Thanks for posting that Mark. Two of my favorite bike people. I've talked with both on subjects that were barely cycling related. I love that much more than conversations that never leave cycling or cycling hardware confines. They have the sort of life context in their cycling pursuits that are interesting after a ride or away from the shop and their products.
Bikes and riding are a part of my world, not a compartmentalized subject for periodic immersion at the exclusion of all else. Grant and Paul are examples of the compatibility of the same outlook and a productive life pursuit. Racer-ism drove me off the roads, into the woods on my RockHopper, until racers got their MTBs and infiltrated trail rides. Then I rode my RB-1 where none of them would go on their 700 x 23s and rode my purple XO-2 farther in the woods and forests than they could with their MTBs. Thinking like that lead to long rides and overnights out along vast networks of Forest Service roads, thirty years ago. My sister stillforwards me event notices of rides/races now held in those places, asking "isn't that where you used to ride?" Not to say it's an objective, but wouldn't we all do well to carry on as if we'd have a quiz over a conversation someone notable had with any of us? B., E., A., D. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 6:18:33 PM UTC-5, Mark Roland wrote: > > Lots of unracer stuff that most here know about, but also some fun stuff. > Plus a nice gratuitous shot of an X0-1 > > <http://goog_319654320> > > https://mailchi.mp/paulcomp/grant-petersen-of-rivendell-bares-his-soul-ssaz-dropper-trigger-video-sierra-explorer-1081601?e=[UNIQID] > > Check it out and come back and take this reading comprehension quiz: > > 1. In the late 60s early 70s, Grant was into > > A. Soap-making > B. Hitchhiking > C. Beekeeping > E. Studying Whole Earth Catalogs > D. All of the above > > 2. The product manager at Bridgestone who helped Grant with the X0-1 was > > A.Yoshi > B. Ogawa > C.Isayama > D. Masa > E. All of the above > > 3. Grant and his Dad favored what type of shotgun? > > A. Double barrel > B. Pump > C. Semi-automatic > D. None of the above; they used a sling-shot > > Which snacks does Grant enjoy on an ideal bicycle ride? > > A. dried apricots and sardines > B. salmon and kale chips > C. salmon and blueberry basil kombucha > D. sardines and Costco energy bars > > > > > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ee73c072-b38c-4a7b-848c-3598178e5142%40googlegroups.com.
