Keep an eye here and on Ebay for a Mark's Tool Wrap, too. I love mine, and think it a shame Riv stopped making them. It straps to your saddle easily, but in my case usually gets tossed into the saddlebag of whatever bike I'm riding. A most excellent product. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA.
On Saturday, December 1, 2012 9:22:57 AM UTC-8, Marc Irwin wrote: > Try the Riv Roll up, I was in the same quandry, couldn't get an Acorn no > matter how patient I was. The Riv model works great! > > Marc > > On Saturday, December 1, 2012 12:14:36 AM UTC-5, John Stowe wrote: >> >> It's been sitting around in various (slow-moving) stages of completion >> since the summer as parts trickled in, many liberated from members of this >> group. I got pretty busy once the semester got going, but I managed to >> finish off the wheels (and several trips to the hardware store for bolts >> and bits) over the turkey holiday and ride it for ~60 miles this week. >> Enjoying all the qualities that folks here know, and were the reasons to >> upgrade from my cyclocross city bike: smooth, even ride, comfortable >> handling, inquisitive head-turning, and a smile on the rider. And no toe >> overlap (barely) on my size 14s, to boot! >> >> The other huge, major, wonderful upgrade over my previous bikes is the >> dynamo lighting. Such a huge difference when night classes are 12 mi away, >> mostly with no street lights! >> >> One cell phone pic to prove it can carry packages to the UPS store (and >> later cupcakes to home, by request of the spousal unit). More will surely >> follow, once I figure out how to work the new DSLR that appeared on my >> birthday. Mr. Hillborne is likely to be the most patient model I can find >> to practice on. >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IIfCCvn6xqk/ULmLqS9P9lI/AAAAAAAAA6I/VRQs1gwiogE/s1600/IMG_0037.jpg> >> >> Coupla tweaks still to be made: >> - the Bosco Bullmoose bars are great for riding around town in a suit, >> and will be fantastic in about a year when a child seat gets added to the >> cockpit area. But I might need to swap them out for drop bars for the >> longer ride to school. The wind along the river chooses to be a friend one >> day and a foe the next. Usually when I'm already running late. >> - the wire that came with the taillight, for connecting to the headlight, >> was designed to reach the fork crown, not the front of a rack, so for the >> moment it's somewhat inelegantly running along one of the top tubes until I >> rig up a longer one. >> - stainless steel fenders are sitting at home waiting to get installed, >> but the stays are way too long to be mountable and my hacksaw wandered off >> to the home of a relative and has yet to return. Also needed for cutting >> the kickstand down to size. Of course, I've never passed up the opportunity >> to get more tools - maybe it's time to add a bolt cutter to the collection! >> - still looking for a toolkit to mount on the back of the saddle or >> somewhere else out-of-the-way-but-always-there. I like the idea of Acorn's >> roll >> bag <http://www.acornbags.com/rollbag.html>, but they seem to be >> impossible to actually purchase. Maybe someone with a sewing machine will >> be looking for stocking stuffer ideas. >> >> Overall, though, I'm just happy it's ride-able, and that the gamble of >> sinking in all the time, effort and money with no test ride has paid off >> with such a fine machine. And of course finally packing away the workstand >> is good for intra-household relations! I have enjoyed lurking and >> collecting advice on this forum, and the influence definitely shows in the >> final product. Thanks, all! >> >> -John >> Washington, DC >> > -- 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/-/JIBJuaYLoosJ. 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.
