Shawn -- As you contemplate the build of your Atlantis (I own one, and it is a great bike) it might help in component selection to study the many pix of Atlantii that can be found elsewhere on the Cyclofiend site. I found them very interesting. Also, thank you for your service. Ray
--- On Sat, 10/17/09, Shawn <[email protected]> wrote: From: Shawn <[email protected]> Subject: [RBW] Re: Return ride To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 7:26 AM I was in Nigeria and I am in the military. I wouldn't dream of riding on the roads in Nigeria, driving a car is dangerous enough. On Oct 17, 10:17 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > Where in Africa were you, and (if you will say) doing what? > I lived as a boy in Nairobi (Kenya) from 1968 until 1974 (aged 13 until 19); > my father headed the Library of Congress office there responsible for all of > east Africa -- Sudan down to Mozambique -- and the islands -- Madagascar, > Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, plus Egypt. > > I was already an avid rider on urban streets, having started in New Delhi, > age 12, but it was in Nairobi that I really started to put on the miles, and > where, for that matter, I started to build my own bikes. Of course, Kenya 35 > and 40 years ago was far different than it is today: a much more modest > population, a respectable infrastructure -- the new Limuru road on which I > did many a multi-hour ride toward the Rift Valley was a wide, smooth, > winding and hilly two-lane blacktop with, except at commute hours, very > little traffic --and very beautiful countryside, combining tropical Africa > with the American Southwest and southern England. And yes, a few of us did > ride and push our bikes to the top of the Ngong hills near Karen, the suburb > named after Karen Blixen of Out of Africa. > > Hell, I'm starting to sound like Elspeth Huxley! > > > > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Shawn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I just spent the last seven months in Africa and was unable to ride, > > so I wanted to give a report on my first ride after seven months of > > not being able to ride. > > > After two days of taking care of other business, I love my bike, but > > other things do come first, if you know what I mean. Anyway, I decided > > I would take my AHH out for a twenty mile spin on the local rails to > > trail. At first I thought that the distance might be a little much, > > not because I wasn't in good enough physical shape to do twenty miles, > > but more because I was worried how my rear end, neck, back and harms > > would feel. I was worried that I would have to get used to riding > > again. > > > After twenty miles I felt great and the bike rode as good as I > > remembered. Grant is right, there should be no getting used to a bike > > if it fits right. Anyone that is contemplating purchasing a Rivendell > > would be well served to listen to them or their dealers about sizing > > and fit, they have a system and it works. > > > While over seas I was able to save enough money to purchase an > > Atlantis frame and I will be building it up over the winter. I am > > building the bike myself to try and improve my bike mechanic skills. I > > am sure I will be asking quite a few questions on here, so thanks in > > advance for the help. > > > It is great to be home and riding again. Being in Africa for seven > > months just re-enforces for me how fortunate we Americans are. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
