Rene: Hadn't noticed the feet before but I think the bike is in a workstand and the front wheel is off the ground.
FWIW, my wife thought it should have been an Atlantis but we're kinda partial that way...:) I love the expression the kid's face. He really looks like he's exploring the bike. dougP On Jun 25, 5:38 pm, René Sterental <[email protected]> wrote: > I got my poster today, as I was out traveling last week. Everyone who has > posted so far has had nothing bad to say about it, so it feels that many in > the bunch feel that nothing that comes out of RBW has any flaws at all. > > While I like the poster, and do not regret buying it sight unseen, I can't > say that it is what I expected it would be. I didn't look at the artist's > website so I had no preconceived notions except for what my own sense of > excitement at the mention of Rivendell. > > Since those who have not bought it yet can actually see what it's about on > the Blug section, I'm going to be a bit more specific in my comments: > > I like it, but am not overwhelmed by it. What does bother me, though, is > seeing the boys foot/shoe showing under the tire. Aesthetically (or > whatever term is appropriate) it bugs me because my mind questions how can > that be possible. Is he lifting the bike? Doesn't seem so, did then someone > rolled the bike over his foot? Doesn't seem so either as the bike doesn't > seem to be tilted up. Anyway... > > Other than that detail, I believe that like almost all of the RBW frame > colors (with the except of the Hunqapillar gray) the more I look at it, the > more it will grow on me. That is, unless the issue with the foot under the > wheel also makes me more and more uncomfortable... > > Can anyone come up with my explanation that allows me to go "Aha!!!" and > makes the whole foot thing make sense? > > At least if I end up not liking it at all, I paid the lowest price by > buying it unseen. I do like RBW's price escalation scheme as it supports us > wild risk takers... :-D > > Hope no one gets mad at me for this post... > > René -- 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.
