Re: [RBW] A College Clem

[Leah Peterson]

 Isn’t it amazing the abuse these bikes can take? That whole “tough bike to love” slogan turned out to be true for this Clem, anyway. I wish he cared more about maintenance; I think until he really has something go wrong, he won’t. And maybe not even then. I converted him to tubeless for our bike tours and I’m so glad I did - we stopped at one point and all these microscopic pinpricks were oozing sealant. And they sealed right up. He’s never had a flat! He has always been reluctant to take the bike in for service because he loathes giving up his only transportation. As of tomorrow, he will be a vehicle owner, so maybe he’ll start taking the bike to the shop when it needs it. Oh, also the pedals are new. He hated the lime pedals on his bike. We got them because his originals malfunctioned on our first tour. We had to find a shop and we took what they had. He hated those pedals. I knew he loved my oil slick ones so I gave him a pair. He is torn between feeling bad that they are an extravagance but also loving how they look on his bike.  L   On Mar 6, 2026, at 5:52 PM, Julian Westerhout <westerh...@gmail.com> wrote:  Well...   a bit more care and love wouldn't be bad, but it's fantastic that he's clearly riding it a lot and without any care it just kept on working -- just ride! Hooray for Clem and for him!    Julian Westerhout Bloomington, IL  On Friday, March 6, 2026 at 3:55:19 PM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: I don’t know if video will work but here it is BEFORE the shop cleaned and fixed it up… -- 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/rlzGS4r3P9E/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ff1db460-b650-4e20-be9f-1e2a939d85b9n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0284F1B4-D59C-4EFB-91F3-70F79791D4B9%40gmail.com.