“they are joyous to ride”. Exactly! That’s why I have mine. Leah already had been leading her group. I have a feeling with the Charlie she could if she wanted to ride with the next fastest group and be comfortable and joyous at the same time.
On Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 8:48:34 PM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote: > I believe these two things are true: the Norther Lights Charlie is going > to feel, and be, vastly more Pure Road Bike than your fleet of Platypii; > the Charlie will also be only a tiny increment towards a Pure Road Bike in > the eyes of your club ride audience. > > I can certainly empathize with your experience, acknowledging it's even > more stark of a contrast than my experiences of riding my shiny fendered > but not overly-upright Rivs on rides with folks on typically modern gravel > bikes. They see our bikes as novelty, but we know that's far from the > truth. Maybe they get the same feeling as we do when they gaze at their own > bike, but I doubt it honestly. And they certainly don't understand that > they aren't just pretty bikes, either - they are joyous to ride. Maybe > their beauty affects our judgement, but I don't see how that matters if the > result is the same. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/48a542ce-19da-4a8d-a4b7-a0bc9c4ad09fn%40googlegroups.com.
