Grant, As usual you make sense.at least to me.
Eric, I'm right there with you but I still have 58 more pounds to
loseI don't do super long rides now. Actually my limit is around
40-50 miles maximum. I can ride farther but it becomes grueling for me
at my current weight/age. I do ride to wo
I look back on the last 15 years of my cycling life, and I gotta say.
Cantis suck. Single pivot sidepulls suck. The disc brakes on my weirdo
project bike brake very well, but go 'shk shk shk' in corners. The
nicer Avid v-brakes on my 1999 Bontrager have, aside from the initial
squealy pads ("hey, s
Anyone have one they're interested in parting with?
I have the old "large" Acorn saddlebag on a Brooks Flyer. The bag
hangs funny and rests on the springs. It's hangs too far from the
seat post to somehow secure it there or to use a stand-off. I need it
to stand back from the seat post about 5
Nice pix! Congratulations on an impressive accomplishment.
Joel
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EXCELLENT! I am consistently amazed by you super-randonneur types! So how
was is with gears vs. fixed???
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Eric Norris wrote:
> I'll be working on captions soon.
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> On Aug 30, 2011, at 8:20 AM, Bob Cooper
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> > Supe
I am selling my GB367 panniers in black, pictured here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/twowheelflight/3601726415/
Measurements are 320 mm (13") high, 300 mm (12") wide, 200 mm (8") deep,
which adds up to 33L. There is lacing on the side to compress the depth of
the pannier when it's not filled to
On Aug 30, 8:04 am, Patrick in VT wrote:
> On Aug 27, 11:24 am, grant wrote:
>
> > If you can do it by exercising hard and long, and will power, and calorie
> > restriction---
> > and you can maintain that without feeling like the fat-wolf is at the
> > door---that's great.
>
> insulin: if it
I have one of the original Nigel Smythe Lil Loafers that I frequently
use on my Rivendell Road Standard (photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964304@N05/5432058115/in/set-72157625889961383/).
I agree that the Lil Loafer is very useful and elegant. I also have a
Gilles Berthoud GB2886 handlebar ba
Michael:
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I plan to try a high profile
canti set-up on my wife's Atlantis as a first measure. Hopefully that
will replicate the braking performance of her old bike. If not, I'll
look into V-brakes & new levers, but that probably has its own
learning curve.
d
Doug, you pose the perfect question for me to share my experience with
cantilevers and why I continue to believe in hi straddle and hi profile
cantis.
My first experience with cantis, after years of good riding with Campy Grand
Sport LR brakes and Chorus SR brakes came around 2000, when I bough
The fever has abated and I am more or less rational again. In fact, I
took the bike in question out for what I had hoped to be a nice 20
mile or so out-and-back, planning to stop at a wonderful little,
rustic, hole-in-wall bike shop in highend horsetown, Corrales, NM, to
wit, Stevie's Happy Bikes (
ride your bike and you'll eventually rub it off on bushes and other
trailside detritus.
~erik
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Kris wrote:
> > Is there a tried and true way to remove logos from aluminum parts? In
> > my case it's the "Tektr
I use Brasso for removing logos , works like charm .
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It's probably too big for my wife, but can you tell me how tall your wife
is, and how well the bike fit her with the Albatross bars? Thanks.
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On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Kris wrote:
> Is there a tried and true way to remove logos from aluminum parts? In
> my case it's the "Tektro" from the R200A Tektro levers.
>
Get a q-tip and some nail polish remover.
Dip, rub, repeat.
it'll come off clean as a whistle.
-sv
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Goof Off and fine steel wool will take about any logo. I'm kind of
obsessed about removing stickers and logos and have had good luck with
that combo.
On Aug 30, 6:36 am, Kris wrote:
> Is there a tried and true way to remove logos from aluminum parts? In
> my case it's the "Tektro" from the R200
I have 2 bikes that get the lions share of my riding. They are both set up
nearly identical with moustache bars. I want to change one of them up.
SO...that said, I have a pair of used - not abused Nitto Moustache RM-016
bars I'd like to trade for the equivalent alloy Nitto Albatross.
Let me kno
Normal drop bar brake levers do not pull enough cable to actuate typical
V-brakes. There are special levers that pull more cable. and there are
inline pulley solutions that correct the cable rate issues. Small-handed,
weak-gripped riders have a significant challenge getting
confidence-inspiri
I agree with all the above re: ease of access & convenience. My
Acorn Boxy Rando has a couple of small pockets facing me. My cell
phone goes in one, and I can hear the phone ring, stop the bike and
answer it before it goes to voice mail. This can be a blessing or a
curse, however.
dougP
On Au
Patrick:
I dunno if you could be committed but you sure do take eccentricity to
a whole 'nother level. Is there any grinding work in it for you to
do?
dougP
On Aug 29, 10:12 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> On Sat I bought a Workman folding utility trike to use as a grocery
> runabout; I've always h
Is this ever a timely discussion! Just back from a tour in Oregon
featuring plenty of hills. My wife's Atlantis is standard Riv build
with the low profile Shimano cantis and Shimano aero levers. It does
have Kool Stop salmon pads. In the past, she's mentioned the brakes
did not seem as good as
Bump. I got two quick nibbles, but both have passed. One I think was just
an interested nibble. The other said "I'll buy it", but then ran across a
Hilsen that he's buying instead.
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I hear you Eric.
Like you, Scott, and I'm sure others who care a great deal about this
subject have largely done, I've been hesitant to post about it with
people who don't face the same challenges and are only mildly
interested. I choose not to debate my issues here, but I want you to
know that yo
"You, too, can be a standby operator! Call now, operators are standing by!"
Dan Akroyd - SNL
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Site back up. Whew.
On Aug 30, 9:16 am, John Bennett wrote:
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Would a tiny p-clamp (or even a tiny hose-clamp) wrapped around a lateral
rack platform brace provide a way to anchor the fender (via a spacer,
probably: cork?)
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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I bought over half-dozen pair of the as-much-wool-as-possible Northland
Woolens socks from RBW (the ones they sold before they switched to the
80/20s). It was weird. Some of thsoe lasted over a dozen wearings (sweet,
sweet wearings!). Others lasted one. They must've been very subject to the
spe
On Aug 27, 11:24 am, grant wrote:
> If you can do it by exercising hard and long, and will power, and calorie
> restriction---
> and you can maintain that without feeling like the fat-wolf is at the
> door---that's great.
insulin: if it's really the key, and Taubes is right, i have wonder
why
My photos from Paris-Brest-Paris, which I completed on a lugged steel,
friction-shifting, leather-saddled road bike:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176895@N03/sets/72157627550599380/
Watch for my complete video of the adventure, coming soon!
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Yes, for some it is easier than others. Been trying to decide whether
to participate in either of these threads for a while. Will admit
that, first off, this whole concept is making me question as an
(severely) overweight person I should even be riding and/or owning a
Rivendell bike. Maybe at 6'
Is there a tried and true way to remove logos from aluminum parts? In
my case it's the "Tektro" from the R200A Tektro levers.
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Dan: since the Model 5 is now on sale for $65 at VO, would you
consider selling yours for $50 shipped to 87120? If so, I'll take it.
Thanks, Patrick
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Dan Bracey wrote:
> Well, my wife says it is time to get all of the unused bike parts out of our
> tiny apartment.
Well, my wife says it is time to get all of the unused bike parts out of our
tiny apartment. Here is a long list of parts, including an interesting
frame. There should be links to images for each part. The whole gallery is
here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/112399454302428216350/BikeParts03?
Kris,
I'm using the Vittoria 1976 shoes with Speedplay Frogs. I like them
very much. Elliott Bay Bicycles in Seattle carries them.
Alex Moll
Marysville, WA
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