Tom Yes, I guess that's correct... a Gomez is really a Betty in a black tux... As far as the name, It's gotta be a guy thing... Somehow I think it sounds better to say to the wife "Oh honey... Gomez and I are headed out to the pub", than "I'm taking 'Eve' for a cold one"...
BB On Feb 25, 10:26 am, "Allingham II, Thomas J" <thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > Isn't the Gomez just a repainted/redecaled Betty? I'm guessing you can get a > 62cm Gomez if you want one. > > BTW, why does it seem right to call the Betty Foy a "Betty", but the Yves > Gomez a "Gomez"? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Montclair BobbyB > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 10:24 AM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Re: Betty Foy build > > I wish we'd see more Yves Gomez's out there, and I don't understand why the > Gomez isn't offered in a larger frame (like the 62cm /700c available in the > Betty Foy)... I love Betty, don't get me wrong. But being of "Bombadil-size" > the question that has been brewing in my > head: Will we ever see a Bombadil or Hunqapillar mixte? That is, a > fat-tired, canti-posted heavier duty mixte in larger (700c) sizes? Now THAT > would be some bike. I also have to put in a plug for the Glorious, which I've > only seen in pictures, but wears the name well and indeed does have glorious > details... > > Bobby "just dreamin" Birmingham > > On Feb 25, 5:33 am, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > > Betty deserves a Flickr Group of her very own. > > >http://www.flickr.com/groups/bettyfoy/ > > > Let's see 'em! > > > On Feb 24, 1:16 pm, Bill <webe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Feb 24, 10:55 am, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > ... > > > > > only thing i'd consider is maybe a painted color-matched chain > > > > guard. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Even better: a chain guard made out of the same wood as the fenders, > > > including the light double stripe. > > > > It's certainly a fantastic build nonetheless. > > > > Bill- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > **************************************************** > > To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you > that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained > in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, > for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal > Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) > promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters > addressed herein. > **************************************************** > **************************************************** > > This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. > If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) > 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any > email) and any printout thereof. > > Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their > professional qualifications will be provided upon request. > **************************************************** > ==============================================================================- > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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-bunch@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.
