Thanks Craig. What are fender skirts and how do I make them? My quick
google search yields some interesting results (none of them look like
mudflaps - which is what I thought you meant by fender skirts).
On Sunday, December 26, 2021 at 3:11:27 PM UTC-8 Craig Montgomery wrote:
> Shikoros are
Looks great Kushan! Glad to help. It's such a fun bike.
Bones
On Sunday, December 26, 2021 at 7:00:14 PM UTC-5 Jim Bronson wrote:
> Interesting thread. My 90s Road is converted to 650Bx38 and I would not
> want to trade the 38s for 32s. But on the other hand there was not
> clearance for
Interesting thread. My 90s Road is converted to 650Bx38 and I would not
want to trade the 38s for 32s. But on the other hand there was not
clearance for fenders with any 700c tire with the short reach brake, so it
was either convert or get a different bike since fenders are a requirement
for
Shikoros are very nice tires and in many instances can even handle the more
benign dirt roads of Washington state (compared to the sharp rock strewn
killer dirt roads of AZ). Looks like you came up with an enjoyable
compromise. One suggestion for Seattle. Get a plastic gallon water or
bleach
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Here's a pic of my 650B Roadini with 42c Rene Herse knobbies. The brakes
were the hardest issue to
solve. I tried the long reach Dia Compe center pulls. They had no power. I
tried Paul Racers, they didn’t
quite have enough reach. I ended up
I have a 61cm, 2011, A. Homer Hilsen with braze-on Paul racers, internal
wiring, custom paint that runs 38mm with full fenders. I am the only owner
since I bought the frame from Riv. It will be going up for sale soon to
help offset a long over-due kitchen renovation. Let me know if you have
Thanks Joe and Eric. I guess my Roadini will be going up for sale soon :)
On Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 12:04:50 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote:
> I know you asked Eric but I'll chime in anyway, it's what I do!
>
> I think the Roadini is a fine road bike as is, and will work great for
>
I know you asked Eric but I'll chime in anyway, it's what I do!
I think the Roadini is a fine road bike as is, and will work great for
someone else if your needs have changed and you need bigger tires, fenders,
and brakes that will work with both in wet weather. There's a lot of
v-brake Rivs
My experience with long reach sidepull and center pull brakes on wet rims
is that they both suck.
I did a rough experiment: I sprayed my rim with my water bottle,
accelerated to about 15 mph, and grabbed the front brake as hard as I
could. The long reach brake bike took about twice the stopping
Thanks all for your thoughts so far. This is shaping up to be a more
complicated change than I thought (but then again, aren't all bike changes
are?) ...
Joe - I like your suggestion of using centerpulls. I actually thought that
center pull required dedicated braze-on on frames but a quick
Long reach calipers + wet rims = no noticeable stopping power. Not
recommended, even if you can live with a very low bottom bracket.
Eric
On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, Kushan wrote:
> Hi all -
>
> I currently own a 2020 Roadini (61 cm) with 38 mm slick tires. I have
> tried 32 mm and 35 mm
Hi all -
I currently own a 2020 Roadini (61 cm) with 38 mm slick tires. I have tried
32 mm and 35 mm in past but find 38 mm perfect in terms of comfort vs.
speed trade off. I am planning to move to the land of daily rain
(Seattle!!) in a near future and have been told that permanent fenders
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