I just got my first compliment on my Roadini after less than 10 rides on it. I saw a young man looking my way from an adjoining bike path. He rode over and caught up with me to say "Nice bike". I've had the same type of experience while riding my other two steel bikes. In one case I was riding down a curved ramp from a bike bridge and a college-aged guy and girl were sitting on a low wall at the bottom. He was staring intently at me as I came down and I wasn't sure why. As I passed he had a wide-eyed look and said "I really like your bike". That was my 650b low trail bike. In all cases the complimenters have been men 30 to 40-some years younger than I am. It's great to see them appreciate nice steel bikes (and maybe someone old enough to be their grandmother out riding).
On Monday, October 1, 2018 at 8:18:57 AM UTC-7, LeRoy wrote: > > I've only had my Clem Smith Jr since late spring of this year and have put > about 750 miles on it. Rivendells of any sort are thin on the ground in my > Midwestern home. Most of the guys I ride with are only vaguely aware of the > brand. They do recognize my bike as an interesting curiosity. It's > something that's at variance with the generally mountain bike-oriented > bikes they own. So I've been pedaling along and simply enjoying the ride. > Thus it was with a bit of personal pleasure that I heard another rider call > out, *"Hey, nice Riv!"* as he cycled past this morning. I felt pretty > chuffed, in a private sort of way, that a stranger recognized the bike and > called it out. Did I need the "validation?" Well, maybe. Whatever. I must > say that it was nice to hear. When was your first such experience? > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
