yes I am looking forward to getting my custom mixte which will not be too far off your Wilbury I suspect...but not quite as uniquely appointed, that's for sure. The Riv folks will do their usual superb job, though, I suspect...they are doing the build. But man, you sure do build up some classy bikes; you have a real talent for that!
On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 4:20:04 PM UTC-5, Pudge wrote: > > Just came back from a 15 mile ride on the newly built up Wilbury. > WONDERFULLY comfortable but still sprightly ride. Man, GP designs some > great bikes! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 8, 2016, at 4:00 PM, Ryan Fleming <ryanmallo...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > Well, as usual, it certainly is pretty....tasty...no that gives the wrong > idea....terrific. When you said Wilbur I thought of Charlotte's Web > immediately > > Those bags are really snazzy. I like what PW did to the crankset...how'd > you do the pedals? > > My only thing is that I wonder how practical those very handsome wooden > rims are...although, I've seen them on a number of your builds so they must > work OK..I just can't see using them in extreme conditions like my fellow > Manitoban likes to embrace...anyway, gorgeous as always > > On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 12:57:20 PM UTC-5, Pudge wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi, folks, >> >> Well, I've had this 60cm Wilbury frame for several years, contemplating >> how to build it up, and it occurred to me that it might be fun to set out >> to make a bike that was just as pretty as I could make it. You guys can be >> the judge of whether I succeeded: >> >> Wilbur >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/27469431391/in/dateposted-public/> >> >> Wilbur >> >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/27469431391/in/dateposted-public/> >> Rivendell Wilbury >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/27442804322/in/dateposted-public/> >> >> Rivendell Wilbury >> >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/27442804322/in/dateposted-public/> >> >> >> It's set up as a single speed, with wooden Ghisallo rims and Hetres, >> with some very nice parts. The bags are from Erik Hjeltness, a vintage >> auto restorer who made a brief foray into bike bags. Crank is a >> Stronglight, modified by Peter Weigle. Gran Compe brakes from VO. I made >> up the pedals to match the tires. The bike may well be the most >> comfortable I've ever climbed on. Here are a couple of details: >> >> Rivendell Wilbury >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/27469400131/in/dateposted-public/> >> >> Rivendell Wilbury >> >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/27469400131/in/dateposted-public/> >> >> Rivendell Wilbury >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/27541756075/in/dateposted-public/> >> >> Rivendell Wilbury >> >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/27541756075/in/dateposted-public/> >> Rivendell Wilbury >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/27265125900/in/dateposted-public/> >> >> Rivendell Wilbury >> >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/27265125900/in/dateposted-public/> >> >> >> Tom >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> The sender of this email is a retired partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, >> Meagher & Flom LLP ("Skadden") and is not performing legal service on >> behalf of Skadden. Use by a retired partner of the skadden.com or >> probonolaw.com domain names is in his/her personal capacity and not on >> behalf of Skadden or its affiliates. >> > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-own...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > ------------------------------ > > > The sender of this email is a retired partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, > Meagher & Flom LLP ("Skadden") and is not performing legal service on > behalf of Skadden. Use by a retired partner of the skadden.com or > probonolaw.com domain names is in his/her personal capacity and not on > behalf of Skadden or its affiliates. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
