Easy. Yours is the beautiful bike. My husband and I are usually passed by racers, head down, as we also meander along enjoying the scenery. Sometimes he speeds up to show them he can keep up (probably really can't for too long, though, but who cares). The only time I see bikes like mine are when I'm with my family. But..... when I rolled my bike into a bike shop in Oceanside to buy a part, the guy who helped me was thrilled to see his first Rivendell and spent a half hour talking bikes and bringing his bike out to show us, and when I watched over my bike waiting for lunch in the seaport village area of San Diego someone walked up and asked if he could take a picture of my bike cuz he rarely sees Rivendells where he lives
We have a relative planning to buy a bike. Pretty sure leaning towards a (used) carbon road bike. I think that would be consistent with what he sees around him (besides the beach cruisers). We asked him how he likes to ride and every answer he gave said he should have something riv-like. He is a very value-oriented, long-term-thinking, careful purchaser (buys good high-end cars, used). I made him borrow my copy of Just Ride and hope it helps him make a decision that works for him. On Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 8:10:08 PM UTC-8, Surlyprof wrote: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/129545862@N03/22633062849/in/dateposted-public/ > > This image struck me the other day as I was about to get off the train > from my evening commute. Every bike (aside from mine) was black with one > dark blue exception. There is the occasional steel bike but it's mostly a > sea of carbon and aluminum. Sam tends to stand out (proudly I might add). > I do receive the occasional, "Nice bike" or "That's in great shape for > such an old bike" but mostly no one appears interested. It's mostly a > crabon-riding, MAMIL crowd. I am not the least bit self-conscious about > this because I know that, upon exiting the train, I will end my day with a > delightful meander down the Alameda water channel to the wife and dogs in > our little bungalow in Niles. It's always such a great way to wind down at > the end of even the most stressful workday. I always end up happy by the > time I arrive home. > > Anyone else deal with this sort of fish out of water situation with their > Riv or is it just me and my commute? Just curious. > John > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
