On Dec 23, 2:16 pm, robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: > With no disrespect to anyone, especially during this joyous time, plastic > ties on a +/- $4000.00 bike is just atrocious. Learn the use of a few basic > tools and use the correct fasteners. For a "get-you-home" or temp repair, > OK, but in the words of my first shop-teacher, it's "hack".
I suggest that while Rivendell definitely markets to the rider with "a job and bicycle prorities", the underlying aesthetic of Rivendell bikes is absolutely a loving and benign sense of "hack". For evidence, I submit the old tan Atlantis flyer of several years ago, which showed a number of Atlantii (??) in various types of build-up, with all manner of baskets, zip-ties and other funkinesses on them. I'd also look up Grant's multiple articles/photo essays on "Beausage" (a word I still stumble over when I actually try to use it in a sentence because it feels made-up), all of which practically glorify the bike that is well-ridden, a bit dirty, maybe even a little dented and has paint worn off the edges of the fork crown and all the stays. While some folks may ride a $4,000.00 bike because it's spendy or fancy, some folks may choose to ride a $4,000.00 Rivendell simply because it's well-made, and durable enough to see them out. And for those of us who fall into that category, there are lovely zip-ties. I hope the inventor of the zip-tie didn't die broke. Beth -- 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.
