Yeah, the mobile web-site is, shall we say, not ready flor prime time. Though
it has changed over time.
I don't even know if it's intentional. I tried to send an e-mail about it to
RBW andy e-mail failed. But that was Sunday or early yesterday.
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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What?! Letting your family interfere with Group business? We can't tolerate
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That sunset photo is really cool. Being in the Midwest and not one for travel,
that's likely as close as I'll get. Thanks!
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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The Bleriot does not have them either, and I guess it was the first low
cost Taiwan-made Riv frame. Although I use STI shifters, I miss having
the bosses and the Shimano adjusters that fit over them. I had to find a
solution to add cable adjusters when I was building up the Bleriot, and
No DT shifters is becoming the norm . What I don't get is ... why no third
set of bottle braze-ons in the Sam? That's a cost cutting measure I will
never accept and goes against the the premise that it is an all-purpose
bike. If I buy one, I'll have them send it out to add them and have it
I'm also unable to log in, after using the link to the desktop version.
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On Sep 27, 2011, at 1:58 AM, Thomas Lynn Skean
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Yeah, the mobile web-site is, shall we say, not ready flor prime time. Though
it has changed over time.
I don't even
There are a number of free or low-cost browsers for the iPad that can
masquerade as other browsers. I just loaded the Riv site with a browser called
iCab, set to mimic Safari on a Mac, and it worked fine.
—Eric N
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On Sep 27, 2011, at 1:58 AM, Thomas Lynn Skean
This makes sense even for my Riv custom. With taller frames and higher bars,
reaching for downtubers seems, for me, a bit of a stretch.
That wasn't the case on my Dave Porter custom. These days when I ride that bike
(which I love) I get a crick in my neck but I sure can reach those down tube
I've ridden cf for the past 10ish years without any failures. Then again I went
through 4 of them.
I ride steel for comfort and fun. Much like some like mountain Biking, some
like road biking, for me the steel frame bigger tires upright position is just
different and fits me, not better.
Hello RBW peoples! I am an incredibly tall (6' 7 and all legs)
Dutchman looking for a Quickbeam. I know, I know, Rivendell is making
a new single speed frame called the SimpleOne. Unfortunately they
aren't making them in larger sizes. So yeah, I'm looking for a giant
Quickbeam, and if you have one
Okay, now. The idea that carbon bikes can only take skinny tires and are
uncomfortable and are only for racing is SOO last year!
Take a look here at my Calfee Adventure:
That is very nice; a custom? If it takes 32s it has as much or almost
as much clearance as my two custom Rivs.
Why did you choose CF for such a bike (fenders, presumable more than
minimal loads)? Ie, what advantage does it have?
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Joe Bartoe jbar...@hotmail.com
Thanks!!
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
For stills I use a small Canon Powershot SD780 that I bought online. The one
video clip was also taken with that camera.
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On Sep 25, 2011, at 5:41 PM, Robert Zeidler
I have a Camper Longflap and a Hoss (which were all Longflap-style).
In relative size:
Hoss Camper Nelson
On Sep 24, 11:43 am, Bertin753 bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Ithought that the Hoss was even bigger than the current Sackville large which
is -- stuffed -- almost 2000 cu (1984). Certainly
Oh, please post many and detailed photos of the Dave Porter. When did
you get it? I've been tempted to get a gofast from him (he lives in
ABQ).
How does it compare with your Riv, bar/saddle relationship aside?
FWIW, I could reach the dt levers on my Curt Custom back when it had a
rear derailleur
Thanks. Would you put the Hoss at two full paper grocery sacks? I mean
the contents of the sacks stuffed in how you will, not the sacks
themselves. I use two grocery sacks (ie, the contents thereof) as the
basic unit for carrying capacity -- two Packers and two Axiom Dutchies
will hold that and
There was a tragic accident on Grizzly Peak Blvd on Saturday. The details
can be found if you are interested. I'm posting here just to remind
everyone please be careful out there.
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Note - the new site (which I'm just catching up with and stumbling around
upon...) now specifies that bug reports and site feedback should be sent to
dave @ rivbike.com
(and in case it gets scuffed up by the googlegroups interface, that'd be
dee-ay-vee-eee at rivbike.com)
And in that same
So I just had a wonderful trade experience from the board but it has
produced some now redundant items in my stash.
In receiving a B17 Pre-aged that I absolutely LOVE...it displaced a lightly
used B17 Honey Champion
I have a Sam Hillborne and went with barends for it, but I honestly prefer
downtube shifting because of the ease of setup and lack of shifter cables on
the bars. The sloping toptube argument seems like a good one for lack of
bosses, but I think with my next bike, which will either be a Roadeo
Patrick Moore asked about my Calfee:
That is very nice; a custom? If it takes 32s it has as much or almost
as much clearance as my two custom Rivs.
Why did you choose CF for such a bike (fenders, presumable more than
minimal loads)? Ie, what advantage does it have?
Calfee has three frame
And I think they have lugs too
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:35 AM, newenglandbike matthiasbe...@gmail.comwrote:
all great bikes too :)
I just noticed that all the frames are steel... weird..
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Here's a screen shot of the RivBike site on my iPad, using a browser that makes
the server think I'm working on a Mac laptop:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176895@N03/6189633284/in/photostream
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On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:45 AM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks. Would you put the Hoss at two full paper grocery sacks?
I'd say more like 1.5 PGS. The interior is just about exactly paper
sack sized (long way is front to back on the Hoss, not side to side).
With the two side
The arguments for and against DT shifter bosses and third water bottle
bosses can go only so far, because the opposite side has a good
argument, too.
We don't recommend downtube shifters on our bikes for the reasons
given---higher bars, farther reach to the shifters. It's never dumb to
do that,
I was just looking at the new Rivbike website section on their
bicycles and frames. It looks to me (unless I've missed something)
that Rivendell no longer publishes the geometry of their frames on the
website. The information doesn't appear in the descriptions for the
bicycles/frames and a
Thanks, Joe; this is very useful information. I might hold out for a
rack and bricklayer's bag instead. We'll see. I usually do a couple of
shopping trips a week between my own and my mother's shopping, but
given the great usefulness of the wide, flat basket on the Worksman
(it easily holds two
WOW! So I have a set if Noodles secured!
But have also had additional interest...so I'll open it up. If someone wants a
painting of their bike I would be happy to barter rivish stuff. Like any self
respecting bike geek, there is always a wish list of fun stuff. Fat Schwalbes
for the Hilsen,
Hi All,
Selling my Riv AllRounder. It s a 56cm Waterford built Reynolds 753
(531 fork) in very good condition. The ride is similar to my (former)
Bridgestone XO-1, but a bit more stable. Similar to an Atlantis, with
tons of brazeons for racks, fenders and 3 waterbottle cages. No dents
or dings,
Thanks, Joe. That bike puts CF in the range of my own particular likes
-- I am assuming that Calfee does not build stupid light. What is
the weight saving over a decent steel bike of the same design and
built similarly?
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Joe Bartoe jbar...@hotmail.com wrote:
FWIW I too have a pbh of 84 and ride a 52 sam with delight. Thought
About needing a bigger frame but am often happy with the top tube
clearance especially
in trails.
Cheers,
Adam
On Sep 23, 10:04 am, Peter M uscpeter11...@gmail.com wrote:
Need someone who owns a HIllborne who can tell me what
Patrick,
We weighed it fully built up sans pedals when it arrived and it weighed 17.4
lbs. I haven't weight it with the fenders so can't comment. Remember, this is a
62cm bike so it's a difficult comparison. I imagine a 56cm bike would weigh
closer to 17 lbs. I don't know the numbers on a
On my desk-bound PC, the new site works great, loads quicker, works
smoother, etc. Dave did a great job and I let him know his efforts
are appreciated.
dougP
On Sep 27, 9:58 am, Cyclofiend Jim cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
Note - the new site (which I'm just catching up with and stumbling
So, say 19.4 lb with fenders and pedals; not too bad! My 58 cm Riv so
equiped would weigh about the same, but it's 58 and fixed with small
wheels, tho' it has a heavy fork with a mile-long steerer since it is
made for 26 wheels. (23 lb with fenders -- 1.5 lb, racks -- ditto the
pair, SON Delux +
I think you could seriously make this into a little hobby business. That
Jay water-color was awesome. You should assemble a portfolio and then open
an etsy store for custom commissions.
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I think it's probably just that the new site is still in a somewhat
transient state, and a few things have not been transferred over yet. I'm
sure they'll add the geometry PDFs soon.
-Matt
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Thanks, Jim.
Dave is on it, and doing a great job orienting us. The back-end is a
whole new deal; like the first day on a new job.
We're working through it, and Dave will reply to any and all emails
and suggestionsjust as soon as we stop paging him.
The new site allows us to do so much on
I also was impressed by the quality of the watercolor and hope you
don't limit your talent to bicycles. Here in NM, art is a minor big
business with the result that the studios and arcades and markets are
full of abominable southwestern drek (as well as some well done
things) so it is refreshing
William,
Thanks! I have been selling art to some capacity for 30 years. Sometimes
it's my job, other times it's my therapy. You are not the first to suggest
etsy, and embarrassingly I have never dug into it to see what it's about.
Maybe it's time?
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I think 'watercolour bike portraits' could be a niche market. Imagine the
horror that most of us feel when a loved one tries to buy us a bike item.
It's almost unthinkable. But this is something that my wife could
photograph one of my Riv's, send you the photo and $50 and get back a
Patrick,
Thank you too! I paint/draw/sculpt etc anything and everything. Since I was
in a high chair, art has been my best form of communication. I can't not do
it.
As for galleries and such...yea, sometimes what passes for art is beyond me.
But then again some of it sells for big bucks too.
Grant, If I may, I'd like to suggest an alternative to the shifter bosses
and the generic cable stops like the ones on my Bleriot. Couldn't you spec
a threaded cable stop? I'm sure I saw adjusters that thread into such, and
of course you could carry the adjusters in stock. This would be a
I'd like to see the cable-stops at the bottom headtube lug, which would
eliminate the cable housing rubbing that area. The only reason cable-stops
are where they are now is because that's where the bosses used to be.
Joe Bernard
Fairfield, CA.
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THAT is a solid idea. Maybe I could work in some double duty for something
like $60. $50 to me, $3-4? to cover proper (safe non-bendable) shipping, and
remaining $5-7 to donate to Rivendell for their charity pools that they run?
h
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On the water bottle cage issue, you can always add additional bottle
holders with clamps. In the days before braze-ons, everything got
clamped to the frame. Even 30 years ago, plenty of good bikes came
with only 1 set of bottle holder cage bosses. If you wanted a second
bottle on the seat tube,
Sounds good to me. Sign me up. Now, which bike?
jim m
wc ca
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 4:34 PM, jinxed hbcl...@yahoo.com wrote:
THAT is a solid idea. Maybe I could work in some double duty for something
like $60. $50 to me, $3-4? to cover proper (safe non-bendable) shipping, and
remaining $5-7
Dang I wish I had more than $3.00 till payday! That's that's just the
teacher's lot, and most have it worse these days. But there's lot's to see
on rivbike.com. Window Shopping, Mom used to call it. Now there's pix of the
Hunkapillar, which load progressively, becoming impressively sharp as you
Bill -- Are using the NuVinci planetary set up?
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Subject: [RBW] New Site: Love
Dang I wish I had more than $3.00 till payday! That's that's
Sorry, the Porter is in eastern washington. I have no pictures.
It's difficult to compare the bikes. The Porter is a 70's club rider bike
(super record groupo) for a
younger, stronger rider. I had ton's of fun on that bike for many years. The
bars on the Porter are ~3 cm
below seat height.
Nope- a SRAM iMotion-9 I was given for some editing work, which I built into
a wheel. It goes clickity-click, but is nicer than some SA Hubs of my past.
I just trust fixed and single speed and derailleurs more. Now, I, too,
imagine the Nuvinci, but realize it's not user serviceable and relies on a
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