BRAVO, Tony! There is no more noble an endeavor than doing something special for your Mom... and coupled with bringing new life to a beautiful frameset, this bike is certain to bring joy to all who behold it. Your Mom is a lucky lady. Thanks for making my day.
BB On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 8:26:33 AM UTC-5, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > Eunice great minds think alike on color! I take no responsibility for it > actually, I sent my Mom a link to the powdercoat catalog site that Groody > Bro's uses and she picked this one out. I think it's a nice > 'interpretation' of the Atlantis Green, definitely more subdued almost > getting towards the color of Pondero's sweet looking Saluki. > > Those braze ons for the water bottle are sweet, what isn't sweet is the > tight clearance of that step thru frame. I decided not to put a bottle in > there after I played with it and figured it would always be difficult to > get one in and out. With three baskets I think she'll have plenty of room > for water. > > Michael she got in two test rides while I was there and we dialed in the > saddle height and handlebar angle... she seemed pretty comfortable. It's an > interesting question though as she hasn't ridden a bicycle regularly in 15+ > years at least. She has been using a recumbent style exercise bike > (indoor) over the past year for PT and rehab after a hip replacement > though. Between that and my constant talking about bikes she started > asking about getting a real bike. I think we may end up on a 'perfect > saddle hunt' because she's used to the couch like recumbent seat on the > indoor bike. I'll be back in April and plan to give the bike a thorough > check up to see how everything is settling in. The whole design was based > on having very little maintenance required... only the front brake has a > cable which is a nice short run and it's backed up by the adjustment-less > coaster brake in the back. Same for the shifting. > > > -- 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.
