Eric: Thanks! The front fender rubs constantly lol, but otherwise it is too
handy!
On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 11:09 AM Eric Marth <ericma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Love those fendered fat tires, Coco! :o)
>
> On Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 1:04:55 PM UTC-5 coco...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Some from October in Squamish BC!
>>
>> On Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 9:33:53 AM UTC-8 wrongw...@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Tally-ho!
>>>
>>> An early test run of my nearly-new (and absolutely new-to-me) 62cm 2018
>>> Rivendell Joe Appaloosa. The bike provides a super stable and cushy ride,
>>> which I relish, but currently is a slight "work in progress" in terms of
>>> bars, racks, and other fitments. To be deployed in the future, some first
>>> generation Crust Towel Rack bars, Shimano bar-end shifters, Tektro brake
>>> levers, a rear Nitto Campee rack, and various tire packages.
>>>
>>> This particular ride was along the White River State Trail, a section of
>>> the former Milwaukee Road rail corridor in southeast Wisconsin, which runs
>>> from Elkhorn in Walworth County, 19 miles eastward to Dover in Racine
>>> County, with a gap at Burlington. A section of the trail sits due north of
>>> the Wisconsin resort community of Lake Geneva ("Chicagoland's playground").
>>> The first image was taken about a mile west of the Burlington trailhead, on
>>> the utility bridge a tad off the trail and perpendicular to it. The bridge
>>> spans the White River and allows the farm in the northern distance to
>>> trundle its vehicles across the river and the east-west running trail
>>> itself and so to access the fields on the southern side of the trail. It is
>>> a peaceful spot from which to watch the river meander and to espy Johnny
>>> and Mary Muskrat as they sally forth from their watery den.
>>>
>>> [image: DSC00998 - Copy.JPG]
>>> The next three photos were taken in tiny and bucolic Springfield,
>>> approximately six miles from the western start of the trail in Elkhorn,
>>> along State Trunk Road 120 and Depot Street. The old Springfield Lumber,
>>> Feed & Fuel Co. buildings along the former railbed now serve as Pedal &
>>> Cup's bike rental depot. Note the bicycle shadow cast from the sign in the
>>> upper-right hand side of the image.
>>>
>>> [image: DSC00999 - Copy.JPG]
>>>
>>> [image: DSC01010 - Copy.JPG]
>>>
>>> Across the road from the Lumber Company resides the former Milwaukee
>>> Road train depot, preserved pretty much in its original 1911 livery, but
>>> now used not to sell tickets and ship steamer trunks but to purvey Pedal &
>>> Cup's delicious ice cream and coffee (alas, closed for the season).
>>>
>>>
>>> [image: DSC01011 - Copy.JPG]
>>>
>>> Should any leisurely-minded and lollygagging-inclined fellow Rivendell
>>> enthusiasts within reach wish to come together for a party-paced ride some
>>> uncharacteristically balmy autumn day or sometime come Spring, do let me
>>> know. Cheese-and-watercress sandwiches and bergamot-infused tea shall be on
>>> the menu.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheerio,
>>>
>>>
>>> Peter (aka "Wrongway Pete")
>>> Whitewater, Wisconsin
>>>
>>> *"For here is entertainment in excelsis, the sight, the sound and the
>>> scent of things....Why cycling for joy is not the most popular passtime on
>>> earth is still a mystery to me." ---Frank J. Urry, "SALUTE TO CYCLING"*
>>>
>>>
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