When is the next Rally in the east? I am just outside Philadelphia and missed this ride. I just joined the list about a month ago.
> > ------------------------------ > *From:* Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Sat Apr 28 09:41:33 CDT 2012 > *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [RBW] Re: Riv Rally East Miraculously Escapes Weather > Debacle! > > I will give you the benefit of the doubt that there was nothing implied, > but i think you're reading into the title too much. This is a Rivendell > Owners Group, but there is no requirement that you have to own or ride a > Rivendell. In the same way it was a Riv Rally because we organized it > through the list, but never at any point did anyone say you needed to have > a Riv to ride. We could have called it the GAP 12 ride, but that doesn't > capture how we all met--which is through the Riv owners group. > > As Steve points out, by nature of the ride Rivs were the natural type of > bike, but other bikes showed up, and the over-riding commonality was that > they were all built up in a similiar way (because the route/nature of the > ride required that), but no-one said anything about the non-riv bikes. In > fact i found it interesting to see a Surly built up or a Kogswell (which > are not made anymore so it's rare for me to see one). After the first 20 > minutes of ogling and looking over the bikes i think everyone just rode and > focused on getting to know everyone. The bikes just 'broke the ice' for > all of us to meet. > > > On Saturday, April 28, 2012 1:45:22 AM UTC-4, Ablejack wrote: >> >> I guess I simply prefer a more egalitarian theme for a ride. Inclusive >> rather than exclusive that's all. >> I don't think anything negative about the folks and certainly did not >> mean to insinuate that. >> There are about ten Riv owners in my club and sometimes it's all Rivs on >> a ride. No problem, ride whatever you want. >> I just didn't like the idea that on a "Riv Rally" someone might feel >> having a fancy bike is necessary to come along with the group. >> I suppose "pretension" was the wrong way to put it. Truly sorry. >> /Still, gorgeous bikes all, and perhaps the best trail in America. >> >> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/y7rcdDf9vfAJ. > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/pT2XNL3byrsJ. 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.
