Hahaha is right. I swear I was okay till I rode the Hunq. Sure it's lovely, but I can resist all sorts of lovely things. I was even okay after riding the Sam. Don't get me wrong, the Sam is a great bike. I'd love to own one. I just didn't want to pay for one.
And yes, I'm one of those folks who forget about the expense in a few (not one or two, but not dozens either) of paychecks. That's why when Vince said I could put money down on the frame and pay the rest when it came in I declined and got the whole thing over with. By July it'll be like getting a free bike after an expensive vacation. And the only bike I regret buying was fat-tubed, but too small road bike about 25+ years ago. I was riding a "too big" Schwinn road bike and got talked into buying a new bike that was the "right size." I wish I'd kept the Schwinn...with any luck it's still on the road. As for it's "too big" size - probably smaller than my Quickbeam. My regrets are mostly in hindsight though, the bike was okay - sold it to a friend a couple of years later and it did, in fact, fit him better. Aloha! On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Allan in Portland <allan_f...@aracnet.com>wrote: > Hahaha. Congratulations Bob! > > For everyone else, I'm laughing because one of the topics on the ride back > from points hinter, was that Bob was going to stop at Riv to look at a new > Hunq, but *hopefully* not buy one because, hey, obviously one needs a new > hole in their wallet like new hole in their head. Well, we all had the good > manners not to voice it, but at the same time we all knew he was going home > with one, because when the strongest protestation you can muster is > "hopefully", umm, yeah. Good luck with that. > > If it helps, I've NEVER heard someone make the old saw about the two best > days of owning a bike are the day you buy it and the day you sell it. To > the contrary, most (not all, but most) folks forget about the expense > within a paycheck or two. As my brother is wont to say, "women's made for > lovin', money's made for spendin'." > > Best wishes for you and your new Hunq, > -Allan > > > On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 5:27:14 PM UTC-7, Statrixbob wrote: >> >> I just happened to be in Walnut Creek today and... >> >> Okay, I actually had planned my vacation this year to include San >> Francisco and Walnut Creek. I arrived yesterday after spending the last 12 >> days or so biking the Oregon coast and spending time with family in >> Portland. I'd added a leg to SF when I discovered it wasn't very expensive >> to add the leg to my ticket and I got a great deal at The Mosser in SF that >> made an extra 5 days possible. Admittedly it's a tiny little room, but >> holds me and my bike so there you go. >> >> Today I took the BART out to Walnut Creek thinking that Grant would be >> off on his book tour but he was in town, actually doing some other >> publicity stuff. I got to meet him in person, get a copy of his book, and >> then worked with Vince on a little something else. >> >> I had my PBH remeasured and sure enough, I'm still mostly leg, at least >> 95.5 (and I'd thought I was 94). >> >> I test rode the 64 Sam and the 62 Hunq. >> >> Both were fantastic. The Hunq was just slightly more fantastic for me. I >> stress the "for me" bit because it could easily be the other way around for >> someone else. I just like really fat tires and riding on the Big Apples >> they had attached showed me just how comfortable that bike can be. >> >> I went with the stock build kit for a couple of reasons. First it's good >> stuff and does save me a bit on the build. In a perfect world I might have >> toyed with a few things but that would have added unnecessarily to the >> cost. In the future I'll upgrade when things wear out. >> >> The only thing that concerns me is the Alba bars. They were really nice >> on the test Hunq I rode, though I'm a moustache guy. I'm thinking that I >> may swap the Albas on the Hunq with the M-bars on my QB. I use the QB >> around town for the most part. That'll be like getting two new bikes. :-) >> >> After spending all that money I spent the afternoon on the trails leading >> up to Mount Diablo. I didn't go up because it was hot and late in the day, >> I hadn't eaten much today, and I only had one bottle of water. That and I >> didn't want to climb 2,000 feet after all the climbing in Oregon. It was >> still a lovely day for a ride and next time I'm in the Bay Area I know >> exactly how to get there. :-) >> >> All in all it was great to meet Grant, Vince is a great guy, the Hunq is >> a super bike, and I'm still a bike short, I only have 'n' bikes. >> >> My arsenal now includes (as of July) >> >> 62 Hunq >> 66 Quickbeam >> ?? RB-1 (in Hilo) >> Bike Friday New World Tourist >> Fujiyama (a house brand for McCully Bicycle back in the day) single speed >> beater (freshly powder coated and shod with Big Apples) >> >> >> That'll do it for a while. >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/sdaznWZFoCUJ. > > 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. > -- Robert Harrison rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.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. 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