I received a catalog from them at a Seattle bike show......heck it could have been Grant who handed it too me. I had been riding a recumbent until then but had a Bianchi race bike back in the 80's and a Nishiki 'touring' bike that I had Davidson cycles modify and paint. My wife and I also owned two of the first lugged Stumpjumpers purchased from Greenlake cycles in Seattle....so to make a long story short, I appreciated the lugged steel frame idea and the practical side of riding as I had been a bicycling commuter when it wasn't that popular to be one. In fact my first road bicycle was a Volkscycle brand that (I think a 25 inch frame but too big for me) I rode the beans out of it to high school in the 70's and a 20 mile round trip no less. I've always worked on my own bicycles and wanted something I understood and didn't like the new indexed shifting. As a guy in my 40's I had a beer gut and wanted to ride something comfortable and flexible. The narrow tires just didn't seem right for my then 280+ pounds. I purchased several old bikes and Rivized them and a Surly Trucker as I slowly worked my way to my first Rivendell which turned out to be a SimpleOne then later a Sam Hillborne. As of late I have a strong desire to downsize and simplify and have only one bicycle and I may sell every bicycle I own and buy either a Hunk or an Atlantis in my size with a generator lighting system and top components. That's probably what I will do....... soon.
On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:06:10 AM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: > > So how did you originally find out about them, and why/where/how did you > get your first Rivendell bike? > -- 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/-/Or46Szg_q9cJ. 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.
