"Which one's Pink?" Beautiful bike, and I like the twine wire handling. cheers, Andrew_who goes back far enough...
________________________________ From: BlueRambouillet <jpl1...@gmail.com> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 10:19 AM Subject: [RBW] Re: BLUG bike Grant on new bike. :) It has a basket, a bell that rings and things to make it look good. (have to go back a ways to get this reference ;) My rework of the wiring... couldn't just let it go with wire showing and ty-wraps. Riv did an excellent job! I don't think this is necessarily better, but we like it. Used waxed hemp for the rack and found this awesome red/white hemp twine in Healdsburg last weekend (which gave me the idea). Enjoy the bike porn!! :-) On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3:29:54 PM UTC-8, dougP wrote: "After the ride, my girlfriend hit me for "making" her ride an inferior bike for so long. ;)) " > >Blue: > >My wife had a similar reaction after riding her Atlantis for a while, then >hopping back onto her old bike. No good deed goes unpunished :-). > >What a great end to the story....and the beginning of a whole new set of >adventures. Don't neglect to post photos! > >dougP > >On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 10:29:05 AM UTC-8, BlueRambouillet wrote: >The bike is even more beautiful than the pictures can do justice! We took the >train out to Riv, but had to get off and ride the last 25 miles. Reports are >that it rides like a dream, just wants to go. After the ride, my girlfriend >hit me for "making" her ride an inferior bike for so long. ;)) >> >> >>Special thanks to Grant for personally taking the time to add the head-spacer >>bell I brought in!! The Riv bells are excellent, but she needed something a >>different tone to mine, so purchased off site. Of course *I* couldn't get out >>of there without spending money on my Ram, so hopefully it all worked out. >> >> >>I am really impressed with the lighting! The SON Delux with the EDeulx II is >>a marvelous combination and the rear rack light is fantastic! I was riding >>close to her back tire and thought it dim... but backing off a bit, it's >>REALLY bright! Awesome combination! >> >> >>I'll try to get some pictures up with her new basket, bell and a special >>rework on the wiring I'm thinking on. >> >> >>Cheers! >> >> >>On Friday, February 14, 2014 8:00:35 PM UTC-8, dougP wrote: >>"She did all this just so people will stop commenting on my bike. hehehehe" >>> >>>Prepare to be ignored. On this bike, she will most certainly be the center >>>of attention, even among people who are bike clueless. >>> >>>I don't think the timing of the photo was accidental. The elves in Walnut >>>Creek can be quite clever. >>> >>>dougP >>> >>>On Thursday, February 13, 2014 2:32:50 PM UTC-8, BlueRambouillet wrote: >>>The bike is my girlfriend's. While I would love to say it's her Valentine's >>>present, she ordered it almost a year ago... just good timing. ;) The bike >>>uses Glorious lugs, similar geometry to the Betty, but longer chainstays. >>>Color is a dark cherry with some flake in it to make it sparkle. She did all >>>this just so people will stop commenting on my bike. hehehehe Now to find >>>her equally impressive bags for it! >>>> >>>>On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 5:18:07 PM UTC-8, Curtis wrote: >>>>The head tube on the BLUG bicycle is amazing. Wow! -- 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. 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
