I think Grant is a great designer of practical bicycles. I'm 64 and like old school bikes that I can work on. I don't need electric shifting etc. The wool and tweed don't interest me but it does not bother me either. Really no different than lycra clad hamsters. :-) I raced years ago and enjoyed it. About 9 years ago I was looking for a versatile all 'round bike. I stumbled on Riv and got a Bleriot. Love at first ride. I was looking at the Chevoit earlier this year and pre-ordered a 55 in gray. I like it a lot and am still 'dialing it in'. I'll post pics when it is.
Church? No, the bikes are just different. On Friday, December 2, 2016 at 11:28:15 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > Just read the article. Very interesting to see how differently people view > Grant and his products 20 years later. The remark by Richard Schwinn, who > was a Rivendell supporter, shows this: > > *"Rivendell is really a church disguised as a bike company," explains > Richard Schwinn, former vice-president of the eponymous bicycle > conglomerate and founder of Waterford Precision Bicycles. "And that church > has a lot of true believers."* > Now, even the mainstream, largely, recognizes the real value of Grant's > designs and products. I believe it was he above all (I say this without > diminishing others' contributions) kept steel and wool and leather, and > sensible,proven frame design in the market. Rivendell is *not* a church > disguised as a bike company. > > Moving on: I know a lot of you don't read BSNYC regularly, but today's > post covers some serious topics of interest to the list including the > dominant role of tires in the way bikes ride and the negligible > contribution of many other things marketed as essential; bottom bracket > foolishness; and stupid shoes. > > And here is Rivendell's forthcoming electric shifter: > > [image: Inline image 2] > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
