about 20 years ago i stumbled onto the forum sponsored by Serotta Bicycle Company. via that virtual method, I was introduced to Dr. Douglas Brooks. He had the strongest opinions, the most convincing reasons for having those opinions, and a giant and every changing collection of bikes = only the most gorgeous of bikes. DBRK as he was known online loved Rivendell and Grant Peterson. I ride big bikes for two reasons: 1. i am old and not very flexible and 2. because DBRK and GP convinced me that it just made sense.
Since that time I have owned two orange Rabouillets, two gorgeous blue Bleriots, and one green coupled Rambouillet. I have mostly moved on to all fast pavement bikes but my fit is still based on DBRK and GP. https://www.glo.com/preview/teachers/dr-douglas-brooks?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=1656894644&utm_content=63333025643&utm_term=kwd-591110618803&gclid=CjwKCAiAu9vwBRAEEiwAzvjq-5FAx4tgFD3yQIOsVnzlcas5t5gWJn7Xu8KRljvt7ZVdlA3cTVnViBoCu3cQAvD_BwE On Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 9:52:28 AM UTC-8, Pancake wrote: > > Leah's discussion about long wheel base led to a lot of interesting > discussions about how people found Rivendell. I'd like to know: > > - How you first found out about Rivendell? > - What caused you to actually get your first Rivendell frame or > component (or something Riv inspired) ... and what was that first buy? > - And could you add a photo of that first? > > Personally, I was overweight and looking to make my biking more > comfortable back in 2004 in Berkeley. Searching online led me to look at > Brooks saddles and sweptback handlebars and ultimately to Rivendell to buy > some steel Albatross bars ... which I still use today! On a student budget, > I attached them to a Jamis Coda Sport (steel frame) with beefed up wheels > from The Missing Link bike co-op. Then about 2 years ago my friend Ronnie > gave me a Cheviot frame to build up as a distraction while waiting to > adopt. The moment I finished building the bike, as I was attaching the > pedals my wife pulled into the garage, jumped out of the car and with tears > and a huge smile and told me to get plane tickets to Kansas because our > daughter was about to be born! Now our daughter is almost 2 years old and I > have the Cheviot, a Sam Hillborne, and the same friend is lending me a > Rosco Baby frame until that we built a couple weeks ago for front kid seat > rides. > > When Grant met my daughter, he noticed the "Baby Muggle On Board" sticker > on our car window ... he was rightfully concerned that we didn't know if > she was a muggle or not! > > Ride on, > Abe > > Some pics of my other Rivendell bikes (and the Rosco Baby with those > original Albatross bars) here - https://imgur.com/a/wWgiDmh > > [image: IMG_4021.jpg] > > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ff6ae1c0-8cb1-4c16-af4a-6977fb6fcd2d%40googlegroups.com.
