Re: the bar tape, I believe it's Newbaum's brown: link<http://www.rivbike.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=gt1>
On Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:29:00 PM UTC-4, EricP wrote: > > Congrats! Nice looking build, too. Was seriously thinking about getting > one. Finally got around to e-mailing John about it, and they were gone. > Good thing for my wallet. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > > On Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:22:06 AM UTC-5, 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 <http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzk4RJa> >> > -- 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/-/TIjoOWekBUUJ. 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.
