> > I guess I'm really the new kid on the block. > > As a kid I had a series of cheap dept store bikes and a couple that my dad built up from frames and spare parts. I even had a Schwinn Stingray type bike but it was stolen, along with every other bike I owned up to that point. As I got a little older I got a generic 10-speed from K-Mart and rode it until the cassette fell off mid-ride and my dad took it back. The last bike I had was my dad's old, completely beat up 3-speed. I have no idea what brand it was but it had the black/white color scheme of the cheap Raleighs. Then when I turned 14 I got a motorcycle. Flash-forward to 1994 and I somehow conceived the idea that I wanted a bicycle. I did a lot of research and learned there were three basic types of bikes: road, mountain and hybrid. The hybrids fit what I wanted with their upright riding positions, wider tires, wide range of gearing and overall versatiity. I then began researching brands and settled on a Trek 730, which I bought in 1995. I rode that bike until 2007 when I "upgrade" to an aluminum Trek FX series bike. Last November I was asking some biking questions on a completely non-biking forum and was directed to RBW's website by a member, specifically, Grant's "The Big Picture" article. I found much of what Grant said in that article to be in line with what I like in a bike so I started reading more of his philosophy and ideas. Then I actually started looking at photos of Rivendell bicycles and I was floored!! They were easily some of the most gorgeous bicycles I'd ever seen. After a couple of months of drooling over their bikes, I e-mailed Grant with a question about which bike he would recommend for me and told him my circumstances. I'm sure everyone here knows about Grant's desire to help others and his generosity. He made a small gesture to my circumstances and then a rather large one! I was flabbergasted that someone running a small business would be willing to offer what he did, just in order to help someone. So, not only do I love the looks of their bikes, I'm a big fan of Grant Peterson, personally. I forgot to mention that after discovering Rivendell spent three months looking for another steel bike and ended up with the same make, model and year as I'd had earlier, only one size bigger. When my wife and I got out to California, I look forward to visiting Riv headquarters and I really want to ride a Hunqapillar. That's the bike Grant recommended for me and it's the bike that best fits my particular riding needs.
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