New Year's Day, NBD!

[Joe Bernard]

Remember Leah's lovely shimmery blue Clem L? Now it's MY lovely shimmery blue Clem L! This is pre-racked and bagged and all that (and there's an errant black brake cable cuz I'm waiting for a long gray one) but I wanted to show off my new-to-me bike. It's wonderful, I love it 💙

Joe Bernard

Lake County CA

[Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!]

Surprise! And happy NBD. You really know how to ring in the new year. From NYC, to Las Vegas, to Michigan and now to California this bike has lived quite a life and doesn’t look any worse for the wear, I’d say.

Enjoy and put some marks on that thing.

Leah

[Kim H.]

Congratulations Joe on your NBD on New Year's Day ! 

The RBW Blue is such a fantastic color. She is a beauty !  I am sure that you are, if not already have fallen in love with it. Every time I walk by mine here in my home,  a 52cm Blue Clem, I admire it every time. I am very delighted to own one.

What size is it ?  59cm ? ..or ?

I am certain that you will find it a real fun bike on and off road.

I'm looking forward to your periodical ride reports in and around Clear Lake.

Long my you ride with smiles and joy in your heart.

All my best,

Kim Hetzel.

[Joe Bernard]

Leah: It's a wonderful bike whose journey I've followed for years, it feels like an old friend arrived at my doorstep. Thanks so much!

Kim: It's a 52, it just looks huge in the photos with 42mm tires. But it's a loooooong 52, I've owned shorter recumbents! 😂

[Sarah Carlson]

What a wonderful and sparkley way to kick off the New Year! Can't wait to hear about the rides this bike embarks on in it's next chapter!

Sarah

[Doug H.]

That's a beauty Joe! The Paul Motolites look fantastic on a Clem. Enjoy cruising on your new cruiser. Nothing eats up miles like a Clem and on any surface.

Doug

[Kim H.]

@Joe,

I think the close-up photo makes it looks bigger than it is.  I have 57mm tires on my 52cm, but they appear to be smaller in width. You are going to love the ride and feel of the elongated chain stays and bike, 80 inches worth.

Kim Hetzel.

On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 10:06:32 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote:

[Richard Borneman]

Took a new years day ride on my Hillborne. Went up to Conowingo dam and back along the Susquehanna river. 

This sign was new so I thought I would get a photo. Watch out for vultures.

[Jason Fuller]

I never thought I'd see the day that Leah parted with the blue Clem, but I absolutely would have predicted that if it happened, Joe would buy it!  :D

It's fun to watch its journey though different hands, in different places, all with the common goal of making fond memories aboard the common bike. Maybe it'll end up with me next?  Wouldn't be the first time I bought a bike from Joe ... 

[Leah Peterson]

Jason, I never thought the day would come, either. I left Joe with one top tube smudge so he can never forget it was my bike first. 🤣 If you end up with that Clem one day it will be a story too good to tell. How funny! 

I loved that bike but it wasn’t getting enough miles, and I hate to see a Rivendell not ridden. I might regret it when I’m 80, but for now, I’ve got some new plans in the works! Joe, report back on your adventures, hear?

L

On Jan 4, 2024, at 9:24 PM, Jason Fuller <jtf.f...@gmail.com> wrote:

I never thought I'd see the day that Leah parted with the blue Clem, but I absolutely would have predicted that if it happened, Joe would buy it!  :D

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[Joe Bernard]

"I left Joe with one top tube smudge so he can never forget it was my bike first. 🤣"

Ah yes, the cure for my obsessiveness about scratched paint..it came pre-scratched! It's perfect! 🙃

[Joe Bernard]

I will indeed update in the future with adventures on my shimmery blue Clem L. As of today I've gotten a proper gray rear brake housing installed and a Nitto Big Rack. Pics coming here and on the Instagram if the weather holds out this weekend 🙏

"I loved that bike but it wasn’t getting enough miles, and I hate to see a Rivendell not ridden. I might regret it when I’m 80..."

Ok here's the deal. When you're 80 I'll be 99 and probably not out there on a bike, you can have it back when you're 80! 

[Joe Bernard]

New pics! Shorter-reach-but-taller stem and narrower alu Boscos, this was the setup Leah used. Nitto Big Rack, Backabikes, Ortlieb trunk bag, Brooks Flyer. Soooooper comfy on our choppy roads, I feel like this bike was made for this town. I adore it 💙

[Joe Bernard]

[JAS]

It's a beauty, Joe!  Congratulations and best wishes for many happy miles.

--Joyce