My Dad saw my Bombadil and asked if it was vintage, when I told him it was brand new a year old he asked why "they" were still making steel bikes if they could make them out of CF or Alumninum. We then went for a ride on some 40 year old schwinn typhoons he had in the basement in an effort to point out why steel is an awesome material for a bike. Both bikes had ancient brooks saddles on them that still felt comfy to boot! Took back an old JC Higgins with me for a fall/winter project. Time to take my first crack at straightening wobbly wheels!
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 3:34 PM, dougP <[email protected]> wrote: > Just yesterday a guy guessed the age of my Atlantis as "...at least 20 > years old". He rides a nice old lugged steel Italian race bike > himself but doesn't keep up much with bike technology. On the other > hand, a fair number of Riders of a Certain Age in our club have Brooks > (usually black) on their MCRBs. > > dougP > > On Sep 27, 9:04 am, jimD <[email protected]> wrote: > > Props to Rivendell and Joe Bell! > > It truly is a great riding bike. > > -JimD > > > > Oh, and folks who have some vague idea about Brooks saddles often > comment on how uncomfortable they are. > > > > On Sep 27, 2012, at 8:08 AM, John Price wrote: > > > > > > > > > JimD that is a great looking bike. > > > > > I've also had my Brooks saddle questioned as a wooden one. > > > > > On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:12:31 PM UTC-6, JimD wrote: > > > This seems to come in waves. > > > > > Several times this week I've had folks complement me on my great > looking old bike. > > > Usually they want to know how old it is. When I say it is about three > years old it often starts a great conversation. > > > Folks seem genuinely interested in hearing about Rivendell though they > often seem to be a bit skeptical about > > > 'steel' bikes. Brooks saddles seem to be a pointer toward > anachronism or at least 'old school'. > > > > > Generally my answer to the question as to why I have such a bike is, > 'Rivendell make great riding bikes'. > > > > > This picture doesn't prove much except that these things can be > 'colorful!' > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/8018448319/in/photostream > > > > > -JimD > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To view this discussion on the web visithttps:// > groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/RChPqxfZYcQJ. > > > 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 athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
