Seth, Very well played...bringing the grouch without the retro. :)
I kid I kid There's nothing magical about 1955 for me either. I think the intent of the hypothetical was: When you go to the roots of cycling in your heart, what country do you find those roots in? Is it 1994 USA? That's cool. For me, it changes, but I think I'm feeling the vibe of the 'country bike' lately and that makes me think England. Like a Jack Taylor rando bike or similar. On Apr 12, 12:21 pm, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 3:16 PM, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > Clearly the bicycle industry has a lot of history, much of which is > > from outside the US. Especially the Rivendell community gets a great > > deal of inspiration from the cycling heritage of France, England, > > Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and yes, the USA. Other places as > > well.... > > > Hypothetical question: You get into a time machine to say, 1955. You > > can bring any one bicycle back with you from your trip to 1955. What > > country did your bike come from? > > None of the above. There is nothing magical to me about 1955. > > I'm happy with the more researched steel tubing available now. > > -sv -- 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.
