[RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for floor pumps?

I have two Joe Blows, that work well and are in your price range. These are my two go to pumps. I also have two Silca Pistas that are both over 30 years old and still going strong but they are not better than the JB's. I keep them for nostalgic reasons. Plus, I think they fit the Rivendell et

[RBW] Re: ISO: sweepy silver 31.8 handlebar

VeloOrange Curvy Too https://velo-orange.com/collections/new-products/products/curvy-too On Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 9:46:36 AM UTC-4, Drw wrote: > > Anyone have a recommendation for a 31.8 bar that is si

[RBW] Re: ISO: sweepy silver 31.8 handlebar

Also, the VeloOrange Curvy One is more like the Albatross/Billie: https://velo-orange.com/collections/new-products/products/curvy-one On Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 9:46:36 AM UTC-4, Drw wrote: > > Anyone ha

[RBW] Re: FS: 62cm Light Blue Appaloosa Frame

Nice touch on the bar end shifter with the tape and twine, never seen that done! Cody -- 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+unsu

[RBW] New Rosco Cargo Mixte

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[RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell All Rounder ridden less than 10 times!

I will continue to post all requested measurements I receive via email. 20 3/4" from center of crank bolt to top of top tube. I think this is the most this bike has ever been measured. :-) On Monday, October 1, 2018 at 8:46:35 AM UTC-7, kevin spicher wrote: > > 21 1/2" TTL from center of head tub

[RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for floor pumps?

So Joe Blow and SKS Rennkompressor is getting the good votes here. Maybe whichever one I run into in my LBS shops will be the first I grab. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving em

[RBW] Re: Heard my first "Hey, nice Riv!" today. Felt chuffed

I have had mixed comments: “Nice bike!” Pedestrian “That is a really nice bike” about Bosco Bleriot from Trek LBS employee “Centerpulls are antiquated/obsolete technology”. Another LBS wrencher. They were Pauls. “I love your bike” rider passing me on a century ride. “Got a six pack in there?”, ab

[RBW] Re: Different bars make a different bike.

So I take it the procedure is to slip off the grips, levers, shifters, pull the bar out, clamp the new bar in, and clamp the levers and grips back on? Or do you have the other set of bars already on a stem and just swap out the whole thing? Interesting. Obviously trickier with road bars. I have

[RBW] Re: FS Map Ahearne Bars 610

Bars are sold. Thanks! On Monday, October 1, 2018 at 10:21:20 AM UTC-5, Jacob Gosschalk wrote: > > Map Ahearne Bars for sale. > > 610 length, mounted but never ridden. > > $45 shipped CONUS. > > DM me if interested. > > Thanks! > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[RBW] Re: FS: 62cm Light Blue Appaloosa Frame

Thanks guys! I had mine set up like that with a front medium and rear large basket. I thought that worked well since I used it mostly for commuting and shopping apart from the joy rides. I also had a large saddlesack, but I was always nervous someone would steal it. I like being able to tak

[RBW] Re: Different bars make a different bike.

I used to do lots of cockpit swapping, and you can optimize your setups for quick swaps. I could go swap among Noodles, Albas, and Moustache in just a few minutes. Fast enough to do so in the morning before a commute, if I really wanted to do so. But it's faster and easier to have two or more b

[RBW] Feedback? Velo Orange Double Kickstand

Hey! I'm in the market for a double kickstand to stabilize my bike for kid and grocery hauling. Anyone have feedback on the velo Orange Copenhagen double kickstand? Experience with other brands? Thanks, Tim Portland, OR -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

Re: [RBW] Re: Rambouillet vs. Roadeo?

Does anyone know if the Romulus used the same tubing as the Ram? -- 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.

Re: [RBW] Re: cliffhanger rims and canti brakes

:) What tires? On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 6:58:19 AM UTC-7, ed wrote: > > I have also installed cliffhanger wheelset on my 48 Hunqapillar and using > CX70 brakes. > Edgar > > PS Installed also SKS P65 fenders. > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 2:07 AM, Kalmia Vt > wrote: > >> As it happens I

[RBW] Re: Different bars make a different bike.

> > slip off the grips, levers, shifters, pull the bar out, clamp the new bar > in, and clamp the levers and grips back on? > Yes, this method! I do not have any specialized swappable cockpit. Since I do these swaps frequently, I guess I have become quite quick at it. Trying out various alt

Re: [RBW] Re: Rambouillet vs. Roadeo?

Grant describes the differences between the Romulus and the Rambouillet (and the AHH) here, a bit down the page: http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/romulus/index.html He doesn't mention any tubing changes, so I suspect they're the same. I haven't gotten to measure one yet, though. Hope to track one dow

[RBW] Re: Feedback? Velo Orange Double Kickstand

I have a Pletscher folding double-legged kickstand on one of my bikes and a fixed (non-folding) double-legged kickstand on my Dutch Bike. The Pletscher is much lighter (aluminum) and folds away nicely compared to the bulkier steel fixed type. The VO Porteur kickstand allows you to adjust the

Re: [RBW] Re: Rambouillet vs. Roadeo?

Too bad I didn't have my Ram at the Unmeeting. I've always assumed it's OS 8-5-8 but since it's the biggest size, I'd sure like confirmation. Maybe some day :-D KJ On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 11:02:52 AM UTC-7, Reed Kennedy wrote: > > Grant describes the differences between the Romulus and

Re: [RBW] Re: cliffhanger rims and canti brakes

I think I'm going to slap on some Schwalbe Big Bens and call it a day. On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 1:38 PM Braxton Colagross wrote: > :) What tires? > > On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 6:58:19 AM UTC-7, ed wrote: >> >> I have also installed cliffhanger wheelset on my 48 Hunqapillar and using >> C

Re: [RBW] Re: Rambouillet vs. Roadeo?

Yes Kieran it’s .8/.5/.8 Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2018, at 2:11 PM, Kieran J wrote: > > Too bad I didn't have my Ram at the Unmeeting. I've always assumed it's OS > 8-5-8 but since it's the biggest size, I'd sure like confirmation. Maybe some > day :-D > > KJ > > >> On Tuesday, Octo

[RBW] Re: Feedback? Velo Orange Double Kickstand

Big fan of double kickstands. I've got the VO on my Sam, which is my upright city bike with a Wald small basket on the Mark Rack in front. I use the VO wheel stabilizer to help with wheel flop. I have a Pletscher on my Ram. So the lesson might be that the heavier VO is more appropriate with

[RBW] Re: Feedback? Velo Orange Double Kickstand

I have the vo on my weirdo cargo bike. It doesn’t feel as sturdy as a pletscher ( I don’t know if I agree that the pletscher is lighter), but I like the adjustable legs that don’t require cutting. You can kind of fine tune it that way and get it to sit a little straighter. -- You received thi

Re: [RBW] Re: Rambouillet vs. Roadeo?

On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 12:19 PM Bruce Herbitter wrote: > Yes Kieran it’s .8/.5/.8 > Hey Bruce, thanks for sharing that. Would you mind letting us know how you came by that information? Best, Reed > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 2, 2018, at 2:11 PM, Kieran J wrote: > > Too bad I didn't ha

[RBW] FS: Winter Built Box Dog Bikes Pelican

I have acquired too many of the same sort of bicycle (I don't know if that's really possible, but I'm running out of space, so I'm going with it), and am selling my 48cm Box Dog Bikes Pelican frame/fork. Box Dog no longer makes this size, so for a smaller rider who has wants this frame, this ma

[RBW] Re: New Rosco Cargo Mixte

That is the coolest, weirdest, funnest, raddest thing I've seen for some time! Hope you get lots of use out of/with it. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop rec

[RBW] Re: MIT 64cm Homer

Seems like RBW is really getting away from diamond frames now. Everything is getting to look like beach bikes or comfort/hybrid/mountain bikes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receivin

[RBW] 650b narrow tires

I realize this is a strange thing to be asking (particularly here, since most are riding wider tires), and normally I'd be looking for the widest possible tire to fit on a bike myself, but I'm curious if anyone has seen and/or used a 650b tire that is 30mm or narrower? I've seen a couple of opt

[RBW] Re: Feedback? Velo Orange Double Kickstand

Another plug for the VO wheel stabilizer alongside any kickstand. That's a game-changer with a front basket carrying more than a negligible load. It also makes bike through tight spaces a lot easier. Our apartment's walls have certainly benefited... On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 1:44:32 PM UTC

[RBW] Re: Film Processing

My Great Uncle and my Dad both had darkrooms in their basements. Ah, that sour chemical smell! Takes me back to 1974. My Great Uncle served in WWII in Bermuda (the whole war), and iirc, and did photography for the Army, who were decoding Japanese intercepted messages or something like that. My

[RBW] Re: 650b narrow tires

32 Cypres narrowest I used. 28 might look funny in such a wide fork of a 650b bike. Plus, the height of the bb would probably drop alot. I noticed when I switched from 42 Hetres to 32 650b Cypres, the bike looked like it shrunk. But I liked it!! Rode great. 28's would make it look really low. --

Re: [RBW] 650b narrow tires

Yes.  The Confrerie tire is nominally 32mm but may be narrower in real life https://www.xxcycle.com/tyre-hutchinson-confrerie-des-650b-275-650-b-ts,,en.php and I believe Schwalbe now has a 25mm 650b tire, the Pro One 25-584  https://www.schwalbetires.com/node/683  and a 28mm Procore 28-584  h

[RBW] Re: MIT 64cm Homer

The thing with RBW is it's not a big bike company trying to fill market niches. It's Grant, and he has always pushed the envelope of what a bicycle can look and feel like to get it to work better for the everyday "going for a ride" rider. Remember when the big guys decided "plush" was a thing, a

[RBW] Re: 650b narrow tires

Bleriot with 32 Cypres: https://www.flickr.com/gp/70237737@N00/hT6337 https://www.flickr.com/gp/70237737@N00/69d2s3 -- 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 ema

[RBW] Re: MIT 64cm Homer

Yes, he should definitely only make the bikes he wants to make. And they are functional and very interesting. But I feel like they are phasing out the bikes that interest me. Not that that matters. Just leaves a sigh in hopes that in the future, if I want another Rivbike, they will have somethin

[RBW] Re: 650b narrow tires

Ha! Yes, possibly, but I'm a bit of a hobbit anyway, so I'm used to bikes that look small. On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 4:01:42 PM UTC-6, Lum Gim Fong wrote: > > > 28 might look funny in such a wide fork of a 650b bike. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [RBW] 650b narrow tires

Thanks, Steve! That is far more options than I thought would be available. Appreciate it. On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 4:04:54 PM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > Yes. The Confrerie tire is nominally 32mm but may be narrower in real > life > > https://www.xxcycle.com/tyre-hutchinson-confrer

Re: [RBW] 650b narrow tires

Some, possibly all, of those may be more available in Europe than in the US.  I've ordered from UK sites with no difficulty at all. On 10/02/2018 06:27 PM, G.E. wrote: Thanks, Steve! That is far more options than I thought would be available. Appreciate it. On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 4:0

Re: [RBW] Re: 650b narrow tires

So is that what this is in aid of, really small size road bikes? Time was, 650C was the size of choice for really small road bikes even though only really narrow tires were available in that size. It might have made sense for manufacturers to go to 559 for such bikes -- it seems so quaint now t

[RBW] Re: FS: Rivendell All Rounder ridden less than 10 times!

Cyclofiend web has an image of the specs for the early bikes: http://cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/gen1/rivcat05_framespecs.jpg On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 11:26:40 AM UTC-4, kevin spicher wrote: > > I will continue to post all requested measurements I receive via email. > 20 3/4" from center of c

[RBW] FREE* Schwalbe Inner Tube SV19A (Presta) NIB - 650B x 54-60mm / 700c x 38-60mm

When something is offered for "Free" with an asterisk (*), you have to ask, "What's the catch?" So, the catch here is that you get the new-in-the-box tube for free *if you pay the shipping*. I made a rookie mistake and bought a spare tube in the right size, but with a Presta valve instead of Sc

[RBW] Velocity Atlas Road Wheelset 650b Rim Brakes & Compass Loup Pass Tires

Lightly used wheelset for sale. Velocity Atlas (purchased from Velocity) road wheelset in size 650B. Velocity hubs. Front 36 spokes. Rear 40 spokes. Rim Brakes. 130 rear spacing. They have less than 20 miles on the rims. I sold the frame that I was going to use them on, so I no longer h

[RBW] Re: Feedback? Velo Orange Double Kickstand

I have a Copenhagen on one bike, and a Pletscher on the other. The Copenhagen seems bulkier than the Pletscher, but I think it is actually slightly lighter weight. The adjustability and large feet and cheaper price make the VO pretty attractive. The both work about the same as far as I can t

[RBW] Re: Kid Clemmin' & The Morally Indignant Motorist

I was on the other side of the scenario once, as a would-be helpful driver being yelled at by a cyclist. There is a narrow 2-lane road in Seattle that winds through a park (the Arboretum, for locals), that is also a main thoroughfare and very busy. It also has no shoulders, so it's difficult

[RBW] Re: WTB: Completely knackered Brooks B68 (Going to try re-hanging a leather top)

Bump, remaining optimistic. LeRoy -- 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.com. To post to this group, send

Re: [RBW] Re: 650b narrow tires

Depending on the width of your rims you probably don't want to go much narrower then 32mm. Most 650b rims are mediumish width so a narrow tire would probably be challenging. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe f

Re: [RBW] Re: Blahg Post Ethiopian Shoes

I just emailed them again, asking for status and so far nothing! -- 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.c

Re: [RBW] Re: Rambouillet vs. Roadeo?

Spoke with Bruce off-list a bit and he helped me track down this archive of an old Riv web page that does indeed list the Ram tubing specs: https://web.archive.org/web/20070513053057/http://rivbike.com/webalog/frames/50074.html It's listed as .8/.5/.8 OS, exactly as Bruce said. Excitingly, that al

Re: [RBW] FREE* Schwalbe Inner Tube SV19A (Presta) NIB - 650B x 54-60mm / 700c x 38-60mm

Hey LeRoy, You probably know this, but just in case: The Schwalbe tubes come with a Presta nut with a little raised extra part the diameter of a Schrader hole. I assume you prefer Schrader valves for reasons of pumps or standardization, but if you're just worried about fit, fret not. It'll fit gre

Re: [RBW] Re: 650b narrow tires

Well, we can be pretty sure the Confrerie tires fit the Confrerie rims... On 10/02/2018 09:29 PM, masmojo wrote: Depending on the width of your rims you probably don't want to go much narrower then 32mm. Most 650b rims are mediumish width so a narrow tire would probably be challenging. --

Re: [RBW] Re: 650b narrow tires

These rims are 19mm, so a narrower tire would likely work. They're road wheels that have slightly wider tires at the moment. On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 7:29 PM masmojo wrote: > Depending on the width of your rims you probably don't want to go much > narrower then 32mm. Most 650b rims are mediumish w

[RBW] Re: Rambouillet vs. Roadeo?

At one time I owned a 60cm Ram and a 59cm Rom. I thought that the Rom was heavier and kind of dead. I really liked the Ram, Great handling and a lively feel. My Roadeo is a step above the Ram. On Friday, January 26, 2018 at 1:48:03 PM UTC-8, Lum Gim Fong wrote: > > Please only those who have ri

[RBW] Re: FS: 58cm Quickbeam (complete)

(Mostly) sold. Several parts remaining, which I'll consolidate with others in a separate thread. On Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 12:45:31 PM UTC-7, Tully Lanter wrote: > > This is still available. I'm happy to consider offers if any interested > parties think $1300 packed and shipped is out of

[RBW] Re: Rambouillet vs. Roadeo?

Well, there ya go. 9-6-9 after all for mine. Huh! KJ On Friday, January 26, 2018 at 1:48:03 PM UTC-8, Lum Gim Fong wrote: > > Please only those who have ridden both: > > > I own a blue Ram. > Gonna be any noticeable ride diffs if I get a Roadeo? > I do road riding with light loads. > Just wonder