Bob, gets the prize. Actually that B72 is the one that my commuter wore for 15 years (just getting broken in), the Bianci now has a B66 and alloy Northroad bars. I guess she needs to get her picture taken too.
Graywolf (Tom Rittenhouse) Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com Blog: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob W wrote: >> The nose of that saddle (looks like a Brooks) > > in fact, I think it's a Brooks B72 City/Touring saddle. > > -- > Bob > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Bob W >> Sent: 30 December 2007 09:37 >> To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >> Subject: RE: Boy are you guys lucky >> >> What a beautiful bike that is! I love bikes which have the >> white-painted bit on the rear mudguard (or 'fender' as you chaps > call >> it), they remind me of my childhood on RAF stations when the > officers >> used to ride similar bikes around and across the runways. >> >> The nose of that saddle (looks like a Brooks) looks a bit high for >> comfort over long periods. >> >> Don't listen to anyone who trashes 3-speeds! The overwhelming > majority >> of people who ride bicycles never use more than one gear, and very, >> very few use more than 2 or 3. To me that looks like a perfect bike >> for most needs, as well as being beautiful and old-fashioned. >> >> I have a 21-speed bike, but in town I almost never use more than 4 > or >> 5 gears. Only when I'm touring out of town do I use anything like > the >> full range, and even then I only use about 13 of the available gears >> because of the overlap inherent in having more than one chainring. >> >> -- >> Bob >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of graywolf >>> Sent: 30 December 2007 04:04 >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: Boy are you guys lucky >>> >>> <GRIN!> >>> I think there was supposed to be an H in there somewhere. >>> Translation: 3-speed bicycle. >>> >>> It was real nice out around here and I got to try it out >>> with the change lower gearing finally. I almost got up that >>> hill that was a dead stop for me with the stock rear >>> sprocket. I think I will be able to manage it if I can get >>> in as good as shape as I was in last year. >>> >>> Oh, websites back up so I uploaded a few images. >>> >>> The first one was at the top of that little hill. Quite >>> sharp considering how shaky I was. Definitely needed the >>> break. The white house in backgound is at the top of the >>> road I need to ride to get into town. The hill to it is a >>> walker for me: >>> >>> http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/_images/Bicycles/Dunelt-2 >>> 0071229a.jpg >>> >>> >>> This next one surprised me. That is the neked sun behind >>> those thin clouds. Surprising little flare considering: >>> >>> http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/_images/Bicycles/Dunelt-1 >>> 2292007f.jpg >>> >>> >>> Bicycle in exactly the same spot in this one only avoiding >>> the sun a bit: >>> >>> http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/_images/Bicycles/Dunelt-1 >>> 2292007g.jpg >>> >>> >>> And just checking to see if the IR remote will work in >>> bright sunlight, you get to see me in my bicycling togs. >>> Notice how neatly I hide the remote <grin>: >>> >>> http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/_images/Bicycles/Dunelt-1 >>> 2292007l.jpg >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >> above and follow the directions. >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
