Yeah, I had thought that the bike on the stand theory made sense, but my mind didn't like it because Rivendell bikes are meant to be ridden. It is a good explanation and does indeed take me in the good direction of Rivendell inciting curiosity on a child who will then likely want to ride the bike as he grows older. His expression certainly goes along with this idea, and I do like it a lot. Rivendell bikes certainly gave me a new cycling life and I do feel like a child around them.
Thanks for bringing this up and appeasing my troubled mind. I can now look at it and feel excited about it. Also, as I plan to mount it and display it in my office, I'll be checking out how many people react at the foot and that, in itself, will be quite entertaining as well. What do people feel, is it better to mount it as a poster or to frame it under glass? Hmmmm.... René On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 5:46 PM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Rene: > > Hadn't noticed the feet before but I think the bike is in a workstand > and the front wheel is off the ground. > > FWIW, my wife thought it should have been an Atlantis but we're kinda > partial that way...:) I love the expression the kid's face. He > really looks like he's exploring the bike. > > dougP > > On Jun 25, 5:38 pm, René Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I got my poster today, as I was out traveling last week. Everyone who has > > posted so far has had nothing bad to say about it, so it feels that many > in > > the bunch feel that nothing that comes out of RBW has any flaws at all. > > > > While I like the poster, and do not regret buying it sight unseen, I > can't > > say that it is what I expected it would be. I didn't look at the artist's > > website so I had no preconceived notions except for what my own sense of > > excitement at the mention of Rivendell. > > > > Since those who have not bought it yet can actually see what it's about > on > > the Blug section, I'm going to be a bit more specific in my comments: > > > > I like it, but am not overwhelmed by it. What does bother me, though, is > > seeing the boys foot/shoe showing under the tire. Aesthetically (or > > whatever term is appropriate) it bugs me because my mind questions how > can > > that be possible. Is he lifting the bike? Doesn't seem so, did then > someone > > rolled the bike over his foot? Doesn't seem so either as the bike doesn't > > seem to be tilted up. Anyway... > > > > Other than that detail, I believe that like almost all of the RBW frame > > colors (with the except of the Hunqapillar gray) the more I look at it, > the > > more it will grow on me. That is, unless the issue with the foot under > the > > wheel also makes me more and more uncomfortable... > > > > Can anyone come up with my explanation that allows me to go "Aha!!!" and > > makes the whole foot thing make sense? > > > > At least if I end up not liking it at all, I paid the lowest price by > > buying it unseen. I do like RBW's price escalation scheme as it supports > us > > wild risk takers... :-D > > > > Hope no one gets mad at me for this post... > > > > René > > -- > 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.
