I once came within inches of running headlong into a prostitute that lurched into my path while cycling in North Austin. Disaster was only averted by her quick thinking co-worker who pulled her back at the last second. I passed so close I had the smell of cigarrettes, cheap perfume and cheaper whiskey in my nostrils for the next five miles. Neither noticed I was riding a Quickbeam...
On Jan 15, 8:42 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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%2Bunsubscrib > > e...@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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