[RBW] Re: A day in the life of a Saluki
I don't know, but I can say with great confidence that I have the fastest Saluki of any color in Mobile. On Dec 17, 3:15 am, Ablejack wrote: > the orange Saluki is fastest. > > On Dec 14, 8:56 pm, MobileBill wrote: > > > > > > > > > So the local magazine is looking for a pretty bike to photograph in > > transit, for a story on the growing popularity of bike commuting (yes, > > even in ol’ Mobile, Alabama). Someone at the local bike shop, > > interestingly enough, points them to the Saluki. So we head out on our > > first 9-mile leg to the office, with a photographer in tow, catching > > the burnt orange gleam of the Saluki from every angle. Get to work, > > and someone says, boy I’d like to get a bike like that … > > Shortly before noon, I realize that I’ve been distracted by > > the celebrity, and left some important papers at home. I have a little > > over an hour to get there and back, 18 miles and then some in lunch > > time traffic. I throw off the panniers, and the Saluki does what a > > Saluki does -- bounding at 19 or 20 miles an hour down potholed city > > streets on those fat 650s, flying at 33 miles per hour down the last > > long hill back to work. > > Six o’clock, I’m ready to head home, and a co-worker calls and > > says she’s left some important mailings at the office. But then she > > remembers I’m on the bike, and says, Nevermind, we’ll do it tomorrow. > > They’ve got to go out tonight, and it's the other side of town to > > get there. The panniers go back on the Saluki, and I wedge in > > something close to 15 pounds of mailings, plus a change of clothes and > > the usual trunk full of stuff. I expect some wobble from the front > > end, but I just lean into it, and she runs like she’s got a keel under > > her, about as fast as I care to peddle on the fourth commuting leg of > > the day. > > On the way home in the dark, I roll over the neck of a beer > > bottle and hear the Schwalbe Marathon 37s crush it into tiny pieces. I > > think I hear air escaping, and realize it’s a sprinkler in one of the > > yards. > > After what's pretty close to a 40-mile day, the odometer tells > > me I have nearly 9,000 miles on the bike and the tires. The Marathons > > haven't had a flat in 8,500 miles, but one of these days, I’m going to > > have to replace that rear one. This Saluki, though … I hope I’m riding > > it for a long, long time. -- 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.
[RBW] Re: A day in the life of a Saluki
the orange Saluki is fastest. On Dec 14, 8:56 pm, MobileBill wrote: > So the local magazine is looking for a pretty bike to photograph in > transit, for a story on the growing popularity of bike commuting (yes, > even in ol’ Mobile, Alabama). Someone at the local bike shop, > interestingly enough, points them to the Saluki. So we head out on our > first 9-mile leg to the office, with a photographer in tow, catching > the burnt orange gleam of the Saluki from every angle. Get to work, > and someone says, boy I’d like to get a bike like that … > Shortly before noon, I realize that I’ve been distracted by > the celebrity, and left some important papers at home. I have a little > over an hour to get there and back, 18 miles and then some in lunch > time traffic. I throw off the panniers, and the Saluki does what a > Saluki does -- bounding at 19 or 20 miles an hour down potholed city > streets on those fat 650s, flying at 33 miles per hour down the last > long hill back to work. > Six o’clock, I’m ready to head home, and a co-worker calls and > says she’s left some important mailings at the office. But then she > remembers I’m on the bike, and says, Nevermind, we’ll do it tomorrow. > They’ve got to go out tonight, and it's the other side of town to > get there. The panniers go back on the Saluki, and I wedge in > something close to 15 pounds of mailings, plus a change of clothes and > the usual trunk full of stuff. I expect some wobble from the front > end, but I just lean into it, and she runs like she’s got a keel under > her, about as fast as I care to peddle on the fourth commuting leg of > the day. > On the way home in the dark, I roll over the neck of a beer > bottle and hear the Schwalbe Marathon 37s crush it into tiny pieces. I > think I hear air escaping, and realize it’s a sprinkler in one of the > yards. > After what's pretty close to a 40-mile day, the odometer tells > me I have nearly 9,000 miles on the bike and the tires. The Marathons > haven't had a flat in 8,500 miles, but one of these days, I’m going to > have to replace that rear one. This Saluki, though … I hope I’m riding > it for a long, long time. -- 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.
[RBW] Re: A day in the life of a Saluki
Great story Bill. Good for you for representing Rivendell so well in your town. I hope you can post some pix of the bike, and also the published promo photos when available. Cheers, Steve -- 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/-/j4OHUlURAkoJ. 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.
[RBW] Re: A day in the life of a Saluki
Bravo! Let's see that beauty. I have a Bleriot and I concur about everything you've written. Going on 5 years with mine. No odometer but it is my most ridden bike so I'm guessing between 1-2k (more?) a year. If you made me pick one bike based on practicality this would be first. Based on emotion 2nd...a chrome Paramount will always win! Probably the only thing I'd trade it for would be a 62 Saluki (mine's 61). Rob On Dec 14, 8:26 pm, Pondero wrote: > Some of us (especially me) spend a lot of forum electrons discussing > upgrades/replacements/trades/tweaks as if there is always something > else better out there, and we are not quite satisfied. > > But not MobileBill here, he's got that elusive contentment. He's done > something right. Let's give him a hand. -- 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.
[RBW] Re: A day in the life of a Saluki
Some of us (especially me) spend a lot of forum electrons discussing upgrades/replacements/trades/tweaks as if there is always something else better out there, and we are not quite satisfied. But not MobileBill here, he's got that elusive contentment. He's done something right. Let's give him a hand. -- 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.
