[RBW] Re: Front derailleur for 42 28 cranks?

2024-09-27 Thread Drew Saunders
Any of your older “road” double FDs should work. I’m using a c. 1990 Campagnolo Croce D’Aune for my 26-42, and, other than being difficult to pronounce, it’s perfect. On Friday, September 27, 2024 at 8:12:31 AM UTC-7 dinoh...@gmail.com wrote: > I just got some Silver cranks in 42/28. I've neve

Re: [RBW] Lael Wilcox

2024-09-13 Thread Drew Saunders
Here's a gift link to the NYT article about Lael's ride (which she's finished): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/sports/cycling/bicycle-around-the-world-record.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KU4.WX6-.ePmZoh9XefY6&smid=url-share On Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 8:09:54 PM UTC-7 ted...@gmail.com

Re: [RBW] Cameras On Bikes

2024-08-10 Thread Drew Saunders
> Good on you for transporting it by bike too. > I have been working on doing this with my medium format camera with > limited success. > > Tripods present particularly prickly problems. > > I need to figure out more lashings. > > Thanks for posting! > I’d love

Re: [RBW] Cameras On Bikes

2024-08-09 Thread Drew Saunders
7;s purely by luck. > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 4:11 PM Drew Saunders wrote: > >> OK, I know the theme is carrying cameras, mostly film cameras, on rides, >> but here's how I bike with a rather large camera. I only take this setup up >> to 2-3 miles, so it'

[RBW] Re: Going from 2x9 to 3x9 - FD Selection

2024-07-11 Thread Drew Saunders
I have a 26-42-guard New Albion setup, and although the 16 tooth shift is huge, it's pretty manageable if I'm not in a hurry. Maybe you just need a new "middle" ring and chainguard? It's also possible your chainguard is big enough for a 42. Going from 38 to 42 is about the same as changing 1t in

[RBW] Re: Front Derailleur Adjustment - Friction DT Shifters

2024-06-26 Thread Drew Saunders
I agree, it seems likely that your FD is rotated just a wee bit. I'm not familiar with "indexing" FDs, like your GRX 810, but I would expect them to be wider than older friction only FDs, just to accommodate the fact that indexing front shifters can't trim. Either I'm the best home mechanic, or

[RBW] Re: Building a Quickbeam and wondering...

2024-03-06 Thread Drew Saunders
I have an orange Quickbeam, which I bought new, with the original Sugino 74/110 triple with the original 32/40/guard chainrings. I immediately removed the provided 18t freewheel and put on a White 17/19t Dos Eno. I also put a 22 on the flop side of the flip/flop hub that Riv included with the b

Re: [RBW] Advantages of triple drivetrains (VO post)

2024-01-10 Thread Drew Saunders
Although I'm not Bill (middle name is William, though), I'm using a 26-42 (triple with chainguard) and an older "road double" front derailleur, and the FD doesn't hit the chainstay. I have the FD a wee higher than might be absolutely perfect in order to clear the chainstay, but it shifts just fi

[RBW] Re: 31.8 clamp FD recs

2024-01-06 Thread Drew Saunders
Index or friction shifting? If friction, it shouldn’t matter. I’m running a c. 1990 Campy Croce d’Aune FD, designed for 39/53, on my 26-42 “double with a chain guard” and it works fine. When I ran a 24-36-46, I used a Suntour XC Pro, mainly because it was a gorgeous derailleur. Friction front

Re: [RBW] A Homer Hill build....

2023-11-28 Thread Drew Saunders
24! > > On Monday, November 27, 2023 at 6:38:19 PM UTC-8 Drew Saunders wrote: > >> If you say you live in your 34, but sometimes spin out, while wanting a >> lower gear as well, then a triple is a good choice. >> >> You can set up the common 74/110 triple, like th

Re: [RBW] A Homer Hill build....

2023-11-27 Thread Drew Saunders
If you say you live in your 34, but sometimes spin out, while wanting a lower gear as well, then a triple is a good choice. You can set up the common 74/110 triple, like the Silver, Soma Clipper, etc. as a 24-34-44, and pair that with a 12-36 in the rear and have your “3 cassettes on one bike”

Re: [RBW] WTB/ISO New or Used Shimano Deore XT rear derailleur

2023-10-12 Thread Drew Saunders
How much do you like the 1 and 2T hops of the 11-28? If you find yourself shifting 2 or more cogs often, then a very wide range cassette might be a better fit, but if you like the fine tuning of your 11-28, then maybe it’s time for a front derailleur. I went from 3x9, 24-36-46 with 11-23 to a

Re: [RBW] Re: What shoes does your Riv wear?

2023-10-03 Thread Drew Saunders
My Quickbeam is wearing Riv Jack Brown 700x33.3, which I over-inflate to 80psi so I don't have to inflate as often. It's my commuter. I should probably really run them at about 70psi, and fill them more often, but I'm lazy. My 1999 Riv Custom was from when 700x28 were considered "fat meat" sup

[RBW] Re: Shiny front derailleur for 42/28 Silver crankset

2023-09-25 Thread Drew Saunders
When changing my Riv from 3x9 to 2x11, with a New Albion 26/42/chainguard setup, instead of using my Suntour XC Pro FD (which probably would have worked just fine), that I've been using for ~25 years, I opted for an older "road" double. I found a really nicely cleaned up Campagnolo Croce d'Aune

[RBW] Re: Cycling shoes for wide feet?

2023-08-21 Thread Drew Saunders
I have 10.5 feet. Ducks follow me around as if I'm their leader. Birkenstocks fit me well, but otherwise, I have to seek out wide-specific shoes. I can also stand on one foot until I'm tired or bored, so super wide feet do have their advantages! I'm in the process of getting the last few h

Re: [RBW] Northern Hemisphere Summer Riding Photos 2023

2023-07-05 Thread Drew Saunders
http://www.waldenwestfoundation.org/ > > I did a lot of bicycle riding up Old LaHonda from Page Mill Road to > Skyline and over to the coast to San Gregorio. I rode Skyline to Half Moon > Bay. > > Kim Hetzel > Yelm, WA. > > On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 12:26:55 PM

Re: [RBW] Northern Hemisphere Summer Riding Photos 2023

2023-07-05 Thread Drew Saunders
ing is still a higher bailout gear than my 40x51 (or 38x51 > on the roadini). I use the lowest gear on Bohlman-On Orbit-Bohlman (and > once on Rapley trail which is a knee buster with nearly 30% grades) and > it's just enough. > > On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 12:26:55 PM UTC-7 Dre

Re: [RBW] Re: A few Swift bags at Sierra.com

2023-06-26 Thread Drew Saunders
Moore, who now thinks of finding a Swift bar bag to replace the >>> somewhat intrusive large "gas tank" bag on his Monocog 29er. (I'd also >>> consider a Candy Bar bag or clone.) >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 24, 2023 at 2:08 PM Drew Saunders >>&

[RBW] Re: A few Swift bags at Sierra.com

2023-06-24 Thread Drew Saunders
Mine arrived from Sierra yesterday and I tried it on my Riv on a 24 mile ride this morning. I have a Candy Bar Bag, made for Riv by Duluth Pack, many years ago for comparison. The volume is about the same. On cold rides that warm up, I’ve used the Candy Bar to carry my vest, wool “dotted” glove

[RBW] Re: 3-speeding Quickbeams and SimpleOnes

2023-06-19 Thread Drew Saunders
My orange Quickbeam came set up as a "2 speed" with 32-40-chainguard chainrings on a 74/110 triple (still has those) plus an 18t freewheel. I immediately made it a "3 speed" with a 17/19 Dos Eno freewheel. The chain is too slack for the 32/17 to work, so only 3 options: 40/17 (99% of my riding),

Re: [RBW] Re: Shifters - UNO shifter

2023-06-06 Thread Drew Saunders
Yes, this is correct. Road Shimano/SRAM are 8-9-10, and 11 is a newer standard that should ship with a spacer to handle 8-9-10. That's what happened with my Velocity wheel that I just bought. I was on 9 speed, so I kept the spacer and moved my cassette from my (rim failed) older hub. Then, when

Re: [RBW] Re: Gearing (was Getting Over My Head)

2023-05-31 Thread Drew Saunders
This article: https://road.cc/content/tech-news/primoz-roglic-uses-gravel-gearing-decisive-giro-tt-301511 Says he used the "XPLR-1271" from SRAM, which only offers a 10-44 (10,11,13,15,17,19,21,24,28,32,38,44) cassette, with even chainrings between 38 through 46, most likely a 44. I don't know

Re: [RBW] Front Derailleur Suggestions

2023-03-29 Thread Drew Saunders
When I was looking for a new FD for my 26-42, I looked at 7400's on eBay, but they weren't really all that cheap, or were quite beat up. I ended up with a c. 1990 Campagnolo Croce d'Aune FD from the UK that had been cleaned and polished so it looked like new, and it shifts the 26-42 very well. I

[RBW] Re: Riv Riders Interactive Map is Live!

2023-03-20 Thread Drew Saunders
Good idea! I found the street address of my nearest post office and changed my answer to that. It's close enough, and if any bike thieves go there, they'll be very, very, confused. On Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 10:05:08 PM UTC-7 iamkeith wrote: > This is great. Thanks for putting it together!

[RBW] Re: The Riv goes "Spinal Tap"

2023-02-26 Thread Drew Saunders
Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 2:23:27 AM UTC-8 Nick Payne wrote: > On Sunday, 26 February 2023 at 9:11:13 am UTC+11 Drew Saunders wrote: > > The hub on the Ibis is 8/9/10 only, but I may convert it to 2x10 next > rainy season. > > > The Shimano 11-34 11s cassettes fit fine on 8/9

[RBW] Re: The Riv goes "Spinal Tap"

2023-02-25 Thread Drew Saunders
bike is utterly perfect! Great choice in gearing, too. >> On Monday, February 20, 2023 at 3:03:56 PM UTC-8 Drew Saunders wrote: >> >>> "This goes to eleven!" >>> After having to get a new rear wheel for my 1999 Red Rivendell, which >>> came with a space

Re: [RBW] Re: Signing up for Scary Things: Intro to Bike Mechanics

2023-02-20 Thread Drew Saunders
Leah, Brava! I've done most of my own bike work for the past mumble-mumble years (about 30 or so), and I did twice try to build wheels, only to realize it's best to have someone who knows what they're doing build wheels. I did get better at truing wheels after trying to build them. If you think

[RBW] Re: Rivs on film

2023-02-13 Thread Drew Saunders
gt; 4x5 was a Deardorff, made in Chicago. With a Tiltall tripod, film holder, > light meter, etc. it never ocurred to me to try and fit onto a bike! > > Best, > Rich in ATL > > On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 12:19:25 PM UTC-5 Drew Saunders wrote: > >> Looking at my F

[RBW] Re: Rivs on film

2023-02-09 Thread Drew Saunders
Looking at my Flickr stream, I only found two photos of my Riv taken with a film camera. I thought I had done more over the years, but maybe I just haven't scanned them and put them up. https://flic.kr/p/67KheV https://flic.kr/p/67PtfS They're obviously taken one after the other, back on Pi Day

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

2023-02-01 Thread Drew Saunders
I remember on r.b.tech Jobst said he ran a 47-50 half step up front with a modified "ultra 6" 13-24 freewheel in the back. He took a 12-24 7 speed and removed the 12 so that it would fit on a 126mm OLD hub that was more evenly dished, so that there was only space for a 5 speed or "Ultra 6" freew

Re: [RBW] Re: 22 for 2022

2023-01-09 Thread Drew Saunders
://ridepdw.com/products/outpost-mount-light-mount-for-wire-baskets?_pos=1&_sid=4d2525153&_ss=r > > On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 11:50:30 AM UTC-5 Drew Saunders wrote: > >> Paul, >> >> May I ask what you're using to attach lights to the side of your basket?

[RBW] Re: 22 for 2022

2023-01-09 Thread Drew Saunders
Paul, May I ask what you're using to attach lights to the side of your basket? I made a "fake short handlebar" from an old broomstick and a long bolt to get a light out in front of my fender, but it doesn't work with newer lights, and I like your "tiny fake handlebar attached to the side of the

[RBW] Re: cassette advice?

2022-12-28 Thread Drew Saunders
How much do you use the 48x11? It’s a pretty high gear, but you may prefer a lower cadence than many others. If so, I’ll be the contrarian and suggest an 11-23 9 speed. I currently use a 24-36-46 with an 11-23 9 speed on my Riv in hilly Silicon Valley, and spend a lot of time in the middle ring.

Re: [RBW] Re: What's Good - Wide-ish/flared drops edition...

2022-12-10 Thread Drew Saunders
Steve Potts has reintroduced a new version of the original WTB dirt drop, which Soma is selling: https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/steve-potts-original-dirt-drop-bar-31-8-60cm-5910 I have the real original WTB bars, bought in 1999, on my Ibis Mojo, and I would definitely get these new ones if I

Re: [RBW] Re: 56+ before 55!

2022-07-29 Thread Drew Saunders
Those bottles came from Rivendell many (10? More?) years ago. Drew > On Jul 29, 2022, at 6:27 AM, Chris Balaschak wrote: > >  > Great ride report. > > Can I ask - where did you find those water bottles? >> On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 9:41:05 PM UTC-4 Drew Saunders wr

[RBW] Re: 56+ before 55!

2022-07-20 Thread Drew Saunders
rdpress.com > > Stay well and keep the wheels turning! > > Best, > Rich in ATL > > On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 9:41:05 PM UTC-4 Drew Saunders wrote: > >> For the past few years, I've tried to ride my age or more on or about my >> birthday (this Sunday

[RBW] Re: 56+ before 55!

2022-07-16 Thread Drew Saunders
ry day you can and take comfort as you roll down the road. A truly >> beautiful bike, I hope you enjoy it for many more years. >> On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 9:41:05 PM UTC-4 Drew Saunders wrote: >> >>> For the past few years, I've tried to ride my age or more o

[RBW] Re: 56+ before 55!

2022-07-16 Thread Drew Saunders
iday, July 15, 2022 at 9:41:05 PM UTC-4 Drew Saunders wrote: > >> For the past few years, I've tried to ride my age or more on or about my >> birthday (this Sunday, the 17th, a.k.a. "World Emoji Day!"). Although not >> as impressive as crossing the country, it was

[RBW] Re: Jim 7 speed cassette on a triple

2022-05-08 Thread Drew Saunders
"A half step triple would work, like a 44/40/28 for example. The numbers are off the top of my head, not a suggestion. Having the half step would help split some of the large jumps in the cassette." You guessed pretty well. The jumps in the 13-42 average about 18%, and a 44-40 is about a 9% cha

[RBW] Re: Riv asks: One bike forever, which one?

2022-04-12 Thread Drew Saunders
import one. > Christine > > On Monday, April 11, 2022 at 2:15:28 PM UTC-4 Drew Saunders wrote: > >> I've been mulling over this question for a while, and I've come to the >> conclusion that I'm really happy that I don't have to have just one bike >>

[RBW] Re: Riv asks: One bike forever, which one?

2022-04-11 Thread Drew Saunders
I've been mulling over this question for a while, and I've come to the conclusion that I'm really happy that I don't have to have just one bike forever. I currently have a 1998 Ibis Mojo as my "Mountain Bike" (but much more like modern "gravel" bikes in its setup, with original WTB Offroad Dro

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv asks: One bike forever, which one?

2022-04-04 Thread Drew Saunders
If you're looking for One Bike to Rule Them All, clearly it has to be the 2004 Rivendell Sauron: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/nanodrive/ (Should have posted this last Friday...) On Monday, April 4, 2022 at 8:45:09 AM UTC-7 vhans...@gmail.com wrote: > Unfortunately, this was sold 20 years ago..

[RBW] Re: Spring Cleaning

2022-03-05 Thread Drew Saunders
ta 912 > project. > > Marty > > On Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 4:46:49 PM UTC-5 Drew Saunders wrote: > >> I guess the photo browser does them alphabetically, OK. I cleaned the Riv >> first, then the Ibis. The goal was to get the new RH Humptulips Ridge tires >> on

[RBW] Re: Long shot: Book about wool sold by Rivendell?

2022-01-17 Thread Drew Saunders
The Wool Glossary by Robert D. Sadler, copyright 1995. Can’t find an ISBN on my copy. Drew On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 3:23:04 PM UTC-8 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > In my disorienting time in front of the scanner archiving Rivendell > catalogs I recall encountering a book about wool recommend

[RBW] Re: FS: Many bike parts (google doc)

2021-12-12 Thread Drew Saunders
-8 Drew Saunders wrote: > It's time to clear out my old bike parts "for another build...some day." > Most are from the 1990's and early 2000's. Wheels (including one Wheelsmith > built) and hubs, cranks and chainrings, cassettes, freewheels and fixed > cogs,

[RBW] FS: Many bike parts (google doc)

2021-11-28 Thread Drew Saunders
It's time to clear out my old bike parts "for another build...some day." Most are from the 1990's and early 2000's. Wheels (including one Wheelsmith built) and hubs, cranks and chainrings, cassettes, freewheels and fixed cogs, pedals, derailleurs, shifters, stems, handlebars, books and even a "

[RBW] Re: Any former paper boys (or girls) on this list?

2021-09-07 Thread Drew Saunders
Hartford Courant from 1979 to about 1984 or so. Didn't deliver on a bike, but my Dad fashioned a 2-wheeled cart that my dog would pull to carry the papers. He became quite the celebrity within that neighborhood, and often got better holiday tips than I did. If the temp was below 0 F, I could ask

Re: [RBW] Beginners SLR camera?

2021-05-21 Thread Drew Saunders
That's catlabs.info, not .com, and here are their 35mm cameras: https://www.catlabs.info/category/35mm-cameras-and-lenses On Friday, May 21, 2021 at 8:41:09 AM UTC-7 Drew Saunders wrote: > One advantage of keh.com or catlabs.com or other real photo dealers vs. > individual sellers o

Re: [RBW] Beginners SLR camera?

2021-05-21 Thread Drew Saunders
One advantage of keh.com or catlabs.com or other real photo dealers vs. individual sellers on Amazon or Ebay is that there's a good chance that the camera has been checked out and confirmed to be working. With most of the suggested cameras, there's a very high chance that the foam seals around

Re: [RBW] Re: COVID face mask that lets you breathe and doesn't cause glasses to fog?

2020-11-24 Thread Drew Saunders
Regarding the O2 levels, in this video: https://youtu.be/npXP5wqNzaI He wears 6 masks and wears a pulse-ox meter. The results of wearing 6 (count 'em, 6!) surgical masks for 5 minutes: 1: No change in O2 levels 2: His ears really hurt. I'm about to get surgery (not voluntary, not in a pandemic!)

[RBW] Re: Talk Me Out of Building My Own Wheels

2020-10-20 Thread Drew Saunders
Many years ago, I decided to try my hand at building my own wheels. Armed with a copy of Jobst Brandt's "The Bicycle Wheel," rims and spokes from Wheelsmith, I did manage to make a build a pair of wheels. The front was OK (until I crashed and bent it beyond repair), the rear wasn't a very usable

[RBW] Re: 2020 miles in 2020

2020-10-13 Thread Drew Saunders
Leah, Brava! I also planned on riding 2020 miles in 2020 but then, well, 2020 happened. Strava says 149 miles in January, 153 miles in February and...18 miles in March. Hmm, what happened then? April was my best month with 204 miles, but (and it took several months for me to figure this out),

[RBW] FS: 56cm Toyo Atlantis

2020-08-07 Thread Drew Saunders
I see that it’s sold, but regarding your question about shipping, I got a quote from UPS and another from bikeflights.com to send my XO-1 to its new home, and bike flights was half the price, and they ship UPS! About $135 depending on the amount of insurance you’d want. -- You received this me

[RBW] Re: FS: 52cm 1993 Bridgestone XO-1

2020-07-11 Thread Drew Saunders
Sold! Thanks for looking. My huge list of parts will be listed soon. -- 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...@googlegroup

[RBW] Re: FS: 52cm 1993 Bridgestone XO-1

2020-07-11 Thread Drew Saunders
Sale pending! On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 12:47:58 PM UTC-7, Drew Saunders wrote: > > Excellent question. > > Back in '95 or '96 I was riding off road at Los Trancos OSP and at the > crossing of a dry creek the front wheel apparently perfectly matched the >

[RBW] Re: FS: 52cm 1993 Bridgestone XO-1

2020-07-11 Thread Drew Saunders
Excellent question. Back in '95 or '96 I was riding off road at Los Trancos OSP and at the crossing of a dry creek the front wheel apparently perfectly matched the creek bed. The wheel stopped rolling, and momentum kept me going. The force of the crash bent the original Moustache bars on the ri

[RBW] FS: 52cm 1993 Bridgestone XO-1

2020-07-11 Thread Drew Saunders
Is the lack of a BB/Cranks/Chain scaring people away? I could install: Shimano UN51 122.5mm BB (ugly, but still smooth) Sugino GP 110 26/38/50 170mm cranks (original cranks, not original rings) Whatever 8 speed chain my LBS carries Replace the FD with an XTR Replace the RD with an Ultegra RD 6500

[RBW] FS: 52cm 1993 Bridgestone XO-1

2020-07-06 Thread Drew Saunders
I bought this new at the 1994 Bridgestone/BOB fire sale, and haven't really ridden it in about 15 years, so it's time for someone else to enjoy it. Photos and details at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tPdNV1WoLh4rE4L7bCpzNd2P-dmfRARaqOOSNLvESr4/edit?usp=sharing Please read very carefully!

[RBW] Re: Help Pimp My Quickbeam

2020-05-21 Thread Drew Saunders
> > > >- What would the original Sugino crankset gearing look like? What >would Grant's preferred set up be? >- What about rear cog(s)? 16t, 17t? > > > My orange QB came with 32-40-chainguard on the Sugino cranks, and that's what's still on there. The chain guard is quite nice.

[RBW] Re: Crash Stories

2020-03-17 Thread Drew Saunders
My best "almost-crash" story: When I was an undergrad at Stanford, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and we did all our assignments on clay tablets (late '80's), I was biking to class one day and had an epic almost crash. For context, Stanford is a large campus, so there are a LOT of cyclist

[RBW] Re: How & when & why did you find Rivendell? What was your first bike or part from them?

2020-01-26 Thread Drew Saunders
inal Banana Bag on the back. Here's one from 2011: [url=https://flic.kr/p/9cnEJW][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/5082/5379563274_fb804851c3_m.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/9cnEJW]All Clean and Pretty![/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/]Drew Saunders[/url

Re: [RBW] Of Bikes and Bread

2020-01-22 Thread Drew Saunders
As we used to say in my old dorm (where fresh bread was baked 6 nights/week) "Make Loaf, Not War"! Sadly, my wife really dislikes sour flavors, especially sourdough, so I may not be able to try this. If I knew anyone with a starter, I might borrow theirs to see if the result is just a pinch sou