They were offered by someone in the US a few years ago, too; perhaps by the same company, pre-blog and pre-cute-insouciance video.
I rode many miles on Indian equivalents -- my third bicycle, given to me on birthday 11 or 12, was a Hero. I may miss something, but it seems to me that these bikes are mere evolutionary dead ends, remaining alive for reasons of technological, industrial and market inertia, and that the Raleigh Sports-type models that replaced them are far, far better in every way except perhaps in the ability to traverse bad or non-existent roads -- tho' if BQ is right (and I am not convinced), their larger wheels have no advantage here. (The Sports is also a dead end but not in design but in materials and technology; an aluminum version with modern components would be far less deadly to ride than a Sport. I've owned many Sportses.) On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 12:24 +0800, Matthew Z. wrote: >> When did the Flying Pigeon become commercially viable Stateside? Was >> blindsided by a bit of email about the Flying Pigeon. >> >> >> Although I have to admit, I'd love to see Grant, et al produce a >> Rivendell-designed wine carrier. Although I doubt it would survive the >> sort of spirited riding many of us enjoy. >> >> >> http://www.theflyingpigeon.com/ > > > They started the blog July 2011. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW [email protected] A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
