Re: [RBW] Re: Leah’s Northern Lights Charlie

[Leah Peterson]

Jason, your two things will be undeniably and unequivocally true, I know it. You put it perfectly. What will seem like a big change to me will barely a nudge toward Pure Road Bike to the club. But it is really fun to try something new and I’m so glad I can. I had no idea 5 years ago how different my bike life would be. I keep discovering new things and I suppose my bikes reflect that.  Joe - I haven’t made a single convert yet. Roberta - aw, shucks. Thanks. I feel like after this winter I’ll be working pretty hard to get back to speed. Club rides start back up in March though! Actually, same week of Philly Bike Expo… Jim - thank you 💛 It blesses me to be among people who understand. On Feb 20, 2025, at 8:48 PM, Jason Fuller <jtf.ful...@gmail.com> wrote: I believe these two things are true:  the Norther Lights Charlie is going to feel, and be, vastly more Pure Road Bike than your fleet of Platypii; the Charlie will also be only a tiny increment towards a Pure Road Bike in the eyes of your club ride audience.  I can certainly empathize with your experience, acknowledging it's even more stark of a contrast than my experiences of riding my shiny fendered but not overly-upright Rivs on rides with folks on typically modern gravel bikes. They see our bikes as novelty, but we know that's far from the truth. Maybe they get the same feeling as we do when they gaze at their own bike, but I doubt it honestly. And they certainly don't understand that they aren't just pretty bikes, either - they are joyous to ride. Maybe their beauty affects our judgement, but I don't see how that matters if the result is the same.   -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/alDVSkXugYY/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3eb06b15-696d-4a1d-bc41-1740c32f457bn%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/729C9502-F223-4B45-8309-DF48C3CE25C3%40gmail.com.