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Hi, We had to have our furnace temporarily moved to replace the slab in the basement, we did not do the disconnect but put the furnace back in place, everything is fine, the heat works, but we have a red and a white wire from the air conditioner and do not know what terminals to attach them to. The terminals are TWIN, Y, G, W, R, C. We matched the terminal in the thermostat to the terminals in the furnace so the heating works. The furnace is a rheem RGDG 15EARJR and is about 19 yrs old. Thanks Sandy
Take the cover off the a/c unit and see where they are attached. My guess is probably red and yellow, but there's no way to tell for sure.
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I may not have been clear, the red and white wires are from the a/c unit outside and were run into the furnace control board, they are 18 or 20 guage like door bell wire, they were connected to the terminals I identified earlier, just don't know which ones to attach them to. They connect some how to the treminals with with the wires from the thermostat which controls the heat and cooling. The a/c coils in the plenum above the furnace and the unit outside were not disturbed, they were left in place, only the furnace was moved and so the wires from the thermostat were disconnected The heat is functioning fine. Hope this helps with the question. Thanks - Sandy
What you said was perfectly clear, but maybe I wasn't...it is highly likely that those wires control the a/c unit. Look at the a/c unit and see where they attach - probably the yellow and red. Then, follow them back and install them on the same terminals at the furnace. It is highly likely one is the 24vac common, and the other is the 24vac that gets turned on when the thermostat is set to a/c and it wants to turn on the a/c unit. This pulls in the power contactor and turns the a/c unit on. It should be clear if you view the wiring diagram on the furnace.
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Thanks will give it a try today Sandy
We checked the a/c unit outside and the wires connect to 2 yellow wires, white wire one wire goes to a box that the utility company installed to control run times and the red one hooks to a device that has a coil, looks something like a transformer?, so may have to call a hvac co, hate to pay a service call for someone to hook up 2 wires. Any other thoughts? Thanks - Sandy
If so, Then they may be looking for a contact closure, to make the outside unit run.
If not then it may be looking for 24 Volts, Or the utility company opens that circuit so that it stays Off.
As Jim said "It should be clear if you view the wiring diagram on the furnace. "
Maybe the wires are no longer used. What kind of thermostat do you have ?
It is a guess without being there.
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One of the wires from the outdoor unit should go to "Y" and the other to "C", which is "common" on your low voltage transformer. Look a the wiring diagram in the outdoor unit and see what factory wire goes to one side of the compressor contactor "common" terminal. That one will be "C" from the furnace.


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Monday, May 5, 2008
Product Updates
- We would also like to officially announce we are developing a heavy duty touring frame.
1. Flat crown fork with double eyelets at the dropouts. Low rider pannier mounts, too.
2. Thicker butted tubing than our Double Cross frames. Heat treated front triangle.
3. Spoke holder, pump peg, three set of bottle bosses.
4. No disc brake mount... keepin' it traditional
5. 54's and smaller will be made for 26" tires.
6. Name and color not chosen yet.
7. We have no official release date
We pretty much have decided all the specs and geometry, but if you guys wanna desktop coach us, please feel free to post comments.
49 comments:
- StevenCX said...
Chromed dropouts!
- May 5, 2008 at 4:22 PM
-As much tire/fender clearance as humanly possible.
-I don't see the need for heavier tubing. I ride a lightweight, standard diameter vintage touring frameset and I never wish it to be heavier, stiffer or less lively.
-True touring geometry.
Can't wait to see it!
- May 6, 2008 at 3:51 PM
- alex wetmore said...
What you described sounds just like the Surly LHT? How will you differentiate it?
It'd be cool to see a lighter weight touring frame with a nice fork for front biased loads. Think Rene Herse camping bike, not Trek 520.
- May 6, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- Phil Bickford said...
Ahh, come on, you're going to chicken out of the possibility of 650B wheels for those smaller frames ??
- May 6, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- Jim G said...
Yeah, what Alex said. How is your bike going to be different than a LHT? Instead, make a bike like this in a normal range of sizes...
- May 6, 2008 at 5:42 PM
- Somacisco said...
Thanks for your comments. Keep them coming. Original intent was a frame that won't let you down in the middle of nowhere and doesn't ride like a wet noodle when all loaded up.
Alex: The biggest primary difference would be heat treated CrMo vs standard CrMo. That gives us the option to build slightly lighter than the LHT or be more durable/reliable.
What would you consider lightweight for a sound touring frame, Alex? And what would you consider too heavy for even a heavy duty touring frame?
Phil: Unfortunately 650b is still a bit harder to find out in the boonies than 700c/26". If we made it disc compatible, these could be 650b conversions, but the main guy designing this wants traditional.
JimG: Didn't know Araya had this. What stands out about this IYO?
- May 6, 2008 at 6:50 PM
- alex wetmore said...
somacisco -- glad to see you responding.
I'd like to see a bike made out of 8/5/8 heat treated tubing in a standard diameter (28.6mm downtube, 25.4mm top tube). With the right geometry and a front biased load such a bike is capable of fully loaded touring. This would be similar to the classic touring bikes made in the 80s. I tour on such a bike made out of 7/4/7 (Platinum OX) heat treated tubing, but I think that is probably too flexible to be acceptable to the general public and potentially too fragile for your warranty.
9/6/9 standard diameter (28.6mm downtube, 25.4mm top tube) would be an advantage over what is available in the marketplace today. I find the current mass market touring frames built with 9/6/9 oversized tubing to be uncomfortably stiff when climbing.
- May 6, 2008 at 7:01 PM
- It Depends said...
I think Alex's suggestions are great. I also like Jim's idea of a production rando bike. If you decide to stick with a LHT-type bike, though, please consider using 26" wheels for all frame sizes -- a true "expedition touring" bike would be something a little different than the (fabulous) LHT, or anything else out there at a reasonable price point these days. I'd also encourage you to side with Riv rather than Surly on the small size seat tube angles -- keep them 73 degrees or under, even if it means accepting a little more TCO or making other design compromises.
Good luck!
- May 6, 2008 at 7:14 PM
Well, if you don't make it in sizes bigger than 60cm I don't care what you do.
However, if you do make it for us average-size-plussers, I'd like to agree with the slightly-lighter-is-better crowd. I also agree that the more tire clearance you can engineer, the better. Don't have enough experience with the low-trail thing to intelligently comment.
- May 6, 2008 at 8:48 PM
I agree with "anonymous" about sizing. I am only 6'1" and ride a 62/63cm, which means I cannot consider Soma frames. And I can imagine that a Soma touring frame would be a great value (assuming it is lugged, as usual).
- May 7, 2008 at 7:06 AM
Please don't preclude the use of downtube shifters by putting cable stops on the downtube.
Canti brakes. Rear cable housing stop.
Really long chainstays, like 18 inches.
Who cares about a spoke holder? Mounting for lights would be a better investment of brazing time.
I have not ridden a low-trail bike with front biased load. However, with rear-biased loading, I think my mid-90's Cannondale is about ideal. My 531 bike was too flexible.
Ability to carry a frame pump behind seat tube.
Mark G.
Longmont, CO
- May 7, 2008 at 10:28 AM
- It Depends said...
I agree with most of Mark G's suggestions:
-Yes to downtube shifter mounts
-Yes to cantis (consistent with the sensible fat tire requests) and rear cable housing stop
-Yes to long chainstays (18 inches would be great; 17.5 minimum)
-Yes to frame pump behind the seat tube (this should be easy, even with fat tires and fenders, using 26" tires)
-I agree that light mounts are a bigger deal than spoke holders, but what I'd *really* like to see would be integrated fenders and racks (Tubus Cargo or its equivalent on the back; rando style mini rack on the front -- something like in Jim G's link -- and mid-fork braze-ons to add front lowriders, if desired), with light mounting options for both battery and dynamo lights on the front mini rack.
Any chance you would consider posting tentative geometry for a "normal" frame size (56cm or 58cm, e.g.), and let folks offer feedback on that?
- May 7, 2008 at 11:12 AM
- Jim G said...
Randonneuring bikes are today what sport-touring bikes were in the 1980s: Good practical everyday machines that suit most peoples' real-world cycling needs. Even if you never use the bike to ride PBP -- since it has fenders, lights, wider tires, plus front/rear racks and/or lightweight baggage, they are well suited to moderate load carrying which makes them excellent for commuting in all weather at day or night. Given that their frames are built with lighter-weight "road" tubing and distinct geometry (esp low-trail front geo for a front load and/or light steering even with 35+mm tires), they are still sporty enough for the weekend-warrior/century rider/organized tour/aidsride cyclist. Also, If you've paid any attention to the NAHBS for the past three years, you'll note the steady increase in the popularity of rando-style road bikes with fenders and racks (especially front-mounted). Finally, addressing the Araya bike specifically, I first learned of this bike when it was mentioned on the iBOB list last year. There was a high degree of interest (note that there are 51 messages!) in this bike, seen as a production version of a costly custom randonneur-style bicycle -- "Why wouldn't someone be able to sell a boatload of these in North America? It's a commuter/tourer out the door!" -- but many were frustrated since the frame is only available in small sizes (54cm and under) and Araya isn't interested in exporting these. SOMA has 75% of this bike already in the Speedster frame. Give it cantilever brakes, more tire clearance (35mm+ with fenders), a low-trail fork with lowrider mounts, a bit more BB drop, keep the light frame tubing, and maybe offer it with complementary racks and fenders, and I bet you'd have (another) hit. Call it the "MacGuyver" because it'll do almost anything well. ;) It seems to me that most folks who buy fully-loaded touring bikes (ala the LHT) never use them for unsupported touring anyways.
- May 7, 2008 at 11:23 AM
- Jim G said...
- May 7, 2008 at 12:26 PM
I don't see a need in the market for yet another heavy duty touring bike, but a true rando bike -- with classic geometry -- would be great!
- May 7, 2008 at 3:56 PM
- Jimbo said...
The LHT was on my short list of bikes but, I bought a Raleigh Sojeurn instead. Because it has disk brakes. I would rethink not putting on disk tabs. The LHT has the economy minded covered and the Rivendale Alantis is about the same for the upper end. Adding disk tabs would be and having the canti option would be Ideal. Had there been a frame set like this available I would have bought it.
- May 7, 2008 at 7:09 PM
Glad your doing a touring bike, look forward to buying it next spring as I have a Trek 4600 with great SRAM X7 components that I want to put on it.
Make it black, with smoke grey logos. Do want to see your brand but don't make it shout.
- May 8, 2008 at 1:10 AM
Sounds great guys, but please make the headtube extra tall......Maybe 1 and 1/2 extended headtube so most of us don't have to run a million spacers.(a little scary) One more request please make the rear stays just slighty shorter than the LHT.
CFG wheels
- May 8, 2008 at 3:05 AM
- Craig Sinclair said...
I've seen too many people get turned off by the Long Haul Trucker because of the 26" wheels on the smaller sizes. Also, there's lots of couples that tour together, him on a big bike, her on a small bike, and they always complain about having two different sizes of wheels to carry spares for. Can't it just be 700c for the size run?
- May 8, 2008 at 3:18 PM
How about forgoing the canti brakes in place of long reach sidepulls or centerpulls? Like the Riv AHH. This would give easier setup, better pannier and heel clearance, but still allow fat tires to be easily installed.
And how about a 1" threaded stem? Being able to adjust the stem height easily is nice, and this makes it really easy to get a high handlebar setup. Not so easy on big frames when you run out of steerer tube.
Eric D
Dublin, OH
- May 8, 2008 at 6:44 PM
Yeah sounds a lot like the Surly LHT... which I also didn't buy because fully loaded front and rear racks and a loaded trailer deserve Avid cable disc's... let alone my 6'1" 220lbs load steps on. I'd like to see a Raleigh Sojourn, Trek Portland, Gunnar Rock Tour type bike in "reasonably" priced steel too bad it won't be a Soma.
- May 9, 2008 at 1:41 AM
I am with Jimbo. I live in MN and the long months of salty slush chew up rim brakes. I am never buying another bike that does not have disc mounts.
I am also with Eric on the threaded stem.
- May 9, 2008 at 4:58 AM
- Somacisco said...
Mark G: When you say light mounts, do you mean dynamo mounts on the seatstay or fork leg -- or actually a perch for a light?
Alex: Thank for the extra helping of feedback. I remembering reading you thought 40mm trail was good for touring...instead of 60-68 like some other touring bikes. What head angles and fork rake combos were you riding with to get better than avg front load handling.
Jim G" The rando style bike is definitely an interesting project. But we need to do some more research and maybe it might be more appropriate to pursue it as a lugged project instead of a TIG'd frame like this touring bike will be.
As these comments roll in, I am seeing a lot of diverse opinions, which is to be expected. All of them are much appreciated.
- May 9, 2008 at 4:15 PM
The Trek 720 and Miyata 1000 are among the most legendary and beloved steel touring bikes ever made. If I were going to put a new touring bike on the market, I would take a close look at some old Trek and Miyata brochures.
- May 9, 2008 at 4:52 PM
- Dave said...
I did the C&O canal last fall, perfect weather and a holiday weekend and our group of three saw plenty of other mulit day cyclists out but as far as we could tell we were the only group actually camping, and self supported touring doesn't get any easier than the C&O. So I have to wonder if self supported touring is virtually dead.
Seems like there are plenty of sagged cycling vacations and multi day events though. Maybe a sport touring/ rando bike is the better direction to take. I did a Finger lakes Fall foliage supported camping tour the previous year and was only one of two people on bikes that could take fenders and 32mm tires that the chipseal and rain that week made very desirable.
On the other hand in todays market it seems like product drives demand not the other way around. So maybe the more heavy duty tourers that are advertised the more loaded touring we will see. So since this thread is about a "Heavy Duty Tourer" we should talk about that subject and keep the rando discussion for when soma decides to do make one of those too.
-Dave J
- May 11, 2008 at 5:27 AM
- Dave said...
So here are my suggestions to differentiate the SOMA HD Tour bike from the LHT:
- 1" quill stem - It is so hard to get those clamp on stems high enough for all day comfort.
- 26" wheels up to 57cm frame size
- Size your frames in between the LHT sizes. 53cm, 55cm, 57cm, etc
- Slightly lighter HT tubing.
- Please used a curved fork!
-Dave J
- May 11, 2008 at 5:35 AM
Make mine orange, please!
Room for big tires and fenders. I can get Schwalbe 38's and fenders on my Double Cross. Make these bigger.
Long Chainstays.
- May 11, 2008 at 4:55 PM
Dude, you guys have the who's who commenting on your bike. You better listen. I agree, not another Surly LHT clunker. Think Miyata 1000, Centurion Pro Tour 15, or A Homer Hilsen. Slack angles, 435 to 455 chainstays, shortich top tube, standard gauge tubes, lively ride, light weight, three bottle cages, no lugs - tigged, just light, extended head tube, 132.5MM drop-out spacing, level or near level top tube, fender braze ones.
- May 11, 2008 at 6:53 PM
- waded said...
I'm with alex and jimg on this one. "Loaded touring" is covered. Go for the sporty rando style nitch.
Low trail front end (40mm ?) with proper front rack and fender fitment, for tires up to 38mm or so.
Ed Braleys' 650b conversion of the Speedster is brilliant. The Speedster frame with a low trail fork option would be very cool.
- May 12, 2008 at 8:47 AM
- alex wetmore said...
"What head angles and fork rake combos were you riding with to get better than avg front load handling."
For 700C wheels and lowrider panniers with a handlebar bag I think that 73 degree HTA with around 60mm of fork offset works well. This gives just over 40mm of trail.
Kogswell P/R is a production bike that was made with similar geometry.
It's worth trying that back to back with a high trail touring bike if you can get one of each to borrow. I could help with that, but I'm far away from San Fran in Seattle.
- May 12, 2008 at 1:48 PM
I think the plan sounds good. And I'm rather surprised by the responses. Soma announces plans for a "heavy duty touring frame," only to be told to make something else...
There are diverging opinions about what makes a good heavy duty touring frame, and you won't satisfy everyone.
Sure, you can copy a Kogswell P/R or a Singer instead of making a better LHT or cheaper Atlantis, but the P/R and Singer are not really "heavy duty touring" machines.
I ride unsupported on a LHT with 700x35's and fairly ultralight camping kit. I happily ride pavement, gravel, logging roads and some singletrack. The versatility, simplicity and robustness are key factors, allowing exploration beyond the beaten pavement.
Even with the stoutness of the LHT, there is still noticeable torsional flex with weight distributed on both the front and rear racks. I personally can't see why you'd opt to increase this flexibility and sacrifice durability at the same time when designing for heavy duty touring applications.
Maybe 35lbs in a front basket would work for some people, but it seems like you'd want to avoid this as your only loading option for a heavy duty touring application.
- If you want to make this a heavy duty touring machine, I think you know what you need to do.
- If you want to make a lighter sport tourer or randonneur, start with one of your existing frame designs like the Smoothie, and adjust the geometry for low trail, etc.
Good luck!
- May 13, 2008 at 12:33 PM
I support the less expensive alternative to the Atlantis approach. I have wanted one of those a while but I can't pull the trigger. At least not till the kids move out. I do not think the LHT is a less expensive alternative to the Atlantis. The Atlantis can handle bigger tires and for us larger folks, an adventure bike requires a tire larger than 42c with fenders. I want some Big Apples in there and fenders.
- May 14, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Having ridden a 56 Surly LHT, Trek 520 (2004, big tubes, & threadless) and a Trek 720 - Touring, not mult-track here's a few thoughts.
-Surly braze-on's are great
- The 520 was neat, but I'm dead between sizes & like higher bars due to shoulder issues. I could get it a bit below the seat so it worked but I traded it off when I found myself avoiding it when not on tour.
- The 720 - This is the best of all three frames, it's nowhere near as stiff as the LHT, but handles a load fine, & is quick & responsive when not loaded (not too bad loaded either all things considered). It lacks room for fenders with 27*32 tires on it, this is my main complaint. The bottom bracket's a tetch lower then I like but it due to my use of MKS touring pedals. I just have to be careful if powering through a turn but I'd like it up a bit. doubtless The low BB contributes to the overall stability of the bike at high speeds.
All that being said, for a pure touring bike the 720 is the best of the bunch. give it room for 700*35 tires with fenders & keep the tire size to 700c until about 50, maybe 52.
Building a more Euro style "trekking" bike with 26" wheels should be a second project & probably different geometry to allow for the use of the trekking bars styles vs. drop bars as on a traditional touring bike.
Home this doesn't ramble too much, & probably wont' influence ya much but it's late & I was disappointed to see what sounds like another LHT being built vs. something with it's own flavor..
- May 16, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Well you have a lot of comments and all I put in was color. Just for kicks I'd direct you to www.sjscycles.com.
Check out the Thorn Sherpa. Now thats a rugged touring bike. It has six sizes, short top tube for those whe want drops and long toptube for those who want upright handlebars. I can't advise you on geometry and I'll assume yours will be fine there. But check out how well that frame is equipped. Pump holder is neat. Mounts for dynamos and racks , fenders, microwave oven(runs off dynamo).Alright, maybe the microwave is overkill, but that's the frame I want. I think you could match it for a couple hundred cheaper. Anyway that's why I want it.
- May 17, 2008 at 12:23 AM
- Brian said...
Quill stem. so very important. THe big thing for me would be decent tire/fender clearance and a quill stem. Cantis instead of discs- cheaper and less prone to problems.
As cool as heavy, loaded touring frames are, they are the 4-season tent of cycling- overbuilt for their actual use and loaded with mostly wasted capabilities. a decent middleweight is sorely needed. Rivendell has them but charges a fortune, and I'm not looking for a cyclocross bike.
If you chromed the entire frame I'd probably wet myself.
- May 19, 2008 at 9:14 PM
I'd like to see a version larger than 60cm; I ride an older 25.5" Trek and would like to see a modern bike (with a level top tube) that was about that big.
I think it would be awesome if your bike had 46 or 47cm chainstays and <73° seat and headtubes. I'd also like to see a touring-geometry bike with light tubing, 28mm tires, and dual-pivot brakes instead of cantis. I think there are WAY more people taking long rides than there are people taking loaded trips, and a stable, comfortable distance bike (that was still relatively lightweight) would serve them better than a heavyweight tourer that's only fully loaded a few times a year.
- May 20, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Am I missing something?
For all of you asking for a nice middle weight in a Rando style, the Smoothie ES and the Speedster both are very good. I agree both models could stand to improve with some modifications in the direction of a genuine randonneur, like Alex W and Jim G outline. In the mean time, lets all focus on giving them the best advice to dial in a loaded touring frame.
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- May 25, 2008 at 11:13 AM
For real, the comments about looking at a Miyata 1000 are bang-on - it's a fantastic bike, and does everything the LHT does with a lot more panache.
Every time someone I know asks what kind of touring rig they should get before setting off on their first/next great adventure, I tell them to try and find a used Miyata 1000, and barring that, get into an LHT if they're on a budget and can't pony up for one of the more exotic rigs out there.
If soma were to get closer to the Miyata than the Surly, it'd quickly replace the LHT as my recommendation.
- May 27, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Here's my plea. Please, please, give me some disc brakes! I could care less about how traditional it is, or what it looks like. This is a bike to use, not gussy up and parade around town. I've had too many close calls with wet rim brakes. Keeping them squeak free is lots of fun too. Cleaning the aluminum paste off the bike after a few weeks of wet riding is even better. Put the spoke holders on the backside of the seat tube, and please, I beg of you, put some disc mounts on the fork and chainstay. Put canti bosses on too, everyone will be ecstatic! I'll ditch my LHT if you do.
- May 28, 2008 at 5:52 PM
- Rhubarb said...
Whatever you build, please make it in large sizes. You all are the only folks I know of that build any production frames in sizes reasonable for us larger riders. I'm talking about the 66cm side of things to make it clear. Keep up the good work!
- July 16, 2008 at 11:25 AM
When is this touring frame going to be ready to buy?
- July 16, 2008 at 1:44 PM
I'm on the verge of purchasing a Double Cross frame to build a sport touring bike, and I came across this blog post. If the new frame is to be a heavy-duty touring machine, as the original post implies, then it might not suit me. But I figure I might as well request the frame I want.
If it isn't sized up to 62cm at a minimum, it won't work for me. (I'm 6'5").
Basically, I would like something like the Double Cross but with a longer chainstay and a perhaps a slightly lower bottom bracket.
Room for 38mm tires at a minimum. Posts for cantilever brakes, room for fenders. A threaded fork/stem so I could put a Nitto Technomic in there would be fine, but a threadless system is no deal-breaker.
Spoke-holders and pump pegs are no big deal for me; there are other ways to store those things.
Front and rear rack options, of course.
Basically, I want a bike to ride 90-95% or more on decent pavement, but with the ability to try fire/forest road options with confidence. I'm not planning on riding across Siberia, so ultra-"heavy duty" engineering isn't that important to me.
The LHT is already out there. I think a good quality and affordable sport/touring/rando-type frame is something people are looking for.
- July 22, 2008 at 10:08 AM
- Michael said...
Quill Stem, Minimal graphics, neutral light color, as light as possible.
- September 15, 2008 at 10:26 AM
- tom said...
Another plea for large frame sizes (I'm 6'5")
- October 2, 2008 at 6:34 AM
- Poppymann said...
I've got a Thorn Sherpa and it's a great frame.
But, I would suggest horizontal droputs so that if you want to train fixed in the winter, you can.
Light mounts definitely. Teh Sherpa has every braze-on known to man. I wouldn't put the dyanamo mount though.
- November 13, 2008 at 1:45 PM
- fat&sloppy said...
Interesting Concept! Here is the rub. You have three different types of tourers responding with their ideas, and these ideas, are incompatible with each other.
The first type: the hard-core expedition tourist. This is the smallest marketshare. Plans to ride the bike in and outside of the USA. This necessitates a 26" design unless the tourer only plans to tour in USA and highly developed Europe. Thorn Cycles (UK) is an example of a bike company that truly understands this type of touring and requirements. You need a long wheelbase (around 1080-1150mm), long top tube (usually use flat/sweepiong straight bars, but not always), long chainstays (at least 460-480mm, and some degree of slope. This market is probably underserved in the USA.
The second type: hard-core USA tourist. 26" vs. 700c is a personal choice in this arena, since both are readily available in the USA. Some will want 26" because of comfort, strength and front center, others will want 700c for other reasons. Now this market is covered rather well, with the LHT, 520, Cdale T1/T2, etc. Good luck with making marketshare. The higher the quality of the bike, the more the cost, the fewer buyers (only an expedition biker will spend big big dollars).
The third type: Randonneurs. These bikes have specific geometric requirements, and for some reason, few inexpensive/high value models exist. Marketshare potential is betwen the other the two.
You need to define what you mean by heavy duty tourer - then design/market accordingly.
- December 19, 2008 at 2:09 PM
did this concept ever get realized? right now i;m looking at the DoubleCross DC as a tourer.
- February 12, 2009 at 10:17 PM
- Somacisco said...
We may be getting these as early as June. Maybe. Check the blog in late May.
We are happy with all the feedback, sad that we cannot please you all. Too much had been set in motion to adopt some of the more intriguing suggestions, but we have only asked for a production of about 150 and we will be open to changes based on what how people react to these.
Preview: Sizes 46 -54 will take 26" tires. 56 to 60 will take 700c
Tubing will have thicker butts than the Double Cross and Smoothie ES (more for durability and reliability, than greater load capacity) Fork will have low rider pannier mounts and double fork tip eyelets. There will be a mount for a double kickstand, which we don't see much popularity in the U.S. but makes a lot of sense for loaded touring. 450mm chainstays. TT Pump peg. 3 sets of bottles bosses.
We will post geometry in a month or so.
- March 3, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Please make the steerer tubes extra long, like at least 400mm, I am tall and find 300mm puts me in a pretty aggressive position for racing, not for riding all day. thanks!
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I will take my cozy regular bars any day over this one – Not Impressed..I rarely get to go out being a mom. Last night I was invited by my sister in law to go to see the Spazmatics because we both love 80's music. We also had heard all kinds of great things about the place. We got there at 930pm, and had to wait in a long line with it still being 100 degrees outside. DO NOT WEAR HEALS. I had read on the website you are not permitted to wear flip flops so since we were having a girls night I dressed up with the heals and all. Unless you have a VIP/Reserved over priced membership you will not find anywhere to sit. Upstairs is not available without it, and the entire middle of the club and ground seating is all reserved only. There are few little tables and you have to be there in seconds to get it. You can sit outside, but not good if you are in TEXAS hello and it is still 100 degrees when it's dark. So I had my shoes off in 15 min of being there. The beers for a Miller light were 5.00 each and I don't think I have paid that much for one beer in my life. After 1030 I had to wait 30 min to get through the crowd to the bar. And unless you are VIP no waitresses will help you. I must say the snooty gold digger crowd was amusing. Other then that and the awesome band I was not impressed and will not be going back. The only thing I would recommend is the band.
Most original nightclub/bar I have been to in Dallas – Great place...I was surprised how incredible the view was...good-looking staff! Have not seen this many good-looking people in Dallas since I have been to the Glass Cactus, the staff is also very down-to-earth- not like other bars and clubs I have been to in Dallas. I had a problem, but when I notified one of the VIP concierge..I think her name was Roya..? (HOT!), she got a manager and immediately they fixed the problem. I will be back for my next round of fun when I return back to Dallas for business!
Fun place – It is an over the top but fun place. Much like the entire Gaylord hotel. It is giant Texas sized big and they do a good job with it. I had a great time there.
Totally Average place with ridiculous attitude – This place thinks its in Beverly Hills or something! If it were, it would be out of business. If you are a country bumbkin thats never left the state, youmight think its cool. If you have been to LA or New York this place will make you laugh the moment you arrive and pay 20 bucks to valet even though there is no shortage of land for parking-ripoff!
RIP OFF – Got there at 5 for a meeting at the hotel food was lousy service was slow. than they wanted a cover I told them that we were here just for a drink then a meeting at the hotel they demanded the cover so we left went to the hotel got everyone together(about 30 of us) went to down town grapevine had a blast will never go back!
One of a kind – Very unique and impressive place built overlooking Lake Grapevine. The view and the building are the best part. You definitely are helping to pay for the fancy building and the view every time you buy a drink. I would say it is worth checking out and you will quickly ave your own opinion. I am not in love with it but it is a fun place to check out every once in a while to do something different. Definitely a nice amenity for those staying at the Gaylord, but I would also recommend to those people to make the short trip over to historic Main Street in Grapevine and check out some of the places over there.
You have got ot be kidding! This place is a joke, STAY AWAY!!! – First impression, parking; of course the hired valets utilize the close by parking for their conveniance... STRIKE ONE. Then the POS "ID Taker"; " we have to check all id's" he grabs our licenses and then scans them into a scanner, uh, EXCUSE ME, privacy!, Why does the GC need our personal information? they DON'T, Strike TWO.Then we walk in as "VIP Guests" (Our party of 6 reserved a table, min $100 per couple had to be spent). We are "escorted" though the fairly nice lobby once the hostess felt like it was time to take us to our "barnlike "table. Stepping on a dirty, sticky floor into a large high school auditoriuom we could tell very quickly that this JOKE of a place was not anything that it is cracked up to be. STRIKE THREE (We have been there for 6 minutes) Then the $250.00 bottle of vodka, the pain continues. Drinks that could not be made to our liking by a very inexperienced hostess and a crowd that was circus-like to put it mildly. This is NOT a NY club, this is not a SOBE club. This place is simply an overpriced joke of a wannabe that will never be. Low class, cheesy, overpriced, dirty, obnoxious. It is a wonder that ANYONE patronages this establishment.
Price Gouging,Tab Padding, Flaky Waitresses – We have been to the Cactus about 10 times over the last year.The atmosphere is really nice & it is really close to home for us. HOWEVER, the PRICE GOUGING is unbelievable! I am really just ticked about the whole flipping thing! Whether we are with a large group, double dating or by ourselves-it happens time & time again. The price of drinks varies from waitress to waitress, bartender to bartender - WE MADE A GAME OF IT - testing to see if in fact it was really happening. We involved several of the party with us, went station to station-waitress to waitress.... You would have been amazed at the differences.
True Example: Waitress#1=$8.00 bottled beer, Bartender #1=$5.50, Waitress#2=$7.50, Bartender#2=$5.00
You would not believe the variety of prices we got for SHOTS (same shot, ordered the same way everytime)
We do have ONE exception: Bartender at the 1st bar on the RIGHT as you pass thru entrance. He wears a hat. He did not over price things, he made eye contact, was attentive, cordial etc.
The WORST was the bartenders in the back bar & the outside bar - DON'T even get me started on the waitresses - YIKES!!!! BEST ADVICE: "DO NOT RUN A TAB WITH WAITRESS" ***VERY bad idea***
PROS: Great Ambiance - Le Freak is the best (get there early) - Texas Unlimited is great too
Bartender (wears hat) at 1st station was the better of the employees.
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Great place for everything – I stayed at the Gaylord for a four day convention. I have to say just driving up to the property was amazing. The landscaping and attention to detail was something like you would see at Sea World or Disney. The entrance, lobby, resturants, courtyard... all were amazing. They really put a lot of time and money into this place and it really shows. Checkin was very easy. I was given a key card to a room that someone was in already. The staff was very empathetic and very quick to upgrade me to a suite.
The Staff must have had some customer service training as a requirement because they were all so helpful and nice. I went to the sports bar (fantastic by the way with all the tv screens) one night and was ordering drinks at the bar with some friends and we went back the next night and the bar tender must have remembered my name off of my tab and immediately greeted me "Welcome back Mr. Smith"
Everything from the Glass Cactus, to the cigar bar with an on hand cigar specialist, this was the best place I have ever stayed at.
I want to go back with my family..... Thanks to all the staff of the Gaylord for making a great experience..
Bouncer saw road house too many times – This place is beautiful, but the bouncers are idiots. i am Hispanic. never been arrested or had anything to do with green stuff (i know hard to believe,but true) the bouncers smelled something green coming from these white kids a few feet from us and the wind was blowing our was and the stupid bouncers came strait to the big Mexican guy, ME... Im 33 years old i didn't smell like green stuff or had any on me, but i still got kicked out. the 1.99 an hour rent a cops "bouncers" are the only reason i will not go back there. patron shot are over 30 bucks.but i had 3 of them over priced shots. the last time i was kicked out of a place, i was in collage.
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I've mentioned it to a couple people and the reaction I've received has been so strong, I thought I would share it with you.
First, it's pretty obvious to me this is going to be Rich Rodriguez's last season as the head football coach at the University of Michigan.
He's not going to win. He's going to end the season with another lopsided loss to Ohio State, this time in the Big House, where there is no sin like losing to the hated Buckeyes.
Rodriguez's short tenure at Michigan has been a disaster.
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An unusual entry in the Pokemon family of video games, Pokemon Conquest offers a new way to play Pokemon in a unique world called Ransei that is filled with adventure. Inspired by the classic Nobunaga's Ambition strategy series, Pokemon Conquest puts players in the role of a young Warlord who is linked with a Pokemon. Together, they must set out to recruit Warrior allies to strengthen their growing kingdom. Along their journey, players will encounter a variety of Pokemon, as well as Warriors and Warlords inspired by the Japanese feudal era. The game contains nearly 200 Pokemon. <p>As the battlefield unfolds in Pokémon Conquest, players must choose the correct Pokémon type to inflict maximum damage on their opponents. In the turn-based skirmishes, players choose different tactics for intense six-on-six battles, and battle conditions can change on every turn, keeping players on their toes in anticipation of what will happen next.
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LNS America, Inc. is the North American marketing and manufacturing presence of Orvin, Switzerland based LNS Group. Our goal is to help customers improve productivity and profitability. We do this by continuously developing and refining innovative manufacturing equipment that operates flawlessly while enhancing a machine tool's ability to operate at peak efficiency. We work closely with all leading OEMs and their distribution teams to meet new challenges with unique solutions. Equally important, we support our products with applications expertise, technical service and ongoing support worldwide.
Manual and automatic bar feeders for bar stock diameters from .039" to 4-3/4" with changeovers in as little as 1 minute.
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LNS has added three bar feeders to its Alpha series: the Alpha SL65 S, ST320 S2 and ST212 S2. These products will be on display at IMTS 2012.
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The LNS Group (Orvin, Switzerland), a manufacturer of coolant and conveyor systems, has acquired Yoshida Tekko KK, a manufacturer of chip conveyors, coolant systems and filtration systems in Nomi City, Japan.
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Skyler Stern wanted to do something for his best friend, Ethan Hawes, who was facing a life-threatening diagnosis.
Tara Cavanagh of Portland visits Akari Salon on Tuesday. She is using a crowd-funding website to raise money for her effort to represent Maine in next year's Miss America pageant.
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Sara Devlin of South Portland, right, created a Gofundme for Rebecca Grover, left, her co-worker at the Maine Turnpike Authority, after Grover's husband passed away in 2012. In the 11 months since the account was created, 172 people have donated $23,000 to help Grover and her two children.
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Tara Cavanagh wants to represent Maine in the Miss America pageant next year.
Sara Devlin wanted to assist a co-worker facing the prospect of raising two children alone after the death of her husband.
They all turned to Gofundme, a crowd-funding website that uses social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to connect with potential donors.
For years, that site and similar ones – Kickstarter, Indiegogo, GiveForward and Donors Choose, to name a few – have been used by artists and entrepreneurs to finance films, record albums and launch businesses. Now, people are turning to it for personal causes as varied as paying for surgery, caring for pets and moving across town.
Gofundme, which has emerged as a go-to site for nonbusiness users, had more than 200 active accounts from Maine as of last week, ranging from Little League teams trying to pay for trips to a transgendered man raising money for surgery.
Not all of the accounts are created equal. Some causes are more altruistic than others. One woman is raising money for an ultrasound for her cat, which may have a heart defect.
Not all accounts are successful, either. Some, including most of the pageant contestants, raise only a few hundred dollars.
Brad Damphousse, CEO of Gofundme, said the accounts that do best are ones that tap into a large social network of giving.
"Only after a person receives support from their personal contacts can the campaign begin to appeal to a wider audience," he said.
Stern's Gofundme campaign for his friend is one example.
Hawes, 22, of Eliot, was studying abroad in Spain when he tripped on a curb. Intense pain shot up his entire leg that seemed out of proportion to the fall.
The pain returned a couple of days later while he was training for a marathon. Hawes finished the marathon and returned home from his semester overseas, but the pain wouldn't go away.
He went to the doctor in late June, thinking the pain was a torn tendon. Doctors found a fist-sized tumor on the bone that connects his femur to his pelvis. The diagnosis was multiple myeloma, a rare form of cancer that attacks plasma cells.
"It was such a sinking feeling," Hawes said over coffee recently in downtown Orono. "I was shocked, numb."
Hawes was less than two months from starting his senior year at the University of Maine. He wasn't sure he would even go back to school, but if he did, he didn't know how to pay for school and treatment. Insurance wouldn't cover everything associated with a disease like multiple myeloma.
"I didn't really want to think about the money," he said.
Stern wanted to help, but couldn't be there in person because he was due back at college himself, at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
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They hit that amount in five days. The account now has more than $27,000.
"I don't know what I would have done if this happened five years ago," Stern said. "It would have been a lot harder."
Hawes has gotten donations from people he hasn't talked to in years, from community members who heard his story and from family friends. Twenty-seven of the donations are anonymous, including two separate gifts of $500.
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Ethan Hawes, left, of Eliot poses for a photo with his best friend Skyler Stern of Berwick. Hawes, 22, was diagnosed last summer with multiple myeloma, a rare form of cancer. Stern, 21, has set up a Gofundme account that raised more than $27,000 to help his friend.
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How much is Wedge to blame for Mariners' struggles?
As the Mariners continue to slip further out of contention en route to another losing season, the speculation increases about the futures of Jack Zduriencik and Eric Wedge.
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Zduriencik is in his fifth season as the Mariners' general manager since coming to Seattle from Milwaukee, where he headed the Brewers' scouting department and presided over drafts that netted future stars like Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun as well as J.J. Hardy, Rickie Weeks and Corey Hart.
Because of Zduriencik's "iron-clad" credentials as a talent evaluator, Keri thinks the stunted development of some of the Mariners' young players shouldn't cost him his job yet.
"He did a great, great job of building up that Brewers team into a winning club that is revenue-successful, is exciting to watch, that draws fans, people want to see it," Keri said, "so I'm inclined to give him a little bit longer."
Keri isn't nearly as confident in Wedge, who's 177-229 in two and a half seasons with the Mariners.
"The manager hasn't shown me anything and I'd be fine with kicking him out of town," Keri said. "I don't see any evidence that he's good at bringing along young players – not that I necessarily put that only on the managers, but he hasn't shown any value add in that respect and he's a terrible tactician, terrible, one of the worst in baseball.
"I can't say that I watch every Mariners game but I've probably watched, I don't know, 20 this year and there's so many things that drive me crazy when I watch the team and a lot of them have to do with the manager."
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If Monday evening's boys soccer match at Brown-Childress Stadium were 78 minutes long, or more precisely if each half was 39 minutes, Elizabethton would have escaped with a nothing-to-nothing draw.
However, it is an 80-minute contest, and Sullivan South took advantage with goals inside of a minute of each half to blank the Cyclones 2-0 in a non-region, season-opening match at home.
Dave Rider Field became a quagmire early and the Cyclones possessed well in the opening half but the Rebels (1-0) got a goal in the 39th minute from Blake Stickley off a rebound of a shot from teammate Luke Heard.