[RBW] Re: What a Difference A Little Albatross Makes

2010-05-09 Thread RoadieRyan
Very Sharp Marty I have a 1960s era Raleigh Sports 3 speed in the queue of bike projects, it was $20 I couldn't pass it up! Same brown color so your sprite is very inspiring On May 7, 5:49 am, Marty wrote: > Yet another Albatross makeover. I just finished a phase 1 re-hab of a > nice old Raleig

Re: [RBW] Re: What a Difference A Little Albatross Makes

2010-05-07 Thread Seth Vidal
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 5:43 PM, JoelMatthews wrote: >> I'd say organic gardening is a Rivish hobby too, don't you think? > > Definitely.  Especially so given the attention to detail and flair > your pictures demonstrate.  Lovely garden. No kidding. That's just gorgeous. -sv -- You received th

[RBW] Re: What a Difference A Little Albatross Makes

2010-05-07 Thread JoelMatthews
> I'd say organic gardening is a Rivish hobby too, don't you think? Definitely. Especially so given the attention to detail and flair your pictures demonstrate. Lovely garden. On May 7, 4:36 pm, Marty wrote: > It certainly is! But I have other things going on this time of year to > distract me

[RBW] Re: What a Difference A Little Albatross Makes

2010-05-07 Thread Marty
It certainly is! But I have other things going on this time of year to distract me. Like this: http://tinyurl.com/3524tfm I'd say organic gardening is a Rivish hobby too, don't you think? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To

[RBW] Re: What a Difference A Little Albatross Makes

2010-05-07 Thread JoelMatthews
Marty and Jon: Sounds like a great hobby. On May 7, 11:45 am, Marty wrote: > The Raleigh will be kept since it's my size. The Rockhopper will go to > my Son in Law for towing our Grandson. The minty MB-1 will be sold in > case anyone is interested. ; )  Basically, when you can get some of > these

[RBW] Re: What a Difference A Little Albatross Makes

2010-05-07 Thread Marty
The Raleigh will be kept since it's my size. The Rockhopper will go to my Son in Law for towing our Grandson. The minty MB-1 will be sold in case anyone is interested. ; ) Basically, when you can get some of these old bikes for less than $50.00, it's hard to pass them up. Marty On May 7, 10:48 a

[RBW] Re: What a Difference A Little Albatross Makes

2010-05-07 Thread JoelMatthews
Marty: What are you doing with these lovely old repurposed bikes? Are you keeping them or fixing and selling? On May 7, 7:49 am, Marty wrote: > Yet another Albatross makeover. I just finished a phase 1 re-hab of a > nice old Raleigh Sprite. This one fits me really well, and I like the > overall

Re: [RBW] Re: What a Difference A Little Albatross Makes

2010-05-07 Thread Ray Shine
Nicely done, Marty. I sure like that color. Makes me want a root-beer float! From: Marty To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Fri, May 7, 2010 5:49:47 AM Subject: [RBW] Re: What a Difference A Little Albatross Makes Yet another Albatross makeover. I just finished a

[RBW] Re: What a Difference A Little Albatross Makes

2010-05-07 Thread Marty
Yet another Albatross makeover. I just finished a phase 1 re-hab of a nice old Raleigh Sprite. This one fits me really well, and I like the overall look so far. I have some new brakes on order from Riv to upgrade the original steel calipers, and will add a single ring Sugino crankset once I work ou

[RBW] Re: What a Difference A Little Albatross Makes

2010-04-30 Thread Marty
My road bikes are +/- 64cm, so these smaller MTBs are a stretch for me, but the nice big ones (especially lugged) don't show up very often. I still have half a mind to order up a custom 26" all-rounder in my size. Someday... Marty On Apr 30, 6:38 pm, James Warren wrote: > It's been a while since