic wand to have the bike be 
>> belt-compatible, and would allow brakes, but have a discreet way to NOT run 
>> brakes.  
>>
>> Over the last 18 months or so, I've been working with placeholders for 
>> these things.  I bought a Crust Michigan Man right when they were released 
>> and set it up as a strictly 1-speed fixie in my office in Wayne County, 
>> Michigan.  Will at Riv also has a Michigan Man.  I also managed to acquire 
>> a 58cm Quickbeam, and that is now in my garage as a 8-speed single speed.  
>> I slowly acquired some of the parts for a 650B custom, including a pair of 
>> Rivendell dropouts.  I even had preliminary conversations with a local 
>> builder, and have a tentative spot on his enormous waiting list.  
>>
>> Then, totally by surprise, a new contender appeared.  Crust released a 
>> new variant of their single speed Lightning Bolt.  It's 650B, with 
>> clearance for 48mm tires and contemporary Randonneur geometry.  It's 
>> belt-compatible and has removable cantilever posts and cable guides.  It's 
>> almost exactly what my custom would have been except for the Riv-style 
>> ends.  
>>
>> It's 2022, and the lesson we've all learned is that if the thing you want 
>> is available, you buy it, because it may never be available again.  So, I 
>> went ahead and bought it, and the frame should arrive today.  I'm pretty 
>> excited.  
>>
>> Whether or not my new Crust will get replaced by a RoadUNO next year 
>> remains to be seen.  Will's email updates (plus simple geometry) make it 
>> pretty clear to me that the RoadUNO will not have Riv ends.  It'll have 
>> some other svelte track ends, so easy gear changes with a rear brake won't 
>> be part of the feature list, it seems.  I'm still paying very close 
>> attention, but the itch is getting scratched today.  
>>
>> Bill Lindsay
>> El Cerrito, CA
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: FS: 650b Velocity Quill (130 rear) QR wheelset & Nitto FacePlater 31.8 85mm

2022-09-16 Thread 'Abcyclehank' via RBW Owners Bunch

Any pictures available of wheelset.

Ryan 
(616)928-4226
On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 1:58:42 PM UTC-4 free...@gmail.com wrote:

> 650b Velocity Quill (130 rear) QR wheelset -- These are silver, 32 spoke 
> front and rear with Velocity branded hubs. Approximately 1,000 miles on 
> these. Asking $550 shipped.
>
> Nitto FacePlater 31.8 85mm -- Slightly used. Asking $120 shipped. 
>

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Re: [RBW] moisture in dynamo light - am i screwed?

2022-09-16 Thread 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch

That light looks quite different from the IQ-X.

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> On Sep 16, 2022, at 4:52 AM, Garth  wrote:
> 
> Is the IQ-X similar to the XS version ? If so, check out ifixit for 
> disassembly. Ifixit is also a fine place to go to see how to replace a cell 
> battery on phones that aren't supposed to be replaced hah hah ! 
> 
> 
> https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/BUMM+IQ-XS+Bike+Front+Light+Busch+&+M%C3%BCller+Teardown/132285
> 
> This also this, it's in German and translations kinda suck, but the images 
> are great and you'll get the gist of it. 
> https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/der-neue-b-m-lumotec-iq-x-100lux-led-scheinwerfer.787142/page-2#post-13550927
> 
> If you have or can get some Deoxit D5 contact cleaner spray, lightly spray 
> all relevant points and let it dry at least 24 hours, longer, like a week if 
> you have the time. I've used it before on a stereo amp, fired it up right 
> afterwards and it didn't do squat. I then forgot about it for a week or two, 
> fired it up and all the crackling was gone. I know that doesn't help if you 
> need it yesterday. and hope deferred sucks so  may as well just 
> be happy regardless. 
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Re: [RBW] Doldrums

2022-09-16 Thread rltilley

I also carry an Inreach when off the grid. It also allows others to see where I’m at when they want to check on me.Robert TilleySan Diego, CASent from my iPhoneOn Sep 16, 2022, at 1:47 PM, Piaw Na wrote:It's OK to be concerned with safety in the backcountry. I carry a Garmin Inreach Mini for those purposes: https://blog.piaw.net/2021/07/review-garmin-inreach-mini.htmlThe Garmin blog has a ton of rescues, some of which are interesting reading. Its cheap insurance.On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 1:40 PM Garth wrote:Jay, people go into the backcountry all the time, alone. Is anyone ever truly "alone? Even our former friend here Deacon Patrick, he always ventures deep off the reservation and always alone. I'm sure you can find out how to contact him in Colorado. His last name is Jones. It's like a photograph, you have what's in the frame, and ALL that's around it, above it and below it ! If all you saw was the frame, you'd be apt to think that poor little frame and it's contents are all alone, so puny. Expand the frame, little by little. keep going . keep going ... and soon you realize that the frame, those borders, those that seemed to be limits, are but like a metaphor for our own sense of self and World, of who we believe ourselves to be in relation to "everything else". Expand the borders, better drop all sense of any border. of isolation and separation and what do I you see ? I see for all in-fin-i-ty ! The Infinite is all of ME as all of ME is The Infinite.

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