Re: [RBW] sad e-mail from Renaissance
You are right, and if cash were free-er just now that is what I'd do. Right now, having mistakenly bought three new chains for the Fargo that are too wide (#1 a SRAM ss chain whose label I did not read; the other two cheap KMC chains that were sold me as 3/32 but must be 1/8") I have a stash for most of my bikes. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Wed, 2010-12-15 at 15:00 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote: >> I don't have any particular loyalty to local; the only reason I like >> local as such is convenience, when in fact that exists -- for example, >> remove my chain to clean it and find it stretched beyond acceptable >> limits, and I want a chain *now*. > > Best way to do that is buy a stock to put on the shelf. Re-order when > you get down to only 1 spare. You get to take advantage of sales, and > waste no time at all traveling around trying to find one when you want > that chain *right now*. > > > > -- > 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-bu...@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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- 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-bu...@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.
Re: [RBW] sad e-mail from Renaissance
On Wed, 2010-12-15 at 15:00 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > I don't have any particular loyalty to local; the only reason I like > local as such is convenience, when in fact that exists -- for example, > remove my chain to clean it and find it stretched beyond acceptable > limits, and I want a chain *now*. Best way to do that is buy a stock to put on the shelf. Re-order when you get down to only 1 spare. You get to take advantage of sales, and waste no time at all traveling around trying to find one when you want that chain *right now*. -- 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-bu...@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.
Re: [RBW] sad e-mail from Renaissance
I don't have any particular loyalty to local; the only reason I like local as such is convenience, when in fact that exists -- for example, remove my chain to clean it and find it stretched beyond acceptable limits, and I want a chain *now*. Apart from that, my criteria for bike store selection are, in order of importance, service (especially willingness to order and competence in dealing with orders); stock; and price. I will choose a good onliner over a bad LBS any day. OTOH, I will go out of my way to frequent a good (defined as above) local shop even if it is expensive and has to order what I want. For online excellence, beside RBW (which is indeed excellent): Wallbike, Bicycle Fixations, Velo Orange, among many others, are top; while for local (ABQ, NM) shops, High Desert Bicycles is excellent even though they carry more Cervelos than Surleys. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Rob Harrison wrote: > That *is* sad. Not anywhere near my LBS (being as how I'm in Seattle...), but > I really enjoyed their approach, and spent a lot of time looking at photos on > their site. > > As Bob Freeman at Elliot Bay Bicycles said to me years ago, "If you buy from > catalogs (this was before there was an "online") instead of from your local > bike shop, don't be surprised when your local bike shop disappears." I > struggle with this, wanting to support a couple very worthy local shops *and* > Rivendell, and a few other small artisans outside of Seattle (mostly in > Portland, it appears.) > > Rob in Seattle > > On Dec 15, 2010, at 11:33 AM, doug peterson wrote: > >> Renaissance Bicycles is the latest victim of the Great Recession. On >> their blog, they announced they are closing shop. Special thanks for >> support went to Rivendell. >> >> dougP >> > > -- > 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-bu...@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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- 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-bu...@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.
Re: [RBW] sad e-mail from Renaissance
That *is* sad. Not anywhere near my LBS (being as how I'm in Seattle...), but I really enjoyed their approach, and spent a lot of time looking at photos on their site. As Bob Freeman at Elliot Bay Bicycles said to me years ago, "If you buy from catalogs (this was before there was an "online") instead of from your local bike shop, don't be surprised when your local bike shop disappears." I struggle with this, wanting to support a couple very worthy local shops *and* Rivendell, and a few other small artisans outside of Seattle (mostly in Portland, it appears.) Rob in Seattle On Dec 15, 2010, at 11:33 AM, doug peterson wrote: > Renaissance Bicycles is the latest victim of the Great Recession. On > their blog, they announced they are closing shop. Special thanks for > support went to Rivendell. > > dougP > -- 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-bu...@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] sad e-mail from Renaissance
Renaissance Bicycles is the latest victim of the Great Recession. On their blog, they announced they are closing shop. Special thanks for support went to Rivendell. dougP -- 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-bu...@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.
