[RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne First Impressions

2009-06-18 Thread Patrick in VT
On Jun 17, 9:22 pm, relistan wrote: > Well it has been just over two years of 365 day a year commuting and so my wife suggested it was time.< wow. a new bike . . . and a wife that suggested buying it. i'm not sure where to focus my envy :) enjoy the new ride, Karl! --~--~-~--~~-

[RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne First Impressions

2009-06-18 Thread relistan
Yeah, like I said, photos will be posted once I have the fenders on it. :) Karl On Jun 17, 11:46 pm, RoadieRyan wrote: > Pictures?  sounds like beautiful build > > RR --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne First Impressions

2009-06-17 Thread RoadieRyan
Pictures? sounds like beautiful build RR On Jun 17, 2:40 pm, relistan wrote: > My 60cm Sam Hillborne partial build arrived on Friday and I spent the > weekend putting it together.  This is truly a gorgeous bike.  The > paint looks fantastic and the lugs are very nice.  Mine has a bit > fancier

[RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne First Impressions

2009-06-17 Thread relistan
Well for me this was a big stretch budget wise, but I'm glad that I did it. I promised myself that if I stuck with commuting by bike that I'd get an upgrade. Well it has been just over two years of 365 day a year commuting and so my wife suggested it was time. We had visited Rivendell when we w

[RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne First Impressions

2009-06-17 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Man! That's quite an upgrade, from a U08 to even a made in Taiwan Rivendell! I decided some time ago that, because one of my Riv customs was hanging on the wall while I rode (fixed gear) beaters to work, that I would have the Riv converted to fixed and use it for commuting. I have had no regrets ab