I was really happy to see them on the site as well. I've been using a
similar cowboy shirt for outdoor physical activities (riding bikes,
skateboarding, hiking, rock climbing) for at least 10 years now. It's a
nice light white-blue color and must be made of a cotton-poly blend, but its
so light
The Sam, shod with Pasela TG 37mm's and armed with Large Sackville
SaddleSack and med Wall basket are bound for a 3-day, 142 mi. there and back
bike camper on the North Bend Rail Trail in W. Va. (Dinga-ding
-ding-ding-ding -ding -ding -ding, read like banjo music).
There is an element of danger to
So I'm finally getting close to getting my custom lugged randonneur
type bike from a local builder. So naturally I'm stocking up on older
proven technology like down-tube shifters. I finally found a nice set
of c-record campy friction shifters that weren't all banged up, but...
I could only find
Good luck!
On Jul 22, 2:13 pm, Greg Doggett gndogg...@gmail.com wrote:
The Sam, shod with Pasela TG 37mm's and armed with Large Sackville
SaddleSack and med Wall basket are bound for a 3-day, 142 mi. there and back
bike camper on the North Bend Rail Trail in W. Va. (Dinga-ding
-ding-ding-ding
Eric,
I have had a couple of crank arms looses...it has always been my
fault.
When I torque the crank-arm bolts I have not had one come loose. I
torque to 25-28 ft-lbs although the recommended value varies from
crank to crank and non-square drive cranks (which I don't own) are
probably
That site doesn't open for me, want to try again?
Michael
On Jul 22, 12:54 pm, Eduardo Rosas ejro...@gmail.com wrote:
So I'm finally getting close to getting my custom lugged randonneur
type bike from a local builder. So naturally I'm stocking up on older
proven technology like down-tube
On Thu, 2010-07-22 at 09:54 -0700, Eduardo Rosas wrote:
So I'm finally getting close to getting my custom lugged randonneur
type bike from a local builder. So naturally I'm stocking up on older
proven technology like down-tube shifters. I finally found a nice set
of c-record campy friction
Well, I've already ordered one. Although definitely won't look like a
cowboy in it.
Had mentioned to Grant earlier that a good friend of mine used to be a
sales rep for Rockmount here in MN. So have been looking at the
shirts for years. Looks like they picked a good model.
To comment on
I was at RWHQ today. Those shirts are good-looking in person. Even
better looking, in my opinion, are the railroad shirts, with the tiny
vertical stripes. Great fabric. A lot more guys look good in a
railroad shirt than look good in a screen-printed synthetic bike
jersey.
I have one of the
What's so special about Campagnolo downtube shifters? Or, put it
another way, many would say the best downtube shifters ever were the Sun
Tour Sprints, which RBW has brought back into current production as
Silver shifters. Have you considered using them?
Another alternative are the Simplex
I've been eyeing the railroad shirts, but wonder about sizing,
specifically sleeve length. I normally wear medium, but I need a 34-
inch sleeve, which can be a problem. How do the sleeves in the
railroad shirt run?
On Jul 23, 7:49 am, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Well, I've already ordered
As a West Virginnyan (by origin) I think that's awesome. The
stereotypes are true but enjoy yourself! That sounds awesome. Where
are you departing from?
-Justin
On Jul 22, 3:13 pm, Greg Doggett gndogg...@gmail.com wrote:
The Sam, shod with Pasela TG 37mm's and armed with Large Sackville
Pretty long. I think medium would be fine.
On Jul 23, 7:44 am, Tom M tmil...@att.net wrote:
I've been eyeing the railroad shirts, but wonder about sizing,
specifically sleeve length. I normally wear medium, but I need a 34-
inch sleeve, which can be a problem. How do the sleeves in the
Great story and thanks for the RenoVelo spy shots!
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I go to 28 or 29ft lbs with Sugino cranks and the thinniest posible
film of grease. Never a problem.
On Jul 23, 6:38 am, Angus angusle...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Eric,
I have had a couple of crank arms looses...it has always been my
fault.
When I torque the crank-arm bolts I have not had one
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote:
I go to 28 or 29ft lbs with Sugino cranks and the thinniest posible
film of grease. Never a problem.
The specs for the sugino cranks on riv's website from:
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/sugino-xd2/12-190
is:
320-390 inch
I just installed the Simplex Retro-friction shifters on my restoration
project... an '82 Claud Butler Dalesman. It was their top touring
bike. Anyway, I am very impressed with the Simplex shifters. I managed
to find another pair on Ebay for my next bike too.
I have a few sets of the Suntour Srints
an '82 Claud Butler Dalesman
Very nice!
On Jul 23, 9:15 am, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
I just installed the Simplex Retro-friction shifters on my restoration
project... an '82 Claud Butler Dalesman. It was their top touring
bike. Anyway, I am very impressed with the Simplex
I'm gonna muddy the waters here a bit.
If you want the cushy feel of 650b hetres you don't have to go to the
Big Apples (and they DON'T give the feeling of hetres anyway). But the
700c Jack Browns in the lighter weight do. My 700c bike fits Big
Apples...eh, kinda heavy, makes it a bit sluggish.
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 11:52 AM, MobileBill bud...@mindspring.com wrote:
2) She has a low tolerance for complicated shifters, and it's
unlikely she will need a wide gear range _ but I'm not keen on 8-speed
internal hubs. Any thoughts on whether an 8-speed cassette with
single chainring
Thanks to those who passed along observations on-line and off-line. I
will take em all to heart. I've been friction shifting so long, I
forgot I might have to consider indexing for my wife (and all the
additional compatibility issues!).
_ Bill
On Jul 20, 6:18 pm, Frankwurst fbr...@jwperry.com
That is why they are not called city slicker or urban cowboy
shirts :-)
On Jul 22, 9:50 pm, Michael_S mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
to me.. if you are under 35 you can pull this look off... maybe kinda
hip. Buy it Small. Over that you just look funny. So that means I
won't be buying one.
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 9:52 AM, MobileBill bud...@mindspring.com wrote:
2) She has a low tolerance for complicated shifters, and it's
unlikely she will need a wide gear range _ but I'm not keen on 8-speed
internal hubs.
I suggest you might reconsider. For the occasional rider, being able
Great story!
That green RenoVelo is beautiful.
'Things We Won't' absolutely reflects my experience with Rivendell.
I don't remember seeing it in the Riv Reader.
Cheers,
JimD
On Jul 22, 2010, at 10:35 PM, manueljohnacosta wrote:
Before my trip to San Diego(previously Tijuana but at Grant's
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 5:44 AM, Tom M tmil...@att.net wrote:
I've been eyeing the railroad shirts, but wonder about sizing,
specifically sleeve length. I normally wear medium, but I need a 34-
inch sleeve, which can be a problem. How do the sleeves in the
railroad shirt run?
And how does the
On Jul 22, 7:47 pm, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote:
Even better looking, in my opinion, are the railroad shirts, with the tiny
vertical stripes.
Agreed! I LOVE my railroad shirt, at work and outside. GREAT camping
shirt too.
Beth
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to be very clear, the Riv in question is mine. I've never seen other
one up here, not to say that there aren't any :-)
Was setting out to ride around the lake yesterday. It is a popular
ride, and there are more cyclists up here every year. Our cottage is
on M-22, and there is a constant stream
And how does the body run? I'd like to get a size Large for my son,
who is 6'3. Any tall Riv men out there with that shirt?
Anne: I think it will work as a shirt for someone as big as your son.
I am just under 6' and relatively (by north american standards anyway)
light weight. I have a
Wish I were there with you. Frankfort is a pretty place to ride.
Perfect match for a Riv.
On Jul 23, 10:46 am, Lynne Fitz fitzb...@comcast.net wrote:
to be very clear, the Riv in question is mine. I've never seen other
one up here, not to say that there aren't any :-)
Was setting out to
Had a similar issue recently with my XD 600, I had used too much
grease on the spindle in order to eliminate a squeak issue,. turns out
it was the bb instead, and had a couple instances of the left (non
drive) crank coming loose. After wiping down the spindle and cranking
down on the crank arm
Folks, I must sell my 59cm Bleriot due to my poor fiscal condition.
The bike,however, is in excellent cosmetic condition, except for
custom fork braze-on's, and perfect mechanical condition.
Zero miles on tune-up including new brake and derailleur cables,
chain, and tape.
Completely sorted build
I gotta say i went with campy b/c my comp-triple and my bottom bracket
haven't failed me in over 10K, only 3K was actually mine, and this was
a hand-me-down gift. so when it came to looking at the shifters,
campy was my first thought. Simplex and silvers, more choices to
ponder.
The part seems
on 7/22/10 7:51 PM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
Are you using a torque wrench to get the cranks to the desired tightness?
I've found that since getting a torque wrench things fit together a
lot better when I assemble them.
True.
Also, with square taper cranks, you _do_ want to
I did this yeterday with a box cutter, and then a little superfine
sand paper to make the surface clean. It took about 10 minutes total.
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 3:48 PM, All Rounder 2000
s_schermerh...@yahoo.com wrote:
Will be interested to read much more on this. I have the traditional
Riv
Hey, I was just up in your neck of the woods with my Saluki (and 650b'd Curtlo
mountain bike) a few weeks ago. What a beautiful area for biking. Have you
done the path from Charlevoix to Petosky?
I think I linked my pics from that trip to the list already but if not, they're
here:
I'm 6' 3 and a lean 195 lbs. The large Riv seersucker shirts fit me
well. While I don't have the RR shirt (yet) I expect that it would fit
just as well.
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What's the rear spacing on Betty--130, 132.5 or 135?
Ryan
On Jul 23, 7:35 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 10:34 PM, MobileBill bud...@mindspring.com wrote:
Thanks to those who passed along observations on-line and off-line. I
will take em all to heart. I've
135, I believe.
I dunno -- inexperience only lasts for a few hours on the saddle.
In my opinion, friction is much more simple than indexing. Friction
is easy to learn and very easy to master. When indexing comes out of
alignment, it causes all kinds of issues and questions for a rider who
Eccentric BB is a very clean way to go...
On Jul 23, 10:35 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 10:34 PM, MobileBill bud...@mindspring.com wrote:
Thanks to those who passed along observations on-line and off-line. I
will take em all to heart. I've been friction
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote:
Eccentric BB is a very clean way to go...
Is there an eccentric that will fit in a normal-sized bb shell?
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That was probably me on the Wheelway--rode it a couple of times while I was in
the area. Caramel paint, green bag(s)?
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I'd like to buy one of these shirts from Rivendell, but red is one of
my least favorite colors for clothing. If they sell them again, I hope
they choose brown, green or blue. And shadow plaid!
On Jul 22, 6:52 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
From the latest RBW news, these are
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote:
135, I believe.
I dunno -- inexperience only lasts for a few hours on the saddle.
Maybe, maybe not. My wife has no interest in the technical side of
riding. We tried for most of a summer to get her up to speed, so to
speak,
Get some Shimano DA 9s shifter, index/friction is up to you.
According to some old wrench at my LBS, Campy DT is fine IFF your DT
shifter boss is perfect position.
For me, DA 9.
On Jul 23, 9:51 am, Eduardo Rosas ejro...@gmail.com wrote:
I gotta say i went with campy b/c my comp-triple and my
Hi RBW bunchers
Update on garage sale items... some prices adjusted with a few more
items added (above). And, pictures! See below...
Thanks for all the emails and purchases, and I do apologize if I
missed responding to anyone regarding availability of an item or
question about - if it's not
Part #1 in that picture is required. Just a round flat washer will
not suffice.
That tab piece is a stop that is needed to stop the forward travel of
your shifter. The square hole is required to keep that tab in the
right place. That equivalent piece on other shifters might work,
especially if
The link gives me a nice picture of a guy climbing Mount Ventoux (I
think) but no small italian part.
On Jul 23, 7:16 am, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Thu, 2010-07-22 at 09:54 -0700, Eduardo Rosas wrote:
So I'm finally getting close to getting my custom lugged randonneur
type
My wife and I are taking our 21 months old his first camping trip this
weekend. This got me thinking, anyone here in Bay Area want to get
together for a S240 trip?
There are plenty of places to do it, just saying it out loud and
perhaps we can have a few folks going together.
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Thought I would see if there's any interest among my fellow Riv riders for a
little weekend jaunt we affectionately call the Tahoe Epic.
The Tahoe Epic is a two-day ride from Davis to South Lake Tahoe and back. 270
miles total: Day One is about 140 miles with 13,500 feet of climbing
I've been up in the UP just now on the Shoreline MUP tour, and sadly, no
Rivs. One Rawland, a CoMotion nicely set up from a Bobbish pov, similarly a
Merkcx, a few Waterfords, a Bridgestone, a Volkscycle, and my Woodrup. Most
bikes were current alumimum, Al/carbon, or full carbon models; and Trek
The following is a critique of my Woodrup as equipped for my recent
Shoreline MUP (Michigan's Upper Peninsula) Tour. I left the tour early as
my new job paperwork arrived home and the missus and I realized it could
take significant time to address everything correctly. I rode 57 miles day
1, 67
Well, it may have been too much grease on the spindle. Quite a bit
when I cleaned it off. Things were fine for a month or so. Then the
looseness became apparent.
Frustrating as two cranksets are now beyond repair. Couldn't even
make a single work, as one was 170, the other 175. Sigh.
At
Eric,
Why are the cranks beyond repair?
Angus
On Jul 23, 7:41 pm, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Well, it may have been too much grease on the spindle. Quite a bit
when I cleaned it off. Things were fine for a month or so. Then the
looseness became apparent.
Frustrating as two cranksets
Thanks for the photo-essay Manny - nicely done!
Angus
On Jul 23, 12:35 am, manueljohnacosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Before my trip to San Diego(previously Tijuana but at Grant's
suggestion changed to San Diego) I had a good conversation with my
good friends dad, Dave about bike
Looking for a pair of 700 x 28 Pasela TGs, prefer foldable but wire
bead OK. I know list members often buy tires to try out but end up
not liking them. Lightly used OK but please no chewed up sidewalls,
cuts or other real damage. Reply off list. Shipping to ZIP 92606.
Doug Peterson
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Ron,
I'll be up for an S24O come September, as I'll be traveling on
business and family vacation most of August. And, as long as riding
distance and average speed isn't planned to be excessive... :-)
I'm going slow and progressing even slower in order not to overdo it
and get burned as has
I've always been interested in the S24O that Riv used to do up Mt.
Diablo in May. Spring is nice as the mtn has a lot of green then. If
anyone has good ideas for pressuring Riv into another official Mt.
Diablo Riv S24O next year, let me know. Otherwise, I'm seriously
considering organizing an
Yes but only w/ external bearings. Google Forward Compenents blogspot. Just
ordered one for installation of a Rohloff hub in my Bombadil
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Nice, let's plan for Sept. then. We don't have to climb Diablo, there
are many places around for that.
Half Moon Bay Rt 1., Marin, even the Penn.
Let's keep this open and let's do one for fun.
On Jul 23, 8:32 pm, reidplum rubye.cerve...@gmail.com wrote:
I've always been interested in the S24O
Yep! I saw your post after I posted. I noticed the bags from far
away and thought it might be a Rivendell. It was the first one I've
seen.
John
On Jul 23, 3:23 pm, Frederick, Steve frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu
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That was probably me on the Wheelway--rode it a couple of times while I was
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