Re: [RBW] Whenever I see a photo of Grant's bikes, I want to clean them!

2010-06-29 Thread JimD
I've been looking more closely at the photo: http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/317/original_grim_three.jpg I'm not as concerned about the bike as I am about the dirty feet that all three of these folks are displaying. -JimD I don't mind if my bike gets dirty but clean feet are next to

Re: [RBW] Whenever I see a photo of Grant's bikes, I want to clean them!

2010-06-29 Thread JimD
OK, I got it, RBW = Rivendell Bike Washers Group! -JimD People, grab your brushes! On Jun 29, 2010, at 9:35 AM, CycloFiend wrote: on 6/29/10 7:43 AM, Mojo at gjtra...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/317/original_grim_three.jpg I think the above URL should be cha

Re: [RBW] Whenever I see a photo of Grant's bikes, I want to clean them!

2010-06-29 Thread James Warren
. -Original Message- >From: CycloFiend >Sent: Jun 29, 2010 12:35 PM >To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >Subject: Re: [RBW] Whenever I see a photo of Grant's bikes, I want to clean >them! > >on 6/29/10 7:43 AM, Mojo at gjtra...@yahoo.com wrote: > >&g

Re: [RBW] Whenever I see a photo of Grant's bikes, I want to clean them!

2010-06-29 Thread CycloFiend
on 6/29/10 7:43 AM, Mojo at gjtra...@yahoo.com wrote: > http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/317/original_grim_three.jpg > I think the above URL should be changed from grim to grime! > > I like getting my bikes dirty, but it is not alot of work to clean > them afterward. > Drivetrain grime espe

Re: [RBW] Whenever I see a photo of Grant's bikes, I want to clean them!

2010-06-29 Thread Bill Connell
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Mojo wrote: > http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/317/original_grim_three.jpg > I think the above URL should be changed from grim to grime! > > I like getting my bikes dirty, but it is not alot of work to clean > them afterward. > Drivetrain grime especially get

Re: [RBW] Whenever I see a photo of Grant's bikes, I want to clean them!

2010-06-29 Thread PATRICK MOORE
I don't ride much in rain or mud, so my bikes get dirty mostly with dust (8-9" annual rainfall here in high desert NM), and while I keep the drivetrains very clean, I give them a bath only once or twice a year (unless I get caught in rain). But baths are easy: put stand by hose, put bike in stand,

[RBW] Whenever I see a photo of Grant's bikes, I want to clean them!

2010-06-29 Thread Mojo
http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/317/original_grim_three.jpg I think the above URL should be changed from grim to grime! I like getting my bikes dirty, but it is not alot of work to clean them afterward. Drivetrain grime especially gets in the way of crisp shifting. And I paid a heck-of-alot