This is starting to remind me of the early '90s. Patrick Moore, who once built a gofast '92 XO-1 with bright purple anodized Sun M14A "semi-aero" rims (and later ruined them with Easy Off -- left them at the curb for the recycling truck).
On Sun, May 26, 2024 at 6:41 AM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! < jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Time to revive this thread. Because…well, when you have the perfect shoes > for your bike, you gotta let people know. > > > On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 10:28:46 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> Excellent kit and you look amazing. I love the bike style posts and am so >> tickled every time I get one! >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 19, 2023, at 9:29 PM, Jason Fuller <jtf.f...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Today's cool but not too cold ride was with Randi Jo wool cap, wool >> button up from Anian, and the buckskin gloves that Ron & Arya brand and >> resell - which, for the record, are awesome! All of this kit is excellent - >> warm and pretty water resistant as well. >> >> >> >> <PXL_20231119_194051350.jpg> >> >> >> >> >> On Sunday, 5 November 2023 at 12:48:30 UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> I'll try to remember to take a photo of the knickers (not of me) when >>> it's next cold enough to wear them. They are very, very comfortable and >>> nice looking. >>> >>> Balmy upper 60s on today's ride home wearing my new (to me) bright green >>> Cheviot cap while riding a forest green Matthews. >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 4, 2023 at 10:20 AM RichS <rshann...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Patrick, >>>> >>>> +1 on your church going cycling attire. The description is vivid enough >>>> so I can clearly see it. Your warm weather sartorial choices are impressive >>>> as well. >>>> I need to up my game and enhance my decade old Rivendell knickers. >>>> Thanks for the inspiration:-) >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Rich in ATL >>>> >>>> >>>> On Friday, November 3, 2023 at 11:28:12 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: >>>> >>>>> I broke out my oh, so elegant! grey flannel cycling knickers* last >>>>> Sunday for the ride to church, matched with Rick's (Reisemberg) >>>>> medium-dark >>>>> grey knee socks and a charcoal grey merino mock turtleneck pullover under >>>>> a >>>>> navy Wabi Woolen LS jersey cunningly made into a light cycling jacket with >>>>> the (very professional) addition of a full-length zipper. Shoes should >>>>> have >>>>> been Dromartis, but I use plain black canvas Specialized SPD shoes because >>>>> they have a wide toe box and a flat bottom, better for standing during 2+ >>>>> hour liturgies. Topped off with ironically-retro, deliberately jarring >>>>> green-and-red Legnano cycling cap; not quite cold enough for ear flaps. >>>>> >>>>> Only 1 person did a double take at the knickers. >>>>> >>>>> Must take a fashion shot. >>>>> >>>>> But temps have risen almost 20* this week, so it looks like I'll be >>>>> back to the light nylon REI roll-up-legs-and-snap-in-place pants and >>>>> cotton >>>>> collared shirt this Sunday. >>>>> >>>>> Much more casually, this afternoon, temp about 72* with moderate wind, >>>>> wore a blue and white wool ss jersey with Italian lycra arm warmers over >>>>> black Rapha Randonee shorts. Black ankle socks with catchy "Route 66" >>>>> graphic and late 1980s/1990s Shimano 3-strap SPD shoes and custom cycling >>>>> cap from Little Packet, no longer in business. >>>>> >>>>> * Very tastefully converted from a very nice pair of Nordstrom wool >>>>> dress flannels with nylon wind panels on inside front and replaceable >>>>> matched-color wear panel on seat and crotch. >>>>> >>>>> I have to say: I've spent considerable bucks on very many supposedly >>>>> purpose-designed riding pants, knickers and long pants, and I have never >>>>> had a pair of cycling pants that fit as well and are so well adapted to >>>>> pedaling as converted dress pants, with the high waist and roomy -- not >>>>> baggy; not 1950s -- cut. They come up high enough in back that you don't >>>>> have that continual exposed skin anxiety, and they just feel much more >>>>> comfortable. So many knickers and pants designed for cycling, so they say, >>>>> are simply cut too low in the back and just feel uncomfortable, and I'm >>>>> very trim. I've owned I think 4 pairs of dress-pant conversion cycling >>>>> knickers and I wish I'd not sold 2 of the other 3 pairs. >>>>> >>>>> Patrick "not quite as serious as you might think" Moore >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 4:17 PM DavidP <dphi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Another knickers fan for spring/fall riding. My outfit today was >>>>>> perfect for the cool, crisp temps and reasonably coordinated (merino >>>>>> sweater, Zoic Reign knickers, Vans checkerboard socks). >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: GR001-4893_maple-ridge-1800.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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9e006efc-067e-4d0a-bf85-708046d3b9ebn%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9e006efc-067e-4d0a-bf85-708046d3b9ebn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >>> services. >>> >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> *When thou didst not, savage,* >>> >>> *Know thine own meaning, but wouldst gabble like* >>> >>> *A thing most brutish, I endowed thy purposes* >>> >>> *With words that made them known.* >>> >> -- >> >> 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/jGhYsxrB7Lg/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/cabc776b-07b2-4c00-ba9d-23ba49141dd7n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cabc776b-07b2-4c00-ba9d-23ba49141dd7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> <PXL_20231119_194051350.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/6796aed7-fe70-4fa8-a3be-7cc06b447ca7n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6796aed7-fe70-4fa8-a3be-7cc06b447ca7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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