The side play in the upper pulley goes with Shimano's indexing. The shifter
has a very crisp break when going to the next gear and the abrupt pull of
cable and the tiny bit of over shift caused by this is moderated in
movement of the chain by that rear derailleur's bit of slop in that upper
i5 Mac Mini's are quite affordable on the used market, can use up to 16gb
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On Wednesday, December
I've spent my entire career at microscopes and have taken care of my eyes
(don't understand people who don't use filters when looking through a
microscope). I've always taken care of my eyes. I drive in Serengetis,
fish in Smiths and Costas. I have no worries bicycling in Smiths.
On
Yeah, great idea for the cable routing, Bill. Looks clean, and stays out
of your way.
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All Shimano derailleurs I've used, back to pre-indexing slant
parallelograms and up to recent LX models, will friction shift 8 cogs very
well. (9, too.) It never even occurred to me to replace the jockey pulley.
Try it first and see.
One of my last commuting derailleur setups was a quasi
I am not from the area but I vacation and ride in the Poconos every year,
lots of hills and climbing between those locations, unless you follow
the Susquehanna river most of the way. Good Luck
Tom Dusky
Huntington Woods, MI
On Friday, December 12, 2014 12:55:56 AM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote:
You
I have a 8g Ram 2013 MacMini hooked up to TV which accomplishes everything I
need including photo editing (although I am a newbie to editing) btw I also
have a iPad air which also works as a second screen for the mini if you want
that capability, having said that I am considering selling both
I had a frame built by John Fitzgerald last year and I am more than pleased
with the ride and the workmanship. http://www.fitzcyclez.com/word.html mine
is the orange 700c Rando on that page. I currently own an 64cm
Atlantis (now for sale) a Riv custom Long Low and a '72 Paramount. The new
Fitz
This sounds like a fun ride, although it could get challenging when you get
up north. The Heritage Rail Trail from Ashland to York is a nice and
relatively easy ride. Once you get to York, you pick up one of the PA Bike
Routes and go from there: http://www.bikepa.com/routes/index.htm These
Also, check these routes out:
http://www.pahighways.com/other/bicyclepa.html
On Friday, December 12, 2014 10:25:41 AM UTC-5, doc wrote:
This sounds like a fun ride, although it could get challenging when you
get up north. The Heritage Rail Trail from Ashland to York is a nice and
Hi Doug,
I have a similar set up to what you're building up:
- 56cm AHH with Suntour friction down tube shifters (Noodle hbar)
- Sugino triple and HG41 8 speed rear.
- Shimano XT front and rear derailers (bit-o-bling, but works nicely)
It works great. For the terrain I ride, the
It could take you a little longer, but if you want to get off the road for
a bit, the Delaware Water Gap Recreational Area is nice. The Old Mine Road
is on the NJ side of the Delaware River and the (recommended by me) McDade
Rec.Trail on the PA side will take you north from the little township
Oops. Here's a Delaware Water Gap / McDade Trail link that will get you
started:
http://www.nps.gov/dewa/planyourvisit/trail-maps-pa.htm
Paul
On Friday, December 12, 2014 12:55:56 AM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote:
You Rivfolks do some long distance rando riding, touring, campling, etc...
What's
Will the pads clear if you turn them around backwards, that is, so the long
end is facing away from the fork blades? It okay to run pads like that if
they aren't the cartridge style pads. That how I do it on my CX bike with
Neo Retros.
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Finally, here's a trip planning link for PA rte.6, east-west:
http://www.paroute6.com
Paul
On Friday, December 12, 2014 12:55:56 AM UTC-5, lungimsam wrote:
You Rivfolks do some long distance rando riding, touring, campling, etc...
What's the best way to plan a long ride like this from
Also, Maui Jim absolutely stands behind their products – my wife, who is very
hard on sunglasses, has gotten at least three replacement pairs free from MJ in
circumstances where the could certainly have raised a beef, but did not. Very
good customer service, and very, very nice products.
No
HAR Bags in Olive - $110 shipped
--I bought these a few months ago and have used them on about 3 rides. I'm
switching over to Swift Industries Short Stack bags and have no need for
these. They're in excellent shape. The only thing I did to them was cut
both of the Irish straps a bit shorter
Thanks, all, for the recommendations, and for tolerating Yet Another
Framebuilder thread. I've been in touch with Fitz, and things looks
promising, as long as we can incorporate cast vertical dropouts. I'll
report back with whatever the outcome is.
- Andrew, Berkeley
On Friday, December 12,
Thanks Kevin. good idea but no, that doesn't work for me. You probably
have an aluminum or carbon fork that has tall standoffs for the canti
posts. Lucky you. On my fork(s) mountain cartridges hit a lot when run
front ways, a little when run backwards, and a little with road cartridge
Still trying to pound a square peg into the round hole, I can't leave well
enough alone.
I sure hope this hits the spot. Being in between sizes stinks. The tire
width / brake combo I want just doesnt exist in a size I'm comfortable on.
So I decided to have cantis added to the Hilsen and try to
That's fantastic. Is that a 700c 59cm Hilsen?
Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito CA
On Friday, December 12, 2014 11:28:43 AM UTC-8, jinxed wrote:
Still trying to pound a square peg into the round hole, I can't leave well
enough alone.
I sure hope this hits the spot. Being in between sizes stinks.
700c 57cm. My first Hilsen was a 59 and was just too big. I was running a
60 stem and was still reaching. My sweet spot is 56cm, so even this is a
little long. I'd love to try a 56 Atlantis with something like a big apple.
On Friday, December 12, 2014 12:41:45 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Hey, since you pointed me at your flickr, tell me how I can buy a green ACW
mug. More specifically, tell me how I can get my wife to buy me a green
ACW mug for Christmas. I posted a flickr message to the same effect.
On Friday, December 12, 2014 11:48:50 AM UTC-8, jinxed wrote:
700c 57cm.
Well I do get hills where I live, and especially when I head north. My
knees (and the rest of my body) are not getting any younger. So I like a
full range of gears. I had decided to go with 8 gears for better friction
shifting, and I think I should stick with that because most people report
On 12/12/2014 03:57 PM, Doug Williams wrote:
Well I do get hills where I live, and especially when I head north. My
knees (and the rest of my body) are not getting any younger. So I like
a full range of gears. I had decided to go with 8 gears for better
friction shifting, and I think I should
I had never noticed this product before:
Hook-Cord Kit http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/hookcordkit.htm
That's a slick upgrade for the Saddlesacks. And they have a great video
showing how to use it. I'm going to buy that sheetmusic, too. There are a
couple glitches in the video editing
New to me too.
Probably also a good way to lash a rain jacket or other item you may want
real quick on the ride outside the pack.
On Friday, December 12, 2014 3:14:55 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote:
I had never noticed this product before:
Hook-Cord Kit
Steve,
I suppose you could do that, but then 13 and 14 are awfully close together. I
couldn't even tell the difference as I lack your finesse. :-) In any event, if
you are going to replace a sprocket, the 12 is the only free one (not already
attached to a group). So the 12 is the easy one to
I like it! It looks like a cyclocross bike now.
On Friday, December 12, 2014 1:28:43 PM UTC-6, jinxed wrote:
Still trying to pound a square peg into the round hole, I can't leave well
enough alone.
I sure hope this hits the spot. Being in between sizes stinks. The tire
width / brake
It's true that if you max out at 100rpm for example, that your 46x12 has a
max pedalling speed of about 30mph, but your 46x11 will allow you to pedal
up to about 32mph.
On Friday, December 12, 2014 1:38:48 PM UTC-8, Doug Williams wrote:
Steve,
I suppose you could do that, but then 13 and
At 30+ mph, I just tuck and enjoy the ride! Of course on mountain passes
that are miles long, those middling speeds are what you get in the flats
while you coast as long as you can. Grin.
Doug, I nearly lost my mind on Sheldon's gear calculator figuring out how
to gear my Quickbeam. Playing
Funny enough I'm doing the same thing with my 57cm Hilsen
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 11:48 AM, 'jinxed' via RBW Owners Bunch
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com wrote:
700c 57cm. My first Hilsen was a 59 and was just too big. I was running a
60 stem and was still reaching. My sweet spot is 56cm,
On 12/12/2014 04:38 PM, Doug Williams wrote:
Steve,
I suppose you could do that, but then 13 and 14 are awfully close together. I
couldn't even tell the difference as I lack your finesse. :-)
I have no difficulty at all telling the difference between 13-14-15, the
three 1-tooth gaps on my
When asked for my opinion on saddles, I always give the same answer:
Brooks...period.
Then just yesterday I was looking for a particular color and style (that I
wasn't so sure I could find in a Brooks), and stumbled on the SA web site,
where they're offering big discounts (at least for 1 more
Just to toss more grit into the gears, Miche makes Shimano-compatible
outers (perhaps Campy ones too) up to 16. I run a 16-26 9 speed on my ram
(with compact 52/38 rings) (very nicely shifted with Silver dt levers
pulling a 7400 DA rd.
I've several times crammed a non-outer-position-specific 14
Steve,
Maybe I'm reading Sheldon's Gear Calculator incorrectly, but I get 108.7
gear inches with 46x11 and 650b wheels. So yes...a little high, but not
anything close to 125 (which I admit would be silly). Also, the 14 gives me
85.4 gear inches, so the gap between 11 and 14 would be 23.3 gear
HAR bags have been sold.
On Friday, December 12, 2014 9:19:14 AM UTC-8, Michael Ullmer wrote:
HAR Bags in Olive - $110 shipped
--I bought these a few months ago and have used them on about 3 rides. I'm
switching over to Swift Industries Short Stack bags and have no need for
these. They're
Gearing is almost as fun to calculate and talk about as to ride.
The jump between an 11 and a 14 (46 t ring -- I assume few on this list are
using 53s with any normal cassette) is 24. PDB. EDB would be the 28
between them using the 53.
I love gear fiddling. Even though I ride mostly fixed on
I meant to specify a nominally 27 700C wheel.
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 5:32 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Gearing is almost as fun to calculate and talk about as to ride.
The jump between an 11 and a 14 (46 t ring -- I assume few on this list
are using 53s with any normal
My new luscious green Cheviot I built up about 2 weeks ago!
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k4qd53iE85s/VIuVx3NKPlI/AOE/nDEePkttHKk/s1600/November%2B27%2C%2B2014_untitled_1608.jpg
One good lookin' bike, Kellie! Did you paint those lug windows or is it
like that straight outta' Walnut Creek?
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Kellie Stapleton
kellie.staple...@gmail.com wrote:
My new luscious green Cheviot I built up about 2 weeks ago!
Nope, comes that way.
On Dec 12, 2014, at 5:32 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
One good lookin' bike, Kellie! Did you paint those lug windows or is it like
that straight outta' Walnut Creek?
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Kellie Stapleton
kellie.staple...@gmail.com wrote:
My new luscious
Have to like that!
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Kellie Stapleton
kellie.staple...@gmail.com wrote:
Nope, comes that way.
On Dec 12, 2014, at 5:32 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
One good lookin' bike, Kellie! Did you paint those lug windows or is it
like that straight outta' Walnut Creek?
On
Wow. Stunning! Beautiful build, and I love those Paul brakes. I love that
color.
With abandon,
Patrick
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great choice of color Brad! wow.
Josh is a great guy. I talked to him about brazing some useful bits onto
my Bleriot a couple of summers ago, but decided to sleep on it. I hope to
get him to add them when we move back to CO this summer.
hope you enjoy the ahh2.0
-Jay B.
On Friday,
Thanks Patrick. I gave my Hillborne to my daughter; she got the Rivendell bug.
But she deserves a great bike; she rode from Santa Cruz to New Orleans last
Jan. I suspect she's got some more trips up her sleeve! But I love the Cheviot
(especially this color). It feels a little zippier than the
So nice. How about a full-body shot? I especially like your reflection in
the new bell.
On Friday, December 12, 2014 5:29:08 PM UTC-8, Kellie Stapleton wrote:
My new luscious green Cheviot I built up about 2 weeks ago!
Thanks Jay. Yea, Josh is making some really incredible bikes. I'm thankful
he was available to do it, and was instrumental in my decision to go
forward with it.
THIS was my inspiration for the color. Hard to go wrong with Porsche 365
Speedster Aquamarine.
For those of us considering a Hilsen, what's your PBH / actual height? Hi
by the way.
On Friday, December 12, 2014 8:48:50 PM UTC+1, jinxed wrote:
700c 57cm. My first Hilsen was a 59 and was just too big. I was running a
60 stem and was still reaching. My sweet spot is 56cm, so even this is
Against my interest b/c I'd be interested in buying these if they are the
high polish silvers (sent you a pm) but I've dealt with this exact issuing
by simply flipping the thinline pads, so the short end is next to the
fork/seatstays. Never had any noticeable difference in braking power.
Hey Doug, I run the same cassette and crankset with an inexpensive SRAM 5
something on my 650b Rambouillet. The original 105 front derailer works great
and I hardly use it. Rear shifting happens with a silver shifter on a Paul
thumbie mounted on the handlebar. A silver shifter on the down tube
I have a brand new set of Schwalbe Cream Fat Franks (26 x 2.35) that I'd
like to get rid of (too big for both of my 26 inchers), but I don't need
your 700's.
On Thursday, December 11, 2014 11:21:29 AM UTC-5, Brian Campbell wrote:
Just wondering if anyone would like to swap? My set has less
Hey all-
I've got a few bike/camping things up for sale. Payment via PayPal. Contact
me off-list if you want.
- VO Baguette Bag: $25 shipped in the US
- Cocoon Microfiber sleeping bag liner: $15 shipped in the US
Buy both of the above for $35 shipped. Details here:
Full body shot on the way. You must have enlarged the photo and if you did
you can see 1 bike hanging and 3 on the floor in the reflection. We like
bikes!
On Friday, December 12, 2014 6:43:04 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote:
So nice. How about a full-body shot? I especially like your
VERY NICE!
*Chevi - Like a Riv...(Bob Seeger playing in the background...) *
On Friday, December 12, 2014 8:29:08 PM UTC-5, Kellie Stapleton wrote:
My new luscious green Cheviot I built up about 2 weeks ago!
Everything just went down in price by $10.
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Hey, Bobby Montclair here...
True, the East Coast Greenway would be less direct, and add significant
miles but it's a defined, formal route, and likely an interesting one
(albeit in a kind of urban, kludgy, gritty way), some of it follows
dedicated trail; some over designated roads. Once you
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