Huh. the 8 speed Shimano 11-34 cassette costs $13 and the chains cost less
than the 9-speed. That's a lot of cost for a lower gear I don't need except
in the 36 front ring. Plus the potential change in shifting performance.
H. Anyone know why Rivendell doesn't carry the 11-34 8x cassette?
Can anyone recommend a YouTube or other online video series on bicycle
maintenance? I'm discovering, much to my joy, that my newly reinforced Hobbit
Hole is a great place to do what I haven't been able to do for years -- have a
quiet place to work and stretch my manual dexterity without costing
Have you tried a click-stand? Cool little device.
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014, Kelly tkslee...@gmail.com wrote:
Did I mention I don't get many miles out of kickstands.. they get loosey
goosey and bend and then useless... and I despise the two legged stands as
I break them and they fall
Based on Avery's experience decided to put drops on my Sam Hillborne. Also
with a Dirt Drop stem. Only had one 30 mile ride on it so far. Definitely
is different. Still haven't decided it will stay this way or not. The
reach to the bars is still about one inch further than my personal ideal.
I've had good results on 26 with both Compass 1.75 and Big Ben 2.15. The
Compass is speedy and nimble, while still good for mixed-terrain use; the
Big Ben takes a little longer to get up to speed, but rolls over the
damnedest things without complaint. I run the Compass on a Surly Trucker
but also how big the jumps are between gears; the ease of getting from
one gear to the next; and where your favorite gears are.
For me this is not the issue it seems to be for many other riders. The
wide range 1x5 on my commuter / light[er] tour bike with a '90s vintage
Campy OR rear
The Park Tool website has lots of useful directions.
Michael
On Thursday, April 10, 2014 2:30:47 AM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Can anyone recommend a YouTube or other online video series on bicycle
maintenance? I’m discovering, much to my joy, that my newly reinforced
Hobbit Hole is a
Turin is swell but pretty far north.
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 9:38:29 PM UTC-5, Conway Bennett wrote:
Go to Turin. It used to be a co-op but now operated by Lee who started
Lake shoes. Lore has it that back when it was still a co-op Mark Nobilette
and Bruce Gordon learned their trade
Pedal swap deal done. Thanks for all the offers!
Still looking for the Tech Deluxe stem (10cm), but on a whim installed a
10cm Dynamic, and it looks like it might be tall enough. I'm in unfamiliar
territory where a regular height stem works for my needs. This is my
first Riv that actually fits
Actually Brad, Check that, I was thinking about it last night and I wanted
to run the panniers with a zip tied big basket but I dont think the panniers
would allow for that combination because they would get in the way. Good luck
selling them man, seems like a great deal! -Mike
Sent
Have: 18t WI freewheel, mounted but minimally, if ever used.
Want: 20, 21 or 22t WI freewheel, used is fine.
Thanks
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I have two low-mileage TG folding bead 28mm tires that came from my
daughter's bike with about 100 mi, and a third brand-new tire. Best
on-line price I can find is $32/tire, so I'll sell all three for the cost
of two and split the USPS Priority with you - $70. (paypal is great)
Thanks for
I've only commuted by bike in a sprawling city (Greensboro, NC) for the
past 4 years and have put over 10,000 miles on my Sam in the two years I've
had it. 90-95% of my riding is utilitarian commuting, usually carrying
10-20 lbs. in panniers, and i absolutely love the Sam as a commuter. I
I have two low-mileage TG folding bead 28mm tires that came from my
daughter's bike with about 100 mi, and a third brand-new tire. Best
on-line price I can find is $32/tire, so I'll sell all three for the cost
of two and split the USPS Priority with you - $70. (paypal is great)
I'll listen
Little known fact. White Industries freewheels are silly-easy to
disassemble with a Park red handled pin spanner. The outer part is a
single solid piece of metal, the cog and drivering. That piece is
replaceable, both because it's a wear item and because people might want
gearing
I have a small front bag (acorn mini rando bag), in which I carry a U lock,
tools, spare tube, sunglasses, lunch, etc, atop a Mark's rack on my Sam.
That amount of weight (a couple pounds) seems fine and easy to get used to,
but also not totally ideal. I keep doing it because I sometimes have a
Tubus racks are fantastic, and will provide a fantastic solution that is
compatible with Arkel's mounting system.
I happen to prefer Nitto Big Racks, but you need to be aware that the corner
bracing Nitto uses for their Big Campee racks (32R, 33R, and 34F) are NOT
compatible with the Arkel
Actually, I think the idea of Rivendell-as-commuter is pretty strongly
woven into the fabric here. I would agree that there has not been much
recent conversation on that specific single topic, but know there are a
bunch of us who do so. And any day you visit the RBWHQL, you'll find
staff
The Racktime racks are worth looking into - Tubus' value priced offerings. I
have the Addi It for the Riv, for panniers, etc. and a Stand It, which I though
might be nice to put on the rando bike if I needed a rack, rather than just a
saddlebag. It is a nice rack, but perhaps I needed
Yet another reason west is best.
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Going with 24/36 x 11-34 gives me all the range I need at a fraction the
cost of going 9-speed.
As long as the range and spacing between gears work for you, this looks
like a winner. At that price, it's worth a try. As you noted, sometimes a
drivetrain is just a drivetrain :-).
dougP
On
Right...well my beaters are my Peugeot PX10 SS and my 1993 X0-1. They look
beat-up, especially the Peugeot. They run great, though. I'm a snob,
though. Life is too short to waste on a bike you don't like riding...never
mind the looks
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 3:36:11 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore
Ahhh. Rivendell will get an IRD 12-34 8-speed cassette back in stock end of
the month. I'll hold out for that.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:24:36 AM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Huh. the 8 speed Shimano 11-34 cassette costs $13 and the chains cost less
than the
New, never mounted.
$25 ea plus actual shipping
OR
$100 for all shipped ConUS.
Please contact off-list at: eltonpl -at- gmail -dot- com
Elton Pope-Lance
Natick, MA
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Perfect, thanks for the alternative information!
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Forgive me if this has been covered. Are there manufactured any Mt. brake
levers that can be used on mustache bars? I do not like those reverse
levers that mount into the bar ends, either.
Thanks!
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Good question. Cyclocross interrupter levers will fit. Lots of
manufacturers to choose from.
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one on the bay right now, price seems ok
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nitto-Marks-Rack-Rivendell-/121315980774?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item1c3efef5e6
On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Michael Ullmer mjull...@gmail.com wrote:
I just acquired, (will be acquiring soon), a platrack/slickersack combo
I'm doing the same-often leaving my Homer safe at home and taking my lugged
Miyata Triple Cross set up with Nitto Gran Randonneur bars, Suntour bar end
shifters. Pasela 700x35 tires and VO hammered fenders.
It's still rides well and is nice to look at but if I get distracted in a
shop and
Sorry link should be:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/13764482885_0af7ced5cc.jpg
David
On Thursday, April 10, 2014 3:10:05 PM UTC-4, David Hays wrote:
I'm doing the same-often leaving my Homer safe at home and taking my
lugged Miyata Triple Cross set up with Nitto Gran Randonneur bars,
My wife and two or three other friends with 26 Long Haul Truckers and one
with a repurposed old 90's mountain bike have all run 2.0 Big Apples and
love the way they ride. One of them has upgraded to 2.15 Big Bens and they
fit the Long Haul with fenders.
I have a 26 touring tank (Thorn Raven
On Thursday, April 10, 2014 11:32:17 AM UTC-7, r.s...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Forgive me if this has been covered. Are there manufactured any Mt. brake
levers that can be used on mustache bars? I do not like those reverse
levers that mount into the bar ends, either.
Thanks!
Do you
No, I do not like where road levers are placed on M-bars. I do not like them
that far forward.
From: Jim M. mather...@gmail.com
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:12 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Mt. Brake levers on Mustache
Hi Tim,
You can get new non-aero brake levers from Velo
Orange: http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/brakes/levers.html
I have 'em set up on my moustache bar, and I much prefer the non-aero cable
routing for moustache bars.
(VO also has non-aero brake hoods.)
Also, some people
Non-aero brake levers fit the moustache bar diameter (23.8mm), and have the
same cable routing (in this usage) as MTB brake levers.
Think the old Campy SR/NR ones, where the cable exits the pointy top of the
lever.
However, no one sells a new/reproduction non-aero lever. I've been keeping
my
Thanks for the heads-up, Shoji. I hadn't noticed the brake levers on their
site before. Now I just have to decide between the Gran Compes: drilled
or undrilled...
Tim
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*rivbike.com has links to their videos under the Learn Section of the
website.*
Installing bar end shifters, derailer and chain installation and set up,
packing and un packing a bike, installing cork grips, twining, rack and
fender installation, etc. Cool stuff. Fun vids that don't scare
Those sound like outstanding beaters. Pics? In fact, we need to start a
nice beater commuter album. I set up one from the iBoblist a few years
ago, but it disappeared into the ether when I cancelled my Picassa account
in righteous indignation at their last upgrade.
One of my favorites in that
Sold!
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So... I could put a double ENO cogset on a Trials freewheel?
If you don't hear from me, it's because my brain exploded.
Philip (just started smoking the White Industries crack) Williamson
www.biketinker.com
On Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:12:53 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Little known fact.
I just ordered Continental Sport Contact 26 x 1.6 from Harris Cyclery for
an old Ritchey mtb-turned-city-bike. I'll post a review next week.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:21:22 PM UTC-7, Michael Ullmer wrote:
Hi all, I just acquired a Koga Miyata Valley Runner frame
not a bad idea...not much of a photographer. unlike many of the taleneted
photographers in this group who take outstanding pictures .but maybe I'll
take it up..maybe I'll work up to posting the Riv princes.
On Thursday, April 10, 2014 3:22:47 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote:
Those sound like
OK, trying again here to be clear
I have two essentially new TG kevlar bead 28mm tires that came from my
daughter's bike (less than 100 mi), and a Third brand-new tire still
folded.
Best on-line price I can find is $32/tire, so I'll sell all three for the
cost of two and I'll cover the USPS
Black Brooks Swallow, looks to be a recent release, Craigslist purchase
with little evidence of use, doesn't work for me, $110 shipped.
Nitto DirtDrop stem, 80cm, new from Riv, never mounted, $50 shipped.
Phil CHP pedals with clips-and-straps, purchased in good shape from Ebay, I
never found a
Spenser comes through again...
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i remember searching for a beater to ride around town when I first got my
Sam. then it occurred to me i love riding this bike so much why would i
want to ride another bike. so i just ride the sam (or now the hunq). i
never had a daily commute, but i would ride my sam in the vermont winters.
When you think of how much wear and tear and depreciation a car has riding
even a $5k bike to commute daily makes way more fiscal sense than driving.
The bonus of course is you get to ride a bike and not be stuck in a car, so
really a win win for commuting by bike, even with a top of the line
I bus to work and bike home ~3 days a week. My bike is locked in a residential
neighborhood in a Schoolyard though. Never had a problem with any of my Rivs
and I love the ride of them is rather not ride anything else.
-J
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I have a waterproof bike mount made for the iPhone 5. It's a sturdy
waterproof case coupled to a sturdy quick release mount. The screen cover
is touch-sensitive so no need to open the case to use the iPhone. I got it
when I was thinking about using my iPhone for GPS tracking, but even with
I did it! It was a lot of cognitive and fine motor skill therapy, but I now
have a place quiet enough I can push that envelope. Clearly it's time to
set it up as a fold away workshop. Grin. Took me 3 hours for the complete
bar swap (still have bar end pods to install once they arrive).
First
Great! I'll check into VeloOrange and see what works. The back story is that I
have had a pair of M-bars laying around for years not in use because I hated
the location of the brake levers. I love my Alba-bars and the MT. levers, so I
thought it would be interesting to try the M-bars, but with
My Betty Foy is a commuter that occasionally lets me go out on longer rides
on pavement and smooth trails. I used to feel guilty about that, but not
anymore. :)
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 3:28:08 AM UTC-7, blakcloud wrote:
This weeks experiment, well maybe the next two weeks, will be using
Nicely done, Patrick. Out of interest, do you find any difference in
leverage between the brake levers? Excellent job and I'm intrigued to
learn more about your fold-away workshop design if you were of the mind to
share details.
Ian A.
On Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:53:12 PM UTC-6, Deacon
Hey, Ian. Not a significant difference in leverage. I'd put them close to
equal to the mtn levers (non-aero, so a direct line may help).
I use fold away to describe my work shop in progress, but it's really
more like the Japanese roll away futon sleep in the living room concept. My
hobbit hole
Great write up, it's always nice to see when the fit all comes together in
riding harmony!
On Apr 10, 2014 8:44 PM, IanA attew...@gmail.com wrote:
Nicely done, Patrick. Out of interest, do you find any difference in
leverage between the brake levers? Excellent job and I'm intrigued to
learn
It is indeed, Peter! Of course the real test comes when I ride for 7-8
hours in a day. I'm sure my gripes with the Albatross are addressed, but
there may well be things that show up on the long rides, or technical
trails (though I mimicked trail conditions pretty well, so I think it's
just the
I've always wondered if you could get Paul Components to ream out some levers
to the right diameter. They do it for Thumbies so...
-J
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Hey any excuse to get out and ride!
On Apr 10, 2014 8:57 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
It is indeed, Peter! Of course the real test comes when I ride for 7-8
hours in a day. I'm sure my gripes with the Albatross are addressed, but
there may well be things that show up on the
Maybe the 16th and 17th. MAYBE.
I have to be in Sacramento on Saturday somehow. Dressed fancy.
Let me know if you have any plans in rivendell country
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 11:17:01 AM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote:
Gonna be around. Anyone up for a quick overnight one of those nights?
I ordered the David Lance Goines poster from Rivendell when it first became
available. In unRivendellian fashion, the packing was less than stellar
and the poster arrived slightly creased in a few spots. In very much
Rivendellian fashion, after I reported the problem, they immediately
drilled looks great on moustache bars
https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/Fw1Y2Is5S6p4EgNP82VitcUQZGdVEJB5yAqVRWPb-dADSJKFCgpxXgaHOVU5E__7KOWRDQ7FN3iZiSbA-jrP__BiuZ8wXLv1vm8ZCfocQBOktG8rCUxzVTZMk6iIFnk=s0-d-e1-ft#http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/aacross007.jpg
On
drilled looks great on moustache bars
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/aacross007.jpg
On Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:04:35 PM UTC-5, Ray Shine wrote:
Great! I'll check into VeloOrange and see what works. The back story is
that I have had a pair of M-bars laying
I will check, I think I may have one or two or three.
Mark
www.youtube.com/howtostretch
SDCA
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 5:01:00 PM UTC-7, bertin753 wrote:
For a 57 c-c tt or 57 or 58 c-c st. Good condition, please.
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...the next gear can be an awkward front shift and a 2 or 3 click rear
shift...
So if you are in say 44/15 (2.9) and you shift to a lower gear you go
through 30/11 (2.7) then 44/17 (2.6) then 30/13 (2.3) ... until you get to
where you want to be?
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 2:36:16 PM
If no local taker is found. I would gladly pay shipping to acquire said print
for me bike cave.
Please contact me off list to work out details.
Sincerely,
Ryan Hankinson
hankinso...@icloud.com
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