[RBW] Knee Replacement

2024-09-24 Thread Richard Borneman
Hoping to get some input from the list about knee replacement. My right knee is shot. 3 surgeries, multiple cortisone shots and 3 series of hyaluronic acid injections. I'm limping all the time, can't walk more than a mile or two without pain. Even starting to hurt on the bike. How long until yo

[RBW] Re: (perhaps) dumb question time (bottle bosses)

2024-09-22 Thread Richard Borneman
Timely post. I was wondering why the bottle mounts have been moved down so low. Serves no useful purpose that I can see. I grab whatever bottle has water in it. I have a few older Toyo built frames and a first gen Sam with normal height bottles. Newer Roadini is 2 1/2" lower. I don't buy the fr

[RBW] Re: 63 Roadeo FS

2024-07-29 Thread Richard Borneman
SOLD On Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 2:19:30 PM UTC-4 Richard Borneman wrote: > Forgot to add It's a Waterford built frame > > On Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 2:16:24 PM UTC-4 Richard Borneman wrote: > >> Need to sell a couple of my bikes. First up is a 63 Roadeo. Excellent

[RBW] Re: 63 Roadeo FS

2024-07-14 Thread Richard Borneman
Forgot to add It's a Waterford built frame On Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 2:16:24 PM UTC-4 Richard Borneman wrote: > Need to sell a couple of my bikes. First up is a 63 Roadeo. Excellent > shape, rides great > Just don't ride it much. > V.O Drillium crank 48/34 175mm &g

[RBW] Re: New Year's Day, NBD!

2024-01-03 Thread Richard Borneman
[image: hillborne at dam.JPG] Took a new years day ride on my Hillborne. Went up to Conowingo dam and back along the Susquehanna river. This sign was new so I thought I would get a photo. Watch out for vultures. On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 8:59:27 AM UTC-5 Kim H. wrote: > @Joe, > I think the

Re: [RBW] Favorite Floor Pump Head?

2023-11-15 Thread RICHARD BORNEMAN
Bought a Tanaka head from Soma a while back. Liked it so much I bought another. I used the brass Silca heads for years These Tanaka heads work great. Richard Sent from my iPhone On Nov 15, 2023, at 2:31 PM, aeroperf wrote:  Patrick The ‘Hiro’ chuck I have is a steel Presta chuck that screws on

[RBW] WTB Paul Touring Canti Brakes

2023-02-19 Thread Richard Borneman
Looking for a set or two of Paul's Touring cantis. Prefer silver but black or purple would be OK too. Richard -- 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 t

Re: [RBW] Knee Replacement

2022-11-20 Thread Richard Borneman
>>> >>> On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 5:39:49 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding >>> Ding! wrote: >>> >>>> Come on over! I’ll get you squared away! >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Nov 19, 2022,

[RBW] Knee Replacement

2022-11-19 Thread Richard Borneman
Anyone here had a knee replaced? How long till you could ride again? My right knee is killing me. I've put it off as long as I could. It's almost time. Richard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group a

Re: [RBW] Re: Fender size for a Rambouiller

2022-10-18 Thread RICHARD BORNEMAN
I have 700x28 tires under my fenders. Tried Jack Brown 33’s but too tight. I think 28’s are the biggest tire that will fit with fenders. Richard Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2022, at 2:10 PM, Joe Bernard wrote: Jon, You would probably need wider fenders for 33.3 and I'm not comfortable rec

Re: [RBW] Fender size for a Rambouiller

2022-10-18 Thread RICHARD BORNEMAN
I have 43mm Honjo's on my Ram. They look and work great. Richard From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jon Richardson Sent: Monday, October 17, 2022 6:21 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Fender size for a Rambouiller I am l

Re: [RBW] Re: Yves Gomez – mustardified

2022-10-04 Thread Richard Borneman
It looks great. Is that a standard PPG or DuPont color? Richard On Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 1:39:27 AM UTC-4 Max S wrote: > Thanks, Leah. I like Lemondrop, though I do like my mustard! > > Thank you all for the compliments! It's for my one-and-only, so after > (re)building up the bike, I onl

Re: [RBW] FS 62cm Sam Hillborne

2022-10-01 Thread Richard Borneman
ut beautiful bike! >> Lovely build too. >> >> k. >> >> On Sep 30, 2022, at 7:17 AM, Richard Borneman wrote: >> >> Selling my 62cm Sam frame. I bought a Platypus last Spring and have it >> built up almost the same as the Sam. I have had it up for sale

Re: [RBW] Platypus Mods

2022-07-12 Thread Richard Borneman
> >> On Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 5:59:16 PM UTC-7 row.n.2...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Who makes the front rack? >>> Jon >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 3:52 AM Richard Borneman wrote: >>> >>>> Last Saturday was rainy around here

Re: [RBW] So e parts still available, most prices lowered.

2022-06-01 Thread RICHARD BORNEMAN
Joel, I’m interested in the XCD 4050 front derailleurs. Can you send me a photo? Richard Sent from my iPhone On Jun 1, 2022, at 10:44 AM, 'Joel S' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:  2D7C84E5-96C9-4A43-B5D6-F94AB5655A97.jpeg (2544k)  F4BAE3DC-10C6-4267-B8D7-1863D4CD550C.jpeg (2667k)  9D00B949-A

[RBW] Lights on a Platy

2022-05-18 Thread Richard Borneman
I going to put a dynohub wheel on my Platy and wire it up for lights. I'm thinking about drilling a small hole in the lug cutout under the downtube, running the wire inside and up the seat tube, drill another small hole in rear of seat post for wire to exit. Anybody done that before? I don't th

[RBW] WTS 62cm Sam Hillborne & 60cm V.O Polyvalent

2022-05-10 Thread Richard Borneman
Now that I have a Platypus, I really need to sell a bikes or two. First up- 62cm Sam Hillborne, double top tube, blue, side pull brake model. Excellent condition. $1100 frame and fork $2200 built up. 60cm VO Polyvalent- 650B wheels, second generation rim brake model. Also excellent. Frame, fork

Re: [RBW] Re: Adding photos to Post

2022-05-08 Thread Richard Borneman
invisible edges >> unless you view at 33%. I have a 42" gaming monitor (for work, not games) >> and these embedded files still extend out sideways until only 1/2 of the >> message is view-able without manually moving the window laterally. >> >> On Sun, May 8, 2022

[RBW] Re: Adding photos to Post

2022-05-08 Thread Richard Borneman
Tried to attach photo to a new post. Just title, two words and the photo. No luck. Message too long. Same result with the Dell desktop or the Macbook Pro. I have looked at all my Google Group settings. Can't find anything amiss. What am I missing? Richard On Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 3:46:48 PM U

[RBW] Re: Adding photos to Post

2022-05-07 Thread Richard Borneman
I tried that, resized to smallest size, converted to a link and still got the too large error. Some people can put multiple photos in their posts. I can't add anything. Richard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscrib

[RBW] Re: Adding photos to Post

2022-05-07 Thread Richard Borneman
I have been using a Dell desktop running windows 10 an edge browser, also have a Macbook Pro running Monterey. Doesn't seem to matter what I use, if I put a photo in the post, I get the message too long error. I can't find anything in my Google groups settings that will change things. Some posts

[RBW] Adding photos to Post

2022-05-06 Thread Richard Borneman
I can't add photos to a post. Keep getting the conversation too long error window. What is the secret? I have tried adding a link to a photo with the same result. Richard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [RBW] WTB 60cm PlatypusTeam Pro

2022-04-29 Thread Richard Borneman
Having trouble posting photos or links to photos. Keep getting message too big error. On Friday, April 29, 2022 at 10:28:42 PM UTC-4 Richard Borneman wrote: > First ride on the Platy was nice. Did a 18 mile ride through a local state > park. half paved and half not. This bike is a kee

Re: [RBW] WTB 60cm PlatypusTeam Pro

2022-04-29 Thread Richard Borneman
First ride on the Platy was nice. Did a 18 mile ride through a local state park. half paved and half not. This bike is a keeper. I wasn't sure how the low gearing would work for me but it was great. If someone told me a few years ago a 38/24 crankset and a 11-36 cassette would be a good combo, I

Re: [RBW] WTB 60cm Platypus

2022-04-29 Thread Richard Borneman
I bought the Platy in NJ yesterday. Went up to take a look yesterday. Offered him 3K cash and he bit. Bike is like new, been ridden maybe 100 miles or so. It was my birthday, so I treated myself. Came home, ate lunch, set seat post height and went for a ride. Ride report to follow. -- You rec

Re: [RBW] WTB 60cm Platypus

2022-04-23 Thread Richard Borneman
y might also know of a dealer with a spare frame. >>>> >>>> [image: Screen Shot 2022-04-20 at 4.37.16 PM.png] >>>> On Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 1:09:23 PM UTC-4 Matthew Williams wrote: >>>> >>>>> Here are two: >>

Re: [RBW] WTB 60cm Platypus

2022-04-23 Thread Richard Borneman
aturday, April 23, 2022 at 1:09:23 PM UTC-4 Matthew Williams wrote: > >> Here are two: >> >> 3750 >> Allentown, NJ >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/485569186623138 >> >> >> 2100 >> Paradise, CA >> https://www.facebook.com/m

[RBW] WTB 60cm Platypus

2022-04-23 Thread RICHARD BORNEMAN
Looking for a 60cm Platypus. Would like to buy just a frame but might do a whole bike. Would be nice to find one in mid-Atlantic area. Shipping is a pain Have some bikes to trade or will buy. Don’t know when the next batch is coming in. Richard Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message be

[RBW] WTB Nitto Water Bottle Cage

2022-02-18 Thread Richard Borneman
Anybody have a couple Nitto R model cages they aren't using? I need a couple for a Roadeo I just bought. thanks RIchard -- 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 a

Re: [RBW] Digest for rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com - 14 updates in 6 topics

2022-02-13 Thread RICHARD BORNEMAN
Anybody have a pair of Nitto R model bottle cages they want to sell? Bought another Rivendell today and need a couple. From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2022 8:49 AM To: Digest recipients Subject: [RBW] Digest for rbw-owners-bunch

[RBW] Re: Bars For Sam

2021-11-07 Thread Richard Borneman
ough this when trying to get comfortable on the newer >> sloped top tube Riv frames? >> Anybody have some wide Choco or Bosco bars they want to sell or trade? >> I have a like new Moustache and some Noodle bars to swap. >> >> Richard Borneman >> > -- You

[RBW] Bars For Sam

2021-11-06 Thread Richard Borneman
bars they want to sell or trade? I have a like new Moustache and some Noodle bars to swap. Richard Borneman -- 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

[RBW] Re: WTB 46 or 48cm Noodle Bars

2021-02-15 Thread Richard Borneman
Found some bars. Thanks everybody. On Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 8:33:49 PM UTC-5 Richard Borneman wrote: > Looking for some 46cm or 48cm Nitto Noodle bars. I have a set Moustache > bars and other stuff for trade or cash for purchase. Let me know what you > have. > Richard

[RBW] WTB 46 or 48cm Noodle Bars

2021-02-14 Thread Richard Borneman
Looking for some 46cm or 48cm Nitto Noodle bars. I have a set Moustache bars and other stuff for trade or cash for purchase. Let me know what you have. Richardd -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group

[RBW] Re: Black hole of mixing Campagnolo and Shimano

2020-11-24 Thread Richard Borneman
I have a couple bikes set up with Campy pre-2001 "pointy" levers and Shimano drivetrain and #4 Shiftmate. Works great. The Campy levers are much better than the Shimanos. Richard Borneman On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 6:18:55 PM UTC-5 Tom Matchak wrote: > I recently did a