How about a French style geometry bicycle with a Hobo planaria? Low racks with low trail fork, Newbaum handle wrapped with twin at the end, and shellac in placed. Plastic fenders, dyno wheel for lights in the front and back. Basket up front to hold your things. You could probably play the harmonica while you bicycle down the road.
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com>wrote: > Mouth harp would work too. > On May 10, 2013 1:39 PM, "Lee Legrand" <krm2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dont you need to have a harmonica to be a hobo? >> >> >> >> On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 9:18 PM, Norman R <norr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I felt it here: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/norro/8651662543/in/set-72157633249441487/ >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, May 9, 2013 9:00:17 PM UTC-4, hsmitham wrote: >>>> >>>> That last was meant for Tim :-) >>>> >>>> Hugh >>>> >>>> On Thursday, May 9, 2013 5:58:28 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hey Norman get out of my head! :-) >>>>> >>>>> The greatest Hobo Band ever. RIP Richard, Rick & Levon. My sound track >>>>> through life. >>>>> >>>>> Hugh >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, May 9, 2013 1:38:33 PM UTC-7, Norman R wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> My idea of classy hobo. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, May 9, 2013 3:14:51 PM UTC-4, PeterG wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Love the ClassyHobo thing...I picture a charlie chaplain type >>>>>>> leaning against a Homer and contently looking at the world go by.... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, May 9, 2013 7:59:00 AM UTC-7, grant wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm late to this one but jusr read Jan's thing about the way he >>>>>>>> likes bikes and the way I or Riv does, and so...there's really nothing >>>>>>>> he >>>>>>>> left out, or to add. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> One thing to keep in mind that's easy to not keep in mind is that >>>>>>>> a group like this has already been filtered through progressively finer >>>>>>>> sieves until here we all are, comparing two species of planaria, while >>>>>>>> maybe losing the big picture, which includes tigers, volcanos, >>>>>>>> vaudeville, >>>>>>>> and black holes. >>>>>>>> Jan's planaria is rando; RIV's is kind of classy hobo, but they're >>>>>>>> both practibo and in such similar ways, beautifo. Rando came in the >>>>>>>> '40s >>>>>>>> and no doubt had its own influences, but RHerse was at the center of >>>>>>>> it, >>>>>>>> and there were a few others (read Jan's book, omg, if I may!). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> CHobo bikes like ours wouldn't exist without those. I'd be hooking >>>>>>>> up with assorted Chinese bike factories looking for the best deals on >>>>>>>> forks >>>>>>>> and trying to keep abreast of the lastest nanotechnological progress in >>>>>>>> carbon, or something. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So, when it comes to a little more or less trail, a little more or >>>>>>>> less integration of racks, and big saddlebags versus big handlebar >>>>>>>> bags---in the picture that's only slightly bigger than the one outside >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> powerful microscope, it's all the same. Jan's contribution is like >>>>>>>> salt's >>>>>>>> contribution, at least that's one way I think about it. He is >>>>>>>> thumbs-upping >>>>>>>> Herse and the old French guys, pointing to them, but in doing that he's >>>>>>>> actually making a huge contribution to modern bikes and styles and >>>>>>>> tastes, >>>>>>>> educating along the way. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Of course, there's nothing TO take away from the old Frenchies (as >>>>>>>> I call them, but I'm sure Jan has never), but because of the size of >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> bike-riding population today, Jan is himself more influential, and I'm >>>>>>>> one >>>>>>>> he's influencing. Periodically, while he's up there doing his thing >>>>>>>> and I'm >>>>>>>> down here doing mine/RIV's, we get tossed into the ring as antagonists, >>>>>>>> which makes us both feel weird, since----it ain't like that at all. >>>>>>>> I've >>>>>>>> known Jan for close to 20 years. What we have in common brought us >>>>>>>> together >>>>>>>> and keeps us that way. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> His book is a masterpiece. I've read the whole thing and have >>>>>>>> dipped into it many times since. It's soothing to the eyes and feels >>>>>>>> like a >>>>>>>> cozy blanket on a chilly evening (the chilliness coming from >>>>>>>> non-planarial >>>>>>>> bikes!) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> G >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> > -- > 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. 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