FWIW, I rode along one fine day with the guy who started the Velocipede Salon forum, he on a nice CF bike, me on my Riv Custom, w/ 'dice hanging from the saddle.
He could not have been more complimentary on how nice the bike looked. That forum is filled w/ obnoxious frat-boy types, who practically put out a contract on me when I suggested Curt Goodrich was screwing me by taking my deposit and never responding to my inquiries on progress. So like everything else there are a-holes and pretty good people in every group. RGZ On Monday, February 6, 2012, robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Come on, you thought the result was going to be different? > > On Monday, February 6, 2012, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Smitty-A-Go-Go <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I think they didn't know what to make of Homer and as a result saw the lugs >>> + shiny bits as frivolous. I was aware going in the possibility of my bike >>> being seen as being an oddball but I didn't think it would be pointed out to >>> me. >>> >>> As a correction... one of my initial sentences was half deleted... or >>> perhaps I only typed half of it before my brain jumped ahead. Anyway... it >>> should read: One guy pointed out that my bike was more a "toy" than a >>> "machine". >>> >>> I've a friend who refers to me as a "Riven-dork" but it's used in a friendly >>> way. He understands + rides fat tires, racks and bags... he just thinks Rivs >>> are over priced. >>> >>> I've heard of Rivsters getting guff like this but now I feel like I've been >>> initiated into the next level of Riv-ness. >>> >> >> I've only had one person give me any grief about my bike(s). I looked >> at them with a squinty-eyed look and said >> "Seriously, you feel like you know me well enough to make disparaging >> remarks? You think that's appropriate?" >> >> To which they apologized and looked abashed. >> >> Which is good, they should have been. >> >> Someone has to be a special kind of dick to decide to say rude things >> about someone else's anything to someone they don't know. >> >> No matter what kind of bike it is - unless it is dangerous (ie: things >> falling off, clearly broken) I always say the same set of things to >> people I don't know: >> "How does it ride?" >> "Are you having fun?" >> >> If they answer in the negative to either of those - then I might see >> if I can help. But most people answer in the positive and/or are >> cheered on by this question and that, imo, completes my day. >> >> To people I do know -I've found that making anyone feel good about the >> good things about their bike is an excellent way to get them to ride >> it more often. That, imo, is much more important than what kind of >> bike they are riding. If someone comes to me and asks my opinion I >> will give it. But I try to give it by talking up the positive things >> about the kinds of bikes I ride and like, not by talking down other >> bikes. >> >> Call people out when they are jerks. You never know - they might >> realize they were being rude and try to be better, it does happen. >> >> -sv >> >> -- >> 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-bunch@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. >> >> -- 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-bunch@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.
