[RBW] Re: $500 commuter bike as a low-budget AHH?

2021-01-29 Thread Paul Brodek
It will be tres chic---mon dieu! Now where's my Oeuf McMuffin? Paul "No habla Francois" Brodek Hillsdale, NJ USA On Friday, January 29, 2021 at 9:50:11 PM UTC-5 Mark Roland wrote: > Nice Paul! And you speak French! Can't wait to see your line of handbags > and accessories. > > > > > > > > > >

[RBW] Re: $500 commuter bike as a low-budget AHH?

2021-01-29 Thread Mark Roland
Nice Paul! And you speak French! Can't wait to see your line of handbags and accessories. 1 On Friday, January 29, 2021 at 3:46:02 PM UTC-5 Paul Brodek wrote: > Clare V. stole it from moi! > > Paul Brodek > Hillsdale, NJ USA > > [image: 50789433293_09ef384eaf_c.jpg]a > > On Fri

[RBW] Re: $500 commuter bike as a low-budget AHH?

2021-01-29 Thread Mark Roland
Exactly. The Golf looks purposeful. Whereas if it were just a single door panel, it would look like a repair. That is my issue with the contrasting fork. On Friday, January 29, 2021 at 9:12:24 AM UTC-5 Jingy wrote: > > Mark- Are you looking for the bike equivalent of one of these? > Jim in Mpls

[RBW] Re: $500 commuter bike as a low-budget AHH?

2021-01-29 Thread Michael Morrissey
The Harlequin Golf is amazing! 😉I already have a Golf but if I didn't I would love a Harlequin Golf. I also think the mismatched Linus is cool too. As for the original question, this is what you are looking for: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-Trek-520-lugged-steel-touring-bicycle-frame-fork-Reyno

[RBW] Re: $500 commuter bike as a low-budget AHH?

2021-01-29 Thread Mark Roland
Joe wrote: *I don't know much about Linus but I've never seen an ugly one. * This one might not be flat out ugly, but I would classify it as a bicycle fashion faux pas. It's one of those bikes done as a "collab" with a famous (or in this case, maybe not so famous?) designer. Apparently Clare V.

[RBW] Re: $500 commuter bike as a low-budget AHH?

2021-01-29 Thread Ed Carolipio
I got the wife the Willow 3 since she was too short for the Clem. (More like a Betty/Cheviot than an AHH.) I think the Brooklyns are a great value proposition, and I point folks in their direction if the price of a new Riv is a bit daunting or they can't wait for a used Riv to pop up. The tig w

[RBW] Re: $500 commuter bike as a low-budget AHH?

2021-01-28 Thread Joe Bernard
I don't know much about Linus but I've never seen an ugly one. Whomever is behind that brand is *into *it. On Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 5:08:49 PM UTC-8 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote: > I actually looked at Brooklyn bicycles back in November of 2019 when I was > looking to buy my first bike sinc

[RBW] Re: $500 commuter bike as a low-budget AHH?

2021-01-28 Thread Ben Mihovk
I actually looked at Brooklyn bicycles back in November of 2019 when I was looking to buy my first bike since middle school...I was 38 at the time. I REALLY wanted a Rivendell because of a buddy in college who sold me on the company, but wasn't going to spend that kind of money until I knew I lo

[RBW] Re: $500 commuter bike as a low-budget AHH?

2021-01-28 Thread Tom Wyland
A Handsome Devil is basically a tig-welded SAM. It looks similar to the bike you linked, but it's double-butted 4130 and has canti brakes. Room for 45s without fenders, 38 with fenders. I have one. On Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 4:23:42 PM UTC-5 Nick in Sac wrote: > Awhile back, I worked