Sadly on one hand [so many fantastic memories, plus... how can I even begin to process personally what that bike has done for & with me?], and excitedly on the other [because it kind of means "Success, look what you've accomplished... "] the answer is, Yes I am.
The Bob Brown custom [what I call "BBC#1" to differentiate from my wife's Bob Brown "BBC#2"], while it's gone through about 20 different incarnations as my body has changed in the last 4.5 years and is still sprite and nimble in its current setup, has a geometry that no longer can really be altered through components and adjustments to suit my body. It's what I call, "Comfortably uncomfortable". I am stripping it down to just frame & fork and packing it away. I'll never sell it [how could I?] but I am of the mind that it is time to look forward. Some of the parts will go onto the Bleriot, some to the Parts Bin. All that said, Bob is building me another bike. So that one [a full- on/purpose-built Rando bike w/S&S couplers], plus the Bleriot [Big Dummy and Pugsley], and I am covered in my estimate. After quite a bit of thinking, and then talking with my wife, it's time to pack it away... but I am excited about what's next. And what's next for me is personally very big... and I'll be needing a bike that can take me into this new chapter. Made myself two basic promises at the start of all this: No.1 is intact and held close to heart, and accomplished & maintained daily; No.2, well that one... it's time to start paying up on that one because I have to know what I am capable of. Heavy heart, blah, blah, blah, yada, yada [but it is kind of heavy honestly said: BBC#1 saved my life]... -Scott On Jun 11, 2:52 pm, Jansenh <blink...@gmail.com> wrote: > Scott, > > Used to follow your blog (but didn't post much). > > Are you retiring your Bob Brown, or is the Bleriot meant to compliment > (i.e. different purpose build). > > On Jun 11, 12:52 pm, "S.Cutshall" <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks folks... > > > Yes, it's a 59. I am 5ft 9in when standing without my wife nearby, > > 5ft 10.5in when she's around [I have a tendency to give-in to the > > 'life-long-drummers'/5-years-on-a-bike-cyclist/years-of-being- > > overweight slump' my spine enjoys, that is until my wife is nearby... > > and she makes me stand up straight by jabbing me in my ribcage]. > > > I am curious about the Hetres, and plan to try them sometime soon. > > > Hopefully today I'll get some additional parts installed and post more > > photos... > > > -Scott > > > On Jun 11, 5:46 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > I guess I did not realize you were so tall (of course I have only seen > > > you in flickr photos on my computer screen. That looks to be a 59, > > > correct? > > > > Anyway, it is shaping up fine. Nice SON up front, King in the back, > > > Velocitys. You will really be able to put some miles on that bike. > > > Give Hetres a try some time. > > > > On Jun 11, 12:48 am, "S.Cutshall" <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > ...has -finally- begun. > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/30264...@n00/sets/72157624125215767/ > > > > > Very excited to get this bike up & running on the road. > > > > > -Scott -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
