Was reading RR27 this morning - my favorite touring tale, Luka the
Wire-Haired Fox Terrier - and noticed the Vision Thoroughbred in the
adjacent article. There are similarities to the Appaloosa. The author
really liked that bike, and ended the story with a foreshadowing of things
to come...
Indeed... yet I somehow can't imagine Liesl organizing a big ride without
it becoming RivChica-palooza...
On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:34:15 PM UTC-5, William wrote:
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> More likely when she organizes a Rally for all Rivendell longbikers,
> she'll call the event Appa-palooza.
>
> On Wedn
More likely when she organizes a Rally for all Rivendell longbikers, she'll
call the event Appa-palooza.
On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 1:50:12 PM UTC-8, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
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> WOW, with that configuration you should call it your Appa-palooza...
> Cantis and 26 in fatties... NICE!!!
>
>
WOW, with that configuration you should call it your Appa-palooza... Cantis
and 26 in fatties... NICE!!!
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:51:52 PM UTC-5, Liesl wrote:
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> This bike is •the bomb*. I think there's the impression out in the cloud
> that suggests it's a cruiser built for flat-lands.
Indeed - that bicycle is amazingly capable of demolishing preconceptions.
It is a revelation.
I've kinda-wanted-but-held-off-getting a longbike for a bit. Now that I've
ridden the Appaloosa, I'm very glad I did. Ain't nuthin' like it, and it's
quite a bike.
- Jim / cyclofiend.com
--
You
Agreed, Sho! The way the diagonals swoop to resolution as stays is
beautiful, and it sounds like the ride is even better.
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Shoji Takahashi wrote:
> What a great camping trip (thx to all for posting pix)! The first time I
> saw the mystery bike, I thought, "whoa
Liesl,
Last fall, Grant let me ride the Appaloosa and I was amazed at the handling
of that bike. It just felt "right". I went there to have Grant help me with
my fit.
In addition, after a lot of discussion, beside bike fit, I discovered that
I was tightened my hip flexors doing sit ups. Again,
What a great camping trip (thx to all for posting pix)! The first time I
saw the mystery bike, I thought, "whoa", but not in a good way. Then, as
more pics of the diagatubes and long chain stays have become familiar to
me, I think "whoa", in a good way. Keven's bike looks terrific-- I want
one,
