Re: [RBW] Re: Using Your Rivendell Vs. Being Precious: A Spectrum

[Leah Peterson]

Gut-wrenching. But also beautifully said. I can almost hear the scraping of metal on concrete and it makes me a little weak. “But those scratches freed me and the Legolas.”  I’m going to be thinking about this tonight. It applies to more than just bikes… Leah On Jun 15, 2023, at 6:16 PM, 'Mojo' via RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: In the winter of 2011, I bought a Mark-Nobilette-built Legolas. It was serious overlap with my 2001 custom Riv Road and 2005 Quickbeam. I justified it as my mixed-surface, foul-weather, fine-riding bike. I built it up during that winter with pleasing-to-me parts including a Ritchey Logic crank and a Shimergo drive train (Campy 11-spd Chorus brifters mated to Shimano 9 speed XT derailers (12-36 to 34/46 gearing)). My very first ride, I took it out to the nearby irrigation ditch to snap a photo with some mountains in the background. I leaned it up against a concrete irrigation valve and before I could snap a pic my sparkling new Legolas slid down the edge of the concrete and into the ditch. The top tube scratches were horrible. But those scratches freed me and the Legolas. I've ridden it plenty on paved roads in nice weather, but also without hesitation in gravel, snow, mud mixed with cow scat, thunderstorms with small hail. Big scratches for vanity instead of adventure was quite upsetting, but it has worked out for me and this fine bike.  Joe in GJT CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/fBVXpMqGxr8/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/ae63ef15-459b-42ca-a577-791dd63c56e5n%40googlegroups.com. <Tennessee Pass.jpg> -- 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/82D01DFA-768E-411D-B8A3-84E2721A0FA4%40gmail.com.