Well, I don't know what came over me just now. I found myself pecking out my credit card info on Riv's site for a new Saddlesack Medium in tan. I don't even know how I settled on tan. Wait, yes I do - I flipped through the Group's photo pool and noted that the bikes similar in paint to my Betty Foy looked bright and lively with the tan; I felt the olive color looked heavy and separate from the bike - like it would not complement my bike but rather compete for its own attention. (Though on the orange or green bikes olive really was spectacular.) Probably nobody else even understands what I'm prattling on about, which is why I took the precaution of writing to Riv in the notes: "I chose the tan because it brightened bikes similar in color to my Betty Foy and looked lively. If you disagree and think olive is better, please call me and get me to come to my senses."
Well, it's done. I have no great need for such a bag on my short commutes to my sons' school, but I am a shameless bag hound of the worst kind. And there you have it. That brings me to school biking. I've mentioned before on here about the traffic snarl at the school. It truly brings out the worst in people - even me! Routinely, people park and block access to the sidewalk (yes, it's legal to for bikes to ride on them here, and with 2 kids - 1 who is on a tiny 16 inch wheel bike - I certainly use them) by parking across the sidewalk. I've started leaving notes on cars, knocking on windows, calling traffic enforcement. Some poor child will get hit after being forced off the sidewalk into the busy street; it really is a matter of time. It's been very frustrating but then today happened: I was stopped by a MOM on a BIKE! This is a brand new thing! She lives a few houses away from me and decided she was going to bike commute with her child (who is still on training wheels). She was riding a Lemond road bike with drop bars and none of the Rivish accoutrements. She was admiring things on my bike (mostly my dog) but maybe I can send Grant some new business. If not, he'll just have to be happy with my reckless order from tonight. ;) -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
