A few weeks ago many of you offered suggestions on what to do on my short trip to San Francisco. (Bikes everywhere!!!! I thought Philadelphia was a biking town. Not like it is in the Bay area.) It was way-too-short a trip and didn’t get in half of what I planned. Highlights were the Japanese Tea Garden and the park, the walk across the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Streets of San Francisco bike tour (I was so happy to get some biking in). Thank you to everyone who offered suggestions and bikes to borrow. I’m planning on going back next year and that trip will be longer, so I can get in the sites I had to miss.
I visited Rivendell, whose showroom had a few bikes and lots of Joe Appaloosas in boxes (there’s many more to the right of the photo that I couldn’t get into the shot). I hope they all sell out fast and make a lot of people very happy; I just LOVE mine. The new blue color is gorgeous and as nice as it looks in pictures, it looks even better in person. I met (in order of “hellos”) the dog (I forget his name, but he was a friendly as could be), Mark, Roman, and Grant. I left with a mug for Leah (Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!), and noted a few items that I was going to add to my on-line shopping cart to ship directly to me once I got home. The mug is beautiful, hefty stoneware and I recommend it; it’s not just another typical promotional mug. I added one to my cart for me, after seeing it in person. I’m so happy that I support a company of this caliber, both in quality of products but, especially, in quality of people. Lastly, I went to visit my sister in Nevada, who lives in the same town as Leah (Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!) and she invited me for coffee. As a bonus (for me), she brought her Betty Foy for me to meet in person. What a lovely and well-loved bike! How long can you chat with someone you’ve never met before? Well, over three hours! I’ve met a few people on the boards (on rides and some PMs) and everyone is so friendly and “not weird.” She is as nice in person as she is on the board. Thanks for the great coffee and conversation, Leah! So, from about 20 months ago when I had never heard of Rivendell to now, I’ve gotten a bike that I love, met new friends and have learned a lot from the board. Thank you, everyone! Roberta -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
