Sorry. I have now unlocked the photo of the MB-1 and made it available. And thanks, Bruce. We are in agreement.
-jb On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Blish <jbl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Beth, > > Your note resonates with me. I am also recently more in touch with what I > like to ride and what style works best for me now. > > I sold 4 bikes last summer, all 700, 3 of them Rivs. My wife asked me to > reduce the fleet and those were the bikes that I believed would bring the > most return and some of them were similar to each other and to bikes that I > still have so I didn't lose anything unique - except my QuickBeam. It has > gone to a good home nearby where it is fully appreciated. I can visit if I > want. I have made my peace with that but I missed it immediately and > started riding my 26" single speed RedLine MonoCog, which had sat mostly > idle for a few years. > > > https://plus.google.com/photos/111838829033930119881/albums/5708720188748611345/5728705989593648738 > > I put on new bars, pedals, Dos Eno cog, Schwalbe Fat Franks 26 x 2.35 and > re-cabled and it seemed like a new bike. The fat 26"s are a treat. > Obviously not a QuickBeam but a good single speed ride. > > I liked the result of that revival so much I redid my 26" 1991 Bridgestone > MB-1 with Schwalbe 26 x 2.15 Big Apples, new bars, new saddle, new pedals, > V-brakes, new cables and new wheels with a switch from freewheel to > cassette, still 7 speed triple. > > > https://plus.google.com/photos/111838829033930119881/albums/5724265447661313041/5724604809168276370 > > The Bridgestone cleaned up better than I thought it would and it seemed > like another new bike. Wow. I had two (new) bikes in my garage waiting to > be (re)discovered. Cool. > > I knew these were good bikes but it was only by letting some other bikes > go that I appreciated these 26" bikes more. These bikes may be more my > present style than a Rivendell. I mean no offense to anyone by that > statement and I personally consider the MB-1 to be the Father of Rivendell > and therefore a sacred device. The statement is not about Rivendells, > which are the finest bikes available, but about me and what I like now. It > was a little tough to take the MB-1 so far from its stock parts but I am > happy I did it. > > In making these changes I realize what you implied - a person's bicycling > style, needs and preferences are not fixed. They are changing as time goes > on and when the opportunity presents itself, and if the funds are > available, certain changes, even to less expensive and less refined bikes, > can be rewarding. I am in complete agreement with you and also with > Charlie. > > John > > > > On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 10:33 AM, b hamon <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Fellow Riv-freaks: >> >> As my life and my bicycling style both evolve, some things have become >> evident. Chief among them is that, of all my bikes, I tend to ride just two >> the most: >> >> 1. My Surly Big Dummy (no matter what BQ says, I really like mine); and >> 2. My 1999 Riv All-Rounder (an acquisiting from another Riv-freak several >> years ago). >> >> The former is absolutely necessary for hauling my guitar and amp to gigs, >> not to mention groceries. >> The latter is my daily transportation. I had promised the previous owner >> that I would "ride the crap out of it", and that is basically what I've >> been doing since I set it up for city riding. >> >> I have two other bikes that I don't ride so much anymore. >> One is the singlespeed mountain bike I've raced on for the last three >> years, and since I'm fairly certain I won't be racing anymore (my knees >> can't really handle singlespeed and I don't want to race anything else) the >> former bike will probably go this year. >> The latter is my 700c-wheeled LongLow, a bike I've had since 1999 and >> which I ride less and less as my style and needs change. I am more >> emotionally attached to this bike than practically so, and I'd like to hear >> from other folks who have become fans of an all-26"-wheeled stable. When >> did you do it and why? >> >> Beth in PDX >> >> http://www.reverbnation.com/bethhamon >> http://beth-hamon.blogspot.com/ >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > John Blish > Minneapolis MN USA > > > > -- John Blish Minneapolis MN USA -- 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.
