'shakedown ride'? Perhaps a double entendre? I'm good at doing my own shakedowns -JimD Congrats on the new bike. When/if it should become necessary to join hoarders anonymous - I know a guy.
On Mar 31, 2012, at 5:22 AM, John L wrote: > I had no intention of buying a new bike. Let me say that for starters. But > as part of my trip to the Bay Area last month I made it over to Walnut Creek > and found a nice looking Simpleone in the showroom. So, took a 62cm model > out for a spin, loved the fit, loved how light and springy it felt compared > to my racked, bagged, geared, and fendered Hillborne (not to say I don't also > love that). But since I had no intention of buying a new bike, I walked out > with a Mark's Wrap and a stack of Rivendell readers. And, only hatching in > my mind, a plan to save pennies, sell lemonade, etc until I could get my > hands on one. And then, panic, I get home and the Simpleone goes away from > the web page. So, sense and frugality having taken their leave, lust and > terror dictating the action, I fret, email, fret more, and manage to come > away with that same 62cm model I demo'ed a few weeks before. Here are some > quick iphone pictures, just after the shakedown ride. I do not regret a > thing. > > link to the flickr pics > > -- > 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/-/TBuiNih6Y0MJ. > 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. -- 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.
