Had a few compliments yesterday about my Atlantis. There was a big early season ride (Minnesota Ironman). A couple of guys even knew what kind of bike it was. (And did see two Rambouillets. In green. If either of you are on the list "hi".)
Didn't see any old Italian bikes. Although there were a few cool bikes to see. At least when not feeling sorry for myself for riding in a thunderstorm with a strong headwind, lots of traffic and cold temps. One bank thermometer about halfway through the ride read 42. Oh, and a flat to top off the day. (And still not positive on the last. The rear tire was squishy. But not sure if there is an actual leak or if a seam failed on the tube. Will need to diagnose. If the latter, it'll be my third bad tube in less than a year.) Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Apr 26, 6:05�pm, k5osx <[email protected]> wrote: > This is my first year riding a road bike in decades; I've been > participating in bike rallies in North Texas. > > I continue to be surprised at the number of folks who recognize a > Rivendell. Every ride that I've been on, several folks have come up > and said how nice the bike looks (particularly the lugs). In contrast, > I'd be hard pressed to discern a Rivendell bike from 10 feet away. > > Yesterday, at the Germanfest rally in Muenster, however, someone > sprang a new comment on me: "It is great to see an ancient bike being > ridden in this rally... Is it Italian?" �He was surprised when I told > him the bike wasn't even a year old, and designed in California. > > Perhaps I should start dressing the part in knickers and a seer sucker > shirt, with a leather hairnet. ;) > > robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
