The thing which makes "Riv owner" such a broad title is that RBW has always been a company which sells parts and clothing and stuff that establishes a certain aesthetic and approach to cycling which is readily identifiable as "Riv like". I've owned Riv frames in the past, and currently have an Heron - a Grant-designed collaboration with Ted Durant and Waterford from the late-90's - but I also can be seen on a strange little aluminum Dahon folder. Said folder carries a Brooks saddle and Rivendell saddle- and handlebar bags, and I ride it in relatively normal-looking clothes. My Dahon certainly isn't a Riv, but anyone who knows of Riv things and saw me coming on my Brooksed-and-bagged folder would instantly recognize me as a Riv owner. Tis what I think, anyway.
Joe "this might not work on the recumbent" Bernard Vallejo, CA. On Saturday, June 21, 2014 9:02:29 PM UTC-7, Mathew Greiner wrote: > I've been wondering lately, what percentage of my bike needs to originate > at Rivendell to qualify as a real RBW Owner? Obviously, a frame will do the > trick, but that's something I don't have have, and probably won't anytime > real soon. Meanwhile, just about every other part of my bike was bought > from Rivendell. Tires, saddle, bar, grips, bar end Silvers, brakes, > fenders, double legger kickstand, multiple straps, a Saddlesack, and many > of my favorite wardrobe items. Bar tape and one or two accessories weren't > ordered from Riv, but are the brands sold there. There's twine wrapped in > more than a few places. I've read, recommended, and loaned both the latest > RBW catalog and *Just Ride.* A hatchet and some camping bits are likely > to be ordered soon. > Is there a component percentage or a ratio of parts by mass that > determine how Rivvy a bike is? Now, I'm sure I can call myself an iBOB, but > as Google Groups go, the tone here is more comfortable. No one will quibble > if I lurk or occasionally suggest that if Riv describes a hunk-O-cheese as > a good thing to put in a Sackville pannier, then cheese should be On Topic, > but am I a Riv Owner? Not exactly, but I'd like to think that if I mailed a > postcard to HQ, they'd reply with the same. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
