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Generally, we'll not try to web, and we hope to have a separate site we own something somewhere, and we'll copy the big magazines, so you can get for Rarnbouillet and Atlantis frames some­ have something this year ... We are also re­ some variety in your reading. I mention time before summer. considering our bag line. Delivery has this because a few readers expressed con­ WoolyWarrn is corning along slowly. always been a problem, and we need to cern that the Survey Itself was a sign that We have designs for about 12 garments, have either more suppliers, or more con­ we were going to try to rnainstrearnize the and some good colors. Not every garment sistent ones. This is not a knock on the Reader. The horseshoe story in RR26 will in every color, but we'll see how much we bags or the makers we already have; it's quell any such fears. can mix it up. We'll have a few more just that when deliveries are consistently a In RR26, Sheldon writes a story about items by Rarnbouillet Arrival time, and month or more late, it makes things hard. the Raleigh Superbe 3-speed, and I'd like five or six more by Fall. Leg warmers, I met with the bank a few weeks ago and to have him as a regular. It's only 4 (maybe tights, SS and LS jerseys, more neck we were refused an increase in our line of more later, but for now just 4) issues per gaiters, headbands. Always in all wool. credit because we've yet to show a profit. year, and I think we all know he can han­ Probably some women's wool, too. But the bank lateralled us to sort of an dle that. Women can wear it as it is, and we don't SBAloan broker, and as it turned out, he There's some concern that we'll turn call these men's woolens, but mostly men was the past president of a local huge fly the RR into a copy of the slicks, and the buy them, because most of our members fishing club of which I was one of the survey was just the first step. It won't hap­ are men ... Also, maybe for Fall, some original 8 members, about 33 years ago, pen. We can't afford the good paper and windshell clothing. I am philosophically and we know lots of the same people. Not color photography, and with the RR's opposed to windshells. I know that's the that that'll get us a loan, but it made for a meager circulation (about 4,800), it's most ridiculous thing in the w rid to be friendly meeting, and he'll see what he unlikely that we could sell a page of opposed to, and it's d~l1)ber still to be can do. We'll go on with or without the advertising for more than $250, and that's philosophical about it, but I hear them loan, but the loan will speed up some of not worth it. We have to increase circula­ flapping like mad corning down the the more exciting projects in the cup­ tion to about 10,000, and are shooting for mountain as I'm going up, so I've taken it board. In RR-25, in a column titled Say It 7,500 by the end of the year, but it won't upon myself to look upon all shells with Ain't So, Joel, we mentioned that get big and go bad, I promise you. I'm not suspicion. But I've found some good fab­ Christophe chromed steel toe clips were saying it's great now, because there's lots ric, and I want to use it. It's all cotton, and being "cast off like eskirno elders" and of ways to improve it, but the direction waterproof. Really old members and failed to apologize to those eskirnos who and flavor will stay the same. The Surveys super-outdoorsy ones may remember do NOT cast off their elders, as well as to will influence the Reader, but most folks Ventile cloth. It was an all cotton weave those who prefer to be referred to as seems okay with how it is now (thanks, developed for the Royal Air Force in WWII Inuits. And, we suggested you write to the but I still like suggestions on how to (way before my time). I've heard that the top man there, Joel Glotin, and suggest he improve it) ... We got in about 100 Ritchey company who had the Ventile name died do what he can to keep them in produc­ cranks, the NOS Logics with the 110 and a few years ago. This other cloth is virtual­ tion. The issue of their fate is still a matter 110/74 bolt pattern, in doubles and triples. ly identical, but isn't allowed to use the of discussion, if not debate. Our buyer Most of them sold out after the email name. The swatch we have sheds faucet (Bhirna) heard from Zefal USA that they announcement (if you aren't on that list 1 water like a champion; enough to make us were being discontinued; later, that they and want the latest information and want to try it out in one of our fftfft8tl5 won't be; and latest, that they will be. opportunities, contact us and ask to be on elusive NorCal squalls that saturate the Many of you have written, and my bet is it) ... The next catalogue, Spring (No. 10) local peat bogs. Don't by an expensive that they'll keep them around. I hope Joel will be out within a month. One of the shell before you see this ... Next Spring we isn't mad at me to directing mail his way. reasons we're trying to borrow money is hope to have a complete road bike, always He's not returning my emails, but that so we can print up about 50,000 of them lugged steel with a real crown, that retails may be just the French way (I don't mean and distribute them through mailing lists for about$ 1300. The yen is falling, and anything bad by that) ... Also, you know and events ... The next RR, number 26, will that may allow it happen. It's something the Womens Frame story in RR25, and the be a pretty good one, I think. It might not we're working on. So is a women's bike. mention of Terry? Well, apparently frame­ be as good as number 25, but it'll be TWo,actually-a road frame or bike for builder Bill Boston's designs heavily influ­ respectable and have a few good things in women 5-4 and under, and a rnixte-style enced Terry, and one reader felt that my it. Delivery should be about April 1. frame or bike. All we need is lugs not mentioning this was sexist and not Please look over the gear in here and (lugslugslugslugs). Lugs is all we need; and good. I didn't know about it (can't know see if there's something you'd like. Selling we might need a head badge .... The Silver everything), but in any case, Georgena is bike stuff is what keeps us going, after all. shifter sample arrived at the end of still a heroine for bringing the issue to the -GP January, and we're riding them now. forefront, and getting other makers to Good Goops and a Bell II II Quick-Glo $6 Boeshield Spray $15 31-015 13-034 Non-toxic (that's a good start) rust remover that works on the scien­ It's our first-choice chainlube and the tific priciple of abrasion-the stuff we spray the insides of frame very same principle that tubes with to prevent rust.