Well, thanks for this thread. It's pretty easy to make this positive. I owe Grant and Riv a lot and would like to thank them.
I "discovered" Rivendell in about 1998, when my friend Bradford Rex (aka The Reverend Mookie) gave me a Rivendell Catalog. I'd ridden a lot in college and grad school (70's and 80's), but fell away cycling for a numbert of years, too busy to ride and uninterested in the new bikes, new materials, new technology. Brad showed me the catalog, with pics of good steel bikes and riders in floppy cotton shirts. My ship had finally returned to port... I drove down to Walnut Creek, bought some wool shorts, and ordered a Heron. Remember I got some fat tires (maybe Rolly Polly's) for my Jack Taylor and one of my Paramounts. My love for cycling came back, and for the last 20 years I've enjoyed life with my Rivendells. Not sure how many I have, maybe six or seven. Maybe more, I don't actually keep track. I don't like to post stuff that sounds dramatic, or make my experience sound special. But I will say the oncology dudes and cardiology dudes say it's a good thing that I've biked so much over the years. I truly thank Grant for that inspiration, for the bikes, and for my health. My story isn't unique or special, but the bikes sure are... some are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/albums cheers Max Beach Santa Rosa CA -- 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.
