i came to know rbw probably 5 years later than you (in age) and now 36 i don't feel i've missed anything.
if you ever do, just do it. liking one bike shouldnt stop you from appreciating another. same with their packaged philosophies. On Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 6:38:34 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > Welcome. If I were you at your age, I'd simply ride everything that took > my fancy and learn what I liked and didn't like. 20 is far too early to > start worrying about categories. > > I'd include Grant's strictures in this advice: yes, try his designs, but > also try things he doesn't like, and make your own judgment. > > You neglected to post the statutory photos of your bikes; please remedy > this omission. > > I learned what I like by building all sorts of bikes and heavily modifying > others and finding that I didn't really like them, so that by a very > lengthy and very expensive process of elimination I finally found what I do > like. But you can learn by doing without spending as much as I did. > > You neglected to post the statutory photos of your bikes; please remedy > this omission. > > Oh, and please give us your name. Replying to a man with the name "bunny" > is just not dignified. > > Patrick Moore, old and peevish, in ABQ, NM. > > > >> The other issue is less immediate, at least in a physical sense. I’m >> relatively young. I just turned 20. If I lean into the unracer's mindset >> now, will I miss out on something? Did I skip my formative bicycle >> experiences and arrive at the ultimate form decades too early? Will I watch >> my athleticism and socially demanded competitive spirit slip away? >> > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/76dd5521-1794-44ca-86a4-7dd2e905535an%40googlegroups.com.
