*After riding other bikes for several months, and then coming back to this one, it still feels “just right”. The ride is smooth, predictable, natural. I never feel like it has quirks, defects, or limitations that I’ve noticed on lesser bikes.*
That has been my experience for over 20 years with my Rivendells, at least the customs. It's so weird that, even just the other day, when my gofast is going on for 19 years old, I still experienced this "back home again!" feeling after having ridden other bikes for a while. Minh: Our acequia roads and ditches are often protected from motor traffic by log barriers that allow passage of horses, pedestrians, and bicycles if they are carried. I typically grab mine by the seat tube. As for theft, well that's where a good (emphasis on that word) mini pump in a removable bag works best, I think. On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 9:04 AM, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > One of my favorite bikes to follow on the list! > > Can i ask a related question? To you or anyone else, i love the look and > functionality of keeping a long pump on the bike but always find it in the > way in practice (like when picking up the bike) or always wary of leaving > the bike due to theft. Any comments on how you real with that? > > >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 1:16:26 AM UTC-5, stonehog wrote: >>> >>> Hey Riv bunch! I was reflecting today on my beloved Hilsen after riding >>> it for about 7-years, and decided to put up some thoughts in a "long term >>> review". Still my favorite bike, ever... >>> >>> http://stonehog.com/2016/01/04/a-homer-hilsen-7-year-review/ >>> >>> Brian Hanson >>> Seattle, WA >>> Bike Blog <http://www.stonehog.com> >>> @stonehog >>> stonehogboɥǝuoʇs >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
