[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day: My MOM

2019-04-21 Thread Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
Ash, thank you ❤️ Evan, it was a lovely Hillborne. A couple (maybe 20s?) was walking their bikes and waiting at the same crosswalk as we were. I did a double-take when I saw her bike and said, “I like your Hillborne.” She shot me a quizzical look and said thanks. Turned back around to face forw

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day: My MOM

2019-04-21 Thread Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
You guys. The funniest part was that we called my husband on our way to Riv. (He stayed back in Vegas to work, but joined us the next day for the rest of the trip.) We made jokes about planning to buy another bike, and knowing that would be ridiculous, he played along. When we finished at Riv y

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day: My MOM

2019-04-21 Thread Evan E.
Great story, Leah! Oh, and you saw a Sam and a Glorius all in one day in San Francisco? That's awesome. Clearly you have excellent Riv radar. Evan SF, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day: My MOM

2019-04-21 Thread 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch
Right on, Leah! With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group,

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day: My MOM

2019-04-21 Thread Ash
What a great story! Your writing is SO enjoyable. Thanks for sharing the story and doing what you do to support Rivendell. On Friday, 19 April 2019 19:46:08 UTC-7, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > I decided to do a great American road trip with my sons and (retired) > parents for spring br

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day: My MOM

2019-04-19 Thread dougP
Leah: Ordinarily, I really enjoy your posts. But I LOVE this one! What a fantastic story. Grant looks like he's having as much fun as your kids. Getting your parents on new bikes is wonderful. I love that your Mom just took off for a test ride & came back with "wild eyes" & HAD TO HAVE THA

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day: My MOM

2019-04-19 Thread REC (Roberta)
On Friday, April 19, 2019 at 10:46:08 PM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > > Happy New Bike Day, Mom! > > Fabulous story and can FEEL your Mom's excitement with her forthcoming Birdie through your writing skills. You say that she doesn't ride much, but I bet she'll ride more on a qua

Re: [RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day

2018-11-10 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Ted - Thank you!! I think 35mm might just work! Anyone have a single or set of used up 35 mm tires they’d part with for shipping costs i can try out? Doesn’t have to be anything fancy just roughly true to size. Pete - yes it is, I flipped the rear wheel and found that the chain length is marginal

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day

2018-11-10 Thread Joe Bernard
Craig: I love that imagery. I'm debating hard about ordering a singlespeed Truss Bike - it's a lot of cash, so maybe.. - and it's totally the post-Apocalyptic get outta town bike! 😁 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubs

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2018-11-10 Thread Craig Montgomery
What a great find. Always loved Mike's common sense approach. His bikes looked tough yet fun. Much like the bikes French refugees used to escape the Nazis. At the drop of a hat I'd choose one for a shoot your way outta town post Apocalypse bike. Craig in Tucson On Wednesday, November 7, 2018

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day

2018-11-09 Thread Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA
> That bench looks familiar! I try to stop by once a month or so - drop off > some things and browse/shoot the breeze. Waiting for something my size to > pop up. Maybe next time. Marty -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group.

Re: [RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day

2018-11-09 Thread Patrick Moore
I can cap Tom's story (but not to my personal advantage, more's the pity). Back when Stevie still operated Stevie's Happy Bikes in Corrales, NM (business model: be such a nice neighborhood guy that people drop in and give you whole bikes and boxes of kit, which you then sell. I bought many a retro-

Re: [RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day

2018-11-09 Thread Tony DeFilippo
I don't know the story of how the bike came to Velocity but it's a respected shop in a pretty well to do area... They pass a couple gems through every year. The black frame is pretty forgiving, the photos don't show just how much abuse the bike has seen, I do know it wasn't rideable when it came i

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day

2018-11-09 Thread Tom Wyland
You would be surprised what people give away or sell for cheap when it's a little dirty or rusty. Someone had a bike trainer for $90 on Craigslist. He was giving away the bike that he used with it. Bridgestone lugged steel touring bike IN MY SIZE. It was sold before I could get over there. Un

Re: [RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day

2018-11-09 Thread 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch
As nice as ANT bikes are, this one looks like it’s been ridden hard and put away wet more than once. Anyone not “in the know” would look at this and just see a used bike with rust and scratched-up paint. --Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) > On Nov 9, 2018, at 11

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day

2018-11-09 Thread masmojo
You know, I hate yo be a big downer, but I hafta wonder how a bike like that ends up on the adoption stack @ a Co-op!? My overwhelming initial feeling is that it's probably Hot. Did they have some inkling to it's provenance? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day

2018-11-09 Thread Wayne Naha
Such a cool find! Nothing like that turns up here, just old Huffies. Glad you could grab it. It is so fun to be that one in a hundred who can spot a jewel hidden in plain sight. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To uns

[RBW] Re: Surprise New Bike Day

2018-11-07 Thread Tom Wyland
I came across a used ANT bike in a similar way a couple of years ago. I passed because it had one-piece cranks (!). This one looks very nice! I have had a bike for the last 8 years with a front drum brake. You need to keep them greased 1x month or so. If they start making any noise or if they l