I got my start in cycling back in early 2006 riding fixed gears, and I burnt through countless frames and configurations, always with extreme drop from saddle to bars.
After some health stuff came up I fell off with cycling for many years before picking up a 1991 MB-2 from the original owner in Saratoga. It sat around for a couple years before I really started to use it, adding Boscos, a B17, and other Rivendell kit along the way. Finally, cycling was comfortable(ish)!!! Soon after getting this MB-2 together we found another 89 MB-2 for my parter that we kitted very similarly but we both knew there was more to be desired. Fast forward to our first visit to mecca and a quick test ride, myself on a Gus and Ariel on a Cheviot, and we'd finally seen the light. The path was clear and we knew what we had to do, first myself with a 56cm Susie and Ariel followed with a 55cm Platypus. I eventually found myself wishing I'd done a 59cm Susie instead so with that thought in my head I began to try other options with the notion of buying a 59cm when the next batch landed, and since then I've tried a 58cm SimpleOne, a 62cm Hunqapillar, and most recently a 60cm Cheviot. The Cheviot is my favorite *ride* of those 3, but I still find myself longing for another Susie, so on Wednesday I'll be preordering a 59cm *color TBD* I love reading how we all took different roads to get to the same place, and it's a damn fine place I'm happy to share it with you all! Jared in SLO, CA On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 11:28:44 AM UTC-8 aeroperf wrote: > I’m enjoying these responses immensely, mostly because I knew nothing > about Riv or Grant until after I rode my friend’s Sam in 2010. > > So I was initially surprised by the number of folks here who have come up > from Bridgestone through Grant to Rivendell. > I shouldn’t have been surprised. My LBS owner has his RB-1 hanging on the > wall in his showroom. > > There’s a wonderful coffee table book called “Japanese Steel” by William > Bevington and Scott Ryder that explains the Japanese response to the 70’s > bicycle boom, which includes Bridgestone, and anything that includes > Bridgestone mentions Grant Petersen. > If you are into “bicycle porn” and want to see where Bridgestone before > Riv fits in, I recommend it. The illustrations are awesome. > > -- 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/99a2d902-db01-4379-8fa0-b13795913942n%40googlegroups.com.
