Mushmash, I think the bike is great. As the inscription on the headbadge says: "LUDERE QUO VELIS BIROTA PERMITTIT AGRESTIS."
How many of you Rivendellians out there can tell what that means? No fair asking Grant. I'll give you translation later. On Jan 24, 10:48 am, mushmash <mushm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Todd, > > Just a made-up, fictitious character, is what I understand. But a good > name, none the less. > > Is the bike just as good? I've been considering going for one for a > while now. I need a new bike every 30 years, and this one seems to fit > my tastes. > > Paul Despres > Austin, TX > > On Jan 24, 8:54 am, Todd Olsen <todd_ol...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > I have been trying to figure this out. I saw on the Riv website this > > quotation: > > > Though travel wide and far do I > > O'er stoney paths, 'tween fields-o-rye, > > Past foggy crags, where the lost sheep bleat, > > I tell you, Mate --- 'tis no Grand Feat: > > For I ride A. Homer Hilsen! > > > (From "A Life With A. Homer Hilsen" and the other 12 or so verses > > on request to gr...@rivbike.come) > > > But who wrote "A Life With A. Homer Hilsen" and the 12 or so verses? > > > I read some of the verses here: > > >http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/rr38_pg47lg.jpg > > > and since there is no author credit, I assume they were written by > > Grant Petersen. Is that correct? > > > So, is the name just a name, or is it connected with something before > > the bicyle. > > > Thanks, > > Todd Olsen, AHH > > Fremont 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
