[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread newenglandbike
I live in the Boston area and am a rivenhead for sure. I know there are lots more around here, and have even seen the occasional Rambouillet or AHH going by the other way!I primarily ride to work and back and ride the trails and aquaducts around newton/weston ma.In the summer I am

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
I'm not near the east coast, but I just wanted to echo the point about the popularity of steel bikes. I live in a hipster bike-centric neighborhood in Minneapolis, and steel bikes are definitely the norm. Some are 1970s and 80s lugged 10-speeds, classic ATBs, single-speed conversions, 3-speeds,

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread newenglandbike
Good point Jim, I totally agree with you about the influence that Grant and folks like Sheldon Brown have had, on both bicycle culture, and the prevalence of new steel bikes from more mainstream companies- didn't mean to overlook that in my hypothesis about why so many people are riding steel

[RBW] FS: Refurbished Phil wheel

2012-02-15 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
I posted this yesterday from an alternate online persona, but I guess it got hung up in the spam filter. Anyway, my buddy Weasel recently rode from Minneapolis to New Orleans. Along the way, he had some problems with his Phil Wood cassette hub. Long story short, Phil said to send it in for

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Montclair BobbyB
Joe K: Why not consider joining several of your East Coast Riv comrades on the second annual Riv Rally East (do a search for the thread on this forum for details). It IS technically an off-road ride, but on a nice smooth surface conducive to covering long distances...and it winds its way through

Re: [RBW] East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread jimD
Yup, the shift from 'all racing all the time' is a good trend. Since I ride to and from work pretty regularly I encounter folks who are curious about and intrigued by doing something similar. But then they have to overcome the 'racing/training/gotta be an athlete' meme that the bike companies

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Peter Pesce
Joe- I know there's at least one other NYC Riv guy on here, and a few in CT, MA, DC and you can't miss BobbyB from NJ. I live in CT and work in Manhattan. I ride my QB or LHT to the station every day and take the train in. I'm not sure what you mean by the Riv aesthetic. There's plenty of

Re: [RBW] East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Lyle Bogart
Hey Joe, Come on up to mid-coast Maine! There's at least two Riv riders up here (me and my wife!) but I see lots of folks out on steel rides. . . pretty country here. Cheers! lyle On 13 February 2012 23:20, Joe K kube...@aol.com wrote: So many of the posts here cite Riv gatherings and

Re: [RBW] FS: Nigel Smyth Big Loafer, Nitto R-15, Technomic Standard

2012-02-15 Thread Frank
Mike, I have a green Big Loafer that is new. -- 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/-/k6rF2IUVnlgJ. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 06:28 -0800, Peter Pesce wrote: Joe- I know there's at least one other NYC Riv guy on here, and a few in CT, MA, DC and you can't miss BobbyB from NJ. I live in CT and work in Manhattan. I ride my QB or LHT to the station every day and take the train in. For several

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Jeremy Till
I wonder if part of it has to do with rust. You have to remember, there's no or very little snow on much of the west coast, they don't salt the roads out here, and, at least the Bay Area/ Central Valley where I live, it basically doesn't rain from march through october. So I think people out

Re: [RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread mikel66...@juno.com
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Re: [RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread robert zeidler
Litchfield, CT at least 1 of everything except a Roadeo. On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:55 AM, mikel66...@juno.com mikel66...@juno.com wrote: im going to out myself and friend me: Atlantis, Ram, Heron Road, heron Touring friend: Saluki, Heron Randonnuer mike goldman warwick, rhode island

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Peter Pesce
I've owned nothing but steel bikes and lived nowhere but the northeast. Except for a winter beater/commuter bike it's a non-issue. I've also been thinking about Joe K's original question and I bet the ratio of Riv/Bob riders to total riders is as high here as it is out west, it's just that

Re: [RBW] East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread robert zeidler
So we can plan a New England Riv rally? On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, Peter Pesce petepe...@gmail.com wrote: I've owned nothing but steel bikes and lived nowhere but the northeast. Except for a winter beater/commuter bike it's a non-issue. I've also been thinking about Joe K's original

[RBW] FS: Phil cassette wheel 26

2012-02-15 Thread Hiawatha Cyclery
Phil Wood recently serviced a hub (on a wheel) for a customer of ours, but in the time we were waiting for the wheel's return, the customer decided he wanted to replace it with a disc-brake hub for his next bike. Anyway, Phil went way beyond what we expected, and replaced not only the problematic

[RBW] Re: Packing the Sackville Shopsack

2012-02-15 Thread Marc Irwin
I think the shop sacks are the absolute bong! I use a giant one on my VO Porteur rack and the medium on my Pletscher rear on a regular basis. The clerks at the store are always shocked at what I can carry.

[RBW] Re: FS: Nigel Smyth Big Loafer, Nitto R-15, Technomic Standard

2012-02-15 Thread Matt Gilkey
It is the green tweed color. Thanks. On Feb 14, 2:45 pm, mikel66...@juno.com mikel66...@juno.com wrote: matt, im interested in the big loaf. i have a Nigel bag that sorta has a greenish tint. some of your pics have a blue tint and some green. is the loafer the greenish tint? mike goldman

[RBW] Re: Questions: 9-speed cassette to 7- or 8-speed switch

2012-02-15 Thread Hiawatha Cyclery
My two most used parts distributors, QBP and Olympic Supply, do not list any wide-range 8sp cassettes with a small cog other than 11t. The only 8sp cassette that starts at 13t is a tighter range 13-26t from Shimano. Maybe some online shop has some NOS models, or maybe custom cassettes, or some

[RBW] Re: FS: Nigel Smyth Big Loafer, Nitto R-15, Technomic Standard

2012-02-15 Thread Matt Gilkey
Rack and stem are sold. Nigel Smythe big loafer in green tweed is still available. Price reduced to $100 shipped. Thanks. On Feb 14, 2:45 pm, mikel66...@juno.com mikel66...@juno.com wrote: matt, im interested in the big loaf. i have a Nigel bag that sorta has a greenish tint. some of your

Re: [RBW] Re: ISO Grid Grey Slickersack and Platrack

2012-02-15 Thread Peter Morgano
Yeah but I know there are grid grey versions out there, I was just throwing out a line to see if anyone had one they werent too attached to. Hate to be the bag matching type but I have grid grey mudflaps so I would have to get olive mudflaps if i got an olive slickersack. I know that sounds like

[RBW] Sackville BarSack/F-15 Rack and Trunksack For Sale-Grid Grey

2012-02-15 Thread Peter M
Have a tentative agreement to buy a Slickersack and Platrack so need to make space or my wife will really just kill me, haha. So have my Gridgrey barsack with F-15 rack for sale for $160 and the small grid- grey Trunksack for sale for 55 bucks. Prices include shipping to all 48 states. Here is a

[RBW] Re: Still gone.

2012-02-15 Thread C.J. Filip
Continuing to keep an eye out for it here in this north Idaho university town! I like to think I have tabs on all the [regularly ridden] Rivs existing within the city limits: 1 Homer and 3 Atlantis' including mine. If everyone pays a little more attention to their surroundings, and it's truly a

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread jeffrey kane
Hey Joe, I live on the UWS and frequent River Road to Piermont to Nyack to Rockland, etc ... this past year, 95% of which on a Saluki. You're right about the curb appeal of the Riv's in NYC, mine regularly gets more compliments than a pretty dame in a short skirt. It's been a great winter for

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Peter F
As another NYC resident and an Riv owner, I will say that I think there is a quiet minority of Rivendellians here in the city. I ride my Atlantis with mustache bars around town a fair amount, and have had the bike recognized as well as seen a smattering of others. One fellow even spotted and

Re: [RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Peter Morgano
I am a proud Brooklyn Rivster, you can see me on the Bay Ridge bike path on my Hilsen on nights and weekends since I have a full time job and a kid at home. I am occasionally at prospect park but too many Lance types there just annoy the hell out of me. I must admit I am jealous of the year

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread sjauch
Another NYC (Queens) Riv owner. It's a Roadeo. Perhaps we need a NYC meetup/ride. On Feb 15, 11:43 am, Peter Morgano uscpeter11...@gmail.com wrote: I am a proud Brooklyn Rivster, you can see me on the Bay Ridge bike path on my Hilsen on nights and weekends since I have a full time job and a

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Rick
I'm East, but down. We live in Atlanta and see a few folks tooling around on Rivs in the neighborhood. I also managed to convert a small covey of folks that have since purchased Rivs (two Betty's and one Sam, which is on a truck somewhere in the heartland about now), but I get questions regularly

[RBW] 650b and the MTB crowd.

2012-02-15 Thread Rick
Occasionally, when discussing the merits of the bleriot, a local cycling cognoscente will predict the inevitable demise of 650b. The conversation usually starts off with a general inquiry, but once I manage to explain the benefits, and its clear that my arguments are plausible, the trump card is

[RBW] Front rack ideas

2012-02-15 Thread johnb
Last year I got a new Atlantis for my 50th birthday. Originally, I outfitted it with a mini front rack with a small trunk sack and a Tubus Cargo on the back end. I bike commute to work 2-3 days/week. My ride to and from work involves 1 or 2 — depending on the route — 18% grades (one way with a

RE: [RBW] Front rack ideas

2012-02-15 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
I have a Pass Stow rack that's going on the front of my Rohloff-equipped Bombadil this weekend (work permitting!), and a Freight Baggage bag that's just waiting for the rack to be installed. I'll let you know what I think as soon as it's on. From:

[RBW] Re: 650b and the MTB crowd.

2012-02-15 Thread William
It appears that 650B is certainly here to stay, but it also appears that very little of that new rubber is going to fit on your Bleriot, or my Hilsen, or even my Bombadil. Even the lion's share of new rims appear to be disc specific. It seems likely there will be more shops that stock 650B

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread kevin lindsey
Greetings. I ride regularly in northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., and it seems pretty clear that this is CF territory: almost nothing but high end Specialized, Trek, and Cannondale bikes, with the occasional Cervelo or Lightspeed thrown in for variety's sake. I sometimes run into another

Re: [RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 06:41 -0800, Peter F wrote: I've done the Croton Aquaduct BOB ride a number of times (and seen lots of Rivs being ridden there) That's the one I was thinking of earlier today. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners

[RBW] East coast riv riders

2012-02-15 Thread Ken Karpowicz
Bloomfield CT -- 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-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more

Re: [RBW] East coast riv riders

2012-02-15 Thread robert zeidler
Close! On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, Ken Karpowicz karpow...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Bloomfield CT -- 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-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe

Re: [RBW] 650b and the MTB crowd.

2012-02-15 Thread Tim McNamara
On Feb 15, 2012, at 2:52 PM, Rick wrote: Occasionally, when discussing the merits of the bleriot, a local cycling cognoscente will predict the inevitable demise of 650b. The conversation usually starts off with a general inquiry, but once I manage to explain the benefits, and its clear that

[RBW] Re: Front rack ideas

2012-02-15 Thread dougP
John: Congrats on getting an Atlantis for a milestone b'day. Mine is coming up on 9 years old now it's still my go-to bike for everything. On your commute, are you carrying weight on the back and not much up front? On an 18% grade, that would be twitchy. I'm not familiar with the specific

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread Lisa
I'm in Boston and I ride an Atlantis. Last year I rode the MassBikePike (www.massbikepike.org), a 4-day supported tour in western MA. It's always a fun and friendly ride. Out of 125 bikes for 2011, there were 5 Rivendells: two 47 cm Atlantises (mine and one other) and a 650B Bleriot, ridden

RE: [RBW] East coast riv riders

2012-02-15 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
I'm in Wilmington, DE, and ride an Atlantis, a Hilsen and a Quickbeam. I'm the the only Riv owner I know of in DE, though there are some Riv folks in and around Philadelphia. -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On

Re: [RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells - DC NoVa

2012-02-15 Thread Joan Oppel
i ride a Bleriot (and a lugged steel Waterford). Steve P is in Alexandria and rides only steel bikes. Another friend lives in Arllington, has 10 bikes - one Rivendell, all steel. And then there are others I know. A number of the DC Randonneurs ride steel bikes, and there's a couple who live in DC

[RBW] Re: East coast riv riders

2012-02-15 Thread Bill
On Feb 15, 5:21 pm, Ken Karpowicz karpow...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Bloomfield CT Atlantis -- Millville, NJ -- 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-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To

Re: [RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells - DC NoVa

2012-02-15 Thread islaysteve
I'm in Kensington, MD and have only seen one Riv, a Quickbeam on Beach Drive. I got my Bleriot last year and so have just begun to be aware of Rivs on the road. Admittedly, I've not gotten in a lot riding in the last year. As for the CF factor and value of the bikes on the road: I'm a car

[RBW] Re: Still gone.

2012-02-15 Thread islaysteve
Manny, As unlikely as it is that your Bleriot would be transcontinentally shipped (black-market), I will keep an eye out. As a Bleriot owner, i would be sure to spot it! I'm confident that all will end well. Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells - DC NoVa

2012-02-15 Thread Minh
Just checking in here, Orange Hillborne (with racks front and rear) or a Green Quickbeam in Falls Church. You can recognize me by the plethora of bike luggage i will most likely have on the bike. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch

[RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread David Spranger
In Charlotte, NC, besides my Rambouillet and SimpleOne and my wife's Betty Foy, we know of another lady with a Betty, have seen an A. Homer Hilson riding around and have heard there is an Atlantis around here as well. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells / BOBs

2012-02-15 Thread yavo
Philly area. 1997 Rivendell Road. http://flic.kr/p/7Bp6ij -- Fred Yavorsky Jenkintown, PA http://www.twistcomm.com/Bikes On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:19 PM, David Spranger daspran...@gmail.comwrote: In Charlotte, NC, besides my Rambouillet and SimpleOne and my wife's Betty Foy, we know of

[RBW] Re: Still gone.

2012-02-15 Thread Joe Bernard
Manny, you should have received a replacement by now. Did this happen? -- 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/-/DzWmLV297MkJ. To post to this

Re: [RBW] Re: East Coast Rivendells - DC NoVa

2012-02-15 Thread Bruce Herbitter
We had a couple of DC Randonneurs down here (Alabama) for a brevet in Novemeber, and they were only lovely lugged steel bikes. Not rivs however... On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Minh mgiangs...@gmail.com wrote: Just checking in here, Orange Hillborne (with racks front and rear) or a Green