Wait this isn't r/xbiking. the MB-free and that Diamondback build are absolutely perfect though. Time to put a basket on my old GT so I can join the club!
On Monday, 6 September 2021 at 03:24:47 UTC+8 Clark Fitzgerald wrote: > > Sweet bikes! My cousin was looking for his first bike at 34 years old, and > I got this for him. I wish I would have had something like this for my > first bike. I’ve been riding it, and feel like it offers 90% of the > functionality of my Rivendell at 1/10th the price. > > On Sun, Sep 5, 2021 at 8:55 AM Ashwath Akirekadu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's a cool bike! Fully functional, yet not too much worry while you >> are doing your things with the bike is locked outside. There's a valid N+1 >> case for this type of bike! >> >> I have been using my Roadini for the occasions I have to keep the bike >> locked. Roadini is quite nondescript, still it is hard to feel fully at >> ease knowing that I'd need ~$1800 to put together one like this again (if I >> can find a frame somehow) >> >> On Friday, 3 September 2021 at 21:29:35 UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: >> >>> Bringing this ol' one back for my new (to me) Bridgestone MB-3 that I >>> scored for free off Craigslist (and fairly priced - it had been stored >>> outside for decades, had dents of concerning size, and generally needed a >>> lot of work to be a $200 bike). Traded some stuff, dug around my parts bin, >>> and everything just kind of fell into place in such a perfect way. It's now >>> my commuter, lock up, and general go-to bike for daily errand use. >>> >>> [image: PXL_20210903_221157563.jpg] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, 14 December 2020 at 10:58:16 UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> [image: IMG_9017 (2).jpg] >>>> I don't know how I've overlooked this thread. Last winter I repurposed >>>> a 1971 Raleigh International frame to replace a Raleigh Sports for >>>> commuting and shopping in NYC. Sturmey 8-speed, 700x35 Paselas, VO Tourist >>>> bars and my trusty B66. Commuted to work only once before Covid but it >>>> regularly brings home 4-5 bags of groceries in Linus canvas rollups in the >>>> rear and an Acorn basket bag up front. Since this pic I've added a dynamo >>>> hub and lighting. >>>> >>>> Andy Scherer >>>> New York, NY >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 6:46:00 PM UTC-5 Clark Fitzgerald >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> That is impressive. Such a clever idea, that fork. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 9:36 PM Jason Fuller <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What's impressive about it is that it rides more or less the same in >>>>>> either condition - it's pretty neutral in either situation, which is >>>>>> quite >>>>>> appropriate! I also hadn't considered that it actually makes the bike >>>>>> more >>>>>> compact overall with the smaller front wheel, which is handy for city >>>>>> use. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, 8 December 2020 at 19:33:28 UTC-8 Clark Fitzgerald wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Sweet ride! Jason, how does that Crust fork ride loaded and unloaded? >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>>>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/yTjCkT7E38g/unsubscribe >>>>>> . >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a2b56a0b-6234-4cd8-b6b1-c01bfaf228f1n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a2b56a0b-6234-4cd8-b6b1-c01bfaf228f1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/yTjCkT7E38g/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cd1d74ec-66fc-4db8-95a8-5a59c526923dn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cd1d74ec-66fc-4db8-95a8-5a59c526923dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cb7faaef-8f57-4e40-9ac4-c58ee41b6733n%40googlegroups.com.
