I'd be happy to trade a little riding terrain for a decent bike shop. Any of you entrepreneurs care to open a Japan branch? I can guarantee you my business if you carry some of that old dusty gear. Sushi (the real thing) for lunch, and lots of hot springs here too.
Dennis Young
there are worse places than Hotaka, Japan.....warmer places too.
>
> Lest anyone think I was slighting Ed Litton, when listing
> Bay Area bicycling treasures, I was looking at the list
> as being one of bike shops and bike gear sources. Rivendell
> does cover that and while they design and sell frames, those
> aren't made in the Bay Area. And being a wee bit technical
> for a moment, Ed Litton is in Point Richmond, not my own Richmond.
> Still, getting back to Ed, I would certainly agree about including him
> in a treasures list of all things bicycle. I was admiring one of his
> restorations yesterday when I visited Bob Freitas, and I currently
> have three bikes that Ed has painted for me, one that I ride
> daily. When you visit his shop, it's like a candy store checking
> out all the projects in process, and the discussions are always
> fun too. (Lucky for me he doesn't have a shop rate for
> asking just one more question. I'd be broke.)
>
> Back to the bike shop listing, yes, we have lots of great shops
> here, and it's probably not fair at all that we have such
> great riding terrain and weather here to.
>
>
> rob hawks
> richmond, ca
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