Well, Sylvia sounds like someone I’d like to know! Send that new Rivendell convert to our List here; as the famous Mean Girls movie line goes, “She can sit with us.” 😘
I’m so glad to hear of the pieces that bring her joy on her new bike. I like all those same things. What grips does she have on those bars? I like the look of them - like Ergons but a nicer color... Sent from my iPad > On Aug 30, 2020, at 3:54 PM, Bob Ehrenbeck <reeh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Here's a photo of the 45 Clem L I bought for my wife, which just arrived last > Friday. It joins the 52 Clem H I bought as a frame in the 2015 original Clem > presale, so we are now an official two-Clem household! > > Once it was out of the box and the wheels and handlebar were put on, I had to > put on old pedals and grips and adjust the brakes, but as soon as that was > done she took off and went for a quick spin around the neighborhood, in love > with the looks, the brilliant bronze-green color, and the ride from that long > wheelbase! (She also really appreciates the little details like the hearts in > the lugwork and the multi-colored spoke nipples!) > > The bike is still a work in progress, though -- I still have to transfer the > front rack (with a basket handmade in Ghana that she bought at the New > Amsterdam Bicycle Show), rear rack, and Brooks B67S saddle over from her old > Gary Fisher, as well as buy some pedals that she can put her half clips on. > Also, we're going to change out the Bosco handlebars, as they sometimes get > in the way of her knees. I know a longer stem might fix that, but she's not > crazy about the Boscos and prefers the Ahearne/Map bars that are on her other > bike. But overall, Sylvia is a Rivendell convert, and she is out again on it > today! > > Bob E > <Clem L.jpg> > > Cranford, NJ > -- > 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/EY6w5A74Emk/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e28cdffd-c88f-4f32-93f9-f55983267eb5o%40googlegroups.com. > <Clem L.jpg> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/F189DE66-C340-4F7D-9930-4F609CBD85B5%40gmail.com.
