Drew - might your tattoo design be hiding in plain view in the picture you posted?
A dragon astride an orange Clem could be just the ticket. Steve in AVL On Monday, April 14, 2025 at 1:14:49 PM UTC-4 Will Boericke wrote: > "This Wombat is not something that Grant would understand" > > I think that Wombat is the most Riv-ish of non-Riv bikes possible, > honestly. Singlespeed and V-brakes? > > > On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM Jason Fuller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I come bearing a photo of a bike that isn't even a Rivendell, BUT there >> are turtles in the background on that log in the pond, so I trust this is >> an approved deviation. >> >> In bike life lately, I've been giving the April 30-days-of-biking >> challenge a proper try - but I've missed two days so far. The first one, it >> was so rainy and cold (and had been for my past couple rides) that it just >> didn't seem worth it to keep the streak going. I took the dogs for a big >> walk/hike instead, which is much less miserable in the wet. The second miss >> was this past Saturday because I went on a proper hike with some colleagues >> instead. However, it has meant I've been getting out with good regularity - >> I typically ride 3-4 days a week so ~6 is not a huge change, but it's >> noticeable. Most of them have been in the 25 - 40 km range. >> >> This Wombat is not something that Grant would understand but it brings me >> so much joy every time I ride it. It's so light and playful, super fun on >> the neighbourhood trails and just acting like a preteen cruising around >> town. 90s MTBs were like this, other than the too-long reach, and modern >> MTBs are nothing like this anymore. It is by far my most un-serious bike. >> >> My next post I promise will have either the Hillborne or Bombadil! Right >> now I'm commuting on an older Bike Friday and the Hillborne is set up with >> drop bars as an all-road bike. The problem is, I very rarely go for "road >> rides" - there are limited options around here that feel safe because all >> the local roads are busy car commute corridors as well, so I end up taking >> the Bombadil and going for a toodle through various natural areas and quiet >> side streets. So the Hillborne is barely getting ridden. I think I'm going >> back to "Chillborne" with Albatross bars and the pannier rack, and commute >> on it. It'll still be fine to go for the limited amount of road rides I do. >> Feels weird to have no drop bar bikes but I remind myself, Leah does club >> rides and has no drop bar bike, so I can do fine without one too. The Bike >> Friday is a good bike but I'd much rather ride the Hillborne to bookend my >> work day. >> >> [image: PXL_20250413_201410567 (1).jpg] >> >> -- >> > 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/ksvlbi-Jd6w/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0792e58a-8483-4958-a654-7f39233c855bn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0792e58a-8483-4958-a654-7f39233c855bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f5379636-b4aa-4eb6-8c26-6f0bdcdc668an%40googlegroups.com.
