[RBW] Re: Pittsburgh night ride

2013-10-17 Thread Claude LaVallee
Hi Andy, That looks like a nice ride. Could you let me know how I might perhaps join in? I'm moving to Pittsburgh in a few weeks, and it would be great to connect with people there. Do you bike the same route every time out, or pick a new one and explore? Any weekend day rides? Are these rides

[RBW] Re: Dynamo Lights and Theft

2013-04-09 Thread Claude LaVallee
A similar thing happened to me during a trip to the grocery store, also on a busy street, in front of a busy bus stop, and in broad daylight, except the thief tried to get my basket! I came out of the grocery store to find that someone had cut 5 of the 8 zip ties that held the basket to my fron

[RBW] Re: Lock question

2012-11-20 Thread Claude LaVallee
Hi Ned, I can relate to your wife; my Rivendell bicycle is my sole vehicle so I'm very protective of it. TiGr (http://tigrlock.com/) makes a very strong, lightweight titanium lock that allows you to lock both wheels and the frame to a secure bike stand. It is the strongest theft deterrent I ha

[RBW] Re: Any Maryland Riv riders here?

2012-09-02 Thread Claude LaVallee
Hi Leisl, I ride a Betty Foy in a MD suburb of DC. Claude On Saturday, September 1, 2012 9:50:05 PM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote: > > Leisl's post about seeing peeps in her area got me thinking. > > I have never seen a Riv ridden in MD, at least in my neck of the woods, > that I know of. > > Anyon

[RBW] Re: bicycle karma

2012-08-10 Thread Claude LaVallee
I've been looking into bicycle insurance, too, and am considering "Better World Club" because it's comparable to driver insurance policies (if you have a car, you can apparently add bicycle and cyclist insurance to it; I don't have a car). Clipp is interesting as well, but not available in my state

[RBW] Re: Possibly neat new dynamo, FYI. Does anyone have more information on this, in English?

2012-07-15 Thread Claude LaVallee
If you're interested in this rim-dynamo, you might also want to check out this other one, currently in development, and promising. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dynamodirk/magnic-light-get-new-energy Claude On Jul 15, 10:33 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > http://compact-tandem.com/rim-dynamo

[RBW] Re: What are your favorite blogs?

2012-06-18 Thread Claude LaVallee
Thanks for sharing your favorite blogs, Jim. Beautiful and inspiiring! Claude On Jun 18, 6:06 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > Facebook and other "social networking" sites have led me away from blogs, > which I used to read voraciously in ye olde days. I'm making a conscious > effort

[RBW] Re: Betty F. on Bike-to-Work Day

2012-05-16 Thread Claude LaVallee
ive a skirt a try. How about the rest of you guys? > > Marc > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] > on behalf of Claude LaVallee [claudelaval...@me.com] > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 1:39 PM > To

[RBW] Re: Betty F. on Bike-to-Work Day

2012-05-14 Thread Claude LaVallee
I notice a difference when I wear a skirt; both drivers and pedestrians smile and are generally nicer. Also, since I've put a front basket on my bike, I've actually had drivers give me the right- of-way. Next, maybe streamers?!... Claude in Bethesda, MD On May 10, 9:21 pm, Peter Pesce wrote: > I

[RBW] Would like to test ride Betty Foy in DC area.

2012-05-01 Thread Claude LaVallee
Hi all, I'm new to this Group, and am thrilled to have found you all! I'm writing to ask for your assistance in finding a Betty Foy to test ride in the D.C. area. I've been lusting over the Betty Foy for a while, but I'm concerned about buying a bike without having tried it first, because it's a