Dear Jeff, Many thanks for posting such a comprehensive album of Jobst's gorgeous yellow bike. Anyone on this list has an affinity for lugs; but fillet brazing can look mighty nice as evidenced by Peter Johnson's fine work. I dig the "engineering" to shift the Carradice bag away from the saddle.
You're fortunate to live near a resource like the Bicycling Hall of Fame. Thanks again! Best, Rich in ATL On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 12:41:19 AM UTC-5 Jeff B wrote: > As an aside to what modern bike Jobst might ride, here are some photos of > Jobst's bike at the US Bicycling Hall of Fame in Davis, CA. I'm not sure if > this was his final or second to last bike. I don't know if it is still > there and having it hanging from the ceiling makes it hard to photograph > and inspect but still very cool to see in person. > Jobst's Bike <https://photos.app.goo.gl/HrzkBpxGP7s62w4S7> > > Jeff Burke > Woodland, CA > > On Friday, February 3, 2023 at 2:11:00 PM UTC-8 divis...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Not yet. I've gotten at least three email notifications this year that >> closure was imminent (*buy up now while you can*). >> >> A note: On several occasions in the past year, John has posted sales with >> 10%/15%/20% off all remaining items. The alleged discount does not appear >> online, but is supposed to be applied in the shopping basket at checkout. >> I've jumped in for two of these sales, and no general discount was applied >> to my shopping basket, using Safari 14/macOS. I don't know what browser his >> shopping mechanism is keyed to; I'm guessing it's Google Chrome. I don't >> know whether the discounted prices work with any browser at all. >> >> I could have phoned him and complained about it, but it felt petty. I >> like the stuff I bought, but it still sticks in my craw that I paid more >> than I was promised. If I order any of the scraps, I think I'm just going >> to phone the order in. >> >> Peter "aggressive shopping is a contact sport" Adler >> Berkeley, CA/USA >> >> On Friday, February 3, 2023 at 4:16:50 AM UTC-8 eric...@gmail.com wrote: >> Thanks, Kim, but while the website is still up I thought John Kucharik >> closed up shop and liquidated their inventory sometime in 2021 or 2022. >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5d55b0ea-48c6-4005-b843-c757016d862dn%40googlegroups.com.
