I love the green on the Betty. Did D&D paint that? That just might be the right color to re-paint the Ram.
~Mike On Apr 11, 9:01 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Love 'em both! Great colors, and the front basket is perfect! > > On 4/11/11, MobileBill <bud...@mindspring.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I told Jay and Keven we'd send photos along of the new Betty they both > > worked with us on. Here's the little url (holler if I pasted it > > wrong): > > >http://tinyurl.com/3vphhf6 > > > Bike has got a cool color, lime gold metallic, just this side of > > weird. We've decided we really like it. Bike came in late February. > > Have had a hard time getting my wife to sit still on it long enough to > > take a photo _ in four weeks she was transformed from a both-feet-on- > > the-ground newbie to a 20-mile-a-day fanatic. I think she takes it out > > so much just because she knows she's going to turn heads when she > > rides by on it. It's the most talked about mixte in Mobile. > > Color's the most unusual element, but it was one of the first > > Rivs to use the new cream SKS fenders, and the match is sweet, as > > you'll see. Has a Keven double up front and 8 speed on the back (a > > great choice for this bike, I think), rapid rise rear derailleur, and > > the ultra cheap SunRace shifters with the fake indexing, which work > > about as well as any friction shifter I've used. Soma New Xpress 38mm > > on Velocity. Albatross and cork. > > Bonus photos of my 6,000-mile-old Saluki, which I never managed > > to post before. An interesting custom color, kind of burnt orange > > persimmony, mutable in the changing light. It's become my workhorse, > > my everyday commuter, my long miles bike. And photos of the largest > > assemblage of Rivendells ever recorded in Mobile, beside the old Iron > > Deer (it is what it is) and beneath the spooky oaks of Old Mobile. > > > -- > > 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. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
