Hi Rick, what did the ad say? On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Rick Goolsby <[email protected]>wrote:
> This is my first post to the "Bunch", but I went from Giant road bike > to Bacchetta recumbent to Rivendell Sam Hillborne all in 2009. I chose > Rivendell after reading an ad in Bicycle Times magazine on the Sam > Hillborne and it described me perfect. I sold the recumbent and > roadbike and have not looked over my shoulder since. > > Rick > > On Jan 3, 1:39 pm, RoadieRyan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yesterday when I was starting my ride I was thinking about the goals > > for 2010 thread and my first thought was that I was disappointed in my > > lack of miles in 2009 and wanted to do more in 2010. Then I paused > > and started thinking about what I DID do in 2009? > > > > -Rode, and finished, my first populaire (100km) but well outside the > > time limit > > -built my first ever steel bike and "rivenized" it > > -Did my first S240 and had a blast > > -built a bike for my wife for her 40th and it put a smile her face, > > mostly because of the basket > > -helped my six yo kick her training wheel habit (her request to remove > > them) and watched her solo for the first time > > -Adopted a "ride to enjoy" rather than "go as fast as you can" style > > of riding > > -I am no longer a "gravel virgin", really enjoyed riding a rail trail > > on my new steel steed > > > > Anyway I bring this up because I wondered if other folks dismissed > > their 2009 accomplishments becasue they didn't hit some "key" > > measure. I was amazed at how much I had done when I started thinking > > more about what got accomplished and less about how many miles I rode. > > > > Miles of smiles > > > > Ryan > > -- > > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
