I will have break down and finally buy a Bicycling Magazine again. Been years.
Thanks for pointing out the saddles are VO. I did not look closely and just assumed they were Brooks. I understand Mike is working hard to keep the price below $2k. VO saddles fit the bill. A Hillbourne similarly kitted might come in a little above. But it would be a fun bike. I think Mike would appreciate the mimicry, as his main focus is to get people using bikes every day, even if they are not his. On Feb 6, 9:39 am, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Fri, 2009-02-06 at 06:38 -0800, JoelMatthews wrote: > > > Before I've used the old fashioned kind & with annual cleaning & > > > re-packing > > > with Phil's grease (really sticky stuff; does not wash out), have never > > > had > > > any problem. I have 20+ year old BBs that are still good. > > > 7K seems low unless it's seen very tough service - lots of water, grit, > > > off-road. > > > Slightly OT, but this touches on something that really caught my eye > > at the Antbike sight: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/antbikemike/3239939188/ > > > Mike has the new Boston Roadster - top tube and mixte (although he > > rather charmingly refers to them as gents and ladies) prototypes > > ready for NAHBS. Note he is using good old fashioned American Style > > one piece cranks. > > > They add a little weight no doubt. But for daily commuting and around > > town use, the durability and ease of maintenance is a real positive. > > I imagine Mike will get some push back on that and the coaster brake. > > I think both are splendid. > > > I would not be surprised to learn Riv's Taiwan manufacturer makes > > similar bikes for the Taiwan and other Asian markets. I think a > > Hilbourne set up with similar features would be a swell commuter. > > Mike writes about that bike on his > blog:http://antbikemike.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/website-and-old-email-down/ > It's going to be reviewed by Bicycling magazine in the May 2009 issue. > If you look at the flickr site you might notice, both bikes feature Velo > Orange saddles.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
