How about a little info about the new custom even if it isn’t a Rivendell.
Steven Sweedler Plymouth, New Hampshire On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM Jay Lonner <jay.lon...@gmail.com> wrote: > A bittersweet milestone today, since after today’s commute I’ll be > stripping down my Hunqapillar in preparation for moving it along to its new > home. I bought it new in 2013 and it’s proven to be a versatile and > reliable workhorse for touring, utility, and commuting. For a long time it > was my only ride, but I now have more specialized bikes for travel, > bikepacking, roadie aspirations, and various flavors of rough stuff. > > I’m preparing to take delivery of a Hunq-inspired but decidedly non-Riv > custom, so this weekend I’ll boxing up the Hunq for the next stage of its > journey. Bellingham, WA will be down a Rivendell, but Fairhope, AL will > gain one, so balance is maintained and the circle of life spins on. > > After 20+ years of Rivendell ownership I was facing the prospect of being > without one, but then last summer I lucked into a Gus. It’s quickly become > a favorite, so I get to maintain my affiliation with the RBW group in good > conscience. My GP/Riv journey has taken me from XO-1 to Rambouillet to > Hunqapillar to Gus Boots-Willsen — whether it ends there remains to be seen. > > Anyway, attached find a few photos commemorating my stewardship of this > remarkable machine. > > Jay Lonner > Bellingham, WA > > -- > 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/25F8E34C-1A7D-4459-82E6-813B63239E24%40gmail.com > . > > > > -- > 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/25F8E34C-1A7D-4459-82E6-813B63239E24%40gmail.com > . > > > > -- > 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/25F8E34C-1A7D-4459-82E6-813B63239E24%40gmail.com > . > > > > -- > 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/25F8E34C-1A7D-4459-82E6-813B63239E24%40gmail.com > . > > Sent from my Atari 400 > > -- > 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/25F8E34C-1A7D-4459-82E6-813B63239E24%40gmail.com > . > -- 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/CALimyfL3U7LLR4mKtCdKHTttr%2BU8igkMjYqH6FwBnes%2BKRn_qw%40mail.gmail.com.
