I had just moved back to Seattle and started commuting heavily by bike in 2008. I was looking for a road bike, as I was tired of modifying my mid-nineties Kona MTB for the commute. I started reading a lot online. Peter White, Sheldon, and Grant's writing - not sure where originally, but it struck a cord. My first road bike was an early 80's Raleigh Reliant I had purchased with paper route and corn-detasseling money (grew up in MN). My first MTB was a '92 Stumpjumper Pro. Both steel, and that left an impression on me. I never liked the stiff feel of Aluminum and carbon frames. It was like when vinyl was superseded by CD. Listen to an old album if you want to hear real bass.
Anyway, I somehow found out that an aquaintence had some rivendell bikes, so I dropped in one day and saw and rode some of his beautiful bikes. (thanks, Frank!) After that, all bikes I saw paled in comparison. I went to the Seattle bike show and saw a lot of nuthin'. in early 2009, I ordered the 59cm copper frame special A Homer Hilsen, and spent the next few months getting components and building it up. Love! After a trip to Riv HQ in 2011, and rides on a Bombadil and 2 Hunqapillars, I was hooked again. I picked up a 54cm Hunqa this year, and it is now my camp/tour bike, to compliment my rando AHH. I expect there is a Roadeo or Legolas in my future. http://www.flickr.com/photos/stonehog/sets/ http://stonehog.wordpress.com Mobile Brian Hanson On Aug 21, 2012, at 8:06 AM, lungimsam <john11.2...@gmail.com> 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/-/og7N-tA2hBgJ. > 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 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.
