Well Leah, you should know that it was photos of your Clems from your IG that got her interested in them! Along with your superbly equipped green El Clem, Mark!
Regarding those grips: She doesn't remember the brand; she bought them at a bike shop in Dallas a long time ago when she lived there. They're worn, but still feel great. Bob On Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 7:03:00 PM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > Well, Sylvia sounds like someone I’d like to know! Send that new Rivendell > convert to our List here; as the famous Mean Girls movie line goes, “She > can sit with us.” 😘 > > I’m so glad to hear of the pieces that bring her joy on her new bike. I > like all those same things. What grips does she have on those bars? I like > the look of them - like Ergons but a nicer color... > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 30, 2020, at 3:54 PM, Bob Ehrenbeck <ree...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > Here's a photo of the 45 Clem L I bought for my wife, which just arrived > last Friday. It joins the 52 Clem H I bought as a frame in the 2015 > original Clem presale, so we are now an official two-Clem household! > > Once it was out of the box and the wheels and handlebar were put on, I had > to put on old pedals and grips and adjust the brakes, but as soon as that > was done she took off and went for a quick spin around the neighborhood, in > love with the looks, the brilliant bronze-green color, and the ride from > that long wheelbase! (She also really appreciates the little details like > the hearts in the lugwork and the multi-colored spoke nipples!) > > The bike is still a work in progress, though -- I still have to transfer > the front rack (with a basket handmade in Ghana that she bought at the New > Amsterdam Bicycle Show), rear rack, and Brooks B67S saddle over from her > old Gary Fisher, as well as buy some pedals that she can put her half clips > on. Also, we're going to change out the Bosco handlebars, as they sometimes > get in the way of her knees. I know a longer stem might fix that, but she's > not crazy about the Boscos and prefers the Ahearne/Map bars that are on her > other bike. But overall, Sylvia is a Rivendell convert, and she is out > again on it today! > > Bob E > > <Clem L.jpg> > > Cranford, NJ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/EY6w5A74Emk/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e28cdffd-c88f-4f32-93f9-f55983267eb5o%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e28cdffd-c88f-4f32-93f9-f55983267eb5o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <Clem L.jpg> > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d87208f8-d733-4238-989a-8bd423a4bc7eo%40googlegroups.com.
