Okay -- after going gaga last evening upon first seeing Brent's post of the HelmetKids Susie - this morning in the clear light of the day, let me add my recognition that the bike is in some ways anathema to the sense of style and elegance that I view as a core element of RBW's ethos.
However, to my eye, seeing the bike stripped of its paint - 'stark naked' if you will - reveals the underlying elegance of its design. I'm not often taken by that unpainted steam-punk look, but somehow this bike does it for me. As the expression goes - I like it and I cannot lie. On Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 9:42:40 PM UTC-5 Steve wrote: > Brent, that has to be the most Bad A$$ Susie on the planet! Is it wrong > to covet another Riv rider's bike? > If so, I am a very bad boy. > > Steve in AVL > On Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 5:43:36 PM UTC-5 Brent Knepper wrote: > >> Leah and Laing, great additions!! great representation of the spectrum of >> modern day anodization madness, and a reminder of the now bygone >> naughtie-aughties fixie era. where did all the c̶o̶w̶b̶o̶y̶s̶ Velocity Deep >> V rims go? >> >> here's a Miggie's HelmetKids <https://www.instagram.com/helmet_kids/> >> Susie from last fall's Nutmeg Nor'easter, can't remember where I saved this >> pic from tbh. was it from this list? the rusty frame really lets the gold >> rims pop! >> >> [image: miggie susie nutmeg.jpg] >> On Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 1:17:15 PM UTC-5 Ryan wrote: >> >>> Nice! Somebody should resurrect @maxcr? s Halloween special for this >>> thread >>> >>> On Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 9:09:49 AM UTC-6 lconley wrote: >>> >>>> And I have orange. Orange rims and orange accents on frame & seatpost >>>> are original on the Trek District. I added the orange cable housing, >>>> orange >>>> sidewall tires, orange VP001 pedals. Yes, flowers are in bloom in Florida. >>>> This is my most Non-Rivendell bicycle - Aluminum frame, carbon fiber forks >>>> and belt drive. I am currently changing it back to single speed, it has a >>>> Shimano Alfine 8 speed rear hub at the moment (shifter has already been >>>> removed). >>>> >>>> [image: IMG_4839.jpg] >>>> >>>> Laing >>>> Delray Beach FL >>>> >>>> On Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 9:44:44 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote: >>>> >>>>> I cannot compete with Leah's rainbow of colors but I do have purple >>>>> (Deity TMAC pedals, Paul hubs, adjusters on Paul Klamper calipers, >>>>> seatpost >>>>> clamp, spoke nipples, all the machine screws in the frame bosses, headset >>>>> spacers, and Oury grips) on my VO Neutrino. The pearl in the paint >>>>> doesn't >>>>> show up in the picture. No purple tires (yet). >>>>> >>>>> [image: IMG_4834.jpg] >>>>> >>>>> Laing >>>>> >>>> -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5893c349-4689-40fc-ba62-932713885825n%40googlegroups.com.
