Not this one - she stayed back in camp. It was tough, but she's a hunter
and would have been tying me up left and right chasing ground squirrels.
It was fun having her with, though. Nothing like being in the wilderness
with man's best friend.
Brian
On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Zack
Goatskin palms and cotton mesh backs:
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Here are the Planet bike gloves.
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For yesterday's Sunday Social ride (beginner and family friendly. We
pedaled 25 mi round trip to a minor league baseball stadium and adjacent
park along the river and back) I put a set of Rich built CX/road wheels on
an still-newish looking '88 Bridgestone MB-2. These are the Synergy
Aeroheat/Phil
I'm a sucker for drop bars and mountain bikes. This is the best this already
amazing bike has looked yet. But of course now it's time to get it all
scratched up and dirty!
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Had him on the phone (7/15) for a quick technical question when I
called the Riv 800#. Just chance he himself picked up but he picked
up nonetheless.
On Jul 15, 7:20 pm, Tim tki...@comcast.net wrote:
I guess someone threw tacks in the road in the mountains today on stage 14,
causing a bunch of
Tony -- thanks for that link and the photos of your bags which make my
Ortliebs look crude. Very nice! I had a couple of oddish bags made by Eli
Rodriguez (on this list?) for front racks but ran out of money before I
could ask anyone for custom panniers. One day God willing I'll have a pair
of
Anybody get anything yet?
On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 2:09:54 PM UTC-4, Mayfly wrote:
Dear fellow Rivsters and Irate buyers;
I have just returned from a trip to address another in a series of crises.
All will be packed and shipped this week. I offer my apologies and beg your
forgiveness.
For some reason my reply got deleted, but I say go with the clear, that
purple looks sharp and I would try and keep it that light rather than
turning it into a dark maroon.
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Have V brakes on my Sam Hillborne for the past couple years. And your post
today got me to order them for the SimpleOne. I don't have an issue with
modulation.
Now, Paul neo-retro might be the best I've used. But for cost/benefit, my
preference is now linear pull. (And I used to be the
Both Toyo - never built - pictures here - Both for $3500...
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Located in CT
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Most likely you pulled the shifter off when it was shifted up, like maybe
in the 4th or 5th cog. After you did your work, you reinstalled it in the
down position, which is natural, since the spring tension in the derailer
pulls you down there. What feels like shifts 1-4 is really clicks 5-8,
Yes, it's hard to beat the noodle bar for allround comfort. I have them on a
homer and am very happy with the choice. On Grant's recommendation, I went with
a 44cm noodle, rather than my usual 40 cm bars. If I remember correctly, he
said only Japanese women ride 40cm bars!
Richard
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This is very good information as I also have a Bleriot. I'm curious as to
any further thoughts as to the origianl question to tire width availability
in 650B size
.
On Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:26:03 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote:
As some of you may remember, I started a thread ISO a used
I tried clear shellac on Newbaum's eggplant. It darkens considerably, goes
almost black -- still a little purple.
Bob Page
On Sunday, July 15, 2012 12:33:47 PM UTC-4, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote:
Clear bug juice for Newbaum's eggplant looks great on my Moustache. Amber
does not seem ideal in my
If possible, I'd like to see a photo of it flipped up as well. Is it
sticking out a tad more than the original?
/Johan
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If I am commuting, I do regular underwear with whatever street pants. I can
put up with the chafing and riding up for that distance.
If I am doing long recreational road rides, I use padded cycling shorts.
If I was touring, I'd have to find something that looked normal, but was
just as comfy as
Some stuff sold, but there's lots still here. Please make an offer if
something interests you...I'd rather move these parts to someone who can
use them than let them collect dust in my garage.
thanks!
On Saturday, July 14, 2012 5:45:41 PM UTC-6, brian feltovich wrote:
Time to clear out the
Brian,
Everything is going out today, including your tyres.
Thnks,
Marc
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Not to rehash old arguments, but cantilevers have a lot going against them
compared to linear-pulls. Obviously, cantilevers have more history and have
cemented a certain nostalgic/aesthetic following, and there's nothing wrong
with favoring that if that's your position. IMO the modulation
My Amtrak Rewards points have accumulated enough to net me a free ticket to
Whitefish, Montana in 3 weeks. I should have a week or so of riding/camping in
and around Whitefish, the Going to the Sun Road, and other attractions, on my
way to East Glacier to catch a return train. Anybody gonna be
I think the kids call it a microblogging site - it can be used to
aggregate found web content and generally has pretty direct controls
of who says what within your stream, without making you maintain a
separate site. It was paid-ad-free, though they've recently announced
a deal (or two)
Slightly OT, but an observation along the lines of some of the comments on
the Just Ride review thread. I got a great CL deal on a new Pearl Izumi
jacket this weekend. My wife and I took a (car) ride to pick it up. We
had both wondered why the guy was selling it so cheaply. (It really was
Hey! I ride 37 or 38 cm (at hoods; they flare to 41 or 42 at the ends
of the hooks) Maes parallels and I am 5'10 with an Anglo six-footer's
torso.
I do like the Noodles, tho' found the 42s more comfortable than the
46s. Nice flat ramps that you can set up flat while keeping the ends
of the hooks
I would love to go along, but can't. I have been following the journal of a
friend of mine on CrazyGuy. They went over that road last week and had a
terrible go of it due to miles of on-going construction. Better look into that
lest you be disappointed. Hsve fun. Sounds like a good trip.
I'll add an observation on the ease of set-up of V-brakes question.
I've recently converted my Atlantis to V-brakes after several years
with Tektro 720 cantis. These are quite simple Shimano V-brakes with
the only adjustment being a small screw for spring tension. While
everything does go
I have only seen two Riv's in my short life -- one orange AHH frame from
afar hanging in the back of an MEC store, and a tourer driving by. Not a
lot of these types of bikes here in salty, icy Nova Scotia.
Yesterday I saw a couple cruising on a Betty Foy and an Atlantis. I wish I
could have
for some reason, most V brakes are very unattractive to me. The symmetry
of a nice cantilever brake or a centerpull is much more pleasing to my eye.
Having ridden every type in my 30+ years I don't see much difference in
braking power on any good quality brake with dual pivot mounts. I don
Yes, the divisions between various types of cycling are mostly imaginary.
It maybe helps to sell more bikes and bike stuff, but it hampers the
discussion of bikes among open-minded types like us.
On Monday, July 16, 2012 11:47:15 AM UTC-5, islaysteve wrote:
Slightly OT, but an observation
I'm partial to large, vaguely defined niches. Just being a bike
junkie is enough for me.
dougP
On Jul 16, 12:09 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
thill@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, the divisions between various types of cycling are mostly imaginary.
It maybe helps to sell more bikes and bike
Their niche-mindedness is your gain!
Just don't ever wear it mountain biking - it wouldn't be right. :)
On Monday, July 16, 2012 12:47:15 PM UTC-4, islaysteve wrote:
Slightly OT, but an observation along the lines of some of the comments on
the Just Ride review thread. I got a great CL deal
Agree. Niches are great and can also include those who think they need to
*UPGRADE* their parts! I've been able to steal - NO STRIKE
THAT, pickup 3 excellent wheelsets because peopled needed to *upgrade*
them to fancier ones!!! I was able to get two 32h wheelsets with Dura Ace
9 hubs/Mavic
On Monday, July 16, 2012 11:27:57 AM UTC-7, Michael_S wrote:
for some reason, most V brakes are very unattractive to me. The symmetry
of a nice cantilever brake or a centerpull is much more pleasing to my eye.
Having ridden every type in my 30+ years I don't see much difference in
Jim, that's great that you're going to GNP. I want to go there so badly.
I'm so close, Portland, OR, and yet it's still too far. My wife likes the
idea of going there but has other ideas for vacation. I'm hoping maybe next
year will be the year I ride there in a week or so and take the train
Mini motos look good but it is hard to get any concrete answer on what kind
of clearance they have for fenders and big tires. V-brakes always make me
think of my mother in law's beach cruiser, which mind you does stop on a
dime with her ahem generous body on it but they just have such an xmart
My impression is that many folks on this list are in multiple niches. I've
read about trikes, recumbents, CF fasties, fixies, cyclocross, tandems,
cargo bikes, bike packers, pedi-cabs, kid bikes, touring, randoneuring, and
numerous other niches of bicycle cycling on here.
--Andy
On Monday,
I agree with Jim Thill. I don't much care for Tumblr for Riv purposes and
think Wordpress, Blogspot, or similar platform makes more sense for this
type of content and Grant's approach to blugging.
Especially irksome is that when subscribing to the feed via Google Reader,
the Blug posts are
Peter, do NOT expect me to start using The Dog's Bollocks in polite
conversation, despite what wiktionary tells me.
On Monday, July 16, 2012 1:10:24 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote:
Mini motos look good but it is hard to get any concrete answer on what
kind of clearance they have for fenders and
My dogs' bollocks are barkin'...
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Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Brake Installation Experience
It's true that major bike manufacturers put v-brakes on a lot of lower-end
bikes. Oddly, however, in terms of pure function, the cheapie $15 Tektros
work as well as (maybe better than) the $130 Pauls or the fancier Shimanos.
As far as aesthetic preferences, I guess I tend to look at the bike in
Paul's mini-moto is a nice, clean looking brake, and the noodle/
connector piece looks a lot tidier than Shimano's. Surely they can
give you the dimension from the pivot to the cable clamp? That's
important around chubby tires, racks fenders.
On my 58 cm Atlantis, an 80 mm BMX mini-V clears a
Seller's orthodoxy played into your good deal.
Not keen on Pearl Izumi myself. Sseems to me if a jacket is good for one
sort of riding it should be good for all. I pretty much wear the same
clothes riding all my bikes and hiking (I do make sure to wash in
between!).
On Monday, July 16,
'Tis furnace-hot and sauna-steamy here in the Twin Cities. I need four more
MUSA seersuckers! Bring 'em back! I bought some non-MUSAs and there's just no
comparison. The MUSAs are more puckery and better weight and better details.
Why oh why didn't I get some plaids when I had the chance? Just
I just delved into my closet and came out with a total of 4 (four)
rayon shirts in loud but tasteful patterns -- ta dah! Each good for at
least 4 hours of riding in hot weather over two days including daytime
casual wear during non-riding hours and at least a single stint as
pyjamas during the
Same here! (It's my go-to shirt for summer fly fishing too).
Another just in case, I'd take a large...
Scott
Seattle, WA
p.s. off my bike for six weeks because of back problems, but looking forward to
riding again in some heat!
On Jul 16, 2012, at 2:37 PM, Liesl wrote:
'Tis furnace-hot and
I was just barely able to get 80mm minis to clear a 35mm tire and fender on
my QB. I eventually switched to 85's. Both seem to work fine with
normal-pull brake levers.
Aesthetically, the styling of the v-brake arms themselves is a little too
fussy, but I like the clean, tucked-in look better
Yes! Are you listening/reading Grant? Please bring them back. I recently
picked up a seer-sucker trail shirt from LLBean but would prefer a MUSA one
as they had nice features and styling.
--mike
On Monday, July 16, 2012 2:37:59 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote:
'Tis furnace-hot and sauna-steamy here in
And Duluth Trading made a similar one which was fantastic!!!
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On Jul 16, 2012, at 5:37 PM, Liesl li...@smm.org wrote:
'Tis furnace-hot and sauna-steamy here in the Twin Cities. I need four more
MUSA seersuckers! Bring 'em back! I bought some non-MUSAs and there's just no
I've been riding in polo shirts recently, and liking that, but I do
miss my back jersey pockets when I do that.
Peter
On Jul 16, 3:31 pm, Robert Zeidler zeidler.rob...@gmail.com wrote:
And Duluth Trading made a similar one which was fantastic!!!
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On Jul 16, 2012, at 5:37
Wasn't aware these are not on the site presently. I have one from
Riv, one from some other place. I like them both, but I like other
long-sleeve cotton shirts for summer riding too.
Oddly I find that seersucker becomes somewhat uncomfortable indoors
(sans A/C). Anyone else find that?
Joe
On
Yes indeed they can, and when I asked previously they did.
me:
How long are the arms from the center of the pivot mount to the cable
clamp / quick release?
them:
That distance measures 83mm. Please let me know if you have any
questions.
Cheers,
Kate
Kate Carmichael
PAUL Component Engineering
Gary Fisher's take on the subject may be of interest to the list. Get that
man a Li'l Loafer!
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/07/16/156854397/some-athletes-reject-high-tech-sports-fuel-in-favor-of-real-food
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Not to rehash old arguments, but cantilevers, but ...
Followed by, of course, said rehash.
On Jul 16, 9:24 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com
wrote:
Not to rehash old arguments, but cantilevers have a lot going against them
compared to linear-pulls. Obviously, cantilevers
Jim - I toured with a friend around Glacier and Waterton and parts in between in 2010. There was construction on the Going to the Sun road then and we were held up at several places (for quite a while in 2 spots, maybe 15 or more minutes). But so were all the cars. People were friendly and calm as
With 10,000 bikes on the road, there are bound to be a few Rivendells in
the mix with all the Treks, Specialized, etc. Saw another Bleriot, a
Rambouillet, Hillborne and a his hers Atlantis set. As Manny says,
pictures prove it happened
You don't say where you are in Nova Scotia, but last July (2011) a few friends and I toured Cape Breton for 7 days, back and forth across and around the island. She was riding her Bleriot. (Full disclosure: I took my Bike Friday because I flew there and back from DC area.) One of the other riders
I just saw one Riv the entire ride (AHH). I rode my old Paramount and
didn't really that many older bikes either...not many bikes that
peeked my interest (speaking of niches I guess I'm carving a sliver
out of the pie). Still a lot of fun getting out with others who love
to bike and I guess
Living through this last weekend's Seattle to Portland bike ride was pretty
great, and there were quite a few Riv spottings along the way. There was a
couple with two...Atlanti, Atlantises...whatever, a couple Rams at least,
and I think I spotted a Bleriot. Non compared to the Sam I saw while
Take heart in that since there are no pictures it didn't really exist! :-)
On Jul 16, 2012 9:20 PM, Scot Brooks scothinck...@gmail.com wrote:
Living through this last weekend's Seattle to Portland bike ride was
pretty great, and there were quite a few Riv spottings along the way. There
was a
Wow, I'm famous! Andy, you got both my Sam and my Soma in one shot. If I
remember correctly, that was the stop with the luxury of actual indoor
plumbing.
On Monday, July 16, 2012 5:41:28 PM UTC-7, Andy Williams wrote:
With 10,000 bikes on the road, there are bound to be a few Rivendells in
I'll admit that I occasionally like to kick the ant-hill. :)
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I can't speak to the Mini Motos' width, but the arms measure 83mm (center of
mounting bolts to brake cable).
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:10:24 -0400
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Mini motos look good but
I would love a medium, prefer stripes. Would also love to be able to stop
searching thrift stores for second-hand long-sleeve seersuckers.
On Monday, July 16, 2012 2:37:59 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote:
'Tis furnace-hot and sauna-steamy here in the Twin Cities. I need four
more MUSA seersuckers!
You see the odd one here in Toronto. I've seen a couple of Quickbeams
and a Roadeo.
I was in line at a LBS and the guy in front of me had a QB, and was
paying for some service done on it. He told the counter person and a
couple of bystanders admiring his ride that it was, without a doubt,
the
Haha, that's a very good point Peter. I gave it a go, but the iphone
couldn't muster the high ISO necessary for a dark parking lot shot. Maybe
the proud owner will come forward and provide a photo or two.
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Excellent article. Whoulda thunk the food industry could be so
marketing driven? I am truly shocked.
Seriously, powdered Gatorade mixed to about half the recommended dose
works better than plain water for me on really hot days (over 90).
But there's only so much of that I can handle. I always
Nice article, thanks for posting. I go back and forth with this. I do like
using Hammer Products Perpetuem on long rides, especially brevets but
overall I prefer real food. When I did the Cascade 1200k a few weeks ago I
think I used 2 to 3 bottles of Perpetuem a day and 3 gels over the course
I only saw one this year--yellow Hilsen on the hill on day 1.
Ryan
On Jul 16, 6:20 pm, Scot Brooks scothinck...@gmail.com wrote:
Living through this last weekend's Seattle to Portland bike ride was pretty
great, and there were quite a few Riv spottings along the way. There was a
couple with
Hirsch's claim is that the calories were measured as calories burned per
unit of lean body mass. This may or may not be documented in the paper.
Given that it's not a direct quote - I doubt it. Having read Good Calories
Bad Calories, I suspect the calories were measured as calories burned per
Great trip with great friends, new and old. Great talking to professional
bike packer and Rivendell employee, Miles. We did a lot of advertising
around the Marin Headlands with three Samuel Hillbornes, one Hunqipillar
and one X0-4. Fun times.
Pictures proved that we didn't freeze (until we
I was running an errand in north Portland on Saturday morning and happened
on some STP signage. I followed it for a ways on my AHH but then it went
that way and I wanted to go this way. I'm not exactly sure how this little
anecdote is relevant other than I don't have any pics to prove it
Great set of pictures Manny. Lots of smiles in the photos which are proof
that it happened and proof folks had a good time.
--mike
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I got a copy of Just Ride and read it. I agree with 99% of what Grant
says.
One thing I take issue with is maximum heart rate. Not explicitly what's in
Just Ride. But more the concept of maximum heart rate as it's currently
portrayed in health and medical literature and on the web. I think the
I was asked Riv about getting the shirts back in last Summer or Fall. I was
told, No we don't have plans, but keep an eye on the web site. Yeah, 9 or
10 months ago. If I'd a known how great those shirts are, I would have
bought a half dozen instead of just one. Lesson learned!
Reid
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