Man...I am 5'9 and 59 would be WAY too big for me. Maybe I have stubby legs. :)
On Jun 12, 6:36 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > All that said, Bob is building me another bike. So that one [a full- > > on/purpose-built Rando bike w/S&S couplers] > > BB does this style of bike real well. It should be a very worthy > replacement. > > > Plus the Bleriot [Big Dummy and Pugsley], and I am covered in my estimate. > > Adequately covered I guess ;) > > On Jun 12, 4:58 am, "S.Cutshall" <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > 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.
