[RBW] Re: Sugino Granny Gear

John: You wore out a stainless granny gear? How in the world? The original steel Sugino that came on my Atlantis in '03 still looks good & works fine, & I've used it (what I thought was) quite a bit. BTW, if anyone else wants a granny, I've got a couple of 24 & 26 tooth ones, some aluminum,

[RBW] Re: OT: FS For Sale Film Cameras, Olympus OM-1, Nikon F

Update: Just the Minolta is left, and the Domke bag. I'll consider this a wrap. Thank you. On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 12:20:50 PM UTC-4, Mark Roland wrote: > > Thanks for the responses. Update. What's left: > > Olympus OM-1 I put in one of those batteries for the light meter that, > once yo

[RBW] Re: Question about 1 1/8" headset for Hubbuhubbuh

Thanks for the suggestions. I think everything is as it should be, just some overzealous masking, as Laing points out. With older style headsets that head tube edge is often covered, and gets faced. So maybe some confusion at the factory on a few frames. I might hit it with some nice contrastin

[RBW] Re: Sugino Granny Gear

Thanks All, The granny I've got is stainless, without countersinks, and therefore, if I've read correctly, reversible. Woo hoo! Cheers, John On Friday, October 9, 2020 at 11:54:04 AM UTC+9 Paul Brodek wrote: > Gee, I had a whole spiel ready to post, but doug 'n' Nick P. said it all > first. >

[RBW] Re: Sugino Granny Gear

Gee, I had a whole spiel ready to post, but doug 'n' Nick P. said it all first. I'll just say that I just checked my on-hand stash, both aluminum and steel, and can confirm what they've said. Paul Brodek Hillsdale, NJ USA On Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 10:27:55 PM UTC-4, John Rinker wrote:

[RBW] Re: Sugino Granny Gear

John: I lied. The Sugino I have does NOT have any countersinks. The one with the countersinks is a Shimano. The Sugino feels heavier so I suspect it's steel & Shimano is aluminum. dougP On Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 7:27:55 PM UTC-7, John Rinker wrote: > > Good afternoon, > > Can anyone

[RBW] Re: Sugino Granny Gear

Depends on the chainring. Aluminium granny rings are thicker than the thickness of the teeth, and usually have the teeth slightly offset to one side, so if you reverse one of those, that alters the effective spacing between the granny and middle chainring. They also have the mounting holes reli

[RBW] Re: Sugino Granny Gear

On the spare I've got, the bolt holes have a counter-sink for the mounting bolts, so probably not meant to be reversed. OTH, if your drivetrain has some clearance in that area, it may not matter. I have a couple of granny rings & can check for that detail & the manufacture. I know the Sugino

[RBW] Sugino Granny Gear

Good afternoon, Can anyone shed light on whether the granny gear on the Sugino triple crank is symmetrical and therefore reversable? Thanks. -- 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] WTB: Brooks B17 black saddle

As the title says -- I'm looking for a decent, need not be perfect, but lots of life left in it black B17 saddle. Let me know what you've got and what you want for it. Thanks, Julian Westerhout Bloomington, IL -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R

[RBW] Re: Sturmey Archer S3X hub, 130 mm OL, 32 spoke, gold barrel, almost new; well used but still smooth 130 mm OL Surly fixed/free hub

*And* the Surly hub is silver. *And:* I filled the S3X with grease, plain old axle grease, per a recommendation I read online; no pawls to worry about, and I didn't notice any added drag. On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 3:39 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > Sorry, the Surly is also 32 hole. > > On Thu, Oct 8,

[RBW] Re: Sturmey Archer S3X hub, 130 mm OL, 32 spoke, gold barrel, almost new; well used but still smooth 130 mm OL Surly fixed/free hub

Sorry, the Surly is also 32 hole. On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 3:38 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > I've put less than 200 miles on the S3X. With original bar-end shifter but > nuts and anti-rotation washers may be aftermarket. $95 shipped CONUS. > > The Surly is well used but I did have the bearings replac

[RBW] FS: Sturmey Archer S3X hub, 130 mm OL, 32 spoke, gold barrel, almost new; well used but still smooth 130 mm OL Surly fixed/free hub

I've put less than 200 miles on the S3X. With original bar-end shifter but nuts and anti-rotation washers may be aftermarket. $95 shipped CONUS. The Surly is well used but I did have the bearings replaced mid-life -- perhaps 4K miles on the new bearings? -- but it spins smooth, if you can accept a

[RBW] FS: Treetop Goods large rack bag, plus more

Hello, list of Riv- I've got a large bike bag for sale. Custom made by David Banzer of Treetop in Chicago, this rather large canvas bag is meant for a large front rack. I had this specifically made for the Wald 257 Pizza Rack, but should also work in the Wald 157 Giant Delivery Basket or some s

[RBW] Re: Question about 1 1/8" headset for Hubbuhubbuh

My Hubbuhubbuh is over-masked in another area - the brake posts. There was about 1/8 of an inch of exposed, unpainted (un-powder coated?) brake post showing after I installed the Paul Linear brakes. I removed the brakes and painted the exposed part of the posts with the orange touch-up paint fro

[RBW] ISO/WTT/WTB: smallish "bikepacking type" seat bag, shallow, orange, can hold 7" wide notebook

Long shot, I know, but I just missed a recent listsale of an orange bag of this type. Requirements: 1. Orange, or black or gray with orange accents. 2. Hell, even all black is fine. But either orange or black or both. 3. Requires no more than 7" between bottom of saddle rail to bottom of bag. 4. I

[RBW] Re: Question about 1 1/8" headset for Hubbuhubbuh

Mark, the pictures on the website show the same thing. Silicone would seal it best, but man oh man, it really ought not to be there in the first place. Imagine leaving gaps around door and window

Re: [RBW] silver shifter slip under load

BTW, the finicky chain tracking is not necessarily related to slipping shifters; I've had it happen with shifters that never slipped. But for slipping, to repeat it again, loudly: blue Loctite fixed my Silvers as it did the old Campy Record DT shifters that are notorious for loosening, and that I u

Re: [RBW] silver shifter slip under load

Again, blue Loctite solved the slipping problem with my first gen Silver BES. On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 7:50 AM lambbo wrote: > Nikko, I've had the same problem with my Silver 2 Shifters...very handsome > but (besides immediate rusting on the bolts) they just don't really work - > I have to tighten

Re: [RBW] silver shifter slip under load

I've experienced finicky chain tracking myself on the middle cogs, but I've found one can replace the troublesome cogs with others of the same size that aren't as finicky. Even better, my most recent cassette, built out of real Miche 10-speed cogs (instead of 7, 8, and 9 speed leftovers from my cog

Re: [RBW] Re: Any particular grease cleaner you would recommend!

Thanks; wasn't aware of the PTFE. And I see just now that ProLink Gold has very good reviews; Ed Pavelka for one. And, it's a known -- to me -- quantity. On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 8:41 AM James / Analog Cycles wrote: > Hi Patrick, > > Between Rock n Roll and Prolink, I'd recommend Prolink. No PTFE

Re: [RBW] Re: Herse v. VO Crankset

Wow. That sucks. Highly unusual, though. Maybe the crank gods were...cranky at him? Same guy, same new or newish cranks, same kind of ride, two broken cranks at the same spot. I suspect other factors than a crank that is prone to snapping, so I would not put much weight into this when choosing b

Re: [RBW] Re: Herse v. VO Crankset

FWIW, A friend of mine who first got me rando-curious broke two VO crank arms (snapped arm above the pedal) pretty deep into two seperate brevets, which left him DNF pretty far from home. These are the only two instances I've personally heard of them breaking, and that was about 3 years ago. He end

[RBW] Re: Comparing drop bars to uprights: Path Less Pedaled

Thanks for posting Doug. I just got a Sam and have Albatross bars as I do on my Bleriot. The Sam seems more sure footed bit I have a 48mm vs 42mm on the Sam. Drops are not in my reality anymore although I do hold the bars just before and even on the curve of the bars a bit. Of course I only

Re: [RBW] Re: Any particular grease cleaner you would recommend!

Thanks James On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 10:34 AM James / Analog Cycles < analogcyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Joel, > > I'd say for everyone who values their time, and wants a functional > drivetrain, a bottle of prolink is the current best bet on the market. If > you have wet conditions, use prolink

Re: [RBW] Re: Any particular grease cleaner you would recommend!

Hi Patrick, Between Rock n Roll and Prolink, I'd recommend Prolink. No PTFE. Read up on it if you have never done so. Rock N Roll Gold is just teflon solids suspended in solvent, more or less. I'd have to look at the sludge that falls off the chain. The crud you are trying to get rid of is

Re: [RBW] Re: Any particular grease cleaner you would recommend!

Hi Joel, I'd say for everyone who values their time, and wants a functional drivetrain, a bottle of prolink is the current best bet on the market. If you have wet conditions, use prolink to clean, and finish line wet lube to lube. -James On Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 10:43:46 AM UTC-4 J

[RBW] Re: Green Rambouillet, 56cm, new lower price

Thanks for everyone’s interest in the Ram. It is now off to its new owner in San Francisco! On Monday, October 5, 2020 at 3:00:14 PM UTC-4, Gary L wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am posting this for a friend who has been unable to ride for a number of > years and his Ram has been sitting unused in his

Re: [RBW] silver shifter slip under load

Nikko, I've had the same problem with my Silver 2 Shifters...very handsome but (besides immediate rusting on the bolts) they just don't really work - I have to tighten them so much that they're hard to shift, and then they slip back again a few shifts later. I don't have this problem with my ol

Re: [RBW] silver shifter slip under load

Note that if you use brake housing or non-index shifter cable housing for your shifter cable housing, it can cause derailleur movement under load and when turning if your shifters are bar or stem mounted. This was not of concern back when freewheels had five (yes I am old) or six widely spaced

Re: [RBW] silver shifter slip under load

FWIW, I've noticed on my 9sp 12-36 cassette the middle cogs in particular have to spot-on with the chain in order to hold the gear. Contrast that to my Sachs 7sp FW that offers a whole lotta leeway in that regard. The cassette cogs are so contoured/shaped to facilitate ease of shifts with