I drooled over the Romulus ad on the Harris Cyclery web site and kept hoping that someday I could afford one. By the time I could, they were not carried any more. (I hadn't yet caught on the the generally brief window of opportunity for ANY Rivendell offering) Not to shed too many tears for that lost chance, I jumped on one the blue Rams and haven't looked back since.
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Rick <richardholc...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Rode a lot a lot as a kid, we used to carry shovels and hoes around to > carve paths out of the woods which we traversed largely on the schwinn > offering of the day. But (cue bike snob) stopped riding when my sister > went off to college and I got the keys to the CJ7. My two-wheeler, > while topless, did not have the cache of the jeep. Post-college, got > into mountain biking with friends, checked out some B-stone product, > but wound up with a '90 Specialized Rockhopper that went through a > couple of front forks due to a surely questionable riding style. > > After landing back in Atlanta and with a regular job, the bike- > commuting light came on. I started trolling the internets, and one > thing or another led me to the Bob list and then the RBW website. Got > a bunch of parts to re-fashion the Rockhopper -- still alive and doing > well, mismatched Richey fork and all -- starting with the stem-riser > to get the bars up (thanks Keven). After a couple of years I finally > pulled the trigger on a Bleriot, reportedly one of the last demo's off > the floor at HQ. Later, my Atlantis, for which I even had the > audacity to request a special color. I've since turned on about a > half dozen folks to RBW, two of whom I ride with weekly. And I got my > wife a Betty. Spent half an hour on the pavement with a local office > worker yesterday who spotted my 'muter, was familiar with Rivendell, > and was considering an Atlantis. Disciples must evangelize when a > polite opportunity arises. > > I still want a Homer. And a Bombadil. Those pictures of the Saluki > with the hetres and red tape that went up recently (and is now my > desktop photo) sounded a resonant pang in my chest cavity -- that's > the bike I was coveting when I opted for the Bleriot. I think a > Roadeo would be a wonderful addition to the stable. I have a home > renovation to get through, but after that I should have some extra > room in the garage. > > -- > 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 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.
