I'm interested in the amount of comment my original question has provoked. From all that I can learn from reading and sales interactions RBW seems like a good company. I like their bikes (I have 3), but nothing is perfect and all great things are worthy of criticism and that should be encouraged to produce improvement. I do not agree with all things Rivendell, I ride clipless, would not be seen dead in MUSA knickers with braces and haven't warmed to the new bikes yet, but I enjoy the perspective of RBW as it's an important part of the cycling world. For the majority of cyclists it should be far more relevant than the racing style. But I still sit glued to the Spring Classics and would ride a Specialized Roubaix if I thought I could do it justice or it had any relevance to the way I ride, but I can't average 25mph over a hundred miles. I like to tour, ride to the shops and do the odd club ride so the Rambouillet is perfect for me.
On Apr 14, 5:51 pm, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > Grant's personal bikes are the epitomy of > beausage.http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models#product=50-998 > > Hopefully the link will work and take you to the picture of Grant's > AHH. That bike looks so perfect. > > Also check this old shot of his Saluki. Be sure to scroll down to the > bottom of the page. > > http://web.archive.org/web/20060321050644/www.rivbike.com/html/bikes_... > > On Apr 14, 8:16 am, Shaun Meehan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:08 AM, GeorgeS <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ok. I can't stand being culturally out of the loop any longer. What > > > is "beausage"? > > > George Strickler > > > It's Grant's concept of "beauty through usage". The idea that the small > > nicks and scratches in your bike's paint and the natural wear on your > > leather saddle, etc. actually adds to the beauty of your bike. > > > Shaun Meehan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
