Looks like a great trip!
Definitely want to hear more about the portable Settlers...:)
And was that a Large or Medium Saddlesack? And was that your black bag also,
with sleeping bag? I'm curious to see if I could fit everything for a S24O
in a Saddlesack
Rob in Seattle
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I wanted to see if I could fit everything for a S24O in my large Saddlesack.
I have an MSR Hubba one-person tent, a down sleeping bag and a Big
Agnes air mattress that folds up small. Those three things would
pretty much fill up a Saddlesack. There'd be no room for a warm
sweater, a hat, a
All my Rivs have been happier with rear loads, and have handled rear
loads very well. #3, the green Curt '03 now has a small front rack to
support a medium front bag and I've had almost 10 lb total on the
front, but that's about the limit before the handling gets unpleasant.
OTOH, I've carried
Thanks all.
A set of 40's coming my way. Should mount them on the A719 / White MI5
this weekend.
For my use sluggishness is relative. The 47's with my bags packed for
work don't make for speed, I look at it as an easy workout. I am
sluggish.
Thanks Andrew, I'll probably pick up some 35's down
To all who responded to original question of Marathon Racer vs Ruffy
Tuffy, thank you. Very helpful. -- Forrest
On May 16, 6:25 pm, Patrick in VT swing4...@gmail.com wrote:
On May 16, 5:49 pm, Aaron Thomas aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com wrote:
Interesting. That hasn't been my experience with the
I should've read the posts regarding this before I purchased SIlver
downtube shifters to use with my Shimano bar end shifter pods.
As many of you know the shifters come with a round washer with a
square hole that has a little tab on it that acts as a shifter stop
when mounted on a downtube boss.
I figure I'm not a pizza delivery guy so I won't need a front
loader..a rear saddle bag makes more sense in my rainy climate
plus I need an excuse to get off my bike a stretch every now and then.
My clone Atlantis seems to able to take a lighter front load also and
when I do need something
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 8:35 AM, charlie charles_v...@hotmail.com wrote:
I figure I'm not a pizza delivery guy so I won't need a front
loader..a rear saddle bag makes more sense in my rainy climate
plus I need an excuse to get off my bike a stretch every now and then.
My clone Atlantis
On Tue, 2011-05-17 at 07:35 -0700, charlie wrote:
I figure I'm not a pizza delivery guy so I won't need a front
loader..a rear saddle bag makes more sense in my rainy climate
plus I need an excuse to get off my bike a stretch every now and then.
My clone Atlantis seems to able to take a
I think the issue was how well Charlie's bike would handle with more
than a small front load. Rivs, in my experience, don't like more than,
say, 10 lb in front -- but that is my experience with very roady
customs plus the Sam Hill.
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com
I would have sworn that my shifters came with both styles. In any
case I would expect any good bike shop, or Riv, has a pair of these in
its spare parts drawer, that not that rare since they were on
virtually every road bike, with bar ends, sold for many decades.
There's more than one size
This has been an informative thread. I really like my 700x35 Supremes.
Tempted to try the 40s, but they're a tad expensive. I also keep
threatening to try Kojacks. I've come to realize that not only am I a
bag-o-holic but I'm also a tire-o-holic. Still, perhaps just one more
set of tires... one
On Tue, 2011-05-17 at 08:31 -0700, Mike wrote:
This has been an informative thread. I really like my 700x35 Supremes.
Tempted to try the 40s, but they're a tad expensive. I also keep
threatening to try Kojacks. I've come to realize that not only am I a
bag-o-holic but I'm also a tire-o-holic.
You can use a fixed cog on a fw hub as long as you don't skip stop
with it. I've done many cheap old 10 sp conversions with 65 to 70
gear by simply redishing the rear wheel and installing a fixed cog
instead of the cluster; no lockring or locktite, just grease and
torque.
My brother was riding
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 9:53 AM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
You can use a fixed cog on a fw hub as long as you don't skip stop
with it. I've done many cheap old 10 sp conversions with 65 to 70
gear by simply redishing the rear wheel and installing a fixed cog
instead of the
Good thing they wear out, eh?
No kidding but not quickly given that they're Schwalbes.
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I carried everything for an S24O in a medium SS and a front trunck
sack last year. This didn't include a tent but I definitely had
everything that I needed. I realize what one needs can vary depending
on weather, comfort needs, food, etc... Still, I would think that a
Large SS could do the job.
Tire-a-holic here too!
I already have 3 sets of tires for my 10-month-old Sam (obviously, none are
anywhere close to worn out!)
I picked up a set of 700x35 Kojaks and really like them, though they run
small and I'm not yet sure how durable they will be.
My Pasela's have been utterly unfazed by
I was planning on a Simpleone and then started talking to a custom
builder and for a few reason decided to go that direction. Going to be
a similar style bike- single speed, room for comfy tires and fenders,
canti posts. Pretty cool to pick out the tubes, lugs, drop outs, etc.
A first for me.
Running 700x32 Supremes on the Quickbeam. No flats and minimal wear
after 2700 mi; not bad, I'd say. I'm sure there are more supple tires
out there. But, the Supremes are tough enough and supple enough for my
commuting needs.
On May 17, 9:15 am, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote:
Jason:
I did the same thing as you. IIRC you can put the tab stop (?) on
the pod side, away from the lever, in a couple of the 4 possible
positions. I happened to have a pair of the ones without the tab that
I used, but as said above, there are about a billion of those washers
out there.
FWIW,
Scotty:
That's a nice mix of bikes you'll have. The first Rivendell I ever
saw was my own Atlantis when I took it out of the shipping box. I had
purchased stuff from them and been a member for a long time. Their
whole approach to cycling was consistent with mine and the details
they freely
I have had alot of quetions in regards to pics.
here they are:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/willhrtn/sets/72157625721858877/
The fenders are sold everything else is available.
On May 16, 4:41 pm, williwoods willh...@yahoo.com wrote:
Oops I also forgot to list the BB. Its an Interloc Racing
just looking to experiement with a bar that will be good for both long
distance touring as well as everyday commuting.
...the albatross seems a bit wide for me
reason: my bike is a tad long (i should be on a 51 vs 53 atlantis) so
drops are a bit of a reach with 80-90cm stem.
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Steve:
Yes, a VO Polyvalent! Just the VO porteur front rack on it too.
Anne and Rob:
Portable Settlers is simply the Travel Edition which you can get from
Amazon or if there's a local toy/board game store in your area.
Otherwise:
Howdy folks.
Have instructions or notice to order the new RR print version been sent or
posted anywhere yet?
Thanks, Doug
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FS: Brooks B17 titanium black and trimmed (some call it butchered)
This a nice condition used saddle that I had trimmed by a horse saddle
leather worker here in Berkeley. I am starting to sell my extra B17's
and this is the first on the list. You can see the leather tabs tied
underneath for extra
Try Moustache Bars
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/nitto-moustache-bar/16-028
Folks tend to love or hate them, hence a vibrant re-sell market for
them :-) Get a stem 1 or 2 cm shorter if you're going to try them.
I liked them a lot, but missed the extra change of posture a drop bar
gives
I have low-slung Albatross bars on my Kogswell that is my primary
commute bike and like them a lot. Plenty of hand positions. I'm in
the anti-moustache bar group.
Ryan
On May 17, 11:09 am, canali jwcoll...@hotmail.com wrote:
just looking to experiement with a bar that will be good for both
Sorry for the delay!
R-15 with TourSacks mounted photos:
profile - http://db.tt/ZCOUuVr
from below - http://db.tt/MCAMyX6
sans SaddleSack, top attachment - http://db.tt/RtKJmzi
more, with flash -
http://db.tt/WQwMJTz
http://db.tt/k8wRSRW
Loaded, Sackville style!
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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I successfully used Bell Laps othe Monocog despite the horrendous
effective tt length -- I think the effective length was 61 cm, fully
4 more than I choose for my road bikes -- simply by using an upjutter
stem and making the bars quite high so that the hooks gave me more or
less the position that
M bars it seems are either love or hate. I love'em. rode a 500 mile
tour on them and would do it again tomorrow. To me, if you've never
used them they are worth a try.
On May 17, 3:42 pm, cyclotour...@gmail.com cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
Try Moustache Bars
Very easy...Draino liquid gel. takes about 30 minutes to soak and
then hose it off. You dont want to let it soak more than an hour or 2
though. I did this to a black ano chainring and it looked factory
matte silver when I was done. I had to gently scrub it a little and
did it in 3 passes,
Brilliant! I have read the over-cleaner method, but it involves heating
them so didn't sound so great.
This sounds perfect! Might just have to do it on some bars tomorrow!
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 5:50 PM, williwoods willh...@yahoo.com wrote:
Very easy...Draino liquid gel. takes about 30
As part of the pruning of the bicycle collection, I am selling a two-
year old Quickbeam. Atlantis less than six weeks away...
Photos are a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbusteed/sets/
72157626621477823/here/a.
Here is a link to the QB's geometry - http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/geometry.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbusteed/sets/72157626621477823/
Better link to pictures...
On May 17, 9:31 pm, johnb jbust...@gmail.com wrote:
As part of the pruning of the bicycle collection, I am selling a two-
year old Quickbeam. Atlantis less than six weeks away...
Photos are a
i've realize now i've created the same sort of H-bars with Bullmoose bars and
mtn bar-ends slid down towards the middle (and covered in cork - my submission
for the cork postcard).
you can also reverse the direction of the bar ends, move them, etc., so that
give you more options, e.g. more
You might try trekking bars. They can be configured a few different ways that
might help with your reach issues. Don't know what your commute is like, but I
personally like flat-ish bars for gnarly urban riding. Upright, high leverage,
mtb brake levers.
Kent Peterson likes flat bars with the
Or Soma Clarence. They don't have the forward position of the H bar,
but have the same back sweep. I have a pair on a non-Riv steel bike
and rode 64 miles on them today.
Wrapped the middle part of the bar to get a second hand position.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On May 17, 7:56 pm, Montclair
Happy metric Tuesday to you!
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 6:57 PM, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Or Soma Clarence. They don't have the forward position of the H bar,
but have the same back sweep. I have a pair on a non-Riv steel bike
and rode 64 miles on them today.
Wrapped the middle part of
Salsa Woodchipper, maybe? Very short extension and shallow drop,
which make the effective reach a few cm shorter than something like a
Noodle. The drops are quite flared, but I find them comfortable.
I find Moustaches on a too-long bike to be insufferable. I've mounted
and removed mine several
Great bike for a great price. Coodios to the lucky person to snatch
the beauty.
On May 17, 6:34 pm, johnb jbust...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbusteed/sets/72157626621477823/
Better link to pictures...
On May 17, 9:31 pm, johnb jbust...@gmail.com wrote:
As part of
sold
On May 17, 1:41 pm, eflayer eddie.fla...@att.net wrote:
FS: Brooks B17 titanium black and trimmed (some call it butchered)
This a nice condition used saddle that I had trimmed by a horse saddle
leather worker here in Berkeley. I am starting to sell my extra B17's
and this is the first
FS: B17 Black Titanium
Minor use, me thinks perfect condition. Could use a bit of lube on the
top. Will include an opened tiny tin of Proofide and the Brooks
polishing cloth.
$195 shipped usps priority to your door.
I have used Red Devil lye in a warm water bath. Long gloves and eye
protection, think Fight Club soap making scene. Fast and easy, if the
anodizing is persistant you can help it along with a Scotch brite
pad. Rinse with water well when done. I stripped my A9 headset on
the roadeo this way, I
This is your annodization, and it's ending one minute at a time.
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 8:24 PM, rperks perks@gmail.com wrote:
I have used Red Devil lye in a warm water bath. Long gloves and eye
protection, think Fight Club soap making scene. Fast and easy, if the
anodizing is
Hi everyone,
Time for some spring-cleaning and I thought I¹d offer things up to the list
before sticking them on flea-bay.
Shipping prices are to CONUS via either USPS priority mail or parcel post.
(my choice depending on what is closest to what I have charged for shipping)
It may take me a few
Dustin: Whatta stash!
Ryan
On May 17, 9:08 pm, Dustin Sharp paleo.v...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi everyone,
Time for some spring-cleaning and I thought I¹d offer things up to the list
before sticking them on flea-bay.
Shipping prices are to CONUS via either USPS priority mail or parcel post.
(my
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