That color looks realllly nice!
On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 9:14 PM, John Stowe <[email protected]> wrote: > It's been sitting around in various (slow-moving) stages of completion > since the summer as parts trickled in, many liberated from members of this > group. I got pretty busy once the semester got going, but I managed to > finish off the wheels (and several trips to the hardware store for bolts > and bits) over the turkey holiday and ride it for ~60 miles this week. > Enjoying all the qualities that folks here know, and were the reasons to > upgrade from my cyclocross city bike: smooth, even ride, comfortable > handling, inquisitive head-turning, and a smile on the rider. And no toe > overlap (barely) on my size 14s, to boot! > > The other huge, major, wonderful upgrade over my previous bikes is the > dynamo lighting. Such a huge difference when night classes are 12 mi away, > mostly with no street lights! > > One cell phone pic to prove it can carry packages to the UPS store (and > later cupcakes to home, by request of the spousal unit). More will surely > follow, once I figure out how to work the new DSLR that appeared on my > birthday. Mr. Hillborne is likely to be the most patient model I can find > to practice on. > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IIfCCvn6xqk/ULmLqS9P9lI/AAAAAAAAA6I/VRQs1gwiogE/s1600/IMG_0037.jpg> > > Coupla tweaks still to be made: > - the Bosco Bullmoose bars are great for riding around town in a suit, and > will be fantastic in about a year when a child seat gets added to the > cockpit area. But I might need to swap them out for drop bars for the > longer ride to school. The wind along the river chooses to be a friend one > day and a foe the next. Usually when I'm already running late. > - the wire that came with the taillight, for connecting to the headlight, > was designed to reach the fork crown, not the front of a rack, so for the > moment it's somewhat inelegantly running along one of the top tubes until I > rig up a longer one. > - stainless steel fenders are sitting at home waiting to get installed, > but the stays are way too long to be mountable and my hacksaw wandered off > to the home of a relative and has yet to return. Also needed for cutting > the kickstand down to size. Of course, I've never passed up the opportunity > to get more tools - maybe it's time to add a bolt cutter to the collection! > - still looking for a toolkit to mount on the back of the saddle or > somewhere else out-of-the-way-but-always-there. I like the idea of Acorn's > roll > bag <http://www.acornbags.com/rollbag.html>, but they seem to be > impossible to actually purchase. Maybe someone with a sewing machine will > be looking for stocking stuffer ideas. > > Overall, though, I'm just happy it's ride-able, and that the gamble of > sinking in all the time, effort and money with no test ride has paid off > with such a fine machine. And of course finally packing away the workstand > is good for intra-household relations! I have enjoyed lurking and > collecting advice on this forum, and the influence definitely shows in the > final product. Thanks, all! > > -John > Washington, DC > > -- > 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/-/lUOCh9bT15IJ. > 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. > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it." -*Mark Twain* -- 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.
