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I never gave you guys any feedback since I received my retrofitted Surly LHT last month.
As soon as I got the bike, built it up and rode it to work every day for a week before my trip to London. Every night I took it apart and practiced packing it up into the backpack case. Unfortunately, My bike weighs 52 pounds with all the racks and fenders and such, so even though the whole thing fit in the backpack case, I had to put a few of the smaller heavier pieces (like the cranks and pedals) in my other bag to keep under the 50 pound limit. No one at the airport even blinked when I checked my bike in and I was able to get the stuff to London without any additional baggage fees.
Once in London I built the bike up with no problems and enjoyed a beautiful week of cycling around the London area when I wasn’t in the office (I had to go to London for business).
So in conclusion, I wanted to say thank you. The S&S retrofit worked perfectly. The backpack case worked perfectly and my bike arrived in perfect condition. The bracket for the kickstand is awesome. And the paint is exactly what I wanted. Thank you!
My Surly LHT retrofit in front of Big Ben in London:
All the pictures from my London trip (most of which are pictures of my bicycle around London are on my website at:
http://www.scabadeba.com/1006/gibson/2009/London/index.shtml
-- A happy customer, looking forward to many travels with my retrofitted LHT,
Rick
My wife and I and our four children just finished the 442 miles of
RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) - along with
20,000 of our closest friends. My oldest son and I rode the new
Viewpoint, which handled like a charm. Though the downhill bit was more enjoyable than the uphill. Since Sam is disabled, we couldn't have done it without the layout of the semi-recumbent tandem. He loved the trip.
During the ride we were constantly getting comments and questions about the Viewpoint. Many folks took pictures and said it was just what they were looking for for their wife/child/husband. Sales at BCW should
spike in the near future!
George
Aloha Stephen:
Just got back from a tour of the Finger Lake Region of New York. The beautiful white Bilenky turned some heads as usual. Oh yeah and last summer Sandra and I rode across the US self supported on the faultless machines you and your crew built. I enclosed a couple of pics.
Hope all is well with you and your family.
William
Hi Stephen,
Attached are some pictures of my new cycle. I thought you might like to
see them. She is perfect. I rode a a 115 km populair last Saturday on
her. She performed flawlessly and drew much praise. Thanks again.
The Gold Bike is great. You would not believe the comments I get. People
almost drool over it. This summer, I rode her on three 200 km brevets,
one 400 km brevet, two centuries, and tons of other short rides. She is a
joy to ride and a feast for the eyes.
Brian
Steve:
What a great bike!!!
Put it back together yesterday, (I'm practicing for the trip to Mexico next week), and took the bike out on a long ride on the straights and up and down some hills….What a bike!!!
You did a magnificent job on the frame..,..it is aesthetically beautiful, welds, paint and design…(I think I did a good job adding the groupo and building the wheels…first time doing such)…bike fits me like a glove….it handles really well, is responsive and really stable when I get up out of the saddle and on the pedals to climb and cornering on the down hills. Did I say I LOVE THE BIKE!!!!
I am really hoping the Tandem performs as well and if it does…YAHOOO!!!!
Did I say I LOVE THE BIKE!~!!
Thanks, Steve
Pete
Hi Guys,
I have attached a few photos of my wife Linda and her twin sister Karen on their new Bilenkys. They love the bikes. They look great; the powdercoat turned out nice. The workmanship and details are excellent
-Fernando
I love the bicycle so much - it is my most valued bicycle in our pretty large collection!
My twin sister and I have had such awesome experiences riding our Bilenky bicycles together. Fernando sent you some pictures - feel free to post any on your website.
Thanks so much.
Linda
Wanted to let you know me and my bike had a great trip through Europe.
We started in Pass Germany, through Austria, into Slovakia and through Hungary to Budapest (500miles). The bike went together no problem, the hardest thing was getting it through heightened airport security.
See attach picture, this is in the Watch region of Austria (wine country). A great day of riding and wine tasting I remember it fondly :)
Thanks again,
Stephanie
Stephen, thanks so much for your excellent work on my bike. I'm in the
process of putting it back together but going slow as I don't want to
mar the beautiful work.
I'm really looking forward to riding it again and have been telling
everyone around what great bikes you create ! Even my wife recognized
the workmanship and she told me "oh my, you'll have to get a better lock
for that baby" !
Geoff (one happy customer)
Bina, I love my bike. I’m commuting 9 mi r/t every day (year round in Orlando)… and with weekends get in about 75 mi a week. Since the re-do I’ve gotten pannier racks and have bags on the front full time. The campy components rarely need much attention, so other than a wash once in a while I’m just ridin every day.
I get many comments on the nice paint job and don’t hesitate to point out the quality workmanship and mention the Bilenky website !
Thanks for asking !
Geoff
Stephen,
I recieved the bike a couple of days ago. I have commuted to work on it and it rides great, exactly what I wanted. Looks great too. Excited to go out and play on it this weekend. High hopes for some touring this summer... Thanks so much,
Jim
