Seems to me you're related to someone who knows more about this than us
knuckleheads. Listen to your expert!
Dave
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From: Larry Powers
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:57 PM
Subject: [RBW] Slightly OT: Washing Wool Kn
Retrogrouch is eagerly awaiting your Free Spirit for sale pictures!
http://www.flickr.com/groups/retrogrouch/
:-)
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 9:17 PM, David Faller wrote:
> I, for one, appreciate your diligence on the matter of relevance.
> Although I mostly lurk here, I am occasionally miffed by
...and I, of course, meant handlebar "bag", not "bad" (kinda Freudian, yes?)
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From: David Faller
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 9:17 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Requests and Thoughts on "FS" postings
I, for one, appreciat
I, for one, appreciate your diligence on the matter of relevance. Although I
mostly lurk here, I am occasionally miffed by seeing references to things that
are so very thinly "Rivendell" that they are abusing the definition.
Submitting photos or narrative about a bike that has a Brooks saddle,
My 3 year old daughter *loved* that. We had to watch it 3 times.
That Foy really shows up the dutch bike, huh?
On Oct 6, 8:04 pm, cyclotourist wrote:
> Fin.
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> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Bryan @ Renaissance Bicycles <
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> renaissancebicyc...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Fin.
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Bryan @ Renaissance Bicycles <
renaissancebicyc...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hey All,
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> The ladies at Let's Go Ride a Bike (http://
> letsgorideabike.wordpress.com/) have ventured into the world of
> instruction videos. And while the content of the video is tar
My thanks, also. I second your aim to keep this forum
"Rivendellesque." There are other good, more general forums (I'm
thinking specifically of the iBOB list) where I welcome non-Riv posts,
but I like the collegiality of this Riv-specific site.
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My experience with randonneuring is limited to riding the Pt. Reyes
Populaire last weekend. And my experience with putting high front
loads on a bike is limited to my 52 cm Sam. So I can't give much
direct insight into brevet-riding details or compare to other bikes
but I do have a lot of experi
I have an AHH with Jack Brown Blues and they measure 33.3 mm, as
advertised. I also have a QB with Pasela (non Tourgards) which are a
nominal 32 mm but actually measure about 30 mm. So, if the only
variable you're comparing is width, the difference between 30 and 33.3
is significant. I've only r
Hey All,
The ladies at Let's Go Ride a Bike (http://
letsgorideabike.wordpress.com/) have ventured into the world of
instruction videos. And while the content of the video is targeted to
the novice rider (and not really applicable to our group), the video
features a very nice Rivendell Betty Foy
Pretty much as new. $30 plus shipping.
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Patrick Moore
Albuquerque, NM
For professional resumes, contact
Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com
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Larry: wash them with Kookabura in the machine on "Delicates". I've washed
knickers, converted from men's high end wool dress pants, thus, and they
survived with aplomb. The Woolriches -- I had a cord du roi pair -- are like
work pants compared to those.
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Larry Power
You may want to hold off on selling the Bianchi for a while. I find
that what feels uncomfortable when I haven't been riding or am out of
shape becomes comfortable again once my fitness improves.
Bill
On Oct 6, 8:58 am, Seth Vidal wrote:
> I had surgery about a month ago and I had almost 4 wee
And thank you Jim, for the time and energy going into this little endeavor!
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 9:05 AM, CycloFiend wrote:
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> Hey all -
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> Just as a reminder on FS listings -
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> - Please indicate whether or not a listing is yours. (I realize it's a
> given if you are specifically listing
Dry cleaning is expensive and relatively inefficient. In my
experience, wool can be washed with cold water and a very spare amount
of soap.You just have to be careful about drying it-I usually
just lay it on a flat surface such as a table, and let it dry. You
shouldn't have to wash w
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Larry Powers wrote:
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> I would like to clean them. They are 85% wool and 15% nylon and say dry
> clean only.
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> Any opinions on the best approach?
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Uh... dry clean them?
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I had a similar experience last spring.
I was off my Homer for 3 months (due to the bad winter in the PNW). I
had just finished dialing it in when the snows came, so I was curious
how it would feel after along lay off. Much to my delight, everything
felt good, other than my legs. I attribute most
It's an amazing day. I just found my old Woolrich wool knickers. I think
these are early to mid 80's, so well over 20 years old. I bought them when
they were discontinued and only used them a couple of times before my middle
aged spread rendered them unwearable. I tired them on today and th
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Justin August wrote:
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> You should try the flatbars from Jitensha studio. A bar loved by many
> but more unsung than most.
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I just picked up a pair of used suntour downtube shifters (not sure
which model) for $5 from my LBS - I may try out the jitensha bars -
You should try the flatbars from Jitensha studio. A bar loved by many
but more unsung than most.
On Oct 6, 11:58 am, Seth Vidal wrote:
> I had surgery about a month ago and I had almost 4 weeks before that I
> could not bike b/c of the problem prompting the surgery. Many of y'all
> were helpful
You can't go wrong with orange!
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My bike is somewhat similar to yours. My favourite tire for some years
is the panaracer t-serv in 32. Its profile is a bit rounder than the
paselas and is has a bit more profile. It's a tiny bit heavier than
the pasela and has robuster sidewalls. Here are the tires with a 45mm
mudguard
http://www
congrats on your new ride. i saw a hillborne this week, and it's a
smart bike for sure!
are you uncomfortable on the 32s? are you running an appropriate psi
for your weight?
going from 32 to 33.3 isn't much of a change. and, in my opinion,
rider skill is more important than rubber on loose gr
I recently purchased a new 56 Sam Hillborne and selected 32mm Pasela
Tourguards when the bike was being built. After riding the thing
almost daily for the past month and doing just a tiny bit of trail
riding while out, I believe that I should've listened the folks at Riv
and purchased the 35mm's.
FWIW, this appears to be the same bike that did not sell on the bay last week.
it had a minimum bid of 900, a reserve and a buy it now of 1500. No bids when
it closed. .
Larry Powers
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain
> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 07:05:14 -0
Yes sounds like a great trip. The QB is a great touring bike if you
know the route and plan your gearing appropriately.
I have an emergency 22t freewheel on the flip side of my hub for
really steep stuff, but I still had to push on my last trip.
Did you have to resort to that anywhere?
On Oct 5
Pedals are Tioga Surefoot 8 in Silver:
http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/pedals_and_so_on#product=14-055
Corwin
On Oct 5, 2:58 pm, cm wrote:
> That is a beauty! What pedals are those?
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> Happy riding.
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> Cheers!
> cm
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Hey all -
Just as a reminder on FS listings -
- Please indicate whether or not a listing is yours. (I realize it's a
given if you are specifically listing items -- I'm referring to links to
auctions and CL postings).
- If the listing is not yours, let us know if you just came across it or if
I had surgery about a month ago and I had almost 4 weeks before that I
could not bike b/c of the problem prompting the surgery. Many of y'all
were helpful in your suggestions of things I should do while I could
not ride a bike. My doctor has said I'm completely good to go, I can
even lift heavy ob
on 10/6/09 2:30 AM, Z at xodus48...@yahoo.com wrote:
> What is the most critical limiting factor for the AHH load capacity? Is it
> the frame strength, the fork, the headset, or the wheels? In other words, if
> I went with a bomb-proof set of 36-hole hubs, could I double the bike's
> capacity (f
located in oakland and i know it's not gonna last long.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/1408432236.html
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>On Oct 4, 8:21 am, EricP wrote:
>> On Oct 3, 8:44 pm, JL wrote:
> > well, there is at least the 650b Nokian A10 around, perhaps more
> > studded tires on the way.
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> Yes, I know. Tried them. But they don't fit Synergy rims.
The 584mm Nokian A10's fit Velocity Synergy rims perfectly, at leas
Another consideration for extensive touring with 50lbs, I'd probably go with a
frame that handled a little less quickly at very slow speeds while going uphill
with that amount of weight. I was surprised how sporty the handling was on my
new AHH (with Jack Brown 33's), and I have always had perfo
What is the most critical limiting factor for the AHH load capacity? Is it the
frame strength, the fork, the headset, or the wheels? In other words, if I
went with a bomb-proof set of 36-hole hubs, could I double the bike's capacity
(from stock ~25# to ~50#)? Would like to use the bike for ex
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