Leah- Our friend objectifies Rivendell and intends to own one. Which model is unclear. She reads my Bicycle Quarterly magazines, loves the post war French women riders and the YouTube videos from Rivendell. She's not an assertive, "hard woman" sort of rider but rather a gentle cyclist of above average stamina and fortitude. She did not waiver when I took her out on the early rides to learn cycling in the city and how to get around by bike. I asked her to "follow the path of my wheel as closely as you can and signal like I do". She rides in such straight lines that people presume she's a very experienced cyclist. She's biked to camp on Sub 24 hour overnights, commutes, grocery shops and enjoys just getting out and exploring on her bike. She's in the camp of generator hubs and fixed lights for your same reasons. Her influences and interests don't point to a particular model but she's graduated nursing school, awaits authorization to test when it resumes, and has decided to remain here where she's worked through school and is known. I'll help when her choice nears. Bicycling has become very dear to her over these last few years. It's been her transportation, independence, entertainment and source of esteem since people gravitate to her when she's out riding in the city, asking questions about bikes, places to ride, directions. To them she's a boss. An approachable one, with good taste!
Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 3:59:35 PM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > (I sent this early this morning, 5.21, but it went as a PM to someone. > Sorry. Here it is.) > > Shoji - I want to believe the mindset of leaving well enough alone is > possible, but I think it will be a fight! Has anyone dialed in a bike and > then left it alone from that day forward? Chime in here. > > Joe - silver Rich-built wheels are always a thing of beauty. You’re not > riding a goofy Clem, you chose wisely. > > Joyce - Oh, how I want these for you and your Clementine! I have been > thinking about you lately, wondering how it’s going with your hip. My left > knee bothers me (no diagnosis yet since I was going to make an appt at the > time COVID hit), and it’s made worse when I push really hard on hills. I’m > hoping these wheels take some of the strain out, though the challenge has > been good for my quads. > > Andy - am I reading it right that this girl has a Riv on her post-grad > agenda? Which one will she get? Yes, I’m so tired of having my light taking > up space on my bars (I’ve got way too much stuff on them but have declared > all of it essential), and wondering if it’s low and needs charging. I have > no way of knowing when the battery is low, but it does flicker when the end > is near, which always stresses me out. Enough of that, welcome, dyno. > > Thanks, Rusty! I love the look! I am going to ask Analog to make the > wheels for my mixte, too, just have to decide what look we’re going for. I > should probably choose something sleek and classy, but it’s pretty hard not > to choose all the color. > > George - ha! You’re right. > > Brian - thanks. I’ll show the mechanics if they seem at all uncertain. > > Today’s the day I drop off the bike. The area in which I live has slim > pickings for bike shops. My favorite closed its doors without warning > several months back. REI installed my fenders wrong and caused damage to a > bike I hired them to pack, plus they’re closed due to COVID. One remaining > shop has a 2 week wait before they can take you. I called 2 shops deeper > into the City and both were swamped as well. The first took my name and put > me on a wait list. He said he cannot fit one more bike in his shop and that > after he takes the bike, it will be another 2 week wait. I left my name a > week ago, and I’m still on the wait list. I called yet another and they > told me they stopped taking bikes and closed shop for 2 business days just > to catch up on the work they already had. He told me to come by when my > wheels arrive, but I don’t know how long his line is. I’ll find out today. > > I have the cast-off 52 cm Clem H in the garage, so I won’t be totally > Riv-less, but it will be an adjustment for me. I rode it awhile back and > thought, “WHY are these bars so far away from me?!” The bike has Bosco > Bullmoose bars. 🤣 > > Sent from my iPad > > On May 21, 2020, at 9:52 AM, ted <ted....@comcast.net <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > Leah wrote: "More is more. Too much is enough. And so on..." > But the perhaps applicable saying that I recall is "... too much is not > enough", sometimes preceded by "wretched excess, ..." > > On a different note, I hope you weighed those wheels (and the lights etc) > before you took everything to the shop. We're gonna want to know exactly > how many grams (or ounces) you've shaved off your ride. Similarly we (or > perhaps just I) want to know how many teeth your small chain ring and > largest cog have before and after. > > ted > whos fondness for numbers approaches Leah's fondness for bling. > > On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 6:41:10 PM UTC-7, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: >> >> Friends, >> >> I have one bike to ride. It’s a Clementine with mostly stock parts, and >> it’s heavy. >> >> I love it. >> >> I have been riding nearly every day and I’ve got 997.9 miles on it for >> 2020! The hills here are brutal, and the temps are approaching triple >> digits. So, I want to ride at night, and I want to get up the hills more >> easily. James and Candice at Analog Cycles in Vermont have showcased their >> beautiful work on Instagram, and I’ve long been an admirer. #RivSister >> Roberta knows them and had planned to have them do similar work on her >> Appaloosa (I’m sure she’ll delight us with her story here when the time >> comes), and because we girls tend to stick together, I got in touch with >> Analog. Dyno lighting and lighter wheels with tubeless tires were what was >> decided. >> >> So, here’s one photo from Analog that can’t do these wheels one whit of >> justice; the wheels arrived today and they are showstoppers in real life. I >> am going to follow up right after this post with a video (2nd post >> necessary for video to work, I don’t know why) that you can access if you >> choose to download it. The video is the only way to really capture any of >> the beauty in these wheels. I told them to go wild with color, and they >> did. I think the bold colors and patterns capture the zany nature of a >> Clem. >> >> Don’t ask me what all the details are, who KNOWS, this is me you’re >> talking to. I do know I got tubeless Gravel Kings (Evan Elliot, I think >> these were your suggestion months ago), something about machined sidewalls, >> Shutter Precision/Edelux II, Son rear light. Oh, enough, what really >> matters here is there are COLORED SPOKE NIPPLES AND VALVE STEMS. And guess >> what they do? They fade into other colors because Analog is a straight-up >> master of color. These wheels are a lot, which is saying something for a >> woman whose favorite color is sparkle. I LOVE them. More is more. Too much >> is enough. And so on... >> >> Tomorrow, I’m taking my bike in for a list of stuff I’m having done to >> it, and I really hope the mechanics know how to set up dyno lighting - I’ve >> been burned by Vegas bike shops before, and this is a new shop for me. See >> the Wiggly Fender thread. 🙄 >> >> More later when everything is on the bike and I have gotten to ride it. >> >> Thanks for looking, this is made even more fun in the presence of like >> minds. >> Leah >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/dfbF8nhu8Og/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/62ad7c32-29f4-4132-9882-8fef398517c3%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/62ad7c32-29f4-4132-9882-8fef398517c3%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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