The Rosco bike is a sublime ride - like a hammock. Everyone should try it - it will surprise you. It will also make terms like "toe-clip overlap" and "heel-stirke" useless.
On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:17:55 PM UTC-7, William wrote: > > Me: "Hey honey, I'm going to go on an S24O on my Bombadil" > She: "OK, be careful. Where are you going?" > Me: "It's just a couple hour ride. I'm riding the Bombadil back to the > rear end of the Rosco Bubbe. That's where the tent is." > She: "What if I need to get in touch with you?" > Me: "Well, the handlebars of the Rosco Bubbe will be in the garage, so if > you need me, just pull the rear brake lever, and I'll see it at the > campsite" > > > On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:03:59 PM UTC-7, James Warren wrote: >> >> I'm looking forward to Rosco jokes like the following: >> >> >> >> "Hey guys, I'll be back in a few minutes. I'm gonna dismount and take a >> walk to the back end of my Rosco and look for my camp stove." >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Esteban >> Sent: Apr 11, 2012 10:26 AM >> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: [RBW] Newsflash: High-trail Rivendells work with rear-load >> bias! >> >> I'm 11... so you'd probably get some strike with those big flippers of >> yours! Rosco P. Coltrane has those loooooong stays, so you could set up a >> tent on the back and never even see it! >> >> On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:16:59 AM UTC-7, jbu...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> What size shoe are you, Esteban? I am a US 13 and found it too >>> difficult, but forget if that was using toe clips or if it was >>> platforms. Irony of course is I've finally wound up with a >>> monster-stayed Trek 728... probably would work well on Sir Rosco Bubbe >>> too. >>> >>> =- Joe >>> >>> On 4/11/12, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > Yea, the rack's on there thanks to Joe! I have the rack mounted on the >>> > fender-mount eyelets rather than the higher and slightly more forward >>> > rack-mount eyelets. Bags are pushed all the way back. I experiences >>> some >>> > heel strike (maybe about 5 times on a 20-mile round trip commute), but >>> I >>> > have sneaker pedals on there right now and I move my foot around a >>> lot. I >>> > wont' know if its a consistent problem until I put some clipless on >>> there. >>> > Its worth noting that these are pretty long chainstays - similar to a >>> > Saluki. >>> > >>> > On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:40:15 AM UTC-7, jbu...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >> >>> >> oops, that danged reply-to :-) ... E. and I swapped some rackages and >>> >> I know that rear Campee well. But do tell: no problems with >>> >> heel-strike? >>> >> >>> >> =- Joe >>> >> >>> >> On 4/11/12, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Joe Bunik <jbu...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> >> hey man where'd you get that awesome rack? ;-) >>> >> >> >>> >> > >>> >> > I love it. It would be perfect on our tandem. >>> >> > >>> >> > If anyone happens to have one they'd like to sell, let me know. >>> >> > >>> >> > -sv >>> >> > >>> >> > -- >>> >> > 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. >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > -- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> > To view this discussion on the web visit >>> > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/oHDjHjdImdgJ. >>> > 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. >>> > >>> > >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ITJOFdVCkksJ. >> 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. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/yGTEwXAFN60J. 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.
