Hugh: Well put. Especially for people who are new to cycling, the concept of a multi-thousand dollar bike is mind boggling. I doubt there are more than a handful of Rivendell owners who haven't cycled for years and owned numerous bikes before taking the plunge. Our little corner of the universe is the lugged steel niche of the all-rounder / touring / country bike niche of the niche sport of cycling. I'm grateful to have found Rivendell and that there are enough other enthusiasts for this ethos to be on-going.
I love the "beater car / sweet bike" idea. Many years ago there was a magazine article about "riders whose bikes are worth more than their cars". As far as I'm concerned, my Atlantis is already worth more than my Toyota. dougP On Monday, April 22, 2013 4:20:40 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: > > Wanted to add something to this topic. > > When I ride with people who are not as infatuated as I with all things > bicycles but want to start cycling I often have a discussion about the > attributes of my bike especially when I tell them it's made for mixed > terrain it always distills to how much! There is always a gasp then I tell > them there is a less expensive alternative like a Hillborne and let em know > the price, a slightly smaller gasp, then the LHT comes to mind under > $1300.00 built. IMHO I think it is positive to direct people to Rivish > type bikes (someone already said Grant does the same) that are within their > realm of financial comfort. More people on comfortable bikes is in > humanities best interest. > > It's like the difference between a Toyota Camry and a Lexus (use which > ever car manufacturer you prefer) The Camry is reliable and comfortable and > reasonably priced and the Lexus is all that and adds some aesthetics for a > premium, both function well it just depends on the individuals priorities. > > Lastly, as enlightened cyclists who appreciate Riv logic aren't we beyond > the elitism we abhor? As for me I don't care if my neighbor wants to ride a > carbon fiber road bike, hey he's on a bike! If he comes to me about comfort > issues I'll extol the benefits of a quill stem and leather saddle and help > him how I can. > > I know I'm probably rehashing something some else has already stated but > perhaps I'm saying a bit differently. Human on a bike any bike= good deal. > > Best, > > Hugh "I'd rather have a beater car and a sweet bike" Smitham > Sunland, CA > > On Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:56:54 AM UTC-7, William wrote: >> >> Thanks Jim for all you do. As a poster that sometimes says too much or >> sometimes says the wrong thing in the wrong way, I've been more diligent in >> asking myself right before hitting "Post" the following two questions: >> >> 1. Will the board be any better off if I hit the Post button? Even if >> it's just a tiny bit better, that's good >> 2. Will the board be any worse off if I hit the Discard button instead? >> >> Of the posts I type, I end up hitting the Discard button maybe 30% of the >> time. I've regretted posting things in the past. I've never regretted >> discarding a post. >> >> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
