Riv Bike Pics with Christmas Themed Background

[True Golden]

Finally was out after dark to get a puc.

Paul in Dallas 

[True Golden]

Another nicely decorated house. 

[True Golden]

I wonder why this did not link to thread of same title from 10 days or so back.

Paul in Dallas 

[True Golden]

This house has a really cool small scale train that circles the decorations.

[True Golden]

Cool concept of bringing the music out to the people via music truck similar to food trucks.

Paul in Dallas 

[True Golden]

Music truck.

[dougP]

Found under the Christmas tree.

dougP

[ascpgh]

Less Griswold, meteorologically more seasonal. 

The timer shut off the lights in the garland and big wreaths before this sunrise Sunday snowfall shot.

Seasons Greetings.

Andy Cheatham

Pittsburgh

[Justin Kennedy (Brooklyn, NY)]

It was unseasonably warm in New York last weekend, so we went camping near Connecticut. Here's a Christmas-y shot of my Riv near Grand Central Terminal on the way out of the city. 

[Philip Barrett]

Paul - if you ride by the 5600 block of Swiss Ave. you'll see our old, kitschy blow mold Santa display which our former neighbors have taken on.

[True Golden]

Phillip, 

I really enjoy cycling down Swiss Avenue.

For the unfamiliar it's a neighborhood just east of downtown Dallas known for it's beautiful and classic homes from the early 1900's.

Those classic old Victorian style homes are really remarkable. 

I'm glad owners have invested in making them look so nice.

I wonder if there are craftsman today that could build with that level of detail incorporating artistic style with functionality. 

I would think there still are some out there. 

They still do it with bicycles after all.

We  plan on a least one more

 'looking at Christmas lights'

 excursions and will make a point  to go by Swiss and look for your old

Santa. If I spot it I'll try for a picture and post.

One Mother's Day I took my wife on a tour of homes along Swiss Ave which was for some sort of fund raiser.

It's impressive the details the turn of the century architects designed into those homes.

I learned before air conditioning was common they designed a number of tricks to maximize cooling effects for hot Texas summers.

Safe pedaling to all,

Paul in Dallas 

[Philip Barrett]

If it was the 2019 tour you visited our house! We focused on the history somewhat & did go into detail on how they attempted to survive the Texas summers prior to AC. The tour itself raises tens of thousands of dollars, all of which is spent on local charities and schools and we thoroughly enjoyed opening our home for people to see. 

To answer your question; there are absolutely craftsmen today who can & do build with that kind of quality, unfortunately the market has shown little interest past saving money & getting more for less. Look to our endless suburbs for examples, you just can't physically build a 4,000+ square foot home for $500,000 and put anything resembling quality into it, the metrics don't work out.

Thankfully there are still people who do appreciate quality craftsmanship & are prepared to pay the premium required to acquire such items. I would count fans of Rivendell in that category?

[Steven Sweedler]

This is a link to a recent NYer article about an NYC carpenter who builds to a very high level for those with deep pockets

 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/30/the-art-of-building-the-impossible

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f256afb2-a11f-4883-927d-81a14f546ff2n%40googlegroups.com.

--

Steven Sweedler
Plymouth, New Hampshire

[Philip Barrett]

That was fascinating. Thankfully though, craftsmanship doesn't have to be just for the uber-wealthy and oftentimes the difference in cost can be offset by smart design, planning & a paring down of real needs vs. just wants. For example, Grant rightly points out that the quality of mid-line components is now so high that you're not really buying much more in a practical sense by spending 3 to 4 times that on the marquee products.

Is it better to have one beautifully functional bicycle than 3 sharply focused ones? What sensible compromises can you live with to make that achievable?

[Mark Roland]

Okay, not over the top holiday lighting, but taken in the middle of a genuine snow blizzard, so hits the White Christmas theme...

(Random house in town, not where I live.)

[David Brown]

Taken Without Permission (but I just had to) in Santa Clarita, California

[David Hays]

Beautiful picture Mark. It looks like a scene from 'It's a Wonderful Life.'

David Hays

Buffalo, New York

[Bob Ehrenbeck]

Our H&L Clems, along the Columbia Trail in NJ:

Bob E

Cranford, NJ

[Nathan F]

My girlfriend and I went hunting for some light displays on Christmas Eve. Luckily the weather cooperated. They were a bit toned down this year, but we did find a yard with three massive sequoias (?) lit up allllll the way to the top!

- Nathan in pdx

[velomann]

My new Sam from earlier this week. 

Mike M

[True Golden]

From Sunday's ride with friend.

[rlti...@gmail.com]

We finally got out to see the lights near our house. We have a neighborhood nearby that goes all out each year. Here’s a few we took tonight.

Robert Tilley

San Diego, CA

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 31, 2020, at 5:48 PM, True Golden <trueg...@att.net> wrote:



From Sunday's ride with friend.

Paul in Dallas 

<20201231_190026.jpg>

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com.

To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/SN2PR07MB2528AB7A7C1C8C651D7134E2FCD50%40SN2PR07MB2528.namprd07.prod.outlook.com.

[True Golden]

Phillip,  I finally made it down Swiss Ave in Dallas on Saturday afternoon.

Would this be your old Santa?

If not perhaps they had already put it away.

[Philip Barrett]

Not ours, this is ours...it was still up I saw on Saturday.

[velomann]

I got out on New Year's Day for a sunrise coffee outside, and then did a big rambling loop through downtown Portland and across a couple bridges. Followed the clues to the "Santa Clones" in Westmoreland/Sellwood neighborhood. Description of the project is in the third picture.

Mike M

On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 8:59:55 AM UTC-8 Paul in Dallas wrote:

[RichS]

Hello Justin,

I got a big kick from your photo on two counts:  A Cheviot outside Grand Central outfitted for camping! So cool:-). Next, my daughter works in the building with the scaffolding, directly across the street from your Chev. 

However, due to Covid her company is working remotely. She hasn't set foot in her office since mid-March and she misses it.

Hope your camping trip went well.

Best,

Rich in ATL

[Justin Kennedy]

Ha! That's amazing Rich. This was early on a Saturday morning so it was definitely sleepier than usual, even during the pandemic.

Camping trip was great! Very mild but a steady drizzle. Sunday morning was clear and cool though.  

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group.
To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/vhrPetV3CXU/unsubscribe.
To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ece98785-98fe-4df5-ad71-3359efba9ef4n%40googlegroups.com.

--

(c) 347-325-2640

justink...@gmail.com

www.justin-kennedy.com