[RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay

2009-02-14 Thread Bob Cooper
Here's what to do. She has put this Rambouillet out in the marketplace, and that means that we have an opportunity to contribute to its "value." Just get in there and bid on it. What would this bike be worth without the history? Multiply by two. Regards, Bob PS: What does a Rambouillet have

[RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay

2009-02-13 Thread LF
On Feb 13, 5:43 pm, jinxed wrote: > Just noticed his Ram popped up on ebay. Thought it might be of > interest here. > > Item number: 150326739775 That is a beautiful and unusual orange Rambouillet, with an interesting history. Grant gave it to Sheldon. The brake bridge was a little off, slig

[RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay

2009-02-13 Thread Donald Compton
i, 2/13/09, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > From: Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > Subject: [RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" > Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 7:41 PM > "Why isn't Harris buying them and hanging them

[RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay

2009-02-13 Thread rcnute
Well, if only an iconic few. On Feb 13, 7:41 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > "Why isn't Harris buying them and hanging them on the ceiling?" > > That would be quite a few expensive bikes for a bike shop to buy for > decoration. > > On Feb 13, 8:53 pm, rcnute wrote: > > > Why isn't Har

[RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay

2009-02-13 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
"Why isn't Harris buying them and hanging them on the ceiling?" That would be quite a few expensive bikes for a bike shop to buy for decoration. On Feb 13, 8:53 pm, rcnute wrote: > Why isn't Harris buying them and hanging them on the ceiling? > > On Feb 13, 4:08 pm, jinxed wrote: > > > Yea, f

[RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay

2009-02-13 Thread rcnute
Why isn't Harris buying them and hanging them on the ceiling? On Feb 13, 4:08 pm, jinxed wrote: > Yea, from what I've read it is his wife. She has been periodically > listing his bikes and some random items. I completely agree with you > David. Each time I see one of his bikes up, I always head

[RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay

2009-02-13 Thread jinxed
Yea, from what I've read it is his wife. She has been periodically listing his bikes and some random items. I completely agree with you David. Each time I see one of his bikes up, I always head to his archives (again) to check out the specs and it's always read with a heavy heart. My wife knows ex

[RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay

2009-02-13 Thread Eric
She already lost the really important thing. A bike, by comparison, is trivial. --Eric Norris Sent from my iPhone 3G On Feb 13, 2009, at 3:11 PM, David Estes wrote: > Looking at the seller's name, I'm guessing it is his wife... can't > imagine how terrible it must be to go through selling o

[RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay

2009-02-13 Thread David Estes
Looking at the seller's name, I'm guessing it is his wife... can't imagine how terrible it must be to go through selling off his stuff. My wife and I have talked about it a bit, and we've both come to the conclusion that it's something we don't want to have to do anytime soon (to say the least).

[RBW] Re: Sheldon Brown's Ramboillet up on ebay

2009-02-13 Thread David Estes
Thanks for sharing this. Whoever is selling it doesn't have "Rivendell" on the auction. My key word search didn't pull it up. Nice bike if anyone is looking for a 58cm Rambouillet... link here:* http://tinyurl.com/bafudt* On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 2:43 PM, jinxed wrote: > > Just noticed his