[RBW] Re: Fun film encounter

2023-02-02 Thread JohnS
Julian, Your friend has a very good eye for composition. I could see having that one framed. JohnS On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 8:07:53 PM UTC-5 jamin orrall wrote: > this is great! > On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 4:52:38 PM UTC-8 weste...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> About 2 weeks ago I

[RBW] Re: Fun film encounter

2023-02-02 Thread John A. Bennett
#pedalbikesshootfilm On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 4:52:38 PM UTC-8 weste...@gmail.com wrote: > About 2 weeks ago I was riding home from work on a cold, grey day and > overtook a two friend walking on the multi-use trail on which i commute. I > stopped to chat, and one of them got out a cam

[RBW] Re: Fun film encounter

2023-02-02 Thread Minh
of course the bike is a big reason why this shot is great, but lets not dismiss how much you add to it, overall compostion is great! i would be happy to hang that on my wall, and i'm not even you! On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 7:52:38 PM UTC-5 weste...@gmail.com wrote: > About 2 weeks ago

[RBW] Re: Woolrich CPO Shirt Jacket

2023-02-02 Thread Dave Grossman
Now $50 shipped On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 8:23:12 AM UTC-6 Dave Grossman wrote: > Dropping this to $60 shipped > > On Monday, January 30, 2023 at 1:57:48 PM UTC-6 Dave Grossman wrote: > >> I have been using this a late Fall/early winter riding piece for a while >> but I recently bought an

Re: [RBW] Re: Sparkly Purple Betty Foy For Sale

2023-02-02 Thread Kim Hetzel
Hi Leah, My apologies for not replying sooner than you might have expected. I thank-you very much for your sharing with me more about Pam Murray. She's quite a shining star of joy from her smile. Long may she ride ! I recently sold my Brooks B67S saddle to her. I hope she enjoys it more so t

[RBW] Simworks Ramble Bar experiences

2023-02-02 Thread Damien
Hi! I'm curious if anyone has experience with these bars? I was able to track down a pair and I pulled the trigger on them without any real thought and had immediate buyers remorse. That said, I'd still love to hear others thoughts on them before I go down the dark path of buying parts to switch

[RBW] Re: Fun film encounter

2023-02-02 Thread Shoji Takahashi
beautiful portrait. On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 9:17:56 AM UTC-5 Minh wrote: > of course the bike is a big reason why this shot is great, but lets not > dismiss how much you add to it, overall compostion is great! i would be > happy to hang that on my wall, and i'm not even you! > > On

Re: [RBW] Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-02 Thread George Schick
Considering the very large size frame shown in these various photos I'm surprised that he still insisted on using DT shifters - that'd be a long reach. 'Course, I suppose it didn't matter much since he didn't shift very often... On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 10:02:29 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore w

Re: [RBW] Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-02 Thread Patrick Moore
And he probably wore a 45" sleeve. On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 8:15 AM George Schick wrote: > Considering the very large size frame shown in these various photos I'm > surprised that he still insisted on using DT shifters - that'd be a long > reach. 'Course, I suppose it didn't matter much since he

Re: [RBW] Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-02 Thread James Valiensi
Hi, I believe Jobst road bikes made by Peter Johnson of north California. Peter’s frames were the best made, ever. I met and road with Peter a few times, and seen his frames without paint, his craftsmanship was without peers. > On Feb 2, 2023, at 7:15 AM, George Schick wrote: > > Considering t

Re: [RBW] Re: New build: 1985 Bridgestone MB-2

2023-02-02 Thread Eric Marth
Quite nice, John, thank you for sharing! Seems it's held up well over the past decade-plus. And it looks like a fun and gravy ride. Enjoy! On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:15:44 AM UTC-5 John Johnson wrote: > Really inspiring work, Eric! > > Hope it's okay if I share my bare-metal bridgeston

Re: [RBW] Bikes For Sale: Craigslist, ebay, etc. Fall 2022 edition

2023-02-02 Thread JohnS
A double Joe on e-bay, too bad about the fork, says the frame is ok, my size, but I'm not interested in the couplers, hope the link works... https://www.ebay.com/itm/195580791334?hash=item2d89860a26:g:8xQAAOSwFcVj2rdv&amdata=enc%3AAQAHoJv5UDIf9dDzr79gBBXMhsE8B9HpZo%2Fqge9EDALLRrwXxaXDKk2Bx8qC

[RBW] Re: Simworks Ramble Bar experiences

2023-02-02 Thread iamkeith
If you still have buyer's remorse after receiving them, let me know. I wasn't aware of these, but they look to be very much what I wish for on a daily basis. (Essentially, a really wide albatross bar.) Wish they had a 25.4 or 22.2 clamp area, and the grip area looks too short. Actually, they

Re: [RBW] Bikes For Sale: Craigslist, ebay, etc. Fall 2022 edition

2023-02-02 Thread Ted Durant
On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 5:12:08 PM UTC-6 Joe Bernard wrote: On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:06:51 AM UTC-8 River Bailey wrote: Just saw this A. Homer Hilsen on craigslist in Chicago... https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/d/chicago-rivendell-homer-hilsen/7576294872.html Curious

[RBW] Leker Leks Albacore bar (Simworks Ramble etc)

2023-02-02 Thread luckyturnip
Speaking of the Ramble bar, has anyone checked out the Albacore bar by Lekerleks? Leker bars to be sold by Hope Cyclery. Sold at Mack’s Bikes and Goods. Made in PA. A wide steel Albatross inspired bar. Not sure they’re out there in the world yet. -- You received this message because you are su

Re: [RBW] Re: Simworks Ramble Bar experiences

2023-02-02 Thread Jacob Byard
So I actually picked up one via a list member a couple weeks ago. I missed out on the release so was happy to get a pair. I installed them on the Gus and swapped out the stem three times before settling on a length. The previous bar was a Jones Loop on a 90mm stem. I’m at a 60mm stem now and the fi

[RBW] Re: Simworks Ramble Bar experiences

2023-02-02 Thread James M
Looks like mounting these with negative rise could be something like a wider Choco bar, with a little less sweep, which could be good for trail riding. (I love the ChocoMoose on my Hunq, but would be nice to be able to lean into the bars a bit more off road.) On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 1

Re: [RBW] Leker Leks Albacore bar (Simworks Ramble etc)

2023-02-02 Thread Eliot Balogh
I think it looks cool but I’m pretty put off by the fact that it will rust… On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 8:28 AM wrote: > Speaking of the Ramble bar, has anyone checked out the Albacore bar by > Lekerleks? Leker bars to be sold by Hope Cyclery. Sold at Mack’s Bikes and > Goods. Made in PA. A wide stee

Re: [RBW] Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-02 Thread Piaw Na
When I first picked up my Co-Motion triplet (https://blog.piaw.net/2015/02/first-impression-co-motion-periscope.html), the shop employee raved and told me that he'd gotten Peter Johnson to fabricate the BB on the kid's position. At that time I didn't realize that this was one of the last pieces

Re: [RBW] Leker Leks Albacore bar (Simworks Ramble etc)

2023-02-02 Thread Doug Van Cleve
Looks kinda cool, love the cottage industry aspect of it. All of these types of bars seem VERY derivative of RBW and/or Nitto products though, IMHO of course. Also pretty sure the steel Nitto stuff will also rust under the right (wrong ;^) conditions... Doug On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 10:31 AM Elio

Re: [RBW] Leker Leks Albacore bar (Simworks Ramble etc)

2023-02-02 Thread luckyturnip
I’m just very interested in all the bars coming out…the Worm bar is another (Magic Components) On Feb 2, 2023, at 10:40, Doug Van Cleve wrote:Looks kinda cool, love the cottage industry aspect of it.  All of these types of bars seem VERY derivative of RBW and/or Nitto products though, IMHO of cou

[RBW] Re: Simworks Ramble Bar experiences

2023-02-02 Thread Damien
Thanks for the replies everyone. As an FYI, I'm a bit of a smaller guy, but bought these because I enjoyed my Albatross bars with the only knock on them being that they were too narrow and I felt cramped with them even with a 120mm stem. My hope was that these bars would give some of the benefit

Re: [RBW] Leker Leks Albacore bar (Simworks Ramble etc)

2023-02-02 Thread Brian Turner
I think a lot of the alternative bars that are coming out seem to be filling a certain niche for riders who are looking for different positions but also the room to easily attach larger handlebar bags, like BxB, Fab's Chest, etc. Width is also something that has been trending as folks are looki

Re: [RBW] Re: New build: 1985 Bridgestone MB-2

2023-02-02 Thread Mike Packard
Another great video and bike build Eric. Thanks. mike On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 9:45:54 AM UTC-6 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > Quite nice, John, thank you for sharing! Seems it's held up well over the > past decade-plus. And it looks like a fun and gravy ride. Enjoy! > > On Wednesday, Febr

[RBW] Re: Fun film encounter

2023-02-02 Thread Matti
Depth of field! On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 7:15:09 AM UTC-8 Shoji Takahashi wrote: > beautiful portrait. > > > > On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 9:17:56 AM UTC-5 Minh wrote: > >> of course the bike is a big reason why this shot is great, but lets not >> dismiss how much you add to it, ove

Re: [RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-02 Thread John Dewey
I stand corrected, I knew that but can’t get over thinking otherwise for sone reason. So rare these days, riders without helmets. That, of course, is taboo discussion as well it should be. I suppose we all have favorite JB debunking, there are so many. My all-time fav is the old notion of not grea

[RBW] Susie Lugged

2023-02-02 Thread Joe Bernard
What you say?? I say! The Riv email newsletter says there's something called Susie Lugged in dark gold coming June 2023. Well ok! Joe Bernard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receivi

[RBW] Re: Susie Lugged

2023-02-02 Thread lconley
What about purple Roadunos in September? Laing On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 5:13:11 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: > What you say?? I say! The Riv email newsletter says there's something > called Susie Lugged in dark gold coming June 2023. Well ok! > > Joe Bernard > -- You received this me

[RBW] Roaduno catnip

2023-02-02 Thread Edwin W
>From Will's email update today: September: Roaduno complete and frames (lime-olive, purple and dark gold). That's good news! Roaduno dreaming, Edwin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[RBW] Pineapple Bob Bridgestone tee: Who got it?

2023-02-02 Thread Eric Marth
I sent Will the Depop link to the Bridgestone tee in today's email. I noticed it sold, wondering if anyone here nabbed it :) -- 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,

Re: [RBW] Re: Bombadil and Hunqapillar origins: The definitive thread

2023-02-02 Thread Eric Marth
Thanks for these, Max, John's build and pics are simply delicious. Very sweet bike and poster/postcard combo, Jennings! I'd rock a Hunq tee shirt with that design. On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 3:22:33 PM UTC-5 Jennings wrote: > Ill play along. I've had my 58 Hunqapillar since 2010. Its m

Re: [RBW] Re: New build: 1985 Bridgestone MB-2

2023-02-02 Thread Eric Marth
That's very sweet of you to say, Mike, thank you! On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 2:46:42 PM UTC-5 mrg...@gmail.com wrote: > Another great video and bike build Eric. Thanks. > > mike > > > On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 9:45:54 AM UTC-6 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Quite nice, John, thank you

[RBW] Re: Looking for Bombadil PDF

2023-02-02 Thread Eric Marth
Closet thing I can find, Max, is the announcement in Riv Reader number 41, starting on page 6. http://notfine.com/rivendell/RR41.pdf On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 5:39:15 PM UTC-5 maxcr wrote: > Does anyone have a copy of the pdf referenced here: > > http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/bombadil/

[RBW] Re: Susie Lugged

2023-02-02 Thread Stephen
I noticed the lugged susie too! Wonder how it will look, Ive been resisting the temptation for the dark gold Susies so far but my brain keeps circling back to them.. I keep toying with the idea of letting my Joe go to get a susie. On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 5:23:47 PM UTC-5 lconley wrote:

[RBW] WTB Albatross Bar, NYC area

2023-02-02 Thread Stephen
Been wanting to switch to less wide bar for city riding, anybody local have one they might like to sell? Thought Id check before I eventually end up ordering from riv. Thanks for lookin! Stephen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" g

[RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-02 Thread Jock Dewey
RE: JB Near as I can remember, I started lusting after bicycles at about age four...that was a long time ago now. A Dutch track bike dangled from a rafter in my Grandfather's garage. It was love at first sight. When I laid eyes on my first 10-speed in 1958—a Raleigh Bluestreak—my head (and hear

[RBW] Re: Susie Lugged

2023-02-02 Thread Ryan
I like those dark-gold Homers...and possibly a dark-gold Road Uno in 2023? On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 6:12:59 PM UTC-6 Stephen wrote: > I noticed the lugged susie too! Wonder how it will look, Ive been > resisting the temptation for the dark gold Susies so far but my brain keeps > circlin

[RBW] Re: Susie Lugged

2023-02-02 Thread Kim Hetzel
I am excited to see CLEMs' coming out later this year or least to be determined; completes and frames. Kim Hetzel Yelm, WA. On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 4:53:00 PM UTC-8 Ryan wrote: > I like those dark-gold Homers...and possibly a dark-gold Road Uno in 2023? > > On Thursday, February 2, 2

[RBW] ISO: Marks Rack or Obento WTT/FS: RBW52F

2023-02-02 Thread JW
Sold mine last year, want another. Or a SimWorks Obento. Have RBW52F to trade with cash on your end if you want. Please respond off list if theres a deal to be made. Thanks! Jared in SLO, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group

[RBW] Re: ISO: Marks Rack or Obento WTT/FS: RBW52F

2023-02-02 Thread JW
Sale price on out of stock RBW52F: $240 + shipping via Pirate Ship On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 5:12:10 PM UTC-8 JW wrote: > Sold mine last year, want another. Or a SimWorks Obento. > > Have RBW52F to trade with cash on your end if you want. > > Please respond off list if theres a deal to be

[RBW] Re: ISO/WTT/WTB

2023-02-02 Thread Steve
Nick, thanks for sharing the DIY seat bag mount. Brilliant use of the stoker stem! Patrick, please be sure to post when you pull your project together. (Sorry I have nothing to offer for it) I've used a Carradice Bagman which mounts off the saddle rails. It was okay but I definitely think tra

Re: [RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-02 Thread 'Bikie#4646' via RBW Owners Bunch
Eric, Great sleuthing to find that 2008 blog post by Brandt. Wonderful stuff. I'm not used to seeing him with grey hair like that. By the way, am I crazy? Is that his chain hanging loosely between the FD and the RD? I guess if I had just ridden up all those switchbacks I might have finished by

Re: [RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-02 Thread Kim Hetzel
George, I, too, remember well those days. I use to own one of those "leather hair nets". Then I graduated to a first issue Bell helmet. I wore and short wool cycling shorts with a natural chamois insert. Still love my wool jerseys, arm and leg warmers, especially here in the Pacific Northwest.

Re: [RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-02 Thread Kim Hetzel
Eric, Try visiting Kucharick Bicycle Clothing. Going out of business sale ! https://www.kucharik.com/ I have bought some solid colored wool jerseys late last year from John Kucharick. They are luxurious merino wool ! Kim Hetzel Yelm, WA. On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 9:25:55 AM UTC-8 eric...

Re: [RBW] Re: Jobst Brandt thought experiment: What would he ride today?

2023-02-02 Thread Piaw Na
Paul: that picture is from the top of Stelvio pass. While it is long (48 switchbacks) and about 6000' of climbing, it's actually a steady 7-10% grade, and nowhere as fearsome as some of the steepies here in the Bay Area. I did drag my 10 year old and 7 year old over the top of that pass last su