If I was a millionaire who lived in a mansion I'd have a hundred
bikes….but I'm teacher living in a 1922 bungalow so I have eight/
plus. A few are always in the process of change/updates, a couple
always need repair, and one or two always get the most miles. In
order of most milege
Bleriot- My
ding, dingwinner!
On Jun 19, 1:03 pm, robert zeidler wrote:
> 68cm Riv Custom
> 68cm Redwood
> 65cm Redwood
> 67cm AHH
> 22" Riv Mtn Bike
> 64cm Sam
> 68cm Q-beam
> 68cm Ram
> 64cm Ram
> 64cm Atlantis
> 66cm Atlantis
> 62cm Hunqa
>
> I plan on eventually, in 30 years or so, willing these to m
68cm Riv Custom
68cm Redwood
65cm Redwood
67cm AHH
22" Riv Mtn Bike
64cm Sam
68cm Q-beam
68cm Ram
64cm Ram
64cm Atlantis
66cm Atlantis
62cm Hunqa
I plan on eventually, in 30 years or so, willing these to me grand or
great-grand kids.
RGZ
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Zack wrote:
> The GP qu
pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34864597@N00/sets/72157626993100778/
Loving the ride. Have the handlebars way up where I couldn't get them
on my Long Haul Trucker, and it's fantastic. My bottom will need to
get reacquainted with the Brooks I'm riding, as I think my weight is
just a bit d
- Vince here calls it "Hyper-Speed" -
I love it..it reminds of those '80s Bstones that said "for the super
competitor"- or something like that - on the frame. I think Grant
should keep the name: "HS" in big letters, underlined with "Hyper-
Speed for a Head Start".
Joe "marketing genius" Bernard
F
Riv Saluki--first litter, serial number 77. 50cm red with cream head
tube, mustache bars, silver bar-ends, nitto dirt-drop, VO elk sew-on
grips, wood fenders, honey brooks, nitto marks rack with a baggins
adam & mini -front with a nigel smyth tweed li'l loafer, snow peak
spork mounted on one of th
Mine changes so fast these days gotta slow down but with an
upcoming retirement I want my stable (?) in good stead so I only need
to make minor changes.
2007 Riv Ram- love this bike.. it's a keeper. Planning on a paint job
next winter may add canti studs too
2010 Coho Randonneuse- my purist ro
OK, my take on the HS:
Not a Pedersen, because "It's not a wack-job bike, out of character
with the others". Besides, someone already makes them.
Single chainring + multi-speed = IGH. I would expect to see the the
Alfine 11 with a J-tek bar end shifter, the Rohloff would seem a bit
pricey for t
Guys listen, you don't even need a front derailleur to shift on the
front end. Just dismount and move the chain with your hands. Slow yes
but certainly way faster than changing ratios on the Simple One/
Quickbeam. I wouldn't get all hung up on that anyway. I rode today
with just a 51 and 66 inch ge
It won't depend so much on the frame as it will on your rear hub and
cassette or freewheel. Assuming you have a 135mm hub that is,
presumably a 9speed or 8speed freehub, a 113mm is probably the best
choice. If you are using a 7sp or 8sp freewheel hub, not as likely
given the 135mm spacing, tell u
It might if the tube for the hand grip is right where a front derailer
might go. That would be somethin'. Then an aftermarket braze-on
would be required.
However, believe a 1x9 (or 8 or less) would be good. Finding that a
39 with a 12-36 gives a pretty impressive range on my Cross Check.
Eric
Patrick,
With the Hillborne, it's mostly personal issues. Pretty sure I've
gotten over it. Switching the Marathon Supremes off that bike seemed
to help. And swapping the Nitto post for a Kalloy with a bit more
setback.
For the Fargo, not the first time for hand pain. Woodchipper bars
about 6
Seems like the mystery is too much to bear for at least five gamblers
out there. See the post update. This is gettin' good!
On Jun 19, 6:36 pm, James Warren wrote:
> True. I'm guessing that nothing is impossible, and the statement "you can't
> use a front derailleur on this bike" probably means
True. I'm guessing that nothing is impossible, and the statement "you can't use
a front derailleur on this bike" probably means that the design of the bike
precludes the use of a front derailleur, but someone who has a will would find
a way, and in this case, that way would be to get a bolt-on
On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 16:20 -0700, James Warren wrote:
>
> Lack of cable stop wouldn't make it impossible. Clamps available. I
> use a front shifter on my QB.
>
> Lack of rear derailleur hanger is the only thing I can think of.
>
There used to be plenty of bolt-on derailleur hangers on Bike Bo
All kidding aside, the Herse is a wonderfully- riding bike. Neither Ryan or Jan
-- the two immediatly precedent owners-- found the tubing too stiff for their
tastes. For me, it felt good from the moment I first swung a leg over it. To be
entirely honest, if someone held a gun to my head and said
Lack of cable stop wouldn't make it impossible. Clamps available. I use a front
shifter on my QB.
Lack of rear derailleur hanger is the only thing I can think of.
On Jun 19, 2011, at 3:08 PM, Esteban wrote:
> So, how would a front der. be impossible - if there's
> no cable stop? Some kind of
Not that people can change, but there's a few things in the discussion
that are not up Grant's alley, at least up to this point: So, this is
me channeling GP:
1. Belt drive - "why when a chain works perfectly well and is easy to
fix?"
2. IGH: "overly complicated - Xx9 works fine - Xx7 is great"
3
HS must stand for "hub shift". The big clue for me is the statement that you
can't use more than one chainring on it. At first I thought, "what, you can't
clamp on a front derailleur?" But once "hub shift" was suggested, I realized
that a hub shift with no rear derailleur hanger would make it h
On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 15:29 -0600, Bertin753 wrote:
> Cheap Herse!! Cheap Herse!! Actually, given the build I got and the price
> asked, as well as the trade for the S12 kit and at-cost custom bag, it was
> indeed a cheap Herse!
>
That was just the introductory offer. Just like with credit car
58cm Saluki
52cm Bombadil single top tube
Dahon Smooth Hound fun little bike, a real sleeper!!
On Jun 17, 6:49 pm, mike wrote:
> Sort of related to "Rivs in the Rafters", but started as a new thread
> here since there's little Riv content. And none in my rafters.
>
> I have some tendency to hoar
I'm definitely out of the bike lust/acquisition mode at this time,
which is fine with me. I presently have two bikes, that I ride based
on my mood or application:
1977 - Custom Schwinn Paramount P-15; re-painted and restored by
CyclArt to their Cat. 1 level finish in 1997. Blue paint, red
pinstr
Cheap Herse!! Cheap Herse!! Actually, given the build I got and the price
asked, as well as the trade for the S12 kit and at-cost custom bag, it was
indeed a cheap Herse!
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On Jun 19, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 15:24 -0600, Bertin753 wro
On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 15:24 -0600, Bertin753 wrote:
> You get me a cheap SON and I promise to use it.
Son, the word "cheap" should never be used in the same sentence --
indeed, same paragraph -- as the phrase "Rene Herse".
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On Jun 19, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 17:08 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
>> DH N72 or SON. I have, to trade, depending on what is offered me
>
> Now surely you aren't considering anything e
Well now that I've read the Riv page..I think HS stands for 'handy
shopper' but actually I think the mystery bike will be some sort of
daily 'transpo' bike capable of hauling stuff and will be built semi
rugged with braze ons for practical stuff . I think it could still
have a derailleur gear s
I have three.
1. Orange Rivendell Quickbeam -- Do everything bike from commuting to
centuries.
2. Rivendell AHH - second owner my "go fast" and gravel bike no fenders,
compact double, but still has a rack (Tubus Vega- Silver).
3. Surly Crosscheck set up as a 1 x8 my child trailer puller, foul
I'm thinking HS could stand for holy smokes, high speed, hauling
stuff, hardly simple or a myriad of other things but the 'G man' gave
us some tips and I think he is leaning toward a hub geared, town
style, integral racked, lighted, upright bar with perhaps an option to
split the frame for transpor
Greetings,
Anyone know the BB size for an XD triple using 24/36/48 rings on
the H ? I use a Tange 110mm on my Bombadil, for reference . I've not
found a trace of info here or on the net.
Thanks.
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On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 17:08 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> DH N72 or SON. I have, to trade, depending on what is offered me
Now surely you aren't considering anything else but the SON for that
Herse...
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There are no freewheels smaller than 15 teeth and even those are hard
to findyou may need to up your chain rings or go with a fixed gear
but then you will need a perfect chain line and some form of
attachment to the pedals to be safe. I'd just switch to a 39x42 chain
ring set up or more, if you
on 6/19/11 11:24 AM, grant at grant...@gmail.com wrote:
> Vince here calls it "Hyper-Speed"
So, presumably, you are also getting two paint jobs in one, as when it gets
up to hyper-speed, there will be the expected color shift.
;^)
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Stable's a little full right now.
Rambouillet (currently for sale!)
Rawland Sogn w/ S&S couplers set up to swap between 650B and 700c tires,
using Paul's Motolite brakes (gravel and travel)
Sekai 4000 Professional ('79) w/ Campy 10-spd setup and Aerohead wheels
(light and fast)
Ron Cooper (19
After much deliberation, I'm selling my well-loved Ram. It's a pretty stock
Riv build apart from the custom paint, which is a deep blue (almost
purplish) with cream headtube. Standard 60 cm sizing.
Ultegra derailleurs
Ultegra headset
9-speed bar end shifters
Sugino triple cranks 46-36-24
On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 2:26 PM, nathan spindel wrote:
> I've finally got my stable down to two! I couldn't comfortably fit more in my
> new apartment.
>
> 1. Ebisu All-Purpose (58cm) - randonneuse
> 2. Box Dog Pelican (60cm) - porteur/commute/touring/trails (coming soon)
>
The pelican has been
I've finally got my stable down to two! I couldn't comfortably fit more in my
new apartment.
1. Ebisu All-Purpose (58cm) - randonneuse
2. Box Dog Pelican (60cm) - porteur/commute/touring/trails (coming soon)
My lady's bikes:
1. Rivendell Saluki (50cm)
2. Vintage Motobecane mixte, upgraded to 70
Vince here calls it "Hyper-Speed"
On Jun 17, 5:28 pm, Ray Shine wrote:
> HS = Hub Shift?!?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> >From: Pondero
> >To: RBW Owners Bunch
> >Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 4:55 PM
> >Subject: [RBW] HS
>
> >Let the speculation begin...
>
> >http://www.riv
Disregard. It finally came up. Sorry about the hijack.
>
>From: Ray Shine
>To: "rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com"
>Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 10:57 AM
>Subject: [RBW] Anyone else having trouble accessing RBW Group?
>
>
>
>
>I hijacked this thread because I can'
I hijacked this thread because I can't log-in to RBW group via Cyclofiend.
Anyone else having this problem?
>
>From: William
>To: RBW Owners Bunch
>Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 2:28 PM
>Subject: [RBW] Re: HS
>
>I wonder if it will utilize the lug that Grant g
I say go solo. With the exception of my first s24o they've all been
done solo. I think I prefer them like that. I'm a big fan of solitude.
I do wish my wife was into bike camping but she's not and it just
seems like it would be uncomfortable for her.
On Jun 19, 10:08 am, Michael_S wrote:
> thanks
AHH 63
Bombadil 60
Atlantis 61
Betty Foy (still waiting on delivery) 62
80's univega mtb ?
96 rockhopper at my parents house in iowa
schwinn speedster at my parents house in iowa
unknown fillet braised cyclocross frame 58 , probably needs a new
home.
plus i went for the hs bike. so late this year
I'm running the ENO Double/Double (39/36 and 16/19). I've mostly used the
39/16 everywhere. I've not tried to cross-thread the pair front to back -
don't really see how 39/19 or 36/16 would be more useful than just dropping to
36/19 when necessary.
The taller gear setup is just fine for flat
thanks for the link Mike. I've tried setting up a s240 with workmates
but they always fizzle. Might have to ust go out on my own.
~mike
On Jun 19, 6:37 am, Mike wrote:
> This link was just posted over on the LHT list and I thought I'd post
> it here. It's a bit longer introduction/primer on the
Back in The Day, we rode fixed in the winter for training; supless
and
all that nonsense. The gear of choice was a 42X16 = 71 gear inches,
because that was our small chainring. (Everybody I knew used
42X52or53
chainrings, even in flat-road challenged Colorado.) So when I was
choosing my gearing I s
Back in The Day, we rode fixed in the winter for training; supless and
all that nonsense. The gear of choice was a 42X16 = 71 gear inches,
because that was our small chainring. (Everybody I knew used 42X52or53
chainrings, even in flat-road challenged Colorado.) So when I was
choosing my gearing I s
Four:
'99 Longlow (original owner, I suspect this will be around until I
can't swing my leg over a top tube anymore. Now the weekend/long ride
unit)
'99 All-Rounder (second owner; this one fell out of the sky from an
abundant universe. My mostly-daily transpo)
2009 Redline Monocog singlespeed two-
OK... While I admint I do have hoarding tendencies, I REALLY AM TRYING
to find homes for many of my bikes (and am confident I will)...
problem is, THESE will likely be replaced by OTHERS that I somehow
uh "find?".
Keepers:
Riv Bombadil (my main go-to bike for virtually everything...)
N
Only two for me, and it's likely to stay that way (which is fine):
Riv Bleriot, acquired and built up early this year. My one and only
riding bike right now as I'm getting back into it. Built it in a
pretty roadish configuration, with Nifty-Swiftys as of now. I want to
get into more dirt road (
I have a pair of these, and like them a lot. But the attachment system isn't
ideal for some racks.
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On Jun 17, 2011, at 7:58 PM, "Montclair BobbyB"
wrote:
> You may have seen these... I don't own one, but love the way they
> look, as well as the fact that they're repurposed
On Jun 18, 9:28 am, jimD wrote:
> I'm well short of Grant's magic number.
Me too. Only 3 here. Litespeed road bike, 1998 Riv commuter and
Surly Cross-Check set up as a fixed gear. Sometimes my wife lets me
ride her Electra Sunny Garcia but only if the tires need air.
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I was afraid that the 13 tooth range on the 40/32 & 16/19 would not
work on the SO dropout. I have one of the prototypes so I can't speak
for the production frames.
I run a Sugino double 48/44 the Dos 16/19 on the free side and a Surly
Dingle on the fixed. It works great for my commute and occasi
HS = hobbit size. A folding bike, perhaps?
On Jun 17, 7:55 pm, Pondero wrote:
> Let the speculation begin...
>
> http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/365
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This reminds me of the "Whatcha got?" threads on the Alex-era iBob
list.
Four:
2010 Greenspeed GT3: Recumbent tadpole trike.
1990 Bstone CB-Zip: My first exposure to Bridgestone was this model in
the 1991 Bicycling Buyer's Guide..finally got one. My black "V-O cafe
racer". V-O Porteur bars, stem
Currently 5 in our garage have my name connected to them. Another one is the
wife's and the 7th belongs to the grandson.
The oldest is early Nashbar Mk III that Ed Braley originally converted to
650B. I've changed the crankset to a compact double, and put a 14 - 27 Dura
Ace FW on it. It's my weekn
1) 57cm Bleriot. Taking off fenders and Hetres. Putting on Soma BLines again.
They are spritely and I really love the feel. Great bike. I need narrower drop
bars though.
2) Motobecane Grand Jubilee. Having a SS 650b wheel set built right now. Going
to out Hetres on it. Has nitto promenade bars
I should add that if money weren't a major issue I'd think heavily
about getting a Bike Friday. Ever since running into a guy touring on
one last year and talking with him about it I've had a desire for
one.
http://www.bikefriday.com/bicycles/touring/1249
I was following this guy's touring exploi
Eric: I'm curious about your ambivalence toward the SH: what qualities
make you hesitate?
Also, wrt to the Fargo: 110 miles on gravel would do my hands in too.
What sort of bars, and what sort of hand trouble? And what tires at
what pressure? I love my Fargo (I don't ride it anywhere near 110
mile
Oh, please don't let Rivendell get too weird. What's next, lugged
pennyfars? (Personally, though, I'd prefer a pennyfar to a Pedersen.
Speaking of weird ... glass houses ...mmbl mmbl ...)
On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 4:33 AM, Marty wrote:
> HS = Pederson-type = Hammock Saddle?
>
> On Jun 18, 5:42 pm,
This link was just posted over on the LHT list and I thought I'd post
it here. It's a bit longer introduction/primer on the S24O written by
Grant that appeared in the Adventure Cycling magazine. I really
enjoyed reading it. I'm glad I finally got around to joining Adventure
Cycling.
http://www.adv
I guess I'm an imposter on this list because I don't actually have any Rivs:
- Surly CC, 62cm: almost always set up single speed, whenever I put gears on
it, they don't seem to last more than a ride or two. My budget QB, and my
goto road and errand running bike.
- Salsa Fargo, XL: I'm mixed on th
HS = Pederson-type = Hammock Saddle?
On Jun 18, 5:42 pm, Anne Paulson wrote:
> That would explain why the buyer doesn't get a saddle choice.
>
> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Way Rebb wrote:
> > I'm thinking it's the the Rohloff equipped lugged Pedersen type bike
> > everyone's been wildly sp
Two. If you count the bike that hasn't had wheels on it for 4 months.
And if you count 1 bike with four cockpits as one bike.
1) Wheel-less Trek 7300... Taped/twined/shellac'd Albatross on a
stilt, cork grips, racks and fenders, Grip Kings, B17. I was happy
with this bike until I got my...
2) 60c
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