Lovely! Just got back from a rainy 6am jaunt. We had a crazy weather event here in the Hudson Valley on Tuesday, and the damage is extreme: Many many trees, power lines, roofs, etc. are down. We had to take different roads, and on the path sections, I had to climb over or around at least a dozen trees within a two-mile stretch. Massive trees were literally uprooted from the earth. Governor Cuomo declared a state of emergency here. Most of Newburgh is still without power, schools still closed. I'm heading to our local farm later this afternoon to help rebuild the high tunnel. Pics: https://tinyurl.com/y8me2tdb
Common Ground Farm high tunnel and shed: <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sYcBNmjB4fQ/Wv187FpZ01I/AAAAAAAAMF0/Mlt5UhQE-CgxrNla3ba7rEsZ-ayhhHrfgCLcBGAs/s1600/cgf%2Bhigh%2Btunnel.jpg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fy25KdVBy2Q/Wv189Q7kEYI/AAAAAAAAMF4/dxctXmaFUYYNa05crDZF8gdCwi_xvFksACLcBGAs/s1600/cgf%2Bshed.jpg> Here is a photo (with similar pose & color scheme) of the type of bicycle that inspired the Ram, my Takara Model 8, a mid-70s sport tourer from Japan. It can take Compass Barlows with fenders; here it has Soma Supple Vitesse SLs, 700 x 42. This morning it was shod with BG Rock and Road 700 x 43: <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Drr6tOAxFPc/Wv17BrsEzuI/AAAAAAAAMFg/aR4NXw9eUC423o-t5gYaZJbLJ9LmcxhkgCLcBGAs/s1600/takara%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bdirt.JPG> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lzyuVz-DEsM/Wv17JhXtwXI/AAAAAAAAMFk/k120ugMxSB4p9_8fitrXEUVgu3h6emhoACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_1177.JPG> On Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 12:24:02 AM UTC-4, Matt wrote: > > In 2003 the only bike I owned was a mid-70s 3-speed Raleigh Sport that I > rode to work every day and locked up on the street. Somehow I got my hands > on a Reader, Grant's philosophy resonated with me and next thing I knew I > had a blue Ram. I didn't know the first thing about tire sizes and riding > styles but I knew the Ram was comfortable and it could take fenders and I > was only ever going to ride on pavement on the east coast, so I put 28s on > it and never looked back. Many, many years later and now I'm on the west > coast and I know a lot more about bikes and I also know about fire roads. > So I finally hung the fenders up and maxed out the tires and wouldn't you > know it, but Los Angeles has miles and miles of dirt roads (doesn't hurt > that LA covers a massive area). Took a ride a few weeks back that looks > downright country but happened to be in the second largest city in the US. > > I still have that Raleigh, btw, and it's still perfect for leaving outside. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/QPUjLMgJOP8jEhx22 > -- 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.
