Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-14 Thread cyclotourist
Yes, 28 was considered huge! Now anything 38mm seems downright quaint! On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Cyclofiend Jim cyclofi...@gmail.com wrote: Ha! Yeah... and that seemed like a big tire... But remember - a lot of this was driven by other factors: - Brake reach and clearance - Lack of

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-14 Thread Joe Bernard
I remember upgrading the Ruffy Tuffy 28s on my Romulus in 2003 to Pasela 32s. Those huge tires on a road bike, it was *crazy!* :) On Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 3:40:20 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, 28 was considered huge! Now anything 38mm seems downright quaint! On Sat, Mar

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-14 Thread Cyclofiend Jim
Ha! Yeah... and that seemed like a big tire... But remember - a lot of this was driven by other factors: - Brake reach and clearance - Lack of decent tires in that size range On Friday, March 13, 2015 at 7:54:03 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: Remember Rivendells that only had clearance

[RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-13 Thread Bill Lindsay
When I bought my Hillborne in Fall of 2009, Keven handed me two Riv Readers, the late 2008 one and the early 2009 one. I ran across them last night and flipped through them. Included in these two issues were: 1. Introductory article on the Bombadil and justification for the 2TT 2.

[RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-13 Thread lungimsam
I remember when I first started considering buying certain models of Riv, I saw that my size was in 650b. I thought Why is this guy messing with things?. I wanted 700c. But I think both my Rivs look great with 650b, there's no toe overlap -even fendered, there are fantastic tires and wheels

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-13 Thread cyclotourist
- From: Bill Lindsay Sent: Mar 13, 2015 10:48 AM To: rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] 2008 time machine When I bought my Hillborne in Fall of 2009, Keven handed me two Riv Readers, the late 2008 one and the early 2009 one. I ran across them last night and flipped through them

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-13 Thread Joe Bernard
. Off to ride my 2TT albatross bar bike home now! -Jim W. -Original Message- From: Bill Lindsay Sent: Mar 13, 2015 10:48 AM To: rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript: Subject: [RBW] 2008 time machine When I bought my Hillborne in Fall of 2009, Keven handed me two Riv

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-13 Thread James Warren
-Original Message- From: Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com>Sent: Mar 13, 2015 10:48 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] 2008 time machine When I bought my Hillborne in Fall of 2009, Keven handed me two Riv Readers, the late 2008 one and the early 2009 one.

Re: [RBW] 2008 time machine

2015-03-13 Thread James Warren
atross bar bike home now! -Jim W. -Original Message- From: Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com>Sent: Mar 13, 2015 10:48 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] 2008 time machine When I bought my Hillborne in Fall of 2009, Keven handed me two Riv Readers, the late 2008 o