Wow! didn't intend to stir the "Riv=Heavy" pot. "Heavy" is/was my bro-in-laws word... relative to his non-riv-ish set-up CF bikes. As in... he praises the comfort, full-fenders, rack-ability, lugged beauty, and smooth riding 40mm tires of my Hilsen then finishes up by saying something like "but I just can't see riding a bike that's over 18lbs."
When I judge a bike I'm interested in what it can do. Can I haul a kid on it? How much cargo can it carry? Can I hook my trailer up to it? Can I ride it on as well as off road? Can I hop the curb with whatever load I'm carrying to take the lane on the Sellwood Bridge if there's oncoming bike/ped traffic on the sidewalk? Can I comfortably ride it in the rain? Does it have lights/reflectors for riding after dark? Weight never really comes into the picture in my mind. Regarding the book... as others have said, I got a few new bits of info from it, but more than that it's nice to have so many of Grants thoughts in one place. And despite what my my failed attempt at humor above might imply, I hope you do share a copy of Just Ride, jinxed, and that it finds it's way into receptive hands. "Ride it like you earned it" --seen on a sticker on a bike helmet in Seattle --Andy On Sunday, August 26, 2012 3:49:06 PM UTC-7, jinxed wrote: > > This is silly, but I had a question to those of you who've read the book. > I had been considering getting the book the next time I place an order with > RBW, then I happened to see a copy at the local B&N. I was heading out the > door but stopped to skim a couple pages. My question is this...if I have > been following the Readers, blug, and web articles, are there any new or > different writings in the book? I realize the description is billed as a > collection of micro-essays, and the couple pages I glanced at were familiar > from sources I already have. Not that I mind having mutiple copies of > something, and I want to support the book, I'm just curious if there is > expanded and or new content? It might be the difference between getting one > of the BSNY books (Ive not read or followed) now and get the Just Ride book > later. > > > -- 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/-/JSEsCXHPTWUJ. 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.
