[RBW] Repaints

2021-04-12 Thread Buck Flagg
Hello, group! Help needed! I am getting to the point with my RivBike that I will soon be needing a repaint. My fifteen year-old Rambouillet is a four-season commuter with around 55K miles on it, 99% racked up on NYC streets and bike lanes. With all that, not to mention daily chaining to a bike

[RBW] How do you ride alone?

2020-04-08 Thread Buck Flagg
I have been a year-'round daily bike commuter for about 35 years. My daily commute from Brooklyn to the middle of Manhattan is about a 9-mile ride, each way. I am riding a 58cm mid-aughts Ramboulliet, my setup informed by the aesthetic influence of the 1970's Gitanes, Motobecanes, Peugeots of

[RBW] Re: Walking boots -- not entirely unrelated to cycling

2020-02-24 Thread Buck Flagg
Redwing is a venerable company. Forty-odd years ago I owned a succession of compact and lineman work boots and they were fantastically comfortable and long-lasting. I stayed with them as my daily work shoe for the better part of a decade before pivoting to running shoes for work (I'm a

Re: [RBW] Re: Thinking about cycling for me in the future....

2020-02-01 Thread Buck Flagg
Props to all who have posted here for their thoughtful responses. I am a near 62-year old cyclist who has been a daily bike commuter for over thirty years here in New York City and before that in DC. My particular take in the driver/cyclist dynamic is that most of the inroads we cyclists have

[RBW] In Search Of Used Derailleur

2019-01-13 Thread Buck Flagg
Hello, group. I am trying to locate a lightly used Ultegra or Dura Ace rear derailleur from the 9-speed era. Please respond here or email at mauricestillmanfl...@gmail.com. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To