Thomas:
Please post if you find something. I checked my Arabesques & the
clamp is way bigger than the stem. It would need a thick shim to work
& I'd probably start with a couple of tire boots or something equally
ugly.
Whatever's on Jenny's Homer is clean looking & fits the look of the
bike.
d
After missing the AID's training ride due to BART delays, Will and I
decided that the snow at the top of Mt.Diablo was calling. We decided
to do our own training ride to make snow men at the top. Climbing was
typical. Hard. With a mixture of rain, snow, ice and hail. Getting to
the ranger station
That's true. I have both Carradice bags and a Saddlesack. The
Saddlesack fabric is definitely thicker.
I'm already on record as saying the Saddlesack large is the cat's
pajamas. I have one mounted on my go-everywhere bike, and, well, it
goes everywhere. Notebooks and a sweater when I go to class,
Spoken for, thanks for the interest!!!
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 6:09 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
> Ref.25 which can be seen here:
> http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/french-cranks.html#bottom
>
> $20 shipped to your door, even if that door is in Hawaii. :-)
>
>
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> Redlands, CA
>
>
The green cotton is very thick and rugged, even thicker than the
cotton duck used on Carradice bags if I am not mistaken.
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In Chicago at least, UPS is the third choice as they do not have
evening, weekend delivery options and their inconveniently located
facility is open only during weekday business hours.
FedEx Home Delivery offers both (at a cost, but still). USPS of
course has a key to get into condo buildings eve
Yes, decisions such as this one require considerable contemplation,
research, analysis, soul-searching, and, certainly not least,
consultation.
You can't just jump into these things. Who knows what would happen?
:)
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
P.S. I thought I saw on the web some stem-mounted clamp
Ref.25 which can be seen here:
http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/french-cranks.html#bottom
$20 shipped to your door, even if that door is in Hawaii. :-)
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*...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would
probably benefit more from
improving their t
Suntour made power-ratchet stem mount shifters. A little digging in
parts bins will turn up a nice pair I'm sure.
On Feb 19, 5:15 pm, Angus wrote:
> Stem mounted shifters are increasingly appealing to me...in a few
> years it may cause me to act.
>
> Angus
>
> On Feb 17, 10:28 am, jsk wrote:
>
>
Picked up some Sheldon's Nuts today. And ordered my White Hetres.
Pretty excited for them to come in. Hoping my current fenders will fit
them - if not I'd like to stay true with Berthouds but may have to go
VO.
-Justin
On Feb 19, 5:09 pm, Erik C wrote:
> Justin,
>
> I'm running vo 52 zepplin fen
I could never understand why you would put the stronger brake ( neo-
retro) on the front. I know the rear installation sometimes has
clearance problems but that is where you need the greater braking
force closer to the center of gravity of bike/rider. Couple that
with fork flex and the other asso
Angus
It doesn't surprise me a whole lot. I've run the geometry numbers,
and straddle height makes essentially no difference on mafac shape
cantilevers. The feel at the lever is almost independent of straddle
height. Low profile cantilevers depend a TON on straddle height. You
can set up the b
My understanding is that the olive is all cotton and the grid-grey is
a polyester/cotton blend, ratio unknown. Personally, I'd expect the
poly/cotton blend to be a little more durable but greatly prefer the
olive. And we're talking in terms several years of daily use versus
several years plus a few
Stem mounted shifters are increasingly appealing to me...in a few
years it may cause me to act.
Angus
On Feb 17, 10:28 am, jsk wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just wondering if anyone knows of a manufacturer making modern, well
> built stem mounted shifters anymore (or ever)? You know, like the type
> that
I guess what I struggle with is that I didn't change the cable, or
hanger, or ferrule, or the fork...only the brakes themselves; and the
problem stopped...completely...even with the same brake pads.
One way to reduce braking performance with the same force is to change
the contact area between the
Justin,
I'm running vo 52 zepplin fenders on my bleriot with sheldon fender
nuts. I tried to attach them with the daruma. but when it pulled the
fender up flush to the bottom of the fork, the angle of the fork
caused the front of the fender to dig into the tire. I needed to use
the sheldon fender
Tim
If you think about it some more, I think you'll see it. The tire
lifting off the ground un-flexes the fork, relaxing the cable tension
and loosens the clamping force of the brakes on the rim. It can't be
otherwise. Like a bow-and-arrow in reverse
I'll go ahead and make a statement and clai
on 2/19/11 9:43 AM, Tim McNamara at tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
>> This has cropped up on CX boards (and maybe iBob - too late to skim the
>> archives there). The working theory (which seems pretty salient) is that
>> flex in the hanger tends causing the shuddering.
>
> Flex in what hanger? Do y
On Feb 19, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Ray Shine wrote:
> Excellent explanation. Even I could make sense of it! Thank you!
>
>
> From: William
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Sent: Sat, February 19, 2011 9:36:14 AM
> Subject: [RBW] Re: AR front brake shudder and fork flex
>
> This topic comes up repeatedly
on 2/19/11 5:56 AM, Ray Shine at r.sh...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Jim -- Would you lease elaborate no this paragraph that you just posted?
I'd like to understand this issue, also. Here's the graph:
"Take a look at the thickness of the hanger - if it's a less expensive
stamped piece, you might try a
Excellent explanation Jim.
I've had the same problem with tektro 720's on my ti rando with a ti
fork.
I played with different hangers, longer stem cable stop, changed the
height of the hanger to shorten the amount of exposed cable between
the stem cable stop and the hanger, I've toed in my brake sh
use a fork crown hanger. the tektros ones kinda suck, but the specialized
ones are great.
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Ray Shine wrote:
> Excellent explanation. Even I could make sense of it! Thank you!
>
>
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> *To:* RBW Owners Bunch
> *Se
Hey Justin, I have a bleriot and run hetres with SKS p50 form Riv. I know
theyre plastic, but Ive had some VO fenders and when the aluminum starts to
ding its hard to readjust. The SKS's are way more solid and easier to set up
in my opinion. No mods to the bike at all.good luck -Mike
On Sat,
The only potential problem I foresee is having enough thread in the
boss for a secure attachment. There's not a whole lot of room under
the bridge for a protruding braze-on (for lack of a better term), so
you have the issue of being able to run the brake bolt through the
bridge with the fender att
Hey Forrest -
I have an XS Saddlesack in olive and a ton of others in grid-grey
(TourSack, ShopSack and on and on...). The olive material seems to be
slightly thicker and stiffer - sort of a brushed cotton canvas type of
material. The grey ones seem to be a little thinner and more flexible.
They ha
On Sat, 2011-02-19 at 10:28 -0800, Justin August wrote:
> I'm also looking for a cleaner attachment system for the fenders. What
> fenders/rear mounting does she use?
Plastic SKS.
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Excellent explanation. Even I could make sense of it! Thank you!
From: William
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Sat, February 19, 2011 9:36:14 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: AR front brake shudder and fork flex
This topic comes up repeatedly. The discussions typically fo
I'm picking up Sheldon nuts today for my Berthouds. May just stick
with that. I'm just jealous of the clean lines from a tapped bridge!
-Justin
On Feb 19, 1:36 pm, "J. Burkhalter" wrote:
> Hey Justin,
>
> I use a pair a Sheldon Fender Nuts to attach the SKS fenders over the
> Hetres on my Blerio
Hey Justin,
I use a pair a Sheldon Fender Nuts to attach the SKS fenders over the
Hetres on my Bleriot. This works well with the L-bracket connection
at the brake bridge.
-Jay B
On Feb 19, 10:57 am, Justin August wrote:
> Hey folks-
> Now that the white and red Hetres are back in stock I'm get
Someone Anonymous posted:
"I've recently installed Paul brakes (neo-retro front, touring rear) on
my relatively new to me 700c All-Rounder. The rears are wonderful, if
not too powerful... I can skid at will. However, I'm experiencing
extreme shudder and fork flex on the front."
To which I repl
I'm also looking for a cleaner attachment system for the fenders. What
fenders/rear mounting does she use?
-Justin
On Feb 19, 1:06 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-02-19 at 09:57 -0800, Justin August wrote:
> > Hey folks-
> > Now that the white and red Hetres are back in stock I'm getti
Grant
For us east-coasters, would it be possible to at least offer the
option of USPS?
It's not a matter of cost as much as speed, at least for me, though it
seems like anything I order costs $15 to ship, regardless, and paying
for express shipping us a deal-killer.
The real killer us that UPS is
On Sat, 2011-02-19 at 09:57 -0800, Justin August wrote:
> Hey folks-
> Now that the white and red Hetres are back in stock I'm getting the
> itch to try them. I want to maximize clearance so it looks like that
> would be the best approach. Would it be easy or advised to do this?
I don't understand
+1 for the fork crown hanger. Simplest fix.
On Feb 19, 12:36 pm, William wrote:
> This topic comes up repeatedly. The discussions typically focus on
> treatment, which is natural, because you just want the thing to go
> away. But understanding the cause is usually helpful in figuring out
> th
This is one of those "this is why we miss Sheldon" conversations.
-Justin "Pick up some Sheldon fender nuts today" August
On Feb 19, 12:43 pm, bfd wrote:
> On Feb 18, 7:04 pm, EricP wrote:> Interesting. As in the
> 1980's I often could bend "oversized" solid
> > axles. As in the ones with fl
Hey folks-
Now that the white and red Hetres are back in stock I'm getting the
itch to try them. I want to maximize clearance so it looks like that
would be the best approach. Would it be easy or advised to do this? I
could call up Bilenky since they're local but I wanted to get opinions
here.
Als
On Feb 18, 7:04 pm, EricP wrote:
> Interesting. As in the 1980's I often could bend "oversized" solid
> axles. As in the ones with flats on two sides to fit in the
> dropouts. Then it was purely the metal quality. Cro-mo versus mild
> steel.
>
May be it was metal quality. I never broke or don
On Feb 19, 2011, at 1:56 AM, CycloFiend wrote:
> on 2/18/11 7:09 PM, rw1911 at rw1...@gmail.com wrote:
>> I've recently installed Paul brakes (neo-retro front, touring rear) on
>> my relatively new to me 700c All-Rounder. The rears are wonderful, if
>> not too powerful... I can skid at will. H
This topic comes up repeatedly. The discussions typically focus on
treatment, which is natural, because you just want the thing to go
away. But understanding the cause is usually helpful in figuring out
the treatment. The cause is as follows:
You grab your front brake, which tries to stop the w
On Feb 18, 6:49 pm, benzzoy wrote:
> On Feb 17, 9:02 pm, bfd wrote:
>
> > On Feb 17, 8:28 pm, benzzoy wrote:> I don't know if
> > it's solely about the "over locknut" dimension.
> > > Except for most Shimano cassette hubs, all other cassette hubs also
> > > have the right side bearings (that
Have searched for answer on RBW site without luck (but I'm not a real
good searcher), and I'm not quite ready to call and bug someone there.
Would rather bug all of you first! Sorry, and thanks. -- Forrest (in
tropical Iowa City)
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I
think I understand now after reading the Shelson piece several times. Thanks
for the link.
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To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
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My experience is the same as Angus's. My CR720's fit very loosely on
the studs and when the pads contact the rim they pivot on the studs
enough to go toe out if you do not set up the pads to be toe-in under
contact and rotational load. Cured the violent low-speed shudder for
me.
-Mike C
On Feb 19
Jim -- Would you lease elaborate no this paragraph that you just posted? I'd
like to understand this issue, also. Here's the graph:
"Take a look at the thickness of the hanger - if it's a less expensive
stamped piece, you might try a thicker part. Also, pay attention to the fit
of the ferrule on
I had a set or Ribbit (typical Cyclocross brakes, Mafac copies) on my
Atlantis that did a very similar thing.
I am not familiar with Paul's brakes so this may not apply (some
brakes have an internal bushing and don't have a bushing riding
directly on the cantilever post on the frame). Also Jim ma
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