Variety is the spice of life. On Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 5:42:05 PM UTC-5, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > I really wanted to title this “The Pilfered Clem” but I can’t because > pilfer means “to steal stealthily in small amounts and often again and > again.” I didn’t bother with any of that - I took possession of the whole > thing. This isn’t the New Bike Day post you all know and love, but just > humor me and say this counts. Pretend New Bike Day! > > Since JP went to the dark side and got an e-bike, he does not so much as > cast a glance at his Clem H. An opportunist and possessive woman by nature, > I quietly began to make this masculine bike a bit more to my liking. Pretty > soon, I began to love it and think of it as “mine.” I took it in for a > tune-up and deep cleaning and just like that it’s MINE ALL MINE. Leah of > the One Best Bike now has two. Two-Bike-Leah. > > When I picked up the bike at REI, the mechanic had neither seen nor heard > of Rivendell Bicycle Works, but he knows quality and he was fascinated with > the Clem when he pulled it off the rack. I told him about Riv and then he > took a ride and was totally infatuated. If not today, he said, then later > (soon), he’s going to get one! He couldn’t believe what a great ride it is > - “This is going to be expensive,” he said. “Yes,” I agreed, “but when you > love it and use it relentlessly the price will seem cheap for what you’ve > got.” > > So today is Pretend New Bike Day. Someone sent me a personalized brass > bell, so that went on the bars. I slapped my old B68 on the seat post, > affixed a gray Saddlesack, a Bananasax in sapphire on the bars, and removed > the front rack. This is now my Clem. > > I took some photos to share here because it looks fantastic all polished > up and decked out! I even got wild, new, tie-dyed Keens that happen match > the colored spoke ends. I love how this bike is different from my Betz but > still has that Rivendell ride and quality. >
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