I think it's one of those universal truths espoused around the time Brooks was at risk of going out of business (Y2K?). You can apply it to everything from striped wool socks to TA Zephyr cranksets (and Bell Metro helmets!).
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 6:22 PM, S.Cutshall <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: > True, dat... > > but I thought that only applied to Pine Tar soap and Hemp Twine? > > Or, did I misread something somewhere? > > -Scott > > On Jun 21, 6:13 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If you like 'em that much, you should probably get both of them. > > > > Isn't that one of the Rivendell maxims: If you like something, buy a > > lifetime's supply. Because soon enough they'll stop making them. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Mojo <gjtra...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Wow Scott and Clayton, Thanks. I would be quite happy to pay you full > > > retail for a treasured (by me) large Metro. > > > > > On Jun 21, 5:16 pm, "S.Cutshall" <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Lemme check our basement... I think we might have a Metro w/all the > > > > xtras, brand new and unopened. If we didn't give it away before our > > > > last move, you can have it for free [pay something forward to someone > > > > else at some point, if that's okay and not too pushy of me to > > > > request?]. > > > > > > I stopped wearing a helmet last year, so I think we might have a new > > > > unopened Metro [and I know for certain we have my used one]. > > > > > > Actually, I'll ask my wife [she's the Keeper of All-Things-Basement]. > > > > > > -Scott > > > > > > On Jun 21, 2:00 pm, Mojo <gjtra...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I love my large Metro, its mirror, the back strap for a blinky, the > > > > > round shape, the snaps for a rain cover. I stocked up on an extra > > > > > Metro last year, or the year before. Well a house guest used my > extra > > > > > on the hard-pack desert trail north of Fruita. My bike was OK, his > > > > > lips only needed $1265 worth of stitches and the tooth will > probably > > > > > be saved, but...horrors!...the helmet's front foam was cracked. So > a > > > > > lengthy search on the net, including Rivbike.com of course, yields > no > > > > > large Metro available in the virtual world. At this point I would > take > > > > > any color though I was always partial to the white or titanium. > > > > > > > I know, there is the Citi that will just fit my obscenely large > head > > > > > (as my mother likes to remind me on my birthday). But it lacks the > > > > > snaps I need for the rain cover for winter riding. > > > > > > > So does anyone know? Does Bell plan to offer a Metro or an update > in > > > > > the future?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%252bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > scientist guy > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
