[RBW] Re: Riv-like Rides in Boy's Life Magazine

2025-07-23 Thread 'Jim Kerrigan' via RBW Owners Bunch
That’s brought me back to the 60’s when my Boy Scout troop bicycled 70 miles to scout camp. In Texas. In the summer. I rode it on my single speed Rollfast cruiser that probably weighed as much as both of my Rivendells put together. “Ten Speeds” were too exotic for us. Nobody told us it wasn’t

Re: [RBW] Cold weather hats with brims that keep your ears warm

2025-01-27 Thread 'Jim Kerrigan' via RBW Owners Bunch
https://randijofab.com/products/copy-of-wool-flip-up-caps Randi Jo, who makes caps and saddle covers for the RBW catalog, has a great wool cap with ear covering that fits under a helmet. On Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 9:10:33 PM UTC-8 Michael Connors wrote: > Blue Lug offers hats that meet

Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell paint color repetition: Your thoughts

2024-12-29 Thread 'Jim Kerrigan' via RBW Owners Bunch
I agree with JJ. While it’s fun to mix up paint jobs occasionally, I like the idea of signature colors for specific frames. I can’t imagine my Homer in anything but it’s standard blue, and while I was hesitant at first about the mermaid on my Platypus (the lime olives were sold out), I’ve come