DH's new bike is ready!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I'm so happy for him! After 5-6 months of really dumb errors, delays, and disappointments...his new Rivendell Rambouillet (in French Green) is finally ready! He'll be driving 6 1/2 hours round trip tomorrow to pick it up near Boston at Harris Cyclery. Happy day! Knock on wood that all goes well tomorrow... he SO much deserves this beautiful bike.
Me, I'll be staying home sick and trying to do some work at my computer. Wish I could go with him, but I better stay home.
As per our new "tradition"- the first night bike gets to sleep in the bedroom with us. (but not actually IN the bed!)

[Triskeliongirl]

I'm so happy for him! After 5-6 months of really dumb errors, delays, and disappointments...his new Rivendell Rambouillet (in French Green) is finally ready! He'll be driving 6 1/2 hours round trip tomorrow to pick it up near Boston at Harris Cyclery. Happy day! Knock on wood that all goes well tomorrow... he SO much deserves this beautiful bike.
Me, I'll be staying home sick and trying to do some work at my computer. Wish I could go with him, but I better stay home.
As per our new "tradition"- the first night bike gets to sleep in the bedroom with us. (but not actually IN the bed!)

Well if he is working with Harris I am sure it will be great! I bought my 2005 terry titanium isis there and they were a superb shop to work with. I had unusual fit issues and they were great about substituting exactly what I needed and the build was very high quality. Tell him to ENJOY!

[Bad JuJu]

Oooh, send photos whenever you feel better.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Thanks you guys!

He is on his way there now to get it!- and all day round trip, he'll be home this evening.
I hope to feel well enough for us to go for a frosty breakfast ride tomorrow- I'm psyching myself into recovery. Hopefully on Sunday I may be able to get him to pose with his new bike and put some photos up.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed right now that all is well and the bike will be all he hoped it would be.

[massbikebabe]

Lisa,

I go to Harris all the time and next to my LBS, it is my FAVORITE!!! The folks there are so helpful and go the extra mile for all of their cutomers. I give them 10 stars. To bad you are not coming with DH, all us Massachusettes girls are getting together tomorrow.


karen

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

DH and bike have arrived home save and happy!!!

It's a beauty! The custom green looks a bit different from what we envisioned (don't they always? you get so you expect that) but it is gorgeous and dh is thrilled. It's like the Rivendell pea-sage green but a bit darker. He's excitedly tinkering about with the bike in the living room right now, adjusting brakes, seat... I'm so happy for him, he's deserved a nice bike for so long.
It "might" be possible to ride to breakfast tomorrow morning with a short spin -if it's at least 25 degrees maybe and no winds. Today was WAY too cold to ride anyway. There will still some rideable days left though. I can't wait for us both to be riding our little brace of Rambouillets around town!
I'll see if I can take a few photos on sunday. Too much to do tomorrow, with a bunch of friends coming over in the afternoon for sweet potato soup and music playing in front of the fire. I feel very lucky and blessed right now.

P.S. Elton at Harris was great. He's the one we dealt with when I got MY Rambouillet 5 months ago.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lisa,
To bad you are not coming with DH, all us Massachusettes girls are getting together tomorrow.
karen

I know, I seem to miss all the action "out west" here near the western MA border. Maybe I should open a western cowgirl saloon to attract more TE'ers out here. (remember "Miss Kitty"?)