[RBW] Re: Good weekend on the Hillborne

2021-12-29 Thread Willet Mather
Sounds as though the Bombadil might be doing a stint in rehab??? Looking forward to seeing the eventual unveiling, which we know will be beautifully photographed (and probably involve a wooden rails-to-trails bridge in the backcountry and/or giant trees dripping with moss). Willet M. On

[RBW] Re: Landmark LBS Closed

2021-10-02 Thread Willet Mather
Glad I'm not the only one who misses Velouria and her Lovely Bicycles. With sincere apologies to our own Jason F., I must say in all honesty that Velouria's (not her real name, we know) images of bicycles and bags and lugs and rustic stone cottages in the Irish countryside and wool sweaters

[RBW] Re: WTB: non-disc Phil rear cassette hub 135mm for Bombadil

2021-01-19 Thread Willet Mather
Thanks, Nick, for the reminder and suggestions. I have read up some previously about the pawl issue. As I have a handful of bikes and wheelsets with the Phil cassette hubs, it's likely that I'll have the problem flare up sooner or later. But fortunately, knock on (Phil) Wood, I haven't had

[RBW] Re: WTB: non-disc Phil rear cassette hub 135mm for Bombadil

2021-01-19 Thread Willet Mather
I did find what I needed. Many thanks to Julian W. for a hot tip on someone who was selling exactly what I was looking for on a distant FB marketplace. Willet M. On Friday, January 15, 2021 at 2:13:14 PM UTC-7 weste...@gmail.com wrote: > FWIW, I'm not sure of too many bike part makers who