You'll never know when you need the kitchen sink . . .

[SadieKate]

so now you can take it along.
http://www.carradice.co.uk/sqr-products.htm

[snapdragen]

Oh geez sadie - jobob's probably on line right now ordering it!!

[SadieKate]

I wonder who will get in the first order - jobob or V?

[Veronica]

I already have a nice big bag. You haven't seen the cute little Giles Berthould one I got for Fluffy yet. :D

V.

[Technotart]

hey now...


I resemble that saddle bag.....

[jobob]

wizeguys :p

As a matter of fact, I did order a Carradice bag today for Waldo.

http://www.wallbike.com/carradice/junior.html

So there. neener. :p :p :p

[SadieKate]

I resemble that saddle bag.....Oops, sorry! :p :p

Jo, that bag is big enough to earn it's own name!

[aka_kim]

As a matter of fact, I did order a Carradice bag today for Waldo.Waldo? A new bike in your stable, or a new man in your life? ;)

[SadieKate]

I know, I know, Kim. She's keeps making tempting references but no pics, no reports, no nothing. She's such a tease. We haven't even had a tour report yet!

[aka_kim]

We haven't even had a tour report yet!And I've been quietly and patiently waiting too.

JOBOB, WE WANT YOUR TOUR REPORT! Please.

[CorsairMac]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm sounds to me like JoBob is keeping the cat In the bag!! :rolleyes:

[SadieKate]

So what do we know?

1) It's named Waldo
2) It has a Carradice bag coming
3) It's a Riv (wasn't that an earlier post?)
4) Probably didn't make it on the latest tour

What else? :)

[aka_kim]

5. It has siblings named Pokey and Dusty.

Could it be the Saluki jobob's been lusting after?

[SadieKate]

6) He's surprisingly shy for having already been on Diablo.

[CorsairMac]

Jobob is playing the "where's Waldo" game and we're the contestents!!!!

[aka_kim]

7. Introduced on Bike Journal first (how rude ;), doesn't TE always come first?)

[SadieKate]

Hmm, I would say Miss Jo has some 'splainin' to do. As an "all terrain vehicle," he better be wandering over here soon.

Kim, you're quite the sleuth!

[jobob]

Thought I'd play with you folks just a little bit ... but, I'm also embarassed to admit I have yet another bike - I'm so spoiled. :o :eek: :o

Yep, it's the Saluki. I named him Waldo the Wonder Bike, my All-Terrain Vehicle. Tons of clearance for big fat tires. He's sporting 35 mm Panaracer Col de la Vie tires, and between those and the Brooks saddle with springs, he's a veritable Barcalounger. Very smooth ride on rutty and bumpy roads, and I've taken him out on dirt and gravel paths which I previously either felt very insecure riding on, or avoided alltogether. A very fun ride.

Oh, and he's gorgeous, painted a lustrous deep candy-apple red, with the headtube and the lug cut-outs filled in with a nice cream color. Very very purty indeed. ( Yes I'll post photos - I've been messing around with the bar tape so I thought I'd wait until he's looking his best. He's rather vain that way. :rolleyes: )

I was hoping to have him in time for my as-yet-unreported tour of the Olympic Peninsula & Vancouver Island, but delivery fell way behind schedule and it became obvious I would have to take Pokey instead. Perversely, the day before we left I got The Call from Riv that my Saluki was ready ( gee, thanks guys :p ). So while we were on our tour (yeah yeah yeah I'll start on the report tonight) every time we'd ride over a bumpy road or a gravel path I'd be moaning about how I wish I had my Saluki. That said, Pokey worked out fine - the Saluki just would have been better. And I appreciate Waldo all the more now.

- Jo

[SadieKate]

Ah ha! The secret is out! Very nice. We'll await pictures. I like the color choice.