[RBW] Re: Quickbeam and Carbon Belt Drive
Thanks for those links. I love the belt concept but I was really unimpressed with the part about it popping off the cog unless everything is perfectly aligned. After a couple of painful mashups like Bob describes, how could you ever trust the thing? > I don't remember if i've posted these links to this or another group, > but St. Paul framebuilder Bob Brown has done a belt drive conversion > to one of his own bikes and written about it. He later broke the belt, > though Gates said that one was apparently defective and replaced it > free. The first link at bottom shows his retrofit, and the second one > has a review on riding it. > > http://bobbrowncycles.blogspot.com/2009/03/long-time-coming.htmlhttp://bobbrowncycles.blogspot.com/2009/04/belt-driven.html > > -- > Bill Connell > St. Paul, MN -- 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: Quickbeam and Carbon Belt Drive
Bicycle chains have been refined and improved for well over 100 years now. Belts are the future. Once there's a belt that's reliable AND has a coupling, or a way to cut and re-bond it - so we can install it on existing frames - look out. I know about the Speedhound frame but it's very expensive. -- 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: Quickbeam and Carbon Belt Drive
At present, yes. I also think internal gear hubs are the future, although a lot of improvement is needed there, too. Some one will probably come up with a belt that can be "derailled" but only by some new sort of derailleur. On Dec 4, 4:19 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Fri, 2009-12-04 at 14:16 -0800, jim_OLP wrote: > > Bicycle chains have been refined and improved for well over 100 years > > now. Belts are the future. Once there's a belt that's reliable AND > > has a coupling, or a way to cut and re-bond it - so we can install it > > on existing frames - look out. I know about the Speedhound frame but > > it's very expensive. > > Doesn't a belt drive eliminate the possibility of derailleurs, leaving > you with only single-speed and internal geared hub options? -- 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: Romulus for sale on Minneapolis Craigslist - a little suspicious?
This is pretty obviously a stolen bike. If the real owner sees this listing he might be able to get a Minneapolis cop to make the trip with him. -- 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: ST Glove review - Rivendell winter gloves
I don't think I've ever had gloves or mittens where the thumb wasn't too short. They all seem to be made for the species that came right before us. -- 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: velosophy
I just checked Amazon and they're showing publication in April 2011. Not 2010. On Jan 3, 2:43 pm, fulf wrote: > This is my first post so forgive me if this is old news. I was > searching Amazon for cycling books and came across a title new to me, > Velosophy by Grant Petersen being released in April. I know that > velosophy is a topic on the Riv website but haven't heard about a book > so titled. Does anyone know more about this book? -- 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: Step-in Frame
Ouch. I'm 58 and still ride tubulars occassionally. Maybe I should re- check that glue. In your case would a mixte frame be helpful? Maybe not much, if you swing the leg up and around from behind the saddle to get on. But there are cool mixte frames to be had. I should use the 'R' word on this group, but a recumbent is the answer to many minor physical problems. I ride one a lot in the summer - they're not really practical in the winter. On Jan 11, 10:56 pm, Don Genovese wrote: > I'm 70 years old. At age 68 I rolled a sew-up tire and ended in the > hospital for three weeks with a hip replacement. I'm about 99% > recovered and cycling again but I now have a less flexability in the > leg so that throwing that leg over the saddle is difficult. Stuff > happens! -- 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: Step-in Frames
Your story might even get me to wear a helmet again. But in the winter, in Minnesota, a plastic helmet just doesn't cut it for warmth. How are you felling now? More or less back to normal? On Jan 12, 4:06 pm, Don Genovese wrote: > "...check the glue." Yep, that's what I didn't do. I mounted a new tubular > without glue just to stretch the new tire. A couple of weeks later I took > the bike for a ride, forgetting about the glue. Three weeks after that, at > home from the hospital, I noticed the tire was off the rim. I don't remember > the accident or that day or the next ten days or the operation. My helmet > was cracked and I sustained a head injury. Surgeons couldn't operate on the > hip until the bleeding in the brain abated. > > That's enough. Check the glue. -- 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: Will riding a Rivendell make me self-conscious or overly worrisome?
Bike theft is mostly a matter of time and place. No one will be sawing at your lock while you're in a suburban Starbucks; but if you're a student, or work in an ER at night, or like to bar-hop by bike, things happen. It could even be taken from your locked garage while you're on vacation. I think you have to be accept the idea that it could be stolen, and that if so, you'd replace it, with the aid of insurance money. Until you accept that reality you'll always be on edge. So ask your insurance agent about coverage. Your policy may or may not be "replacement cost" and you'd need photos and receipts to back up a claim. -- 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: Hunqapiller news
Add me to the list of people for whom the reaction to "hunqapillar" is "huh?". It just does nothing for me. Even if I knew what it meant I'd get tired of explaining it to people when they ask. I'm sure this will be a beautiful bike, like all Rivendells - so why bring it down with a screwy name? "Your new bike is a what did you say it was, again?" And as usual - if I declare something to be uncool, it will become wildly popular. -- 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: MUSA rain paints
I can't wear orange pants because I lost my red rubber nose. Any sign Rivendell is cracking on the commtment to orange? On Sep 15, 4:08 pm, Rick wrote: > Rivendell is apparently ticking down my wish list. I asked for wool > briefs, and they were provided. Requestedrainpants, and here you > go: > > http://www.rivbike.com/#product=22-156 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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] who has MUSA pants?
I'm considering them but I read one review saying they were billowy in front, and I hate pants like that. I'm a thin guy and am so tired of wearing the baggy stuff in stores today. I could maybe overlook the weird blue crotch that looks like you just sat on something wet, but if they're balloon-cut upstairs, that's a deal-breaker. Any thin guys wearing these? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: who has MUSA pants?
I think all you guys have convinced me the mediums will be ok. I particularly appreciate learning about the difference in the fabrics of grey vs. olive. I'm going to get a grey pair and just pray that the crazy blue crotch is less noticeable than it appears in the photos because t my age no one is going to believe I'm a performer with Cirque du Soleil. Obviously this color scheme sprang from the same mind that conceived the orange rain pants - which would be ok, by the way, except that I don't have a red rubber nose to go with them. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Internal Hub Efficiency: What the Experts Say
Who's making these chain covers? On Nov 20, 5:03 am, JoelMatthews wrote: > In snowy salty conditions having no derailer to jam up with gunk while > riding and less to clean (in fact there are German companies making > swell plastic chain devices that snap over IGH drivetrains) hen you > come home from an enjoyable ride enhances the fun. > > Depending on what your riding circumstances are, an IGH can be a good > choice. > > On Nov 19, 11:27 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Tim McNamara wrote: > > > > On Nov 19, 2009, at 5:16 PM, CycloFiend wrote: > > > > > on 11/19/09 5:39 AM, Mark at mclbicy...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > >> Efficiency is a funny word to those who ride a bike for fun! I agree > > > >> it may be important if you are in competition, but when I ride and I > > > >> am out looking at the birds and the beautiful scenery, effeciency? > > > Would you find a very poorly maintained bike fun to ride, even slowly? --one > > with inefficient brakes, sluggish tires, excessively tight bearings, badly > > lubed chain, handlebar awry, saddle badly placed, left pedal broken, > > derailleur mis-adjusted, and so forth? That's extreme, of course, but the > > extremes define the middle. All things being equal, of course an efficient > > bike is more fun, even if you are not trying to go particularly fast, since > > it does what you want it to do better than one that is not efficient. And > > the coincidence of "what you want" and "what you get" makes for fun! > > > Patrick "efficient cyclist and epistemologist" Moore > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > (505) 227-0523 -- 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=.
[RBW] lightest rear rack
Most people seem to be looking for the strongest rear rack they can find. They're carrying engine blocks down pothole-lined streets, or crossing Mongolia solo. I want the opposite - the lightest, least obtrusive rack there is. The rack for minimalists. I want to use a "trunk' bag but I hate the look of standard rear racks that bolt on to the dropouts, and I'm never carrying anything at all heavy. Ideally I want something about 1/3 that weight and complexity. What is out there? -- 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=.
[RBW] Re: lightest rear rack
R14 - Nitto is beautiful, but $105 makes it a target for thieves. And they don't even have a photo showing the entire rack, I couldn't see how it's actually mounted, I assume those rods go down to the dropouts... On Nov 20, 7:30 pm, eflayer wrote: > do you hate the looks of the Nitto R14. I can understand not being > fond of the price, but what's not to like about the looks. Think it's > petty light too. A little heavier I guess, but not near the bucks, > would be the Pletscher rack at Riv. That one mounts front or rear and > looks damn good enough. After that you might consider a post mounted > rack, or big seat bag. Spend the money, get a Nitto. > > http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bags_and_racks?a=1&page=all#prod... > > On Nov 20, 5:15 pm, jim_OLP wrote: > > > Most people seem to be looking for the strongest rear rack they can > > find. They're carrying engine blocks down pothole-lined streets, or > > crossing Mongolia solo. I want the opposite - the lightest, least > > obtrusive rack there is. The rack for minimalists. I want to use a > > "trunk' bag but I hate the look of standard rear racks that bolt on to > > the dropouts, and I'm never carrying anything at all heavy. Ideally I > > want something about 1/3 that weight and complexity. What is out > > there? -- 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=.
[RBW] Re: lightest rear rack
I do have a saddlebag, but it's too small in the winter and it's canvas, I don't want to soak it. I already have a nylon 'trunk' bag which is perfectly sized, but I don't need the support of the big rack. Nitro R14: too nice, too expensive, a target for thieves. I sometimes park in dodgy spots. The "hupe": a saddlbag support, won't work with a rectangular trunk bag. Tubus "fly": also very expensive. Mark's rack - close to what I want, but too expensive, too short horizontally Basically the need is for winter, to stow bulky but lightweigh items like a sweater. I know, I'm being difficult here. I had some dim memory of Riv making a sort of partially supported rear rack. Actually I'm thinking about making something myself. -- 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=.
[RBW] Re: lightest rear rack
The old MAFAC rack does look interesting if it could somehow merge with cantilever brakes. -- 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=.
[RBW] Re: lightest rear rack
Moots - yest that setup looks neat. And the R14 is probably worth the money. Thanks for the tips. -- 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=.
[RBW] Re: lightest rear rack
That's sort of what I was looking for, although it looks short front- to-back. Apparently Vetta no longer makes them? > > How about this Vetta Rack? > Aluminum and pretty light.http://www.flickr.com/photos/7556...@n06/4121848193/ > Top struts mount to the usual rear rack mounting spots. The lower > mounts will need braze ons or P clamps. > For sale if anyone's interested. > > Ryan -- 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=.
[RBW] Re: lightest rear rack
Wow that Berthoud setup looks like something you'd see on a bike belonging to Hercule Poirot, sitting in front of a 5-star hotel. On Nov 21, 1:07 pm, Garth wrote: > If you want to avoid your legs from hitting the bags of typical > saddlebag set-ups, look at > this.http://www.wallbike.com/berthoud/saddlebagrack.html > It's no lightweight champ,but what's not to like? > > I see Lon Haldeman uses these on his Bike Friday Bike > .http://community.bikefriday.com/sites/default/files/images/WEB-AF-lon... > He also some other type that are similar but I can't make the > brand.http://frank.harvard.edu/~coldwell/bicycle/PBP/photos/lrg/haldeman.jpg -- 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=.
[RBW] Re: Internal Hub Efficiency: What the Experts Say
That Hebie think is the most interesting gadget I've seen in a long time! Not cheap, but if it really, really, really works, it could be great. On the other hand many a "protective" cover turns out to be merely a hard-to clean accumulator of whatever it was supposed to keep out. I ride during the winter, on the Neptunian streets of Minneapolis, and chains are just eaten alive here. On Nov 23, 2:40 pm, JoelMatthews wrote: > > Who's making these chain covers? > > Jim: > > There was a discussion on same over in the Peter White Bike group. > > http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle/browse_thread/thread/... > > Consensus is the best were by the linked German company. The chain > rubs against the guard, yes. But it remains relatively free of winter > road gunk. > > On Nov 20, 4:47 pm, jim_OLP wrote: > > > Who's making these chain covers? > > > On Nov 20, 5:03 am, JoelMatthews wrote: > > > > In snowy salty conditions having no derailer to jam up with gunk while > > > riding and less to clean (in fact there are German companies making > > > swell plastic chain devices that snap over IGH drivetrains) hen you > > > come home from an enjoyable ride enhances the fun. > > > > Depending on what your riding circumstances are, an IGH can be a good > > > choice. > > > > On Nov 19, 11:27 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Tim McNamara > > > > wrote: > > > > > > On Nov 19, 2009, at 5:16 PM, CycloFiend wrote: > > > > > > > on 11/19/09 5:39 AM, Mark at mclbicy...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > >> Efficiency is a funny word to those who ride a bike for fun! I > > > > > >> agree > > > > > >> it may be important if you are in competition, but when I ride and > > > > > >> I > > > > > >> am out looking at the birds and the beautiful scenery, effeciency? > > > > > Would you find a very poorly maintained bike fun to ride, even slowly? > > > > --one > > > > with inefficient brakes, sluggish tires, excessively tight bearings, > > > > badly > > > > lubed chain, handlebar awry, saddle badly placed, left pedal broken, > > > > derailleur mis-adjusted, and so forth? That's extreme, of course, but > > > > the > > > > extremes define the middle. All things being equal, of course an > > > > efficient > > > > bike is more fun, even if you are not trying to go particularly fast, > > > > since > > > > it does what you want it to do better than one that is not efficient. > > > > And > > > > the coincidence of "what you want" and "what you get" makes for fun! > > > > > Patrick "efficient cyclist and epistemologist" Moore > > > > > -- > > > > Patrick Moore > > > > Albuquerque, NM > > > > For professional resumes, contact > > > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > > > (505) 227-0523- 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: Internal Hub Efficiency: What the Experts Say
When people hear Minneapolis they think extreme cold, snow and ice. And we do get those things but most of the time it's like Chicago - endless, corrosive slush due to gross overuse of ice-melt chemicals. If the Hebie case really worked, and lasted long enough to justify its price, I'd probably get one. My winter bike has a 3-speed hub so it may be possible to get a case that fits. On Nov 24, 9:22 am, JoelMatthews wrote: > I am hopeful I will be able to get a Hebie that fits my new IGH. > Chicago certainly does not get the snow and cold as bad as > Minneapolis, but the city really goes nuts with the salt. > > Crazy as it sounds, it is arguably better to bike in Alaska or > somewhere at higher elevation where lower temps keep the snow frozen. > The snow slush salt mix in Chicago is just miserable. El Nino winters > tend to bring less snow to Chicago. I am keeping my fingers crossed. > > On Nov 24, 8:53 am, Tim McNamara wrote: > > > The reviews I have read of the Hebie are that it works very well > > indeed. The downside is that it only fits a few specific gear > > combinations. > > > On Nov 23, 2009, at 8:43 PM, jim_OLP wrote: > > > > That Hebie think is the most interesting gadget I've seen in a long > > > time! Not cheap, but if it really, really, really works, it could be > > > great. On the other hand many a "protective" cover turns out to be > > > merely a hard-to cleanaccumulatorof whatever it was supposed to keep > > > out. > > > > I ride during the winter, on the Neptunian streets of Minneapolis, and > > > chains are just eaten alive here. > > > > On Nov 23, 2:40 pm, JoelMatthews wrote: > > >>> Who's making these chain covers? > > > >> Jim: > > > >> There was a discussion on same over in the Peter White Bike group. > > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle/browse_thread/ > > >> thread/... > > > >> Consensus is the best were by the linked German company. The chain > > >> rubs against the guard, yes. But it remains relatively free of > > >> winter > > >> road gunk. > > > >> On Nov 20, 4:47 pm, jim_OLP wrote: > > > >>> Who's making these chain covers? > > > >>> On Nov 20, 5:03 am, JoelMatthews wrote: > > > >>>> In snowy salty conditions having no derailer to jam up with gunk > > >>>> while > > >>>> riding and less to clean (in fact there are German companies making > > >>>> swell plastic chain devices that snap over IGH drivetrains) hen you > > >>>> come home from an enjoyable ride enhances the fun. > > > >>>> Depending on what your riding circumstances are, an IGH can be a > > >>>> good > > >>>> choice. > > > >>>> On Nov 19, 11:27 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > >>>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Tim McNamara > > >>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>> On Nov 19, 2009, at 5:16 PM, CycloFiend wrote: > > > >>>>>>> on 11/19/09 5:39 AM, Mark at mclbicy...@gmail.com wrote: > > > >>>>>>>> Efficiency is a funny word to those who ride a bike for fun! > > >>>>>>>> I agree > > >>>>>>>> it may be important if you are in competition, but when I > > >>>>>>>> ride and I > > >>>>>>>> am out looking at the birds and the beautiful scenery, > > >>>>>>>> effeciency? > > > >>>>> Would you find a very poorly maintained bike fun to ride, even > > >>>>> slowly? --one > > >>>>> with inefficient brakes, sluggish tires, excessively tight > > >>>>> bearings, badly > > >>>>> lubed chain, handlebar awry, saddle badly placed, left pedal > > >>>>> broken, > > >>>>> derailleur mis-adjusted, and so forth? That's extreme, of > > >>>>> course, but the > > >>>>> extremes define the middle. All things being equal, of course > > >>>>> an efficient > > >>>>> bike is more fun, even if you are not trying to go particularly > > >>>>> fast, since > > >>>>> it does what you want it to do better than one that is not > > >>>>> efficient. And > > >>>>> the coincidence of "what you
[RBW] perennial pants issue
Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the circus. I mean pants, not lycra tights. And not rain pants, which tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange. I want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain, preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle. I need pockets too. Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen. I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch. Just too conspicuous. "Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get them?" It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex tights. Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without the 2-tone color scheme? -- 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: perennial pants issue
I wish somebody here would buy a pair and report back... I need to know if they run long or short. On Oct 3, 9:52 pm, Allan in Portland wrote: > One of the local bike shops here in Portland does their own set of > pants. They tweeted recently they are getting close to reorder time, > which probably means they are close to picked-over on sizes, but if > they are in your price range you might want to check them out. They > are a very good shop, very BOB-ish, and I trust when they do something > they do it right. > > http://clevercycles.com/2010/04/24/sshhh-introducing-belmont-stealth-... > > Having said that, I didn't spring for a pair myself and can't > personally attest to their quality. I can say Todd, one of the owners, > has a pair on every time I see him and they are indeed very stealthy. > There is a marked taper to the leg. If you look for it it is > noticeable and you know exactly which pair of pants he's wearing. I > suspect he has a couple pairs. :-) > > -Allan -- 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.
