Had to share this local C'list offering. Wonder if they ever made it in a
56cm?
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Had to share this local C'list offering. I want to buy it just to have the
other half 'a tube(s?) welded in.
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I click on Justin's link everytime i pushes it up, i don't know how it
stays unsold. if i didn't have a QB downstairs i would be all over this
(more-so now that i know how great these Riv single-speeds are). this is
easily my favorite bike (yes over the Hillborne).
if i was local i prolly
Here's my first three. All worked from spalted maple from the woodpile in
the winter. https://www.flickr.com/photos/cnyriv/sets/72157655860514618
On Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 6:37:05 PM UTC-4, Liesl wrote:
I know that there are Hatcheters on this list serve because some of you
reply to me
I am liking the looks of this segmented look fork crown. This reminds me of
when Rivendell first started and was offering the Road, Allrounder and
Mountain that were all built by Waterford with numerous options. Riv
initially was supposed to offer purposely, proprietary lugset for the
I just had the same issue on my Hilsen. The guys at Riv recommended rotating
the bearings like Patrick suggested (as did Bill Lindsay when I asked about
it). Once the mechanic at the LBS got it apart the bearings were shot. I
replaced the headset with a Tange on Tuesday.
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+1. My Quickbeam is still my favorite among all the various Rivs I've owned.
Such a great bike.
On Jul 23, 2015, at 4:12 PM, Minh
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I click on Justin's link everytime i pushes it up, i don't know how it stays
unsold. if i didn't have a
I had a DD w/ some Nitto Rando drop bars on a Sam and loved it. Only time
I've been comfy on drops. Go for it.
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We're on our way up to Maine, so I had to stop by Harris and replace my 11yo
t-shirt. Unfortunately, they were out of my size.
I did get to see a built-up black/cream 2TT Sam, however, which WAS in my size.
Beautiful.
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I'm interested in the frame, PM sent. Thanks!
Mike
On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 9:21:53 AM UTC-7, Shelby M wrote:
Ladies and Gents: for sale is my Sam Hillborne. It is in no way for sale
because I don't love it, but because I am saving up for a Hunqapillar. This
bike is very smooth
When were the blue Sam's sold without the cream head tube?
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I tried carving bowls and spoons and both are smarter than my brain. Or my
brain uses too much of my uber limited brain energy to do it. So my
hatcheting is limited to firewood and burning my labor now. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
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Thinking out loud, perhaps prematurely.
Picked up a certain tall vintage mtb frame from a certain Wisconsin company
that may just duplicate my forthcoming Clem and would use 26 wheels and fit
Rat Trap Pass tires fenders.
Putting out an early feeler then: anyone possibly interested in a 59cm
Amazing spoons, Liesl and John! Very impressive! (sorry for the extra post,
I forgot to lead with this!).
With abandon,
Patrick
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All Sam's are beautiful.
Zach still rationalizing his purchase of a slate blue Sam as black and cream
came out.
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I still haven't figured out how to simply reverse Flicker but I think I
have decoded Apple. From the intuitive to the obscure. In OS X.9, when
you set up an album to share it prompted for a public site. In OS X.10.3
this doesn't happen. Instead you must return to Photos, open the album,
Glad you asked, as I am on the same quest with a 60cm Sam, now redundant in
upright trim to a mystery bike. So many good responses!
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Benedikt, I'm not sure why mine is peeling. It could have been caused by
me, as I have a stand, and I theorize that I might have unthinkingly
clamped the bicycle on the decal, instead of on the seat post. Oh well.
It appears that the conventional wisdom is leave it alone - don't try to
somehow
I'm open to offers as well!
On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 1:18:33 PM UTC-7, Pudge wrote:
+1. My Quickbeam is still my favorite among all the various Rivs I've
owned. Such a great bike.
On Jul 23, 2015, at 4:12 PM, Minh mgian...@gmail.com javascript:
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I click on Justin's
Got a classic frame today that I need parts for.
Bullmoose bars! The modern ones I think.
26 Wheelset made for singletrack shredding!
Thanks!
-J
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I don't think that the DD stem looks bad at all; in fact I prefer the look
to huge exposures of quill. I wish others would make high quality, good
looking quill stems in a road style (ie, more svelte) with a similar rise.
On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Mark Reimer marknrei...@gmail.com wrote:
Oh yeah, love this combo...
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On Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 4:16:11 PM UTC-5, mike goldman wrote:
the riv versions only come in 2 lenghts 100 and 80...i have the 100
I have a 10 cm DD and 46 noodles on my 56 Samuel Hillborne. I have the stem
raised about an inch, which puts the bars exiting the stem about an inch above
the nose of my saddle. I I was supposed to get an 8 cm stem, there was a
mixup, but in retrospect the 10 is more aesthetically pleasing to
I run a Dirt Drop stem on my Atlantis. I have for many years. I recommend
it highly. Points: The obtuse angle is better on your liver, spleen and
bladder in a head on accident than the acute angle of a regular road stem
(ex paramedic fretting). I have some spinal issues, and the ability
Went to get it ready to sell but now I'm making my surly xcheck into an 1x9
all road so...
I'm looking for:
Any brand Interrupter levers (actually for the partners caseroll)
Soma Cazadeos, Barlow Pass or Smary Sam 700x45s
1 9 speed right side downtube shifter
1 Problem Solvers shifter boss
On my Quickbeam there is a slowly increasing stiffness in my headset, but only
in the middle (when straight). It isn’t noticeable when moving the bars back
and forth, but when riding and making the myriad of subtle back and forth
adjustments that are mostly leaning but some stearing it is
Thanks so much for posting a report on this -- I've been looking for a more
detailed review of how this rack works with fenders.
I'm getting a 404 error when I click on your flickr link. Can you post the
link again?
Thanks again, your post answered some of the questions I had after the
Saddle is sold!
On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 12:21:53 PM UTC-4, Ryan Thompson wrote:
I'll take it if it's still available. Can't figure out how to PM from my
iPhone.
Ryan
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Actually my partner and I didn't have the best of luck with the Tange
Rollerball which my 97 Rive came with. But that was our experience and
maybe we did something wrong like overtightened it. So it's probably a
really good choice; I hear needle bearings mitigate shimmy. I'm good with
my CKs
Hey-
It's worth a shot?
-J
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I recommend dropping the fork and taking a look. I just went through this
exercise and was surprised how little lubrication was in the original
bearings. It is fairly easy to clean the bearings, re-lubricate and
reinstall. If you've never done this before it's better to learn on this
For some reason beyond my understanding Flicker has switched all 5000+ of
my photos to private! I have been unable to find a master switch to undue
this. I thought I had made the album of 10 photos public, but apparently
only one photo got switched. I've gone back and redone it. I apologize
Sheldon calls it indexed steering. Ingeniously accurate. Indubitably due
to all the laid back, smooth riding I do. Ogre tightening is not outside
the realm of possibility either. Sardonic grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 12:00:23 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote:
It's
It's a Tange Levin headset, original with the silver QB, which has
relatively low milage for it's age as it was in near new condition when I
bought it last spring.
With abandon,
Patrick
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Here's how it begins.
I start thinking it would be nice to have bosco bars on a bike, and since i
already have a dedicated mtn bike (hunqapillar) and road bike (gunnar),
that leaves my hillborne as my totally superfluous bike, perfect bosco
candidate!
I start looking at rivbike and adding
I have a good friend who looks at the Atlantis bikes longingly fairly often
and makes do with lesser bikes but the Atlantis is his dream bike for his type
of riding.
Shoot, it's one of my dream bikes too but out of my price range.
I am asking on his behalf if someone has a frame and fork only
Patrick,
What headset are you running? How old is it?
Keith
On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 12:06:29 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote:
On my Quickbeam there is a slowly increasing stiffness in my headset, but
only in the middle (when straight). It isn’t noticeable when moving the
bars back
I'll take both. Please send me details.
(I apologize to the grouP, as I cannot figure out how to reply privately from
my phone.)
Matt
Oswego, il
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I'm very grateful for the time everyone has taken to respond to my
question. I'm always interested in the views of others. In the mean time,
it seems to make sense to set up my albatross bar with bar-ends. I have a
9/3 setup with Dura Ace bar ends. I may move to trigger shifters if I find
Nicely done!
On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Liesl li...@smm.org wrote:
Hi Friends,
Over the weekend, I had a pretty BBH kinda ride! We had a bad storm last
Friday evening resulting in, sadly, more injured trees in our nearby park.
While it pains me deeply to see the damage, I am a
I have a 58 in Southwest Maine.
On Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 12:59:48 AM UTC-4, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
Said it before... Love this list!
On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 6:11 PM, 'Marcus80' via RBW Owners Bunch
rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript: wrote:
I live in Boston and I've got a
Love the photos (and that Singer!). It looks like you had a great ride.
Looking forward to seeing your PBP photos. PBP is on my list for 2019.
Allez! Andiamo! Andale!
Scott in Tucson
On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 1:54:58 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote:
Heck, once you’ve made it to Mendocino, Ft
Thanks Nick and Evan for highlighting the 700c tire clearance...
On Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 9:41:39 PM UTC-4, Evan Baird wrote:
The 650b SM has significantly more clearance than the 700c version. Not
sure how the ES compares with 650b wheels, because i never got around to
trying that, but
Stunning Sam!!
I ride year-long in Ottawa. The roads are white over here, not just because
of the snow...
Because of the salt.
Fellow riders in the area swear by this product called Salt-A-Way. Seems
to be marketed as a boat cleaning product, Put it in a spray bottle, spray
away, let it
+ 1 for the Tange headset, which looks to be the same they sold 15+ years
ago as the Tange Rollerball headset. The one on my '99 gofast is still as
smooth as when new. (So is the Ultegra cartridge one on the '03, too.)
On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Ryan Fleming ryanmalloryflem...@gmail.com
All items have been sold!
On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 12:21:53 PM UTC-4, Matt Beecher wrote:
I'll take both. Please send me details.
(I apologize to the grouP, as I cannot figure out how to reply privately
from my phone.)
Matt
Oswego, il
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It sounds as if the bearings or the cups are worn in one location, not
unexpected with heavy use and perhaps initial overtightening -- the wear
would occur first in the most common ball/cup position, which is straight.
I've had a similar problem, though with mine, movement through the
What kind of headset? Cup and cone? if they're loose bearings I've heard
the addition or subtraction of a bearing might help so the race doesn't get
more worn.
If you go new CK or the Tange needle bearing headset that Riv sells is very
nice...http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/hsrd.htm
But
I'll take it if it's still available. Can't figure out how to PM from my
iPhone.
Ryan
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Wow, lovely.
G
On Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 4:59:16 AM UTC-10, Kellie wrote:
Here's the pea green. 10 y/o Saluki, 50cm
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On Friday, July 3, 2015 at 4:27:31 PM UTC-7, Liesl
Admitting my bias, I have to agree on the ride. : )
G
On Monday, July 6, 2015 at 7:56:09 AM UTC-10, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 07/06/2015 01:42 PM, Evan E. wrote:
The Salukis are so pretty. ( Liesl) I agree! About six years ago,
at a Rivendell garage sale, Riv was selling a small
I know how you feel. On my 4th year with the Sam Hillborne and I can
honestly say that riding a Rivendell changed my life. I ride other bikes
for different situations but it always come down to the Sam as my favorite
bike. Welcome to the club.
Tim Petersen.
On Monday, July 20, 2015 at
I, too, can only see the picture of the rack on the car without the bikes,
but would like to see how you made it work.
On Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 6:06:12 PM UTC-5, Michael Hechmer wrote:
Thanks to everyone who gave me feed back on how various bike racks worked
with Rivs, fenders, racks,
Giving this a bump after sitting on it for two weeks.
58cm SimpleOne.
- Tange headset
- Wheel set is velocity unbranded track hubs to SunCR18 rims with Soma
C-Line terracota tires.
- Surly dingle 17/21
- Freewheel 17t
- 9 speed chain
- There are pics of the frame here
I've been trying to find the right bar/stem combo since I bought a 56
Atlantis months ago. Recently I tried an 8cm dirt drop plus Grand Bois
Randonneur bars and it seems just right for me. As others have said, you
shouldn't have any qualms about putting a dirt drop on an Atlantis (or any
bike for
The decal on my seat tube is cracking and peeling off as well. Been doing
that for a long time. Recently I noticed a little of the paint coming off
where the decal used to be. About two days later I realized what's causing
it. When I come home the bike comes indoors and gets hung up on the wall
I ride my Hunq during the winter here in Michigan, but we only get around
8' of snow during the year. I use 45mm Nokian studs on it from December to
March.
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I leave Sam in the
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