Without knowing your grandfather I have to say that when I received my 2001 Rambouillet I had just moved to Pittsburgh and I feel like I've met your grandfather over and over since. RBW is certainly an antecedent of that mentality.
Yesterday while out on a shopping excursion and first ride of the season with my new to town and urban biking protege, several people looked at my bike (not my Ram) and said, "it has been a messy winter". I'm teaching her about your grandfather without ever knowing him personally. Thanks for the viewpoint and pics, I get it. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Monday, February 26, 2018 at 7:06:38 PM UTC-5, ant ritchey wrote: > > A bit of snow laid on down last night. Today's sun rose to reveal a good > bit still holding on. The day itself promised to be a fine one, perfect > even- sunny, crisp-cold...and no work! > > My grandfather was a boilermaker & steelworker in Pittsburgh, PA, my > homelands. Today is his birthday; the 15th we celebrate without him with us > here on Earth. He's often a part of my thoughts while riding, but today is > special for obvious reasons. I mention this and him for this reason: So > much of what I think the general RBW school of thought embodies has a lot > to do, philosophically and/or historically, with strength and simplicity, > of both animate and not, and most certainly certain folk from his time; > tough as nails while still being as sweet as pie. I'm grateful for it, > grateful for it all. The bicycle has brought more good to my life than any > other non-living thing. RBW/Grant and everyone from this camp I've met > along the way are a benchmark of highest order & this bicycle, my '04 Toyo > Atlantis, is the functional symbol of it all & a reminder of these > coinciding legacies every single day of my life. He'd be proud of me and > all of us atop our cherished works of the steel stuffs. > > A guy walking his dog down the snowy path (presumably eyeing the big Wald) > jokes to me as I pass: "Man! You take your paper route seriously!" > > Enough with my run-on sentences. Without further ado, a few pics of a bike: > > https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11axhHQ1gfvpA8BfxMlopjY3gvzgd9DJz?usp=sharing > > POST SCRIPT: > -I thought I posted this a week ago today and here I stumble upon this > open tab and an unpublished draft! > -Pics looked a lot lighter from my phone...now they appear somewhat dark > on my computer screen. Apologies if these look crappy! It's the > thought/homage that counts! > > -Ant Ritchey PDX OR > -- 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.
