Nothing's proprietary here. Related to that, about 25 years ago the Eddy
Merckx brochure listed specs for everything on the frames except head tube
angle, which was proprietary. The same era Gios frames listed frame sizes
48 thru 64, and every head and seat tube angle was 75 degrees.
A while
Bailey Falls Blue
Bailey Falls Blue is dark metallic blue with a hint of green. Some folks will
call it a blue-green, but everyone seems to see it a little differently.
Bailey Falls was a beautiful local landmark. It featured unique rock formations
and a large waterfall. It had been a popular
On 06/19/2014 10:29 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:
It ain't no chromoly. From that inexorable arbiter, Wiki:
*Reynolds 531* (pronounced 'five-three-one') is a brand name
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_name, registered to Reynolds
Cycle Technology
nice hat...
On Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:34:18 PM UTC-5, Eunice Chang wrote:
Does this count? He can be wild, especially when there are other dogs
involved...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ejchang/14459869784/
A few days ago, Thumper (AHH) met a rabbit in my driveway. They engaged in
Looking for a used, decent (doesn't have to be great) saddle bag like a
Carradice camper or Large riv. Let me know if you have something.
-A
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Twas the Night Before Entmoot - or - Howdy Friday Night Campers!
I’m looking to ride up into Marin from San Francisco in the early afternoon
of July 11.
The main China Camp reservation starts on Saturday (thanks Jim!), but I’d
like to camp on Friday Night with others of us attending the
Longshot here. Mine is 60 cm, single TT orange.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/5366124844/
Interested in trading for the 64 cm or 62 cm model. A trade plus cash for a 64
Bombadil or 62 Hunq would be fun, but I'm not crazy enough to think that could
happen.
I'm trying to help a
My initial comments about my Heron Road generated a good bit of discussion
about the perceived wonderfulness of a specific tube, which has been
interesting and informative, but possibly misses a salient fact about said
bicycle: I've owned several Grant-designed bikes, and they all have an
As a Heron Road owner, I can certainly agree with what you've described below.
I've never really cared about the tubes or tube specs as I've assumed that the
great ride quality is the result of the geometry and careful tube selection.
Simply picking up the same tubes and making a different
Hi Joe,
I agree with you about the Riv handling-- the ride of the Hunqapillar is
just special compared to other bikes I've ridden.
I remembered this blinded tubing comparison from Bruce Gordon's site.
Steel vs Steel: Tange Prestige and Columbus SL
That captures exactly what I love about the Rivendell road bikes I've owned
-- particularly the snap into a different direction with no compromise in
stability. I fully agree that minutiae about tubing specs play a very small
part in this compared to frame design. Grant has a magic touch there.
Mark,
I love this. How do you prefer to measure the arms? Center of fixing bolt
to center of cable anchor bolt? Do you want to catalog older brakes or
just those in current production?
Eric
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Surely the design is the lion's share of a bike's handling, ride, response,
etc. The raw material would have to be top quality to produce the
designer's intent, but likely there are several vendors products that are
functionally interchangeable. Designers like Grant have accumulated years
My goodness, Steve, even when I agree with you, you have to disagree with
me.
Steve Palinscar said (and I quote): I'm pretty sure 531SL/Professional
had thinner walls than 531C
I, Bill Lindsay, merely agreed that 531C is/was stouter than
531SL/Professional. That's it and that's all. I
I've been bemused by the tube thread. Years ago I had a religious devotion to
Reynolds 531 cause that
was da bomb.
I think tube fascination can be amplified. My vote is to give the butts and
wall thickness in microns.
so a 0.8 mm wall becomes 800 microns. Maybe even add some tolerance so
Hey Roger, both China Camp and Samuel P Taylor have hike and bike sites, first
come first served. The SPT one is huge. You won't get turned away. The CC one
has two small sites, but I've never been turned away. No reservations needed of
course.
Lee
On Jun 20, 2014, at 7:02 AM, Roger
Shoji,
Thanks for posting that link. It was an interesting read. I wonder if a
lot of what they experienced in road dampening qualities was due to the
difference in fork flex (thinking of Jan Heine's ideas about the shock
absorption of round, thin wall fork blades). It would be interesting to
Yes, the design is the major factor in terms of how the bike handles and
rides... however. The tubing diameter and wall thickness directly influence
the stiffness (or perhaps more accurately the spring rate) of each tube. This
in turn will affect the bike's response to loading whether from
This is a theoretical plus but a practical big nothing
Truer words were never spoken, not only on this topic but many others as
well. I gotta remember this next time we get ourselves all fizzed about
(*insert
topic here)*. Not to diminish the hours of entertainment and amusement we
get from
It's not a this OR that . .. . . . it's this AND that !
The Whole Enchilada
Tubes, design, yes . . . . but mostly it is the mind of the perceiver ,
the one riding . Call it intangibles , things that no one can measure in
any human way, you know it when you feel it :) We spend word upon
Thanks Lee
I've biked into Taylor several times and found once they cut it off (at 7 I
believe). Two people were escorted away, but I never knew if they were tucked
in somewhere else or if they were turned away. All the riders I've talked with
believe Taylor never turns away a cyclist, so maybe
I like it, but can't we go further and get small enough that we can only
speak about the thickness in probabilities? Then we could discuss frames as
wave functions.
At that point frames could be priced on the probability of their collapsing
into something you can actually ride. For $1 you could
I can see why its not good to get tied up in knots about tubing specs.
Especially when I don't have a clue about how framesets work.
This thread was started to help unravel myself from yet another cycling
theory system: ultra-light-flexi is better. I have read a lot of chatter
about this
Awesome idea!
Shimano Deore XT BR-T780: 107 mm
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This resource may help:
http://www.gravelbike.com
With abandon,
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Sorry. here's the link direct to the post:
http://www.gravelbike.com/?p=3298
With abandon,
Patrick
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Just a thought. Not saying it's a good one.
Good or not it's a fun one!
-JimD
On Jun 20, 2014, at 12:57 PM, Robert F. Harrison rfharri...@gmail.com wrote:
I like it, but can't we go further and get small enough that we can only
speak about the thickness in probabilities? Then we could
Hi All,
Another WTB posting here - looking for a pair of 700c rims for a wheel
build. Something wider, a la VO Raid, Soma Weymouth, Salsa Delgado Cross,
etc.
Must be new/NOS. Must be polished (first choice) or silver (second choice).
Classic box section, rather than aero preferred.
Anyone
For walnut creek visit ask the rbw folks. Lots of good places near the rbw
hatchet shop. For sf, show dog on market st near 7th is worth the short walk
or transit ride. Colorful urban neighborhood but worth it for the fried
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Frank,
Do you hanker for anything in particular? One fairly safe bet is the Ferry
Building. You'll find roughly seven restaurants there, plus Blue Bottle
coffee (prepare to queue up) and Humphrey Slocombe ice cream. It's right on
the Embarcadero waterfront where Market Street meets the bay,
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