Your bike mistreated because of its beausage? Never. It is my unvarnished opinion that the mistreated bike is the pristine one. A pristine bike is a parked bike, and Rivs are meant to be ridden. I have one scuff in my raspberry Platypus paint and I don’t even care. More to come, I figure.
Andy - yes, delight us with your 20 year Ram write-up and beausage. Who else has had a bike for a long time and can contribute? Like Pam, I’d really enjoy those stories and photos. As for me, my Betty Foy was 8 years old when I traded it in for the longer chain-stayed, raspberry Platypus. I learned a lot in those 8 years and you could see it on the frame. I didn’t even know how to raise the handlebars when I got my Betty. I stripped a bolt or two. Mashed the brake cable into the top tube paint job. I used it to pull my kids and haul my dog, and as such, it was tipped over by said kids and dog more than once. Wish I had done a similar write-up! Leah Sent from my iPad > On May 16, 2021, at 7:21 AM, Pam Bikes <pamlikestob...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was afraid people would give me a hard time for thinking I mistreated my > bike. I'd love to see other bikes in similar condition. I used to stress > over the paint chips but have enjoyed all the rides and have come to realize > that bikes are for riding. If it gets chipped, that's part of the journey. > > I'm sure more people have ridden lots more than me. I just ride mine > everyday, everywhere literally. We're all lucky we have our Rivs before > Ultraromancer, Bike Snob and Russ of The Path Less Pedaled got theirs. Rivs > may be more hard to come by. > > On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 10:02:36 AM UTC-4 Joel S wrote: >> You use your bike the way we all should (if weather permitted). Good to >> remember the nicks and scratches. A well used bike. >> >> On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 9:11:15 PM UTC-4 Pam Bikes wrote: >>> I wanted to share pictures of a Riv after 10 years with lots of beausage. >>> I'm terrible at Wordpress and not sure how to format it so it's cobbled >>> together but I did put all the pictures there and some fun facts. I love >>> my bike. It's the one thing I use everyday and enjoy riding it still. >>> >>> http://cltspokespeople.org/my-betty-foy-after-10-years/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/R71ZbenRC1E/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/87fedca2-6b6d-4fc9-97cf-f79424d70e4bn%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/B7D466B1-FDDC-4351-8EA7-2350C770CFD2%40gmail.com.
