If you were contemplating the purchase of either a Sam Hillborne, a
Bombadil or an Atlantis as an all-rounder which was to be used mainly
for commuting and the occasional weekend trail ride to start with,
then proceeding to s24o type outings, shorter and eventually longer
unsupported touring to in
just to be clear, my message was meant to be humorous. i'm a
dedicated bike nut with a partiality to many things Riv and Grant. i
enjoy Grant's style in bike and writing and thought his approach to
describing reach to bars was semantical on purpose by design...if you
know what i mean.
On Aug 10
On Aug 10, 2009, at 7:45 PM, Bill Connell wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 6:49 PM, eflayer wrote:
>> On Aug 10, 8:16 am, Grant Petersen wrote:
>>> And actual reach to the bars is probably, I would say, more
>>> important than
>>> the physical measurement of the top tube itself. In RR41 or 40
I don't think it's entirely fair to call SRAM links dangerous. If you
read the press release, certain production runs of their 10 speed
power links MIGHT not have been properly heat-treated. That sounds
like a transient manufacturing defect, not a design defect, and it
happens even to the best c
I have been trying to find issue of 1 Bicycle Times. I have issue 2
and like it so went to find the old one but the company is out of back
issues and I cannot find any on ebay. Anyone here have one they want
to get rid of?
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You received this
I recently purchased the A. Homer Hilsen from Rivendell. Since their
facility is nearby, I decided to stop by and browse. I benefited
greatly from meeting with Jay and Grant; they went to terrific lengths
to get me properly measured and sized. I was also invited to try
several bike models with dif
Green is the only proper color for an Ent :-)
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 8:32 AM, Ken Yokanovich <
reflector.collec...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Good thing that it was a green one or I would have been tempted and
> I'm really not in the position to beg for any more forgiveness from my
> very understandi
• Shimano BR400 brake levers (2 sets) $15/ea
• NItto crystal fellow seatpost $40
• 44cm Nitto Noodle bar $30
• MKS Touring Lite pedals $30
• Shimano BR-4550 sidepull standard reach (45-57mm) brakes $30
• Bar/stem Kit: 44cm Nitto Soba bar with Nitto Lugged Stem (9cm),
Shimano brake levers an
Not really controversial at all, just basic geometry. Bars go up, they
also go back; it's that "angle" part of "head tube angle".
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Bill Connell
St. Paul, MN
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 6:49 PM, eflayer wrote:
>
> retreats towards you.
>
> now that is a controversial statement.
>
> wait till the
retreats towards you.
now that is a controversial statement.
wait till the internet gets a hold on this one.
On Aug 10, 8:16 am, Grant Petersen wrote:
> And actual reach to the bars is probably, I would say, more important than
> the physical measurement of the top tube itself. In RR41 or 40 (
On Mon, 2009-08-10 at 12:59 -0700, avillage wrote:
> I have an 84cm PBH and ride a 650B Bleriot frame. I had some worries
> too about the right frame size...there were a couple of 55cm's on good
> sale, ebay and here/there. Ultimately, I relied on Riv sizing and
> bought the 57. That was absolutel
I have an 84cm PBH and ride a 650B Bleriot frame. I had some worries
too about the right frame size...there were a couple of 55cm's on good
sale, ebay and here/there. Ultimately, I relied on Riv sizing and
bought the 57. That was absolutely right on. One unknown that I didn't
think about at purcha
I have a lightly used honey Brooks Pro saddle. I'm looking to trade it
for a B17 Champion Special (not Standard) in similar condition. This
saddle is very hard.
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Thanks,
Horace
Sunnyvale, C
There is a short video on the park tool web site showing how the
pliers work.
http://www.parktool.com/products/detail.asp?cat=5&item=MLP%2D1
Thanks for the recommendation Jim, I'm going to get a pair.
Angus
On Aug 10, 12:03 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
> Rob (and others):
> If you
Rob (and others):
If you are dead-set on using a chain tool, I think you are inviting a
potentially painful and injurious mishap, but suit yourself. Safety
and chain-damage concerns aside, using a chain tool is simply more
difficult and more time-consuming. The Park chain link pliers are
about $15
Sheldon knew. Jim D. Massachusetts
--- On Mon, 8/10/09, Brewster Fong wrote:
From: Brewster Fong
Subject: [RBW] Re: SRAM Recall
To: "RBW Owners Bunch"
Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 12:41 AM
On Aug 9, 6:38 pm, Tim McNamara wrote:
> On Aug 9, 2009, at 1:35 PM, Grant Petersen wrote:
>
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Jan Heine wrote:
>
>
> Something that can kill you - and almost did kill a friend on one of
> my bikes once - is toe overlap. The CPSC is silent on that, and most
> experienced riders probably can deal with it in most situations.
Will you describe what happened t
Good thing that it was a green one or I would have been tempted and
I'm really not in the position to beg for any more forgiveness from my
very understanding better half.
The item appears to have been sold already. Show's over, everyone go
back to dreaming of the simplicity of single-ringed blis
With a sloping top tube, like the Sam Hillborn's, all this is no
problem. I know, many people don'like them, but a really high frame
is also not that comfortable. And - a riserstem is even more ugly than
a sloping top tube, at least in my eyes.
Long distance riding on a good road is shurely no p
And actual reach to the bars is probably, I would say, more important than
the physical measurement of the top tube itself. In RR41 or 40 (it's been a
while), there was a story 'bout this. In a nutshell: All else about he frame
being the same--same seattube angle, same head tube angle, same top tub
RIght, usually it's the left foot on a twelve-o'clock pedal, the bike
leaning right with the top tube on the right hamstring, and the right foot
on the ground.
Howowowowowowever...the CPSC requires that the bike clear the crotch by an
inch. "Crotch" to a modern male who wears his belt nine inches
P.S.: I forgot to add:
This means that you can size the bike so it fits you correctly when
you ride it. For a production frame, get the frame that offers the
correct top tube length, rather than worry about the seat tube.
For a custom bike, it's a matter of aesthetics where you want the top
t
Interesting info. I'm not an attorney, but I would suggest that the general
mindset of mass-production bicycle manufacturers is that their products would
be used by children. Children just beginning to learn to ride a
bicycle are probably more likely to plant one foot on each side of the bicyc
>After reading Michael's request for recommendations for his "right
>frame size," and if I'm interpreting Rivendell's sizing chart
>correctly (?), will Michael's pbh clearance above the top tube on a
>57cm Hilsen be about 7mm, with a 35mm Pasela?
>
>At what point, for road and/or country bikes, do
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