In high school, living in one of the many remote parts of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with several thousand wild acres in my backyard, I was fanatic about hunting and trapping. And when I did those things, I prefered to use the tools and methods used by my grandfather or great-grandfather, rather than the latest technology. So I'd snowshoe and pull a toboggan instead of ride a snowmobile, and I'd wear Filson or Woolrich or Carhartt instead of nylon, for example. And I really liked the craftsmanship and aesthetic of the blued steel and oiled walnut of traditional firearms (even when scratched, rusted or otherwise beausaged), rather than more advanced lightweight and "indestructible" materials that were being introduced at the time. I was convinced then, and I still am today, that the older methods and tools had a more appealing aesthetic and didn't have any negative impact on my ability to be successful (my skill being the limiting factor, of course).
In college, I got into backpacking under the influence of some friends. Again I gravitated toward more traditional gear. Then I had a dark period when I was in grad school doing nothing but studying esoteric topics of minimal value and getting plastered. Once I had enough of getting plastered, I discovered Rivendell, and the ruggedly useful/beautiful aesthetic of the bikes were appealing in the same way that old guns are appealing. The pictures of loaded Atlantises with waxed canvas panniers reminded me of my earlier backpacking adventures. I no longer hunt, trap, or do much backpacking, but the Rivendell style of bicycles and bicycling seems to fill the same role. On Apr 26, 9:41 am, Bridgestone <alancr...@mac.com> wrote: > You're an all-steel, tweed, canvas and shellac kind of guy/girl. Has > owning a Rivendell opened you up to new hobbies? > > I've always been a fly-fisherman. Last summer, I took a week-long > class in the Catskills and built my own bamboo fly rod. I'm hooked now > (hell yes, pun intended!) > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
