On Jun 8, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > On Jun 8, 2012, at 1:35 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, 2012-06-08 at 13:27 -0700, Eric Norris wrote: >>> Took my Raleigh Superbe out today for a ride downtown to grab some coffee. >>> This is my only 26" wheel bike, but I love the way it rides. Raleigh >>> certainly had the design of a town bike dialed in by the time this bike was >>> built (sometime in the late 60s or early 70s). >>> >>> Ads from back in the day showed bikes like this being ridden by British men >>> and women all over the countryside. I'm not sure I'd want to take this on a >>> long ride, but it could be done (and might be an interesting experiment >>> someday). >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/campyonlyguy/7352412778/lightbox/ >> >> Could be and indeed is done every year, at the Lake Pepin Three Speed >> Tour http://www.3speedtour.com/
> Darn! Missed this one. I'll have to put it on my calendar for next year ... Not to worry, in September is the All-British Cycling Event brought to you by the same set of irreverent folks in the name of Queen and Coventry, celebrating the grand history of British bicycles. http://www.abcetour.com And there are Tweed Rides all over the place now. The ABCE has even inspired events in Old Blighty! -- 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.
