Just chiming into to say, yep, it resonates 100 percent. On Friday, October 18, 2024 at 5:28:48 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote:
> My experience of this has been really acute. I had eight bikes a year ago > and I’m now down to four with another bike currently for sale. I have two > herniated discs in my neck and I’d planned to stop riding when the > discomfort got too great, or when my doctor told me it was time. I had seen > Rivendells on Instagram and was always curious, but frankly I never > considered that I could do the kind of ATB riding I generally do aboard one > of them. As I’ve mentioned on here previously, I came across an unbuilt Gus > frame and bought it on a whim and quickly built it up. I was half hoping > that it wouldn’t solve the problems I was having with my neck, but no such > luck. After I started riding the Gus daily, my other bikes just felt > ridiculous, even though they would all be considered “relaxed” > geometry-wise. At this point, the only thing I miss are disc brakes. > > On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 9:56:25 PM UTC-4 [email protected] > wrote: > >> A Common Occurrence >> >> Several rides go by on your beloved Rivendell, which likely boasts the >> most upright and comfortable posture of all your bicycles: the perfect >> balance of weight between sit bones and hands; the tall, erect posture that >> affords a freedom of your neck to effortlessly glean every bit of curiosity >> out of your surroundings; the swaying swoop of a turn, from left, to right, >> and every which way in between, carrying your weight with such poise that >> the phenomenon never seems to grow old. >> >> But then, you ride one of your other bicycles. It has a handlebar >> placement that is about level with your saddle, or even worse, *below. *This >> was a bicycle that was exceptionally comfortable for you, perhaps even >> defined the peak of comfort for several years of your finite cycling life. >> As you ride it, you question, "Did something here change?" You look down at >> this innocent, intricate pile of steel, wondering if some sort of mischief >> took place since you last rode it. You ask yourself a variety of questions; >> "Have there been this much weight in my hands this whole time? My back is >> to be at this angle for every riding second? How do most people consider >> *this* to be *very *upright?" Some miles go by and it slowly feels >> familiar again, but something never feels quite right, no matter the >> distance. Then it dawns on you. >> >> The Spoiled-By-My Rivendell Effect >> >> Thanks for reading, >> Armand* who-just-restored-his-road-bike-and-is-not-very-satisfied* >> Kizirian >> Santa Monica, CA >> >> [image: Photo Oct 14 2024, 16 59 20.jpg] >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/832121ba-d248-499b-a6a4-36a942e54a7en%40googlegroups.com.
