#4 is the redeeming part... How nice it is to hear of someone going out of their way to help you!
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:02 PM, James Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Mike, > If Rivendell handles the repair for you, then you win all around from this > experience: > > 1) You get to pick a new color. > 2) You learned a lot in the riding home process (about friction-shifting > and DIY makeshift frame repair). > 3) You got to teach us on this list something (see #2). > 4) You were able to share with us a good story about people helping each > other. > 5) You were the beneficiary of a frame material that gave you warning that > it had failed, so you stopped riding and didn't crash. > 6) You get to ride an AHH while you wait for the Ram to be repaired. > 7) When the Ram is fixed (maybe with a new color), it'll be a little bit > like the excitement of a new bike. > 8) Maybe, if you are getting a repaint, you can get the top-tube ding > filled in while you're at it. > > It sounds like luck to me, not a pox. :) > > Have fun with the repairs, > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Nov 23, 2008 3:19 PM > >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > >Subject: [RBW] Re: Broken Rambouillet > > > > > >I was hoping that the amount of money I've spent at Rivendell would > >counteract his pox. I guess I was wrong. I'll be curious to see how > >they warranty the frame. Repair vs replacement and how long it'll > >take. > > > > > > > >On Nov 23, 3:01 pm, Angus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Mike, > >> > >> I was also one critical of the Betty Foy headbadge....actually it was > >> more like mother-in-law bashing.... > >> > >> I have also similarly lightened my Rambouillet after getting an > >> Atlantis. Today's ride with the local bike club ended with me > >> getting dropped. I hope Grant's pox continues to take it easy on > >> me.... > >> > >> Nice thing about steel bikes...they can be repaired. Nice thing about > >> Rivendell...they have always been more than fair. > >> > >> Angus > >> > >> On Nov 23, 4:23 pm, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > I headed out on my Ram today after making some changes to it earlier > >> > in the week. The changes being trading out the 32 Pasela's for Ruffy > >> > Tuffys, putting on cloth bar tape and stripping away the heavy seat > >> > bags for a burrito wrap. Since getting the bike last year I had only > >> > ever run Pasela's on it and pretty much always had fenders and some > >> > kind of saddlebag. Since I now also have an AHH I wanted to make the > >> > Rambouillet a little racier. > >> > >> > I headed out and the ride certainly felt different but the bike > >> > remained comfortable. The tires seemed to make a huge difference in at > >> > least feeling fast and their design inspires more cornering confidence > >> > than the Paselas. > >> > >> > I was pedaling along thinking about all this, and some other cycling > >> > related things, when the bike started to make a weird noise. I checked > >> > the cranks and BB but everything seemed find. I got back on it, rode a > >> > short distance (25ft or so) and the noise persisted along with a > >> > feeling of springyness. I thought maybe I had broken a spoke. As I was > >> > checking I noticed that my chainstay was broken all the way through. > >> > It could easily be pulled apart. The bike certainly couldn't handle my > >> > 190lbs. Of course this was like the one ride I didn't bring my phone > >> > on. Some cyclist stopped when they noticed me walking my bike along > >> > Skyline. I was able to borrow a phone and leave a message for my wife > >> > but was pretty much stuck walking home, a good 10 to 12 miles > >> > including down a 4 mile descent. I did not trust the bike to even be > >> > able to safely coast down the descent. > >> > >> > As I was walking along one of the cyclist returned on his scooter with > >> > some pipe clamps and some metal sleeves. These were used to support > >> > the stay so that I could pedal home. It worked great. Because I use > >> > Silver shifters (friction) I was even able to get clean shifts as I > >> > pedaled home. > >> > >> > Check out the fix: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/3054058334/in/set-721576098... > >> > >> > And the crack: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/3054058864/in/set-721576098... > >> > >> > I've sent an email to Grant and will contact RBW tomorrow about how to > >> > warranty the bike. I feel confident that RBW will take responsibility > >> > and address the issue. I am bummed that my ride was cut short and > >> > bummed that a bike that has brought me so much happiness has had this > >> > happen. It hasn't been crashed or used to jump garbage cans. It did > >> > sustain a ding to the top tube a month after I bought it but that > >> > would have no bearing on what happened today. > >> > >> > I related all this not to belittle Rivendell, it's just one of those > >> > things that happened, but because it was so great that with a simple > >> > fix I was able to ride home. And how great is that that a stranger > >> > came and found me to assist me. And how about friction shifting? If I > >> > had STI or Ergo shifters I'll be it would have been off because the > >> > rear wheel was out of alignment with the frame. > >> > >> > Luckily I have a new AHH in the basement which I love but I was really > >> > excited about my Rambouillet today as I started my ride. It felt like > >> > a whole new bike. > >> > >> > One other thing. I was one of those people who was critical of the > >> > Betty Foy headbadge. Grant wished a pox upon us. Look what happened! > >> > >> > --mike > >> > > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
