Complimenting my Ram

[Michael Hechmer]

I was out on the back roads yesterday when a guy pulled up from behind on a very pretty BMC racing frame with a full campy group.  We rode together for awhile chatting, when he said, "That's a very nice looking bike."  I said, "Yea, its got a great transmission, but the engines blown."

Michael

[Mike]

On Thursday, July 26, 2012 5:12:05 AM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: I said, "Yea, its got a great transmission, but the engines blown."

I'll have to remember that one. 

I often get compliments on my Hilsen and randonneuring bike from folks on plastic bikes. I think there's a great appreciation for these kinds of bikes because of the interest and attention given to hand-built bikes over the past couple of years. 

--mike

[Cyclofiend]

That's superb! I'll try to footnote it when I use that!

- J / cyclofiend.com

[Rex Kerr]

It's interesting that you get comments that often.  My old Schwinn would draw complements every single time I rode it, so much that people who rode with me would laugh.  My AHH, that replaced the Schwinn when I crashed it and was built up in a very similar fashion, but with nicer components, rarely draws a comment.  Very strange.

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:46 AM, TSW <tses...@gmail.com> wrote:

I think my AHH gets hit on at least 80% of the time.  With a Sackville saddlesack, it's even more "hit-onable".