I usually get compliments on how "pretty" my Ram is, probably because
it's green and not black or white like the ubiquitous
Specialized/Giant/Etc. bikes around here. I recently was approached by
a pair of women who were power walking and came up to me while I was
resting. They admired the bike for quite a while and said they hadn't
seen anything like it, and had never heard of the "brand" (nor could
they pronounce "Rambouillet"). They admittedly didn't know much about
bikes, and one of them then went on to ask me, "Is the seat made of
wood?" (it's a Brooks B-17 Champion Special - large oxidized copper
rivets...)
Dave
On 9/30/2011 8:58 AM, Allan in Portland wrote:
Literally heard that last night in regards to my still-new-to-me AHH.
Look, I know the tires are a little shabby, and the saddle doesn't fit
the aesthetic (but it does fit me), but really, "that thing?"
:-) OK, as it was coming from a young 20-something on a crabon looking
Scattante bike with skinny tires and not much else, I figured it was a
compliment.
I should start a blog of unprompted comments Rivendells bring. So far,
in less than 2 months I've had the usual "how old is it" on two
different occasions. Some guy who looks like he doesn't ride bikes
asked if I could go over 40 mph on it (was happy to show him the
computer's max speed was currently recorded as 39.55). And not quite a
comment, but the train rider in the seat next to me very conspicuously
doing a web search on "A. Homer Hilsen" Not that I can blame any of
them, (OK, I do hold it against the "how old is?" guys), it _is_ a
great looking bike. In fact, as I often thing to myself, much better
looking than it should considering it's built up almost entirely from
second-hand accumulation.
And finally, something (IMO) so cliched (no offense intended) I
thought I'd _never_ do, before, well..., getting my own put together,
the flickr photo set
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/47116230@N00/sets/72157627777685182/>.
Best regards & hats off to Grant P,
-Allan
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