haha, I was thinking more like "Grant's Little Red Book" without all the genocide and cultural cleansing and whatnot associated with that other red book.
On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Rivendellian version of Jehovah's Witnesses or Mormon "elders". I can > see it now ... > > Repent thee of thy narrow-tired, shoes-rused ways! Yea, before the day of > tribulation, when thou shalt dash thy racing tire against a stone! > > > On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> 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 <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> >> 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> James Warren >>> jimcwar...@earthlink.net >>> >>> - 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Etats Unis > > ************************************* > * "Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to > never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from > it. Where is there a place for you to be? No place.* > * "Nothing outside you can give you any place," he said. "You needn't to > look at the sky because it's not going to open up and show no place behind > it. You needn't to search for any hole in the ground to look through into > somewhere else. You can't go neither forwards nor backwards into your > daddy's time nor your children's if you have them. In yourself right now is > all the place you've got. If there was any Fall, look there, if there was > any Redemption, look there, and if you expect any Judgment, look there, > because they all three will have to be in your time and your body and where > in your time and your body can they be?* > * "Where in your time and your body has Jesus redeemed you?" he cried. > "Show me where because I don't see the place. If there was a place where > Jesus had redeemed you that would be the place for you to be, but which of > you can find it?” -- Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood * > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. 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