Unfortunately, the clickbait isn’t usually by choice for most Youtubers. In
order to run a successful YouTube channel, you have to play the
recommendation engine and that means clickbait titles, saying “like and
subscribe” in your videos and having silly thumbnails for your video,
usually of the
Nice video. I like Russ's thing. It took me a while to come around to him.
For a while I consciously avoided it because of click bait titles (I'm
paraphrasing) like "Crust Vs Rivendell:Ultimate Face-off" & "Is the Sam
Hillborne still relevant in 2013".
I'm sure a good bit of people on this
This resonates with me because my Hillborne is the only bike I've been
absolutely certain I would never sell. Four years and 10,000km in, and this
feeling has never wavered. Every other bike I've at least had thoughts of
selling.. or have sold!
On Friday, 15 September 2023 at 08:44:27 UTC-7
Indeed, thanks for sharing this. I sent it to my wife who was instrumental
in crowd funding a side-pull canti Sam frame for my birthday back in 2012.
On Friday, September 15, 2023 at 8:25:21 AM UTC-7 krhe...@gmail.com wrote:
> I, too, delight in watching Russ Roca's YouTube channel "Path Less
I, too, delight in watching Russ Roca's YouTube channel "Path Less
Pedaled". It is very entertaining and informative.
It was really cool to hear his reasoning why is keeping his Rivendell Sam
Hillbourne bicycle, of which is very similar to my thinking to owning and
wanting to keep my Clem.
I love Russ’ channel. He provides a nice balance to bicycle YouTube.
I’m perfectly happy with my Appaloosa but earlier this year i was torn
between it and waiting for the Hillborne release. I’m on the larger side
for a cyclist and their recommendation for the rider weight gave me pause.
I’d have
Russ Roca has a new video up about his Sam Hillborne -- explaining why it
is the one bike he cannot see ever selling.
IMHO he does a really good job of explaining the appeal of the Rivendell
line. I think it is worth watching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6YG_Mk3zJ4
Julian Westerhout
