Re: [RBW] Virgin ride on my new Hilsen.

2013-01-28 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Congrats -- enjoy it. Nice build. On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 4:03 PM, hsmitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote: Well after an excruciatingly long process, selling bikes, wheel sets and making the decision which Rivendell bicycle to go with, color, parts… I finally rode my new steed…oh yeah I did my

Re: [RBW] Virgin ride on my new Hilsen.

2013-01-28 Thread hsmitham
Thanks Rene, those are the Hetres and I drove them through dirt, mud and water and the dirt just falls off and the ride is so comfortable and fast! I paced a young fellow riding 23c slicks and was fine. My nephew thinks I freaked the guy out, I was just putting the tires and bike through the

[RBW] Virgin ride on my new Hilsen.

2013-01-27 Thread hsmitham
Well after an excruciatingly long process, selling bikes, wheel sets and making the decision which Rivendell bicycle to go with, color, parts… I finally rode my new steed…oh yeah I did my usual over tightening and broke the seat tube binder bolt. No problem rode down to Santa Barbara’s

[RBW] Virgin ride on my new Hilsen.

2013-01-27 Thread Chris
Nice. That's such a cool ride. Looks like you put a ton of thought into the build. Was that writing on the top of the box handwritten? That's awesome and a great personal touch. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to

[RBW] Virgin ride on my new Hilsen.

2013-01-27 Thread Kelly
Love the photos ... Especially the arriving box .. Beings back all the great memories. The build looks gorgeous and the cable housings are to die for. Just over all a ver sweet ride! Congrats Kelly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners

Re: [RBW] Virgin ride on my new Hilsen.

2013-01-27 Thread René Sterental
Congratulations on such a lovely setup. That bike looks amazing. What are those white tires? Are you going to get them dirty? Enjoy!!! René On Sunday, January 27, 2013, hsmitham wrote: Well after an excruciatingly long process, selling bikes, wheel sets and making the decision which