She was a woman 'of a certain age'. I'm guessing that the Carradice bag, the Riv lugs, and, of course, my dashing countenance, are what inclined the fine lady to think I might have been from elsewhere. I get this a lot ;>)
-JimD On Sep 30, 2012, at 10:03 PM, Reid wrote: > > On Sunday, September 30, 2012 6:14:57 PM UTC-7, Robert Barr wrote: > Jim, I am curious about the age of the woman who commented on your bike. I > had a strikingly different comment last week at my local coffee shop (I > detect some similar tendencies with this group). For the second time in about > two weeks I was complimented on my "new style" commuting bike. My new style > bike is a 1993 MB3, with Alba bars, Brooks saddle, and Nitto racks front and > back. A large Wald basket sits on the back. The girl that commented on my > bike said she likes the look of the new commuting bikes and was hoping to buy > a Surly. She said her father and his friends like to ride old racing bikes > and wear funny bike outfits (her words!). The week before a student made a > similar comment, and asked were he could buy a bike like mine because he > wants to ride to work and old style bikes aren't good for that (again - his > words). It all depends on what you remember. The girl at the coffee shop was > probably the same age as my bike, and I am sure she has never seen English > roadster. I think I know who her father is, and if I am correct he rides a > very new Trek Madone. We will see what they say about my new Hunqapillar, it > should be at the coffee shop next week. Bob > > > Just today on a ride to a coffee cafe (yeah that must be a theme with this > group) that is on the local university campus, I saw massive bike parking > areas with one hundred or more bikes in each area. Lovely! What I noticed, > though, was that more than 95% were city/hybrid/cruiser/mountain bikes. I had > to look really close to find a couple of drop-bar bikes in a group of 100. > > I love having been around long enough to see things "cycle" 'round and 'round > through the decades. Makes me think that I'm actually learning something > about how the world works. > > Reid > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/CtUo_Oev2fwJ. > 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.
