You know it seems like these kinds of discussions only happen during the winter.
;-) On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:34 PM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > This discussion seems to be turning into a forum on the present focus > of the company. With a lot of values coming into it. > > Reminds me of when I was "cold shouldered" out of some off (paved) > road riding/racing in the mid to late 1980's because I wasn't part of > the initial phenom on Mt. Tam. 2000 miles from where I live. > > And how I'm starting to feel now because I don't (a) ride fixed gear > only; (b) ride brevets and try to beat everyone's time. > > Seems like folks are more into exclusion than anything these days. > You'd think that after living my entire life being excluded would be > used to it. Guess my skin ain't thick enough yet. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Jan 22, 7:05�pm, james black <chocot...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 17:00, Brad Gantt <brdg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Perhaps you could explain how Rivendell has drifted away from the > > > ideals stated below. There is nothing road-ish of off-road-ish about > > > them. Rivendell has always been a personal expression of "velosophy" > > > for Grant which is full of contradictions, idiosyncrasies, quirks and > > > all of the qualities you stated below. That is what drew me to > > > Rivendell and that is what makes me so happy to own one. > > > > Rivendell is wonderfully idiosyncratic, and that's one of the things > > we all love about them, right? (I wouldn't think anybody hostile to > > idiosyncrasy would even be on this list) > > > > Rivendell's emphases, styles, and identity have, however, shifted > > markedly over the last decade and a half. It makes sense that each of > > us like some of those changes and dislike others. > > > > James Black > > -- > 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. > > -- Where did the spring go? Where did my hormones go? Where did my energy go? Where did my go go? Where did the pleasure go? Where did my hair go? -- Ray Davies -- 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.
