The brake levers have been claimed. I wish I had 5 more pair to give
away.
I am happy that they are going to get put to use after years and years
of sitting.
Cheers!
cm
On May 13, 3:05 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Chris: I don't *need* them, but they would be good backup for my
You didn't notice that problem w/ RPs though?
I have some GBs coming... so guess I was tempted enough!!!
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Aaron Thomas aaron.a.tho...@gmail.comwrote:
I have never tried taking them off-road. The casing seems very
durable. But the tread did get a couple of
Thanks for the information Bill. I have never thought of grease shelf
life before.
Much of my collection of various greases and oils was lost two years
when the movers refused to take it.
Angus
On May 12, 7:53 pm, Bill M. bmenn...@comcast.net wrote:
On May 12, 12:16 pm, Marty mgie...@mac.com
Hey Rene,
I am the photographer and mastermind of the whole operation.
Thanks for the complements,
Bryan
On May 13, 12:56 pm, Rene Valbuena valbu...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
Very nice bike!
Who is your photographer?
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Probably a long shot but I'm looking for a good Phil 32h front hub if
anyone has one not in service they would like to part with.
Thanks,
Frank
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I've got four or five years experience with RTs and have never seen a
hint of this. My bikes are stored inside (my house) and the tires
were purchased new. The photo shows a tire looking really dried out,
I wonder what sort of treatment the previous owner gave them? I've
also got two sets of
On May 14, 1:02 am, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Interesting... do you think the Challenge can hold up to trail use?
i've riding the challenge PR tire on dirt pretty frequently lately and
have had no issues. while i really like that tire (and it seems be
quite durable), I still
Hey Brian,
You must really be a complete marketing man to the bone.
More power to you and to Renaissance Bicycles.
Rene
BTW: do you still shoot film or solely digital? As for me, I still keep a
Nikon F2S with 43mm~86mm zoom for sentimental reasons.
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Not Grant, but I was concerned about this when I ordered a Saluki, too. (I
also have a Rambouillet) The slacker seat angle on the Saluki means that,
assuming you put your seat in the same position relative to the bottom bracket
on either bike, your saddle will be slightly further forward on
Hi Phil, thanks for the input. I don't know if you're lucky or I'm unlucky!
My problems have been over several tires, over several years. This happened
as well on a set that I bought from Rivendell originally (but wasn't
obsessively putting photos of everything on flickr at that point).
thanks
On May 14, 2009, at 12:48 AM, Aaron Thomas wrote:
I have never tried taking them off-road. The casing seems very
durable. But the tread did get a couple of cuts after not many miles
of pavement riding, and that might be a cause for concern.
All bike tires get some cuts after not many miles.
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:51 PM, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
I've consistently had problems with Ruffy Tuffies over the years. Yet
another pair is starting to separate along the tread:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3529285691/
I don't have any RTs that are as old
HI all, this is my first post to this group.
About Grand Boise Tires. Got the GB 32 650 B for my Bleriot
absolutely love they way they feel ride. So I thought it would be
reasonable to get the GB 30's for my Rambouilett. Awful. They don't
ride or feel the same. It amazes me that the same
on 5/13/09 7:19 PM, dpco at dcompton1...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
to grant,
why is the toptube on a 58cm saluki .5cm longer than a 60cm ram?
Please remember than this list is a discussion about Rivendell bicycles. It
is not the best means to correspond with Rivendell Bicycle Works. Although
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:05 AM, Christopher Paul zdree...@gmail.com wrote:
HI all, this is my first post to this group.
About Grand Boise Tires. Got the GB 32 650 B for my Bleriot
absolutely love they way they feel ride. So I thought it would be
reasonable to get the GB 30's for my
Quoting Frederick, Steve frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu:
Not Grant, but I was concerned about this when I ordered a Saluki,
too. (I also have a Rambouillet) The slacker seat angle on the
Saluki
The seat angles on the Saluki and Rambouillet are the same.
72.5 in the smaller sizes, 72 in
Quoting JimD rasterd...@comcast.net:
In regards to Grand Bois 700c's My Mileage Has Varied (MMHV).
I've given GB's several tries but don't find the ride with them
significantly better than
what I get with the Jack Brown Greens. I've found the GB's to be a
bit fragile and
get ~1000 miles
I remember reading in an past Rivendell Reader about trusses, and lo
and behold, an American builder has built a carbon fibre bike which
pays an almost unlimited tribute to the truss:
http://delta7sports.com/products.html
I love their logo: Greek delta + 7 = diamond frame
I say if you love, to
Not an answer to your specific question, but I have some recent
experience relating to non-intuitive top-tube length issues. A few
months ago I picked up my long-awaited Curt Goodrich fat-tire touring
frame. When discussing geometry with Curt, I asked him to make it like
my 58 Atlantis, but maybe
I read this article on Salon.com today, from a blogger regarding a
bicycle transportation system being implemented in Canada.
http://open.salon.com/blog/juliet_waters/2009/05/13/a_bicycle_built_for_35_million
It makes me wonder how long something like this would last here in
Tucson, before it
On May 14, 2009, at 9:25 AM, Bill Connell wrote:
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:51 PM, David Estes
cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
I've consistently had problems with Ruffy Tuffies over the years.
Yet
another pair is starting to separate along the tread:
Back problems can be caused by a number of different factors. The
joints might be arthritic, The disc might be bulging. The nerves
might be irritated. The muscles might be tight. And all these things
lead to each other. Bottom line, is that what works for one may not
work for another because
You may have made too much change all at once - too much change in the
handlebars, and it might have been better to do lots of smaller rides
to allow your back to get used to it. Baby steps are the key when
making changes like this.
For now it seems like you've sorted things out, which is
These are all over the world, and planned all over the US already,
including being deployed in Washington DC already. I have not used
any in North America, but I did use the velodi in Dijon for a week and
really enjoyed it:
http://tsaleh.blogspot.com/search?q=velodi
They are reasonably well
Hi,
I used to have lots of back aches after moderate to long bike rides.
(60 mi). And it did n't matter much whether i was upright or on the
drops. When using the drops changing had positions often did help
some. The soluion only came when I started to go to the gym every
morning through the
I lucked into a nice Italian frame for next restoration project. I am
going to be using a lot of classic parts I have collected over the
years.
As much as I love classic parts, I prefer to play it safe with some
components such as handlebars and brake calipers.
From the description and as best
On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 15:03 -0700, JoelMatthews wrote:
I lucked into a nice Italian frame for next restoration project. I am
going to be using a lot of classic parts I have collected over the
years.
As much as I love classic parts, I prefer to play it safe with some
components such as
I was hardly trying to imply that Tucson is a crime-ridden pestilent
hole. However, after living here for 30 years, my personal experience
leads me to believe that public investment in facilities are
frequently subjected to considerable loss and misuse. Have you lived
in Tucson, or was your
I can't say whether they are updated renderings of 3T or Cinelli bars,
but I use them on all my bikes and prefer them by far to the Noodles.
On May 14, 3:12 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 15:03 -0700, JoelMatthews wrote:
I lucked into a nice Italian frame
Hey Joel.
I know some of the classic Cinelli bends have a following, but the Dream has
a MUCH better shape IMHO. It gives a nice flat ramp to the hoods, unlike
any vintage bar I can think of. The Noodle is flatter, but not as
traditional.
HTH, Doug
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 3:03 PM,
Here is mine:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3531333592_b8e188e79b_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3530244832_e00cceafb4_b.jpg
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:40 AM, Rene Valbuena valbu...@ix.netcom.comwrote:
Hey Brian,
You must really be a complete marketing man to the bone.
http://www.missionbicycle.com/blog/kirk/mission-bicycle-fiveten-studio-oakland#comment-1183
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I'm over 1,000 miles on my GB Cypres. No flats, etc. Still love em.
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Subject: [RBW] Re: Ruffy Tuffy tire problems
I just put a pair
My guess is it wouldn't be very aerodynamic. Or, in the case of the
mountain bike, very light once the 'tubes' fill up with mud.
Craig Calfee has shown a similarly 'airy' bike, but his is totally
free-form:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/409434418_4f9ac11e49_b.jpg
Either way, I think I'll
Now gone.
On May 13, 9:08 pm, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
WTF?
*http://tinyurl.com/puu8jw*
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On May 13, 8:02 pm, Donald Compton dcompton1...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
the only thing is that the toptube is measured along its top horizontal line.
thats after the shallow headtube is taken into consideration. and, because of
the necessary increase in fork rake, there will be more toe clip
I have dream bars on the Rambouillet and like them a lot. I like the
flatter ramps of the noodle but prefer the no backsweep of the dream
bars.
I don't recall older Italian bars having ramps as flat as dream or
noddle bars...but I could be wrong.
Angus
On May 14, 5:03 pm, JoelMatthews
Thanks all. Very glowing reviews. Definitely going to give the Dreams
a try.
Depending on painter schedule, I should have this together by July or
so. Look for Cyclofiend current classic shots thereafter.
On May 14, 5:52 pm, Doug Van Cleve dvancl...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Joel.
I know some
The Cinelli's anyway do not have as flat ramps as the Noodles. Can't
quite tell from the photos but think it is the same with the Dreams.
As it happens, I have a fine old Cinelli handlebar. If I decide to
hang the bike from the ceiling after I finish, then I will use it.
In any event, I am
On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 18:47 -0700, Angus wrote:
I have dream bars on the Rambouillet and like them a lot. I like the
flatter ramps of the noodle but prefer the no backsweep of the dream
bars.
I don't recall older Italian bars having ramps as flat as dream or
noddle bars...but I could be
No surprise on that one...
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Bill M. bmenn...@comcast.net wrote:
Now gone.
On May 13, 9:08 pm, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
WTF?
*http://tinyurl.com/puu8jw*
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Redlands, CA
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This just in, price dropped $25 per previously described costs...
Colin Cummings
Amarillo, TX
On May 13, 10:13 pm, colin p. cummings colinthehip...@gmail.com
wrote:
So I'm sure I'll regret this in a few weeks, but cash money talks...
I haven't owned this long. As you'll see in the photos
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
thill@gmail.com wrote:
Semi-related: In our shop, we often see people sliding saddles forward
to reduce the reach to the bars (simulates a shorter TT by increasing
the effective seat tube angle).
A mortal sin of bike
IIRC, the Dream bar had more reach and drop than the 64, which was much
closer to the NItto 185 which I love and use. Funny, the lack of flat ramps
-- for yes, the 64s and the 185s and their ilk have very short and steep
ramps -- doesn't bother me at all.
I never tried the Dream -- was that the
Hi group,
green/orange/silver all would be fine but it needs to be a 62 cm.
Thanks a lot! -- Kai
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On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:12 PM, GeorgeS chobur...@gmail.com wrote:
I just put a pair of Grand Bois on my Rambouillet. So far so good.
They have
Bruce, are those miles on/off road or road only?
I'm looking for 30mm tire that is good for both and doesn't disintegrate in
my garage or puncture every 10 miles. Probably should stick w/ Paselas, but
I want just a bit more volume than 28mm, and 32/33mm tires are just too
close... 30mm is the
David Estes asked:
Bruce, are those miles on/off road or road only?
I'm looking for 30mm tire that is good for both and doesn't
disintegrate in
my garage or puncture every 10 miles. Probably should stick w/
Paselas, but
I want just a bit more volume than 28mm, and 32/33mm tires are
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 9:49 PM, arthur strum rthrstrum...@gmail.comwrote:
David Estes asked:
Bruce, are those miles on/off road or road only?
I'm looking for 30mm tire that is good for both and doesn't
disintegrate in
my garage or puncture every 10 miles. Probably should stick w/
so, like, what WOULD a Rivendell merit badge look like? Ideas? Not
the RBW logo.
A bike with fenders and luggage? Canvas luggage, of course.
On May 14, 5:19 pm, William Henderson william.c.hender...@gmail.com
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