An ask to the group - do any of you have photographs or video of the drivetrain diorama mentioned in the article? If my mental image is correct, it could be a great teaching tool for the Bike Kitchen. Or perhaps I'm entirely misunderstanding this paragraph. I wouldn't put it past me.
The quote I am referencing is copied below: "In the Rivendell showroom, a table held a silver bike frame, fitted with shifters and a drivetrain: the system of cranks, chains, pedals, and gears that propels a bicycle. “It gets really sappy if I try to talk about the beauty of a mechanical movement,” Petersen said. “I don’t want to be poetic about it at all. But I think people like to see how things work.” He turned the crank and moved the friction shifter—a small, silent paddle that shifts gears smoothly, “like a ramp rather than stairs,” as the Rivendell Web site describes it—which was the industry standard until the mid-eighties, when index shifting was introduced. We watched the derailleur lift the chain from gear to gear. “It’s so simple and so easy,” he said." -Paul in Somerville, MA On Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 8:50:09 AM UTC-4 larson....@gmail.com wrote: > Hey Julian, > Ran into you Saturday in Hollandale - I have the 2TT Appaloosa. I agree > that Grant is accepting of many types of riding and is simply showing > others another way of riding that he believes in passionately. I enjoy the > Rivendell crowd and vibe because it seems more accepting and less > contentious than most cycling groups, friendly and interested like you were > on Saturday. I enjoyed the article very much! > Randy in WI > > On Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 5:54:54 AM UTC-5 weste...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Bryan, >> >> FWIW, while Grant is very open about his preferences, he's also very ok >> with folks choosing to do other than what he likes. Years ago I had a >> conversation with him about riding fast lycra centuries and he was >> receptive and encouraging. When he says Just Ride I believe he means that >> -- and he often makes disclaimers saying just that. He's laboring away >> doing what he wants in a tiny niche of the market, and for some reason his >> iconoclastic stance alarms/provokes strong reactions in many, despite the >> reality that he is not nor could he forcing them to do anything at all. >> >> Yes, some Riv-fans can be judgmental, but it is my experience that I am >> far more likely to be judged/shunned by the folks following the latest >> trends -- if I had a dime for every rider on a carbon bike who deprecated >> my Rivs and my choice to ride them I'd almost be able to buy a new Riv! ;) >> On the other hand, lots of folks admire the Rivs I ride, too (on RAGBRAI >> a few years ago a friend on a carbon bike commented on how many folks >> admired and complimented my Atlantis, where no one noticed his high-zoot >> carbon bike at all). >> >> Julian Westerhout >> Bloomington, IL >> >> On Monday, September 16, 2024 at 8:43:57 PM UTC-5 bryan...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> A lovely article that I think really gets the gist of Rivendell and >>> Grant. I love the connection to Yvon Chouinard, as I think of Grant as the >>> Yvon of the bicycle realm. I do wish that there was less "dogma" in the >>> Rivendell world - I love Riv and love to ride slow on heavy steel bikes >>> with baskets, but I also wear lycra and like to go fast for 100 miles at a >>> time. Can't both be fine? Can't e-bikes be fine? 2 wheels is better than 4 >>> in the end, in any capacity or style of riding. More people on bikes should >>> always be the end goal. >>> >>> On Monday, September 16, 2024 at 8:01:59 PM UTC-4 Tom M wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks so much for sharing that article. Loved the writing. >>>> Tom in Alexandria, VA >>>> >>>> On Monday, September 16, 2024 at 10:29:21 AM UTC-4 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/5182969b-3b88-40e6-91ec-cab1ea1c58e5n%40googlegroups.com.
