Ah yes, good ol' Midwest ice storms. I recall one that came through central Indiana back in the early 90's that was so bad that it took down some of those big 3-phase cross country power lines. A large deteriorated billboard that had rotted and fallen forward was literally blown back up again by the strong winds coupled with the dense freezing rain. Ice on tree branches was 1/2 inch thick and the tops of the trees in wood lots were all broken off. We escaped the one this past week in NE Illinois and it dumped in central and eastern Michigan instead.
On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 10:02:32 AM UTC-6 Shoji Takahashi wrote: > Indeed, that deck photo is mesmerizing... I can't figure out which way is > up. > > > > On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 10:43:55 AM UTC-5 jeffrey kane wrote: > >> That has to be the single most disorienting picture of a deck I've ever >> seen - I'd be sure to break a bone somewhere trying to step on it (!) >> >> On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 10:15:43 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> The sprung version is still pretty common. The B68 had been totally out >>> of production...or so I thought. Rivendell has an OEM deal with Brooks >>> that lets them sell a saddle on a complete bike purchase. I looked for a >>> loophole with Riv since I'm buying a frameset, and Will very nicely said >>> "Nope, sorry. Only on a new complete bike" I've learned that there may be >>> other bike companies that have or have had that same deal with Brooks. So >>> it was not out of production. It was just a little trickier to procure. >>> >>> If you think you can convert that B68 in a box into $100, then yes, it's >>> turned to gold. Offer it and somebody will buy it. >>> If you wonder if you can convert that B68 in a box into $250, then no, >>> it has not turned to gold. Nobody is going to buy it at "collector" >>> pricing. IMO. >>> >>> BL in EC >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 7:05:37 AM UTC-8 steve...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hmm...did the B68 sitting in a box in my garage (along with its sprung >>>> version cousin) just turn into gold? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 9:20:26 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>> >>>>> Leah >>>>> >>>>> Much more importantly, I'm in Michigan this week and it's my first >>>>> time to see an ice storm. It's bizarre! I'm in the snow often, and I'm >>>>> not unfamiliar to low temperatures, but I've never experienced an ice >>>>> storm. For other sheltered softies like me, and ice storm (to me) is >>>>> when >>>>> it rains, but it's cold enough on the ground that everything gets wet, >>>>> nothing dries, and the water freezes faster than it can run off. >>>>> Everything that is not salted and not warm is freaking COATED with ice! >>>>> It's weird! Every tree has every branch encased in a thick later of ice. >>>>> >>>>> My rental car is coated with a thick bumpy but transparent sheet of ice. >>>>> I >>>>> have to yank hard to get the door open and break the sheet. I feel like >>>>> I'm on a wilderness adventure, here in western Wayne County. >>>>> >>>>> Bill Lindsay >>>>> Wayne County Michigan >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 5:31:02 AM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>>> Ding! wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Woah, woah, wait. I went to bed with no power in an ice storm and >>>>>> woke up to this thread. Bill, did you get your B 68 - and maybe more >>>>>> than >>>>>> one? And JOE! What bike did you get? Say it’s a Platypus! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 4:11:53 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I think this is perfectly legit request on Bill's part. People sell >>>>>>> off parts from complete bikes for all sorts of reasons all the time. So >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> see this basically as WTB/ISO post. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- 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/43ff7442-5cca-4a59-8b9c-07522090a97an%40googlegroups.com.
