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(Note that the weight difference between the skinnies, at about 200 gr each,
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, is the slight twitchiness of the front end,
which may be due in part to the short, steep upjutter of a stem and the
resultant weight distribution; and of course to the slight tire flop at 20
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Carolyn Custom Caps made and I specified 4 cm brims and should have
specified 3 cm brims, because when I get any hat pulled down securely, any
normal brim blocks my sight while riding. The 4 cms are good, but 3 cm would
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IIRC, the new production models have more room here. Check Velo Orange?
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24 inches to 27 inches, depending on tire (from 22 mm Turbo to 60 mm
Big Apple); this could mean a difference of as much as 14 gear inches,
depending on cog and ring. Likewise, 622 wheels can vary in actual diameter
from 26 1/2 to 29 1/2.
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it. Held it
up to the rack / 90 degree tab, then clamped it in the vice again and
bent it a little more. Perfect. I sanded the edges of the cut stay,
installed it, and done. Not nearly as bad as I thought, and the whole
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indexing was different from other Shimano indexing. Question:
Was this difference in the cog spacing, or was it in the derailleur pull
(ie, in the shifter/rear derailleur combo), or both?
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bottomed shoes. Stiffer works better for this .. I
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Springiness, liveliness, and the terrible planing.
Others will doubtless say different, and take into account my weight -- 175
-- but I found the Sam HIll (single top tube, 56) to be rather dull in this
regard -- much like the Fargo. It was a decent bike and if it had accepted
fatter tires I'd
Regarding fat tires: I'm going to put 35s on the new Ram (bro brought
wheelset -- last item!) and I use fat ones on the Fargo and 1.35s on the
commuter Riv fixie, but I've been climbing a steep, 1 mile hill on various
bikes and I have to say that the 17.5 lb 75 gofast, with sub 200 gram 22
mm 650C
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Regarding fat tires: I'm going to put 35s on the new Ram (bro brought
wheelset -- last item!) and I use fat ones on the Fargo and 1.35s on the
commuter Riv fixie, but I've been climbing a steep, 1 mile hill on various
bikes and I have to say that the 17.5 lb
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What is the rea brake reach require for the Ram? A 57 max reach brake
leaves the pads too high: the left (facing the front of the bike) about 1-2
mm, the right 3-4 mm. Even filing the right slot a couple of mm is
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Since we are contradicting each other here, I'll say that the single pivots
I've used, including Royal Grand Comps, work as well as anything else I've
used, as long as they are mated with (1) aero levers, (2) Matthauser pads,
and (3) decent housing, with interrupted housing to the rear.
I use
Funny, for me it was the opposite: the M bar felt most comfortable when
positioned low and forward, but I missed the sit-up position of the flats
on a drop bar. If the heel of my left hand weren't so sensitive that
anything except road drops positioned level with the ground hurts it after
a few
An alternative to a 600 would be a Shimano A550 dual pivot, preferably rear
tho' a front would work too. I just discovered that my single (front) A550
works in the back of the Ram.
Perhaps I measured those Nashbars wrong and they are a couple of mm short?
See attached. Though I'd prefer a match,
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I've added a Fly rack and a small seat wedge for basic kit, but otherwise,
as you see it. The wheels are loaners, hope to get my own shortly.
Pro 5 Vis 44/30 pulling 14-15-16-17-18-20-23 7 speed cassette by 7400
series
Great for fast cornering!
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Wow! That's a Dagwood! Grin.
With abandon,
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Two short grocery trips on the Fargo and they are good for short trips
.
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I've added a Fly rack and a small seat wedge for basic kit, but otherwise,
as you see it. The wheels are loaners, hope to get my own shortly.
Pro 5
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I've added a Fly rack and a small seat wedge for basic kit, but
otherwise, as you see it. The wheels are loaners, hope to get my own
Dan -- it was you who gave it to me: many thanks; it worked out perfectly.
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Looks great Patrick. Glad to see that stem getting used on such a nice
frame. Enjoy the bike.
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the first 1000 miles.
Michael
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I've added a Fly rack and a small seat wedge for basic
All: thanks for the compliments. Very tired today, so just another very
brief 6-7 mile ride, but a salient quality seems to be the Ram's utter
stabillity -- stability as opposed to sluggishness. I was following my
brother (and struggling to keep up, he on his 60 mm Big Apple Karate Monkey
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What is the rea brake reach require for the Ram? A 57 max reach brake
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mm, the right 3-4 mm. Even filing the right slot a couple of mm is
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Back in high school, circa 1972, there was a school clown who would gather
a few laughs by deliberately flipping a Schwinn Varsity
bar-over-front-wheel simply by slamming on the front brake at 10 mph.
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the blue! I'm interested in hearing more
about how you like the ride.
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Whoops: photos here.
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All: thanks for the compliments. Very tired today, so just
I know, I know -- and it scares me. And further, I'm down to a 50% fixed
gear ratio: two fixies to the Fargo and the Ram.
The old order falleth Help me save my prejudices!
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. Be careful with those 35cs...once you go
What is all of that green stuff covering the ground?
[Wonderful photos. They remind me of the old 20th Century Fox Motion
Picture Ranch in the hills just north of Malibu where I worked as a night
patrolman back in the mid '70s, home to film sets for M*A*S*H, Tora! Tora!
Tora! and Swiss Fambly
I use a 113 mm Phil for the Pro 5 Vis 46 t singles on my Riv fixies, one
126 OL, the other 130. I used an assym 115 Phil on the Pro 5 Vis 44/30
double on the Ram, this last giving me a straight chain with the #4 17 t
cog.
A 70 fixed gear is a wonderful thing. I run between 65 and 75
depending on
Pair of Nashbar, silver dual pivots, no pads, vg except for heavily filed
right slot on rear.
I thought I'd measured these at 57 mm but the rear came up short on the
Ram, so let's say 55 mm reach.
This is the front. The black tape can be removed -- I just forgot.
vandalized or stolen,
which is one of the reasons , I suspect, you have the Fargo and you've had
other bikes too as utility bikes.
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I wish I'd kept a note of the blue with which they powdercoated my
erstwhile Herse. Much like the Ram blue; at any rate, nicer than the
original Herse blue, tho' that on this bike was 53 years old, I think, at
time of re-coat. The Ram will get this powdercoat if I live long enough to
get it
, Bruce Herbitter
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Is this the yellowish green that first year Salukis came in?
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Another favorite is the sage green -- with cream contrasts -- that covers
my '03.
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may serve to indicate this sage green.
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Interesting discussion. I've had great fun, great chagrin, and great
expense trying to achieve silk purse perfection out of sows' ear beaters.
OTOH, I've sold some such beaters and, afterward, regretted doing so. But
on the whole, I've learned that, unless the cheap find is exceptional --
either
Interesting take on the Kojaks. They felt fast on the Fargo, but now, on
the Ram, which feels and fits more like the customs, the Kojaks feel a bit
sluggish: odd because the 559 ones on the '03 don't give me that impression.
Too many variables to count, I suppose, but once money is available, I
When I converted my '03 1X10 gofast into a fixed commuter about six or
seven years ago to use it for my crosstown commute, this came to my mind:
Every commute an adventure on a Rivendell.
[A very modest adventure, granted, but the Riv Ride experience certainly
added to the pleasure.]
On Wed, Apr
Similar evaluation for the Flyer I used for a few months on a former
mountain bike: springs really too stiff for much cushion. I'm 175, so
medium weight. Mine didn't squeak, though.
I'd seriously consider a Thudbuster seatpost if I were looking for saddle
suspension. I liked the -- was it an
Did I miss photos of the 4/7 Ventura ride, or are these still pending? I'd
love to see the area again after 30 years.
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I'd be happy to organize a Santa Monica Mountains/Topanga State Park ride
at some point during the late
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Doug may have taken some, I don't think Evan did.
Am I forgetting any?
Cheers,
David
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Did I miss
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Thanks, Hugh and Dave. I enjoyed the photos tho' I didn't recognize any
particular route or scene except perhaps Hugh's view of the main drag. But
I do recall the typical landscape and fauna -- SoCal has more than its
Sorry, I posted this as a favor to the lists and not only as a favor to the
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$800 and packing and shipping est. $120.
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Who is doing the buying and setup? Stevie's, where I have just started
working, has that Nishiki Mixte, tuned, for $180 plus tax -- just one
example. I've bought very nice schlep around bikes -- Raleigh Sportses,
Schwinn Collegiates, Surburbans, and ilk, Nishiki mixte, etc, etc, etc,
from
Until I started joining all my chains with masterlinks, I'd sometimes be
plagued with stiff links just barely stiff enough to cause skipping but not
stiff enough to see by eye when pedaling the chain backward -- at least,
not by my eyes. I'd have to run the chain through my fingers, backpedaling,
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 7:24 AM, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote:
Yep ... bike fit and feel is entirely subjective.
Is that true? Then lower (or raise) your saddle by 3, move it forward (or
back) by 2, think some powerfully good thoughts, and ride: if it all is
subjective -- by which you mean
their lives and you'll see it's not just bikes they are
finicky about .
Some of most fun rides I had as a teen was on a bike that was about 3-4
inches less long and shorter in bar height !!
On Friday, April 12, 2013 9:31:48 AM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 7:24 AM
Steve: what are the differences (in feel, performance, durability) between,
say, the M540 and the 959 and 747? I take it that these last are the XTR
and XT versions?
Some time ago I had the 959 of the period, but can't say I remember any
difference over, say, my very early '90s 540s.
For the
I've successfully used the right size of hose clamp on a standard metal
cage -- better than any effete zip tie!
Patrick Moore, who, if truly reasonable, would use hose clamps on his '99
custom fixie gofast that, stupidly, he asked Grant to build with only one
set of cage braze ons -- but nooo
That looks to have been a wonderful ride and the AHH the ideal bike for it.
And I like the epic beard: glad to see them coming back, tho' men ought to
wait until they are at least 40 before growing one.
Patrick clean shaven, pony-tailed Moore
On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 12:18 AM, hsmitham
“the market is too race-centric; carbon fiber, electric shifting, full
suspension, 11 speed, doesn’t really enhance the enjoyment of cycling.”
Amen to that. I don't sneer at racing bikes -- some of the bikes I'd love
to own are old road and track bikes from before the '80s, and I praise the
This is true in many respects. Low end (sub $500) mountain bikes have
indexed shifting that, once adjusted, works well and for a long time;
brakes that stop better than any long-reach single pivot on a Schwinn, and
sturdy but light aluminum frames. I expect that they won't be in as good
condition
On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote:
What do all those daily cyclists do in third world countries for bike fit?
I am sure they aren't paying $250-450US for their fits.
And they probably have alot of us in the dust mileage-wise.
And, from my experience, they
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My size, albeit with just 3 fingers of seatpost.
No personal interest, etc etc etc.
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It is very strange. I suppose among the probably infinite number of factors
affecting this sort of appreciation is bike setup, body type, pedaling
style, and riding position. At any rate, I would have happily traded my Sam
for your Ram!
On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 6:00 PM, PeterG
??? I assume that you mean that the photos appear upside down when you
opened them. Can't say why that is; they open normally for me and
apparently for others.
On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 10:44 PM, Jay in Tel Aviv jayin...@gmail.comwrote:
Patrick,
Your Ram is upside down.
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