As others have said a work stand for sure worth every penny.
with two Y wrenches; hex (4 5 6mm) and socket (8 9 10) I can just about
take apart an entire bike. My favorite tools.
I am usually a less is more kind of guy, but when it comes to bearing
grease more is better. I have found the
Dat's alotta dough, but I paid $600 for super-high-tech ski jacket 10 years
ago, and it's still quite spectacular in those conditions.
Light/durable/keeps-you-dry-and-warm is a tough combination to accomplish,
and you pay for it. This looks like a very nice piece.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On
Hatchet.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, November 21, 2013 10:31:13 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
G. I bought the one at Velo-Orange for $175. The left sleeve is longer
than the right. How can I fix that?
On 11/21/13, Bill Lindsay tape...@gmail.com javascript: wrote:
What
Michael,
I've been very happy with Acorn's medium saddlebag (I have 2) and they've
just come out with a medium/large which looks even more suitable for me.
Julian Westerhout
Bloomington, IL
On Thursday, November 21, 2013 4:25:06 PM UTC-6, Michael Hechmer wrote:
After completing the 650b
I'm looking for large grid gray shopsack. if anyone has one to sell or
possibly trade for my olive green, let me know.
Thanks,
Julian Westerhout
Bloomington, IL
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Sorry, sold minutes after I listed it!
Steve
On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 6:32 PM, yuffybi...@gmail.com wrote:
hi is the bag still availabe?
wendy
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*I noticed they used individual tooth plastic zippers. In my humble
opinion, those zippers suck. They should have gone with large coil zippers,
which can self heal. I have ruined two or three garments with individual
tooth zippers. I will never buy a garment or bag that uses them again.
Really? A bike blazer? You could get a nice tweed blazer at Goodwill for 25
bucks.
Or much less. The goodwill is the blazer capital of the world. I can find
incredibly nice blazers from fine men's stores that no longer exist. I'm not a
blazer guy but if I were, I could clean up. It would
On 11/21/2013 11:53 PM, Ken Mattina wrote:
Really? A bike blazer? You could get a nice tweed blazer at Goodwill
for 25 bucks.
If we're still talking about that Riv Italian-Ventile rain jacket, trust
me: a Goodwill tweed blazer will not perform the same, not even close.
I have a Ventile
Bicycle hipster gear.
Yours is a fairly unique definition of hipster if you think anyone who
actually thinks themselves one would wear this jacket.
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If we're still talking about that Riv Italian-Ventile rain jacket, trust
me: a Goodwill tweed blazer will not perform the same, not even close.
I have a Ventile rain jacket, UK-made, now 9 years old. Contrary to
Riv's wishy washy disclaimers, it's waterproof. Really waterproof. It
Empire... NICE stuff.
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:03:19 AM UTC-5, Matthew J wrote:
I was all set to get the new cycling / hiking anorak from Empire Canvas
this year. Turns out they were unable to secure a supply of fabric so will
not be making any.
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013
I have the Cyclocross Speed tires that Riv sells (here:
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/t108.htm ) on my Homer - 622 X 42mm (nominal),
38-39mm (actual) on Open Pro rims. I think you could get fenders in there, but
it'd be tight. Here's the best pic of front clearance:
Fender installation (and spacing) hack for non-drilled chainstay bridge:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/8366365230/in/set-72157630957672582
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That's a fun and quick fender stay method, Tom.
My Riv Road has no plate, and only a small drain hole on the chainstay
bridge. I used a rubber covered P-clamp and a long bolt to span the gap
(you filled the gap with a cork, nice). The long bolt allowed me to fine
tune the fender arc.
I can get
my answer to the question in your title is: no
i did run hetres with fenders for a while on mine, but didnt feel good about
the clearances. i run lierres now and feel better about it
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With apologies to whoever wrote that cinematic masterpiece, Trading Places:
Lookin' good, Billy L!
Feelin' good, Louis!
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Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 11:56
Ventile (and similar) cotton is essentially hand-made fabric, involving
painstaking detail from selecting the cotton and to setting up the weaving
process; hence the high cost. It IS indeed nice stuff (if you can afford
it). But because of the high cost, I have to think of Ventile as being
Well, if the weather in Tucson continues tomorrow as it is currently, the
riders in the El Tour de Tucson may wish they had an English Ventile
jacket! Fortunately, I'm not riding in the event, and haven't in a number
of years although I did in the past (finishing 36th amongst the riders in
Hood, waist drawstring, pockets galore, plenty of room for under layers,
and a certain all-round style, ... all these things gotta be just right
As I understand the description, the Riv jacket does not have a hood. This
actually makes sense given this is a Rivendell design. Hoods block
A bit more than your $100, but a nice bag that is the original seat bag
from which the Rivendell models (Baggins, Nigel Smythe) are copies - the
Berthoud GB786 seat bag. It's available here with the attachment hardware
that would be needed to fit the bag to a Brooks saddle -
I scooped up some 700x50 Big Apples for a future Homer Hilsen.
Question is, are they too wide?
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They were to wide when I tried them. Brakes / chain stays / well you get
the point just didn't work.
However the 700x37 Pasela has been the most comfortable good rolling large
tire that even though is not tour guard has not flatted on me in the last
couple thousand miles.
Also just enough
Well I'm not looking to add fenders.
Has anyone squeezed them on?
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My Hilsen with 700x50's that actually measure about 48's.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/8554739885/in/set-72157625432975212
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/8555850474/in/set-72157625432975212
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/8555850264/
On Friday, November 22, 2013
Enthusiastic +1 on the GB 786, especially with a Berthoud saddle, which
eliminates the need for the Brooks attachment hardware. I used one on my
Hilsen for more than a year - it's a perfect size for what you're looking to
use it for.
Lookin' good!
Is having the tire fit so close to the chainstays an issue?
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It all depends on what style of riding you do. For bikepacking, a rain hood
rocks. There's rarely a need to check for trees overtaking me, or to look
back to ensure I merge well between rocks. Once at camp, a hood beats a hat
vs. rain and wind very time. And for those times when I'm on the road
Carried firewood down to the campsite on a bicycle tour...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/10843623563/
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 7:39:26 PM UTC-6, dougP wrote:
Photo sent to me by a fellow Atlantis owner obviously bird lover. This
is 40 lbs of birdseed and did not upset the
Eric,
Getting them on and them being actually ridable are two different things.
Yes I got them on, no they aren't ridable in the practical sense.I had
them on long enough to ride up and down the street... they rubbed.
The 700x40 marathons were very comfortable and fit nicely however. I
I'll be visiting family in Atlanta next week for US Thanksgiving. A friend
of mine owns a bike shop here in Vancouver, but I'd like to find a Riv-ish
bike shop in the Atlanta area that might possibly have shop swag for sale.
Anyone know of such a place? Thanks!
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Clickstick is a nice option if you want a kickstand but not often enough to
install one...
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On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Ron Mc bulldog...@gmail.com wrote:
double kickstand with a loaded bike
On Thursday, November 21, 2013 1:23:19 AM UTC-6, Anne Paulson wrote:
These are great, but they don't work unless you have a way to apply at least
one brake when you leave the bike (otherwise the bike rolls forward or back,
ditching the clickstand). Clickstand sells some small bungees you can slip
over the bars and brake lever - you can see one in Steve's
Looks good-the kneesavers incorporate a lot more cleanly than they did with
my Eggbeaters. Hope they're working out for you...
Steve
On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote:
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I've had the best luck with Bicycle South, which is actually in Decatur.
They understand and support a really broad range of types of riding and are
really helpful and friendly. In midtown Atlanta, there is a shop called
Intown Bikes, which is good in a similar way, but not my top choice. They
I agree with Paul. Also, there is a new shop in Decatur called Houndstooth
Road. They are a pretty cool shop specializing in comfort bikes of the
European design. They just had a derby tweed ride this past weekend. Here
is a link to all of the bike shops in Atlanta.
I'll third what's already been said. You could hit Sopo and then swing by
Loose Nuts, both are in the same part of town. The latter sells Surly
frames and the like (they have a Pugsley demo that has scored at least two
fat-bike converts I know of), and the owner seems knowledgable about the
Michael, I think that depends on what brakes you are running on the AHH and
what the actual width of the Marathon tire is.
On my Bleriot (geometric copy of the Saluki, which eventually came to be
called the AHH) I have 41mm (actual) Hetre tires under SKS Longboard
fenders with Paul Racer
My Marathons on Synergy is 40.5.
What tires come stock on a Hilsen these days?
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Awesome! Here's a little secret: exercise has very little to do with weight
while diet has much to do with it. Ride because you love it and have fun
and you will ride more often. Eat calorie rich, satisfying foods and you
will be full, stop sooner, be full longer, and stop needing snacks
On Friday, November 22, 2013 4:12:22 PM UTC-5, Jennings wrote:
Had it for about 3 years now. Bought it as a present to myself after my
second car wreck(not at fault)but unfortunately broke my collar bone.
Tried riding for a bit afterward but the left arm kept going numb. It is
finally
Michael:
I assume by your questions that you're new to the list or to Rivendell in
particular. We're more than happy to answer your questions, but Rivendell
is a business with a phone number, with friendly folks. May I suggest you
give them a call?
The build kits listed on the web page specify
Fantastic - thanks guys!
On Friday, November 22, 2013 11:51:27 AM UTC-8, Paul Clifton wrote:
I've had the best luck with Bicycle South, which is actually in Decatur.
They understand and support a really broad range of types of riding and are
really helpful and friendly. In midtown Atlanta,
On Friday, November 22, 2013 4:12:22 PM UTC-5, Jennings wrote:
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That is one gorgeous bike. It's my favourite Hunq colour combination.
On Friday, November 22, 2013 1:12:22 PM UTC-8, Jennings wrote:
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Glad your collar bone is mended. Enjoy the ride! Will you be mostly paved,
dirt, trails, or a mixture?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Friday, November 22, 2013 2:30:11 PM UTC-7, Jennings wrote:
On Friday, November 22, 2013 4:12:22 PM UTC-5, Jennings wrote:
Had it for about 3 years now. Bought
Figured I'd ask here rather then bother the busy RBW people when I don't have
cash in hand.
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Good points D Patrick. Hoods do make a lot of sense backpacking.
Depending on where you are cycling though best to leave them off. Glad to
read you are a Tilley fan as well. Great hats.
On Friday, November 22, 2013 12:38:04 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote:
It all depends on what style of
I couldn't agree with you more,especially for parts you like that may be
discontinued. I remember getting 3 or 4 7-speed Deore-XT cassettes (which
were handy for my mountain bike and X0-1) at MEC for some ridiculously low
price like $20 CDN a pop...this would have been around 2003 or so. My
Sorry Julian,
I also and interested in a grey shop sack medium or large. Many listers will
attest to the fact that I will patiently wait my turn for one. A resulting
characteristic of needing 68cm frames which do not surface often. I also have
grey panniers, a bar bag, and medium seat sack
Thanks Kelly!!!
Looks like I'll be posting a for sale ad for my tires shortly.
- Eric
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On Friday, November 22, 2013 10:22:08 AM UTC-8, Kelly wrote:
However the 700x37 Pasela has been the most comfortable good rolling large
tire that even though is not tour guard has not flatted on me in the last
couple thousand miles.
Hey Kelly, have you seen these:
Hey Mike, Have you had a chance to ride the c-lines yet? -Mike W.
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On Nov 22, 2013, at 8:52 PM, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday, November 22, 2013 10:22:08 AM UTC-8, Kelly wrote:
However the 700x37 Pasela has been the most comfortable good rolling
For sale - one pair (TWO) Marathon Schwalbe Big Apple HS430 wire - 700x50.
These are NEW!
Purchased these from Riv a little while back when they were on close-out
for $47 each.
I removed the labels but they were never mounted or ridden. I found that
they'd not work with a future AHH that I'm
I feel a little like Rip Van Winkle in this conversation, as I purchased
my first adult bike in 1972 with the money I earned pumping gas. It was
a fillet brazed Schwinn Super Sport, 66cm, classic road frame. I lusted
after a lugged Paramount, but alas, didn't make quite enough scratch that
Favorite two tricks ...
1) from Heavy Metal Bikes, San Francisco ... favorite treatment for cable
ends is to heat them with a small butane torch (or cigarette lighter) and
melt on a mardi gras bead ... prevents fraying, looks great!
2) from Jobst Brandt, wreckBike ... cut pieces of
I was wondering if anyone knew why these bikes are no longer made. They seem
very popular and the people who have one seem very pleased. I have heard
several state it is their favorite bike. I assume that the QB went away due to
The Lord of the Rings name and became the SO- but why no more SO?
another layer of economics is that they have to pay for a lot of frames at
once. whenever they have a load of betty foys or hillbornes coming in they
have to lay out like $30k. perhaps the cumulative demand for them cant justify
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I have the 700x38 c lines on my QB... They were to big for the RAM up front.
They ride great.
Kelly
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