Re: [RBW] Gofast f/f: 6.0 lb even!
Hey All, That is impressive. With no emphasis on weight I ordered a road bike frameset from Soulcraft. With the supplied full carbon fork it weighs less than the six pound mark. But with the also supplied Soulcraft unicrown road fork it is over six pounds. Chiming in from Redding, Ca. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Kogswell P vs. Rambouillet
Hey All, I owned a second gen Model P and also a Romulus. I found the Romulus to be over tubed. There must also be some differences in the tubeset because the Rom felt mushy when pushed hard compared to the Model P and other similar steel road frames I have owned. The Model P was a kick in the pants to ride unloaded and kept it's composure when lightly loaded or pushed hard. The geometry between them was at least real close...that I remember from reading the charts way back then. The lugs are unique and from Matt Grimm from his 'lugged' days. Last I spoke to Matt he was hanging out in Berkeley Ca. Smooth Tracks, Chris Redding, Ca. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: good blug post on rim and disk brakes
Eric, That just is not true. I would be happy to engage, but I think it would shorten the conversation, for all, if you agree to at least that bit. Regards, Chris redding, Ca. On Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 5:20:54 PM UTC-7, Eric Daume wrote: > > Have you ridden with discs? Because they do work better. Period. Not even > in terms of absolute power, but the modulation of hydraulic discs is a > wonderful feeling. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Very clever video
Hey All, I liken this to throwing water balloons into a crowd. In all likelihood nothing bad will happen. But it's possible...so do you throw the water balloon? For me the video elicited a moderate PTSD experience. Fear, angst, and something akin to real pain with each shot. So I went and poured a cup of coffee a BOB sent me recently in exchange for a bike part. Good coffee, time to think it thru...and I sat back down to post. I just don't see any humor in senseless violence, or in violence more generally. I just don't. But I do make an allowance for Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. To each their own. I know that I am the outlier...so I say throw the water balloon. Smooth tracks, Chris Redding, Ca. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Next Bomba Tire
Hey Tony, How about this one http://www.jensonusa.com/Bicycle-Tires/WTB-Bee-Line-Race-275-Tire Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Weekend s24o report - Waist deep booze! Gourmet food in many courses! Slightly Hungover!
On Monday, August 10, 2015 at 1:32:19 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: We camped in the back yard. Hey All, When I was a kid I had the great good fortune to grow up in a house at the very end of a long road that backed up to at least a million acres. I would walk out into that stuff for no good reason but to be there. I S24O'd on a regular basis. Get home in the early morning and you even got breakfast. I kept the lever gun I carried on those walks. I sold all the other guns except a revolver. But I kept the Winchester. It's all beat up from spending the nights in the wet grass next to my bed roll and spends it's idle time in my son's room (no ammo). Then I walked into Livermore Cyclery and saw a MTB. The rest of the story is obvious. Camping in your own 'backyard' is often better than traveling 200 miles and then camping in some other dude's backyard. I hope the OP had a wonderful experience. And great to do it with your kid. My Pop never came along. Not once. Not ever. But good that he cut me loose to do my own thing. It would have been better had he been there but that is something your son will never know. Hurrah! Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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's in your garage?
Howdy, 81 Miyata 610 setup w/flat bars , 700cx42, 3x8 hybrid like gearing 84 Stump sport with cruiser bars and big knobbies 94 Ritchey P21 setup with cruiser bars 94 Bontrager Race MTB setup as a go fast 1x7 indexed with big knobbies 2002 Soulcraft Royale go fast 2003 Maverick 4 inch MTB 2003 Trek 5 inch MTB And at least a dozen (usually several) of each of the following; Frames, wheels, forks, bars, stems, seatposts, ders, shifters, etc. And about 100 spare tires. I use five gallon buckets as organizers. I have a very good friend who is worse. Send help, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: questions about buying /selling a bike on this group
Bill, What the others have said, plus.I have bought and sold a fair amount of stuff both here and as a BOB. When I sold a Riv frameset I had the money (four digits worth) in hand before I shipped. On the other stuff I just ship and wait for payment. I have had zero problems. YMMV. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: questions about buying /selling a bike on this group
On Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 2:00:08 PM UTC-7, drew wrote: So, I'm somewhat new, and I've probably bought enough stuff off the list to build a couple bikes. I've also hooked up a friend with a complete bike/large purchase. 99% of the transactions were smooth. Had one bad one, from a pretty consistent contributing member (who has since disappeared). 100$ lesson learned. The key to PayPal is to do it as a paying for goods and services transaction. Friends and family offers zero protection, as I found out. For a big purchase, you might get pushback from the seller because they will have to pay a paypal fee that can be avoided in friends and family. Offering to cover that fee is useful in making everyone happy and covering yourself. Still, I wouldn't hesitate to buy and sell here. It's a good place. Hey All, I have have had people 'confused' about what they were gonna get when I sent a pic of same and that's what arrived. So a set of pedals and cages but no straps is just thatno straps. But never an issue. Clarity. Total disclosure. You are selling to a 'friend'. You are. They are just friends you have not yet met. I think that has been the ethic from the get go and I'm on board. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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 and suggestions for custom dirt/pavement allrounder?
Hey All, In Re Soulcraft, all I can say is that the results for me have been tremendous. I can't say better than the alternatives because once you have made a choice you no longer get to choose..so each choice precludes the other choices and the outcomes associated with those choices. If GP had on offer the Rodeo back then I may have chosen one of them. I wish he had because I bet a Rodeo would be a winner for me. He didn't, and I was an owner of a Rom, so I was aware of the possibilities. I looked around for someone who would build a proper road machine out of steel. Sean (sp?) was right there so I started the process. I found him to be very open. I did ask about the tubing and got the answer he now puts on his website. Regarding geometry we talked for a long time and he finally said 'what would you do?'. I said 'square 55s and parallel 73s.' To which he said something suggesting that he was hearing me. That talk ended but he called back about a week later. He said those numbers will give you a lot of toe overlap. No kidding I said. What would you do? I said slack the head angle. He himmed and hawed and asked if he could find a different answer. Right there is where I let go. Long and wonderful story cut shortI have never in my life better enjoyed any bicycle as I have enjoyed my Royale. The Rom is a fat pig in comparison (not a fair comparison). It ain't better, it's just freakin wonderful. I wish it was more compliant. but I love the way it accelerates. And it goes down hill like it is on the rails, but the rails of your choosing. Change your line in a corner and the bike does not get upset. I never found it's limit, it found mine. Life is short. Two wheel drifts down Diablo on misty mornings? Okie dokie. I know there is more going on than the framesetbut Sean did his part, and in the end it was his frame design, not mine. I'd get a Dirt Bomb in a heart beatiffin I had the dough. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Single Speed Conversion Help
Hey Matt, Maybe a best option is making it a five speed with some cheap bars and a cheap thumby. Yank the extra CRs and the FD. This allows the use of a chainguard too - which can be nice in some cases. I have built a bunch of bikes like this for my extended family members who were heading off to college. The only exception was for one of my nephews I built the right bike into a single speed at his insistence. I add that last part because it didn't matter to my nephew what anybody else thought. He wanted a SS and that was that. But definitely yank anything of value. More than few of the bikes I have built were lost to theft in college towns. And when they are gone they never resurface, IME. Chris Redding, Ca. and what is the 'hangtown' part of your handle mean/refer to? I am guessing Placerville. -- 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: Mark's Legolas on the Blug - Repainted
Hey All, I am concerned the crank might break when Mark's gets all kugnarlee. I believe they were the subject of a recall and Mark has not expalined the discrepancy. I certainly hope he has the proper stamps. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Tough Eggs
Hey All, I wrap them in that plastic bubble wrap stuff then put them on top of whetever else is there. Use the enginering of the egg cartoon too so orientate them as they would be shipped to the store. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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 sought from list
You lucky dog! I am sure she is only looking for a threesome. I consider this a healthy development. Go with it and keep us posted. Pics or it didn't happen. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: B-Stone on CL
Thanks Bill. Funny how stuff works. I know a place that has all the cotters you would want. He is a frame maker/shop owner from way back. I go there sometimes for what I need. I don't ride those bikes but I fix them. I know another place that has a store of the leather washers for Silca track pumps. Odd how each of us values things differently. Someone here (or a BOB) recently posted that he woud rather drive a second hand BMW rather than a new Corolla. That struck me only in that I feel entirely differently. Thanks for the perspective. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] B-Stone on CL
Hey All, Not mine. No relation. And in Riv HQ's backyard. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/4956548516.html Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: B-Stone on CL
Hah. I have seen these before with Bridgestone written all over them. I assumed they were B-stones. If someone has at the ready the best place to learn what I apparently don't know, please send it my way. So is this guy taking a trip to Riv HQ for nothing? Feeling sheepish in beautiful Redding, Ca, Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at 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 head coverings for riding in the sun?
Some where out there is a company that makes a sombrero like thing that goes under a helmet. I know folks with them and they like them. Sorry I can't remember the name but maybe someone here will. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Spousal Conversion stories: they love biking after riding a Riv
Well no Riv here either. But lots of Riv-like stuff has become a huge influence in my wife's cycling life. If we had more money I would build a custom mixte from Riv. It's not always about utility though. Sometimes it's about softening up the ride while actually carrying useful stuff - like lunch, or groceries. Throw away the HR monitor. Slow down when you want to. Go faster when you want to. Have fun. Oh look, something pretty! Those are the things that helped turn my wife from a very solid roadie into an MTBing, bicycle commuting, bicycle lifestyle wonderwoman. She has four bikes. The only one not ridden is the road bike. Who wants to go on a road ride when you have already done 80 miles this week just living your life. Good luck with your quest. Regards, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Custom Riv on the Blug
Hey All, It is beautiful. So beautiful that I would feel funny riding it. I have never had such a machine, but I have had several that were close enough that I am familiar with the feeling. Hard to be inconspicous on that bike. But I wouldn't mind riding alongside. That would be fun for me. I keep coming back to the idea of building something very special for my wife. She is an avid cyclist and has always had 'value' machines rather than 'just right'. I would love to see my wife on a Riv mixte setup just as she wants. But I would better enjoy the experience as the mechanic, not the owner. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Grant sets them straight with letter to editor
Hey All, I think the critic of 'Just Ride' misses the point of 'Just Ride'. The error is hers. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: V-brakes/levers set
Peter, I have been very impressed with the Avid SD7s, both levers and arms. And they can be had for almost as low as $60 for a bikes worth. But they are a dark gunmetal grey color, sort of. Regards, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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] Wow, I mean, just wow
Hey All, Oooops, i now see the pics. The angles look right, along with the long stays. Some of the parts are right, but some aren't quite the same as came on my 84s. And I don't remember the sport coming in that blue. I think the build kit says yours is an 86 Stumpjumper (non-sport). So yours would be a step up from a sport. That's a very nice bike. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Wow, I mean, just wow
Hey David, If you are takling to me then I'm sure I can tell if your bike is a sport. They were unique and are easy to identify. Send me pics. Otherwise, please ignore everything I just said. Chris Redding, Ca. On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 12:56:50 PM UTC-8, David Hays wrote: Hi Chris, Can you tell if my friend’s Stumpjumper is a Sport? Just wondered is I picked it up I could set up like some on road/off road Atlantics I see? Thanks David Kenmore, New York On Jan 9, 2015, at 3:30 PM, Chris in Redding, Ca. campr...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Hey All, I bought an 84 Stumpy Sport new back then. I rode it for over twenty years before I killed it. I then bought a rough 84 Stumpy Sport off the local CL for $50 and ride it daily. I won't argue about the ride except to say that I have always really liked it. I can say for certain that they are extraordinarily durable, ride easy, and have an odd ability to ride nicely both laden and unladen. No other bike has done that last one for me. This is why I am so interested in some of the more recent RBW framesets. I also have an early 90's steel Rockhopper hard tail that I like for different reasons. They are very different bikes. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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. -- 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] Wow, I mean, just wow
Hey All, I bought an 84 Stumpy Sport new back then. I rode it for over twenty years before I killed it. I then bought a rough 84 Stumpy Sport off the local CL for $50 and ride it daily. I won't argue about the ride except to say that I have always really liked it. I can say for certain that they are extraordinarily durable, ride easy, and have an odd ability to ride nicely both laden and unladen. No other bike has done that last one for me. This is why I am so interested in some of the more recent RBW framesets. I also have an early 90's steel Rockhopper hard tail that I like for different reasons. They are very different bikes. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Daring to wrench on my Riv's?
On Friday, December 5, 2014 6:25:21 AM UTC-8, Garth wrote: Fear , any and every fear, has no basis in Truth. No self existent power to stand on it own. Hence, it is no-thing , nothing. You already know everything you'll ever know :) This IS Absolute Truth ! Hey All, I don't want to suggest I know what Garth is talking about. I think I have a sense, but I would not wish to presume. That said, his post did make me think of my first response (inside my head) to the original post. Here it isit's just a bike. If you completely kill a beautiful Riv frameset (very hard to do, BTW) in the next five years learning to work on that same frameset it may still be the best investment you ever made (love, kin, and duty aside). My first good bike (83 Viner 'Pro Especial') suffered more than a few insults in my hands. And it died doing it. It's just a bike. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Daring to wrench on my Riv's?
On Friday, December 5, 2014 1:26:05 PM UTC-8, Peter M wrote: I only have one more piece of hard learned advice ... get the right tool. That is a very loose edit. Cost wise tools hurt at the outset. Around here they hurt worse than the first several repair bills from the local shop. Tool wise, 'good enough' is cheaper but 'very good' can add up, and it adds up. This list of musts and optional tools might be interesting to the OP. Smooth Tracks, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: WTB: Mark's Bar
Hey Mike, I have a 42 that was OE on my Romulus. PM me if you are interested. Thanks, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Speed Wobble on Big Rivs?
Hey All, Bigger folks who only get a wobble at speed and going straight might consider that there is some wear in the HS at that orientation. All the best, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Joe Appaloosa?
Hey All, Someone said That Appaloosa bike is pretty much the ugliest thing ever. Well, I actually thought it was kinda pretty. But looks aside a long wheelbase do-it-all is actually an excellent choice for a lot of people. I ride one from back in the day and they are super versatle. Iffin I had the money I would endeavor to own an Appaloosa. Regards, Chris, who rides an 84 stumpy sport everyday, in Redding, Ca. -- 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] Quick Swapping of Wald Basket on Front Rack
Hey all, I use old leather toe straps. Works great. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Cover of Bicycle Times Magazine
Hey All, Anyone know anything about the build specs of the Mr. Gray's Hunq? I'm curious in general, but specifically about the bars. Thanks, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Cover of Bicycle Times Magazine
The bend just doesn't look like Bullmoose to me. Maybe I'm wrong. Chris On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:01:26 PM UTC-7, Mike Schiller wrote: They are bullmoose bars. ~mike On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 7:52:36 AM UTC-7, Chris in Redding, Ca. wrote: Hey All, Anyone know anything about the build specs of the Mr. Gray's Hunq? I'm curious in general, but specifically about the bars. Thanks, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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?
Howdy, Knickers. Even if you have to buy something custom/tailored. My wife makes ours from thrift store wool slacks, but they are so good that I would pay to have that done for me. My favorite set for the 25-45 (for us in Redding, Ca. that's about as cold as it gets) degrees F days started as heavy wool slacks from the Salvation Army store, cost $3(ish). Triple layered wool at the knees, double up the thighs, and single layered in the back. She uses what she cuts off the lower leg for the extra layers and tapers the entire leg all the way to the hip. So if you have the budget, go spend two hundred on exactly what you want. I don't normally recommend spending money on 'fancy' stuff but I can in this instance. They were a real game changer for me. I go out in anything here and I am OK (on the bottom) half. I have never had that before. My previous best setup was a pair of Black Bottoms' (Snow Canyon?) heaviest tights. But they pail in comparison in every way, so they never get used any more. Here is a FB link to one of my wife's early efforts. She did this several times for herself, and then made a pair for me. Mine are awesome. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.299267100113195.72081.10897236423type=1l=21977caaf2 Happy 4th and Smooth Tracks, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Any recommendations on a Atlantis wannabe?
Hey All, My 84 Stumpy Sport is my Atlantis. It's my second one. The first I bought new and took 25 years to kill it, and the second I bought off the local CL for $50. And it's orange, like the early Rams, sort of... that last part doesn't not matter one iota, but I have a soft spot for an orange bike. Regards, Chris Redding, Ca. On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 8:22:10 AM UTC-7, Montclair BobbyB wrote: A few of my favorites: 85 StumpJumper, -- 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
Hey All, I say it's plenty good enough to ride something 'Riv inspired'. Smiles, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Light Weight essential for next S24O, Randonee, or bike camping
Hey All, In all seriousness (huh?), I read somewhere recently that there is something called 'dehydrated ale'. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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] Old PSA from B-Stone about prices for bikes
Hey All, This was new to me, so maybe new to some of you all too. Regards, Chris Redding, Ca. http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/05/06/a-25-year-old-psa-on-the-price-of-bikes-from-bridgestone/ -- 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: Rivendell: Normcore for Cyclists?
My first non-paper route job was at nine years old organizing the returned bottles at Cole's Market in Pleasanton, Ca. Fifteen dollars a week for about 5 hours of work per. I did it on my way home from school each day. I was rich. I bought cool bikes. These things start early, for some. And I always preferred RC Cola in the clear bottle. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Best chain lube - ever
Hey All, Been using bar oil for my chains and other stuff for over 20 years. It works just fine and is cheap. I say give it a try. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Best chain lube - ever
Hey Patrick, My home gets over 60 inches of rain a year. Some places I ride (Brandy Creek watershed at Whiskeytown) get well over 100 inches per year. The driest parts get well into the 30s, with the town getting about 45. But the Summers are long, hot, and dry. I use a plastic bath and rub type cleaner with kerosene or diesel to clean the chains, but not very often. Mostly I just wipe them off and add more lube. I hope it works as well for you as it does for us! Chris On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 7:09:41 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: Great to hear, Chris! Redding, CA isn't particularly known as a wet area, correct? Presuming it's mostly dry, dusty riding where you are and since you love the bar oil, that goes against the conventional wisdom (which is so often wrong), that sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. Does it much matter what brand? 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Best chain lube - ever
Those familiar with Phil's Tenacious Oil will find Bar Oil remarkably similar. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Rambouillet conundrum
Hey All, I sold my Rom (frameset). It just wasn't the bike for me. I decided it was over tubed. It was close, but not close enough. Everything is a compromise. My 81 Miyata 610 converted to 700c (with 35mm Kendas) and standard reach brakes rides like a dreamright up until you push it hard and then it shows why it is otherwise so dang smooth. I will be keeping the Miyata nonetheless. I do miss seeing the Rom hanging in the garagebut that is not a good enough reason to keep a bike. No point in lamenting this, or most stuff, for that matter. I say move on and don't look back. It's just a bike. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: Beauty Shots of the Custom are up!
Hey All, Great bike. Great effort. How about we call that a prototype. My favorite all-in-one-bike is my 85 stumpy sport. This is my second. The first I bought new and it lasted about 23 years. Long chain stays, relaxed angles, and carefully crafted cockpits make for great workhorse bikes. If RBW made that bike and I was feeling flush I would buy it. Smooth Tracks, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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 many mountain bikes do you own?
Hey All, First, I am happy to see that suspension gets the appreciation here that it deserves. For me it allows a bunch of good things, like really fun downhilling, and the ability to do 50+ mile MTB rides and still walk right. And I have two, one full suspension and one full rigid. Both are 26rs. The rigid one is an 85 Stumpy Sport. My wife also has two, one full suspension and one full rigid. Both 26rs. Her rigid is an old Ritchey. All the best, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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] FS: Rivendell Summer Gloves in XXXL
Hey All, I was gifted a pair of these in XXXL. (so 3 X's). They will never fit my peculiarly small hands, so.how about $17 delivered to CONUS? All the best, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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] FS: Rivendell Summer Gloves in XXXL
Gloves are sold. 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/groups/opt_out.
[RBW] Re: Project - Trail Bike
Lesli, I have a small older Spec Rockhopper on the Redding, Ca. CL right now. It is my son's bike, and of note, he is going to an early year Bontrager Race. At any rate the RH is a very nice bike. My kid really enjoyed it! Regards, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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] BikeRumor mentions an S24O
Hey All, Check out http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/12/20/bikerumor-pic-of-the-day-ride-sleep-ride/ Do we know these folks? And seeing as how I grew up on Mt Diablo, I can say that the photo looks alot like Diablo. Cheers, Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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] Bridgestone motorcycle
Hey All, I was perusing the local CL yesterday and came upon this http://redding.craigslist.org/mcy/4248714400.html Who knew? Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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: RBW Tea Drinkers must Try - maybe not OT
My wife's favorite. Smoked with pine needles I think I remember. Chris Redding, Ca. -- 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.
