Trying not to get political but I was disappointed to see Blackburn on this list as well. The founders of Blackburn and Giro (Jim Blackburn and Jim Gentes) both graduated from our design program and started companies to help cyclists stay safe, be more comfortable and enjoy cycling more than they could before they started those companies. Both men are truly genuine and fantastic people who often come back and tell their business stories to our students. Both are retired and their companies have been sold to these larger corporations. I fear that this is the kind of thing that can happen to the principles of any company as they are bought and taken over by larger companies. I'm glad to see Grant work so hard to maintain Rivendell's soul and principles when it is suffering its various financial challenges through the years. He's probably been approached with offers before and turned them down. Blackburn racks transitioned me into bike commuting 25 years ago and I've owned mostly Giro helmets because they are well designed and fit me best. However, as a teacher whose fear is heightened with every school shooting, I have to say that I vote with my dollars. I will probably be looking for a different brand of helmet in the future and buying a Hail Mary from Riv even though I really can't afford it and don't really need anything now.
Thank you for posting the articles Michael and Jonathan. It was good information to know. John On Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 9:51:29 AM UTC-8, Jonathan D. wrote: > > I don’t want to weigh into politics on this forum but I thought this was a > good story on this issue. > https://bikeportland.org/2018/02/23/local-bike-shops-come-to-terms-with-their-industrys-ties-to-the-nra-269395 > > > Also a another good reason to support Rivendell, nitto, etc this weekend > and always. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
