Merry Christmas to all Riv Riders. I rode the Motobecane fixie 8.8 miles to church and then the 8.4 miles to Mom's; quite enough for this almost-55-year-old given the stiff north headwind and the climb from the Rio Grande valley to Rio Rancho; my only low gear, beside the already lowish 66" fixed, is standing, which I did for a couple of miles, on and off. 25F when I started out, about 32F on the later leg, with said headwind, and frankly, I wished I had a lower gear -- I hope to get a 21 t cog for the flip side of the hub for a 56" bailout.
But wool is wonderful stuff. 1 shirt-weight layer of 70% silk, 28% merino and 2% who knows, under a shirt weight 100% merino layer, under a thin Cannondale petrochemical fleece vest; plus faux-Peruvian hat plus heavy gauntlets plus tres chic 25+-year-old Sidi fleece-lined road shoes converted to walkable soles and heels -- tres confortable. I was just now wearing the two wool/silk and wool layers indoors at about 68F and I was still comfortable. My gift to myself for Christmas was a DN72 wheel rebuild for the Motobecane; photo here: http://picasaweb.google.com/BERTIN753/BIKESMISCELLANEA#5418825660014666498 My other Christmas present to myself will be a SON20R/Cyo build by Rich at Riv for my 559 bsd road Riv commuter. On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Merry Christmas Ray! > > I have just returned from my 10 mile ride around Palo Alto and Los Altos... > I need to work on my fitness so I can come ride with you next year! :-D > > I hardly saw a soul in my ride, although I wasn't at any large park or > anything like it. However, I was expecting to see more people and was > surprised at how quiet it all was. Just a few runners and people walking > their dogs... > > I rode the Bombadil today with the Schwalbe Marathon Extreme 700x40 tires. > They seem narrow, compared to the 2.2 and 2.0 knobbies, but they roll very > smoothly on the pavement and the standover height has increased to a point > where had I put these tires first, I would have never even considered that > the frame was too large. It fits perfectly and I'm thinking I'm going to put > nice fenders on it and use it as a trail/touring/leisure bike. I took off > the rear rack from the Homer and will put it on the Bombadil to use it when > I need to carry panniers as well. It might even turn out to be my rain bike! > Still doing some minor fit adjustments, lowered the Moustache bars a bit and > am feeling almost perfectly dialed in in it. > > I rode my Homer the day before yesterday, on a 15 mile ride, and it's > amazing how incredible it feels when I get back on it after riding the > Bombadil. I honestly can't really say which bike I like better... I just > love them both! > > Am thinking of trying a pair of Marathon Supremes 2.0 on the Bombadil... > we'll see... > > We are having friends over, so I must go now and help. I'm out of town next > week so I won't be able to ride unless I convince the extended family to > rent some beach cruisers in Ft. Lauderdale... > > Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! May 2010 bring us all health, > love, prosperity and plenty of time to ride our fine machines!!! > > René > > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523 -- 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-bu...@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.
