[RBW] Clem Smith Jr. on Tallahassee Trails

2020-09-06 Thread Aaron Russell
A few years ago my wife bought the "World's Best Three-Speed" Clem Smith Jr. "bike of the week" ( https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/peeking-through-the-knothole/bikeoweek-1) when it later appeared as a sale item on the Rivendell website. Sheila prefers step-through frames and at 6 foot 2 inches tall it

[RBW] Blog post about my Blériot

2020-07-28 Thread Aaron Russell
Hey there, long-time lurker here. I started a blog about my randonneuring activity late last year, and decided to write a post centered on the Rivendell Blériot that I bought on eBay from a seller in Arizona back in 2009 and have been riding ever since. Thought I'd share it with this list in case a

Re: [RBW] PSA: Bleriot 59cm 650b in Portland OR

2018-04-20 Thread Aaron Russell
That's a screaming deal. I've been riding my 61 cm Bleriot for about 8 years now and it's a wonderful bike. Aaron On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 11:03 PM, Birdman wrote: > This popped up during my regular craigslist Riv search: > > https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik/d/rivendell- > bleriot-59cm-650

Re: [RBW] Re: Riv request for store credits

2018-02-22 Thread Aaron Russell
I just bought a $10 credit too. I had actually also ordered the on-sale "Grant Special 3-speed" Clem L last week to be my wife's new commuter bike, but felt a little bad about that since it was such a great bargain. On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 12:14 PM, Nancy Seibel wrote: > We're in too! Bought som

Re: [RBW] What do Rivendell riders use for GPS computers?

2017-08-24 Thread Aaron Russell
I use the Wahoo Elemnt Bolt and am very satisfied with it. You can currently get them for $250 (I got mine at REI). On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 5:45 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > Have you considered a “hiking” GPS unit? I rode with a fellow randonneur > recently who used a unit something like this: > > h

Re: [RBW] Re: Riding backwards.

2010-11-18 Thread Aaron Russell
I believe he was filmed riding the retro-direct bike forwards and they're playing the video backwards, or did I miss someone saying that already? Aaron On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 2:01 PM, William wrote: > OK, here's a real brain-tweaker.  A retro-direct bike cannot be rolled > backwards under any c

[RBW] Re: OT - Stolen Handsome Devil in Austin, Texas

2009-10-19 Thread Aaron Russell
Looks like this bike has been recovered, as the drunk thief managed to crash it right in front of a cop and then couldn't successfully explain where he got it: http://www.atxbs.com/?q=node/2304#comments Aaron On Oct 16, 2009, at 7:14 PM, RoadieRyan wrote: > > That stinks! I hope your ride o