That is cool. That's my size too. Looks like he's rocking the seersucker, too.
On Mar 29, 3:15 pm, jinxed <[email protected]> wrote: > So I took the kiddo out for a 35 mile pull in the trailer today taking > advantage of the not-snow/wind/rain weather. We headed downtown to > play at a park, and stopped off mid-ride at the REI flagship store for > a snack. As I rolled up I immediately noticed an XO-1 out of the vast > sea of bikes that flood the cafe there. One quick glance around, and I > spied a group of three sitting at one of the tables who looked old > enough know better, but young enough to still get in trouble! Walked > up..."which one of you owns the XO?" They took a funny look around at > all the other tables full of cyclists I think wondering why I picked > them to ask. Then (Mr. G) raises his hand, "uh, I do...how did you > know?" Call it an educated guess. The other riders sitting around were > either in full race kit, or skin tight rolled up jeans and sleeve > tatts. > > Anyway we had a nice little talk and turns out he and his wife both > purchased XO-1's new but on closeout for $600 each. His wife later > switched to a recumbent and passed the Bstone on to her sister. Mr. G > has been riding his since new. He said so far this year he's clocked > over a thousand miles just on the XO. Nice. > > The bike was in great condition, and fairly stock. I love that he > loves it. Bikes with history are good bikes indeed. > > Here graciously allowed me to pose for a picture with him and his > bike. Maybe 15 years from now someone will walk up to me and say..hey, > is that your Bombadil? I hope so. > > http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4474700190_071e2121dd_b.jpg -- 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.
