Thank you all for your warm regards! I felt so happy to be among like-minded folks who know the thrill of a very first Rivendell. Also in my inbox was a note from Christopher Murray, resident of God's Country (that's North Dakota, where I also hail from), enclosing his Hail Mary credit for use on the Clem purchase. A sweet and thoughtful gesture that warmed our hearts. Thank you, Chris, you are too kind. (Kindness and helpfulness are rampant in God's Country; if you need to have your faith in humanity renewed, you might point your handlebars north and take a trip through God's Country this summer. Make sure you hit Diet God's Country, which is Minnesota while you're there.)
My sister and I just got off our 3 way call with Rivendell and D is now the proud owner of a new Grey Metallic 59 cm Clem L!!! She got him the standard build with with some fancy touches. Rive will use the copper tape with clear shellac to dress up those Boscos, and top them off with cork grips. He gets fenders and the Nitto Big Rear Rack. I added on a Wald basket for his rear rack, a Captain Hook net, a brass big-hammer bell, and a pair of Sackville blue mudflaps. Won't D look snazzy out there? We have to wait about 2 weeks until his bike arrives, do you think we'll be able to bear it? We'll take photos of the the unboxing and the finished product and the proud new owner and report back here. I'll make the pilgrimage to God's Country again this summer, and I can't wait to park my Betty Foy next to his Clem L. -- 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.
