Upon seeing a brief mention of RBW in the annual Adventure Cyclist touring bike buyer's guide (April 2009; see p. 22 at www.adventurecycling.org/resources/BuyersGuide2009.pdf), I was reminded that other articles of possible interest to this list have been published in the last 10 years of Adventure Cyclist. All their content is available on the web a few months’ after print publication and you can search their archive at www.adventurecycling.org/library.
For example: "Road Test: Rivendell's Heron; Not Just a Retro-Grouch Fashion Statement" by John Schubert, July 1999, www.adventurecycling.org/resources/rivendell.pdf "Road Test: The Rivendell Atlantis; Unparalleled Beauty, and as Rugged and Versatile as it Gets" by John Schubert, August 2002, pp. 34-36, www.adventurecycling.org/resources/rivendell_atlantis.pdf "The Specialized Sequoia: Light Touring in the 21st Century is Supremely Elegant" by John Schubert, August 2003, pp. 36-38, www.adventurecycling.org/resources/specialized_sequoia.pdf (Grant Peterson calls the 1983 Sequoia the best bicycle ever built; see 1st paragraph). "650B LIVES!" by Sheldon Brown, April 2005, pp. 42-43, www.adventurecycling.org/resources/Brown_650B_Lives.pdf (references to Saluki, Glorius and Wilbury, p. 42). "A History of Touring Bicycles" by Jan Heine, March 2006, pp. 10-17, www.adventurecycling.org/resources/Heine_touringbike-history.pdf (several references to RBW, pp. 14-15). "S24s: Bicycle Camping for the Time Challenged" by Grant Peterson, January 2007, pp. 32-37, www.adventurecycling.org/resources/Petersen_S240s.pdf (also appeared in The Reader?) “Pass It On: Riding Idaho’s Rail-Trails with the Next Generation” by Aaron Teasdale, Nov/Dec 2008, pp. 16-23, 35, www.adventurecycling.org/resources/200811_Pass%20it%20On_Teasdale.pdf (this is the article that gave us Teasdale’s Saluki glamour cover photo http://i36.tinypic.com/5499h1.jpg posted here on 19-Nov-2008 by list member Peter M; Saluki also pictured p. 18). Finally, as one who tours on a 24-lb Rambouillet among friends on considerably lighter bikes, I found John Schubert's Sept/Oct 2008 article "In Praise of Added Weight" fascinating reading. If you fret about the weight of your Riv, check out the Cornell study in the 3rd column, p. 32. www.adventurecycling.org/resources/200809_Cyclesense_In_Praise_of_Added_Weight_Schubert.pdf Happy reading. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
