I work for a shop. We sell Trek, Cannondale, BH...lots of carbon. Lots of squishy bikes.
Being on the A.H.H I am the black sheep. Everyone thinks I'm loony. I have not purchased anything from our shop besides tubes and tires for probably 5 years. Nothin we sell really get my blood going, except... One day a long time ago, little ol lady brings in a couple bikes that "We purchased over 20 years ago and hung in the garage." She didnt want them, and wanted something else. We took them in trade, hooked her up on a new bike, and the bikes went on display in our store. One was her small Centurion road bike, full DA. Minty mint condition. The other was (assuming) her husbands 85? Rock Hopper. Again...minty mint. Original tires even. I have drooled over the bike since, but felt a strange "on the fence" pang about it. On one hand, I was happy to see it displayed proudly and preserved instead of rusting away in a backyard. On the other it irritated me that it was not be used. I have been quite vocal over the years that if it was ever taken off display to give me opportunity to buy it. Today was that day. And the owner told me to just take it home! I believe it's an 85 but need to research some more. It was hung in our rafters, so it was tough to tell what exactly it had on it till it came down today. Derailleurs are Shimano Deer Head, Mostly Shimano components: Canti's and levers, Unishift thumb shifters, hubs and pedals, Avocet Saddle, Specialized cranks, Bullmoose is not labeled, but I believe Nitto was doing some stuff for the big S. Anyway, I removed the dried out tires and threw on some fat IRC Duro Metro slicks for the time being. I plan to pick up some skinwall MTB tires, add a Brooks B-17, a big saddle bag, and hit the dirt!! Here is a quick phone picture: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5641499223_d5a5004395_b.jpg -- 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-bunch@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.
