I just read through these posting and it brought two stories back to mind. The first, cica 2003, when I got my Rambouillet. The first ride was to the top of the Appalachian Gap in Vt. It's about 40 miles from my home, uphill all the way, which gradually gets steeper and steeper until the last 1500 meters which is 22%. When I got to the top I was greeted by a group of French Canadian tourist who complimented me on my classic bike. They were astounded to discover that it was brand new!
The second story begins in 1983 when I bought my adolescent son his first racing bike, a lugged steel Bianchi. Over time we replaced all the components with Campy NR, and when he out grew the frame (he moved on to a hand-me-down Marinoni frame and I got a new one, which I still have) his younger sister got the bike. She rode it for quite a while, and when she was ready to go to college we spray painted the frame an awful shade of green, did a deliberately botched tapeing job, installed a ripped saddle, but left the good Campy parts on it and sent her off. She rode the bike through four years of college and at least another five in DC without it looking like an object of desire, before it was stolen. Later, my 115 lb daughter, came across the bike, confronted the thief and rode home on the bike. She still uses it, although she now has a newer SOMA, and an even newer son to occupy her attention. blessings, michael take care of Self; it's one of a kind and irreplaceable 41 degrees and raining today -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/2RJbFTQqxpkJ. 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.
