Greetings from Durham, NC! At long last, I am happy to be able to share a "new" bike build pic with you. It's not a Riv, but I hope you'll indulge me nonetheless. :-)
Why is "new" in quotes? Well, my Surly LHTrucker isn't new, it's a 2007. And, I didn't buy it new, nor is it even new-to-me, I got it in 2009. But, as some of you may know, the maroon 2007 Truckers had notoriously bad powdercoating. It was already flaking badly when I bought it in Feb 2009, so going into the purchase, I knew I would ultimately want to re-powdercoat the bike. And, in the few years since, I have learned a bit more about my cycling, and improvements I would like to make to the bike. First, I wish it had a kickstand plate like some other well-designed bikes we know and love. And second, I really missed the stem shifters to which I grew accustomed while riding my old Panasonic. So, I added an upgrade project to the inevitable powdercoating project and this spring, I had shifter bosses added to the headtube and a proper kickstand plate added where only a kickstand plate ought be added. The build was just completed by a local shop (wish I knew how to do such things - someday maybe) and they sent me a pic. I pick up my Trucker this evening. It will be a struggle for me to be anything but worthless this afternoon. :-) Riv content: Silver shifters, Newbaum's bar tape, Nitto bar end plugs and the "Just Ride" spirit. My "new" blue Trucker (with maroon bar tape) can be seen here: http://goo.gl/ddroS Cheers Jack -- Jack Warman Durham, NC -- 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.
