[RBW] Re: Wheel Stabilizer or no?
Oh, sure! I'll just grab my neighbor's kid and strap her to the front of the Betty Foy! :-D On Monday, November 3, 2014 3:17:04 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: Perhaps more elaborate than you were initially thinking, this is an inspired solution from Shoji. Just be sure the kid has a wall beside them! https://www.flickr.com/photos/stakx/15357513879/in/pool-hunqapillar With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Wheel Stabilizer or no?
Since putting a Mark's Rack and a basket on the front of my Betty Foy, my front handlebars flop most prodigiously (and annoyingly) when there's anything in the basket. I'm writing to get you folks' opinions on wheel stabilizers, or any other solutions you can think of to fight the flop. Cheers, Cecily -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Wheel Stabilizer or no?
Ohhh... I hadn't thought of that! Thanks, David! On Friday, October 31, 2014 6:35:49 PM UTC-7, David Banzer wrote: Probably unlikely, but a loose headset would cause the front end to flop when parked moreso than a properly adjusted headset. Exploring every option. David Chicago -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: A. Saluki Hilsen
This - https://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/15433328435/in/set-72157646463549633 Made me so happy. On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:43:44 AM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote: Almost 2 months after the crash, we're back with a slightly different bike... 58cm Toyo, 130mm Rear Spacing!?, Edelux + Toplight, and 584-38 Lierres to start. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/sets/72157646463549633/ -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Surly after Riv
Surly used to use cockroaches on their website as part of their branding. It was an instant turn-off for me. Horses for courses! On Friday, October 17, 2014 8:26:19 AM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: I find that the Surly/Riv overlap is pretty small. It seems like only 3 Surly models have a comparable Riv analog. Much of Surly's line is more or less unique to Surly, or was unique when first introduced. That said, the two brands share a lot of similar ideas about versatility, tire clearance, etc. And I never thought I'd see Surly do 650B, but now they are coming out with a 650B Straggler (down to 38 cm frames!!!). I see a lot here and elsewhere about Surly's marketing rubbing people the wrong way. I don't read many magazines or read many bike blogs that include ads, so I'm missing most of their formal marketing. Somebody told me awhile back that Riv appeals to the misfits of cycling, and I think that's right (and not in an insulting way). Much of GP's past writing, which reflects many Riv owners' attitudes in my experience, is about feeling alienated by modern cycling trends, and about digging in to resist dumb things that are done in the name of innovation or the perception of improved performance. Surly also appeals to alienated misfits, but in a different way. The Surly image seems to be more about having, um, unorthodox cycling needs (that are somehow related to drinking beer under bridges and having lots of tattoos) and designing a whole new category around it. While Riv frequently gets criticized for being stuck in the past, Surly frequently gets criticized for pushing products on us before we knew that we needed them. In the end, Surly and Riv, in their own ways, pull the broader bike industry in a better direction. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Surly after Riv
I love that they have jerseys, etc. that are designed for women, even though they wouldn't fit me. It's too bad - I really wanted that Long Haul Trucker t-shirt with the woman hauling all the stuff. I have a love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with Surly's marketing, but to my mind, they've hit this out of the box. On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 6:33:56 AM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: I am not remotely disappointed in Surly. Their wool stuff looks great. And they have jerseys designed for women! Ibex sold striped wool shirts before Rivendell. Doesn't mean that Rivendell is a bad yucky copycat; just means that people like wool shirts with stripes. On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 8:55 PM, Bruce Smitham wine...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: OK, I'll admit that I own a Surly Pacer and have owned a LHT to get me down the coast of California in the summer when my a Soma San Marcos build didn't work out. I am disappointed in Surly these days. The Racing Sucks is so close to Un-Racer and now they are making wool stripped shirts that totally resemble the ones Riv is making. I just read it in their blog here: http://surlybikes.com/blog/post/the_goods_that_are_soft Bruce just a little disappointed in Surly Smitham in San Diego -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Clem on the Blug
On Friday, October 10, 2014 10:00:36 AM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote: On Friday, October 10, 2014 10:04:37 AM UTC-6, Tom Harrop wrote: I know they aren't going to come in 68 cm, but what were the sizes again? From the Blug: *There will be three sizes and three wheel sizes: 45/26…52/27.5…59/29. So, twenty-six, 650B, and 700C, all with tubby tire clearance. Their may be a Clementine, too.* *intrigued eyebrow raise* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Well, Damn
Shit, Chris. I'm so glad you're OK. What a scary thing to have happen. On Saturday, September 6, 2014 8:01:26 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote: My Hilsen is out of commission for a little while. Heading on NW Broadway towards the bridge, at Flanders, when a silver VW Golf making a left turn hits me. I go up and over and make a nice dent on the windshield. Roll back down when the car stops and land on my feet (like a cat!) and walk away, a bit dazed. Cops show up, we have a party with the firefighters, ambulance comes and leaves. Witness gives his story, all the data gets swapped. Front rack is bent, front fork is askew, wheel is tacoed, but everything is fixable. Police officer gives me a ride back to my apartment (hey it turns out cops carry bikes on their cars all the time, by fitting the wheels between the grill and the big external bumper on the front). X-rays turn out okay, no fractures. Everyone at the hospital was great. It was about 8 hours ago and I'm just coming down from the endorphins. I got a malt milkshake (horchata cookie!) to celebrate. Oh yeah, and my helmet is all cracked up. I'll be fine though. Anyway, keep an eye out there... Cheers cc still picking pieces of windshield glass out of his hair -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: OH MUHAHAHA
That was brilliant. On Thursday, August 28, 2014 4:52:06 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote: Use coupon code *cyprus * for 12% off -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Birthday Sheinagians
Many happy returns, Manny. Your photos have brought much happiness over the years. On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:12:37 PM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote: Since joining this group I've had the pleasure to meet and ride with amazing people. Glad to have shared my birthday weekend adventures with a few of them. Briones Birthday Overnight. 10 miles? 2000 feet of climbing? Sounds doable. NOT. Met at RivBBH. Local James Philips and Out-of-towner Kieran Joyes from the North were the only new ones on these rides so they can plead ignorance to the walking that was ahead of them. Brother Mark, Brendan with his Pugsly, Long-time-no-see Brencho, Braxxon and his family towing two of his young daughters along the single track and steep hills of Briones. Two hours of riding turned into three with a lot more walking then expected but with friends, family and BBQ at camp you can't complain. Lovely night to camp with family and friends. Fogust Birthday Ride. TomB and MarkF were free on a lovely summer of San Francisco. We locals like Fogust for it's trail packing wetness that make riding muddy but semi gripper. Funny how I've done this ride plenty of times but with great company it makes for the ride even that much better. Cheese stoppage at the West Point Inn and double flated made the riding that much more interesting. Barely made it in time for the family dinner. All thanks for the pace setting by two good friends. Great way to spend the Birthday. Pictures proved that Friends and Family are all you need to make a birthday amazing. Some biking helps a little too. https://flic.kr/s/aHsk1rPNJi Manny Now time for school Acosta -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Happy Betty-versary to Me
A year ago today, I brought my Betty Foy home from the bike shop. Rizzo's a bike I've wanted for years, and when I finally laid eyes on her in her completed state, she took my breath away. I had so many plans for this bike, so many adventures, and fortunately I've been able to make a few of them come true. My health hasn't been the greatest, and the thing that hurts me most is that she spends a lot of days in storage, just begging to be taken outside. But even though I haven't been able to put in as many miles as I would have liked, every time I'm on this bike she brings a smile to my face. I've never had a better bicycle. I never get tired of looking down and seeing a heart staring back at me, reminding me to smile, to not take things so seriously, to just enjoy the ride and the beautiful scenery, whether I'm on a city street or riding out somewhere in the country. I look forward to many more years with her, and many longer rides after I've recovered from knee surgery. Despite the setbacks, I can honestly say that buying a Betty Foy was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Thanks for bringing so much joy to my life Grant (and the rest of the Rivsters). Much, much love and admiration to you. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Upright!
This really makes me miss my Dutch bike. On Friday, August 15, 2014 4:24:51 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3smPA17D8M Sweet video, but the average uprightness quotient is a quamtum (new metric) measure above anything on the Rivendell site. I notice too how many of the riders lunge their torsos forward to get torque. Patrick butt back and torso inclined Moore -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * * Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No place.* * Nothing outside you can give you any place, he said. You needn't to look at the sky because it's not going to open up and show no place behind it. You needn't to search for any hole in the ground to look through into somewhere else. You can't go neither forwards nor backwards into your daddy's time nor your children's if you have them. In yourself right now is all the place you've got. If there was any Fall, look there, if there was any Redemption, look there, and if you expect any Judgment, look there, because they all three will have to be in your time and your body and where in your time and your body can they be?* * Where in your time and your body has Jesus redeemed you? he cried. Show me where because I don't see the place. If there was a place where Jesus had redeemed you that would be the place for you to be, but which of you can find it?” -- *Flannery O'Connor,* Wise Blood * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Upright!
I am fat. It's OK. It's just a word, like short, or blonde. :) On Saturday, August 16, 2014 11:42:19 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: And here's more: http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20140815-rise-of-the-short-haul-truckers It would be great for cyclists generally if big boys (Sorry! Big girls! Sorry! You're not fat!) identified with the cycling world, simply because (I believe) the one biggest cause of cycling safety is mere general awareness that cycling is a natural part of everyday traffic -- and this comes, simply, with more cyclists on the road. (And, it would be great if such big boys sued the shit out of motorists who egregiously (emphasize that word) harm cyclists.) On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Garth gart...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: While I find an upright position like most of those distinctly not-for-me-thank-you , I do love the spirited culture of the place . Too bad it's in Europe, where it's too cold, too wet and too cloudy for my liking , darn it ! I like this one too, it really shows the mass bike culture of the Netherlands . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypQc7qYl6CIMy first thought . . . . gee, where *did* I park my bike ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * * Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No place.* * Nothing outside you can give you any place, he said. You needn't to look at the sky because it's not going to open up and show no place behind it. You needn't to search for any hole in the ground to look through into somewhere else. You can't go neither forwards nor backwards into your daddy's time nor your children's if you have them. In yourself right now is all the place you've got. If there was any Fall, look there, if there was any Redemption, look there, and if you expect any Judgment, look there, because they all three will have to be in your time and your body and where in your time and your body can they be?* * Where in your time and your body has Jesus redeemed you? he cried. Show me where because I don't see the place. If there was a place where Jesus had redeemed you that would be the place for you to be, but which of you can find it?” -- *Flannery O'Connor,* Wise Blood * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: The Rivendell Bike Weight Thread
I think Kelly wins for the heaviest bike. On Thursday, August 7, 2014 8:54:18 AM UTC-7, Kelly wrote: My Bombadil while touring... 110 lbs. https://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/9018162182/in/set-72157633975989097 Kelly On Sunday, August 3, 2014 3:04:20 PM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote: Since there has been curiosity about peoples' complete bikes' and/or frames' weights, I figured it would be fun to reveal how much our Rivbikes weigh. Would be informative to know: 1. Model 2. Framesize 3. Weight of complete build, or your frameset. (Including fenders/bottlecages/racks/lights/bells is ok since dismantle-ization would be unfair to expect of a complete build. But no bags/bottles on board, please). 4. Build list, if you feel up to all that typing. Would be fun to see what everyone is hanging on their Rivs anyway. But that is a lot to ask and not expected. I would start, but I have to go home and weight the bikes first. So I will try to report back soon with my Sam and Bleriot weights. And if you guys feel strongly about this being inappropriate for Riv-culture, please delete the thread, but don't run me outta the forum on a rail. This is all intended in good fun and info-purposes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: The Rivendell Bike Weight Thread
This is just a SWAG, but 55cm Betty Foy = around 38-ish pounds, without my pannier. Build list: (Sorry about the formatting, I copied it directly from an excel spreadsheet) Crankset Sugino XD 600 26-36-46 Bottom Bracket Shimano Pedals Velo Orange Grand Cru Sabot Chain SRAM PC 971 Cassette / Freewheel SRAM 11-32 Derailleur (front) Shimano Tiagra Triple Derailleur (rear) Shimano Deore Hubs Shimano Deore LX 36 hole Spokes (front / rear) Sapim Strong 13-14G / Dt Swiss Nipples Rim (pair) VO Diagonale 650B Silver Tubes Standard Rim Tapes Schwalbe Cloth Tire (pair) Soma New Express 650b Terra Cotta Seatpost Velo Orange Grand Cru Stem Soma Sutro Handlebar Nitto Boscos Grips / Tape Ergon GP1 Headset Shimano Ultegra Shifters IRD Thumb Shifters Shifter Cables Jagwire Stainless Steel Brake Levers Shimano BLR 550 Silver Brake Calipers Tektro 559 Long Reach Brake Cables Jagwire Stainless Steel SKS Longboards (Cream) Nitto Mark's Rack On Sunday, August 3, 2014 1:04:20 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: Since there has been curiosity about peoples' complete bikes' and/or frames' weights, I figured it would be fun to reveal how much our Rivbikes weigh. Would be informative to know: 1. Model 2. Framesize 3. Weight of complete build, or your frameset. (Including fenders/bottlecages/racks/lights/bells is ok since dismantle-ization would be unfair to expect of a complete build. But no bags/bottles on board, please). 4. Build list, if you feel up to all that typing. Would be fun to see what everyone is hanging on their Rivs anyway. But that is a lot to ask and not expected. I would start, but I have to go home and weight the bikes first. So I will try to report back soon with my Sam and Bleriot weights. And if you guys feel strongly about this being inappropriate for Riv-culture, please delete the thread, but don't run me outta the forum on a rail. This is all intended in good fun and info-purposes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Get them while they're hot
When I got that email, it took all I had not to place an order. But then I thought Why? Whatever Sam can do, Betty can do just as well. But I was *really, really* tempted. On Saturday, August 2, 2014 2:50:04 PM UTC-7, Fullylugged wrote: Grant notes in the blug that Sam is going on leave for a couple of years to allow some new things to happen. He suggests picking one up now if you don't want to wait a few years once the near term supply is gone. This reminds me of the posting in 2007 that Rambouillet was taking a nap. From which it never woke, despite being a good seller (1200+) as Hillborne is. My point is, if you think you might want a Sam Hillborne, get one while you can. It may not come back, if some other bike or currency exchange or whatever goes in an as yet unknown way. Typical really of most things RBW. If you like it, get it. It might not be there next time. They'll have good stuff for sure, just maybe not that specific item you always wanted. Like a Romulus, a Quickbeam, etc etc. Tailwinds. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Advice needed on knee pain (yet another thread)
Ye gods. I've had a torn meniscus (on top of all my other knee wonkery). It isn't fun, but luckily the surgery -- if you go that route -- is outpatient, and you should be riding again in about 3-4 weeks after surgery. Limping in solidarity, Cecily On Monday, August 4, 2014 4:11:55 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: Well, pain hasn't subsided after all this time so I went to the doctor. The tentative diagnosis is a torn meniscus. MRI tomorrow morning and an appointment with a sports medicine MD to determine whether I should do PT or have surgery. Over the weekend I talked with Vince at Riv about saddle height. I checked my saddle height and it was maybe a half-inch *high* after all my afore mentioned fiddling around. Unknown if this was the culprit or exasperated an existing condition. I should add that decades of backing up a touring motorcycle from a riding position took its toll as well. (Black 1973 BMW R75/5 with a toaster tank for those inquiring minds) Anyway, keep y'all posted as I know more. In the meantime, still off the bike. Limpingly yours, RCW -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Somewhat OT: Advice about basic Kindle versus Kindle Fire
I don't have a Kindle, but I do have a Kobo Aura (similar to the Kindle's Paperwhite, but Canadian). Even though I have an iPad Mini, I keep the Kobo around for longer reading sessions. It's distraction free, there is no glare when reading in direct sunlight, and the light weight is so much easier on my achy wrists than even the very light iPad. Even when using the Aura's built-in light, I can go about a month between charges. More if I remember to shut it off instead of just putting it to sleep. I imagine the Kindle has similar results. You can read free Project Gutenberg titles on a Kindle by going to m.gutenberg.org from the Kindle, or by downloading the files to your computer and transferring them to the Kindle using a USB cable. You *can* use it for Gmail, but I'm not sure you *should*. The processor and memory in dedicated eBook readers make them poor choices for email, except in the most extreme circumstances. If you have a smartphone, use that instead. On Saturday, August 2, 2014 11:19:31 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: I have more and more books on the Kindle system and I'm seriously thinking of getting a small screen device on which to read them -- in between my iPhone 4 and my 17 Macbook Pro. I'm inclined toward the basic Kindle at $70 since I want it very largely for reading and because it is light (and cheap). But a couple of questions for those of you who have used such things. 1. Will the basic Kindle download and display books from The Gutenberg Project and other such sites? (I don't order from Apple, so it needn't handle their products.) 2. Can one read and send gmail on the basic Kindle? 3. How long in reality does the battery hold a charge on average with daily use of, say 3 hours? I'll welcome other practical comments. Bike content: I'd take it with me on a bike tour. Thanks, Patrick who not too long ago discovered the free and almost-free classics available from Amazon. -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten * * Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No place.* * Nothing outside you can give you any place, he said. You needn't to look at the sky because it's not going to open up and show no place behind it. You needn't to search for any hole in the ground to look through into somewhere else. You can't go neither forwards nor backwards into your daddy's time nor your children's if you have them. In yourself right now is all the place you've got. If there was any Fall, look there, if there was any Redemption, look there, and if you expect any Judgment, look there, because they all three will have to be in your time and your body and where in your time and your body can they be?* * Where in your time and your body has Jesus redeemed you? he cried. Show me where because I don't see the place. If there was a place where Jesus had redeemed you that would be the place for you to be, but which of you can find it?” -- *Flannery O'Connor,* Wise Blood * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Crane bell metals and quick reviews. Forget frame metals discussion. Lets talk bells!
My LBS wouldn't sell me a Crane when I picked up my Betty Foy, saying the Crane mount wouldn't fit the Soma Oxford handlebars. So I ended up with a Velo Orange Brass Striker Bell. I haven't compared it to the Crane, but MAN, does this thing have an incredibly long sustained tone. It's so long that if I ring it to get the attention of a wandering pedestrian, I put my hand over it a second or two after striking as not to appear rude! I do love the way it sounds though. However, my absolute favourite bike bell is the Pashley Princess ding-dong bell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoFQKEyFFhY On Saturday, July 26, 2014 9:34:32 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: So I was in my LBS today, swapping some tubes for my wife's 700c, Shraeder Raleigh. I poked around and saw they had Crane Hammer Strike Suzu bells in stock : copper, brass, aluminum. I have been wanting a silver one to match my silver components on my Rivbikes. Here is what I discovered. *The brass goes :* blnnng(sssiaaarrrnnnggg) (rolling overtones in parenths) Crystal clear sonorous sound. Complex overtones. Low note, trolley sounding bell. I love the sound. The brass is beautiful and a rich looking color. *The Copper goes:* Dng. Not much in the way of overtones. Fundamental tone. Crystal clear and also nice. Higher tone if I remember than the brass. But the color is dull and not as pretty as pictured on websites. *The aluminium goes :* Plunk. Dull, muffled tone, like someone stuffed it with felt or something. I even looked inside to see if anything was dampening the sound. All three in stock were devoid of packaging material and were plunky toned. No packing in the dome. The silver color is dull and flat. So I guess I like the brass best. It sounds best to my ears, and is cool when it ages and gets all patina-ed up. I have one from RBW already and hope to get another in the next order. What would really be great is a *real* 1 headset spacer hammer bell. *Which of the crane suzu hammer striker bell metals do you like best?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Caution: Even Taping Handlebars can be Dangerous!
Oh, Liesl. I'm glad you got all stitched up. As soon as I saw I'll just cut it with my trusty new pocket knife, I knew where this was heading. Happy healing! On Friday, July 11, 2014 7:02:21 AM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: (warning: contains somewhat but not overly graphic description) Yesterday morning I was retaping my Boscoes before taking off for work and catastrophy hit. I was trying to remove the old tape and it was being quite stubborn. So I thought, I'll just cut it with my trusty new USA-made Queen pocket knife, and then I can start peeling the cloth tape off. Next thing I knew, the tip of my little finger was just about sliced clear off. Instant expletives blasted out of my mouth as I knew it was bad the *instant* it happened. To make it worse, I was home alone with just the dogs. Direct pressure and elevate my brain says in advanced first-aid training mode. Arms above my head, I turn to go to the kitchen. Unbeknownst to me, my work ID lanyard had looped around the brake lever and I start tipping over with my custom! More expletives! I quickly untangled myself, righted the bike (thank heavens for kick-stands), and made it into the kitchen, dripping blood as I went. Grabbing a dish towel, I glanced at my finger. #*!!*#$#!! that's gonna need stitches. Problem-solve, problem solve. Won't be able to drive very weIl if at all, and even using the phone is gonna be tricky. I managed to use my iphone to call Erin at work and asked her to call around to find where I should go for urgent care and could she call her dad to be my chauffeur? All worked out…got an appointment within an hour at my own close-by clinic, and Pop ferried me around. The doc looked at it and confined that I did, in fact, almost cut the tip off! Turns out he was a resident and wasn't quite as confident and assured as one might hope. Fortunately, he came back with an attending MD and an attending nurse; the resident got the job done with lots of advice. I will just say that I am a bold soldier when it comes to pain, but this one had me yelping! The initial injections hurt like the devil and then weren't completely effective for the first stitch, so the attending calmly and gently stops the procedures for more injections. Sheesh! Anyway, in the end, my poor little pinky got 6 stitches and I kept my finger tip. I'm a bit of a wooden spoon carver and maintain very sharp nice knives and axes, so to be so sloppy in my knife use is a bit embarrassing. The nurse said I need to make up a story about a bear or something. Maybe I'll say there was a grizzly at the Virtual Entmoot Last night when I took off my BBH wool cap, there were drops of blood on it from elevating my hand, so that'll make my bear story more believable, don't you think? Word to the wise: take great care when using a knife around your stuck bar tape. In fact, reconsider—scissors might be the most prudent course of action. -RCW -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Country Bikes
Indeed. That photo made my heart swell with such pride. On Monday, July 7, 2014 8:08:35 AM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: What I think is most fantastic here is the intersection of these beautiful, timeless bikes with a squadron of 8 African American soldiers who biked 1,900 miles from Missoula to St. Louis. Friends, this was in 1896. The photograph is stunning and if you click on it, it opens up into a huge jpg file. My goodness, the strength. Oh to have a poster of that photograph. -RCW -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: New Bike Day(s): Homer arrives home
Hooray for new bike day! May you have many long - and short - joyous rides together. On Wednesday, July 2, 2014 11:53:12 AM UTC-7, Bob Cook wrote: My Homer arrived yesterday after a long wait (my travel schedule; RBW had it ready to go a month ago) and its Fifteen Minutes of Fame on the BLUG (see June 6). I chose to watch the *fútbol* instead of assembling; not the best choice, as it turned out. Anyway, it's mostly together now, and a short test ride proves the luggy smoothness of the Riv ride. Rack, headlight, bottle cages, bar tape later today or tomorrow. Pictures prove that I am able to follow Mark's bike assembly video: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125863173@N06/sets/72157645067262827/ My guide through the planning and purchase was Jared, he of the stunning black AHH, badass Hunq, and contagious enthusiasm. I spoke some with Rich, Mark, and Miesha, too. Most on this list know well how friendly, helpful, and patient the Riv people are, but it bears repeating. Time to start saving for another bike. -- Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: What do Rivendell riders use for winter riding knee/leg warmth/protection?
This Riv rider wears knee high boots under a wool skirt during the winter. :-} Coquettishly, C. On Thursday, July 3, 2014 1:20:56 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: What is a good way to protect the knees and thighs from the wind in winter? Here's my deal, and why I need something to protect my knees and thighs during winter riding. Last winter, while riding 30-60 degrees F, about 30 miles into rides, my upper thighs started to get tight and feel funky. Not hurting, but just tight and complaining. At about 45 miles, my knees would start acting up in front o' the kneecaps. All things on the bike being equal to spring, summer, and fall, when this hasn't happened, I am guessing it is from my knee caps and upper thighs taking the brunt of the blustery blast of wintery winds as I ride. MUSA long pants, wool cycling shorts, and wool long underwear is what I would wear on these rides. Is this typical to happen in cold weather riding? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Overheard at a bike shop
This reminds me of my local bike shop and the run around they gave me after I discovered that the post-fit riding position they tried to shoehorn me into was causing me pain. The owner of the shop tried to dissuade me against getting Bosco handlebars, because he didn't recommend changing a bunch of parts around and I'd get used to the fit eventually. He completely disregarded all my physical challenges, which left me more dedicated than ever to find a new bike shop. Grr. On Thursday, June 26, 2014 8:49:53 AM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: On my recent Sierra to the Sea tour, I stopped off at a bike shop that catered to the more racey crowd. It appeared to sell only carbon fiber bikes. And I think maybe the employees were not always keeping their customer's actual needs in mind. As I was waiting for a riding companion to get his issue dealt with, I listened to a young, fit employee who was apparently selling one of those carbon bikes to an older guy, maybe in his 50s. The customer was a tall fellow with a substantial beer keg of a belly, and judging by the conversation he was a new rider. The employee was earnestly telling him that he really needed to use padded bike shorts, and they had to be tight. The employee further explained that the only bike shorts that were truly appropriate were bib shorts, and the bib shorts should be so tight that it would be uncomfortable to stand upright in them, but that would be all right because with the low handlebars and the low riding position, the bibs would work. The bike shop guy's attitude about the bibs was about the same as my and your attitude about, say, carrying a patch kit when riding: they were utterly necessary. It was unclear to me how the rider would be able to ride those low handlebars, given his round belly. I didn't say a word. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Post Office Drama
Oh, Peter. That sounds dreadful. I hope you're feeling more like yourself soon. On Thursday, June 26, 2014 3:04:06 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote: Hey everyone, its me again. I went to the post office with my car loaded up full of goodies, was waiting on line and then proceeded to refund my lunch all over the place. I guess I am not yet feeling good enough. I had to make a hasty exit before it got all Stand by Me in there. Tomorrow my mom and wife will be doing the post office run since I am going to the urgent care in the morning if I don't feel better. I don't have the money for an ER visit, unfortunately. I have yet more stuff for sale, see accompanying email. If stuff doesn't get shipped out tomorrow yall have the right to send me threating where is my stuff messages on paypal. Thanks again for everyone's understanding. I owe the universe back on this one I guess. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Riv Owner Qualifications
On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 7:03:38 AM UTC-7, Ron Mc wrote: yep, grant is the leader and we're all just followers. *b* ;-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: It's like getting a personalized letter from Santa and the Easter Bunny, all rolled into one
There are Jimi Hendrix stamps? COOL. On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 12:32:55 AM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: Yea the Rivendell folk are awesome! Got the Jimi Hendrix stamps too. And yea for giggling. ~Hugh On Monday, June 16, 2014 3:16:28 PM UTC-7, Cecily Walker wrote: I went to check my mail today and what should I see but a handwritten postcard from the folks at Rivendell, congratulating me on finding handlebars that worked for me. I may have giggled all the way up the elevator to my apartment. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: It's like getting a personalized letter from Santa and the Easter Bunny, all rolled into one
Thanks, Shoji. Any day I get to ride my Betty Foy is a good day, no matter how long (or short) the ride. On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 6:31:27 AM UTC-7, Shoji Takahashi wrote: makes me so happy, and so happy you're riding your betty again. On Monday, June 16, 2014 6:16:28 PM UTC-4, Cecily Walker wrote: I went to check my mail today and what should I see but a handwritten postcard from the folks at Rivendell, congratulating me on finding handlebars that worked for me. I may have giggled all the way up the elevator to my apartment. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Wrapping Bosco Handlebars
I'd like to wrap the Bosco Handlebars on my Betty Foy, but I'm not sure how to start. Should I tape the cables in place? Do I have to remove the grips and shifters? Is this something best left to someone who knows what they're doing? Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Wrapping Bosco Handlebars
I went looking for Newbaum's locally but couldn't find any. I found some Evo cloth tape that matches the red accents on the Betty Foy just perfectly, so that's what I'll be using. I think I will leave the cables exposed. Trying to tape them down is just one more thing for me to muck up, and since they're not in the way, I should probably leave well enough alone. Thanks, Sean! On Monday, June 16, 2014 12:26:47 PM UTC-7, sean wrote: I would say just wrap from the lever clamps down toward the stem. Leave the cables exposed. I don't have any shifters in the way (mounted downtube) and I didn't have to remove anything from the bars. Just started a little past the lever clamp and wrapped down to about an inch/inch and a half from the stem. Newbaums followed by a couple of coats of shellac. Makes for a nice grip-able area and elegant too. Left the space near the stem for mounting bell, headlight, etc. Sean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Wrapping Bosco Handlebars
Hi Deac, I'm wrapping from the grips forward. I think I'm going to leave the cables alone for the reasons I stated in my response to Sean. But should I change my mind, your tips will come in handy. Thanks! On Monday, June 16, 2014 12:30:21 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: Go wild, Cecily! Seriously. You may not like what you end up with for some nitpick reason, but you really really can't go wrong. First, figure out what you want wrapped. Are you wrapping over the grips, or from the grips forward? Basic rules that are made to be broken: -- electricians tape or duct tape torn narrow make a great way to tape cables in place. Just figure out where you want them to exit the wrap and put a piece of tape there too. -- wrap so half the tape is over new bar, half over previous wrap of tape. Exceptions for this include messing up, curves (less overlap on the outside, more on the inside), and getting around obstacles like brake levers, kid's toys, etc. -- have twine ready if possible to finish the ends, otherwise the same tape you used for the cables will also work but look different. -- finish with a couple coats of shellac. Amber if you want it to darken/reden, clear if you like the original color of the tape. Watch the video on Rivendell for a great bit of learning by seeing. Have fun! With abandon, Patrick On Monday, June 16, 2014 1:17:10 PM UTC-6, Cecily Walker wrote: I'd like to wrap the Bosco Handlebars on my Betty Foy, but I'm not sure how to start. Should I tape the cables in place? Do I have to remove the grips and shifters? Is this something best left to someone who knows what they're doing? Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: OMG Bosco Handlebars Changed My Life!
Hey Liesl, I've been using Ergon GP1 biokork grips since I got the bike. They're nice and comfy, and they protected me from a lot of road shock, but they couldn't really do anything to help with the stretched out, forward leaning riding position. Only the Bosco handlebars could help with that. My cockpit is set up exactly as you described, including the B67 saddle. It's a hold over from my Dutch bike, but it wasn't that comfortable with the more forward position. Now it feels great. Happy riding, Cecily On Sunday, June 1, 2014 11:36:21 AM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: This is fantastic news, Cecily! I've boscoed-up no less than four bikes with these bars and all are so much more comfy and give me lots and lots of hand/riding positions. My impetus came from both neck pain and hand discomfort. Now I'd choose 'em even if that weren't the case! My latest Boscos on the custom have Miesha cork grips, Shimano BL- R550 levers (with a set screw to adjust for small hands), and Paul thumbies mounted so the shifters are on the *inside* just forward of the levers. This is the sweetest of all the shifter set-ups (others are stem-mounted and bar-end). I also tried Ergon grips and they are quite nice on wrists, but I for myself I think I like the Mieshas. But you might want to check out the Ergons. My favorite of the Ergons is the GP1 Biokork. The large and small sizes refer to length, not diameter. I like the the small because it left room on the forward part of the bar for more hand positions. I think what the Ergons do is to provide more *wrist* positions, so you might really like them. But, as I said, right now my fav is the regular Mieshas. I am also liking a sprung Brooks champion flyer with these upright bars; a B67 would have similar effect. Here's an overview of Ergon grips: http://www.livetoplaysports.com/news-press/?p=1498 Anyway, all this is to say wonderful news! -RCW -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: OMG Bosco Handlebars Changed My Life!
You've got yourself a deal! On Sunday, June 1, 2014 6:46:46 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: Ha! Cecily, sounds like we're 'bar sisters! My brother's in Vancouver; next time I visit with my Bike Friday, we'll have to meet for a ride! (Or if you find yourself in the Twin Cities) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] OMG Bosco Handlebars Changed My Life!
I took Rizzo (my Betty Foy) to my LBS today to have Bosco handlebars put on. I wasn't sure if they'd make a difference in the pain I was feeling while riding, but I trust the folks here (and at Riv) who suggested that I give them a shot. I'm happy to report that all of the pain I was feeling in my wrists is gone, as is most of the pain in my knees. I have an appointment with a (new) physiotherapist in a week which includes a bike fitting, so there may be further adjustments to come, but I am ever so happy with these handlebars. I am riding upright (yay!) but my bike still feels sprightly and quick, and still takes hills like a champion. The smile on my face was almost as broad as the day I brought Rizzo home. I can't thank you folks enough for the suggestions and encouragement - I'm back in the saddle again! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Bike geometry and pain
I have a set of Boscos on order at my LBS, but they're taking forever to arrive. I hadn't thought about a shorter stem, but based on all your descriptions, it absolutely makes sense that it might make a difference. You guys are the best! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bike geometry and pain
This is my Batavus: https://flic.kr/p/8RBm2N (may she rest in peace) The wheelbase is much longer than the Betty Foy, and the seat tube angle is more slack, so when I'm on it I'm in a sit up and beg position, similar to this: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mindcaster-ezzolicious/6476153325/ Here's a side view of Rizzo: https://flic.kr/p/hUbWXm and this is a view of me riding the day I picked her up from the bike shop. https://flic.kr/p/fwqrUV - I've had a bike fitting since then, but I'm still in a forward leaning position. So while I can definitely be more upright, I don't think it's possible to be as upright as I was on the Dutch bike. Maybe I'm wrong about that. However, having spent three years with that bike on Vancouver's hilly terrain, I'm not even sure I want to be that upright anymore, just more upright than I am now. On Saturday, May 17, 2014 6:19:40 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: +1. I'm not understanding why you think Betty can't be as upright as your dutch bike? How do you know that? With abandon, Patrick On Friday, May 16, 2014 10:05:40 PM UTC-6, Michael wrote: Cecily, You mentioned getting upright like a dutch bike. I don't know if that will solve the problem, but if that is what you want, I would think your Betty could easily be set up that way. To get yourself sitting bolt upright, with all your weight on your behind and your trunk vertical, you need to get your bars *up and back*, so your hands come up and back, closer to your trunk. You can do this with a shorter stem extension that has a high rise quill to it, like a 7cm or 8cm* extension* Technomic or Tallux stem, and set it at maximum height. Also, you can use *Albatross bars or Bosco bars* with that stem. These bars have a lot of rise, to get you higher, as well as a lot of sweep back, to get the hands closer to your trunk. Bosco has the most, I think. http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/hb10.htm Then, you can sit bolt upright while riding. So get the bars up and back towards you. That's how I got that position on my Sam when I had Albas on it. I used an 8cm extension Tallux with Albas and it handled great, and allowed me to sit totally upright. Let us know how it goes. I will pray for you. I hope you feel better soon. God bless you, Cecily! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bike geometry and pain
That's very interesting, Garth! I've made an appointment for a bike fitting at the sports physiotherapist. I'll mention this to him and see what he has to say. On Saturday, May 17, 2014 6:13:58 AM UTC-7, Garth wrote: I'd go with shorter cranks, like a 152mm or less . I'm one to question every recommendation based on tradition or someone else's experience. Does this work for me ? That's all that matters. The shorter the crank, the less range of motion required to rotate the circle of spinning. And if you think say 150mm is too short, I'm well 75 inches tall with 36 inseam to floor, with size 14/15 feet and I use 152mm Suginos, and I'm getting a pair of 140 or 145's soon. Sugino makes the XD in a 152 with 24/36/50 rings for about $100, and they have even shorter 110 BCD cranks called the Mighty Mignon in 140-155mm . Origin8 also has 110 BCD cranks for about $50, and use the same 107/110mm BB as the Sugino's. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bike geometry and pain
Yes, it absolutely makes sense. I know you can't really compare the two styles, and as I said in another message, I don't want to be as upright as I was on the Dutch bike, because that position is really inefficient when you live in a city as hilly as Vancouver. But there were certain things about that style of bike I really enjoyed. Maybe the answer is to finally get my Batavus repaired. On Sunday, May 18, 2014 7:40:10 AM UTC-7, Garth wrote: To clarify, not only the seat , but the bars can never back as far on a Betty than on the Dutch bike. The seat and head angles of the frame are just too different and the Betty was never meant to be Dutch-like . Make sense ? You know , don't try to make a banana and apple ;) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Bike geometry and pain
I've written about my pain issues before, and unfortunately things have gotten worse on that front, to the point that I can barely ride my Betty Foy anymore. My bike is my car - it isn't just something I ride for fun - so putting it away for awhile isn't really an option, not if I want to keep my job. I don't recall having this much pain in my knees, wrists, or hips when I rode an upright Dutch bike, but pain is a constant companion on my Betty Foy. I'm hoping you folk might have some suggestions for me. Would a longer stem and different handlebars help? What about a different saddle? I know she'll never be a fully upright bike, but is there anything I can do to bring the handlebars closer and higher so I'm not putting as much strain on knees, hips, and hands? I'm desperate - I really don't want to have to sell this bike. Thanks, Cecily -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Shop in Manhattan for sensible bikes
Adeline Adeline? http://www.adelineadeline.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bike geometry and pain
Hi Garth, The crankset is 170mm. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Bike geometry and pain
That's a good and fair question, Deacon. Pain is a constant companion in my hands and knees, but it's worse on the bike, even after a fitting. The hip flexor pain is new, and I notice it when walking and on the bike, but nowhere else. The stem is a Soma Sutro quill stem with 100mm extension. Handlebars are Soma Oxford with Ergon cork grips. Seat post is a Velo Orange grand cru which is pushed back a bit to compensate for the knee that doesn't have a lot of flexibility. Thanks for the support. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Shop in Manhattan for sensible bikes
They're sort of a girly frou frou shop, but if have a friend who bought a bike from them and she loved the shop and service. Besides, girly and frou frou can be fun once in awhile. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bike geometry and pain
A fair point, Justin. I have the world's WORST physiotherapist and am looking for another. I was doing olympic-style weightlifting training last year before the RA got too bad in my wrists. I hope to get back to it someday. Thanks for the suggestions! On Friday, May 16, 2014 3:16:12 PM UTC-7, justin...@gmail.com wrote: This level of pain is probably best taken care by a sports therapist of some sort. Someone who specializes in bicycle related stuff. Anything we say is conjecture based on anecdotal experiences. Take your bike in and have them work with you. I would also recommend the Becoming a Supple Leopard book and subscribe to mWod Pro. In my own anecdotal personal experience, 80% of my pain in life is related to flexibility. Weightlifting stretches are some of the best because those people really push their bodies to extremes. -J -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bike geometry and pain
Thank you, Michael. Good thoughts never hurt. :) On Friday, May 16, 2014 2:43:51 PM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: Cecily, I am so sad to read about your pain and that it is associated with riding Betty. I've seen pictures of your beautiful bike and patterned my wife's on it. What does your physical therapist say? And do you have confidence in him/her? For many years in my work as an interfaith chaplain I shared in office with a fellow who had cerebral palsy and walked on two crutches. He knew every therapist in the county. During a series of issues - frozen shoulder, low back, foot surgery with months on crutches, my wife's foot surgery and subsequent blood clotting I too became familiar with many therapist. I quickly learned that there is a world of difference between a good therapist and a medicare one. The worst, incidentally, turned out to be a guy employed at the very teaching hospital where I worked. So this is a long introduction to a suggestion to search out the best therapists in the area and interview them. If you find one you trust, let them help you work through the anatomical complexities of your affliction. In the mean time, with your permission, I will hold you in my prayers. Michael On Friday, May 16, 2014 5:07:43 PM UTC-4, Cecily Walker wrote: I've written about my pain issues before, and unfortunately things have gotten worse on that front, to the point that I can barely ride my Betty Foy anymore. My bike is my car - it isn't just something I ride for fun - so putting it away for awhile isn't really an option, not if I want to keep my job. I don't recall having this much pain in my knees, wrists, or hips when I rode an upright Dutch bike, but pain is a constant companion on my Betty Foy. I'm hoping you folk might have some suggestions for me. Would a longer stem and different handlebars help? What about a different saddle? I know she'll never be a fully upright bike, but is there anything I can do to bring the handlebars closer and higher so I'm not putting as much strain on knees, hips, and hands? I'm desperate - I really don't want to have to sell this bike. Thanks, Cecily -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: New Hunqapillar
Stellar. Yay for new bike day! On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 12:10:56 PM UTC-7, DS wrote: Just picked up my new Hunqapillar yesterday from RBW: http://imgur.com/a/hkcZf Ordered this guy in late January, beat the 4.5 month wait time by 1/3. Took it for a 10 mile spin around Oakland (paved), hoping to do a longer 'inaugural' ride this weekend on some dirt, but could be a few weeks due to some upcoming travel. Love the handlebar setup. I was super hesitant about it and made a few posts, but mostly followed Patrick's advice (thanks Patrick!). The real test will be on the trails. I'm coming from 10 years of road riding with very little trail riding experience, I did about a dozen mountain bike rides last year on a Salsa El Mariachi (which I Iater sold). Wish me luck. Hope to make it out to China Camp July 12 if there is room. Better ride report coming when I hit the trails. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How would your choice of Rivish Bike carry forward to your choice of automobile?
It's the perfect colour, that's for sure! On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 5:09:19 AM UTC-7, WETH wrote: When I think of my Atlantis as a car/truck, I think this: from this website: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=535456 On Monday, May 5, 2014 11:47:34 PM UTC-4, Tom Virgil wrote: If you are going to say I ride a Rivendell bicycle, I don't need an automobile, God bless you. Seriously. But, assuming that your obsessive, compulsive personality (I have one of those) compels you to carry the threads of your pursuits to their extreme, logical conclusions, I believe that there are some choices out there. As with our bicycles, they would not be obtained through standard outlets. Just my opinion, but I think that as an Atlantis, A. Homer Hilsen, or Sam Hillborne owner, you might gravitate to this. http://bp3.blogger.com/_eMfw8PboF5U/Rzok9A9XD5I/B8g/3-_iCzTeypk/s1600/17_Big+Bertha_1.jpg Note that the owner has a beard (working on that for myself). I heard that the owner managed to convert the Seagrave fire truck engine to propane, so perhaps that helps with fuel costs. There is really only one choice for the owner of a Hunqapillar. The Hummer would be much too yesterday's trendy. To hades with the cost of fuel or effort. It must be a Dodge Power Wagon. http://moparplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dodge_power_wagon.jpg This bad boy will go anywhere you want, albeit with an unsynchonized manual transmission. Well, heck, we don't need no stinking SIS, do we? Betty Foy and Cheviot are more subtle. They demonstrate a certain amount of class and an attitude of nonchalance about girl's bike/boy's bike. They are nevertheless robust vehicles. Not having one, my suggestion would be the following. http://files.conceptcarz.com/img/Dodge/54_Dodge_Power_Wagon_DV-06_BJ_09.jpg I can only imagine Vancouver librarians rolling up to the book repositories (or straight through them, if desired) in Canadian state issued editions of these contrivances. ~Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How would your choice of Rivish Bike carry forward to your choice of automobile?
On Monday, May 5, 2014 9:32:02 PM UTC-7, Tom Virgil wrote: Oh, that is so good. The low rake of the body and the economy of the hardtop are remarkable. Your taste is exquisite. Of course it is. I own a Rivendell. ;-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How would your choice of Rivish Bike carry forward to your choice of automobile?
I love the Honda Element. I always call out milk truck! whenever I see one on the street. On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 7:30:26 AM UTC-7, Montclair BobbyB wrote: I like to think my bike and car preferences are well-aligned... I go for functional, practical, comfortable, fun... I'm on my second Element, and (since it has been discontinued) I'm always on the lookout for the 'next' one with low miles to drive for the next 10 years (unless something better comes along... NAH... not likely)... https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-h1ZGAlz4Ll8/U2jxDzI1jeI/Em4/aoAtJ2R-e5g/s1600/Element+on+Ferry.JPG On Monday, May 5, 2014 11:47:34 PM UTC-4, Tom Virgil wrote: If you are going to say I ride a Rivendell bicycle, I don't need an automobile, God bless you. Seriously. But, assuming that your obsessive, compulsive personality (I have one of those) compels you to carry the threads of your pursuits to their extreme, logical conclusions, I believe that there are some choices out there. As with our bicycles, they would not be obtained through standard outlets. Just my opinion, but I think that as an Atlantis, A. Homer Hilsen, or Sam Hillborne owner, you might gravitate to this. http://bp3.blogger.com/_eMfw8PboF5U/Rzok9A9XD5I/B8g/3-_iCzTeypk/s1600/17_Big+Bertha_1.jpg Note that the owner has a beard (working on that for myself). I heard that the owner managed to convert the Seagrave fire truck engine to propane, so perhaps that helps with fuel costs. There is really only one choice for the owner of a Hunqapillar. The Hummer would be much too yesterday's trendy. To hades with the cost of fuel or effort. It must be a Dodge Power Wagon. http://moparplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dodge_power_wagon.jpg This bad boy will go anywhere you want, albeit with an unsynchonized manual transmission. Well, heck, we don't need no stinking SIS, do we? Betty Foy and Cheviot are more subtle. They demonstrate a certain amount of class and an attitude of nonchalance about girl's bike/boy's bike. They are nevertheless robust vehicles. Not having one, my suggestion would be the following. http://files.conceptcarz.com/img/Dodge/54_Dodge_Power_Wagon_DV-06_BJ_09.jpg I can only imagine Vancouver librarians rolling up to the book repositories (or straight through them, if desired) in Canadian state issued editions of these contrivances. ~Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: How would your choice of Rivish Bike carry forward to your choice of automobile?
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-UF9sveZ7Rm0/U2hgaFEhpjI/GGo/Oe71LphXm4g/s1600/Mercedes-Benz-230S_1477815i.jpg That truck might be impractical for this Vancouver librarian (my Betty Foy is mostly a city bike that goes on a few long rides in the country). This might be a little closer to my automotive vision of a Betty Foy. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Hip Replacement (not much Riv content)
May you heal swiftly! On Friday, May 2, 2014 9:42:32 PM UTC-7, Statrixbob wrote: As an owner of both a QB and Hunq (there's the riv content), I am completely relieved that my left hip replacement went very well. Those of you who saw me on my Bike Friday at RAGBRAI 2013 will remember I had a cane with me and limped around when off the bike. I had anterior method surgery on Monday, went home on Wednesday, and today I had my first out of hospital PT session. I am doing well enough that I was allowed to get on a stationary bike just to see how I'd do. I did about five minutes pedaling around 80 RPM with no pain. They had to make me get off (though the soft saddle would have done that soon enough anyway). Luckily my PT guy knows a bit about biking so he didn't argue about setting the saddle high enough. I only had to ask him to move it up higher twice. I'm not sure how long it'll be before I'm cleared to ride a real bike but I don't think it'll be all that long (and I'm going to be learning how to walk for a while because while I've been able to ride for the last two years walking has become more and more difficult). That's it. I'll be back on the road soon. Aloha All! Bob -- Robert Harrison Honolulu, HI rfhar...@gmail.com javascript: statrix.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Betty Foy Headbadge and 5258
Even if this isn't true, this is the best explanation I've read. And I agree it would be better if it was 5256. Thanks, Shoji! On Friday, May 2, 2014 9:53:39 AM UTC-7, Shoji Takahashi wrote: Here's a wild guess (and I hope Grant or someone with knowledge will chime in): Betty Foy is a character in the Wordsworth Poem *The Idiot Boy*. Poem text here: http://www.bartleby.com/145/ww137.html Lines 52 to 61: And Betty o'er and o'er has told The Boy, who is her best delight, Both what to follow, what to shun, What do, and what to leave undone, How turn to left, and how to right. And Betty's most especial charge, Was, Johnny! Johnny! mind that you [line 58] Come home again, nor stop at all,-- Come home again, whate'er befall, My Johnny, do, I pray you do. It kinda works, but I'm not happy with it ending at line 58. It seems to fit better if it were 5256 (i.e., end at How turn to left, and how to right.) or 5261. all the best, shoji On Thursday, May 1, 2014 4:32:56 PM UTC-4, Cecily Walker wrote: I'm sure someone here (Hi, Grant!) knows the meaning of the number 5258 on the Betty Foy headbadge. Can anyone clue me in? By the way, today's warm, sunny Spring weather was a perfect day to be riding a bike with tiny hearts all over the frame. I smiled all the way into work. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Betty Foy Headbadge and 5258
I'm sure someone here (Hi, Grant!) knows the meaning of the number 5258 on the Betty Foy headbadge. Can anyone clue me in? By the way, today's warm, sunny Spring weather was a perfect day to be riding a bike with tiny hearts all over the frame. I smiled all the way into work. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: 30daysofbiking
This was beautiful, Eunice. Thank you for sharing it with us. On Thursday, May 1, 2014 6:10:32 PM UTC-7, Eunice Chang wrote: I thought I'd share my experiences on 30 days of biking last month here: https://sleepyneko.exposure.co/30-days-of-biking Warning: it's kind of long and well, teary. But if you read it all the way through you might be rewarded with glimpses of Thumper Buttercup, aka Seth's A.H.H., which I tweaked for, er, emergency purposes. :) And I meant it when I said thanks for the ride reports. I couldn't imagine riding a bike post-death, and when I could two months later, it was a relief. But your ride reports created an itch so bad I had to absolutely scratch it, fears and grief be darned. My morning coffee rides are really a thing of joy. Anyway, thank you again and keep writing those ride reports. I'll keep pedaling along... Eunice -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: What do you do on your Birthaday?
Happy birthday, pal! On Thursday, April 24, 2014 11:34:17 AM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: This is what I decided to do. Herehttp://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ Have a great day! ~Hugh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Ride Report: The Hundred Mile Burger
I don't even know where Crown Point is, but Eff it, I'm going to Crown Point may be my new rallying cry. Sounds like a great ride. -C. On Monday, April 14, 2014 12:41:14 AM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote: Or: How I fell in love with my bicycle again. After the awesome ramble out to Mason Hill, I wasn't planning to do any more riding this weekend, but a social engagement fell through so the first thought I had was, eff it, I'm going to Crown Point. I have evidence of this: https://twitter.com/secretasianman/status/455385037743988737 But really that was a straw man. I really wanted to go to Bonneville Lock Dam, and probably Cascade Locks, home of the Char Burger and The Bridge of The Gods, roughly 50 miles distant. I packed plenty of fruit and nuts and water, but forgot my maps, so I did some psychic navigation to Troutdale and the Historic Columbia River Highway. The Easterlies were strong today; I had to just pick a lower gear and spin my way on the flats. It was not my favorite thing but the skies were so blue and Mount Hood was so clear I nearly forgave the wind. The highway leaves Troutdale and enters the Scenic Area proper after crossing the Sandy River. I took Woodard Rd., which is one of the first turns off the historic highway, which takes you up the bluff in a direct fashion. It was a hoot to see cabbage fields I had last seen when I did my birthday ride on New Year's Eve. Woodard is a pretty honest direct climb. To stay on the ridge (or close to it) I needed to move over to Mershon, which has a few pretty rollers. This dropped me back onto the historic highway just outside the Town of Corbett. In short order I hit the main vista spots, the Women's Forum, Crown Point (where I hung out at the picnic area nobody ever seems to use), Multnomah Falls (which reminds me of Disneyland more and more every time I visit), and the Bonneville Fish Hatchery, where you can see GIANT STURGEON. The last six miles of the ride to Cascade Locks was on the Trail portion of the Historic Columbia River Highway, which I've come to like. Except for the stairs. Oh god the stairs. The first restaurant you reach when you get to Cascade Locks is the Char Burger, which is currently undergoing renovations, so I ended up eating in the smaller restaurant in the basement, which is less guns on the wall and more waterfront dining. Oh well. BURGERS WERE HAD. I use the plural because I took the burger of a customer who left after ordering. MORE CHEEZBURGER FOR ME. I'd known that I wouldn't get back home before dark, so I was a little apprehensive of riding on curvy country roads at night, but as it turned out, this was the most magical part of the ride. By the time I'd reached the touristy areas, almost all the cars were gone, and all I had to deal with were clouds of Gnats. As the sun disappeared and the temperatures started to fall, I found I had more energy. I've noticed this before--riding gets easier when it's cooler. So here's the magical part: All the small towns were really quiet, and way more charming at night than during the day. By 10pm most all the businesses are closed, and it's just so quiet. I heard frogs! I adjusted my dynamo light to point a little higher and I was able to see far in the distance; the stars were out and the moon was nearly full. I returned back via Marine Drive, which is a road that is built atop a flood control dike; It was a gorgeous night to return to Portland that way, and the radar speed reader clocked me at 15mph, which I'll take any day. Pictures prove something, but mostly that I'm thinking about planning more rides that go late into the night. ~100mi, leave noon, return 11pm. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/sets/72157643935581004/ -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Cheviot's poppy picture
Is anyone else in the group getting trapped in a redirect loop when viewing Flickr photos? It doesn't seem to matter whether I click the link directly or if I copy it and paste it into another window. I sure hate missing out on all the springtime floral/Riv photos. :( On Saturday, April 12, 2014 6:50:41 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/10252787755 https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4630014620 :-) Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 6:49 PM, cyclotourist cyclot...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: That's such a GREAT looking bike in any location!!! Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 6:43 PM, grrlyrida grrl...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qq_kL8WrIqE/U0nqArmvOKI/AE8/8F6kM3941wk/s1600/IMG_0639.JPG I think Rivbike's Cheviot poppy photo is one the prettiest pictures I've seen on their site (that's a lot of P's). When I visited my mom up in Santa Ynez Valley, I stopped by La Purisma Mission and saw a field of poppies. I couldn't resist snapping a photo of my bike in a poppy field a la Cheviot style. As you've noticed, I don't shy away from color. Anyone else inspired by poppies or flowers in the spring for bike photo opportunities? Ness -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Cheviot's poppy picture
I discovered it only works when you're logged into Flickr. I've spent the last two days changing passwords. THANKS HEARTBLEED. *grump* Cecily, who would be a lot less grumpy about changing passwords if she could ride her bike On Sunday, April 13, 2014 6:48:12 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: Working fine for me...??? Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Cecily Walker cecily...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: Is anyone else in the group getting trapped in a redirect loop when viewing Flickr photos? It doesn't seem to matter whether I click the link directly or if I copy it and paste it into another window. I sure hate missing out on all the springtime floral/Riv photos. :( On Saturday, April 12, 2014 6:50:41 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/10252787755 https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4630014620 :-) Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 6:49 PM, cyclotourist cyclot...@gmail.comwrote: That's such a GREAT looking bike in any location!!! Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 6:43 PM, grrlyrida grrl...@gmail.com wrote: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qq_kL8WrIqE/U0nqArmvOKI/AE8/8F6kM3941wk/s1600/IMG_0639.JPG I think Rivbike's Cheviot poppy photo is one the prettiest pictures I've seen on their site (that's a lot of P's). When I visited my mom up in Santa Ynez Valley, I stopped by La Purisma Mission and saw a field of poppies. I couldn't resist snapping a photo of my bike in a poppy field a la Cheviot style. As you've noticed, I don't shy away from color. Anyone else inspired by poppies or flowers in the spring for bike photo opportunities? Ness -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Using my Sam as a commuter
My Betty Foy is a commuter that occasionally lets me go out on longer rides on pavement and smooth trails. I used to feel guilty about that, but not anymore. :) On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 3:28:08 AM UTC-7, blakcloud wrote: This weeks experiment, well maybe the next two weeks, will be using my Sam Hillborne as a commuter. I built the bike up as a leisurely Sunday bike to ride with my wife though I started thinking the bike could do more. I was inspired by a thread last year Could you own one bike? The answer for me was no, but I could trim down the number of bikes I own. I want to minimize and plus I don't have room as I live in a condo and bike parking has become an issue. There hasn't been a lot of talk about using Riv's as commuters on this board and even Rivendell doesn't seem to push the commuting aspect for their bikes. The Sam to me, might make a good commuter. My commutes are 60 minutes each way, so nothing drastic. It is set up with Albatross's and a Brooks B67, plus the required basket and Mark's rack. The bike currently has Hetre's but I think I will use a pair of Marathons that I also own. I will pick up SKS Longboards today and if the experiment works, a new dynamo front wheel will be built. Ninety five percent of my cycling is commuting so I really need to like the bike I ride. I am hoping the Sam will fit that bill. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: What does rollerblading in slow motion have to do with Rivendell and riding?
Thanks for sharing this, Esteban. Dr. Kitchin is an inspiration. On Friday, April 4, 2014 8:08:51 AM UTC-7, Esteban wrote: The New York Times has an Op-Doc telling the story of a local San Diego resident who skates in slow motion along the boardwalk. You may have already seen it. I posted about it here, including a link to the 16 minute documentary: http://veloflaneur.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/moving-forward/ I'm not sure why, but I wrote it for you all and wanted to share the video with this group as soon as I saw it. Why? It reminded me of Just Ride - you don't need to give everything up to get a little stoke in your life. Just ride around the block during a 15 minute break from whatever else you are doing. Well, it gets really interesting around 8:45. There, Slomo talks about the neuroscience of forward motion. I don't know enough about neuroscience to call it out as BS, but its still a great story. Maybe that's one of the reasons why bike riding is so fun? Why do I feel my friendships formed through sharing bike rides are so strong? Maybe because we are experiencing stoke together. Seth Vidal is right. Enjoy. Regards! Esteban San Diego, Calif. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Does anyone have the 1985 Bicycling Magazine Buyer's Guide?
Steve, your reply made this librarian's face glow with pride. :) On Thursday, March 27, 2014 11:47:04 AM UTC-7, stevef wrote: If you have a library near you, you might be able to get them via Interlibrary Loan. (Assuming some hoarding lister hasn't already sent you what you need) Steve On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Chris Lampe 2 clamp...@yahoo.comjavascript: wrote: Anyone have this issue and would you be willing to scan a few pages and e-mailing them to me? A few months ago I picked up an 80's Takara Highlander on Craiglist but I have been completely unsuccessful in finding any information on the bike. I just bought the 1985 Bicycling Magazine All Terrain Bikes issue thinking it was the buyer's guide but it's actually a history of mountain biking and a how-to guide. But, in this book they did mention that the 1985 Buyer's Guide has a review of the Takara Highlander! The brief description supports my suspicions that the bike has cro-mo main tubes but I would be very interested in reading the entire review (which also included three other MTB's). Reading Grant's ideas on bicycles is what has led me to be curious about these early, slack-angled MTB's and I know that a lot of folks here have been into bikes for a long time so maybe I'll get lucky. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Does anyone have the 1985 Bicycling Magazine Buyer's Guide?
Chris, my library's microfilm collection goes back this far, but if you happen to know the publication details (publication month and/or volume number) that would be hugely helpful. Feel free to contact me off the list. On Monday, March 24, 2014 1:41:54 PM UTC-7, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: Anyone have this issue and would you be willing to scan a few pages and e-mailing them to me? A few months ago I picked up an 80's Takara Highlander on Craiglist but I have been completely unsuccessful in finding any information on the bike. I just bought the 1985 Bicycling Magazine All Terrain Bikes issue thinking it was the buyer's guide but it's actually a history of mountain biking and a how-to guide. But, in this book they did mention that the 1985 Buyer's Guide has a review of the Takara Highlander! The brief description supports my suspicions that the bike has cro-mo main tubes but I would be very interested in reading the entire review (which also included three other MTB's). Reading Grant's ideas on bicycles is what has led me to be curious about these early, slack-angled MTB's and I know that a lot of folks here have been into bikes for a long time so maybe I'll get lucky. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Does anyone have the 1985 Bicycling Magazine Buyer's Guide?
I have my hands on it right now. You can contact ILL if you want, but it may be slower. :) On Thursday, March 27, 2014 1:23:51 PM UTC-7, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: The library is a good idea. All those years of college made me forget that public libraries have a lot of old periodicals. I've contacted our library to see if inter-library loan will work. I'll see if I can find out more publishing information but I'm not sure where to look for that, besides a library. On Monday, March 24, 2014 3:41:54 PM UTC-5, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: Anyone have this issue and would you be willing to scan a few pages and e-mailing them to me? A few months ago I picked up an 80's Takara Highlander on Craiglist but I have been completely unsuccessful in finding any information on the bike. I just bought the 1985 Bicycling Magazine All Terrain Bikes issue thinking it was the buyer's guide but it's actually a history of mountain biking and a how-to guide. But, in this book they did mention that the 1985 Buyer's Guide has a review of the Takara Highlander! The brief description supports my suspicions that the bike has cro-mo main tubes but I would be very interested in reading the entire review (which also included three other MTB's). Reading Grant's ideas on bicycles is what has led me to be curious about these early, slack-angled MTB's and I know that a lot of folks here have been into bikes for a long time so maybe I'll get lucky. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Beauty Shots of the Custom are up!
Hi, Squiddy! :-D Seriously, this is a beautiful bike. You must be on cloud nine right now. I hope you have many meaningful years together. On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 3:36:53 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: Hi friends, If you haven't seen it already, here they are: http://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/80720787036/heres-the-story-of-our-latest-custom-bike-for The bike is a treasure. So sure and confident and comfy and beautiful. It will go anywhere and everywhere. For a very long time. I went out on the Saturday Gentlewoman's ride with the local Rivsters. I can't really give a full report, though, because I was too sick with an upper respiratory thang to venture out in the hills with the rest of the gang (thank you Cora for sitting in the shade with me). Any time you borrow a saddlebag to tote Dayquill and a box of Kleenex is just not a good sign. Anyway, the little riding we did on Saturday lets me know that it is a joy to ride and fits like a broken-in pair of wonderful handmade shoes. I managed to get in the shortest of descents on a grassy Riv-style hill and I was in awe of its stability. Like a mountain goat. The paint has to be seen to be believed. JB added pearl to the paint that you can't see until it's in brilliant sun. And then it flickers and dazzles with the most subtle blues and yellows and whites...like you just found a treasure on the beach. Some details: The Select Flyer wasn't just a test saddle; it's the saddle. Paul seatpost, thumbies, and brakes; SON hub, White Industries MI5 rear hub, brown big bens, phil BB, shimano xt derailer. Will add cedar fenders and a nitto mini front rack. And how wonderful to say to my fellow low PBH friends like Manny: Take it for a ride! (Rich Lee, you're next in line!) Once it's set up here in Minneapolis, there'll be more photos and ride reports. Thank you everyone for your knowledge, skill, artistry, support and input. And especially Grant, Mark, Mark, Rich, JB, and Keven. grinning from ear-to-ear, Riv Chica Warrior -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Saddlesack Medium and Biking to School
Great, now I want one. I'm such a lemming. :) On Friday, March 21, 2014 10:40:01 PM UTC-7, LeahFoy wrote: Well, I don't know what came over me just now. I found myself pecking out my credit card info on Riv's site for a new Saddlesack Medium in tan. I don't even know how I settled on tan. Wait, yes I do - I flipped through the Group's photo pool and noted that the bikes similar in paint to my Betty Foy looked bright and lively with the tan; I felt the olive color looked heavy and separate from the bike - like it would not complement my bike but rather compete for its own attention. (Though on the orange or green bikes olive really was spectacular.) Probably nobody else even understands what I'm prattling on about, which is why I took the precaution of writing to Riv in the notes: I chose the tan because it brightened bikes similar in color to my Betty Foy and looked lively. If you disagree and think olive is better, please call me and get me to come to my senses. Well, it's done. I have no great need for such a bag on my short commutes to my sons' school, but I am a shameless bag hound of the worst kind. And there you have it. That brings me to school biking. I've mentioned before on here about the traffic snarl at the school. It truly brings out the worst in people - even me! Routinely, people park and block access to the sidewalk (yes, it's legal to for bikes to ride on them here, and with 2 kids - 1 who is on a tiny 16 inch wheel bike - I certainly use them) by parking across the sidewalk. I've started leaving notes on cars, knocking on windows, calling traffic enforcement. Some poor child will get hit after being forced off the sidewalk into the busy street; it really is a matter of time. It's been very frustrating but then today happened: I was stopped by a MOM on a BIKE! This is a brand new thing! She lives a few houses away from me and decided she was going to bike commute with her child (who is still on training wheels). She was riding a Lemond road bike with drop bars and none of the Rivish accoutrements. She was admiring things on my bike (mostly my dog) but maybe I can send Grant some new business. If not, he'll just have to be happy with my reckless order from tonight. ;) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Rivendell Chica Warrior Ride. Tomorrow! (3/22)
So envious. Have a great time, y'all! On Friday, March 21, 2014 4:12:45 PM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote: Just got off the phone with the one and only RCW directly from her temporary outpost at Riv BBH. Confirmed ride tomorrow. 3/22 Meet at Riv HQ at 11ish for a mellow ramble abouts. Proposed route involved some short city riding, mellow bike path riding, then some creek crossing, stairs and rope swing action. http://goo.gl/maps/2oo4Y Making coffee on this ride will be a must so bring your preferred method of coffee brewing. Pretty mellow ride by mannybiking standards. Apparently I have a reputation for underestimating the grueling factor. Far from grueling. Super mellow and chill. Hope to see ya'll there! Manny I plan mellow rides! Acosta -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: What do Rivendell riders use for riding Sandals?
Dansko sandals for every day (though I'm not sure they make a men's sandal). For sportier riding, I have a pair of Keen closed-toe sandals I bought about 7 years ago and haven't been able to part with, especially since the style was discontinued. They're leather, waterproof, and have that neato rubber bit over the toes to give them extra protection. On Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:08:00 AM UTC-7, Michael wrote: Next in the series What do Rivendell riders.. I know sandals are popular here for bike riding. So I was wondering what works well. Looking for somethingwith a hard enough sole so it doesn't flex when hard pedaling and cannot feel pedal edges through sole. Nothing that flops off heel. Any suggestions? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Giant Anyroad?
A friend sent me a link to this bike this morning, and I couldn't help noticing how many Riv-ish points were hit in the bike design and marketing copy. Notably: - taller headtube - relaxed geometry - a do anything frame - wider tires More details on the bike: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-ca/bikes/model/anyroad.1/17632/73366/ . Does its appearance represent a gradual shift in bike design and marketing from larger companies? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Nice Riv Photos from Google Search
Oh my. The Mirror of Venus/Shield of Mars Glorius/Wilbury headbadges. *swoon* Thanks for the high res version, Marty! On Friday, March 7, 2014 9:48:16 AM UTC-8, Marty wrote: For those who want to download the high-res version of the 2012 version Poster above, you can find it here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32306142@N07/6975354030/in/set-72157623241441254 Right click on the image and choose original for the big file. You can take it to a local printer and have one made - it's approx 18X24. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: You know you are riding in San Francisco when
This is doing nothing to quell those urges to pack up and move to San Francisco. Also? I wanna be Eileen. On Monday, March 3, 2014 12:57:25 PM UTC-8, Tom Virgil wrote: I see a fellow cyclist riding in high heels. Interesting profiles of some S.F. riders.http://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Cyclists-show-off-their-San-Francisco-bike-style-5275536.php#photo-5935729 There is even a Homer Hilsen rider with a fish leather cap. Some ideas for the Bay Area National Gathering.http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Best-of-Bay-Area-bike-trips-get-a-lift-from-5275398.php -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: You know you are riding in San Francisco when
Chris beat me to it. On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 2:36:00 PM UTC-8, Christopher Chen wrote: She lives in Vancouver, which is almost if not as bad. On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Tonester tony@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Bring a bag of money. Rent/Housing is insane. Again. On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 12:46:38 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: This is doing nothing to quell those urges to pack up and move to San Francisco. Also? I wanna be Eileen. On Monday, March 3, 2014 12:57:25 PM UTC-8, Tom Virgil wrote: I see a fellow cyclist riding in high heels. Interesting profiles of some S.F. riders.http://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Cyclists-show-off-their-San-Francisco-bike-style-5275536.php#photo-5935729 There is even a Homer Hilsen rider with a fish leather cap. Some ideas for the Bay Area National Gathering.http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Best-of-Bay-Area-bike-trips-get-a-lift-from-5275398.php -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Soma Oxford vs. Nitto Albatross
When my bike shop substituted the Soma Oxford handlebars for the Nitto Albatrosses I'd originally requested, I was told that the handlebars were just like Nitto, except for the finish. However, I'm learning that the Albatross bars are a bit wider, and they're also a bit longer than the Somas. I'm wondering if anyone has a photograph or some other graphic that compares the size of the two handlebars so that I would be able to see the difference? I'm still trying to tune in the right fit on the Betty Foy, and even though I've gone in for a fitting, I can't help wondering if the longer, wider Albatross handlebars would make an appreciable difference in how the bike feels, especially on those days when the arthritis is flaring up and my wrists hurt a lot. Thanks in advance! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Soma Oxford vs. Nitto Albatross
Thanks for this, Scot! The Albatrosses look to be a bit wider, but not so much that they'd make a huge difference. On Monday, February 24, 2014 2:29:13 AM UTC-8, Scot Brooks wrote: Hi Cecily, Here's what flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/search/?q=soma%20oxford%20nitto%20albatrosshad to offer for the comparison. They really are remarkably similar, even near-as-makes-no-difference. We carry both in the shop where I work and I really can't tell if there's a difference when I hold the two up to each other. I've got the Somas on my bike and they're great, but nothing like the Nitto in terms of finish. Not even close. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Soma Oxford vs. Nitto Albatross
Hey Liesl, Keven at Riv actually suggested the Boscos back when I thought I was going to buy the build kit from Riv, but for whatever reason (stupidity on my part, maybe?) they didn't make it onto my list of considerations when I had the bike built locally. They sort of remind me of the handlebars I had on my Dutch bike. Now that I think of it, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. I've just gotten so used to riding in a somewhat forward position (instead of bolt upright) that I worry the Boscos might make me too upright, if that makes any sense. Thanks for the reminder and the link to the other thread. I've got some thinkin' to do. On Monday, February 24, 2014 10:16:34 AM UTC-8, Liesl wrote: Cecily, I have some lyme-related problems with my joints and also a few ragged vertebra in my neck. Don't rule out Boscos as they are dreamy for comfy hands/wrists/neck and offer lots of hand positions. I switched three bikes (saluki, protobleriot set up as a single speed, and a Bike Friday) with old style mustaches to Boscos and haven't looked back. I still have albas on one bike, and I like the Boscos more. You'll need a long (10-12cm) stem. good luck! Liesl -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Reorganizing Betty
*squeee* PUPPEH! I have nothing of use to add to the conversation except to say I want to scratch him behind the ears. On Sunday, February 16, 2014 10:51:42 PM UTC-8, LeahFoy wrote: What is a custom low trail fork??? I don't know how much more I'll continue with the dog. Honestly, I'd like to just enjoy my rides and not worry about including him. He runs alongside the bike on the school commute, I just toss him in his Wald on the downhill because in no way can he keep up, and we can't resist flying downhill. Dayton Dogg is very proud that he rides a classy Rivendell Betty Foy to school..ok, let's face it, I ride a Rivendell Betty Foy, he rides a Wald basket. Patrick, you are very wise! I will do as you advise. In that vein, maybe the best and simplest thing is to just add the medium saddlesack. No rear rack required, and I can keep the front rack that I've already got. I'll get rid of that huge Wald, though. Too unwieldy. Will the bike look strange if I leave that huge rack on it? Someone asked - the Dayton Dogg is a fluffy 18 pounds. [image: image.jpeg] Sent from my iPhone On Feb 16, 2014, at 5:37 PM, cyclotourist cyclot...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: Gotta' agree w/ Peter, a new low-trail fork would go a long ways toward meeting your needs. Let you keep Fido up front where you can eyeball him. A two-legged stand would be a good options as well. Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 5:07 PM, dougP doug...@cox.net javascript:wrote: Leah: How heavy is the dog? And will the dog continue to be included? A live load such as a dog or a small child (I used to carry my first born in one of those child seats behind me) gets a bit dicey as they wriggle around. We got a 2 wheeled trailer that proved quite useful, stable, easy to attach / detach from the bike, able to double up as grocery getter, etc. Even a small dog seems like it could upset things if it suddenly decided to hop from one side of the basket to the other. Since you already have the front rack basket, you might see if panniers work out for shopping. Carry some re-usable shopping bags into the store, pop them into the panniers when you're done. Personally I like the way my Atlantis handles with a front load in low riders. The downside to front low riders is bending over to access them and with my natural clumsiness I tend to bang my head on handelbars. For a rear rack, consider one with the second set of pannier bars like the new Nitto that Rivendell keeps teasing us with photos. They must have some up there in Walnut Creek by now. Tubus makes several with that feature. It allows easy use of the top platform even with the panniers on the bike. Or you can take a bag off the bike without disturbing the top load. Depending on how much stuff you need to handle, several rear trunk racks (REI, Jannd) make them with built in, zip out panniers but they are fairly smallish. OK for light shopping but not enough for a tour. As others have pointed out, big saddlebags are another way to go. When the Really Ginormous Big Saddlesack came out, early adopters delighted in posting how many gallons of milk, pounds of food, dozens of eggs, etc, they could carry. Big saddlebags need a rack for stability support but almost anything will work. The whole process of working out racks'n'bags is great good fun. That's why so many listers have so much extra stuff. BTW, re: the bike falling over problem - try a rear triangle mounted kickstand. They seem to provide better support for loads than traditional stands. There is even a little short stand for the front that mounts to a low rider rack. They are bug ugly though. dougP On Sunday, February 16, 2014 1:54:16 PM UTC-8, LeahFoy wrote: When I purchased my Foy in 2012, I set her up according to what my family needs. I needed to pull a bike, so that necessitated leaving space in the rear and putting an ugly hitch on the seat post. My dog, who insists on being included, required the Big Front Rack with large Wald basket for his accomodations. But now my younger son will be in kindergarten. Within a year, I bet I can sell the tag-along bike! I will have CHOICES! I don't like the current set-up. The weight in front disagrees with me, I'm afraid. I'm tired of having the dog sit up there as he can really throw us off-kilter at times. I don't like how the bars want to swing to the side and tip over my bike. This has happened so many times, and I've got the paint job to prove it. I'm thinking rear rack (the cool new one) and small front rack. Undecided about bags and/or baskets. What would look good and be functional? Also, someday I may pay for a new paint job - think that red and cream Glorious some lucky person on the list once showcased - so consider how the new set-up could look
[RBW] Re: New bicycle brand from Merry Sales = New Albion
Sure wish I could find consistent pricing information on these bikes. I do like that mixte. On Saturday, February 15, 2014 9:22:13 AM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: Gosh, the mixte frame looks quite similar to some of RBW's previous mixte frames... I'm not a historian of frame design, but the curves on the middle stays look 'bout identical to the stays on the Glorius. - Andrew, Berkeley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Out my back door.
Y'all are adorable. On Thursday, February 13, 2014 7:30:22 AM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: Thank you Cocochen. Offer on next door unit has been accepted. YOU MOVING NOW CHRIS! Get ready to boogie. ~Hugh “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 12:26 AM, Christopher Chen cc...@nougat.orgjavascript: wrote: YOUR MOVE HUGH -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Out my back door.
Lovely photos, Hugh. I really envy you California Rivsters. On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 10:02:24 AM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: Some thoughts and pictures here http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ ~Hugh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: BLUG bike
*gasp* That bike is so lovely it took my breath away. On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 5:18:07 PM UTC-8, Curtis wrote: The head tube on the BLUG bicycle is amazing. Wow! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Out my back door.
C'mon up! August is glorious here. On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:20:29 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: About August I'll be envying you B.C. Riv folk. And the offer is open and for real, can save on $. Peace, ~Hugh “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Cecily Walker cecily...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: Lovely photos, Hugh. I really envy you California Rivsters. On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 10:02:24 AM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: Some thoughts and pictures here http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ ~Hugh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/UR50YXUbLy4/unsubscribe . To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Out my back door.
As much as I love Vangroovy, we can't touch PDX for beer. Or donuts. On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 5:50:21 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: Yeah Chris I'll go and buy where ever I feel like buying to include a unit next door to you and party 24/7. And whether to visit ? PDX hasn't won that bid just yet. You folks will need to do better Seattle and Vancouver may get my patronage ;-) I'll give you PDXers a little slack as you just finished up with a Mini-Snowgeddon. I expect less grumpy and less demands as Spring approaches. ~Hugh “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Christopher Chen cc...@nougat.orgjavascript: wrote: You can visit so long as you sign a contract not to purchase real property north of Yuba City. On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Hugh Smitham hughs...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: Mike, Thanks for the compliment. Yeah Summer is ah sweltering. My mind is already working on a slew of Summer location rides between August through early November. Either high up or coastal. We work with what we have. I'm not complaining till late August. I've got a doosy S240 location planned near Los Angeles for Summer time. Your a good guesser what do you think I have up my sleeve? Love CCR. ~Hugh “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 5:09 PM, Mike Schiller mikey...@rocketmail.comjavascript: wrote: Hugh, you forgot the toot toot toot lookin' . part. ( CCR ref) As always your photos are well composed and meaningful. Having spent my whole adult life not far from there it makes me miss the fall/winter/spring rides in the San Gabriel's even more. But when I remember summer I know why I moved to the coast. ~mike Carlsbad Ca. On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 10:02:24 AM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: Some thoughts and pictures herehttp://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ ~Hugh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/UR50YXUbLy4/unsubscribe . To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- I want the kind of six pack you can't drink. -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/UR50YXUbLy4/unsubscribe . To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Best Rainy footwear/boots
Ditto. I have two pair: a Thinsulate pair for really cold days, and an unlined pair for when it's a bit warmer. On Friday, February 7, 2014 6:13:34 PM UTC-8, Kevin wrote: I like my LL Bean duck boots. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Loving Tributes to Betty Foy
Yes! Between you, me, and Pammie, I'm sure we could write a lot! On Monday, February 10, 2014 6:38:19 AM UTC-8, LeahFoy wrote: Cecily, I'm glad I'm not the only one who vastly prefers the BF - I almost got kicked off the list when I said it! ;) I wish there were more BF owners who were writing about their bikes, but maybe it has to be you and me. A collaborative effort, perhaps! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Best Rainy footwear/boots
Blundstones are quite nice. They look good and are waterproof. You can get shearling lined ones for really, really cold conditions. http://www.zappos.com/blundstone-mens-boots~2 On Friday, February 7, 2014 3:19:49 PM UTC-8, Michael Williams wrote: Hey all, so we've finally started getting some rain here in the Bay Area. I like commuting in the rain and have a pretty good poncho setup, but Ive always used regular sneakers and some sort of 'waterproof' shoe cover, but thats just not cutting it. What are peoples favorite dry boots for riding and wearing around?? thanks in advance! -Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Loving Tributes to Betty Foy
Pammie, I'm so glad you got this bike back. And as for joining in - the more the merrier! On Monday, February 10, 2014 7:45:47 AM UTC-8, Pammie wrote: Well, I don’t have the Betty Foy — but I do have a mixte Royal H, in great Rivendell tradition — I’m happy to join:) On Feb 10, 2014, at 6:38 AM, LeahFoy jonasa...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Cecily, I'm glad I'm not the only one who vastly prefers the BF - I almost got kicked off the list when I said it! ;) I wish there were more BF owners who were writing about their bikes, but maybe it has to be you and me. A collaborative effort, perhaps! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Loving Tributes to Betty Foy
I hadn't compared the Foy to any other Riv models so I can't compare it to those, but it's definitely far better than any other bike I've owned. I think you, me, and Pammie should start collaborating on a series of posts. :-D On Monday, February 10, 2014 6:38:19 AM UTC-8, LeahFoy wrote: Cecily, I'm glad I'm not the only one who vastly prefers the BF - I almost got kicked off the list when I said it! ;) I wish there were more BF owners who were writing about their bikes, but maybe it has to be you and me. A collaborative effort, perhaps! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Show me your albatrosses!
Yes, you can sort of see them here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/cecily/9552676552/ - I've since angled the bars down a little bit, but the setup is largely the same. On Monday, February 10, 2014 3:19:23 AM UTC-8, Tony DeFilippo wrote: Cecily, you use the ergon's on Alba's? I'd love to see pictures as I've considered it myself. I saw someone using those on the drops of a noodle-like bar on the web somewhere... On Feb 10, 2014 12:15 AM, Cecily Walker cecily...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: I use Ergon GPI Biokork grips because I need a wider platform to protect my joints: http://www.ergon-bike.com/us/en/product/gp1-biokork I get the look and feel of cork with a little extra cushioning. My wrists don't hurt at all anymore since getting these. On Saturday, February 8, 2014 8:00:38 PM UTC-8, David Stein wrote: Awesome setups. I have a trek 650b conversion I'm finishing with an upside down mustache bar. Curious, for those running grips (not tape) what kind of grips do you use, where is a a good place to pick some up outside of the usual box store / mtn bike type grips? On Thursday, February 6, 2014 3:42:55 PM UTC-8, Conway Bennett wrote: Captain Conway in Chicago here. I'm an avid reader of the group but a sporadic poster. In any case I'm a sucker for riv sales campaign so I'm the new owner of some albatrosses which will steering my beloved riv'd out cross check. So, can all you proud alba mommas and poppas send your flickr hot links for inspiration? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/7M05uiaC9P8/unsubscribe . To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Loving Tributes to Betty Foy
I'm headed toward the devotee camp myself. A friend just bought a super-duper high end downhill mountain bike, and I want to accompany her on some of the less strenuous but somewhat demanding single track rides that I can't do on the Betty Foy (because I'm too heavy in the saddle). I am seriously contemplating adding a Hunqapillar to my Rivendell stable. I have no idea how I'm going to pay for it, but I have no doubt that it will eventually happen. On Monday, February 10, 2014 12:02:51 PM UTC-8, grrlyrida wrote: Six years ago I went to Riv HQ and rode a Betty Foy for half the day. It was one of the best experiences I've had at a bike shop. I guess I was hanging around so long and riding every size of the Betty Foy that I met Grant and he said I should get the larger size. I didn't want to leave. I never bought a Betty Foy. I bought a custom Riv mixte instead. But I remember what a smooth enjoyable ride that Betty was. I was smiling while I rode around Walnut Creek. I was a Riv convert before I rode Betty, but afterward I became a devotee. On Saturday, February 8, 2014 6:58:58 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: I've read many loving tributes to Sams, Hilsens, Hunqapillars and other Riv bikes over the last few years, but there is precious little writing out there about the joys of owning and riding a Betty Foy. I'm familiar with Lovely Bicycle's faint praise, and I've read and re-read the posts (and seen the videos) from the women of Let's Go Ride a Bike, but I've always found it odd that there isn't a lot out there about the history of the Betty Foy, the fun people have had in the saddle, or musings about what the Foy has meant to the lucky woman (or man) who owns one. Even Rivendell's site is scant when it comes to copy about the Foy, saying only that you can do equally well on a Betty Foy what you can do on a Sam. That's the equivalent of saying Yeah, so's your sister. And now that Betty Foy (and her brother Yves) are nearing the end of their model lives, I fear that I'll never learn all there is to learn, or read all there is to read about this bike that I've come to love so much. Unless I write it myself, of course... Feeling thinky on a Saturday night, Cecily -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: Loving Tributes to Betty Foy
I love riding in the dirt. I was surprised by how much I loved it, but maybe I shouldn't have been - before my osteoarthritis got really bad, I used to love trail running, too. I think with a different set of wheels/tires, Betty could take me on most of the trails I'd be happiest on in the area, but I'm pretty sure she isn't North Shore ready. To be honest, I'm not sure I am, either. But I do love a challenge! :-D On Monday, February 10, 2014 7:47:05 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: Leah, I must have missed your nearly getting kicked off for your Betty-love. The Betty Foy is one of Rivendell's best selling bikes, coming close to the Atlantis IIRC. Maybe not as well represented in this online space, but holding it's own IRL!!! Cecily, I can't say enough, get whatever bike makes you comfortable out in the dirt. There's something wonderful about riding a bike in the woods that is just magical. You don't have to get a full on North Shore approved bike, but that is your neighborhood! You would be amazed what a solid 90's MTB would do for you. Cheers, David it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Cecily Walker cecily...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: I'm headed toward the devotee camp myself. A friend just bought a super-duper high end downhill mountain bike, and I want to accompany her on some of the less strenuous but somewhat demanding single track rides that I can't do on the Betty Foy (because I'm too heavy in the saddle). I am seriously contemplating adding a Hunqapillar to my Rivendell stable. I have no idea how I'm going to pay for it, but I have no doubt that it will eventually happen. On Monday, February 10, 2014 12:02:51 PM UTC-8, grrlyrida wrote: Six years ago I went to Riv HQ and rode a Betty Foy for half the day. It was one of the best experiences I've had at a bike shop. I guess I was hanging around so long and riding every size of the Betty Foy that I met Grant and he said I should get the larger size. I didn't want to leave. I never bought a Betty Foy. I bought a custom Riv mixte instead. But I remember what a smooth enjoyable ride that Betty was. I was smiling while I rode around Walnut Creek. I was a Riv convert before I rode Betty, but afterward I became a devotee. On Saturday, February 8, 2014 6:58:58 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: I've read many loving tributes to Sams, Hilsens, Hunqapillars and other Riv bikes over the last few years, but there is precious little writing out there about the joys of owning and riding a Betty Foy. I'm familiar with Lovely Bicycle's faint praise, and I've read and re-read the posts (and seen the videos) from the women of Let's Go Ride a Bike, but I've always found it odd that there isn't a lot out there about the history of the Betty Foy, the fun people have had in the saddle, or musings about what the Foy has meant to the lucky woman (or man) who owns one. Even Rivendell's site is scant when it comes to copy about the Foy, saying only that you can do equally well on a Betty Foy what you can do on a Sam. That's the equivalent of saying Yeah, so's your sister. And now that Betty Foy (and her brother Yves) are nearing the end of their model lives, I fear that I'll never learn all there is to learn, or read all there is to read about this bike that I've come to love so much. Unless I write it myself, of course... Feeling thinky on a Saturday night, Cecily -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Show me your albatrosses!
I use Ergon GPI Biokork grips because I need a wider platform to protect my joints: http://www.ergon-bike.com/us/en/product/gp1-biokork I get the look and feel of cork with a little extra cushioning. My wrists don't hurt at all anymore since getting these. On Saturday, February 8, 2014 8:00:38 PM UTC-8, David Stein wrote: Awesome setups. I have a trek 650b conversion I'm finishing with an upside down mustache bar. Curious, for those running grips (not tape) what kind of grips do you use, where is a a good place to pick some up outside of the usual box store / mtn bike type grips? On Thursday, February 6, 2014 3:42:55 PM UTC-8, Conway Bennett wrote: Captain Conway in Chicago here. I'm an avid reader of the group but a sporadic poster. In any case I'm a sucker for riv sales campaign so I'm the new owner of some albatrosses which will steering my beloved riv'd out cross check. So, can all you proud alba mommas and poppas send your flickr hot links for inspiration? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Loving Tributes to Betty Foy
I hope so, doug. I was looking at photos of the Cheviot on the Blug last night thinking as nice as it is, it doesn't make my heart flutter the way my Betty Foy does. Even though it took years to save up for it, I'm glad I got one when I did. On Sunday, February 9, 2014 12:40:47 PM UTC-8, dougP wrote: Maybe bike models are like celebrities in that they get more attention when they are gone? For instance, a few years back we had a long thread about whether or not the Rambouillet was the best Rivendell, and it had been out of production for some time. So your inquiry about Betty may trigger others to share their thoughts about their experiences. It's been fun to hear your enthusiasm for yours, and your timing on getting one was quite lucky. Hope we hear from other happy Betty owners. dougP On Saturday, February 8, 2014 6:58:58 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: I've read many loving tributes to Sams, Hilsens, Hunqapillars and other Riv bikes over the last few years, but there is precious little writing out there about the joys of owning and riding a Betty Foy. I'm familiar with Lovely Bicycle's faint praise, and I've read and re-read the posts (and seen the videos) from the women of Let's Go Ride a Bike, but I've always found it odd that there isn't a lot out there about the history of the Betty Foy, the fun people have had in the saddle, or musings about what the Foy has meant to the lucky woman (or man) who owns one. Even Rivendell's site is scant when it comes to copy about the Foy, saying only that you can do equally well on a Betty Foy what you can do on a Sam. That's the equivalent of saying Yeah, so's your sister. And now that Betty Foy (and her brother Yves) are nearing the end of their model lives, I fear that I'll never learn all there is to learn, or read all there is to read about this bike that I've come to love so much. Unless I write it myself, of course... Feeling thinky on a Saturday night, Cecily -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Loving Tributes to Betty Foy
I've read many loving tributes to Sams, Hilsens, Hunqapillars and other Riv bikes over the last few years, but there is precious little writing out there about the joys of owning and riding a Betty Foy. I'm familiar with Lovely Bicycle's faint praise, and I've read and re-read the posts (and seen the videos) from the women of Let's Go Ride a Bike, but I've always found it odd that there isn't a lot out there about the history of the Betty Foy, the fun people have had in the saddle, or musings about what the Foy has meant to the lucky woman (or man) who owns one. Even Rivendell's site is scant when it comes to copy about the Foy, saying only that you can do equally well on a Betty Foy what you can do on a Sam. That's the equivalent of saying Yeah, so's your sister. And now that Betty Foy (and her brother Yves) are nearing the end of their model lives, I fear that I'll never learn all there is to learn, or read all there is to read about this bike that I've come to love so much. Unless I write it myself, of course... Feeling thinky on a Saturday night, Cecily -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Show me your albatrosses!
Soma Oxfords, the poor librarian's choice for Albatrosses (on a Soma Sutro stem): http://www.flickr.com/photos/cecily/9535481106/ On Thursday, February 6, 2014 3:42:55 PM UTC-8, Conway Bennett wrote: Captain Conway in Chicago here. I'm an avid reader of the group but a sporadic poster. In any case I'm a sucker for riv sales campaign so I'm the new owner of some albatrosses which will steering my beloved riv'd out cross check. So, can all you proud alba mommas and poppas send your flickr hot links for inspiration? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Wool, Ventile, and Quicksnow Non-Intentional Experiment
I have no thoughts on the robustness of the Riv gear, but you sure do tell a good story. On Monday, February 3, 2014 12:19:18 PM UTC-8, Liesl wrote: I think this qualifies as Riv content given the nature of this winter for many of us in the cold climes, so indulge me for a moment This weekend, since it's too crappy to ride bikes, I went to my college dorm-mates (circa 1977-78) reunion on a small lake in northern Wisconsin. Cold temps (below zero as we drank morning coffee) and 2-3 feet of wet snow on the ground. Five of us headed out with our snowshoes onto the lake in the morning just as ice-fishermen were also heading out in their heavy 4-wheel drive pickup. I was attired in fantastic gear for snowshoeing: vintage buffalo plaid thick wool hunting pants, a down sweater with a wind-proof Empire Canvas cotton anorak over it, Empire boots, and leather chopper mitts. Very quickly, though, the truck got into trouble with 'snow-ice/lake slush and as we watched it, we realized the same thing was happening to us. We came to call this deep and foot-thick layer of slush 'quicksnow', because it acted a lot like quicksand. This slush can form when there's a really heavy snow cover on a lake and it depresses the ice and water seeps over the top or through ice fishing holes. Anyway, we see the truck spinning up green slush, look down at our feet and see that we too are sinking into about a foot of wet wet slush, and elect to *urgently* move to the shore, which was about 50-75 feet away. (see attached photo of the truck's standing-water tracks—water still standing 8 hours after this story happened!) Thinking the pier that someone hadn't taken out for the winter would do the trick, my friend Kris and I made a b-line toward it. But the pier was too high and covered with, again, over 2 feet of snow, and it became clear in a hurry that the pier was not our salvation; we're now about 20 feet from the shore. I look down and the decks of my snowshoes are covered in very watery slush that is instant-freezing to their decks and bindings. I attempt to move my literally freezing feet and fall over onto my side. Immediately and with dread, I feel ice water seeping in at my wrist and elbow. I now have a sense of panic because I am wearing a down sweater with a cotton anorak over it and my boots also have cotton tops. I can see that my wool hunting pants are in the water, but I don't feel it seeping through. I knew if I tried to right myself I would wallow more in this icy water and become perhaps really soaked. I calmly yet urgently said to my friend Kris, I need help getting up. She swiftly pulled me up and I got myself to a sappling on the shore. All of us made it out to the shore/road and back to the cabin with no hypothermia. I've attached before and end-of-the-day photos with both fetching ensembles. Okay, here's the Riv point: I wore my heavy wool pants, wool lined choppers, and wool-lined Empire canvas boots for the entire rest of the day, which was spent outdoors. I traded out my upper torso garments for a ski sweater and a Filson vest. Wool, the miracle fabric. Keeping people warm and alive for 10,000 years. My question: how would the Riv Rain Jacket have done? Would it have kept my down sweater dry in this situation? Any ventile-wearers (meaning at least you, Deacon Patrick) with any kind of similar experience? -Riv Chica Warrior of the Quicksnow! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: From Sadness to Happiness - I'm Riding Again!
Just like this, except browner and curvier. :-D On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 4:19:37 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote: On 01/29/2014 07:04 PM, Cecily Walker wrote: I intend to ride in a dress just for the sheer cussedness of it. :-D -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: From Sadness to Happiness - I'm Riding Again!
Hi Ron, So happy to hear that about your mom! I'm not afraid of the knee replacement. The sooner they do it, the better, as far as I'm concerned. My only obstacle is the ridiculously long wait times for this surgery in British Columbia. On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 5:57:42 PM UTC-8, Ron Mc wrote: Cecily, my Mom had the knee replacement last fall at a truthfully spry 80. Her knee canted sideways - it was horrible to look at before. Straight as an arrow now and she was doing everything by Christmas better than she did before. We're delighted you're riding, but don't be afraid of the knee replacement - the work that goes with recovery is already built into your psyche. On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 9:26:23 PM UTC-6, Cecily Walker wrote: Thanks to the miracles of modern science and physiotherapy, I'm back riding my bike a lot sooner than expected! I'll still need a knee replacement eventually, but I was referred to a sports medicine physician who has been giving me injections of Synvisc - a synthetic synovial fluid - in my arthritic right knee. I still have one more injection to go, but after that, the knee should be good for another 9-12 months! This stuff isn't cheap, and it isn't covered by my extended medical insurance, but it's a small price to pay for freedom from pain and greatly increased mobility. I just wanted to share my good news since so many of you were so lovely and expressed such great concern when I was convinced I'd have to stop riding until I had surgery. Love you guys and gals. Cecily (the happy biking librarian) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: From Sadness to Happiness - I'm Riding Again!
I intend to ride in a dress just for the sheer cussedness of it. :-D On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 2:22:20 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: Betty Foy on a populaire is such a nice thought. On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 7:26:23 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: Thanks to the miracles of modern science and physiotherapy, I'm back riding my bike a lot sooner than expected! I'll still need a knee replacement eventually, but I was referred to a sports medicine physician who has been giving me injections of Synvisc - a synthetic synovial fluid - in my arthritic right knee. I still have one more injection to go, but after that, the knee should be good for another 9-12 months! This stuff isn't cheap, and it isn't covered by my extended medical insurance, but it's a small price to pay for freedom from pain and greatly increased mobility. I just wanted to share my good news since so many of you were so lovely and expressed such great concern when I was convinced I'd have to stop riding until I had surgery. Love you guys and gals. Cecily (the happy biking librarian) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne as tourer
It was probably a dumb idea, but I rode my Betty Foy on some (very easy) singletrack on 38mm Soma New Express tires. Betty and I both lived to tell about it. On Monday, January 27, 2014 3:56:12 PM UTC-8, Mike Schiller wrote: don't tell that to this guy.. http://instagram.com/p/b9Pm8Fp48U/ he rode over Pearl Pass on one. I rode my Sam on singletrack all the time with some 42mm Smart Sams. I think it works just fine for that. ~mike Carlsbad Ca. On Monday, January 27, 2014 2:37:39 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: They go on to define where Atlantis and Hunqa fit in. Definitely shades of grey among touringish allrounderish countryish bikes. Off-road “expedition” tourers and single trackers should look to our other models like the Atlantis and Hunqapillar. For the rest of you.. Sam. On Monday, January 27, 2014 1:26:59 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: More nice photos, this time of Sams, on the Blug. I am suprised to see the Sam described as a touring bike, particularly this sentence: We shouldn’t be pigeonholing Sam like this, but for the prospective bike-shopper choosing options *in an established category*, we could say it’s a “road touring bike.” And it does that *one* thing better than any other bike we know of (we’ve tried ‘em all) I thought the Atlantis was the model for touring. (Yes, I know that Riv is trying to squeeze this beautiful round peg into a quotidian square hole.) At any rate, there are nice photos of the Sam (including two with *Drop Bars!* and *single top tubes!*) that make me a bit nostalgic for the 56 I used to own. I didn't like the way it handled with a heavy rear load, but I daresay that, with load better distributed fore/aft, it would have done well. (For the record, if you are going to build a Sam up as an upright city bike, I *do* approve of a kickstand plate, though I would not want one on my bike -- mine didn't have one.) But as a country bike it was close to ideal; just not ideal for me, since 45 mm tires off road, around here, are just too skinny for my taste. But it is *pretty* and, had I all the money in the world and a lot more time to ride every bike I own, I'd have kept it. Certainly I would have chosen it over the old 1958 Herse (nice as that was) that replaced it for a year or so until I split the difference between Fargo and Ram. Segwaying and swaying (in the metaphorical breeze): I took the '03 fixed (70) out on the same climbing route today that I rode the 14-speed Ram over yesterday. And although yesterday's ride used only these gears (in order of use) -- 65, 70, 60, 50, 74 -- the 25 gap and a freewheel for steep downhills makes one almost apologetic, it all becomes so easy. OTOH, there is nothing in cycling life as fun/challenging/satisfying as pacing yourself to stand on a 1 mile hill. (My climbs are steepish but modest in length.) The '99 gofast, 75, is even more fun on the same route, but it doesn't carry a load of mail or groceries. -- Albuquerque, NM, USA Resumes that get interviews: http://www.resumespecialties.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] From Sadness to Happiness - I'm Riding Again!
Thanks to the miracles of modern science and physiotherapy, I'm back riding my bike a lot sooner than expected! I'll still need a knee replacement eventually, but I was referred to a sports medicine physician who has been giving me injections of Synvisc - a synthetic synovial fluid - in my arthritic right knee. I still have one more injection to go, but after that, the knee should be good for another 9-12 months! This stuff isn't cheap, and it isn't covered by my extended medical insurance, but it's a small price to pay for freedom from pain and greatly increased mobility. I just wanted to share my good news since so many of you were so lovely and expressed such great concern when I was convinced I'd have to stop riding until I had surgery. Love you guys and gals. Cecily (the happy biking librarian) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [RBW] Re: From Sadness to Happiness - I'm Riding Again!
Just short boring commutes for now, but soon I'm going to start working on longer rides so I can do the Pacific Populaire in April: http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/pacpop/what_is.html On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 8:54:52 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: Solid. Now for pictures!best road for recovery is documentation! Otherwise you know -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
