[RBW] Re: Metal fender coinflip: Stainless or Aluminum?

2012-12-11 Thread Wilbur
I'd get the Berthoud from Boulder Bicycles / Mike Kone, personally. On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 5:43:30 PM UTC-6, William wrote: Thanks very much. I'm convinced. Now, based on budget I'll decide whether to go Velo Orange Stainless (at $55) or Peter White Berthoud Stainless(at $73,

[RBW] Re: Metal fender coinflip: Stainless or Aluminum?

2012-12-11 Thread Wilbur
I wouldnt say Honjos are less durable. Thats more of function of installation. A botched SS fender install will likely have more problems down the road than a perfect Honjo install. I vote for Honjos with Berthoud hardware and DIY rubber flaps. -- You received this message because you are

[RBW] Re: Low trail schmo trail......

2012-12-11 Thread Wilbur
IMHO, the big downside of low-trail is how light the steering is or unbalanced the bike feels when riding sans front load. On Sunday, December 9, 2012 1:21:13 PM UTC-6, dougP wrote: Charlie: Congrats on enjoying the handling of your new ride. You are correct that we sometimes over-think

[RBW] Re: Anyone used Finish Line Speed Clean on their Riv? Wanna degrease drivetrain before Boeshilding. Safe?

2012-12-07 Thread Wilbur
to clean a drive train, just use rubbing alcohol, t-shirt rag, and elbow grease. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/dzWr8v7W6SYJ. To

[RBW] Re: Riv Low-Riders?

2012-11-27 Thread Wilbur
the first released picture of the lowrider racks seemed simple and elegant. and then the second image seems to show the design has increased in complexity. I wonder if these will work with non-sackville bags. On Monday, November 26, 2012 11:58:31 AM UTC-6, dougP wrote: They looked pretty

[RBW] FS: Nitto stems

2012-11-27 Thread Wilbur
for sale: two Nitto Pearl stems. 25.4 clamp. 90mm length and 110mm length. condition: great, nearly new with packaging. the 90mm has a few scuffs in the anodize from installation, but nothing major/noticeable when installed. the 110mm is perfect price: $50 each picture: