I've used my Hilsen with 30lbs and it handled okay, just don't load it up
front too high but I think the sweet spot is between 15 20 lbs (credit
card touring). I built an Atlantis so I could carry more weight.IMHO I
think the AR would be a great bike for your needs loaded and unloaded. And
I have one, Joe. I posted a pic a few minutes ago on this list, and many more
are on my Flickr stream, here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/sets/72157630957672582/
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That's a beauty! Wonder how it attaches to the seat stays - 2nd bridge?
Seems a little rack like that would be a nice perch for a big saddlebag
(i.e. Sackville Medium.)
Cheers,
Alex
On Monday, August 18, 2014 5:31:49 AM UTC-7, Takashi wrote:
Hi Kevin,
I'm also new to the group. I'm partly based in Down East Maine and partly
in Texas. I got my Hunqapillar on July 11 this year and have been enjoying
it around Washington and Hancock counties in Maine since then. One of the
first things I did was to ride in the 100 mile version of the
Thought I would just ask here before I go on a spending spree. What's the
absolute biggest tire it will take? Currently have 41's that are more like
37's. Tektro brakes-- Synergy rims...normal stuff--by the looks of it I
think I could go quite a bit fatter. Thanks in advance for the info.
On 08/20/2014 01:19 PM, murphyjrfk wrote:
Thought I would just ask here before I go on a spending spree. What's
the absolute biggest tire it will take? Currently have 41's that are
more like 37's. Tektro brakes-- Synergy rims...normal stuff--by the
looks of it I think I could go quite a bit
That's a term I'd not heard before - Halo Bicycle. Used to describe a five
figure priced bike. There's a very long story in the Personal Journal section
of the Wall Street Journal today, here:
Hey Murphy, i have the 650 Big Bens on there now, they measure about 47mm on
Synergys, I had some Vee Rubbers on there as well that were supposedly 1.95,
they also fit quite easily, I would say you can go close to 50mm without
fenders. Hope this helps. -Mike
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So what is the intended purpose of these tentacular frames? Mysterys,
Apps, and Clems.
Cruiser? Mountain? Touring? I am guessing not Road, since they have the
tentacular stays, and a diagatube.
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On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 12:27:27 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote:
So what is the intended purpose of these tentacular frames? Mysterys,
Apps, and Clems.
Cruiser? Mountain? Touring? I am guessing not Road, since they have the
tentacular stays, and a diagatube.
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On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Bill Lindsay tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Absolutely
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 12:27:27 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote:
So what is the intended purpose of these tentacular frames? Mysterys,
Apps, and Clems.
Cruiser? Mountain? Touring? I am guessing not
Mine’s set up for commuting, but it could easily be a trail or a touring bike.
It’s insanely comfortable, but not sluggish in any way.
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The largest tires I have put on my Bleriot (with Paul Racer brakes and
Synergy rims) are the Schwalbe Fatties RBW used to sell. They were in
the 46mm wide ballpark, if I remember correctly. I squeezed some fenders in
there as well, but just for kicks. You can check out some of the tire
Halo? More like Hellno.
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 11:15:50 AM UTC-7, Pudge wrote:
That’s a term I’d not heard before – “Halo Bicycle”. Used to describe a
five figure priced bike. There’s a very long story in the Personal Journal
section of the Wall Street Journal today, here:
Even if it was something I was interested in, it's too rich for my blood
and I don't mind spending money on bikes.
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 1:15:50 PM UTC-5, Pudge wrote:
That’s a term I’d not heard before – “Halo Bicycle”. Used to describe a
five figure priced bike. There’s a
So, My wife and I went camping this past week with family and I came to the
conclusion that our ridiculously cheap and crappy hatchet just doesn't cut
it...so I'm looking for a good one. I was thinking of picking up the Small
Forest Axe that Riv sells. Is anybody besides Grant using one of
The NR-20 mounts to the underside of the brake bridge. The NR-21 has a
threaded post like the M-12.
http://ep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-3773699254952/nitto-nr-21-rear-bag-supporter-3.gif
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The wildlife hatchet is a fine piece of kit; I like it very much for
splitting firewood and making kindling. That said, it's a pretty light, one
handed tool so if you really want to split stuff you should go for
something a bit heavier, something made for two hands.
So yeah, the forest axe sounds
In Winnipeg , I see a lot of very fit people riding CervelosI'm sure on
any given Sunday along the popular routes, your count would go in the
double digitsalong with high-end carbon Scotts, Specialized, Trek, etc.
But Cervelo is the brand du jour among the physically and financially
It's all relative. Rivendells are halo bikes for many people, I don't
think think anyone who is buying a $20k bike can't afford it.
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Kevin, I couldn't agree more :)
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 4:12:31 PM UTC-5, Kevin M wrote:
It's all relative. Rivendells are halo bikes for many people, I don't
think think anyone who is buying a $20k bike can't afford it.
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I actually test rode a Madone a few years ago - I think it was about $4k -
and it was really nice. Super stiff bottom bracket, reasonably comfortable
and very light. I can totally the logic if you were racing but I'm never
going to do a bike like that justice. I'll just roll along on the
On 08/20/2014 05:12 PM, Kevin M wrote:
It's all relative. Rivendells are halo bikes for many people, I don't
think think anyone who is buying a $20k bike can't afford it.
I'm not convinced you're using the term correctly.
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/In the automotive industry, where the term is widely used
In general, the Grunsfors Bruk axes are superb. I do some wood carving and
am a member of the Summit View Spoon Carvers club
(http://summitviewspoonclub.blogspot.com/). There are some way talented
carvers in this group and I would guess that GB axes are the most prevalent
axes of members.
Maybe I wasn't, but after reading the excerpt you provided I think
Rivendell uses halo marketing (or whatever you want to call it) very well.
A shopper might visit the riv website drooling over a frameset that is
completely unaffordable for them, and find something rivish at a price
point they
Grand Bois Cypres - tried them. The Hutchinsons are more durable, and
weigh about the same. When I do get around to swapping tires on the
Bleriot, there are some Soma Xpress tires in the bin.
Hey! Steve, you are retired! Want to ride a perm pop with me out of
Alexandria in October?
On
I know that Keven has one of the Mystery bikes, and there was a smallish
dark green one at Riv that was just small enough for me to ride it and fall
in love. That's how I decided on my custom design. And yes, they are
insanely comfortable and mine will go anywhere I point it. -RCW
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I say if it feels good - ride it!
Weight only matters to who it matters too.
I'm happy for whoever has a great ride on their bike, whether it is Carbon,
Steel, Alu, Manganese, Ti, Bamboo, etc. Whether its 20,000$ or 100$, or
10lbs. or 40lbs.
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Funny. In a group of 8-10 on mostly CF mid to high end bikes on last
night's group ride, my orange Rambouillet with its hammered Honjos was
called out repeatedly by drivers and folks we passed along the evening's
route. Halo? All that CF and resin has become white noise, the lugged steel
bike
Halo bike, eh... WWMCR?
What Would Master Chief Ride?
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 11:15:50 AM UTC-7, Pudge wrote:
That’s a term I’d not heard before – “Halo Bicycle”. Used to describe a
five figure priced bike. There’s a very long story in the Personal Journal
section of the Wall
I don't remember which one this is, but it may be the wildlife hatchet.
Here it is in
action:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/14394796378/in/set-72157645528023234
It's great for the small firewood we burn in our FireBox, big enough to be
very useful, small enough that it's part of
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 4:01:16 PM UTC-6, Liesl wrote:
mine will go anywhere I point it. -RCW
Huh. What a great feature! Can it be added on after market?
With abandon,
Patrick
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Cycling may have replaced golf in certain circles. Healthier, more
exciting, and one can still engage in conspicuous consumption. By buying a
five figure bicycle, consider how many people have been outspent. Think of
the grief shop personnel must get from customers who've .spent $10,000
Last year, Ted Perry dipped into his 401(k) to buy a $20,000 bicycle.
Ted Perry seems to have over-spent. Dipping into an appreciating asset to
finance a depreciating asset is unwise. Makes you wonder how many of those
exotics are financed by credit card actually end up costing thousands
And, as a picture recently posted to a the RBW FB page indicates, a Ram can
keep up on the road with the carbon bikes too.
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 5:22 PM, ascpgh asc@gmail.com wrote:
Funny. In a group of 8-10 on mostly CF mid to high end bikes on last
night's group ride, my orange
Hi all -- I've heard and used the halo bike term before, and wrote a bit
about those hyper expensive bikes in The Retrogrouch Blog.
http://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2013/11/that-bike-cost-how-much.html
http://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2014/04/what-for-money.html
and this last one that got
Good to hear. I'm after the big bens. Looks like they'll fit. I have hertres
they are the nicest ever but alas they aren't working w the synergys. And my
commute is a mile so I'm not overly worried about feel. Thanks for the info
guys.
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Riv Custom - $3500
Headset - $80
Nice Rich Dyno wheelset - $715 + $490
Tires + tubes + rimstrips + Skewers - $192
Cranks + BB + pedals - $640
Chain and Cassette - $146
F+R ders - $160
Shifters - $196
Bar + Stem - $310
Brakes + Levers - $463
Saddle + post - $384
F+R racks - $501
F+R bags - $642
GH!! NO helmets, no spandex...how did the survive??
On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 12:02:30 PM UTC-4, Matthew J wrote:
Not upright and a bit more commercial (but its Brooks, so that is
acceptable, right?) but fun video nonetheless. Whoever was running the
camera did a great job.
Here's a quick update: tried this same approach as in my previous post with
Erin's 60cm Cheviot and a full size nitto rear rack. Didn't work nearly so
tidily as with my 51cm proto bleriot and the tubus fly rack, which was a very
compact package. So the HAR bags on a rear rack is dependent
On 08/20/2014 08:08 PM, murphyjrfk wrote:
Good to hear. I'm after the big bens. Looks like they'll fit. I have hertres
they are the nicest ever but alas they aren't working w the synergys.
Not working with the Synergys?
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On 08/20/2014 07:49 PM, Kyle Brooks wrote:
and this last one that got somebody at Specialized a little irked with me:
http://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2014/07/for-top-1-of-top-1.html
Reminds me of the cereal that used to be advertised on “A Prairie Home
Companion”–it was called “Raw
I used to listen to PHC quite a bit. Maybe some of that humor sank in.
KB
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 9:34 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On 08/20/2014 07:49 PM, Kyle Brooks wrote:
and this last one that got somebody at Specialized a little irked with me:
Bill:
You did go high end, but I really like that your example is a useful bike
with racks, bags, lights, lots'o'low gears (presumably). It'll do a ton of
stuff the halo bike won't. Plus it's actually a custom, whereas I doubt
you get much frame choice from the autoclave mold.
OTH, a
Riding sensibly helps a lot on both issues. The guys on the racing bikes
in full race garb look really out of place. Sort of like driving a Ferrari
down to the local coffee house for a cappucino.
dougP
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 6:12:52 PM UTC-7, Brian Campbell wrote:
GH!! NO
In sure the Grunsfor is amazing, I picked up their full size felling Axe here
on the forum and couldn't be happier with the function of the form. (And I have
used it as it was intended on several occasions!)
For a smaller Axe/hatchet I think you should consider the (MUSA) and quite
affordable
... A few ounces make no difference to an amateur, Mr. Moulton says.”
Well a few of us *professional* Riv owners actually like a few extra ounces
when they're in the right places. It looks good and makes for a nice long
term relationship. Those skinny ones will break your wallet and leave
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 11:26 PM, Bill webe...@gmail.com wrote:
... A few ounces make no difference to an amateur, Mr. Moulton says.”
Well a few of us *professional* Riv owners actually like a few extra
ounces when they're in the right places. It looks good and makes for a
nice long term
Since joining this group I've had the pleasure to meet and ride with
amazing people.
Glad to have shared my birthday weekend adventures with a few of them.
Briones Birthday Overnight.
10 miles? 2000 feet of climbing? Sounds doable.
NOT.
Met at RivBBH. Local James Philips and Out-of-towner
So school starts soon for me.
My principal usually makes a slideshow of teacher's summer. And since I
lost my stick-pod I haven't been doing a lot of portrait shots this summer.
I got a good one running my bike up from Han during a MTB race.
https://flic.kr/p/nSoTyt
I need one more.
I'm
That's what I'm talking 'bout!
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 8:48 PM, Goshen Peter uscpeter11...@gmail.com
wrote:
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 11:26 PM, Bill webe...@gmail.com wrote:
... A few ounces make no difference to an
Here's the most recent photo I've seen of you on other peoples photostreams:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/30037367@N03/14015679513/
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:20:38 PM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote:
So school starts soon for me.
My principal usually makes a slideshow of teacher's summer.
I've got one- Entmoot! Entmoot! Entmoot!!!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/14463694879/
Happy birthday Manuel J
=- Joe
On 8/20/14, Manuel Acosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com wrote:
So school starts soon for me.
My principal usually makes a slideshow of teacher's summer. And since I
Yeah, that's a keeper!!!
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 9:30 PM, Joe Bunik jbu...@gmail.com wrote:
I've got one- Entmoot! Entmoot! Entmoot!!!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/14463694879/
Happy birthday Manuel J
=- Joe
There's a fair amount of sand on the roads in the desert. I tend to the
chain about every 300 miles. A swim in OMS and then some FL teflon dry.
Replace every 2k miles? That's interesting. One of the benefits I enjoy by
using sub-10sp drivetrains is not having to change the chain every
Let's see, 10 miles in 3 hours, (mumble, mumble, carry the one) sounds
like our trip to Tiburon during the Jamboree. You mention this walking
thing. Manny, you are now on the list with David and Jim Thill about
bring a bike that's easy to push.
Happy Birthday! Now back to class.
Hi Manny,
I can picture the picture that you're talking about, but I too can't find
it on old threads. But I did find this one of you, from Amit. Good picture:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/14656010961/in/pool-entmoot2014/
Happy birthday!
Evan E.
SF, CA
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That's a pretty extreme example. Most people would economize some things
in the build. I think some of the parts on there I might characterize as
crazy. A $1,400 wheelset with tubes and tires? $640 for cranks, BBs and
pedals? $146 for chain and cassette?? (I don't think Rivendell sells
Hetres are a bear to get the bead set right on Synergy rims because the rim
wells on Synergies are alleged to be too deep.
The new run of Grand Bois rims and the A23 Velocity rims ((with Stan's tape)
are touted as the solutions.
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