[RBW] Re: Rivendells on RAGBRAI 2025 -- ride report

2025-07-29 Thread Jason Willey
Hey Julian, It was great getting to meet you during the ride. (I had the blue Homer with the fenders and racks.) I also met Rusty and another rider whose name escapes me. Seeing other Rivendells in the wild was a fun experience. I got to see a couple Hillbournes, a Rambouliet (super fast ri

[RBW] Re: Leah’s Northern Lights Charlie

2025-02-23 Thread Jason Willey
thanks for not adding to the lot of "just normal" looking road bikes. build and ride what you like! and holding your own while on group rides while being non-traditional is even better! On Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 7:07:31 PM UTC-5 meti...@gmail.com wrote: > Your entire post makes me s

Re: [RBW] RAGBRAI L

2025-01-31 Thread Jason Willey
Just completed my RAGBRAI registration for 2025! Now I'm training indoors until the weather gets a little warmer in Ohio. I'll probably use Pork Belly charter based on the recommendations from several riders on this thread. I'm looking forward to meeting other Riv riders (any riders really).

Re: [RBW] RAGBRAI L

2024-11-06 Thread Jason Willey
I found this thread tonight regarding RAGBRAI and figured using this one is better than starting a new one. I'm considering signing up and training for 2025. Hoping to work out the time off work to do the whole week. Anyone have suggestions for charters they have used ? It would be awesome

Re: [RBW] Rivendell children's bike

2024-09-23 Thread Jason Willey
As a volunteer in a charity bike shop focused on refurbishing bikes for kids, I get to see lots of the really crummy department kids bikes. A large number of the donated bikes are built with the cheapest possible handbrakes combined with the coaster brake. Unless the handbrakes are in perfect