Sorry, man. That's classified.
On Jun 22, 9:28 am, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote:
Is anyone else getting Hunqapillar crazy, yet? Care to share your
build specs or is that too geeky?
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Perhaps its time to invest in a floor pump...(I have one, a Silca, but
it's currently on the other side of the globe...)
And thanks for the talc tip. I religiously talc the inside of my
tires, but never thought to apply talc to the bead.
Gernot
On Jun 22, 5:23 pm, Steve Palincsar
Thanks; that's useful feedback. Hope to get lowrider mounts brazed on next
week. Meanwhile, am experimenting with rear loads. So far, rear loading
seems to work (now that I've adjusted the load position) on the flats; it's
only the steep, slow climbs where the front end wants to get away from you,
I have two frames for sale:
1. a 1994 Waterford-Built 56 cm Rivendell Road frame, the light
metallic blue. I'm the original owner. It's in near perfect
condition, with just minor scuffs and chips, and has ridiculously few
miles on it, as I have been raising kids, paying the mortgage, and
I'm still thinking, but it will have bullmoose bars.
What's your build?
jim
On Jun 22, 10:28 am, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote:
Is anyone else getting Hunqapillar crazy, yet? Care to share your
build specs or is that too geeky?
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Interested in the XO. Sent reply to author. I'm in Marin.
On Jun 22, 11:38 pm, Roadkill markwood...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I have two frames for sale:
1. a 1994 Waterford-Built 56 cm Rivendell Road frame, the light
metallic blue. I'm the original owner. It's in near perfect
condition, with
I am very happy with the pari motos. They make my Saluki faster on
pavement, gravel and up hills.
On Jun 22, 2:18 am, Bruce fullylug...@yahoo.com wrote:
My experience is the same as Gino's. I went on my 3rd longish run on P-Ms
this past Saturday and they continue to be delightful.
Glad you asked! I'm doing a 48cm with:
Bullmoose bars, Paul thumbies, some older Dia Compe brake levers
XT M730 cranks 24/34/44, probably, with an 8sp cassette up to a 32t
cog, I think.
XT M900 hubs with Velocity Aeroheat rims
Tektro CR720 cantis
Nitto mini front rack with a Carradice Barley on
on 6/23/10 9:50 AM, Jim M. at mather...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm still thinking, but it will have bullmoose bars.
FWIW, when I was over visiting the RBWHQL last Friday, Keven showed me a
new prototype bullmoose. It has a little more length (reach) to the stem,
but the bars themselves sweep back a
Jim,
So, the protoype has a longer extension but sweeps back more than the
current model? Does this mean that the effective extension of the
prototype is shorter?
I had heard the prototype described by others as longer reach, and
your comments put that into a different light.
Thanks for any
i'll play. i have a 62cm on order. all of this is coming from the parts box,
and so it's fairly mismatched.
Bullmoose w thumbies
wheels: front-phil laced to a719, rear-xtr laced to T519 -- 2.35 big
apples, if they fit
brakes: front-paul neo retros rear-froglegs
drivetrain: white mt crank - 24-40
on 6/23/10 11:32 AM, Ginz at theg...@gmail.com wrote:
So, the protoype has a longer extension but sweeps back more than the
current model? Does this mean that the effective extension of the
prototype is shorter?
I had heard the prototype described by others as longer reach, and
your
Anyone have experience with these? Do they interfere with a rear/front
rack? Good/suck? I am assuming since Riv carries them that they do not
suck but would like other opinions.
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On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 3:42 PM, johnb jbust...@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone have experience with these? Do they interfere with a rear/front
rack? Good/suck? I am assuming since Riv carries them that they do not
suck but would like other opinions.
I put a set on my Crosscheck about 18 months ago,
Where do you find plain talc? The only thing I seem to find is baby
powder with other ingredients added.
On Jun 22, 6:23 am, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 02:59 -0700, Earl Grey wrote:
In the places where the measurements were smaller, I noticed that the
Baby powder works fine, and it keeps the tubes from getting diaper rash.
--Eric
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On Jun 23, 2010, at 2:00 PM, R Gonet richard.go...@earthlink.net wrote:
Where do you find plain talc? The only thing I seem to find is baby
powder with other ingredients added.
On Jun 22,
I have them on all my canti-equipped bikes.
Ryan
On Jun 23, 1:42 pm, johnb jbust...@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone have experience with these? Do they interfere with a rear/front
rack? Good/suck? I am assuming since Riv carries them that they do not
suck but would like other opinions.
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On Wed, 2010-06-23 at 14:00 -0700, R Gonet wrote:
Where do you find plain talc? The only thing I seem to find is baby
powder with other ingredients added.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49353...@n00/4642093040/
Rema Tip Top Tire Talc
searching google shopping, it seems prices range from $6-12
I have them on my Saluki. I have a top rack in the back and a small
nitto rack in the front. The brakes are very positive, stop quickly
and have a nice feel to them. Adjustment is easy with cable puller.
I recommend them.
On Jun 23, 1:50 pm, Bill Connell bconn...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jun
I, too, am a CR720 convert. I find that the straddle carrier must be
set fairly high with drop levers, and will clear a mini front rack and
fender. With flat-bar mtb levers, the straddle carrier must go even
higher. I'm using koolstop Mountain pads.
Occasionally I get some shudder in front,
There is a set of long-reach bullmoose bars on the way to my office
right now. Extra-special, Jay had them powdercoated to match my
Bombadil. I cant wait to see how that comes together.
The noodle cockpit setup from the Bombadil will get handed down to the
Hunqapillar as a result. 46 Noodles,
Thought I'd share some photos from my recent solo getaway down the CA
coast:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Wheelsmith91/2010SLOTrip#
I managed to get a few days freedom from the day job and family
responsibilities to ride out my driveway, ending up in SLO. Nothing
like getting some personal time
Nice photos. I've made that trip several times, and it certainly is a
beautiful ride.
In fact, except for the camping part, it sounds like a great trip!
--Eric I like to sleep in a bed Norris
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On Jun 23, 2010, at 3:04 PM, Bill Rhea billr...@yahoo.com wrote:
Thought I'd
We are thinking of getting my nephew a new bike, since he has outgrown
his bmx. He wants gears, and we can't spend more than $250-300. Any
ideas about good (if not Rivish) kids bikes?
Thanks,
Gernot
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his bmx. He wants gears, and we can't spend more than $250-300. Any
ideas about good (if not Rivish) kids bikes?
Thanks,
Gernot
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Seeing as you asked...
http://cyclotourist.blogspot.com/2010/05/found-perfect-kid-bike.html
There is a current retail version as well, but it is aluminum and has
suspension. Still a good bike, just kinda' silly for a kid
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com wrote:
We
That is a great trip. I love the hybrid camp/restaurant food portion. I
need to start doing stuff like that!!!
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
Nice photos. I've made that trip several times, and it certainly is a
beautiful ride.
In fact, except for
Alas, I was not able to keep the rear one because of bag rub... I
could have screwed with it more but chose not to.
On Jun 23, 5:27 pm, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote:
I, too, am a CR720 convert. I find that the straddle carrier must be
set fairly high with drop levers, and will clear a mini
Interest has faded. My wife believes I can't afford it right now. I
hate to admit it, but..she's right. :-)
On Jun 23, 9:59 am, Joe Bernard joer...@gmail.com wrote:
Interested in the XO. Sent reply to author. I'm in Marin.
On Jun 22, 11:38 pm, Roadkill markwood...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Joe Bernard joer...@gmail.com wrote:
Interest has faded. My wife believes I can't afford it right now. I
hate to admit it, but..she's right. :-)
Man, I need to get married again, to have someone to impose the Voice of
Reason strongly on my bicycle purchase
I think California has gotten it right with their Beach Campgrounds.
They obviously provide access to magnificient scenery, at modest cost,
with very nice facilities. I took a non-bike two-week coastal trip in
California many years ago from San Diego up to San Francisco with a
group of school
And it smells so fresh ...
Patrick Moore, who ought to use it in his cycling shoes when going sockless.
BTW: the Euxstars are quite nice: they run true to size (44s fit my 10
mediums just fine, no pinching as the old, narrow toe'd 44 Shimanos they
replaced. And, being leather, they will, I
Use them on my Sam Hillborne. They work fine. Nitto Mini up front
and big Nitto in back. No problems with bags or anything. Although I
did swap the front straddle hanger for an old Dia-Compe to more easily
clear a Nigel Smythe bag.
Did swap the pads for the Rivendell sold Yokozuna, but that's
Bill:
Did you notice any closed campgrounds on Hwy 1? I came down in late
April a couple of the campgrounds were closed as Cal Trans was using
them during construction repair work. They try to get the work done
by Memorial Day.
This is one of my favorite rides. It's as beautiful as any
yes. nice photo's and bike. I'd love to do that route too. I was
thinking of riding train to Oakland from Ventura and then BART over
closer to coast. Ride back and enjoy!
I'm curious .. did the bike handle well with the load up pretty high?
~Mike~
On Jun 23, 5:51 pm, Jim Cloud
I installed them on my Atlantis a couple of years ago. The stock
Shimano low profile ones that came from Riv never seemed very
powerful, especially with a load. The Tektros were an inexpensive
experiment it's worked out. They are somewhat more powerful than
the stock brakes but more
They are great. Cheap, powerful, easy to set up and hassle free. I
read a bunch online that the stock pads were terrible, but I think the
stock pads work just fine. CR720s are definitely the best deal around
in canti brakes. The super wide profile looks great too.
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Hi folks,
I received the romulus from Andrew yesterday and have taken it for
some short rides.
There was a little bit of scraping and one uglier gouge from the
shipping/packing but Andrew was nice enough to not charge me for the
packing therefore, so that was considerate and good of him. I'd not
I have search high and low for matching paint or nail polish with no
luck. Let me know if you find something. Ralph
Seth Vidal wrote:
Hi folks,
I received the romulus from Andrew yesterday and have taken it for
some short rides.
There was a little bit of scraping and one uglier gouge from
Thanks. Google was acting weird, not giving me a submit button the
first time I tried to compose the message. I swear I hit submit only
once. :)
Gernot
On Jun 24, 6:42 am, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
Seeing as you
I recently put CR720s on my Quickbeam. Easy to set up, but not stellar
for me, yet. More fussing is in order, and maybe Koolstop pads.
I have a Nitto M12 in front, and the straddle wire is way above the
center mounting tube, where the old low-profile brakes had the yoke
almost touching.
I'd
I've got 'em on my Quickbeam and they are just fine. I generally am
commuting and they give great quick stopping power in traffic. I've also had
my QB loaded up for camping and have gone down some hills with lots of extra
weight, no problem controlling my speed. I've been thinking about getting a
...(with an iron skillet)...
It's the pretty smile that does me in..
On Jun 23, 5:42 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Joe Bernard joer...@gmail.com wrote:
Interest has faded. My wife believes I can't afford it right now. I
hate to admit it,
That's it. I thought it was interesting - he said he met Grant at the
San Francisco book reading, and said, I'm a huge fan of Grant
Petersen, which is completely unsurprising, after having read his
book.
Mine was the only Riv bike on the ride, but definitely not the only
RivISH bike - it was
I had a wobble in the rear wheel of my Quickbeam. I found that the nuts on one
side were loose and thought it would be an easy fix. Even after tightening the
nuts there was still a bit of a wobble so it is time to replacement bearings.
I pulled off the nuts on both sides and the dust cover
Today's Peeking Through the Knothole has an update on Mr. P's broken
thumb (healed enough to ride), and a mysterious revelation about
exercise he's going to report tomorrow. My guess - based on his
expressed obsessiveness with fitness, and forced sabbatical from much
of same - is that he
No guesses, but I've also found that a week, even two, off the bike left me
coming back to it seemingly faster. I'm not sure that works today, at age
55, but it did back when I was a young stripling of 40 something.
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Joe Bernard joer...@gmail.com wrote:
Today's
I guess I'll wait and see . . . -- Forrest
On Jun 23, 10:15 pm, Joe Bernard joer...@gmail.com wrote:
Today's Peeking Through the Knothole has an update on Mr. P's broken
thumb (healed enough to ride), and a mysterious revelation about
exercise he's going to report tomorrow. My guess - based
Hmm, I think I should have rephrased my topic. Grant's revelation got
me thinking about the one I had; wondering if he had the same one; and
if you guys had any thoughts on the matter. I didn't mean it as a
fanboy let's guess what Grant is thinking deal, but it appears to
have come out that way.
I don't know about Suzue hubs, but many, if not most sealed bearing hubs
require a specialized press to extract and press in new bearing sets.
Some bike shops do have them and can do the job fairly easily. It's not
a DIY job unless you have such tools (which cost WAY more than a new set
of
+1 for Bilenky.
I have yet to be charged for flying with my bike.
Is that REALLY a bicycle in there?
Parts. Bicycle parts.
Lynne F
On Jun 21, 3:49 pm, J L subfas...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello all,
I am at the point with my Saluki that I would like to travel with the bike.
I have decided that
No closures as far as I could see (this has been a worry considering
CA's budget woes). There were some lonely sections of Hwy 1 just
south of Lucia that had temporary traffic lights for one-way traffic
around the repairs, but this didn't appear to close any state parks.
Thank goodness these
Portland:
Waterfront Bicycle Rentals. you can google them. not lugged steel,
but kept in good condition.
What to see - visit bikePortland.org and see what is up. There might
be a ride or event that week.
Archival Clothing does lots of field trips to PDX. They like the US
Outdoor Store and
Like buttah :-)
I've done low riders for commuting also, but after three short tours
the old tent and sleeping bag on the front rack thing has allowed
the bike to handle just fine both climbing and descending the
twistys
Don't put off that trip any longer :-) Let me know when you're going
LOL
I can dig it - to each their own, Campy man :-)
Cheers,
-br
On Jun 23, 3:39 pm, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
Nice photos. I've made that trip several times, and it certainly is a
beautiful ride.
In fact, except for the camping part, it sounds like a great trip!
--Eric I
Howdy, all y'all soon-to-be-fellow Hillborne owners!
(I'm not suggesting all of you Gentle Readers are Hillborne owners or
are about to become so; I'm addressing the existing Hillborne owners
among you and indicating that *I* am about to acquire a Sam. Sorry if
you got over-jazzed thinking you'd
I don't really have a guess. Yours sounds reasonable. But I'd qualify
it by restricting the assertion to people maintaining a relatively
high level of activity and fitness.
As a person who is moderately active and only just entering into
moderate fitness, I can tell you that two *days* off the
Bill's assessment jives with my experience with the CR720s. At first,
they didn't seem as strong as other brakes I use, but they seem to
have broken in well. I'll replace the stock pads with Kool-stops once
they've worn out. There's no interference with the Nitto M-12 rack, as
seen (fuzzily) here:
But this has no talc in it.
On Jun 23, 5:18 pm, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
Baby powder works fine, and it keeps the tubes from getting diaper rash.
--Eric
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On Jun 23, 2010, at 2:00 PM, R Gonet richard.go...@earthlink.net wrote:
Where do you find plain
I'd be interested in knowing more about the Road.
Ryan
On Jun 22, 11:38 pm, Roadkill markwood...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I have two frames for sale:
1. a 1994 Waterford-Built 56 cm Rivendell Road frame, the light
metallic blue. I'm the original owner. It's in near perfect
condition, with
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