Yes, it does feel a little small for me. Although, it is very ridable,
even as is.
Thanks!
Wally
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I am doing some research for a friend who intends to build up either a
Quickbeam or Simpleone with a Rohloff 14 speed hub. He and I recently
did a mini tour down to Half Moon Bay, from Berkeley, and we met a
couple from Switzerland. They had ridden tens of thousands of miles
around the world on
Alex -- I race in the X-Alp Seek shoes (water-resistant version, for
cross) -- on FLAT pedals. I sometimes commute on my singlespeed racing
bike and my Splats fit over the shoes. --beth
However, I have Speedplay Frogs on my AHH, and I use the Pearl Izumi X-
alp touring shoes. Great shoes, but
Ness -- I wear a womens' 9.5 (mens' 8/Euro 41-ish) and the Splats
cover my BMX sneakers perfectly. I think they will be sort of BIG for
your feet. Perhaps you can coax Grant to make a smaller size. --Beth
On Nov 30, 1:16 pm, grrlyrida grrlyr...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Beth,
What size are you and
Yeah, stop trying to scare her. It's very unlikely to fail and if it
does it'll probably just make a creaking sound - it's not like a brake
or stem failure, sheesh.
On Dec 1, 1:14 am, Kelly tkslee...@gmail.com wrote:
more likely to get run over by a bus than having that fail.
Kelly
I hope
+1 on the Rohloff reliability, but you'll need to respace the frame.
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+1 on just installing and riding. I think it's highly unlikely that it will
fail catastrophically. If it fails prematurely at the taper it'll creak a
lot before it goes. I'd be peeved at the seller, then I'd get over it and
I'd ride it.
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I believe Alex Wetmore used this configuration. If he doesn't chime in
here, try posting your question to the iBob list. Also, google his
name plus rohloff quickbeam and you'll find pics of his build.
Good luck!
Lee
On Dec 1, 7:01 am, Adam oceanm...@gmail.com wrote:
I am doing some research
Here's a thread on multi-speed QB's
http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/browse_thread/thread/8aa260a899e51d3a/79d8a6926313d1da?lnk=gstq=rohloff#79d8a6926313d1da
I didn't re-read it but I think there is some Rohloff info in there. I
was at RBW yesterday and the 58cm burgundy Simpleone
I am 6'3 tall with an 32 inseam. The TT is 60cm and the ST is 62cm.
I have had quite a bit of interest in the bike and except it to sell
fairly soon, so I really don't want to part out the wheels. I've also
decided that if for whatever reason it doesn't sell that I'm going to
use it as my
I came across this image recently and thought that now you can have
the best of both worlds -- lugged steel with a superb wood appearance:
http://www.cycleexif.com/robs-woodwork-alien
Bryan
On Nov 30, 9:05 pm, andrew hill neurod...@gmail.com wrote:
i wonder if a carbo-no-mas fork would work
I have to say this is a ridiculous reply. You offer no reasoning
except FUD.
For crying out loud, the crank is a big chunk of solid aluminum. It's
had a small part of that big chunk removed and you are suggesting it
is a ticking time bomb without any facts to support why. Puh-leeze.
For the
As some of you may already know, Renaissance Bicycles created a little
side project to showcase various art forms that are influenced by (and
usually a result of) the love for cycling:
http://theBicycleisArt.com
While the website is not Rivendell specific, I think that a big part
of the Riv
You might also check out the new Alfine 11. It's completely
redesigned and, dare I say, now a viable competitor with the
Rohloff and about half the price of the Rohloff.
That said, the Alfine 11 rear spacing (135) is the same as the
Rohloff, so respacing is still an issue.
On Dec 1, 10:45
Sorry about the quick snatch of the Bleriot, Williwoods. But it did go
to a good home. It's turned her into a daily bike commuter, overnight!
Pretty cool.
Doug, here's what Gino had listed on the bike in regards to your
question. I don't think she swapped anything out. Also, as Justin
says, it's
A ridiculous reply? So you are saying that a product that was made a
certain way by the manufacture and then manipulated in an unknown way,
by an unknown party is perfectly safe-- or safe enough? and IF the
filing job was done well (and how would we know this?). And that
aluminum fails with plenty
Has anyone respaced a frame from 120mm to 135mm ?
Did you need to get the brake bridge moved or replaced ?
Rohloff in Africa
http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=16t=40881start=0
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That seems like a big adjustment to me--maybe Riv could tell you for sure
wheather it'd be safe or even adjust one for you at point of purchase.
If it were me, I'd look for frames spaced to fit the hub, if the hub is central
to the goals you have for the bike build...I'd think there would be
I had a custom bike built around te Rohloff, so no spacing problems. I
believe you may need to use a chain tensioner if the bike is not
properly set up for the hub.
I had maintenance problems with my Rohloff. The seal blew after a
very short while. Rohloff was in between U.S. distributors at
I'm going along with those who are saying they'd bolt those cranks on
and ride. Back in the early 90's I had a Cook Bros. crankset that
wouldn't quite clear the big square chainstays on my Mountain Klein. I
took them to work and and had a machinist there take almost 1/4 of
material off the inside
The last I will have to say...
This is absolutely FUD. Started with Fear -- you could knock your
teeth out; now it's Uncertainty -- unknown manipulation (um, filing
off an 1/8 inch isn't unknown), unknown party, unknown quality of said
manipulation (geez, they faced a chunk of aluminum, not
Whenever I have to ride my bike to a place where I am forced to lock
it up, I always walk the bike home, and immediately sell it on eBay.
You never know what somebody could have done to it while it was
parkednot worth the risk.
On Dec 1, 12:36 pm, Allan in Portland allan_f...@aracnet.com
Speaking of timber and lugged steel... I recall seeing in one of the
Riv-Readers an awesome idea of Grant's for adding a second top-tube by
snuggly securing a piece of wood as the second tube. Have any of the
more handy folks in this group done this sort of thing yet, and are
there any tips for
The Singular Peregrine would be my frame of choice.
On Dec 1, 2:30 pm, Frederick, Steve frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu
wrote:
That seems like a big adjustment to me--maybe Riv could tell you for sure
wheather it'd be safe or even adjust one for you at point of purchase.
If it were me, I'd look
I'm about 80/20 on this. I am 80% sure that Grant was joking when he
suggested that in the reader. I've fallen for a straight-faced
statement in another Riv posting that I thought was a great idea,
asked them if I could buy it and they said dude! that was a joke.
If he wasn't joking, the
The frame is sold and on it's way to it's new home in NYC.
--mike
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Thanks for all the comments. He took the crank for a ride yesterday on
a chunky trail and he said it felt good and solid. He'll keep riding
it and checking it for cracks and loosening... I'll be sure to let you
know if he loses any teeth. In the meantime, I'll look around for a
long-term
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Lee:
Thanks for the info. Those bars look so cool I may just get a set for
someday.
doug
On Dec 1, 9:27 am, Lee leec...@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry about the quick snatch of the Bleriot, Williwoods. But it did go
to a good home. It's turned her into a daily bike commuter, overnight!
Pretty cool.
I also like the look of those bars. I just got a pair of the Sycip
Singles Bars to try out though.
Lee- no worries it ended up working out fine as I really wanted a
canti mount frame anyway, which I found the next week. That is
fantastic that the purchase of the bike has created another
I too would love to hear an answer to that question, since if it is wise, I'm
pretty sure I'll do it to mine.
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Subject: [RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simpleone and
Sheldon has an article on this:
Ideally, the frame spacing should exactly match the hub spacing. This makes
for easiest wheel replacement. In practice, however, there's a fair amount of
latitude in fit. In fact, when the first 130 mm 8-speed hubs were introduced,
they had locknuts with beveled
Just noticed that a beautiful metallic green A. Homer Hilsen frameset
(in the popular 59cm size) was added recently to the Frame Specials
section of the RBW site. Beauty! Someone's holiday season could be
very merry this year. -- Forrest
At least I learned what FUD means... (I had to Google it)
:-)
Angus
On Dec 1, 4:35 pm, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
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thanks!
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Adam,
This was a bit spooky...
In October of 2005, while riding my All-Rounder from the Rivendell
weekend back to my then home in Los Angeles, I ran into a Swiss couple
on bikes with 14 speed Rohloff hubs...they loved them. They said they
were heading down the coast into Mexico...wonder if it's
Alex doesn't subscribe to this list.
But I do know that Alex emailed Grant and asked him his opinion about
spreading the QB to 135 and Grant's answer was basically: don't do it.
Which isn't surprising. If I were in Grant's shoes, I'd say the same thing.
But Alex did it. And it was fine. I've
Hi Gang,
I've got a used, dirty, unfiled, rings getting worn but still
plenty of life 175 Sugino Triple gathering dust on my bench. If you
are afraid of losing teeth send me an email. $30 shipped?
Rob some U and D in my life but not much F Markwardt
Seattle, wa
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I'm likewise going to (with help) go from 126 to 135 because people
who know better than me said it was doable.
Ryan
On Dec 1, 7:58 pm, John Speare johnspe...@gmail.com wrote:
Alex doesn't subscribe to this list.
But I do know that Alex emailed Grant and asked him his opinion about
spreading
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