Re: [RBW] Weight question / I'm obviously confused

The pipe idea is pretty awesome. "Hey, there's a pipe. Let's try it!" On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 6:42:13 PM UTC-8 J L wrote: > A couple of notes here... > > From the picture it doesn’t LOOK like this bike is too big. I don’t see > any outlandish attempts to make it fit, super short stem o

Re: [RBW] Weight question / I'm obviously confused

A couple of notes here... >From the picture it doesn’t LOOK like this bike is too big. I don’t see any >outlandish attempts to make it fit, super short stem or seat very low and >forward, for example. You can decide for yourself, but if you are on the >fence, my two cents are that the bike is b

Re: [RBW] Weight question / I'm obviously confused

Those Kendas are atrocious. I *gave *somebody a new set and I still think they paid too much. On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 5:53:40 PM UTC-8 Jim Whorton wrote: > I do still have the Kwik Nines on there. I've been thinking about > changing them...guess I should. Sometimes on smooth pavement

Re: [RBW] Weight question / I'm obviously confused

I do still have the Kwik Nines on there. I've been thinking about changing them...guess I should. Sometimes on smooth pavement I get a drum roll effect that I believe is caused by the tread pattern on those tires. Sounds like I should keep the pipe and add a kid or two, though? Joe, thanks f

Re: [RBW] Weight question / I'm obviously confused

No idea, but will read responses to find out. However, great light, great pic thanks EricF Vancouver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-ow

Re: [RBW] Weight weenie report. Dia Compe 980 brakes

Hi Angelo, In just went out and checked my RB-t. I had gone with Shimano of similar style but not exeactly the same as my model and especially tight canti post clearances. I have ordered a set of these for my Appaloosa that’s on it’s way. I’ll let you know how they are. David Hays Williamsville,

[RBW] Weight weenie report. Dia Compe 980 brakes

Compass claims their Rene Herse to be 75g if you want to shave off another 7g per wheel. Don’t know what the $/g might work out to be... Bill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receivin

[RBW] Weight weenie report. Dia Compe 980 brakes

Any thoughts on the vertical adjustability of the pads? Wondering if they’d suit a 27inch to 700c conversion. I guess Canti post spacing is also an issue that is have to consider. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubsc

[RBW] Weight weenie report. Dia Compe 980 brakes

I've got a road build coming up that will use cantilever brakes. I've got a TON of cantilever brakes in my stash, but even so I decided to buy more. I really like the super simple, minimalist design of the Dia Compe 980s that Riv now sells. I decided to buy two bikes worth and I'm going to s

[RBW] Weight weenie correction, or Pendo, ergo sum et sunt

(That's "pendo', not "pendejo"). My trusty digital luggage scale now tells me that the Fargo, sans luggage and repair kit, is a svelte 31.58 lb with the Kojak wheelset. To make up for that, I carried 44 lb of groceries home just now. -- - Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM,

Re: [RBW] Weight weenie

Of course! On 1/26/2013 8:28 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: Steely Dan? On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Dave > wrote: Pretzel logic! On 1/26/2013 8:05 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: Finally following up on another lister's suggestion months ago that

Re: [RBW] Weight weenie

Steely Dan? On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Dave wrote: > Pretzel logic! > > On 1/26/2013 8:05 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > >> Finally following up on another lister's suggestion months ago that I buy >> a luggage scale to weigh bikes and parts instead of an expensive bike >> scale, I received my

Re: [RBW] Weight weenie

Pretzel logic! On 1/26/2013 8:05 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: Finally following up on another lister's suggestion months ago that I buy a luggage scale to weigh bikes and parts instead of an expensive bike scale, I received my made-in-China electronic POS in today's mail and immediately sprinted t

[RBW] Weight of Hunqapillar frame?

Does anyone know the weight of the Hunqa frame by itself? I can't find it on the Riv site. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group

[RBW] weight wondering

But for which size(s)? A 60 Bombadil would weigh more than a 56, a 60 Ram would weigh more than a 58, etc. What if Instead of frame, or frame/fork, you were looking at frame/fork/headset? Does that include the screws for the water bottle brazeons? Bottom bracket or not? Framesaver or boeshi

Re: [RBW] weight wondering

My '03 custom Curt road weighed in at 7 lb for 58 cm frame, fork with long steerer because made for 571/559 wheels, and Ultegra headset. Final build with 1X10 came to 18.75 lb with nothing silly-light. 17.75 for the very similar 57 '99 Joe fixed. On the other extreme, I have a hard time lifting my

[RBW] weight wondering

OK, I know it's a bit silly to fixate on frame weight, and I apologize for raising what may be an unwelcome subject, but I got to wondering In a comment on a blog one of the folks from RBW recently stated that a Sam Hillborne weighs about 6.5 lbs On the RBW product page for the Atlantis it s

Re: [RBW] Weight

And friction! Couldn't you save a (relatively large) amount of weight by having the rear cassette be 8 gears? But then that wouldn't be modern, would it? On Friday, March 2, 2012 8:18:47 PM UTC-6, Aaron Thomas wrote: > > Grant might not like how low the bars are, but maybe he'd like the fact it

Re: [RBW] Weight

I actually have 2 pairs of those old aerolite pedals and brand new cleats, I love them. Willing to sell one pair if anyone is interested. Started riding on them back in the eighties, they were my first set of clipless pedals. I have since moved on to Look KEO pedals but my aerolites will forever

Re: [RBW] Weight

Amen to that. On Friday, March 2, 2012, Aaron Thomas wrote: > Grant might not like how low the bars are, but maybe he'd like the fact it has downtube shifters. Or maybe not > Aaron > > On Friday, March 2, 2012 5:03:30 PM UTC-8, Brad Gantt wrote: >> >> I rode Aerolite pedals for about 8 years

Re: [RBW] Weight

Grant might not like how low the bars are, but maybe he'd like the fact it has downtube shifters. Or maybe not Aaron On Friday, March 2, 2012 5:03:30 PM UTC-8, Brad Gantt wrote: > > I rode Aerolite pedals for about 8 years on various bikes including a > whippy, thin-walled aluminum Vitus re

Re: [RBW] Weight

I'd like to think that for my riding, weight might matter. But it would be human rather than bike. I could easily lose 50 pounds and still be considered heavy by most folks. So while I might like a slightly lighter bike, it's not going to make me a better rider by any means. And wouldn't wa

Re: [RBW] Weight

Damn those bars are low! On Friday, March 2, 2012, Brad Gantt wrote: > I rode Aerolite pedals for about 8 years on various bikes including a whippy, thin-walled aluminum Vitus replete with a full Superbe Pro kit. Stolen later it was. > > On Friday, March 2, 2012 1:11:54 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wr

Re: [RBW] Weight

I rode Aerolite pedals for about 8 years on various bikes including a whippy, thin-walled aluminum Vitus replete with a full Superbe Pro kit. Stolen later it was. On Friday, March 2, 2012 1:11:54 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Behold this: http://antranik.org/worlds-lightest-road-bike-at-2-

Re: [RBW] Weight

If that's what he means, then, um, OK. All I said about weight was about sweating the grams of chainring bolts. If Z-man thinks that you start to feel the weight of your chainring bolts when you start climbing up a hill, then wow. Of course weight matters. I like music, so I'm willing to ca

Re: [RBW] Weight

On Fri, 2012-03-02 at 14:42 -0800, Leslie wrote: > I think what he means: > Weight doesn't matter so much, until you come to a hill climb... > But even there, your weight matters a lot more than the bike's weight. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R

Re: [RBW] Weight

I think what he means: Weight doesn't matter so much, until you come to a hill climb... -- 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/-/a_AR_K2lPp8J

Re: [RBW] Weight

Behold this: http://antranik.org/worlds-lightest-road-bike-at-2-7kg/ *And* it is laterally stiff and vertically compliant! *And* it has those coveted Aerolite pedals! (Which I have held in these my little hands but never ridden; have also held a NOS Cyclo, which I'd like to see on this bike.) *A

[RBW] Weight

If I take fenders off and get rid of the dyno hub lights and rack and large rear bag and kick stand I run about 24 lbs ready to ride. Old plastic race bike.. ready to ride same base configuration 18lbs. Add in all the junk and the 67cm AHH runs about 30 lbs.. when I'm done adding in thermo

Re: [RBW] Weight

um..what? I'm not familiar with that phrase. On Friday, March 2, 2012 12:23:50 PM UTC-8, z-man wrote: > > Until things go vertical. > > On Friday, March 2, 2012, William wrote: > > Sweating the grams on chainring bolts? That's an idiosyncrasy > > Trying to get through life with ONLY O

Re: [RBW] Weight

Until things go vertical. On Friday, March 2, 2012, William wrote: > Sweating the grams on chainring bolts? That's an idiosyncrasy > Trying to get through life with ONLY ONE BICYCLE?!?!? That's a major malady > You gotta fix that situation, STAT! > > On Friday, March 2, 2012 10:00:40 AM UT

Re: [RBW] Weight

Thanks the responses. Consider me off the ledge but still investigating the possibility of a more stripped down bike. The pictured bike is my one and only and as set up serves me well in that regard. City riding, work out rides, 80+ mile all day fun rides, hauling the kid to school in the trail

Re: [RBW] Weight

The only question is "how does it ride?" Everything else is just noise. - J -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes "You must be the change you want to see in the world."

Re: [RBW] Weight

How much does it weigh when you take the growlers out? - Andrew, Berkeley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

RE: [RBW] Weight

-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Weight I have a 64cm road bike and I just made the mistake of weighing it. 35 lbs. THIRTY. FIVE. It seems astronomical but is it? It's not like I have a dutch city bike (well it IS Dutch but a touring bike). Is 35lbs excessive? I kept my pump, an

Re: [RBW] Weight

Last time I had the scale out I weighed my Hilsen, came in at a cool 36lbs, haha. When I think of how much I weigh and what a joy it is to ride it I dont even think twice about it. I used to ride plastic bikes but like many would agree unless you are one of the "top riders" there really is no point

Re: [RBW] Weight

It only matters if it matters to the beholder. -JimD Who's afraid to weigh his bikes and then become obsessed with the whole problem and end up on some slippery slope. On Mar 2, 2012, at 3:13 AM, robert zeidler wrote: > People will say it doesn't. > But it does matter. > > On Friday, Marc

Re: [RBW] Weight

Weight? It's all in the rear of the beholder. ;>) Don't worry. Remain calm. Ride your bike. If you have fun riding the bike who cares? I've heard it is possible to develop a syndrome where one worries incessantly about how much their bike weighs. That's when the real trouble starts. -JImD On

Re: [RBW] Weight

People will say it doesn't. But it does matter. On Friday, March 2, 2012, Matthew Hoult wrote: > Not astronomical. My guess is the bike accounts for ~25 of those lbs and the bag, pump, rack and tools for the remaining ~10 lbs. > > It's a touring bike. It is supposed to be a little weighty.

Re: [RBW] Weight

Not astronomical. My guess is the bike accounts for ~25 of those lbs and the bag, pump, rack and tools for the remaining ~10 lbs. It's a touring bike. It is supposed to be a little weighty. I'd worry if it wasn't. The bike looks very nice and very ride-able in all the pictures. You've set it

[RBW] Weight

I have a 64cm road bike and I just made the mistake of weighing it. 35 lbs. THIRTY. FIVE. It seems astronomical but is it? It's not like I have a dutch city bike (well it IS Dutch but a touring bike). Is 35lbs excessive? I kept my pump, an acorn bag, patch equipment and tools and fenders all on

[RBW] weight of the tweed on some of the bags

Since we're talking about bags a lot - does anyone happen to know what weight tweed is on the bags? I don't have one but I'm curious for something I've been thinking about making for myself. Thanks, -sv --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you a

[RBW] weight limit/use chart

I started reading between the lines as was implied and it dawned on me that when used on fire trails (which I don't ride on.ever) the weight limits could be somewhat higher, I presume. I'm 15-20 pounds over the Hillborne's limit but am a careful rider and usually ride only on roads/road shoul

[RBW] Weight limit for A.H.H

Question for fellow A.H.H riders. What is the maximum weight you have or would be comfortable with putting on your bike? Rivendell list the weight limit for the A.H.H at 220lbs (rider and gear) on trails. I weigh 190lbs fully dressed and have ridden the bike with 30lbs mainly on the rear and it ha