Greetings
The rains came this afternoon and I wanted to go riding. Rainy
rides can sometimes be a drag so I decided to have a goal. I just
read a website listing 20 of Seattle's steepest streets and since
fortunately...or unfortunately.. at least half of them are within a
few miles of my house
Thanks all, These have been sold.
-Anne
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Still got'm? Thanks. david blessing elwood nebraska
> Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 12:08:14 -0800
> Subject: [RBW] FS: Strange Brakes
> From: speedyc...@comcast.net
> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
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>
> These brakes were on our Atlantis (just like in this pic from Peter's
> site). No longer
Two 3TTT dia quill stems in excellent condition. One 110 mm and one 120 mm
extension. $40 each to CONUS via priority mail or $70 for the pair. See
details at
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Thanks, Gino. I ordered a kahki wedge bag for my Riv Road. My wife
says "flannel' should be off-white, so that's probably the bag that
looks white in the photo. I have a larger Jandd wedge, and it's a
nicely made bag. My old Duluth Banana Bag will move over to my
Kogswell, as it matches the Ost
These brakes were on our Atlantis (just like in this pic from Peter's
site). No longer have a bike to use these on so they are up for sale
$150 These are a super set of brakes and work with regular road levers
and do not require use of a travel agent adapter.
Pic of them can be seen here:
http://
That must be what happens when you design bikes and also descend Mount Diablo a
lot.
-James
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>I'm also reminded of that when I flip to a coastable mode on the bike and
>really let it go on twisty downhill descents. It is simply the most assured
>descending bike I've r
It just makes sense to me that if the rubber has to stretch too much
it is under tension and it gets thinner so it's easier to puncture it.
I have some 700x47's and tubes for 35mm tires that don't seem to hold
air as long yet the same size tube using a 32mm tire seems to hold air
much longer. I do
On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 10:58 -0800, GeorgeS wrote:
> It is well known that, along with duct tape and the Blues, the B17 is
> one of mankind's crowning achievements. No matter what people say, a
> Pontiac GTO is not the equivalent of a Ferrari GTO. For those few
> unlucky souls who just can't deal
I should have been more clear: it's not that B17s etc are too hard -- I've
never felt any saddle too hard except a used Fujita that I used briefly;
they are too wide and the skirts are too intrusive.
On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 12:02 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
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>
> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Geo
On our latest top-secret project, we decided to give the VO VS-6
saddle (http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/components/saddles/) a
try. While most of our retrofits and upgrades get Brooks saddles, our
initial impressions of the VO saddle are good. Just by visual
comparison, it appears a little l
On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 11:58 AM, GeorgeS wrote:
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> It is well known that, along with duct tape and the Blues, the B17 is
> one of mankind's crowning achievements.
Except when it isn't comfortable!
Patrick "yes, have tried it or them" Moore
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on 3/1/09 7:54 AM, Todd Olsen at todd_ol...@comcast.net wrote:
> What does "how a bike handles" mean? It seems to me that if one
> approximates the geometry such that the length from the saddle to the
> pedals, head tube angle, the difference between the saddle height and
> handlebar height, and
It is well known that, along with duct tape and the Blues, the B17 is
one of mankind's crowning achievements. No matter what people say, a
Pontiac GTO is not the equivalent of a Ferrari GTO. For those few
unlucky souls who just can't deal with the break-in for a B17, try the
Sella Anatomica (not
Thanks very much for the analysis, Bill. This email is going into my archive
for future reference. I may just try a VO narrow.
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Bill M. wrote:
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> Okay, a couple of updates:
>
> I rode 42 miles on the VO model 6 today, on the American River bike
> trail in Sacrame
It's pouring in Chico this morning, and man do we need it. I've been
sick all week. Cabin fever! So here are a couple o good product with
screamer prices, one from RBW, and one not.
I got me one o' them salmon colored woolies from RBW, and if you don't
know what I'm talking about, the news is her
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 11:33 PM, charlie wrote:
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> In my mind, the more a tube has to stretch the greater the chance of a
> puncture. I try to use the largest volume tube of the correct diameter
> for the tire. In a pinch, whatever works is better than walking for
> ten hours.
At what point (
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Bill Gibson wrote:
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>
> What impresses me is how well it handles dirt roads, besides pavements. I
> think it's weight distribution, as it is a rear-loading design (which
> handles my Baggins Handlbar bag fully loaded in front just fine), but the
> front wheel does
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Patrick in VT wrote:
>
> to be clear, I'm not knocking the QB in anyway or suggesting that any
> of the bikes i mentioned are necessarily better options. ss/fixed
> gear riding is different for everyone. i'm sure the slack angles and
> long wheelbase of the QB y
On Feb 28, 11:53 am, Lesli wrote:
> Just confirming that one could use 26" (mtb) tubes for 650b tires. I
> just checked out the Riv site and 26" tubes are 4.00, the 650b tubes
> are 8.00! Why pay more if the mtb versions would work fine (and
> should prove to be lighter than those Schwalbe vers
On Feb 28, 6:09 am, Richard Merkin wrote:
> What do you guys think of these?
> http://somafab.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-models-of-cardiff-saddles-in-...
I dunno. They seem nice-looking in person. A customer came in with one
on his bike on Thursday and reported that it rode well -- a little
stiffe
I've also found the handling of the QB to be quite pleasant - it's a
bike I can ride without hands around curves almost without thought...
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I found that the Quickbeam encouraged me to become more comfortable
over a wider range of cadences. Result is that carried over to my
geared riding. The SS simplicity is a great thing too. Certainly is a
fun bike to have in the mix.
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I agree with Todd. I have been riding 'seriously' since High School in
the 70s. I have bikes that handle very differently with very different
dimensions. The Quickbeam has a whopping 65mm trail (with RP/RT
tires). This high-trail design is out of fashion (& these things do
seem rather fadish) in s
What does "how a bike handles" mean? It seems to me that if one
approximates the geometry such that the length from the saddle to the
pedals, head tube angle, the difference between the saddle height and
handlebar height, and the distance from the handlebars to the saddle
are similar, and if the
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