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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mike, I have a green Big Loafer that is new.
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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
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
im going to out myself and friend
me: Atlantis, Ram, Heron Road, heron Touring
friend: Saluki, Heron Randonnuer
mike goldman
warwick, rhode island
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Litchfield, CT
at least 1 of everything except a Roadeo.
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im going to out myself and friend
me: Atlantis, Ram, Heron Road, heron Touring
friend: Saluki, Heron Randonnuer
mike goldman
warwick, rhode island
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
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
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
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.
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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
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
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
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.
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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
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Bloomfield CT
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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
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
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a Green Quickbeam in Falls Church. You can recognize me by the
plethora of bike luggage i will most likely have on the bike.
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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.
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In Charlotte, NC, besides my Rambouillet and SimpleOne and my wife's Betty
Foy, we know of
Manny, you should have received a replacement by now. Did this happen?
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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...
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Just checking in here, Orange Hillborne (with racks front and rear) or
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