Tony, Thanks for the great ride and the introduction to Taylor's Gourmet Deli. It turned out to be a beautiful day, and Tony, you are a great riding companion. I enjoyed seeing the XO-3 in person and marveled at your quickness on the singlespeed as we headed "up" the CCT. Here is a photo of my Surly LHT I took while I was waiting. That is a muddy Potomac River flowing under Key Bridge in the background. http://www.flickr.com/photos/86975051@N08/12735675455/
On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:24:08 AM UTC-5, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > http://dr2dc.blogspot.com/2014/02/sunday-rolling.html > > Lack of a Riv (for the moment) didn't keep me off the bike this weekend. > Erl and I meet up in Georgetown for a midday ride up the CCT towards > Bethesda. I was curious to see his Surly LHT commuter, particularly its > fine luggage... Large Saddle Sack and a front bag that sits smartly on > Nitto Platrack. I'm sadly remiss in getting photo's of Erl or his LHT, the > conversation was too good to stop for pictures! The large saddle sack was > even more impressive in person, that may be my luggage of choice come > GAP/CO time. > > I'll add another Bethesda recommendation for a culinary treat - Taylors > Gourmet Deli, excellent philly style sandwiches. Eat half there and save > the rest for a spot with a view on the way home. My second half was > consumed near the C&O trailhead what looks like an old bridge abutment just > short of the Key Bridge. Lot's of people out enjoying the spring like > conditions on Sunday! > > The XO-3 continues to perform splendidly as a singlespeed, I think I've > found my Quickbeam-balm :) Speaking of beausage... the XO-3 has it in > spades, in fact the finish has been downright abused over the years. I > love the color, and I love the scratched up decals but I'm wondering how to > keep it from rusting under all the extra use it's now getting. Especially > given its likely role as the wet/bad weather standby. Do I have to > painstakingly nail polish all the nicks or could I just get the whole thing > clear powdercoated over the existing paint?!? Or do I just let it continue > to age naturally and keep a wire brush handy for the rust? > > Tony > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Kt-0uZCIc1A/Uwwn6EabV3I/AAAAAAAADWI/elRs4V1EEFk/s1600/DSC_2739.jpg> > > One more to show some of the 'personality' that came with the frame; > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bLHy1rTjWtk/Ujhejsq9HsI/AAAAAAAACzI/05OmUOnK4fE/s1600/RAD_8455.jpg> > > > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
