Just finishing our trip Tommy and I picked up another tourist coming down the coast for fiddle camp( never knew there was such a thing) who goes by the name Rachelle. Tommy and I met Rachelle and her buddy, Mandie, riding up a hill on HW1 a during a lunch break. As they rode passed us we cheered them on as they continued passed us. I offered my services to push them up the hill and like tired, friendly tourist they said yes. Over the next couple of days we kept meeting them at each of the campsites along the ride down to SF. I offered if they ever made their way down to the East Bay I would take them to a great and friendly bike shop called Rivendell. Rachelle being a engineer wanted to go and talk to Grant making a Fiddle bike. So she took me up on that offer. It gave me a secondary reason to go because my dad needed new parts for his new bike.
Rivendell HQ is something of a magical place when it's your first time. Rachelle took noticed just about everything. For me it was so typical Rivendell. Friendly staff members riding bikes, tons of random and amazing stuff everywhere. Exchanged stories and camera dueled with Harry. Got to pick up some bosco bars for my dad's new bike and Sean was incredible helpful when trying to figure out the correct stem length for the bike frame without the bike actually being there. Rachelle got to meet Grant and talked to him about her idea about a bike with removable riddle compartment. Rachelle was being ambitious when she said she wanted to climb Mt.Diablo that day. Little did she know that on that particular day Walnut Creek was in the 90s. We opted to a nice scenic ride through Walnut Creek led by Joe and Sean instead of being baked alive riding up Diablo. Back at home my little brother and my dad helped put his new bars on his bike. Instantly he noticed the difference. The bosco bars are smart bars that can make any forward. (I'm pretty sure I read this somewhere.) Good smart bars just make sure you get a stem long enough or have a top tube thats long enough so they don't poke you in the gut. Pictures proved that high bars are good: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjBvNnVW Manny " Bosco Rosco Mosco Bars" Acosta -- 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/-/0VUy7NT8S5AJ. 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.
