[RBW] Re: Pedals

2012-09-14 Thread Bill
A friend of mine loves her Ergon PC2 pedals: http://www.ergon-bike.com/us/en/product/pc2 Myself, I am a Shimano A530 kinda guy. On Friday, September 14, 2012 7:26:47 PM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote: > > Now I am back to the Touring pedals and clips-no straps. I wear blue >> canvas Nike tennis shoes.

Re: [RBW] Re: First-time bicycle assembly advice

2012-09-14 Thread Michael Richters
I've finally got a little time to spend putting my new A Homer Hilsen together (thanks to everyone for your advice). So far, I've run into two little problems: First, the rear dropout spacing is not 135mm as advertised, but 132mm. I have a rear wheel built with a 135mm hub, and if I use a lot of

[RBW] Re: Buzz Bomb Bicycles Eye Candy

2012-09-14 Thread Ron Mc
thanks - my best cycling buddy is at the airshow this week. I sent him the link. On Friday, September 14, 2012 7:41:29 AM UTC-5, Addison wrote: > > Got a chance to tour part of their collection of restored bicycles. > Pretty sweet stuff in the collection. Some of the handlebars on those old

[RBW] Re: Beautiful 68cm Rivendell Bombadil

2012-09-14 Thread Tom Bancroft
Looks to me like the "bent" pictures are an illusion caused by light hitting the front of the fork blades, as well as the fork being turned slightly away from us (left). Only you can tell if it's bent though, and if you can't tell in 3-D then its not bent enough to worry about I'd say. -Tom On

Re: [RBW] Interesting bicycle product review site; noted in particular for lighting information.

2012-09-14 Thread Peter Adler
SP is the OEM manufacturer for the Velo Orange-branded generator hub that was briefly available last year. The shape of the body and the clutch engagement spider is a little different, but there doesn't seem to be any other difference. If my read on the SP version is accurate, it has a clutch m

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2012-09-14 Thread Peter Adler
Hi, Marc... If Bruce bought the Berthoud handlebar bag *without* the decaleur, and you're still interested in selling the dec, I'd love to get my hands on it. VO has discontinued the stem-mounted decaleurs, and the headset-mounted ones interfere with the straddle cables for my centerpull brakes

[RBW] Re: Add to your riding kit

2012-09-14 Thread Tom Bancroft
Considering everyone in here has a beard already the beard cover assumption is perfectly natural. On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 5:17:30 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > http://www.vat19.com/dvds/beardo-original-beard-hat.cfm > > Goes with: > > Spats > ShinShields > WindShield > > And, of cours

[RBW] Re: Recomendations?

2012-09-14 Thread Peter F
For #4, I know you say you've tried Carradice, but have you tried the Carradice Shopper? http://www.carradice.co.uk/products/type/shopper-pannier I've been pretty happy with them dragging groceries around NYC. Fits a bag of groceries plus. Has a drawstring cinch top and then flaps you can fold

[RBW] Re: FS: 53cm Heron Wayfarer F/F/HS $700 + shipping

2012-09-14 Thread bwphoto
A true beauty, the color is stunning and the detail just accentuates the artistry in creating such a gem...truly tempting, bikes are working art, I wish I could justify it, but my wife is getting a Betty Foy after her knee replacement. Thanks for letting us gaze on it. On Thursday, September 1

[RBW] Re: Recomendations?

2012-09-14 Thread Ron Mc
#4 For simple and secure, individual panniers, Carsick Designs wins http://carsickdesigns.com/PRODUCTS/Pages/PANNIERS.html#0 Overstuffed kraft paper grocery bag is going to be a bit snug, though, because it gives you no room to spare in width, but does give you 3/4-inch to spare in depth, but I

[RBW] Rain Gear?

2012-09-14 Thread tragicallyaverage
As the rainy season approaches, I've been motivated to keep myself dry. My former method of riding in the rain was to ride a fendered bike, and then simply get soaked on my commutes. I'd like to attempt to stay as dry and comfy as the fall season approaches. Any suggestions or products that hav

[RBW] Re: Pedals

2012-09-14 Thread lungimsam
> > Now I am back to the Touring pedals and clips-no straps. I wear blue > canvas Nike tennis shoes. Looking for a shoe with a bigger toe box. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit http

[RBW] Re: Fresh Air

2012-09-14 Thread lungimsam
> > Glad you are feeling better. Out here on Maryland, we also must have had > some pollen spiking, because I was all sneezy and allergic > and discombobulated feeling last week. Now I am fine. > > Temps have dropped to 75 during the day from the 80's and 90's that were over the summer. Aaaah

[RBW] Fresh Air

2012-09-14 Thread Michael Hechmer
The extreme heat has gone out of the summer sun; the pollen count has spiked for a few weeks and has now subsided. I'm breathing and riding again, sweet. Michael Westford, Vt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this d

[RBW] Re: Bottom Bracket Clicking Question

2012-09-14 Thread Michael Hechmer
It's hard to imagine what you could do to contaminate a sealed BB. It's easier to imagine being the outlier on the tail end of the quality distribution curve. The good thing about higher end, eg White or Phil Wood, they would make good on these. Michael On Friday, September 14, 2012 5:49:55

RE: [RBW] Re: Bottom Bracket Clicking Question

2012-09-14 Thread Marc Schwartz
Bad batch of Tange-rines? From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] on behalf of Zack [zack...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 3:49 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: Bottom Bracket Clic

[RBW] Re: Bottom Bracket Clicking Question

2012-09-14 Thread Zack
Ok this is plain weird. My wife came home and said "something is wrong with my bike" I just checked and the exact same thing is happening on her betty as on my sam. So the constant here is me, as I took both cranks off our bikes to swap chain rings. I put the cranks back on and greased the bo

[RBW] Re: Bottom Bracket Clicking Question

2012-09-14 Thread Zack
yep, sam, yep, tange bottom bracket. took to LBS, they said bearings were the culprit, just having them replace BB rather than mess with it. thanks for the response patrick! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this dis

Re: [RBW] Bottom Bracket Clicking Question

2012-09-14 Thread PATRICK MOORE
It sounds as if the bearings have been contaminated. Since you say "Sam", I guess this is a Tange cartridge bb assembly? I've successfully cleaned cartridge bearings by prying the dust shields aside and flushing the bearings, either with WD-40 and the little straw, or simply by swishing them around

Re: [RBW] Re: Pedals

2012-09-14 Thread PATRICK MOORE
That is much my strategy, tho', since I don't wear street shoes indoors, it is easy for me to slip on shoes with SPD cleats when I want to, say, run errands. I used X-1s for years and liked them a lot; the principle problem with all Speedplays, X's and Frogs alike, is their susceptibility to sand/

Re: [RBW] Re: Recomendations?

2012-09-14 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Oh! If anyone is foolish enough to want to trade an old-style, #4 HpX for a Lezyne Pressure Drive, LMK. To be perfectly clear: the PD, as the other Lezyne minis, is among the best minipumps available, but it suffers from the fundamental defect of all minis in that it simply requires more effort (in

Re: [RBW] Re: Recomendations?

2012-09-14 Thread PATRICK MOORE
I should be more precise. By "standard frame pump" I mean a pump that fits between frame tubes and requires no ugly plastic bracket. AFAICT, all Lezyne pumps are meant to be carried by such brackets if mounted on the frame. On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 1:47 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > If Lezyne made

[RBW] Bottom Bracket Clicking Question

2012-09-14 Thread Zack
My sam has developed a weird thing. There is like a grinding sound at the same point of every revolution of the crank arm. I removed the chain and confirmed that the grinding sound still happens, so it appears to be related to the bottom bracket. Any ideas on what this is? Bottom Bracket is

Re: [RBW] Re: Recomendations?

2012-09-14 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Thanks for all the useful and interesting replies. I shamefacedly remembered that I had asked about pump chucks some time ago, so consider that one answered. I must look more closely at the Ortlieb grocery bags -- they look just right, as long as they are not too floppy -- can't tell from the photo

RE: [RBW] Re: Recomendations?

2012-09-14 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
I have one, too -- like it a lot. Capacious and secure. From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Smitty Schmidt Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 2:51 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RB

[RBW] Re: Recomendations?

2012-09-14 Thread Andy Smitty Schmidt
I don't actually own the Arkel model Brian linked to but have seen and admired them on bikes around town. If I were looking for something like this, these would be at the top of my list. Do be aware that the hook/cam attachment requires some real estate on the rack. I found out the hard way th

[RBW] Re: Pedals

2012-09-14 Thread ted
I have been using Speedplay X pedals since the first X1s first came out. It took a week or two to get used to the "float", and I found that cleat placement affected how the float felt, but for years and years I have really liked em. Among other advantages they are way easier to engage than other st

Re: [RBW] Re: Beautiful 68cm Rivendell Bombadil

2012-09-14 Thread Steven Frederick
It's been your bike from the start? You haven't crashed it or anything? I'd guess it's a trick of the camera. Any shop with a wrench who's been in the business for more than a decade should be able to tell you for sure... Luck! Steve On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Amit Singh wrote: > You

[RBW] Re: Beautiful 68cm Rivendell Bombadil

2012-09-14 Thread William
Amit. Look down the barrel of your headtube. Do your upper fork legs kick forward? Or are they parallel with your headtube? If parallel--done, not bent, camera trick If not parallel--look further On Thursday, September 13, 2012 9:00:01 PM UTC-7, Amit Singh wrote: > > A good friend took the

[RBW] Re: Beautiful 68cm Rivendell Bombadil

2012-09-14 Thread davidfrench
Amit, I hate you! :-) That said, as a photographer, if I can give you an advice when shooting your bikes, is to go as far away from the bike and zoom in (dunno if you use a point and shoot or a dslr...) Wide angle lenses makes everything look weird. Then flex those knees, and try to be leveled/c

[RBW] Brooks Saddles on The Clymb

2012-09-14 Thread Zack
Hey - There are a smattering of brooks saddles on the clymb right now (i just purchased a b68 for $78 shipped, there are some 'colt' saddles which i have never seen, and there are a few women's saddles). If you use my link I get a 20 dollar credit, which i'd appreciate, but i more just wante

[RBW] Re: Beautiful 68cm Rivendell Bombadil

2012-09-14 Thread grant
Lisssin...to Alex Moll. You can tell it's distortion because the barcurves don't come close to lining up. If the cameramanamit had shifted the camera to the right and made them line up (a visual asthetic exemplified and insisted on here at the Works, but we don't push that on the rest of the wo

Re: [RBW] Re: Bent Fork! Ack !!!

2012-09-14 Thread clyde canter
First ever low trail Riv? On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Amit Singh wrote: > So ... now what?! > > On Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:15:24 UTC-4, William wrote: >> >> Sorry man. I love you, so I tell you the truth. It looks bent. :( >> >> At least one person told me that he agreed with me

RE: [RBW] Re: Bent Fork! Ack !!!

2012-09-14 Thread Marc Schwartz
I agree with Mr. Bogart. Steerer tube might have moved a TINY bit while brazing it to the fork crown due to uneven heating- cooling? I emphasize TINY, some pics look as parallel as can be. No visible cracks? Enjoy the scenery and the tour you've planned. For that fork. FUGGEDABOUDIT __

[RBW] Buzz Bomb Bicycles Eye Candy

2012-09-14 Thread Addison Wilhite
Got a chance to tour part of their collection of restored bicycles. Pretty sweet stuff in the collection. Some of the handlebars on those old 1930s and 40s bikes sure look nice. Thought others would like to see the gallery of shots... http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2012/09/magical-mystery-tou

Re: [RBW] Re: Bent Fork! Ack !!!

2012-09-14 Thread Lyle Bogart
Amit, At worst, it looks as if *maybe* the fork was not squared up when it the steerer tube was fixed to the crown, so I'd imagine that the structural integrity should be fine. If it handles well, I wouldn't worry about it. With the change in rake/trail, it'd be a better front-load carrier than it