Dang, sorry to hear about your bike, Franklyn. I'm headed to the neighborhood pawn shops after work to see what I can see.
On Monday, January 12, 2015 at 1:03:52 PM UTC-6, franklyn wrote: > > Sorry to hear that, Nick, > > About 10 days ago, I also lost a bike > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/franklyn/sets/72157650031736931/> to theft > under similar circumstances. I left the bike in my back yard and ran into > my apartment to grab something. 5 minutes later, it was gone. It was a > enclosed yard, also. > > I hope you can recover it somehow. I am still looking for mine. > > best, > Franklyn > > On Monday, January 12, 2015 at 8:03:38 AM UTC-8, Nick Ybarra wrote: >> >> Unfortunate update: >> >> So, one of my bikes was stolen yesterday. It was in my backyard not >> locked up to anything, so pretty much my fault. I put too much faith in >> the 10 foot tall privacy fence and the fact that the bike wasn't clearly >> visible. But yeah, in my 14 years of riding, this is the first time, and >> it's way more aggravating than I'd imagined. I'm no longer looking to buy >> a frameset for the time being. I'm looking to punch something really >> hard... =\ >> >> On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 9:28:22 AM UTC-6, Nick Ybarra wrote: >>> >>> Bill M., I tried to jump on that, but someone beat me to it! >>> >>> Dave, I'd like to keep the 912 as it is: a wonderful, fairly zippy >>> commuting bike w/38c tires. For road riding, I'm looking to use 30-32c >>> tires. I'm fairly light (140 lbs.), and I feel like anything wider than >>> that would be overkill. Plus, I already have a great 700c wheelset all >>> built and ready to go. >>> >>> Thanks for the helpful words and encouragement, all. I'm pretty excited >>> for to hopefully try out a new ride soon! >>> >>> On Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 7:39:49 PM UTC-6, Dave Johnston wrote: >>>> >>>> For faster lighter riding you might be better off with the 912. The >>>> 650b wheel will have a lighter feel than a fat 700c. I have a Miyata 310 >>>> in >>>> 700c and it feels as good as the Ram. A rodeo might be zippier, a Hilsen >>>> is >>>> more toury. >>>> >>>> -Dave >>>> >>>> On Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 11:14:13 AM UTC-5, Nick Ybarra wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Howdy all, >>>>> >>>>> About a year ago, I bought a 650b Miyata 912 conversion off this list >>>>> from Bill Lindsay (thanks, Bill!). Since then I've ridden the heck out >>>>> of >>>>> the bike and really love it for commuting and bike camping. See here for >>>>> some good action shots of the bike: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://theradavist.com/2014/12/escaping-black-friday-bicycle-camping-bourbon-black-coffee/# >>>>> >>>>> <http://theradavist.com/2014/12/escaping-black-friday-bicycle-camping-bourbon-black-coffee/#45> >>>>> 34 >>>>> >>>>> http://theradavist.com/2014/11/skipping-town-halloween-go-bicycle-camping/#24 >>>>> >>>>> So, after a year, I'm fully drinking the Riv-style Kool-Aid. I think >>>>> I'm ready for my first Riv for faster, lighter road riding. I'm looking >>>>> for a 60cm Ram or Hilsen or a 59cm Roadeo. I'd prefer a >>>>> frame/fork/headset >>>>> since I have nice Campy 10 speed parts ready for a build, but would also >>>>> consider a complete bike. Anywho, just let me know if anyone has >>>>> anything >>>>> available. Cheers! >>>>> >>>>> -Nick >>>>> >>>> -- 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.
