[RBW] Re: When a Riv is out of reach..
Quality and value...what's not to like ; that is a nice looking machine and certainly Rivish in spirit. I hope that she likes it On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 7:48:20 PM UTC-5, Fullylugged wrote: > > Thanks all for the nice comments. I took it for a little spin tonight and > it shifts easily, and climbs just fine. Upright posture makes it nice to > take in the world around me. I hand it over next Wednesday. If she's not > thrilled with it, I'll just keep it :) -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: When a Riv is out of reach..
My wife keeps hinting that she would like a bike at some point, not anything fancy and relatively inexpensive, the Starling has been #1 on my list of frames to get when she finally decides to go for it and let me build it up for her. This is good inspiration for that, nice build. On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 9:37:03 PM UTC-4, Fullylugged wrote: > > My wife's cousin sold her racy TREK a few years ago and quit riding. > Recently, she wanted back in and asked me for help finding a pretty, > comfortable and easy to pedal bike. I wanted her on a Glorius/Betty > Foy/Cheviot but her budget was only about 1/3 to a 1/4 of those in cost. > After giving it some thought, I decided on a New Albion Starling. If you > look at the RBW site picture of the Cheviot build, you'll definitely see > where I got some ideas from. And I did use pedals from RBW :). The seat in > the picture is higher for me than it will be for her, but I test rode it > before bringing it home from the shop. Microshift thumbies, an 11-32 8 > speed in back and a 46/32 gravel crank in front with outboard BBs. 38mm > Panaracers under Tektro brakes. I have some polished honjos to add before > delivering it, but just as it is I think it came out nice and $25 under > budget. The only lug is the fork crown, but it has an enameled head badge. > I enjoyed it so much, it will be hard to actually deliver it. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/9535930@N07/36400904293/ -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: When a Riv is out of reach..
No, but I wish it was. The reality is mundane compared to that bit of fantastic googlivia. It's an acronym of the subject heading of this thread, the Rivendell Out Of Reach. On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 5:25:09 PM UTC-4, Beaverton Bob wrote: > > Mark in Beacon, > > What is ROOR? > > I googled it, and this is what I saw: "*RooR* is a Frankenthal-based > company that produces high-end borosilicate jointed-glass bongs. It was > founded 1995 by Martin Birzle, a German glass-blower. > > Don't think that's what you meant. > > Ride Safely, > Beaverton Bob > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: When a Riv is out of reach..
Thanks all for the nice comments. I took it for a little spin tonight and it shifts easily, and climbs just fine. Upright posture makes it nice to take in the world around me. I hand it over next Wednesday. If she's not thrilled with it, I'll just keep it :) -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: When a Riv is out of reach..
Mark in Beacon, What is ROOR? I googled it, and this is what I saw: "*RooR* is a Frankenthal-based company that produces high-end borosilicate jointed-glass bongs. It was founded 1995 by Martin Birzle, a German glass-blower. Don't think that's what you meant. Ride Safely, Beaverton Bob -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: When a Riv is out of reach..
Bruce, I think you built a fantastic bike for her. Well done, quality bike and under budget. hugh -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: When a Riv is out of reach..
Handsome looking bike. But then I'm a little biased, since it looks quite a bit like my ROOR Schwinn Le Tour mixte. I like this bike so much that when a grey one in the same large size came up on CL this summer I had to do all I could to stifle myself. Of course since I would have to replace everything except the frame and rear derailleur, the fact that I have no bike money helped. On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 9:37:03 PM UTC-4, Fullylugged wrote: > > My wife's cousin sold her racy TREK a few years ago and quit riding. > Recently, she wanted back in and asked me for help finding a pretty, > comfortable and easy to pedal bike. I wanted her on a Glorius/Betty > Foy/Cheviot but her budget was only about 1/3 to a 1/4 of those in cost. > After giving it some thought, I decided on a New Albion Starling. If you > look at the RBW site picture of the Cheviot build, you'll definitely see > where I got some ideas from. And I did use pedals from RBW :). The seat in > the picture is higher for me than it will be for her, but I test rode it > before bringing it home from the shop. Microshift thumbies, an 11-32 8 > speed in back and a 46/32 gravel crank in front with outboard BBs. 38mm > Panaracers under Tektro brakes. I have some polished honjos to add before > delivering it, but just as it is I think it came out nice and $25 under > budget. The only lug is the fork crown, but it has an enameled head badge. > I enjoyed it so much, it will be hard to actually deliver it. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/9535930@N07/36400904293/ -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
