Looked like a nice bike over at Ben's Bargains... do you know if they ship?
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 4 of us went 80 miles today (Montgomery to Tuskeegee and then around the > countryside on our way back) and covered roads which ranged from new asphalt > to dirt. In between, we had rough roads that would knock your dental > fillings out. Morning temps were mid 70s with near 100% humidity and by > afternoon, the Sun was broiling and it was 93F. I rode a '95 Riv Road. My > son pointed out to me the paint dings, and I beat the tar out of it. I also > left it unlocked at breakfast in Tuskeegee. So it's a great "beater" bike. > :) It was also a big attention getter when the kit crowd of Auburn Flyers > out for their morning 50 miles came up to the same gas Station in Notasulga > on Cervelos, Colnagos, BMC and the like. "Is that a RIVENDELL!?!" :) > > Other notes: > > Despite the disparagement for it's "Sartorial Excellence for Cyclists" > advertising, the Rapha cap I got (used, Ebay, England) this week and wore > for the first time on a ride today was flat out wonderful at handling sweat, > maintaining it's shape and looking great when soaking wet. > > Wool is great no matter what the climate. Soaking wet (humidity caused) > microfiber jerseys abrade my nipples raw. No such issue with wool. It dried > quickly once the Sun came out as well. > > Pascenti Pari Motos handled every surface today with aplomb. Very > comfortable as well. No flats yet either. Surefooted in gravel as well. > > A few pictures (no captions yet) at Picasa. One shows a bit of the oogly > road surface in rural Macon County. > > http://picasaweb.google.com/Bruce.Herbitter/20100717# > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
