The most memorable part of this show, aside from meeting Peter Weigle and admiring his fine work.. (This bike, the 650B "Black Tie Affair" dropped me to the floor - Lucky it was already sold: http://tinyurl.com/24o5lnm)...
Oh, and spending a few minutes with Mike Flanigan and partner Betsy at the A.N.T. booth admiring Mike's amazing bikes, including this gorgeous truss bike on display from an earlier Museum of Arts and Design (NYC) exhibit - http://tinyurl.com/2fp94zs Aside from these other highlights, it was really ALL ABOUT THE RIDE there and back on my Bombadil: 11 miles of blissful riding along the D&R Canal and Princeton's Carnegie Lake to the train station, then 2 trains to Philly, and a short, enjoyable pedal across the river into downtown). Riding the Bombadil is just such a pleasure. I got a few admiring looks on my Bombadil. In fact, I was talking to a young frame painter from Bilenky and young frame-builder Marie of Folk Engineering (Newark, NJ-based!!!), and when I mentioned I had parked my Bombadil outside, their immediate reaction was "That's YOUR bike? We were both admiring it"... I attached a Wald basket to my Platrack, and it was SO nice to just toss my small duffel in there and not worry about it... I also added a Zimbale saddle bag to carry my pump, tools, etc... I've got to do more pedal/train travel like this... It's a great way to travel... leave the car, take the bike, and hit a distant destination all in one day...fun stuff. Here's a shot of the Bomba, waiting on the early train in Princeton Jct: - http://tinyurl.com/3a2yywk Peace, BB On Oct 27, 11:23 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > To all NJ, NYC, PA and Delaware members: This Saturday and Sunday the > Philly Bike Expo will be held at the 23rd Street Armory in > Philadelphia. Link:http://www.phillybikeexpo.com/Home.html > > Several top bike builders will be on hand, including Bilenky, Engin, > and Richard Schwinn/Waterford, among others. There will also be a > swap meet on Sunday, and (get this) a "Sturmey Archer Hub Clinic" > where they'll explore the inner workings of the SA 3-speed hub... (how > cool is that)?? > > I plan to attend on Sunday, traveling to/from via my Bombadil and the > trains. I have about a 10-mile pedal to the Princeton Train Station, > where I will catch a Jersey Transit train to Trenton, then a SEPTA > train to 30th Street Station in Philly, after which it's a short pedal > across the Schuylkill River to the Armory. There will be Bike Valet > Parking at the Expo... way cool. > > Anyone planning to attend, please let me know, and hopefully we can > meet up. > > Peace, > BB -- 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.
