[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Sun, 2009-11-15 at 22:04 -0800, Dave Minyard wrote: Went on a good ride yesterday, kinda short ...30 miles round trip. but had a great time and wanted to share pictures with the group. I rode from Arroyo Grande, Ca. out to Huasna Valley and back. I had good weather, and saw quite a few

[RBW] Re: Upcoming Trip/Making Friends/Tire Question

2009-11-16 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
If you are allowing time for adventures, I assume you will find some dirt once in awhile. If so, my choice would be the Schwalbe Marathon. They are tough and big enough to give decent traction on loose surfaces. On Nov 15, 5:40 pm, Stephen recycle...@gmail.com wrote: 1) I'm riding down the

[RBW] Re: Drivetrain question... AHH with 9 vs 10 speeds...

2009-11-16 Thread Rene Sterental
That's what it's all about! Being content with what you have... Then again, it's not being content what allows you to improve and discover new truths. That is how I found RBW... by refusing to be content... Then again... :-D I'm very happy to have found this group; lots of different experiences

[RBW] Re: Drivetrain question... AHH with 9 vs 10 speeds...

2009-11-16 Thread newenglandbike
I'm with you man.This thread is way over my head, but i'm ok with that! :D On Nov 16, 5:28 am, Angus angusle...@sbcglobal.net wrote: After trying to follow this thread, I'm content to be stuck in my 7 speed, friction shifted little corner of the world. Angus On Nov 15, 10:10 pm,

[RBW] Dandy Time for Dandy Cyclists

2009-11-16 Thread Bob
Bodes well for Mr. Petersen's business: http://bit.ly/2r8us3 Bob --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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-bunch@googlegroups.com To

[RBW] ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Seth Vidal
This sunday topped out about 75F here in durham, nc so a friend of mine and I decided to take advantage of the lovely weather and go for a ride around the countryside. A little brisk in the morning when we left but w/i 30 minutes were peeling off layers and riding shorts and short sleeves. We

[RBW] Re: Drivetrain question... AHH with 9 vs 10 speeds...

2009-11-16 Thread Bruce
Yesterday afternoon, I posted a club email for my usual Sunday afternoon relaxer ride. I arrived in RBW seersucker riding shirt and Zoic Black Market MTB shorts, Addidas Sambas shoes, and wool base layers. I was on a Mustache bar, bar end shifter, 7 speed freewheel old Japanese steel bike. The

[RBW] Re: ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Mike
Sounds nice. Thanks for the report. Nowhere near 75 degrees and sunny here in Portland yesterday. Although I did manage to get out for an early morning ride to Powell's followed by an loop around the city on my SS commuter. I managed to stay fairly dry and enjoyed noodling around the quiet

[RBW] Re: ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Mike
The thing about Powell's is that I go in there and get overwhelmed and leave with nothing. There's just too many books! On Nov 16, 7:38 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds nice. Thanks for the report. Nowhere near 75

[RBW] Re: Sackville Quick Review + Photos

2009-11-16 Thread Jim Cloud
Nice review of the Sackville bags and photos of a well equipped Sam Hillborne bike! The medium SaddleSack mounted on an R14 Nitto rack obviously works quite well. Jim On Nov 15, 5:28 am, EcoVelo a...@barnardesign.com wrote: For those who are interested, I posted a quick review and some photos

[RBW] Re: Upcoming Trip/Making Friends/Tire Question

2009-11-16 Thread Anne Paulson
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Stephen recycle...@gmail.com wrote: 1) I'm riding down the coast of California all of December and January on my AHH.  I'm allowing plenty of time to find adventures and make friends.  Any of you interested in that?  I'll be in Crescent City on the 1st, and

[RBW] Re: If Filson and Berthoud had a baby....

2009-11-16 Thread William Henderson
That is a ridiculously sweet bag. Certainly dead-on in terms of looks. Despite the lack of pannier hooks, I'd consider Adam were it not for his wait list. He should raise his prices, in my opinion. wc. On Nov 15, 6:00 pm, cyclofiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote: I don't think this

[RBW] Re: Sackville Quick Review + Photos

2009-11-16 Thread RoadieRyan
Gorgeous shots as usual Alan On Nov 16, 8:18 am, Jim Cloud cloud...@aol.com wrote: Nice review of the Sackville bags and photos of a well equipped Sam Hillborne bike!  The medium SaddleSack mounted on an R14 Nitto rack obviously works quite well. Jim On Nov 15, 5:28 am, EcoVelo

[RBW] Re: Upcoming Trip/Making Friends/Tire Question

2009-11-16 Thread Mark
Go with the 2 Big Apples by schwalbeyeah I know its not popular, but I will never go back to those skinnie 30 somethings again. Guarantee you will love'em...If really bold and like the tan color, try Schwalbes Fat Franks..now in 2 inch..wow! Fast and no flats! Mark

[RBW] Re: Drivetrain question... AHH with 9 vs 10 speeds...

2009-11-16 Thread PATRICK MOORE
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 8:00 AM, Rene Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote: LOL!!! What does efficiently bottom trimming mean? It means (a) keeping a bottom pull front derailleur from rubbing on a chainring, and (b) cutting off the excessive quoted text in a long-lasting thread. Thanks for

[RBW] Re: Upcoming Trip/Making Friends/Tire Question

2009-11-16 Thread CycloFiend
on 11/16/09 8:54 AM, Anne Paulson at anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote: Since you have plenty of time, south of Point Reyes Station, don't take Sir Francis Drake Road. Instead, continue south on Highway One and take either Bolinas-Fairfax Road (fantastic) or Panoramic Highway (pretty darn good).

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Patrick in VT
On Nov 16, 7:12 am, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote: In my experience, 30-something's about the right distance for a photo ride. I spend enough time taking pictures that it adds a significant amount of time to the length of a ride. Besides, beyond a certain point I find my eye wants

[RBW] Re: Upcoming Trip/Making Friends/Tire Question

2009-11-16 Thread doug peterson
Stephen: To your specific question, I suggest 35 mm as a minimum for loaded touring and my personal preference is Schwalbe Marathon Supremes but as you can see others have had good success with other brands as well. Some info on routing resources: Anne is spot-on in her assessment of 101 thru

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread doug peterson
Dave: Welcome to the group and thanks for the photos. From Arroyo Grande, did you go east on Lopez Rd, then east on Huasna Rd? Do you have a suggested route from Arroyo Grande to Santa Maria? dougP On Nov 15, 10:04 pm, Dave Minyard salukiri...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I tend to lurk

[RBW] Re: Upcoming Trip/Making Friends/Tire Question

2009-11-16 Thread Stephen
wow, i knew it would be a good idea to post here. thanks for all the fantastic advice. ive already made-bigger my tires, and ill definitely spend the next few weeks sorting out routes. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 09:57 -0800, Patrick in VT wrote: On Nov 16, 7:12 am, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote: In my experience, 30-something's about the right distance for a photo ride. I spend enough time taking pictures that it adds a significant amount of time to the length of a

[RBW] Re: Dandy Time for Dandy Cyclists

2009-11-16 Thread EcoVelo
We attended a Tweed Ride in Sacramento recently. The ride leaders were on a pair of Quickbeams, with a number of other Rivs in attendance as well. http://www.ecovelo.info/2009/11/08/sacramento-tweed-ride/ Alan On Nov 16, 7:09 am, Bob linthi...@gmail.com wrote: Bodes well for Mr. Petersen's

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Welcome, and thanks for those beautiful photos -- reminders why California is one of our most beautiful states (tho' we in NM have nicer skies). I must try the stop 'n' shoot mode on my next 30 miler instead of trying to maintain an 18 mph average (ok, so I'm 54 and can't maintain 20 overall

[RBW] Re: Dandy Time for Dandy Cyclists

2009-11-16 Thread Esteban
I'm part of a group that's helping plan the San Diego ride. Hopefully it will be over-the-top fun. Can't decide wether to ride the francophilic Protovelo or my old Raleigh 3 speed. Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Nov 16, 11:26 am, EcoVelo ecoveloi...@gmail.com wrote: We attended a Tweed Ride

[RBW] Re: Drivetrain question... AHH with 9 vs 10 speeds...

2009-11-16 Thread Rene Sterental
I'm not sure what you mean... I don't do anything... just hit reply and write my answer. In my browser all I see after my post is a link that says - Show quoted text - , but no text is displaying. Is there something I need to do differently? However, I can see the quoted text in your response...

[RBW] Re: Dandy Time for Dandy Cyclists

2009-11-16 Thread Dustin Sharp
Tweed = 3 speed Beret and mime face paint = protovelo From: Esteban proto...@gmail.com Reply-To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:19:56 -0800 (PST) To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: Dandy Time for Dandy Cyclists I'm

[RBW] Re: Drivetrain question... AHH with 9 vs 10 speeds...

2009-11-16 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Perhaps it's just me and my computer. Many replies to long threads will drag the entire tail-history of the thread along with them, so that, to reach the delete button or simply to see if there are any other new nuggets of information means scrolling down for a yard or more. I personally follow

[RBW] Re: Dandy Time for Dandy Cyclists

2009-11-16 Thread Esteban
3 speed is my thinking, of course. And I like when these rides are done in the evening - less embarrassing if others can't really see your face :) Now, a Gallic ride - that would bring out some fun costumes. Maybe Moulin Rouge theme of some sort... or a Mime Ride, as Dustin suggests. Aren't

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Patrick in VT
On Nov 16, 1:55 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote: Wow. I can burn 5 minutes on one shot. Now to be fair, many of mine are multi-shot panoramas yeah, apples an oranges. I wouldn't think of doing that on a group ride unless everybody was out doing the same thing. that's a great

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Seth Vidal
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Patrick in VT psh...@drm.com wrote: c'mon, there's in an between!  stopping for a minute to take a few snaps of some scenery and friends is a far cry from blindly pointing and shooting, or stopping for 10 minutes to take the perfect shot. further, some of my

[RBW] Re: Drivetrain question... AHH with 9 vs 10 speeds...

2009-11-16 Thread Seth Vidal
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:58 PM, Jim M. mather...@gmail.com wrote: For the cheapest option, I think, get the triple crank and make it a double. That way you don't have to ditch the shifters. You could move the outer ring to the middle position and have a 46/24 front, which would give you a

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 13:40 -0800, Patrick in VT wrote: On Nov 16, 1:55 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote: Wow. I can burn 5 minutes on one shot. Now to be fair, many of mine are multi-shot panoramas yeah, apples an oranges. I wouldn't think of doing that on a group ride

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 16:44 -0500, Seth Vidal wrote: On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Patrick in VT psh...@drm.com wrote: c'mon, there's in an between! stopping for a minute to take a few snaps of some scenery and friends is a far cry from blindly pointing and shooting, or stopping for

[RBW] Re: Dandy Time for Dandy Cyclists

2009-11-16 Thread Mojo
There is a Tweed Ride report this Monday evening on NPR's All Things Considered On Nov 16, 8:09 am, Bob linthi...@gmail.com wrote: Bodes well for Mr. Petersen's business: http://bit.ly/2r8us3 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

[RBW] Re: Drivetrain question... AHH with 9 vs 10 speeds...

2009-11-16 Thread Jim M.
I'm going to try to push that gap with my dura ace -- I'll let you know how it works. I know that Gino is running a 50/28 on his Saluki but I don't know which fd he has. He's riding the length of New Zealand currently, or on his way there, so he may not be able to answer right away. On Nov 16,

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Rene Sterental
I had never seen such a tandem! It's an incredible idea! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe

[RBW] Re: Drivetrain question... AHH with 9 vs 10 speeds...

2009-11-16 Thread Rene Sterental
Patrick, I think I get what you mean... is this better? On my different computers, running Safari on the Mac and IE8 on the PC, I don't see all the previous postings but only a link. However, I do see other messages that display them in various degrees. Here I just deleted the whole thread, and

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Dave Minyard
Yes, east on Grand Ave. which becomes Lopez Dr. and then onto Huasna Rd south and then east. It's a pretty good route. My favorite route from Santa Maria is to go east of 101 off Donovan and take Bull Canyon Rd. north to 166 west, then north on Thompson Rd. through Nipomo which turns into Los

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 14:57 -0800, Rene Sterental wrote: I had never seen such a tandem! It's an incredible idea! As the Counterpoint Opus it's been around for a long time. I rode one in the stoker seat around the parking lot at (I think) Salisbury U at the LAB Rally in 1989. It felt as

[RBW] Re: Dandy Time for Dandy Cyclists

2009-11-16 Thread Esteban
If only Fonzie jumped the shark in Harris Tweed rather than his leather jacket. On Nov 16, 2:10 pm, Mojo gjtra...@yahoo.com wrote: There is a Tweed Ride report this Monday evening on NPR's All Things Considered On Nov 16, 8:09 am, Bob linthi...@gmail.com wrote: Bodes well for Mr.

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread doug peterson
Dave: Thanks for the input. I'm putting together routes for a tour next spring. The day in question we're going from Pismo to Solvang, via Foxen Cyn. I've used Hwy 1 thru Guadalupe but then it's kinda flat boring into Santa Maria (Betteravia Rd, Skyway). I scoped out Los Berros / Thompson /

[RBW] Which Side Pull Brakes for Jack Browns?

2009-11-16 Thread reynoldslugs
Am building up a frame with Jack Browns in mind. In light of recent comments about the flexiness of the Tektro Big Mouths, I am curious whether there are any other standard reach dual pivots availabel - that would not require the tire be deflated to clear the brake pads when removing/installing

[RBW] Re: Which Side Pull Brakes for Jack Browns?

2009-11-16 Thread James Warren
I am fully satisfied with the Silver brakes that I use. They are the ones marked Silver, and they stop me very well, and have a light action and are easy to set up and adjust. I've never noticed any problem with flexiness. They came with great pads. -Jim -Original Message- From:

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread doug peterson
Steve, Patrick, et al: You guys are onto something. I can't recall a recent ride with more than a couple of other people where someone wasn't shooting photos at every chance. I'll bet a dedicated photo ride in a target rich environment would be highly attractive. Our SoCal Riv riders group

[RBW] Re: Which Side Pull Brakes for Jack Browns?

2009-11-16 Thread Frankwurst
I'm with Jim. I don't have a problem with the Silvers. I have them on my Bleriot. If you have the Cane creek levers I'd think they would be fine. On Nov 16, 5:43 pm, James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote: I am fully satisfied with the Silver brakes that I use. They are the ones marked

[RBW] Re: Reminder: NorCal Riv Ride: Mount Hamilton next Sunday

2009-11-16 Thread manueljohnacosta
Count me in rain or shine. I would love to meet other rivendell riders around the area. -Manny On Nov 15, 10:23 am, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote: This is a repeat of the message I sent out a few weeks ago. I hope to see a lot of you next Sunday to ride up Mount Hamilton. Four

[RBW] Re: It's a race: Rivendell vs AntBike

2009-11-16 Thread kent
No upset here. Unless Mike has a surprise ace up his sleeve, Rivendell has won this lopsided race. Jay emailed several final- touches type questions this afternoon and then announced that the (la?) Bomba' was complete (sans lights that are on their way from Peter White.) It would be shipping

[RBW] WTB: some parts

2009-11-16 Thread Seth Vidal
Hey, I'm looking for some parts and instead of buying them all new I thought I'd ask around and see if anyone had any of them sitting around in reasonably good condition and wanted to part ways. Here's what I'm looking for: - cranks - a good double or triple. Something silver and in good shape

[RBW] romulus question

2009-11-16 Thread Seth Vidal
What's the inside diameter of the head tube on a romulus? and the fork crown? I will need to get a headset for a rom soonish and i couldn't find this information anywhere on the rbw site or cyclofiend's. I can just measure it, but I'd really like to know. -sv

[RBW] Re: WTB: some parts

2009-11-16 Thread Clayton Scott
Hi Seth, I have some almost mint vintage Dura Ace square taper cranks for sale. 175 long. $65 shipped. I have a brand new cartridge bottom bracket for them as well that I can would add for $10. Here are some pictures http://www.flickr.com/photos/claytonesseff/3325228818/

[RBW] Thank you all

2009-11-16 Thread Ron MH
Earlier this month I placed an ad here and at the iBOB list in order to sell my bike to help cover unexpectedly high above insurance costs associated with my wife's cancer treatment. The response from the people here was much more than I'd expected. The bike has been sold to a list member. But

[RBW] Re: increasing longevity of skinwall tires?

2009-11-16 Thread cyclotourist
I know what you're talking about, Steve. These layers are very visible on Ruffy Tuffies. Never knew those extra (fabric?) layers were for snake bit protection. Anyway, that's not what this is. It's for sure the skinwall that's cracked and exposing the very visible threads underneath. On Mon,

[RBW] Re: Which Side Pull Brakes for Jack Browns?

2009-11-16 Thread R Gonet
I have a Hilsen with Cane Creek levers, Silver brakes, and Jack Browns and I've had no problems, though I did replace the original pads with Kool Stops. On Nov 16, 7:40 pm, Frankwurst fbr...@jwperry.com wrote: I'm with Jim. I don't have a problem with the Silvers. I have them on my Bleriot. If

[RBW] Re: Thank you all

2009-11-16 Thread JoelMatthews
I may have one less bike, but I get to keep my wife :-) I'd say that's a pretty good trade. I'll say! Good to read the treatment worked. On Nov 16, 8:22 pm, Ron MH visio...@gmail.com wrote: Earlier this month I placed an ad here and at the iBOB list in order to sell my bike to help cover

[RBW] Re: Upcoming Trip/Making Friends/Tire Question

2009-11-16 Thread rswat...@me.com
Regarding #2: I've ridden both Niftyswifties and CDLVs and the latter were more comfy and felt faster to me. I doubt they weigh much more. Ryan On Nov 15, 2009, at 16:40, Stephen recycle...@gmail.com wrote: 1) I'm riding down the coast of California all of December and January on my AHH.

[RBW] Re: Dandy Time for Dandy Cyclists

2009-11-16 Thread Bill M.
NPR story: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/11/spandex_some_prefer_tweed.html Audio at|: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120470684 Michelle Obama shook hands with some of the DC tweed riders! Where was Maria Shriver when the Sacto riders came to the capitol? :(

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread cyclotourist
Some of you may have noticed, I subscribe more to the quantity over quality philosophy, although I can pull off both occasionally. I've found that taking pictures while cycling (a flickr group!) is an incredible amount of fun. It's re-invigorated both cycling (never really lost) and photography

[RBW] Re: ride report

2009-11-16 Thread cyclotourist
Somewhere the PDX and Durham, I was able to get out for a nice four hour ride yesterday, too! Covered 35 miles (you do the math) but able to get 3,600 ft of elevation in the process. Only took about three five-minute stops along the way, which for me is pretty amazing! This was in preparation

[RBW] Re: Dandy Time for Dandy Cyclists

2009-11-16 Thread Andy.M
Can't decide wether to ride the francophilic  Protovelo or my old Raleigh 3 speed. THREE SPEED!!! I'm just finishing up converting my old Schwinn 3 speed to a 650b 3 speed. I can't wait to get back on this thing! I believe the saying goes Three is all you need :) -Andy

[RBW] Re: Thank you all

2009-11-16 Thread Tim McNamara
On Nov 16, 2009, at 8:22 PM, Ron MH wrote: I may have one less bike, but I get to keep my wife :-) I'd say that's a pretty good trade. Again, thank you. The best deal of all. Congratulations to both of you! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

[RBW] Re: Which Side Pull Brakes for Jack Browns?

2009-11-16 Thread Horace
I think you might consider trying out the Tektro Big Mouths and deciding for yourself whether you think they're too flexy or not. I use them on my Romulus with Jack Brown tires, and I've never noticed any problem with them whatsoever. Horace. On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:39 PM, reynoldslugs

[RBW] Re: RBW Delivery Time to Australia?

2009-11-16 Thread Mark in Melbourne
On my order I did ask for 'expedited shipping if possible'. I must have lucked into an order that was small enough for this within their fixed international shipping - I ordered on Wednesday 4pm, and was delivered 10am Tuesday. Awesome, thanks Rivendell!. My bike is now 'tour ready.'

[RBW] Re: Which Side Pull Brakes for Jack Browns?

2009-11-16 Thread JimD
I'm using the Riv Silver Tektro Big Mouths with Jack Brown's on my Riv Custom. I've been puzzled by the 'flexiness' criticisms of these brakes. I've found the Tektros to work great. Maybe I'm not discerning enough. I have another bike with braze on Paul Racer center pulls - those are good

[RBW] Re: RBW Delivery Time to Australia?

2009-11-16 Thread cyclotourist
Wow. That's amazingly quick! On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Mark in Melbourne mbi...@gmail.com wrote: On my order I did ask for 'expedited shipping if possible'. I must have lucked into an order that was small enough for this within their fixed international shipping - I ordered on

[RBW] Re: romulus question

2009-11-16 Thread CycloFiend
on 11/16/09 5:51 PM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote: What's the inside diameter of the head tube on a romulus? and the fork crown? I will need to get a headset for a rom soonish and i couldn't find this information anywhere on the rbw site or cyclofiend's. I can just measure it,

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Dave Minyard
The main thing with that route is the farm traffic pretty much any day but Sunday, and those roads aren't well maintained ( alot of very bumpy patch work) and lack of shoulders...although it would only be that way for a few miles. If your coming from Pismo if you went hwy 1 to Clark Ave. and head

[RBW] Re: Intro and Ride report

2009-11-16 Thread Dave Minyard
If anyone out there is interested and in the area I'm up for a ride most anytime... and I almost always have my camera with me. Drop me a line and we'll see what we can work out. Is there anybody on this list that is anywhere near by? Thanks, Dave On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:45 PM, doug peterson