Re: [RBW] Jobst on 650b?

2018-09-18 Thread travis.ha...@gmail.com
>From a current threat on lubricating or just using faster jockey wheels, >among the veterans and survivors at rec.tech: ‘If I recall, that crap with Jobst started when I rode with him and he was climbing in a 48-19. I suggested that he could probably do a better job at his age with a 39-25 an

[RBW] Re: Effect of reach from changing stem length vs raising/lowering

2018-08-14 Thread travis.ha...@gmail.com
I like John’s remark. Too often lost in the exact formula is appreciation of how little or how much variation there is. To OP: If your stem a quill type with an expander bolt, I don’t know why you wouldn’t look at other stems and measure distances to get estimates of minimum insertion for your

[RBW] Hammock camping?

2018-05-31 Thread travis.ha...@gmail.com
I’m a dedicated hammock camper, w >1000 off the ground for comfort. Theultimatehang.com and Derek Hansen’s book will help you lots. He’s a veteran Boys Scout leader, so his advice for and experience with newbies is outstanding. You must underquilt , as a Bike packer, for space and weight. Klu

Re: [RBW] Re: Which tire (and can I get by without sealant?) for AZ road/dirt

2018-05-21 Thread travis.ha...@gmail.com
Tire Savers ... and I see that Compass makes them in the US again and markets them as ‘Tire Savers.’ Elsewhere, they’ve been called ‘flint flickers.’ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop re

Re: [RBW] Re: Which tire (and can I get by without sealant?) for AZ road/dirt

2018-05-21 Thread travis.ha...@gmail.com
The first bike of the modern age I bought bore two old skool prophylactics on the tubs: thorn scrapers resting gently on the surfaces of the tire treads. Because it is the second and subsequent rotation of the tire that is mostly responsive for driving the point of the glass or goathead in, flic

[RBW] Re: New Thoughts on Saddle Height?

2010-09-27 Thread travis.ha...@gmail.com
2 centimeters, 4/5 of an inch? That's quite a bit. Did anyone ever offer observation to you that your hips were rocking when you pedaled? The other rule of foot-length is that heels just touching the pedals when the leg is fully extended implies the "right" bend at the knee when the distance from