Congrats! Knowing through friends how tough that course is, I'm extremely
impressed. Glad to know the Atlantis is perfect for that type of riding.
Did one (Westside Dirty Benjamin) on a Fargo with 2.1 inch tires and my
hands were numb for days.
Am totally in awe of your accomplishments.
Eric
Fantastic! You are right, dirt roads are far more relaxing.
With abandon,
Patrick
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Has anyone tried the current Tektro Road V levers with
the 9 or 8.4 v brakes. ? Would the 9s have more clearance
and be less abrupt the V levers ?
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That is my favorite part of any ride. Beautiful photo.
-E.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:07 AM, Tom Virgil tevir...@gmail.com wrote:
Our BTWD was delayed by two weeks due to the fires in San Diego. All is
well now (for most of us, but my heart goes out to those who lost). The
morning pit
After reading Tony McG's post about the Almonzo, I'm curious if anyone
knows of any good gravel courses in New York?
Not looking for a race at this point, but just to get out there and ride...
Does anyone have experience with this upstate or not too far from NYC?
thank you
Jason
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great photo - dangerous time for cars - be careful
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 7:52:38 AM UTC-5, Eunice Chang wrote:
That is my favorite part of any ride. Beautiful photo.
-E.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:07 AM, Tom Virgil tevi...@gmail.com
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Our BTWD was delayed by two
I am in orange county and the heritage trail is paved in spots but really
fun gravel/grass in others and runs through beautiful protected wetlands
and forests.. The Heritage trail here in Goshen is mixed gravel/sand and
some hardpack. The trail goes through some small towns but most of it is
Any Rivsters out there ever ridden this route?
Tons of stuff on Velodirt.com but as usual- seeking the Riv School's input.
An Atlantis and a '93 XO-3 soon to tackle it...
Thanks y'all.
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Have a link to find these? I do not see on their website. Ideally I want
to try a 48/32 94mm BCD setup with my 11/32.
On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:15:50 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Those of us who like 46/30 will be happy at this:
IRD is making a new model of their Defiant crankset on
Thank you Shoji!
David
On Jun 2, 2014, at 11:50 AM, Shoji Takahashi shoji.takaha...@gmail.com wrote:
Here it is:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/olipop/8915626620/in/faves-stakx/
And another with commentary:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/olipop/14008873695/in/faves-stakx/
You can see them
Tony,
This is so awesome. Love the pic, Shoji
On Monday, June 2, 2014 10:21:13 PM UTC-4, Tony McG wrote:
My Atlantis was not the only Rivendell in the Almonzo 100, but I am pretty
sure that there was not another Riv in the Dirty Kanza 200 or Half Pint.
The bike performed flawlessly except
Jason,
Have you read the blog ridingthecatskills.com? I'm one of three co-authors.
Focus is on mapping and reporting on gravel/dirt routes. The other two
authors report on the area around New Paltz and the Shawangunks, and I
report on the northwestern end of the Catskills, near Delhi. The
I just now realized you are in Goshen. You're even closer to both regions
reported on in the blog...
From Goshen my cycling area is about 1.5 hours away. As for gravel type,
most of the dirt roads around me are hard-packed fine clay with variable
roughness, but sometimes smoother than good
That's excellent. I had a rando friend who drove up from DFW to do the 111
mile ride also.
From the angle in your photo, it looks pretty hilly(!) I thought Kansas
was flat!
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 9:21 PM, 'Tony McG' via RBW Owners Bunch
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My Atlantis
Michael,
The Soma Grand Randonneur tires are brand new and are only now getting into
wide distribution. Rivendell has just started carrying them within the
last couple of weeks. I can't imagine that anyone has a pair just lying
around that wants to sell them at this early juncture, especially
My starting point is Chatham, it has very nice little roads in all directions,
including gravel roads into the woods.
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I haven't heard of the blog
but will check it out.
I'm in Brooklyn so getting up to the Catskills is no problem..
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 9:20:52 AM UTC-4, jandrews_nyc wrote:
After reading Tony McG's post about the Almonzo, I'm curious if anyone
knows of any good gravel courses
I am selling some items of Rivendellish and classic providence.
Cheep!; need the space, need the cash. More to follow.
Please contact me for individual photos and information; mschw...@nmsu.edu.
Prices are open to discussion. PayPal, please to am...@zianet.com
Peter Weigle restoration of an
When are you going? I'm considering for later June myself but don't want to
go it alone.
Mike
On Monday, June 2, 2014 9:09:55 PM UTC-7, Antonioni Vicente wrote:
Any Rivsters out there ever ridden this route?
Tons of stuff on Velodirt.com but as usual- seeking the Riv School's input.
An
Here are pictures of some of the bikes that did the organized Oregon
Outback.
https://www.facebook.com/jamesnathanjones/media_set?set=a.10203614505580588.1073741833.1154446016type=1
What tires were you thinking of using for the route? The 1.9 smooth
Schwalbes I have on my Atlantis seem like a
On my 56cm Atlantis I attempted to mount a Nitto big front rack but with my
Tektro CR720 there was some definite interference which would not allow the
brakes to properly function.
Any other suggestions on brake choices that would allow me to run the rack
on my Atlantis?
I was looking at
Why was the route ridden South to North?
With the winds, wouldn't it be better to ride from North to South?
On Monday, June 2, 2014 11:09:55 PM UTC-5, Antonioni Vicente wrote:
Any Rivsters out there ever ridden this route?
Tons of stuff on Velodirt.com but as usual- seeking the Riv
I'll ride it in early Sept if anyone is game!
On Monday, June 2, 2014 11:09:55 PM UTC-5, Antonioni Vicente wrote:
Any Rivsters out there ever ridden this route?
Tons of stuff on Velodirt.com but as usual- seeking the Riv School's input.
An Atlantis and a '93 XO-3 soon to tackle it...
Fantastic route, and a detour to an abandoned railroad tunnel...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/sets/72157644960262751/
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After much consideration, we opted to ride the route South to North for
two reasons: 1) get the train and boxing up the bikes out the way first;
and 2) 4k net elevation loss from K-Falls to the Deschutes. I’d definitely
do it this way again. The elevation loss wasn’t a big deal, but I loved
On Monday, June 2, 2014 3:22:18 PM UTC-7, dave campbell wrote:
Have a link to find these? I do not see on their website. Ideally I want
to try a 48/32 94mm BCD setup with my 11/32.
Probably the reason nobody has them is because the cranks haven't arrived
yet. The only place that seems
marc,
send me some pics of the Weigle resto bike please. do you have a standover
height?
mike goldman
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The riders got to Klamath Falls via Amtrak. How did they get back from the
Deschutes? For me, I'd be taking the train both ways, so as relaxing as the
train is (very), it's going to be just as relaxing in the other direction.
OTOH, if I was taking the train to or from the Deschutes, the nearest
Sorry,Mike- Sold
Marc
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You can set up 48/33 with a 110bcd crank, IIRC.
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:22 PM, dave campbell h2ofun1...@gmail.com wrote:
Have a link to find these? I do not see on their website. Ideally I want
to try a 48/32 94mm BCD setup with my 11/32.
On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:15:50 PM UTC-7,
I had this same problem on my Hunq, solved it with the paul touring canti.
(I am assuming by interference you mean the arms of the cantilevers jut
out too far beyond the rack, meaning you couldn't put panniers there. That
was the type of interference the touring canti solved.)
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+1. I did this very thing, and was inundated with offers. You'll have lots
to choose from.
KJ
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 10:17:30 AM UTC-4, Jim Bronson wrote:
Michael,
Suggest joining the 650b Google Group and post a WTB: 650b tires on there.
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If you can pony up the cash, the sleeping cars have a shower.
It's fantastic.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote:
The riders got to Klamath Falls via Amtrak. How did they get back from the
Deschutes? For me, I'd be taking the train both ways, so as
Not only that, but you can do TONS of fun stuff using one 110mm ring and
one 74mm ring. On the big ring slot you can leave it empty or run a
stylish chainguard.
I just bought a whole grip of really fun sized rings from Ted Durant of
Willow/Rona. Use the search window above and search for
Well, Jan Heine rode from the end back to Seattle per his blog. However,
after 360+ miles of gravel and dirt, I'm not sure that would be my first
choice.
If I lived in Portland, I'd just see if I could get someone to retrieve me
via car as Interstate 84 is right by Deschutes State Park.
Riding
I am selling some items of Rivendellish and classic providence.
Cheep!; need the space, need the cash. More to follow.
Please contact me for individual photos and information; mschw...@nmsu.edu.
Prices are open to discussion. PayPal, please to am...@zianet.com
Bridgestone 1991 MB-1 Frame and
Thanks for taking care of the planning of this!
Is anyone showing up on Friday?
Philip
www.biketinker.com
On Monday, June 2, 2014 8:19:10 PM UTC-7, Jim M. wrote:
As mentioned above, I've reserved a 40-person group site at China Camp for
2 nights, July 12 13th. And because it's RBW's
Awesomeyou da man!
On Monday, June 2, 2014 9:21:13 PM UTC-5, Tony McG wrote:
My Atlantis was not the only Rivendell in the Almonzo 100, but I am pretty
sure that there was not another Riv in the Dirty Kanza 200 or Half Pint.
The bike performed flawlessly except for my sloppy friction
My Bosco bike was half-heartedly intended to sell at the Elementary School
auction, but I overestimated the good taste of my clientele, and the bike
is mine. Since the failed auction I've been given a super swank
period-correct set of Suntour brakelevers that are more motorcycle style.
I
I love that butched-up Atlantis. LOVE
On Monday, June 2, 2014 7:21:13 PM UTC-7, Tony McG wrote:
My Atlantis was not the only Rivendell in the Almonzo 100, but I am pretty
sure that there was not another Riv in the Dirty Kanza 200 or Half Pint.
The bike performed flawlessly except for my
Awww yeah Ely!
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Bill Lindsay tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
My Bosco bike was half-heartedly intended to sell at the Elementary School
auction, but I overestimated the good taste of my clientele, and the bike
is mine. Since the failed auction I've been given a
Yeah, for a town country bike you'll be fine with the limited cogs.
That's a huge bummer that the small cogs are fried; Uniglide cogs are hard
to find these days. When the cogs on my KOM die, I'll probably transplant
a 7s Hyperglide freehub body.
Are those 26 x 1.75 Soma Xpress tires? How do
This photo was taken at the top of a very steep climb. The gravel looks
pretty tame in the pic, but the slope I had just climbed was covered with
huge slabs of rock that I had to go over instead of picking a line through.
Ride with GPS list 3800' of elevation for the Half Pint, but my Garmin
Riv's look so good when they get dirty.
SRSLY
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 11:38 AM, 'Tony McG' via RBW Owners Bunch
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This photo was taken at the top of a very steep climb. The gravel looks
pretty tame in the pic, but the slope I had just climbed was
Oh I should of noted how I didn't want to use Paul brakes...no reason in
particular but I wanted to go with something else.
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Weren't there some shimano low profile canti's for sale at riv? Or you can
waddle down to your local used bike parts place and scrounge the bins...
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Eric ericwolfo...@gmail.com wrote:
Oh I should of noted how I didn't want to use Paul brakes...no reason in
Who cares if you're dirty! I'd rather ride with a tailwind.
On Monday, June 2, 2014 11:09:55 PM UTC-5, Antonioni Vicente wrote:
Any Rivsters out there ever ridden this route?
Tons of stuff on Velodirt.com but as usual- seeking the Riv School's input.
An Atlantis and a '93 XO-3 soon to
I have two (2) pairs of 650b tires.
1) Schwalbe Marathon (650x42)
2) Conti Tour Ride (650x42)
Both are in amazing shape. The Contis only have like 20 miles on them the
Marathons will last forever!
I'd LOVE to have someone in Chicago area pick them up.
$50 for all four tires.
**But if you
It's a screw on Shimano 600 6-speed freewheel, whose cogs are also kind of
scarce. I have a 5-speed Shimano 600 freewheel that I think might be just
as good to use whole, or to donate cogs. I also have a 7-speed NOS Sachs
aris that might fit, but for the time being it's fine as a 3x4.
The
Just out of curiosity, did you see many people running MTB handlebars
rather than drops?
On Monday, June 2, 2014 9:21:13 PM UTC-5, Tony McG wrote:
My Atlantis was not the only Rivendell in the Almonzo 100, but I am pretty
sure that there was not another Riv in the Dirty Kanza 200 or Half
Very cool! I think a tubeless setup would be ideal for gravel rides.
jim m
wc ca
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Looking good Bill! 3x4 can be enough.
Jason
On Jun 3, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Bill Lindsay tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
My Bosco bike was half-heartedly intended to sell at the Elementary School
auction, but I overestimated the good taste of my clientele, and the bike is
mine. Since the
I know that this is a long shot but wondering if anyone in the vicinity has
a Betty Foy/ Yves/ Cheviot that I could sit on? It's so intimidating to
order without checking it out, I have a tricky back and want to see if the
geometry works for me prior to shipping one down here. If not I will
Fat outer chain rings seem to be characteristic of IRD. This is the 50/34
IRD defiant compact setup on my Boulder All Road gives the same impression.
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On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:19:48 PM UTC-7, Mike
If you aren't able to try one out before hand, rest assured Rivendell knows
what they are doing with sizing. Grant nailed my bike sizing, and I also
has a specific challenge to overcome (vertigo -- with me being unable to
ride any of the trial bikes more than a few miles). I can ride my Riv. as
Chris,
I would guestimate 25% of the bikes had MTB bars. Most of the bicycles
were 'cross bikes and Salsa Vaya, Fargo, or Warbird. There were several
x-country type MTB, some hybrids, a few fat bikes, off-road tandems, and
regular road bikes.
Jim M.,
A lot of the serious gravel racers that I
Tony:
Congrats on a great ride. I'm a firm believer my Atlantis can do things I
shouldn't be doing anyway so is the perfect bike for my needs. Sounds
like yours is close to standard Riv spec you enjoyed the ride didn't
suffer for lack of equipment. Good to hear confirmation that lower
https://goo.gl/maps/NeMmX
Parallel roads on the south side of I-84 west of Bridge of the Gods. Ride
WA-14 though the narrowest parts of the Gorge, much nicer.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, Jan Heine rode from the end back to Seattle per his
Jim:
Put me down for all 3 nights. This event will be memorable, I look
forward to meeting a lot of the NorCal crew in person.
dougP
On Monday, June 2, 2014 8:19:10 PM UTC-7, Jim M. wrote:
As mentioned above, I've reserved a 40-person group site at China Camp for
2 nights, July 12
Portland to Deschutes/The Dalles is 100 miles. Riding it in one day is
totally doable, but maybe less than the amount of fun most people are
looking for at the start of a 360 miles (mostly) off-road odyssey. Two days
should be pretty pleasant but perhaps not amenable to as many people's
Hugh:
The Amtrak packing process is super user friendly. The boxes are HUGE.
Remove the pedals. Turn the bars 90 degrees. Roll bike into box. No
wheel removal or other futzing. Nitto drops with bar end shifters fit but
I may have loosened the clamp to allow rotation. Check out a box at
One last bump, Carradice Barley is still for sale. Let me know if
interested, otherwise will post to ebay in a week or so.
On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 11:06:38 AM UTC-7, DS wrote:
Panniers and Carradice Support are spoken for.
Barley bag still for sale.
On Monday, May 12, 2014 9:37:58 PM
Doug,
I was just about to email a pathlesspedaled. Do you know the length
dimension of the Amtrak bike box? I now have the Albastache bars on the
Atlantis and I kept the cables somewhat tight to the bars. I can rotate
them but removal would be near impossible. I'd like to measure the bike
length
I just put TRP CX8.4 mini V brakes on my wife's 26 wheeled Atlantis. They
do not extend beyond the fork leg until about the top of the tire, then
spread out to less than a half inch beyond the fork leg. One reason for
the mini Vs is they work with Shimano Tiagra road levers. Her bike does
Agreed. I bought my Quickbeam sight unseen. Fantastic bike for the last ten
years.
Philip
www.biketinker.com
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 2:21:37 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
If you aren't able to try one out before hand, rest assured Rivendell
knows what they are doing with sizing. Grant
The chainrings are a copy of an old Campy design.
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 2:21:12 PM UTC-7, Tom Virgil wrote:
Fat outer chain rings seem to be characteristic of IRD. This is the 50/34
IRD defiant compact setup on my Boulder All Road gives the same impression.
Got it:
Amtrak Bike Box Dimensions: 69x 41 X 8.5
~Hugh
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.” ― Albert Einstein
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On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Hugh Smitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
Doug,
I was just about
How does that work, is the box considered checked luggage? If not is there
an extra charge? Thanks.
On Jun 3, 2014 8:13 PM, Hugh Smitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
Got it:
Amtrak Bike Box Dimensions: 69x 41 X 8.5
~Hugh
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
Peter,
The box is $15 and yes it's checked luggage. You can only do checked
luggage from certain (large) stations. It is recommended to call the
station and ask if they have boxes tape. The pathlesspedaled recommends
bringing a black Sharpe to write on the box tape. When I looked into
traveling
No extra charge as far as I can tell.
~Hugh
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.” ― Albert Einstein
http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 7:06 PM, Hugh Smitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
Peter,
The box is $15 and yes it's
There is a $10 fee to check a boxed bike, besides the cost of the box. So
box plus fee is $25.
Shawn
On Jun 3, 2014 7:07 PM, Hugh Smitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
No extra charge as far as I can tell.
~Hugh
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.” ―
Ah good to know.
~Hugh
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.” ― Albert Einstein
http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 7:15 PM, Shawn Granton
urbanadventurelea...@gmail.com wrote:
There is a $10 fee to check a boxed bike,
Be aware that train stations don't necessarily have boxes. And even if they
say they have boxes the day before, they don't necessarily have boxes
because they might have used them all up. And if your bike is not boxed,
they (probably) won't take it.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Hugh Smitham
Jan said after the ride that he would have preferred something fatter than
42 mm for the dirt sections. I think a low profile knobby in like 52-56 mm
wide would be ideal. Schwalbe makes some super plush XC racing tires like
the Thunder Burt that would be great for this ride. I know of a few
Toodling along riding home from work and suddenly the pedals lock up tight,
won't turn. I investigated and found that the master chain link (SRAM 9
speed) had a couple problems. The main problem is that the head of
the rivet that the master link connects to had apparently worn away, so the
Jim:
Chains are cheap. I would definitely consider buying a new one. Have you put a
chain checker on it to see if it's overly worn? If the master link was this far
gone, chances are the rest of the chain is going to have problems as well.
–Eric N
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On Jun 3, 2014, at
I love the way the master links make chain removal installation so easy,
but am also leery about things that come apart that easily. So I carry a
spare master link with me. I can think of 2 instances where riding
companions have had master link problems, and having a spare saved the
ride.
I don't think that is such a bad thing. My first serious bike had Super
Record (undrilled). It went up the canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains
just fine. Albeit, that was when I wore a younger man's clothes.
I didn't say, but I am happy with the 50/34 IRD that I have.
~Tom
On Tuesday,
Victoria,
Is there a bike you are currently riding that works for you and resolves
your back issues? If so, I would note the geometry of that bike and use
that as a departure point in a conversation with Rivendell. I used my PBH,
height, weight, and the dimensions of my best fitting bike in
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