Nothing I have ever heard of before -- it's a neat idea.

SpringChick

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From: colletteftbt
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 1:00 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Bicycle Letterbox


I would like to know if anyone thought up this idea for a letterbox
location? I have a bicycle that I leave at a train station with a
letterbox put in a pouch under the saddle. I use the bike as part of my
commute, so the bike is there only part of the time. "Bottecchia" is
the name of the letterbox. Has anyone done something like this before?

Bicycling George





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Ditto on the "neat idea"! Gives more possibilities for places to hide
LB's

budster of the Catskills

I think that's an awesome and fun idea. I wish you were close by!


Debi Rodgers


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Make your own bicycle letterbox

BG




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Hey There Bicycling Gierge,
I too am a bicycling letterboxer and I try to find as many boxes as I can on bike rides. It is so great to meet another biking 'boxer and one who even knows who Bottecchia was- a great name for a box! Where ar eyou located?
Claire AKA the LoneBiker

colletteftbt wrote:
I would like to know if anyone thought up this idea for a letterbox
location? I have a bicycle that I leave at a train station with a
letterbox put in a pouch under the saddle. I use the bike as part of my
commute, so the bike is there only part of the time. "Bottecchia" is
the name of the letterbox. Has anyone done something like this before?

Bicycling George






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Hi Bicycling George,

I saw your Bottecchia LB come out the other day & thought it was a cool
idea. Next time I'm over in that area (I still need to figure out your
blasted Indian Peace Medal clues b/c that is now my nemesis--been there
twice with no flashes of insight) I thought I'd check it out. Without yet
being there, and seeing the constellation of bikes, I did wonder whether I'd
end up snooping around in other bikers' pouches. I'd worry more about that
possibility than about the bike not being there--this latter part is what
makes it such a cool idea!

~zess~



On 1/14/07, Claire Nolan wrote:
>
> Hey There Bicycling Gierge,
> I too am a bicycling letterboxer and I try to find as many boxes as I can
> on bike rides. It is so great to meet another biking 'boxer and one who even
> knows who Bottecchia was- a great name for a box! Where ar eyou located?
> Claire AKA the LoneBiker
>
> colletteftbt > wrote:
> I would like to know if anyone thought up this idea for a letterbox
> location? I have a bicycle that I leave at a train station with a
> letterbox put in a pouch under the saddle. I use the bike as part of my
> commute, so the bike is there only part of the time. "Bottecchia" is
> the name of the letterbox. Has anyone done something like this before?
>
> Bicycling George
>
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>
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Claire AKA LoneBiker and Zess,

The idea about the bike/box came about because one
of my clue for a letterbox at the same station is
located under the seat of an abadoned bike there. Then
leaving notes on Bottecchia as a way of saying "HI." I
then got a pouch for Bottecchia as a way of hiding a
Hitchhiker there. Finally turning the pouch into a
full letterbox. If you commute by bicycle think of a
safe place for leaving the bike/box. Just give a good
description of the bike; color, mens/womens,
racer/mountain/kids and speeds. Maybe a pouch with the
LBer's patch on it. How about a kid's bike with a
pouch and have the child make the stamp. Maybe the
child would ride it and look for other's pouches that
have the patch on it. Might be a great way to get them
to ride on the bike paths without them thinking it is
exercise.
Bottecchia is a old bike from the 60's that I got
for free and fixed up to ride. I have other bike that
I ride also. "Centurion" will only be left at my work
on Saturday between certain times weather permitted or
after a certain time at another MBTA Station.
The train station is RT 128 Amtrak/MBTA station in
Westwood, Massachussetts.
I have 8 letterboxes here in Mass. located around
Railroad stations. Some of them you have to find the
right parking spot at the station. Just ask anyone
trying to do some of the math. Sometimes the person
goes back to the station 3 times before finding it.
Now they have to hit the box in the 4th dimension,
"TIME".

Just a little brain storming there.

Bicycling George





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What a cool idea!!!

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On 1/13/07, colletteftbt wrote:
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>
> I would like to know if anyone thought up this idea for a letterbox
> location? I have a bicycle that I leave at a train station with a
> letterbox put in a pouch under the saddle. I use the bike as part of my
> commute, so the bike is there only part of the time. "Bottecchia" is
> the name of the letterbox. Has anyone done something like this before?
>
> Bicycling George--
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