I like this. Especially like the idea of a fiddle bike. Much more civilized than a banjo bike<g>. Also, great photos per usual Manny.
Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Manuel Acosta < manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Just finishing our trip Tommy and I picked up another tourist coming down > the coast for fiddle camp( never knew there was such a thing) who goes by > the name Rachelle. Tommy and I met Rachelle and her buddy, Mandie, riding > up a hill on HW1 a during a lunch break. As they rode passed us we cheered > them on as they continued passed us. I offered my services to push them up > the hill and like tired, friendly tourist they said yes. Over the next > couple of days we kept meeting them at each of the campsites along the ride > down to SF. I offered if they ever made their way down to the East Bay I > would take them to a great and friendly bike shop called Rivendell. > Rachelle being a engineer wanted to go and talk to Grant making a Fiddle > bike. So she took me up on that offer. It gave me a secondary reason to go > because my dad needed new parts for his new bike. > > Rivendell HQ is something of a magical place when it's your first time. > Rachelle took noticed just about everything. For me it was so typical > Rivendell. Friendly staff members riding bikes, tons of random and amazing > stuff everywhere. Exchanged stories and camera dueled with Harry. Got to > pick up some bosco bars for my dad's new bike and Sean > was incredible helpful when trying to figure out the correct stem length > for the bike frame without the bike actually being there. Rachelle got to > meet Grant and talked to him about her idea about a bike with removable > riddle compartment. Rachelle was being ambitious when she said she wanted > to climb Mt.Diablo that day. Little did she know that on that particular > day Walnut Creek was in the 90s. We opted to a nice scenic ride through > Walnut Creek led by Joe and Sean instead of being baked alive riding up > Diablo. > > Back at home my little brother and my dad helped put his new bars on his > bike. Instantly he noticed the difference. The bosco bars are smart bars > that can make any forward. (I'm pretty sure I read this somewhere.) Good > smart bars just make sure you get a stem long enough or have a top tube > thats long enough so they don't poke you in the gut. > > Pictures proved that high bars are good: > http://flic.kr/s/aHsjBvNnVW > > Manny " Bosco Rosco Mosco Bars" Acosta > > > -- > 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/-/0VUy7NT8S5AJ. > 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.
