What a beauty thanks for finding the photostream, I think I can hear the theme to "Adam 12" playing as I view this bike. I agree that having some Rivish bikes for the bike beat cops is a great idea that probably won't happen. Segways! I gotta think you can build a nice bike for the price of one of those and possibly get some excercise too. I just don't get the Segway thing.
On Jun 20, 8:09 am, David Estes <[email protected]> wrote: > A black/cream color scheme is very high on my list of color choices. > Nice... > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:55 AM, Marty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Found it - really, really nice! > > >http://d2creative.smugmug.com/gallery/1109730_YzH6k#51634360_Sj9cU > > > On Jun 20, 9:17 am, Marty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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... > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
