This is very funny -- derelicts piping up about Rivendells. I wonder if Riv needs to reconsider its marketing efforts.
Patrick Moore, who fully realizes that tapsters and whores are often closer to the Kingdom of Heaven than Wall Street tycoons and heavy politicos and others of the great and good. On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:52 PM, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I was riding my Bleriot awhile back in Seattle and I was stopped by a > homeless guy who started telling me about the bikes designed by Grant > Petersen. He really seemed to know his stuff. > > Ryan > > On Jan 14, 7:20 pm, beth h <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > "Will riding a Rivendell make me self-conscious or overly worrisome?" > > he asked. > > > > ************* > > > > Two two responses: > > > > 1. People DO notice my Rivvy. Not many, and not every time I'm out on > > it, but enough that it's noteworthy. > > > > Worst example was the slightly scary-looking, slightly filthy guy at > > the bus stop who approached me while I worried about a slow leak. He > > came a little too close and lectured a little too knowingly about > > Rivendells and my bike in particular. When he reached out to touch the > > top tube I backed up, hopped on and sped away, leaving him cursing at > > me about being some uptight b***h. > > > > Best example was sitting in a window seat at a cafe with my niece, who > > informed me that a man outside was smelling my bike. He was just > > inspecting the lugs VERY closely, through pop-bottle glasses. We had a > > brief, pleasant talk about Rivendells and he wound up buying one > > himself later on. > > > > 2. I stopped worrying so much about how attractive my bike might be to > > thieves when (a) I got the first big dent in the top tube and (b) I > > parked it inside the house. It's a bike. I ride it everywhere and it > > makes me happy. I'm guessing your Rivendell will do the same for you. > > Ride and enjoy. > > > > Cheers--Beth > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523--
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