Originally Posted by
Lou Skannon
djb, You are right. This is a serious matter.
Ford Model T: black
Ferrari : red
Kawasaki : green
Bugatti : blue
Ortiebs : red.
Red Ortieb Back-Rollers are the one iconic item in the world of cycle-touring and my utmost respect goes to the rider with the old ones that have the wire hook and elastic strap securing device.
there have been some cool lime green Ferraris, but I agree on the Kawwys (I was getting into motorcycle when the original lime green K superbike were being ridden by Eddie Lawson so they are dear to my heart)
now for the old Ortliebs, I am so relieved I have your utmost respect as I still use my old ones with the wire hook and elastic, got them in maybe 93?
(but oops, they are purple (ok ok faded purple) theres goes the neighborhood!)
PS--I just bought new rear rollers, but I'm going to keep the colour secret! Neat mounting system, took me a while to figure it out but am curious to see how well it works in real life, out on the edge, the edge of the bumpy road ;-) when I eventually get out on a non-snow+ice+salt filled road.
PSS, I gotta laugh how Lou started a nice little snowball rolling here...