Any more shots of that black Atlantis? I have a similar scheme in mind for a future re-spray, and would love to see more angles. Nice!
On Jun 19, 11:08 am, William Henderson <[email protected]> wrote: > This post has absolutely no grounds in reality and I have little hope > of ever seeing it happen. > > ...anyway... I was reading an article a couple weeks back about how > poorly setup most police bicycles are. Bike cops spends 6+ hours a > day in the saddle and they have all needs of a typical Rivendell > owner: need a dependable, durable bike; need to run big tires and > fenders; need to haul things; need a (dare I say) stylish ride. > However, most of the officers I see are stuck on poorly fitted > mountain bikes with tiny frames, low bars and crummy saddles. Some > large percentage complain of pain in the groin, back, neck. This is > sad, especially given that these are people who are there to improve > our streets and are also acting as important stewards of bike culture > (whatever your feelings about cops in general, bike cops are one of > the few large groups of bicyclists who use a bicycle in a public and > official capacity). Feeling sad, I started wondering what bicycle > cops would be like if they rode around on comfortable, practical and > proud bicycles. > > So I'm just indulging this fantasy, wondering what a Rivendell Police > Bike (the Rohirrim?) would look and act like. As a starting point, it > would definitely have to be black (a good example > here:http://d2creative.smugmug.com/photos/51638748_QpZ2C-M.jpg- imagine > that with a set of sackville luggage), should probably use Riv's new > 'expanded frame' geometry to make a given frame easier to fit (also, > cops probably spend a lot of time standing over the top tube), should > have some decent upright bars, huge slickish tires... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
