[RBW] Re: My First Longish Ride on the Saluki
It was a great day. I did the south end of the LW loop on my Sogn. That's funny--this is the second Saluki formerly owned by John F. to make its way to Seattle. Ryan On Jun 5, 9:17 pm, Rob Harrison robha...@gmail.com wrote: It was a gorgeous day in Seattle, and I got out for my first longish ride on my Saluki, the 50+ mile Lake Washington Loop. I LOVE this bike! A few thoughts: Everything everyone says about the Rivendell Ride is true. The bike feels great--smooth, tracks well, turns, climbs and descends just like I want it to. The Pari-Motos are superb. I'm very happy with my Shimergo drivetrain (Campy Daytona 10-speed brifters, Dura-Ace 7800/7803 derailleurs.) Managed up the 3.3 mile Juanita Hill with the 12-28T cassette, but will still probably fit a Cyclotourist 14-34, along with changing the rear derailleur to a XTR long cage until I get more fit. The Berthoud saddle was very comfortable, for having all of 70 miles on it so far. Here are a few pics from the ride: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robharrison/sets/72157624087848543/ . And here are a few pics from my *very* first ride, along with info about the current build: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robharrison/sets/72157624011191725/ I should mention the provenance. The serial number of the bike is SA01. John Ferguson originally built up the bike. Have a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36397...@n06/sets/72157615351530151/ Ron Blumenthal bought it from John, and made a few changes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14427...@n04/4404261756/in/set-721576235... . I bought it from Ron. :) Other stuff still to come: Berthoud composite fenders and a handlebar bag of some sort. A Nitto Jaguar seatpost. Pondering a set of Frog pedals. (Heresy I know!) An EDelux light to replace the E6. I'm pleased as punch with my new bike. Rob in Seattle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: My First Longish Ride on the Saluki
That IS funny! Who has the other one? I've been eyeing the Sogn. Too bad they don't make them any more. Cool bike. Rob On Jun 5, 2010, at 9:24 PM, rcnute wrote: It was a great day. I did the south end of the LW loop on my Sogn. That's funny--this is the second Saluki formerly owned by John F. to make its way to Seattle. Ryan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: My First Longish Ride on the Saluki
I really like pari motos on my Saluki. Great ride shots, I was in Seattle a few weeks ago and enjoyed biking the Burke Gilman. I was on my Surley long haul trucker, though. On Jun 5, 9:39 pm, Rob Harrison robha...@gmail.com wrote: That IS funny! Who has the other one? I've been eyeing the Sogn. Too bad they don't make them any more. Cool bike. Rob On Jun 5, 2010, at 9:24 PM, rcnute wrote: It was a great day. I did the south end of the LW loop on my Sogn. That's funny--this is the second Saluki formerly owned by John F. to make its way to Seattle. Ryan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: My First Longish Ride on the Saluki
I had it briefly. On Jun 5, 9:39 pm, Rob Harrison robha...@gmail.com wrote: That IS funny! Who has the other one? I've been eyeing the Sogn. Too bad they don't make them any more. Cool bike. Rob On Jun 5, 2010, at 9:24 PM, rcnute wrote: It was a great day. I did the south end of the LW loop on my Sogn. That's funny--this is the second Saluki formerly owned by John F. to make its way to Seattle. Ryan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
