Hi! I'm the lurker. I don't have a Riv (yet) but I just moved to Chicago and I am really appreciative of the bike routes listed. Say hi to me if you see a fat guy on a Rawlands or a SOMA on the streets or a black Orange P7 riding the Palos Hills forest trails.
Tino On Aug 17, 3:25 pm, Joe <joe.sta...@hp.com> wrote: > Hey Terry, > > Good to “meet” you again – I was the mystery rider on the green QB and > my friend Debra was riding her Glorius. There definitely IS a growing > population of Rivendell owners in Chicago – it’s a great city for > living without a car and getting around via bike and/or public > transportation. > > Rob S. (who replied to your message here) is the one who introduced me > to RBW several years ago on a Chicago Cycling Club ride. I was riding > a too-small-for-me XO-1, and he told me about Grant’s new company…and > I’ve been a loyal customer ever since. I’m now up to 4 bikes (QB, > Atlantis, AHH, and Rambouillet) and yes, at times feel sheepish trying > to rationalize/explain how each one serves a need. > > Thanks for saying hi…and hope to see you out there again! > > Joe > > PS….on Chicago bike shops, Marcus @ Yojimbo’s Garage is a great guy > and has a wonderful shop! > > On Aug 16, 3:27 pm, terryg <teg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello world, > > I just had to de-lurk for a brief moment. I've been reading here for > > months, enjoying the tech talk, ride reports, pics, banter, news, what- > > have-you. I finally actually joined the group, and maybe I'll able to > > contribute as well as all y'all. > > > If you're in Chicago, say howdy! I ran into two (count 'em, two!) > > Rivs yesterday riding up Lincoln Ave. A green QB and a great > > Glorius. They were traveling together. I was on my AHH, with a > > growler of Piece Anniversay Ale tied in to my small Sackville on the > > front rack. We didn't meet but we spoke; we were rolling in traffic > > so it was a bit rushed. I now know of 7 Rivendells in the city! > > > OK, back to lurking.... > > > Terry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
