On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 6:54 PM, lungimsam <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there a market for this in the Rivendell world? > Would you buy a Rivendell, made with dinged paint, environmentally worn > components, gassed gumwalls, and discolored plastic parts, for a more > "artistic" look? Everything functions perfectly, of course. > No way! Every scratch and ding reminds me of something. My AHH is currently pristine (except for the loud chattering bird named "chain" that came along for the ride this morning, which reminds me, I need to go pick up some lube to make it home with my sanity), but I suspect that eventually it'll have plenty of stories to tell. I like having stuff that has earned its "beausage". In some ways my touring bike is more beautiful due to its scratched frame, darkened and sagging leather saddle, darkened and shrunken leather handlebar wraps, twined and re-twined bars, one black and one silver rim, etc... That said, I have faked beausage once. I had a canvas backpack that looked funny all pristine, so I filled it up with rocks and dragged in around on the ground and rolled it down the driveway a few times. It's since earned quite a bit of its own beausage, but it really needed a head start. Rivendell bikes, on the other hand, are beautiful pristine, and beautiful well used. -- 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.
