I made it out there once and they were closed due to a bike tour. Certainly a good sign I’ve only heard good things -Kai
On Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 2:13:03 AM UTC-5 joshm...@gmail.com wrote: > I'm not familiar with nomad! I'll tell em you sent me! > > > Josh in NYC > > On Mon, Nov 27, 2023, 3:26 PM Caroline Golum <carolin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So for some of you following the convoluted saga of my seized stem, this >> epic yarn which began in June has at last concluded with.... >> >> - an un-seized stem, now raised considerably higher >> - an overhaul tune-up, because why not?? >> - a derailleur/cassette upgrade from 1x10 with a 105 to a 1x11 with an >> SLX! >> >> Pics here: https://imgur.com/a/IlwRAeI >> >> And all courtesy of my dude Damon at Nomad Cycle >> <https://nomadcycle.com/> in Queens, NY who I cannot recommend enough. >> The man even machines his own parts, he's serious! >> >> Had my first few weekends of riding with the new drivetrain/higher stem >> set-up and I have to say, it really does feel like a whole new bike. The >> biggest difference I noticed was the *ease* - my new rear cassette >> is 11-42T, and I really feel like each pedal stroke takes a bigger "bite" >> out of the road. I did 25mi. yesterday in that lousy rain, from Central BK >> to Bay Ridge to Wburg, and felt like I barely broke a sweat. >> >> This is first time in 13 years I've changed to a MTB derailleur, and now >> I'm just kicking myself thinking about how I should've done it sooner. >> Ditto for the stem, but chalk it up to my youthful hubris. The modified fit >> is not only more comfortable, it feels considerably faster too (even though >> we all know it isn't a bike that's fast, it's the rider!). >> >> -- >> 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. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fd65526b-9a4d-4198-bcc6-1d0c30192108n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fd65526b-9a4d-4198-bcc6-1d0c30192108n%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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9437e9b0-4e2d-4e1c-8aa0-cd3c38e26fa9n%40googlegroups.com.
