I am a Canadian from Northern Ontario.
Cold on your knees may not be a cause of your knee pain. Putting wraps and
bandages on might just make it feel worse.
You don't need much on your legs. Above about 7 degrees celsius ( 45
degrees fahrenheit ) shorts are appropriate. I love seeing the
Is this part of the whole paleo thing?
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Hills go up, and hills go down, but the wind never pays back its debts.
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Maybe if you take the photograph from a slightly different angle it will
straighten the fork.
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I have really been enjoying the Albatross bars on my Atlantis, the whole
bike seems to have fallen together.
I like having a mirror, it allows me to relax because I don’t have to
wonder what might be gaining on me. But I didn’t want to squander any of
that prime real estate on the bars. So
On Sunday, September 9, 2012 5:11:09 PM UTC-4, LyleBogart{AT}gmail.com
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Nice work, David! Personally, I'm not a mirror fan but I can certainly
appreciate them. How solidly do the zip ties hold the mirror? Is there much
vibration out at the mirror end?
Cheers!
lyle
P.S.: Nice
I was thinking the other day, it is remarkable in this day and age when we
can pretend to put a man on the moon, we can’t get derailleurs to shift
just right.
:-)
If it is the rear derailleur ghost shifting, it may be that the shifter
isn’t tightened enough. Or there is too much
You learn a lot about the fit of your bike when it is a very hot day, you
are exhausted, and you still have a long way to ride until you get home.
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Since working on a bike is a relaxing, meditative activity isn't it
sometimes good if things take a little time to set up and adjust?
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Thank you for the suggestions.
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What is the best 28-30 mm 700c tire for fast riding on pavement? Or
some good ones?
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...I frankly think a big barrier to
community is the dork factor that comes out. I'm not talking bike
nerd
stuff - but seriously wonky dorky vehicular cyclists (often men) who
are
just turn-offs to so many new riders.
Could you give an example of a dorky cyclist? I am starting to worry
now
And I am *NEVER* going to get into an argument/shouting match with a
motorist at a traffic light.
This sounds like an excellent policy, but seriously, how do you do it?
If someone honks at you and you are both sitting there, how do you
manage not to turn around and say a few choice words? I
Maybe I missed it.
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Ha ha, keeping with the Francophile theme. Thanks for the shout-outs
to Nanook and Paddle to the Sea too. We used to watch that movie every
year on the last day of school, we all had to sit on the hard floor of
the auditorium. I remember my leg would always fall asleep during it.
It was a good
The bars aren't even all that high. Don't worry if your bike doesn't
precisely match the standards of internet orthodoxy.
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There seems to be a notion that a bike frame can be “sprightly” or
“lively”. On the other hand, a frame can supposedly be “sluggish.” I
assume this means that the tubing is more or less flexible. Does
flexible tubing make a bike more sprightly? Couldn’t you just as well
call it “floppy” or
I forgot about bombproof. This is often used in reference to tents as
well, although if I were being bombed I think a tent would be the last
place I would go.
And I forgot one of my favourites, the laid-back seatpost. It sounds
like the hippy of seatposts, relaxed, non-aggressive. Probably quite
I just got an Atlantis. I have been riding it every day, since the
weather here has been unseasonably warm.
The Atlantis is not slow. (There are a lot of good things I could say
about it, you know how it is when you get a new bike. But that isn't
the topic at hand.)
The major factors limiting
I haven't seen the Ogre in person. It looks like a good bike, it may be
more bike than I need.
With the Surlys the fork is the same length in each size, so you are
limited in how high you can get your handlebars. I solved that problem with
the Wald #803 handlebar: Over 5 inches of rise, about
The metal studs are quite sharp. I had those tires so I put them on
for now, once my Marathon Supreme 40's come in I will put them on and
not ride it in the winter.
I have used studded tires for a few seasons, I have Ice Spikers on my
Troll. I kind of carry the bike when I bring it in, I don't
For me, the highest gear I can effectively use for any extended length
of time on flat ground is around 85 gear inches. If I go higher than
that, my cadence slows down, I feel like I am going faster, but my
speed doesn't actually go up. And I don't think of myself as a slow
rider. So even having
I was going to say nice bike but I think awe-inspiring would be
more accurate. I got my Rivendell because I couldn't find anyone else
who designs bikes for tall people. I think they cover small people as
well.
I wonder if that is the biggest production bike they have made?
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Thanks Leslie, I appreciated it when you put up the notice that the
frame was available. Hope you are having good weather down South.
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This is my new 66 cm Atlantis, I
My Quickbeam came with a 113 mm shimano BB UN-54 bottom bracket. This
was not the first run but I can’t see that it would make a difference.
With the Sugino Quickbeam crankset this gave a 48 mm chainline for the
large ring ( i.e. the middle ring of an equivalent Sugino XD. ) I
always rode in the
It probably rides in a sprightly manner, playfully beckoning you to
push further. Whereas your Sam Hillborne likely has an assured air
about it, yet retaining a hint of aggressiveness when faced with a
challenging situation. ( I assume, never having ridden your Hillborne
with 32’s. ) Of course
Yes, it is a 40/28 with an 11-28 cassette. There aren't any long hills
around here, so I won't even really need that many gears. Some of them are
just there for moral support.
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I could have used the usual let it all hang out routing, but it impinged
a bit on the space of the basket. For some reason I didn't like having all
the cable under the handlebar tape, so thought I would try something
different. It's winter so I have time for that sort of thing. :-)
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How about the effect of tread on traction? He could compare a slick tire to
one with a tread, maybe in wet and dry conditions. There are different
ways you could measure traction, some methods wouldn't even require
riding a bike. The challenging part would be for him to define what he
meant
Flashing lights: Getting the attention of drivers is important. But if
your lights and reflectors provide enough visibility to motorists, I
think it can detract from safety to have the rear or front lights
flashing. I know that when I am on my bike, or driving, I have a
harder time clearly seeing
Montana?
Palooka?
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It's a Joe-something-a! Well now I HAVE to have one. ;-)
Joe Something
Vallejo, CA.
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How often is a new frame designed at the same time as a new handlebar?
I really like that idea; people talk about trail, geometry etc. of a
frame, but so much of the feel and steering depends on the handlebar
and the stem, so to have the frame and handlebar designed for each
other makes a lot of
Hey Leslie, thanks for the alert. I had been looking for a 66 cm Atlantis,
I just called and ordered it.
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Home run.
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Couldn’t it be a choice between single speed and cassette?
Whatever it is, it is a great looking frame.
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Whatever happened to The Mystery Bike? The one you had to buy sight
unseen. I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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I think HS will stand for Harry Salisbury, or maybe Hank Snow.
Something along those lines.
It will be a bike for riding in the city, doing errands and picking
things up. Racks for carrying items. Single front chainring with a
chainguard of some sort.
Large tires, expanded frame; because it is
It’s too bad, reading the latest Knothole entry on the Rivendell
website, Grant appears to be stressed out, probably about that legal
case he refers to in RR 43. (It would be funny, considering that a
gaggle of lawyers are working feverishly, perhaps even referring to
“lawyer lips” in their
Does anyone else just measure their existing saddle height and add
10?
Seems way simpler, if you are already a bike rider.
I thought this was how everyone determined their PBH.
Or, you can use the stick and tape measure, and when you get a reading
that equals your saddle height plus 10, go with
This is London, Ontario. It snowed last night, so this is what it
looked like today:
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If you have 6 1/2 minutes with nothing better to do, this may be of
interest.
http://tinyurl.com/4rxst8c
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the arctic explorer, pioneered and tested a
high meat, high fish, low carb diet, based on what he learned from the
Inuit. In 1930 he published a study in the Journal of the American
Medical Association describing how he and a colleague lived on a diet
of only meat for one
Things 'look
good' because they are functional.
Amen. You could write a book on that. Someone probably has. And to all
a good night.
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A good combination is to wear a peaked cap with a good sized peak
under your helmet, and either a pair of eyeglasses or sunglasses. You
can angle the peak down which helps to keep the wind and snowflakes
out of your eyes, and also protects your face. I have a nice insulated
peaked cap with ear
My Quickbeam with 40mm Marathon Winter studded tires.
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You are absolutely right, Ray. Right now I am just using the higher
gear. With the 40 mm tires, there is clearance at the back, except I
am limited in how far I can move the tire forward, because it butts up
against the kickstand plate when I slide it forward. That means when I
slide it all the
Hey Joel, the winters are pretty mild where I live in Southwestern
Ontario. But we had a blizzard earlier this week, everything shut
down, the schools were closed for three days. I did not ride my bike
during that time.
There are a lot of places in the States that have more severe winters
than
Why do all current Rivendell non-custom bikes except the Quickbeam/
Simpleone have vertical dropouts?
It looks like at one time they used horizontal dropouts, based on
this:
http://www.sandsmachine.com/bp_riv.htm
The rationale given for horizontal dropouts at that time seems pretty
sound. Plus
Great pictures. Those trails look really nice, there is hardly any
erosion on them. Just out of curiosity, why are there no trees on
those hills? Is that the natural state or has it previously been
logged?
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Yeah, it’s not really explosive, just the can it comes in. That was
just an attempt at humour. Otherwise sheep would be blowing up left
and right.
But it does seem like good stuff. It forms a coating on metal, and it
doesn’t flow off. The company makes a lot of claims for it, that is
their
Anyone ever use this stuff?
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The can says Bobcaygeon, Ontario which is pretty Canadian. But I
think that is just the location of the distributor.
It is made from Lanolin. I have sprayed it in the frames of two of my
bikes. It is food grade, non-toxic, and also explosive, kind of a
nice combination.
On Oct 23, 12:21 pm,
Conditions can change so much from hour to hour in the winter.
Sometimes the snow is hard and iced over in the morning, then by
afternoon it has softened and the going is really slow.
I ride my bike to work in the winter. Last winter it was a combination
of a mountain bike with spiked tires on
Thanks for your comment Angus. I was beginning to think nobody gave a
damn.
:-)
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Bad luck to get caught out in a really bad storm. But in a way good
luck, to live through an awe-inspiring display of nature and come out
all right.
Now if you didn’t have fenders, that would be truly frightening…
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I had that happen, I looked at the other one to figure it out. After I
spent about half an hour finding the little spring on the carpet.
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I just looked up something that I read in Frank Berto’s book:
“With a cyclist’s entire weight on the pedal, the maximum rideable
gear in inches is seven times the slope denominator. Thus, a 1-in-10
incline requires a 70-inch gear.”
(In other words, on a 10 % slope, with all your weight on the
Have you thought of maybe lowering the bars 1/2 centimetre, using a
one-centimetre longer stem, and making sure the saddle is perfectly
level and not tilted back at all?
I know it is a bit presumptuous to comment on anyone's setup,
especially without seeing the person on the bike. But the way I
A wild stab in the dark. Frame, bike, what have you.
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I have owned my Quickbeam for a year now. I love it. It’s a great bike
for riding in the city, commuting, etc. Very sturdy, but not
particularly slow. It will go fast if you pedal hard enough. Very
smooth ride, perfectly quiet. I originally got interested in Rivendell
bikes because they are one of
Thanks Ray. I used an upright handlebar on it during the winter, with
a longer stem. On rutted snow, the front end really bounces around a
lot on any bike, so the upright bars were a bit more manageable. But
for general use I wouldn’t change the noodle bars.
I experimented with having a small
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