My new Thorn raven Tour



SW wrote:
> On 9 Nov, 21:03, Don Whybrow <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Personally I have my eye on getting one built by Ben:
>>
>>http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/html/853_commuter.shtml
>>
>>The combination of Rohloff, Schlumpf & Schmidt gives me goosebumps.
>>

>
> "a total gear range of 13 to 133 inches"
>
> must be some commute !


<Peers at rear wheel> Yep. Oh, hangon, its driving a 20". So thats
about...I dunno...still bloody quick down hill.
 
In article <[email protected]>
Don Whybrow <[email protected]> wrote:
> SW wrote:
> > On 8 Nov, 21:50, Don Whybrow <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>Only after reading here about the ethics of SJS in the thread "He's a
> >>crafty chap". I will have to do with sourcing my bikes and kit elsewhere.
> >>

> >
> >
> > Anyone know where you can get a Rohloff-specific bike/frame like the
> > Raven Tour ? The only ones I can find are a lot more expensive.

>
> Personally I have my eye on getting one built by Ben:
>
> http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/html/853_commuter.shtml
>
> The combination of Rohloff, Schlumpf & Schmidt gives me goosebumps.
>
> OK I know he may not be the fastest to deliver, but ...
>

If you're building something that 'custom' I'd have thought integral
lowriders, or at least custom fabricated ones, would be better than
stock racks where the rear isn't a lowrider and the front doesn't fit
properly. And how about horizontal dropouts or a bolt-through hub for
that front disk brake?
 
Quoting Clive George <[email protected]>:
>"Tom Crispin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>SJS are reluctant to wire up the rear light for some reason, and
>>upgrade the standard 2.4w Lumotec bulb with a 3w bulb.


SJS told me they see noticeably reduced performance with the 2.4W. I'm not
convinced.

>Well, it's easier for them to keep all the wires at the front, which means
>cheaper. And battery LED rear lamps are pretty darn good these days - I'd
>certainly have one in preference to a filament bulb rear lamp.


False dichotomy; the alternative is a dynamo-driven rear LED.
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On 13 Nov 2006 15:41:53 +0000 (GMT), David Damerell
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Quoting Clive George <[email protected]>:
>>"Tom Crispin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>SJS are reluctant to wire up the rear light for some reason, and
>>>upgrade the standard 2.4w Lumotec bulb with a 3w bulb.

>
>SJS told me they see noticeably reduced performance with the 2.4W. I'm not
>convinced.
>
>>Well, it's easier for them to keep all the wires at the front, which means
>>cheaper. And battery LED rear lamps are pretty darn good these days - I'd
>>certainly have one in preference to a filament bulb rear lamp.

>
>False dichotomy; the alternative is a dynamo-driven rear LED.


The light (currently only used as a reflector) already mounted on
Pinky's Raven Tour has a filament bulb. With my Raven I could not
bear the thought of a bulb going unused so I downgraded the front bulb
and wired up the rear lamp. It was later that I chose to upgrade the
rear lamp with the Seculite with standlight function.

Unofrtunately the standlight function has now ceased to function, so I
sent this email to Busch and Muller:

==========

Dear Bumm,

The standlight function on my Seculite Plus has ceased to function.
Have you and hints or tips to get the function to function?

Regards,

Tom Crispin

==========

I thought my no-so-witty use of the English languge would stump their
German engineers, but with stunning efficiency they came up with these
hints and tips:

==========

Dear Tom,

if the standlight function of the rear light doesn't work, it is
normally caused by an uncharged condenser. The condenser gets not
enough "current" to charge.

If the halogen bulb of the front light is going to "die", there are
short circuits in the filament of the bulb, which take to much current
and the condenser can't be charged. So please replace the halogen bulb
of your front light and try again.

Otherwise please control the wiring. Do you use a twin wire cable?
(That's advisable in any case) Is there any loose contact or broken
wire?
If you are not successful please contact us again.

Best regards

i.A. Dagmar Abraham (Bumm)

==========

I'll certainly deal with "Bumm" again.



Far better than the British company, Denon, who told me my CD/Tuner
was "beyond economic repair" when all it needed was a 500 milli-amp
internal fuse soldered, as a bridge, onto the underside of the main
board. It cost me 75p for a pack of 5 fuses, a few inches of wire, a
bit of solder and 15 minutes of my time to repair. I won't buy Denon
again.

http://www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/denon
 
Don Whybrow wrote:

>Personally I have my eye on getting one built by Ben:
>
>http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/html/853_commuter.shtml
>
>The combination of Rohloff, Schlumpf & Schmidt gives me goosebumps.
>
>OK I know he may not be the fastest to deliver, but ...


I see he has had something done to the website though.

I'm not sure I like it at all. Perhaps if he put more energy into
getting stuff delivered....
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On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:58:54 +0000, Phil Cook
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Don Whybrow wrote:
>
>>Personally I have my eye on getting one built by Ben:
>>
>>http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/html/853_commuter.shtml
>>
>>The combination of Rohloff, Schlumpf & Schmidt gives me goosebumps.
>>
>>OK I know he may not be the fastest to deliver, but ...

>
>I see he has had something done to the website though.
>
>I'm not sure I like it at all. Perhaps if he put more energy into
>getting stuff delivered....


I've never suffered a problem or delay with stuff being delivered.