They should do a pamphlet sized run of Just Ride, so we can carry around extra copies to hand out...or is that too forward? haha.
On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 11:32 AM, James Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > > I get what you're saying by factoring in the price commitment, but what I > was thinking was that if it's gotten to the point where the salesperson has > the buyer seriously considering something like an $1800 Specialized road > bike and is telling them they will grow into tolerating its > discomfort...well those are the situations I was thinking of. > > > On Jun 27, 2014, at 7:32 AM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > > "I think certain Rivs are easily hop-on-and-go bikes. If a Rivendell such > as the Hillborne or Cheviot comes with indexed bar-end shifters and flat, > normal-shoe pedals, what is there on that bike that requires terminology or > mechanical experience that is any more prohibitive than typical > bike-store-bikes?" > > That's absolutely true that just about anybody can step on a Cheviut and > roll away smiling, but I think the point of a Riv not being appropriate for > some customer types is that a lot of people would be just as well served by > a Public C7 <http://publicbikes.com/p/PUBLIC-C7-2014?position=tile4>, or > a Linus Scout 7 <http://www.linusbike.com/products/scout-7>. A Cheviut > or a Hillborne is decidedly better and gives substantially more room to > grow, and will last substantially longer. But some people can't stomach > the idea of locking a $2500 bike outside all day. If the price tag of your > bike is a barrier to you actually using it, that's a bad deal. These > hypothetical new cyclists also don't have the skillset to make a cool > cheapie out of a used bike, either. I am not saying that Riv should offer > a $600 complete bike, but I am saying that I think it's really cool that > affordable practical budget bikes exist for the strictly occasional > cyclist. > > > > > On Friday, June 27, 2014 7:14:54 AM UTC-7, James Warren wrote: >> >> >> I think certain Rivs are easily hop-on-and-go bikes. If a Rivendell such >> as the Hillborne or Cheviot comes with indexed bar-end shifters and flat, >> normal-shoe pedals, what is there on that bike that requires terminology or >> mechanical experience that is any more prohibitive than typical >> bike-store-bikes? If it's the fact that it has gears, I don't see that as >> any more difficult than the rest of the geared bikes (provided it's >> indexed.) And bar-end shifters have the user-friendly advantage of being >> able to see the lever's angle change and stay changed when a new gear is >> found. >> >> Add to that the possibility of a pantsguard that doesn't sacrifice the >> front derailleur, a kickstand, rack and maybe basket, and you have >> something very inviting to one who is not thinking "race." >> >> >> -Jim W. >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > James Warren > [email protected] > > - 700x55 > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
