Thank god someone got that awesome Heron, I was ready to sell one of my collection to justify another purchase. With an anniversary, my wife's birthday and Mother's Day coming up in the next month though I did fear for my life, haha.
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 10:16 PM, Tom Goodmann <tgoodm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Having already bought one of the Sam frames on sale, I'm now down for one > of the already-built complete bikes that appeared today . . . though I > hesitated for a moment between the double TT (painted blue in error) and > the single TT frame (correctly painted, but missing that second TT) . . . > meanwhile, the 59 Heron from the auction site should be here on Monday! > Has anyone figured out how to ride two at once? > Thanks again, Frank. Hope to meet more of you down the road. > > > > On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 4:26 PM, frank_a <fk...@aol.com> wrote: > >> While I've corresponded with many list members over the years it was >> nice to actually meet and ride with one. Tom is a great addition to our >> "Owners Bunch". He's no newcomer to cycling, but it was cool to see his >> first ride on a Rivendell bike. Tom hopped on the Saluki and took off down >> the block. As he headed back I could see the smile. I hopped on my custom >> and we were gone, as Tom said, for over an hour. We swapped bikes a few >> times along the way. We "Just Rode", I had a great time. >> Hopefully he'll have his Sam soon. >> - Frank >> >> On Saturday, March 30, 2013 9:23:06 PM UTC-4, Tom Goodmann wrote: >>> >>> On a spectacular day here in south Florida, I enjoyed an excellent >>> afternoon, thanks to Frank Neff (of this board), who dropped by with his >>> Saluki (Albatross bars & 650b wheels) and his Riv custom (Nitto Noodles & >>> 700c) so that I could get some feel for a couple of these bikes. We tooled >>> around the area of suburban streets and the nearby U of Miami campus for >>> over an hour . . . I had no doubts about my recent purchase of a Sam frame, >>> but now I have a little experience under that impression, based on two >>> different bikes and bars. As we are about the same size, no adjustments >>> were necessary moving between the two bikes. >>> >>> All I can say is, "Wow!" The Saluki felt all-day comfortable, right off >>> (I think the saddle was a B68, very nice in the upright riding position), >>> and the Riv custom, with a B17 and the Noodles . . . felt like it was made >>> for me (sorry, Frank). The shifting on both bikes was nearly effortless; I >>> had brought along old memories of friction shifters of less-than-Campy >>> quality, and the silver shifters on both bikes dispelled those thoughts >>> immediately, making shifts as easily as anything indexed; in fact, with >>> more pleasure. I already understood why some of us end up owning several >>> bikes; now I understand why some readers wind up with a roomful of Rivs. >>> Many thanks, Frank! --Tom >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/aXCHrGQlMdg/unsubscribe?hl=en-US >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
