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[True Golden]

I'm such a big fan of taking pics on my rides.

It's fun to see others pics from their rides as well.

This list does some of that but it would be great to see even more.

From yesterday's ride after mounting new 

700x43 Gravel King SS tires on my orange Sam.

Only did 8 miles but tires felt outstanding. 

Paul in Dallas 

[Philip Barrett]

I was out & about yesterday evening myself, not telling you anything you don't already know here...it was hot! It was close to 2 hours for me & maybe not the smartest decision.

Not Riv so making a separate thread.

[Patrick Moore]

Paul: very well done photos; thanks for sharing.

I miss Patrick whatsis name's photos from the general Pike's Peak area.

I enjoy the pictures of the bikes and the landscapes, but I also enjoy, as far as I can appreciate them in my state of nescience about the craft, the "formal" qualities of the photos -- composition, lighting, clarity, coloring and so on. The qualities of "untweaked" photographs interest me far, far more than manipulations of "base" photographs.

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Patrick Moore

Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum

[Philip Barrett]

Rode today, thunderstorms approaching and sauna like conditions. Suffered and probably should have stayed home but thought I'd add to the photo stream;

Swiss Avenue - a unique historic district and my former home, and although most famous for its restored mansions a little known & unassuming apartment was the operational center and home of Ron Roodrooff of Dallas Buyer's Club fame.

Originally a depression-era WPA project the Stone Tables at White Rock Lake have recently been restored. As thunder was threatening they were largely deserted but most weekends are full of family celebrations. Just how many picnics and cookouts have these tables seen over nearly 100 years?

 

[True Golden]

Thanks Patrick. 

I also miss Deacon Jones posts and pictures. He certainly has a significant skill in capturing stunning pics riding in the Pikes Peak area.

He still has a website I think under Deacon Patrick. A search should pop it up.

Cool pics and historical perspective Philip!

I've ridden up and down Swiss Avenue many times and always enjoy it.

Also your Platypus looks terrific!

Yeah, the heat and humidity. It does get to me also.

A break this week with slightly cooler temps...thank the Lord.

I measured 1.1 inches of rain yesterday and last night.

Paul in Dallas

[Addison Quarles]

I got to be the shirtless guy taking a picture of his bike in the River today. 

Found a new to me section of the American River that’s just deep enough to float and just shallow enough not to drown. Went full Huck Finn, carrying my bike through some sections downstream before getting lost and having to double back. 

This was the turnaround of a fairly spirited ride on a warm day, so the swim was much appreciated. 

-Addison, 

Shirtless in Sacramento 

[Julian Westerhout]

This one is from May -- on the Katy Trail in Missouri. The Radical Design Cyclone trailer makes a great kickstand for my 68cm Toyo Atlantis. 

Julian Westerhout

Bloomington, IL 

[ascpgh]

I'm away from my bikes tending to family health issues, really wanting for a nice long ride like this. This was a weekend trip on my Rambouillet down the Great Allegheny Passage to Cumberland, MD with a Sunday night Amtrak shuttle home. 

Great Allegheny Passage along the Youghiogheny River between Connellsville, PA and Ohiopyle State Park, PA.

Great Allegheny Passage, Salisbury Viaduct over the Casselman River and Flight 93 Highway, outside of Meyersdale, PA. 

Great Allegheny Passage along the Casselman River between Markleton, PA and Casselman, PA. Neither a rocker nor a mod, but a ton up.

Early morning walk in AR with Ike the Lab pup. Looking south from a junction to a streetlight. Ghostly little pink bike in driveway to the right.

Ike the traveling pup. Not a bike but gets me out three times a day. 

Andy Cheatham

Pittsburgh

(reporting from Hot Springs National Park)

[Todd G]

Yesterday we got out before the triple digit temps. We hit up two local parks, had a blast on the swings, kicked a ball all over the park and ate snacks in the shade of some huge cedars! (Don’t worry, we didn’t leave the hat behind)

[Jason Fuller]

Here's one of each of my bikes (okay, there is a fourth, my mountain bike, but I haven't ridden it lately and it is not at all Riv-inspired) from the past week doing what each of them does best!

Sam Hillborne out on an adventure
Bombadil doing some heavy lifting
Raleigh Twenty running errands (okay picking up beer)

[Damien]

Jason, love your setups. And just an FYI - beer is definitely an errand, and a mission critical one at that!

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Andy, 

Looks like a perfect summer GAP ride getting out to enjoy the season.  I notice your extra bottle cage underneath.  I just tried mine on the Mermaid Platy and it interferes with the cables running under the bottom tube.  Do I need a different cage or some special spacers?  I got the cage from Riv when I got the bike a few weeks ago. 

Still dreaming of the GAP ride

Kate in Trenton

[ascpgh]

Kate, 

Three is the magic number of big bottles for distances between water sources on summer GAP rides for me. It does mean I have to stop to rotate their positions as I drink them which is not a bad thing. 

Sounds like you need to get some longer screws for the bottle cages with some spacer washers to get the base of the cages away from the downtube enough to clear the cables on their run to the bottom bracket. 

Only consequence may be that the bottle in that cage's clearance is a few millimeters closer to the front tire/fender. 

Looking for pictures of you and your Platy out there in full deployment!

Andy Cheatham

Pittsburgh

[ascpgh]

Kate,

I should have included a picture at least, but here's an online listing. Your local shop should have both in a drawer or bin.

Bottle cage spacers and longer screws

Andy Cheatham

Pittsburgh

[Addison Quarles]

I was able to solve this same problem with a couple of presta valve “nuts” under the bottle cage to space it out juuuust enough to clear the cable while using the same bottle cage bolts. The presta valve nut as a spacer is by no means a new concept, but I can’t help but marvel at their versatility; it’s safe to say that they solve a problem for me at least once a week. 

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[Kate Gilson]

Thanks Andy, Thanks Addison. I’m going to try the priests valve ‘nuts’ first and see how it goes.

Kate in Trenton 

(Slowly getting that Platy all set up)

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[Fred Craven]

Paul, I've only once ever seen another Riv in Dallas, but now that I know you are here, maybe we will cross paths someday.  During the week, I can be found commuting from about downtown to and back Addison via White Rock, and on the weekend I'm down in Cedar Hill. But right now, my bike is awaiting a new bottom bracket cup...such little things.

Fred, 

Duncanville, TX.

[st nick]

Some great looking pics and great looking bikes?

Marc, if you see this I like how your blue Hillbourne is set up.

Are those Bosco bars?  The knobs seem like a good idea.

I've run interrupter / cross brake levers on quite a few road bars and like them a lot but not an upright bar. 

What do you think of them?

Paul in Dallas 

[st nick]

Fred, good to hear from you.

So far I know of Philip, Luis, two Jim's, myself, yourself and Wilson I met a couple weeks ago that all have Rivs in the area.

There may be some I'm overlooking or am unaware of. 

And Fran that formerly ran Transit bike shop did have one, a Hunqapillar I think.

They sold Rivs there. Hated to see it close.

Are there any shops in Dallas- Ft Worth area that still carry Rivs?

I'm unaware of any.

At a population of 6 million plus and growing it's a shame if there is not.

Paul in Dallas

[st nick]

Andy , what a great pic of Ike, a very handsome pup!

Paul in Dallas 

Adding this picture

I took a few days back....

[Jim Whorton]

Clem H on an evening ride!  The mosquitos were bad by the pond.

Jim in Rochester, NY

[Austin B.]

Roadeo in Gettysburg National Military Park over the weekend.

Austin in MD

[Johnny Alien]

Beautiful!  I live pretty close to Gettysburg and have yet to take my bike there.  Future plans.

[st nick]

Had a nice 31 mile ride with my fellow Riv owner friend last Sunday. 

Paul in Dallas 

[st nick]

Bought a Jones SG 2.5 Loop bar recently and installed it on my raw finish Schwinn mtb.

I am digging this handlebar.  It just feels comfortable and right for my riding style.

I may wind up switching it to my Sam H.

Paul in Dallas 

[Sean Keesler]

Along the GAP trail during the Crush the Commonwealth ride in May.

Niagara Falls brevet,

[mrb]

On Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 4:46:57 PM UTC-4 Paul in Dallas wrote:

[Miles]

Here’s one from last week while on a popular loop that follows a ridgeline, then drops down to the ocean.

- Miles

[Craig Montgomery]

Ready for take-off. S480 Bound.

Craig in Tucson

On Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 7:45:05 AM UTC-7 Paul in Dallas wrote:

I'm such a big fan of taking pics on my rides.

It's fun to see others pics from their rides as well.

This list does some of that but it would be great to see even more.

From yesterday's ride after mounting new 

700x43 Gravel King SS tires on my orange Sam.

Only did 8 miles but tires felt outstanding. 

Paul in Dallas 

[Kushan]

Here are some of mine. First gravel ride for this bike. I love Mt. Diablo at this time of the day. Looking at the moon was a bonus treat. 

[Kushan]

Another one:

[Kate Gilson]

Gorgeous shots. I love the afternoon light on the bike snd the hills in the background.

Kate from Trenton, NJ

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Here are some of mine. First gravel ride for this bike. I love Mt. Diablo at this time of the day. Looking at the moon was a bonus treat. 

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[Scott McLain]

God Bless America!

From 4th of July ride on the Murdoch Canal Trail in Central Utah.

59cm AHH - Custom Color.  AKA Rootbeer Homer.

[Jason Fuller]

Another weekend, another trip up into my favourite valley!  With select friends this time.  And no front fender - because I had the dreaded stick-in-the-fender crumple, over the bars at speed situation last weekend... solo, 25 km from cell service and about 6km from any trail that I'd be likely to see another person before nightfall. I learned more than one lesson that day. 

[Jared Wilson]

Wow Jason, looks like a beautiful place to enjoy your bicycle!

Sorry to hear about the fender incident, I was trying to follow your lead by fitting metal fenders over 2.1" Thunderburts on my new Hunqapillar but quickly decided it wasn't worth the risk.

Glad you're recovered and back in the saddle, be well.

[Erik]

A few shots from the first ride on my new-to-me Susie W. Longbolts. The smoke finally cleared enough here in Napa to get out for a longer ride. I spent the evening cruising around the trails at a local park, adjusting and getting everything dialed in on the new build. I love this bike so far.  It's swoopy, smooth, and handles rocky trails and singletrack with ease.  It's surprisingly agile, even with the long wheelbase and big tires. I had a lot of fun on it tonight and can't wait to get it out on even longer rides.   

[Nick Payne]

Here's my Bleriot in the Victorian Alps. Photo taken about three quarters of the way up Mt Hotham from the Harrietville side:

Nick

[John Rinker]

At the base of a 700+-year-old sugi (cedar) at a Shinto shrine along the Doshi River in Japan.

[Doug H.]

I am enjoying all of these photos but the one from Japan with the majestic old tree is fantastic. This seems appropriate for a Rivendell as I can imagine hobbits and elves lurking in the woods behind.

Doug

Athens, Ga

[Paul Richardson]

thanks paul for starting the thread!  i very rarely take pictures on rides, but definitely enjoy seeing others'.  here are a couple from connecticut.  lots of nice country roads to ride, paved and not.  the second picture is my girl aboard the chester-hadlyme ferry, crossing the connecticut river.  it has been in continuous operation since 1769.

 

paul

takoma park, md.

[Roberta]

Awesome tree, beautiful baby, fantastic looking bikes. Thank you. 

[st nick]

From a ride a two months back around White Rock Lake with friend Jim (Riv list follower) on his Homer and me on my orange Sam. Friend Luis was on this ride also but not sure why we didn't get his Homer in pic.

This is with the spillway in the background. 

It's between 9 and 10 miles around this in city lake and its heavily used by cyclists, runners, walkers, etc.

It's a wonderful resource within the city but can get crowded at peak times on weekends.

Paul in Dallas 

[Rick Urbanowski]

Sweet!

Which bars are on the Sam please?

Rick Urbanowski Photography

www.rickurbanowski.squarespace.com

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[st nick]

This is probably my favorite background in my general area to take a bike pic.

If I recall correctly there are 116 Magnolia trees bordering these fountains at the University of Texas at Dallas campus. 

I was on my Miele bike known as my 'grocery getter' on this day.

The very slack angles are what attracted me to this bike.

It's fun to see all the pics you guys are posting. 

Please ride on and keep snapping and sharing your pics.

Paul in Dallas

[st nick]

Rick , the bars are the Sunlite North Road alloy bars.

They come in an aluminum alloy and a cromo steel version .

Sunlite Handlebar Touring Northroad Alloy 72774033065 | eBay

Sunlite Handlebar Touring Northroad Alloy 72774033065 | eBay North road style.

The 3.5"rise attractive me to them and I think I have 4 of them now as they just work for me. Its my go to handlebar for my style of riding 

That said I recently bought a Jones SG 2.5 aluminum Loop bar which I am really liking. 

Paul in Dallas 

[Rick Urbanowski]

Interesting! I swore those were Nittos

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[st nick]

Rick, on another note, as memory serves,

 decades ago there was an 

Urbanowski Photography Studio in the small town of West,TX a bit north of Waco, TX .

He had a reputation of being a most excellent photographer.

Looking at your website,  congrats on also being a most excellent photographer with the same last name. 

Wonderful photos on your site!!!

Anyone ever bring in their bike for a professional photo?

Paul in Dallas 

[Rick Urbanowski]

Wow, cool! Could it possibly have been Urbanski? There seems to be a lot of those around. Urbanowski is a little bit more rare.

Thank you very much for the kind words!

No, no bike portraits, but that sounds cool

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[st nick]

I found a link.

Name was spelled differently, 

'Urbanovsky'

https://tinyurl.com/svr2cs3n

Paul in Dallas

[Rick Urbanowski]

Thanks!

I bet we are related in someway.

I will often here older Polish people pronounce my last name that way.

On the other hand, I am Polish and maybe I’ve just been spelling it wrong all these years! Lol

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[ascpgh]

Paul in Dallas asked:

Anyone ever bring in their bike for a professional photo?

While not photographic, I did see a portraitist, Taliah Lempert,  who rendered folks' bikes at the 2019 Philadelphia Bike Expo. First saw her pieces here when Johnny Coast had one from her posted on his IG feed. 

I thought the interpretive aspect of painting portraiture was interesting, especially when I can see that her eye is caught by details I would focus on without becoming a colorized Rebour work. 

Andy Cheatham

Pittsburgh

[brendonoid]

Wildflowers have begun to come out here in Western Australia and we rode past some today that matched our bikes:

Having a lot of trouble posting this message I hope 15 versions dont suddenly post in a few hours.

[brendonoid]

Another one?

Seem to only be able to post a single image at a time...

[brendonoid]

And one more...

[mrb]

A Crust and a Riv hanging out!

[mrb]

[Kushan]

Labor day weekend riding in Lime Ridge Open Space near Walnut Creek, CA

[Kushan]

One more... 

[mrb]

With new-to-me Shikoro 38s courtesy of lister Paul R!

Mike in Takoma Park

[Patrick Moore]

Lovely. Thanks for sharing. And, good to see a good ol' Romulus.

Someone besides me should produce an expensive, large-format coffee-table book featuring the best "Share Your Riv" photos, with loving descriptions of frame and build to accompany the photos. A Rivendell answer to BQ's library.

Photos like these make me want to overcome my habitual incompetence in the art.

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Labor day weekend riding in Lime Ridge Open Space, Walnut Creek

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[RichS]

Hi Mike, 

I'm a sucker for classic machines like this so I'll second Patrick's compliment on your gorgeous Romulus. Thoughtfully assembled as well with a thoroughly broken in Brooks. The second photograph is a real grabber with the colors and your lean, elegant Rom in front of that field of massive leaves. Thanks for making my day!

  
Best,

Rich in ATL

[Jacob t]

The top tube protector on your Appaloosa is incredible.

[Eric Marth]

Forty miles of mountain rambling today out near the Blue Ridge ✌️👀

[mrb]

Thanks for the kind words y'all! Here's a shot of the Rom with an insignificant 3 digit number in the background. REALLY loving the 38s. Why ride road with anything narrower???

[st nick]

Not a Riv but the recent bike I just built up 'Riv like' and am trying it out today.

Paul in Dallas 

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[John G]

From earlier this summer.  Explorations in PA and MD.

https://flic.kr/p/2m9xKQE

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https://flic.kr/p/2m6mSwS

https://flic.kr/p/2mfAC9A

https://flic.kr/p/2m6i5wP

John G

Union Bridge, MD

[Rick Urbanowski]

Wow! Was that a cracked frame?

Rick Urbanowski Photography

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From earlier this summer.  Explorations in PA and MD.

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Rick Urbanowski wrote,

unread,

Sep 9

Wow! "Was that a cracked frame?"

Which bike Rick?

Paul in Dallas

Wh

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[Rick Urbanowski]

I can’t tell. It’s a close up of a brown frame

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[Jason Fuller]

Here's a few photos from a recent four night trip on my Sam Hillborne. The Sam rode like a champ with the heavy load, even if it's outside its design intent! 

[Craig Montgomery]

Empire Ranch  https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/   50 miles south of Tucson in the AZ grasslands, about 4500' elevation. So cool to have places like this within riding and/or driving distance from your chosen urban quagmire. Escape to past times and beautiful places is pretty easy.  Ranch was started sometime in the 1870's (in Apache Country!). Just about every desert critter you can imagine calls it home. 

This is the front porch:

 

Craig in Tucson

On Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 7:45:05 AM UTC-7 Paul in Dallas wrote:

I'm such a big fan of taking pics on my rides.

It's fun to see others pics from their rides as well.

This list does some of that but it would be great to see even more.

From yesterday's ride after mounting new 

700x43 Gravel King SS tires on my orange Sam.

Only did 8 miles but tires felt outstanding. 

Paul in Dallas 

[brendonoid]

Got a day of riding in my fav part of the world whilst down for a wedding. Didn't take enough pictures because who wants to stop to take photos when you finally have some time to ride in an amazing place on a beautiful day? Riding out on the Nornalup-Denmark rail trail then descending the Munda-Biddi to Greens Pool:

[MoVelo]

20 mile jaunt.

Rock Island Trail

KCMO

[John G]

If it was in my Flickr stream, it was my 2015 AWOL, going the eventual way of all AWOLs it seems,  cracked at the seat tube/downtube Junction.  That is new for me as I usually crack frames at the bottom bracket area.

https://flic.kr/p/2m7HTvL

Since Specialized did not have a replacement frame with same hub spacings, etc., of the AWOL, they gave me an entire new Diverge, which is turning out to be a pretty fun ride.

https://flic.kr/p/2mhn8PN

John G

UB, MD

[st nick]

Jason Fuller, that's remarkable that 

the two roosters and the sheep are taking

 such an interest in your Sam Hillbourne. 

.Do you have something pungent in your rear panniers?

Perhaps they just like orange bikes.

I know I do.

Its good to hear your Sam did well under load.

Paul in Dallas

[Paul Richardson]

finally took suzie out to poke around western maryland.  nice riding to be had, for sure!

paul

takoma park, md. 

[RichS]

Paul,

That light! And the graceful lines of your Suzie. Nicely done.

Best,

Rich in ATL

[st nick]

From today's ride around downtown Dallas.

Paul in Dallas 

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[st nick]

Two more. 

[Ben Mihovk]

Atlantis on the Wabash Trace

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Two more. 

Paul in Dallas 

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[Johnny Alien]

Most of the riding in my area is roads because that's just what we have BUT some of the roads are really nice. I just did an organized ride through farmland in Newville, PA yesterday. Not in the photo but I did the ride on my newly completed Charlie Gallop prototype.

[Max S]

One of the regular weekend morning rides to a local farm / market on my Simple One: 

(40-50 miles, 1,500-1,800 ft elevation gain, usually a 42x16 or 50x18 gear combo) 

- Max "pendant pastry portage peripheral" in A2 

[J Schwartz]

@Max S, Is your SimpleOne fixed gear?  Can you comment on those ratios in the context of climbing?  Would love to see a drive side view of that bike.

Jason

[mrb]

My most handsome ride in front of my record shop!

[Paul Choi]

Michael, 

Would love to see some pictures of your shop. 

[Max S]

On Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 11:39:24 AM UTC-4 J Schwartz wrote:

@Max S, Is your SimpleOne fixed gear?  Can you comment on those ratios in the context of climbing?  Would love to see a drive side view of that bike.

Jason

Jason, 

I bought the bike on the list about two-three years ago and proceeded to test out many different configurations and gearing options: 

• Bars I tried:  Bullmoose, Albatross, flat, Noodle, Hwy 1 – currently settled on Hwy 1. 
• Portage I tried:  Sackville (saddle bags, front bags, other bags in size XS-S-M-L), Acorn (saddle and front bags), Clem basket, Racer basket, Nitto racks f&r – currently settled on just Acorn saddle bag. 
  
• Brakes I tried:  Tektro 720, Shimano XC-50, Paul MiniMoto, Shimano V – currently settled on Shimano V with Tektro long-pull levers. 
  
• Fenders I tried:  SKS, Honjo, VO – currently settled on VO hammered. 
  
• Cranks I tried:  175 mm White Ind. ENO / Double-Double, 175 mm Shimano 7701 Track, 170 mm Sugino Mighty Tour, 170 mm Sun XCD, 170 mm Sugino RD2, 172.5 & 170 mm Mavic 631 – currently settled on 170 mm Mavic 631 "Starfish" cranks, modded to take regular rings. 
  
• Tires I tried:  Continental "basketball" (42 mm / 40 mm true), Nokian studded (32 mm), RH Barlow Pass (38 mm), Vittoria Cross XN (32 mm), Grand Bois Cypress (30 mm) – currently settled on Barlow Pass. 
• Cogs / gearing I tried:  White Ind. ENO / Double-Double, Phil Wood track, DuraAce track, Surly Dingle, Shimano FW, in 35/38 x 16/19,17/20; 45x16; 46x17; 39x15; 42x16; 50x18; 53x19 – currently settled on 42x16 fixed gear. 
  

In the past couple of years I seem to have averaged 3-3.5k miles per year, 90% being on dirt roads in SE Michigan, early in the morning, with about 37 ft / mile elevation gain. My "Straverage" speed for these rides ends up being in the 16-18 mph range, depending on how little sleep I get and how beat up the road is, both of which are highly seasonal and variable. The steepest hill around here that I encounter regularly is about 7-8%, and that goes for less than half a mile. I can do this sort of hill in 42x16 and sometimes even in 52x19 or 50x18, but need to climb out of the saddle. If I'm really going for it, Strava estimates my output in the 250-320 Watt range, but I have no idea how takes into account road conditions and wind. There might be one or two of those on a typical 50-ish mile Saturday morning ride, which ends up taking about 3 hours of moving time, with one stop for pastries and coffee to shake things up. The long-ago casual racer Fred / geek / engineer in me wants to try a power meter to see what the reality is, and the middle-aged dad in me just enjoys the "just right" feeling that a 42x16 gear always seems to bring.  I have more than one bike, and had as many as 4 set up single-speed / fixed gear at one point this year. I will say that about 90% of the rides this year have been on a single-speed / fixed gear bike, and about 1,000 miles in the last 2 years were specifically on the Simple One, mixing up picnics and commutes with loaded bags, fast morning sprints before anyone wakes up, casual sunset strolls, and weekend morning rides with a saddlebag to get my yayas out and bring back some fresh pastries for the kiddoes. The SimpleOne isn't *quite* as fast up a hill as my stripped-down Colnago Super with skinny tires, but it is no slouch. It is quite a smooth-riding, but also agile bike. Running a fixed gear ends up being a bit faster uphill for me than a freewheelin' 1x1, and I don't give up too much on the downhills, where I pretend I'm a hamster on crack – my fastest time on a couple of third-/half-mile long downhills here is about 37±1 mph, and if my gear calculation geekery is correct, topping out at about 180-190 rpm. My 30, 40, 50-mile rides on fixed gear bikes end up being just as fast (or slow, as the case more often is) as rides on multi-geared bikes, which probably speaks more to the local topography than the rider, so YMMV. 

Can't attach too many photos due to size limits, but here's a couple of views. 

- Max "I'm not a hamster but I play one on downhills" in A2 

[R Shannon]

Hi Max,

I really like your Simpleone. Thank you for taking time to list and share the variety of components you've experimented with. 

As framebuilder Johnny Coast says: "The good thing about bikes is you can mess with them."

Keep having fun messing with your SO and enjoying the ride!

Best,

Rich in ATL

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My single-speed Rosco in front of what looked like a good photo op here in Ohio on a beautiful fall day.

Dave from Cleveland 

[Paul Brodek]

Old School time, a day late for Throwback Thursday, if that's still a thing.

'98 Riv Custom, built by Joe Starck, back in the day when designing/building a short-reach caliper frame with rock-bottom brake shoes ("Look out, Courageous, it's Rock Bottom!!!") and clearance for 32mm 700c tires was a big f'in deal.  If I got this part right, the lugs were designed by e-richie for Grant/Bridgestone, were nixed by B'stone Japan because they were too complex/expensive, then Grant was able to use them after going indy. The seatpost caps look like they're from Waterford, maybe a carry-over from early on when Gary Boulanger was managing the W'ford side of Riv production frames? I've got them on a couple/few later W'fords, and don't recall seeing them anywhere else.  

I think I'm only the 3rd owner, unsure of the mileage, but clearly the two previous owners have treated it nicely. I criminally barely put any miles on it, but I did recently crash up on it and cause a bunch of organic physical body damage, but nothing but small qr-end/pedal-end/bar-end scuffs on the bike itself. It's lived a charmed life.

Was trying for a relatively period-correct build, with as much shiny silver Dura-Ace as possible, and somehow the med/long-cage D-A rder had to make that cut. Which made my preferred 1x build impractical, so I messed around with 1x-granny setups till I got this 40x24. Would'vd preferred a 38t, but couldn't go lower than 40t on the outer ring, because of chainstay clearance. Even with a short-cage CX-70, a 38/39t ring scrapes the top of the chainstay before the teeth get close enough to the rings. I tried at least one of the mega-short-but-clunky modern Shimano ATB fders, but that was sub-optimal. I think that was a midnight oil-burning operation, so I can't remember exactly why I gave up, just remember a loud "Feh!" and yanking it off. I decided to use a protective chain-drop thingie just to make sure I didn't have any drop-off problems hitting the 24t granny. Ferget who made it, it was a one-man small Sumguy operation, but they've been in production since the '80s, and discontinued for a while now.

The 700c Soma SV SLs on skinny Aerohead rims are about 30mm actual width, and already a bit tight. Could probably go a full 32mm but with very tight front/rear caliper clearance. Short-reach centerpulls, like GC450s might help a bit there, but I wanted to stay D-A on the calipers and avoid the extra cabling/etc of centerpulls.

The RD-7701 med-long rder came to me with a stripped cable anchor bolt, and the stupid-shallow backside clearance made it pretty impossible to helicoil it. I managed to tap it from M5 to M6, and the bigger M6 bolt looks a little clunky, but it properly anchors the cable now.

Front end has a proper D-A stem and fairly uncommon and wide Nitto B177-48cm Dream Bars. Prolly coulda gone with non-aero D-A brake levers, but I usually want 'cross levers for Jersey traffic, so I went aero there. Nitto Racing cages 'cause it felt more racey. I kinda mostly/only ride Thomson posts, so no D-A there. The Brooks Team Pro is a dark green, though that doesn't show well in the pix.

It's a little on the tall/long side for me, 63cm dt c-c, 60.5cm tt, which is kinda de rigueur in Riv Land these days but was maybe a little less common back then. BB drop is 76mm, chainstays are longish at 44cm and wb is 104cm, so a crit bike it ain't. 

Pix or it didn't happen, more and higher-res on flickr.....

Paul Brodek

Hillsdale, NJ USA

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[Paul Brodek]

Forgot to mention the cassette spec is 10spd 11-30t, so 11/40 high and 30/24 low. High enough for me, plenty low for a mostly unloaded sled.

22.3lbs as is, with several spec subs that would get it into the 21lb+ range. Could go more modern and down in the 20s, but I like the older school look.

And yeah, better to say "...clearance for 30mm tires..." since 32s are getting dicey.

I had issues posting the photos, gotta click to view 'em, will see if cutting the [img] tags fixes that...

Paul Brodek

Hillsdale, NJ USA

On Friday, September 24, 2021 at 6:06:25 PM UTC-4 Paul Brodek wrote:

Old School time, a day late for Throwback Thursday, if that's still a thing.

'98 Riv Custom, built by Joe Starck, back in the day when designing/building a short-reach caliper frame with rock-bottom brake shoes ("Look out, Courageous, it's Rock Bottom!!!") and clearance for 32mm 700c tires was a big f'in deal...

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[RichS]

Hello Paul,

Gorgeous bike and photos to boot. Thank you for the component details as well. 

Your description of the CX-70 front derailer touching the chainstay is particularly timely. I'm doing a build now where the derailer/chainstay kiss each other - or within a whisker or two of that so I've wondered, how close is too close? Like you, I have the option of a perfectly functional but less attractive shorter cage der but would prefer using the vintage (silver of course) longer cage model. From the pictures it would appear the CX-70-chainstay marriage is working out well so I have hopes for my combo.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Best,

Rich n ATL

[Max S]

Indeed, Beatifully set up bike, Paul. Always enjoy your builds and photography. 

- Max “how was your ride?.. more than bokeh” in A2

[Bones]

Today was the nicest day of the year in the great garden state.

Bones

[Jared Wilson]

I just love how that Clem turned out with the Xtracycle kit, what a cool way to make use of that frameset.

Platypus is looking good too!

[Chris L]

Hunqapillar by the lake

[JAS]

What a beautiful bike that is captured so well during the "golden hour."