I have found that every system has some advantage. Brifters for riding in
heavy traffic; BE friction for touring; DT friction for pure joy riding; but
my tandem has BE indexed because I'm too far away to hear it, although I
find shifting the tandem with Shimano indexed pretty slow compared to
The great thing about climbing is that every mountain has a top! And you
get to go downhill.
We did a short charity ride on the tandem over the weekend and the first
half was all uphill, climbing 1300+ feet in fifteen miles of mostly dirt
roads. Tandems don't like going uphill and the 130
I'm at a point in my life where I'm caring less and less about aesthetics of
a bike. 2TT's seemed odd from afar . but after I got a Bombadil frame
and loved the ride so much I forgot about the second TT. . .
.though it does make for a higher clamp position in my Park work stand
Perhaps you have seen this?
I have no connection to the seller.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290594376133ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123
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Dear Michael,
Very moving, thank you for telling the story. I am sorry for your loss, and
the world's loss as obviously your daughter would have contributed a lot in
many ways. Best of luck selling the Atlantis.
Tim Whalen
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Michael Lee twobirdsg...@gmail.com
Those are exactly what I have. No intention of ever removing them as they
work great for road biking. I have bar ends on my trail bike as I don't
always want to take my hands off the bars on that one.
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Dan Abelson d...@abelsons.net wrote:
I have 9 speed indexed
On Aug 2, 2011, at 5:27 PM, bicyclebill wrote:
My Butler originally had Campy downtube shifters and, aside
from the question of reach, they were extremely vague and had a mind
of their own about shifting.
Campy friction downtube shifters *did* have a mind of their own about shifting
and
I sold my Rambouillet and AHH. I got a Boulder Brevet (700c) and
liked it so much that I just picked up a Boulder 650b frameset. The
main improvement, IMO, is the lighter tubing which makes for a
livelier ride and the low trail geometry. I am liking the plain-ness
of these TIG frames too. That
I'm a DT shifter. They work, they are simple, I like the look. I've
gotten pretty good at shifting both levers at once with the right
hand, so DTs usually aren't a hassle.
That said, I have been thinking it would be nice to switch my rough
stuff bike to brifters, because DT shifting is a bit
Thank you for posting the link to the article and sharing her Virginia's
story. Your loss is our loss. I hope you get a buyer for her Atlantis that
appreciates what it represents.
René
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On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Michael Lee twobirdsg...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't mind sharing all I can. This forum was suggested to me by Mr. John
Bennett from Rivendell Bicycle Works but I was a little shy and unsure with
my first post. I am located 100 miles from a tree on the plains of
This downhill had me hitting 42mph and averaging 30 on the
downhills... not too shabby for a single!
Would be hitting warp speed on a tandem!!!
On Aug 3, 4:03 am, Michael Hechmer mhech...@gmail.com wrote:
The great thing about climbing is that every mountain has a top! And you
get to go
I have / had one . I honestly can't remember if I still have it . I
barely used it but for some reason I think I may have sold it a year
or two ago. I'll look when I get home from work . If I still have it
I'll sell it. My goodness is my memory bad. I can't even remember if I
have a rack. Too many
On Wed, 2011-08-03 at 07:18 -0700, stevep33 wrote:
I sold my Rambouillet and AHH. I got a Boulder Brevet (700c) and
liked it so much that I just picked up a Boulder 650b frameset. The
main improvement, IMO, is the lighter tubing which makes for a
livelier ride and the low trail geometry. I
+1 on STI, and for that matter SPD also. I have always heard you'll
damage STI in a crash, but I've never had that happen although
crashes, thank my personal deity, have been rare. I have, however, a
box full of broken BE shifters, which now are used/given/lent as spare
parts, and are almost
You will love the tan lines on your feet.
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On Wed, 2011-08-03 at 07:41 -0400, robert zeidler wrote:
If your in Litchfield, NE and your bike tips over while you
were taking a quick comfort break, and you BE snaps off, who's going
to fix it?
I've been using bar end shifters since 1974 or 1975, currently have them
on something like 6 or
I have seen plenty of STI failure, but never bar ends
On Aug 3, 5:41 am, robert zeidler zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote:
+1 on STI, and for that matter SPD also. I have always heard you'll
damage STI in a crash, but I've never had that happen although
crashes, thank my personal deity, have
My feet have Teva tan lines, but Chaco tan-lines aren't uncommon either.
Hadn't had Birk lines, tho'
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It is, and it's a modest up-charge.
I shortened the top tube on my new 650b by a cm, but I think it was
actually unnecessary now that I have the bike. This just confirms
that I don't need custom sizing.
All this said, Riv sets the bar very high in terms of getting the
details right every time,
I really dislike riding in chacos, they are always too wide for me and
strike the crank on the inside when I pedal.
Tried them with mks touring pedals and grip kings, they are a no go for me.
Super comfortable for walking around though.
Tevas + grip kings are my favorite for long rides.
Birks
Just some curious observation on wheel size.
I spent the years from @ 1989-2004 almost exclusively on 26 wheeled
mountain bikes in the dirt. I dabbled a bit with road bikes, cruisers,
folders, bmx bikes in there too, but for all intent I was a mountain biker.
Then I picked up a 700c cross
I had a similar experience coming form 26 MTBs... had a B'stone MB2
for the 90's, then sold it when I ended up riding my then RB-T and
then my All-Rounder exclusively on the trails. Decided I wanted to
get back into actual mountain biking and ended up with a Karate
Monkey. What, a great bike!
This thread seems to have divided into two parts, but I want to respond to
both.
I have broken two pairs of Ultegra STI shifters in crashes, fortunately not
irreparably so. The first one went down hard on a dirt road and was so
filled with dirt it would not work. I needed to flush nearly a
I could take a little of that.
Here in sunny Austin Texas we've had about 50 days over 100 degrees so
far and may break the record of 69 days set two years ago. Last night
it didn't drop below 100 until after 8pm and it's generally 80 degrees
by about 7am. And, we're about 10 inches behind on
Same seller is selling a pretty cool belt drive Co-Motion bike too. Im not
sold on the belt drive thing but interesting and pretty bike to look at.
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Created by a customer, not us...but who are *we* to disagree?
http://www.cafepress.com/DoubleTopTubesRule
Cheers,
John at RB(TT)W HQ, WC, CA
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650B!
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Awesome sauce!
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Hi
Perhaps Riv can look up the dimensions based onthe serial number? If
you take some pictures we can help too.
Also - I am 30 and just lost my younger brother one month and six days
ago. He was 27. I know what my parents are going through and I know
that it isn't easy. Be strong and keep sharing
i had to do SOMETHING while I was waiting for my 64cm Sam! Glad you guys
get a kick out of it. I certainly did when I was making it, particularly
when I was selecting the stuff that could be purchased. ahahah.
good times.
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Will proceeds be donated to one of Rivendell's charities?
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If I were starting over in the bike thing, I would have all 650b. As it is,
I'm pretty financially committed to 700C...
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote:
650B!
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Have run into an interesting issue with Teva sandals and Grip Kings.
On longer rides, the toes on my right foot will go numb. Figure I'm
trying to curl them as I ride. Doesn't seem to be an issue in Keens
or on sneaker pedals. Just that particular combo on longer rides.
Will no longer be an
Strangely enough, this is only showing up on the old Google Groups
page. Not the new version.
Oh, and thanks to list admin Jim for getting it out of limbo.
(Yes, this is just a cheap attempt to see if it will show up in the
new groups.)
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Aug 1, 7:33 pm, EricP
http://vintagebicycle.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/fit1490.jpg
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I just rode RAGBRAI with exactly that combination (GK + Tevas) and had no
ill effects. It really just shows how different we all are.
I do wish I'd had something with toe protection in our tent city though as I
tore a toenail on a stake during a late night kybo run.
Aloha
On Aug 3, 2011 2:56 PM,
On Wed, 2011-08-03 at 17:55 -0700, cyclotourist wrote:
If I were starting over in the bike thing, I would have all 650b. As
it is, I'm pretty financially committed to 700C...
Maybe so now, but most ardent 650B fans were equally committed to 700C
at one time.
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Hmmm, must ponder the implications of that...
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Wed, 2011-08-03 at 17:55 -0700, cyclotourist wrote:
If I were starting over in the bike thing, I would have all 650b. As
it is, I'm pretty financially committed to
THAT is freaking hysterical. Take, THAT, you haters!
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The craigslist antique one.here's the latest, kind of
interesting-
One of our customers contacted the guy, had planned to buy the bike
for as little as possible. Expected to meet him on the street down by
the corner near the liquor store, but one surprise after another, and
all good:
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I finally got around to doing something about the poor shifting. After a
particularly frustrating commute this morning I pulled it apart during a
break at work and:
* removed one chain link + set of side plates to increase chain tension
* retracted the
Hopefully it wasn't shady, just a bit unfortunate luck for some gal; who
might just be lucky and see a friend return... that'd be cool!
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This is Rivendell Reader material.
On 8/3/2011 7:45 PM, grant wrote:
The craigslist antique one.here's the latest, kind of
interesting-
One of our customers contacted the guy, had planned to buy the bike
for as little as possible. Expected to meet him on the street down by
the corner
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:18 AM, stevep33 steve...@gmail.com wrote:
I sold my Rambouillet and AHH. I got a Boulder Brevet (700c) and
liked it so much that I just picked up a Boulder 650b frameset.
You can count me as someone who has benefited from those who have chosen
something other than a
Well, I decided.
First, I should address the why more clearly. Primarily, sheet redundancy.
Secondarily (a close second), the ability to keep one bike shod with studded
tires through the winter. Thirdly (distant third), have two different
arrangements available at any one time, for those
I'm sure that 99.999% of the population would read this differently than
double top tubes. just say it as it reads and you can figure out the rest.
BTW... I only like the diagonal doubles, the parallel design, regardless of
the structural significance, is uh... ungainly.
~mike
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Consider it done, whatever meager proceeds come out of it will be donated to
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This is why I buy from Rivendell.
Your good folks!
I appreciate all of your efforts.
On Aug 3, 7:45 pm, grant grant...@gmail.com wrote:
The craigslist antique one.here's the latest, kind of
interesting-
One of our customers contacted the guy, had planned to buy the bike
for as little
(also, it was really just a joke, because i found another thread over on the
ibob group last night exhaustively and passionately debating the structural
and aesthetic merits of the 2TT, and thought that people seem to be taking
the whole thing a bit too seriously.)
it actually didn't really
This story would be a lot happier without construction guy takes crying
girl's bike. How 'bout giving Crying Girl a payment plan, arsehole..
Joe I'll take it, then BS people on Craigslist Bernard
Fairfield, CA.
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On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Zack zack...@gmail.com wrote:
(also, it was really just a joke, because i found another thread over on
the ibob group last night exhaustively and passionately debating the
structural and aesthetic merits
Indeed it is.
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While riding home today I had somebody catch up with me and comment on my
bike, asking if it was a Riv. Interestingly, he's been the first to not ask
what an AHH was.
Most bike companies put their brand on the downtube and the model on the
top-tube, but Riv seems to go against the grain
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:18 AM, csem enviroen...@yahoo.com wrote:
You will love the tan lines on your feet.
I love the Z lines on my Chaco shod feet. :-)
I hear a lot of complaints about riding in Chacos due to the width. I've
noticed the same, but I tend to pedal heel out, so I assumed that
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 12:08 PM, erik jensen bicyclen...@gmail.com wrote:
Otherwise, can agree that we should *meet at 3pm on September 24th at
Walnut Creek BART and head up the hill from there to Juniper Camp? *get
there later or earlier, but we'll see you at juniper on way or the other.
I
3000' mark on Diablo via North Gate Rd. I don't know the exact
measurements, but had thought D. is generally a continual 8-10%? It's
a climb, but not the worst thing ever either, IMO.
=- Joe Bunik
Walnut Creek, CA
On 8/3/11, Rex Kerr rexk...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 12:08 PM, erik
Over a period of 40+ years and tens of thousands of bike miles on all
kinds of rigs and several good hard crashes, I have had 2 irreparable
shifter failures. The first was my Shimano 600 downtube shifters
(right 6-speed) the notches for indexing simply wore out. Thought I
have to admit I was
My assumption is that it is the result of Rivendell - the original
production models from Waterford - becoming the high-end customs, so they
needed a way to differentiate the production Atlantis from the customs, then
kept at the practice as they became more of a production bike company
again.
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