we still like pictures!

On Thursday, August 30, 2012 1:30:05 AM UTC-4, Philip Williamson wrote:
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> I don't need pictures to prove it happened, I can see you grinning! 
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> On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 10:11:25 AM UTC-7, Pudge wrote:
>>
>>  Oh, boy...
>>  
>> Fixed the bent derailleur hanger and dropout on my Mystery Bike, finished 
>> a quick basic assembly last night, and took it for a brief trial run (no 
>> lights, so only a couple of miles) around the neighborhood.
>>  
>> Verdict: Wow.  It's unquestionably the must luxurious bike I've ever 
>> ridden -- smoothes out bumps like they weren't there (~40mm Marathons may 
>> have something to do with that, but they're certainly not the most supple 
>> mid-fat tire in the line-up, so I think it's mostly the bike).  Not just a 
>> Cadillac -- it's a Rolls limo.  But at the same time it handles 
>> beautifully, goes exactly where it's pointed (even at very low speeds), and 
>> is insanely comfortable in the saddle.  And the most amazing thing is that 
>> with the Bullmoose Bosco bars, when I stood up to mash on a high gear 
>> uphill (the derailleur/shifter was slipping, so I didn't shift much -- I'll 
>> work on that tonight), it was as if somebody had reached down and made the 
>> perfect bike/fit for me alone.  The grips were in the perfect spot; 
>> everything seemed perfectly aligned; it was really almost too easy.
>>  
>> This bike is a home run.
>>  
>> It's going to be my main commuter and errand bike, so it's getting a 
>> Platrack with large Wald basket and large Shopsack on the front, and a 
>> large Nitto Rear Rack on the back, probably with some Swift Industries 
>> Short Stack panniers.  SON hub with Supernova lights front and rear.  VO 
>> fluted aluminum fenders.  And maybe even some of them-there Thin Gripsters, 
>> too.  Or maybe a set of Hillbubba's Grip King Deluxes.
>>  
>> Woo-hoo!
>>
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>> *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com] 
>> *On Behalf Of *clamp...@cox.net
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 15, 2012 5:29 PM
>> *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com
>> *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Mystery Bike!
>>
>>  Has this particular bike or any of the other ones been posted as a 
>> completed build?   I really, really like the look of the one posted in this 
>> thread.  
>> On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 12:11:53 PM UTC-5, Pudge wrote: 
>>>
>>> Is here, but no time to assemble.  But here's a pic... 
>>>
>>> No name, no decals. We can call it whatever we want! 
>>>
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