I get a similar reaction when people ask, about one of my Rivs, the commuter with hammered Honjos, "How *old* is that bike!!??" and I reply, "Hmm, lessee, 2003?"
On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 3:43 PM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote: > on 6/28/10 1:29 PM, juarez at juarez....@gmail.com wrote: > > > While I understand that a Riv owner might experience some > > consternation that their expensive bike might be mistaken for a less > > expensive older model, I don't think one can really fault a casual > > observer. After all, Rivendells do look like older bikes in many ways > > -- it's hard to deny that. > > I think that's part of the fun of owning one. I find it funny that folks > who > see barend shifters and round-tubed-frames assume an older bicycle. Always > feel like I have the opportunity to broaden someone's awareness when they > say that. > > But, I'm not sure I agree with your point about the price tag being the > issue. That didn't seem to be implied or implicit in the OP's comment. > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you > do > it." > Mahatma Gandhi > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
