The writer made such gorgeous language out of it. Favorite quotes: “But I felt, instead, a very adult sense of longing—as if I had just glimpsed, at a deeply inconvenient time, a new and appealing way to live.”
“Rivendell’s employees object to descriptions of the company’s following as cultlike. “The other stuff is the cult,” Keating told me.” “There was something romantic about the Rivendells. They made the other bikes on the road look mean.” “The strength and fearlessness of the others filled me with an almost indescribable envy. What was it like to leave for a long ride at dusk—or cycle off into the woods with a sleeping bag, a patch kit, and some groceries—and be reasonably assured you’d have a great night? The world seemed divided between two types of people: those with a command of the physical world, and everyone else. The former had confidence, skill, and know-how; the rest of us had YouTube tutorials on removing anti-theft skewers.” ____________________________________________ This was a gorgeous piece of writing that rightly celebrates a brilliant man. I’m so happy for him. I’m sure he hates the attention. Leah On Monday, September 16, 2024 at 12:24:46 PM UTC-4 Caroline Golum wrote: > Can confirm the Riv to birding pipeline is real > > On Monday, September 16, 2024 at 11:32:24 AM UTC-4 ben.r...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> dan!g you beat me to posting this! its a good read and as a " mid 30s >> tattooed skater who rides in cut off dickies and vans" I was a little >> triggered to learn that I'm very "bird watching adjacent". >> >> [image: IMG_4584.jpg] >> >> [image: IMG_5005.jpg] >> >> Ben "little brother" R >> >> On Monday, September 16, 2024 at 7:29:21 AM UTC-7 Roberta wrote: >> >>> It’s about Grant, Rivendell, philosophies, …. >>> >>> You can read one New Yorker article for free. >>> >>> https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/23/the-art-of-taking-it-slow >>> >> -- 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/e71918e8-c68e-4d18-9e97-6b481f52d51en%40googlegroups.com.
