Peter -- It probably was you. I don't spot those double top tube Rivs very often. Actually, you passed in front of us as we pulled up to the 4-way. I thought the downtube read Hunqa, but I don't see as well as I used to. Gorgeous bike. If you were not wearing a helmet, it pretty much had to be you. Keep on riding, Peter. (By the way, I don't live in Alameda, my son and his family do. we live in SF. But, I do ride Alameda and the Bay trail a lot Good biking over there.)
________________________________ From: Peter Andrews <beardedpe...@gmail.com> To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sun, October 3, 2010 1:01:55 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: First Hunqa siting in the wild (of Alameda) Hi Ray, I'm betting that was me. I commute to and from work (which is on Bay Farm Island) Tue - Sat, and I am usually on my way home (to Oakland) along Fernside around noon-time (if you're up early enough, you'll catch me going to work ~ 0215 or so (that's what you get when you deliver fresh bread for a living)). I'm a bearded fellow, but I ride a black Bombadil (some would say the predecessor to the Hunqapillar), double top tube (with a frame pump in between), mustache bars and a medium basket on front. Looks like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beardedpeter/5033997943/ Hope that link worked. If that was the bike, that was me. I initially built up as a singlespeed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beardedpeter/3870914885/ I inevitably desired some gears. Once I got over the initial inhibitions of setting up derailleurs for the first time, I finally built it to its current configuration about a month ago. Lovin' it. Give me a shout the next time you see me. Funny thing, I saw a nice (aren't they always?) Atlantis on the Bay Farm Bridge the day before, and just this morning spied a uniquely dark green Saluki on Park St. AND, I ran into John B. of RBW (on another fantastic Saluki) while delivering in Berkeley just over a week ago.... Bummed I missed the garage sale and ride too. My commitment to work (and the bills I need to pay) sometimes messes with my priorities. Cheers Peter On Oct 2, 5:20 pm, Ray <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Spotted my first wild Hunqa today on Fernside Dr. in Alameda. Very > impressive. Double top tube, M'bars (it appeared) bearded chap on- > board wearing a riv soft cap. About 1200 -- 1230 hours. Anyone on > this list? > > I was just retuning from grandson's soccer game when I made the spot. > It was the mandatory attendance at the game that kept me from shooting > through the tunnel to Walnut Creek for the RBW garage sale. Did I > miss anything? -- 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. -- 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.
