Robert, I'm sorry to see that you're selling "Baby". I've enjoyed talking with you during RAGBRAI these last three years, and I know how much you love that bike.
I hope the sale goes well for you, and I"m hoping to see, and talk with again in Iowa for the '18 ride. Cheers, Rusty Click (S Hillborne/dbl tt/green) Pittsburgh, PA On Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 8:58:58 AM UTC-4, Fullylugged wrote: > > Posting for a friend in Louisiana who needs to sell his bike. Nice guy, > double leg amputee, rides and runs with adaptive prosthetics. Link below is > to his posting on Facebook for the photos. Contact Robert Bailey directly > at [email protected] <javascript:> > > 1997 Rivendell LongLow 61 cm > $2,500 > Baton Rouge, LA > It hurts to sell this bike. It is close to my heart. One week before I > lost both legs in an accident I bought this bike off ebay. For the next 7 > years my goal was to ride this bike. In 2013 I rode it across Iowa. Now I > must let her go. > She is a 1997 Rivendell LongLow. 61 cm. Made by Waterford with Richard > Sachs lugs and Reynolds tubing. With my present feet I am 5'11" and step > up. I can straddle the top tube. Grant Petersen loves tall bikes. Campy off > road triple crank, Campy Veloce FD, Shimano Deore RD, Phil Wood hubs, > Shimano CX50 Canti brakes, Nitto S65 seatpost, Brooks B-68 saddle, Nitto > stem, Soma Oxford bars, Tektro brake levers, Silver Shifter bar-ends, > Longboard fenders, Nitto rear rack. > I started riding it regularly in 2013 and rode it on RAGBRAI. Triumph!!! > Unfortunately UPS bent the top tube in shipping. They paid for it to go to > Rivendell for a new top tube and paint job (D&D Cycles). I had the cream > fills put it. Excellent shape. Rivendell Cloisonne Headbadge. > Have friends mad at me for selling, but I must. > The photos with the harlequin bar tape is how "Baby" looks now. > > > https://www.facebook.com/robert.bailey.75436/posts/10203577895526099?comment_id=10203580412829030&reply_comment_id=10203580536512122¬if_t=feed_comment_reply¬if_id=1504094372349052 > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
