I've found that flat pedals really throw the mainstreamers for a loop. They sort of understand that "retro" steel bikes are cool for some unknown reason, but why anyone would use flat pedals is a total mystery.
I'm pretty sure that I lose credibility with potential customers who walk into my shop and notice (and usually mention) that my personal bikes don't have clip-in pedals. No matter how intelligently I explain my reasons, flat pedals just don't square with ingrained notions of "serious cycling", and are a dead-giveaway that the person who uses them is either a total novice or at least a weirdo. (in my case, both are true, to varying degrees...) On Jan 1, 1:16 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > This story reminds me of the day when I took my Bombadil to check its > fit at RBW. I had it on the roof rack and was about to leave work when > a younger co-worker walked by, suddenly stopped and staring at the > bike uttered, almost to himself but loud enough so I could hear... > > "There is something wrong with that bike... It has one top tube too > many and the handlebars are backwards..." > > Then, turning to me said, what is that...? You're not even riding clipless... > > As the engineer geek that he is, I told him to first go read the > Rivendell website and then we'd talk some more. He is a dual > suspension freerider and the Bombadil didn't quite fit in any of his > paradigms. > > We should keep track of what people say when confronted with a concept > like the Bombadil that completely blows their pre-conceived notions. > > René > > On 1/1/10, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > Kip: > > > Now you've done it - sent out a blanket invitation to a group that has > > a high possibility of taking you up on it. Great report. The Bomba > > probably climbed a whole lot better than the tourists double > > suspension rides. Come to think of it, maybe they were shuttled to > > the top, so they could ride down? Hah! > > > dougP > > > On Jan 1, 7:26 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Jan 1, 9:50 am, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> At the risk of sounding like a tourist here, what is it > > >> > with the double top tube anyway? > > >> If you really are asking, it makes the frames stronger. The lower > >> tube makes more of a triangle with the rest of the frame: > > >>http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/bombadil/50-640 > > >> Plus it looks cool. > > > -- > > > 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. > > -- > Sent from my mobile device -- 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.
