Just don't take those fenders off!!!
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 6:13 AM, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Excellent use of the Saddlesack! > > Now I really need one. > > -JimD > > On Jan 2, 2011, at 9:05 PM, Peter wrote: > > I have been a long time lurker and my new years "Bike" resolution is > to finally contribute to this group! > > On new years eve I made a run to my favorite Berkeley wine shop and > loaded up my Sackville Medium Saddlesack with a few bottles of > happiness. Here is a photo: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/56340...@n08/5318948658/ > > For much of the past year I had the Sam set up as a go fast. It was > fenderless with pari-motos. I love the tires. They got me through the > 2010 California Death Ride without a flat. (They were also the widest > tires I saw that day...) The bike also handled really well. I have > never felt so confident descending before. > > Now that I am no longer training for a big event I have converted the > bike back to a commuter. I try to ride a few days a week from my house > in El Cerrito to my office in Oakland. I re-mounted Schwalbe > Marathons and installed some VO Zepplin Fenders. I also mounted a > nitto rack in the rear. I use a small trunksack up front and a Medium > Saddlesack in the rear. I love the set up. (Although I must say – I am > not mechanically inclined and mounting those damm fenders took me at > least 7 or 8 hours and I am still not sure I did it right. Thank god > Hiroshi at Jitensha talked me out of the Honjos. Mounting them may > have killed me.) > > Happy New Year to all! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
