[RBW] Re: Carrying yoga mat on your Rivendell?

2011-08-28 Thread Brett Lindenbach
Great topic: how do I attach my $100 yoga mat to my $3000 bike? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Wu39UirUnMQJ. To post to this group,

[RBW] Re: Question about the World's Best straddle wire hanger (Tektro CR720)

2011-08-28 Thread Ginz
I'm using Kool Stop Mountain in the front and the Thinline in the back. I do not like the Thinline with this brake. I found that I had to RAISE the yoke in the front. I guess different levers can have a big impact on mechanical advantage even thought they are all made for cantis? On Aug 28,

Re: [RBW] Re: Carrying yoga mat on your Rivendell?

2011-08-28 Thread Seth Vidal
Brett if you're not trying to be snarky or derisivw then I apologize but I don't think that tone is necessary for this thread. It's a legitimate question, I think. -sv On Aug 28, 2011 10:55 AM, Brett Lindenbach brett.lindenb...@gmail.com wrote: Great topic: how do I attach my $100 yoga mat to my

[RBW] Re: Carrying yoga mat on your Rivendell?

2011-08-28 Thread Earl Grey
I carry my super heavy Manduka, or up to 3 regular mats (for teaching privates) lengthwise on my Tubus Vega rear rack with one of those flat multi-strand bungees going from near one drop out to the other. With a long heavy mat it's important to place some of the strands close to the saddle so the

[RBW] Re: It doesn't look bad without fenders, no?

2011-08-28 Thread Earl Grey
It's called cold setting. :) Keep the bolt through the crown locked in place, undo the P-clamps, and then massage the rack into the right shape with your bare manly hands. If you are gentle, it should be fine. They actually bend with surprisingly little force. I just did it to my Nitto M-12 to fit

[RBW] Re: Question about the World's Best straddle wire hanger (Tektro CR720)

2011-08-28 Thread Earl Grey
Agreed, it is a very nice-looking hanger, and most importantly for me, it uses a 10mm box wrench and a 5mm? Allen key to adjust. How many of you carry 2 separate 9 or 10mm box wrenches, which most straddle cable hangers from the last 70 years require? And how often does one or the other of those

[RBW] Re: Question about the World's Best straddle wire hanger (Tektro CR720)

2011-08-28 Thread Michael Hechmer
My favorite cable hanger is this one, which I got from Jitensha but are no longer carried. http://gallery.me.com/mhechmer#100029/IMG_1193bgcolor=black They are the best looking I have ever seen and are completely self centering, once installed. Initial set-up, however is a meticulous, time

[RBW] Re: Question about the World's Best straddle wire hanger (Tektro CR720)

2011-08-28 Thread Ginz
My experience with the CR720 requires the yoke to be as high... so high that I had to use an extra-wide yoke because the straddle cable wasn't long enough. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to

[RBW] FS: 56cm Hillborne Frame and fork

2011-08-28 Thread William
I'd like to offer up my pre-2TT Hillborne frameset. I'm saving up for an Atlantis instead for the slightly flatter top tube and for the ability to run even fatter 700C tires. Forrest sold his on the list early this summer for $775 shipped in the ConUS which seemed fair to you and fair to me.

Re: [RBW] Re: It doesn't look bad without fenders, no?

2011-08-28 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Gernot: thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try -- nothing like blindly bending expensive metal to give you that pit of stomach express elevator drop feeling of thrlll! The legs won't have to bend far to get the rack level. In other news (y'all): I ordered some Civia flat aluminum fenders in

Re: [RBW] Carrying yoga mat on your Rivendell?

2011-08-28 Thread René Sterental
The Platrack won't work with a Nitto R14 as it doesn't have the attachments to screw it on the sides. Only the Nitto Mini or the Nitto Mark's have them. René -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email