I know the feeling. I love my SimpleOne. Still today, after 4 or so thousand miles on it, I have to force myself into some sort of bicycle rotation to get commute time on my other bikes.
David Spranger Charlotte, NC On Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:01:48 AM UTC-4, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > > I realize I should know better, but I'm sure we all do it... you've got a > half-built bike with marginally-functioning components, and only the bare > minimum to turn the pedals and power it, yet you insist on riding it out > around your neighborhood in the middle of the night, just because you've > gotten it to that critical stage. I had just finished building my set of > wheels, and I cobbled together enough components to form a SS drivetrain > for my SimpleOne. I added a brand new Brooks Champion Flyer seat, bare > metal Riv/Nitto Bullmoose bars (150mm) with no grips or brakes and a set of > platform pedals... Then I spent a blissful (if not totally dangerous) 30 > minutes (around midnight) just zipping around my cul-de-sac with no brakes, > marveling at the speed and agility of this bike... At one point I was > enjoying myself so much I almost headed out of my hood, but then remembered > I have no brakes with a SS freewheel ... DOH!!! > > I felt a little like Paul Newman riding that skinny bike in Butch > Cassidy... (I still can't get that BJ Thomas song out of my head today)... > Tonight, I add brakes!!! > > > -- 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/-/rhfj-E0ZIDEJ. 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.
