I ride w/ bars slightly lower than saddle. Both Avocet and Team Pro are great
as long as remembering to concentrate weight on the sit bones (ischia), though
the Team Pro is my favorite.
From: RonLau ron...@ronlau.com
To: RBW Owners Bunch
The Wrench force ($47.75 at Mt. Airy Bikes) is sturdily built but the leather
flapper inside does not always work on mine and the brass head is difficult to
get off some presta stems. http://www.bike123.com/images/wrench-force-pump.jpg
The Bontrager works very well. Easy to use, and the head
My old Silco is still going strong. The SKS pump went well for quite
a while, but now the plastic top to the barrell has fractured.
Angus
On Nov 3, 5:12 pm, JGS jonat...@jonfipro.com wrote:
I ordered a Silca and I thought it was terrible. It just felt like a
piece of cheap junk. I know
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 1:11 AM, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
on 11/3/09 1:33 PM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
Just a suggestion I may have made before but: it would be nice if
there was a good way to see all new or back in stock items in one page
or in one section.
The usual caveat, that asking advice about saddle preferences is rather like
asking strangers' advice about love. But anyway:
I use the Turbo on the one bike, mtb, with higher bars; it's a bit wider
than the Flites (classics) that disappear beneath me on my road bikes, and I
found it a bit
Hi John,
I'm in agreement with Erik here - Ive been using a Topeak Joe Blow
for 6 years now and am quite happy with it. The gauge is accurate and
it was reasonably priced. I realize it lacks panache compared to the
Silca but functionally it works fine.
Mike
I always found the Turbo to be heavenly for about 5 miles, and then
the curved shape would start causing unbearable pressure / rubbing
(probably the padding was a co-conspirator). I've had good experiences
with B17s but generally do better with flatter saddles (Flites,
Toupes, etc.)
-Dan
Hi all,
I have a 46 cm Nitto Soba bar that I am looking to trade for a 45cm
Nitto Randonneur bar. The Soba is in good condition with a few
scratches around the screened on crest. I am also looking for the
25.4 to 26mm shims to go with the Randonneur bar, if anyone has any of
those laying
Just to add my two cents ...
Park Tool Professional:
http://www.parktool.com/products/detail.asp?cat=17item=PFP-4
Our sees lots of daily use around the shop. Everything is rebuildable
and the extra long hose is a real plus.
-- Bryan
On Nov 4, 9:53 am, geezer bair.m...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi
When Rivendell built my new AHH they put on brown bar tape and one
coat of shellac and it didn't match my Brooks saddle (honey color).
So, I made my first attempt ever at applying cloth bar tape and twine.
I used yellow cloth tape and four coats of amber shellac. The twining
(whipping) was REALLY
When I was racing in the '80s, the Turbo was the best saddle ever,
IMHO, and was also used by a lot of top racers. Since then, I've put
on weight and changed my riding position, and I find it intolerable.
Now I use Selle Anatomica, and it's the best saddle ever, except for
the occasional bouts of
I have a Nitto 45cm randonneur and have been looking for a Soba in a 46cm.No
shims though.James
From: stevew st...@stevewimberg.com
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, November 4, 2009 10:42:07 AM
Subject: [RBW] WTT: 46 cm Nitto
Looks like this worked rather well :)
I just bought a the rando bar last night off my local craigslist.
Looks comfortable... wonder how it compares with noodles.
On Nov 4, 8:14 am, jimmy johnsen moho1...@yahoo.com wrote:
I have a Nitto 45cm randonneur and have been looking for a Soba in a
What are the differences between the two bars? Just curious. I have a 48cm
Nitto noodle bar on my one month old AHH and in general find it pretty nice,
except that my hands hurt a bit when I ride from the pressure of the
handlebar against the hands in all positions.
René
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at
i've been back and forth between the soba and rando bars, and hands
down prefer the rando bars.
my hands often end up near the stem and on transition (the bend) from
the tops to the ramps/hoods, and the curves on the rando bar just work
better for me. i wasn't uncomfortable on the soba bars,
Hi, Anne.
Which Lezyne did you get? Their web-site has several models, of
various prices. I like the Lezyne stuff I've gotten so far (pumps and
tire levers and multi-tool) and have sometimes wanted a floor pump.
Like the mini pumps I'd had before the Lezyne mini pumps, I have never
gotten decent
...at least until after the recession is officially over. I'm selling
because I need the space for some new acquisitions. Prefer for it to
go to a good home, in this case meaning someone who will abuse it
properly.
$2800 plus shipping and packing *at cost.* Pick up in New York would
be great. If
Hi all,
Thanks for the replies - a deal has been made.
The Sobas also feel a bit big to me as well. Maybe I just need a
smaller set, though. My hands feel too far apart when on the hoods,
which I think will not be the case with the Randos.
My wife has Randos on her Saluki, and I like the
While we're on the subject:
I'm looking for a set of 46cm Soba Bars (will also consider 46-48
Noodles) and have two sets of Randonneur Bars I can trade.
First is a well-used-but-decent Sakae Randonneur Bar (42cm at the
ends, about 36 at the brake hood location). Second is a used-for-one-
On Nov 3, 8:29 pm, Aaron Thomas aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with the Selle Italia Turbo saddle,
whether originally back in the 1980s or with their recent reissue,
which supposedly was a faithful reproduction?
Pros, cons, likes, dislikes?
I'd be
Hi,
I am considering getting one of these seat pouches, but was wondering
if the fit would be cramped or awkward with only a fistful of
seatpost showing (4, 10cm, from the collar to bottom of the rails).
Anyone have any experience with such a combo?
(Brooks B17 pushed all the way back,
I was planning on getting the alloy floor drive but the shop ordered
in the CNC floor drive. It's really sweet. Light, great base, head
threads on and off (no bent silca posts). Wonderfully LONG hose too.
Seems really well made. So far it's been a real happy pump. Have one
of their mini pumps and
Most of my banana bags end up being strapped around the seat tube
rather than seat post. Sometimes strapped around the seat stays, too.
Example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7556...@n06/2853730622
You'll be fine.
Ryan
On Nov 4, 2009, at 17:15, Frankwurst fbr...@jwperry.com wrote:
Nice bike.
I will get up to your place next week, I promise -- I want that tire to
replace the rear on the commuter, which is pretty thin after 1500 miles. I
had planned to come Friday, but apointments just keep coming up.
Let's say Tuesday morning sometime after 10 am. Will that work? Will
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My in-laws live in the Florida panhandle near Eglin AFB. I'm scheming
to go down there for a break over the winter to get some mild weather
for riding. It doesn't look like a cycling paradise from what I can
find on the web, google maps, etc. That said, I've enjoyed riding in
some places that
Man. What a deal.
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Let it go, David!
(A friend and customer got that one, and it's a beauty!)
On Nov 4, 9:41 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Not as good as the $1100 SS coupled one in Austin!
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Weird Harold alanpcr...@yahoo.com wrote:
Man. What a deal.
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Hi all,
I have a 51cm Bleriot frame for sale. I built it up and rode it for a
while, but then I got my Grand Bois, so the Bleriot just doesn't get
ridden any more.
The frame is in almost pristine condition. There are a couple of
tiny, tiny nicks in the paint, but unless you look very closely
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