BVO - Yikes. Even my stomach lurched every time we hit a bump in the road. I may not be taking it on the bus after all, but I will still incorporate it into my commute so that it gets daily use.
And ... thanks for the nice words :) On May 1, 4:50 pm, thebvo <the...@gmail.com> wrote: > To all > Be careful with bus racks! I had the horrible gut wrenching experience > of watching my brand new Atlantis fall face first off of a bus rack > @40+mph!!! Holy EFFing ESS that was horrible!!! Luckily (if I can call > it that), it was only $500 in damage to my Nitto noodles, NOS campy SR > brake levers, TA crank, and my asymmetrical rear rims. The frame was > hardly even scuffed! Thanks to GP's strong tubes anyways. It surely > could've been avoided by a smarter person and better operation of the > bus rack. I had a big front on, and I shoulda coulda woulda put the > control arm on the rack insteada the wheel. Lessons learned. Now all > who read this can in unison say, "whatanidiot!" and look in the garage > at your unharmed Riv's! > As for Sumehra, your bike will be the talk of whatever town you are > in! I always talk to mixte owners about how much I likey they bikey! > But yours is a chart topper. Glad to know it'll be ridden too. > Cheers y'all > BVO > > On Apr 30, 10:29 pm, SMP <sume...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Minh! > > > I have held back on putting on a front rack, because I plan on > > occasionally placing it on a bus rack. I think a small rack + > > optional ziptied basked would work well. However, I did not like how > > the front end swayed from one side no the other in general when I had > > the front basket. > > > Here is a photo of the bike mounted on a bus > > rack:http://www.flickr.com/photos/sumehra/5671369506/ Maybe I can get > > yours/the groups inputs on whether I would still be able to mount it > > onto a bus with a front rack, such as a Mark's rack. > > > So, here is the back story--I am a consultant, by profession, and also > > aim to be car-free or car-light, at least while I am terrestrial. So, > > I decided on having the coolest-bike-ever made for myself to help me > > toward that goal. At the time I was spec'ing this bike, I was doing a > > lot of traveling to cities like Seattle, NYC, Newark, etc, on pretty > > much a weekly basis, for work. So, I decided to add couplers and make > > it lean and mean, with little-to-no chachkis (no racks, fenders, bell, > > pump) to make it easy to assemble/disassemble. Since I don't like the > > look of the generic couplers, I asked if Rivendell would carve it to > > match the surrounding lugwork. They did! Then, once the frame was > > finished, I got on a local project where I do not have to travel (at > > least for another 6 months). For that reason, I'm rigging it for > > practicality with fenders, etc, and trying to use it on a daily basis > > as part of my commute. Once I get back on the road, I may remove the > > racks and fenders. So, there you have it! > > > On Apr 30, 9:29 pm, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Wow, that is a great looking mixte, for the front rack, if you really > > > plan on using it that way, get a nitto mini front and tie the basket > > > to that, or get a pletscher, or a wald woody goody. i'd love to hear > > > the backstory on this bike, what you plan to use it for, the ss > > > couplers are intriguing :) -- 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.
