Years ago I started a series of blog posts called, "To All The Bikes I've Loved Before." I never completed it because there are so many. Maybe I should go back to it though. I think I left off with the Eisentraut frame I picked up used and have since sold. The funny thing for me about my bikes as I look back is that even though I've always considered myself a roadie at heart with my emphasis on paved routes and commuting, if you look at my stable, the only thing that screams pure road bike is the Della Santa. Everything else... the Riv AR, MB-1, Jamis Dragon, Gunnar Crosshairs, and even the Gunnar Sport with its 33.3333 tires all scream "get off that pavement!"
http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/search?q=to+all+the+bikes+I've+loved+before Addison Wilhite, M.A. Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology<http://www.washoecountyschools.org/aact/> *“Blazing the Trail to College and Career Success”* Educator: Professional Portfolio <http://addisonwilhite.blogspot.com/> Blogger: Reno Rambler <http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/> Bicycle Advocate: Regional Transportation Commission, Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee<http://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation-22-124.html> On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 8:54 PM, grrlyrida <grrlyr...@gmail.com> wrote: > That looks like my pink Schwinn Junior Miss!! I wish I still had that > bike. Folks here in Silverlake build them up and ride around town with > them. I saw one parked at Traders and looked at it with envy. > > > On Friday, February 28, 2014 6:36:05 PM UTC-8, Ron Mc wrote: >> >> oh, we're going that far back - first bike was a Sears The Rail >> >> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/1966_SearsCatalog.jpg> >> >> exactly the same as the purple one in the ad - 5-sp RD, stick shift, 20" >> front and 24" rear (I wonder if this is why I run a Vittoria Evo front tire >> and Parigi rear on my go-fast?) >> >> >> On Friday, February 28, 2014 5:50:35 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> Age 7-11: Schwinn Stingray, to school a few miles away, but most >>> memories of "ghost riding" it down the road, over ramps and jumps and over >>> the same jumps over the ditch in front of our house. >>> 11-17: Diamond Back mountain bike. Most memorable ride was Fall River >>> Road in Rockey Mountain national park, where I lost brakes due to mud and >>> bailed, watching it fly over the edge (payback for ghost riding my previous >>> bike no doubt). I was bruised up, but the bike was fine except for a >>> slightly bent front big chain ring. Used a rock to bash it back into place. >>> 17-2002: Cannondale Alum. touring bike. Skinny tires. Racing poser >>> unable to ride dirt. Toured Europe after high school like a lycra fool. >>> Memories include a century ride through London after which I was covered in >>> soot that felt an inch thick and didn't completely come off until we >>> followed the Seine River into Paris in 100˚F/100% humidity, but replaced it >>> with dead gnats, so maybe not. Then there was baulking like a chicken in >>> the middle of the just closed French grocery to ask for where the chicken >>> soup was, only to be dragged on the hard heels of my cycling cleats (in >>> which I walked like a chicken) to the eggs. Apparently I looked I'd just >>> laid an egg. Sardonic grin. >>> 2003-200? Greenspeed recumbent trike until I discovered going barefoot >>> and running the trails was possible with vertigo and it was so remote and >>> wonderful I gave the trike to our godson's brother who has multiple >>> challenges, including walking. >>> 2012-Present: RIvendell Hunqapillar and wondrous trail riding and >>> bikepacking to places nobody else goes. Glorious solitude! Fat tires are >>> beautiful, but I suspect I don't want to go fatter because of the bounce, >>> but I'll try that someday and see how we get along. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> -- > 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.
