Re: [RBW] Portland

Love Portland. I was just there, but miss the Rivelo Party by a week. When I was there and dropped by, it was closed ! St John's Bridge

[RBW] Re: Chainline, gearing and other learnings...

Another fantastic learn from this group are my Xero sandals. Barefoot bliss and I've been doing short rides on them as well and loving the feel of the "barefoot" pedaling and walking. On Monday, June 27, 2016, René Sterental wrote: > One of the best things about this group is the shared knowledg

Re: [RBW] Wife asked me to go on a 2 week bike tour, help!!

I have never done an organized tour through a company but as noted, I think that is a fantastic idea. It should help both of you with any unforeseen drama that might occur, whether fatigue, mechanical issues or reservations at campsites. As for the tandem, I met a great couple touring on a tan

Re: [RBW] Portland

Very nice. Awesome bridge. I'll have to find a way to come to Portland with a bike... On Monday, June 27, 2016, Eric Norris wrote: > Some more photos from this weekend’s Portland adventure: > > https://flic.kr/s/aHskCjfhEe > > Riv content: The weekend started with the Rivelo anniversary party: >

[RBW] Chainline, gearing and other learnings...

One of the best things about this group is the shared knowledge, as well as the knowledge that is shared that makes one realize one know nothing on the subject and at some point, one decides one wants to learn about it. For me, one of these themes has been gearing and gear choices. It kind of star

[RBW] Portland

Some more photos from this weekend’s Portland adventure: https://flic.kr/s/aHskCjfhEe Riv content: The weekend started with the Rivelo anniversary party: https://flic.kr/s/aHskCewK8H --Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.

Re: [RBW] Wife asked me to go on a 2 week bike tour, help!!

Ha ha ha ha!!! On Monday, June 27, 2016, Ken Yokanovich wrote: > I went on a tour with my wife once... I carried most everything leaving > only a lightly packed set of rear panniers for her. I carefully scouted > maps and planned out a nice route for a week. > > The tour concluded somewhere alo

[RBW] WTT: Nitto M18 for M1 Mark's Rack

The recent Nitto rack thread made me realize that I have fork crown marks on my hunqapillar I'm not utilizing, but I have the M18 front rack with only 2 stays, whereas I need the M1 Mark's Rack with 4 stays to connect to the mid-fork braze-ons *and* the fork crown mounts. Does anyone have a Ma

Re: [RBW] Seeking advice - where would you turn to, to try to sell non-Rivvy bikes?

I second ebay. The fees suck, but it is the widest possible audience. You can set it to auto-relist if it doesn't sell and you can also send to auction if you get desparate. I'll usually list something like that on ebay and craigslist simultaneously, just be sure to cancel the ebay asap if a cr

[RBW] Re: New Bike Day - Hunqapillar FINALLY!

NIce! that's a really attractive build. Are those the bars I sold you? They look more like the titanium ones. Those pictures plus that stem are making me want to go back to a Jones bar setup :) Cool color too. On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 6:35:23 PM UTC-7, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > New bike day

Re: [RBW] 700c Tire Advice

My experience has been with the non-Tourguard Paselas, but I found those very prone to thorn punctures, at least as much as 200 gram racing tires, and certainly more so than Kojaks. The non-TG Paselas (559 X 32) rode pretty well, perhaps as well as the 35 mm Kojaks, but they were certainly delicat

[RBW] Re: Wife asked me to go on a 2 week bike tour, help!!

I went on a tour with my wife once... I carried most everything leaving only a lightly packed set of rear panniers for her. I carefully scouted maps and planned out a nice route for a week. The tour concluded somewhere along the planned route on day 4 when she threw her bike in a ditch and ref

Re: [RBW] I made my own 10 speed indexed stem shifters

Pretty cool! On Monday, June 27, 2016, Joe Bernard wrote: > That's pretty nifty, Bill. I did some Riv-inspired mucking about on eCLEM, > too: I wanted the reverse-inside thumbie setup, but I'm running an 8-speed > SunRace shifter. I moved the 8-speed to the left side, then scrounged for a > righ

[RBW] Yet another Appaloosa Build

This is a beautiful bike! I'm waiting on a Clem in the same paint minus the creamy head tube. I've even got some choco-mooses ready to swap out. -soon 65 Appaloosan'ted Kai Brooklyn NY -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To u

[RBW] Re: Show Bill your British Racing Green Bike.

I was going for BRG in a matte finish with this Saluki paint job and I'm pretty happy w/ it. A bit darker would have been even better. Love a BRG bike or auto. Tony

[RBW] Re: New Bike Day - Hunqapillar FINALLY!

New bike day is pretty darn special, congrats Philip and thanks for sharing. I like the paint on your Hunq and reading about all of your build details. That front carridice bag is pretty sweet to btw. If you and Ryan set a day to get together with your new bike let me know I'd love to join yo

[RBW] Re: Clementine Climbs a Mountain

Great post (and photos), Mark -- of all the Clem(entine) rides I've read about in reviews, I think your ascent up Beacon Mountain was the most demanding of the lot. It really speaks to the versatility of those bikes when they're equally at home commuting, grocery getting, or trail riding. Can y

[RBW] Re: Clementine Climbs a Mountain

I do not think Grant will alter the chainstay length or BB drop. Clems are expected to be able to traverse dirt trails - as is true of every Riv 'cept maybe Roadeo - but its primary role is as a general use 'just a bike' bike. If he fiddles with it to make it better at singletrack, it won't be w

[RBW] 700c Tire Advice

I rode Pasela Tourguard in 700x35 for a year and flatted once on a busy street; Lil Bens for 2 years no flats; 700x50 Big Bens for 1.5 years now, no flats. Feel the sidewalk cracks much less through 50's than 40's. I like 50 for commute comfort and 40 for zipping around lightly. No more Pasela

[RBW] Re: Wife asked me to go on a 2 week bike tour, help!!

No offense guys but the wisdom contained in Roxanna's post contains the most important perspective of all. She stresses compromise, communication, unconditional love on a husband's part to make this a win-win endeavor. Thanks for posting and helping a great group of men remember how to be bett

[RBW] I made my own 10 speed indexed stem shifters

That's pretty nifty, Bill. I did some Riv-inspired mucking about on eCLEM, too: I wanted the reverse-inside thumbie setup, but I'm running an 8-speed SunRace shifter. I moved the 8-speed to the left side, then scrounged for a right side front shifter, ending up with a Shimano front downtube shif

[RBW] Re: New Bike Day - Hunqapillar FINALLY!

Yeah for new bike day - what a sweet ride. I too like the original Hunqa Grey and red combo but the cream is classic and looks great. Chapeau On Monday, June 20, 2016 at 6:42:50 AM UTC-7, Philip Kim wrote: > > Picked up my Hunq from Gravel & Grind (helped me put together the build) > on Saturd

[RBW] Re: WTB (Maybe): 3 MTB straight(ish) handlebars

Dang...too late! (Side note: as manager of a Habitat ReStore, I've seen my more-than-fair-share of "Take my bars, please" donations!;^). Grimly mocking grin. On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 2:23:27 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: > > I think we all have at least one of these collecting dust somewhere.

Re: [RBW] Re: RBW List takes over West Point Inn

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/sets/72157667527929894 I don't think there could have been a weekend any better - my mind will be replaying this one on repeat for the foreseeable future! What a GREAT time and particular thanks go out to the Jacquie P. / David E. / Jim W. / Hugh S. quad-fec

Re: [RBW] I made my own 10 speed indexed stem shifters

No, I didn't, but I wasn't looking closely at the bar. I'll be interested in your opinion of them. Happy to spread the word! On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > Thanks. I hoped you would notice the absurdly expensive but undeniably > great looking Compass Maes Parallel handl

[RBW] Re: New Bike Day - Hunqapillar FINALLY!

The Riv effect? On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 11:47:41 AM UTC-5, Philip Kim wrote: > > So today, I finally took it on my normal commute into work from DC in > Virginia, about 8 miles and takes me about 50ish minutes in the morning. I > hadn't ridden into work since early late October. I went into

[RBW] Re: WTB (Maybe): 3 MTB straight(ish) handlebars

Ha! No kidding! I'm turning down offers of bars shipped. What a great group! Perhaps we should go into a collective internet bar shoppe: Bar None. Grin. With abandon, Patrick On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 12:23:27 PM UTC-6, Joe Bernard wrote: > > I think we all have at least one of these collecti

[RBW] Re: I made my own 10 speed indexed stem shifters

Neat! I've been thinking of trying to something like this for a 1x8 setup on my BMC Monstercross - thinking it'd be a way to switch between single speed and the geared setup. I haven't tried yet, but I was thinking of trying to figure a way to use a bell-mount spacer and a Sunrace 8-speed thumb

[RBW] Re: RBW List takes over West Point Inn

Look at Manny's photos of the scenery from the Inn's deck that first dark night (no electricity). The soundtrack for a short bit was Jacquie quietly playing around with the tune to "Shady Grove" on her banjo. There's peaches in the summertime, apples in the fall. If I can't have the one I love,

Re: [RBW] I made my own 10 speed indexed stem shifters

Thanks. I hoped you would notice the absurdly expensive but undeniably great looking Compass Maes Parallel handlebars. It's my first set, but your rave reviews were partially responsible for me choosing them. Since Compass offered them in 31.8, it fit with the entire "Modern Classic" mix of

Re: [RBW] I made my own 10 speed indexed stem shifters

Pretty clever. On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > Over the last several years I've played with a lot of different shiftlever > positions. I like downtube shifters a lot. I like barcon shifters in some > situations. I like thumbshifters, including upside down thumbshifters

[RBW] Re: New Bike Day - Hunqapillar FINALLY!

Jon, this might be just the ticket. Thanks for the recommendation, into the cart they go... Deacon & Rene, definitely think it's a combination and I'll probably be able to narrow it down as I switch out things and commute more miles On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 2:02:28 PM UTC-4, Jon in central

[RBW] I made my own 10 speed indexed stem shifters

Over the last several years I've played with a lot of different shiftlever positions. I like downtube shifters a lot. I like barcon shifters in some situations. I like thumbshifters, including upside down thumbshifters, and I also like stem shifters. Riv-content: I bought a lot of the parts

Re: [RBW] New Bike Day - Hunqapillar FINALLY!

Congratulations! The truth will cover out on your next commute! ;-) On Monday, June 27, 2016, Deacon Patrick wrote: > Between new bike adrenaline, Compass tires, and greater comfort through > frame geometry and bike smarts (thus a happier, better performing engine), > I'm not at all surprised yo

[RBW] Re: WTB (Maybe): 3 MTB straight(ish) handlebars

I think we all have at least one of these collecting dust somewhere. You could end up with the world's largest collection of flatbars ;) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving email

[RBW] Re: New Bike Day - Hunqapillar FINALLY!

Between new bike adrenaline, Compass tires, and greater comfort through frame geometry and bike smarts (thus a happier, better performing engine), I'm not at all surprised you smoked it! Well done! With abandon, Patrick On Monday, June 20, 2016 at 7:42:50 AM UTC-6, Philip Kim wrote: > > Picked

[RBW] Re: New Bike Day - Hunqapillar FINALLY!

Philip, That's great ! There's always a little tweaking after the first ride on a new build. Do you think some new bike adrenalin kicked in to get you there faster?( Smiles) I put these gel pads under the tape on my road bike bars to lessen the pain on my torn rotator cuff. Attach them on the b

Re: [RBW] Re: Custom queue

Thanks Ryan. I do agree, the Riv custom look is quite seductive. Quite the stable of terrific and versatile rides you'll have! Best, Richard Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 27, 2016, at 11:38 AM, Ryan Fleming > wrote: > > well...I have a 1997 Riv-allrounder which I really like a lot, and a 2001

[RBW] Re: WTB (Maybe): 3 MTB straight(ish) handlebars

Wow. I love this group! Donated bars on the way! Thank you, gentlemen! With abandon, Patrick On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 8:10:23 AM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > We’re looking at giving our three Trek MTBs to another family, who aren’t > mechanically inclined. I have Albatross and Bosco bars

[RBW] Re: Clementine Climbs a Mountain

Excellent! Yes, I've found I really like the lower (realitively) BB of my Hunq for the overall stability, and that proper technique goes a long way to making it a near-non-issue. I know my daughters love their Clementines' stability both climbing and descending (much more confidence descending a

[RBW] Re: Clementine Climbs a Mountain

Yes, I like your Clementine, the dark colors really make'em look a bit more masculine. Regarding the wheel base/chain stays/ bottom braket drop & pedal strike. I am not the only one whose noticed it so I do hope they address it at some point. Things are rarely perfect right out of the gate,

[RBW] Re: New Bike Day - Hunqapillar FINALLY!

So today, I finally took it on my normal commute into work from DC in Virginia, about 8 miles and takes me about 50ish minutes in the morning. I hadn't ridden into work since early late October. I went into the holidays gaining 10 lb and getting out of shape, and never really took exercising ba

[RBW] Re: Clementine Climbs a Mountain

I agree with Rich. The Clementine looks much cooler loaded up with stuff. Thanks for sharing your experience and the pics! Scott On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 8:25:21 AM UTC-6, RichS wrote: > > Mark, > > Your good looking Clementine seems right at home in the wild. Visually > more appealing tha

[RBW] Re: Wife asked me to go on a 2 week bike tour, help!!

My husband and I have done some touring together and I think the easiest way to see the differences between us is to see our travel differences in general (on any trip, not just a bike trip)! So, for example, on a road trip - he'd be fine camping and not showering too often - but I like to show

[RBW] 50cm Betty Foy - WTT or WTB

Hi All, Thanks for letting me join your Rivendell group! For many years I've wanted a 50cm Betty Foy and instead bought a Soma Buena Vista (in white) that I have since used once (on a Pittsburgh to DC trip). Apparently all I want is the Betty, and so instead I've stuck with my trusty single

[RBW] Re: RBW List takes over West Point Inn

Sweet! I love the variety of bikes and the big honkin' smiles! With abandon, Patrick On Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 5:03:02 PM UTC-6, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > Someone needs to write report on this. > > Such a great time, really hard to wrap my head and write something about > it. > > Pictures prove

[RBW] Re: RBW List takes over West Point Inn

Excellent to ride and eat and talk with you all! Everyone who couldn't make it was missed, and I think this should be an annual event. Biannual. The view from the Inn is pretty nice: https://flic.kr/p/HAVUFY I rode to Fairfax down Ridgeline Trail with David, Curtis, Reed, Jake, and Jim Harlow. M

[RBW] Re: Cheap Clem substitutes?.

Look at the Specialized Roll models. Aluminum (gasp!), but in other ways Clemish. They'll take REALLY fat 650b's. On Monday, April 25, 2016 at 5:28:06 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > After typing that heading, I paused to ask myself if the question is > kosher for this list. But I think it

Re: [RBW] Seeking advice - where would you turn to, to try to sell non-Rivvy bikes?

Try this: http://forums.thepaceline.net/forumdisplay.php?f=6 Eric On Monday, June 27, 2016, Jon Craig wrote: > paceline.com goes to a medical supply company... > > On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 11:08:58 AM UTC-4, Eric Daume wrote: >> >> The paceline.com forums has a very active buy and sell sub

[RBW] Re: Custom queue

well...I have a 1997 Riv-allrounder which I really like a lot, and a 2001 Riv road custom which I also really like a lot...I love the classic riv decals and I wanted something really special where I had a little more input. I know the customs are a bit spendy , but worth every penny On Monday,

Re: [RBW] Seeking advice - where would you turn to, to try to sell non-Rivvy bikes?

paceline.com goes to a medical supply company... On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 11:08:58 AM UTC-4, Eric Daume wrote: > > The paceline.com forums has a very active buy and sell sub forum. > > Eric > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" gr

Re: [RBW] Seeking advice - where would you turn to, to try to sell non-Rivvy bikes?

The paceline.com forums has a very active buy and sell sub forum. Eric On Monday, June 27, 2016, Jon Craig wrote: > Hey cool - a place that doesn't charge for posting. I posted them there - > thanks for the rec! > > > On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 9:16:00 AM UTC-4, Jeremy Tavan wrote: >> >> A fr

[RBW] Re: Rivelo First Anniversary Ride

Eric, thanks for posting the photos! Glad it was a sparkling day for the event. Sharp looking BRG Hilsen in your group of pics:):):) Envious of you west coast residents who get to partake in these Riv events! Must do a CAL-OR-WA tour. Regards, Richard On Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 11:30:44 PM

[RBW] Re: Clementine Climbs a Mountain

Mark, Your good looking Clementine seems right at home in the wild. Visually more appealing than the neutral pics Riv uses on its website. Thanks for the report. Best, Richard On Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 9:57:48 PM UTC-4, Mark in Beacon wrote: > > >

[RBW] WTB (Maybe): 3 MTB straight(ish) handlebars

We’re looking at giving our three Trek MTBs to another family, who aren’t mechanically inclined. I have Albatross and Bosco bars on them, and we want to keep those for our possible future use. Anyone have ideas for inexpensive, standard MTB bars or have some laying around you dunna ken what to d

[RBW] Re: Custom queue

Ryan, Congratulations on your upcoming Riv custom and retirement! I just retired but have two Rivs. Not sure I could convince my wife I need a "retirement Riv". Anyway, your new mixte sounds like a beauty. In recent months I have pondered a mixte since there will come a time in the not too dist

[RBW] Re: Seeking advice - where would you turn to, to try to sell non-Rivvy bikes?

Hey cool - a place that doesn't charge for posting. I posted them there - thanks for the rec! On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 9:16:00 AM UTC-4, Jeremy Tavan wrote: > > A friend of mine recommended http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/ as an > active buying and selling forum for bikes, though I haven't

[RBW] Re: Seeking advice - where would you turn to, to try to sell non-Rivvy bikes?

A friend of mine recommended http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/ as an active buying and selling forum for bikes, though I haven't made use of it myself. Seems a bit more MTB oriented, but there are other categories with plenty of listings. /Jeremy On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 4:20:00 AM UTC-7, Jo

Re: [RBW] Seeking advice - where would you turn to, to try to sell non-Rivvy bikes?

As long as they are priced right and nothing too unusual I would say Craigslist is best. No fees, no packing and no worries about buyers remorse. The key is a good description with lots of quality pictures. I would use Ebay only if it does not sell after a few weeks. -- You received this mess

Re: [RBW] Seeking advice - where would you turn to, to try to sell non-Rivvy bikes?

I'd say eBay hands down. Craigslist is about as small market as you can get, focusing only on a city or two's population.Ebay however has the whole world watching. Take good pictures and measurements, think long and hard about your starting price not too high, not too low) and let the market

[RBW] Re: Seeking advice - where would you turn to, to try to sell non-Rivvy bikes?

do you have anything like a local monthly Frankenbike meet, or maybe a local bike shop that takes consignment sales? Just two places to get it to the right audience. No experience here (I've never sold a bike) but this also looks like a good online resource for quality bikes: http://www.local

[RBW] Re: Clementine Climbs a Mountain

I agree. In that sense probably a little like toe overlap. On bikes that have it, once your body is aware, it happens less. I imagine some people with certain 650b conversions deal with this phenomena. And in fact, the higher bb drop on the Clems is a feature, not a bug, an adjustment of the ol

[RBW] Seeking advice - where would you turn to, to try to sell non-Rivvy bikes?

So, buying a Sam for me and a Sam for the wife, before selling Our Other Bikes(tm) was painful financially, but Sams are available when they're available, and they were at A1 (our local Riv dealer, thankfully we have one!) .. .so we bought them. But now our old bikes need sold - and the only pl

[RBW] Re: New Sam-haver with rack questions!

Well, A1 happened to have a Mark's in stock. Now they don't. :D -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.co

Re: [RBW] RBW List takes over West Point Inn

Well we won't know for sure Rene... It was a challenging ride and somewhat swift but not crazy fast we definitely took breaks and stopped for lunch in some shade at 11:30pm. The image after the young man holding the camera (Jake David Estes Son) and Jacquie the legend was the beginning of Eldridge