re: "Swift Paloma handlebar bag on Nitto F-15 supporter"
How well does this work? My only gripe about my Paloma bag is the
bounciness of the standard Klickfix mounting.
On Friday, July 26, 2024 at 8:59:47 AM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote:
> Greetings from sunny SE Wisconsin, and welcome to Wisconsin S
Oh yeah, all legs, no torso! Not sure if its too relevant but my overall
reach (wingspan) is a little over 6'2 so I do have the arms. I'm not
particularly keen on angling my body forward too much so I was thinking
swoop back bars but it makes me wonder if there was a day that I wanted to
try so
Chiming in: with my 89-89.5ish PBH, the 57cm Appaloosa fits me very well.
Standover is not a problem except when I mess things up very badly on
single track.
I’d think a 57 would be very nice for you!
On Wednesday 31 July 2024 at 03:20:24 UTC+9:30 Dan wrote:
> Hey All! I am getting ready to ge
Leah
I've had pretty good luck with an older version of this Yakima.
https://yakima.com/products/holdup?_ga=2.210927765.10671983.1722392489-1425159532.1722392489&_gac=1.228779502.1722392489.CjwKCAjwnqK1BhBvEiwAi7o0XyWHy_-rfF8Y0_IUJSOwI8XihOE_So_voglPh2ybwYILguESteC4vRoCG6IQAvD_BwE
James Poulso
Hi Chris! I had a Hollywood rack and while it did fold up and store nicely, it was awkward to leave on the vehicle. It didn’t tilt down and was a bit flimsy. It stuck out well behind the van. I noticed one day it looked bent (maybe someone hit it in the parking lot?) and I tossed it because I was
Sounds like you had a great time in Montreal and this trip in general.
Great write-up and photos! I picked up my Roadini from C&L in February;
great shop and people. I wish I could join them on a ride and spend more
time around those good vibes!
On Monday, July 29, 2024 at 5:13:02 PM UTC-4 T
If you scroll down in this thread to the photos it shows a fendered bike
and an interesting way to lock the back wheel below the bottom of the rear
fender...and still mostly using the intended force of the rack's rear
ratcheting arm:
https://forums.electricbikereview.com/threads/platform-bike-ra
Sold
On Monday, July 29, 2024, Greg Sonstein wrote:
> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjByH8J
>
> I still have the Roadini frameset if anyone is interested
>
> $950 plus shipping (probably around $60-80)
>
> Located in LA area.
>
> On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 6:43 AM Greg Sonstein wrote:
>
>> https://flic.kr/s
When it comes to rack I am of the "less plastic the better" mindset.
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 4:44:22 PM UTC-4 George Schick wrote:
> Whatever rack you decide to purchase be sure to smear on a goodly amount
> of anti-seize lubricant before inserting it into the Reese hitch that
> you're hav
My PBH is 88cm and I normally ride 61cm lugged frames - my Bleriot and
Romulus are both that size - but the 57cm Appaloosa fits me well. The top
tube is extremely long - I normally use 100mm or 110mm stems (drop bars),
but on the Appaloosa I used a 70mm stem to get the same reach as on my
other
Whatever rack you decide to purchase be sure to smear on a goodly amount of
anti-seize lubricant before inserting it into the Reese hitch that you're
having installed. You're living in the rust belt now and just one Winter
of road salt can rust that rack into the hitch so badly that you'd need
Brian, oh, I see. Ok, if you can push the front wheel’s arm down that would work! Sally, yay! You proved it with pics and that setup looks great! Back to the drawing board!On Jul 30, 2024, at 3:55 PM, Sally Bidleman <3mun...@gmail.com> wrote: Kuat 2.0 NV with our 2 fendered bikes. We don't use
[image: Kuat 2.0 NV.JPG] Kuat 2.0 NV with our 2 fendered bikes. We don't
use extra straps and have hit a few big potholes...so far, so solid!
On Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 12:32 PM Brian Turner wrote:
> Leah - if you continue watching the video, you will see that the reviewer
> does exactly as I (and
Leah - if you continue watching the video, you will see that the reviewer
does exactly as I (and others) have said we do by adding extra Voile straps
around each wheel where they sit in the tray. Even in the Quickr video the
guy says he does that for extra security. In the case of the Kuat rack, th
Generally if you are into Riv bikes you prob have an association with
aesthetics in your bikes...and maybe in your car. I do think Kuats look
ugly and clunky when on the car without bikes loaded. Way not so much 1Up.
The simplicity of the 1Up adds to its beauty. A fine piece of useful
engineeri
Brian Forsee - thank you for the correction. They are currently only based
in the USA. I purchased my in early 2020, so I'm not sure if mine was made
in the USA or overseas.
Brian
Lex KY
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Brian, I’m one video in and already see a major problem with the Kuat. I have a front fender - how is that arm not going to interfere with it? And look how close it sits to the brake in the video. Yikes. And then the reviewer goes on to show his major complaint, but by then I think the rack is alre
Hello fellow long-legged Riv rider!
I too am 90.5 and I’ve been very happy on the 57 Appaloosa and the 59 Atlantis
with 700c wheels.
I recently test-rode a L and then an XL Susie Longbolts. I felt like I had more
control on the L Susie, while the XL felt more solid and stable.
I expect a large
Ok ok! Let me go watch the Kuat videos.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 30, 2024, at 2:50 PM, Brian Turner wrote:Watched the Quickr rack video and I have to say, all of his gripes (aside from the ramp feature for super heavy eBikes) are non-existant with the Kuat NV Base 2.0. The reviewer mentioned not
My understanding was Kuat's haven't been made in USA for awhile. Years back
i was excited about the prospect of buying a rack made in my state of MO
but then they outsourced their manufacturing. Maybe things have changed
since i looked into it last.
Brian
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 1:50:53 P
Watched the Quickr rack video and I have to say, all of his gripes (aside
from the ramp feature for super heavy eBikes) are non-existant with the
Kuat NV Base 2.0. The reviewer mentioned not liking how the bike sways back
and forth, and he uses a Voile strap for extra peace of mind - well, you
don'
Fresh off the presses:
https://www.tmz.com/2024/07/29/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-son-pax-jolie-pitt-injured-accident-bicycle-hits-car/
Celebrity accident. it was not an electric BMX bicycle, that is an electric
(not street legal) enduro motorcycle.
Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh
On Tuesday, July 30, 20
@Brian in Lex KY — sorry I referred to you by your city name!!
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 2:07:10 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> That video was VERY helpful, Eddietheflay.
>
> Yes, there doesn’t appear to be a perfect rack for our type of bikes and
> it comes down to choosing th
That video was VERY helpful, Eddietheflay.
Yes, there doesn’t appear to be a perfect rack for our type of bikes and it
comes down to choosing the one that gets most of the wishlist and the
compromises that irritate you the least. For me, I have 3 Rivendells and I
want to be able to take all th
The subject line asks: Warranty or Bummer?
I think this is in the "bummer" category. It's not defective, you just
bent it. Bend it back and keep using it. Use your judgement on how to
load it moving forward. Things that bend long before they break are a good
thing.
Bill Lindsay
El Cerrit
Yikes! Under 6 feet tall and over 90cm PBH? That's some long legs.
Literally more than half your height is PBH.
Anyway, a 60cm Appaloosa is a much much bigger bike than a 60cm Schwinn
LeTour. The risk is that if you are all legs is that the reach is too far.
If your Appaloosa will have a
Hey All! I am getting ready to get an appaloosa when Rivendell restocks
them and I am trying to figure out the proper size. I measured my PBH 10
times. The average came to 91 exactly, top end was 91.8 and lowest was 89.5
(which was likely an error anyway). Overall most measurements measure
betw
One time I hit a bit of sagging telecom line on a bike path that was
obscured in the sun. It had detached partially from a garage.
I got clothes-lined off my bike and the bike slid into a curve bending my
custom stainless porteur rack with a wald basket. I was able to cold set
the struts and st
We have the Kuat 2.0 NV (45 Clem and 50 Platy). It's a great one! We use it
on our Subaru Crosstrek. (Brian, you're not alone!)
On Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 9:13 AM eddietheflay wrote:
> With a 1up you can ratchet the front arm onto your front tire tight enough
> so that it pretty much holds the bike
With a 1up you can ratchet the front arm onto your front tire tight enough
so that it pretty much holds the bike steady with just that one arm. And
then use the foam fender protected arm on the back wheel as a less
pressurized steadying force.
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 8:12:35 AM UTC-7 J J w
I looked into 1Up and Quikr racks very seriously last fall. I like how they
looked and construction quality seems great.
Echoing Lex's points, their design and functionality are *inherently*
unfriendly for bikes with fenders, which most of my bikes have. I've spent
way too much time fretting o
Pending sale...
Kim Hetzel.
On Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 6:41:03 PM UTC-7 Kim H. wrote:
> I have for sale a 1972 Cilo Sprintx (Swiss made) road bike frameset. I
> have had it since I bought it new in late 1973. It was main road bike for
> nearly 40 years. I have parted out the componenry a
The move from a minivan to an SUV was bittersweet for my wife and me. My
wife's Highlander is more stylish and "hip" but it also meant my sons were
growing up...now grown. I do plan to get a rack soon too so am following
this thread with interest.
Doug
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 8:51:01 AM UT
Here's a Quikr demo of an ebike with fenders and a rack. I know we're not
talking ebikes here but some of the issues prob apply to your normal bike
with fenders and
rack:
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=ac57164e41e9010e&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWILR16mc0d4NuTFXlUYgnfbMkhoR7A:1722342812906&q=Qu
I don't think the quikrstuff is a *vast* improvement over 1UP so I went
with 1UP based on reviews and money. That was just based on functionality
not ethics of the company. I like to support companies that aren't sketchy
so I am really interested in what that archived article says. The link
isn
I’m probably going to be the only one here to recommend a Küat NV 2.0, because I know this group has thoroughly lauded the 1UP racks many times over… but please take my 4 years of experience with this rack for what it’s worth.While they are very well-built racks with nice features (and MUSA is a pl
Brent, sent you a pm.
Steven Sweedler
Plymouth, New Hampshire
On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 6:27 PM Brent Knepper wrote:
> hiya everyone, on the hunt for some parts for my periwinkle Sam build-
> well, suppose its *been* built and ridden a bit, but I'm already changing
> some things up I guess?? if
Leah, a friend bought one of these racks after extensive research and
couldn’t be happier. He uses it for an array of bikes with and without
fenders and suspension, he continues to rave about it.
Steven Sweedler
Plymouth, New Hampshire
On Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 6:51 AM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <
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I am no longer a minivan driver. The old gal gave up the ghost and I
replaced her with a Kia Telluride (Leah’s Kia!). I’ve got an appt to have a
hitch installed Aug 12, and meanwhile am handwringing about racks. I have a
Saris Freedom 4 bike rack that I really liked. But it’s full of plastic
pi
"Electric bikes are probably the second most contentious topic on this list
next to helmets."
I wonder what chain lube they prefer?
Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh
On Monday, July 29, 2024 at 5:01:30 PM UTC-4 Corwin Zechar wrote:
> Hi Eric -
>
> I don't have a beef with people that need an assis
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