Yes Patrick it's true and unavoidable.
On Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 1:07:28 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Isn't it true that when you find a bike that really fits and feels and > works right, others, even very close, don't satisfy? This is very much the > reason I sold my Ram, very nice bike as it was. > > Patrick Moore, who just rode 21 miles of dusty bosque dirt roads and paths > on his very nicely set up Fargo and was (foolishly) wondering how the ride > would have felt on a custom .... > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Rob H. <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Sigh, I'm realizing that I just don't ride these bikes enough. >> >> Just rode to Pinnacles NP from SE San Jose (near Santa Teresa VTA >> station) this past weekend on the Hillborne because my Homer was in the >> shop. A very fun ride and the Sam was a very trusty steed on its maiden >> voyage and has about 160 miles on it, all from last weekend. >> >> The SimpleOne served as my commute bike across town for six months and >> was good at that, it's probably got about 300 miles on it. But what I've >> realized is that my 59cm Hilsen just fits the best. The bars on the Sam are >> a little low and the top tube on the SimpleOne is...ahem...a little high. >> So I think it's time to sell the framesets. >> >> I bought the Sam in 2010 I think. It's one of the last Taiwan-made, >> orange Sams with the single top tube. A beautiful frame and I like that >> they're from Taiwan. Still in excellent condition. I'm selling with the >> headset installed. I want to keep all the other components, including the >> bottom bracket. Brake cable stops at headset and seatpost binder included. >> >> And the SimpleOne was bought in 2011 and against the advice of the guys >> at Riv (who I should've listened to) I bought a 60cm instead of a 58cm. >> Still in excellent condition. Either way I realized I want to have gears so >> I'm selling the frameset with headset installed and am open to also selling >> the Lesnik-made rear wheel (Suzue hub and Velocity Synergy rim, 32 hole). >> It currently has a White Industries 16t/18t DOS ENO freewheel on one side >> and an ACS Crossfire 22t freewheel on the other side which can remain if >> you want the wheel. I'd also like to keep the bottom bracket for this guy >> too. Brake cable stops at headset and seatpost binder included. >> >> I'm based in the San Francisco Bay Area and would prefer local pickup but >> I can get it boxed up and shipped if necessary. Thanks for looking and >> contact me if you have interest. Things I am kind of interested in: the >> English jacket and the orange MUSS rain pants. >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > > ************************************* > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle > > *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
