David Faller wrote: I second the motion. Most "serious" riders (racers) that I encounter have a sole focus. They know nothing about their bike, they don't use it for anything other than sporting equipment. The bike doesn't fit right, is ill-maintained, etc. but the rider has on the cutting edge kit. Looks the part, but couldn't tell you about one component on the bike. Why is that more serious than what I do?
------- What does it matter? I¹ve seen skinny kids on bright-colored, narrow-barred fixies; poorly-dressed folks on cheap mountain bikes; commuters on all sorts of bikes; fat, skinny, old, and young folks on bikes that cost thousands more than my Riv custom. Each one is using a bicycle to accomplish his goal; some of those goals are consistent with my own and others are not, but I can presume only that all those riders are serious. As for maintenance, I¹ve heard squeaky chains and rubbing brakes on bikes of every stripe. I don¹t get why this is a worthwhile topic of discussion here. It sounds to me uncomfortably like, ³If only those folks could experience the One True Religion ‹ ours!² -- Jon ³But What Do I Know?² Grant, in just-about-to-snow Austin, Texas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
