As long as we're going down the road of automotive (or murdercycle) analogy; say you are riding a Rivendell, or another very well crafted and finished steel bike... you get a lot of nice comments... sort of like when a guy drives the '63 Impala ragtop (pristine, baby, pristine) to the Ferrari or Porsche concourse. You feel a lot less ostentatious than those other fellers, and get some pretty warm smiles.
Except, the Rivendell is probably more reliable, and makes a heck of a lot less pollution. On Jan 14, 6:15 pm, Ray Shine <[email protected]> wrote: > Like a few others have mentioned, the make does matter. in another life, I > was an avid motorcyclist, and have owned a whole array of bikes. On my BMWs, > I never felt self-conscious or worried about theft. On my Harleys, however, > it was just the opposite. I couldn't even feel comfortable leaving it > outside a cafe because they attract Soooo much attention -- all the wrong > kind. Rivendells are like the BMW motors, built well, comfy, and no one > thinks they are sexy enough to steal. > > ________________________________ > From: Jason <[email protected]> > To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 6:10:14 PM > Subject: [RBW] Re: Will riding a Rivendell make me self-conscious or overly > worrisome? > > I'm in the exact same group. I just got my Hillborne 3 weeks ago and I > was freaking out about the amount of $$ I spent. Well 3 weeks later I > couldn't be happier. I'm riding to work almost everyday, and 2 nights > ago I rode in the rain for hours, and its the happiest I've felt on a > bike since I was a kid. > > I'm hitting potholes and rocks and it feels like I'm driving a > cadillac. > > I say pull the trigger. You won't be sorry. As for locking check this > article out: > > http://www.sheldonbrown.com/lock-strategy.html > > Here's some pictures : > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/47081...@n00/sets/72157622996725454/ > > Last thought, get the interrupter brakes! > > ;+) > > Jason > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
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