[RBW] Re: Converting Riv road for cyclocross

2009-09-03 Thread David Estes
I have some Specialized Tri-Cross tires and love 'em. True 35mm as I remember. Wish I knew about the blow out sale! DE On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Angus wrote: > > Lesli, > > I ran several seasons of cyclocross on 700x35 Specialized Tri-Cross > tires that I bought from Nashbar at $1.99

[RBW] Re: Multi-Speed Quickbeam

2009-09-03 Thread David Estes
Friend of mine shifts a Sturmey AW hub w/ a regular friction bar end shifter and lived to tell the tale. DE On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Pete wrote: > > That J-Tek bar end shifter look really sweet: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/singularcycles/3334053384/in/set-72157608998598025/ > > Then

[RBW] Riv Reader #42

2009-09-03 Thread Mike
Wasn't RR #42 supposed to come out in August? Anyone have any inside info on when it will be available? --mike --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send ema

[RBW] Rivendell on "Cool Tools"

2009-09-03 Thread LF
Rivendell is a purveyor of cool tools for bicyclists. And a bicyle manufacturer. And a publisher. Rivendell (yes, it is named after that place) is a bicycle industry anomaly, for the diversity of its endeavors as well as its embrace of the tried and true over innovations in marketing and advertisi

[RBW] Re: stickstand (the all-natural clickstand)

2009-09-03 Thread Nick
Nekkid indeed! Thanks for the heads up! On Sep 3, 5:49 pm, doug peterson wrote: > Erik: > > If our paths ever cross, remember yours is the one with fenders! > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/33786...@n03/3884936051/in/photostream/ > > Shot in Victoria, BC, at a Sunday meeting of the local MG club

[RBW] FS: Romulus spotted on Ohio Craigslist

2009-09-03 Thread Eric Daume
No relation to me, full build for $950: http://columbus.craigslist.org/bik/1356917220.html --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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-bun

[RBW] Re: Converting Riv road for cyclocross

2009-09-03 Thread CycloFiend
on 9/3/09 3:28 PM, bfd at bfd...@yahoo.com replied to : > what Bill Connell wrote: >> FWIW, there are a few guys here who are racing old road or touring >> frames as cross bikes and routinely faster than me, so i don't think >> there's anything wrong with using the Trek for a season :-) with > A

[RBW] Re: stickstand (the all-natural clickstand)

2009-09-03 Thread cm
You need to wrap that thing in cloth tape, hemp twine, shellac it, and carry it around in a cloth sack strapped to your bike. Do it! Cheers! cm --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" grou

[RBW] Re: stickstand (the all-natural clickstand)

2009-09-03 Thread doug peterson
Erik: If our paths ever cross, remember yours is the one with fenders! http://www.flickr.com/photos/33786...@n03/3884936051/in/photostream/ Shot in Victoria, BC, at a Sunday meeting of the local MG club, with a few Triumphs sneaking in. Nick: This is as close to "nekkid" as your fetish is gon

[RBW] Re: I'm looking for a Nitto Stem with Less Reach

2009-09-03 Thread Tim
Sorry, I should have been clearer. I am not trying to sell my stem. I have a friend that wants it. On Sep 2, 6:59 pm, Nick wrote: > how much do you want for the stem? what condition is it in? > > On Sep 2, 1:49 pm, Tim wrote: > > > I have a technomic deluxe 10cm stem. I am looking for somethin

[RBW] Re: I should work for NASA, they make mistakes like this

2009-09-03 Thread Angus
That is funny! On Sep 3, 4:57 am, Fai Mao wrote: > I have been really enjoying the new Sam Hillborne. However, I couldn't > help but think "Man this thing is slow" when I'd look down and see a > speed of 17 kph on the cyclo computer. Good grief! I was really > perplexed at why it could be that

[RBW] Re: Converting Riv road for cyclocross

2009-09-03 Thread bfd
On Sep 3, 3:12 pm, Bill Connell wrote: > FWIW, there are a few guys here who are racing old road or touring > frames as cross bikes and routinely faster than me, so i don't think > there's anything wrong with using the Trek for a season :-) > > -- Agree. Further, doesn't Riv have lower bb heigh

[RBW] Re: Converting Riv road for cyclocross

2009-09-03 Thread Angus
Lesli, I ran several seasons of cyclocross on 700x35 Specialized Tri-Cross tires that I bought from Nashbar at $1.99 each. Worked great...still have a couple left. I ran several races on 700x38 Ritchey cross tires that a freind gave me. Worked great...still have a couple left. I ran several rac

[RBW] Re: Converting Riv road for cyclocross

2009-09-03 Thread Bill Connell
FWIW, there are a few guys here who are racing old road or touring frames as cross bikes and routinely faster than me, so i don't think there's anything wrong with using the Trek for a season :-) -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Lesli wrote: > > Thanks for all the

[RBW] Re: women's bikes

2009-09-03 Thread Lisa -S.H.
I doubt a SweetPea bike would be any cheaper than a Luna, plus the waiting list could well be longer. Lovin' my Luna.mm Lisa --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To

[RBW] Re: Converting Riv road for cyclocross

2009-09-03 Thread Lesli
Thanks for all the notes! I'm inspired the by the idea that maybe brakes (Weinmann calipers) don't matter that much at this point in the game (as a super slow speed beginning just learning how to get on and off the bike at a canter). Since I'm mainly trying this out for fun, I'm not really worri

[RBW] Re: stickstand (the all-natural clickstand)

2009-09-03 Thread Eric Norris
This old prospector and his donkey agreed to hold up my bike while I snapped a photo (Canyonville, OR). http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/3709238512/in/set-72157621258517734/ --Eric campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org On Sep 3, 2009, at 2:30 PM, Ken Yokanovich

[RBW] Re: stickstand (the all-natural clickstand)

2009-09-03 Thread Ken Yokanovich
Beautiful... reminds me of a ride I did. Stopped to remove knee warmers and found a block of wood on the ground right where I stopped. http://picasaweb.google.com/reflector.collector/SouthernWI#5369992942753586402 On Sep 3, 12:15 am, erik jensen wrote: > Behold;http://tinyurl.com/stickstand > >

[RBW] Re: stickstand (the all-natural clickstand)

2009-09-03 Thread erik jensen
Hi Joe. This was in Briones, just beyond the namesake peak off briones crest trail. I'm living over the hill in Berkeley. it was hot over there yesterday! I need to remember to check the weather, or at least wear something lighter than wool when it's pushing 100 degrees... On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 1

[RBW] Re: Converting Riv road for cyclocross

2009-09-03 Thread Bill Connell
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Lesli wrote: > > I'm thinking about converting my Riv road (w/centerpulls) for Fall > amateur-hour cyclocross (going to my first clinic tonight).  I was > planning to use my old vintage fenderless Trek 420 but I'm not sure if > the weinmann calipers will hold up in

[RBW] Re: Nice Lugged Stems

2009-09-03 Thread rperks
A similar stem is also on the Tange web page http://www.tange-design.com/tange_2007/stem.htm and I think there were kits for a similar non-round tube being sold for a bit as well. I have never sen one in person though Rob On Sep 3, 8:47 am, Pete wrote: > What's up with Modolo? I've never been

[RBW] Re: Converting Riv road for cyclocross

2009-09-03 Thread Gino Zahnd
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 9:31 PM, David Estes wrote: > Given what you said, would Col de la Vie tires work ok? Nope, they wouldn't. You need something more knibbly than that for leaning hard into turns. 650b + cross is a hard one. I did race 650x58mm Neo-motos a couple times last year. They grip,

[RBW] FS - some tweed

2009-09-03 Thread Thomas Lynn Skean
Nigel Smythe green tweed #305 Seat Pouch - $105 Nigel Smythe green tweed #305 Keven's Bag - $65 Each bag is barely used. Prices include shipping to contiguous 48 states. Reply off list if interested. If there's interest I'll post pictures. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean --~--~-~--~~-

[RBW] Re: Nice Lugged Stems

2009-09-03 Thread Pete
Just went through some pics from Eurobike-09 I spotted a very similar stem on the Viva fixies: http://www.vivabikes.com/ http://www.bbf-direkt.de/fahrrad/viva/viva-bikes-2009.html Probably Tawian made and if so should be good value. So I checked with Maxway (Bleriot, Surly, Soma etc?) and there's

[RBW] Re: women's bikes

2009-09-03 Thread Aaron Thomas
Thanks to all who replied. I've passed the info to my friends. Those Sweatpea bikes are nice! On Sep 2, 7:01 pm, Steve Wimberg wrote: > Hi Aaron, > > My wife is 5'2" and looked a LOT of bikes before finally getting a   > 50cm Saluki. > > She liked the Jamis Satellite Femme and Specialized Dolce

[RBW] Re: Outer ring on Rambouillet

2009-09-03 Thread MichaelH
Actually Steve Park mentioned the White Industries VBC Crank, which I think deserves more consideration than it is given. Michael On Sep 3, 12:06 pm, Joe Bartoe wrote: > I'm surprised that the White Industries Crank hasn't been mentioned. It > requires you to use their large chainring, but that

[RBW] Re: I'm looking for a Nitto Stem with Less Reach

2009-09-03 Thread Dave in Los Angeles
Peter - If things don't work out with Tim, I'd love the stem! (The 100mm Nitto TD I have is too long if anyone is interested. It's cut down a bit, but still pretty tall.) Thanks, Dave On Sep 2, 4:57 pm, Peter Edwards wrote: > Tim; > > I have a very lightly used 7cm Nitto Technomic Deluxe that

[RBW] Re: Converting Riv road for cyclocross

2009-09-03 Thread Michael Dakin
On Sep 2, 10:30 pm, David Estes wrote: > Well shucks, I'm out of ideas. There's a knobby 38mm 650B tire available but in addition to the knobs you also get studs. It's called the 650b Nokian A10 and is available from Peter White Cycles. I've not used them or even seen them in person. Hopefull

[RBW] I should work for NASA, they make mistakes like this

2009-09-03 Thread Fai Mao
I have been really enjoying the new Sam Hillborne. However, I couldn't help but think "Man this thing is slow" when I'd look down and see a speed of 17 kph on the cyclo computer. Good grief! I was really perplexed at why it could be that much slower and yet it didn't take anymore time to get to an

[RBW] Re: Nice Lugged Stems

2009-09-03 Thread Dustin Sharp
Pretty reasonable weight on that stem too. > From: Pete > Reply-To: > Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 08:47:23 -0700 (PDT) > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Nice Lugged Stems > > > What's up with Modolo? I've never been too impressed with their > strange collection of parts. But then I stumbled

[RBW] Re: Outer ring on Rambouillet

2009-09-03 Thread Joe Bartoe
I'm surprised that the White Industries Crank hasn't been mentioned. It requires you to use their large chainring, but that in turn allows you to use a small chainring in a variety of bcds. This would allow all of your screwball double gearing combos that you can think of for the most part. Se

[RBW] Re: Multi-Speed Quickbeam

2009-09-03 Thread Pete
That J-Tek bar end shifter look really sweet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/singularcycles/3334053384/in/set-72157608998598025/ Then there's the new STI-style Versa VRS-8 Road shifter for Shimano Nexus and Alfine 8-speed gear hubs: http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/07/30/review-versa-8-speed-road-

[RBW] Nice Lugged Stems

2009-09-03 Thread Pete
What's up with Modolo? I've never been too impressed with their strange collection of parts. But then I stumbled on this nice looking lugged and chrome plated thread less stem in their catalog on page 12: http://www.modolo.com/Cat-Modolo-2009.pdf The white version wouldn't look out of place on the

[RBW] Re: stickstand (the all-natural clickstand)

2009-09-03 Thread Pete
Now ride down to the patent office, then set up your own interwebshop with 10 different versions in unubtanium. ;) On 3 Sep, 13:52, Nick wrote: > the lines on this atlantis - fenders, rack heights, etc. are > fantastic! next time take a picture w/o bottles or pump pleaseI'd > like to see it

[RBW] Re: Considering an AHH - Advice sought

2009-09-03 Thread Christopher Paul
Eric, If you are new to riding, no matter what bike you ride (including carbon fiber), you will most likely be slower than your friends when climbing. Cycling over time develops your cardio vascular fitness. The more you do it the better and stronger you get. One advantage you will enjoy with

[RBW] Re: Considering an AHH - Advice sought

2009-09-03 Thread David Estes
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 6:54 AM, Patrick in VT wrote: > > On Sep 2, 9:26 pm, bpus...@aol.com wrote: > >I've just recently gone over to the new Challenge tires (27 mm) >and, my > god, they are wonderful. They're very fast and super >comfortable. I like > them much better than the Grand Bois. How

[RBW] Re: Considering an AHH - Advice sought

2009-09-03 Thread Patrick in VT
On Sep 2, 9:26 pm, bpus...@aol.com wrote: >I've just recently gone over to the new Challenge tires (27  mm) >and, my god, >they are wonderful. They're very fast and super >comfortable. I  like them >much better than the Grand Bois. How they >would handle off road I  don't know. I used the chall

[RBW] Re: women's bikes

2009-09-03 Thread Frederick, Steve
On Sep 2, 6:03 pm, Aaron Thomas wrote: > Perhaps slightly off-topic, but I seek the collective wisdom of the > group. > > I have two female friends who want to get into cycling. They are both > fairly athletic and are looking for a sporty sort of bike that they > can use on club rides. Neither ha

[RBW] Re: stickstand (the all-natural clickstand)

2009-09-03 Thread Nick
the lines on this atlantis - fenders, rack heights, etc. are fantastic! next time take a picture w/o bottles or pump pleaseI'd like to see it nekkid! On Sep 3, 12:15 am, erik jensen wrote: > Behold;http://tinyurl.com/stickstand > > I wanted to prop up my bicycle on a grassy knoll and all tha

[RBW] Re: Outer ring on Rambouillet

2009-09-03 Thread usuk2007
Sure I could put a guard on the outer position, but I don't like the way they look and there's really no need for one given that I'm on the road most of the time. Over shifting isn't an issue and the double configuration makes the gearing so much simpler. On a 42t ring I can ride 95% of any terrai

[RBW] Re: women's bikes

2009-09-03 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Wed, 2009-09-02 at 21:59 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > A 571X23 measures about 24 1/2" in diameter; the Fatboy on a 559 > measures about 25". So, as long as you have an extra 1/4 inch, and (2) > as long as the fork is not stupid narrow under the crown, yes. or at the stays? I've seen many ro

[RBW] Re: Multi-Speed Quickbeam

2009-09-03 Thread Ray Shine
Sent From My iPhone On Sep 2, 2009, at 10:21 AM, Larry Powers wrote: As always I ask why. Why take the perfect single speed bike and add gears to it? To each. Larry Powers "just when you think that you've been gyped the bearded lady comes and does a double back flip" - John

[RBW] Re: Outer ring on Rambouillet

2009-09-03 Thread MichaelH
I can't think of any reason why the 46 shouldn't work. You will get better shifting if you reposition the front derailleur down to about 0.5 mm above the 46. If the gearing works for you, go for it. As to the part of this discussion that has turned to cranks and other gear choices... I think