[Just] "a dude out having a good time who left his smug at home"...
I dig that... On Nov 17, 11:11 pm, Allan in Portland <[email protected]> wrote: > > using zip-ties. Or rather, I wish there were reusable zip-ties that > > are just as secure. Maybe there are, I haven't really explored it. > > What,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hose_clampdoesn't count? :-) > > As for the Wald, last summer I sported it in place of the wooden deck > on my custom > long-tail/Xtracyclehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cleverchimp/sets/72157600471176107/with/.... > Unfortunately, my own pictures of the bike are unavailable due me > being late with my Flickr "pro" vig. And anyway, I don't think I have > any pictures of it with said basket anyway, but it was the big one > which I strapped to the H-bars directly above the rear wheel. > > I absolutely loved the throw-it-in-and-go aspect. > > I also loved the vibe I feel it sent out (um, admittedly, if only to > myself). Riding down the road shirtless in sandals and some rolled-up > Goodwill dress slacks, and with a Wald basket with an igloo cooler and > misc what-not thrown in on top, it was clear I wasn't the typical > Lance-wannabe one sees riding down the road. And yet neither was I or > the rest of my bike that of the unemployed transient one might expect > to be touring with a wald basket and igloo cooler. Hopefully people > saw me and thought, now _there's_ a dude out having a good time who > left his smug at home. > > As for why I don't want to use a Wald on my commuter, no _good_ > reason, except it's been done so I'm trying to mix it up a little > differently. > > All my best, > -Allan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
