Re: [RBW] FS Sam hillborne complete

2019-08-14 Thread Al Lin
Hi Travis, Is your Sam an older one? I noticed the recent ones were either 51 or 55. And what’s the color? Thanks! Al On Tuesday, August 13, 2019, Travis Music wrote: > Selling my Riv. It has been a great bike and is built to be a bullet proof > rig have travelled many miles with it but it

[RBW] Re: FS: 52cm Sam Hillborne, Canti posts, 650b

2019-06-11 Thread al lin
Darin, I assume those braze ons are for low-rider racks. As for geometry/sizing, I found this post by Erik last year for a 2011 Sam Hillborne, which lists a 52 size: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/7AfXEt_YYJU/XrDFVl1KAgAJ Hope this helps, al sf/ca On Tuesday, June 11, 2019

[RBW] Re: Who Blugs a Ride?

2019-05-27 Thread al lin
On Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 3:54:01 PM UTC-7, jandrews wrote: > > Who rides an Appaloosa? > > That new blug update is wining a lot of gold stars from me. > from the Rodin-esque thinking persons' countenance to the respectful > taking of the knee. > I can't say it's one-upping the previous blug

[RBW] Re: Reflections On My Riv and A Weight Loss Program

2018-08-20 Thread al lin
Lum Gim Fong has some great advice. Following up with that, folks will change their components in roughly this order to save weight: 1) Tires 2) Wheelset 3) Crankset 4) Seatpost 5) Saddle Generally, components beyond these five components won't save as many grams per dollar. As for

[RBW] Re: Any must see bike shops in Berlin?

2018-06-14 Thread al lin
Besides Cicli Berlinetta, most shops are in Friedrichshain, in the east Steel Vintage Bikes (mentioned by Michael) - very curated store experience. lives up to its name, but not a huge selection of bikes. very cute, though. Der Radrenner - just south of Boxhagner Platz. yes, you enter through

[RBW] Bay Area: Angel Island Thursday night camp site up for grabs (Sept 15)

2016-09-12 Thread al lin
Hey RBW Group, I just realised I can't take that much time off work to make this midweek overnighter happen, and hope someone with a more flexible schedule can take my rad campsite on Angel Island. You're bound by the ferry, and the last ferry out is on at Thursday, 1:05pm, and the first one