Yes, I believe the fellow meant Frankenbike, a topic we discussed at internet-bob recently: A bicycle with an assemblage of parts joined together based on "I picked that derailer because I like it, and those cranks sure are pretty." He was complimenting what appeared to be a well-thought-out build as opposed to mounting one generic "gruppo".
Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA. On Sunday, September 28, 2014 9:21:05 AM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: > Hey Tom, > > Thanks for the compliment. I used to ride for exercise exclusively. These > days my favorite rides are those with multiple purpose, camping/touring, > errands and visiting friends. I've been remiss, I need to get back down San > Diego way. > > ~Hugh > > “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep > moving.” ― Albert Einstein > > http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ > > > > On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 10:03 PM, Tom Virgil <tevi...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Dear friend Hugh, >> >> Thank you for giving me the opportunity to use the term "gobsmacked". I >> am. >> >> More importantly, I happen to think that your ride is one cool unit and >> highly optimized for you. >> >> I like your concept of riding over to a nearby city on your Homer for >> some errand, eating, and having a rest cure before heading back. I do >> this between Del Mar Heights and the Swami's or 101 diner restaurants in >> Encinitas. It accounts for a lot of miles on the Sam and these are some of >> my favorite rides. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Tom >> >> >> On Friday, September 26, 2014 8:42:06 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: >> >>> I'm off on Friday's while the rest of humanity in Los Angeles is madly >>> rushing to get home in petrol-chemical bubbles. I decided to do a ramble >>> over Pasadena way mail some letters go to Vroman's book store and have a >>> bite to eat. While resting a spell a fellow walks up to me and say's that's >>> a great Frankenstein bike but with nice parts. I didn't know entirely how >>> to respond? I could have gone through the litany of what makes this bike >>> special and the Rivendell ethos. Instead I just said thank you. >>> Interesting perceptions out there regarding bicycles. >>> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IqXjyHNEb70/VCYxrLARJjI/AAAAAAAABHQ/hF7AE63ps8A/s1600/Hilsen%2B%26%2BFountain.jpg> >>> >>> ~Hugh >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/Dbnb8JPW-Vc/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
