I often get congratulations on my custom Rivs and asked, "How *old* is that bike?!" The inquirers are often nonplussed when I tell them, "2003" or "1999" as the case may be.
Rode the Kojack equipped Riv #3 yesterday on a purposely extended grocery ride; came back up Meadowlark (up the side of the mesa to Rio Rancho; 1 mile that starts gradually and then gets much steeper), standing for much of the way in the 72" gear, and bailed to walk the final 1/8 steepest section with the 25 lb total (including bags) load (2 bot cheap Chianti! -- for tonites' home made pasta sauce. The Kojacks make a grocery load much less fraught with anxiety about expansion cracks and rough pavement. On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 4:19 PM, rlc5925 <[email protected]> wrote: > UPS delivered my new AHH yesterday. Moustash bars, Jack Brown(greens) > and Grip King peddles. I got it together last night and adjusted out > this morning. I had previously signed up for a local ride several > months ago and decided why not go ahead and go. I was going to do the > 65 mile leg but with no miles on the bike I did the 16 mile fun ride > as my first ride. Had a few long looks at the bike and one guy ask me > if it was an old style bike I could not resist and told him it was the > future. The AHH was a joy to ride. I can't say enough about the whole > experience and thanks to the crew at Rivendell for all the advice and > recommendations on the build. BTW my plastic Cannondale is for sale > on eBay if anyone is interested. > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
