Delivery trucks are the slowest when they have to carry bikes! Always good to get the first dings out of the way. Grin. May you have many years matching and riding together!
With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 6:35:01 PM UTC-7, LeahFoy wrote: > > J.P.'s Clem finally arrived at 7pm last night. We took it immediately to > REI to have it assembled. Sadly, the box was damaged somewhere between > Oregon and Nevada (thanks, FedEx), and when the mechanics assembled the > bike, they noticed the chain guard was mangled. It was scratched up, bent > inwards and hit the gears. Rivelo was gracious (as you know) and a > replacement part is on the way. But geez, how hard did FedEx hit that box > to do that kind of damage? The rest of the bike was largely intact. Maybe a > paint ding or two, but Grant's philosophy came to mind - something about > allowing a scratch, especially if the bike is really expensive - and we > decided no big deal. The mechanics believed the wrong hardware was sent for > the rack, which makes me nervous because I can't imagine the wrong parts > were sent, and maybe the mechanics just don't understand. I wonder if they > put the rack on correctly. I'm going to pretend they did for peace of mind. > Also, anyone know the weight limit for the Clem Pletscher rack? > > We came home and we did a short ride without kids. It was so fun. I kept > looking and looking at the bike and admiring the color. I don't think > anyone's photos have showcased the true color of this bike. The blue is > actually a creamy blue/teal that just looks suave and wild and rugged and > gorgeous. My Betty looked washed out in comparison. How can this be?!? We > don't have the cork grips or the Brooks yet, but we will, because my > husband has a weird tendency to want to "match" with me. And I'm inclined > to let him. Ha! > > Thanks to everyone who helped me make the decision, and thanks to John at > Rivelo for making this happen! We'll ride more tomorrow! > > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/daytondogg/albums/72157661891945032/with/22922164683/ -- 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.
