[RBW] Re: Lights

Yea, I ran the numbers tonight and with high quality Sanyo batteries, a quality charger plus two 2 Watt lights it ended up around $140 so..this means I would only need $350 more for what I really want. I just can't settle for less, unless its way less. I just don't want to spend money twice. I

Re: [RBW] Re: Lights

http://picasaweb.google.com/stonehog/HilsenAcorn#5451356917401658050 This is one way to mount a "normal" bar-mounted light on a wald. I've had good luck with a cork and 3 zip-ties. Brian Seattle, WA On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 7:39 AM, opa...@gmail.com wrote: > For those of you that are replying -

[RBW] Re: birthday discounts?

Happy Birthday all! I sent bday in and never heard from anyone concerning receipt. Maybe I am not getting older! On Oct 6, 9:51 am, Seth Vidal wrote: > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Ken Mattina wrote: > > Happy birthday Seth.  It's my birthday too! > > > Happy birthday to us! > > indeed! >

[RBW] Re: slickersack experiences?

SlickerSack initial impressions: Well made, looks impressive. Got lots of interested looks and a few nice compliments at the grocery store on Day 1. I have a Trangia Aluminum Box and a Sigg water bottle I bring to work with my lunch, and they rattled around a lot inside the SS on the way home.

[RBW] Re: Intro/First Riv - Interior Frame Rust Question

Thanks for the responses everyone. Certainly reassuring. I do hope to ride it for the next 25 years. I'll probably go ahead and frame saver it, touch up the paint, and put it back together. Also, an update about getting touch up paint from Waterford - I sent them my serial number and it turns o

Re: [RBW] Re: slickersack experiences?

Absolutely...I love my PlatRack even when I'm not using my SlickerSack (as, oddly enough, I am this evening...laptop and such). I generally keep a basket net on it so I can carry pretty much anything that isn't too bulky. Indeed I never take the PlatRack off even though it would take just a coupl

[RBW] Re: Lights

I've always liked the bottle generator on the tire sidewall. The Busch Muller set up is great with very low drag when on and, of course, no drag when off. For rainy days, get the little rubber "cap" that fits over the part of the generator that is turned by the wheel. I use it year round, all weath

[RBW] Re: Intro/First Riv - Interior Frame Rust Question

A little rust is a badge of honor. Ryan On Oct 6, 7:48 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > What a great bike for a first Riv!  There will be more by the way... :-) > > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Bob Cooper > wrote: > > > > > Steel can take a lot and still function as designed. > > > Do regular maint

Re: [RBW] Re: Intro/First Riv - Interior Frame Rust Question

What a great bike for a first Riv! There will be more by the way... :-) On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Bob Cooper wrote: > Steel can take a lot and still function as designed. > > Do regular maintenance, ride and enjoy. > > Inspect the aluminum bits, like pedal eyes in the cranks and also > s

Re: [RBW] Re: Lights

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 17:24 -0700, Lynne Fitz wrote: >> >> I still commute on Bleriot.  In a few days the light will come on and >> stay on.  And I'm happy it is there.  Completely reliable.  I do not >> expect it to EVER fail.  The beauty

Re: [RBW] Re: Lights

On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 17:24 -0700, Lynne Fitz wrote: > > I still commute on Bleriot. In a few days the light will come on and > stay on. And I'm happy it is there. Completely reliable. I do not > expect it to EVER fail. The beauty of a generator light is that you > never have to "ration" turn

Re: [RBW] Re: Lights

I just had a Shimano DN something (disk model) or another built into an existing rim for $150 including six bolt rotor adaptor. Add $100 for a Cyo: $250 plus tax or plus shipping, take your choice. Not as cheap as a Blaze, but not $500, either. On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 7:33 PM, charlie wrote: > I u

[RBW] Re: Intro/First Riv - Interior Frame Rust Question

Steel can take a lot and still function as designed. Do regular maintenance, ride and enjoy. Inspect the aluminum bits, like pedal eyes in the cranks and also stem, handlebar. Those regions are more likely to fail suddenly but even that's not very common. Bob Cooper -- You received this messa

[RBW] Re: Lights

I use the inexpensive Planet bike 1 watt light and have used two of them mounted on my bar. These seem to have enough brightness for me to see fine up to about 18 mph. I'd love a Son 28 built on a A719 rim to match my back wheel but this combo with the lights is over $500. I can buy two 2 watt Plan

[RBW] Re: slickersack experiences?

Sigh, indeed. That is no doubt the root of my weakness for the green. It represents an S24O, even when I use it to commute. I take comfort in it, e'en as it mocks me. And you know, I hadn't even noticed that about the grid grey's black nylon thing. I assume on the green ones that that's green nylo

[RBW] Re: Intro/First Riv - Interior Frame Rust Question

Rust converters can wreck your paint job. I have one thin walled chrome moly bike that is 26 years old and one that was made in the 1940's. Both have some rust inside but are not in danger of rusting in half by any means. I live in Washington State, on the wet side ! We don't usually use salt on th

[RBW] Re: Intro/First Riv - Interior Frame Rust Question

On Oct 6, 2010, at 3:54 PM, Dlbracey wrote: Hi all, I've been reading and enjoying the posts here for a long while, but I haven't done much posting up until this point. I just received my first Riv bike (used AHH, early Waterford frame) and I'm very excited, but I'm also a very fastidious per

[RBW] Re: Lights

On Oct 6, 2010, at 4:39 PM, William wrote: On Oct 6, 2:22 pm, Tim McNamara wrote: On Oct 6, 2010, at 1:55 PM, William wrote: I totally forgot that I have an NOS Sanyo Dynapower that I found at a garage sale in my parts box. Now that I have bikes with kickstand plates, I wonder if it will

[RBW] Re: Back to the Friction

Thanks for all your input. I actually have a shop near me with a nice stock of 8 speed cassettes. Going to see if I can grab 2 cassettes for the price of a Harris custom and make one on my own! I love projects... On Oct 6, 3:11 pm, MichaelH wrote: > An 11/48 is one heck of a big gear, 118 gi.  I

[RBW] Re: Sackville BarSack

Thanks for responding Thomas! I'm afraid I have no experience with the slicker sack, but your info was very helpful. -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To u

[RBW] Re: Lights

Sometimes, it isn't about the cost. I did originally start out with a NiteRider Minewt (the original one). Bright little sucker. Worked reasonably well on my commute (7 mi RT at the time), except when I forgot to recharge it. It happens. As I was also getting into the rando stuff, the Minewt w

[RBW] Re: Intro/First Riv - Interior Frame Rust Question

I don't think you need to be overly concerned about a little bit of oxidation. That's pretty normal. Do you live in a particularly moist environment? I would pull the BB once a year and check things out. My daughter is still riding her brothers first racing bike - a nice Bianchi purchased in 198

[RBW] Re: slickersack experiences?

Well, I like them, but I don't lust them. The green would just remind me of all the S24O's trips I'm not taking. Sad, but true. The grey grid looks sharp, except the black nylon webbing pieces should have been leather, and it looks too big for mostly commuting with. Cost makes me blink as well...

[RBW] Re: slickersack experiences?

...chirp chirp... ...chirp chirp... >From the sound of the crickets I must conclude that either: (1) the SlickerSacks completely and utterly rivet their owners to their bikes; owners have no further desire to merely discourse on riding when they can ride with the wonderful magical everyone-should

[RBW] Re: Lights

Oh, right. So the kickstand plate in this case is a negative, because the Sanyo has those contours to snuggle up between the stays. I forgot about that. On Oct 6, 2:22 pm, Tim McNamara wrote: > On Oct 6, 2010, at 1:55 PM, William wrote: > > > I totally forgot that I have an NOS Sanyo Dynapower

Re: [RBW] Re: Lights

on 10/5/10 7:30 AM, Michael_S at mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote: > I've been using the Dinotte 200 AA model which uses 4 NiMh > rechargables. It is a bright 200 lumen light and has a very clean > beam. The only drawback is the 2 hour run time at full power. You can > carry an extra set of battrie

[RBW] Re: Lights

On Oct 6, 2010, at 1:55 PM, William wrote: I totally forgot that I have an NOS Sanyo Dynapower that I found at a garage sale in my parts box. Now that I have bikes with kickstand plates, I wonder if it will fit? That would be pretty slick. You might have to do a little work as it is designe

Re: [RBW] Lights

on 10/5/10 4:44 AM, opa...@gmail.com at opa...@gmail.com wrote: > Looking for light recommendations for use in my ride in the early > morning hours, about a 10 mile ride on dark rural roads. I am looking > for suggestions by Riv owners for lights that work with their setups. > I am a longtime own

[RBW] Intro/First Riv - Interior Frame Rust Question

Hi all, I've been reading and enjoying the posts here for a long while, but I haven't done much posting up until this point. I just received my first Riv bike (used AHH, early Waterford frame) and I'm very excited, but I'm also a very fastidious person, perhaps to a fault. I stripped all the par

[RBW] Re: Tent advice needed for S24O?

I am the one who posted about the Megamid in the previous post. It is a great tent and incredibly versatile, but I wouldn't want it as my only tent. I much prefer a traditional, double wall (separate tent and rain fly), free-standing tent as my "go-to". If you get the footprint there are lots of pi

[RBW] Re: Sackville BarSack

Hi! I have a green BarSack/F-15. I have used it some but not consistently. I don't often feel like putting on the F-15 "fork", even though it is only a minor hassle. And I don't like leaving it on for days when I'm not going to use it. (I don't use the BarSack for commuting; I can't think of a way

[RBW] Re: Back to the Friction

Hi! Well, one thing I've seen is that 8-speed cassettes and chains can be had more cheaply than 9-speed cassettes and chains. Even the front *and* rear derailers that are marketed as 9-speed tend to be more expensive than those marketed as 8-speed. On the rears, I'm not sure there's *anything* "sp

[RBW] Sackville BarSack

I'm seriously considering picking up a BarSack for my Bleriot. I searched the archives and couldn't find much in the way of reviews on this bag set-up with the NITTO F-15 support. Anyone had this bag for a while and able to comment on any effect on handling, on/off convenience, in-ride use, etc.?

[RBW] Re: Back to the Friction

An 11/48 is one heck of a big gear, 118 gi. It's actually a touch bigger than a 52/12. Do you really need such a big gear. My 44/11 yields 108 gi, the same as a 52/13. I find gi much over 100 have limited use. At the other end a 24/28 yields a very very small gear of 23 gi. Using such a wide r

Re: [RBW] Re: Tent advice needed for S24O?

While by no means an expert, I've used the Marmot Aura 2P tent and the Marmot Aeros 3P tent in my two S24Os this year. 2 people and 3 people respectively, which means that to an extent, weight can be distributed among riders. Unless you are going with a 1 person tent and are focused solely on the w

[RBW] Re: Lights

I totally forgot that I have an NOS Sanyo Dynapower that I found at a garage sale in my parts box. Now that I have bikes with kickstand plates, I wonder if it will fit? That would be pretty slick. On Oct 6, 7:00 am, Tim McNamara wrote: > On Oct 6, 2010, at 8:03 AM, Patrick in VT wrote: > > > On

[RBW] Re: Lights

Could be, but I haven't had a problem. One Li battery will drive two lights. I point one down and one up the road. Lots of light for me. michael On Oct 6, 10:14 am, JoelMatthews wrote: > Michael: > > I agree the OP is well advised to consider a battery light. > > However, for the money I thi

[RBW] Re: Tent advice needed for S24O?

I use the 3 person Tarp Tent. It weighs 32oz, packs petty small, and does the job. A lb here a lb there and pretty soon it adds up to real heavy. Michael On Oct 5, 10:05 pm, Jeffrey wrote: > I am researching a tent to use mainly for S240's, and I am wond'ring > if on a short trip (<40-60km eac

[RBW] Re: birthday discounts?

I'll be looking for it in March! On Oct 6, 10:14 am, William wrote: > The gist, if memory serves, was that Riv wanted every member's > birthday, so that when it came up, they could send you some > promotional consideration.  Whether that was going to be a discount on > an order placed in the near

[RBW] Re: birthday discounts?

The gist, if memory serves, was that Riv wanted every member's birthday, so that when it came up, they could send you some promotional consideration. Whether that was going to be a discount on an order placed in the near future, or a little shop credit towards your next order, or a little freebie

Re: [RBW] Re: Tent advice needed for S24O?

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 09:43, Reed Kennedy wrote: > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Stuart Fletcher > wrote: >> >> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 05:38, Steve Palincsar wrote: >> > How many full water bottles does it take to weigh 3 lb? >> >> One full 22oz water bottle weighs about 3 pounds. >>  That pu

[RBW] Re: birthday discounts?

I vaguely recall the birthday thing.. what's the gist of it? And happy trip around the sun! On Oct 6, 9:53 am, Seth Vidal wrote: > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Seth Vidal wrote: > > Hi, > >  I know this sounds like a ridiculous question but I'll ask anyway - > > does anyone know what happen

Re: [RBW] Tent advice needed for S24O?

Jeff, I asked a similar question a few weeks ago, and a bunch of people including some folks at RBW, chimed in: . Be sure to click the "Newer >" link to read all the responses. -nathan On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Jeffrey wrote: > I am researching a tent to use mainly f

[RBW] Re: birthday discounts?

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Seth Vidal wrote: > Hi, >  I know this sounds like a ridiculous question but I'll ask anyway - > does anyone know what happened to the birthday discounts that Grant > had talked about a while back? > > I sent in my info and miesha sent me back a note saying she got

[RBW] Re: Tent advice needed for S24O?

Hey Jeff, I know what you mean, wanting a little more room. Me being 6'5" 240lbs I opted for a MSR fling. It is a two person single wall tent, its a older model, I think I scooped mine on the bay for under $120, and the price tag said $249.00. Its a two person and quite a bit of room and it weig

Re: [RBW] birthday discounts?

Happy birthday, Seth! I sent in my info, too, but I never got confirmation of receipt. My birthday¹s in a couple of weeks. -- Jon ³Papa² Grant Illustration + Information Graphics Austin, Texas jgr...@papagrant.com 512-284-9599 Drawings ‹ all sorts From: Seth Vidal Reply-To: Date: Wed, 6 Oct

[RBW] Re: This morning's ride.

Wow, Great that you were able to try them. I live in WA and tried to find one in Seattle to try, but sadly there were none at the time so I just trusted that it would be wonderful and it is. Weird about the 52, very counterintuitive. I am 5'3" also, making the 52 the largest bike I have ridden

[RBW] Re: FS Noodle Bar 44 Complete Cockpit

Sold! On Oct 5, 10:28 pm, jason wrote: > Hi there.  This is a complete used cockpit with the following > components: > > 44cm Noodle Bar > $70http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/nitto-noodle-bar/16-113 > > Shimano Tiagra Levers > $55http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/shimano-tiagra-levers/15

Re: [RBW] Re: Tent advice needed for S24O?

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Stuart Fletcher wrote: > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 05:38, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > How many full water bottles does it take to weigh 3 lb? > > Oh, me, call on me! One full 22oz water bottle weighs about 3 pounds. > That puts 3 pounds in perspective. Or makes you

Re: [RBW] birthday discounts?

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Ken Mattina wrote: > Happy birthday Seth.  It's my birthday too! > > Happy birthday to us! > > indeed! Happy birthday to you. -sv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send

Re: [RBW] birthday discounts?

Happy birthday Seth. It's my birthday too! Happy birthday to us! Ken On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Seth Vidal wrote: > Hi, > I know this sounds like a ridiculous question but I'll ask anyway - > does anyone know what happened to the birthday discounts that Grant > had talked about a while

[RBW] birthday discounts?

Hi, I know this sounds like a ridiculous question but I'll ask anyway - does anyone know what happened to the birthday discounts that Grant had talked about a while back? I sent in my info and miesha sent me back a note saying she got it but. well, it's my birthday today. :) So I was wonder

[RBW] Re: Tent advice needed for S24O?

+1 on the Big Agnes tents. On Oct 5, 10:05 pm, Jeffrey wrote: > I am researching a tent to use mainly for S240's, and I am wond'ring > if on a short trip (<40-60km each way), if I would really notice the > difference between a tent that weighs 3 lbs., and one that weighs > 6lbs? For 3 lbs. I can

[RBW] Re: Lights

I use the Dinotte 200L for my early morning commute (+/- 30min.), mounted on my mustache bars by the stem, above a medium Wald basket. It works perfectly. One thing I'd like to mention about the Dinotte is its ingenious and beautifully simple mounting system. It goes on and stays put, and is just

Re: [RBW] Re: Tent advice needed for S24O?

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 05:38, Steve Palincsar wrote: > How many full water bottles does it take to weigh 3 lb? Oh, me, call on me! One full 22oz water bottle weighs about 3 pounds. That puts 3 pounds in perspective. Or makes you want to carry less water... Where bicycle camping is concerned,

Re: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

Not mine; my home made knickers get heavy use during the cold months and, so far, except for some shininess there is no sign of wear after three seasons, for two of them. I use top quality wool trousers for conversion. On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Tim McNamara wrote: > I find wool to have ina

Re: [RBW] FS:58cm Rambouillet,almost new Phil Wood wheelset 7 freewheel etc.

Hobie, Did you sell my old Ram? Just thinking... Tim On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 4:21 PM, hobie wrote: > I'm selling my 58cm orange Rambouillett that I picked up from another > Riv owner on this site around Feb. of this year. I'm moving into a > much smaller place and can't fit 5 bikes,wife and 5 ye

[RBW] Re: wide-Q road crankset?

The Stronglight does have one advantage over the Sugino... they use a higher quality Stronglight chainrings. The arms are the same. I used a 110mm BB on mine and it worked great. It's actually for sale on EBAY right now as I've switched to a NOS Campy triple. ~Mike~ On Oct 6, 7:15 am, Garth wro

[RBW] Re: This morning's ride.

Your bike turned out quite nice. The pictures are lovely. On Oct 3, 2:37 pm, Powderpiggy wrote: > Hey, Just wanted to thank everyone that gave me advice on 'upgrades' > for a Betty Foy.   I wound up  not actually really upgrading > anything.   As much as I would have loved the Phil Wood hubs, I

[RBW] Re: wide-Q road crankset?

Fai, the Impacts that are the re-badged Sugino XD2's obviously use the same BB. The thing is, you need to know the proportions of the BB's to understand what a different BB may or may not do. The 107 and 110(111.5 actual) have the same DS spindle distance. Use some spacers to tweak the chainline.

[RBW] Re: Lights

Michael: I agree the OP is well advised to consider a battery light. However, for the money I think a Busch Muller Ixon IQ is a better choice for on road riding. I have a DiNotte set and still use the tail light. The DiNotte headlight while quite bright does not have the focused head light styl

[RBW] Re: Lights

On Oct 6, 2010, at 8:03 AM, Patrick in VT wrote: On Oct 5, 11:38 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote: Agree: I myself am a convert to dyno lights; IMO, a Shimano dynohub and an IQ Cyo are a value/performance combination that can't be beat. the Sanyo dynohub costs only $40. relative performance with th

Re: [RBW] Re: Lights

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Patrick in VT wrote: > > > On Oct 5, 11:38 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote: >> Agree: I myself am a convert to dyno lights; IMO, a Shimano dynohub >> and an IQ Cyo are a value/performance combination that can't be beat. > > the Sanyo dynohub costs only $40.  relative perfo

[RBW] Re: Tent advice needed for S24O?

Big Agnes Fly Creek or Seedhouse are great tents Cheers, cm -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu

[RBW] Re: Lights

On Oct 5, 11:38 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Agree: I myself am a convert to dyno lights; IMO, a Shimano dynohub > and an IQ Cyo are a value/performance combination that can't be beat. the Sanyo dynohub costs only $40. relative performance with the schmidt/shimano hub is probably insignificant f

Re: [RBW] Re: Tent advice needed for S24O?

On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 05:12 -0700, Gary wrote: > Can't really determine if 3lbs will make or break a ride not knowing > what other gear your carrying. But lighter usually makes for an easier > ride I've found. How many full water bottles does it take to weigh 3 lb? -- You received this messag

[RBW] Re: Tent advice needed for S24O?

Jeff, Can't really determine if 3lbs will make or break a ride not knowing what other gear your carrying. But lighter usually makes for an easier ride I've found. Todays tents are light years ahead of tents just 5 years ago. I have a number of great tents but the one that I've been using for the la

Re: [RBW] Re: Back to the Friction

On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 04:34 -0700, MichaelH wrote: > Friction shifting does not require any extraordinary skill and > properly set up works perfectly. I would recommend you get the best > cassette you can afford. I run the HG with no problems, but when I > tried an inexpensive Sram, I had a lot o

[RBW] Re: Back to the Friction

Friction shifting does not require any extraordinary skill and properly set up works perfectly. I would recommend you get the best cassette you can afford. I run the HG with no problems, but when I tried an inexpensive Sram, I had a lot of problems. I would also recommend a good chain, they shift

[RBW] Re: Back to the Friction

Justin, I friction shift with 6, 7 and 8 speed rear clusters with Silver, Simplex Retro-frtiction and Suntour Bar Cons shifters. If the Silver's are jumping gears they have probably loosened, applying a bit of bees was to the threads seems to help. Angus On Oct 3, 3:31 pm, Justin August wrote: