[RBW] Re: Converting a triple to a low/low

On Sunday, 30 June 2019 00:18:19 UTC+10, Johnny Alien wrote: > > So I posted a thread looking for a crankset because I didn't want to spend > a ton and didn't feel like piecing one together. The New Albion wide/low > has different gearing than the old Sugino one and what I really would > prefer

[RBW] Re: Converting a triple to a low/low

On Monday, 1 July 2019 09:12:36 UTC+10, Benz, Sunnyvale, CA wrote: > > > How ever did you get those ex-chainrings to be so…refined? Your > workmanship must be master craftsman level if you used only a hacksaw and > file. > I was able to initially get the ring pretty close to exactly round with

[RBW] Re: Converting a triple to a low/low

On Wednesday, 3 July 2019 08:37:12 UTC+10, Joe Bernard wrote: > > The problem you're trying to work around is there are no FDs specifically > designed to shift a low/low crank with a small chain guard. Normally what > you see is a triple FD in its normal triple position over a guard the size >

[RBW] Re: Converting a triple to a low/low

On Thursday, 4 July 2019 11:43:53 UTC+10, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Your chainguard looks sized similar to the 42t it replaced. No, they're not close to the same size - the 42t chainring is more than 30mm greater diameter than the chainguard - 174mm vs 142mm. Here's the crank with a 42t chainrin

[RBW] Re: Converting a triple to a low/low

On Thursday, 4 July 2019 13:56:57 UTC+10, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Cool you win. I didn't know about modern 2x MTB derailers, I didn't even > know that was a thing. Yeah, they're designed for pretty small chainrings. The XT M786 that I have on several bikes (intended for 10s) is specified by Shi

[RBW] Re: Film cameras on bike rides?

When touring, I carry my cameras in an Ortlieb handlebar bag equipped with their padded camera insert. If I'm just out for a ride on an unloaded bike, and want take a real camera, I have a couple of home-made padded bumbags. Here's one with an Olympus Pen-F micro 4/3 plus 12-40 f2.8 zoom lens:

[RBW] Re: OT: non-bike hobbies

I play classical guitar (badly), and competition English billiards and snooker at a reasonably high level. I guess the guitar probably averages around 1hr/day and the billiards and snooker two or three hours a time two or three times a week. Nick -- You received this message because you are s

[RBW] Re: A Lesson: When buying a vehicle that will transport a Clem, measure twice and buy once.

I remember that about 30 years ago a friend bought a Toyota Supra. He said that the salesman was rather bemused, because when he first looked at the vehicle, he drove to the dealership, and after the initial inspection/drive, he said to the salesman: "I'll come back tomorrow on my bike, and if

[RBW] TA Cyclotouriste chainrings with narrow chains

I have a couple of bikes (a Bleriot and a Rivendell custom) using Sugino PX cranks with TA Cyclotouriste chainrings. I've been running them for about 15 years usin

[RBW] Re: Bartape that matches Honey Brooks saddles?

Cinelli gel cork tape in natural colour. I have it on a couple of bikes. It's well padded, lasts well, and doesn't look grungy after having been in use for a while. I bought it online from either Wiggle or ChainReaction:

[RBW] Modifying an MTB crank for touring

My go-to cranks for touring used to be the Middleburn RS7 square taper, setup with 38-27 chainrings, but Middleburn have bitten the dust and are no longer in business. As I ride pronouncedly toes-out heels-in, I need cranks that flare out from axle to pedal, which excludes cranks such as the S

[RBW] Re: Modifying an MTB crank for touring

A 1" headset spacer is exactly the right size to fit over the end of the axle and in the crank recess around it, so I set the preload by threading in the plastic compression cap with a 5mm 1" headset spacer underneath it, and removed it once I had the crank bolts tightened. The compression cap

[RBW] Re: Modifying an MTB crank for touring

No, I'm not prepared to pay what SJS want. A single Middleburn Duo chainring from them would cost me more than I paid for the complete XT crankset. BETD have actually purchased Middleburn, and say that they will be continuing to produce Middleburn components, but don't give a timeframe: http:/

[RBW] Sugino XD crankarms only

Who sells the XD cranks as a bare set of arms without chainrings? My web searching so far has only turned up cranks complete with chainrings. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[RBW] Re: Sugino XD crankarms only

Thanks for the various replies. I checked the links provided for crank arms only, but unfortunately I am after 165mm arms and those vendors are only offering lengths from 170mm upwards. I'm pretty sure the Mighty Tour is 110 BCD only (i.e. no 74 BCD fitting). In the end I splurged on an Alpina2

[RBW] Re: Help Installing Nitto R-14

I have this rack on a couple of bikes, supporting a large Carradice Longflap saddlebag on both, and I fastened the struts at the rear dropout, as that's where the mounting eyelets are located (I also think it's more aesthetically pleasing to have them mounted there). Both bikes have braze-on fi

Re: [RBW] Rivet Pearl or C17 Carved

I have a couple of C17s, and no problems yet with either of them, but they're only 18-24 months old. I'd agree with your comment about the declining quality of Brooks saddles. I still have some that I purchased on the late 1970s, and the leather on them is noticeably thicker and more durable th

[RBW] Re: 3M helicopter tape

Go into most motorcycle shops and you can purchase sheets of it about 12"x18". They use it for protection of paint on motorbike fuel tanks etc. I bought a couple of sheets of it many years ago and cut my own protective dots and strips from it. On Friday, 7 April 2017 19:38:43 UTC+10, Les Lammer

[RBW] Re: Transporting a fendered tandem

This is what we used for many years until we sold this car. I made the carrier using about $20 of timber. It's a piece of dressed 100mmx30mm long enough fo

[RBW] Re: regarding orange bikes

Tout passe, tout casse, tout lasse. But in spite of that French saying, I've had an orange Riv custom for the past 16 years or so and the colour hasn't yet palled: -- You received this message because you are subscribed to th

Re: [RBW] Re: regarding orange bikes

ati exists). But this > dark cinnamon orange -- now that is just /too/ pretty for a bike! > > Care to show a a pic of the whole thing? > > And I thought desert sage green with cream was the cat's pyjamas. > > Patrick "you say pajamas, I say pyjamas" in ABQ

[RBW] Re: OTT: 10 speed X Wide Low(2x)?

I'm using a Sugino XD crank with 38/26 chainrings and an 11-speed chain (11-40 11s cassette). No problems at all with the chain skating or sticking between the chainrings. The only crank on which I've had such problems was when using a 10-speed chain and cassette with TA Cyclotouriste crank an

[RBW] Re: Do I need tire fatter than 650B x 42?

I use SKS 26" 60mm fenders over Compass Switchback Hill 650bx48. That was the widest size that would fit between the seatstays and fork blades (the actual measured width is 60.5mm):

[RBW] Re: Do I need tire fatter than 650B x 42?

On Saturday, 13 May 2017 12:02:49 UTC+10, Ash A wrote: > > That's a sweet setup there Nick! > > Are these SKS B65 fenders? > No, 65mm wide fenders don't fit between the fork blades or seatstays, so I used 60mm wide SKS - I suppose they're called B60, though I no longer have the packaging for the

[RBW] Re: Fenders - worth the safety risks? Rethinking my fender use.

On Friday, 26 May 2017 16:42:17 UTC+10, lum gim fong wrote: > > I have been using fenders now for a few years on my Rivbikes, but I get > nervous sometimes. Where I live it rains pretty often and lotsa sticks on > the shoulders. > I have heard about the stick jamming effects that can happen, and

[RBW] Re: In praise of Spur-cycles bells

I don't find that at all. My wife has Spurcycle bells on her bikes, and I have no problem hearing the bell over quite long distances when she thinks I'm getting too far ahead. On Wednesday, 28 June 2017 20:48:57 UTC+10, Ron Mc wrote: > > I've noticed on the greenways when being overtaken by bike

[RBW] Re: An un-obstructive front handle bar bag for boscos?

I have both Arkel and Ortlieb handlebar bags, and neither of them obstruct any hand positions. The mounts on both have a total width of about 8cm, though the Arkel can be adjusted slightly narrower than that if you desire. I find the Ortlieb bag slightly easier to detach from its mount than the

[RBW] Re: An un-obstructive front handle bar bag for boscos?

ag. > Lots to think about this winter! Thanks for your ideas. > > On Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 9:42:54 PM UTC-5, Nick Payne wrote: >> >> I have both Arkel and Ortlieb handlebar bags, and neither of them >> obstruct any hand positions. The mounts on both have a tota

[RBW] Re: An un-obstructive front handle bar bag for boscos?

No, the Frame is a Litespeed Blue Ridge touring frame from the mid-1990s, not a Litespeed racing frame. It'll comfortably fit 40mm tyres plus mudguards, and the fork has about 20mm greater distance between axle and crown race seat than a Carbonomas, which is intended as a replacement fork for r

[RBW] Quality of Sugino Alpina2 cranks nowhere near that of original model Alpina

I own a pair of the original model Sugino Alpina cranks, which are about as nicely finished as any crank I've owned. So when I needed another set of cranks I had no hesitation in ordering a set of the Sugino Alpina2 cranks, thinking they would be of equivalent quality. However, when they arrived

[RBW] Re: Recommendation of a rear USB light or reflector that I can attach to the back of my Nitto R14 rear rack to cover those holes?

The Cygolite Hotshot has a rack mount that is available. I use it to mount the taillight to my Nitto rack - it's an older model R14 rack that has a narrower mounting plate at the rear.

Re: [RBW] F.S. 55cm Bleriot frame set

On Friday, 27 January 2017 09:12:39 UTC+11, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > I had to trim my fenders at the chain stays when I went to 42mm tires + > fenders the appropriate width. I cut mine, mainly because I didn't know > about how to reshape them at the stays - learned that later - but I'm > re

Re: [RBW] F.S. 55cm Bleriot frame set

On Wednesday, 1 February 2017 20:50:08 UTC+11, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Hey Nick, is that an optical illusion, or is your fork kicked forward at > an odd angle? The fork is fine - must be some artifact of the photo. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R

Re: [RBW] Re: When is a bike old?

On Tuesday, 28 February 2017 10:49:03 UTC+11, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Continuing this aside: what exactly is the purpose of electric shifting? > Well, to give an example, in spite of being an experienced cyclist with ~12000km/year riding for the past 35 years, my wife still cross-chains a lot o

Re: [RBW] Re: When is a bike old?

On 2/03/2017 10:35 AM, Patrick Moore wrote: > Now this is a real benefit for some riders. Again, I think that > electric shifting would probably benefit those who are less > experienced or who simply are not interested in the (minor) art of > shifting. > > I really think that some sort of sealed t

[RBW] Re: OT: dual monitor question

On Monday, 6 March 2017 14:28:11 UTC+11, Ray Varella wrote: > > A few years back I was looking for a flat screen tv to view some of my > photos. > I took my laptop with me to a shop with dozens of tvs and told the > salesman what I was doing. > I hooked my computer up to a couple dozen differen

Re: [RBW] Current indexing systems and shifting in general, per the Knothole

> > It's not quite that simple if you need low gears. The "generic road bike" > these days is carbon, and there's a good chance it has a non-round seat > tube because swoopy sells. So instead of clamp on front derailleurs we > have braze-on style mounting tabs. And in many cases those mounti

Re: [RBW] Current indexing systems and shifting in general, per the Knothole

Here's the crankset on my Bleriot. Sugino XD cranks, 36/24 chainrings. I made the chainguard from an old TA 41t chainring by hacksawed the teeth off and smoothing down with file and sandpaper. Deore XT 2x10 front derailleur. Rear gearing is an 11-36 10-speed cassette with 9-speed XT rear mech an

Re: [RBW] Current indexing systems and shifting in general, per the Knothole

nding 10-speed > specific rings in my preferred tooth count/BCD... > > Thanks, Steve > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Nick Payne <mailto:njh...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Here's the crankset on my Bleriot. Sugino XD cranks, 36/24 > chainrings. I made the

[RBW] Re: Campagnolo on a Sam/Homer?

Several years ago I modified a couple of Campagnolo Record rear hubs I had for 135mm spacing. Description here: http://www.users.on.net/~njpayne/bikestuff/campag135/

[RBW] Re: Middle of Nowhere Cycling Club

Middle of Nowhere reminds me of what happened on a tour about 35 years ago. I was cycling across Australia from Canberra to Perth, and after a couple of weeks I'd ridden off the edge of the maps I had, and was just following my nose without fussing too much about whether I was going in exactly t

[RBW] Re: Phil "Rivy" freewheel wheelset opinions?

I've had a Phil Wood freewheel tandem hub give up on me. We were half way up a hill and the pedals started spinning without the bike going forward. I was cursing (as I initially thought) the crappy Suntour tandem freewheel, but when we finally got home and I removed the wheel from the frame, I

[RBW] Re: Minimalist cycling shoe article.

Looking at that web site reminded me of a story my father once told me. He grew up in Africa before the 2nd World War, and was an officer in the Kings African Rifles (a British colonial regiment raised from Britain's various possessions in East Africa) during the war. He said that the great majo

[RBW] Re: long reach calipers in the wet?

I have the predecessor of the R559 (the R556) on my Bleriot with cheap Shimano aero levers and Koolstop pads, and the stopping is fine in both wet and dry weather. It really doesn't feel any different from the SRAM Force 22 levers/brakes using Swissstop pads on a Lynskey that I have. However, n

[RBW] Re: How do you track your mileage?

I just use a Garmin GPS and have a mount for it on each bike. I upload the rides to Garmin Connect and on the Connect website I can see weekly and monthly distances. If you don't want any of the mapping capabilities they sell a fairly cheap unit that just functions as a bike computer (Garmin Ed

[RBW] Re: Tubeless questions

On Tuesday, 22 January 2019 14:35:30 UTC+11, Kainalu V. wrote: > > An option I haven't heard much talk of is latex tubes. It stands to reason > that latex would seal latex much better than butyl, and the latex tubes > I've seen have been nicely thin, but not very large. > In my experience this do

[RBW] Re: Ride in the wind -- or not?

When the wind gets strong enough for the gusts to blow me either across the road into the oncoming lane or off the road into the ditch is where I draw the line. That starts to happen when it's blowing somewhere around 70-80kph. On a tandem tour of Victoria many years ago we encountered a wind li

[RBW] Re: Indexing 10sp big cassette

When Shimano went to 10-speed on road and MTB, they kept the pull ratio the same for road but changed it for MTB, so 10-speed road and MTB are not compatible. If you're using a 10-speed Shimano road shifter and a 10-speed Shimano MTB derailleur and 10-speed cassette, then to get indexed shifting

[RBW] Re: Question on matching rim - tire width

Early MTBs used cut-down MA2 rims (13.5mm internal width) and ran 2" wide tyres on them without problems. My touring bike has been running 38mm wide tyres on MA2 rims for years - never had any problems with that - and at the other end of the scale, I have some DT Swiss XM401 rims (22.5mm interna

Re: [RBW] Re: Question on matching rim - tire width

I've run both Schwalbe G-One 650b x 30 and Switchback Hill 650b x 48 tyres on DT Swiss XM401 27.5 rims, which have a 22.5mm internal width and according to DT Swiss are suitable for tyres up to 2.5" wide. To me, the handling has seemed fine with both sizes of tyre. I use the narrower tyres for

[RBW] Re: Friction down tube shifters

Another vote for the Dura-Ace 7700 DT shifters. You'll be pretty lucky to find a pair at a reasonable price, though. Nick -- 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, sen

[RBW] Re: (perhaps) dumb question time (bottle bosses)

t the bottle because of its additional height. Nick Payne -- 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-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.co

[RBW] Re: Knee Replacement

ently cycling across southern France from Bordeaux to Avignon. Nick Payne -- 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-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@g

Re: [RBW] Re: FS: Quick release saddle bag holder

Ben's Cycle show one in stock I got one from Alex's Cycle earlier this year, but they no longer show them on their website. Nick Payne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this grou

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