[RBW] Re: new (to me) Atlantis
congrats...nice bike...will be interesting to see how a compact double works. nice moustache bars...i tried those and drops but the bars i just outfitted recently which just feel so good are the newer metropolis bars by fsa http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/photos/sea-otter-fsa-expands-road-tri-range/116858 happy riding -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/4Wp3agAan7AJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] 52 rambouillet taking 26 wheels...can it be converted to 650b?
i already have a 53 riv atlantis which takes 26 wheels, have my eye on a blue rambo in 52 that due to size also takes 26 rimshowever i was thinking it'd be nice to switch things around and do it 650b stylewould this be doable in your opinions? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: FS: Touring Gear
interested in the front rollers...colour...condition? joe jwcoll...@hotmail.com Tim Smith wrote: Well, I couldn't sell my 59cm custom. So I'm offering the touring accessories that I was planning to sell with it separately. This is (deluxe!) gear that I've bought in the past 7 or so years, but for one reason or another never used on a tour. That is, the stuff may be used in the sense that it has been tried out on a short ride, but never used hard, and shows no or very little signs of wear. Prices include USPS Priority Mail shipping to lower 48 USA. Berthoud Frontbag (basic) WITH rack and decaleur -- $170 Berthoud SS fenders, struts, hardware (no flap), will fit 700C up to 35mm (probably more) -- $ 35 Tubus Logo rear rack with taillight -- $ 110 Ortlieb front roller classic bags, red (really like new!) -- $ 105 Picture (group shot) at http://www.flickr.com/photos/11901252@N06/sets/72157626820508070 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] can anyone relate--getting older (50) and back into cycling: finding drops not so easy...
just wondering if it's just me and i need to take my time adding the mileage and being consistent and patient (and getting back into shape) OR do alot of us as we get older no longer find being so bent down as comfortable...thinking of swapping out drops on atlantis for jeff jones h loop bars or the north road bars. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] can anyone relate--getting older (50) and back into cycling: finding drops not so easy...
Anne Paulson wrote: How high are your drops? they were a at saddle height...then i changed them to be 2 cm above i should be on a 51 atlantis (needing a 52-53 cm tt, vs the 55 on the 53 that I do ride...so reach is a bit) ...sure I could get a shorter stem (i have a 90mm on it) or a shorter ramped bar, but maybe it's just that Im ''new'' to it again and that sort of foreign leaned over body position...was thinking of going albatross, or better yet the north bars(slightly better wrist allignment over albatross)...or jeff jones loop bar (relatively new) On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:55 AM, canali jwcoll...@hotmail.com wrote: just wondering if it's just me and i need to take my time adding the mileage and being consistent and patient (and getting back into shape) -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] can one convert a 53 atlantis to a 650b?
just wonderingand what cost/replacements are involved? ...read somewhere of people doing such but am not sure if this size was doable or not. cheers and happy riding joe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] need ideas for versatile touring/commuting bars other than rando/drops
this looks interesting from jeff jones: http://www.jonesbikes.com/h-bar.html omnigrid wrote: I dont like being on non-drop bars for more than 30 miles or so, personally. I did run a Jitensha bar for a little while...but they also hurt from the lack of hand positions eventually. I think I'd rather stretch regular and get more flexible than ride on non-drops during a tour/brevet. On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 1:09 PM, canali jwcoll...@hotmail.com wrote: just looking to experiement with a bar that will be good for both long distance touring as well as everyday commuting. ...the albatross seems a bit wide for me reason: my bike is a tad long (i should be on a 51 vs 53 atlantis) so drops are a bit of a reach with 80-90cm stem. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: need ideas for versatile touring/commuting bars other than rando/drops
thanks everyonei was reading on the north road bars and how they're supposed to have a more natural wrist pronation angle than the albatross, in how they slightly flair outwardsinteresting trekking bars: why do they make them so darned wide however? I would love to try a pair if i could get some narrower ones. cyclotourist wrote: Happy metric Tuesday to you! On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 6:57 PM, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote: Or Soma Clarence. They don't have the forward position of the H bar, but have the same back sweep. I have a pair on a non-Riv steel bike and rode 64 miles on them today. Wrapped the middle part of the bar to get a second hand position. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On May 17, 7:56 pm, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com wrote: Titec H Bars... natural hand position with multiple hand placement options... love em, especially with mountain brifters On May 17, 7:03 pm, Frankwurst fbr...@jwperry.com wrote: M bars it seems are either love or hate. I love'em. rode a 500 mile tour on them and would do it again tomorrow. To me, if you've never used them they are worth a try. On May 17, 3:42 pm, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: Try Moustache Bars http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/nitto-moustache-bar/16-028 Folks tend to love or hate them, hence a vibrant re-sell market for them :-) Get a stem 1 or 2 cm shorter if you're going to try them. I liked them a lot, but missed the extra change of posture a drop bar gives you during long rides (30miles). There is also On-One Midge/Soma Junebug that have shallower drops. Those are love/hate as well, so YMM(definitely)V. On May 17, 11:09 am, canali jwcoll...@hotmail.com wrote: just looking to experiement with a bar that will be good for both long distance touring as well as everyday commuting. ...the albatross seems a bit wide for me reason: my bike is a tad long (i should be on a 51 vs 53 atlantis) so drops are a bit of a reach with 80-90cm stem.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] need ideas for versatile touring/commuting bars other than rando/drops
just looking to experiement with a bar that will be good for both long distance touring as well as everyday commuting. ...the albatross seems a bit wide for me reason: my bike is a tad long (i should be on a 51 vs 53 atlantis) so drops are a bit of a reach with 80-90cm stem. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: to make 26 rim'd atlantis fast randonneur: suggestions?
btw: update: my rims are maverick a sym 532, and tires are kenda kwickirollers 35 On May 11, 12:58 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote: I switch between small, very light and lightly shod wheels and quite heavy (both tires and wheels) 700c wheels and such a difference as described ought to be very apparent given the difference in these wheelsets. But I don't find the smaller wheels slower at all; in fact, on level ground (where overall bike weight ought to have little effect) I routinely maintain higher speeds on the small wheel bikes than on the big wheel bikes. I can indeed notice a different feel, but in practical terms the small and light wheels don't slow me down. Also, Jan's idea that smaller wheels ought to have fatter tires for the best handling compared to larger wheels has not been true in my experience. Again, I can tell that 22 mm, 190 gram Turbos make a 26 wheel bike quicker to respond on the front end than, say, 32 mm Paselas ar 35 mm Tioga City Slickers, but the handling of my two later Rivs, designed with slacker heads and very long stays, has always been impeccable compared to whatever else I've ridden -- and I've ridden some nice bikes beside the Rivs, too. The first 26 wheel custom did feel better with 32 mm tires than with 22 mm tires, but that also was not as well designed as #s 2 and 3 and had a steeper head and a more forward weight bias thanks to the short 42.5 cm stays (the others have stays 2 cm longer). Overall, do small wheels make a huge difference to bigger wheels? After all is said and done, no. I can certainly feel the difference but a nice, light 700c wheelset shod with light, supple and fast tires would in terms of the clock be just as fast overall, even if the small wheels might have a small, perhaps even merely theoretical, advantage on climbs. (Note: the original 8-sp era Ultegra/SunM14A/32 g Revolution wheelset I had first built for #2 weighed 1550 grams complete -- 675 front, 875 rear -- with Velox, sans tires, tube, skewers and cassette. The Turbos weigh 190 grams new.) On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 1:42 PM, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: Would it be good to have approximately the same wheel mass as your 700C friends. If you go lighter you would have less inertia and have to spin more to keep up. Heavier and acceleration would be slower. Long way of saying maybe you could have too light a wheelset??? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: to make 26 rim'd atlantis fast randonneur: suggestions?
duh on my part...sorry folks (will provide the rims and tires I'm riding first thing tonight upon returning home). just wasn't sure if just changing tire would make a difference or also getting lighter rims (as the one I have also has generator hub) canali wrote: to make 26 rim'd atlantis fast randonneur: suggestions? (thinking of buying a lighter pair of wheels for those faster riding century/club days.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] to make 26 rim'd atlantis fast randonneur: suggestions?
to make 26 rim'd atlantis fast randonneur: suggestions? (thinking of buying a lighter pair of wheels for those faster riding century/club days.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] wanted: anyone wishing to depart with 54 rambo or similar sport tourer/rando?
hey just looking for a quality sport touring frame (that can take fenders and 28 or 32 tires) without having to buy newI have a 53 Riv atlantis...need 53ish tti stand 5'6 cheers joe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] new Riv/Soma San Marcos vs Soma ES
any thoughts on how the new san marcos will ride differently from, say Riv's current relaxed riding roadbikesor even from Soma's current batch, most notably the ES or Smoothie??...or from a Gunnar? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] looking to buy tubus front lowrider rack for atlantis w 26 rims: any prefs over tara vs ergo/nova?
looking to buy tubus front lowrider rack for atlantis w 26 rims: any prefs over the tubus tara vs ergo/nova? just would like to get some feedback on owners' prefs on these racks, if possible, pleasehad read somewhere that I'd also need some P clamp. PS just came across this newer Tubus front rack, too, designed for atlantis like front forks, i believe: http://www.tubus.com/en/lowrider/smarti cheers joe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: different cockpits on one frame
nice setups...i have noodles and am thinking of going back to moustache bars BUT with a difference: having some perpendicular 'extenders' on the ends of the moustache bars to mimic a 'ramp' of drop bars that would lend yet another hand position...i like their width...i find ramp of noodles too narrow (or most drops for that matter). anyone done such moustache tweaking in search of the 'ultimate' bar (to me actually the trekking/butterfly bars are the ultimate: but they're too wide at 59-61 cm) On Sep 9, 10:27 am, Thomas Lynn Skean thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net wrote: Hi, all! (wordy... skip to the link for the main content) For about a year before I got my Hillborne, I was a happy Albatross bar cyclist. I remain a happy Albatross bar cyclist. But in my youth I rode drop bars and liked them. Later I had also ridden mountain-bike-y bars and liked them. Having ridden almost daily for a couple of years now, I've gone from being a total couch-potato huffing-puffing fat guy to being an energetic less-fat able-bodied guy. Along the way I have discovered that almost all of my ideas about discomfort when cycling were really reflecting my utter lack of general fitness. Growing more fit made me realize I could sit this way and move that way and bend the other way, without causing pain or feeling at risk. That is, I started feeling even *more* comfortable on my bike, more loose and more able. And started thinking you know, it wouldn't be so bad to stretch out here, lean there, tuck in more. I began to wonder what riding in positions besides being bolt upright might be like. And now that I had a Hillborne frameset, surely one of the most versatile bike platforms around, I thought perhaps I could set it up with different handlebars to accommodate somewhat different riding styles and positions. I had, as a stout-but-active middle-aged man, become bar-curious. (sorry...) In case you're still reading, below is a link to my web page describing how I satisfied my curiosity. There you'll find descriptions, parts lists, some pictures, and general comments. And, I promise, no puns. http://tiny.cc/h1p8s I really can't overstate how much I like my Hillborne. For me, its lengths and angles have felt exactly right from the very first time I sat on one. Putting parts on it was truly fun. And now it looks beautiful and rides great. In all its forms. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: looking to trade: my 53 atlantis (less than 200km) for 51
thanks for that, KenGrant also thinks the size is OK truthfully I haven't been out riding on it much this yr (or doing any cycling) ...so perhaps the stretchout is just a bit 'abnormal' feeling to my body. ...this said, however, I am thinking of getting a moustache bar on it to pull me back a bit (and still be able to keep my saddle back so i can have proper positioning and not too much weight on the upper body)we'll see...if not I'll sell it...one other poster thought to just ride it ALOT over the next month to really see how my body feels/adjusts. makes sense thanks again for your supportive and helpful thoughts, ken On Sep 6, 9:07 pm, Ken Mattina ken.matt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Joe, I'm also 5'6 with a 79 PBH and I ride a 53cm Atlantis. I started with a 51 and traded it for a 53. The top tube is a little long but I use an 8cm dirt drop. http://picasaweb.google.com/ken.mattina/KenSAtlantis# I really think that you should go with the bigger bike unless you're running really fat tires and doing alot of offroad. Just my 2 cents. Ken On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 9:39 PM, canali jwcoll...@hotmail.com wrote: i am often encountering neck stiffness on my rides...went for a Guru bike fit and the guy was quite helpful: had me push my saddle way back for more pedalling with my hips vs kness ...I had pushed it forward to lessen the top tube length...to me despite the PBH suggestion of a 53 (i'm 5'6, 79 PHB) it's too long...i've got a nitto with the dirt stem shooting way up and still feel a stretch in the hoods (esp now with my saddle back). my bike is pimpstripped toomight just sell it and get a hillson...or gunnar sport or their grand tour...anyhoo...i find my dekerf HT more enjoyable to ride than my atlantis due to not feeling dialed in right (have tried, moustache bars to get bars back towards me but can't remember why i gave them up)...spoke with grant today and he feels that size is a good one for me...but to me standover is only one key...if your upper torso is not in proportion, well then... i hadn't a chance to try it before it bought this 53...was in aaron's bike shop a before i bought it and he only had a size 47 in stock, which he thought would work (don't think so) and didn't buy it...great shop..had a bike fit done there, too. http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc...llins0407.html my newly built up Riv Atlantis in process of selling (too big) http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2006/cc...llins1206.html my Surly X-Check in retro mode riv rambouillet i bought/had built up an sold... http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc...llins0807.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comrbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- Where did the spring go? Where did my hormones go? Where did my energy go? Where did my go go? Where did the pleasure go? Where did my hair go? -- Ray Davies- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: looking to trade: my 53 atlantis (less than 200km) for 51
sure just email me directly jwcoll...@hotmail.com sure send pics and more details of your allrounderhow old etc. I'm 5'6, inseam is 79...top tube ideally would be 53 (c-c) vs on my current (53) atlantis which shows it more like 54.5+) ...even with the dirt drop on my noodles, i'm not naturally resting on the hoods but a good 2-3 cm shy... ...now is this because I haven't ridden much this season (so am out of cycling shape, yet I do many other sports/athletic activities) ..or what? On Sep 7, 8:45 am, gregb gbberk...@gmail.com wrote: We should talk - I have an all rounder that is absolutely mint... I am not really even sure what size it is, but I think it is a touch small for me...I am a complete newby to this group so bear with me: what measurements would you like, what pictures etc. I have no idea whether the bikes we are discussing are priced similarly either, but perhaps we can work something out if the shoe fits. G On Sep 6, 9:07 pm, Ken Mattina ken.matt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Joe, I'm also 5'6 with a 79 PBH and I ride a 53cm Atlantis. I started with a 51 and traded it for a 53. The top tube is a little long but I use an 8cm dirt drop. http://picasaweb.google.com/ken.mattina/KenSAtlantis# I really think that you should go with the bigger bike unless you're running really fat tires and doing alot of offroad. Just my 2 cents. Ken On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 9:39 PM, canali jwcoll...@hotmail.com wrote: i am often encountering neck stiffness on my rides...went for a Guru bike fit and the guy was quite helpful: had me push my saddle way back for more pedalling with my hips vs kness ...I had pushed it forward to lessen the top tube length...to me despite the PBH suggestion of a 53 (i'm 5'6, 79 PHB) it's too long...i've got a nitto with the dirt stem shooting way up and still feel a stretch in the hoods (esp now with my saddle back). my bike is pimpstripped toomight just sell it and get a hillson...or gunnar sport or their grand tour...anyhoo...i find my dekerf HT more enjoyable to ride than my atlantis due to not feeling dialed in right (have tried, moustache bars to get bars back towards me but can't remember why i gave them up)...spoke with grant today and he feels that size is a good one for me...but to me standover is only one key...if your upper torso is not in proportion, well then... i hadn't a chance to try it before it bought this 53...was in aaron's bike shop a before i bought it and he only had a size 47 in stock, which he thought would work (don't think so) and didn't buy it...great shop..had a bike fit done there, too. http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc...llins0407.html my newly built up Riv Atlantis in process of selling (too big) http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2006/cc...llins1206.html my Surly X-Check in retro mode riv rambouillet i bought/had built up an sold... http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc...llins0807.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comrbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- Where did the spring go? Where did my hormones go? Where did my energy go? Where did my go go? Where did the pleasure go? Where did my hair go? -- Ray Davies- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] looking to trade: my 53 atlantis (less than 200km) for 51
i am often encountering neck stiffness on my rides...went for a Guru bike fit and the guy was quite helpful: had me push my saddle way back for more pedalling with my hips vs kness ...I had pushed it forward to lessen the top tube length...to me despite the PBH suggestion of a 53 (i'm 5'6, 79 PHB) it's too long...i've got a nitto with the dirt stem shooting way up and still feel a stretch in the hoods (esp now with my saddle back). my bike is pimpstripped toomight just sell it and get a hillson...or gunnar sport or their grand tour...anyhoo...i find my dekerf HT more enjoyable to ride than my atlantis due to not feeling dialed in right (have tried, moustache bars to get bars back towards me but can't remember why i gave them up)...spoke with grant today and he feels that size is a good one for me...but to me standover is only one key...if your upper torso is not in proportion, well then... i hadn't a chance to try it before it bought this 53...was in aaron's bike shop a before i bought it and he only had a size 47 in stock, which he thought would work (don't think so) and didn't buy it...great shop..had a bike fit done there, too. http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc...llins0407.html my newly built up Riv Atlantis in process of selling (too big) http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2006/cc...llins1206.html my Surly X-Check in retro mode riv rambouillet i bought/had built up an sold... http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc...llins0807.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: looking to trade: my 53 atlantis (less than 200km) for 51
btw, i should have bee more clear: the 53 atlantis I have has a toptube of 54.5...too long for meie that is why i need the 51 which has a top tube around 53cm. On Sep 6, 9:29 am, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote: on 9/5/10 9:39 PM, canali at jwcoll...@hotmail.com wrote: These links were all truncated by the sender, or possibly by google groups - http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc...llins0407.html my newly built up Riv Atlantis in process of selling (too big) http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2006/cc...llins1206.html my Surly X-Check in retro mode riv rambouillet i bought/had built up an sold... http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc...llins0807.html Here's a quick way to get to these -http://tinyurl.com/joesbikes hope that helps, - J -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Three T-shirts Now Available: I've Got Downtube Shifters... S/S T-shirt Cyclocross - More Cowbell L/S T-shirt One Cog - Zero Excuses L/S T-shirthttp://www.cyclofiend.com/stuff Gallery updates now appear here -http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
