I have a couple of items that I really enjoy and Rivendell not only sold them to me, but turned me onto them as well.
1. Sackville BarSack with Nitto rack. This is a great handlebar bag that not only functions well but also looks great. I had an Arkel handlebar bag before this, which functions fine but I never like the look of it. The Barsack looks better and the way it mounts with the Nitto rack is a better all around system in my opinion. 2. Railroad Shirt. What can I say, just a good tough shirt that stands the test of time. I often rode, and still do, in flannel shirts, but the railroad shirt not only looks different but is a little stronger and more durable then my other shirts. 3. Wiggy's Desert Mummy sleeping bag. This is a great sleeping bag for Spring through Fall where I live, tough and large enough to be roomy but not bulky. I love it. On Aug 11, 11:31 pm, MobileBill <bud...@mindspring.com> wrote: > Three surprising things Rivendell led me to (besides my Saluki and my > wife's Betty Foy): > 1. It sounds silly to say too much about such a small thing, but as > I listened to it jingle on the way home this evening, it struck me > that the dollar bell Rivendell sells is as close to perfect as any one > dollar thing will ever be. The sound is comforting (not at all like > the Poe poem Grant attached to it). Not too much; just enough. People > smile when I pass by; I think it's me, and then remember it's the > bell. It's the best excuse for sleigh bells we'll ever have on the > Gulf Coast. Sorry. I said more than I should have. It just seems > strange to be so pleased by something that appears so insignificant. > 2. Some of us are made for SelleAnatomica saddles. Best I can > figure, some of us don't get a proper lift from the too-thin layer of > fat covering our sit bones, so the lovely B17 remains a pain, unless > we ride it absolutely upright. The design of the SelleAnatomica > addresses that anatomical issue, maybe like no other saddle. > Unfortunately, SelleAnatomica saddles had a reputation for poor > materials, particularly the metal frame. Fortunately, Tom Milton's > siblings have taken over the company, and have made a number of > excellent changes to the materials and to the website. They've bent > over backwards to help me replace some of my old saddles. I'm very > pleased with the new chromoly rails, and have mounted it anywhere on > my seatpost with confidence. It may be time to give them a second > look. > 3. I've now gone more than 7,000 miles on my standard Schwalbe > Marathons without a flat. As Grant warns, the dang things don't seem > to want to wear out, though I'll probably replace them soon just > because I don't want to risk discovering their limits. Maybe there are > other important things to say about a tire, but this is a key > attribute for a tire that has to get me to work 6 days a week. I only > regret that Schwalbe doesn't have more offerings (Dureme, for example) > in 650b. -- 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.
