Not mine, no relation - just popped up on craigslist and I know some tall
folks exist on this list
http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/bik/3917948464.html
not a common bike to see for sale.
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bottom bracket creek should be a name of some place in oregon or maybe in
waterford?
Anyway - some place where you go splashing through on your bike and you end
up with the other homonym of creek. :)
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On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Mojo wrote:
> So you guys are probably better at this. B
I don't know about anyone else but this roadeo.
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/staff23.htm
is just STUNNING
glad it's not in my size.
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Hi folks,
Figure one of y'all has some of these floating around. I'm looking for a
pair of 22.2mm paul thumbies and either a set of shimano 9sp bar end
shifters or just the right one. I have an 8sp I don't have a use for
anymore - so if that would work for you - I'd be happy to trade.
Thanks,
-sv
Is it just me or does the button look a bit like the Tardis?
-sv
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Kevin Mulcahy wrote:
> I received my order yesterday. I immediately removed the branded logo
> patch on my waxed canvas motorcycle jacket and replaced it with the ACW
> patch. Much more relevant a
Liesl,
I would love to meet up - but I don't live in Madison. My Little brother
lives up there and me and the SO have talked about moving up there. We like
the feel and the bike-ness of it. Not sure we can leave Durham, NC, though.
It's a good problem to have, to love too many places. :)
And onto
I was looking at houses on zillow for completely non-sensical reasons when
I saw something on a table in a picture:
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/725-Jenifer-St-Madison-WI-53703/2127245549_zpid/
In the 14th picture there - look on the table.
Wish I had the cash to buy that house even more, n
There are no words to describe how awesome this is. Also - look at 'another
method of holding a bicycle' The figure is on page 30 - the description on
page 31.
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On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 8:46 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
> Retro-grouch field manual.
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013
I would not recommend yellow jersey. They have a large collection of
interesting parts but I have never had as rude a treatment in any store as
I had there. No vintage part is worth tolerating that kind of behavior.
-sv
On May 25, 2013 3:12 PM, "bwphoto" wrote:
> Yellow Jersey in Madison...one o
There is one bike. It's whichever one I happen to be riding RIGHT NOW. :)
And then I change bikes then it's THAT ONE. :)
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On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <
thill@gmail.com> wrote:
> There really is no one bike to rule them all. That's why I have
> approxim
I think Leslie posted last week that there is one last 67cm Hilsen at
Mountain sports Limited in Bristol, VA.
it's not an atlantis but it's a damned fine bike. :)
-sv
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 11:08 PM, BSWP wrote:
> Just because I'm curious, when were the last tall Atlantis frames made,
> the
I agree with your points on lighter or thinner tubing, Jim, One thing I
have considered, thought, is sending off the romulus and getting a new fork
made for it in what would be a decidedly high rake (low trail) bike.
Like Rene has done on this list.
I think that would be a better test to see if I'
Anyone know of any metal fenders that will fit tires that size?
Thanks
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Looks like a great way to spend the afternoon. Damascus has a very
different feel than Abingdon, that transition must be interesting by biking
through the woods. :)
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On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 11:35 PM, Leslie wrote:
> So there was a meeting in Abingdon yesterday that drug me away from Big
> S
I'm with, Steve. Same experience of any mailing list. The only virtue of it
being a google group is that it is easier to search, imo.
-sv
On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Sun, 2013-04-28 at 14:40 -0700, Joe Bernard wrote:
> > I think Google Groups is an issue for s
burley had a tandem named the paso dobles.
We have one - damn fine bike.
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On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 12:01 PM, jimD wrote:
> +1 on Paso Robles as a great place for riding.
> -JimD
>
> On Apr 27, 2013, at 7:50 PM, dougP wrote:
>
> Shot this northeast of Paso Robles a while back:
>
> http://w
Vertical compliance seems more important in smartass answers, to me.
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:38 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
> Laterally stiff smartass answers?
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 8:16 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
>
>> That's funn
That's funny - I always pad my bars with smartass answers. :)
-sv
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:52 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
> Unicorn tears.
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Peter Morgano wrote:
>
>> Marshmallows, use Fluff in the bends.
>> On Apr 24, 2013 9:22 PM, "Kel
I sometimes take an old tube and wrap it over the bars in sections then
wrap the tape around that.
Gives some padding and reuses an old tube :)
-sv
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Michael wrote:
> I see lotsa M bar pics around here, and seems like alot of the bars I see
> are super chunky.
I picked up a box of misc parts and sifted out the set of things I don't
really care about.
2 - 10sp cassettes one is 12-25 the other is 11 or 12 - 26.
One of them has a missing lockring. $20 each
1 pair of crank bros eggbeaters pedals - good shape - $25
1 pair of crank bros candy c pedals
On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Stephen S wrote:
> Does that make someone a "Retro Hipster Grouch" or a "Retro Grouch
> Hipster" or even a "Hipster Retro Grouch"? =)
>
> Stephen
>
Retro Grouch is hipster before hipster was cool. :)
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Jim,
Did you just say that you were riv-friendly before riv-friendly was cool?
:)
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On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <
thill@gmail.com> wrote:
> In the recent thread about SunTour's comeback, this quote was presented:
>
> "Junzo feels the time is right to re
That is a great looking bike.
Wow.. Nice
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On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 9:57 AM, RJM wrote:
> I don't know what it is about this build, but I just love it.
> http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/staff21.htm That frame color is just
> really cool (even though orange is the best frame color ;) )
>
>
On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Andrew Drummond <
andrew.d.drumm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I got mine the other day - it's at the frame shop now. Beautiful! And
> better yet, it made my daughter (9 years old) want to go bike camping this
> summer. Wa will, as soon as her bike is done.
Jim,
Thi
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/3744149782.html
not mine nor any relation but holy crap I would snap it up in a moment if
it were closer to me.
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Drew,
I don't need this bike and I don't think it would fit me but I just need
to say: HOLY CRAP IS THAT A GREAT COLOR!
just gorgeous
good luck with the sale.
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On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:52 PM, drewjensen
wrote:
> Hey everyone - I moved to the Boulder area a couple of years ago and there
>
I have a rom and an AHH. If you go from one bike to the other you can feel
the difference. The rom does surge ahead at times.
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On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 12:55 AM, Joe Bernard wrote:
> I've owned a Romulus and an AHH. They both felt about the same to me, with
> that nice springy feel. That sai
so far I like the resist nomads in 45mm on the hilsen. They feel okay. good
squishy, not bad squishy.
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On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 3:51 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> I know this list is the hotspot for fat-tired-ness. Close to building up
> the Ram, which will take over some grocery and errand ri
Hey all,
I got a pair of the nomad 45mm tires for the hilsen. Not had a chance for a
longer ride yet but just around the block has felt fine. A little squishy.
:-)
Some pics of the clearance here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/8600628151/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/8600628045/
Anyone know if they can force a set of those 45mm nomads onto a hilsen?
let's say w/o fenders... :)
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On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Mike Williams wrote:
> Hey Rob, Thanks for the heads up on the Nomads. I ordered a set. I
> think they will be perfect for what I'm looking for
>
> Sent
minor nit pick - but I don't think there is any flash on the basic mail
reader in gmail at all.
I run w/o flash enabled, frequently, and everything works.
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On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
>
> >many users post this in one form or another, so I'm just going to tack
> t
Hi,
Does anyone on the list have any experience with:
http://pedalacrosswisconsin.com/
I'm a little curious about them - though I must admit - doing 50-60
miles/day for 6 days feels like it could leave me a bit tired - I'm curious
just how flat this really is and other experiences.
Thanks,
-sv
You should be able to upload them to google plus and link to them from there
https://plus.google.com/
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On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 6:00 PM, GeorgeS wrote:
> The work shop that I mentioned previously is coming along. I decided to
> enclose a car port unused since Katrina. Probably two weeks a
shellac is used in many applications. It's a pillcoating in certain cases.
It can be found in a number of food-grade items.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac#Uses
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On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Ron MH wrote:
> I must be the ONLY poster on this list who does not like shellac on cl
If you do a single coat it is crusty and flakes
If you do multiple coats (3+) it is hard and smooth but cushy. You'd have
to do some odd things to make it flake off then.
You can remove it like any other tape - but you can't really reuse it (like
most tape, shellaced or not)
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On Wed, Mar 6,
Not sure if you got my email offline but I figure I'll repeat my question
here:
How come you rock so much?
feel free to answer whenever you have time. :)
thanks for all you do for the list,
-sv
On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> Hey all -
>
> In addition to tracking the
Leslie,
Very kind of you to say so - I've rearranged a bit recently. I suspect
some spring cleaning is in order, too. :)
-sv
On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Leslie wrote:
> I would think, if you're wanting it to handle torque, you want it up at
> 'working level', where you can get to it; m
George,
Glad to hear your bike workshop is in progress.
Here's pics of mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/sets/72157629538063710/
I will say that I contemplated the wall/table-mount park clamp. I
eventually settled on just using the one I had b/c I wanted to move the
stand around to mak
inring
> will yield a similar result! ;^)
>
> http://www.cyclocross.com/product/salsa-crossing-guard?
>
> and there's this:
>
> http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/chrg.htm
>
> - J
>
>
>
> On Saturday, March 2, 2013 7:41:52 PM UTC-8, Seth Vidal wrote:
>>
&
down an old, wornout chainring
> will yield a similar result! ;^)
>
> http://www.cyclocross.com/product/salsa-crossing-guard?
>
> and there's this:
>
> http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/chrg.htm
>
> - J
>
>
>
> On Saturday, March 2, 2013 7:41:52 PM UTC-8, Seth
I am looking for one of them in good shape. I had one a long while back,
sold the bike it was on. Went to look for another one and discovered salsa
doesn't make them.
If you have one in your shed looking for a home, let me know.
thanks,
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On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:34 AM, franklyn wrote:
> Though I haven't installed a pair on a Riv, I have installed two pairs,
> one on a Raleigh One-Way and the other on my repainted 80's Specialized
> Sequoia. Pictures are here:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/franklyn/sets/72157632662017902/
>
>
Has anyone here installed these on a riv?
http://store.somafab.com/taaltrfe.html
I'm thinking of a set for the hilsen over some jack brown tires. I'm kinda
curious how much of a pain they are to install.
Thanks,
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Jim,
if you build a bike around the gold components, please, please, please
post pictures of it and bling it out.
:)
I wonder if brooks makes a gold-riveted and sprung b67 in black.
bling bling
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On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <
thill@gmail.com> wrote:
I've been toying with differentiating the hilsen and the romulus some more
and I decided I would try some radically different bars. I had a pair of
these inexpensive arc bars on a tandem and I really liked the position I
ended up in. So I thought I'd try it out on the hilsen.
I think the stem reac
Having looked for a long time at R+E tandems I have to ask... Why wouldn't
you go with them? The price point they seem to be able to hit for a
semi-custom tandem frame is pretty fantastic. Why not get one and enjoy it?
We have 32mm panaracer's on our burley paso doble. That's a tight fit with
fend
Sigh that one makes me sad so far away.
-sv
On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 1:05 AM, cyclotourist wrote:
> Dis one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/515613230/
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Manuel Acosta <
> manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Pretty sure the tandem is Grant's
Wow, I had a custom frame place do it and it was about half of that. I
cannot imagine why michaels would be so much more.
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On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 7:50 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
> Thanks for that option! I priced framing @ Michael's and it was
> silly-stupid expensive. I laughed at them it wa
I have sidepulls on a romulus and paul centerpulls on a AHH. I think I'm
somewhat partial to the centerpulls. They seem to leave a little more space
for fenders, etc -however I've found they are a bit more finicky to setup
than the sidepulls.
Having said that, once you get them setup they feel mor
Go with the V-brakes b/c they can be less of an ass pain to setup.
The tektro 520 levers also feel pretty good in my hands. Having said that -
so do the shimano levers.
However, if you really want cantis, spring for the paul cantis - they are
just a nicer brake and less fidgety to setup than the
Ron,
I think you need to study your poli-sci more. I'm pretty sure equal
protection clause is where this sits and that's in the 14th ammendment.
Also Romney was a governor, not a senator.
-sv
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Ron Mc wrote:
> regarding rationality. All the issues I've seen
Steven,
I think you're committing the fallacy of the golden mean. Absolutism has a
place in our society. Let me give you some examples:
I absolutely believe that all adult americans should have the ability to
gain the tax and probate advantages they can get through marriage
regardless of their ra
I would have agreed with you. Right up until Citizens United. When
corporations can give unlimited money and behave like people, but not
people - then corps espousing their political beliefs gets my hackles up.
When I see a company telling me that they don't like my life and that they
are actively
Lynne,
+1.
I do not think it was appropriate, either.
-sv
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Lynne Fitz wrote:
> Reid, that was in bad taste.
>
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So I've been riding around on a used tandem I got for me and the stoker
quite a bit. It's an older santana and we've converted it over from the
drops to a more upright posture. I put on a pair of incredibly cheap
dimension arc bars ($14) and a set of ergon grips and it is disconcertingly
comfortabl
I've found it's not about shipping costs it's about shipping
pain-in-the-assness. If I ship something in the US I don't have disclose
what is in it or worry about customs or anything. If I do the same to
overseas I do. Having shipped something to korea once and had to go through
a million questions
Andy,
This is just a stunny set of photos. Is the populaire almost exclusively
dedicated bike path?
Just beautiful.
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On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Andy Smitty Schmidt <54ca...@gmail.com>wrote:
> List member and fellow 65cm Homer owner Dennis was kind enough to give me
> a ride to the w
a 58cm atlantis - now sold to another
a 61cm romulus
a 61cm ahh
I'd love to add a rivendell tandem to the list but... alas...
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On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 6:05 PM, CHRIS REINO wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I recently had the headset replaced on my beloved X01 (pumpkin). The
> mechanic, for some reason cut the steerer tube instead of using spacer for
> the new headset. Long story short, he cut it too short and it now does not
> fit o
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Toshi Takeuchi wrote:
> Me too. Here's my setup on my AHH with IQ Cyo standard bracket.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/42771204@N00/6988274498/
Mine is the same. You can also flip the bracket so the light is angled
down, closer to the wheel.
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On Oct 7, 2012 12:29 AM, "Michael Richters"
wrote:
>
> I'm looking for a front rack for my AHH to support a handlebar bag.
> Unfortunately, the VO rack that I've got has struts that are much too
> short to reach the eyelets on the fork blades. It looks like a Mark's
> Rack would reach, but that o
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
> True, I guess I can only presume the motives. Just so we are clear, I always
> encourage my customers to learn, I frequently loan out my tools, and I've
> given instruction to DIY types whenever I've been asked, all for free.
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
> Some people have mechanical aptitude and have no problem performing basic
> tasks to maintain a bicycle with little or no training. Others have no
> aptitude and break off 2 out of every 3 bolt heads every time they pick up a
On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Rex Kerr wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Tim McNamara wrote:
>>
>>
>> Perhaps it would seem that way but the facts are otherwise. The Minnesota
>> Department of Health report a few years ago found that pedestrian brain
>> injuries far exceeded bike relat
Hi,
I had turned off the list while I was on vacation but I had a great
time on vacation in japan. Alas I didn't get take any of my bikes with
me but I had an opportunity to ride a couple of rented bikes and an
afternoon bike tour while I was away. There's little riv-relationship
other than fanta
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
> The threaded-threadless converter quills are a solution to bar/stem
> compatibility issues in theory, but usually they're pretty short, which
> makes for very limited upward height adjustability. Maybe some are taller
> than oth
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Dan Abelson wrote:
> I am with Jim on the threadless headsets. I have two rivs that I love but if
> I could change one thing it would be to go threadless. It would offer a much
> wider variety of handlebar choices, I find it easier to adjust the headset,
> and it is
On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 6:38 PM, islaysteve wrote:
> Wow, those are nice. It looks like the artist in certainly in tune with our
> style of bicycle culture. I will be interested in the answer to your
> question. Steve
>
Google translate doesn't say anything about them being for sale.
I agree
On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 5:33 PM, blakcloud wrote:
> I am starting to think about buying my dream build which will be a A. Homer
> Hilsen. tentatively these are the components I would like.
>
> 650b wheel set built on Phil Wood hubs.
> Ultegra derailleurs and cassette
> cranks, undecided but not Sh
David,
tell me some more about the drivetrain changes you made on that betty
foy, please.
-sv
On Aug 26, 2012 4:22 PM, "David Spranger" wrote:
> I recently did a drivetrain makeover on my wife's Betty Foy which also
> included changing the handlebars from Albatross to Bosco. She appreciates
>
+1 to both. Nitto racks are great but if are happy with the racks and bags
you have then stick with them.
-sv
On Aug 19, 2012 1:05 PM, "Jim Cloud" wrote:
> Nitto racks are beautiful and sturdy. If, however, you're satisfied
> with the Topeak rack you've been using, why change?
>
> Jim Cloud
> T
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 2:09 PM, Ryan Ray wrote:
> No bites. $80 shipped?
>
To anyone who is thinking about it:
They're great cranks and the range is nice. But I already have a pair
on the hilsen - and I like to have a double on one bike and a triple
on the other :)
they were $135 new - so $80
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Horace wrote:
>
>
> Should've gotten it. It's the most awesome bike I've ever had. :-)
>
Well I didn't get it b/c I already have a 61cm romulus :)
Though I did think about having a spare ;)
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On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Horace wrote:
> Also, the Romulus with caliper brakes was only available for one year in
> 2003. Since 61cm is not an unusually large size, my guess is that Rivendell
> didn't have one lying around to sell in 2007. Of course, time is hard to
> judge for us humans,
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 12:06 PM, jeffrey kane wrote:
> Sorry, been having an amazing 18 months on this baby and just had to post
> this pin-up pic ...
>
Dude. Beautiful. I love the hetre-red and the butterscotch frame.
It reminds me of this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36397392@N06/sets/72
On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:10 PM, Scott Calhoun wrote:
> Thanks for the great response. Many items have sold quickly. I took a big
> stack of boxes to the post office today. I think my prices are pretty fair,
> considering I'm including shipping on most things, but If there is something
> you see t
On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 3:44 PM, lungimsam wrote:
> Lotsa pretty stuff.
>
> Anyway, as a complete set (Hbadge/DT and ST), which model do you like best?
>\
1. AHH
2. Romulus
3. Rambouillet
4. Saluki
5. Atlantis
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On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Anne Paulson wrote:
> OK, now we can see it, what's it for? I see really really long
> chainstays, and is there no front derailleur? Is that rear shifter on
> the stem? Upright handlebars, diagonal tube with those fun curvy
> middle chainstays. Yay for the kickstand
On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Allingham II, Thomas J
wrote:
> Is here, but no time to assemble. But here's a pic...
>
> No name, no decals. We can call it whatever we want!
>
>
ooo - thanks for posting pictures. Looks like that back tire needs
some love, though :)
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On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Ryan Ray wrote:
> That's the first one Iv'e seen. What's it all about?
>
>
A redwood is a romulus for tall sizes.
65cm and up, iirc.
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On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Seth Vidal wrote:
> I just got my poster back from the framers and I thought I'd share
> what the framers and I came up with to match the poster:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/7609912320/
>
> detail:
> http://www.flickr.com
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Peter Morgano wrote:
> I know this has been mentioned before but does anyone know if there is a
> standard frame size I could get to do it myself? I was a Fine Arts minor in
> college so I can get pretty crafty when I want to so was gonna see what I
> whip up. Than
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Allan in Portland
wrote:
> Yes, very, very nice. I am thoroughly inspired.
>
> Though, this hits on something that always bothers me about framing -- it
> costs considerably more than the art! A frame shop here in Portland has as
> their catch-phrase, "Re-frame you
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 12:20 PM, islaysteve wrote:
> Seth that's very nice. I see that you decided to to use a mat. Looks
> great! Steve
>
Steve,
Thanks! I didn't decide on the mat. I took it to the frame shop that
framed both of the Hiawatha posters I have and told them I wanted it
framed.
I just got my poster back from the framers and I thought I'd share
what the framers and I came up with to match the poster:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/7609912320/
detail:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/7609916890/
I think it came out great - especially how the frame color matche
On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 6:23 AM, Robert Zeidler
wrote:
> Water weight is easy to check if you have one of those scales that does so.
> For one of the Atkins-style diets-and diet is a bit misleading-one has to
> consume water etc., at regular intervals during the day. Expect to pee a
> lot. But tha
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:55 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> *My* anecdotes add up to *data*.
You guys have all the best anecdotes out there in the west! :)
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On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:44 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
>
>> Collect enough anecdotes and they become data ...
>>
>
> Sorry, The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
>
> It's 'stories&#x
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:44 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Collect enough anecdotes and they become data ...
>
Sorry, The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
It's 'stories'.
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On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:37 PM, pb wrote:
> Apologies for redundancy if you have laready seen this over on BOB.
>
> I have thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed this bike, but it's a tad smaller than
> I would prefer. I absolutely love the color. Orange Rambouillet 58,
> frame/fork/Campy NR headset (T
Heartily agreed, steve.
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On Jul 4, 2012 1:11 PM, "Steve Palincsar" wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-07-04 at 11:53 -0400, Peter Morgano wrote:
> > +1 on all that, especially horizontal drops
>
> Why? They're an enormous pain in the a$$ with no benefit for users of
> derailleur drive trains, and this bi
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Peter Pesce wrote:
> Interesting. A Simple One with a derailer?
> I too am curious how you get the price down. It certainly wouldn't save
> anything to cast new, plain lugs just for one bike. Does the head tube badge
> really add that must cost?
>
A simple one wi
On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Peter Pesce wrote:
> I like JHK's commentary on urbanism and the American civic landscape - which
> he often rides his bike through - a lot, but I too get bored with his "The
> End is Nigh!" sandwich-boarding that has been going on for at least 13 years
> by my cou
On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 10:45 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Perhaps for more niche audiences uneasy about the eventual effects of
> modernism a l'outrance, but:
>
> Kunstler: http://kunstler.com/blog/2012/07/hostage-racket.html Small
> is beautiful because society is going to hell and small will shor
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
> Rolls Royce suggests enlisting the help of an experienced RR mechanic to
> demonstrate proper torque.
>
> I don't know many pro mechanics who use torque wrenches or fret over torque
> specs, except on CF stuff. For the most
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 10:05 PM, lungimsam wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if Rivendell lugged steel frames and bolts have torque
> specs?
> Or, if the frames could speak, would they say: "We don't need no stinking
> specs. Just tighten it 'til it smokes!"?
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
Depends
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 12:23 AM, Philip Williamson
wrote:
> I put my poster up in my new cube, as the first personal touch. When the
> head of IT came by and hassled me about having nothing personal in the
> cubicle, today, I could step aside and say, "What? I just put up a poster
> this morning!
The discussion of good kids' bikes comes up from time to time.
I caught this today on fastboy cycles' blog/flickr feed and I thought
some of y'all may be intrigued:
http://www.fastboycycles.com/teachingcancertocry/?p=829
and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fastboy/7419479154
thought some of y'all
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Kenneth Stagg wrote:
> Thanks. Worth looking into. Actually your suggestion reminded me of
> something else. Anyone tried the Primo Comets in 1.5? I see that the
> Hostel Shoppe lists them in both wire bead and Kevlar.
>
I had those on my bike friday tandem. T
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Michael Hechmer wrote:
> Wow, what a deal, compared to 2K for a rodeo frame. But i already have a
> blue 62k ram.
>
>
you need a backup, clearly.
what would you ride if your existing ram were to get dirty? You've got
to be thinking ahead, man! :)
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