Here's one of the test articles.
You would have to purchase the back issue to see all the results I guess.
Don't know if they tested the Col de la vie after all, but they mention the
Swifty tire here as being 20% slower than the fastest tire.
Of course, that only matters if you race, or are
650B is in the 26 family. 26 x 1 3/8 size tubes work well. Also 27.5
MTB. An example here:
http://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/kenda-standard-weight-650b-275-inch-tube
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
My first 650B bike is on the way, and I'm getting
Those were built by Bridgestone in the late '60s. They were kinda sorta
popular for a while, but Bridgestone gave up on their little two-stroke
dream shortly after the four-stroke Honda CB750 took over the world.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Thursday, December 19, 2013 9:17:24 AM UTC-8, Chris
Was the long low a preview of what became the Atlantis? That is a good looking
bike, I love the RBW head badge!
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Have a great ride!
Curtis
On Thursday, December 19, 2013, Coconutbill wrote:
Feel better, BigSchill !
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On 12/20/2013 07:15 AM, Tony DeFilippo wrote:
Was the long low a preview of what became the Atlantis? That is a good looking
bike, I love the RBW head badge!
No, that was the All-Rounder; the Rambouillet had Long-Low geometry.
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On 12/20/2013 05:31 AM, Bruce Herbitter wrote:
650B is in the 26 family. 26 x 1 3/8 size tubes work well.
I've never seen a Presta version of a 26 x 1 3/8 tube.
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Wouldn’t this work:
http://www.niagaracycle.com/categories/continental-26-x-1-25-1-75-42mm-presta-valve-tube
On Dec 20, 2013, at 8:42 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On 12/20/2013 05:31 AM, Bruce Herbitter wrote:
650B is in the 26 family. 26 x 1 3/8 size tubes work well.
I've
On 12/20/2013 12:42 AM, Michael wrote:
Welcome to the wonderland of 650b wheels/tires! My first 650b was
a Bleriot, too!
I'll save you a lot of time and boil it down for you. I,too, live in a
650b-free LBS zone and have had to forage for tubes.
1. Just get the tubes from
On 12/20/2013 08:46 AM, David Hays wrote:
Wouldn’t this work:
http://www.niagaracycle.com/categories/continental-26-x-1-25-1-75-42mm-presta-valve-tube
I've never seen a Continental 26 tube. I'd suspect it would, since it
claims to fit 1.25, but you never know. 650B tires typically are 1
Generally speaking, tubes are very stretchable. In a pinch, you can use
almost any tube somewhat smaller than the size of the tire (within reason -
I am not sure you could get away with using a 20 kid's bike tube in a 650B
wheel). High-quality tubes have more uniform walls and can be stretched
Thanks Curtis. Wish you could make it. Merry Christmas.
~Hugh
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving. -- A http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9810.Albert_Einstein
lbert Einstein
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 4:53 AM, Curtis McKenzie cmcy...@gmail.com wrote:
Price is OBO.
Thanks!
Kevin
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I've used, for short periods, 1 tubes in 2 tires (571 X 23 mm or 559 X 1
in standard 2 mtb tire), and 559 tubes in 622 tires (559X2 in 60 mm 29er
tire. Have not tried a 559X1 or 650CX23 mm tube in a 29er tire, yet. But
they do stretch.
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Jan Heine
On 12/20/2013 09:28 AM, Jan Heine wrote:
Generally speaking, tubes are very stretchable. In a pinch, you can
use almost any tube somewhat smaller than the size of the tire (within
reason - I am not sure you could get away with using a 20 kid's bike
tube in a 650B wheel). High-quality tubes
Further demonstrating the general flexibility of tubes, QBP now sells tubes
that are marked as fitting both 559 and 584 wheels. I expect they're just
the same as the old 559 tubes with the added clarification that you're okay
running them in 584 wheels.
Didn't guys run wide 559 tubes on 622
On 12/20/2013 12:08 PM, Jeremy Till wrote:
Further demonstrating the general flexibility of tubes, QBP now sells
tubes that are marked as fitting both 559 and 584 wheels. I expect
they're just the same as the old 559 tubes with the added
clarification that you're okay running them in 584
when I get home I'll double check and send you a pic iirc.
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On 12/20/2013 05:31 AM, Bruce Herbitter wrote:
650B is in the 26 family. 26 x 1 3/8 size tubes work well.
I've never seen a Presta version of a 26 x 1 3/8
I've seen alot broken cables in STI shifters for years, sometimes resulting
in the need for a new brifter.
Jim (in icy Madison, WI been wrenching for 25+ years)
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 5:28:32 PM UTC-6, Brewster Fong wrote:
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:20:23 PM UTC-8, Steve
Hey All,
Check out
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/12/20/bikerumor-pic-of-the-day-ride-sleep-ride/
Do we know these folks? And seeing as how I grew up on Mt Diablo, I can say
that the photo looks alot like Diablo.
Cheers,
Chris
Redding, Ca.
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Good Luck, Cecily. Surely that Betty Foy is meant to be, and though the
healing may be hard, my hope is that you and your medical team will make
it happen so you can ride your Betty again. It's hard for a bike lover to
be off the bike.
Merry Christmas and a healthier New Year
Ryan in
I rode with Tony on the SFR Davis Night 200k in 2012. Good dude, and he has
some pretty flippin' cool bikes!
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My name is Doug I have a serious luggage rack problem.now, I think I
need another one.
In today's BLUG post, check out the rear rack on the 51 cm Sam in the last
photo. It's got the lower pannier mounting bars that allow easy access to
the top platform with panniers attached. It looks
I wish Mark's other project rack (the HUB area rack) would be sooner than
later too. Seems like it's been forever.
~mike
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The hidden chainring bolt, while a pain in the ass and kind of ugly, is a
result of getting rid of a pair of stress risers - on cranks where two of
the spider arms straddle the crank arm, there's a small angle where cracks
can start, because the web is thin and is subject to constant stress
Dang, you're right, that rear rack is HOT
On Friday, December 20, 2013 12:02:34 PM UTC-8, dougP wrote:
My name is Doug I have a serious luggage rack problem.now, I think I
need another one.
In today's BLUG post, check out the rear rack on the 51 cm Sam in the last
photo. It's got
Cecily,
As someone who has, from time to time, been physically prohibited from riding,
I can feel your frustration. Almost every time I thought my cycling days were
over, my body healed itself and allowed me to have another season of riding. I
hope you have the same outcome. Keep your thoughts
Peter:
Almost every time... so you aren't able to ride now?
With abadnon,
Patrick
On Friday, December 20, 2013 3:37:37 PM UTC-7, PeterG wrote:
Cecily,
As someone who has, from time to time, been physically prohibited from
riding, I can feel your frustration. Almost every time I thought my
I believe this is more a product of certain manufacturer failures, rather
than the design itself. Sugino makes many cranks, and the XD is the only 1
that uses the hidden bolt design !
This includes the 75, RD , Alpina and Mighty series of cranks ... all
traditional or whatever we can call
Where is the 68 cm Sam?
On Friday, December 20, 2013, dougP wrote:
My name is Doug I have a serious luggage rack problem.now, I think I
need another one.
In today's BLUG post, check out the rear rack on the 51 cm Sam in the last
photo. It's got the lower pannier mounting bars that
I don't believe they offer the Sam Hillborne in 68cm. The Sam only takes
us up to 96cm PBH. ~100cm PBH folks and taller are forced to go Hilsen
nowadays.
On Friday, December 20, 2013 2:45:40 PM UTC-8, Curtis wrote:
Where is the 68 cm Sam?
On Friday, December 20, 2013, dougP wrote:
My
In my 650X47B tires (Vee Speedsters), I am happily using Q-Bike
700X28-32C tubes. They fit perfect.
Before that I tried a Specialized 26X1.00 tube and it failed at the seam.
It was not the Epic Roubaix of tubes.
On 12/20/13, Bruce Herbitter bruce.herbit...@gmail.com wrote:
when I get home I'll
If RBW makes their own crankset, I hope they design it so that all
the chainrings can be taken off and reinstalled without having to pull of
the crank arm.
That would be handy for un-mechanics.
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If Rivendell makes its own cranks, how many say 110/74 and how many say
smaller -- 86 or 54 or whatever the old Cyclotourist is?
The virtue of the smaller BCD is that you can run very compact doubles in
the outer two positions; 54 down to 26 and, IIRC, 86 down to 26. I use a
XD2 as a 38/24, but I
That should read: ... 86 down to *28*
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
The virtue of the smaller BCD is that you can run very compact doubles in
the outer two positions; 54 down to 26 and, IIRC, 86 down to 26.
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I've bitched and moaned on this list about the annoying position of the
retrofit Campy 1010s on the '03 Curt (installed by local builder Dave
Porter some 6-7 years ago), that, with my preferred ring-and-cog combos,
leave the axle at the 1/2 or even the 3/5 point along the dropouts in the
cruising
Patrick, you are an inspiration for me... to keep buying IGH hubs and learn
nothing about gear inches, haha.! :-D
On Dec 20, 2013 7:50 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I've bitched and moaned on this list about the annoying position of the
retrofit Campy 1010s on the '03 Curt
Yeah, if one is uptight enough to worry about gears when all you ride is
fixed/ss, then one does have a problem.
Back in the day, I used (he blushingly admitted) to print out little gear
charts and tape them to my stem, and stare at them lovingly as I rode. In
boring staff meetings, I'd manually
I envision RBW's crankset with tentacular arms, perhaps with a diagacrank
for 172.5 and up.
Jeff Hagedorn
Warragul, VIC Australia
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You rascals have a great time.
Tom
On Thursday, December 5, 2013 5:11:08 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote:
Calling all hearty Riv Riders.
For me at least this will be my last overnight for 2013 and I figure as
next year my resolution is to do one a month,12-S240's or The S240 a month
club...yeah
Hi All,
So, I'm thinking of getting a Jones bar for my Hunq.
http://www.jonesbikes.com/h-bar.html Currently, it's a set up with
Noodles--which I love--but I want something more trail oriented. Yes, I
can ride trails with my Noodles. I have Albatross bars on my LHT so I am
familiar with
I have a stem adapter on our tandem, and it works great. I'd recommend the
Nitto one over the VO one.
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Christian
christian.w.mcmil...@gmail.comwrote:
Hi All,
So, I'm thinking of getting a
I knew Bridgestone as a motorcycle company before tires even. They were
know for being fair bikes with really strong running motors. I remember a
particularly nasty little minibike called the Cibie that was really crap
except it had a Bridgestone 180cc motor that was awesome fast. Dangerously
By now, they should be well out of wifi range. There should be some good
pix a story by late Sat or Sunday. Stay tuned! Hopefully we can
organize a repeat in the future, as I would love to do this.
dougP
On Friday, December 20, 2013 5:36:29 PM UTC-8, Tom Virgil wrote:
You rascals have
Patrick:
So you've given up the Dremel for hand files? Good call! To your
questions, I'm clueless. Why not just ride it until your Park tool says
replace?
dougP
On Friday, December 20, 2013 5:03:22 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote:
Yeah, if one is uptight enough to worry about gears when
I want some idea in advance of how much more I need to file the dropouts.
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 8:41 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Patrick:
So you've given up the Dremel for hand files? Good call! To your
questions, I'm clueless. Why not just ride it until your Park tool says
I used a Nitto adapter on my tandem also (now sold) and it worked great.
I've never found any quill stem that uses a 31.8 clamp. So just get the
adapter and a threadless stem. I'm curious about the Jones bars, maybe
when I get my 29+ bike I'll try one.
~mike
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Which of the RBW single speeds is for me based on my personal and need
based info below?
1. PBH = 82
2. Longest TT I can bear = 55.5cm c-c (would require 6 or 7 cm stem
extension for me with Noodles, but I am ok with that).
3. Prefer sidepulls.
4. Like either 650b or 700c.
5. Need fenderable
I finally found the source of all my madness. Bike #1 of who knows how
many. I don't think it's lugged but check out that fork crown and
fenders...are those Bosco bars?!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77502424@N00/11474239905/
Rob Markwardt
Seattle, WA
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