D must have been very busy, doing very important and good things to accrue the karma which is about to visit him in the form of a new Rivendell.
Leah, I hope your deeds are kept on the same ledger and you benefit in some way from your act! Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Friday, May 18, 2018 at 1:26:49 AM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > Today started out with an early morning call from my sister, who said her > husband's old Specialized hybrid bike had been stolen from their yard. The > prior evening, her husband (who I'll call D), in his haste to greet his > wife and Rhodesian Ridgeback dog, ditched his trusty old green steed in the > yard and forgot about it. The next morning my sister left for work and > noticed her husband's helmet and u-lock had been cast into the neighbor's > yard. With a sinking feeling, she looked around for the bike, which was by > now, long gone. You know where this story is going... > > D was in need of a new bike. They just relocated to Minneapolis, which has > fabulous bike trails, and it is a shame to miss a day of riding to work. It > was not designated Best Biking City for nothing! He started looking at > Raleigh and Handsome and Surly, but when I got word I did my best sales > pitch(read: nagging) for Rivendell. Initially, he didn't want to pour that > much money into a bike that may be stolen (he works downtown). He was > pretty set on that sloping top-tube Raleigh, and I sighed in defeat and > waited for the photos. Suddenly my sister called and said D was having a > change of heart! He wanted a step-through bike, because it's awfully nice > not to swing your leg over a top tube and kick the giant leather bag on > your rear rack. Also, it's nice when you don't rip your expensive pants > trying to dismount. Yes, a step-through bike is just the ticket - and > nobody makes them in his size. Oh wait - Rivendell does! > > He did some research and discovered there's a special locked area for > employees to stow their bikes. It requires a key card and then he can use > his own locks, too. As long as he remembers to put his bike away before he > fawns all over his wife and dog, he has a good chance of keeping it away > from thieves. He is good for the money and now out of excuses. He deserves > a shiny new Rivendell awaiting him in his garage. Minneapolis deserves a > glorious new Rivendell traversing its paths. I deserve to have matching > Rivendells with my favorite brother-in-law. I think we can all agree on > what must be done here. > > D is an attorney at a big firm and has no spare time to call Rivendell and > order his bike, but guess who has all the time in the world for shopping > with other people's money? Yes, me, devoted sister that I am. My sister and > I are going to group call Rivendell (I wonder if that's ever been done) and > snatch that 59 cm green Clem L the website says they have in stock, so > please, nobody buy it before we get to it tomorrow! D gave us free reign on > how to set it up, asking only for a rear rack and basket that holds a large > load. He's kind of snazzy, so I'm going to use my Hail Mary credits and > deck out his Clem in some fancy extras as a surprise. > > Won't he be delighted by the art on the box? The skill with which they > pack the bike? He's had only Target bikes and the stolen Specialized, which > was slowly giving out under his large frame and ridiculous loads of stuff. > Can you imagine how luxurious that Rivendell ride will feel to him? He will > be ruined for any other bike. > > I'll send photos of the happy new customer when we get him up and running. > Now I'd better head for bed, though who can sleep with this kind of > excitement! > > -- 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.
