Harvey; You da man!
For the topic meisters. I know attaboys aren't usually acceptable but riding a '38 'mount out in the real world requires applause.
Steve Leitgen LaX, WI
On Sep 10, 2006, at 7:22 PM, Harvey M Sachs wrote:
> This past weekend was the 28th (?) Great Peanut Tour <http://
> http://www.greatpeanuttour.com/
> The roads are marvelously free of traffic, running through pine,
> peanuts, soy, and cotton. Yup, cotton fields. Straddles the line
> between the almost flat coastal plain and the slightly rolling
> Piedmont. So, the century ride was, of course, through the
> Piedmont. It was much less hilly than Paul Raley's Amish ride in
> southern Maryland, which I convinced myself I ought to do on my
> Roma fixed gear several years ago.
>
> So, if it is flatland, might as well enjoy the '38 Paramount,
> resplendent in its 2005 Waterford repaint. But with a brake,
> vintage saddle, and off-topic pedals. Wood rims, block chain,
> Torrington 15/17 spokes. As she was meant to be, set up 26x10.
> It was great fun, and just plain agile in the packs.
> We chat often about making our bikes visible, in the hopes that
> others will come to share our enthusiasm. What impressed me again,
> is how few of these recreational riders are "into" the bikes as
> machines, artifacts, or history. Have bike, ride bike. Or not.
> Out of adjustment? see the shop. I guess we're just different, as
> Pirsig taught me decades ago.
>
> Keep the rubber side up!
>
> harvey sachs
> mcLean va.