John: What color Acorn bag are you looking for? I think I have one that's not
being used. Tom
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[mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Stowe
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2012 12:15 AM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Love my new blue Sam
It's been sitting around in various (slow-moving) stages of completion since
the summer as parts trickled in, many liberated from members of this group. I
got pretty busy once the semester got going, but I managed to finish off the
wheels (and several trips to the hardware store for bolts and bits) over the
turkey holiday and ride it for ~60 miles this week. Enjoying all the qualities
that folks here know, and were the reasons to upgrade from my cyclocross city
bike: smooth, even ride, comfortable handling, inquisitive head-turning, and a
smile on the rider. And no toe overlap (barely) on my size 14s, to boot!
The other huge, major, wonderful upgrade over my previous bikes is the dynamo
lighting. Such a huge difference when night classes are 12 mi away, mostly with
no street lights!
One cell phone pic to prove it can carry packages to the UPS store (and later
cupcakes to home, by request of the spousal unit). More will surely follow,
once I figure out how to work the new DSLR that appeared on my birthday. Mr.
Hillborne is likely to be the most patient model I can find to practice on.
[https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IIfCCvn6xqk/ULmLqS9P9lI/A6I/VRQs1gwiogE/s320/IMG_0037.jpg]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IIfCCvn6xqk/ULmLqS9P9lI/A6I/VRQs1gwiogE/s1600/IMG_0037.jpg
Coupla tweaks still to be made:
- the Bosco Bullmoose bars are great for riding around town in a suit, and will
be fantastic in about a year when a child seat gets added to the cockpit area.
But I might need to swap them out for drop bars for the longer ride to school.
The wind along the river chooses to be a friend one day and a foe the next.
Usually when I'm already running late.
- the wire that came with the taillight, for connecting to the headlight, was
designed to reach the fork crown, not the front of a rack, so for the moment
it's somewhat inelegantly running along one of the top tubes until I rig up a
longer one.
- stainless steel fenders are sitting at home waiting to get installed, but the
stays are way too long to be mountable and my hacksaw wandered off to the home
of a relative and has yet to return. Also needed for cutting the kickstand down
to size. Of course, I've never passed up the opportunity to get more tools -
maybe it's time to add a bolt cutter to the collection!
- still looking for a toolkit to mount on the back of the saddle or somewhere
else out-of-the-way-but-always-there. I like the idea of Acorn's roll
baghttp://www.acornbags.com/rollbag.html, but they seem to be impossible to
actually purchase. Maybe someone with a sewing machine will be looking for
stocking stuffer ideas.
Overall, though, I'm just happy it's ride-able, and that the gamble of sinking
in all the time, effort and money with no test ride has paid off with such a
fine machine. And of course finally packing away the workstand is good for
intra-household relations! I have enjoyed lurking and collecting advice on this
forum, and the influence definitely shows in the final product. Thanks, all!
-John
Washington, DC
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