What he said...... On Nov 24, 2011, at 1:23 PM, David Faller wrote:
>> . I purchased a Rivendell as it handles front loads, rear loads, front and >> rear loads and doesn't need a load to feel great.. I check the tires once >> a week.. and carry what I need as an all around bicycle... I change handle >> bars, tires, bags etc often .. then join a Rivendell Owners group on the web >> to discuss and explore the wonderful uses of it.. only to have to defend >> not the bike but my own experience as someone else decides unilaterally that >> since they don't feel the same way I'm wrong... and no evidence from anyone >> is valid...they are just used to it and don't know. >> >> I'm sarcastic blunt and things make sense or they don't. Low trail sounds >> great the way Jan did it .. built the bike to be a performance (race >> machine) for a specific purpose.. He loves it. The bikes are beautiful and >> I'm sure they ride great and people get used to them just as "Most" bikes >> ride wonderfully and people get used to them. After all they are >> bicycles.... After all from the vast difference of experiences and not just >> opinions it's obvious that it's not "just a trail thing". It's also true >> that there are trade offs in bike design. It may be true that low trail >> bikes with xyz handle a front load of x better than bike z with x amount of >> load at frame size k rider weight L and front to rear load weight M under N >> amount of power. It's not the answer to all loads though and writing off >> others experience is just tiring at best. >> >> Don't tell low trail bike owners they have a nice bike either... they know >> it already.. you were just to dumb to figure it out as quickly as they did. >> Guess we only need one bike geometry after all. >> >> FYI: this is not a personal attack on anyone no matter how much you may >> want to try and feel it is. Also no single sentence by itself above stands >> alone.. overall this is just stating in a sarcastic but honest statement of >> opinion based perceptions.. so far in this thread and others. It also goes >> back to my original notice to the original poster that I disagree with the >> instant assertion that front loads are bad for all but bike X because your >> bike can't handle it BS! Mine and others experience and knowledge of how >> our bikes handle are just as valid as others opinions. I don't argue or >> believe my bike is better than yours except for me, that is the same respect >> I expect / demand from you. If not I am sarcastic enough and a big enough >> asshole to be as obnoxious and oblivious to the truth as anyone just not as >> eloquent. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
