I'd be freaking, too, but in the end Grant's right, the paint is a cover for the tubes. I saw pics of my Nobilette-built before paint and that's the frame. We can repaint them someday!
On Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 7:16:50 PM UTC-7 Robert Tilley wrote: > I’d still be in therapy if that happened to me. > > Robert Tilley > San Diego, CA > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 15, 2023, at 3:16 PM, 'Mojo' via RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > In the winter of 2011, I bought a Mark-Nobilette-built Legolas. It was > serious overlap with my 2001 custom Riv Road and 2005 Quickbeam. I > justified it as my mixed-surface, foul-weather, fine-riding bike. I built > it up during that winter with pleasing-to-me parts including a Ritchey > Logic crank and a Shimergo drive train (Campy 11-spd Chorus brifters mated > to Shimano 9 speed XT derailers (12-36 to 34/46 gearing)). My very first > ride, I took it out to the nearby irrigation ditch to snap a photo with > some mountains in the background. I leaned it up against a concrete > irrigation valve and before I could snap a pic my sparkling new Legolas > slid down the edge of the concrete and into the ditch. The top tube > scratches were horrible. But those scratches freed me and the Legolas. I've > ridden it plenty on paved roads in nice weather, but also without > hesitation in gravel, snow, mud mixed with cow scat, thunderstorms with > small hail. Big scratches for vanity instead of adventure was quite > upsetting, but it has worked out for me and this fine bike. > > Joe in GJT CO > > -- > > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ae63ef15-459b-42ca-a577-791dd63c56e5n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ae63ef15-459b-42ca-a577-791dd63c56e5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <Tennessee Pass.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/f7885f9d-f624-4a51-b97e-549068503b60n%40googlegroups.com.
