Rinko and how it works
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Jan Heine
Dec 17, 2015, 9:55:48 AM12/17/15
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There has been a lot of discussion lately of Rinko, so this blog post explaining the different components used to make a Rinko bike (Hint: there are very few!) may be of interest:
I suspect many Rivendell frames already have everything you need to make them Rinko-compatible - slotted cable guides and such...
Enjoy!
Jan Heine
Compass Bicycles Ltd.
Bill Lindsay
Dec 17, 2015, 1:38:19 PM12/17/15
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I bought a Velo-Orange Rinko Headset and another set of metal fenders purely to try to Rinko-ize one bike. Now....which bike?
Takashi
Dec 19, 2015, 7:26:47 AM12/19/15
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Very elegantly packed Jan!
You are a better packer than most Japanese cyclotourists!
Since Rivendell frames are getting longer and longer, packed bike will be larger than Jan's bike.
And, since most Riv riders tend to put as much load as possible on their bikes, carrying both your bike and your bags on your shoulder will be a painstaking task.
You will have to learn to reduce your luggage!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77318553@N08/20451230258/
(My rinko'ed bike is especially large since it has Big Back Rack mounted.)
Takashi
2015年12月17日木曜日 23時55分48秒 UTC+9 Jan Heine:
You are a better packer than most Japanese cyclotourists!
Since Rivendell frames are getting longer and longer, packed bike will be larger than Jan's bike.
And, since most Riv riders tend to put as much load as possible on their bikes, carrying both your bike and your bags on your shoulder will be a painstaking task.
You will have to learn to reduce your luggage!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77318553@N08/20451230258/
(My rinko'ed bike is especially large since it has Big Back Rack mounted.)
Takashi
2015年12月17日木曜日 23時55分48秒 UTC+9 Jan Heine:
Jan Heine
Dec 19, 2015, 10:18:53 AM12/19/15
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Thank you, Takashi. I had a great sensei (teacher) - Natsuko Hirose, who was featured in the first Rinko article in BQ, packs her bike in 12 minutes, without any noise from dropped wrenches. At the end, her hands are clean enough to go and eat dinner... A number of cyclotouring trips with her as part of the group has given me something to aspire to.
Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
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