Congratulations. It sound like your quest for the perfect bike for you is over.
On Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 3:35:23 PM UTC-5 Joel S wrote: > About 15 years ago I bought a new Saluki, very pale green. The bike was a > 56cm, same as my custom but was too big. I sold it barely used and when > the Bleriot was available got a 55CM. It seemed fine but after a 10 year > layoff due to back surgery and fear of riding and injuring my back further > Covid got me back out. Since the back surgery I lost about 1 1/2 to 2 > inches of height but that should not have affected standover. Well the > Bleriot is slightly large, I have relative little if any clearance, I > probably was oblivious to this when I was riding it way back when, I simply > knew it was comfortable to ride and loved it. So a 14 year old bike was > ridden for about 4 years prior to a car accident and now another 2 seasons > (with lesser miles per season due to age and physical changes). It was > never my only bike so it had to share the miles I rode each season. > > I was lucky and last week bought Johnny’s 54CM Saluki which should arrive > on Tuesday. I will take the parts from the Bleriot which were originally > on my 56cm Saluki and put the on the pewter 54cm Saluki which was > originally owned by Ed Braley. Needless to say the Bleriot frame, plus a > headset and BB that did not come with the frame will be available. I will > also have Tektro side pull brakes since the incoming uses cantis. A low > mileage frame for sure. I will post when it is ready to ship, take > pictures, etc. I would say the condition is excellent for a 14 year old > bike with a few scratches. More to follow. > > Thanks to Jonathan for his patience while I got the money to him. > > JS > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/df3d2372-49ea-4101-86f9-915453220f01n%40googlegroups.com.
