On Thursday, July 5, 2012 12:40:50 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote: > > While I dont agree with Grant on some stuff (see helmets) I admire his > passion. >
Agreed. I loved Just Ride. And yeah, I didn't agree with all of it but there's an energy and enthusiasm to it that is infectious. I'm really grateful I fell under the Riv spell as it got me out of a rut with cycling. At the same time that I was discovering Riv I was also discovering randonneuring which also helped save cycling for me. I feel I've found a middle ground between wannabe racer and unracer. To be honest, there are plenty of days where I'm kitted up and hammering but there are also days when I'm on platform pedals and noodling around on mixed terrain. I don't have to choose one over the other, I can maneuver between the two. Cycling is huge and there are all kinds of people out there enjoying it on their own and basically living the Just Ride ethos who have probably never heard of Grant or Rivendell. There's others like myself who found stuff like that to be refreshing and revitalizing in spite of initial skepticism. When I was finishing the Cascade 1200k last week I was riding with guys on contemporary road bikes. Nice CF ones. Part of me started thinking, maybe I need to approach CF with a more open mind, maybe there's a place for one of those bikes in my stable since I'm riding strong and feeling enthusiastic about cycling. Today when I was finishing up a short fast(ish) ride I went by two bike shops and was looking at CF bikes--"endurance" and "distance" models with lower BB heights and longer stays. No way. Or at least not today. No way would I choose a bike that wouldn't fit at least a 28 and a fender and there's no way I'm riding wheels with less than 32 spokes. Maybe I'm missing out but it's just not for me. My CC with Jack Browns, a WTB saddle, bars a few CM below the saddle and indexed BE shifters are go fast enough for me. I may consider STI shifters later in the year but certainly not now. Tomorrow I'm looking forward to getting back on my Hilsen which is currently set up with platform pedals and racks and doing a mixed terrain ride through Forest Park. Maybe I'll bring along Just Ride and read it at a cafe mid-ride. --mike -- 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/-/64S0hoAm_SYJ. 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.
