Joe, Congratulations on your new Rivendell and thanks for the great and
insightful write-up. If the color is like the other bike posted, well, I
want one. Anyway, I'm pretty much a loner-type rider myself. If my
experience is any indication, you probably won't attract too much attention
on
You live on the eastside; I live on the westside*. We've got good roads.
Seriously, the roads I ride here in town, all between Tramway and
98th, are quite good. I have no problem with the 23s on my gofast.
What bad ones do you mean?
*The right or wrong side of the Rio Grande, for you non-albuquer
Here in Northern Calif. the many secondary/tertiary roads that make for great
bicycle routes are poorly maintained. Until the Tour of Calif. started using
Tunitas Creek Road for one of the stages, the surface reminded me of a bombing
range. Now many of the craters have been filled. I read the S
Joe,
Don't worry about the attention, while everyone here loves the look of
Rivendells, the world outside has long since moved on. I ride mine
every weekend on the busy trails here in DC and only once every few
weeks will i get any comments. And there is plenty to comment about
on my bikes, from
The beauty of the JB's is that if you spot some dirt road going somewhere
new, you can take a chance and see where it goes. To me, that's the best
thing about riding fat road tires. Last night I was riding in a new area
here in northern LA and ended up taking three different dirt roads, that al
Greetings Bunch,
I am raising funds for a new bike and have a Nigel Smyth large saddle
bag for sale. It is the tan canvas with leather trim type, purchased
about 2 years ago. It is huge, comparable to the saddlesack large in
capacity. It is in good condition. It is missing one grommet buckle
(
You just *know* what's going to happen, right? I'll be in a good mood, all
happy and smiley and pedaling away, wondering, "Where'd all my 'friends' go?
Why aren't the kids shouting 'cool bike, dude'?" :-)
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Literally heard that last night in regards to my still-new-to-me AHH. Look,
I know the tires are a little shabby, and the saddle doesn't fit the
aesthetic (but it does fit me), but really, "that thing?"
:-) OK, as it was coming from a young 20-something on a crabon looking
Scattante bike with s
I've had a ton of interest already. You people are on it.
I'll post here if it is still available by the end of the day,
otherwise most likely looks sold.
Cheers,
Adam
On Sep 30, 7:59 am, Adam wrote:
> Greetings Bunch,
>
> I am raising funds for a new bike and have a Nigel Smyth large saddle
I just did a solo 200k yesterday in Marin (to keep my R12 going), and
treated myself to the gravel path through Samual P Taylor Park instead of
the uber narrow Sir Francis Drake Blvd through that section. I was running
650x38B Somas and it was a blast, even 110 miles into a long day. One of my
Um I am going to have to agree with Ryan here.
Rio Rancho doesn't have the best roads. Socorro isn't great, I'd hate to
ride in Santa Fe. Granted I hate being in Santa Fe...
I mean the roads are passable but not great.
Stephen
On Friday, September 30, 2011 6:46:06 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wro
last week while riding up to Mt Diablo on my usual half way up via roads and
then down via trails on my Atlantis w/Medium Saddle Bag & 60 big apples, I
had a Crabon gentleman ask at the Ranger station.
"You *Really* Rode that *Thing* up here?"
All I could say is "Yep and its time to take the tr
The most common ones I get are for my chubby 650B tires "You really like to
roll fatties, don't you?"
or my handlebar bag "You got a picnic in that thing?"
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I still have the two stems (4 & 11), rack (5), R200 levers (6), and the
brakes (9). Offers welcome.
Oh, and I lowered the price on the Kogswell frame to $300 shipped.
-Nick
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Looking to purchase a Rivendell 60-62cm.Preferably a complete bike but
frameset ok too. Please let me know if you have any leads
Thank you,
eddie
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I just recently picked up an older italian bike that has 25s on it after
riding the last two years on 32s and 38s, it takes some getting used to but
the bike isn't totally uncomfortable. I prefer the wider tires though,
which is the bikes I will be getting in the future. The 25s are just
hars
Y'all have much higher standards than I; Rio Rancho's roads in
particular seem to me to be very good and the Albuquerque area in
general is better than say LA or, from what I remember, WDC. Which may
explain my evaluation
On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Stephen S wrote:
> Um I am going to have
Beautiful bike! The know-nothings probably see the chrome fenders and think
it's an English 3-speed. Glad to see another member of the "Rivs with
Brifters" group (although I dislike that term). Cheers, Steve
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Yep, just got the "nice old bike" thing last week riding around town.
It was a compliment coming from a rider on a steel Bianchi!
And it's true: 10 years old and still holding together!
On Sep 30, 8:58 am, Allan in Portland wrote:
> Literally heard that last night in regards to my still-new-to
This has been around quite a while. I'm amazed it hasn't sold yet.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/2622459985.html
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On Sep 30, 2011, at 11:54 AM, William wrote:
> The most common ones I get are for my chubby 650B tires "You really like to
> roll fatties, don't you?"
Being of the Cheech & Chong generation, my initial interpretation of that
question would have nothing to do with bike tires...
> or my handleb
Yeah, after he said it, it took me awhile to register what about it would
make him think it might not be fast. He didn't get a good look at it, we
were moving at 25-35 going down a hill then a long run out. He passed me in
the run out, got caught by a light, I passed him later in on a smaller hi
The Cheech and Chong connection was precisely my intention. There's a
t-shirt or a bumpersticker there somewhere:
"Randonneurs have more fun because they roll fatties"
"I ride a Rivendell because I like to roll fatties"
"Roll a fatty (or two) on a Rivendell"
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Too long.
Stick with "Riv Riders Roll Fatties". Short. Sweet.
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Around town, I frequently get the "how old is that bike?" thing.
Usually at stop lights.
If I'm feeling chatty, I use it as an opening to unapologetically
discuss the merits of a Riv-based approach to a cycling-centric
lifestyle.
About three out of ten seem to appreciate it, six do a spandex-clad
On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Rick wrote:
> Around town, I frequently get the "how old is that bike?" thing.
> Usually at stop lights.
My AHH has only been on the road about 2.5 months, but I've only heard the
old comment once, and it went something like:
"Wow, that's really old-school"
I'm sure I'm not the only one saddened by the ending of the Kickstand
Cyclery, am I?
-L
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On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Leslie wrote:
> I'm sure I'm not the only one saddened by the ending of the Kickstand
> Cyclery, am I?
>
I am sad to see the comic go.
I'm not sad to see the comments section of the comic go - some very
odd items there.
I am also curious what happened that made
Oh... that's too bad. I'd been following it, but hadn't checked in a few
days since the last few times I went back it had the other be back
message...
On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Leslie wrote:
> I'm sure I'm not the only one saddened by the ending of the Kickstand
> Cyclery, am I?
>
>
>
>
I get this kind of thing once in a while on my Hillborne, but the most
classic comment was:
"I had one of those when I was a kid."
Uh... ok.
On Sep 30, 1:50 pm, Rex Kerr wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Rick wrote:
> > Around town, I frequently get the "how old is that bike?" thing.
>
Mostly I get very nice comments about my Quickbeam. There was one fellow I
met while I headed out on a camping trip who said to his friends derisively,
"oh, that's just an expensive copy of an old frame." Then he walked away not
giving it a second glance. Everyone else in his group thought it was a
On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Robert F. Harrison wrote:
> There was one fellow I met while I headed out on a camping trip who said to
> his friends derisively, "oh, that's just an expensive copy of an old frame."
> Then he walked away not giving it a second glance.
>
>
I wonder if it's the same
I've started training for my first 250km ride, and am convinced I need
one of these to get my Brooks Team Pro back far enough. Scratches ok,
just needs to be structurally sound. I need a 27.2, but am pretty sure
they all are. Any length.
I'm in Australia, but am happy to pay post-age and via PayPa
There's one on USA Ebay.
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Planning to stop by RivHQ tomorrow... will be dropped off by car, but was
planning to ride to Berkeley afterwards.
Looking at Google maps, I get two possible routes. The problem is, both say
that I should ride on HWY 24, and the street view there doesn't look very
pleasant (it's freeway!). Is th
The way I go is alongside 24 until you hit the bike path that is right
ALONGSIDE 24 but it is a bike path. That gets you up to Orinda, where I
usually cut over (south, right) on Camino Pablo to Wildcat, over Inspiration
Point and drop into North Berkeley on Spruce.
On Google Maps if you push
Ha! I hit the bike button and it does want you to ride on the side of Hwy
24 from Orinda all the way up to Fish Ranch. That's nuts! Although I admit
I've seen a Bombadil riding up that way.
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OK, so I wasn't crazy. I thought that perhaps you'd been given a better
route. I'll look for the bike path... not being a local (neither to WC nor
Berkeley) I must confess ignorance of these places that you call Orinda,
Camino Pablo, Wildcat, Inspriation Point, etc... I'll look at the map some
Ah, let's see - lack of readership? I know he wrote about that which we all
love but he was not very (just a little) funny, insightful, creative, etc.
Bill
Louisville, Ky
On Sep 30, 2011, at 4:57 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Leslie wrote:
>> I'm sure I'm not the
Thanks for the input... using your additional info, I came up with the
instructions below. Do these instructions look reasonable?
Interestingly they also have a 3D view button which gives you a satellite
fly through with terrain, so I can see how hilly it'll be!
Rivendell Bicycle Works 2040 Nort
I can't provide you a blow-by-blow at the moment, but I'd go from WC through
Lafayette, Moraga, Canyon, up Pinehurst to Skyline, and from Skyline towards
Berkeley. It's more scenic than going along the 24. Lots of trees.
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Wow. A lot of anger in the 925.
On Sep 30, 5:28 pm, Rex Kerr wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Robert F. Harrison
> wrote:
>
> > There was one fellow I met while I headed out on a camping trip who said to
> > his friends derisively, "oh, that's just an expensive copy of an old frame."
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/6199379570/in/photostream/
Cosmetically good above the seatpost clamp height, scuffed below that.
$25 shipped to your door.
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Check out today's (Sep. 30) blug, scroll down to the dinosaurs part. I read
it four times before I got the gist of it. It'll hurt your brain.
Joe Bernard
Fairfield, CA.
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Looking at the Hillborne page on the new website and am I wrong or
shouldnt it read that single tube one are made by wateford and the
doubles are made it Taiwan or has there been a switcheroo at Riv? The
pictures indicate that the smaller ones are canti syle and the doubles
are side pull but again
27.2? If so, I'll take it. Thanks.
On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 6:19 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/6199379570/in/photostream/
>
> Cosmetically good above the seatpost clamp height, scuffed below that.
>
> $25 shipped to your door.
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> David
> Redlan
On Sep 30, 2011, at 3:52 PM, Leslie wrote:
> I'm sure I'm not the only one saddened by the ending of the Kickstand
> Cyclery, am I?
Nope, reading the strip over breakfast very morning has been one of the
delights of the past year or two. First three things I checked every morning
was Yehuda,
Yes, wow is about all I can say. At the fellow I ran into just dismissed the
whole thing and left the rest of us alone. I wonder if he's ever dropped by
Riv given it's in the 925.
On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Rex Kerr wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Robert F. Harrison
> wrote:
>
No worries. It's been a while since I lived there and they might be better
now. Maybe I just remember the horrible driving and the roads on I-25 south
of Albuquerque...
I do know I have never gotten as many goat heads as when I road Chase the
Balloons a few years ago down near the bosque. =)
I tried to post these as tiny URL's but they didn't go through. Here
are the Google maps links for 3 routes from RBW to Berkeley, if anyone
else needs them.
Through Orinda to Wildcat Canyon route:
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=2040+North+Main+St+%23+19,+Walnut+Creek,+CA+94596+(Rivendell+Bicycl
Thanks for the routes!
One question about the first one (Orinda to Wildcat Canyon)
Is Meadows Canyon Trail paved? If not, and if I decide to take the paved
route to get back quicker (depends how much time I spend at RBW!) how bad is
the ride down Wildcat Canyon Road? Are the drivers crazy [craz
I'll answer the second part. This is a very heavily biked area, and most
drivers are aware of it. You won't find a lot of bike hatin' cowboys near
Berkeley.
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I like the new blug. Makes it easier to find old post and makes it
much pleasurable to read.
Also I got to take a picture of the pre-smoked trout before it was
cooked.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/5932658906/in/set-72157627058327753
Apparently it was cooked for Grant's birthday.
Anyone
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