What bars are you interested in specifically? I'm a fan of randonneur bend
bars and have vintage unmarked ones that are on the narrow side, but my
favorites are the VO Randonneur and the Nitto B132 and B135. The
differences in the bends are subtle and it comes down to personal
preference in
I bought this Hillborne from Rich Lesnik (Hands on Wheels) a few years ago
and have enjoyed riding it immensely but it's time to make space for other
projects.
It's a 52cm Waterford-built Sam Hillborne (original sparkling green color)
designed for cantilever brakes.
Aside from a few paint
Beautiful bike, Toshi.
My AHH frame arrived today and I'm starting to put it together.
What bars and stem are you running?
Are those Hetres tires with fenders? If so which fenders?
Thanks.
David
On Mar 12, 2013, at 6:47 PM, Tom Goodmann wrote:
What a beauty! Congratulations again on the
Still accepting offers on this:
- jason
Standard-ish riv build:
54cm toyo built ram (blue) 42 noodles/tech deluxe/ultegra headset,rd/
Dura Ace FD /Shim 600friction dt shifter/700x28c roughie toughies/105/araya
wheels/ etc.
$1000 Shipped F/F/HS
$1500 Shipped Complete
54c-t
I like that idea a lot. Ratcheting wrench and pedal wrench all in one.
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Nice looking bike! I'm always happy to have more tall riders on the list.
Can I ask your saddle height? I'm 6′5″-ish but all legs and ride a 68 cm
Bombadil with a saddle height of 90 cm.
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Frankly, except when I am stuck sitting next to a wide body on the subway,
I tend not to be all that concerned about what others eat.
That said, the Paleo diet advocates insistence early humans did not eat
grain is rot. Humans evolved in grass lands. As the linked article points
out, there
A few years back Grant turned us on to Murphy of Ireland. I have two tweed
jackets. The wool, cloth and jackets are all made by small businesses in
West Ireland. The look is rugged but acceptably refined enough I do not
feel out of place among my more sartorial inclined colleagues wearing
Andy,
She says I need to be back in downtown Portland by 1pm in the afternoon.
On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 10:00:37 PM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote:
Saturday 4/13 or Sunday 4/14? I'm in either way.
Where do you need to be at the end of the ride? That might give a better
idea what
Yikes SATURDAY 4/13
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:53:08 AM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote:
Andy,
She says I need to be back in downtown Portland by 1pm in the afternoon.
On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 10:00:37 PM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote:
Saturday 4/13 or Sunday 4/14? I'm in either
Sorry, folks. i did not realize the history or firestorm my comment would
proved. If what you eat works, go that route till it doesn't. I haven't
read the book and likely won't. But from the reviews I've read she does not
address the core reasons I choose to eat this way, which are very
Feathers are meant to be ruffled. Controversy is good for the soul.
The other Patrick in ABQ, NM happily stuffing himself with Beer and
Bacon (at least, no bacon until Orthodox lent is over -- deep fried
cheese sticks; but I'm not giving up beer).
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Deacon Patrick
Hey All,
If I remember correctly from my under grad days, when I studied, among
other stuff, physical anthropology, there is more than a little evidence in
the human family tree that our predecessors were eating stuff that needed
to be crushed rather than sliced, so grasses, grains, etc. At
On Mar 11, 2:31 pm, Cyclofiend Jim cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
Hmmm... downhill with low-load and brand new components is definitely
weird. I'd suspect a stiff chain link before blaming an inherent design
flaw.
Count me as another user who experienced this. Maiden voyage of my
Atlantis.
By the way, the only energy source your brain uses is glucose.
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Grains are grass.
In addition - and my primary problem with the whole paleo fad is with the
increase in human population world wide, the amount of land available to
'grass' feed herbivores is shrinking both through human development and
climate change. In the United States alone, currently
Be careful with this method. I've done that and ended up with a
severely bent chainring and permanently deformed (twisted) chain, not
to mention new gouges on the chainstay. I finally installed a
preventer device.
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Jude jeic...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mar 11, 2:31
I got a couple replies off list, so I went ahead and created an event on
the ride calendar. Portland is close enough for this to be a day ride, but
if folks are driving down from Seattle, an overnighter seems appropriate to
justify the 4 hour drive time.
--Smitty
On Monday, March 11, 2013
On Monday, March 11, 2013 4:41:22 PM UTC-4, Shoji Takahashi wrote:
Thanks, Jim, RE: conjecture. Does chain suck happen more often with
certain types of derailers? I would guess that ones with weaker
chain-tensioner springs would chain suck more often. (Perhaps something
w/long cage vs
Chainsuck definitely is a huge bummer. It would be an even more huge a
bummer to have it happen on a brand new bike. Like Garth, I'm grateful to
have never had a bad instance of it. As a shop mechanic, I've seen it
plenty. If somebody challenged me to force it to happen on a brand new
the only energy source your brain uses is glucose.
Uh, wrong. Ketones work wonderfully. Better for most of the brain,
actually. A specific part of the brain requires glucose, which either can
come from the liver making it (when ketogenic) or from starch ingested. A
ketogenic diet is commonly
Wrong here too. In third world countries, herders are seeing the highest
yields they've known returning to dense herds on grass. It helps reclaim
land lost to desert bey promoting more growth. It turns unproductive land
into productive land and feeds a lot more people. Check this TED Talk out:
I think we should abandon this thread, it was only vaguely related to bikes
and now has way gone off on a tangent. Doesnt anyone have a spring first
ride report? I plan to have one soon, thankfully.
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
Wrong here too. In
Doesnt anyone have a spring first ride report?
My ten year old daughter does! Well, that is, if starting to commute by
bike from home to school to the barn (for 4H) to the library and back home
counts :-)
Cheers!
lyle
On 13 March 2013 15:58, Peter Morgano uscpeter11...@gmail.com wrote:
I
Hi, Kai
I like the stickers and the overall burliness of your Hillborne. Looks like
you actually use the thing!
Bryan
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Eat food, not too much, mostly greens.--Michael Pollan
I love that. Seems like a good plan. Sadly, I have not been able to follow
it. I will say that while my diet isn't ideal it's better than it was even
5 years ago and without a doubt it's better than what it was in my 20s.
--mike
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Welcome, Kai! Nice bike--I really like that shade of green!
Cheers!
lyle
On 13 March 2013 16:10, Bryan bwedg...@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi, Kai
I like the stickers and the overall burliness of your Hillborne. Looks
like you actually use the thing!
Bryan
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Kai, man thats a huge bike, looks nice and rugged. Where in Brooklyn are
you? I am in non-gentrified Bay Ridge but your pics make it look like you
are in the Burg or parts around there where bikes are not so hated like
they are here. Its really just me and the delivery guys out here, oh and
the
All Food is of the Mind and Spirit so what is there to debate ?
Nuthin' !
Enjoy your life no matter who what where and when .
Forgive yourself and forgive everyone. Not for arbitrary morality
but because they are but a mirror of yourself.
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I eat mostly greens, by volume. By calories, fat.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 2:13:19 PM UTC-6, Mike wrote:
Eat food, not too much, mostly greens.--Michael Pollan
I love that. Seems like a good plan. Sadly, I have not been able to follow
it. I will say that while my
On Mar 13, 2013, at 10:22 AM, Garth wrote:
That may be part of it, as well as monkey see problem in another,
monkey start to have problem. The springs in modern derailers are
weak compared to those from even the 7,8 speed ones. I have a
Shimano LX rear 9sp. that flops the chain all
Thanks everybody, that's a great video, those smoking tires coming out of the
vulcanizer must smell great! I wouldn't wear any lung protection either if I
were pulling them... kidding, I would, but maybe not for my closeup.
I think I'll try the warranty route, can't hurt. I have a usable
Lee,
What fenders are those you're running? Are they over Hetres?
Thanks
David
On Mar 12, 2013, at 6:09 PM, yoshi wrote:
I bought this Hillborne from Rich Lesnik (Hands on Wheels) a few years ago
and have enjoyed riding it immensely but it's time to make space for other
projects.
It's a
I've never measured!, but I'll check and get back to you. I think I'm less
leggy, more belly/neck
-Kai
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On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 11:08:06 AM UTC-4, numbnuts wrote:
Hey All,
If I remember correctly from my under grad days, when I studied, among other
stuff, physical anthropology, there is more than a little evidence in the
human family tree that our predecessors were eating stuff that
I don't know a lot about all the different views of this subject, but
I do know my own results..I have MS and neuropathy in hands, feet. I
came across a book called wheatbelly back in December of 2012...The
author (a cardio doc) mentioned that thousands of his patients have
improved their lives
This is such classic, typical, outstanding behavior for Riv peeps and puts
into tangible action their generosity and business ethic. This doesn't
happen by accident and it doesn't happen without effort.
Welcome to Riv HQ!
RCW, MD
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Hard to have a 'weird' question on this list-serv ;)
RCW
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CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp) recently hosted a very interesting discussion
with the author of Wheat Belly. Podcast is available for download here:
http://www.cbc.ca/q/blog/2013/02/07/are-wheat-free-diets-a-fad/
Also on the show was Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and
Very early ancestors survived on tropical plants, new study suggests
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121214200916.htm
Perry I ain't buyi the paleo fantasy bro science Bessas
It's all fine, but that study talks about apes (3 to 3.5 million years
ago). Homo habilus, the first
Only 4 weeks 'til Water Gap Adventure Ride, April 13-14 (posted on RBW
Rides Calendar). Details and links below.
On Friday, February 8, 2013 11:17:27 PM UTC-5, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
Attention Adventure Riders:
I am planning a 2-day adventure ride from the Delaware Water Gap (on the
At the other end of the spectrum there's always going food free...
http://m.vice.com/read/rob-rhinehart-no-longer-requires-food?utm_source=vicefbus
With abandon,
Patrick
On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 5:55:21 PM UTC-6, Eric Norris wrote:
Thought this might be of interest to some on this list. I'm
Great photos, Smitty Tommy. Most people think of trees when they think
of Oregon, but it seems like the eastern 2/3 looks like your pix. Wheat
sheep country. That shirt must be a Pendleton to last 3 generations.
dougP
On Sunday, March 10, 2013 12:40:36 AM UTC-8, Andy Smitty Schmidt
Still available? How wide?
On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, John Kim wrote:
Hi all,
I have for sale a new, never installed pair of Honjo Fenders hammered
finish with all hardware still in plastic H47-26CN, Alumi Honjo-Koken. I
never got around to installing it on my 26 Riv. I believe 26 Honjos
Not familiar with the ride in question but have used the Wisconsin Bike
Federation maps. They are absolutely the best. Roads are rated from most
desireable to avoid as far as cycling. Lots of rail trails. Very high
level of information. We rode from Kewaskum to St Paul, MN, a couple of
Eric:
Thanks for another interesting video. In a few weeks, I'm headed out there
with a small group for a camping / biking / wandering around trip. For
this old codger, the Atlantis will be the perfect bike.
dougP
On Monday, March 11, 2013 7:29:05 AM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote:
My video
If you want to hear an exchange between the guests about whether the Wheat
Belly effect is real, listen to the podcast at 9:20 in ...
--Eric Norris
campyonly...@me.com
www.campyonly.com
campyonlyguy.blogspot.com
On Mar 13, 2013, at 4:08 PM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
CBC (Canadian
Every time I see a large bike, I can't help thinking, would it fit me?,
hence the saddle height question. But Liesl's right, I can see how that
would be considered weird out in the real world...!
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wet, cold, off road and it still works fine. Buy it once.It is worth it.
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Ok so I have the full fledged mountain bike Bombadil and feels really good.
After getting Ram built up and being unable to find a 68cm Atlantis I started
working more with the Homer for that roll.
So added Marks rack, Arkel handle bar bag and large saddlesack for camera gear
and general riding.
Such a great price for this bike. Too bad its not my size... and I already
have a Hillborne. Congrats to the future buyer the jumps on this deal.
Yoshi if you are willing to part out with those Grand Bois Hetres. I would
love to grab 'em
-Manny
On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:09:39 PM UTC-7,
I turned of the e-mail piece a long time ago. I check it on the computer
as a forum / news group but have never liked the email style of monitoring.
Kelly
On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 7:25:27 AM UTC-5, kennet...@gmail.com wrote:
I agree with Dan on this one. Most of the time on the lists
I'm definitely in for the April 6th ride. I got the green light from my
wife. Really looking forward to this.
--mike
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 9:44:47 AM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote:
I got a couple replies off list, so I went ahead and created an event on
the ride calendar. Portland
If I can swing a schedule swap at work, I'm in. Fingers crossed...
Aaron Y.
Vancouver, WA
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Andy Smitty Schmidt 54ca...@gmail.com wrote:
I got a couple replies off list, so I went ahead and created an event on
the ride calendar. Portland is close enough for this to
Was thinking of getting this.
*http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/bellhed.htm*http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/bellhed.htm
My only concern is I think it doesn't rotate around the steerer tube, so
one would have to know exactly where you want it facing before cranking
down on the headset
On 3/13/13, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote:
Was thinking of getting this.
*http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/bellhed.htm*http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/bellhed.htm
My only concern is I think it doesn't rotate around the steerer tube, so
one would have to know exactly where you want it
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