[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

56" for long rides for me. I like comfortable climbing and the challenge of developing my spin to go faster on the flats. It's also a gear that I can keep pedaling after 90-100 hilly miles. On Jan 24, 5:11 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 5:36 PM, charlie wrote: > > > I thin

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

on 1/24/09 6:10 PM, Todd Olsen at todd_ol...@comcast.net wrote: > I got the Jack Brown Greens, but when those wear out, I will probably > get something a little thicker, Pasela, because i have gotten too many > flats (6-7 in only 350 miles). I know better than to reply to this directly, but I ha

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Bike Models Page - some updates

Plain gauge steel tubes, AFAIK. Great promo photography on their Flicks site, though. Particuarly the tall blonde astride a Handsome bike with a six pack of Stella Artois on the front rack... On Jan 24, 12:41 pm, Kelly wrote: > By the way I've heard rumblings of a company named Handsome Cycles

[RBW] Re: If You Rerake The Fork On A Riv BIke Is It Still A Riv Bike?

If you lace up the skirts of an aging Brooks sadde to get a few more years out of it, is it still a Brooks? Sure it is. Woodworkers know that every tool can be (or even must be) tuned to work optimally for its user. Bill On Jan 23, 6:51 am, Larry Powers wrote: > I randonneur on a Rambouillet

[RBW] Re: If You Rerake The Fork On A Riv BIke Is It Still A Riv Bike?

This is like the philosophical question that led to me abandoning bicycle discussion boards for a couple years starting around 2004. The OP of that particular discussion asked if his acquisition of an Atlantis or Rambouillet justified his referring to himself as a "Rivendell Owner". Some owners of

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

[dougpnirv] Patrick wrote: Of which thinking: back in the Uniglide days, when lockrings were screw on small cogs, someone made a portable device for touring kits that allowed you to use the wheel and frame themselves as levers to remove the locking small cog. [dougpnirv] Patrick: The d

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

Hi Patrick, It is in the 'single speed garage' section and is bike #91. You'll have to click on the most updated version. It is also featured on the left column of the page about the second one down or so. I think I have this right. Let me know what you think. I am planning on converting another

[RBW] cable splitters/bar quick change question

Hi, I bought an atlantis frame/fork today. I'm now working on getting all the parts together to bring it whole. I've found that I enjoy riding with both albatross bars and drops. Just for different types of riding. I would like to be able to swap between the two without an enormous amount of wor

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

Sorry to hear you've had such bad luck with the JB Greens. I've had the Blues on my AHH and have had many flat-free miles. I opted for the Blue ones out of an abundance of caution - well placed, apparently. Most of my riding is chipseal. On Jan 24, 9:10 pm, Todd Olsen wrote: > yes, I like the

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

All this conversation has inspired me to... go for a ride!;-) On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 4:36 PM, charlie wrote: > > I think the Quickbeam concept of a non derailleur or hub gearing > system is appealing to many, myself included

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

yes, I like the bike alot. Works well on road and on fireroads. Unless you know for sure you want to ride with the handlebars lower than the saddle, recommend you go with the sizing recommendation of the Rivendell people. I got the Jack Brown Greens, but when those wear out, I will probably get

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

Doggy it is! Richard "carpe manana" Gonet On Jan 24, 7:41 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Sorry. My Latin was never very sophisticated (I could piece out the bible, > Aquinas was easy, but I never could read Cicero. And what I had is now very > rusty. > > It does sound like dog latin, as they call i

[RBW] Re: Endurance

You're on the wrong track. I've heard this guy runs a way cool bike shop in Texas, but I can't say for sure I've never been there. In any case this thread is about recovery work(rest?) for old folks. Michael On Jan 24, 2:55 pm, "Doug Peterson" wrote: > Naw, maybe 3 Musketeers or 4 Horsemen...

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 6:11 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 5:36 PM, charlie wrote: > >> >> My poor mans version exists at www.cyclofiend.com > > > Well put, except that your URL leads to an icon menu and not your > particular bike. > That sounds much more uncivil than I mea

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 5:36 PM, charlie wrote: > > I think the Quickbeam concept of a non derailleur or hub gearing > system is appealing to many, myself included. It is simple and solves > the problem of adequately handling varied terrain without too much > convenience. I like the ability of ma

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

Sorry. My Latin was never very sophisticated (I could piece out the bible, Aquinas was easy, but I never could read Cicero. And what I had is now very rusty. It does sound like dog latin, as they call it, like the (probably apocryphal) apothegm attribued to Patton: Ilegitimis non carborundum: don'

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

I think the Quickbeam concept of a non derailleur or hub gearing system is appealing to many, myself included. It is simple and solves the problem of adequately handling varied terrain without too much convenience. I like the ability of making it a four speed for that occasional long steep climb u

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

Patrick: You let the cat out of the bag before anyone else got a chance to play, though judging from the lack of response there aren't too many Latin scholars out there. Or maybe they have something better to do. Anyway, GP says the translation is explained thusly: "You can ride anywhere you wa

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 12:22 PM, R Gonet wrote: > > Mushmash, I think the bike is great. As the inscription on the > headbadge says: "LUDERE QUO VELIS BIROTA PERMITTIT AGRESTIS." > > How many of you Rivendellians out there can tell what that means? No > fair asking Grant. I'll give you transl

[RBW] Re: Rivendell Bike Models Page - some updates

By the way I've heard rumblings of a company named Handsome Cycles that's coming out with a XO-1 ish bike. The frameset is supposed to sell for $379. Its steel with a TIG welded frame and a lugged fork. I don't know too much about the company because it's new and I'm not sure how much of a go-fa

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

I thought it was an anagram for "Lance rides lugs"??? On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 9:52 AM, frank_a wrote: > > 'tis just a name, lad. > > On Jan 24, 9:54 am, Todd Olsen wrote: > > I have been trying to figure this out. I saw on the Riv website this > > quotation: > > > > Though travel wide and far

[RBW] Re: Endurance

Naw, maybe 3 Musketeers or 4 Horsemen... -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of R Gonet Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 11:30 AM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Endurance Wasn't he one of the Knights of

[RBW] Re: Endurance

One of the characters in Ivanhoe. On Jan 24, 11:29 am, R Gonet wrote: > Wasn't he one of the Knights of the Roundtable? > > On Jan 24, 2:22 pm, "Doug Peterson" wrote: > > > Mike: > > > Google may have references to Lance Armstrong. > > > -Original Message- > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@goo

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

I don't think there's a better sport-touring style bike than the AHH out there anywhere. A delightful ride -- smooth, stable, nimble, lithe, and yet well up for a little rough stuff. Oh, and beautiful as well. -- Forrest (Iowa City) On Jan 24, 9:48 am, mushmash wrote: > Hi Todd, > > Just a made

[RBW] Re: Endurance

Wasn't he one of the Knights of the Roundtable? On Jan 24, 2:22 pm, "Doug Peterson" wrote: > Mike: > > Google may have references to Lance Armstrong. > > -Original Message- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike > Sent:

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

on 1/24/09 11:22 AM, R Gonet at richard.go...@earthlink.net wrote: > > Mushmash, I think the bike is great. As the inscription on the > headbadge says: "LUDERE QUO VELIS BIROTA PERMITTIT AGRESTIS." > > How many of you Rivendellians out there can tell what that means? No > fair asking Grant.

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

on 1/24/09 7:48 AM, mushmash at mushm...@gmail.com wrote: > Is the bike just as good? I've been considering going for one for a > while now. I need a new bike every 30 years, and this one seems to fit > my tastes. Yes. I don't think I've pulled together all comments on the Hilsen into one place

[RBW] Re: Endurance

Mike: Google may have references to Lance Armstrong. -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 6:19 AM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Endurance Who is Lance Armstrong

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

Mushmash, I think the bike is great. As the inscription on the headbadge says: "LUDERE QUO VELIS BIROTA PERMITTIT AGRESTIS." How many of you Rivendellians out there can tell what that means? No fair asking Grant. I'll give you translation later. On Jan 24, 10:48 am, mushmash wrote: > Hi Tod

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

on 1/24/09 8:24 AM, PATRICK MOORE at bertin...@gmail.com wrote: > http://sfcyclotouring.blogspot.com/search/label/chameleon%20cycles > > See, that's what I don't get about the stock QB drivetrain. If you are going > to bung the thing up with two cogs and two rings, why not just install an AW > or

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

on 1/24/09 6:54 AM, Todd Olsen at todd_ol...@comcast.net wrote: > http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/rr38_pg47lg.jpg > > and since there is no author credit, I assume they were written by > Grant Petersen. Is that correct? Early on in the A. Homer Hilsen announcement, there was a separate si

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

YES Best bike ever. -James On Jan 24, 2009, at 7:48 AM, mushmash wrote: > > Hi Todd, > > Just a made-up, fictitious character, is what I understand. But a good > name, none the less. > > Is the bike just as good? I've been considering going for one for a > while now. I need a new bike every 30

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

Hi Todd, Just a made-up, fictitious character, is what I understand. But a good name, none the less. Is the bike just as good? I've been considering going for one for a while now. I need a new bike every 30 years, and this one seems to fit my tastes. Paul Despres Austin, TX On Jan 24, 8:54 am,

[RBW] Re: Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

'tis just a name, lad. On Jan 24, 9:54 am, Todd Olsen wrote: > I have been trying to figure this out.  I saw on the Riv website this > quotation: > > Though travel wide and far do I > O'er stoney paths, 'tween fields-o-rye, > Past foggy crags, where the lost sheep bleat, > I tell you, Mate --- '

[RBW] Re: If You Rerake The Fork On A Riv BIke Is It Still A Riv Bike?

> Richard Schwinn would argue (from his web site) that Waterford's "design > philosophy" is a cycling "gestalt."  Whatever that means. When we start talking about bicycle gestalt (!!??!) we're not really talking about bicycles anymore, but about large metal extensions of our ego. And while I'll

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

Just trying to help... :-) On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 8:19 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Tempt me not!!! > > On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 8:21 AM, David Estes wrote: > >> There's a 58cm on ebay right now, frame and fork... >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 6:42 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Jan 22

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 8:24 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:18 PM, CycloFiend wrote: > >> >> on 1/22/09 1:58 PM, Dustin Sharp at dsh...@runbox.com wrote: >> >> > >> > I've always wanted on of these. Kinda hard to justify one now that I am >> in >> > hilly San Diego. I

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:18 PM, CycloFiend wrote: > > on 1/22/09 1:58 PM, Dustin Sharp at dsh...@runbox.com wrote: > > > > > I've always wanted on of these. Kinda hard to justify one now that I am > in > > hilly San Diego. I needs me gears! > > Now, now... The Quickbeam has gears. > > It just m

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

Tempt me not!!! On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 8:21 AM, David Estes wrote: > There's a 58cm on ebay right now, frame and fork... > > > On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 6:42 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:30 PM, John at Rivendell wrote: >> >>> >>> Shameless promotional plug from number-

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

Doh! Didn't see this update to original blog entry. Guess the pressure is on to figure out whether I want one. Timing is bad though. Re the internal gear hub, the only one I'd consider running is the new 3-speed fixed gear hub that SA is coming out with (the S3X): http://sunrace-sturmeyarcher.

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

There's a 58cm on ebay right now, frame and fork... On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 6:42 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:30 PM, John at Rivendell wrote: > >> >> Shameless promotional plug from number-crunching GM: >> >> http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/104 > > > I'd love to h

[RBW] Re: Endurance

The new "Lance's bag" is coming out in July... On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 6:33 AM, Bruce wrote: > nah, but he has ridden some on steel frames > > -- > *From:* Mike ** > > Who i > > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~-~--~~~---~-

[RBW] Where does name A. Homer Hilsen come from?

I have been trying to figure this out. I saw on the Riv website this quotation: Though travel wide and far do I O'er stoney paths, 'tween fields-o-rye, Past foggy crags, where the lost sheep bleat, I tell you, Mate --- 'tis no Grand Feat: For I ride A. Homer Hilsen! (From "A Life With A. Homer

[RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders).

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:30 PM, John at Rivendell wrote: > > Shameless promotional plug from number-crunching GM: > > http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/104 I'd love to have a QB as a replacement for the Motobecane (which is itself a very nice bike, don't mistake my meaning), and $1600 for

[RBW] Re: Endurance

nah, but he has ridden some on steel frames From: Mike Who i --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send em

[RBW] Re: If You Rerake The Fork On A Riv BIke Is It Still A Riv Bike?

Doug: Richard Schwinn would argue (from his web site) that Waterford's "design philosophy" is a cycling "gestalt." Whatever that means. A custom Riv is made to measure for you (the important part) in term of dimensions and tubing selection with some fancier lugs and paint (The less important,

[RBW] Re: Endurance

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 7:19 AM, Mike wrote: > > Who is Lance Armstrong? Does he work at Rivendell or something? He's the one who persuaded Grant to get those handlebars rlly high. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribe

[RBW] Re: Endurance

Who is Lance Armstrong? Does he work at Rivendell or something? On Jan 23, 4:46 pm, David Estes wrote: > This is in response to Lance Armstrong, right?  :-) > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Ow

[RBW] Re: If You Rerake The Fork On A Riv BIke Is It Still A Riv Bike?

IMHO Waterford doesn't really have a design philosophy so this isn't really a valid comparison. Think more along the lines of a Richard Sachs bike. If you took one of his typical red with white race bikes, had canti and rear rack bosses added, had it powder coated matte black then built it up as

[RBW] Re: If You Rerake The Fork On A Riv BIke Is It Still A Riv Bike?

>From what I hear it is common in the pro peloton to use a fork with longer axle to crown measurement and/or a longer rake for races with a lot of pavé sections. Hincapie for instance used a low end Bontrager OCLV carbon fork that fatal day in the 2006 Paris-Roubaix. On 23 Jan, 20:40, Gino Zahnd

[RBW] Re: If You Rerake The Fork On A Riv BIke Is It Still A Riv Bike?

If you have some extra thread showing or use a ahead set type fork steer tube you could slow the steering down a bit by fitting a spacer/ upside down race below the crown headset race. It would at least be a way of trying out a different steer geometry before you re-rake. On 23 Jan, 20:40, Gino Z